Rizo Velovic has a singular benefit—or, doubtlessly a drawback—going into Survivor 50.
For Velovic and Survivor 49 winner Savannah Louie, the hole between wrapping season 49 and starting filming for season 50 was simply 10 days. As a result of 49 had not but aired when 50 started manufacturing, their fellow castaways knew nearly nothing about their gameplay.
Velovic, nonetheless, was prominently featured within the trailer for Survivor 49 which the season 50 solid noticed earlier than heading to Fiji. In that promo, viewers be taught Velovic’s signature moniker is “RizGod.”
“I’m truly tremendous stoked that my preview to the entire world is actually my schtick,” Velovic stated in an unique interview with Parade. “There’s lots of people of their late 40s, early 50s. I’m most likely the identical age as most of those folks’s youngsters. In order that’s form of what I’m gonna play into. Like, ‘Pay attention, I’m a giant superfan. I had this RizGod factor, however let me clarify why I name myself RizGod.’ That’s form of the course I’m heading.”
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Velovic additionally revealed if he will inform the reality about season 49 to his castmates or lie in an try to decrease this menace stage. Velovic positioned in 4th on 49, and each he and Louie had been a part of the “Tres Leches” alliance that dominated the jury part of the sport.
“So if I used to be on my own, I believe I’d have fabricated the reality. Nonetheless, understanding that Savannah is right here with me, I’m telling all the things,” he stated.
He additionally claims he and Louie didn’t concoct a narrative going into 50 both.
“Nicely, the factor is — I can’t go extra into element, that’s all I’ll say. We didn’t, no. As a result of the factor is, if I may say one factor, and if Savannah says one other factor, each of us are screwed,” he defined. “And I believe the higher mantra is simply to be sincere and forthcoming. As a result of after I consider all of the individuals who have performed back-to-backs, traditionally, they’ve all performed very well. Russell [Hantz] went back-to-back FTCs. Amanda [Kimmel] went back-to-back FTCs. Rupert [Boneham] went to the Closing 4. Everyone’s performed properly.”
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Whereas he notes the new-era gamers will doubtless care about his previous placement, he is hopeful the old fashioned gamers do not see him as a lot of a menace.
“I have a look at folks like Colby [Donaldson] and Ozzy [Lusth], and I wager my backside greenback they haven’t watched Survivor in the previous couple of years,” he stated. “So I don’t suppose they actually care about me being on 49.”
Regardless of Velovic’s needs, it seems like many of the Survivor 50 solid is planning on focusing on him and Louie the second they hit the seashore.
Survivor 50: Within the Fingers of the Followers premieres Wednesday, Feb. 25 with a particular three-hour episode at 8/7c on CBS.
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