Fans brave tryouts for role on 'Survivor' - 2004-01-14
A ritual takes place at the Rau household in Highland every time an episode of "Survivor" is aired on TV.
Michelle Rau prepares fish for dinner, the family lights tiki torches or candles and unplugs the phone. Rau, who has never missed an episode since the series hit the airwaves in May 2000, was among more than 1,000 people Tuesday who were present at a "tryout" session at Harrah's East Chicago Casino.
"I've learned to outwit and outplay two ex-husbands," said Rau, a bartender in Griffith. "I can certainly outwit 16 strangers I don't care about."
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