What Bill Simmons has said about Survivor 50
2 quotes · 1 episode · May 1, 2026
Bill Simmons, Sportswriter and founder of The Ringer, host of The Bill Simmons Podcast, has been quoted on Survivor 50 2 times in 1 episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast, most recently on May 1, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Simmons named Rick Devens his clear season MVP so far.
“Devins has been out of his mind. I think he has to be MVP”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Joker’s Out, and Boston Might Be Next. Plus, an MLB Cocktail Party and 'Survivor 50' With Rob Mahoney, Billy Gil, and Jason Concepcion. (May 1, 2026) · Listen from 2:00:58
- Partly true
Simmons predicted Devens would be voted out before the final three, which he expected to include Cirie.
“So I think he wins that, but I don't think he makes the final three. I think it's going to be Seri”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Joker’s Out, and Boston Might Be Next. Plus, an MLB Cocktail Party and 'Survivor 50' With Rob Mahoney, Billy Gil, and Jason Concepcion. (May 1, 2026) · Listen from 2:09:05
Predictions
- Partly true
Simmons predicted Devens would be voted out before the final three, which he expected to include Cirie.
“So I think he wins that, but I don't think he makes the final three. I think it's going to be Seri”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Joker’s Out, and Boston Might Be Next. Plus, an MLB Cocktail Party and 'Survivor 50' With Rob Mahoney, Billy Gil, and Jason Concepcion. (May 1, 2026) · Listen from 2:09:05 · Survivor 50
Rick Devens was voted out on Day 22, before the final three, as Simmons predicted. But Cirie Fields, whom he expected in the final three, was voted out on Day 23 in the same episode. The final three were Aubry Bracco, Jonathan Young and Joe Hunter, and Bracco won 8-3-0 in the May 20, 2026 finale.
Sources: 'Survivor' crowns its winner: Who made the final tribal council and who won 'Survivor 50'? · "Survivor 50" Finale Recap - And the Winner Is...
Checked Oct 6, 2026
Episodes
Joker’s Out, and Boston Might Be Next. Plus, an MLB Cocktail Party and 'Survivor 50' With Rob Mahoney, Billy Gil, and Jason Concepcion.The Bill Simmons Podcast · May 1, 2026 · 2 h 17 min
Bill Simmons recaps a wild NBA playoff night with Rob Mahoney, runs through MLB's early storylines with Billy Gil, and dissects 'Survivor 50' with Jason Concepcion.
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