Survivor 27: Blood vs. Water calendar
Survivor 27: Blood vs. Water calendar
By: Jeff Pitman | Last updated: June 2, 2023
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Pre-game
Day 0
(May 12)

Survivor: Caramoan finale in Los Angeles.
Day 0
(May 13)

Cast flies out, per Probst at S26 reunion.
Day 0
(May 14)

Dalton Ross flies out.
Day 0
(May15)
Day 0
(May 16)


Day 0
(May 17)

Day 0
(May 18)

Pre-game interviews?
Ep1: "Blood Is Thicker than Anything" Ep2: "Rule in Chaos"
Day 0
(May 19)

Game begins, night zero. 20 people, camping in pairs on the beach.
Day 1
(May 20)

Ep.1 vote: Tribal Sorting

Ep.1 vote: Tribal Sorting

Ep.1 vote: Tribal Sorting

Morning 1. Tribal sorting into returnees (Galang) versus loved ones (Tadhana). Followed immediately by voting one person out of each tribe. Tadhana votes out Laura Boneham. Galang votes out Candice. Probst reveals a new twist: Loved ones can sub for RI evictees, and Rupert takes the bait. Rupert and Candice get sent to Redemption Island, Laura B. joins Galang.

Next: Ep.1 RC/IC →

Tribal sorting. TC0 - Candice and Laura B. voted out.
Rupert subs for Laura. Rupert & Candice sent to RI, 18 left.
Day 2
(May 21)
Day 3
(May 22)

Ep.1 RC/IC: Blue Lagoon Bustle

Ep.1 RC/IC: Blue Lagoon Bustle

Ep.1 RC/IC: Blue Lagoon Bustle

Six people from each tribe run out into the water, cross a series of water obstacles, then row a crate back to shore. Remaining three tribe members open the crate to retrieve puzzle pieces, to assemble a ship's wheel puzzle, which is then used to raise a flag. After poor swimming and paddling by Galang, Tina, Monica, and Laura M. save their tribe, completing the puzzle with ease. Galang wins imunity and flint.

← Previous: Morning 1 Next: Ep.2 duel →

Ep1 RC/IC: "Blue Lagoon Bustle" - Galang wins.

TC1 - Marissa voted out (8-1), sent to RI, 17 left.
Day 4
(May 23)

Ep.2 duel: Operation Balance Build

Ep.2 duel: Operation Balance Build

Ep.2 duel: Operation Balance Build

Competing: Rupert, Candice, Marissa. As in the F4 IC from One World, contestants must guide discs through a metal cage and stack them. First to ten in the stack wins, second also survives. Candice wins, Marissa second. Rupert is third, and eliminated. Candice gives a hidden immunity idol clue to John.

← Previous: Ep.1 RC/IC Next: Ep.2 RC/IC →

Ep2 RI duel: "Operation Balance Build" - Candice wins, Marissa second; Rupert out (1).
Day 5
(May 24)
Day 6
(May 25)

Ep.2 RC/IC: In the Barrel

Ep.2 RC/IC: In the Barrel

Ep.2 RC/IC: In the Barrel

Kat sits out. One contestant per tribe (Laura M, Katie) must be rolled in a barrel between a series of four stations. At each station, the rollers (Tyson, Aras, Monica; John, Vytas, Brad) must roll the barrel up on a stand. The barrel rider gets out and unties a bag containing balls. At the end of the course, the remaining four tribe members must roll the balls into holes in a skee-ball style ramp. Galang wins immunity plus fishing gear.

← Previous: Ep.2 duel Next: Ep.3 duel →

Ep2 RC/IC: "In the Barrel" - Galang wins.

TC2 - Rachel voted out (5-2-1), sent to RI, 16 left.
Ep3: "Opening Pandora's Box" Ep4: "One-Armed Dude and Three Moms" Ep5: "The Dead Can Still Talk"
Day 7
(May 26)

Ep.3 duel: Domino Effect

Ep.3 duel: Domino Effect

Ep.3 duel: Domino Effect

Competing: Candice, Marissa, Rachel. Contestants must place dominos on a sloping, bouncy, trip-wical-red track, then knock them down to release a ball, breaking a tile. Candice wins. After 45 minutes, Marissa finally beats Rachel, who is eliminated. Candice gives a hidden idol clue to John.

← Previous: Ep.2 RC/IC Next: Ep.3 RC/IC →

Colton quits.
Ep3 RI duel: "Domino Effect" - Candice wins, Marissa second; Rachel out (3).
Day 8
(May 27)

Ep.3 RC/IC: Sumo at Sea

Ep.3 RC/IC: Sumo at Sea

Ep.3 RC/IC: Sumo at Sea

Contestants square off in one-on-one battles, trying to push their opponent off a platform, using a large pillow, as in Palau. (As shown, single bout; as filmed, best 2 out of 3.) Brad beats Gervase; Laura B beats Katie; John beats Aras; Kat beats Ciera; Hayden beats Tyson; Tina beats Katie; Aras beats Vytas; Laura M beats Ciera. Galang wins, 5-3.

← Previous: Ep.3 duel Next: Ep.4 duel →

Ep3 RC/IC: "Sumo At Sea" - Galang wins again.

TC3 - John voted out (6-1), sent to RI, 14 left.
Day 9
(May 28)

Ep.4 duel: Odd-Shaped Bottoms

Ep.4 duel: Odd-Shaped Bottoms

Ep.4 duel: Odd-Shaped Bottoms

Competing: John, Candice, Marissa. Contestants must pass a key (attached to a float) along a twisted rope, use the key to unlock puzzle pieces, then do a 64-piece vertical puzzle (as in One World). John finishes quickly, eventually followed by Candice. Marissa is eliminated. John gives the clue to Monica, prompting Brad to order her to throw the clue in the fire. She does.

← Previous: Ep.3 RC/IC Next: Ep.4 RC/IC →

Ep4 RI duel: "Odd-Shaped Bottoms" - John wins, Candice second; Marissa out (4).
Day 10
(May 29)

Ep.4 RC/IC: Boats, Brains and Brawn

Ep.4 RC/IC: Boats, Brains and Brawn

Ep.4 RC/IC: Boats, Brains and Brawn

Tina and Kat sit out, injured Tyson competes. Six contestants must row about out past a buoy, then return to collect five large crates. After returning the crates to shore, they must stack them in a staircase puzzle (as in Crate Outdoors), then two people (Ciera, Vytas; Laura M., Tyson) must solve a puzzle that gives the combination to a key. One person then takes the key, climbs the staircase, and opens a lock, releasing a flag. Galang wins again, getting pastries, tea, and coffee.

← Previous: Ep.4 duel Next: Ep.5 duel →

Ep4 RC/IC: "Boats, Brains and Brawn" - Galang wins.

TC4 - Brad voted out (3-3 [3-1]), sent to RI, 13 left.
Day 11
(May 30)

Ep.5 duel: A Game of Bridge

Ep.5 duel: A Game of Bridge

Ep.5 duel: A Game of Bridge

Contestants must remove planks from a crate to complete a bridge puzzle, then dismantle that to make a second yin-yang puzzle on the puzzle table. John finishes first again, then Brad narrowly beats Candice, finally eliminating her. John gives the clue to Monica, who burns it again.

← Previous: Ep.4 RC/IC Next: Ep.5 RC/IC →

Ep5 RI duel: "A Game of Bridge" - John wins, Brad second; Candice out (5).
Day 12
(May 31)
Day 13
(June 1)

Ep.5 RC/IC: Slide Show

Ep.5 RC/IC: Slide Show

Ep.5 RC/IC: Slide Show

Laura B, Laura M, and Monica sit out. In one-on-one faceoffs, contestants must slide down a water slide, grab a ring, and toss the ring onto a hook. Caleb beats Gervase; Tyson beats Hayden; Katie beats Kat; Vytas beats Aras; Tina beats Ciera; Caleb beats Tyson; Hayden beats Gervase. Tadhana wins 5-2, picks steaks and spices for their reward.

← Previous: Ep.5 duel Next: Ep.6 duel →

Ep5 RC/IC: "Slide Show" - Tadhana wins.

TC5 - Laura M. voted out (7-1), sent to RI, 12 left.
Ep6: "One-Man Wrecking Ball" Ep7: "Swoop In For the Kill" Ep8: "Skin of My Teeth"
Day 14
(June 2)

Ep.6 duel: A Numbers Game

Ep.6 duel: A Numbers Game

Ep.6 duel: A Numbers Game

Competing: Laura M., John, Brad. Contestants must cross a balance beam, untie a tile bag, then put numbered tiles (1-10, 11-30, 31-60, 61-100) in order. Laura M wins, John second, Brad is eliminated. Laura M gives the idol clue to Vytas, who immediately burns it.

← Previous: Ep.5 RC/IC Next: Ep.6 Rc/IC →

Ep6 RI duel: "A Numbers Game" - Laura M. wins, John second; Brad out (6).

Tribal switch, two new tribes of six people.
Day 15
(June 3)
Day 16
(June 4)

Ep.6 RC/IC: Buoy Oh Buoy

Ep.6 RC/IC: Buoy Oh Buoy

Ep.6 RC/IC: Buoy Oh Buoy

Pairs of contestants (Aras/Gervase, Tyson/Caleb, Hayden/Ciera vs. Tina/Laura B, Vytas/Monica, Kat/Katie) must retrieve a fish trap from an underwater cage. Each trap contains pieces of a complicated vertical puzzle. Tina and Laura B give Tadhana a huge advantage after forgetting to bring back their fish trap. But on the puzzle stage, Monica/Tina quickly catch up with Aras/Tyson, but make multiple failed attempts at declaring victory. New Tadhana wins a bunch of food.

← Previous: Ep.6 duel Next: Ep.7 duel →

Ep6 RC/IC: "Buoy Oh Buoy" - Tadhana wins.

TC6 - Kat voted out (5-1), sent to RI, 11 left.
Day 17
(June 5)

Ep.7 duel: Build A Fire

Ep.7 duel: Build A Fire

Ep.7 duel: Build A Fire

Competing: John, Laura M, Kat. Contestants must untie a machete, then chop through a rope, releasing a bag of puzzle pieces. They must then build the flame puzzle last seen in the Final Four IC in Caramoan. John wins easily, Laura M is second. Kat is last, and is eliminated. John again gives the idol clue to Monica, who again burns it.

← Previous: Ep.6 RC/IC Next: Ep.7 RC/IC →

Ep7 RI duel: "Build A Fire" - John wins, Laura M. second; Kat out (7).
Day 18
(June 6)

Ep.7 IC: Chain Reaction

Ep.7 IC: Chain Reaction

Ep.7 IC: Chain Reaction

Ciera sits out. Four contestants are chained together at the feet, plus the people at each end have one hand chained to the center of a spiral. On go, the two end people spin their chain out of the spiral, and the four move through a criss-crossing obstacle course, picking up six ball bags. Once to the end, one person for each tribe (Tyson, Tina) assembles the chains and balls into bolos, and must land three bolos on a target. Tyson beats Tina, 3-2, and New Tadhana wins a Southern feast (fried chicken, pasta, corn, iced tea, and all the fixins).

← Previous: Ep.7 duel Next: Ep.8 duel →

Ep7 IC: "Chain Reaction" - Tadhana wins.

TC7 - Laura B. voted out again (4-1), sent to RI, 10 left.
Day 19
(June 7)

Ep.8 duel: Get A Grip

Ep.8 duel: Get A Grip

Ep.8 duel: Get A Grip

Competing: Laura M, Laura B, John. Contestants must cling to a pole for as long as possible, without touching the ground. John drops out shortly after 20 minutes, Laura B follows shortly thereafter. Laura M wins, returns to the game. John and Laura B are the last two pre-jurors. The tribes merge, forming Kasama.

← Previous: Ep.7 IC Next: Ep.8 IC →

Ep8 RI duel: "Get A Grip" - Laura M. wins. John, Laura B. out (last two pre-jurors).

Laura M. re-enters game, 11 left. Tribes merge, Kasama formed.

Tyson finds idol.
Day 20
(June 8)
Ep8: "Skin of My Teeth" Ep9: "My Brother's Keeper" Ep10: "Big Bad Wolf" Ep11: "Gloves Come Off"
Day 21
(June 9)

Ep.8 IC: Flash Back

Ep.8 IC: Flash Back

Ep.8 IC: Flash Back

Contestants have cubes with six symbols. Probst flashes a series of cards, which contestants must correctly show back to him, one symbol at a time, with elimination for any wrong answer. Round 1 (six items): 11th place-Monica out (2nd item); 10,9-Caleb,Katie (3rd item); 8,7-Tyson,Tina (4th item); 6-Hayden (5th item). Round 2 (seven items): 5-Laura M (2nd item); 4-Ciera (3rd item); 3-Gervase (5th item); 2-Aras (6th item). Vytas wins.

← Previous: Ep.8 duel Next: Final 10 IC →

Ep8 IC: "Flash Back" - Vytas wins.

TC8 - Aras voted out (7-2-2), sent to RI, 10 left.
Day 22
(June 10)

Final 10 IC: Pesky Palate

Final 10 IC: Pesky Palate

Final 10 IC: Pesky Palate

Gross food contest. First round is in two heats of five people, second, third , fourth in single heats. Round 1 (40 meal worms): Tyson, Monica, Vytas; Hayden, Caleb, Gervase move on. Round 2 (sheep intestines): Monica, Gervase (and Vytas who won, but was edited as not advancing) move on. Round 3 (cow eyeballs, filmed but not aired): Monica, Gervase move on. Round 4 (two large grubs): Monica wins!

← Previous: Ep.8 IC Next: Final 9 IC →

Ep9 F10 IC: "Pesky Palate" - Monica wins.

TC9 - Vytas voted out (8-1-1), sent to RI, 9 left.
Day 23
(June 11)
Day 24
(June 12)

Final 9 IC: Balancing Point

Final 9 IC: Balancing Point

Final 9 IC: Balancing Point

Balancing coins on a sword, as in Nicaragua. Placement order - 9. Monica, 8. Ciera, 7. Tina, 6.Gervase, 5.Laura, 4.Caleb, 3.Tyson, 2.Hayden, 1.Katie wins!

← Previous: Final 10 IC Next: Ep.10 duel →

Ep9 F9 IC: "Balancing Point" - Katie wins.

TC10 - Tina voted out (7-1-1), sent to RI, 8 left.
Day 25
(June 13)

Ep.10 duel: Puppet Master

Ep.10 duel: Puppet Master

Ep.10 duel: Puppet Master

Competing: Aras, Vytas, Tina. Contestants use grappling hooks to retrieve three bags with balls, then use one ball to work a suspended table maze. Vytas wins, Tina is second. Aras loses, is eliminated, and becomes the first juror.

← Previous: Final 9 IC Next: Ep.10 RC/IC →

Ep10 Duel: "Puppet Master" - Vytas wins, Tina second; Aras out, becomes first juror (1).
Day 26
(June 14)

Ep.10 RC/IC: Splash Back

Ep.10 RC/IC: Splash Back

Ep.10 RC/IC: Splash Back

Contestants hold on to a rope above the water, until they can't. Order of elimination: 8.Hayden, 7.Caleb, 6.Gervase, 5.Ciera, 4.Katie, 3.Laura M, 2.Tyson, 1.Monica wins!

← Previous: Ep.10 duel Next: Ep.11 duel →

Ep10 IC: "Splash Back" - Monica wins, gives away hot dog party.

TC11 - Laura M. voted out again (7-1), sent to RI, 7 left.
Day 27
(June 15)

Ep.11 duel: Block It Out

Ep.11 duel: Block It Out

Ep.11 duel: Block It Out

Competing: Vytas, Tina, Laura M. Contestants must move four cubes along a net tunnel, then arrange them in a vertical puzzle such that along each side, no two colors are the same (originally seen in Samoa, where Laura M won; repeated as a duel in South Pacific). Vytas has an early lead, but Laura M wins, then coaches Tina to a second-place finish. Vytas is eliminated, and becomes the second juror. Laura gives the idol clue to Ciera, who burns it.

← Previous: Ep.10 RC/IC Next: Ep.11 IC →

Ep11 RI duel: "Block It Out" - Laura M. wins, Tina second; Vytas out, joins jury (2).
Ep11: "Gloves Come Off" Ep12: "Rustle Feathers" Ep13: "Out on a Limb"
Day 28
(June 16)
Day 29
(June 17)

Ep.11 IC: Wrist Assured

Ep.11 IC: Wrist Assured

Ep.11 IC: Wrist Assured

Contestants are given the choice to eat a huge feast or compete for immunity. Tyson, Gervase, and Ciera decide to eat. The rest must hold up a bucket with 25% of their body weight, via a rope wound around a spinning bar. Katie drops out first, then Caleb, then Hayden. Monica wins her third challenge in the last four.

← Previous: Ep.11 duel Next: Ep.12 RC →

Ep11 IC: "Wrist Assured" - Monica wins.

TC12 - Caleb voted out (4-3), sent to RI, 6 left.
Day 30
(June 18)

Ep.12 duel: House of Cards

Ep.12 duel: House of Cards

Ep.12 duel: House of Cards

Competing: Tina, Laura M, Caleb. Contestants must use 150 wooden tiles to build a house of cards that passes 8 feet in height, OR simply not have the shortest structure after 30 minutes. Laura M. assembles the winning tower in just over 24 minutes. Caleb has a big lead over Tina for second place with 1 minute to go, but then his tower collapses, and Tina waits out the time limit to stay alive. Caleb is eliminated. Laura gives the clue to the newly hidden idol to Ciera, who keeps it.

← Previous: Ep.11 IC Next: Ep.12 RC/IC →

Ep12 RI duel: "House of Cards" - Laura M. wins, Tina second; Caleb out, joins jury (3).

Tyson finds second idol.
Day 31
(June 19)
Day 32
(June 20)

Ep.12 RC/IC: Ram-Ball On

Ep.12 RC/IC: Ram-Ball On

Ep.12 RC/IC: Ram-Ball On

Contestants must balance a ball on the end of a pole while crossing a series of obstacles. There are three stages, with each stage requiring an extra length of pole. After crossing all three, the ball releases a key that unlocks a crate of sandbags. Contestants must then throw sandbags to knock down a number of weighted cylinders. Gervase wins, Monica second, Tyson third. Hayden, Ciera, Katie somewhere in the back of the pack. Gervase selects Monica and Tyson to share his reward of ice cream, which is delivecal-red to camp in a cart.

← Previous: Ep.12 duel Next: Ep.12 Tribal →

Ep12 IC: "Ram-Ball On" - Gervase wins.

Ep.12 Tribal: Rocks

Ep.12 Tribal: Rocks

Ep.12 Tribal: Rocks

Ciera abandons her alliance to force a 3-3 tie between Hayden and Monica on the initial vote, split along original tribal lines. After a revote and discussion fails to break the tie, Katie, Ciera and Tyson draw rocks. Katie picks the white rock, and is eliminated and sent to Redemption Island.

← Previous: Ep.12 RC/IC Next: Ep.13 duel →

TC13 - Katie eliminated by rocks, sent to RI, 5 left.
Day 33
(June 21)

Ep.13 duel: Jail Break

Ep.13 duel: Jail Break

Ep.13 duel: Jail Break

Contestants must tie sticks together to make a pole, then use it to retrieve three keys from behind a gate. Once all three keys have been retrieved, they unlock the gate and pass through. Laura M wins easily, Tina is second. Katie is third, and eliminated, becoming the fourth juror.

← Previous: Ep.12 Tribal Next: Ep.13 RC/IC →

Ep13 RI duel: "Jail Break" - Laura M. wins, Tina second; Katie out, joins jury (4).
Day 34
(June 22)
Ep13: "Out on a Limb" Ep14: "It's My Night" (season finale) Game over
Day 35
(June 23)

Ep.13 RC/IC: Pulled Up

Ep.13 RC/IC: Pulled Up

Ep.13 RC/IC: Pulled Up

Contestants push a float along a rope, through the water, around a platform, and to the beach. Upon reaching the beach, they must untie a bag of letter tiles and solve a word puzzle - an eight-word Survivor-related phrase (You Are Going To Have To Dig Deep). Ciera comes back from last place to win. She chooses Hayden to join her for a catered meal, delivered to camp.

← Previous: Ep.13 duel Next: Ep.14 duel →

Ep13 IC: "Pulled Up" - Ciera wins.

TC14 - Hayden voted out (3-2), sent to RI, 4 left.
Day 36
(June 24)

Ep.14 duel: A Leg Up

Ep.14 duel: A Leg Up

Ep.14 duel: A Leg Up

Competing: Tina, Laura M, Hayden. Contestants must balance a ceramic vase on the end of a see-saw using one foot. If the vase falls, they are out. Hayden is out first, becomes 5th juror, then Laura M. is out, becomes 6th juror. Tina wins, rejoins the game.

← Previous: Ep.13 RC/IC Next: Final 5 IC →

Ep14 RI duel: "A Leg Up" - Tina wins, Hayden (5) and Laura M. (6) out, join jury.

Tina re-enters the game, 5 left.
Day 37
(June 25)

Final 5 IC: A Bit Tipsy

Final 5 IC: A Bit Tipsy

Final 5 IC: A Bit Tipsy

Contestants must balance maintain constant tension on a rope to hold an unbalanced table level, while attempting to carry 10 wooden blocks, one at a time, to the table, and balance them vertically. If a block falls, the contestants must return and upright them before placing another block. Tyson wins.

← Previous: Ep.14 duel Next: Final 4 IC →

Ep14 F5 IC: "A Bit Tipsy" - Tyson wins.

TC16 - Ciera voted out (3-[0]), 4 left.
Day 38
(June 26)

Final 4 IC: Rise To It

Final 4 IC: Rise To It

Final 4 IC: Rise To It

Contestants must race across six obstacles and collect six puzzle bags. With each pair of bags collected, they must run up a staircase, put the bags on their puzzle table, then return to the course down a water slide. After collecting all six bags they must complete the puzzle, which provides directions for opening a combination lock (# of pieces in the puzzle, letters on the runway, stairs climbed). Tyson wins again.

← Previous: Final 5 IC Next: Final Tribal Council →

Ep14 F4 IC: "Rise To It" - Tyson wins again.

TC17 - Tina voted out again (3-1), 3 left.
Day 39
(June 27)

Final Tribal Council

Final Tribal Council

Final Tribal Council

Tyson wins, with 7 votes to Monica's 1 vote (from Vytas) and Gervase's zero votes.

← Previous: Final 4 IC

Final tribal council and jury votes on Final Three.
Tyson wins, 7-1-0.
(June 28)

Departure. Contestants fly back to the U.S.
(June 29)

Contestants arrive back home; inevitable facebook/ twitter activity resumes.