Survivor 48's Final 4 Fire-Making Proves The Challenge Needs To Be Retired (It's Too Unpredictable)

Watching Survivor 48's finale, it was clear that despite being one of the long-held finale mechanisms, the final four fire-making challenge needs to be retired before the milestone season, Survivor 50. Throughout the last dozen seasons of Survivor, the final four has been brought down to a trio with a fire-making challenge that has been divisive among fans. Survivor 35 ushered in the era of the fire-making challenge, where two castaways go head-to-head to see whose self-made fire could grow big enough, quickly enough to raise a flag. Fire-making is a huge part of Survivor, but the challenge is tired.