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ICYMI: LB Teacher, 'Survivor' Winner Takes New MTV 'Challenge'

Tommy Sheehan did a "ton of running on the boardwalk" as training for both reality TV shows.

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Tommy Sheehan, a teacher who lives in Long Beach, New York, won "Survivor" in 2019, is taking on a new MTV competition later this month.
Tommy Sheehan, a teacher who lives in Long Beach, New York, won "Survivor" in 2019, is taking on a new MTV competition later this month. (MTV)

LONG BEACH, NY — Tommy Sheehan became a reality star for winning the $1 million on CBS' "Survivor" two years ago. Now, he's returning to the TV competition world on MTV's "The Challenge," which was filmed in Croatia.

Sheehan moved to Long Beach after graduating from college upstate with his teaching degree.
"I absolutely love it," Sheehan told Patch. "There's always something to do and always people to hang out with."

Check out the full Patch interview with Sheehan here.

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