Peter Weber Reveals What Reality Show He Wants to Do After ‘Destination X’ (Exclusive) originally appeared on Parade.
For all the unfamiliar territory that came with Destination X, a surprising amount was familiar to Peter Weber. The new NBC series was far from his first reality show, having first popped up on our screens on The Bachelorette before becoming his own Bachelor lead. A social strategy game was not new to him, considering his impressive run on The Traitors last year. Even the travel concept didn’t throw him for a huge loop, considering how much experience he had with these destinations as a pilot.
Regardless, Peter played most of the game in a spot he was not accustomed to: From the bottom. Entering the season late alongside Love Island standout JaNa Craig, he became an immediate target of the rest of the competition. His lone ally among the newbies was Rick Szabo. And the two were able to put together an incredibly effective season, working together to blindside the competition while simultaneously keeping their relationship a secret. Their hard work paid off, as it got them to the final two spots. Unfortunately for Peter, he was unable to clock Big Ben as the last destination of the season, losing out on the $250,000 grand prize.
The day after the season finale, Peter talks with Parade about his reaction to getting so close to the money, his undercover alliance with Rick and what reality show he’s eyeing to appear on next.
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You’ve done a number of reality shows up to this point. What made you decide Destination X would become the next notch on your belt?
It’s been funny. I’ve been very fortunate to have some really cool opportunities in my life. Never looked for any of it; it’s falling in my lap. And I’ve always kind of been a yes man in regards to them. So this was just the next one. This, I guess, was probably like a year after Traitors. And I think, honestly, it was pretty quick. It was a week and a half before I had to leave for filming. I had the opportunity brought to me. It was explained what it was, the whole concept. The show is this new show. So there’s not so much to go off of, but this is generally what it’s going to be.
And I’m just thinking, “Man, this is right up my wheelhouse. This is perfect.” Freaking traveling around the world. It’s a board game in Europe. And adventure, the adrenaline, all that, being able to use some of the skills being a pilot that could really benefit me. If there’s something that I could probably win, I think I have a very good chance at this. So it was an easy, easy yes for me. A week and a half later, I’m on my way over to Europe, to Paris, to join the rest of the bus. And I’m so happy that I said yes. It was truly an incredible experience.
Let’s cut from the beginning to the end of the season. It seemed like you and Rick were neck-and-neck in that final task until it got to the last clue. Had you considered going to Big Ben? And what was your reaction to finding out you had picked the wrong destination?
That was tough. For editing for the show, of course, they got to cut it down a bunch. There was quite a bit that didn’t make it into the episode with the clues. There [were] actually four clues instead of three, and I think the fourth one is what had thrown me off a little bit more. There was a picture of a bunch of British coins. So I see a picture of Queen Elizabeth, then I see a picture of British coins, which don’t lead me to Big Ben immediately. Then I see a picture of the hourglass, and then the $100 bill. In my mind, I’m thinking, “Okay, the hourglass might be a red herring. I must have missed one of the riddles, because I don’t see how the time coincides with this money and the queen.” And so I threw the hourglass out in my mind at first.
And so I’m looking at the bill, and I’m thinking. And I’m not looking at Ben Franklin, I’m looking at the back of it, like the building and everything. And then I see this beautiful building. My final guess was, “Okay, where does the Queen spend her time? Buckingham Palace.” So I guess Buckingham Palace for my final guess. And that’s when Rick had guessed Big Ben.
But knowing that Rick won, and after I let my emotions settle a bit, it helped me cope with it. Because there was a ton of disappointment. I definitely really wanted it. But really just kind of realizing, “Wow, this probably is life-changing for Rick, and I know how much he wanted this.” Just hearing his story of his family and what they’ve gone through helped me cope in that moment. And it felt really good to be able to feel really good for someone else and almost have that gratitude for them. Honestly, it was a good feeling that helped kind of settle the disappointment for me.
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Talk to me more about Rick, who ends up playing such a crucial role in your game. How did the two of you link up? And what do you think was the secret to keeping things so secretive the entire season?
I mean, we were very fortunate to keep it kind of undercover. I think immediately going onto the bus, we gravitated towards each other. I felt like, going in, JaNa and I probably had a little bit of a disadvantage. An advantage joining the game late, but disadvantage that now you’re the new person. You’ve got a target on your back; alliances probably have already been made. Initially, I felt just [an] intuition that Rick really hadn’t really connected with anyone else on the bus on maybe a deeper level. And I saw kind of a way in right there, just talking with him and chatting. I had no idea of the bird watching, or any of the other stuff he’s done. And he did a great job of kind of hiding that to his benefit, which hats off to him.
But in the initial talks, I was like, “Okay, I feel some type of chemistry with this guy. I feel like we could work together.” He was very discreet from the very beginning, just the way he would chat with me and just whisper under his breath. And it was me being able to kind of reciprocate that, I’m like, “Wait, this is someone I think I can trust. They’re not being obvious about anything. They can really tell they’re doing a good job of keeping stuff under wraps.” I talk with JaNA. We come up with this, “I think we should work with Rick.” And he’s all about it as well. And it worked to his benefit, too. Because, man, he was able to have two sides, essentially playing them. What a great strategy.
Then, as the episodes kind of went on, we had a lot of really solid moments. I remembered when we were in Venice, where – we didn’t know in the moment it was to our advantage – to go to that final round to possibly lose. But the two of us being together and able to get a clue from Monaco, after, I remember just giving him a big hug. And we just had so much true enthusiasm and excitement. And you could just feel love for each other, like, “Man, we’re moving! We’re doing this! We’re getting to the end.” And then at the end, with Biggy being able to get lucky by one freaking number to go join Rick in the final, it was cool. Watching it back and again, just giving these big bear hugs, a lot of love was there. And you go through these experiences, and you put so much into it. You disconnect from the outside world 100%. You have no distractions, no phone or social media. It’s one of the rare moments in life where you get to really connect with people on a true, true level of connection with no distractions. It’s one reason why I’ve loved doing these game shows, because you don’t really get to do that in real life anymore. And you almost just feel like a little kid again playing a game, playing with your friends, with no distractions.
You mention coming into the game late with JaNa. What do you feel was more of a disadvantage to your game: Entering the season after it started, or your reputation from your previous reality TV shows?
It was probably more of a disadvantage coming in late, just because you’re now late to the party to make friends and really gain some trust. I wasn’t trying to advertise anything. And so I was trying to keep the Traitors stuff kind of under wraps, and hoping that maybe people wouldn’t bring that up. I didn’t win Traitors by any means, but I think I had some success on that. So if people hadn’t watched that, maybe they would have thought to possibly look at me as a threat. The cool thing about this game, though, and quickly kind of calmed my fears about that, was truly, at the end of the day, you were in control of your destiny 100%. No one had the power to murder, had the power to banish you. If you did the right thing at the right time, you were going to win. And so once I realized this game offered that unique kind of ability that not a lot of game shows offer. There’s no voting out. As long as you’re the right person, you’re going to win. It quickly calmed those fears.
Finally, now that you’ve done three different reality shows, are there any that you are eyeing to do next?
No preference on whether it’s a new show or an old show. I think the first thing that comes to my mind is Survivor. I think Survivor would be so incredible to play. And I remember watching the first season, actually, up here at the camp, up at the lake, years ago. So I’d probably say that. It just seems like it’s such an incredible, competitive game. It’s unique, and it’s just been around forever. I remember Fear Factor; I always thought Fear Factor would be incredible. But again, at the end of the day, I’ve enjoyed all this. It’s been a blessing. Being a pilot, flying airplanes, is my dream, my passion. That’s always my priority. Something comes along the way that works and makes sense, I’ll give it a look. But I’m not necessarily looking for that.
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Peter Weber Reveals What Reality Show He Wants to Do After ‘Destination X’ (Exclusive) first appeared on Parade on Jul 30, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 30, 2025, where it first appeared.
