I thought the spoilers over on Twitter were light but it's so
much worse. Apparently someone on the inside knew the winner
before the season started and placed big bets on the winner
of this season.
I'm not going to say but when the votes start out at 89% on
one person to win before the season started you have to wonder if
the winner has been spoiled. Especially when no one would pick
this person as a likely winner. It also begins to explain the edits we
have been seeing. Personally, I don't see many people as a likely
winner at this point. Only a few have made the sort of moves that I,
as a viewer, can see as earning a win. So something needs to change
over the next few episodes.
I wonder if this shocking event on tonight's episode will help explain
why someone would win. People are speculating we get someone hurt in
this floating challenge which could take out a likely winner.
On 5/5/2026 3:53 AM, shawn wrote:
I thought the spoilers over on Twitter were light but it's so
much worse. Apparently someone on the inside knew the winner
before the season started and placed big bets on the winner
of this season.
I'm not going to say but when the votes start out at 89% on
one person to win before the season started you have to wonder if
the winner has been spoiled. Especially when no one would pick
this person as a likely winner. It also begins to explain the edits we
have been seeing. Personally, I don't see many people as a likely
winner at this point. Only a few have made the sort of moves that I,
as a viewer, can see as earning a win. So something needs to change
over the next few episodes.
I wonder if this shocking event on tonight's episode will help explain
why someone would win. People are speculating we get someone hurt in
this floating challenge which could take out a likely winner.
It's odd that there are apparently spoilers about who the winner is
given that we are doing a live reunion this time which suggests they
will read the final votes live on air. So even if a player talked, you >would think all they could really spoil was who makes final three.
You'd have to be a member of the production team to know for sure who
the winner is
Seems the spoilers this season have been the most flagrant in a while. >They're not to the level of ChillOne back in Survivor 6 (which were so >flagrant the show supposedly changed the editing on the season to try to >counteract them) or the Russell Hantz spoilers from 19 and 20, but they
do reflect the players' increasing use of social media during the
season. I hope the show learns from this and cracks down on players
talking during a season on which they appear.
I thought the spoilers over on Twitter were light but it's so
much worse. Apparently someone on the inside knew the winner
before the season started and placed big bets on the winner
of this season.
I'm not going to say but when the votes start out at 89% on
one person to win before the season started you have to wonder if
the winner has been spoiled. Especially when no one would pick
this person as a likely winner. It also begins to explain the edits we
have been seeing. Personally, I don't see many people as a likely
winner at this point. Only a few have made the sort of moves that I,
as a viewer, can see as earning a win. So something needs to change
over the next few episodes.
I wonder if this shocking event on tonight's episode will help explain
why someone would win. People are speculating we get someone hurt in
this floating challenge which could take out a likely winner.
On Tue, 5 May 2026 10:39:19 -0400, Rick <Rick@nospam.net> wrote:
On 5/5/2026 3:53 AM, shawn wrote:
I thought the spoilers over on Twitter were light but it's so
much worse. Apparently someone on the inside knew the winner
before the season started and placed big bets on the winner
of this season.
I'm not going to say but when the votes start out at 89% on
one person to win before the season started you have to wonder if
the winner has been spoiled. Especially when no one would pick
this person as a likely winner. It also begins to explain the edits we
have been seeing. Personally, I don't see many people as a likely
winner at this point. Only a few have made the sort of moves that I,
as a viewer, can see as earning a win. So something needs to change
over the next few episodes.
I wonder if this shocking event on tonight's episode will help explain
why someone would win. People are speculating we get someone hurt in
this floating challenge which could take out a likely winner.
It's odd that there are apparently spoilers about who the winner is
given that we are doing a live reunion this time which suggests they
will read the final votes live on air. So even if a player talked, you
would think all they could really spoil was who makes final three.
You'd have to be a member of the production team to know for sure who
the winner is
I would expect them to have read the results back on the island and
just talk about them during the reunion. Either way there's been more
than enough time that you know people have talked about their votes.
Plus it's possible we end up with one winner and two no chance people
in the final three. Think anyone and Joe and Jonathan has the final
three. Other than say Stephenie I can't see anyone voting for Joe or
Jonathan as the winner for the season.
Seems the spoilers this season have been the most flagrant in a while.
They're not to the level of ChillOne back in Survivor 6 (which were so
flagrant the show supposedly changed the editing on the season to try to
counteract them) or the Russell Hantz spoilers from 19 and 20, but they
do reflect the players' increasing use of social media during the
season. I hope the show learns from this and cracks down on players
talking during a season on which they appear.
I don't know if it played a part but being able to put real money on
the winner could have led to players leaking their votes. It's a real
danger with these betting markets open to betting on almost anything. Stephenie is certainly getting a bit of a spanking from other posters
over what seems to be a spoiler from her over the next boot or two.
Oh, and speaking of Russel Hantz he is apparently in the running for a
few reality shows. No idea what he is going for but don't be surprised
to see him show up on one or more shows over the next year.
On 5/5/2026 1:53 AM, shawn wrote:
I thought the spoilers over on Twitter were light but it's so
much worse. Apparently someone on the inside knew the winner
before the season started and placed big bets on the winner
of this season.
I'm not going to say but when the votes start out at 89% on
one person to win before the season started you have to wonder if
the winner has been spoiled. Especially when no one would pick
this person as a likely winner. It also begins to explain the edits we
have been seeing. Personally, I don't see many people as a likely
winner at this point. Only a few have made the sort of moves that I,
as a viewer, can see as earning a win. So something needs to change
over the next few episodes.
I wonder if this shocking event on tonight's episode will help explain
why someone would win. People are speculating we get someone hurt in
this floating challenge which could take out a likely winner.
Are platforms such as Polymarket taking bets on who will win S50? I can definitely see an insider trying to cash in.
Is there an episode tonight?
On 5/5/2026 1:53 AM, shawn wrote:
I thought the spoilers over on Twitter were light but it's so
much worse. Apparently someone on the inside knew the winner
before the season started and placed big bets on the winner
of this season.
I'm not going to say but when the votes start out at 89% on
one person to win before the season started you have to wonder if
the winner has been spoiled. Especially when no one would pick
this person as a likely winner. It also begins to explain the edits we
have been seeing. Personally, I don't see many people as a likely
winner at this point. Only a few have made the sort of moves that I,
as a viewer, can see as earning a win. So something needs to change
over the next few episodes.
I wonder if this shocking event on tonight's episode will help explain
why someone would win. People are speculating we get someone hurt in
this floating challenge which could take out a likely winner.
Are platforms such as Polymarket taking bets on who will win S50? I can >definitely see an insider trying to cash in.
Is there an episode tonight?
On 5/5/2026 12:39 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 5/5/2026 1:53 AM, shawn wrote:
I thought the spoilers over on Twitter were light but it's so
much worse. Apparently someone on the inside knew the winner
before the season started and placed big bets on the winner
of this season.
I'm not going to say but when the votes start out at 89% on
one person to win before the season started you have to wonder if
the winner has been spoiled. Especially when no one would pick
this person as a likely winner. It also begins to explain the edits we
have been seeing. Personally, I don't see many people as a likely
winner at this point. Only a few have made the sort of moves that I,
as a viewer, can see as earning a win. So something needs to change
over the next few episodes.
I wonder if this shocking event on tonight's episode will help explain
why someone would win. People are speculating we get someone hurt in
this floating challenge which could take out a likely winner.
Are platforms such as Polymarket taking bets on who will win S50? I can
definitely see an insider trying to cash in.
I believe they do take bets on who will be voted out next episode and on
who will win the season, but I refuse to look at that because of >possible/likely insider betting.
--- Synchronet 3.21f-Linux NewsLink 1.2Is there an episode tonight?
It's only Tuesday. Next episode is tomorrow night.
On Tue, 5 May 2026 13:06:37 -0400, Rick <Rick@nospam.net> wrote:
On 5/5/2026 12:39 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 5/5/2026 1:53 AM, shawn wrote:
I thought the spoilers over on Twitter were light but it's so
much worse. Apparently someone on the inside knew the winner
before the season started and placed big bets on the winner
of this season.
I'm not going to say but when the votes start out at 89% on
one person to win before the season started you have to wonder if
the winner has been spoiled. Especially when no one would pick
this person as a likely winner. It also begins to explain the edits we >>>> have been seeing. Personally, I don't see many people as a likely
winner at this point. Only a few have made the sort of moves that I,
as a viewer, can see as earning a win. So something needs to change
over the next few episodes.
I wonder if this shocking event on tonight's episode will help explain >>>> why someone would win. People are speculating we get someone hurt in
this floating challenge which could take out a likely winner.
Are platforms such as Polymarket taking bets on who will win S50? I can
definitely see an insider trying to cash in.
I believe they do take bets on who will be voted out next episode and on
who will win the season, but I refuse to look at that because of
possible/likely insider betting.
Yeah, I got spoiled just looking for reactions to Deven's winning the immunity idol. So many posts showing Joe looking dejected because of
Deven's winning that idol. Joe couldn't even be happy for doubling the
prize money. LOL.
I do hope all the spoilers are wrong but looking at the way the
editing is going I'm afraid they are not.
One thing that confuses me is that Rizo has seemed good all season
long. Sure he sucks in most challenges but that's always been the
case. Apparently he was sick all season long and yet I don't remember
it ever coming up on the show. Why did they hide that from us?
Is there an episode tonight?
It's only Tuesday. Next episode is tomorrow night.
On 5/5/2026 2:38 PM, shawn wrote:
On Tue, 5 May 2026 13:06:37 -0400, Rick <Rick@nospam.net> wrote:
On 5/5/2026 12:39 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 5/5/2026 1:53 AM, shawn wrote:
I thought the spoilers over on Twitter were light but it's so
much worse. Apparently someone on the inside knew the winner
before the season started and placed big bets on the winner
of this season.
I'm not going to say but when the votes start out at 89% on
one person to win before the season started you have to wonder if
the winner has been spoiled. Especially when no one would pick
this person as a likely winner. It also begins to explain the edits we >>>>> have been seeing. Personally, I don't see many people as a likely
winner at this point. Only a few have made the sort of moves that I, >>>>> as a viewer, can see as earning a win. So something needs to change
over the next few episodes.
I wonder if this shocking event on tonight's episode will help explain >>>>> why someone would win. People are speculating we get someone hurt in >>>>> this floating challenge which could take out a likely winner.
Are platforms such as Polymarket taking bets on who will win S50? I can >>>> definitely see an insider trying to cash in.
I believe they do take bets on who will be voted out next episode and on >>> who will win the season, but I refuse to look at that because of
possible/likely insider betting.
Yeah, I got spoiled just looking for reactions to Deven's winning the
immunity idol. So many posts showing Joe looking dejected because of
Deven's winning that idol. Joe couldn't even be happy for doubling the
prize money. LOL.
I do hope all the spoilers are wrong but looking at the way the
editing is going I'm afraid they are not.
One thing that confuses me is that Rizo has seemed good all season
long. Sure he sucks in most challenges but that's always been the
case. Apparently he was sick all season long and yet I don't remember
it ever coming up on the show. Why did they hide that from us?
I talked about this in another post.-a The only thing that makes sense to
me is if Rizo actually wins the season, they may want to de-emphasize
him being sick and put more emphasis on his game play.-a We've seen a
couple of other examples of that on prior seasons.
On 5/5/2026 11:37 AM, shawn wrote:
On Tue, 5 May 2026 10:39:19 -0400, Rick <Rick@nospam.net> wrote:
On 5/5/2026 3:53 AM, shawn wrote:
I thought the spoilers over on Twitter were light but it's so
much worse. Apparently someone on the inside knew the winner
before the season started and placed big bets on the winner
of this season.
I'm not going to say but when the votes start out at 89% on
one person to win before the season started you have to wonder if
the winner has been spoiled. Especially when no one would pick
this person as a likely winner. It also begins to explain the edits we >>>> have been seeing. Personally, I don't see many people as a likely
winner at this point. Only a few have made the sort of moves that I,
as a viewer, can see as earning a win. So something needs to change
over the next few episodes.
I wonder if this shocking event on tonight's episode will help explain >>>> why someone would win. People are speculating we get someone hurt in
this floating challenge which could take out a likely winner.
It's odd that there are apparently spoilers about who the winner is
given that we are doing a live reunion this time which suggests they
will read the final votes live on air.-a So even if a player talked, you >>> would think all they could really spoil was who makes final three.
You'd have to be a member of the production team to know for sure who
the winner is
I would expect them to have read the results back on the island and
just talk about them during the reunion. Either way there's been more
than enough time that you know people have talked about their votes.
Plus it's possible we end up with one winner and two no chance people
in the final three. Think anyone and Joe and Jonathan has the final
three. Other than say Stephenie I can't see anyone voting for Joe or
Jonathan as the winner for the season.
When they did live reunions in the past, they always did the vote read
live on air, so I don't know why they would change that this year.
I agree that Jonathan or Joe could be a no-vote finalist.-a I think Joe could become the first player to be a zero vote finalist on two
different seasons.
On Tue, 5 May 2026 10:39:19 -0400, Rick <Rick@nospam.net> wrote:
On 5/5/2026 3:53 AM, shawn wrote:
I thought the spoilers over on Twitter were light but it's so
much worse. Apparently someone on the inside knew the winner
before the season started and placed big bets on the winner
of this season.
I'm not going to say but when the votes start out at 89% on
one person to win before the season started you have to wonder if
the winner has been spoiled. Especially when no one would pick
this person as a likely winner. It also begins to explain the edits we
have been seeing. Personally, I don't see many people as a likely
winner at this point. Only a few have made the sort of moves that I,
as a viewer, can see as earning a win. So something needs to change
over the next few episodes.
I wonder if this shocking event on tonight's episode will help explain
why someone would win. People are speculating we get someone hurt in
this floating challenge which could take out a likely winner.
It's odd that there are apparently spoilers about who the winner is
given that we are doing a live reunion this time which suggests they
will read the final votes live on air. So even if a player talked, you
would think all they could really spoil was who makes final three.
You'd have to be a member of the production team to know for sure who
the winner is
I would expect them to have read the results back on the island and
just talk about them during the reunion. Either way there's been more
than enough time that you know people have talked about their votes.
Plus it's possible we end up with one winner and two no chance people
in the final three. Think anyone and Joe and Jonathan has the final
three. Other than say Stephenie I can't see anyone voting for Joe or
Jonathan as the winner for the season.
Seems the spoilers this season have been the most flagrant in a while.
They're not to the level of ChillOne back in Survivor 6 (which were so
flagrant the show supposedly changed the editing on the season to try to
counteract them) or the Russell Hantz spoilers from 19 and 20, but they
do reflect the players' increasing use of social media during the
season. I hope the show learns from this and cracks down on players
talking during a season on which they appear.
I don't know if it played a part but being able to put real money on
the winner could have led to players leaking their votes. It's a real
danger with these betting markets open to betting on almost anything. Stephenie is certainly getting a bit of a spanking from other posters
over what seems to be a spoiler from her over the next boot or two.
Oh, and speaking of Russel Hantz he is apparently in the running for a
few reality shows. No idea what he is going for but don't be surprised
to see him show up on one or more shows over the next year.
On 5/5/2026 10:51 AM, Rick wrote:
On 5/5/2026 11:37 AM, shawn wrote:
On Tue, 5 May 2026 10:39:19 -0400, Rick <Rick@nospam.net> wrote:
On 5/5/2026 3:53 AM, shawn wrote:
I thought the spoilers over on Twitter were light but it's so
much worse. Apparently someone on the inside knew the winner
before the season started and placed big bets on the winner
of this season.
I'm not going to say but when the votes start out at 89% on
one person to win before the season started you have to wonder if
the winner has been spoiled. Especially when no one would pick
this person as a likely winner. It also begins to explain the edits we >>>>> have been seeing. Personally, I don't see many people as a likely
winner at this point. Only a few have made the sort of moves that I, >>>>> as a viewer, can see as earning a win. So something needs to change
over the next few episodes.
I wonder if this shocking event on tonight's episode will help explain >>>>> why someone would win. People are speculating we get someone hurt in >>>>> this floating challenge which could take out a likely winner.
It's odd that there are apparently spoilers about who the winner is
given that we are doing a live reunion this time which suggests they
will read the final votes live on air.-a So even if a player talked, you >>>> would think all they could really spoil was who makes final three.
You'd have to be a member of the production team to know for sure who
the winner is
I would expect them to have read the results back on the island and
just talk about them during the reunion. Either way there's been more
than enough time that you know people have talked about their votes.
Plus it's possible we end up with one winner and two no chance people
in the final three. Think anyone and Joe and Jonathan has the final
three. Other than say Stephenie I can't see anyone voting for Joe or
Jonathan as the winner for the season.
When they did live reunions in the past, they always did the vote read
live on air, so I don't know why they would change that this year.
I agree that Jonathan or Joe could be a no-vote finalist.-a I think Joe
could become the first player to be a zero vote finalist on two
different seasons.
I agree. He's done nothing this season except hate on Devens. It's too
bad Eva had school. She would have been a way better casting choice.
On 5/5/2026 5:22 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 5/5/2026 10:51 AM, Rick wrote:
On 5/5/2026 11:37 AM, shawn wrote:
On Tue, 5 May 2026 10:39:19 -0400, Rick <Rick@nospam.net> wrote:
On 5/5/2026 3:53 AM, shawn wrote:
I thought the spoilers over on Twitter were light but it's so
much worse. Apparently someone on the inside knew the winner
before the season started and placed big bets on the winner
of this season.
I'm not going to say but when the votes start out at 89% on
one person to win before the season started you have to wonder if
the winner has been spoiled. Especially when no one would pick
this person as a likely winner. It also begins to explain the
edits we
have been seeing. Personally, I don't see many people as a likely
winner at this point. Only a few have made the sort of moves that I, >>>>>> as a viewer, can see as earning a win. So something needs to change >>>>>> over the next few episodes.
I wonder if this shocking event on tonight's episode will help
explain
why someone would win. People are speculating we get someone hurt in >>>>>> this floating challenge which could take out a likely winner.
It's odd that there are apparently spoilers about who the winner is
given that we are doing a live reunion this time which suggests they >>>>> will read the final votes live on air.-a So even if a player talked, >>>>> you
would think all they could really spoil was who makes final three.
You'd have to be a member of the production team to know for sure who >>>>> the winner is
I would expect them to have read the results back on the island and
just talk about them during the reunion. Either way there's been more
than enough time that you know people have talked about their votes.
Plus it's possible we end up with one winner and two no chance people
in the final three. Think anyone and Joe and Jonathan has the final
three. Other than say Stephenie I can't see anyone voting for Joe or
Jonathan as the winner for the season.
When they did live reunions in the past, they always did the vote
read live on air, so I don't know why they would change that this year.
I agree that Jonathan or Joe could be a no-vote finalist.-a I think
Joe could become the first player to be a zero vote finalist on two
different seasons.
I agree. He's done nothing this season except hate on Devens. It's too
bad Eva had school. She would have been a way better casting choice.
Well they had a male-female balance to deal with, so Joe would have to
be replaced by a New Era male player, maybe Jessie or Sam unless they
also had an age quota or they considered Joe to be racially mixed and
maybe he met some target with that.-a Similarly, adding Eva would
probably mean dropping Emily or Genevieve.
I'm actually not sure they would bring Eva back, since her story was
told pretty well on S48 and she really took up a lot of the edit and consumed a lot air time that season.-a I kind of think they might think
she would be too big a distraction if they brought her back so soon
after her original season.
On 5/5/2026 3:57 PM, Rick wrote:
On 5/5/2026 5:22 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 5/5/2026 10:51 AM, Rick wrote:
On 5/5/2026 11:37 AM, shawn wrote:
On Tue, 5 May 2026 10:39:19 -0400, Rick <Rick@nospam.net> wrote:
On 5/5/2026 3:53 AM, shawn wrote:
I thought the spoilers over on Twitter were light but it's so
much worse. Apparently someone on the inside knew the winner
before the season started and placed big bets on the winner
of this season.
I'm not going to say but when the votes start out at 89% on
one person to win before the season started you have to wonder if >>>>>>> the winner has been spoiled. Especially when no one would pick
this person as a likely winner. It also begins to explain the
edits we
have been seeing. Personally, I don't see many people as a likely >>>>>>> winner at this point. Only a few have made the sort of moves that I, >>>>>>> as a viewer, can see as earning a win. So something needs to change >>>>>>> over the next few episodes.
I wonder if this shocking event on tonight's episode will help
explain
why someone would win. People are speculating we get someone hurt in >>>>>>> this floating challenge which could take out a likely winner.
It's odd that there are apparently spoilers about who the winner is >>>>>> given that we are doing a live reunion this time which suggests they >>>>>> will read the final votes live on air.-a So even if a player
talked, you
would think all they could really spoil was who makes final three. >>>>>> You'd have to be a member of the production team to know for sure who >>>>>> the winner is
I would expect them to have read the results back on the island and
just talk about them during the reunion. Either way there's been more >>>>> than enough time that you know people have talked about their votes. >>>>> Plus it's possible we end up with one winner and two no chance people >>>>> in the final three. Think anyone and Joe and Jonathan has the final
three. Other than say Stephenie I can't see anyone voting for Joe or >>>>> Jonathan as the winner for the season.
When they did live reunions in the past, they always did the vote
read live on air, so I don't know why they would change that this year. >>>>
I agree that Jonathan or Joe could be a no-vote finalist.-a I think
Joe could become the first player to be a zero vote finalist on two
different seasons.
I agree. He's done nothing this season except hate on Devens. It's
too bad Eva had school. She would have been a way better casting choice. >>>
Well they had a male-female balance to deal with, so Joe would have to
be replaced by a New Era male player, maybe Jessie or Sam unless they
also had an age quota or they considered Joe to be racially mixed and
maybe he met some target with that.-a Similarly, adding Eva would
probably mean dropping Emily or Genevieve.
Yes, I'm well aware of the balance stuff. I mentioned this before
earlier in the season, I would have dropped Tiff to fit in Eva.
Replacing Joe with Sam might have been good for Gen.
I'm actually not sure they would bring Eva back, since her story was
told pretty well on S48 and she really took up a lot of the edit and
consumed a lot air time that season.-a I kind of think they might think
she would be too big a distraction if they brought her back so soon
after her original season.
With a few exceptions, whose story hasn't already been well told? If Eva
had played they could focus on her game and not so much on her autism.
Her edit on S48 completely downplayed her game which is unfortunate. If there's a returning players season in the 50s she'll be asked back for
sure.
On 5/5/2026 7:07 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 5/5/2026 3:57 PM, Rick wrote:
On 5/5/2026 5:22 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 5/5/2026 10:51 AM, Rick wrote:
On 5/5/2026 11:37 AM, shawn wrote:
On Tue, 5 May 2026 10:39:19 -0400, Rick <Rick@nospam.net> wrote:
On 5/5/2026 3:53 AM, shawn wrote:
I thought the spoilers over on Twitter were light but it's so
much worse. Apparently someone on the inside knew the winner
before the season started and placed big bets on the winner
of this season.
I'm not going to say but when the votes start out at 89% on
one person to win before the season started you have to wonder if >>>>>>>> the winner has been spoiled. Especially when no one would pick >>>>>>>> this person as a likely winner. It also begins to explain the >>>>>>>> edits we
have been seeing. Personally, I don't see many people as a likely >>>>>>>> winner at this point. Only a few have made the sort of moves
that I,
as a viewer, can see as earning a win. So something needs to change >>>>>>>> over the next few episodes.
I wonder if this shocking event on tonight's episode will help >>>>>>>> explain
why someone would win. People are speculating we get someone
hurt in
this floating challenge which could take out a likely winner.
It's odd that there are apparently spoilers about who the winner is >>>>>>> given that we are doing a live reunion this time which suggests they >>>>>>> will read the final votes live on air.-a So even if a player
talked, you
would think all they could really spoil was who makes final three. >>>>>>> You'd have to be a member of the production team to know for sure >>>>>>> who
the winner is
I would expect them to have read the results back on the island and >>>>>> just talk about them during the reunion. Either way there's been more >>>>>> than enough time that you know people have talked about their votes. >>>>>> Plus it's possible we end up with one winner and two no chance people >>>>>> in the final three. Think anyone and Joe and Jonathan has the final >>>>>> three. Other than say Stephenie I can't see anyone voting for Joe or >>>>>> Jonathan as the winner for the season.
When they did live reunions in the past, they always did the vote
read live on air, so I don't know why they would change that this
year.
I agree that Jonathan or Joe could be a no-vote finalist.-a I think >>>>> Joe could become the first player to be a zero vote finalist on two >>>>> different seasons.
I agree. He's done nothing this season except hate on Devens. It's
too bad Eva had school. She would have been a way better casting
choice.
Well they had a male-female balance to deal with, so Joe would have
to be replaced by a New Era male player, maybe Jessie or Sam unless
they also had an age quota or they considered Joe to be racially
mixed and maybe he met some target with that.-a Similarly, adding Eva
would probably mean dropping Emily or Genevieve.
Yes, I'm well aware of the balance stuff. I mentioned this before
earlier in the season, I would have dropped Tiff to fit in Eva.
Replacing Joe with Sam might have been good for Gen.
I'm actually not sure they would bring Eva back, since her story was
told pretty well on S48 and she really took up a lot of the edit and
consumed a lot air time that season.-a I kind of think they might
think she would be too big a distraction if they brought her back so
soon after her original season.
With a few exceptions, whose story hasn't already been well told? If
Eva had played they could focus on her game and not so much on her
autism. Her edit on S48 completely downplayed her game which is
unfortunate. If there's a returning players season in the 50s she'll
be asked back for sure.
I think the jury is still out on how Jeff feels about returning player seasons, and whether he will want to do another one before S60.-a I keep getting the feeling that he wants to do something different to shake up
the show for the fifties, and whether that means more appearances by
celebs or tie-ins to other reality shows or increased use of technology
or what, is still unclear.-a I'm hoping we will get a better feel for
this when they show the S51 preview at the end of the Live Finale, as
they normally do.-a I am sure there will be some kind of hook or gimmick that will give some insight into what they are thinking for the next
several years.
On 5/5/2026 5:56 PM, Rick wrote:
On 5/5/2026 7:07 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 5/5/2026 3:57 PM, Rick wrote:
On 5/5/2026 5:22 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 5/5/2026 10:51 AM, Rick wrote:
On 5/5/2026 11:37 AM, shawn wrote:
On Tue, 5 May 2026 10:39:19 -0400, Rick <Rick@nospam.net> wrote: >>>>>>>
On 5/5/2026 3:53 AM, shawn wrote:
I thought the spoilers over on Twitter were light but it's so >>>>>>>>> much worse. Apparently someone on the inside knew the winner >>>>>>>>> before the season started and placed big bets on the winner
of this season.
I'm not going to say but when the votes start out at 89% on
one person to win before the season started you have to wonder if >>>>>>>>> the winner has been spoiled. Especially when no one would pick >>>>>>>>> this person as a likely winner. It also begins to explain the >>>>>>>>> edits we
have been seeing. Personally, I don't see many people as a likely >>>>>>>>> winner at this point. Only a few have made the sort of moves >>>>>>>>> that I,
as a viewer, can see as earning a win. So something needs to >>>>>>>>> change
over the next few episodes.
I wonder if this shocking event on tonight's episode will help >>>>>>>>> explain
why someone would win. People are speculating we get someone >>>>>>>>> hurt in
this floating challenge which could take out a likely winner. >>>>>>>>
It's odd that there are apparently spoilers about who the winner is >>>>>>>> given that we are doing a live reunion this time which suggests >>>>>>>> they
will read the final votes live on air.-a So even if a player
talked, you
would think all they could really spoil was who makes final three. >>>>>>>> You'd have to be a member of the production team to know for
sure who
the winner is
I would expect them to have read the results back on the island and >>>>>>> just talk about them during the reunion. Either way there's been >>>>>>> more
than enough time that you know people have talked about their votes. >>>>>>> Plus it's possible we end up with one winner and two no chance
people
in the final three. Think anyone and Joe and Jonathan has the final >>>>>>> three. Other than say Stephenie I can't see anyone voting for Joe or >>>>>>> Jonathan as the winner for the season.
When they did live reunions in the past, they always did the vote >>>>>> read live on air, so I don't know why they would change that this >>>>>> year.
I agree that Jonathan or Joe could be a no-vote finalist.-a I think >>>>>> Joe could become the first player to be a zero vote finalist on
two different seasons.
I agree. He's done nothing this season except hate on Devens. It's
too bad Eva had school. She would have been a way better casting
choice.
Well they had a male-female balance to deal with, so Joe would have
to be replaced by a New Era male player, maybe Jessie or Sam unless
they also had an age quota or they considered Joe to be racially
mixed and maybe he met some target with that.-a Similarly, adding Eva >>>> would probably mean dropping Emily or Genevieve.
Yes, I'm well aware of the balance stuff. I mentioned this before
earlier in the season, I would have dropped Tiff to fit in Eva.
Replacing Joe with Sam might have been good for Gen.
I'm actually not sure they would bring Eva back, since her story was
told pretty well on S48 and she really took up a lot of the edit and
consumed a lot air time that season.-a I kind of think they might
think she would be too big a distraction if they brought her back so
soon after her original season.
With a few exceptions, whose story hasn't already been well told? If
Eva had played they could focus on her game and not so much on her
autism. Her edit on S48 completely downplayed her game which is
unfortunate. If there's a returning players season in the 50s she'll
be asked back for sure.
I think the jury is still out on how Jeff feels about returning player
seasons, and whether he will want to do another one before S60.-a I
keep getting the feeling that he wants to do something different to
shake up the show for the fifties, and whether that means more
appearances by celebs or tie-ins to other reality shows or increased
use of technology or what, is still unclear.-a I'm hoping we will get a
better feel for this when they show the S51 preview at the end of the
Live Finale, as they normally do.-a I am sure there will be some kind
of hook or gimmick that will give some insight into what they are
thinking for the next several years.
The fans and CBS love returning players seasons. The S20s over did it.
The big question now is are there enough players after nine New Era
seasons to do a returning players season. If they do Fans vs. Favorites there definitely is.
After S50, I can't see them doing anymore celeb tie-ins for a while
unless it's an ex-athlete, etc. actually playing the game. Travis Kelce would be a good choice. Taylor would love him out of her hair for five
or six weeks so she can write songs or rehearse for a tour.
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