Interesting theory that the cheating scandal that resulted in two
Survivor 49 players being dropped pre-season may have involved
additional players. Put on your tinfoil hats.-a-a Both Sophies are mentioned, especially yellow Sophie.-a There's also a theory that
Savannah and Rizo may have gotten as close as they did without much explanation because they had talked pre-season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPTqWlNYn4g
On 12/29/2025 9:30 AM, Rick wrote:
Interesting theory that the cheating scandal that resulted in two
Survivor 49 players being dropped pre-season may have involved
additional players. Put on your tinfoil hats.-a-a Both Sophies are
mentioned, especially yellow Sophie.-a There's also a theory that
Savannah and Rizo may have gotten as close as they did without much
explanation because they had talked pre-season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPTqWlNYn4g
Relying on Reddit for info about stuff like this is pretty lame. Given
what happened later in the season, I would say Sophie Segreti was
targeted by Matt, etc. early on because they knew she was a threat. Matt
was also a horrible player.
At some point during the season MC squashed the rumors about Sophi
Balerdi and Sophie Segreti cheating. But I guess according to Reddit
she's like an accomplice because she was an alternate. Why would MC
cover up for them after the fact if she knew they had cheated?
As for people being close right out of the gate, you kind of need to
make strong connections right away to succeed in a game that is so fast paced and short.S49 is not the first time we've seen it happen.
The most interesting part of the video for me was what Andy had to say.
If Andy knows both the players booted for cheating that would suggest
the cheaters knew each other before being cast. If that's the case,
isn't that a huge failure on casting's part?
Also, how do we know that
these people didn't lie to Andy about the cheating to make it seem like
they weren't the only guilty parties? It's also possible Andy knows no
one else cheated but is spreading rumors because he's pissed off for
being cut from S50?
On 12/29/2025 3:54 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/29/2025 9:30 AM, Rick wrote:
Interesting theory that the cheating scandal that resulted in two
Survivor 49 players being dropped pre-season may have involved
additional players. Put on your tinfoil hats.-a-a Both Sophies are
mentioned, especially yellow Sophie.-a There's also a theory that
Savannah and Rizo may have gotten as close as they did without much
explanation because they had talked pre-season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPTqWlNYn4g
Relying on Reddit for info about stuff like this is pretty lame. Given
what happened later in the season, I would say Sophie Segreti was
targeted by Matt, etc. early on because they knew she was a threat.
Matt was also a horrible player.
At some point during the season MC squashed the rumors about Sophi
Balerdi and Sophie Segreti cheating. But I guess according to Reddit
she's like an accomplice because she was an alternate. Why would MC
cover up for them after the fact if she knew they had cheated?
As for people being close right out of the gate, you kind of need to
make strong connections right away to succeed in a game that is so
fast paced and short.S49 is not the first time we've seen it happen.
My take on this is that EVERYONE cheats and talks before the season
starts, but they usually either do it in a low-key manner where they
won't get caught, or else they stop if production sees it and gives them
a warning.-a What's most interesting about the two people that were cut
on S49 is that they apparently kept on talking even after they were warned.-a That's why the show had no choice but to cut them.-a I did find
it coincidentally fortunate that it was a male and a female and they
just happened to have a male and female waiting in the wings.-a Very convenient.
The most interesting part of the video for me was what Andy had to
say. If Andy knows both the players booted for cheating that would
suggest the cheaters knew each other before being cast. If that's the
case, isn't that a huge failure on casting's part?
Not necessarily.-a Andy may have met them after the fact.-a The two
players who were cut may have continued talking about it to people
either connected with the show or who report on the show, after they
left the island, and Andy may still have contact with people in those circles.
Also, how do we know that these people didn't lie to Andy about the
cheating to make it seem like they weren't the only guilty parties?
It's also possible Andy knows no one else cheated but is spreading
rumors because he's pissed off for being cut from S50?
I think whether Andy is telling the truth, lying or just exaggerating,
he is likely doing it not because he is mad about being cut from S50,
but simply because he wants to get attention and be a part of the story.
-aThat seems to be his brand.
On 12/29/2025 2:33 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/29/2025 3:54 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/29/2025 9:30 AM, Rick wrote:
Interesting theory that the cheating scandal that resulted in two
Survivor 49 players being dropped pre-season may have involved
additional players. Put on your tinfoil hats.-a-a Both Sophies are
mentioned, especially yellow Sophie.-a There's also a theory that
Savannah and Rizo may have gotten as close as they did without much
explanation because they had talked pre-season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPTqWlNYn4g
Relying on Reddit for info about stuff like this is pretty lame.
Given what happened later in the season, I would say Sophie Segreti
was targeted by Matt, etc. early on because they knew she was a
threat. Matt was also a horrible player.
At some point during the season MC squashed the rumors about Sophi
Balerdi and Sophie Segreti cheating. But I guess according to Reddit
she's like an accomplice because she was an alternate. Why would MC
cover up for them after the fact if she knew they had cheated?
As for people being close right out of the gate, you kind of need to
make strong connections right away to succeed in a game that is so
fast paced and short.S49 is not the first time we've seen it happen.
My take on this is that EVERYONE cheats and talks before the season
starts, but they usually either do it in a low-key manner where they
won't get caught, or else they stop if production sees it and gives
them a warning.-a What's most interesting about the two people that
were cut on S49 is that they apparently kept on talking even after
they were warned.-a That's why the show had no choice but to cut them.
I did find it coincidentally fortunate that it was a male and a female
and they just happened to have a male and female waiting in the
wings.-a Very convenient.
I was thinking the exact same thing! If both cheaters had been the same gender I wonder if they would have gone with an unbalanced season or
just 16 people? I'm surprised no one one asked Jeff about this possibility.
The most interesting part of the video for me was what Andy had to
say. If Andy knows both the players booted for cheating that would
suggest the cheaters knew each other before being cast. If that's the
case, isn't that a huge failure on casting's part?
Not necessarily.-a Andy may have met them after the fact.-a The two
players who were cut may have continued talking about it to people
either connected with the show or who report on the show, after they
left the island, and Andy may still have contact with people in those
circles.
I saw mention of the cheating scandal preseason but never read any
articles. Have people such as Dalton and Mike Bloom ever said if they interviewed these people?
Also, how do we know that these people didn't lie to Andy about the
cheating to make it seem like they weren't the only guilty parties?
It's also possible Andy knows no one else cheated but is spreading
rumors because he's pissed off for being cut from S50?
I think whether Andy is telling the truth, lying or just exaggerating,
he is likely doing it not because he is mad about being cut from S50,
but simply because he wants to get attention and be a part of the
story. -a-aThat seems to be his brand.
Was he a Rizo hater during S49? lol
On 12/29/2025 4:48 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/29/2025 2:33 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/29/2025 3:54 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/29/2025 9:30 AM, Rick wrote:
Interesting theory that the cheating scandal that resulted in two
Survivor 49 players being dropped pre-season may have involved
additional players. Put on your tinfoil hats.-a-a Both Sophies are
mentioned, especially yellow Sophie.-a There's also a theory that
Savannah and Rizo may have gotten as close as they did without much >>>>> explanation because they had talked pre-season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPTqWlNYn4g
Relying on Reddit for info about stuff like this is pretty lame.
Given what happened later in the season, I would say Sophie Segreti
was targeted by Matt, etc. early on because they knew she was a
threat. Matt was also a horrible player.
At some point during the season MC squashed the rumors about Sophi
Balerdi and Sophie Segreti cheating. But I guess according to Reddit
she's like an accomplice because she was an alternate. Why would MC
cover up for them after the fact if she knew they had cheated?
As for people being close right out of the gate, you kind of need to
make strong connections right away to succeed in a game that is so
fast paced and short.S49 is not the first time we've seen it happen.
My take on this is that EVERYONE cheats and talks before the season
starts, but they usually either do it in a low-key manner where they
won't get caught, or else they stop if production sees it and gives
them a warning.-a What's most interesting about the two people that
were cut on S49 is that they apparently kept on talking even after
they were warned.-a That's why the show had no choice but to cut them.
I did find it coincidentally fortunate that it was a male and a
female and they just happened to have a male and female waiting in
the wings.-a Very convenient.
I was thinking the exact same thing! If both cheaters had been the
same gender I wonder if they would have gone with an unbalanced season
or just 16 people? I'm surprised no one one asked Jeff about this
possibility.
The most interesting part of the video for me was what Andy had to
say. If Andy knows both the players booted for cheating that would
suggest the cheaters knew each other before being cast. If that's
the case, isn't that a huge failure on casting's part?
Not necessarily.-a Andy may have met them after the fact.-a The two
players who were cut may have continued talking about it to people
either connected with the show or who report on the show, after they
left the island, and Andy may still have contact with people in those
circles.
I saw mention of the cheating scandal preseason but never read any
articles. Have people such as Dalton and Mike Bloom ever said if they
interviewed these people?
I don't recall them ever acknowledging this.-a But given they both did preseason interviews with all the players and the decision to cut the
two was apparently right before filming began for the season, I suspect
they may have.-a Thing is, both Mike and Dalton (and Rob as well) are somewhat under CBS' control in terms of what they can and can't talk
about, so they will probably keep quiet about this until and unless CBS
lets them talk about it.-a As for the players who were cut, they are
still governed by their NDAs, so it may be a while before they are officially able to discuss what happened.-a To this day, I don't believe their names were ever revealed.
On 12/29/2025 5:26 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/29/2025 4:48 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/29/2025 2:33 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/29/2025 3:54 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/29/2025 9:30 AM, Rick wrote:
Interesting theory that the cheating scandal that resulted in two >>>>>> Survivor 49 players being dropped pre-season may have involved
additional players. Put on your tinfoil hats.-a-a Both Sophies are >>>>>> mentioned, especially yellow Sophie.-a There's also a theory that >>>>>> Savannah and Rizo may have gotten as close as they did without
much explanation because they had talked pre-season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPTqWlNYn4g
Relying on Reddit for info about stuff like this is pretty lame.
Given what happened later in the season, I would say Sophie Segreti >>>>> was targeted by Matt, etc. early on because they knew she was a
threat. Matt was also a horrible player.
At some point during the season MC squashed the rumors about Sophi
Balerdi and Sophie Segreti cheating. But I guess according to
Reddit she's like an accomplice because she was an alternate. Why
would MC cover up for them after the fact if she knew they had
cheated?
As for people being close right out of the gate, you kind of need
to make strong connections right away to succeed in a game that is
so fast paced and short.S49 is not the first time we've seen it
happen.
My take on this is that EVERYONE cheats and talks before the season
starts, but they usually either do it in a low-key manner where they
won't get caught, or else they stop if production sees it and gives
them a warning.-a What's most interesting about the two people that
were cut on S49 is that they apparently kept on talking even after
they were warned.-a That's why the show had no choice but to cut
them. I did find it coincidentally fortunate that it was a male and
a female and they just happened to have a male and female waiting in
the wings.-a Very convenient.
I was thinking the exact same thing! If both cheaters had been the
same gender I wonder if they would have gone with an unbalanced
season or just 16 people? I'm surprised no one one asked Jeff about
this possibility.
The most interesting part of the video for me was what Andy had to
say. If Andy knows both the players booted for cheating that would
suggest the cheaters knew each other before being cast. If that's
the case, isn't that a huge failure on casting's part?
Not necessarily.-a Andy may have met them after the fact.-a The two
players who were cut may have continued talking about it to people
either connected with the show or who report on the show, after they
left the island, and Andy may still have contact with people in
those circles.
I saw mention of the cheating scandal preseason but never read any
articles. Have people such as Dalton and Mike Bloom ever said if they
interviewed these people?
I don't recall them ever acknowledging this.-a But given they both did
preseason interviews with all the players and the decision to cut the
two was apparently right before filming began for the season, I
suspect they may have.-a Thing is, both Mike and Dalton (and Rob as
well) are somewhat under CBS' control in terms of what they can and
can't talk about, so they will probably keep quiet about this until
and unless CBS lets them talk about it.-a As for the players who were
cut, they are still governed by their NDAs, so it may be a while
before they are officially able to discuss what happened.-a To this
day, I don't believe their names were ever revealed.
Sage has something to say about this and it sounds like she'll have even more to say when she gets around to it. This message focuses on Sophie Segreti. Sage says talking during pregame on S47 was 2.0/10 tops. On S49
she says it was 9.9999/10. She goes on to say "But when it comes to
Sophie Segreti, she was hands down the best behaved person in our cast.
I actually thought she was the alternate for our season since she
wouldn't engage with anyone."
Here's here full message.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G9YWRSdWoAArGeW?format=jpg&name=large
Sage's comments back up what MC said about Sophie Segreti. Also shows
that some on Reddit have horrible takes.
If Sage's assessment is correct about how bad the pregame talk was in
S49 and that Sophie Segerti is innocent, just how bad were the two
people got booted? Were they booted because they didn't take the warning seriously? Does that mean the others did take it seriously?
On 12/30/2025 2:29 AM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/29/2025 5:26 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/29/2025 4:48 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/29/2025 2:33 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/29/2025 3:54 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/29/2025 9:30 AM, Rick wrote:
Interesting theory that the cheating scandal that resulted in two >>>>>>> Survivor 49 players being dropped pre-season may have involved
additional players. Put on your tinfoil hats.-a-a Both Sophies are >>>>>>> mentioned, especially yellow Sophie.-a There's also a theory that >>>>>>> Savannah and Rizo may have gotten as close as they did without
much explanation because they had talked pre-season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPTqWlNYn4g
Relying on Reddit for info about stuff like this is pretty lame.
Given what happened later in the season, I would say Sophie
Segreti was targeted by Matt, etc. early on because they knew she >>>>>> was a threat. Matt was also a horrible player.
At some point during the season MC squashed the rumors about Sophi >>>>>> Balerdi and Sophie Segreti cheating. But I guess according to
Reddit she's like an accomplice because she was an alternate. Why >>>>>> would MC cover up for them after the fact if she knew they had
cheated?
As for people being close right out of the gate, you kind of need >>>>>> to make strong connections right away to succeed in a game that is >>>>>> so fast paced and short.S49 is not the first time we've seen it
happen.
My take on this is that EVERYONE cheats and talks before the season >>>>> starts, but they usually either do it in a low-key manner where
they won't get caught, or else they stop if production sees it and
gives them a warning.-a What's most interesting about the two people >>>>> that were cut on S49 is that they apparently kept on talking even
after they were warned.-a That's why the show had no choice but to
cut them. I did find it coincidentally fortunate that it was a male >>>>> and a female and they just happened to have a male and female
waiting in the wings.-a Very convenient.
I was thinking the exact same thing! If both cheaters had been the
same gender I wonder if they would have gone with an unbalanced
season or just 16 people? I'm surprised no one one asked Jeff about
this possibility.
The most interesting part of the video for me was what Andy had to >>>>>> say. If Andy knows both the players booted for cheating that would >>>>>> suggest the cheaters knew each other before being cast. If that's >>>>>> the case, isn't that a huge failure on casting's part?
Not necessarily.-a Andy may have met them after the fact.-a The two >>>>> players who were cut may have continued talking about it to people
either connected with the show or who report on the show, after
they left the island, and Andy may still have contact with people
in those circles.
I saw mention of the cheating scandal preseason but never read any
articles. Have people such as Dalton and Mike Bloom ever said if
they interviewed these people?
I don't recall them ever acknowledging this.-a But given they both did
preseason interviews with all the players and the decision to cut the
two was apparently right before filming began for the season, I
suspect they may have.-a Thing is, both Mike and Dalton (and Rob as
well) are somewhat under CBS' control in terms of what they can and
can't talk about, so they will probably keep quiet about this until
and unless CBS lets them talk about it.-a As for the players who were
cut, they are still governed by their NDAs, so it may be a while
before they are officially able to discuss what happened.-a To this
day, I don't believe their names were ever revealed.
Sage has something to say about this and it sounds like she'll have
even more to say when she gets around to it. This message focuses on
Sophie Segreti. Sage says talking during pregame on S47 was 2.0/10
tops. On S49 she says it was 9.9999/10. She goes on to say "But when
it comes to Sophie Segreti, she was hands down the best behaved person
in our cast. I actually thought she was the alternate for our season
since she wouldn't engage with anyone."
Here's here full message.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G9YWRSdWoAArGeW?format=jpg&name=large
Sage's comments back up what MC said about Sophie Segreti. Also shows
that some on Reddit have horrible takes.
If Sage's assessment is correct about how bad the pregame talk was in
S49 and that Sophie Segerti is innocent, just how bad were the two
people got booted? Were they booted because they didn't take the
warning seriously? Does that mean the others did take it seriously?
That's what I'm thinking.-a My take is that everyone talks pregame, and
some push the envelope harder than others.-a I can easily see Shannon and Ruiz doing a lot of envelope pushing.-a But most people will stop when
they get a warning by production.-a The two unnamed players who were cut apparently didn't.
I almost half wonder if the reason Sophie S. got targeted early is that
she DIDN'T participate in the pregame shenanigans.-a Maybe she's the one person who had no pregame bonds with anyone.
On 12/29/2025 5:26 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/29/2025 4:48 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/29/2025 2:33 PM, Rick wrote:
On 12/29/2025 3:54 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
On 12/29/2025 9:30 AM, Rick wrote:
Interesting theory that the cheating scandal that resulted in two >>>>>> Survivor 49 players being dropped pre-season may have involved
additional players. Put on your tinfoil hats.-a-a Both Sophies are >>>>>> mentioned, especially yellow Sophie.-a There's also a theory that >>>>>> Savannah and Rizo may have gotten as close as they did without
much explanation because they had talked pre-season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPTqWlNYn4g
Relying on Reddit for info about stuff like this is pretty lame.
Given what happened later in the season, I would say Sophie Segreti >>>>> was targeted by Matt, etc. early on because they knew she was a
threat. Matt was also a horrible player.
At some point during the season MC squashed the rumors about Sophi
Balerdi and Sophie Segreti cheating. But I guess according to
Reddit she's like an accomplice because she was an alternate. Why
would MC cover up for them after the fact if she knew they had
cheated?
As for people being close right out of the gate, you kind of need
to make strong connections right away to succeed in a game that is
so fast paced and short.S49 is not the first time we've seen it
happen.
My take on this is that EVERYONE cheats and talks before the season
starts, but they usually either do it in a low-key manner where they
won't get caught, or else they stop if production sees it and gives
them a warning.-a What's most interesting about the two people that
were cut on S49 is that they apparently kept on talking even after
they were warned.-a That's why the show had no choice but to cut
them. I did find it coincidentally fortunate that it was a male and
a female and they just happened to have a male and female waiting in
the wings.-a Very convenient.
I was thinking the exact same thing! If both cheaters had been the
same gender I wonder if they would have gone with an unbalanced
season or just 16 people? I'm surprised no one one asked Jeff about
this possibility.
The most interesting part of the video for me was what Andy had to
say. If Andy knows both the players booted for cheating that would
suggest the cheaters knew each other before being cast. If that's
the case, isn't that a huge failure on casting's part?
Not necessarily.-a Andy may have met them after the fact.-a The two
players who were cut may have continued talking about it to people
either connected with the show or who report on the show, after they
left the island, and Andy may still have contact with people in
those circles.
I saw mention of the cheating scandal preseason but never read any
articles. Have people such as Dalton and Mike Bloom ever said if they
interviewed these people?
I don't recall them ever acknowledging this.-a But given they both did
preseason interviews with all the players and the decision to cut the
two was apparently right before filming began for the season, I
suspect they may have.-a Thing is, both Mike and Dalton (and Rob as
well) are somewhat under CBS' control in terms of what they can and
can't talk about, so they will probably keep quiet about this until
and unless CBS lets them talk about it.-a As for the players who were
cut, they are still governed by their NDAs, so it may be a while
before they are officially able to discuss what happened.-a To this
day, I don't believe their names were ever revealed.
Sage has something to say about this and it sounds like she'll have even more to say when she gets around to it. This message focuses on Sophie Segreti. Sage says talking during pregame on S47 was 2.0/10 tops. On S49
she says it was 9.9999/10. She goes on to say "But when it comes to
Sophie Segreti, she was hands down the best behaved person in our cast.
I actually thought she was the alternate for our season since she
wouldn't engage with anyone."
Here's here full message.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G9YWRSdWoAArGeW?format=jpg&name=large
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