A financial-crimes corporate consultant originally from Miller Place said she hoped her skill set would prove practical as she competed for the $1 million grand prize on season 49 of "Survivor," which premiered Wednesday.

"A thousand percent," said Nicole Mazullo, 26, who works for the Chicago-based accounting and financial consulting giant Crowe in regulatory compliance and financial crime, out of its Manhattan office.

Alas, Mazullo had the dubious distinction of being the first person eliminated from the reality competition this season. Her tribe voted her out by a 5-1 decision, which shocked her. "They got me. That was a true blindside, so 'numbers don't lie, but people do' is absolutely true. I felt like I was on the right side of the numbers, and with the majority, but they were

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