Filming begins today, 18 players, men (Lopevi) vs. women
(Yasur).
Ep1: "They Came
At Us With Spears"
Ep2: "Burly
Girls, Bowheads, Young Studs & the Old Bunch"
Ep3: "Double Tribal, Double
Trouble"
Ep4: "Now That's A Reward"
Day 2
(June 27)
Day 3
(June 28)
Ep1 RC/IC: Fire Starter
Every member of each tribe must complete each stage
before advancing: mud crawl, table maze, balance
beam, then fire starting. Yasur passes Lopevi
(Chris) on the balance beam, and wins immunity and
flint.
Scout sits out. Contestants are numbered 1-8, and
must pass each other (in order) on a balance beam
without touching more than one contestant at a time.
Yasur beats Lopevi easily. Yasur wins a hammock,
blankets & pillows.
Dolly sits out. Sarge and Scout serve as callers.
Tribes must send blindfolded and tethered pairs (or
trios) of people to retrieve puzzle pieces, then use
the pieces to assemble a multiple-tiered 'staircase'
puzzle. Lopevi wins, finally gets flint.
In first part of the challenge, tribes must get
through a series of gates (as in the later Jailbreak
challenge). Lopevi wins, gets fishing gear. Lopevi
then has an individual IC, digging up ladder rungs
and making a ladder. John K wins, then gives
individual immunity to Ami at Tribal.
Ep3 RC/ IC: "Great Escape Run" - Lopevi,
John K. win.
TC3 - J.P. voted out (5-3). TC4 - Mia voted out (5-3), 14 left.
Day 8
(July 3)
Ep4 RC: Remembrance
Yasur and Lopevi play Concentration. Matches: Ami
1, Eliza 1, Julie 1, John K 0 (blows it), Leann 1
(gets the one John K blew), Sarge 1, Twila 0 (misses
coconut), Chad 1 (gets one Twila missed), Lisa 1.
Yasur wins, 5-2, gets the instructive services of
Dah, who spends the day showing them how to better
set up their camp.
Bubba sits out for New Yasur. Contestants must dive
for and retrieve markers at different depths along a
rope attached to a buoy. Chris narrowly saves New
Lopevi from his own screw-up, retrieving the 22-foot
marker, beating Ami. Lopevi wins Pringles and beer
at a waterfall.
Sarge sits out. New Yasur finally wins, skillfully
navigating an obstacle course to fill a jar with
coconut water. They win coffee and letters from
home.
Contestants must grab a flag, jump off a platform,
swim to the beach, and place the flag in a holder,
then repeat. First round is three flags, and done in
two heats of five people, with the top two finishers
advancing to the final round, which has five flags.
Results: First heat: 1.Sarge, 2.Eliza (barely ahead
of) 3. Chris; 4/5 Leann & Julie. Second heat:
1.Rory, 2.Ami, 3/4.Twila & Chad, distant
5.Scout. Finals: 1. Sarge wins, easily. 2/3
Rory/Ami, 4. Eliza.
Trivia-based coconut chop challenge - answer a
question correctly, and you get to burn one of
another player's three skulls. Elimination order -
Q2: 9.Sarge out (Hit by Scout, Leann, Ami),8.Chad
out (Eliza, Julie, Twila). Q3: 7.Chris out (Eliza,
Scout, Eliza). Q4: 6.Eliza out (Twila, Twila,
Scout). Q5: 5.Julie out (Chad, Sarge, Twila). Q6:
4.Scout (Sarge, Julie, Leann), 3.Ami (Chris, Scout,
Scout) out. Q8: 2.Twila (Ami, Leann, Leann) out,
1.Leann wins helicopter chicken wings picnic with
champagne, takes Julie.
Probst briefly displays a mosaic puzzle, which the
contestants have to re-create from memory. If they
get it wrong, they're out. Order of elimination:
First round - Chad, Sarge, Chris; 2nd round - Twila,
Scout; 3rd round - Eliza; 4th round - Julie, Leann.
Ami wins!
Ep10 RC: "Sacrificial Lamb" - Chris,
Chad, Ami, Eliza win.
Day 26
(July 21)
Chris, Chad, Ami, Eliza return from Vanuatu village
visit.
Day 27
(July 22)
Ep10 IC: Get A Grip
Contestants must hold themselves up on a pole as
long as possible. Order of elimination: (No elapsed
times shown, hard to judge how long people lasted)
8.Julie, 7.Chris, 6.Scout, 5.Ami, 4.Eliza, 3. Leann,
2.Chad, 1.Twila wins.
Eliza best remembers trivia based on previous
challenges. Order of elimination: 7,6. Chris, Twila
(3 right), 5,4,3. Leann, Scout, Ami (6 right). Julie
and Eliza face off in final tiebreaker, Julie gets 0
right, Eliza gets 1+, Eliza wins. She wins an
overnight camp visit from her mom, Susan. Everyone
else gets hugs.
Ep11 RC: "Played Out" (loved ones
visit) - Eliza wins.
Day 29
(July 24)
Eliza's mom, Susan, leaves Alinta camp.
Ep11: "Surprise and...
Surprise Again!"
Ep12: "Now
Who's In Charge Here?"
Ep13: "Eruptions
of Volcanic Magnitude"
Day 30
(July 25)
Ep11 IC: Love Is Blind
Survivors direct blindfolded loved ones to retrieve
bags, then complete a puzzle together. Finishes:
7.Leann/Terri (stop mid-challenge), 6.Eliza/Susan,
all others on puzzle as challenge ends. Chris/Lorie
2nd to start the puzzle, Scout/Annie 3rd,
Julie/Justin 4th, Twila/James 5th. Ami/Crissy win.
Survivors race over outriggers then dive to
retrieve 3 flags. Eliza wins a Pontiac G6. Ami and
Chris finish 2nd and 3rd to join her in an overnight
resort getaway.
Ep14:
"Spirits and the Final Four" (season finale)
Game over
Day 37
(August 1)
Final 4 IC: Snakes and Ladders
Contestants must retrieve 10 tiles pairs from
within a massive vertical maze. When all tiles are
collected, they must then decode a 10-letter, 2-owrd
phrase (FINAL THREE). Chris narrowly beats Twila,
Eliza is third, Scout last.