On the
Survivor (2000) {Survivor: All Stars - The Reunion (8.17)} show, he offered to marry both
Rob Mariano and
Amber Mariano, claiming he was an ordained minister. Probst got himself ordained in 1999 so that he could preside at his parents 40th anniversary remarriage. He has since served as the officiant at the weddings of several friends. He was ordained by the Universal Life Church of Modesto, California. He paid $25.00 for his ordination papers.