Tribes must use very heavy blocks to build a giant pyramid, then push it along a track, allowing one person (Aisha, ?) to grab a key. One person (Lyndl, ?) will then race out and unlock a torch. When the pyramid is at the end of the track, the torch-bearer will run back to light a fire ball which will ignite a cauldron. The winning tribe becomes the Bounty tribe, living in luxury (fruit, fire pit, flint, hammock, tarp ... and a fully built shelter). Losing tribe becomes Barren. Results: Purple has a huge lead, is first to the key, Lyndl retrieves the torch, finds an idol clue on the torch stand, takes it. Purple wins easily.
Lyndl's clue directs her to dig under the tribe flag to find her idol. She wisely waits until after dark to do so (of night 1), tries for a while, then recruits Loz to help her. Eventually Lyndl gets it, and they form an official secret alliance. The next morning (Day 2), Lyndl opens the package to read the instructions, only to learn that while she has an idol (yay!) it can only be used by a Barren player at a Barren Tribal Council (boo!). She remedies this by alerting Brooke after the IC, giving her the clue and proposing a swap once Brooke digs up the Bounty idol.
(It's Caleb's birthday.) Tribes must work together to lift three heavy octagonal wheels out over high poles. They then carry them over a ramp, under a muddy net, and up onto a tower. They must then roll the wheels down another ramp, into one of three gates. First tribe to land all their wheels in the gates wins immunity. Results: It's close as the rolling starts. Bounty clanks their first three shots. After Barren clanks their first, Mark takes over for Barren, lands both of his first two shots, then after retrieving the errant wheel, his third. Barren wins!
Ep1 IC: (Octagonal wheels) - Barren wins, on Caleb's birthday.
TC1 - Daniel voted out (11-1), 23 left.
Day 3
(Aug. 6)
Ep.2 idol: Brooke
With Mark's help, Brooke digs under the Barren flag, as Lyndl instructed. Eventually they (Mark, but he gives it to Brooke) find the idol. Now Brooke just needs to swap idols with Lyndl, which turns out to take a while to pull off.
Brooke sits out. In waist-deep water, two or more tribe members must use a padded bag to impede people from the other tribe from reaching the end of the course and ringing their bell, while also trying to get to the other end and ring their own bell. First tribe to three points wins a choice of camp items. Results - Rd.1 (2v2) Ben*, Johnson d. Simon, Jackson (Ba-1). Rd.2 (2v2) Faith*, Sally d. Lyndl, Paula (Ba-2). Rd.3 (2v2) Richard*, Harry d. Caleb, Mark. Rd.4 (2v2) Cameron*, Jackson d. Don, Tez. Rd.5 Blanche*, Cat d. Lottie, Aisha. Barren wins! They send Blanche and Ben to the "Survivor shop" to select items. They pick flint, tarp, veggies, and a giant snapper.
Keeley sits out. Tribes must swim out to a dock and transport two heavy chests through a hole in a wall, then back up to the beach. There, one person (Simon, Caleb/Ben) climbs a tower and uses a long pole to spin a disc, releasing a key. They then use the key to unlock the crates, and using letter blocks inside, one person (Simon, Brooke) must spell a word (IMMUNITY) on a hanging vertical frame. Then one person (Jackson, Don?) uses sandbags to knock the blocks out again. First tribe to do so wins immunity. Results: Barren lags at spinning the disc to retrieve the key, Caleb swaps out for Ben. Placing the letters is challenging, but Simon gives Bounty a lead, and Jackson swiftly knocks them off. Bounty wins!
Tribes will go head to head to swing a large wrecking ball to knock over targets (stacks of barrels). First tribe to knock over three targets wins the round, first tribe to win two rounds wins reward: Coffee and donuts. Rd.1 (Lottie, Lyndl, Cameron, Simon) v. (Brooke, Sally, Don, Ben): Barren wins, 3-2. Rd.2 (Aisha, Eliza, Harry, Richard) v. (Caleb, Faith, Mark, Blanche): Bounty wins, 3-0. Rd.3 (Aisha, Simon, Richard, Harry) v. (Keeley, Johnson, Don, Ben): Bounty wins, 3-1. Bounty wins reward! Brooke gives Lyndl her idol afterward.
Tribes must race up a tower, roll a series of barrels down a ramp, push the barrels through a track, then barrel-walk them across a bridge, Finally, they will stack them all on a narrow shelf, and two people (Mark, Don; Jackson, Lottie) will throw coconuts at them, until they're all knocked down. First tribe to do so wins immunity. It's neck-and-neck most of the way, but Jackson has a four-barrel lead before Barren starts tossing coconuts. Don pulls the tribes even with three left, but it's still tight with 1 left each. Don hits the final barrel, Barren wins.
Sally sits out. (Brooke's 100th day) In head-to-head matchups, tribemates will haul a sled along a track until the sled reaches the "throw zone." Once there, a tribemate on the sled will attempt to toss sand bags onto a high pole. First tribe to do so wins the round. First tribe to win two rounds wins reward: chocolate cake. Rd.1: (Johnson, Caleb, Ben v. Jackson, Simon, RIchard pulling; Faith & Lyndl throwing) - Lyndl scores, Bounty up, 1-0. Rd.2: (Don, Mark, Caleb v. Richard, Simon, Harry pulling; Tez & Cameron throwing) - Cameron misses continuously, runs out of sandbags, then Tez hits on his first throw. Tied, 1-1. Rd. 3: (Blanche, Keeley, Faith v. Aisha, Paula, Lottie pulling; Brooke & Loz throwing) - Loz lands one, Bounty wins. Back in camp, they learn their cake is sliced weird, and missing one piece. Richard (who read the note) must decide who gets what piece. He gives Cameron none.
As Bounty are enjoying their chocolate cake (except for Cameron), Aisha finds a scroll in her piece. She reads it, it directs her to the well, where she finds an advantage. It allows her to swap out for someone on the other tribe if her tribe loses immunity, and that person (who will be immune) casts a vote in her place. OR, she can reverse that. (It's complicated.)
Faith sits out. Tribes will dig out and push a large "boulder" (more like a 16-sided die), push it across a series of obstacles, collecting bags of balls along the way. They will then push it up a ramp, go down the other side, where two people (Mark, Keeley; Harry, Loz) will roll balls up a ramp to knock over five targets. First tribe to knock over all five wins immunity. Results: Barren takes a huge lead, but has no targets hit when Bounty starts throwing. Targets hit: Mark-1, Harry-1, 2, Mark-2, 3, 4, Harry-3, Mark-5. Barren wins! (Aisha keeps her advantage.)
Blanche, Keeley sit out. Tribes will push a sled loaded with heavy sandbags along a track, lift the sandbags over a wall, to allow the sled to go under, then two people (Simon, Jackson; Don, Ben) chop through two logs to release a gate. The tribe then goes through the gate, stacks the sandbags high enough to retrieve hanging planks (Simon; Ben), then they (Aisha, RIch; Johnson, Mark) use the planks to solve a hanging puzzle (tribe-colored REDEMPTION). Results: Bounty leads early, but their sled gets stuck right at the end, Barren passes them. Bounty still starts the puzzle first, finishes first ... but they have two planks swapped. Barren quickly finishes, wins. Aisha sends Loz to Barren, missing Tribal, brings Caleb in to vote (and be immune).
Held after Barren departs from the team IC (with Loz). As in "Roller Ball," contestants must balance a ball on a small disc, but they also have to do this while standing barefoot on pegs. Drop their ball or fall off the pegs, they're out. Order out: 8. Cameron, 7. Jackson (in seconds), 6. Richard, 5. Lottie (also in seconds), 4. Simon, 3. Aisha, 2. Harry, so 1. Lyndl wins.
Tez, Sally, Brooke sit out. Two people battle for control of a ball in the water, trying to throw it to one tribe member working a giant slingshot. Once they have it, they shoot at the other five people from the other tribe lined up on a log over the water. First tribe to knock off three members of the other tribe scores a point, first tribe to two points wins reward: Nachos and margaritas. Results: Rd.1 - Simon, Rich attacking, Jackson shooting v. Ben, Don attacking, Mark shooting. Jackson takes 1 shot, misses. Mark takes 3 shots, hits Cameron, Loz, then Aisha. Barren-1. Rd.2 - Simon, Aisha attacking, Jackson shooting v. Ben, Keeley attacking, Mark shooting. Jackson hits Caleb, Mark hits RIchard, Jackson hits Blanche, who knocks over Don on the way down. Bounty-1. Rd.3 - Aisha, Lyndl attacking, Simon shooting v. Faith, Blanche attacking, Mark shooting. Mark hits Jackson, Simon hits Keeley, Don. Cameron distracts Ben as Simon is shooting, Simon hits Ben. Bounty wins, 2-1.
Faith, Keeley, Caleb sit out. One person dives down to release a net, revealing six crates. Tribes must move them through the water, over a wall, and up a high tower, where one person (Cameron, Don) smashes them on the platfom below, releasing all six balls. Then two people (Simon, Rich; Johnson, Mark) pull the ropes to maneuver the balls and place them at the goals on a vertical snake track. First tribe to finish wins immunity. Results: Ben struggles to release the clip, giving Bounty an early lead. Bounty leads 2-0 before Barren places their first ball. Bounty drops their final ball, making it 5-5 with one ball left each. But Bounty wins.
Don, Mark sit out. In head-to-head matchups, players must land a ball in an overhead chute, run through a (muddy) crawl obstacle underneath, and catch it before it balls. Then they must shoot it into a basket. First player to do so scores a point. First tribe to three points wins meat pies. Results: Rd.1: Cameron d. Caleb (Bounty 1). Rd.2: Brooke d. Lottie (tied, 1-1). Rd.3: Jackson d. Ben (Bounty 2, Barren 1). Rd.4: Simon d. Faith - Bounty wins! Except ... then they swap.(Bounty's people still get their pies, but they share)
Ep7 RC: (Muddy "Always on the Run") - Bounty wins meat pies.
Ep.7 tribe swap
Immediately after the reward challenge ends, David tells the contestants to drop their buffs, and draw new ones. (Everyone originally on Bounty still gets their reward meat pies at their new camps.) Almost everyone swaps tribes, except Lyndl and Richard on Bounty, and Ben, Blanche, and Brooke on Barren.
Tribes must go over a tower and pull a rope, creating a bridge, collecting bags of coconuts along the way. They will then load those coconuts into a cart and transport it over a ramp. Finally, they will raise a frame containing eight tile targets, and one person at a time (Ben, Jackson; Don) will throw coconuts to smash the targets. First tribe to break all their targets wins immunity. Targets hit: Jackson-3, Don-1, Jackson-4,5, Don-2,3,4, Jackson-6,7,8. Barren wins!
The three original Barren members go out together to look for idols, but Blanche is mostly just there to make sure Brooke doesn't find one. Brooke manages to do that anyway, for her second idol of the game.
Lottie sits out. Tribes will turn a ladder around a puzzle pole and use it to climb over a series of obstacles, finally collecting two poles. They will then use those poles to knock letter blocks off from a net on a high frame, then use all the letter blocks to solve a (partially complete) word puzzle (LIFT YOUR GAME OR LOSE A FLAME). First tribe to do so wins immunity. Results: Both tribes stuck on the word puzzle for a while, Aisha figures it out. Bounty overhears and tries to outrace them, but Barren wins.
Ep8 IC: (Obstacles, letter block word puzzle) - Barren wins.
TC8 - Lyndl voted out (3-2-2-1), 16 left.
Day 17
(Aug. 20)
Day 18
(Aug. 21)
Ep.9 IC: Pairs vertical Crocodile Rock
In pairs (with someone from the other tribe), contestants will hold a bar over their head, trying to keep a ball in an overhead (vertical) chute. If the bar drops too low, the ball rolls out of an opening, and the pair is eliminated. Last pair remaining wins individual immunity for each person, because both tribes are going to Tribal. Barren has to draw rocks to pick sit-outs (Aisha, Lottie). Results (order out): All last 15 minutes, so everyone must use two hands. 7. Jackson/Mark, 6. Ben/Keeley, 5. Blanche/Tez, 4. Loz/Caleb, 3. Cameron/Sally, 2. Richard/Brooke, so 1. Simon/Faith win!
Ep9 IC: (Pairs vertical Crocodile Rock) - Simon and Faith win.
Ep.9 Hero Challenge: Fire-making at Tribal
Both tribes attend Tribal, but eventually David tells them that only one tribe will be voting, because they will each select a hero to make fire. Whoever does so first will win immmunity for their entire tribe, and they will go back to camp. Both tribes ponder throwing the fire-making, but eventually Simon and Mark volunteer. Simon wins, hands his necklace to Richard before Barren leaves Tribal.
Ep9 HC: (Fire-making) - Simon wins, Barren immune.
TC9 - Tez voted out (6-1), 15 left.
Day 19
(Aug. 22)
Ep.10 quasi-Auction: How Bold is Your Bluff?
Quasi-auction. In head-to-head matchups, one person from each tribe will come to a table with two covered items. One player (bluffer) will try to convince the other what their covered item is, and the guesser will decide whether to switch or stay. Rd.1: Caleb v Jackson. Caleb says it's a scroll, Jackson says he'll take it ... it's a boiled egg. (Caleb gets a full breakfast.) Rd.2: Ben v Faith. Ben says he has a banana, Faith decides to keep what she has (it's a chicken parma). Ben's is indeed a banana. After a few bites, Faith offers to swap, and does. Rd.3: Brooke v Sally. Brooke says it's from home, Sally says Brooke should have it. Sally gets a slice of lime. Brooke's is a slice of pie. Rd.4: Richard v Simon. Richard says it's sweet, and Simon would like it. Simon keeps his item: A single jellybean. Richard gets a plate of candy. Rd.5: Faith v Blanche. Faith says it has what Blanche wants. Blanche decides to keep her item, it's a peanut butter sandwich with milk. Faith has a steak and chips with beer, (Blanche finds a scroll in her sandwich.) Rd.6: Keeley v Lottie. Keeley says she isn't sure what it is, but it's probably food. Lottie decides to switch, gets two slices of soursop (fruit). Keeley gets three tacos and a margarita. Last items.
Ep10 quasi-auction: "How Bold Is Your Bluff" - Various players get food.
Day 20
(Aug. 23)
Ep.10 idol: Aisha/Blanche
Blanche found a scroll in her sandwich at the quasi-auction (Day 19). The next day, she reads the scroll ("Take shelter for great power"), can't find the idol, loops in Aisha, who does. Aisha says she'll give it back to Blanche.
Jackson, Cameron, Blanche sit out. Tribes are tethered together, and must cross a series of tunnels (in the water, a sand-filled one on the beach, "frame," crawl bridge). At the end, two people (Mark, Keeley; Aisha, Ben) must move a ball across a six-part split table maze, into the pocket at the end. First tribe to do so wins immunity. Results: Barren struggles on the frame, falls behind, but Bounty has made no progress on the table maze when Barren starts it. Aisha, however, is throwing the challenge, so no progress is made. Bounty wins.
Lottie, Brooke sit out. Contestants will race over a ramp to lift puzzle pieces out from inside a wire frame. Then gather a monkey's fist, one person (Caleb/Mark; Simon) will land it in a target, and pull up a frame to reveal more puzzle pieces. Finally, two people (Loz, Simon; ?) will use the pieces to complete a tribe logo puzzle. Results: Barren struggles getting their first set of pieces, so Bounty is on the monkey fist before they advance. But Simon lands the monkey's fist on the first try, and they're first to the puzzle. Barren wins easily.
TC11 - Sally, Caleb, Keeley voted to Redemption Beach, 14 left.
Day 22
(Aug. 25)
Ep.12 advantage: Keeley
The three people on Redemption Beach discover a locked chest (Caleb had already found a key, but it didn't fit) and a note telling them to find the right key. There are a lot of keys. Eventually, Keeley finds the right one, and learna she has won an advantage in the next day's duel. (It ends up not helping her at all).
With a whole day with nothing to do, Mark and Faith decide to look for an idol. Somehow, Mark manages to find a fully powered idol without Faith spotting him. He decides not to tell anyone about it. (He tells Brooke in the next episode.)
Contestants stand on a seesaw with five points on the end, and must stack five blocks on the points. First to do so rejoins Bounty. The other two must return to Redemption Beach until the IC, where they will rejoin the losing tribe, and attend Tribal with them, but have no vote. Keeley's advantage means she only has to stack four blocks. Results: Keeley never seems to even get one block to stay up, but it's a tight race between Caleb and Sally. Eventually, Caleb wins, and rejoins Bounty.
Ep12 duel: (Seesaw balance build) - Caleb wins, back to Bounty.
Day 24
(Aug. 27)
Ep.12 IC: Nut Bucket plus
Sally, Keeley must sit out, join the losing tribe. Cameron, Lottie, Loz, Jackson also sit out for Barren. Contestants must swim out to a dock and load coconuts into a rowboat, then bring the boat back to shore, where they will shoot the coconuts into two baskets being held up by a member of the other tribe (Simon, Mark). Last tribe holding up both baskets wins immunity. Results: Barren has a huge lead, has landed about 10 in each basket before Bounty even starts. Mark is also throwing, drops before Bounty starts tossing. Barren "wins."
Contestants must stand on a wobbly barrel on narrow holds, trying to keep a spool from rolling off a horizontal track attached to the barrel. They can also hold ropes with their hands, for stability. After a certain amount of time, they move down to different holds, making it harder. If they fall off or their spool does, they're out. Winner gets a car! (A brand-new Mahindra Scorpio 4WD.) Results: 13. Keeley, 12. Blanche, 11. Mark. [20 min., transition to lower footholds]. [45 min., 10 people still in, everyone must drop their ropes] 10. Richard, 9. Jackson, 8. Cameron, 7. Brooke, 6. Caleb, 5. Simon (almost immediately), 4. Ben, 3. Loz, 2. Lottie ... so 1. Sally wins!
As seen in S19: Samoa's Ep11 IC, except with a steel beam instead of a wooden log. Contestants must hold on to a knotted rope to keep a "pole" (beam, weighing 35% of their body weight) from dropping. At regular intervals they move further down the rope, making it harder. Last person still holding on wins immunity. Results: (all last 25 minutes, to third knot) 13. Lottie, 12. Loz. [40 min., 4th knot] 11. Sally, 10. Jackson, 9. Cameron, 8. Mark, 7. Keeley, 6. Ben. [1 hr., end of rope, below last knot] 5. Blanche, 4. Richard, 3. Simon, 2. Caleb, 1. Brooke wins!
Two-stage challenge, first stage in teams of six (Green: Loz, Caleb, Keeley, Jackson, Simon, Ben ; Purple: Blanche, Brooke, Sally, Mark, Richard, Cameron). RC is stage 1, IC is stage 2. Contestants will each maneuver a buoy along a rope over obstacles, go through a twisted net tunnel, then try to land the buoy on a high shelf. First team to land all six buoys advances. Results: Both teams neck and neck through the net stage. Keeley struggles to land her buoy, giving purple a 5-3 lead with just Mark shooting, but Keeley lands hers, then Ben and Simon land theirs, and green wins, advances.
Ep14 RC: (Rope-a-Dope/Mat Finish) - Green team wins.
Ep.14 IC: Ramp puzzle, balls
Stage 2 of two-stage RC/IC. Second stage: Contestants build a ramp puzzle, then roll balls up the ramp to land on a shelf. First to land all three balls wins immunity. Results (balls landed) - Ben-1, Simon-1, Jackson-1, Simon-2, Jackson-2, Simon-3 (Caleb-1 and Keeley-1 visible as Simon wins, just not shown in edit). Simon wins!
Cameron draws white rock, sits out, bets on Green to win reward. In rock-drawn teams (Green: Simon, Ben, Jackson, Loz, Keeley; Purple: Mark, Caleb, Brooke, Blanche, Sally), contestants will race to move sandbags and stack them high enough to retrieve sticks and rope. They will then tie the sticks together to form a pole long enough to retrieve a key and unlock a gate. Finally, they will go through the gate, and one person (Simon, ?) will fire balls with a slingshot into a distant net. First team to land all five balls wins reward: High tea (sandwiches, desserts, tea). Results: Green takes a huge lead on the sandbags, gets their key on the first try, thanks to Simon. Simon lands 5 of 6 shots, and Green wins before Purple even gets their key.
Ep15 RC: (Jailbreak, slingshot) - Green team wins.
Ep.15 idol: Keeley
Upon arrival at the reward site, the green team discovers the high tea is one at a time, with each person ringing a bell to end the turn of the person in front of them. They draw sticks to pick the order. Keeley is last, but as the rice-based hourglass timer trickles down to the bottom, she notices an idol in it, and grabs it.
As seen in S23: South Pacific. Contestants must stand on a narrow beam, balancing a ball on a bow-shaped track. If they fall or the ball drops, they're out. At regular intervals (15 min.), they move to a narrower section of beam, making it more difficult. Order out: 11. Keeley (15 min.), 10. Sally, 9. Caleb, 8. Loz. [30 min, both feet in middle section] 7. Blanche, 6. Ben, 5. Cameron. [1 hr, 1 foot middle, 1 foot narrowest] 4. Mark, 3. Jackson, 2. Simon, 1. Brooke wins!
TC15 - Mark voted out (5-4-2; 1st juror), 10 left.
Day 31
(Sep. 3)
Ep.16 RC: Cylinder Discy Business
Contestants must hold a "crossbar" (two crossed hockey stick-shaped pole attached like scissors in the middle) to keep two balls pushed against overhead rings. If either ball falls, they're out. Last person standing wins immunity. Order out: 10. Brooke, 9. Sally, 8. Blanche, 7. Keeley (all under 4 min.) ... [10 min.] 6. Cameron, 5. Jackson, 4. Caleb. [20 min.] 3. Ben [40 min.] 2. Loz, 1. Simon wins!
Ep16 RC: Cylinder "Discy Business" - Pink team wins.
Day 32
(Sep. 4)
Ep.16 IC: Crossbar
Contestants must hold a "crossbar" (two crossed hockey stick-shaped pole attached like scissors in the middle) to keep two balls pushed against overhead rings. If either ball falls, they're out. Last person standing wins immunity. Order out: 10. Brooke, 9. Sally, 8. Blanche, 7. Keeley (all under 4 min.) ... [10 min.] 6. Cameron, 5. Jackson, 4. Caleb. [20 min.] 3. Ben [40 min.] 2. Loz, 1. Simon wins! (On his 99th overall day of playing, meaning he's guaranteed to reach Day 100.)
Mostly as originally seen in S25: Philippines. Contestants must roll five balls (one at a time) out onto a palm frond-shaped table maze, and land each of them in divots. First person to land all five wins immunity. Balls placed (as shown): Simon-1, Caleb-1, Simon-2, Keeley-1, Simon-3-2, Keeley-2, Loz-1,2,3, Simon-3,4,5. Simon wins!
Final Tribal Council and jury vote on the Final Two.
? wins.
Day 0
(Sep. 18)
Finalists and jury return home, resume Instagram influencing.
Day 0
(Sep. 19)
Day 0
(Sep. 20)
Historical notes:
TV Blackbox (August 19, 2025) carries the official announcement (as soon as his boot episode on AU v The World airs) that David Genat has replaced JLP as host; mentions Brooke, Harry, Mark, and Simon as returning "coaches" for upcoming Redemption season.
Paramount ANZ (11/6/25) announces the full cast (mostly first names) and the projected air date of "2026". No way to tell if bios are up on the 10play website, because the entire thing is now geoblocked outside of Australia.
Note: Dates are estimates, based on Brains v Brawn II schedule and on Redemption contestants' social media silence (between July 28 - September 25, 2025).