Filmed: August 26-27, 2011 | Aired: April 18, 2012
- Reward challenge: "Survivor Auction" - everybody blows cash on food except Troyzan and Christina, but Christina is selfish for not blocking Troyzan from buying the advantage in the immunity challenge.
- Immunity challenge: "Return from the Dead" - Just as Troyzan is in trouble, a challenge in which he can save himself appears. It's a Christmas miracle!
- Voted out: Leif, in a clever Leif/Tarzan vote split (where Tarzan voted for Leif!): Leif-4, Tarzan-3, Kim-2.
Episode 10 scoring notes
- As always, the auction was not scored as a challenge. The only real winner was Troyzan, and that advantage is partially reflected in his IC win.
- Special note on MPF and ties: This was the first individual challenge where a group of people had the same placement. Here, five people tied for fifth place, by failing to advance from the first round of the IC. Since they were equally close to dead last (9th place), for % Finish, all five receive the average of the points for those five slots (5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th).
Vote count:
- Leif received 4 votes, from Sabrina, Christina, Tarzan, and Kat (voted out, 4-3-2).
- Tarzan received 3 votes, from Kim, Christina, and Alicia.
- Kim received 2 votes, from Troyzan and Leif.