Survivor 2013 Caramoan: Jeff Probst On The Shamar Situation

Everyone’s talking about Survivor 2013 Caramoan’s Shamar and that was the topic of first question Entertainment Weekly had for host Jeff Probst this week.

Jeff explains to the magazine if he’d get rid of Shamar and if he were to do so, how.

EW: Let’s get your take on the Shamar situation. What would you do if you were playing and had a guy that you needed in terms of numbers for a majority alliance, but he was tearing apart tribe chemistry and had already threatened to quit once? Would you keep him or cut him loose?

JEFF PROBST: I would probably go to someone who I felt was on the bottom of the other alliance and make the following case:  “We have the numbers and we will vote your alliance out one by one.  There is an opening for you to make a move and join us but you have to decide right now.”  And then to add a bit of leverage I would add “and if you say no or if you tell anyone else — you will be the next one out.”  If they said yes — I’d make the switch and get rid of Shamar.  If not, I think you have to hold onto him a bit longer until you have enough numbers advantage that you can spare him.  At that point you get rid of him.