Fast Fire

Fast Fire (also known as Light It Up, Virtues of Fire, Light My Fire, The Torch, Fired Up, Fire and Flint, Fire Fight, and Flint) is a recurring challenge of Survivor.
Up until , it was also the tiebreaker challenge in case of a 2-2 tie at the final four Tribal Council. For instances of this usage, see the Tiebreaker page. Since that season, it has been used at the final four Tribal Council every time to determine the Final Three.
==Rules==
Given an ample amount of fire-making essentials, contestants are to make a flame high enough to burn through a rope, raising a flag (in some cases, light a torch). First player to do so wins the challenge.
==History==
=== United States ===
In , the castaways had to collect driftwood from the ocean, light a torch, and start a fire high enough to burn through a rope. Gervase's torch repeatedly douses out while Richard won immunity easily.
In , the castaways must create fire using a magnifying glass. Kim P. is first to start a fire with Lex and Frank not far behind. As all three continue to gather more materials, one of Frank's branches touches his wick which, despite breaking it to raise his flag, disqualifies him from the challenge. Soon, other flames ignite. Kim P. tearfully panics as she tries to build her flame. In the end, Lex's fire burns his wick and raises his flag winning him immunity.
In , the players must race to gather firewood to place under a wok filled with oil and popcorn kernels. Using flint and steel, they then had to build a fire hot enough to boil the oil and pop the kernels. Once the kernels start popping, they must transfer the fire to the bottom of a station and build it to ignite a pyre at the top. The first to ignite their pyre wins. With other players struggling with their flint and steel and despite being second after Vecepia to start his fire, Robert is the first to get his popcorn popping. Wasting no time, Robert transfers his fire to his station where he continues to build it. Vecepia is next to pop her corn and quickly tries to catch up, but Robert's fire quickly builds high enough to light the pyre at the top of his station, winning him individual immunity.
In , the challenge was used for the first time as a tribal Reward Challenge. Each tribe had four ropes attached to a 30-foot tower. Each rope was attached to a fire-making station. The tribes must gather enough firewood in order to build a fire high enough to burn through all four ropes. Each time a rope is burned, a portion of a banner at the top of the tower was released. The first tribe to burn through all four ropes and release their banner won reward. Jaburu took an early lead, however Tambaqui managed to pull ahead by huddling over the fire pits and win.
In , this was the first Immunity Challenge after the merge. Susie and Sugar were the only two castaways to get a fire started during the Immunity Challenge, with Susie being the first to burn through her rope to win individual immunity.
=== Australia ===
In Australian Survivor, the Jail Break challenge is usually combined with Fast Fire to form a single challenge named Breakout. This variant debuted in as the season's sixth tribal Immunity Challenge. Saanapu and Aganoa won the challenge, sending Vavau to their second Tribal Council.
In , the challenge appeared as the first of two re-entry duels for the inhabitants of Exile Beach. Each of the six players raced to retrieve a piece of flint outside their cell, after which they would race to start building a fire. Cheered on from the sidelines by her Mokuta Alliance, Moana Hope was the first to retrieve her flint and burn through her rope, winning the challenge before anyone else had retrieved their flint. The challenge then came down to Brooke Jowett and Zach Kozyrski, who were evenly matched heading into the fire-making challenge. Ultimately, it was Brooke that won out, earning her way back into the game.
The challenge appeared as an individual challenge in Heroes v Villains. After losing the Immunity Challenge on Day 15, the Villains were sent to Tribal Council, where it was revealed that individual immunity was up for grabs. Simon Mee was the only person to complete the Jail Break portion of the challenge. Facing little competition, he managed to build his fire first to win the Immunity Necklace and save himself from certain elimination at the hands of the Spice Girls, thereby setting into motion a series of events that would lead to one of the most chaotic Tribal Councils in franchise history.
===France===
=== New Zealand ===
=== South Africa ===
In , the tribe captains Corné Krige and Mark Fish were instructed to send their two weakest members on a mission. At the "mission", Selatan's David de Wet and Shona Macdonald and Utara's Buhle Madlala and Sonette Myburgh were told that they would be competing for a fire-starting kit. The challenge involved digging in the sandpit for a chain, which when pulled out would unveil a flint and knife. The pairs would then race to build a fire to light a torch, which in turn will be used to light a fire circle. Although Selatan had the lead, David's unhelpful interference smothered Shona's attempts to start a fire, allowing Utara to light their torch first and claim the victory.
Like in Champions, in , the two tribes had to nominate one ambassador to represent them on a challenge to win fire-making essentials. Vuna nominated Chappies Chapman, while Zamba nominated Jason Brookstein. Chappies defeated Jason in the fire-making challenge and won a fire-making kit and dry wood for Vuna.
===Sweden===
==Winners==
<tabber>United States=
Episode	Challenge Type 	Winners
 	Individual Immunity	
 	Individual Immunity	
 	Individual Immunity	
 	Tribal Reward 	
 	Individual Immunity	
|-|Australia=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winners 	Winners
Episode 6 	Tribal Immunity 	colspan="2"	
Episode 6 	Tribal Immunity 	colspan="2"	
Episode 1 	Tribal Reward(Hero Challenge)	colspan="2"	
Episode 18	Exile Beach Duel 	 	
Episode 7 	Individual Immunity 	colspan="2"	
|-|France=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winners 	Winners
Episode 10	Individual Immunity 	colspan="2"	
Episode 11	Individual Immunity 	colspan="2"	
Episode 1 	Team Reward 	colspan="2"	
Episode 1 	Team Reward 	colspan="2"	
Episode 4 	Individual Reward (Sudden-Death Challenge)	colspan="2"	
|-|New Zealand=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winners
Episode 2	Individual Reward(Outpost Duel)	
|-|South Africa=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winners
Episode 11	Individual Immunity 	
Episode 13	Individual Immunity 	
Episode 2 	Tribal Reward(Hero Challenge)	
Episode 1 	Tribal Reward/Immunity 	
 	Tribal Reward(Hero Challenge)	
|-|Sweden=
Episode 	Challenge Type	Winners
Episode 5 	Tribal Reward 	
Episode 16	Duel 	
Episode 21	Duel 	
Episode 26	Duel 	
</tabber>
==Gallery==
<tabber>United States=
RichardFastFire.jpg|Richard competing ().
FFA.jpg|The challenge in .
Fast fire kim.png|Kim P. competes in Africa.
VecepiaFastFire.jpg|Vecepia competes in .
Fast fire marquesas.png|Robert wins (Marquesas).
Susie wins idv 1.jpg|Susie wins in .
|-|Australia=
Australian-Survivor-Episode-6-Breakout-Immunity-Challenge-Vavau---Craig-and-Barry2.jpg|Craig and Barry competing for Vavau in .
Australian-Survivor-Episode-6-Breakout-Immunity-Challenge-Aganoa-2nd2.jpg|Aganoa wins the challenge in 2016.
AU2017-Ep1-AsagaReward2.jpg|Jacqui and Mark W. win the challenge for Asaga. ()
Aus10e07 simon fire.jpg|Simon wins in .
|-|France=
Kls1.ep10.jpg|The challenge in .
KLS2 Ep11 Fast Fire.png|The challenge in .
KLS26 Ep1 Fast Fire.jpg|Élodie and Frédéric competing in .
KLS26 EP1 Fast Fire 2.jpg|Gabin and Maxine competing in Les Armes Secrètes.
KLS29 Ep4.jpg|The challenge in .
|-|South Africa=
ZAS1 gareth cauldron.jpg|Gareth wins the challenge in .
Zas04e13 bonnie the torch.png|Bonnie wins the challenge in .
Zas06e01 tom ace fire.png|Tom and Ace building the fire for in .
ZAS8 E1 HC.jpg|Chappies and Jason compete against one another in .
|-|Sweden=</tabber>
==Trivia==
* When used as an individual challenge, it has only been used for immunity.
* Susie Smith is the only woman to win this challenge.
* Richard Hatch is the only person to win the challenge without ever being on a blue tribe.
==References==
Category:Challenges
Category:Recurring Challenges
Category:Borneo Challenges
Category:Africa Challenges
Category:Marquesas Challenges
Category:The Amazon Challenges
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
Category:Survivor: Borneo
Category:Survivor: Africa
Category:Survivor: Marquesas
Category:Survivor: The Amazon
Category:Survivor: Gabon
Category:Gabon Challenges
Category:Koh-Lanta
Category:Les Aventuriers de Koh-Lanta
Category:Koh-Lanta: Nicoya
Category:Koh-Lanta: Les Armes Secrètes
Category:Koh-Lanta: Le Feu Sacré
Category:Survivor South Africa: Panama
Category:Panama Challenges (South Africa)
Category:Survivor South Africa: Maldives
Category:Maldives Challenges
Category:Survivor South Africa: Champions
Category:Champions Challenges
Category:Survivor South Africa: Philippines
Category:Philippines Challenges (South Africa)
Category:Survivor South Africa: Immunity Island
Category:Immunity Island Challenges