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.
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