After Jeff Probst announced yet another double elimination—the third multi-person vote of the season—the two groups our players were divided into seemed straightforward enough. But this is Survivor 50, nothing is as simple as it seems. And in an attempt to make a big move, Tiffany Ervin sent Jonathan Young to the opposite beach to orchestrate a blindside against Ozzy Lusth.
Though he was placed in the group that featured two people—Rizo Velovic and Joe Hunter—who were loyal to Cirie Fields, Ozzy’s closest ally, and would never dare to vote out Ozzy if she were around, they knew it was now or never to eliminate the challenge threat with a lot to prove.
And as is tradition this season, after his elimination, Ozzy appeared on CBS Mornings (below) alongside the other castaway sent to the jury in episode 11, Emily Flippen. The very first thing Ozzy is asked, of course, is why he didn’t play his idol—especially after having a dream the night before about getting voted out. He goes on to say he’s been having nightmares for nearly the last year, replaying that moment in his head.
But what was even worse was the betrayal he felt from the other men he was aligned with—Rizo, Joe, and Jonathan. He talks about how they bonded out there and had a bit of a “bromance,” so when his name was read, it hurt more than it had in the past.
“Rizo was my no. 1 and he stabbed me in the back… He had something to prove and it might work out for him, might not.” - Ozzy Lusth on CBS Mornings
The hosts then list some of the greatest players in sports history to never win the big game, saying Ozzy’s name is definitely near the top of the list for one of the best Survivor players of all time despite never having won. Ozzy then shares that in Survivor, “the journey is the destination.” He talks about how the experience shaped over the last twenty years since he first played and says, “chances are you won’t win…so I’m just absolutely honored that I got a chance to play the first time…and to be able to come back and play five times [has] been the opportunity of a lifetime.”
And while we’re all sad to see Ozzy go—and with an idol in his pocket none-the-less—I’m genuinely very interested to see his Final Tribal Council jury moment. Should Rizo be at the end, I wonder if Ozzy’s going to lecture him the same way he did John Cochran back in Survivor: South Pacific for not staying loyal. Of course if Cirie is there, we can guess who Ozzy is giving his vote to.
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