The host also reveals what would have happened had Sean not bowed out at Tribal Council.
It was another shocking ending to an episode ofSurvivor 45this week.
Shocking because for the second time in four episodes, somebody quit the game.
Jeff Probst on ‘Survivor 45’.Robert Voets/CBS
And that somebody this time was Sean Edwards.
Both announcements came at Tribal Council, stunning their tribemates who had planned to vote a different way.
He also revealed what likely would have happened had Seannotquit.
Sean Edwards on ‘Survivor 45’.Robert Voets/CBS
“That’s what all of our interviews said.”
They’re blindsiding me.'
And so he starts talking about these powerful lessons that come with failure.
And that’s when I knew, ‘Oh, he’s quitting.'"
But the host thinks the reason for the quit may not quite match what was said by the player.
“Sean had been playing a very clever game,” Probst said.
“He’s a very clever guy.
I’m going to be super clear: This was another engineered quit.
He wasn’t worried about food or bad sleeping.
I think I got what I needed.
I’m good, thanks so much.’
It’s barely two more weeks.”
He took that love and used it to win.
So the reason Sean frustrated me is that I don’t think he owned it.
Hannah, equally frustrating, but she owned it.
She said, ‘Look, I hate everything aboutSurvivor.’
And I am happy that Sean’s in love.
Everybody knows I love love.
I think it’s awesome… “I’m not beating up Sean,” Probst said.
“I really am not.
If he found a deeper connection to his husband, that is ultimately whatSurvivor’s about the experience.
I’m just saying, owning it is also part of the experience.”
