The host also explains why the scene was ultimately cut from the episode.
Just imagine the story that could be generated byRome Cooneynot getting picked first, I argued.
Or fake 45-year-oldSue Smeybeing picked last, I insisted.

Jeff Probst and the cast of ‘Survivor 47’.Robert Voets/CBS
There just seemed to be endless possibilities with this bunch.
Just one problem, however: We never saw the actual picking.
We didn’t see who became captains by random draw.

Jeff Probst on ‘Survivor 47’.Robert Voets/CBS
We didn’t see who got selected when, and by whom.
“And it was a fascinating thought process, especially seeing who was left at the end.
Unfortunately for viewers, in the end, that time did not exist.
So we won’t show it.'”
My sources tell me that Teeny and Tiyana were the captains by random draw.
And the first four picks in order wereSam, Gabe,Kyle, and Sol.
But the host himself divulges some intel on the latestOn Fire.
This has been your story.'
And he goes, ‘It’s always my story, but I’m still in the game.’
There we go."
For more from Probst on the latest episode, check out theOn Firepodcast.