‘Survivor’ host Jeff Probst’s brother dies: ‘So sad he is gone’

“Survivor” big Jeff Probst has mislaid a beloved personnel of his tribe.

One of nan tv personality’s brothers, Brent, announced via Instagram connected Monday that their different brother, Scott, had died.

“Some sad news, our relative Scott is nary longer pinch us,” Brent wrote. “He was a awesome brother, boy and friend. I will miss him truthful overmuch ❤️ I’m truthful sad he is gone.”

A origin of decease was not revealed.

Page Six has reached retired to representatives for Jeff, but did not person an contiguous response.

According to his IMDb page, Scott antecedently worked pinch Jeff connected ‘Survivor,’ moving successful nan creation department, nan spot section and nan camera and electrical section successful various roles betwixt 2006 and 2012.

He besides worked successful video games, serving arsenic accumulation coordinator connected 2003’s “Medal of Honor: Rising Sun” and arsenic shaper connected 2005’s “Medal of Honor: European Assault” and 2010’s “Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight.”

This isn’t nan only measurement “Survivor” has been a family matter complete nan years.

Brent’s daughter, Abigail, joined nan “Dream Team” — nan group of unit members who trial nan CBS reality show’s challenges and assistance successful various departments — successful 2024 and is backmost for nan landmark 50th season, presently airing.

“She kicks ass,” Jeff told People of Abigail’s efforts. “She came successful pinch a past sanction that put a small spot of a spotlight connected her, but she sewage nan occupation connected her own. She sewage asked backmost connected her own.”

“And I cognize it’s a small weird because nan past sanction is Probst, but had she not earned it, she wouldn’t beryllium back,” he added.

Though Jeff seldom speaks astir his family successful interviews, he has opened up astir really being raised successful Kansas, earlier his family moved to Washington authorities erstwhile he was 15, influenced his life.

“I’ve lived successful Seattle, New York and Los Angeles and traveled each complete nan world pinch ‘Survivor,’ but location is obscurity other I would person alternatively grown up than Wichita, Kansas,” he told nan Topeka Capital-Journal successful 2016.

“I had awesome friendships. I made awesome memories, and I was raised pinch beardown values,” he added. “I take to judge those early years gave maine nan instauration I would later request to withstand nan challenges of Hollywood.”

“Survivor” paid tribute to Jeff’s mother, Barbara, aft her decease successful 2024.

“Dedicated to Barb, nan biggest ‘Survivor’ instrumentality of each time,” an on-screen successful memoriam publication astatine nan extremity of a Season 47 episode. “See you connected our adjacent adventure.”

In a tribute shared to Instagram astatine nan time, Brent revealed their mother “had full-time attraction for dementia” complete nan past fewer years and “died 1 week earlier her 86th birthday.”

“She was nan champion mom, grandma and conscionable a awesome personification afloat of emotion and life,” he wrote. “She had a awesome life and I americium definite that I americium a bully personification because she and my dada raised maine pinch emotion and humor. I will miss her each azygous time for nan remainder of my life.”