Joe, Dee, Johnathon, Kyle, Genevieve

First out: Kamilla

Mozart Paintings, you're in

cwpaggie07, our 2025 runner-up, also in.

Okay

First out Angelina

Coach, Aubrey, Chrissy, Jonathan, Christian

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First out Angelina

Coach, Aubrey, Chrissy, Jonathan, Christian

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You're in! 8 contestants so far and 8 different "first outs".
Also 8 contestants in after 1 day; last year we had 14 total.

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Emily, Mike, Genevieve, Jonathan, Colby.

First Out: Q

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You're in! And while I'm not sure it's a shared opinion, I find Emily capable of being sneaky island hot once she stopped being clueless about how to speak to other humans.

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I think you're on an island there with that opinion...

Also, I am already thinking my First Out pick of Q was a poor one. First Out will likely be someone who is a threat to win or a weak challenge player, which I don't think he fits either of those categories. I went with him annoying everyone, but we'll see how it plays out.

Savannah, Joe, Charlie, Rizzo, Aubrey.
First out: Q (I will greatly miss thinking of Velvet Jones every time he opens his mouth).

As I did in 49, if I win any money, please donate it to the Williamson County Animal Shelter, and I'll match it.

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Savannah, Joe, Charlie, Rizzo, Aubrey.
First out: Q (I will greatly miss thinking of Velvet Jones every time he opens his mouth).

As I did in 49, if I win any money, please donate it to the Williamson County Animal Shelter, and I'll match it.

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You're in!

More hype from JP. I'm hoping this photo is from Jeff revealing he's the secret 25th contestant and giving himself $1 million,, which is probably a paycut for him - he's made $8 million / season since 2016.



Jeff Probst says season 50 is 'the most fun I've ever had on any season of Survivor'

Jeff Probst is all about the vibes, and he was vibing hard during filming on Survivor 50. How hard, exactly?

"Season 50 is the most fun I've ever had on a season of Survivor," the host and showrunner tells Entertainment Weekly.

Considering that is judging against 49 other installments, that is truly saying something. Especially when you remember how little fun Probst has said he had during the very first all-stars season (titled, coincidentally enough, Survivor: All-Stars). So what gives? Why did this super-sized group of 24 returning players make the Hostmaster General so gosh darn happy?

"It's due to two things," Probst says. "The fact that the fans decided the type of gameplay, because that created uncertainty in a way that it didn't really matter what they decided. The point was they were the ones in charge of deciding. So the players had no idea what was coming."

Probst was a fan of that uncertainty, and was an even bigger fan of how the contestants reacted to it. "The second reason it's the most fun I've ever had on any season of Survivor is because every single player fully embraced that uncertainty and played very hard. They left everything they had in them in the jungles of Fiji."

But guess what? It turns out Jeff Probst's pants are most certainly on fire because he was lying when he said there were two reasons he had so much fun on Survivor 50. It turns out there were… three! The other reason he was filled with joy is because the players were as well. I mentioned in our big Survivor 50 cover story how the cast members seemed programmed before the game to talk about how much fun they wanted to have on season 50, and it seems that carried over into filming, leading to a bold proclamation from the host.


"This is the only returning player season where the players had real joy and gratitude for being invited back," he says. "And that's not a slam on other seasons. We invite players back because we like what they bring to the game. And that doesn't mean that everybody behaves in the same way. We like the mixture. This just so happened to be this beautiful storm of opportunity and gratitude, and you felt it."

How exactly did that storm come to pass? "I think the reason the players felt it is we all kind of sensed that Survivor 50 could be something really special, starting with the number 50," says the host. "Then the intention we put into 50 as the producers and the expectation that the audience will have on 50 for entertainment gets put on the shoulders of the players, who now have to step into it."

Probst says the cast got to stepping. "I'm not just saying this: You will see from first out to whoever ends up winning that everybody came and gave what they had. And you're gonna see a really fun season of Survivor."

The host also says you will see that fun come into play in his interactions with the cast at challenges and Tribal Council. "I look at it as live improv, but with much different stakes and slightly different rules," Probst says. "And it's one of the reasons I'm still so in invigorated by Survivor, is that's pretty much me in the moment in my role as host saying, Let's have some fun, or Let me push back, or Let me be your foil, or Let me be your ally or your straight person whatever it is, Survivor's taking on this extra layer of you enter this world and you never really know what's gonna happen."

Charlie, Genevieve, Jonathan, Aubrey, Stephanie

Q first boot

Jonathan, Charlie, Aubrey, Cirie, Joe

First out Angelina.

Stephanie is so cursed. Her tribe seems the weakest and probably the least likely to win a puzzle.

Eso Si and agsquirrel, your picks are loaded, TY

All you Jonathan pickers are going to net zero points; he always calls him "Mr. Jeff" for some reason.

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All you Jonathan pickers are going to net zero points; he always calls him "Mr. Jeff" for some reason.

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I definitely missed that reading in the pick 'em but I see Mr. Jeff which by his words he does as a sign of respect is vastly different from Uncle Jeff. Especially because he does that for everyone so likely something ingrained in him by his family

If we are counting that as a minus every time I would respectfully ask to switch him out

Technically, he is Mr. Jeff Probst, so I think that's Ok.

Yeah, can we clarify about "Mr. Jeff", "Uncle J", etc and switch if they will get negative points?

Christian
Charlie
Stephanie
Jonathon
Colby

First out - Chrissy

Rizzo or Savannah are the first out.

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Christian
Charlie
Stephanie
Jonathon
Colby

First out - Chrissy

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You're in, thanks for playing!

Phenomenal quote by Rizzo about Q in his interview on EW

"My ego isn't as big as a lot of these people's egos out here. Like, f---ing Q still thinks he won 46. And I'm thinking "Q, what the f--- world are you talking in? What world do you think you're this great player?" I love Q, just not to play with."

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Ag87H2O said:

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Christian
Charlie
Stephanie
Jonathon
Colby

First out - Chrissy

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You're in, thanks for playing!

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Thanks for coming up with the rules and tracking the results. I know that takes a lot of time.

My wife and I have been watching Survivor since Season 1, so this should be a lot of fun. With this many good, experienced players, I imagine there will be tons of unexpected twists and turns along with a ton of nostalgia.

My 5: Charlie, Dee, Chrissy, Kyle, Jonathan for the bonus points.

First out: Aubry?

I feel like some people are just likable and you want to work with them, and some people will have a rep that may lead to an early dismissal. I could also see Joe and Ozzy trying to get a less athletic player out first and the women banding together for survival pretty easily.

Just rewatched several of the early episodes they released. A few notes:

Forgot how good Kyle and Camilla were together. That cast was fun to watch but K & C did fantastic.

Season 46 was also fun. I think Tiff coming back is a poor choice, but Q will be entertaining if nothing else. Charlie was fun to watch but the episode they aired was not how I remember him.

Really wish Racheal Lemont was back, she has been my favorite recent winner.

It feels like 11 is a lot of players from recent 5 seasons, but they don't know each other as well as long time alumni and I think in general a few younger players will be "start struck" turn

Stephanie
Charlie
Rick
Christian
Chrissy

First out: Tiffany

rhutton & 7yr plan, your picks are in.

Already up to 14 people playing with 4 days to go until the premiere. That's already the # we had last year total.

Wednesday I'll post together some stats on most popular picks and first outs.

So far: 14 pickers have combined to pick 23 out of the 24 Survivors. Only Tiff hasn't been picked on the good side of things.

14 pickers have chosen 10 different people to get voted off first. Q is the "most popular" pick with 3.

Just a reminder if you haven't made your picks yet, you have until 659 PM on Wednesday, February 25th.

Can't wait!

My wife and I went to the Survivor Hidden Idol Event today in Austin. We met Mitch the Aggie, Coby from Survivor: Palau and Karishma from Island of the Idols.

I watched Friday's flashback where Kyle masterminds the plan to blindside Shauhin, essentially winning the game in the process by being able to tell the jury that he tricked Joe and Eva into turning on their own.

Really enjoyed Shauhin, wish he was back for 50 instead of one of the others.

Charlie
Mike W
Christian
Kamila
Audrey

Rizzo first boot.

Assuming you mean Aubry?

Thanks for doing the pool, should make it fun!

Mike White
Genevieve Mushaluk
Cirie Fields
Jenna Lewis
Jonathan Young

First Out: Dee Valladeres

CharleyKerfeld said:

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Assuming you mean Aubry?

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her too.

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Thanks for doing the pool, should make it fun!

Mike White
Genevieve Mushaluk
Cirie Fields
Jenna Lewis
Jonathan Young

First Out: Dee Valladeres

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You're in, and with you and RudyJax we've officially surpassed last year's total # of posters playing already. Up to 16 now.
Jonathan has now appeared on 12 ballots; Charlie on 10.


Spreadsheet link.

Rizo
Christian
Jonathan
Cirie
Charlie

First Out - Angelina

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Rizo
Christian
Jonathan
Cirie
Charlie

First Out - Angelina

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The Champ of Season 49 returns!