Jeff Probst Competes for First Time, Thanks to Jimmy Fallon

Jeff Probst is prepared to play “Survivor” … or is he?

In a new exclusive sneak peek of the Wednesday, April 22, episode, the host and showrunner steps in to compete in his first immunity challenge (“Wrist Assured” or “Water Weight,” relying on what season in the past you’ve watched), during which he must maintain up a portion of his personal weight in a pail of water.

“Everybody ready to make a little ‘Survivor’ history?” Probst asks as the challenge begins.

Immediately after starting, he says, “I will admit, it is much heavier than I thought.” Then, he reveals that his competing was truly Jimmy Fallon’s concept, which he introduced up during “The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon.”

“He knew we were doing ‘In the Hands of the Fans’ and we were voting, so he did his own poll with his audience, and one of the questions was [whether] should I ever participate as a player,” Probst explains. “It was, like, 90% [yes], so thanks, Jimmy. That’s why we’re out here.”

Probst then asks the group if another person may drop so they might take over internet hosting duties. While Ozzy tells Christian he may drop, Probst then says, “Devens, you’re not going to win this. Why don’t you just drop?” Devens, shocked, yells, “Porbst!” Moments later, he admits, “That’s tempting.”

It was beforehand revealed that Jimmy Fallon could be certainly one of the huge “Survivor” celeb followers who turned a part of the game as a twist — together with the beforehand seen Zac Brown and upcoming Mr. Bease.

Watch the exclusive sneak peek below. “Survivor” airs on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET. on CBS and streams the next day on Paramount+.