“I’m willing to risk bacterial infections, viral infections, parasites, or just general illness.”
General hygiene pretty much goes out the window for players onSurvivor.
Sooooooo, not exactly ideal conditions for anyone even remotely concerned about germs or other basic elements of cleanliness.
Jeff Probst at the ‘Survivor 47’ auction.Robert Voets/CBS
It was like a double-dipped chip on an exponentially more disgusting scale.
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Not surprising, of course.
Whatwassurprising, however, was what happened next.
The cast of ‘Survivor 47’.Robert Voets/CBS
It’s an act the host was asked about on the latest episode of theOn Fire With Jeff Probstpodcast.
inquires cohost Jay Wolff.
“Thank you for noticing,” Probst responds.
“Yes, it was!
I did that casting call less than one minute after the players left.
That was Jada’s idea.
She produces those.”
So what does Probst have to say about digging in utensil-free to the contestant’s communal food?
At this, cohost andSurvivor 46runner-upCharlie Daviscan’t help but weigh in.
“Yeah, I can vouch for how dirty our hands get,” he says.
“I don’t even want to hear it!”
“I don’t even want to be reminded!”
“You dug the grave,” Charlie retorts.
“You put yourself there.”
It all gives new meaning to Probst’s favoriteSurvivorphrase dig deep.
