Survivor 47 had many exciting moments, including Rachel LaMont using her Shot in the Dark during a recent episode.
During the new episode featuring the Survivor Auction, two people were safe at the Tribal Council.
Sue Smey and Kyle Ostwald won the Individual Immunity Challenge, giving them safety during the important vote.
Rachel, who had found an Immunity Idol after winning a clue at the Auction, wasn’t convinced she was safe despite several other people becoming targets.
Rachel used her Shot in the Dark instead of voting, seeking possible safety without using her Idol. Host Jeff Probst revealed that her scroll read “not safe.”
But as she was playing the Shot and Jeff was reading it, Rachel seemed to examine the other castaways for clues to their intent.
Rachel addresses using the Shot in the Dark
Survivor alum Stephen Fishbach posted some questions about what he saw during the episode, presumably to start a discussion.
Rachel saw Stephen’s questions and provided some brief answers about what happened. It was a unique and rare interaction with someone still in the game.
“Do we think Rachel knew where the votes were going and played the shot to avoid voting? (I think that) And also to get a read on the other players to see if they were sweatin’,” Stephen wrote on X.
“No, yes, yes, thank you,” Rachel responded.
Rachel’s answers indicated that she didn’t know where the votes were going and used her Shot because of it. Rachel also confirmed that she did it to get a read on the other players.
“Thanks, rachel. this is really the ideal use of social media by contestants still in the game – clarifying where I, specifically, am wrong so that I don’t embarrass myself further,” Stephen posted in response.
Playing that Shot in the Dark gave Rachel valuable information while keeping her Immunity Idol hidden and unsuspected.
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