{"id":121106,"date":"2025-11-06T13:17:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T13:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/121106\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T13:17:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T13:17:08","slug":"jeff-probst-admits-he-thought-nate-moore-could-win-survivor-49","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/121106\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Probst Admits He Thought Nate Moore Could Win \u2018Survivor 49\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unlike other reality competition series, Jeff Probst<\/a> \u2013 the longtime host of \u201cSurvivor\u201d<\/a> \u2013 has no say in which players get eliminated each week.<\/p>\n

\u00a0While Probst remains an impartial judge when it comes to Immunity and Reward challenges throughout any given season, once the players arrive at Tribal Council<\/a>, their fates are in their own hands, meaning that the host is just as surprised by a shocking blindside elimination as the fans watching at home.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This fact became evidently clear after Probst reacted to the most recent episode of \u201cSurvivor 49\u201d on Wednesday, November 5, admitting that he \u201chated\u201d seeing castaway Nate Moore<\/a> become the eighth player voted off the island.<\/p>\n

Why Was Nate Moore Eliminated From \u2018Survivor 49\u2019 This Week?<\/p>\n

Despite enduring the pre-Merge portion of the game in relatively good standing despite two potentially disatrous tribe swipes, Nate Moore was ultimately blindsided out of the competition after the remaining contestants entered the Merge during Wednesday night\u2019s episode<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Nate became the target of the most recent Tribal Council ceremony after his old allies, Jawan Pitts and Sage Ahrens-Nichols, joined forces with Steven Ramm to eliminate members of the seemingly dominant Uli alliance, which similarly included players like Rizo Velovic<\/a> and Savannah Louie.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Entering the competition as a former executive producer<\/a> for Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) projects like \u201cBlack Panther\u201d and \u201cCaptain America,\u201d Nate devoted a lot of energy this season to concealing his career, fearful that it would place a target on his back if his fellow castaways were aware of his success outside of the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, his efforts ended in vain as Jeff Probst snuffed Nate\u2019s torch, leaving the former producer to watch the remainder of the season from the sidelines as a member of the jury.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jeff Probst Reveals He \u2018Hated\u2019 Losing Nate so Early in the Game<\/p>\n

\u201cI hated losing Nate,\u201d said Probst on his \u201cOn Fire\u201d podcast<\/a> after the episode aired. \u201cFrom casting, I thought he could win it all. He\u2019s perceptive, understands social dynamics, and connects easily with people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Referring back to his casting notes, Probst recalled his thoughts after meeting Moore for the first time: \u201cI wrote, \u2018Home run. So good at understanding social group dynamics. He\u2019s very, very switched on to people and drive, and motivation. He comes across as very perceptive and very good at connecting with people, so that might put a little target on him, but he\u2019s very friendly and laid back.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

As the casting process continued, Probst recalled wanting to see Nate at Tribal Council after chatting with the MCU executive over Zoom, alongside other CBS heads.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s about as good as it gets for me,\u201d Probst revealed. \u201cIf I write down, \u2018I want to talk to you at Tribal,\u2019 that means I want you on the show.\u201d<\/p>\n

Probst continued, \u201cOne of my notes was, \u2018Always offers a very clear point of view.\u2019 And then, in person, when we met him, I loved him. I wrote, \u2018No doubt, great to talk to.\u2019 And being in Hollywood might give him a bit of a head start in that he\u2019s been in the room, he\u2019s been in situations where he\u2019s had to pull something off and make everybody happy, and not even have people know he pulled anything off\u2026So I even wrote, \u2018Could win with the right group,\u2019 which I don\u2019t say about everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nate Will Continue to Appear on \u2018Survivor 49\u2019 as a Jury Member<\/p>\n

At present, Nate Moore has yet to comment on his recent blindside elimination from \u201cSurvivor 49,\u201d though fans can look forward to seeing the former MCU producer throughout the remainder of the season as he observes each and every Tribal Council ceremony in the lead up to the finale.<\/p>\n

Once the season\u2019s final three castaways are determined, Nate, alongside the rest of the jury, will cast their votes for who they think deserves to win<\/a> the title of \u201cSole Survivor\u201d and the show\u2019s $1 million grand prize.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Find out which castaway joins the jury next when \u201cSurvivor 49\u201d returns to CBS on Wednesday, November 12 at 8:00pm ET.<\/p>\n

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