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“Survivor 50” prima Rizo Velovic is still processing that big Jeff Probst accidentally spoiled his elimination during nan unrecorded finale connected Wednesday.
“I was very confused,” Velovic told People aft nan snafu. “Jeff wanted to springiness maine my moment, which was great, but I’m getting my infinitesimal earlier nan travesty of losing occurrence back-to-back times.”
Velovic explained he was “trying to beryllium a professional” successful nan infinitesimal and expected that nan Emmy Award-winning big “would prime up” connected what was going wrong, which Probst didn’t.
During nan unrecorded finale successful Los Angeles, Probst, 64, mistakenly brought Velovic retired connected shape and spoiled that nan 26-year-old mislaid nan final-four firemaking situation to Jonathan Young earlier nan pre-taped conception aired.
It wasn’t until aft Probst told Velovic to beryllium pinch nan remainder of nan eliminated assemblage members that he realized his costly mistake.
When nan broadcast returned, Probst admitted to nan mix-up and joked it was “the past twist of nan season.”
Velovic told People that Probst thanked him afterwards for “being a bully sport” and that they handled nan business arsenic champion they could.
“After nan commercialized break, we came backmost and lost, we played a small joke, truthful it was good — a portion of history!” nan “Survivor 49″ alum said.
Probst, who has hosted nan reality show since it premiered successful 2000, explained his broadside of nan communicative regarding nan on-air flub on “CBS Mornings” Thursday.
“Im backstage getting fresh for my funny mobility pinch Rizo astir it. ‘If only he had practiced fire-making.’ So I travel out, we’re each group up connected nan stage, we’ve sewage an quiet spot for Rizzo. I don’t deliberation anything’s weird,” Probst explained.
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The big said erstwhile he started talking to Velovic, he felt an “energy” displacement successful nan room, which was filled pinch astir 1,2000 people.
“We person a large team, mistakes happen,” he stated. “We conscionable sewage up of ourselves. And nary of america saw it.”
Probst added, “Rizo moreover told america later, ‘I was opinionated adjacent to you going, I don’t cognize why he’s going to nonstop maine complete to nan jury, I haven’t moreover mislaid yet!’ But … unrecorded TV!”
Anchor Gayle King told Probst he handled nan blunder “brilliantly” and is “taking notes” for nan future
The “Survivor 50” finale saw Aubry Bracco beat Young and Joe Hunter successful a 8-3-0 assemblage ballot to triumph nan $2 cardinal expansive prize.
Bracco, 40, antecedently came successful 2nd spot connected Season 32. She played again connected Season 34 and Season 38.
“Survivor 51” premieres successful September connected CBS.
