A Meltdown About Applebee’s Just Made ‘Survivor’ History
You might be wondering why everyone on social media was gossiping about Applebee’s on Wednesday evening. No, it’s not because two characters in Challengers go on a dinner date to grab Dollaritas. It’s much more harrowing than that: A player on Survivor threw a full-on temper tantrum over not getting to eat one of Applebee’s (in)famous burgers as part of a reward challenge. Bummer.
Throughout Season 46, marketing strategist Liz Wilcox has become a contestant known for two things, and two things only: She’s a millionaire (billionaire? No one really knows) and she has so many allergies that she hasn’t been able to eat anything since the merge. Following the most recent episode of Survivor, however, Liz will now be known for a third thing—Applebee’s.
Jeff Probst kicks off this week’s reward challenge with a bit of an insult: “You all look noticeably smaller,” Probst says. “Your bodies are shrinking.” Yeah, no duh, Jeff. A couple of weeks into the season without solid food; they’re ravenous! Luckily, Probst is offering the biggest reward of the season to the challenge’s winner. The reward will be a feast from a certain restaurant—you might be able to guess which one I’m talking about.