Sorry Survivor fans. A major season finale spoiler was revealed by an unlikely source: Jeff Probst.
On Wednesday night’s finale, Probst made a bit of an oopsie. Prior to the shocking mistake, Aubry Bracco won the final immunity challenge and had the opportunity to choose who to send to the fire-making competition, the winner of which makes it to the final three.
Bracco chose contestants Rizo Velovic and Jonathan Young. CBS then cut to Probst hosting in front of a live studio audience in Los Angeles, where it appears he was prompted to bring out the loser of the competition, Velovic, prematurely. Fans both at home and in person hadn’t yet seen the results of the fire-making competition.
The contestants and audience alike were confused. Fellow contestant Cirie Fields alerted Probst to the error, who exited the stage during the commercial break to regroup. Like the professional he is, the iconic host took it on the chin, saying, “I love live television,” according to Variety.
He also joked about the situation when the cameras cut back on, saying: “We were supposed to show you fire-making, and then have the loser of fire-making, Rizo, come out and talk about how charming he is, and if how he had practiced fire-making, maybe he would have won. Instead, we did a ‘Survivor’ twist. It’s the last twist of the season. Now, we’re gonna watch Rizo lose.”
Look on the bright side: at least it was spoiled for everyone. Check out the moment Probst realized his mistake below.
