Jeff Probst gives Survivor players plenty of latitude to define the rules of the game, but there is one area that’s non-negotiable

Back in the good ol’ days of Survivor, the current players would walk into Tribal Council and take a seat. Then, and only then, host Jeff Probst would welcome the jury members to strut in and take their seats.

The show’s creators set the parameters, they throw in some advantages and twists, and they let the players run the game from there. The rules can even be bent on occasion if the castaways want to negotiate for resources.

"Disgruntled players looking to settle a score" need not apply.

Have you ever wondered what happens at Tribal Council between the contestants voting and Jeff Probst actually reading the votes? Well, wonder no longer. The longtime Survivor host opened up about the process this week,

Survivor host Jeff Probst likes to tell contestants that they have to "dig deep" to succeed in the game, pushing their bodies beyond what they thought possible. And it turns out, he does the same, including risking foodborne illness to encourage future players to apply.

The Survivor auction returned in Episode 8. While it’s been back for a couple of seasons now, the Season 47 auction saw the return of live grubs for the players to chow down. Probst reveals where they source the food (both savory and unsavory) for the auction in the full episode of On Fire. Listen for free below.

That was one of the most surprising and brutal blindsides in the history of Survivor. It reverberated so hard that it nearly knocked me off my seat at Tribal.” The Kellie blindside — which left the player dazed,