Survivor: His and Why It Matters

-Christian, welcome to the show. -Thank you. -Thank you for being here. I have a lot to say. -Do you? -Yeah. If you haven't watched last night's episode of "Survivor" yet, plug your ears. Here's what happened. -Okay, please tell me. -I have -- Here's my version of the story. -Regale me. -Thank you. Yes, I will regale you. So, I talked to Jeff and I have all these crazy ideas for "Survivor." I'm a big fan of the show. So I come up with these ideas, and he calls me back. And they have great producers on the show, and they go, "Here's this idea that we have." And I go, "Oh, I love this. This is perfect. Great." And it is a twist called the

Jimmy Fallon One in the Urn Twist. And -- Hold your applause. And on last night's episode, you got the chance to complete a puzzle. Now, if you did it, you could write someone's name down as a secret vote for the next Tribal Council. [Cheers and applause] But if you didn't finish the puzzle, you had to write your own name down at Tribal. Long story short. you voted yourself off of "Survivor 50." -Yeah. -And it might have been my fault. And we actually have a clip from your last Tribal Council.

Take a look. -This is a message for Jimmy Fallon. How dare you? This idea that you had -- it's terrible. No more ideas for you. I look forward to your apology. [Cheers and applause] [Sad tuba plays] -Now that we're both in the same place, all I have to say is, Christian, I am so sorry. I am so sorry about this. It wasn't supposed to be like this. It wasn't supposed to be you. And I felt so bad because I love you.

-Well, it was a roller coaster being there, I'll be honest. -Yeah. -But, I mean -- And I am sorry, but, technically, you made history last night. No one's ever voted for themself. -Yeah. -.in 50 seasons of "Survivor." [Cheers and applause] -Look. -What does it feel like writing your own name down? -You know, it's a surreal experience. You go there to, you know, theoretically vote other people off the island. And I'm like, "What am I doing here?" In fact, I was up in the voting booth and I have to write my own name,

so, of course, I write a delicate script, you know, because, you know, it's my own name. I want to treat it with respect, of course. -Yeah. You're a classy, classy gentleman. -As one does. And I'm basically just like, "I'm just going to do my five-minute set roasting Jimmy Fallon." So I just decided -- I was like, you know, finally, all my frustrations in this game I can take out in the best way possible on a celebrity 8,000 miles away. So I did a whole five-minute set with jokes about, you know, my distaste for the advantage.

-Jeff called me, actually, as they were editing the episode, and he was like, "Hey, Christian says a bunch of funny stuff, but I don't know -- do you care if we leave it in?" I go, "Leave it all in. You have to. Give the guy something." -Well, unfortunately the episode is only so long, so they did cut some things. Like, you know, I think -- -You don't have to say what you said. It's alright. We don't -- -I didn't blame you for famous incidents in history, such as the Titanic and/or Hindenburg.

I would not blame you for those things. -But you didn't finish the puzzle, which, by the way, you're the puzzle king. -Yeah. -And then the puzzle flipped out into the water. And then you had to come back to camp and tell everyone the truth. What were you thinking on that boat ride? -Well, I mean, on the boat ride home, I had no idea what you gave me. It was a letter that you packaged up to me. And so I was supposed to read this letter back at camp. And, so, I had no idea what was in it. So if I knew what was in it, I could be like,

"Okay, what kind of story, what kind of thing can I pretend that this is or spin it in some way?" But I have to read it in front of everyone. And then I was like, "Oh, you have to vote for yourself." I was like, "Well, I have very little time to improvise here." -But you were great and you're very fast on your feet. In real life, what is your job? -I'm a robotics professor, in case you haven't noticed, from the shirts. [Crowd cheers] Hey, thank you. We love people who love robotics professors.

-Yeah, I like -- So, I love robotics. -Yeah. -Do you think robotics could ever help you if you were ever deserted on an island? -Well, I mean, it was very helpful on "Survivor," in some ways. I mean, like, you know, just being a science professor who does lecturey things. Like, you know how to start fires with glasses. You know, we did this in the first episode. We started a fire with some nearsighted glasses, right?

You can use search algorithms to look for idols, which I've done and, you know, explained at great length for people who care And -- But, also, there are things that you never prepare for as a professor to do on the island. Like, I had to do this whole fake heist at Tribal Council, where I was like -- -That was genius. -Oh, thank you. So, I had to create a distraction for my buddy Rick Devens. We all love Rick Devens. -Yeah. -Yes, yes. Please give it up for Rick Devens. You know, where -- -You tripped -- -On purpose. I tripped on purpose. Which is not -- Again, that's not part of -- When you go to robot school, you don't learn to do that.

-No, no. -But you do it anyway. When the moment calls for it, you do it. -So you, as a distraction -- -Fall down. -So that Rick could hide -- -Everyone else was looking elsewhere to me, and he hides a secret idol, "fake idol," at Tribal. -It's incredible. -Actually, this whole season has been incredible, and, honestly, I got to say, you are one of the best players to do -- to ever play "Survivor." And I felt -- And I love you. -Thank you. That's very kind. -And you're a young man, which means that you could always come back if they decided to ask you back. And I think you should come back. And I just think that you're fantastic. And I really want to say I'm sorry again.

-Hey, apology accepted. -Alright. That's what I'm talking -- Very good man. The best. -Of course, of course. -I can't wait to see you on the jury. -Oh, yeah. It's going to be a lot of fun. It's a fun season. Check it out, seriously. -It's the best season. Also, Jeff Probst, from this show, the audience decided that he should be in a challenge. -Yes. -This was a legendary episode. And you beat Jeff Probst. -What can I say? [Cheers and applause] Come on, bud! So you got that going for you, as well.

-Exactly, exactly. Yeah. -Thank you so much for coming on the show. And thank you for accepting my apology. You're a good man. I'll see you again. -Thank you. -Christian Hubicki, everybody. "Survivor 50" airs Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. on CBS and Paramount+. We'll be right back, everybody.