Country rocker Zac Brown pulled ashore during Wednesday’s episode of “Survivor 50,” giving everyone a musician to talk about who wasn’t Billie Eilish.
What went down on the episode? Here are your burning “Survivor 50” questions, answered (warning, plenty of spoilers ahead):
How did the tribes spend their downtime?
Taking a break from constantly scheming on one another, the Cila Tribe held a talent contest. The men were the contestants, while the women acted as judges. As for their hidden talents, Rick Devens juggled, Jonathan Young and Charlie Davis staged a fight, and Rizo Velovic did his best Mickey Mouse impression. And the winner was… Rizo, for his (timely?) impression of Mickey Mouse. Good times, right? Barely. Charlie was seething about one of “Rizgod’s” votes on Season 49, and he wants him gone. “Rizo is my mortal enemy,” Charlie said. “He has no clue I’m out for blood.” On the lowly Vatu Tribe, meanwhile, Ozzy Lusth was working the angles, hoping to earn a cameo on the next season of “The White Lotus” and get Mike White away from his “David Vs. Goliath” alliance member, Angelina Keeley. “I wanna be Mike White’s No. 1,” he said.
Did Billie Eilish show up?
No, but another Billie Eilish Boomerang Idol was found, by Genevieve Mushaluk, who also found the first BEBI. She sent it to the Rizgod, in hopes of getting it sent back to her. For context, here’s a refresher on the Billie Eilish Boomerang Idol, and how it works:
But wait, Zac Brown was there?
Yes. For a show that can’t stop talking about Billie Eilish, the first musician to pull up to shore was Zac Brown, he of “Toes” and “Chicken Fried” fame. Brown is a “Survivor” superfan who came to spend a day fanning out with the cast, and a challenge was set up, with the winner getting to eat, hang and enjoy a private concert with Zac Brown — “a once-in-a-lifetime afternoon with Zac,” as host Jeff Probst sold it — and the loser heading to Tribal Council.
Who won the challenge?
Kalo, with Cila coming in second place and earning immunity, while Vatu was once again sent to Tribal Council.
How was the Zac Brown party?
After a lot of vanity shots of the country singer spearfishing, the party looked like a decent reprieve from the pressures of the game. There were Zac Brown tunes being played, some cold beers and some wines courtesy of Z. Alexander Brown, Brown’s line of wines. And Brown took to the grill, cooking up some ahi tuna that he caught, or at least that production made it look like he caught. He then gave a private concert to the Kalo tribemembers, and the vibe was very “acoustic guitar guy shows up to a party,” especially when he started playing new stuff. But hey, it was a break from the politics of “Survivor” for an afternoon, which was likely refreshing for the players. “That was about as good as it gets,” Colby Donaldson said at the end of the private show and excursion.
Who was voted out?
Mike White, just after he had dubbed himself the game’s “The Machiavellian puppet master.” Earlier, White did his best to keep the heat off of Angelina, while trying to divert attention toward Emily Flippen, whom he described as “a cougar in the shape of a Ren Faire girl.” Christian Hubicki has been tight with Emily since the beginning of the game, so he was torn, and he realized White was the biggest obstacle in his path. “Mike is the most dangerous person on this or any other island,” Hubicki said, and then led his fellow tribemates to turn on “The White Lotus” creator. For his part, White looked positively shocked at the outcome of the vote, but he heartily congratulated his teammates on the blindside. “Sorry I gotta leave early, but them’s the breaks,” White said in his goodbye message.
Who is still left?
Here are the remaining Survivors, broken down by tribe.
Cila Tribe:
Kalo Tribe:
Vatu Tribe:
Out:
Kyle Fraser (medically evacuated on Feb. 25 episode)
Jenna Lewis-Dougherty (voted out on Feb. 25 episode)
Savannah Louie (voted out on March 4 episode)
Q Burdette (voted out on March 11 episode)
Mike White (voted out on March 18 episode)
“Survivor” airs at 8 p.m. Wednesday on CBS.
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This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: ‘Survivor 50’: Here’s who was voted out on Wednesday’s episode
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