The other day, Sage threw out a ton more info on the S49 pregame
"cheating" scandal. Here's a great recap from someone who has access to
her IG. I extracted the text from the screenshots and cleaned a few
things up to make it easier to discuss here. There's some very
interesting points, especially the ones about Kristina.
--None of the culprits reached out
--S47 cast completely locked down during pregame, she gives them 2/10
based on her experience of pregame which could be an indication as to
why it was such a good season and everyone there, in her experience, genuinely appreciated the integrity of the game
--She also loved Teeny and his energy and when she fist-bumped him, she
got flack from production
--She says the culprits from 49 talked at night but one specifically
talked even when everyone was present
--There were plenty of talks during boat rides and during the two media
days
--Despite multiple warnings from production, they do have blind spots
when it comes to boat rides and at night, and she even told someone
about this.
--Production even warned the players their jobs were on the line at this point and some people got "butt hurt" about it. This is when 2 people
were pulled officially from the season.
--Sage feels like the woman who was pulled from the game wasn't the
worst woman offender overall
--There are six main people who completely disregarded the rules,
including the two people who were ultimately pulled
--Sage says these talks from this group influenced the rest to actively pregame as no one wanted to be left out, and since she was, Sage feels
this was a huge factor in the overall tribe dynamics once the game
finally started
--Sage reveals Kristina ratted out the man who was pulled from the game.
She doesn't blame Kristina for this as it was the right thing to do and regardless to where she and Kristina are at on a personal level now,
Sage says she thinks what Kristina did was brave and the just thing to do.
--The man and woman who were pulled were originally placed on Hina and
grew close during pregame. As Kristina was in a tribe with them and allegedly found out he was mainly plotting against her, she decided to
act. Kristina revealed this information during the game to the rest of
them and were all in agreement that she had done the right thing.
--Sage gives grace to everyone, including the "top offenders," as no one knows how a regular pregame worked. Regardless, they still talked at
night when they knew they weren't supposed to.
--Accountability is how people grow. There's a difference between
talking shit about people and talking about shitty behavior and
cheating, which is also why she will reveal the names in a couple of days
--She knows she won't be friends with the people she will expose as they don't think alike but she still has love for them and has empathy for
them. This is a consequence of their own actions as they cheated
--S49 pregame was 10/10 and it crossed several lines which definitely impacted game dynamics
--She will release the names in a day or two
If what Sage says is true, it sounds to me like Kristina was fine with cheating until she found out she was being targeted as the first boot.
Will Sage name the four big culprits who weren't removed from the game?
Or will CBS contact her and tell her to keep quiet?
Rick wrote to alt.tv.survivor <=-
Will Sage name the four big culprits who weren't removed from the game?
Or will CBS contact her and tell her to keep quiet?
At this point I wonder if CBS even cares what she does? S49 is in the past and the hype is beginning for S50. Is anyone in the mainstream really still talking much about the fine details of S49?
strikes me that Sage is chomping at the bit to stay relevant and is deliberately slow-rolling her disclosures to extend her five minutes of fame. If she is really over the show as she claimed, why doesn't she
just move on with her life?
On 1/4/2026 11:35 PM, Brian Smith wrote:
The other day, Sage threw out a ton more info on the S49 pregame
"cheating" scandal. Here's a great recap from someone who has access
to her IG. I extracted the text from the screenshots and cleaned a few
things up to make it easier to discuss here. There's some very
interesting points, especially the ones about Kristina.
--None of the culprits reached out
--S47 cast completely locked down during pregame, she gives them 2/10
based on her experience of pregame which could be an indication as to
why it was such a good season and everyone there, in her experience,
genuinely appreciated the integrity of the game
--She also loved Teeny and his energy and when she fist-bumped him,
she got flack from production
--She says the culprits from 49 talked at night but one specifically
talked even when everyone was present
--There were plenty of talks during boat rides and during the two
media days
--Despite multiple warnings from production, they do have blind spots
when it comes to boat rides and at night, and she even told someone
about this.
--Production even warned the players their jobs were on the line at
this point and some people got "butt hurt" about it. This is when 2
people were pulled officially from the season.
--Sage feels like the woman who was pulled from the game wasn't the
worst woman offender overall
--There are six main people who completely disregarded the rules,
including the two people who were ultimately pulled
--Sage says these talks from this group influenced the rest to
actively pregame as no one wanted to be left out, and since she was,
Sage feels this was a huge factor in the overall tribe dynamics once
the game finally started
--Sage reveals Kristina ratted out the man who was pulled from the
game. She doesn't blame Kristina for this as it was the right thing to
do and regardless to where she and Kristina are at on a personal level
now, Sage says she thinks what Kristina did was brave and the just
thing to do.
--The man and woman who were pulled were originally placed on Hina and
grew close during pregame. As Kristina was in a tribe with them and
allegedly found out he was mainly plotting against her, she decided to
act. Kristina revealed this information during the game to the rest of
them and were all in agreement that she had done the right thing.
--Sage gives grace to everyone, including the "top offenders," as no
one knows how a regular pregame worked. Regardless, they still talked
at night when they knew they weren't supposed to.
--Accountability is how people grow. There's a difference between
talking shit about people and talking about shitty behavior and
cheating, which is also why she will reveal the names in a couple of days
--She knows she won't be friends with the people she will expose as
they don't think alike but she still has love for them and has empathy
for them. This is a consequence of their own actions as they cheated
--S49 pregame was 10/10 and it crossed several lines which definitely
impacted game dynamics
--She will release the names in a day or two
There's a lot of good data here, but it stills strikes me that she
continues the process of dribbling out information a little bit at a
time, always promising "more to come" like a publicist for an upcoming
TV show.-a-a Why say you will "release the names in a day or two"?-a Either release them now or, if you can't, release them when you can. But why
the childish taunting of seeming to say "you're gonna have to wait until
I'm ready?"
If what Sage says is true, it sounds to me like Kristina was fine with
cheating until she found out she was being targeted as the first boot.
Will Sage name the four big culprits who weren't removed from the
game? Or will CBS contact her and tell her to keep quiet?
At this point I wonder if CBS even cares what she does?-a S49 is in the
past and the hype is beginning for S50.-a Is anyone in the mainstream
really still talking much about the fine details of S49?-a It still
strikes me that Sage is chomping at the bit to stay relevant and is deliberately slow-rolling her disclosures to extend her five minutes of fame.-a If she is really over the show as she claimed, why doesn't she
just move on with her life?
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