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Survivor had warned us that Everyone Will Be Shooketh, and yet we discuss being the furthest thing from it regarding one of the castaways who, after making the same crucial mistake that sent them packing over ten years ago, was voted out this week. We chat about the confusion around a few of the game mechanics, the challenge fail, and Boston Rob's prized pupil.

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References:
Survivor Contestant Jonathan Young Reveals 'Boston' Rob Mariano Trained Him for 4 Years Ahead of Season 50 - from People Mag (2026)
https://people.com/survivor-jonathan-young-reveals-boston-rob-mariano-trained-him-4-years-exclusive-11921606

Jonathan Young Details Emotional Letter Boston Rob Wrote Him Before ‘Survivor 50 from Men's Journal (2026)
https://www.mensjournal.com/entertainment/jonathan-young-survivor-50-preseason-interview

Survivor Game Changers: Why Did Ozzy Lusth Get Voted Out? from Surviving Tribal (2017)
https://survivingtribal.com/2017/04/23/survivor-game-changers-ozzy-lusth-boot-breakdown/

Survivor: Jeff Probst says 'I was wrong by several thousand miles' about Ozzy fromo Entertainment Weekly (2017)
https://ew.com/tv/2017/04/20/survivor-jeff-probst-game-changers-ozzy-hali/

Survivor: Micronesia's Ozzy: "I Didn't See It Coming" (interview with Ozzy) from TV Guide (2008)
https://www.tvguide.com/news/survivor-micronesia-ozzy-39800/

Emily's Unruly Game Could Save This Era of Survivor: In an age of superfans and students of the game, Emily's untameable personality is the agent of chaos this show deeply needs from Primetimer (2023)
https://www.primetimer.com/features/survivor-45-no-man-left-behind-emily-chaos-agent

16th Player Voted Out interview
youtube.com/watch?v=Rxb0vEhTd6k&t=889s&pp=ygUXZXhpdCBpbnRlcnZpZXcgc3Vydml2b3I%3D

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We meet Jimmy, a boy from the Internet who sells chocolate bars to make a little extra cash, and find out he's brought a portion of that cash to the set of Survivor 50. We also find out Molly's thoughts on watching her first auction, Rob asks where the show-mances are (he's such a Romber), and Jessica - instead of serving a side dish of chaos - this week as her advice, turns up the flame and serves an entree of advice to Jeff.

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References:

Survivor Auction: Why we haven’t seen it in over 5 seasons (2018)
https://survivingtribal.com/2018/12/31/jeff-probst-survivor-auction/

Jeff Probst explains how they remade the Survivor auction (2023)
https://ew.com/survivor-45-jeff-probst-explains-how-they-remade-auction-8402407

Jeff Probst explains why there is no Survivor auction for season 46 (2024)
https://ew.com/survivor-host-jeff-probst-explains-why-no-season-46-auction-8576398

Survivor Auction analysis: Should you bid on the first covered item? (2024)
https://gradientdescending.com/survivor-auction-analysis-should-you-bid-on-the-first-covered-item/

The ‘Survivor’ Auction Is Starting to Expire (2024)
https://collider.com/survivor-47-auction-challenge/

Survivor's Delayed Response to Claims of 'Inappropriate Touching' Prove Reality TV Has a Conduct Problem (2019)
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a30188868/survivor-inappropriate-touching-dan-spilo-removal-explained/

'Survivor' Contestant Dan Spilo 'Removed' from Game Following 'Off-Camera,' Undisclosed 'Incident'(2019)
https://people.com/tv/survivor-dan-spilo-removed-off-camera-incident/

Savannah answers a question about the cuddling at night (2026)
https://www.reddit.com/r/survivor/comments/1scmu3c/survivor_rule_change_according_to_sav/
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We touch down on this historic episode of Survivor 50, where Jeff Probst himself finally takes his first stab at competing in a challenge. While we're still unsure on what it is he thinks he deserves, we do deliver a hearty serving a mockery and derision over the fact that it's taken until season 50 to test drive a challenge on his own show. Our annoyance with the honor and integrity crew increases as we wonder if they know what television show they're on, and Molly learns about jury management and the upcoming Surivor auction that Jessica and Rob think will be arriving next episode.

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References:
FAMOUS SURVIVOR RICE MOMENTS:
Survivor Cagayan: J'Tia pours the rice in the fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG90v1qcAxw
Surivor Redemption Island "Rice Wars"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFJ8EVWeOUA
Survivor David vs Goliath: Angelina's rice negotiation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcThSLP4U1c
Surivor Australian Outback: Castaways have to rescue the rice during a storm during the second season
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivVnpfZizkc
AESTHETICS OF SURVIVOR:
"Shooting Surivor" from Vertical Mag about filming helicopter scenes for Survivor
https://verticalmag.com/features/shooting-survivor/
"Reality TV Isn't Trash: The Editing of Survivor" from Film Inquiry
https://www.filminquiry.com/the-editing-of-survivor/
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This week on Plz Survive we discuss doubling over with laughter while watching Coach try to escape his own lies, wonder about the logistics of sorting through two thousand coconuts, the social politics of selecting a challenge partner, Devens' idol gambit, and Stephenie hulking out on Christian during tribal council. We also share our current front runner picks and potential new alliances that may form in the coming weeks as we approach the final third of this season of Survivor 50.

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References:
People Magazine article from 2004 "Jeff Probst Admits to 'Survivor' Romance"
https://people.com/celebrity/jeff-probst-admits-to-survivor-romance/

Chrissy Hofbeck exit interview with EW "Survivor 50 star Chrissy Hofbeck reveals Mike White complained she talked too much"
https://ew.com/survivor-50-chrissy-hofbeck-reveals-mike-white-complained-interview-11950601

Coach voted for himselff in the 2024 election
https://pagesix.com/2026/04/16/entertainment/survivor-50-star-coach-wade-talks-maga-alliance-voting-for-himself-in-2024-election/

Coach talking to EW about Joe having to vote twice
https://ew.com/survivor-50-coach-reveals-player-vote-twice-tribal-council-interview-11950781

The Funny 115 entry about Coach which includes a number of his iconic quotes
http://funny115.com/v2/1_coach_b.htm
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Jessica explains to newbie Molly that the way Jonathan and Coach play the game, is, well, That's Not How I Play Survivor, as Rob agrees, We chat about how it would be nice if the honorable men would stop yelling at the women and culturally appropriating Japanese culture for long enough to actually form some strategy. The Plz Survive trio takes a stab at mapping out the current alliances and enemies solidifying on the beach, and wonder what other option Aubry had for her very public idol, and ends with some advice for Jonthan and Coach, and suggestions for retroactively renaming the 40s seasons.

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References:
NYT article from 2005 about Stephenie being on a Tribe of 1 on Survivor: Palau
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/14/arts/television/and-now-a-survivor-first-a-tribe-with-one-member.html

EW article from 2020 about Stephenie's experience on Survivor: Heroes vs Villains (included with raw footage of her memorable shoulder injury)
https://ew.com/tv/survivor-stephenie-lagrossa-heroes-vs-villains/

People Magazine article from 2026 where - embarassingly - Jonathan Young talks about how Boston Rob "trained" him for 4 years ahead of season 50
https://people.com/survivor-jonathan-young-reveals-boston-rob-mariano-trained-him-4-years-exclusive-11921606

Dee calls Rizo a "weasel"
https://pagesix.com/2026/04/09/entertainment/survivor-50-star-dee-valladares-says-rizo-lied-to-her-during-pregame-call/

Dee's post-game interview with Dalton Ross for EW
https://ew.com/survivor-50-dee-valladares-reveals-major-post-game-cast-drama-interview-11946144

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