He said he would have won had he made the final three, and he stands by it!

Its that unmade move that Mike says will haunt me for the rest of my life.

He also has a rules suggestion if they are going to keep the new fire-making at final four twist.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: So have you slept at all?MIKE ZAHALSKY:Yeah.

You said after being voted out that you would have won in a final three against anyone.

Do you still believe that?Ben was tough competition.

I found an idol without a clue, just being told to dig somewhere near the well.

Theres a reason I was the last Healer standing.

I played a good social and good strategic game.

I made some questionable gameplay moves but I think everybody made some really bad moves out there at times.

Ben looked so good after making fire against Devon and winning.

He was an unstoppable force at that point.

We never had a fight with each other.

Its an interesting situation in terms of who are you sitting with at the final three.

If Im sitting there with Ryan and Chrissy, I think I had everybodys votes.

The only one that I really believe might have beaten me was Ben.

Mike is going to get all three of those votes no matter what.

And its just a touch-and-go situation.

Like you say, Oh, Mike threw Laurens idol in the fire.

Theres no way that shes going to vote for him.

Whom did you vote for to win?I voted for Chrissy.

And in retrospect maybe I did something wrong.

I looked at finding an immunity idol as the equivalent of winning an immunity.

So Chrissy had four, he had three.

So Chrissy was one ahead.

Then youve got the fact that both of them went from the top to the bottom.

But Chrissy had got back on top, versus Ben who was staying on the bottom.

We were there for 39 days.

Also, Chrissy did allow me to spend time with my family.

That was priceless to me, so I felt like she should be rewarded for that.

I dont know if anyone else really would have taken me to the loved ones visit.

But Chrissy did so I was saying thank you.

So for those three reasons I voted for Chrissy.

But I think Ben had an undeniable charisma.

Its the same reason I wanted to vote Ben out first.

I really think hes one of the best players ever onSurvivor.

Youre a big fan.

I think you do need to know how to make fire.

The concept that you wouldnt train to make fire?

Yeah, I do think it should be a rite of passage.

And I think that fits.

And thats what they did with the Redemption Island twist.

They told everyone at the very start of the season that was happening so people could adjust accordingly.

And the game changes at that point.

Im a robotic surgeon.

Maybe, you never know and Ill never know.

But that Devon vote will haunt me for the rest of my life, absolutely.

So, do you play again if you get the call?I went out there to winSurvivor.

Am I answering the phone?

I have to have a conversation with my wife because it was hard on her.

It was like I was dead.

That said, she loves me more now!

I was dead and I came back to life!

Like Jason inFriday the 13thor Ben inSurvivor: HHH the evil person that keeps staying alive!

But I havent finished my dream.

She would kick everybodys ass but I didnt know if she would play.

And of course, we got the wrong ball.

So I told her if we got to the family visit, do not come out.

Youre going to mess up my game.

And its because I had a blanket because he came out.

But at the end of the day, I love my wife.

Im super glad she was there.

Maybe next time she doesnt come.[Laughs.]

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