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Survivor Questions
Jobby:
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--- Quote from: Mug Costanza on December 07, 2013, 09:36:04 PM ---I'm going to ask the obvious question about the drawing rocks as a tie-breaker thing:
I don't remember what season this happened in... maybe Palau or Guatemala? But there's one episode where there's a tie at TC and everyone's freaking out about having to draw rocks, and Jeff just smiles at them and says, "We don't do that anymore."
So why did they bring it back for BvW when there's been so many times when they've done the fire-making challenge to break the tie?? :gaah:
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I think that rocks are only used after a deadlocked vote where there are 5 or more people left. Once they get down to 4 tiebreaker is a challenge (usually fire making) .
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*6 or more, because if there's 5 people left, the tie would be solved with the re-vote.
I think it's pretty obvious that with 4 players left 1 is immune by having the immunity necklace and 2 other players are tied, so that leaves just 1 player eligible to draw rocks :cmaslol I hope I explained this clearly.
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The fire challenge has always been a tie-breaker for the Final 4. It has been used in Exile Island and Fiji last that I remembered. The only thing that changed was that it's no longer PROD but WORD. :(
Jobby:
--- Quote from: scruffs on December 23, 2013, 12:44:53 AM ---
--- Quote from: Jobby on December 23, 2013, 12:38:19 AM ---
--- Quote from: scruffs on December 23, 2013, 12:00:46 AM ---I know this is an awful late question, but do the final three or two really wait for the live reading of votes? So after 39 days in the island, they need to wait for 12 or more weeks to know if they win? (not to mention the days in between the actual taping and the season premiere)
Just really wondering... haha
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I think they have a good idea who's going to win, just that it's never revealed to them. For example, Michael "delusional" Skupin from 2 seasons ago honestly thought he still had a shot of winning even though we viewers know that there was no way he was going to win going into the Final TC. In between, I think the jury themselves also shared with each other who they are going to vote for, so it was clear who wins. Technically, this is usually how the winner gets leaked out anyway. For example, I think in an interview Hayden mentioned that everyone went into the final TC with the agenda of voting for Tyson to win, all except Vytas, who was very determined to vote for any of the other two but Tyson...
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Thanks! So they really need to wait... :cmas27
Also, is it true that the 1 million prize is not really given in cold cash (assuming its given without tax implication, but of course it has) i mean that the winner needs to wait for some time for his prize to be one million, or he/she has the option to just receive the "present value" of the million dollar prize?
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After taxation it's just 600k I believe. I'm pretty sure it is always presented in the form of a cheque, so they get whatever remaining cash after being taxed.
Marionete:
--- Quote from: Jobby on December 23, 2013, 12:45:46 AM ---
--- Quote from: Marionete on December 08, 2013, 04:20:44 AM ---
--- Quote from: theamazingracer21 on December 07, 2013, 10:05:02 PM ---
--- Quote from: Mug Costanza on December 07, 2013, 09:36:04 PM ---I'm going to ask the obvious question about the drawing rocks as a tie-breaker thing:
I don't remember what season this happened in... maybe Palau or Guatemala? But there's one episode where there's a tie at TC and everyone's freaking out about having to draw rocks, and Jeff just smiles at them and says, "We don't do that anymore."
So why did they bring it back for BvW when there's been so many times when they've done the fire-making challenge to break the tie?? :gaah:
--- End quote ---
I think that rocks are only used after a deadlocked vote where there are 5 or more people left. Once they get down to 4 tiebreaker is a challenge (usually fire making) .
--- End quote ---
*6 or more, because if there's 5 people left, the tie would be solved with the re-vote.
I think it's pretty obvious that with 4 players left 1 is immune by having the immunity necklace and 2 other players are tied, so that leaves just 1 player eligible to draw rocks :cmaslol I hope I explained this clearly.
--- End quote ---
The fire challenge has always been a tie-breaker for the Final 4. It has been used in Exile Island and Fiji last that I remembered. The only thing that changed was that it's no longer PROD but WORD. :(
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PROD and WORD what?
--- Quote from: Jobby on December 23, 2013, 12:47:52 AM ---
--- Quote from: scruffs on December 23, 2013, 12:44:53 AM ---
--- Quote from: Jobby on December 23, 2013, 12:38:19 AM ---
--- Quote from: scruffs on December 23, 2013, 12:00:46 AM ---I know this is an awful late question, but do the final three or two really wait for the live reading of votes? So after 39 days in the island, they need to wait for 12 or more weeks to know if they win? (not to mention the days in between the actual taping and the season premiere)
Just really wondering... haha
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I think they have a good idea who's going to win, just that it's never revealed to them. For example, Michael "delusional" Skupin from 2 seasons ago honestly thought he still had a shot of winning even though we viewers know that there was no way he was going to win going into the Final TC. In between, I think the jury themselves also shared with each other who they are going to vote for, so it was clear who wins. Technically, this is usually how the winner gets leaked out anyway. For example, I think in an interview Hayden mentioned that everyone went into the final TC with the agenda of voting for Tyson to win, all except Vytas, who was very determined to vote for any of the other two but Tyson...
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Thanks! So they really need to wait... :cmas27
Also, is it true that the 1 million prize is not really given in cold cash (assuming its given without tax implication, but of course it has) i mean that the winner needs to wait for some time for his prize to be one million, or he/she has the option to just receive the "present value" of the million dollar prize?
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After taxation it's just 600k I believe. I'm pretty sure it is always presented in the form of a cheque, so they get whatever remaining cash after being taxed.
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What do they get taxed for?
Jobby:
Purple rock of death becoming white rock of death.
That's a good question regarding what do they get taxed for.. taxed for their "earnings" which is seen as their "income" for that particular year? :cmaslol
irelen:
I believe it's taxed just like any other windfall. It's technically income, so they're taxed federreal, state, as, etc. I think they end up with a little over $550,000, from what Rupert said in an interview once, and also from reports of Richard Hatch's woes. He neglected to pay his taxes, which is why he ended up in jail, partially.
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