Placements for eliminated players thus far:
18th Darnell - Brawn (voted out Episode 1, Day 3)
17th Jenny - Brawn (voted out Episode 2, Day 6)
16th Liz - Brains (voted out Episode 3, Day 8)
15th Caleb - Beauty (medical evacuation due to heat stroke, Day 9)
14th Alecia - Brawn (voted out Episode 4, Day 11)
13th Anna - Beauty (voted out Episode 5, Day 13)
12th Peter - Brains (voted out Episode 6, Day 16)
---Start forming the jury---
11th Neal - Brains (medical evacuation due to infection near knee, Day 19)
10th Nick - Beauty (voted out Episode 8, Day 22)
9th Debbie - Brains (voted out Episode 9, Day 24)
8th Scot - Brawn (voted out Episode 10, Day 27)
7th Julia - Beauty (voted out Episode 11, Day 29)
6th Jason - Brawn (voted out Episode 12, Day 32)
Tribes as of the beginning of Episode 12:
Dara (merged tribe - black buffs)
Aubry - former Brains
Cydney - former Brawn
Joe - former Brains
Michele - former Beauty
Tai - former Beauty (has a hidden immunity idol, last time it can be used)
Reward Challenge:
Race into the jungle to a large wooden ladder. Climb up and retrieve a bag of sandbags. Race back and attempt to launch the sandbags into a series of targets. First person to get one sandbag in each of their five targets wins a trip to a Survivor spa. Bath, massage, meal of chicken, beef and cheesecake, stay the night on a real bed before waking up and returning to camp.
Details on order of challenge and who did what:
There are 3 bags, each with 5 sandbags, that apparently must be retrieved individually, only going back for another set once all of them from the previous set have been thrown.
Order of arrival at the ladder: Cydney, Michele, Aubry, Tai, Joe.
Order of return to the throwing station: Cydney, Michele, Aubry, Tai, Joe.
Players and the color of their sandbags and targets from left to right when viewing the throwing station from the targets:
Aubry with purple.
Cydney with red.
Joe with yellow.
Michele with blue.
Tai with orange.
Cydney scores her 1st target, followed by Aubry.
Cydney, Aubry, Michele, Tai all head back to the jungle as Joe arrives with his first set of sandbags.
Order returning with sandbag set #2: Cydney, Aubry, Michele, Tai
Cydney hits the same target, so still only has one.
Aubry gets a 2nd target.
Cydney gets a 2nd target.
Aubry gets a 3rd target.
Michele gets her 1st target.
Order returning with sandbag set #3: Aubry, Cydney, Michele, Tai
Aubry needs to land 2 of 5 to win. Her 2nd sandbag hits the furthest target so she only needs one more.
Aubry misses with her last 3 sandbags so is stuck at 4 of 5 targets.
Jeff tells us the rule that once you've thrown all 15 sandbags you have to wait until everyone has thrown all 15 before you can retrieve any of them, and someone may win before that.
Cydney runs out of bags and has only 2 of 5 targets.
Joe hits his 1st and 2nd targets while throwing his 2nd set.
Tai and Michele run out of sandbags and now must wait.
Joe hits a 3rd target.
Joe heads out into the jungle for his 3rd set of sandbags. Everyone else has to wait for him, so he can now take his time with the rest of the challenge.
Joe returns with his last 5 sandbags while the rest of the players are stretching, resting, relaxing.
Joe misses with 3 sandbags and now has only 2 left to hit 2 targets.
Joe hits his 4th target with the next sandbag and must hit the last one to win.
With his last sandbag, Joe hits the furthest target and wins reward.
#GETSITDONEAT71
Jeff tells Joe he has a decision to make. He has to choose one person to join him.
Joe chooses Aubry since they have stuck together since the original Brain tribe.
Now Joe has to choose one more person to bring. Aubry tries to tell Joe who should go and he lets her choose.
Aubry & Joe choose Cydney to go on reward with them.
That leaves Michele and Tai going back to camp with nothing.
Reward (day 33):
Cydney enjoys the chicken wraps. Joe eats lots of the red meat despite normally not eating much meat in his regular life. Cydney separately notes that eating that much beef probably won't feel good later.
Aubry, Cydney and Joe talk strategy. Joe wants to get rid of Tai, but Aubry reminds him that Tai has an immunity idol. Joe thinks that he and Cydney aren't threats compared to Aubry. Ironically it made Aubry realize that Cydney is a big threat and that she might want to bring Tai to the final three.
Camp (day 33):
Michele and Tai shouldn't get along because they had quite the verbal war at the last tribal council. However, they decide to talk things out in the water. They get on the same page with each other. It leads to them having their own spa day, with Tai giving Michele a Thai-style massage. They discuss strategy and entertain the possibility of working together and trying to work with Cydney since she's the only one who might switch sides.
Camp (day 34):
Aubry makes amends with Tai after having lied to him before the previous tribal council. Tai is now willing to work with Aubry again. Cydney notices that Aubry & Tai look too comfortable together when they return from the water well. Cydney & Michele then talk strategy and figure out how they want to work together in the end.
Joe isn't feeling well. He claims he ate about 8 steaks, or 'three feet', of beef at the reward and now he's bloated and isn't passing urine. Medical comes out to check on him and gives him some medicine to attempt to resolve the issue. Part of the problem is that due to his age he has an enlarged prostate that is pressing on things. He is also constipated from the food he ate at the reward.
Camp (night 34):
Joe still isn't feeling well. The medicine did not clear things up as much as he needed it to. Medical came back to reassess his situation. Based on all the facts, medical decided they need to pull Joe from the game to prevent him from suffering kidney damage. He was in enough pain that he wasn't too upset about having to leave the game.
This sets the record for most medical evacuations in a single season - 3 (Caleb, Neal, Joe).
Immunity & Tribal:
There was no immunity challenge or tribal council due to how late in the game this medical evacuation happened and how few players remain in the game.
Finale on Wednesday May 18th:
The 2-hour finale is on Wednesday, followed by the 1-hour live reunion show that starts with the winner being revealed.
The final 4 players: Aubry, Cydney, Michele, Tai
The jury, so far: Neal, Nick, Debbie, Scot, Julia, Jason, Joe
Nobody in this game has won 2 individual immunity challenges. Aubry is the only one left that has not won an individual challenge.
Despite having only 4 players left on day 34, nobody seems to have considered that it could be a final two at the final tribal council.
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Saturday, May 7, 2016
Keys to Survivor Kaoh Rong Episode 12
Placements for eliminated players thus far:
18th Darnell - Brawn (voted out Episode 1, Day 3)
17th Jenny - Brawn (voted out Episode 2, Day 6)
16th Liz - Brains (voted out Episode 3, Day 8)
15th Caleb - Beauty (medical evacuation after Reward challenge, Day 9)
14th Alecia - Brawn (voted out Episode 4, Day 11)
13th Anna - Beauty (voted out Episode 5, Day 13)
12th Peter - Brains (voted out Episode 6, Day 16)
---Start forming the jury---
11th Neal - Brains (medical evacuation due to infection near knee, Day 19)
10th Nick - Beauty (voted out Episode 8, Day 22)
9th Debbie - Brains (voted out Episode 9, Day 24)
8th Scot - Brawn (voted out Episode 10, Day 27)
7th Julia - Beauty (voted out Episode 11, Day 29)
Tribes as of the beginning of Episode 12:
Dara (merged tribe - black buffs)
Aubry - former Brains
Cydney - former Brawn
Jason - former Brawn
Joe - former Brains
Michele - former Beauty
Tai - former Beauty (has a hidden immunity idol and an extra vote)
Reward Challenge:
Divided into two teams of three, one at a time they will race through a series of obstacles out to a floating maze. Once all three players are there they will work together to maneauver 3 balls through the maze to central divots.
Reward is a trip to the Wildlife Alliance - an organization in Cambodia that rescues animals from poachers and illegal traders and brings them to this sanctuary to live a better life. They'll visit the facility, interact with the animals, and enjoy an afternoon picnic.
Details on order of challenge and who did what:
Team 1: Aubry, Cydney, Joe
Team 2: Jason, Michele, Tai
The order of obstacles:
Swim to platform #1.
Traverse a cargo net that is slightly under water to arrive at platform #2.
Swim to platform #3 (this one has the balls needed for the maze).
Swim to the floating maze.
Jason & Joe are the first to begin for their teams.
Jason takes the lead and is at platform 3 before Joe makes it onto platform 1.
Jason arrives at the floating platform.
Michele goes next for Team 2.
Michele gets to her spot on the floating platform.
Tai goes last for Team 2.
Joe finally gets to his place on the floating platform.
Cydney goes next for Team 1.
Tai gets ball #1 at platform 3 on his way to the floating maze.
Cydney arrives at the floating maze.
Aubry goes last for Team 1.
Team 2 starts the maze with ball 1.
Team 1 is now starting the maze with ball 1.
Team 2 is working well together, being directed by Jason.
The maze is circular. The ball starts at an outside edge and must be moved closer to the middle through various openings. The method that seems to be working is to get the ball lined up in the correct location where an opening is, then have two people move around the outside of the puzzle in opposite directions so that the maze tilts towards the opening, then all 3 people move around the circle in the direction of the next inner opening.
Aubry gets ball #1 at platform 3 on her way to the floating maze.
Team 2 lands their first ball. Jason retrieves the 2nd ball.
Team 2 lands their second ball. Jason retrieves the 3rd ball.
Team 1 lands their first ball. Aubry retrieves the 2nd ball.
Team 2 lands their third ball.
Jason, Michele, and Tai win reward.
Reward experience:
The director of wildlife, Nick, brings over an elephant named Lucky.
They then get to enter a monkey enclosure where they can interact with and feed various monkeys.
Immunity Challenge:
Hold onto a rope that balances a wobbly table. Race out and collect wooden blocks one at a time, stacking them one on top of another and spelling out 'IMMUNITY'. If at any point the stack falls you have to start over. First person to finish wins immunit and a 1 in 5 shot of winning this game.
Details on order of challenge and who did what:
The 8 blocks are arranged diagonally at the starting table, in correct spelling order so that the 'Y' is at the back right corner and 'I' is at the front left corner.
From left to right when facing the tables:
Joe - Yellow
Tai - Red
Jason - Purple
Aubry - Orange
Cydney - Green
Michele - Blue
Everyone arrives with the 'Y' at roughly the same time and starts heading back to the table.
Cydney is moving the slowest. Joe is moving the fastest.
The weight of the rope itself causes the table to tilt back towards the contestants.
They all have started their stack near the middle of the table, with one edge along a white painted line. I suspect they were told their stack had to touch that line.
Some carry the block back in their teeth.
Initial order of 2nd block, the 'T', placement: Joe, Michele, Tai, Aubry, Jason, ...
Initial order of 3rd block, the 'I', placement: Joe, Michele, Tai, Jason, Aubry, ...
Joe gets to the 3rd block, the 'N', before Cydney gets her 2nd.
First to get the 4th block, the 'U', is Joe.
First to get the 5th block, an 'M' is Joe.
Joe is the first to have his table drop. Michele is in the lead with 5.
Michele's table drops. Tai is in the lead with 5.
Aubry's table drops.
Tai's table drops. Jason is in the lead with 5 and Cydney is in 2nd place.
Joe realizes that his restarted stack has an 'I' at the bottom, so he has to start over again.
Jason's table drops. Cydney is in the lead with 4.
Joe's 2nd block is an 'I' so he has to return to the start again.
Joe's 4th block is an 'I' again so he returns to the start to get the right letter.
Michele's table drops with 5 blocks.
Tai's table drops with 5 blocks.
Aubry's table drops with 5 blocks.
Cydney now is leading with 6 blocks and Jason close behind.
Jason gets to 7 and is returning with block 8.
Jason and Cydney both place block 8 at about the same time.
Jason's table drops.
Cydney wins individual immunity, having never had her stack of blocks drop.
Note that after 6 challenges, nobody has won individual immunity twice.
Leading up to tribal:
Cydney is upset with Joe for being bossy at camp a few days ago, and is also upset with Tai because Tai tried to dictate who everyone should vote for.
Tai is gunning for Michele because she hasn't made enemies on of jury members.
Aubry understands Tai's point, but the others are leaning towards Jason.
Tai advises Jason to vote for Michele, but he wants to vote for Joe because he doesn't trust Tai anymore.
Tribal Council:
Most of the discussion surrounds what Tai talked about and with whom. Tai reveals that there is a smaller group within the bigger group of five and even admits that Michele is not in the smaller group. Michele makes the case that Tai has turned on every alliance he has been in. Tai and Michele keep firing at each other. Jason sits back and says nothing since the focus isn't on him, until Jeff brings that up and asks him a few questions.
After everyone votes, Tai reveals what his advantage is, and that he wants to use his extra vote tonight.
Tai does not play his immunity idol.
The votes are 4-2-1 (Jason, Michele, Joe).
Aubry, Cydney, Joe, and Michele voted for Jason.
Tai voted twice for Michele.
Jason voted for Joe.
Jason is voted out and becomes the 6th member of the jury.
18th Darnell - Brawn (voted out Episode 1, Day 3)
17th Jenny - Brawn (voted out Episode 2, Day 6)
16th Liz - Brains (voted out Episode 3, Day 8)
15th Caleb - Beauty (medical evacuation after Reward challenge, Day 9)
14th Alecia - Brawn (voted out Episode 4, Day 11)
13th Anna - Beauty (voted out Episode 5, Day 13)
12th Peter - Brains (voted out Episode 6, Day 16)
---Start forming the jury---
11th Neal - Brains (medical evacuation due to infection near knee, Day 19)
10th Nick - Beauty (voted out Episode 8, Day 22)
9th Debbie - Brains (voted out Episode 9, Day 24)
8th Scot - Brawn (voted out Episode 10, Day 27)
7th Julia - Beauty (voted out Episode 11, Day 29)
Tribes as of the beginning of Episode 12:
Dara (merged tribe - black buffs)
Aubry - former Brains
Cydney - former Brawn
Jason - former Brawn
Joe - former Brains
Michele - former Beauty
Tai - former Beauty (has a hidden immunity idol and an extra vote)
Reward Challenge:
Divided into two teams of three, one at a time they will race through a series of obstacles out to a floating maze. Once all three players are there they will work together to maneauver 3 balls through the maze to central divots.
Reward is a trip to the Wildlife Alliance - an organization in Cambodia that rescues animals from poachers and illegal traders and brings them to this sanctuary to live a better life. They'll visit the facility, interact with the animals, and enjoy an afternoon picnic.
Details on order of challenge and who did what:
Team 1: Aubry, Cydney, Joe
Team 2: Jason, Michele, Tai
The order of obstacles:
Swim to platform #1.
Traverse a cargo net that is slightly under water to arrive at platform #2.
Swim to platform #3 (this one has the balls needed for the maze).
Swim to the floating maze.
Jason & Joe are the first to begin for their teams.
Jason takes the lead and is at platform 3 before Joe makes it onto platform 1.
Jason arrives at the floating platform.
Michele goes next for Team 2.
Michele gets to her spot on the floating platform.
Tai goes last for Team 2.
Joe finally gets to his place on the floating platform.
Cydney goes next for Team 1.
Tai gets ball #1 at platform 3 on his way to the floating maze.
Cydney arrives at the floating maze.
Aubry goes last for Team 1.
Team 2 starts the maze with ball 1.
Team 1 is now starting the maze with ball 1.
Team 2 is working well together, being directed by Jason.
The maze is circular. The ball starts at an outside edge and must be moved closer to the middle through various openings. The method that seems to be working is to get the ball lined up in the correct location where an opening is, then have two people move around the outside of the puzzle in opposite directions so that the maze tilts towards the opening, then all 3 people move around the circle in the direction of the next inner opening.
Aubry gets ball #1 at platform 3 on her way to the floating maze.
Team 2 lands their first ball. Jason retrieves the 2nd ball.
Team 2 lands their second ball. Jason retrieves the 3rd ball.
Team 1 lands their first ball. Aubry retrieves the 2nd ball.
Team 2 lands their third ball.
Jason, Michele, and Tai win reward.
Reward experience:
The director of wildlife, Nick, brings over an elephant named Lucky.
They then get to enter a monkey enclosure where they can interact with and feed various monkeys.
Immunity Challenge:
Hold onto a rope that balances a wobbly table. Race out and collect wooden blocks one at a time, stacking them one on top of another and spelling out 'IMMUNITY'. If at any point the stack falls you have to start over. First person to finish wins immunit and a 1 in 5 shot of winning this game.
Details on order of challenge and who did what:
The 8 blocks are arranged diagonally at the starting table, in correct spelling order so that the 'Y' is at the back right corner and 'I' is at the front left corner.
From left to right when facing the tables:
Joe - Yellow
Tai - Red
Jason - Purple
Aubry - Orange
Cydney - Green
Michele - Blue
Everyone arrives with the 'Y' at roughly the same time and starts heading back to the table.
Cydney is moving the slowest. Joe is moving the fastest.
The weight of the rope itself causes the table to tilt back towards the contestants.
They all have started their stack near the middle of the table, with one edge along a white painted line. I suspect they were told their stack had to touch that line.
Some carry the block back in their teeth.
Initial order of 2nd block, the 'T', placement: Joe, Michele, Tai, Aubry, Jason, ...
Initial order of 3rd block, the 'I', placement: Joe, Michele, Tai, Jason, Aubry, ...
Joe gets to the 3rd block, the 'N', before Cydney gets her 2nd.
First to get the 4th block, the 'U', is Joe.
First to get the 5th block, an 'M' is Joe.
Joe is the first to have his table drop. Michele is in the lead with 5.
Michele's table drops. Tai is in the lead with 5.
Aubry's table drops.
Tai's table drops. Jason is in the lead with 5 and Cydney is in 2nd place.
Joe realizes that his restarted stack has an 'I' at the bottom, so he has to start over again.
Jason's table drops. Cydney is in the lead with 4.
Joe's 2nd block is an 'I' so he has to return to the start again.
Joe's 4th block is an 'I' again so he returns to the start to get the right letter.
Michele's table drops with 5 blocks.
Tai's table drops with 5 blocks.
Aubry's table drops with 5 blocks.
Cydney now is leading with 6 blocks and Jason close behind.
Jason gets to 7 and is returning with block 8.
Jason and Cydney both place block 8 at about the same time.
Jason's table drops.
Cydney wins individual immunity, having never had her stack of blocks drop.
Note that after 6 challenges, nobody has won individual immunity twice.
Leading up to tribal:
Cydney is upset with Joe for being bossy at camp a few days ago, and is also upset with Tai because Tai tried to dictate who everyone should vote for.
Tai is gunning for Michele because she hasn't made enemies on of jury members.
Aubry understands Tai's point, but the others are leaning towards Jason.
Tai advises Jason to vote for Michele, but he wants to vote for Joe because he doesn't trust Tai anymore.
Tribal Council:
Most of the discussion surrounds what Tai talked about and with whom. Tai reveals that there is a smaller group within the bigger group of five and even admits that Michele is not in the smaller group. Michele makes the case that Tai has turned on every alliance he has been in. Tai and Michele keep firing at each other. Jason sits back and says nothing since the focus isn't on him, until Jeff brings that up and asks him a few questions.
After everyone votes, Tai reveals what his advantage is, and that he wants to use his extra vote tonight.
Tai does not play his immunity idol.
The votes are 4-2-1 (Jason, Michele, Joe).
Aubry, Cydney, Joe, and Michele voted for Jason.
Tai voted twice for Michele.
Jason voted for Joe.
Jason is voted out and becomes the 6th member of the jury.
Monday, May 2, 2016
Keys to Survivor Kaoh Rong Episode 11
Placements for eliminated players thus far:
18th Darnell - Brawn (voted out Episode 1, Day 3)
17th Jenny - Brawn (voted out Episode 2, Day 6)
16th Liz - Brains (voted out Episode 3, Day 8)
15th Caleb - Beauty (medical evacuation after Reward challenge, Day 9)
14th Alecia - Brawn (voted out Episode 4, Day 11)
13th Anna - Beauty (voted out Episode 5, Day 13)
12th Peter - Brains (voted out Episode 6, Day 16)
---Start forming the jury---
11th Neal - Brains (medical evacuation due to infection near knee, Day 19)
10th Nick - Beauty (voted out Episode 8, Day 22)
9th Debbie - Brains (voted out Episode 9, Day 24)
8th Scot - Brawn (voted out Episode 10, Day 27)
Tribes as of the beginning of Episode 11:
Dara (merged tribe - black buffs)
Aubry - former Brains
Cydney - former Brawn
Jason - former Brawn
Joe - former Brains
Julia - former Beauty
Michele - former Beauty
Tai - former Beauty (has a hidden immunity idol and an extra vote)
Reward Challenge:
Race through a series of obstacles, collecting rings along the way. Once you have all 3 rings, you'll attempt to land them on a swinging hook. First to finish wins reward.
Reward is a helicopter ride with a view of the island followed by a picnic on a sand spit in the middle of the ocean.
Fried chicken, corn on the cob, apple pie, soft drinks, wine.
You will be tethered together in pairs, chosen by random drawing, and one person will not participate.
Details on order of challenge and who did what:
Team 1: Joe & Tai
Team 2: Aubry & Julia
Team 3: Cydney & Michele
Not participating: Jason
The first obstacle is a 3.5 foot high beam that you must get over.
Aubry & Julia get over it first, then Cydney & Michele, then Joe & Tai.
Untie the first ring: Cydney & Michele, Joe & Tai, Aubry & Julia.
Next obstacle is a 2 foot high series of logs that you must alternate going over and under.
Cydney & Michele finish this first, Aubry & Julia next, followed by Joe & Tai.
Untie the second ring: Cydney & Michele, Aubry & Julia, Joe & Tai.
The 3rd obstacle is a small tower. Climb the tower and use a 10 foot pole to retrieve a ring hanging from an angled piece of wood at the top of a post.
Aubry, Michele, and Tai attempt to retrieve first. Cydney switches in for Michele.
Aubry gets the 3rd ring first, then Tai, then Cydney a second later.
Julia starts tossing the rings but misses with all 3.
Tai misses with all 3.
Cydney lands 1 of her first 3.
Joe takes over for Tai and gets his first one. Cydney gets a 2nd one. Joe gets a 2nd one.
Aubry switches in for Julia but doesn't land any either.
Joe just misses, then Cydney gets the 3rd ring.
Cydney & Michele win reward.
Twist:
The winners must choose one person to join them for reward. It can be anyone, but they must agree. They choose Aubry with the rationale that Aubry hasn't eaten yet.
Immunity Challenge:
Race out to a platform in the water where you will memorize symbols and corresponding numbers. You will then race back and use the numbers to solve a combination that will release a key. If you get the right key, it will unlock a box containing puzzle pieces. First person to solve their word puzzle wins immunity and is guaranteed a 1 in 6 chance at winning this game.
Details on order of challenge and who did what:
Order of arrival at the triangular obstacle in the water between the beach and the platform: Jason, Aubry, Cydney, Michele, Tai, Julia, Joe.
Order of arrival at the memorization platform: Jason, Aubry & Michele, Cydney, Tai, Julia, Joe.
Probst: "There is no rhyme or reason to the symbol or the number that is with it. But you have to make a connection. You gotta find a way in your brain to connect every symbol and lock that number in. You don't know which symbols you're gonna need when you get back to the start. It's unlikely you can remember all of them at once. You've got to memorize what you can and then head back."
There are 12 symbol/number pairs around an octogon shaped board. Viewing the board from the opposite side as the contestants, starting at 12 o'clock and going clockwise, here are the pairs (with my interpretation of the symbol):
Mammal - 11 (no idea what this symbol actually is)
Monkey - 10
Eagle - 3
Crocodile - 12
Salamander - 17
Water Buffalo - 4
Fish - 15
Shark - 9
Toucan - 13
Snake - 6
Spider - 7
Crab - 8
Blogger's Note: I believe I memorized all of these after pausing for about a minute on a screen that showed them all. The next morning I wrote them down using long-term memory and still had 10 of 12 correct (Eagle and Fish had not stayed in memory). So I truly hope I can have a challenge like this one if I get the honor of playing Survivor.
Order of departure from the platform: Cydney, Jason, Julia, Michele, Aubry, Tai, Joe.
Order of arrival at the triagular platform on the way back: Jason, Cydney, Michele, Julia, Aubry, Tai, Joe.
Order arriving back at the key wheel: Cydney, Jason, Michele, Aubry, Julia, Tai, Joe.
Each station has different symobls from the ones next to it. They all have you turn it clockwise first, then alternate directions.
Here is the order of the stations by person and color of station, with the symbols I could make out. Stations are left to right when viewed from the water.
Tai - Purple: Shark, Crab, Water Buffalo, Mammal, Salamander
Michele - Red: Fish, Croc, Snake, Eagle, Toucan
Jason - Yellow: Shark, Crab, Water Buffalo, Mammal, Salamander
Aubry - Black: Fish, Croc, Snake Eagle, Eagle, Toucan
Cydney - Orange: ____, Crab, Water Buffalo, Mammal, ____
Joe - Blue: ____, ____, ____, ____, ____
Julia - Green: Shark, Crab, Water Buffalo, Mammal, Salamander
The pattern seems to alternate. If that was true, the following symbols were completely unnecessary: Monkey & Spider.
Michele puts sand on her board and writes the numbers in it. Tai, on her left, copies the strategy.
Aubry is first to head back out in the water, then Cydney, then Tai.
Jason is first to try a key, but it doesn't work and he heads back out.
Julia tries next and gets it right.
Michele is next and her key is right too.
Joe is out of gas so he stands there as the challenge unfolds.
The two girls start solving the 10-letter word puzzle.
Jason & Aubry start heading back to the beach.
Michele figures it out. The word is BLINDSIDED.
Michele wins individual immunity. When Jeff asks how many numbers she memorized she tells him she memorized all of them.
Tribal Council:
Tai is very uncomfortable with how things were discussed. He asks Aubry, with a whisper, if he should play his idol. She tells him "I think you're fine, but it's your gut."
Tai does not play his idol.
The votes are 5-2 (Julia, Tai).
Aubry, Cydney, Joe, Michele, & Tai voted for Julia.
Jason & Julia voted for Tai.
Michele looks upset that she had to vote for Julia.
Julia is voted out and becomes the 5th member of the jury.
18th Darnell - Brawn (voted out Episode 1, Day 3)
17th Jenny - Brawn (voted out Episode 2, Day 6)
16th Liz - Brains (voted out Episode 3, Day 8)
15th Caleb - Beauty (medical evacuation after Reward challenge, Day 9)
14th Alecia - Brawn (voted out Episode 4, Day 11)
13th Anna - Beauty (voted out Episode 5, Day 13)
12th Peter - Brains (voted out Episode 6, Day 16)
---Start forming the jury---
11th Neal - Brains (medical evacuation due to infection near knee, Day 19)
10th Nick - Beauty (voted out Episode 8, Day 22)
9th Debbie - Brains (voted out Episode 9, Day 24)
8th Scot - Brawn (voted out Episode 10, Day 27)
Tribes as of the beginning of Episode 11:
Dara (merged tribe - black buffs)
Aubry - former Brains
Cydney - former Brawn
Jason - former Brawn
Joe - former Brains
Julia - former Beauty
Michele - former Beauty
Tai - former Beauty (has a hidden immunity idol and an extra vote)
Reward Challenge:
Race through a series of obstacles, collecting rings along the way. Once you have all 3 rings, you'll attempt to land them on a swinging hook. First to finish wins reward.
Reward is a helicopter ride with a view of the island followed by a picnic on a sand spit in the middle of the ocean.
Fried chicken, corn on the cob, apple pie, soft drinks, wine.
You will be tethered together in pairs, chosen by random drawing, and one person will not participate.
Details on order of challenge and who did what:
Team 1: Joe & Tai
Team 2: Aubry & Julia
Team 3: Cydney & Michele
Not participating: Jason
The first obstacle is a 3.5 foot high beam that you must get over.
Aubry & Julia get over it first, then Cydney & Michele, then Joe & Tai.
Untie the first ring: Cydney & Michele, Joe & Tai, Aubry & Julia.
Next obstacle is a 2 foot high series of logs that you must alternate going over and under.
Cydney & Michele finish this first, Aubry & Julia next, followed by Joe & Tai.
Untie the second ring: Cydney & Michele, Aubry & Julia, Joe & Tai.
The 3rd obstacle is a small tower. Climb the tower and use a 10 foot pole to retrieve a ring hanging from an angled piece of wood at the top of a post.
Aubry, Michele, and Tai attempt to retrieve first. Cydney switches in for Michele.
Aubry gets the 3rd ring first, then Tai, then Cydney a second later.
Julia starts tossing the rings but misses with all 3.
Tai misses with all 3.
Cydney lands 1 of her first 3.
Joe takes over for Tai and gets his first one. Cydney gets a 2nd one. Joe gets a 2nd one.
Aubry switches in for Julia but doesn't land any either.
Joe just misses, then Cydney gets the 3rd ring.
Cydney & Michele win reward.
Twist:
The winners must choose one person to join them for reward. It can be anyone, but they must agree. They choose Aubry with the rationale that Aubry hasn't eaten yet.
Immunity Challenge:
Race out to a platform in the water where you will memorize symbols and corresponding numbers. You will then race back and use the numbers to solve a combination that will release a key. If you get the right key, it will unlock a box containing puzzle pieces. First person to solve their word puzzle wins immunity and is guaranteed a 1 in 6 chance at winning this game.
Details on order of challenge and who did what:
Order of arrival at the triangular obstacle in the water between the beach and the platform: Jason, Aubry, Cydney, Michele, Tai, Julia, Joe.
Order of arrival at the memorization platform: Jason, Aubry & Michele, Cydney, Tai, Julia, Joe.
Probst: "There is no rhyme or reason to the symbol or the number that is with it. But you have to make a connection. You gotta find a way in your brain to connect every symbol and lock that number in. You don't know which symbols you're gonna need when you get back to the start. It's unlikely you can remember all of them at once. You've got to memorize what you can and then head back."
There are 12 symbol/number pairs around an octogon shaped board. Viewing the board from the opposite side as the contestants, starting at 12 o'clock and going clockwise, here are the pairs (with my interpretation of the symbol):
Mammal - 11 (no idea what this symbol actually is)
Monkey - 10
Eagle - 3
Crocodile - 12
Salamander - 17
Water Buffalo - 4
Fish - 15
Shark - 9
Toucan - 13
Snake - 6
Spider - 7
Crab - 8
Blogger's Note: I believe I memorized all of these after pausing for about a minute on a screen that showed them all. The next morning I wrote them down using long-term memory and still had 10 of 12 correct (Eagle and Fish had not stayed in memory). So I truly hope I can have a challenge like this one if I get the honor of playing Survivor.
Order of departure from the platform: Cydney, Jason, Julia, Michele, Aubry, Tai, Joe.
Order of arrival at the triagular platform on the way back: Jason, Cydney, Michele, Julia, Aubry, Tai, Joe.
Order arriving back at the key wheel: Cydney, Jason, Michele, Aubry, Julia, Tai, Joe.
Each station has different symobls from the ones next to it. They all have you turn it clockwise first, then alternate directions.
Here is the order of the stations by person and color of station, with the symbols I could make out. Stations are left to right when viewed from the water.
Tai - Purple: Shark, Crab, Water Buffalo, Mammal, Salamander
Michele - Red: Fish, Croc, Snake, Eagle, Toucan
Jason - Yellow: Shark, Crab, Water Buffalo, Mammal, Salamander
Aubry - Black: Fish, Croc, Snake Eagle, Eagle, Toucan
Cydney - Orange: ____, Crab, Water Buffalo, Mammal, ____
Joe - Blue: ____, ____, ____, ____, ____
Julia - Green: Shark, Crab, Water Buffalo, Mammal, Salamander
The pattern seems to alternate. If that was true, the following symbols were completely unnecessary: Monkey & Spider.
Michele puts sand on her board and writes the numbers in it. Tai, on her left, copies the strategy.
Aubry is first to head back out in the water, then Cydney, then Tai.
Jason is first to try a key, but it doesn't work and he heads back out.
Julia tries next and gets it right.
Michele is next and her key is right too.
Joe is out of gas so he stands there as the challenge unfolds.
The two girls start solving the 10-letter word puzzle.
Jason & Aubry start heading back to the beach.
Michele figures it out. The word is BLINDSIDED.
Michele wins individual immunity. When Jeff asks how many numbers she memorized she tells him she memorized all of them.
Tribal Council:
Tai is very uncomfortable with how things were discussed. He asks Aubry, with a whisper, if he should play his idol. She tells him "I think you're fine, but it's your gut."
Tai does not play his idol.
The votes are 5-2 (Julia, Tai).
Aubry, Cydney, Joe, Michele, & Tai voted for Julia.
Jason & Julia voted for Tai.
Michele looks upset that she had to vote for Julia.
Julia is voted out and becomes the 5th member of the jury.
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