Spoilers ahead for “Act One of a Horror Film, ” the season-49 premiere of Survivor.

World, meet your new RizGod. RizGod, meet the world. Tonight’s Survivor season-49 premiere was a strong opener, introducing nearly every contestant to the audience, explaining the eventual boot clearly, and showcasing all the emerging alliances. But it will likely be best remembered as the introduction of one Rizo Velovic. He is from Yonkers, works in “tech sales,” and got a solo spotlight as he battled his way through a challenge to score a shocking eventual win through pure dogged determination. Rizo, who calls himself “RizGod” — as in the internet term for a guy who has a lot of “cha-rizz-ma” — is a skinny Albanian kid with a bright smile and a goofy vibe. His meme humor and utter dedication to tha

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