>The producers can't guarantee outcomes. Have you met Stacey Stillman?
In early 2001, she sued CBS claiming Mark Burnett arranged her exit and orchestrated the show's outcome. It was stated in a 14-page lawsuit, filed February 5, 2001, that two of her fellow tribemates, Dirk Been and Sean Kenniff, were persuaded to change their vote from 72-year-old Rudy Boesch to her...Dirk Been supported her allegations.
The case was settled out of court.
Also, have you ever watched Big Brother?
The producers can certainly tip the field in one direction. In a season where Survivor had a lot to lose, where there were calls to boycott their sponsors, all Jeff could say was watch and see how it turned out. It turned out that one twist followed the other until we had an acceptable result.
You are still forgetting that my reason for saying Yul did not play Survivor was because he never attended a tribal council where he could have been voted out.
In the premiere of the series, Jeff explained that "To win, you must survive the island, SURVIVE THE VOTE, and survive each other."
Yul was exempt from filling the most important condition. Why? Not because of an immunity streak, just because he was sent to exile island at the right time to find the most powerful idol ever.
Even when Adam proposed a way to get rid of the idol by asking Ozzy and Sundra to vote with him against Yul, Ozzy and Sundra stupidly declined.
BTW, Adam said that Ozzy refusing to consider getting rid of the idol counted as much if not more in his final vote than Yul's promise of getting rid of Jonathan.
And, because of a conflict with Nate, Jonathan insisted he'd be the first one voted out. That had more to do with the vote decision than Ozzy's talk with Nate.