What’s the format of the Survivor: Game Changers episode 12 reward? (Video)

A Survivor: Game Changers preview focuses not on the challenge about to be played, but rather the spoils for the victors.

Normally, what the official Survivor YouTube channel calls “sneak peeks” are 60-90 seconds of footage from the episode, usually with Jeff Probst explaining either the reward or the immunity challenge rules to the players (and, by extension, those of us who watch the videos). This week’s sneak peek is a little bit different, because Probst changed up the order of things.

To see what we mean, check out the video below:

Probst doesn’t just change the Survivor script for any reason, though. (We’re reminded here of that still-infamous Worlds Apart challenge where Probst mentioned he says the same stock phrases all the time. To modify another, it’s part of the ritual of Survivor.) No, it’s better to get the emotional moments out of the way first. As a result, Probst explains the actual reward of the reward challenge first: hot dogs, hamburgers, and, perhaps most importantly of all, cupcakes.

Oh, and the chance to spend time with someone from outside the game.

However, though it may be brief, we can see more of the challenge in some aerial and brief shots. As we saw in the photos, the teams will start in the water, with a climbing obstacle to get up and over before they race to the crawl-under. During the aerial shot, there’s also a line marked in the sand. That’s probably where the teams unclip their belts.

About the only mysterious thing is the first obstacle after that line in the sand. It looks like it’s a set of knots. However, it doesn’t look like there’s a keyring or anything to get from it. At the very end, it looks like the players will have to knock things down, probably with sandbags they have to unlock or retrieve.

Next: Game Changers: Power rankings after episode 11

What can you see from this sneak peek?