Tonight's episode is titled "Cherry on Top." I just watched the sneak
peeks that Paramount posted and it looks like Kristina's kicking herself
for wasting her idol last TC. Rizo asks why she played it on Steven and Steven says it was because they heard the votes were going to be on him. Rizo then tells them that they (Rizo, Savannah, and the Sophi(e)s^2)
found out that Sage and Jawan wee flipping on them, so they took out Jawan.
In another clip, Sophi says she's super tight with Riz and Savannah, but realizes she's on the bottom. I think it's a total misdirect that she'll
try to take one of them out.
On 12/3/2025 3:45 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Tonight's episode is titled "Cherry on Top." I just watched the sneak
peeks that Paramount posted and it looks like Kristina's kicking
herself for wasting her idol last TC. Rizo asks why she played it on
Steven and Steven says it was because they heard the votes were going
to be on him. Rizo then tells them that they (Rizo, Savannah, and the
Sophi(e)s^2) found out that Sage and Jawan wee flipping on them, so
they took out Jawan.
In another clip, Sophi says she's super tight with Riz and Savannah,
but realizes she's on the bottom. I think it's a total misdirect that
she'll try to take one of them out.
I wonder why she would think she is on the bottom?-a She was with
Savannah and Riz before Sophie was, so if anything, it's yellow Sophie
who should be at the bottom, if being on the bottom even makes sense.
That's the thing.-a Since we now have fire at F4, there's really no top
or bottom in an alliance of four.-a The goal would be to get all four to final four and then whoever wins IC is the top dog who decides who will
go to fire.-a At that point it's less about who is on the bottom but more about who you want to take to the finale.
Question for tonight is who the alliance of four will target in the
vote?-a My guess is that Sage is likely to go unless she wins immunity or finds an idol, otherwise Steven.-a In reality, Steven might be the best choice to target because he might be better in challenges, but I just
don't think they really like Sage and they probably know how much Sage
hates Savannah.-a I think Kristina will be kept around until final five
and then cut then unless she has an idol or wins IC.
As for Final Four, assuming Savannah, Riz and Sophie squared all make
it, it's hard to predict who will win the final challenge (probably
Savannah or Sophie) and who will end up in fire, etc. but it still feels
to me that it's Savannah's season and she is going to somehow end up as
the winner.-a I'm guessing (and it's just a pure guess) Savannah wins F4 immunity and takes Soph to the finale and puts Rizo and Sophie into
fire.-a And given the comments Sophie made about Rizo's lack of fire
making skills, maybe Sophie beats him and we have our first all female finale in a while with the three S's --a Savannah, Soph and Sophie.-a Just
a guess.
Tonight's episode is titled "Cherry on Top." I just watched the sneak
peeks that Paramount posted and it looks like Kristina's kicking herself
for wasting her idol last TC. Rizo asks why she played it on Steven and Steven says it was because they heard the votes were going to be on him. Rizo then tells them that they (Rizo, Savannah, and the Sophi(e)s^2)
found out that Sage and Jawan wee flipping on them, so they took out Jawan.
In another clip, Sophi says she's super tight with Riz and Savannah, but realizes she's on the bottom. I think it's a total misdirect that she'll
try to take one of them out.
On 12/3/2025 1:45 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Tonight's episode is titled "Cherry on Top." I just watched the sneak
peeks that Paramount posted and it looks like Kristina's kicking herself
for wasting her idol last TC. Rizo asks why she played it on Steven and
Steven says it was because they heard the votes were going to be on him.
Rizo then tells them that they (Rizo, Savannah, and the Sophi(e)s^2)
found out that Sage and Jawan wee flipping on them, so they took out Jawan. >>
In another clip, Sophi says she's super tight with Riz and Savannah, but
realizes she's on the bottom. I think it's a total misdirect that she'll
try to take one of them out.
This was a disappointing episode for me. I did not want to see Sophie
get booted and knowing about S50 made the last half of the episode >anticlimactic. If we didn't know Savannah was chosen to play in S50 this >episode would have been a lot better.
Tonight's episode confirmed that Sage is a very emotional and irrational >player. She lucked out big time tonight.
The Journey on tonight's episode was great. That was a crazy hard task. >Would Kristina have been able to do all that climbing, etc.? Including
the word "strenuous" in the note was Sophie's downfall as far as I'm >concerned. I was really surprised that they all just let Steven go for
it. Did they forget about the Journey in S47 where Rachel said she
wanted to go to prevent others winning an advantage? IIRC, she ended up >winning a rock draw, then an advantage, and of course the game.
Reward/Immunity Challenge
I liked the twist they added to the "IMMUNITY" block stacking challenge.
The challenge looked a lot harder. When Steven won immunity and chose
Rizo as one of the people to go with him on the food reward, I knew that
was it for Sophie.
Tribal Council
Unless you don't know that Savannah was asked to do S50, this was a bit
of a waste. The "best" part for me was the look on Jeff's face when
Kristina said she hates Savannah. Damn! I don't recall Savannah ever
saying anything mean about Kristina.
Next Episode
Looks like Steven and Rizo both think they have the game on lock.
Concerning Steven's "Block a Vote" advantage and Sophi's KIP, this tweet >from Dalton is very interesting.
I checked in with Probst on this to get an official ruling, and he
confirms that once Steven gives the Block-a-Vote name back at camp, it
can no longer be stolen with a Knowledge is Power at Tribal Council.
More in my #Survivor49 recap! #Survivor
https://x.com/DaltonRoss/status/1996406872107270339
The ruling from Jeff makes it sound like the KIP is useless against the >"Block a Vote" and "Steal a Vote" advantages as the KIP needs to be
played at TC.
On 12/3/2025 1:45 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Tonight's episode is titled "Cherry on Top." I just watched the sneak
peeks that Paramount posted and it looks like Kristina's kicking
herself for wasting her idol last TC. Rizo asks why she played it on
Steven and Steven says it was because they heard the votes were going
to be on him. Rizo then tells them that they (Rizo, Savannah, and the
Sophi(e)s^2) found out that Sage and Jawan wee flipping on them, so
they took out Jawan.
In another clip, Sophi says she's super tight with Riz and Savannah,
but realizes she's on the bottom. I think it's a total misdirect that
she'll try to take one of them out.
This was a disappointing episode for me. I did not want to see Sophie
get booted and knowing about S50 made the last half of the episode anticlimactic. If we didn't know Savannah was chosen to play in S50 this episode would have been a lot better.
Tonight's episode confirmed that Sage is a very emotional and irrational player. She lucked out big time tonight.
The Journey on tonight's episode was great. That was a crazy hard task. Would Kristina have been able to do all that climbing, etc.? Including
the word "strenuous" in the note was Sophie's downfall as far as I'm concerned. I was really surprised that they all just let Steven go for
it. Did they forget about the Journey in S47 where Rachel said she
wanted to go to prevent others winning an advantage? IIRC, she ended up winning a rock draw, then an advantage, and of course the game.
Reward/Immunity Challenge
I liked the twist they added to the "IMMUNITY" block stacking challenge.
The challenge looked a lot harder. When Steven won immunity and chose
Rizo as one of the people to go with him on the food reward, I knew that
was it for Sophie.
Tribal Council
Unless you don't know that Savannah was asked to do S50, this was a bit
of a waste. The "best" part for me was the look on Jeff's face when
Kristina said she hates Savannah. Damn! I don't recall Savannah ever
saying anything mean about Kristina.
Next Episode
Looks like Steven and Rizo both think they have the game on lock.
Concerning Steven's "Block a Vote" advantage and Sophi's KIP, this tweet from Dalton is very interesting.
I checked in with Probst on this to get an official ruling, and he
confirms that once Steven gives the Block-a-Vote name back at camp, it
can no longer be stolen with a Knowledge is Power at Tribal Council.
More in my #Survivor49 recap! #Survivor
https://x.com/DaltonRoss/status/1996406872107270339
The ruling from Jeff makes it sound like the KIP is useless against the "Block a Vote" and "Steal a Vote" advantages as the KIP needs to be
played at TC.
On Wed, 3 Dec 2025 20:28:57 -0700, Brian Smith <dcg_brian@hotmail.com>
wrote:
On 12/3/2025 1:45 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Tonight's episode is titled "Cherry on Top." I just watched the sneak
peeks that Paramount posted and it looks like Kristina's kicking herself >>> for wasting her idol last TC. Rizo asks why she played it on Steven and
Steven says it was because they heard the votes were going to be on him. >>> Rizo then tells them that they (Rizo, Savannah, and the Sophi(e)s^2)
found out that Sage and Jawan wee flipping on them, so they took out Jawan. >>>
In another clip, Sophi says she's super tight with Riz and Savannah, but >>> realizes she's on the bottom. I think it's a total misdirect that she'll >>> try to take one of them out.
This was a disappointing episode for me. I did not want to see Sophie
get booted and knowing about S50 made the last half of the episode
anticlimactic. If we didn't know Savannah was chosen to play in S50 this
episode would have been a lot better.
That's been true for a while knowing who made it to S50 meant we know
the risks that normally exist for two players did not exist.
Tonight's episode confirmed that Sage is a very emotional and irrational
player. She lucked out big time tonight.
True.
The Journey on tonight's episode was great. That was a crazy hard task.
Would Kristina have been able to do all that climbing, etc.? Including
the word "strenuous" in the note was Sophie's downfall as far as I'm
concerned. I was really surprised that they all just let Steven go for
it. Did they forget about the Journey in S47 where Rachel said she
wanted to go to prevent others winning an advantage? IIRC, she ended up
winning a rock draw, then an advantage, and of course the game.
I worried about some of the climbing. There's a risk of someone
getting hurt, especially given their weakened condition.
Reward/Immunity Challenge
I liked the twist they added to the "IMMUNITY" block stacking challenge.
The challenge looked a lot harder. When Steven won immunity and chose
Rizo as one of the people to go with him on the food reward, I knew that
was it for Sophie.
Tribal Council
Unless you don't know that Savannah was asked to do S50, this was a bit
of a waste. The "best" part for me was the look on Jeff's face when
Kristina said she hates Savannah. Damn! I don't recall Savannah ever
saying anything mean about Kristina.
Next Episode
Looks like Steven and Rizo both think they have the game on lock.
Concerning Steven's "Block a Vote" advantage and Sophi's KIP, this tweet >>from Dalton is very interesting.
I checked in with Probst on this to get an official ruling, and he
confirms that once Steven gives the Block-a-Vote name back at camp, it
can no longer be stolen with a Knowledge is Power at Tribal Council.
More in my #Survivor49 recap! #Survivor
https://x.com/DaltonRoss/status/1996406872107270339
The ruling from Jeff makes it sound like the KIP is useless against the
"Block a Vote" and "Steal a Vote" advantages as the KIP needs to be
played at TC.
I had wondered about that. I bet Soph isn't aware of that which would
explain why she didn't try to use it in this episode.
On 12/3/2025 10:28 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/3/2025 1:45 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Tonight's episode is titled "Cherry on Top." I just watched the sneak
peeks that Paramount posted and it looks like Kristina's kicking
herself for wasting her idol last TC. Rizo asks why she played it on
Steven and Steven says it was because they heard the votes were going
to be on him. Rizo then tells them that they (Rizo, Savannah, and the
Sophi(e)s^2) found out that Sage and Jawan wee flipping on them, so
they took out Jawan.
In another clip, Sophi says she's super tight with Riz and Savannah,
but realizes she's on the bottom. I think it's a total misdirect that
she'll try to take one of them out.
This was a disappointing episode for me. I did not want to see Sophie
get booted and knowing about S50 made the last half of the episode
anticlimactic. If we didn't know Savannah was chosen to play in S50
this episode would have been a lot better.
I agree completely.-a There was absolutely no suspense at all about the ending.
Tonight's episode confirmed that Sage is a very emotional and
irrational player. She lucked out big time tonight.
What struck me the most was that everyone was so fixated on Sophie's strength in challenges that they totally ignored Savannah, who has not
only been strong in challenges but also very smart and strategic.
Savannah continues to survive each episode finding some new way to
remain safe, and it was amazing how she did it again so effortlessly.
Sophie was undeniably very strong in challenges but she proved by her complete surprise at being voted out that she didn't have any kind of
read on the other players.-a Ignoring what we know about Savannah's plot armor, it seems to me if you have a choice between taking out challenge beast Sophie or taking out very smart and strategic challenge beast Savannah, you take out Savannah.
The Journey on tonight's episode was great. That was a crazy hard
task. Would Kristina have been able to do all that climbing, etc.?
Including the word "strenuous" in the note was Sophie's downfall as
far as I'm concerned. I was really surprised that they all just let
Steven go for it. Did they forget about the Journey in S47 where
Rachel said she wanted to go to prevent others winning an advantage?
IIRC, she ended up winning a rock draw, then an advantage, and of
course the game.
I thought the difficulty of the challenge might have been a bit over- hyped.-a The target was actually several feet over the water and I'm
sorry, but tides don't rise quite that fast.-a When he finally got back
and put the code in, there was still a lot of room for the water to rise
and I actually think there was a lot of time to spare, perhaps as much
as another hour.-a I actually thought it was calibrated in such a way
that any of the players, including Kristina, could have done it.
Reward/Immunity Challenge
I liked the twist they added to the "IMMUNITY" block stacking
challenge. The challenge looked a lot harder. When Steven won immunity
and chose Rizo as one of the people to go with him on the food reward,
I knew that was it for Sophie.
Agreed.
Tribal Council
Unless you don't know that Savannah was asked to do S50, this was a
bit of a waste. The "best" part for me was the look on Jeff's face
when Kristina said she hates Savannah. Damn! I don't recall Savannah
ever saying anything mean about Kristina.
That was an amazing and shocking statement.-a It's very rare a player
will admit they hate another player. That made me briefly wonder if
there was perhaps a side of Savannah we haven't seen and if she perhaps
has made negative and nasty comments that were edited out because she is
the eventual winner.-a But then I realized that if she were truly that
nasty and negative, would the show have chosen her for S50?-a That makes
me think that whatever Kristina's problem is with Savannah, it comes
more from Kristina than from Savannah.
Next Episode
Looks like Steven and Rizo both think they have the game on lock.
Concerning Steven's "Block a Vote" advantage and Sophi's KIP, this
tweet from Dalton is very interesting.
I checked in with Probst on this to get an official ruling, and he
confirms that once Steven gives the Block-a-Vote name back at camp, it
can no longer be stolen with a Knowledge is Power at Tribal Council.
More in my #Survivor49 recap! #Survivor
https://x.com/DaltonRoss/status/1996406872107270339
The ruling from Jeff makes it sound like the KIP is useless against
the "Block a Vote" and "Steal a Vote" advantages as the KIP needs to
be played at TC.
I wondered about that too and it strikes me that's a flaw in the game's rules, because the KIP didn't seem to have any exceptions.-a-a It
certainly adds an element of confusion to the rules.-a Knowing that
Steven won an advantage, I seriously wonder if Soph will try to play her advantage on him at next tribal to steal it and how Jeff will explain
away why it won't work.
On 12/3/2025 10:11 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/3/2025 10:28 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/3/2025 1:45 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Tonight's episode is titled "Cherry on Top." I just watched the
sneak peeks that Paramount posted and it looks like Kristina's
kicking herself for wasting her idol last TC. Rizo asks why she
played it on Steven and Steven says it was because they heard the
votes were going to be on him. Rizo then tells them that they (Rizo,
Savannah, and the Sophi(e)s^2) found out that Sage and Jawan wee
flipping on them, so they took out Jawan.
In another clip, Sophi says she's super tight with Riz and Savannah,
but realizes she's on the bottom. I think it's a total misdirect
that she'll try to take one of them out.
This was a disappointing episode for me. I did not want to see Sophie
get booted and knowing about S50 made the last half of the episode
anticlimactic. If we didn't know Savannah was chosen to play in S50
this episode would have been a lot better.
I agree completely.-a There was absolutely no suspense at all about the
ending.
Tonight's episode confirmed that Sage is a very emotional and
irrational player. She lucked out big time tonight.
What struck me the most was that everyone was so fixated on Sophie's
strength in challenges that they totally ignored Savannah, who has not
only been strong in challenges but also very smart and strategic.
Savannah continues to survive each episode finding some new way to
remain safe, and it was amazing how she did it again so effortlessly.
The jury also seems to have forgotten about Savannah based on Nate's (?) comment that taking out Sophie was a good move. That comment could be a
bad sign for Savannah.
Sophie was undeniably very strong in challenges but she proved by her
complete surprise at being voted out that she didn't have any kind of
read on the other players.-a Ignoring what we know about Savannah's
plot armor, it seems to me if you have a choice between taking out
challenge beast Sophie or taking out very smart and strategic
challenge beast Savannah, you take out Savannah.
Sophie wasn't surprised at being voted out. It was being voted
unanimously. She said so either as she was leaving or in her final
words. I was surprised as well. Did Rizo do that good of a job at the
food reward that Kristina was willing to put aside her hatred for Savannah?
The Journey on tonight's episode was great. That was a crazy hard
task. Would Kristina have been able to do all that climbing, etc.?
Including the word "strenuous" in the note was Sophie's downfall as
far as I'm concerned. I was really surprised that they all just let
Steven go for it. Did they forget about the Journey in S47 where
Rachel said she wanted to go to prevent others winning an advantage?
IIRC, she ended up winning a rock draw, then an advantage, and of
course the game.
I thought the difficulty of the challenge might have been a bit over-
hyped.-a The target was actually several feet over the water and I'm
sorry, but tides don't rise quite that fast.-a When he finally got back
and put the code in, there was still a lot of room for the water to
rise and I actually think there was a lot of time to spare, perhaps as
much as another hour.-a I actually thought it was calibrated in such a
way that any of the players, including Kristina, could have done it.
The tide part of the challenge was a nonfactor. It was navigating around
the island obtaining the six numbers.
Reward/Immunity Challenge
I liked the twist they added to the "IMMUNITY" block stacking
challenge. The challenge looked a lot harder. When Steven won
immunity and chose Rizo as one of the people to go with him on the
food reward, I knew that was it for Sophie.
Agreed.
Tribal Council
Unless you don't know that Savannah was asked to do S50, this was a
bit of a waste. The "best" part for me was the look on Jeff's face
when Kristina said she hates Savannah. Damn! I don't recall Savannah
ever saying anything mean about Kristina.
That was an amazing and shocking statement.-a It's very rare a player
will admit they hate another player. That made me briefly wonder if
there was perhaps a side of Savannah we haven't seen and if she
perhaps has made negative and nasty comments that were edited out
because she is the eventual winner.-a But then I realized that if she
were truly that nasty and negative, would the show have chosen her for
S50?-a That makes me think that whatever Kristina's problem is with
Savannah, it comes more from Kristina than from Savannah.
My guess is that it's a Kristina issue. Riz and the Sophi(e)s^2 all seem
to like Savannah. Savannah's also having too much fun online with the
mean girl label. Kristina seems to have a big issue with Savannah being
so direct and probably playing the game so hard.
Next Episode
Looks like Steven and Rizo both think they have the game on lock.
Concerning Steven's "Block a Vote" advantage and Sophi's KIP, this
tweet from Dalton is very interesting.
I checked in with Probst on this to get an official ruling, and he
confirms that once Steven gives the Block-a-Vote name back at camp,
it can no longer be stolen with a Knowledge is Power at Tribal
Council. More in my #Survivor49 recap! #Survivor
https://x.com/DaltonRoss/status/1996406872107270339
The ruling from Jeff makes it sound like the KIP is useless against
the "Block a Vote" and "Steal a Vote" advantages as the KIP needs to
be played at TC.
I wondered about that too and it strikes me that's a flaw in the
game's rules, because the KIP didn't seem to have any exceptions.-a-a It
certainly adds an element of confusion to the rules.-a Knowing that
Steven won an advantage, I seriously wonder if Soph will try to play
her advantage on him at next tribal to steal it and how Jeff will
explain away why it won't work.
If Sophi wastes her KIP because she's not aware of Jeff's rule that will really suck. I believe F6 is the last time she can use it. I can see her
not using it so she can use it at FTC to show how confident she was of
her safety in the game.
On 12/4/2025 1:17 AM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/3/2025 10:11 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/3/2025 10:28 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/3/2025 1:45 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Tonight's episode is titled "Cherry on Top." I just watched the
sneak peeks that Paramount posted and it looks like Kristina's
kicking herself for wasting her idol last TC. Rizo asks why she
played it on Steven and Steven says it was because they heard the
votes were going to be on him. Rizo then tells them that they
(Rizo, Savannah, and the Sophi(e)s^2) found out that Sage and Jawan >>>>> wee flipping on them, so they took out Jawan.
In another clip, Sophi says she's super tight with Riz and
Savannah, but realizes she's on the bottom. I think it's a total
misdirect that she'll try to take one of them out.
This was a disappointing episode for me. I did not want to see
Sophie get booted and knowing about S50 made the last half of the
episode anticlimactic. If we didn't know Savannah was chosen to play
in S50 this episode would have been a lot better.
I agree completely.-a There was absolutely no suspense at all about
the ending.
Tonight's episode confirmed that Sage is a very emotional and
irrational player. She lucked out big time tonight.
What struck me the most was that everyone was so fixated on Sophie's
strength in challenges that they totally ignored Savannah, who has
not only been strong in challenges but also very smart and strategic.
Savannah continues to survive each episode finding some new way to
remain safe, and it was amazing how she did it again so effortlessly.
The jury also seems to have forgotten about Savannah based on Nate's
(?) comment that taking out Sophie was a good move. That comment could
be a bad sign for Savannah.
In a normal spoiler-free season, I would agree.-a With Sophie gone
Savannah should be the obvious target now.
Sophie was undeniably very strong in challenges but she proved by her
complete surprise at being voted out that she didn't have any kind of
read on the other players.-a Ignoring what we know about Savannah's
plot armor, it seems to me if you have a choice between taking out
challenge beast Sophie or taking out very smart and strategic
challenge beast Savannah, you take out Savannah.
Sophie wasn't surprised at being voted out. It was being voted
unanimously. She said so either as she was leaving or in her final
words. I was surprised as well. Did Rizo do that good of a job at the
food reward that Kristina was willing to put aside her hatred for
Savannah?
There is a reason Rizo was brought back for S50, and maybe his skills as
a con artist are part of it.-a He claims to have New York street smarts,
and I think he is right about that.
The Journey on tonight's episode was great. That was a crazy hard
task. Would Kristina have been able to do all that climbing, etc.?
Including the word "strenuous" in the note was Sophie's downfall as
far as I'm concerned. I was really surprised that they all just let
Steven go for it. Did they forget about the Journey in S47 where
Rachel said she wanted to go to prevent others winning an advantage?
IIRC, she ended up winning a rock draw, then an advantage, and of
course the game.
I thought the difficulty of the challenge might have been a bit over-
hyped.-a The target was actually several feet over the water and I'm
sorry, but tides don't rise quite that fast.-a When he finally got
back and put the code in, there was still a lot of room for the water
to rise and I actually think there was a lot of time to spare,
perhaps as much as another hour.-a I actually thought it was
calibrated in such a way that any of the players, including Kristina,
could have done it.
The tide part of the challenge was a nonfactor. It was navigating
around the island obtaining the six numbers.
But the way the challenge was setup made it seem that the tide would be
a kind of countdown clock, like on the Last Gasp challenge, and it was implied you would have to race to get the numbers and enter them before
the target hit the water.-a But even on Last Gasp, the tide only rises by several inches, if you think about it. In this case, the target was
several feet above the ground and it was still several feet when he
finally smashed it.
With the tide as a non-factor, this was just a one-person scavenger hunt with no real pressure to find the numbers quickly.-a They weren't even really hidden but seemed all out in the open and easy to find.-a A big
part of why Steven got so gassed was that he was so frenetic in running
from point to point.-a I think even with the rock climbing (which didn't look that terrible), if you took it slowly and took your time, it was something anyone could do who was careful, even Kristina.
I thought it was a much easier challenge than that one where they had to move a jillion sandbags before the sand went through the hourglass.
Reward/Immunity Challenge
I liked the twist they added to the "IMMUNITY" block stacking
challenge. The challenge looked a lot harder. When Steven won
immunity and chose Rizo as one of the people to go with him on the
food reward, I knew that was it for Sophie.
Agreed.
Tribal Council
Unless you don't know that Savannah was asked to do S50, this was a
bit of a waste. The "best" part for me was the look on Jeff's face
when Kristina said she hates Savannah. Damn! I don't recall Savannah
ever saying anything mean about Kristina.
That was an amazing and shocking statement.-a It's very rare a player
will admit they hate another player. That made me briefly wonder if
there was perhaps a side of Savannah we haven't seen and if she
perhaps has made negative and nasty comments that were edited out
because she is the eventual winner.-a But then I realized that if she
were truly that nasty and negative, would the show have chosen her
for S50?-a That makes me think that whatever Kristina's problem is
with Savannah, it comes more from Kristina than from Savannah.
My guess is that it's a Kristina issue. Riz and the Sophi(e)s^2 all
seem to like Savannah. Savannah's also having too much fun online with
the mean girl label. Kristina seems to have a big issue with Savannah
being so direct and probably playing the game so hard.
Next Episode
Looks like Steven and Rizo both think they have the game on lock.
Concerning Steven's "Block a Vote" advantage and Sophi's KIP, this
tweet from Dalton is very interesting.
I checked in with Probst on this to get an official ruling, and he
confirms that once Steven gives the Block-a-Vote name back at camp,
it can no longer be stolen with a Knowledge is Power at Tribal
Council. More in my #Survivor49 recap! #Survivor
https://x.com/DaltonRoss/status/1996406872107270339
The ruling from Jeff makes it sound like the KIP is useless against
the "Block a Vote" and "Steal a Vote" advantages as the KIP needs to
be played at TC.
I wondered about that too and it strikes me that's a flaw in the
game's rules, because the KIP didn't seem to have any exceptions.
It certainly adds an element of confusion to the rules.-a Knowing that
Steven won an advantage, I seriously wonder if Soph will try to play
her advantage on him at next tribal to steal it and how Jeff will
explain away why it won't work.
If Sophi wastes her KIP because she's not aware of Jeff's rule that
will really suck. I believe F6 is the last time she can use it. I can
see her not using it so she can use it at FTC to show how confident
she was of her safety in the game.
Yes, I think F6 is her last chance to use it, though I don't recall for sure.-a There's a message from me somewhere here about that.-a With the
vote potentially a 3-3 split between the two factions, I could easily
see her trying to use it on the last allowable chance.-a Just saving it
to brag to everyone at F3 that she had it all along and never used it
seems too showboaty for her.
Frankly the tactic of unveiling an advantage at F3 that you never used always seemed like grandstanding to me.-a It's kind of like a miser dying with a ton of money in the bank that he never spent or buying a brand
new car and leaving in the garage and never using it.-a I realize people think it worked for Maryann, but I think she was going to win anyway. If
I were Soph, I would reveal the advantage at F6 (if that's the last day
it can be used) and try to use it.
On 12/4/2025 7:21 AM, Rick wrote:
On 12/4/2025 1:17 AM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/3/2025 10:11 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/3/2025 10:28 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/3/2025 1:45 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
Tonight's episode is titled "Cherry on Top." I just watched the
sneak peeks that Paramount posted and it looks like Kristina's
kicking herself for wasting her idol last TC. Rizo asks why she
played it on Steven and Steven says it was because they heard the >>>>>> votes were going to be on him. Rizo then tells them that they
(Rizo, Savannah, and the Sophi(e)s^2) found out that Sage and
Jawan wee flipping on them, so they took out Jawan.
In another clip, Sophi says she's super tight with Riz and
Savannah, but realizes she's on the bottom. I think it's a total
misdirect that she'll try to take one of them out.
This was a disappointing episode for me. I did not want to see
Sophie get booted and knowing about S50 made the last half of the
episode anticlimactic. If we didn't know Savannah was chosen to
play in S50 this episode would have been a lot better.
I agree completely.-a There was absolutely no suspense at all about
the ending.
Tonight's episode confirmed that Sage is a very emotional and
irrational player. She lucked out big time tonight.
What struck me the most was that everyone was so fixated on Sophie's
strength in challenges that they totally ignored Savannah, who has
not only been strong in challenges but also very smart and
strategic. Savannah continues to survive each episode finding some
new way to remain safe, and it was amazing how she did it again so
effortlessly.
The jury also seems to have forgotten about Savannah based on Nate's
(?) comment that taking out Sophie was a good move. That comment
could be a bad sign for Savannah.
In a normal spoiler-free season, I would agree.-a With Sophie gone
Savannah should be the obvious target now.
Sophie was undeniably very strong in challenges but she proved by
her complete surprise at being voted out that she didn't have any
kind of read on the other players.-a Ignoring what we know about
Savannah's plot armor, it seems to me if you have a choice between
taking out challenge beast Sophie or taking out very smart and
strategic challenge beast Savannah, you take out Savannah.
Sophie wasn't surprised at being voted out. It was being voted
unanimously. She said so either as she was leaving or in her final
words. I was surprised as well. Did Rizo do that good of a job at the
food reward that Kristina was willing to put aside her hatred for
Savannah?
There is a reason Rizo was brought back for S50, and maybe his skills
as a con artist are part of it.-a He claims to have New York street
smarts, and I think he is right about that.
I was surprised at how fast he threw Sophie UTB. She's from NYC as well. Where were her street smarts?!
The Journey on tonight's episode was great. That was a crazy hard
task. Would Kristina have been able to do all that climbing, etc.?
Including the word "strenuous" in the note was Sophie's downfall as >>>>> far as I'm concerned. I was really surprised that they all just let >>>>> Steven go for it. Did they forget about the Journey in S47 where
Rachel said she wanted to go to prevent others winning an
advantage? IIRC, she ended up winning a rock draw, then an
advantage, and of course the game.
I thought the difficulty of the challenge might have been a bit
over- hyped.-a The target was actually several feet over the water
and I'm sorry, but tides don't rise quite that fast.-a When he
finally got back and put the code in, there was still a lot of room
for the water to rise and I actually think there was a lot of time
to spare, perhaps as much as another hour.-a I actually thought it
was calibrated in such a way that any of the players, including
Kristina, could have done it.
The tide part of the challenge was a nonfactor. It was navigating
around the island obtaining the six numbers.
But the way the challenge was setup made it seem that the tide would
be a kind of countdown clock, like on the Last Gasp challenge, and it
was implied you would have to race to get the numbers and enter them
before the target hit the water.-a But even on Last Gasp, the tide only
rises by several inches, if you think about it. In this case, the
target was several feet above the ground and it was still several feet
when he finally smashed it.
We needed to given some times to judge how hard the challenge was in
terms of need in to get the combo correct in a certain amount of time.
With the tide as a non-factor, this was just a one-person scavenger
hunt with no real pressure to find the numbers quickly.-a They weren't
even really hidden but seemed all out in the open and easy to find.-a A
big part of why Steven got so gassed was that he was so frenetic in
running from point to point.-a I think even with the rock climbing
(which didn't look that terrible), if you took it slowly and took your
time, it was something anyone could do who was careful, even Kristina.
Eventually the tide would have been a factor. If a person forgot a
number or two they would have been screwed. I can see future players studying the tide schedule before they leave in case this challenge
comes up again.
I thought it was a much easier challenge than that one where they had
to move a jillion sandbags before the sand went through the hourglass.
That was a hard challenge. To me this one looked dangerous.
Reward/Immunity Challenge
I liked the twist they added to the "IMMUNITY" block stacking
challenge. The challenge looked a lot harder. When Steven won
immunity and chose Rizo as one of the people to go with him on the
food reward, I knew that was it for Sophie.
Agreed.
Tribal Council
Unless you don't know that Savannah was asked to do S50, this was a >>>>> bit of a waste. The "best" part for me was the look on Jeff's face
when Kristina said she hates Savannah. Damn! I don't recall
Savannah ever saying anything mean about Kristina.
That was an amazing and shocking statement.-a It's very rare a player >>>> will admit they hate another player. That made me briefly wonder if
there was perhaps a side of Savannah we haven't seen and if she
perhaps has made negative and nasty comments that were edited out
because she is the eventual winner.-a But then I realized that if she >>>> were truly that nasty and negative, would the show have chosen her
for S50?-a That makes me think that whatever Kristina's problem is
with Savannah, it comes more from Kristina than from Savannah.
My guess is that it's a Kristina issue. Riz and the Sophi(e)s^2 all
seem to like Savannah. Savannah's also having too much fun online
with the mean girl label. Kristina seems to have a big issue with
Savannah being so direct and probably playing the game so hard.
Next Episode
Looks like Steven and Rizo both think they have the game on lock.
Concerning Steven's "Block a Vote" advantage and Sophi's KIP, this
tweet from Dalton is very interesting.
I checked in with Probst on this to get an official ruling, and he
confirms that once Steven gives the Block-a-Vote name back at camp, >>>>> it can no longer be stolen with a Knowledge is Power at Tribal
Council. More in my #Survivor49 recap! #Survivor
https://x.com/DaltonRoss/status/1996406872107270339
The ruling from Jeff makes it sound like the KIP is useless against >>>>> the "Block a Vote" and "Steal a Vote" advantages as the KIP needs
to be played at TC.
I wondered about that too and it strikes me that's a flaw in the
game's rules, because the KIP didn't seem to have any exceptions. It
certainly adds an element of confusion to the rules.-a Knowing that
Steven won an advantage, I seriously wonder if Soph will try to play
her advantage on him at next tribal to steal it and how Jeff will
explain away why it won't work.
If Sophi wastes her KIP because she's not aware of Jeff's rule that
will really suck. I believe F6 is the last time she can use it. I can
see her not using it so she can use it at FTC to show how confident
she was of her safety in the game.
Yes, I think F6 is her last chance to use it, though I don't recall
for sure.-a There's a message from me somewhere here about that.-a With
the vote potentially a 3-3 split between the two factions, I could
easily see her trying to use it on the last allowable chance.-a Just
saving it to brag to everyone at F3 that she had it all along and
never used it seems too showboaty for her.
Frankly the tactic of unveiling an advantage at F3 that you never used
always seemed like grandstanding to me.-a It's kind of like a miser
dying with a ton of money in the bank that he never spent or buying a
brand new car and leaving in the garage and never using it.-a I realize
people think it worked for Maryann, but I think she was going to win
anyway. If I were Soph, I would reveal the advantage at F6 (if that's
the last day it can be used) and try to use it.
Does the KIP holder need to identify what type of advantage they think
the holder has? Dalton's tweet has me thinking that Jeff is changing how
the KIP works.
The fact that Sophi didn't use her KIP seems to confirm that she and
Rizo were scared to face Sophie at the end. It'll be interesting to see
how these powers play out and who gets screwed over. Also, will someone
find Kristina's HII? It would be great TV if Rizo found it without
anyone knowing and then Sophi using her KIP to steal his first HII
thinking she can take him out.
On 12/4/2025 5:39 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/4/2025 7:21 AM, Rick wrote:
On 12/4/2025 1:17 AM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/3/2025 10:11 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/3/2025 10:28 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/3/2025 1:45 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
There is a reason Rizo was brought back for S50, and maybe his skills
as a con artist are part of it.-a He claims to have New York street
smarts, and I think he is right about that.
I was surprised at how fast he threw Sophie UTB. She's from NYC as
well. Where were her street smarts?!
I don't think Sophie is a street girl.-a She works at Google (actually
You Tube), so she's probably in a higher economic class than Rizo.
The Journey on tonight's episode was great. That was a crazy hard >>>>>> task. Would Kristina have been able to do all that climbing, etc.? >>>>>> Including the word "strenuous" in the note was Sophie's downfall
as far as I'm concerned. I was really surprised that they all just >>>>>> let Steven go for it. Did they forget about the Journey in S47
where Rachel said she wanted to go to prevent others winning an
advantage? IIRC, she ended up winning a rock draw, then an
advantage, and of course the game.
I thought the difficulty of the challenge might have been a bit
over- hyped.-a The target was actually several feet over the water
and I'm sorry, but tides don't rise quite that fast.-a When he
finally got back and put the code in, there was still a lot of room >>>>> for the water to rise and I actually think there was a lot of time
to spare, perhaps as much as another hour.-a I actually thought it
was calibrated in such a way that any of the players, including
Kristina, could have done it.
The tide part of the challenge was a nonfactor. It was navigating
around the island obtaining the six numbers.
But the way the challenge was setup made it seem that the tide would
be a kind of countdown clock, like on the Last Gasp challenge, and it
was implied you would have to race to get the numbers and enter them
before the target hit the water.-a But even on Last Gasp, the tide
only rises by several inches, if you think about it. In this case,
the target was several feet above the ground and it was still several
feet when he finally smashed it.
We needed to given some times to judge how hard the challenge was in
terms of need in to get the combo correct in a certain amount of time.
With the tide as a non-factor, this was just a one-person scavenger
hunt with no real pressure to find the numbers quickly.-a They weren't
even really hidden but seemed all out in the open and easy to find.
A big part of why Steven got so gassed was that he was so frenetic in
running from point to point.-a I think even with the rock climbing
(which didn't look that terrible), if you took it slowly and took
your time, it was something anyone could do who was careful, even
Kristina.
Eventually the tide would have been a factor. If a person forgot a
number or two they would have been screwed. I can see future players
studying the tide schedule before they leave in case this challenge
comes up again.
I just think it's a flawed concept.-a According to a quick Google search, tides generally only rise around 6" to a foot per hour in Fiji.-a I think
if they do it again, they'd be better off going to the hourglass concept they have used before.
I thought it was a much easier challenge than that one where they had
to move a jillion sandbags before the sand went through the hourglass.
That was a hard challenge. To me this one looked dangerous.
I think it looked more dangerous than it was.-a The show isn't going to
risk putting players into physical jeopardy, so there had to be a safe
way to get from point to point.-a It's possible Steven was climbing rocks unnecessarily when he could have just stayed closer to ground.-a The challenges aren't intended to only be possible for someone in tip top
shape.
I do think it is ironic and funny that Sophie sat out the challenge so
she would be well rested for the IC, and Steven ending up winning the IC anyway.
Reward/Immunity Challenge
I liked the twist they added to the "IMMUNITY" block stacking
challenge. The challenge looked a lot harder. When Steven won
immunity and chose Rizo as one of the people to go with him on the >>>>>> food reward, I knew that was it for Sophie.
Agreed.
Tribal Council
Unless you don't know that Savannah was asked to do S50, this was >>>>>> a bit of a waste. The "best" part for me was the look on Jeff's
face when Kristina said she hates Savannah. Damn! I don't recall
Savannah ever saying anything mean about Kristina.
That was an amazing and shocking statement.-a It's very rare a
player will admit they hate another player. That made me briefly
wonder if there was perhaps a side of Savannah we haven't seen and
if she perhaps has made negative and nasty comments that were
edited out because she is the eventual winner.-a But then I realized >>>>> that if she were truly that nasty and negative, would the show have >>>>> chosen her for S50?-a That makes me think that whatever Kristina's
problem is with Savannah, it comes more from Kristina than from
Savannah.
My guess is that it's a Kristina issue. Riz and the Sophi(e)s^2 all
seem to like Savannah. Savannah's also having too much fun online
with the mean girl label. Kristina seems to have a big issue with
Savannah being so direct and probably playing the game so hard.
Next Episode
Looks like Steven and Rizo both think they have the game on lock.
Concerning Steven's "Block a Vote" advantage and Sophi's KIP, this >>>>>> tweet from Dalton is very interesting.
I checked in with Probst on this to get an official ruling, and he >>>>>> confirms that once Steven gives the Block-a-Vote name back at
camp, it can no longer be stolen with a Knowledge is Power at
Tribal Council. More in my #Survivor49 recap! #Survivor
https://x.com/DaltonRoss/status/1996406872107270339
The ruling from Jeff makes it sound like the KIP is useless
against the "Block a Vote" and "Steal a Vote" advantages as the
KIP needs to be played at TC.
I wondered about that too and it strikes me that's a flaw in the
game's rules, because the KIP didn't seem to have any exceptions.
It certainly adds an element of confusion to the rules.-a Knowing
that Steven won an advantage, I seriously wonder if Soph will try
to play her advantage on him at next tribal to steal it and how
Jeff will explain away why it won't work.
If Sophi wastes her KIP because she's not aware of Jeff's rule that
will really suck. I believe F6 is the last time she can use it. I
can see her not using it so she can use it at FTC to show how
confident she was of her safety in the game.
Yes, I think F6 is her last chance to use it, though I don't recall
for sure.-a There's a message from me somewhere here about that.-a With >>> the vote potentially a 3-3 split between the two factions, I could
easily see her trying to use it on the last allowable chance.-a Just
saving it to brag to everyone at F3 that she had it all along and
never used it seems too showboaty for her.
Frankly the tactic of unveiling an advantage at F3 that you never
used always seemed like grandstanding to me.-a It's kind of like a
miser dying with a ton of money in the bank that he never spent or
buying a brand new car and leaving in the garage and never using it.
I realize people think it worked for Maryann, but I think she was
going to win anyway. If I were Soph, I would reveal the advantage at
F6 (if that's the last day it can be used) and try to use it.
Does the KIP holder need to identify what type of advantage they think
the holder has? Dalton's tweet has me thinking that Jeff is changing
how the KIP works.
According to the Survivor Wiki:
"Before the votes are cast at Tribal Council, the Knowledge is Power advantage allows its user to ask one player one of two questions:
whether they have a Hidden Immunity Idol, or whether they have an
advantage. That player is compelled to answer truthfully and, if they
happen to indeed be in possession of an idol or advantage, surrender the requested object to the user. If the user has asked the target for an advantage, and the target is in possession of multiple advantages, the target may choose to surrender any advantage without disclosing the
nature of their other advantages. If the target does not have an idol or advantage, the user receives nothing and the advantage is rendered powerless. The advantage may be played at any Tribal Council until the
final six."
https://survivor.fandom.com/wiki/Knowledge_is_Power_Advantage
So this implies that Soph only need ask if Steven has an advantage - she doesn't need to specify Block a Vote or Steal-a-Vote (which is what Riz thinks it is).
The fact that Sophi didn't use her KIP seems to confirm that she and
Rizo were scared to face Sophie at the end. It'll be interesting to
see how these powers play out and who gets screwed over. Also, will
someone find Kristina's HII? It would be great TV if Rizo found it
without anyone knowing and then Sophi using her KIP to steal his first
HII thinking she can take him out.
That would be hilarious.-a I'm sure it was re-hidden, but I'm not sure
any of these players has the skill to find it unless they make it very obvious.
On 12/4/2025 4:05 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/4/2025 5:39 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/4/2025 7:21 AM, Rick wrote:
On 12/4/2025 1:17 AM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/3/2025 10:11 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/3/2025 10:28 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/3/2025 1:45 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
There is a reason Rizo was brought back for S50, and maybe his
skills as a con artist are part of it.-a He claims to have New York
street smarts, and I think he is right about that.
I was surprised at how fast he threw Sophie UTB. She's from NYC as
well. Where were her street smarts?!
I don't think Sophie is a street girl.-a She works at Google (actually
You Tube), so she's probably in a higher economic class than Rizo.
She does? I just discovered she grew up in the MD suburbs of DC and went
to Columbia. Her family seems very well off.
The Journey on tonight's episode was great. That was a crazy hard >>>>>>> task. Would Kristina have been able to do all that climbing,
etc.? Including the word "strenuous" in the note was Sophie's
downfall as far as I'm concerned. I was really surprised that
they all just let Steven go for it. Did they forget about the
Journey in S47 where Rachel said she wanted to go to prevent
others winning an advantage? IIRC, she ended up winning a rock
draw, then an advantage, and of course the game.
I thought the difficulty of the challenge might have been a bit
over- hyped.-a The target was actually several feet over the water >>>>>> and I'm sorry, but tides don't rise quite that fast.-a When he
finally got back and put the code in, there was still a lot of
room for the water to rise and I actually think there was a lot of >>>>>> time to spare, perhaps as much as another hour.-a I actually
thought it was calibrated in such a way that any of the players,
including Kristina, could have done it.
The tide part of the challenge was a nonfactor. It was navigating
around the island obtaining the six numbers.
But the way the challenge was setup made it seem that the tide would
be a kind of countdown clock, like on the Last Gasp challenge, and
it was implied you would have to race to get the numbers and enter
them before the target hit the water.-a But even on Last Gasp, the
tide only rises by several inches, if you think about it. In this
case, the target was several feet above the ground and it was still
several feet when he finally smashed it.
We needed to given some times to judge how hard the challenge was in
terms of need in to get the combo correct in a certain amount of time.
With the tide as a non-factor, this was just a one-person scavenger
hunt with no real pressure to find the numbers quickly.-a They
weren't even really hidden but seemed all out in the open and easy
to find. A big part of why Steven got so gassed was that he was so
frenetic in running from point to point.-a I think even with the rock >>>> climbing (which didn't look that terrible), if you took it slowly
and took your time, it was something anyone could do who was
careful, even Kristina.
Eventually the tide would have been a factor. If a person forgot a
number or two they would have been screwed. I can see future players
studying the tide schedule before they leave in case this challenge
comes up again.
I just think it's a flawed concept.-a According to a quick Google
search, tides generally only rise around 6" to a foot per hour in
Fiji.-a I think if they do it again, they'd be better off going to the
hourglass concept they have used before.
If that's the case they must have really wanted whoever did the Journey
to succeed. The urn looked pretty high up to me.
I thought it was a much easier challenge than that one where they
had to move a jillion sandbags before the sand went through the
hourglass.
That was a hard challenge. To me this one looked dangerous.
I think it looked more dangerous than it was.-a The show isn't going to
risk putting players into physical jeopardy, so there had to be a safe
way to get from point to point.-a It's possible Steven was climbing
rocks unnecessarily when he could have just stayed closer to ground.
The challenges aren't intended to only be possible for someone in tip
top shape.
Kristina would have tapped out.
I do think it is ironic and funny that Sophie sat out the challenge so
she would be well rested for the IC, and Steven ending up winning the
IC anyway.
So true. It was another example of how you should never pass up an opportunity to earn a power.
Reward/Immunity Challenge
I liked the twist they added to the "IMMUNITY" block stacking
challenge. The challenge looked a lot harder. When Steven won
immunity and chose Rizo as one of the people to go with him on
the food reward, I knew that was it for Sophie.
Agreed.
Tribal Council
Unless you don't know that Savannah was asked to do S50, this was >>>>>>> a bit of a waste. The "best" part for me was the look on Jeff's >>>>>>> face when Kristina said she hates Savannah. Damn! I don't recall >>>>>>> Savannah ever saying anything mean about Kristina.
That was an amazing and shocking statement.-a It's very rare a
player will admit they hate another player. That made me briefly
wonder if there was perhaps a side of Savannah we haven't seen and >>>>>> if she perhaps has made negative and nasty comments that were
edited out because she is the eventual winner.-a But then I
realized that if she were truly that nasty and negative, would the >>>>>> show have chosen her for S50?-a That makes me think that whatever >>>>>> Kristina's problem is with Savannah, it comes more from Kristina
than from Savannah.
My guess is that it's a Kristina issue. Riz and the Sophi(e)s^2 all >>>>> seem to like Savannah. Savannah's also having too much fun online
with the mean girl label. Kristina seems to have a big issue with
Savannah being so direct and probably playing the game so hard.
Next Episode
Looks like Steven and Rizo both think they have the game on lock. >>>>>>>
Concerning Steven's "Block a Vote" advantage and Sophi's KIP,
this tweet from Dalton is very interesting.
I checked in with Probst on this to get an official ruling, and >>>>>>> he confirms that once Steven gives the Block-a-Vote name back at >>>>>>> camp, it can no longer be stolen with a Knowledge is Power at
Tribal Council. More in my #Survivor49 recap! #Survivor
https://x.com/DaltonRoss/status/1996406872107270339
The ruling from Jeff makes it sound like the KIP is useless
against the "Block a Vote" and "Steal a Vote" advantages as the >>>>>>> KIP needs to be played at TC.
I wondered about that too and it strikes me that's a flaw in the
game's rules, because the KIP didn't seem to have any exceptions. >>>>>> It certainly adds an element of confusion to the rules.-a Knowing >>>>>> that Steven won an advantage, I seriously wonder if Soph will try >>>>>> to play her advantage on him at next tribal to steal it and how
Jeff will explain away why it won't work.
If Sophi wastes her KIP because she's not aware of Jeff's rule that >>>>> will really suck. I believe F6 is the last time she can use it. I
can see her not using it so she can use it at FTC to show how
confident she was of her safety in the game.
Yes, I think F6 is her last chance to use it, though I don't recall
for sure.-a There's a message from me somewhere here about that.
With the vote potentially a 3-3 split between the two factions, I
could easily see her trying to use it on the last allowable chance.
Just saving it to brag to everyone at F3 that she had it all along
and never used it seems too showboaty for her.
Frankly the tactic of unveiling an advantage at F3 that you never
used always seemed like grandstanding to me.-a It's kind of like a
miser dying with a ton of money in the bank that he never spent or
buying a brand new car and leaving in the garage and never using it.
I realize people think it worked for Maryann, but I think she was
going to win anyway. If I were Soph, I would reveal the advantage at
F6 (if that's the last day it can be used) and try to use it.
Does the KIP holder need to identify what type of advantage they
think the holder has? Dalton's tweet has me thinking that Jeff is
changing how the KIP works.
According to the Survivor Wiki:
"Before the votes are cast at Tribal Council, the Knowledge is Power
advantage allows its user to ask one player one of two questions:
whether they have a Hidden Immunity Idol, or whether they have an
advantage. That player is compelled to answer truthfully and, if they
happen to indeed be in possession of an idol or advantage, surrender
the requested object to the user. If the user has asked the target for
an advantage, and the target is in possession of multiple advantages,
the target may choose to surrender any advantage without disclosing
the nature of their other advantages. If the target does not have an
idol or advantage, the user receives nothing and the advantage is
rendered powerless. The advantage may be played at any Tribal Council
until the final six."
https://survivor.fandom.com/wiki/Knowledge_is_Power_Advantage
So this implies that Soph only need ask if Steven has an advantage -
she doesn't need to specify Block a Vote or Steal-a-Vote (which is
what Riz thinks it is).
That's what I thought. I guess Jeff's ruling/clarification is basically saying that if a player gives production a name to use the Block a Vote
or Steal a Vote against, that means the advantage has been used and thus can't be stolen. For those two advantages, they should allow the KIP
holder to go to a field producer and say they want to use it
preemptively stop those powers from being played.
The fact that Sophi didn't use her KIP seems to confirm that she and
Rizo were scared to face Sophie at the end. It'll be interesting to
see how these powers play out and who gets screwed over. Also, will
someone find Kristina's HII? It would be great TV if Rizo found it
without anyone knowing and then Sophi using her KIP to steal his
first HII thinking she can take him out.
That would be hilarious.-a I'm sure it was re-hidden, but I'm not sure
any of these players has the skill to find it unless they make it very
obvious.
At this stage of the game that is all I would focus on. It's too late to make new alliances that are going to be effective in getting you to the
end.
On 12/4/2025 9:19 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/4/2025 4:05 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/4/2025 5:39 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/4/2025 7:21 AM, Rick wrote:
On 12/4/2025 1:17 AM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/3/2025 10:11 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/3/2025 10:28 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/3/2025 1:45 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
The Journey on tonight's episode was great. That was a crazy
hard task. Would Kristina have been able to do all that
climbing, etc.? Including the word "strenuous" in the note was >>>>>>>> Sophie's downfall as far as I'm concerned. I was really
surprised that they all just let Steven go for it. Did they
forget about the Journey in S47 where Rachel said she wanted to >>>>>>>> go to prevent others winning an advantage? IIRC, she ended up >>>>>>>> winning a rock draw, then an advantage, and of course the game. >>>>>>>>
I thought the difficulty of the challenge might have been a bit >>>>>>> over- hyped.-a The target was actually several feet over the water >>>>>>> and I'm sorry, but tides don't rise quite that fast.-a When he
finally got back and put the code in, there was still a lot of
room for the water to rise and I actually think there was a lot >>>>>>> of time to spare, perhaps as much as another hour.-a I actually >>>>>>> thought it was calibrated in such a way that any of the players, >>>>>>> including Kristina, could have done it.
The tide part of the challenge was a nonfactor. It was navigating >>>>>> around the island obtaining the six numbers.
But the way the challenge was setup made it seem that the tide
would be a kind of countdown clock, like on the Last Gasp
challenge, and it was implied you would have to race to get the
numbers and enter them before the target hit the water.-a But even
on Last Gasp, the tide only rises by several inches, if you think
about it. In this case, the target was several feet above the
ground and it was still several feet when he finally smashed it.
We needed to given some times to judge how hard the challenge was in
terms of need in to get the combo correct in a certain amount of time. >>>>
With the tide as a non-factor, this was just a one-person scavenger >>>>> hunt with no real pressure to find the numbers quickly.-a They
weren't even really hidden but seemed all out in the open and easy
to find. A big part of why Steven got so gassed was that he was so
frenetic in running from point to point.-a I think even with the
rock climbing (which didn't look that terrible), if you took it
slowly and took your time, it was something anyone could do who was >>>>> careful, even Kristina.
Eventually the tide would have been a factor. If a person forgot a
number or two they would have been screwed. I can see future players
studying the tide schedule before they leave in case this challenge
comes up again.
I just think it's a flawed concept.-a According to a quick Google
search, tides generally only rise around 6" to a foot per hour in
Fiji.-a I think if they do it again, they'd be better off going to the
hourglass concept they have used before.
If that's the case they must have really wanted whoever did the
Journey to succeed. The urn looked pretty high up to me.
It really did. In fact, comparing the beginning of the challenge to the
end, it doesn't seem the tide really increased all that much if at all. After seeing the overhead view of the island and how fast he was
running, I'm willing to bet that challenge went relatively quickly (say, under a half hour).-a The fact that he looked so gassed at the end was probably a combination of the heat, the fact that he was running around
on an empty stomach, and maybe some play-acting to make everyone think
it was more grueling than it really was.-a He certainly recovered in time
to win a challenge that required intense concentration and steadiness.
I thought it was a much easier challenge than that one where they
had to move a jillion sandbags before the sand went through the
hourglass.
That was a hard challenge. To me this one looked dangerous.
I think it looked more dangerous than it was.-a The show isn't going
to risk putting players into physical jeopardy, so there had to be a
safe way to get from point to point.-a It's possible Steven was
climbing rocks unnecessarily when he could have just stayed closer to
ground. The challenges aren't intended to only be possible for
someone in tip top shape.
Kristina would have tapped out.
But that's maybe more a reflection on Kristina than anything else.-a I'm guessing the rest of the current cast could have done this challenge
with minimal effort.
I do think it is ironic and funny that Sophie sat out the challenge
so she would be well rested for the IC, and Steven ending up winning
the IC anyway.
So true. It was another example of how you should never pass up an
opportunity to earn a power.
Someone should go back and check every one of these individual one-
person challenges where the player's vote is at risk and calculate how
often it works out that a player actually loses their vote.-a I have a feeling players are statistically more likely to keep their vote than
lose it when they do one of these challenges.
On 12/4/2025 8:53 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/4/2025 9:19 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/4/2025 4:05 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/4/2025 5:39 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/4/2025 7:21 AM, Rick wrote:
On 12/4/2025 1:17 AM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/3/2025 10:11 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/3/2025 10:28 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/3/2025 1:45 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
The Journey on tonight's episode was great. That was a crazy >>>>>>>>> hard task. Would Kristina have been able to do all that
climbing, etc.? Including the word "strenuous" in the note was >>>>>>>>> Sophie's downfall as far as I'm concerned. I was really
surprised that they all just let Steven go for it. Did they >>>>>>>>> forget about the Journey in S47 where Rachel said she wanted to >>>>>>>>> go to prevent others winning an advantage? IIRC, she ended up >>>>>>>>> winning a rock draw, then an advantage, and of course the game. >>>>>>>>>
I thought the difficulty of the challenge might have been a bit >>>>>>>> over- hyped.-a The target was actually several feet over the
water and I'm sorry, but tides don't rise quite that fast.-a When >>>>>>>> he finally got back and put the code in, there was still a lot >>>>>>>> of room for the water to rise and I actually think there was a >>>>>>>> lot of time to spare, perhaps as much as another hour.-a I
actually thought it was calibrated in such a way that any of the >>>>>>>> players, including Kristina, could have done it.
The tide part of the challenge was a nonfactor. It was navigating >>>>>>> around the island obtaining the six numbers.
But the way the challenge was setup made it seem that the tide
would be a kind of countdown clock, like on the Last Gasp
challenge, and it was implied you would have to race to get the
numbers and enter them before the target hit the water.-a But even >>>>>> on Last Gasp, the tide only rises by several inches, if you think >>>>>> about it. In this case, the target was several feet above the
ground and it was still several feet when he finally smashed it.
We needed to given some times to judge how hard the challenge was
in terms of need in to get the combo correct in a certain amount of >>>>> time.
With the tide as a non-factor, this was just a one-person
scavenger hunt with no real pressure to find the numbers quickly. >>>>>> They weren't even really hidden but seemed all out in the open and >>>>>> easy to find. A big part of why Steven got so gassed was that he
was so frenetic in running from point to point.-a I think even with >>>>>> the rock climbing (which didn't look that terrible), if you took
it slowly and took your time, it was something anyone could do who >>>>>> was careful, even Kristina.
Eventually the tide would have been a factor. If a person forgot a
number or two they would have been screwed. I can see future
players studying the tide schedule before they leave in case this
challenge comes up again.
I just think it's a flawed concept.-a According to a quick Google
search, tides generally only rise around 6" to a foot per hour in
Fiji.-a I think if they do it again, they'd be better off going to
the hourglass concept they have used before.
If that's the case they must have really wanted whoever did the
Journey to succeed. The urn looked pretty high up to me.
It really did. In fact, comparing the beginning of the challenge to
the end, it doesn't seem the tide really increased all that much if at
all. After seeing the overhead view of the island and how fast he was
running, I'm willing to bet that challenge went relatively quickly
(say, under a half hour).-a The fact that he looked so gassed at the
end was probably a combination of the heat, the fact that he was
running around on an empty stomach, and maybe some play-acting to make
everyone think it was more grueling than it really was.-a He certainly
recovered in time to win a challenge that required intense
concentration and steadiness.
Was the RC/IC the same day as the Journey? I think he had a day to recover.
What do you think of this tweet from Steven?
It was surreal watching this journey from a third person vantage point.
All I remembered was chanting those numbers, channeling my inner Spider
Man, and smashing that pot like it held the $1M inside. Truly a life changing moment that IrCOll never forget #survivor49 #survivor
https://x.com/SpaceRamm/status/1996689670873416089
I thought it was a much easier challenge than that one where they >>>>>> had to move a jillion sandbags before the sand went through the
hourglass.
That was a hard challenge. To me this one looked dangerous.
I think it looked more dangerous than it was.-a The show isn't going
to risk putting players into physical jeopardy, so there had to be a
safe way to get from point to point.-a It's possible Steven was
climbing rocks unnecessarily when he could have just stayed closer
to ground. The challenges aren't intended to only be possible for
someone in tip top shape.
Kristina would have tapped out.
But that's maybe more a reflection on Kristina than anything else.
I'm guessing the rest of the current cast could have done this
challenge with minimal effort.
Especially Sophie. Did she say if she regretted not volunteering to go
on the Journey in her exit interviews?
I do think it is ironic and funny that Sophie sat out the challenge
so she would be well rested for the IC, and Steven ending up winning
the IC anyway.
So true. It was another example of how you should never pass up an
opportunity to earn a power.
Someone should go back and check every one of these individual one-
person challenges where the player's vote is at risk and calculate how
often it works out that a player actually loses their vote.-a I have a
feeling players are statistically more likely to keep their vote than
lose it when they do one of these challenges.
They probably do keep their vote the majority of the time. Sometimes
though the challenge is super random. I can't recall the season, but do
you remember the Journey with the dice? IIRC, the dice determined what
would happen. If I was prepping to actually play that challenge would
always be in the back of mind as something that could screw me over.
On 12/5/2025 8:29 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/4/2025 8:53 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/4/2025 9:19 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/4/2025 4:05 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/4/2025 5:39 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/4/2025 7:21 AM, Rick wrote:
On 12/4/2025 1:17 AM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/3/2025 10:11 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/3/2025 10:28 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/3/2025 1:45 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
The Journey on tonight's episode was great. That was a crazy >>>>>>>>>> hard task. Would Kristina have been able to do all that
climbing, etc.? Including the word "strenuous" in the note was >>>>>>>>>> Sophie's downfall as far as I'm concerned. I was really
surprised that they all just let Steven go for it. Did they >>>>>>>>>> forget about the Journey in S47 where Rachel said she wanted >>>>>>>>>> to go to prevent others winning an advantage? IIRC, she ended >>>>>>>>>> up winning a rock draw, then an advantage, and of course the >>>>>>>>>> game.
I thought the difficulty of the challenge might have been a bit >>>>>>>>> over- hyped.-a The target was actually several feet over the >>>>>>>>> water and I'm sorry, but tides don't rise quite that fast. >>>>>>>>> When he finally got back and put the code in, there was still a >>>>>>>>> lot of room for the water to rise and I actually think there >>>>>>>>> was a lot of time to spare, perhaps as much as another hour.-a I >>>>>>>>> actually thought it was calibrated in such a way that any of >>>>>>>>> the players, including Kristina, could have done it.
The tide part of the challenge was a nonfactor. It was
navigating around the island obtaining the six numbers.
But the way the challenge was setup made it seem that the tide
would be a kind of countdown clock, like on the Last Gasp
challenge, and it was implied you would have to race to get the >>>>>>> numbers and enter them before the target hit the water.-a But even >>>>>>> on Last Gasp, the tide only rises by several inches, if you think >>>>>>> about it. In this case, the target was several feet above the
ground and it was still several feet when he finally smashed it.
We needed to given some times to judge how hard the challenge was >>>>>> in terms of need in to get the combo correct in a certain amount
of time.
With the tide as a non-factor, this was just a one-person
scavenger hunt with no real pressure to find the numbers quickly. >>>>>>> They weren't even really hidden but seemed all out in the open
and easy to find. A big part of why Steven got so gassed was that >>>>>>> he was so frenetic in running from point to point.-a I think even >>>>>>> with the rock climbing (which didn't look that terrible), if you >>>>>>> took it slowly and took your time, it was something anyone could >>>>>>> do who was careful, even Kristina.
Eventually the tide would have been a factor. If a person forgot a >>>>>> number or two they would have been screwed. I can see future
players studying the tide schedule before they leave in case this >>>>>> challenge comes up again.
I just think it's a flawed concept.-a According to a quick Google
search, tides generally only rise around 6" to a foot per hour in
Fiji.-a I think if they do it again, they'd be better off going to
the hourglass concept they have used before.
If that's the case they must have really wanted whoever did the
Journey to succeed. The urn looked pretty high up to me.
It really did. In fact, comparing the beginning of the challenge to
the end, it doesn't seem the tide really increased all that much if
at all. After seeing the overhead view of the island and how fast he
was running, I'm willing to bet that challenge went relatively
quickly (say, under a half hour).-a The fact that he looked so gassed
at the end was probably a combination of the heat, the fact that he
was running around on an empty stomach, and maybe some play-acting to
make everyone think it was more grueling than it really was.-a He
certainly recovered in time to win a challenge that required intense
concentration and steadiness.
Was the RC/IC the same day as the Journey? I think he had a day to
recover.
Right, the challenge was Day 20 and the IC was Day 21.-a That's all the
more reason that some of the other players - like Sophie - should have pushed to do the challenge
What do you think of this tweet from Steven?
It was surreal watching this journey from a third person vantage
point. All I remembered was chanting those numbers, channeling my
inner Spider Man, and smashing that pot like it held the $1M inside.
Truly a life changing moment that IrCOll never forget #survivor49 #survivor >>
https://x.com/SpaceRamm/status/1996689670873416089
That's Steven enjoying his moment of attention on the show by engaging
in hyperbole.-a The fact remains that the tide barely moved at all during the challenge, and as a space scientist, he certainly would have known
how tides work and how slow rising they really are.
I thought it was a much easier challenge than that one where they >>>>>>> had to move a jillion sandbags before the sand went through the >>>>>>> hourglass.
That was a hard challenge. To me this one looked dangerous.
I think it looked more dangerous than it was.-a The show isn't going >>>>> to risk putting players into physical jeopardy, so there had to be
a safe way to get from point to point.-a It's possible Steven was
climbing rocks unnecessarily when he could have just stayed closer
to ground. The challenges aren't intended to only be possible for
someone in tip top shape.
Kristina would have tapped out.
But that's maybe more a reflection on Kristina than anything else.
I'm guessing the rest of the current cast could have done this
challenge with minimal effort.
Especially Sophie. Did she say if she regretted not volunteering to go
on the Journey in her exit interviews?
Not in the interview I heard.-a She seemed to say that she and others
were put off by the word "strenuous" because she remembered how gassed
MC was after the sandbag challenge.-a As I said previously, I think that sandbag challenge was several times harder than what Steven had to do.
I do think it is ironic and funny that Sophie sat out the challenge >>>>> so she would be well rested for the IC, and Steven ending up
winning the IC anyway.
So true. It was another example of how you should never pass up an
opportunity to earn a power.
Someone should go back and check every one of these individual one-
person challenges where the player's vote is at risk and calculate
how often it works out that a player actually loses their vote.-a I
have a feeling players are statistically more likely to keep their
vote than lose it when they do one of these challenges.
They probably do keep their vote the majority of the time. Sometimes
though the challenge is super random. I can't recall the season, but
do you remember the Journey with the dice? IIRC, the dice determined
what would happen. If I was prepping to actually play that challenge
would always be in the back of mind as something that could screw me
over.
That was just last season, and I agree it was a terrible challenge -
maybe the worst ever.
On 12/6/2025 8:11 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/5/2025 8:29 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/4/2025 8:53 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/4/2025 9:19 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/4/2025 4:05 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/4/2025 5:39 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/4/2025 7:21 AM, Rick wrote:
On 12/4/2025 1:17 AM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/3/2025 10:11 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/3/2025 10:28 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/3/2025 1:45 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
The Journey on tonight's episode was great. That was a crazy >>>>>>>>>>> hard task. Would Kristina have been able to do all that >>>>>>>>>>> climbing, etc.? Including the word "strenuous" in the note >>>>>>>>>>> was Sophie's downfall as far as I'm concerned. I was really >>>>>>>>>>> surprised that they all just let Steven go for it. Did they >>>>>>>>>>> forget about the Journey in S47 where Rachel said she wanted >>>>>>>>>>> to go to prevent others winning an advantage? IIRC, she ended >>>>>>>>>>> up winning a rock draw, then an advantage, and of course the >>>>>>>>>>> game.
I thought the difficulty of the challenge might have been a >>>>>>>>>> bit over- hyped.-a The target was actually several feet over >>>>>>>>>> the water and I'm sorry, but tides don't rise quite that fast. >>>>>>>>>> When he finally got back and put the code in, there was still >>>>>>>>>> a lot of room for the water to rise and I actually think there >>>>>>>>>> was a lot of time to spare, perhaps as much as another hour. >>>>>>>>>> I actually thought it was calibrated in such a way that any of >>>>>>>>>> the players, including Kristina, could have done it.
The tide part of the challenge was a nonfactor. It was
navigating around the island obtaining the six numbers.
But the way the challenge was setup made it seem that the tide >>>>>>>> would be a kind of countdown clock, like on the Last Gasp
challenge, and it was implied you would have to race to get the >>>>>>>> numbers and enter them before the target hit the water.-a But >>>>>>>> even on Last Gasp, the tide only rises by several inches, if you >>>>>>>> think about it. In this case, the target was several feet above >>>>>>>> the ground and it was still several feet when he finally smashed >>>>>>>> it.
We needed to given some times to judge how hard the challenge was >>>>>>> in terms of need in to get the combo correct in a certain amount >>>>>>> of time.
With the tide as a non-factor, this was just a one-person
scavenger hunt with no real pressure to find the numbers
quickly. They weren't even really hidden but seemed all out in >>>>>>>> the open and easy to find. A big part of why Steven got so
gassed was that he was so frenetic in running from point to
point.-a I think even with the rock climbing (which didn't look >>>>>>>> that terrible), if you took it slowly and took your time, it was >>>>>>>> something anyone could do who was careful, even Kristina.
Eventually the tide would have been a factor. If a person forgot >>>>>>> a number or two they would have been screwed. I can see future
players studying the tide schedule before they leave in case this >>>>>>> challenge comes up again.
I just think it's a flawed concept.-a According to a quick Google >>>>>> search, tides generally only rise around 6" to a foot per hour in >>>>>> Fiji.-a I think if they do it again, they'd be better off going to >>>>>> the hourglass concept they have used before.
If that's the case they must have really wanted whoever did the
Journey to succeed. The urn looked pretty high up to me.
It really did. In fact, comparing the beginning of the challenge to
the end, it doesn't seem the tide really increased all that much if
at all. After seeing the overhead view of the island and how fast he
was running, I'm willing to bet that challenge went relatively
quickly (say, under a half hour).-a The fact that he looked so gassed >>>> at the end was probably a combination of the heat, the fact that he
was running around on an empty stomach, and maybe some play-acting
to make everyone think it was more grueling than it really was.-a He
certainly recovered in time to win a challenge that required intense
concentration and steadiness.
Was the RC/IC the same day as the Journey? I think he had a day to
recover.
Right, the challenge was Day 20 and the IC was Day 21.-a That's all the
more reason that some of the other players - like Sophie - should have
pushed to do the challenge
100%! Sage saying she was 50-50 on doing the Journey was crazy. Why
would she think she was good after her bud Jawan had just been taken out?
What do you think of this tweet from Steven?
It was surreal watching this journey from a third person vantage
point. All I remembered was chanting those numbers, channeling my
inner Spider Man, and smashing that pot like it held the $1M inside.
Truly a life changing moment that IrCOll never forget #survivor49
#survivor
https://x.com/SpaceRamm/status/1996689670873416089
That's Steven enjoying his moment of attention on the show by engaging
in hyperbole.-a The fact remains that the tide barely moved at all
during the challenge, and as a space scientist, he certainly would
have known how tides work and how slow rising they really are.
I was focused on the "life changing moment" of his tweet. Smashing a pot
is not life changing. Winning $1 million is. At least for most people.
I thought it was a much easier challenge than that one where
they had to move a jillion sandbags before the sand went through >>>>>>>> the hourglass.
That was a hard challenge. To me this one looked dangerous.
I think it looked more dangerous than it was.-a The show isn't
going to risk putting players into physical jeopardy, so there had >>>>>> to be a safe way to get from point to point.-a It's possible Steven >>>>>> was climbing rocks unnecessarily when he could have just stayed
closer to ground. The challenges aren't intended to only be
possible for someone in tip top shape.
Kristina would have tapped out.
But that's maybe more a reflection on Kristina than anything else.
I'm guessing the rest of the current cast could have done this
challenge with minimal effort.
Especially Sophie. Did she say if she regretted not volunteering to
go on the Journey in her exit interviews?
Not in the interview I heard.-a She seemed to say that she and others
were put off by the word "strenuous" because she remembered how gassed
MC was after the sandbag challenge.-a As I said previously, I think
that sandbag challenge was several times harder than what Steven had
to do.
Okay, so I was right that "strenuous" got in their heads.
I do think it is ironic and funny that Sophie sat out the
challenge so she would be well rested for the IC, and Steven
ending up winning the IC anyway.
So true. It was another example of how you should never pass up an
opportunity to earn a power.
Someone should go back and check every one of these individual one-
person challenges where the player's vote is at risk and calculate
how often it works out that a player actually loses their vote.-a I
have a feeling players are statistically more likely to keep their
vote than lose it when they do one of these challenges.
They probably do keep their vote the majority of the time. Sometimes
though the challenge is super random. I can't recall the season, but
do you remember the Journey with the dice? IIRC, the dice determined
what would happen. If I was prepping to actually play that challenge
would always be in the back of mind as something that could screw me
over.
That was just last season, and I agree it was a terrible challenge -
maybe the worst ever.
Feels like it was five years ago. I do recall now commenting how the S48 challenges tended to lack the creativity shown in S47. Rachel's Journey challenge was super creative.
On 12/7/2025 7:47 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/6/2025 8:11 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/5/2025 8:29 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/4/2025 8:53 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/4/2025 9:19 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/4/2025 4:05 PM, Rick wrote:Someone should go back and check every one of these individual one- >>>>> person challenges where the player's vote is at risk and calculate
On 12/4/2025 5:39 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/4/2025 7:21 AM, Rick wrote:
On 12/4/2025 1:17 AM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/3/2025 10:11 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/3/2025 10:28 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/3/2025 1:45 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
how often it works out that a player actually loses their vote.-a I >>>>> have a feeling players are statistically more likely to keep their
vote than lose it when they do one of these challenges.
They probably do keep their vote the majority of the time. Sometimes
though the challenge is super random. I can't recall the season, but
do you remember the Journey with the dice? IIRC, the dice determined
what would happen. If I was prepping to actually play that challenge
would always be in the back of mind as something that could screw me
over.
That was just last season, and I agree it was a terrible challenge -
maybe the worst ever.
Feels like it was five years ago. I do recall now commenting how the
S48 challenges tended to lack the creativity shown in S47. Rachel's
Journey challenge was super creative.
What made Rachel's challenge so good was that she had a true ticking
clock with the weights falling into the ocean - you could see how much
time she had left and you could feel the stress as she raced to finish
the challenge.-a With Steven, there was no real ticking clock.-a If they really wanted to use the tide as a timer, they had to have hung the
target much closer to the water, maybe just a foot above it or less.-a Or better, use an hourglass timer with sand running down or maybe even
setup speakers along his path and just have it to a time countdown, like
a 30 minute timer where a voice would announce remaining time left.
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