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That means over 450 contestants werenotchosen to come back.

A little bit of this season is a tapestry in this sense, says Probst.

We wanted diversity in the gameplay.

Even having Malcolm and Ozzy was something we had to talk about because they are similar archetypes.

And they play similar games.

But we found enough separation specifically that Ozzy is all-weather, all-terrain.

He can climb, dive, catch, fish, and win.

Where Malcolm is different is Malcolm actually doesnt always win.

Hes got some Achilles heels in challenges, but Malcolms got a little more strategy.

We were able to make an argument that they are different types.

Absolutely she was in the running.

She was in the running until the very end.

However, Probst believes the pain of not being selected will ultimately be Carolyns gain.

Shes going to hate hearing that we didnt have 100 percent, says the host.

And Im not going to say who was on which side, but she was in the running.

Because the season I wanted to be on actually wouldnt have worked out for me.

And I hope thats what Carolyn says because I fully think Carolyn will be back.