Survivor Jeff Probst reacts to the winner of the challenge of announcing the wrong
It doesn't happen often, but even after 48 seasons, survivor host Jeff Probst There will still be mistakes.
His latest mistake happened on Wednesday, May 7, Survivor 48when he made a mistake in calling Joe Hunter The winner of the final seven Immunity Challenge.
“At a moment like this, when I make the wrong call, the only thing I think of is to correct the call right away,” Probst, 63, said in the accompaniment of the week’s “on Fire” podcast.
The challenge ends with an arch puzzle made of blocks that spell the word “memorable.” Capturing that both sides require the same puzzle, and Joe has one block in one block. Probst declares Joe winner anyway, then corrects himself immediately and awards victory to Kamilla Karthigesuher puzzle was correctly completed in just a few seconds.
“This is not the first time I've been wrong. I dare Rachel Lamont and executive producers Jay Wolff. “And I do think it’s important for the audience to know that these things really happen.”
Probst called it “Control Chaos” when trying to track all the remaining seven players on Wednesday in different parts of the challenge – adding their own comments while determining who is assembling their puzzles correctly.
“You have to be able to tell the story in real time, who is actually close and can win,” Probst added. “But you also have to tell the same story for someone who thinks you are close, but not because the audience can see there is a wrong letter.”
Probster said his job was getting harder, saying he wouldn't wear headphones during the challenge, so the producers couldn't get him to look up if the player was going to solve the puzzle incorrectly.
“This goes back to the first tribal council in season 1 mark [Burnett] Said, “Hey, they told me there is something you can put in your ears, I can talk to you.” I said, “Yes, do you think there is no one that can give me a shot?” He said, “Okay, everyone told me I should do that, but, Jeff, you demanded.” Since then, I've never worn it. ”
The most famous Probst game mistake happened in season 7, Survivor: Pearl Islandsusually considered one of the best seasons of the show. In a waiver, participants are required to correctly spell out a single block of “Survivor Pearl Island” with a single block. Probst Statement Burton Roberts The winner, unaware that he misspelled “Contact” as “Contact.” Castaways had already begun leaving the game when Probst realized his mistake and called them back.
Survivor 48 aired on CBS at 8 p.m. ET.
