Survivor History (episode)

This article is about the 9th episode of Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains. For the challenge of the same name, see Survivor History (challenge).
Survivor History is the ninth episode of .
==Story==
===Night 21===
The Villains tribe returns to camp following Coach Wade's blindside, and while Sandra Diaz-Twine and Courtney Yates are happy they are still in the game, Jerri Manthey is completely dumbfounded at the move and being left out of the loop. Jerri expresses worry that she will be the next go, but Danielle DiLorenzo comforts her and reassures Jerri that she is safe, saying the decision to get rid of Coach was last minute and they could not tell her.
Jerri confronts Russell Hantz and asks him whether or not he knew that Coach was going to be voted out, and Russell lies and says he didn't know for sure it would be him. Russell promises that Jerri will be safe with him and the alliance is still secure. Privately however, Russell is happy to see Coach gone.
===Day 22===
Tree Mail arrives at both camps informing the tribes about the upcoming Reward Challenge. Both tribes will need to rank their members from strongest to weakest so they can face off with the same ranked people on the other tribe. Because it is a balance challenge, the Villains decide that the girls will play and Russell will sit out, knowing the Heroes are going to put their guys with big egos in the top positions. True to that observation, that is exactly what Rupert Boneham tries to argue for at the Heroes camp. J.T. Thomas, who played the challenge in his original season, advises against that strategy.
Arriving at the challenge, the Heroes get to see that Coach was voted out from the Villains tribe and became the first member of the jury. Rupert states that there is clearly an obvious women's alliance on the Villains tribe, which J.T. agrees with. The challenge begins, and host Jeff Probst makes the announcement that this day is Amanda Kimmel's 100th day of playing Survivor, the first person to earn that distinction. Later during the challenge, J.T. looks over to Russell and whispers over some encouragement, telling Russell to "hang in there", still under the impression of a women's alliance. Russell plays along and looks pleadingly at J.T. with his hands put together in prayer and shaking his head slightly.
The challenge progresses to the final step and foothold. The first person to fall out is Colby Donaldson, followed by Rupert, and finally Amanda, letting the Villains win the Reward Challenge. When the challenge ends and everyone walks back over, Russell shakes hands with a few of the Heroes, and Colby offers Russell good luck staying alive over at the Villains camp.
The Villains get to enjoy a reward of eating at an Outback Steakhouse where Sandra remarks that her husband is probably jealous of her since they both love Outback. As the tribe sits down to eat, Parvati Shallow takes out her napkin and discovers a clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol, which she quickly hides. While eating, the women laugh at the idea the Heroes have that there is an all-girls' alliance.
Parvati and Danielle step aside from the eating for a moment, and Parvati shows her the clue she just found in her napkin. The two girls read the clue aloud and pledge to help each other find it.
At the Heroes camp the Heroes talk about losing the Reward Challenge, but they all agree that what they really need to focus on is the next Immunity Challenge. J.T. comes up with a bold plan to put the Heroes ahead in the game, feeling the merge is just one vote away. J.T. proposes that if the Heroes win the challenge and send the Villains to Tribal Council as they are expecting to do, that during the challenge he will slip his idol to Russell for him to use to protect himself from the supposed women's alliance, vote out Parvati, and then join the Heroes at the merge. J.T. says they can wrap the idol up in a paper with instructions on how to best use it, detailing their plan. The other Heroes think the idea is crazy, but crazy enough to where it might just work.
Amanda and Candice Woodcock talk to each other on whether or not they should support the idea to hand the idol to Russell. Candice says that the move could possibly work, but another positive is simply getting the idol away from J.T. and out of his hands.
===Day 23===
Early the next morning, Parvati and Danielle read the clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol at the Villains camp and go off hunting for it with a shovel. After a very short hunt, Parvati finds the idol near the roots of a tree.
===Day 24===
The following day, J.T. has made up his mind on giving his idol to Russell, and begins composing a letter for him using Amanda's luxury items: a pen and some paper. J.T. writes to Russell, telling him that he thinks he can trust Russell and some instructions for using the idol and how to behave around camp so he can pull off the blindside on Parvati. J.T. promises Russell a place in the Heroes Alliance and a way to the final three together. The other Heroes offer support to J.T. while writing the letter and suggestions for what to insert in it.
Both tribes then arrive at the Immunity Challenge. The Heroes are able to get off to an early lead that they maintain throughout the challenge. As Russell stands on the platform alone, Colby on the other platform asks Russell if he's going home tonight, which Russell acknowledges. Colby directs Russell to get over to J.T. after the challenge is done so J.T. can give him something important. The Heroes move forward and complete the puzzle, winning immunity. As the two tribes mingle briefly to congratulate the Heroes for their win, J.T. and Russell meet up and J.T. slips Russell his idol.
Returning victorious from the challenge, J.T. happily remarks that he was able to get Russell the idol, knowing that Russell will join the Heroes. The Heroes tribe laughs about making Survivor history with their brilliant maneuver.
Over at the Villains camp, Russell shares his find with Parvati on the beach. The two of them laugh as they mockingly go through J.T.'s letter with its carefully laid instructions and pointers for Russell, as well as promises to get him to the final three. The two laugh at the ridiculousness of the situation and J.T.'s foolishness.
Despite J.T. giving his idol up, the Villains do still need to go to Tribal Council. Sandra and Courtney are on the chopping block for being the last remaining former members of Rob Mariano's overthrown alliance. Sandra and Courtney talk to each other being disappointed with their position in the game, knowing that one of them will be going home.
At camp, Danielle and Russell walk by and casually just decide Courtney should be the one they send home, and Parvati nods in agreement. Russell remarks that he doesn't trust Sandra or Courtney, but he doesn't like Courtney because he thinks that she'll flip. Courtney talks with Parvati later about what is going to happen at the vote and tries to convince Parvati to keep her because she could reel in Amanda to join the Villains alliance. Courtney declares her loyalty to Parvati personally, which makes Parvati consider keeping her.
Talking later, Russell and Parvati reveal to Danielle and Jerri J.T.'s letter and idol. The two girls are overjoyed that J.T. was stupid enough to give Russell an idol. Parvati then talks about possibly keeping Courtney in the game because the Villains might be able to keep better track of her than Sandra. The alliance thinks on what to do and who to vote out.
At Tribal Council, the Villains greet Coach, the first member of the jury, to listen in on the Tribal Council. Sandra talks about trust in the tribe and how either she or Courtney will be the person voted out. Danielle talks about not trusting Sandra because of her not being a part of her alliance. Russell mentions that his original three alliance has trusted each other and that sort of trust can go all the way to the end. The Villains go to vote, and it is Courtney who is eliminated unanimously 5-1, becoming the second member of the jury. As they prepare to leave, Jeff announces that Parvati will reach the milestone of having played 100 days in Survivor the next day.
==Challenges==
<tabber>Reward=Challenge: Chimney SweepThe castaways would compete in an endurance contest in which castaways were ranked strongest to weakest in their tribes. These rankings would be used to determine the match-ups between each tribe. Each castaway would stand on footholds. After ten minutes, the castaways would move to smaller footholds. After another ten minutes, they would move to the smallest footholds and stay there until the challenge was over. A castaway would score a point for their tribe by outlasting their opponent. The first tribe to score three points would win.Reward: An all-you-can-eat feast courtesy of Outback Steakhouse.Winner: 
|-|Immunity=Challenge: Strung OutOne at a time, five castaways from each tribe would maneuver a bag of puzzle pieces attached to a rope through an obstacle course in the ocean. The first tribe to retrieve all five bags and assemble the puzzle would win.Winner: </tabber>
==Tribal Council==
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===Voting Confessionals===
===Final Words===
===Still in the Running===
									
									
==Trivia==
===Behind the Scenes===
===Life at Ponderosa===
Upon being voted out, Courtney remarks about being excited at being voted out and is relieved to have made it to the jury so she can experience the jury part of the game for the first time. Courtney's weigh-in reveals she lost 4 lbs., but the more serious issue for medical to examine though are Courtney's severely scraped up knees.
Courtney arrives at Ponderosa and is greeted by Coach. As Courtney comes in, she and Coach talk about their long upcoming stay at Ponderosa, both are eager to be a part of the jury and Ponderosa. Coach then asks Courtney how he ended up being voted out. Courtney washes her hands and views herself in the mirror for the first time before eating the meal prepared by the resort chef, Russell.
The next day, Coach goes out kayaking while Courtney looks on. Later as they eat, Courtney blames the failure of both the Villains tribe and her own game at the feet of Tyson for his bad move that kept Russell in the game. Coach agrees completely that it is what started the downward spiral for the Villains. Coach and Courtney bond at Ponderosa and are worried at who might show up next that could disturb the two of them.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9gqu1AuT-4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x5sNtzmENshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmbARxms3hw
===Other===
* On Day 22, Amanda becomes the first contestant to reach 100 days in a career.
* All three Villains who scored in the Reward Challenge are paired with a contestant from their original season.
* In March 2022, Russell sold J.T.'s letter for $27,600 on eBay.https://www.ebay.com/itm/203867852739
==References==
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