Many Survivor fans have been accusing Tiffany Ervin of cheating during a Season 50 challenge.
During the May 6 episode, the players were participating in a difficult balancing challenge out on the water.
The challenge was about to get even more difficult, with host Jeff Probst having them transition from standing on two feet to only one.
Jeff counted them down, and many players fell almost immediately after they transitioned. Player after player fell, and only Tiffany was left on her perch.
But wait. The judges told Jeff they had seen something. Jeff left the challenge to reveal the footage along with the other judges.
It turned out that Tiffany had not completed her transition in time. She was still standing on two feet after the countdown, as many people were falling.
Jonathan Young became the new winner, and with it came extreme power for the remainder of the episode.
Survivor fans begin calling Tiffany a ‘cheater’ online
Many Survivor fans have come after Tiffany following that Season 50 challenge. Despite other fans suggesting she made a mistake and couldn’t find her balance in time, some viewers are going for the jugular in their social media posts.
“She purposely held her foot down because she thought Jeff couldn’t see her. ‘2 extra seconds’ is the difference between immunity in a 2 million dollar game and going home. Miss me with this fake b******t she blatantly cheated on purpose,” wrote one person.
“Not Tiffany trying to cheat in the individual challenge and acting suprised after she was caught #survıvor2026 #survivorGR #survivor50,” wrote someone else.
“#Survivor50 #Survivor Tiffany definitely cheated badly.. I do mean badly!!” wrote someone else.
Some people were definitely on Tiffany’s side.
“I definitely don’t think she was trying to cheat, but Jeff did count down from 5 and she didn’t lift her foot for another 2-3 seconds. It would have been hard to lift your foot if you felt unbalanced . . . your body would really not want to do that,” someone explained.
“She didn’t cheat per se – she just didn’t lift her leg fast enough giving her an unfair advantage so they dq’d her. Often they have a ‘transition’ period in endurance challenges – she didn’t make the transition in time so was out,” explained another fan.
What do you think about how that challenge ended?
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