The TV Addict 

Unless they’re changing the way that they’ve done the previous 17 seasons, the votes are cast during the final tribal council which takes place when they filmed the series in Brazil. The votes just aren’t revealed to the final two (or maybe 3?) until the live finale episode.

Therefore, there’s no way that Jeff’s comments on his blog during the airing of the episodes could affect the outcome. It’s already been decided.

And I am here to add the same thing. The votes have already been cast. At the end of the last episode Jeff will walk out of tribal with the votes in tow and say, “See you in LA.”

I’ll pile on here and agree that the votes are cast on location at the end, only to be revealed at the finale. So this would be a non-issue.

You also probably don’t realize that the order of the votes at tribal council is manipulated to stretch it out as long as possible. It’s an editing gimmick. Probst adds a voice over later so he can pull the ballots out in any order the editors choose. Notice how often the vote is “tied.” Or am I wrong here.