The newest jury member also reacts to her early invisible edit. A 'shocked' Sophie Segreti reveals what led to her Survivor 49 downfall The newest jury member also reacts to her early invisible edit. By Dalton Ross :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/DaltonRossauthorphoto2e15b12006e2438a99fb06db6d682421.jpg) Dalton Ross is a writer and editor with over 25 years experience covering TV and the entertainment industry. Survivor is kind of his thing. EW's editorial guidelines on December 4, 2025 12:05 p.m. ET :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/sophiesurvivor49111125841279e555744a7cbfe169fa7ae5278b.

The newest jury member also reacts to her early invisible edit.

A 'shocked' Sophie Segreti reveals what led to her Survivor 49 downfall

The newest jury member also reacts to her early invisible edit.

By Dalton Ross

Dalton Ross is a writer and editor with over 25 years experience covering TV and the entertainment industry. *Survivor* is kind of his thing.

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on December 4, 2025 12:05 p.m. ET

Sophie Segreti on 'Survivor 49'. Credit:

Robert Voets/CBS

Sophie Segreti thought she was in the perfect position. She was navigating the middle as a self-proclaimed free agent, ready to bob and weave to whichever side offered her the best chance of successfully moving forward. But while "Yellow Sophie" did not have any strong ties holding her back, she also did not have any strong ties to protect her when she ran into trouble. And she ran into a lot of it this week on *Survivor 49*.

With Sage Ahrens-Nichols vowing revenge for Sophie flipping and taking out her No. 1 ally in Jawan Pitts, and Rizo Velovic looking for an easy target to take the heat of *his* No. 1 ally in Savannah Louie, Sophie became the easy target. The challenge beast was unanimously voted out as both sides came together to take out a common enemy (especially after Sophie started floating Savannah's name).

Does Sophie regret saving Savannah at the previous vote and burning her allies? What happened when she and Jawan reunited at Ponderosa? And what else happened out there on the island that we did not see? We asked juror No. 5 all that and more, and you can watch the entire interview in the video below or read it for yourself.

**: First off, record any good Cameos lately?**

**SOPHIE SEGRETI: **You know, so funny you should mention that. I feel like, didn't your mom tell you when you were growing up that nothing is sacred on the internet and nothing that is private can remain such? So, you know, no. Nothing recently. We had a little birthday message for another 49 contestant, and I've learned my lesson.

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**Let's talk about what we saw on screen last night. What was your level of shock from 1 to 10 when you saw your name keep coming up at Tribal Council?**

I was listening to podcasts and all sorts of things and reading exit interviews before I came on the show. And everyone's like, "The moment that you feel comfortable, watch out." And it was exactly that. I was sitting there watching Kristina and Savannah argue, and was like, "Yeah, bye, Savannah."

It was a 10. I was truly shocked. And it was one of those moments where I was shocked, but then I was like, "Duh." Like, this is not news to you. I have been hearing my name for a while now. How could I have let myself get into this false sense of security? But it was actual pure shock. I'm quite lucky that I brought all of my things in my bag because, yes, I stupidly really thought that Sage and Soph were going to pull through for me and go Savannah.

Sophie Segreti on 'Survivor 49'.

**Let's talk about that. What made you believe you had both Sage, who was super pissed at you, and Blue Sophi, who was super tight with Savannah?**

I think for Sage, I was actually trusting that her dislike of Savannah was going to pull through for me. For the past three or four votes she has been pulling to get Savannah out. What I underestimated was how tight she was with Jawan and how now I would become persona non grata, enemy No. 1 for Sage on her hit list. And I expected her to vote with her heart, which she did in getting me out. But I expected it to swing more towards Savannah. I hoped that that dislike would carry through for that vote.

For Blue Sophi, I was not under the illusion that Rizo and Savannah were with me to the end. I kind of was keeping them a little bit at an arm's length distance like, "Sure they're willing to work with me for these couple votes," but I didn't trust them like that. So I could see a world where she would flip on them. And the airtime didn't really show Soph and I having conversations or talking, but I felt like we actually we had a good enough relationship. And Soph expressed kind of knowing that Rizo and Savannah are a really tight duo and she's kind of third in that and maybe she would be willing to switch.

So I honestly wouldn't be surprised if that's still something she's thinking about, that she just decided I was a better vote now. But yeah, Sage, I definitely underestimated how much I pissed her off by getting out Jawan. And Soph, I thought she was ready to make a "big resume move" and get out her No. 1 ally.

Sophi Balerdi and Sophie Segreti on 'Survivor 49'.

Robert Voets/CBS

**Sage told you that you handed Savannah a million dollars when you voted Jawan out. I won't ask you if that is true, because unlike your Cameos, we like to keep things spoiler-free here, but right after you were voted out, did you regret that decision to go for Jawan instead of Savannah?**

You know, honestly, no. Because if you think through the numbers at that vote, if I had voted out Savannah, I would now be at the bottom of two duos: Steven and Kristina, who have proven that they don't really trust me, and Sage and Jawan. And so it was really just math at that point, where being at the bottom of five is worse than being at the bottom of four.

And also, while you could argue that Rizo and Savannah and Soph were not in my original alliance, so why would I trust them now? But if you look at it, Savannah showed me her extra vote. I had a suspicion that Kristina had an idol. I spoke to her and Kristina throughout the day. I spoke to Sage, who kind of alluded to it, but none of them would bite. None of them told me about the idol.

And so yet again, I'm in a situation where in this game, trading information is how you build relationships, and sure at the surface you'd be like, "Why wouldn't you go with your old tribemates?" Well, they're not giving me any information. I'm consistently left out of things. Whereas Savannah, her showing me she had an extra vote. I was honestly quite impressed and flattered that she did that to me. I was like, she is really drawing a line in the sand that she wants to move forward with me. So I don't think the results would've changed for me had we gone Savannah in that vote.

Sophie Segreti on 'Survivor 49'.

Robert Voets/CBS

**It's funny, because maybe you're illustrating the biggest problem in terms of your positioning in the tribe is that when you go on *Survivor*, the thing you need more than anything is a ride or die. We see how hard Rizo is working to keep Savannah safe. It seems like you didn't have anyone out there. Who did you consider yourself closest to in the game and why was it so difficult getting that person?**

That is exactly the biggest critique I have of my game. And I think especially when you are a physical competitive player, yes, you need that ride or die. You need somebody watching your back because you will always be an easy vote. And honestly, at a time thought it was MC early on at Hina. We didn't get a ton of screen time because of how it works. We're winning, so they don't really show the winning tribes.

But I felt like MC and I were quite close, especially when she let me in early on that there was a secondary alignment alliance within Hina forming without me. They wanted me out, so on and so forth. And so I thought we were quite tight. I honestly think I ended up being kind of third on everyone's list for some reason. I didn't go hard enough socially early on.

I didn't go hard enough socially early on because I was worried about seeming too like eager and playing too hard. And I think that's what ended up biting me in the end because MC was more loyal to Steven than she was to me. And at a point I thought that Sage and I were getting quite close. Again, she was the one who told me that Jawan flipped in the MC vote. So I feel like Sage and I were developing that bond, but again, her No. 1 was Jawan.

So I think where my game really went awry was not playing harder socially early on and locking in a true ride or die number one. Instead, I feel like I was like trying to keep my options open and be friends with lots of people, and it was a little bit of jack of all trades, master of none in that situation.

Jeff Probst and Sophie Segreti on 'Survivor 49'.

Robert Voets/CBS

**What's with the "nobody can have my jacket" comment? Was that an Angelina callback or were people actually making a play for your jacket?**

A little bit of both. A little bit of Angelina, and you never see it, but I had sick yellow Carhartt-esque jacket with flowers on it. And the past couple nights it had been raining and I had the best jacket on the beach. And I had also been wearing some of Nicole's clothes. That's why I got some blue in my wardrobe late in the season. And so I had the best wardrobe in the game and there were a lot of jokes made, like, "Haha, if you go, I want your jacket." And that night was raining — though you don't quite see it on camera — so yeah, a little Angelina callback, and a little bit like, "Absolutely not! I'm going to lose with grace, but I am still competitive enough that I am not about to give you my jacket." [*Laughs*]

Sophie Segreti on 'Survivor 49'.

Robert Voets/CBS

**What was your reunion with Jawan at Ponderosa like, because he was very demonstrative as your name kept coming up on those votes?**

Oh yeah, he was excited because I think he could tell that I was kind of the swing. I was the one who picked Jawan over Sage. And that was just because at that point, Sage and I had a stronger relationship. Jawan had flipped on me once. Sage was the one to kind of tell me that and I viewed her more as an ally. And in retrospect, that kind of was my downfall.

But it honestly was not as dramatic as I think maybe people would've thought with Jawan's reactions. And part of that is, it's a good cast and we all recognize that you fight hard and you fight with your heart when you're in the game, but now that we're voted out, we can all be friends. The game is over for us at this point and we can smooth it over. I did kind of explain my reasoning to him why I voted him out, and that always helps to hear both sides. But he was eating it up. He and Sage were loving the Sophie votes. But it was not an awkward reunion.

**He was flexing and everything!**

I'll just say respectfully, Jawan: You can't be flexing if you lose that much in challenges, okay? [*Laughs*]

Sophie Segreti of 'Survivor 49'.

**How big a factor did Kristina and Steven's less than enthused reaction to see you return from the MC vote play in your decision to flip to the Uli side?**

I think there were two big moments in time that really pushed me to flip. That was definitely one of them. It was kind of beautiful because we woke them up. They were sleeping, so I was getting unfiltered, like, this is actually what they think. And in that moment, I was like, "Oh, not only did they all prefer to work with MC over me, but they wanted me gone." So that was like kind of a double whammy.

But the other thing that wasn't shown is I was actually the last person to know about MC's Idol. And if you watch that first Tribal Council when she plays it, I'm the only one who's [shocked] because Savannah obviously knew because we had that wonderful scene of her diving for the key. So she tells all of her alliance, and MC had shared that with Steven, who then shared it with Kristina and somehow it got around to Jawan and Sage. But I truly was left out of that piece of knowledge.

And so that coupled with the fact that they were clearly so upset that I had survived that Tribal Council, I was like, "Hold on a second, I don't have a great read on these people. They're all lying to my face and they don't want me here and they don't value me as an ally or they don't value me enough to clue me into this critical information. And so, fool me once, shame on me, but I'm not going to be fooled again."

Sophie Segreti on 'Survivor 49'.

Robert Voets/CBS

**I remember meeting you when you were an alternate for 48, and I was like, "She's going to be a star when she gets on this show." You got a lot of airtime these past few weeks, but it took a while. What was that like in those early weeks seeing yourself only sporadically on screen after living that experience 24/7 just like everybody else?**

It honestly feels a little bit I would say like gaslighting in that I have memories. I know I was at that challenge. I know I was at that camp, I know I was having conversations, and we've already talked about it but yes, I did not have a ride or die, but I had alliances. And early on, I had a friend reach out and be like, "You don't really seem to talk to anyone." And I had to be like, "I am. It's just not being shown."

And so it's really tough sometimes to go through what is honestly such an intense experience and not see it on TV. Especially when we don't have our phones out there. So I have no actual physical evidence that I was there. It almost feels like a mirage at points, and watching it back, it's like reaffirming like, "Okay, that happened. This is how it was. That's actually what our beach looked like. Yes, I got to sleep on the sand."

And so to not see that was a huge bummer. And you start to question like, "Was I part of this season? Did I make moves? Did I have an impact on it?" But now that I've had a lot of airtime recently, I actually feel like maybe it was for the best. The producers wanted to leave a little up to the imagination and, you know, leave them wanting more. And I think that's been kind of fun to see. It's nice for people to want more of me than to be sick of me. So I think I'm going out on the perfect level where I haven't yet, oversaturated people's screens.

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