2026年5月21日 / 美国东部时间下午12:26 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
马克·奥斯本 报道
如果你以为奥布里·布拉科在周三晚间的比赛中异军突起，夺得具有历史意义的《幸存者50》冠军，那么你不是唯一一个这么想的人。她本人也坦言，这正是他们策划的策略。
“当你面对23名实力强劲的选手时，你必须知道何时加速、何时放缓，很多时候我都会想，‘哦，风头都在那边，那就把注意力引向那里’……你只需蛰伏待命，等待属于你的时机发起反击，”布拉科周四在接受《哥伦比亚广播公司早间新闻》联合主持人盖尔·金的采访时说道。
这位新罕布什尔州本地人最初曾参加过第32季赛事，在周三晚间的决赛中斩获了创纪录的200万美元奖金。布拉科曾闯入《幸存者：高罗岛》的最终三人决赛，但在最终投票中惜败。
“参加《幸存者》节目时，我总会产生灵魂出窍般的不真实感，”布拉科在《哥伦比亚广播公司早间新闻》中说道，“杰夫·普罗斯特可以作证，距离冠军咫尺之遥的感觉我已经体会了10年，当你离目标如此之近时，那种滋味刻骨铭心。”
获胜者奥布里·布拉科（前排右）与其他选手一同出席2026年5月20日在洛杉矶派拉蒙影城举办的《幸存者50》直播决赛。
周四的《哥伦比亚广播公司早间新闻》节目中，五位决赛选手以及主持了该节目全部50季赛事的普罗斯特，深入探讨了他们的夺冠策略。本届赛事汇集了往届选手。
“这本质上是一场社交政治游戏，而《幸存者》最大的转折在于，你淘汰的人最终会成为你需要说服、为你投出那200万美元奖金的投票者，”普罗斯特说道，“这绝非易事。”
最初亮相第46季的蒂芙尼·妮可·欧文表示，她认为自己被淘汰是因为在陪审团中“朋友太多”，这让留在游戏中的选手担心，如果她能闯入最终三人，就会赢得他们的选票。
“我觉得这就是我被淘汰的原因，因为我和陪审团里的每个人都是朋友，”欧文说道，“我认为这正是让你成为威胁的因素之一。”
布拉科试图让所有人都不注意自己，而乔纳森·杨则希望所有人都低估他。
“四年来我每天都在琢磨《幸存者》的玩法，”曾参加第42季赛事的杨说道，“因为我采用的策略是，如果你观察我，根本看不出任何心机，我只是个大大咧咧的壮汉。所以如果我穿同样的衣服，表现得平平无奇，那么没人会相信我有任何策略——而且大多数人确实没看出来。”
新泽西本地人欧文将《幸存者》视为一场“体能竞技”，对自己的策略充满信心。
“我百分百认为自己会夺冠，”欧文说道，“参加《幸存者50》这样的赛事，你不可能不抱着必胜的信念，否则就不该来参赛。”
乔·亨特、乔纳森·杨和奥布里·布拉科出席2026年5月20日在洛杉矶派拉蒙影城举办的《幸存者50》直播决赛。
再次与冠军失之交臂
里佐·维洛维奇的经历与其他大多数选手截然不同。他曾参加第49季赛事，两季之间仅间隔九天。
“两次与冠军失之交臂当然糟糕，但能成为历史的一部分，这对我来说是一种荣誉徽章，”维洛维奇说道。
这位自称“RizGod”的纽约本地人在上一季赛事中获得第四名，在《幸存者50》中再次拿到第四名。
曾在第46季中获得第八名的欧文，在今年的全明星赛中获得第五名，但她对自己的比赛表现毫无遗憾。
“玩《幸存者》这样的游戏时，很难控制自己的情绪，”欧文说道，“你饥肠辘辘、疲惫不堪，为挑战付出了全部的血汗。”
“我太热爱这个游戏了，很难不投入感情，毕竟我们都充满激情，”她补充道，“当比赛出现状况、或者进展顺利时，这份激情几乎要从我的毛孔中溢出来。”
普罗斯特解释直播失误
在与选手们交谈前，金向普罗斯特询问了直播时的失误：他在预录片段播出前，意外透露维洛维奇在挑战赛中失利。
当时维洛维奇站在他身旁的舞台上，普罗斯特评论称他没能在决定最终三人的挑战赛中成功点燃营火。
“我不知道这会不会引发了什么问题，”普罗斯特在决赛中说道，“不管怎样，里佐，你已经成为陪审团的最后一员。请到这边就座。”
全场观众立刻意识到普罗斯特说错了话，岛上的预录片段还没有播出。
在周四的《哥伦比亚广播公司早间新闻》采访中，这位主持人解释了失误发生的原因。
“在制作《幸存者》决赛时，要同时处理两件事：你负责把控节目流程，以及直播环节，我会上台和选手对话，”他说道，“我没有在看节目，我在后台准备和里佐关于他是否练习过生火的搞笑问题。
“所以我上台了，舞台已经布置妥当，我们为里佐准备了空位。我没觉得有什么不对劲。直到我开始和里佐谈论他在生火环节失利的事——当时现场有1200名观众，我能明显感觉到全场的情绪变成了类似这样的表情，”普罗斯特模仿了震惊脸的表情。
“到底发生了什么，我至今仍不清楚。我们有一个庞大的团队，失误在所难免。但我们当时太着急了，”他说道。
普罗斯特透露，维洛维奇后来告诉他自己也对发生的事情感到困惑。这位主持人说道，维洛维奇当时说：“我不知道他为什么说我已经被淘汰了，我还没输呢。”
“这就是直播，”普罗斯特说道。
“Survivor 50” finalists discuss how they planned to win the record prize
May 21, 2026 / 12:26 PM EDT / CBS News
By Mark Osborne
If you thought Aubry Bracco came out of nowhere to win the historic “Survivor 50” title on Wednesday night, you’re not alone. That was exactly the point, she said.
“When you have 23 incredible players, you have to know when to put your foot on the gas, when to slow down, and there are a lot of times when I go, ‘Oh, this is happening over here, let the attention go there.’ … You remain in the pocket and wait to strike when it is your moment,” Bracco told “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King on Thursday.
The New Hampshire native, who initially starred in season 32, took home the record $2 million prize on Wednesday night’s finale. Bracco made it to the final three in “Survivor: Kaôh Rōng,” but came up short in the final vote.
“I’m always having an out-of-body experience on ‘Survivor,’” Bracco told “CBS Mornings.” “Jeff Probst can attest, it has been 10 years and I came up just short, and you always taste it when you get that close.”
Winner Aubry Bracco, front right, attends the “Survivor 50” Live Finale with her fellow contestants at the Paramount Studios lot in Los Angeles, on May 20, 2026. Robert Voets/CBS via Getty Images
On Thursday’s episode of “CBS Mornings,” the five finalists and Probst, who has hosted all 50 seasons of the show, discussed in-depth their strategy of how to win the show, which featured contestants from previous seasons, on Thursday.
“It is ultimately a game of social politics, and the big twist of ‘Survivor’ is you are getting rid of people that then in the end you have to persuade to give you $2 million,” Probst said. “That’s a tough thing do.”
Tiffany Nicole Ervin, who orginially appeared on season 46, said she thought she was voted out because she had “too many friends” on the jury, which made those still in the game concerned she would earn their votes if she made the final three.
“I think that’s why I was voted out, because I was friends with everybody on the jury,” Ervin said. “I think that’s a part of what makes you a threat.”
While Bracco tried to stay out of everyone’s minds, Jonathan Young wanted everyone to underestimate him.
“I thought about ‘Survivor’ every day for four years,” Young, who initially appeared on season 42, said. “Because I played a game, I knew if you watched me, you didn’t see any strategy. I was just the big guy. So, if I wear the same clothes, if I act similar, then nobody would believe I had any strategy — and most people didn’t.”
Ervin, a New Jersey native, said she looked at “Survivor” as an “athletic competition” and had total confidence in her strategy.
“I absolutely thought it was going to be me [who won],” Ervin said. “You don’t play a game like ‘Survivor 50,’ coming in not thinking you will be the winner.”
Joe Hunter, Jonathan Young and Aubry Bracco attend the “Survivor 50” Live Finale at the Paramount Studios lot in Los Angeles, on May 20, 2026. Robert Voets/CBS via Getty Images
On falling short again
Rizo Velovic had a very different experience than most of the other contestants. He appeared on season 49, and had only nine days in-between seasons, he said.
“Falling short twice obviously sucks, but to know that I’m a part of history is something that I wear as a badge of honor,” Velovic said.
Velovic, the New York native who crowned himself with the nickname RizGod, finished fourth in the last season and repeated the finish in “Survivor 50.”
Ervin, who finished eighth in season 46, was fifth in this year’s all-star show. But she had no regrets about how she played the game.
“It is so hard to regulate your emotions when you are playing a game like ‘Survivor,’” Ervin said. “You are hungry, you are tired. You are giving your literal blood, sweat and tears into these challenges.”
“I love this game so much. It is so hard not to get emotionally invested, and above all else we are passionate,” she added. “It is so difficult not for that passion to ooze out of my pores when something is going on or whether something is going good.”
Probst explains live TV mistake
Before chatting with the contestants, King asked Probst about what happened when he accidentally revealed Velovic had lost a challenge during the live show before the taped segment had aired.
As Velovic stood next to him on stage, Probst commented that he hadn’t managed to light a campfire in the challenge that would determine the final three contestants.
“I don’t know if there’s something in there to think about,” Probst said on the finale. “Anyway, Rizo, you’ve become the final member of our jury. Take a spot over here.”
The entire cast of the show immediately flagged Probst had messed up and the taped segment from the island hadn’t aired yet.
On Thursday’s “CBS Mornings” interview, the host explained why the mistake happened.
“What is happening when you are doing a ‘Survivor’ finale is two things: You are running the show, the episode, and then doing the live hits where I come out and talk to one of the players,” he said. “I’m not watching the show. I’m backstage getting ready for my funny question with Rizo about if only he had practiced fire-making.”
“So, I come out. We are all set up on the stage. We have an empty seat for Rizo. I don’t think anything is weird. It wasn’t until I started talking to Rizo about losing in fire that I’m telling —we had 1,200 people there — I could collectively feel the energy go to an emoji like this,” Probst said, mimicking the shocked-face emoji.
“What happened, I’m still not sure. We have a big team, mistakes happen. But we got ahead of ourselves,” he said.
Probst relayed that Rizo later told him he was confused what was happening as well. The host said Rizo told him, “I don’t know why he is sending me to the jury, I haven’t lost yet.”
“Live TV,” Probst said.
