Board Thread:Virtual Tribal Council/@comment-5870534-20170525182433/@comment-1294345-20170603131548

Ifoundalemontree wrote: IAmNothing712 wrote: 18-20 castaway formats ensure that the game continues in the case of medevacs and quits, so I don't have a problem with that. The game continued with medevacs and quits when there were 16 contestants too, like when Skupin got medevaced on The Australian Outback, or when Osten quit on Pearl Islands.

16 contestants is the most ideal number for a season with new players only, because it allows the producers to expose all the contestants better. Sonja Christopher, Debb Eaton, Diane Ogden, Peter Harkey, and others got pretty good exposure on their seasons, despite being the first boots. How many first (and even second, third, and fourth) boots could say that now? Quits and medevacs in 16-player seasons mean less Tribal Councils. Less tribals means more dead air. Having 18-20 people is a preventive measure to have less canceled tribals.