No, I really dont think so, said Probst then.
I think that would be foolish to say, Yeah, five is the number.
Its like playing a lottery.
Maybe Ill win this week!
Jim, youve been playing for 27 years, you spent a lottery trying towinthe lottery.
I know, but what if?
Its always a question of what if.
And I said, The audience still wants to see her win.
And CBS said, The first person we want is Ozzy.
And I said, Wow.
And they said, How can you do a season calledGame Changerswithout Ozzy?
And I said, Youre absolutely right.
Hes changed the game arguably as much as anybody.
And that was how it went.
But can there be too much of a good thing?
At what point do even the most entertaining players start providing diminishing returns?
Should there be a limit on how many times a contestant can playSurvivor?
Perhaps the question needs to be looked at from a different angle.
Back then, returning players were the exception, not the rule.
However, starting in season 20, returning players became the norm for a spell.
Amanda Kimmel and James Clement appeared on the show three out of six seasons.
Only two of the last nine seasons have featured former players.
And less returning player seasons means that returnees appearances are more spread out.
And maybe therein lies the answer.
And now, a handy-dandy list of all the four- and three-timeSurvivorplayers.
ThomasMalcolm FrebergJonathan PennerJames ClementStephenie LaGrossaCandice Woodcock/CodyCiera EastinJeff Varner
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