Patti Blagojevich earned another week in the jungle on "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here." Even though there were just eight campers left - and John Salley and Lou Diamond Phillips had immunity - Patti got the votes she needed to stay in the game.

That means that she is more popular than fresh-faced Holly Montag of "The Hills" and withered party girl Janice Dickinson, who were both ousted. In particular, Dickinson's exit was a surprise; she was first-runner-up of the U.K.'s "I'm a Celebrity" in 2007.

Holly had some parting words for Patti, who will go from Costa Rica back to political purgatory. "Patti is the sweetest lady," Holly gushed. "I'm so fortunate that I got to see the real, true side of her that most people don't know about."

Stephen Baldwin, for one, is feeling threatened. "I think that Patti Blagojevich is somebody right now that's really right appealing to the everyday mom out there," he theorized. "She could be a bit of a dark horse in this process."

The longer Patti is on the show, the more she gets paid. It hasn't been confirmed how much money is involved, but there have been reports that husband Rod had been offered $80,000 a week to $120,000 an episode.

Any prize money the King or Queen of the Jungle win will go to charity. Patti is playing for the Pediatric Cancer Foundation.

In other news:

*Patti won the right to eat pizza by scrounging in a mud pool with colorful balls and alligators. Her "wrestling costume" was hot pink Spandex, but she wore a modest black swimsuit under it. "My children will be so embarrassed," she said.

*The celebrities received letters from home. Rod wrote to Patti not to worry: "We're fine." The postscript was about her daughter: "Annie keeps saying, 'I should have been the one to eat the tarantula.'"

THE LETTER

Here's the text of the whole letter to Patti:

Dear Patti,
It's been a long two weeks and we miss you. Please don't worry. We're all fine. The highlight of our day is when we get to watch you on TV at night. Just look after yourself and your new friends in the jungle. We're fine. Amy, Annie and I are so proud of you and love you so much.
Love, Rod
P.S. Annie keeps saying, "I should have been the one to eat the tarantula."

PATTI'S INSPIRATION

"It really lights a fire under me to make my daughters to be proud of me and to act in a way that they can be proud of and hold their heads up high."