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| Pre-game | ||||||
| Day 0 (August 2) Pre-game |
Day 0 (August 3) Pre-game |
Day 0 (August 4) Pre-game |
Day 0 (August 5) Pre-game |
Day 0 (August 6) Contestants arrive? |
Day 0 (August 7) Pre-game |
Day 0 (August 8) Pre-game press interviews? |
| Ep1: Slay Everyone, Trust No One | Ep2: It's Getting the Best of Me | Ep3: That Girl is Like A Virus | ||||
| Day 1 (August 9) 
Ep.1 RC: Battle Dig
Held immediately after arrival. In pairs, players must run out, dig up a bag from the sand. Then all four people will battle to place the bag on their own tribe's mat at the finish line, full contact. First tribe to score three points wins reward: Flint. Results - Rd.1: Parv, Danielle vs Cirie, Steph - Danielle scores, Steph injured (dislocated shoulder, H0, V1). 2. JT, Amanda vs Randy, Jerri - JT scores (H1, V1). 3.Colby, Tom vs Russell, Coach - Coach drags Colby to end (H1, V2). 4.Sugar, Candice vs Courtney, Sandra - Sugar wins, topless (H2, V2). 5.Tyson, Rob vs James, Rupert - James scores, Heroes win, 3-2. Ep1 RC: "Battle Dig" - Heroes win, 3-2. |
Day 2 (August 10) |
Day 3 (August 11) 
Ep.1 IC: Lock and Load, Light
As seen in the S13: Cook Islands Ep1 RC/IC. Six tribe members will race to assemble a puzzle boat and use seven planks to secure it, then paddle it out to a floating wok, light a torch, then paddle back to shore. There, they remove the seven planks, as four other tribe members (Rob, Randy, Sandra, Jerri vs Amanda, Cirie, Sugar, Rupert) build a four-layer compass rose puzzle. They then use the planks as rungs for a ladder puzzle, and place the compass rose in the ramp along the way. They then race to the top. First tribe up and lighting their fire barrel wins immunity. Results: Heroes get a huge lead on the paddle, blow it on the puzzle. Villains win, Heroes never complete their puzzle. TC1 - Sugar voted out (9-1); 19 left. |
Day 4 (August 12) 
Ep.2 Rob drama
Boston Rob collapses in the forest, mysteriously with his shoes neatly arranged, hat on, and shirt and bag under his head. Medical checks on him, alongside Jeff Probst, and Rob remains in the game. |
Day 5 (August 13) |
Day 6 (August 14) 
Ep.2 RC/IC: A Crate Idea
Randy, Courtney; Rupert sit out. As seen in S18: Tocantins. In pairs, players will race to the end of the course, and roll a heavy crate back to the platform. Once all six crates are retrieved, they must work together to stack them into a staircase puzzle with the tribe name on the side, then climb to the top. First tribe to do so wins immunity and camp supplies (tarp, rope, nails). Results: Heroes race out to a one-block lead early (aided by Probst sending them off at least twice before they reach the platform). But once again, they blow it on the puzzle, Villains win. TC2 - Stephenie voted out (6-3); 18 left. |
Day 7 (August 15) |
| Ep3: That Girl is Like A Virus | Ep4: Tonight, We Make Our Move | Ep5: Knights of the Round Table | ||||
| Day 8 (August 16) 
Ep.3 RC/IC: Sumo'an Mud
Courtney, Sandra sit out. As originally seen in S10: Palau: In head-to-head matchups, contestants must try to knock their opponent out of an octagonal ring, into the mud, using only a heavy bag, held with both hands. First tribe to eight points wins immunity plus reward: Their luxury items, plus coffee and rice. Results - Rd.1: Tom d. Russell (H1, V0). Rd.2: Candice land on Parvati (H2, V0). Rd.3: Rupert cheats vs. Coach (H3, V0). Rd.4: Cirie d. Jerri (H4, V0). Rd.5: JT d. Tyson (H5, V0). Rd.6: Amanda d. Danielle (H6, V0). Rd.7: Colby also cheats (no hands), d. Rob (H7, V0). Rd.8: James d. Randy, so Heroes win, 8-0. TC3 - Randy voted out (9-1); 17 left. |
Day 9 (August 17) 
Ep.4 RC: Slip, Slide & Score
Parvati sits out. Both tribes select reward items from a (Sears) catalog before the challenge. At the challenge, in head-to-head matchups, they must slide down a slippery course and grab a specific numbered ball from overhead as they slide. Probst selects the number randomly each round. Once they have the ball, they must land it in a basket, scoring a point. First tribe to score four points wins their selected reward items. Results - Rd.1: Coach d.Tom (H0, V1); 2. Russell d. Cirie (H0, V2); 3.Candice d.Courtney (H1, V2); 4.Jerri d. Amanda (H1, V3); 5.James d.Sandra (H2, V3); 6.Rupert d. Danielle (H3, V3); 7.Tyson d. Colby (H3, V4), so Villains win Sears items they selected from catalog (a second tarp (?), tools, leatherman). |
Day 10 (August 18) 
Ep.4 idol: Tom
The day after (as shown) the Villains discover an idol clue in their reward gear, the Heroes find one in their coffee beans. They read it together, then everyone scatters to hunt for it. Tom finds the idol and stuffs it in his sock (undetected, or so he thinks). But Amanda sees him, and tells everyone. |
Day 11 (August 19) 
Ep.4 IC: Roll With It
Courtney, Sandra; Cirie sit out. As partially seen in S19: Samoa. One person (Rob; Tom) is strapped inside a large ball, directing two blindfolded tribemates (Tyson, Coach; Rupert, James) to roll it along a course to a table maze. There, the caller directs four more blindfolded tribemates to roll a ball through the maze. First tribe to do so wins. Results: Villains enter the table maze portion with a fairly big lead, don't lose. TC4 - Cirie idoled out (3-[0]-2); 16 left. |
Day 12 (August 20) 
Ep.5 Villains idol: Russell
After spending a couple of days digging by the same tree where Sandra initially spotted him looking, Russell finally finds the Villains idol. It didn't appear to be buried all that much in the first place. He later tells Parvati and Coach he has it. 
Ep.5 RC: Schmergen Brawl
Sandra, Courtney, Parvati sit out. So does Colby. As seen in S19: Samoa. Three players from each tribe will be in the pit, trying to retrieve three rugby balls, which they pass to three people on the deck, who must try to land the balls in a net, scoring a point. Every round, people on platform swap out to the pit, and vice-versa First tribe to two points wins reward: A trip to So Tua Trench (a salt-water cenote) for a chocolate feast. Results: Rd.1: James injured by collision with Russell (torn MCL?), is out for the rest of the challenge. JT misses 3x, Rupert once, but Amanda scores! (H1, V0). Rd.2: Tom x2, Candice x2, Danielle miss, Tyson scores! (H1, V1). Rd.3: JT misses 2x, Jerri scores, so Villains win, 2-1. James stays behind afterward for medical attention, gets his leg splinted and wrapped. |
Day 13 (August 21) |
Day 14 (August 22) 
Ep.5 IC: Blind Cube Crisis
Tyson, Danielle sit out. As seen in S8: All-Stars. The callers must direct blindfolded pairs of teammates to collect large puzzle pieces from the surrounding area. Once all are retrieved, everyone removes blindfolds and works the puzzle. First tribe to complete the 10-piece, 4x4 cube puzzle wins immunity. Callers: James, Jerri. Pairs: JT,Amanda; Candice,Rupert; Colby,Tom; Rob,Courtney; Coach,Sandra; Russell,Parv. Results: Heroes start the puzzle with a huge lead, blow it once again, and Villains win. TC5 - Tom voted out (5-2); 15 left. |
| Ep6: Banana Etiquette | Ep7: I'm Not A Good Villain | Ep8: Expectations | ||||
| Day 15 (August 23) 
Ep.6 IC(x2)/RC: Rope a Dope
As seen in S18: Tocantins. Players are tethered to a rope wound around a series of obstacles. First person to the end wins individual immunity. Each tribe runs the challenge separately, producing a winner for each tribe. Once that is complete, the two winners compete on a more elaborate course for tribal reward: Hot dogs and drinks, which they get to enjoy while watching the other tribe's Tribal Council. Results: Heroes go first. Order to final section: 1. Candice, 2. JT, 3. Amanda, 4. Rupert. Candice wins, t-5. James, Colby. Villains order to final section: 1. Rob, 2. Tyson, 3. Russell - Rob wins, 4. Danielle, t-5. Coach, Parvati, t-7. Courtney, Sandra, Jerri. Rob also wins the RC portion, leading the entire way. TC6 - Tyson idoled out ([0]-3-2); 14 left. TC7 - James voted out (5-1); 13 left. |
Day 16 (August 24) 
Ep.7 RC: Basket Brawl
Courtney, Sandra, Parvati sit out. As seen in S18: Tocantins (as "Beach Brawl"). In groups of three, contestants must wade through knee- to waist-deep water to retrieve a ball, and try to shoot it in their tribe's basket, using any means necessary to stop the other tribe from doing so. First tribe to land a shot wins a point, first tribe to three points wins reward: A picnic at a waterfall (as in S19: Samoa). Results - Rd1 (3 men each): Colby misses 2x, Coach 2x, Colby scores! (H1, V0). Rd.2 (2 women, 1 man): Colby, Candice, Coach miss, Colby passes to Amanda to Candice, Candice scores! (H2, V0). Rd.2 (3 men again): JT sprints with the ball, passes to Colby, Colby scores! (H3, V0). Heroes win. At the reward, Candice finds an idol clue (in front of everyone), and they all agree to find the idol together. |
Day 17 (August 25) |
Day 18 (August 26) 
Ep.7 IC: Caught in the Web
Jerri, Danielle, Russell sit out. As seen in S3: Africa. One at a time, three tribe members (Rupert, Candice, Colby; Parvati, Courtney, Coach) must run out, up a platform, across a net, then climb a rope web to grab one of six bags of puzzle pieces, then bring it back. Puzzle teams: JT, Amanda; Rob, Sandra. Results: Courtney is slow on the second, higher bag, as is Coach, so the Heroes get a headstart on the puzzle, but the Villains somehow lose even more ground there. Heroes win. TC8 - Rob voted out (4-3-1); 12 left. |
Day 19 (August 27) 
Ep.8 idol: JT
Despite a Heroes tribe agreement that they would hunt for the idol together, JT sneaks off and starts looking. He quickly finds it, but Amanda and Candice are suspicious of his absence, and both catch him shortly after finding it. JT decides to come clean to the whole tribe, and pledges that it's a Heroes tribe idol, to be used against the Villains at the merge. (Candice is in no way convinced, calls him slimy.) 
Ep.8 RC: Faauxconut Bowling
Courtney, Sandra sit out. As seen in S19: Samoa. (Villains arrive expecting the merge, even though Hantz had done this exact challenge the previous season.) In head-to-head matchups, contestants must try to beat their opponent's bowling score, using coconuts (one frame, two throws). Winner gets a point, first tribe to three wins a pizza feast. Frame 1: Parvati 0/0, Rupert 3/no throw (H1, V0). Frame 2. JT 6/0, Danielle 0/0 (H2, V0). Frame 3. Russell 0/5, Colby 0/1 (H2, V1). Frame 4. Coach 5/1, Amanda 5/2 (H3, V1). Heroes win a pizza feast, with beverages. |
Day 20 (August 28) |
Day 21 (August 29) 
Ep.8 IC: Mudslide
Jerri, Danielle sit out. Contestants are tethered together in pairs (except one solo leg, because it's five people per tribe). They must race out through a muddy course, under and over obstacles, to retrieve a flag, then race back to the start to put it in their basket. First pair to do so wins a point, first tribe to two points wins. Results - Rd.1: Amanda, Candice d. Russell, Sandra (H1, V0). Rd. 2: Coach d. Rupert (H1, V1). Rd.3: JT, Colby d. Parvati, Courtney (H2, V1). Heroes win, 2-1. TC9 - Coach voted out (4-3, first juror); 11 left. |
| Ep9: Survivor History | Ep10: Going Down in Flames | Ep11: Jumping Ship | ||||
| Day 22 (August 30) 
Ep.9 RC: Chimney Sweep
Russell sits out. (It's Amanda's 100th day.) As seen in S18: Tocantins, except now head-to-head. Standard Chimney Sweeps, with three sets of footholds, moving down to smaller footholds every 10 minutes. Before the challenge, each tribe must rank their five players from strongest to weakest, and they will be matched against the corresponding player from the other tribe. Each time a player outlasts their opponent, their tribe scores a point. First tribe to three points wins Outback Steakhouse feast, Matchups (strongest to weakest): 1. Danielle v. Candice, 2. Courtney v. Amanda, 3. Parvati v. JT, 4. Jerri v. Colby, 5. Sandra v. Rupert. Results: All last 20 minutes, reach the third and final holds. Order out: 1. Colby (Jerri wins, V1), 2. Rupert (Sandra wins, V2). 3. Amanda (Courtney wins, V3). Villains win! At the reward, Parvati finds an idol clue. 
Ep.9 idol: Parvati (and Danielle)
After finding an idol clue at the reward (and sharing it with Danielle), Parvati and Danielle return to camp, grab a shovel, and head off to find the idol. It takes them about 10 seconds of digging. Parvati (Who dug it up) holds on to the idol. |
Day 23 (August 31) 6.7 earthquake circa 3 a.m. |
Day 24 (Sept. 1) 
Ep.9 IC: Strung Out
Sandra sits out. One at a time, contestants must wade toward the shore, moving a bag of puzzle pieces along a series of obstacles in the water. Once all five bags are to shore, they must use the pieces to build a (incredibly simple) totem pole. Order competing: Rupert, JT, Amanda, Candice, Colby for Heroes; Jerri, Danielle, Parvati, Courtney, Russell for Villains. Heroes win, Colby arranges idol handover to Russell after the challenge. Results: Heroes get a half-course lead on the first leg, finish their puzzle before Russell gets to shore. JT gives the idol to Russell. 
Ep.9 idol: Russell gets JT's
After being tipped off during the IC by Colby to find JT after the challenge, Russell does. He and JT hug, and JT passes the idol package to Russell, who stuffs it in his pocket. Back at camp, Russell and Parvati (and later Danielle and Jerri) giggle at JT's letter, particularly the plea to use the idol to vote out Parvati. Survivor history, indeed. TC10 - Courtney voted out (5-1); 10 left. |
Day 25 (Sept. 2) 
Ep.10 merge
The Villains are told to move to the Heroes camp, the Heroes are told to expect company (and have a locked treasure chest-type box in camp). The Villains arrive, they open the box, and it contains new black buffs, a tribe flag, paints, and lots of food, including a cooked pig's head. |
Day 26 (Sept. 3) |
Day 27 (Sept. 4) 
Ep.10 IC: Get a Grip
As seen in S13: Cook Islands and S18: Tocantins. Contestants must hold onto a pole for as long as they can. Last person wins immunity. Order out: 10. Colby, 9. Sandra (< 1 min.), 8. Russell, 7. Rupert. [20 min.] 6. Amanda. [40 min.] 5. JT. [90 min.] 4. Jerri, 3. Candice (95 min), then 2. Parvati drops out to let 1. Danielle win. TC11 - JT idoled out ([0]-5); 9 left. |
Day 28 (Sept. 5) 
Ep.11 RC: Pacific Shuffle
Contestants are randomly divided into teams of three: Red (Rupert, Russell, Sandra), Blue (Colby, Amanda, Danielle), and Black (Candice, Parvati, Jerri). They must then play a game of shuffleboard (on a world map with Survivor filming locations marked). Each player gets two pucks. Whichever team gets their puck closest to the X at the end wins reward: An overnight trip to the Robert Louis Stevenson house, where they will watch "Treasure Island" in bed. Results: Colby wins it on the final throw (as always happens in shuffleboard), so he Amanda and Danielle get the overnight trip. |
| Ep11: Jumping Ship | Ep12: A Sinking Ship | Ep13: Loose Lips Sink Ships | ||||
| Day 29 (Sept. 6) 
Ep.11 idol:
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Day 30 (Sept. 7) 
Ep.11 IC: House of Cards
At the Robert Louis Stevenson house reward, the trio is given a bowl of popcorn while watching "Treasure Island." Danielle notices a scroll in the bowl, takes it and drops it under the bed. As she did with Tom's idol, Amanda notices. She comes over and tries to take, resulting in a brief tussle with Danielle. Amanda asks Colby to back her up, but Colby wants nothing to do with the dispute, and says Danielle should keep it. The next day when she returns to camp, Danielle recruits her Villains alliance to help find the idol. Russell does, right in front of Danielle, and when she looks away, he sneaks it into his pocket and wanders off. He plays the cursed idol the next night, voiding no votes." TC12 - Amanda voted out (6-3); 8 left. |
Day 31 (Sept. 8) 
Ep.12 Final 8 IC: When It Rains
As seen in S16: Micronesia, etc. Contestants must stand barefoot on a narrow perch, with their arm above their head. Their arm is chained to a bucket full of paint, such that if they drop their arm too far, the bucket tips, they're drenched and out of the challenge. Probst announces a twist will be revealed at the end of the challenge. Order out: 8,7. Sandra, Russell drop out at 1 mnute for cookies & milk (unseen). 6. Colby drops at 20 min for donuts, iced coffee. 5,4,3. (35min) Jerri, Candice, Danielle drop for PB&J, chips, candy, milk. 2. Rupert slips at 70 min, so 1. Parvati wins. The "twist" is just an idol clue, which Probst reads aloud. 
Ep.12 idol: Sandra
Everyone scrambles and starts searching for idols when Yin Yang returns to camp. Sandra serches roughly where Russell is, and Sandra quickly finds and pockets the idol. Rupert, knowing he's in trouble, finds a rock and shoves it into his pocket, to make it look like he found one. TC13 - Candice voted out (5-3); 7 left. |
Day 32 (Sept. 9) |
Day 33 (Sept. 10) 
Ep.12 Final 7 IC: Pegatory Knockout
Multi-stage elimination challenge. Contestants must race out, dig up a peg, then run back and maneuver it through a table maze, then break a tile. First five advance. Then they will use four pegs to ascend a sloped climbing wall. First tthree advance. Finally, they must solve a slide (logo) puzzle, First to finish wins immunity. Results: (first stage) 1. Rupert, 2. Sandra, 3. Russell, 4. Parvati, 5. Danielle move on: tie-6 Colby, Jerri out. (Second stage: 1. Russell, 2. Rupert, 3. Parvati (tie-4: Sandra, Danielle out). Final stage: tie-2. Parvati, Rupert, 1. Russell wins. TC14 - Danielle voted out (4-3); 6 left. |
Day 34 (Sept. 11) 
Ep.13 RC: Pass the Bucket
Loved ones challenge, with Parvati's dad Michael, Jerri's sister Jennifer, Russell's wife Melanie, Colby's brother Reid, Rupert's wife Laura, and Sandra's uncle Fernando. Survivors must run to the ocean, fill a bucket with water, carry it back, then fling the water to their loved one, who will try to ctach it in their own bucket, pour it in a trough, and fill a pail. First pair to fill their pail wins reward. Results: 1. Jerri & Jennifer win, just ahead of 2. Russell & Melanie, 3. Rupert & Laura. Tie-4th: Parvati & Michael, Sandra & Fernando. Last: Colby & Reid. Jerri wins a plane flight to the blowholes, where there's a picnic and a Palm Pre. She brings Parvati, Sandra, and their loved ones. |
Day 35 (Sept. 12) |
| Ep13: Loose Lips Sink Ships | Ep14: Anything Could Happen | Game over | ||||
| Day 36 (Sept. 13) 
Ep.13 IC: Keep It Up
As seen in S17: Gabon. Using only the backs of their hands, contestants must push two poles up against an overheard beam. If they lower their hands, the poles drop, and if the poles drop, they're out. Order out: 6. Colby out first (15 seconds), 5. Sandra (<1 min.), 4. Russell, 3. Jerri. [17 min.] Parvati and Rupert are both struggling at the end, but 2. Rupert narrowly loses to 1. Parvati again. TC15 - Rupert voted out (4-[0]); 5 left. |
Day 37 (Sept. 14) 
Ep.14 Final 5 IC: Offer It Up
As seen in S15: China. Contestants must stack ceramic dishes on a long, wobbly balancing arm. When the dishes fall, they're out, last one in wins immunity. Order out: 5. Sandra (9 dishes), 4. Jerri (14 dishes), 3. Russell (16 dishes), 2. Colby (17 dishes), so 1. Parvati wins! TC16 - Colby voted out (4-1); 4 left. |
Day 38 (Sept. 15) 
Ep.14 Final 4 IC: Blind Maze
Contestants are blindfolded and must enter a maze, collecting four specific necklaces, which each have a dstinctive symbol on them, as do the guideposts. Purely by touch, they must collect four necklaces and go to the exit, where the necklace awaits. Results: Jerri, Parvati first to three necklaces, Russell, Sandra with two. Russell, Parvati get their fourth at the same time, then Jerri. All three at the necklace at the same time, but Russell grabs it first. Jerri techically closer than Parvati, Sandra last. TC17 - Jerri voted out (3-1); 3 left. |
Day 39 (Sept. 16) 
Final Tribal Council and jury vote
Sandra, Parvati, and Russell address the jury, each pitching their games. Sandra pushes her loyalty, and her attempts to get Russell out, which the Heroes kept not helping with. Parvati says she fought the whole way, because she was always a target. Russell broadly just asserts he played the best game, with few specifics. Jurors push back on Parvati being too close to Russell, and that Russell's aggressive, negative behavior crossed the line of simple gameplay. Russell refuses to apologize for anything he did, and is shut out, as Sandra sweeps the Heroes' jury votes, and wins, 6-3-0 over Parvati and Russell, respectively. |
(Sept. 17) Depature, return to U.S. Survivor 19: Samoa premieres today. |
(Sept. 18) Inevitable Facebook and/or MySpace contestant activity resumes. |
(Sept. 19) |
