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After narrowly missing the win on Survivor Season 46, Charlie Davis returned for Survivor 50 with something to prove. The Boston-based law graduate, who finished as runner-up in his original season, entered the milestone all-star edition determined to correct what he saw as past mistakes. This included being too strategic without fully owning his gameplay in real time. Now that the season has finished filming, Charlie recently opened up about two players who were rumored to have connected before Survivor 50 filmed. Here’s what he said about Dee Valladares and Rizo Velovic.

[Spoiler alert: Survivor 50 Episode 5 elimination spoilers ahead.]

‘Survivor 50’ player Charlie Davis said Dee Valladares and Rizo Velovic connected before filming the new season

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Fans are loving the intense, strategic gameplay and edge-of-your-seat moments on Survivor 50 so far. The game has brought together huge names dating back over 20 years. Charlie Davis, a standout player from Survivor Season 46, returned in the hopes of not making the same past mistakes. Unfortunately, he was voted out at Tribal Council in episode 5. Dee Valladares and Rizo Velovic had a hand in his fate.

After his elimination, Charlie spoke to Page Six about his contentious relationship with Rizo. During the season, fans saw Charlie dislike Rizo after Rizo admitted to not giving his No. 1 ally his jury vote at the end of Survivor Season 49. However, Charlie said he hoped to target Rizo for additional reasons.

“There were definitely strategic reasons why I wanted to target Rizo, too,” he added, noting that he never had the chance to see Rizo play in season 49. “I thought because he was so disconnected … there would be the least ripple effect taking him out, and … everyone would kind of be like, ‘Oh, I need to be the one to pull Rizo in.’ And then, all of a sudden, he has all of these alliances.”

Charlie then noted that he heard about Dee and Rizo FaceTiming before Survivor 50. “I learned that, obviously, after the fact,” Charlie said. They could’ve been brought together by Soph Balerdi, one of Rizo’s allies from season 49. As Charlie was recalling the information, he noted that Savannah Louie might’ve told him this while at Ponderosa.

“Who knows, maybe it didn’t even happen,” Charlie added. “But this is what I’ve heard. I think through Soph, because they’re both in Miami. So, I think that probably played into it, too. If I were Dee, I’d be like, oh, wow, I have this pre-game relationship with Rizo, and no one else has that, because no one else would have any way of getting in touch with him, or knowing he was on 50, or whatever it may be.”

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