Throwing In The Towel

"Throwing In The Towel"	"Throwing In The Towel"
 	
Season 	Survivor: Africa
Episode Number 	4/13 (030)
First Broadcast 	March 14, 2015
Episode Chronology 	Episode Chronology
Previous 	The Wealth Factor
Next 	The Twist
Throwing In The Towel is the fourth episode of Survivor: Africa. 
==Story==
===Day 9 (Night)===
Boran returns to camp having just voted Neville from the game. The tribe appears to have found a new optimism in the game, all sitting around discussing the positives of Neville leaving the game, all reaching the conclusion that his removal will bring the group closer.
Mary and Soledad stay up to keep watch, both discussing the future of the Boran tribe, hoping that it will be brighter than the past three days.
===Day 10===
===Boran===
With their new found optimism, the Boran tribe all arise early in the morning in order to tackle the days tasks around camp. Abbas, Marsha and Kris head off towards the water supply, all discussing their hopes at winning the next immunity challenges, as there would be no more "easy votes" now that Neville is out of the game. After collecting the water, the group heads back, only to spot several giraffes off in the distance. The three stand in awe, with Kris wanting to get a better look, climbing a tree in order to see the animals from up high. 
Before reaching the top, Kris falls from the tree, landing badly on his ankle. Despite claiming that he is fine, he shows signs of pain whilst attempting to stand back up, having sprained his ankle badly, possibly fracturing his foot. Abbas helps him back to camp, with Marsha carrying the water alone, spilling some on the way due to its weight.
When walking back into camp, the rest of the Boran tribe run over to Kris, concerned as to why he is limping. Abbas explains to the tribe what had occurred, leading Phillis to become annoyed, before giving the tribe a speech on why they shouldn't risk injury in the game.
Whilst giving her speech, all of Phillis' tribe members are seen rolling their eyes, especially Marsha, who isn't letting it remain a secret that she doesn't like her. After Phillis' speech, the tribe get back to work, leaving Kris to rest his ankle, which has swollen and become even more tender throughout the course of the day.
===Samburu===
The Samburu tribe work around camp, pondering as to which Boran member has been voted out. Everyone but Phoebe and Briallen get involved in the conversation, with Briallen sitting by herself, and Phoebe reluctant to join in any group discussions.
The tribe continue to spend their day talking, with Briallen and Phoebe seeming to be more and more on the outs, although the tribe attempts to encourage both to take part in discussions. Eventually Briallen joins the group, where as Phoebe remains in her state of silence, particularly when around Luigino. 
===Day 11===
Challenge: Caught in the WebOn a web of rope, hang twelve baskets, each containing a food item. One at a time, the Survivors must race up their tribe's ramp, across the netting and up the rope web. They then retrieve one basket and race back to the finish line. Once they cross the line, the next tribe member goes. The first tribe to get all their items back in thier basket wins. Reward: 12 food items (from the baskets in the challenge) that will dramatically improve meals; things like olive oil, sun dried tomatoes, etc.Winner: Boran
Reward Challenge: Caught in the Web	Reward Challenge: Caught in the Web	Reward Challenge: Caught in the Web 	Reward Challenge: Caught in the Web
Result 	Tribe 	Competitors 	Sit Outs
Won 	Boran 	Abbas, Don, Marsha, Mary, Neville, Phillis, Soledad	Kris
Lost 	Samburu 	Adela, Briallen, David, Ingrid, Luigino, Phoebe 	
===Boran===
The Boran tribe return to camp having just won the reward challenge. The group sit around the fire (which Don sets alight), looking through the food items they have just won, agreeing to make their evening meal a substantial one. 
Whilst deciding on the quantity of food that should be cooked, Marsha and Phillis have a disagreement, with Marsha feeling as though they would be wasting food if they cook too much, where as Phillis feels they have enough to last them until the merge. Marsha asks for her tribe mates opinions, wanting to know if she's the only one disagreeing with Phillis, but is met by silence. Phillis takes the silence as a sign that she is right, before throwing several foot items into the pots, beginning to cook it.
===Samburu===
The Samburu tribe returns to camp having just lost another challenge, this time missing out on extra food items as reward. Phoebe bursts into tears upon returning, being comforted by Adela and Ingrid, who assure her that everything will be ok. David stands by and watches, whereas Briallen and Luigino feel further irritated by Phoebe's attitude, walking away from her, making no effort to comfort her during the breakdown.
Phoebe is taken to one side by Ingrid and Adela, leaving David to stand by himself. Briallen joins Luigino by the fire, with the two discussing their disliking of Phoebe, and how they feel she should be the next to go. David overhears the conversation, but decides not to interject, feeling as though Briallen is a potentially dangerous player to be kept in the game.
Over to the side of the camp, Phoebe continues to cry, feeling as though she is trapped in the game. Adela begins to roll her eyes as Phoebe talks, clearly becoming annoyed at her attitude.
Phoebe eventually stops crying, spending the rest of the day sleeping under Ingrid's watch, whilst the rest of her tribe sit around the fire complaining about Samburu's consistent failure.
===Day 12===
Both tribes receive tree mail informing them that they will be facing their next immunity challenge. Boran opt to sit out Soledad, as Kris pleas to the group to allow him to take part, wanting to show that his injury will not impact his performance in challenges.
Challenge: Movin' on UpIn this challenge, each tribe has a camp with a hut, an animal pen, a flag pole and various camp supplies. The first tribe to relocate thier camp up to thier new home, 200 yards up a hill, and recreate it exactly as it was at first location wins immunity. 2 members from each tribe will act as the "architects". Their job is to remember exactly what the camp looks like at the first location and make sure it gets recreated exactly the same way at the new location; they will not help move the camp, they will be up at the new location and they can only help their tribe rebuild once their peices have been placed inside thier circle. The other members will be responsible for actually, physically relocating the camp. Last rule: the flag pole must be the last thing they put in.
Winner: Boran
Information (Boran): Kris, Marsha, Mary and Phillis all perform well, with Mary managing to memorize the layout, putting it together with ease. Don somewhat struggles to remember the layout, but helps give the tribe direction on putting it together. Abbas performs somewhat poorly, slipping during the challenge slowing down his tribe.
Information (Samburu): Briallen, Ingrid, Luigino and Phoebe all perform well. Adela and David perform poorly, both struggling to carry the objects, slowing the tribe down, resulting in their third loss.
Immunity Challenge: Movin' on Up	Immunity Challenge: Movin' on Up	Immunity Challenge: Movin' on Up 	Immunity Challenge: Movin' on Up	Immunity Challenge: Movin' on Up
Result 	Tribe 	Movers 	Memorizers 	Sit Outs
Won 	Boran 	Abbas, Kris, Marsha, Neville, Phillis	Don, Mary 	Soledad
Lost 	Samburu 	Adela, Briallen, David, Phoebe 	Ingrid, Luigino 	
===Samburu===
The Samburu tribe returns to camp having just lost their third immunity challenge, meaning that any further immunity losses will guarantee that the tribe merges with a minority in numbers. David and Adela both feel guilty for costing the tribe the win, both slipping during the course costing the tribe to fall behind. Adela goes to apologize to the group, but David quickly shushes her, not wanting to draw any attention onto themselves.
Adela stands with Briallen whilst she packs her bag, she apologizes that things are going this way, and that if she wasn't concerned with loyalty she too would be voting out Phoebe. Briallen barely responds, feeling as though Adela needs to be stronger, as she's just blindly following David who has taken over the tribe, highlighting that David "sucked in the challenge". Unbeknownst to Briallen, David is stood behind her, overhearing every word she says.
Only Phoebe and Briallen pack their bags for tribal, with the other members confident that they will be staying in the game.
At tribal council the group get immediately talking about the failure of the tribe, and the divisions within it, particularly highlighting the relationship between Luigino and Phoebe, and Phoebe's constant breakdowns at camp. Ingrid begins to slate Briallen, who she claims is the true outsider, and someone who will undoubtedly flip on the tribe come merge, meaning that "sadly" she has to go home. David is questioned on his performance in the challenge, to which he replies that he slightly stumbled, and that he doesn't feel it warrants any votes against him, although "Briallen feels differently". When asked what he means by this, David announces that Briallen has been targeting him, and that it sealed her fate in the game. Briallen snaps back at David, before drawing her attention to the tribe as a whole, saying how it is unfair that someone gets to stay in the game who doesn't even want to be here, before crying, once again pleading for her safety. Jeff becomes interested as to what Briallen means, questioning Phoebe's future in the game.
The discussion continues for several minutes, with Jeff admitting in all the tribal councils he's been to that he's never seen someone so desperate to get out the game, even willing to lay down their torch. Phoebe states that she doesn't feel as though she is quitting the game, but agrees that she wants to quit, much to the confusion of Briallen and Luigino, both of whom laugh and shake their heads at her answer. 
Phoebe exits the tribal council area, with Jeff laying her torch down on the floor. David, Adela and Ingrid all seem shocked at the decision, somewhat annoyed at Phoebe for officially quitting the game.
The final five Samburu members head back to camp, all trying to wrap their heads around the events at tribal council, concerned as to what it means for the future of the tribe, and the future of their own individual games.
==Tribal Council==
Tribal Council 4:Samburu	Tribal Council 4:Samburu	 	
No Vote 	 	 	
QUIT:Phoebe 	QUIT:Phoebe 	QUIT:Phoebe	QUIT:Phoebe
===Final Words===
Because of her premature exit from the game, Phoebe never produced final words. If there were, however, it is unlikely that they would be shown.
===Still In The Running===
Boran 	Boran 	Boran 	Boran 	Boran 	Boran 	Boran 	Boran
Abbas 	Don 	Kris 	Marsha 	Mary 	Neville	Phillis	Soledad
Samburu	Samburu 	Samburu	Samburu	Samburu	Samburu	Samburu	Samburu
Adela 	Briallen	David 	Ingrid 	Luigino	Phoebe 	Renato 	Roland