Puzzle-copying runs rampant on Survivor.
The host answers why they allow it.
It’s an event that often has viewers screaming “Hey, no fair!”
‘Survivor’ host Jeff Probst.Robert Voets/CBS
But why are these certified copycats allowed to just steal someone else’s answer instead of figuring it themselves?
How come there aren’t partitions or sight-line obstacles to keep the contestants honest?
It’s a questionJeff Probsthas been asked many times before includingby EW back in 2013.
The cast of ‘Survivor 44’.Robert Voets/CBS
And he was asked it again on the latest episode of hisOn Fire With Jeff Probst podcast.
“Well, we do,” responds the host.
“We sometimes put up blinders.
Sometimes we’ll give you a cloth to cover your answer from the other tribe.
And sometimes we don’t.
Lots of time it’s logistical it’s just too big and you might’t pull it off.
At least, ifIwere a producer making a television show, that would be my reason for allowing it.
“We attempt to let them create their own society.
And I know that sounds heady, but that is how we look at it.
It’s your world, what do you want to do with it.”
“That was designed to make the tribe figure out: Where do you want your weak player?
Is the reward where you might get food, or immunity where you get protection?
What does that mean moving forward?
“Because it does need to be updated.”
