“We’re aware and we’re on it,” says Jeff Probst.
In truth, Carson was not the first person to do such puzzle prep.
Folks likeDavid WrightandEvvie Jagodahad also figured out specific puzzles before going on the show.

Carson Garrett on ‘Survivor 44’.Robert Voets/CBS via Getty Images
Had rote memorization replaced genuine mental acuity?
And had the players finally caught up to producers?
The game between producers and players onSurvivoris almost as intriguing as the one between the contestants.

Sabiyah Broderick and Brandon Donlon on ‘Survivor 45’.Robert Voets/CBS
And that is what he did.
So now the new question becomes: What are the producers going to do about it?
Which is exactly what happened onSurvivor 44.
“We understand that the idea can run its course and we feel it has,” says Probst.
“Never say never,” Probst warns of more puzzle-busting.
Consider that a challenge, all futureSurvivorcast members.