Over-Extended

Over-Extended (also known as With a 10 ft Pole, Ten Foot Pole, and Audio Slave) is a recurring challenge from Survivor.
==Rules==
Castaways must place either a wooden statue or a ball on top of a pole. At regular intervals, they will add another section of pole, making it harder to balance. If the object falls off, that person is eliminated. The last person with their statue or ball on top of the pole wins.
The 10 Foot Pole variant of the challenge first seen in involved the castaways propping up their statue while holding their pole horizontally. As the challenge progresses, the castaways will move further away from their statue, making the challenge harder.
The Audio Slave variant of the challenge introduced in involved balancing the statue with a pole horizontally on a perch while balancing on a balance beam. At regular intervals, castaways would slide their hands further back on the pole and step forward to a narrower portion of the balance beam instead of adding another section.
==History==
=== United States ===
This challenge was first used in  as the Final Immunity Challenge, with castaways having to add another section of pole every two minutes. At the 12 minute mark, Mick Trimming's statue was the first to fall, quickly followed by Natalie White. Ultimately, Russell Hantz outlasted Brett Clouser and won immunity past the 14 minute mark.
In , the challenge was used as the first  duel between Christine Shields Markoski and Semhar Tadesse. After an unspecified amount of time, Semhar's totem fell off first, giving Christine the win and permanently eliminating Semhar from the game.
In , the challenge was used as an Immunity Challenge, with the last male and last female standing each winning immunity. Castaways would have to add another section of pole every five minutes. After 25 minutes, Kelley Wentworth outlasted Tasha Fox to win the women's immunity, while Keith Nale won the men's immunity by outlasting Joe Anglim 1 hour and 20 minutes into the challenge after Joe fainted due to a severe drop in his blood sugar level.
In , the challenge was used as an Immunity Challenge and modified so that castaways now had to balance a statue horizontally while standing on a balance beam. Castaways would have to move back to another section of the pole and balance beam every five minutes. After an unspecified amount of time, David Wright outlasted Zeke Smith to win immunity.
In , the challenge was again used as an Immunity Challenge using the variation introduced in Millennials vs. Gen X. Castaways would have to move back to another section of the pole and balance beam every ten minutes. After an unspecified amount of time, Cole Medders outlasted JP Hilsabeck to win immunity.
In , a new variation was introduced as the first individual Immunity Challenge, requiring castaways to hold a boom pole with a statue at the end above their head. Castaways would have to move back to another section of the pole and balance beam every five minutes. After over 20 minutes, Kellyn Bechtold outlasted Libby Vincek to win immunity.
In , the challenge was again used as the first individual Immunity Challenge using the variation from Ghost Island. Castaways would have to move back to another section of the pole and balance beam every ten minutes. After over 20 minutes, Julie Rosenberg outlasted Lauren O'Connell to win immunity.
In , the challenge was once again used as an Immunity Challenge, using the variation introduced in Millennials vs. Gen X. After 32 minutes, Tony Vlachos outlasted Jeremy Collins to win his second consecutive immunity, along with two Fire Tokens.
Returning in , this challenge was similar in appearance to its initial run in Samoa. However, the castaways were now balancing a large ball instead of a statue in a manner similar to Hard to Handle; a small lip was also added to the poles' platforms to compensate for the increased difficulty of this task. With five castaways agreeing to sit out of the challenge in exchange for four days' worth of rice for the tribe, the challenge would eventually come down to Owen Knight and Cody Assenmacher. After an extended period of time, Owen would ultimately win the challenge when Cody failed to make the transition to the next stage, winning immunity.
The Audio Slave version of the challenge was used as an Immunity Challenge at the final eleven of . The Va Va tribe was divided into two teams, with one person from each group winning immunity; additionally, the overall winner will win their team a reward of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and potato chips, as well as exempt their whole team from the vote at Tribal Council. By the third part of the challenge, only Frannie Marin remained for the orange team against almost every member of the purple team. Despite this, Frannie managed to hang on, with the challenge coming down to a showdown between her and Brandon Cottom. In the end, Frannie outlasted Brandon to win immunity and the reward of potato chips and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for her team, while Brandon won immunity for himself.
=== Australia ===
The challenge appeared as an Immunity Challenge at the final twelve of . The challenge came down to a showdown between Jaden Laing, who had remained generally stoic throughout the challenge, and Kirby Bentley, who resisted her pole's flexion to stay in the game. With 12 feet of pole in play, Kirby's pole finally fell apart, giving Jaden his first immunity win.
=== New Zealand ===
=== South Africa ===
In , the two competing tribe captains were instructed to bring along one member of their tribe to assist in a mystery Reward Challenge where the winners would return to camp with "another". On Selatan, Corné Krige picked Zavion Kotze, while Mark Fish picked Shane Hattingh on Utara. At the challenge, Zavion and Shane assisted in passing pegs to their respective captains, who had to keep a jug of water balanced on a disc on the top of their gradually lengthening pole. Zavion's strategy of fitting the poles with one another helped Corné to keep his composure, while Shane's poor assistance caused Mark to tip his jug and lose for Utara. Selatan returned to camp with sporting legend , who brought along meats and mealies for a braai.
The challenge was played for individual reward at the final five of , with the challenge coming down to Nicole Capper and Rob Bentele. Nicole dropped her pole while slotting her sixth pole segment, giving Rob his fourth individual win and a trip to .
The Audio Slave variant was played at the final six of , coinciding with the family visit. After making it to the second stage of the challenge, Chappies Chapman outlasted Tyson Zulu to win a surprise reward; rather than receive his family visit, he would have the power to decide his two competitors in the upcoming Immunity Challenge, depriving the three other castaways of a shot at immunity. Nico Panagio then surprised the Osindile tribe with the fact that all of them would get to a meal with their loved ones at a burger bar.
==Winners==
<tabber>United States=
Episode	Challenge Type 	Winners 	Winners
 	Individual Immunity(Final Immunity)	colspan="2"	
 	Duel 	colspan="2"	
 	Individual Immunity 	 	
 	Individual Immunity 	colspan="2"	
 	Individual Immunity 	colspan="2"	
 	Individual Immunity 	colspan="2"	
 	Individual Immunity 	colspan="2"	
 	Individual Immunity 	colspan="2"	
 	Individual Immunity 	colspan="2"	
 	Individual Immunity 	colspan="2"	
 	Team Reward/Immunity 	colspan="2"	
|-|Australia=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winners
Episode 19	Individual Immunity	
Episode 17	Individual Immunity	
 	Individual Immunity	
|-|New Zealand=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winners
Episode 11	Individual Reward	
|-|South Africa=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winners
Episode 6	Reward Challenge(Hero Challenge)	
 	Individual Reward 	
 	Individual Reward 	
</tabber>
==Gallery==
<tabber>United States=
s19OverExtended.JPG|Aiga competes in .
S19NatalieFinalImmunity.jpg|Natalie competes in Samoa.
Redemption-duel.jpg|Semhar and Christine in the first duel in .
Semhar Tadesse ep.3.jpg|Semhar competes in South Pacific.
AbiMaria OverExtended.jpg|Abi-Maria competes in .
Joe keith over-extended cambodia.png|Joe and Keith compete in Cambodia.
S33 Ep10 SG 131.jpg|Vinaka competes in .
S33 Ep10 SG 133.jpg|Sunday competes in Millennials vs. Gen X.
SV35-epi008-SG 032bi.jpg|Desi competes in .
SV35-epi008-SG 039bi.jpg|Cole and JP compete in Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers.
AudioSlaveGI.jpg|Lavita competes in .
LaurelAudioSlave.jpg|Laurel competes in Ghost Island.
S38E06 EricKelleyJulia IC.jpg|Vata competes in .
S38E06 Julie IC.jpg|Julie competes in Edge of Extinction.
S43E08 Challenge.jpeg|Gaia begins the challenge in .
S43E08 Owen Over Extended.jpg|Owen competes in Survivor 43.
s44e07 audio slave.jpg|Va Va competing in .
s44e07 frannie audio slave.jpg|Frannie holding her pole in Survivor 44.
|-|Australia=
aus11e15 aileen over-extended.jpg|Aileen competing in .
</tabber>
==Trivia==
* Ben Driebergen, David Wright, Jeremy Collins, Joe Anglim, and Kelley Wentworth have all competed in this challenge twice.
** David and Kelley each won once, while Ben, Jeremy, and Joe lost both times they competed.
* In , the challenge was held in the same location as In the Barrel earlier in the season.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVTp_ZZZHig&feature=youtu.be&t=17s
* The reason why there was separate immunity offered for men and women in Cambodia was the weight of the poles.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVTp_ZZZHig&feature=youtu.be&t=17s
* The Audio Slave variation of the challenge has its name derived from the band and was inspired by the Survivor , who also got to test the challenge alongside the Dream Team.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-3ZOJwbqT0
==References==
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Category:Survivor: Cambodia
Category:Cambodia Challenges
Category:Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X
Category:Millennials vs. Gen X Challenges
Category:Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers
Category:Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers Challenges
Category:Survivor: Ghost Island
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Category:Survivor: Edge of Extinction
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Category:Survivor 43
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Category:Survivor 44 Challenges
Category:Australian Survivor (2017)
Category:Australian Survivor (2017) Challenges
Category:Australian Survivor: Blood v Water
Category:Blood v Water Challenges (Australia)
Category:Australian Survivor: Titans v Rebels
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Category:Survivor South Africa: Champions
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