‘Survivor’ Challenge Halted After Castaways Become Overwhelmed By Big Waves
etcanada.comFor the first time in 42 seasons, on Wednesday’s episode of “Survivor”, Jeff Probst had to stop a challenge in the middle of the action and skip ahead to the next portion. READ MORE: ‘Survivor’ Reveals Season 42 Cast Featuring New Canadian Castaways The first part of the challenge involved the three tribes competing on an extremely turbulent ocean.
Though the first tribe managed all right, the other two teams couldn’t finish due to the big waves impacting them. “Another big wave, and there are more coming,” Probst said, looking on. “These swells continue on Day 7 of ‘Survivor 42’.” Finally, Probst stepped in to put a stop to that portion of the challenge, allowing the two teams to skip right to the second, land-based part of the event. “All right, both tribes, drag your ladders in.
Come in. Drag it right up here, and place it here and wait. … Here’s what we’re gonna do,” the host said. “Due to no lack of effort on your part, this is not getting any easier.
We’re gonna retrieve your keys and give them to you, and we’ll continue the challenge from here. Sound fair? Never done this in the history of ‘Survivor’.” Speaking to Entertainment Weekly after the episode aired, Probst said, “This was one of those days where you could feel the turbulence swirling in the air from the moment we arrived at the challenge location.
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