Joe Hunter talks getting zero votes, 'Joetation,' and blocking 'Survivor' players online

“Survivor 50” castaway Joe Hunter has made it to the last tribal assembly of the grueling contention amusement twice, but walked distant with slim to nary erstwhile it came to assemblage votes.

On Wednesday night, four-time “Survivor” subordinate Aubry Bracco was crowned sole subsister and won the not $1-million but $2-million prize (thanks to a twist that progressive a coin flip and MrBeast), and Jonathan Young came successful second. Hunter, a firefighter and instrumentality favorite, mislaid connected an 8-3-0 vote.

According to Hunter, assemblage members had made up their minds earlier the remaining 3 castaways adjacent had a changeable to sweeten their chances astatine the last tribal council.

“I beryllium down successful that seat for last Tribal, right? I’m reasoning alright, present we go,” Hunter told “Entertainment Weekly.” “Right away, the 2nd earlier immoderate connection was said, I went, ‘Oh, that 1 hates me, this 1 hates me, hatred me, hatred me, hatred me.’ And I thought, ‘There’s zero chance.’”

Hunter was somewhat optimistic starring up to the tribal assembly and said that helium thought immoderate of the assemblage members had travel with an unfastened mind. “I’ll springiness recognition to Emily, Rick Devens, Christian, Dee,” helium said.

“I conscionable felt it was precise transparent based connected the questions and responses that, earlier this happening started, I deliberation it was a wrap.”

During the bid finale, “Survivor” fable Cirie Fields enactment Hunter connected blast, saying that castaways felt similar they had to babysit him and jokingly calling it the “Joetation” erstwhile it was a player’s crook to sway Hunter to ballot alongside them.

Hunter chalked up the babysitting remark to his ain naivete erstwhile it came to being susceptible with different players helium thought were his friends connected the island. “I conscionable enactment that vulnerability successful the incorrect hands,” helium told the outlet. “That’s truly what it is. And that’s portion of the game.”

Hunter besides spoke with “Entertainment Tonight” and admitted that yes, he’d blocked a prime fewer “Survivor” players connected societal media. “So, 751 players,” Hunter said, “yeah, there’s two.

“I’ll archer you this, each 1 of them is not random,” helium said. “Actually, there’s three. It is not random. ... All of which I would emotion to speech to and lick it, and person tried.”

Last week, erstwhile “Survivor” players Kelley Wentworth, who’s been a castaway 3 times, Savannah Louie, who won Season 49 and was connected the aforesaid people arsenic Hunter successful Season 50, and Tiffany Ervin, who competed connected Seasons 46 and 50, each said they’d been blocked by Hunter.