But he has a plan to track the money.
And now, over seven months later, his victory has finally aired.
Which begs the question… does he finally have the money?
David Genat on ‘Deal or No Deal Island’.Credit:Monty Brinton/NBC
David tellsEntertainment Weekly.But I’ve already started spending it!
That’s what’s been going on.
It’s not in the account just yet.
David Genat and Joe Manganiello on ‘Deal or No Deal Island’ season 2 finale.NBC
I actually haven’t asked that question yet, he says.
And I was like, Okay, let me just have a little read here.
And I was signing my name on that line.
David Genat on ‘Deal or No Deal Island’.Monty Brinton/NBC
So whenwillhe get the money?
David has no idea!
But hes willing to have some fun with it.
David Genat, Seychelle Cordero on ‘Deal or No Deal Island’.Monty Brinton/NBC
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What was it like for you watching that whole final Temple play back on TV?
My whole life has felt completely different for the last six months.
I was like, Dude, don’t!
Dr. Will Kirby and David Genat on ‘Deal or No Deal Island’.Monty Brinton/NBC
No, take that deal!
It is just hard to explain, but it was amazing to watch it again.
It was such a huge dopamine hit.
David Genat, Parvati Shallow on ‘Deal or No Deal Island’.Monty Brinton/NBC
I mean, I’m humming, man.
I’m still humming.
I’m so tired, but I just can’t sleep.
Did you even go to bed that night when you played?
Yeah, I don’t think I slept properly for two weeks.
I floated out of there.
I literally just levitated.
I was levitating around the world.
It was like walking on a cloud.
Even with all your winnings, how often have you thought about that over the past seven months?
But 5.8 is insane, insane, insane money.
And that’s what I wanted.
I wanted to do something that had never been done before.
I wanted to accomplish something that had never been done.
And at 5.8, I do that.
I leave a little bit of room for someone else to maybe do something bigger in the game.
And also at 5.8, I’m still motivated to do something.
I’m like, check me out, I’m done.
I’m not good to society anymore.
That’s just too much money for me.
I can’t handle it.
And if I’m smart, then I can turn 5.8 to 12.2.
It’s funny how you mentioned you were watching yourself thinking Oh my God, take the deal!
What is he doing?
Parvati was coming over and saying, He’s out of his mind!
And now you got to feel a bit of that watching yourself.
So I had dinner withBoston Roband Joe a couple nights ago, and Rob’s a real numbers guy.
He does have a bit of a spiritual side.
You are so dumb.
You were so dumb to not take these deals.
And I’m like, Was I though, Rob?
Had it worked out the other way, we’d be sitting here having a very different conversation.
But I dont know what it was in that moment.
I mean, you were there, man.
I just felt like I couldn’t lose.
I used every ounce of my social skills and social game to turn them.
They all wantedLeteto win, man.
That was the only conversation they had.
Once my name was out, they’re in there being like, Lete should win this.
David’s already won Survivor, he’s rich, he’s already got money.
Iread it in your article.
Most of ‘em wanted Lete to win.
So I had to really, really turn it up.
What was your reaction to Will throwing your last plank in the water and shouting outBig Brothersuperiority?
You don’t see that after he threw that in becauseWill’s not good at throwing.
I mean, come on, let’s be honest.
He really tried too, and he just couldn’t throw it that far.
He gave it a good college try.
But I thought that was so funny.
We mended our fences.
And he throws it.
For me that’s like a blip on the radar.
I jumped in, grabbed it, and I started laughing.
I was like, You are insane.
Look, this is my game.
What other reason do you keep a 6-foot-4, 225 pound athletic machine in a game like this?
So that’s what I do really well.
I’m good at socially connecting with people.
I did that in both my seasons onSurvivor.
So then to see her out there, I was like, Oh, this is the Super Bowl.
And we initially just start obviously doing that.
We start kind of that little flirt game and then we just had a really genuine connection.
It was so, so fun.
We are going to be friends for life.
She’s an incredible person.
And I know they loved playing that stuff up on the camera.
I think [showrunner Matt Kunitz] was really desperate for a showmance this season.
They’re like, Come on,StormandMG!
And then we really thwarted that so he was like, Oh, what about Dave and Parv?
And they’re like, Well he is married and she’s gay.
I don’t know how that plays.
