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zutroy

The order of things (no spoilers)

I've been curious about this for a long time - how do they determine the voting/speech order?

During a normal tribal council, they Jeff seemingly picks people in a random order to cast their vote.

In the final tribal council, the jury asks their questions in a random order.

Is it just all edited out of order for maximum drama? Best I can tell, it's not alphabetical, by tribal lines, and Jeff never says anything about drawing for the order (he does when they draw for spots in a challenge).

This has been bugging me for a while now. Anyone have any insight?

Posted Dec 16, 2013, 1:56 PM UTC

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[deleted]•

Not sure how they film it but it's definitely edited out of order based on what they think will make the best show.

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DilbusMcDMax•

It seems to me like the biggest upset or blindside/person who had the biggest move made against them in that particular season always speaks last. This season, it was Aras. A few I remember off the top of my head that were the same deal were Erik in Samoa, Ozzy in Cook Islands, and Brenda (I think) in FvF2.

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philosowalkerTyler•

The jury has to tell production what they are going to say/ask and are chosen in an order that would create the most drama. For instance, last night, Vytas and Katie went first to create doubt that Tyson would pull out the win. The last person to go up is usually the person who gives a big speech, like Penner in Philippines, or the most in depth question, like Aras last night.

I think the voting order is just the way they're sitting from left to right.

Edit: OK, so apparently I'm completely wrong in this. I could swear I've heard Penner talking about having the speeches screened in Philippines.

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[deleted]•

Rob C. said there's no screening and production doesn't know what anyones going to say before they go up to ask their question. What you said applies to the editing, not the actual setup.

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zutroyOP•

The voting isn't left to right. If you look at last night, it went Aras first, and then Hayden second, but Caleb was sitting between those two. Maybe it's just the edit.

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Hark_An_AdventureHali•

Players have said in interviews that they do not have to tell production what they are going to say.

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