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Megan Behnke

Of Course, Boston Rob Treated DWTS Like Survivor And Gave Dylan Efron Brutal Strategy Ideas

From L to R: Rob "Boston Rob" Mariano on Deal or No Deal Island, Dylan Efron getting judges' feedback on the Season 34 finale of Dancing With the Stars.

Dancing With the Stars Season 34 has crowned its Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy winners, and I’m already getting withdrawals. The competition for the show's run on the 2025 TV schedule was pretty tough this season, and the celebrity contestants were no joke. Among the finalists was Dylan Efron, who is no stranger to reality competitions, having previously won The Traitors. However, while he brought his A-game to the ballroom, there were some brutal Survivor-like strategy ideas he got from his friend and Traitors co-star, Boston Rob, that he didn't use.

Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano has appeared in eight seasons of Survivor, and was the runner-up in two of them and the winner of Survivor: Redemption Island, though he did turn down Survivor 50. That being said, Survivor and DWTS are two very different shows, and you don't go about winning them the same way. However, that didn’t stop Mariano from trying to give some advice to Efron after the two formed quite the bromance on The Traitors.

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