Survivor host has gone on record saying that Ken Hoang is one of his favorite contestants of all-time.

''Ken the gamer is one of my favorite people who has been on the show in a long time," Probst told Entertainment Weekly. "He is convinced his gaming expertise is absolutely in line with what it takes to win, that he knows this game backward and forward simply because he's a gamer. But Ken is a true nerd. I think when the show began he weighed less than [China's] Courtney did.''

Indeed, the 22-year old Hoang is a professional video game player. How will that play out on Survivor: Gabon? We'll have to tune in and find out!

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