Survivor 47 said goodbye to Gabe Ortis (as a player) during the latest episode. He was eliminated by a 7-2 vote at the Tribal Council. As host Jeff Probst was snuffing Gabe’s torch, the outgoing castaways made a statement that fans have been debating about on social media.

The host and showrunner walks through his real-time logic in agreeing to exchange rice for the Shot in the Dark advantage from the entire cast.