The sunflower state will be well-represented in the newest installment of Survivor! Two Kansans are among the 16 contestants who travelled to Guatemala for their chance to outwit, outplay and outlast.

When 13 News hosted Survivor auditions at Harrah's in January, one hopeful made a bold prediction! "I'm trying to be a survivor... I will be on survivor!!" said 22-year old Bradon Bellinger. And guess what?! He'll get that chance!! The Manhattan, Kansas farmer was one of 16 contestants selected for the latest Survivor competition in Guatemala!

"First impressions -- they're going to think I'm just some hick from Kansas!" Brandon told the folks from CBS. We did reach Brandon on the phone. He was on the farm, he said but that's about all the information we got from him. He wouldn't even say exactly where the farm is! That's because Survivor contestants are under strict orders not to talk to media until the show airs where they're voted out or win, and that can be tough!

"It's the hardest thing," says Lisa Keiffer, who competed on Survivor Vanauatu a year ago. She says Brandon's in for the time of his life. "You watch it and remember things that you'd forgotten," she says.

Fellow Kansan Danni Boatwright of Tonganoxie is among Brandon's competition. "I'm such a tomboy," Danni told CBS. Host and Wichita native, Jeff Probst sized up their chances. "He comes off like I'm just here to have fun, but I think there's more going on there. Danni is someone people can get behind."

Now we wait, like everyone else, to find out if a Kansan will outwit, outplay, and outlast. Survivor Guatemala premiers September 15th right here on Channel 13.