Log Jam

Log Jam (also known as Balancing Spider and Lake Log Jam) is a recurring skill challenge in . Based on the sport of log rolling, it debuted in and has reappeared in three subsequent seasons.
==Rules==
There is a revolving log over a pit of mud or water. All castaways will compete against each other in one-on-one matches. Whoever outlasts their opponents wins.
In team and tribal based challenges, the winner earns a point for their team or tribe. The tribe who reaches a certain amount of points win.
==History==
=== United States ===
This challenge was first used in . Deena was chosen to sit out as the matches were man-on-man and woman-on-woman. In this appearance, the winner was the first tribe to reach five points. Dave, Butch, and Christy won all their respective rounds for the Tambaqui tribe. They won a large fruit basket and various seasonings.
This challenge returned in . Tom was chosen to sit out of the challenge because all matches are of the same gender. The winner was the first tribe to gain five points. Jenna L., Rob M., and Amber all won their respective rounds, winning the Chapera tribe the items that Jenna L. selected to steal from the Mogo Mogo camp.
The challenge made its return in . Unlike the past two appearances, this was an pre-merge individual Immunity Challenge. The winner of the match advances to the next round. The last person standing in the last round wins immunity. In the first round, Ace, Charlie, Marcus, Randy, Sugar, and Bob outlasted Dan, Crystal, Matty, Susie, Ken, and Corinne respectively. In second round, Ace beat Charlie, Marcus beat Randy, and Sugar outlasted Bob. In the final round, all three remaining competitors were on the log. Sugar was the first person out. Marcus outlasted Ace and won individual immunity. He then awarded a second individual immunity to Sugar.
In , the challenge appeared as an individual Immunity Challenge, accompanied with reward. The castaways paired off, with the winners progressing to the next round and the last person standing wins. Grant won immunity and a giant chocolate cake, the latter of which he was permitted to share with two other tribe mates. He chose to share the cake with Andrea and Rob.
=== Australia ===
In , the challenge appeared as the fifth Reward Challenge, where the tribes competed for ingredients and a cooking kit to make cheese toasties. The first tribe to win three log-rolling matches wins. While Hayley Leake scored the first point for Brains against Flick Palmateer, the Brawn tribe's Emmett Pugh, Simon Mee and Dani Beale defeated Andrew Ucles, Joey McCann, and Cara Atchison in the next three matches to win the reward.
=== Russia (Unofficial) ===
In Serdtse Afriki, the challenge appeared as an individual Immunity Challenge. The castaways paired off, with the winners progressing to the next round and the last person standing wins immunity. The winners must to reach two points. In the first round, Roman Lebedev, Samir Makhmudov, Dmitry Makarov and Lena Pinchuk outlasted Elena Ivankova, Conan Alexeev, Lyubov Glazkova and Anna Karpova respectively. In second round, Roman beat Dmitry, and Samir outlasted Lena. In the final round, Roman outlasted Samir and won individual immunity.
=== South Africa ===
In , the log-rolling competition appeared as the final stage of the final six Reward Challenge. Angela Beck and Mandla Mbau faced off, with a clue to a Hidden Immunity Idol at stake. In the end, Mandla defeated Angela to claim the clue, as well as an all-expenses-paid trip to a skiing holiday.
In , the challenge appeared as the fourth Salvation Duel. Mark Fish employed the strategy of getting on the log first, which allowed him to defeat Corné Krige in the first and third rounds (with the second round being called a draw). Corné caught on to Mark's strategy and won the next two rounds, with the sixth round being called a draw. In the end, Mark scored his third point first to win control over the Salvation Cup for the third time.
==Winners==
<tabber>United States=
Episode	Challenge Type 	Winners
 	Tribal Reward 	
 	Tribal Reward 	
 	Individual Immunity 	
 	Individual Reward/Immunity	
|-|Australia=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winners
Episode 6	Tribal Reward 	
Episode 6	Individual Reward	
Episode 5	Tribal Reward 	
|-|Russia (Unofficial)={| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; font-size: 8pt; line-height:18px;"
! Episode
! Challenge Type
! Winners
|-
| Serdtse AfrikiEpisode 11
| Individual Immunity
| 
|}
|-|South Africa=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winners
Episode 11	Individual Reward	
Episode 14	Salvation Duel 	
</tabber>
==Gallery==
<tabber>United States=
Amazon4thReward.jpg|Log Jam's first usage in .
Matt Jaburu.jpg|Matt competes for Jaburu (Amazon).
Allstars08.jpg|Rupert competes for Chapera ().
log jam gabon.jpg|Susie versus Randy in .
Ace vsMarcus.jpg|Ace taking on Marcus in Gabon.
221106.jpg|Phillip vs. Natalie in .
221107.jpg|Grant defeats Boston Rob in Redemption Island.
|-|Australia=
Australian-Survivor-S3-Episode-6---Strand-Off2.jpg|Robbie and Mat face off in .
Ep6RewardHeathBrian900x506.jpg|Heath and Brian compete in 2018.
aus08e05 cara chelsea log jam.jpg|Chelsea beats Cara in .
Aus08e05 emmett log jam.jpg|Emmett wins his match in Brains v Brawn.
|-|Russia (Unofficial)=
RUU1 Roman Samir Log Jam.jpg|Roman vs. Samir in Serdtse Afriki.
|-|South Africa=
zas05e14 log jam.jpg|Corné and Mark compete for Salvation in .
</tabber>
==Trivia==
* In , the three people who won points for Chapera comprised the final three.
* Only men have won this challenge as an individual challenge.
* Rob Mariano is the only castaway to compete in this challenge more than once.
==References==
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
Category:Australian Survivor
Category:Unofficial Editions
Category:Survivor South Africa
Category:Challenges
Category:Recurring Challenges
Category:Survivor: The Amazon
Category:The Amazon Challenges
Category:Survivor: All-Stars
Category:All-Stars Challenges
Category:Survivor: Gabon
Category:Gabon Challenges
Category:Survivor: Redemption Island
Category:Redemption Island Challenges
Category:Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders (2018)
Category:Champions v Contenders (2018) Challenges
Category:Australian Survivor: Brains v Brawn
Category:Brains v Brawn Challenges
Category:Survivor South Africa: Malaysia
Category:Malaysia Challenges (South Africa)
Category:Survivor South Africa: Champions
Category:Champions Challenges
Category:Serdtse Afriki
Category:Serdtse Afriki Challenges