Surv!vor: Philippines

is the twenty-second season of Ashley Neleh's ! Survivor series. The season combines players for the CBS Survivor seasons Philippines and Caramoan by implementing the same challenges and minor adjustment to twists, though plays in a very different way from either one of the seasons.
The three-tribe format returned from the previous season, along with energy levels. In addition, the theme for the game is "Knowledge is Power" with tribes/individuals making decisions as to whether or not future events will be revealed to the entire group or just a specific number of players in an effort to shake up typical strategy.
This season had the notable twist of informing the castaways right at the start of their future post-swap tribal rosters, affecting their inter-tribal communication and intra-tribal voting strategies.
Reynold Toepfer / noknowno managed to rebuild the bridges he had burned, to win the game 6-3 over the feisty Katie Hanson / arcadefirez who was dubbed Player of the Season. For the first time, this season featured Surv!vor After Show interviews with Jeff Probst, and involved alumni players weighing in on the players' strategies.
==Castaways==
Eighteen people took part this season with the option to choose any player from Philippines or representatives from Caramoan that were labelled as "Fans"
Contestant 	Original Tribe	Absorbed/Switched Tribe	Merged Tribe 	Finish
Eddie Foxsurvivorluver999 	 	 	 	1st Voted Out
Russell SwanStarrcade 	 	 	 	2nd Voted Out
Laura AlexanderKingOfCruel 	 	 	 	3rd Voted Out
Zane Knightsuppis 	 	 	 	4th Voted Out
Matt BischoffMr X819 	 	 	 	5th Voted Out
Malcolm FreburgSandCreekColonie 	 	 	 	6th Voted Out
Abi-Maria GomesGabeBabe 	 	 	 	7th Voted Out
Lisa Whelchelsizzlingbikini 	 	 	rowspan=11 	8th Voted Out1st Jury Member
Michael SkupinImANewUser 	 	 	9th Voted Out2nd Jury Member 	
Sherri BiethmanRobVanStratus 	 	 	10th Voted Out3rd Jury Member 	
Pete Yurkowskilups272 	 	 	11th Voted Out4th Jury Member 	
RC Saint-AmourStephenWasHere 	 	 	12th Voted Out5th Jury Member 	
Julia LandauerAfricaLover333 	 	 	13th Voted Out6th Jury Member 	
Angie LaytonAero Hollister 	 	 	14th Voted Out7th Jury Member 	
Sarah DawsonDruid78 	 	 	15th Voted Out8th Jury Member 	
Carter WilliamsUnravelAtTheSeams	 	 	Removed due to Illness9th Jury Member	
Katie Hansonarcadefirez 	 	 	Runner-Up 	
Reynold Toepfernoknowno 	 	 	Sole Surv!vor 	
===Future appearances===
Laura returned in Surv!vor: Redemption Island. Angie and Katie Hanson returned in Surv!vor: The Commemorative Season. Michael returned in Surv!vor: Game Changers.
 In this Tr!bal Council, the man and woman who received the most votes were both eliminated from the game.
 Four additional votes were cast against Sherri during a tie-breaker vote.
 Three additional votes were cast against Carter during a tie-breaker vote.
 Due to an Auction prize, One vote against Katie was nullified.
==The Game==
Episode 	Challenges 	Challenges 	Eliminated 	Finish
Episode 	Reward 	!mmunity 	Eliminated 	Finish
Knowledge is Power 	colspan="2" 	rowspan="2"	1st Voted OutFebruary 26 	
Knowledge is Power 	 	 	1st Voted OutFebruary 26 	
"His Corpse is Starting to Smell" 	colspan="2" 	rowspan="2"	2nd Voted OutMarch 3 	
"His Corpse is Starting to Smell" 	 	 	2nd Voted OutMarch 3 	
"The Writing is On the Wall" 	colspan="2" 	rowspan="2"	3rd Voted OutMarch 6 	
"The Writing is On the Wall" 	 	 	3rd Voted OutMarch 6 	
"I Feel Like an Awful Person" 	colspan="2" 	rowspan="2"	4th Voted OutMarch 9 	
"I Feel Like an Awful Person" 	 	 	4th Voted OutMarch 9 	
"Living the High Life Right Now" 	 	 	 	5th Voted OutMarch 15
"It's Probably Worse Than Childbirth"	 	 	 	6th Voted OutMarch 19
"The Worst Moral Dilemma" 	rowspan="2" 	 	rowspan="2" 	7th Voted OutMarch 23
"The Worst Moral Dilemma" 	 	 	 	7th Voted OutMarch 23
"And So the Scrambling Begins" 	colspan=2 	 	8th Voted Out1st Jury MemberMarch 26 	
"And So the Scrambling Begins" 	colspan=2 	 	9th Voted Out2nd Jury MemberMarch 26 	
"This is a Real Blindside" 	rowspan=2 	 	rowspan=2 	10th Voted Out3rd Jury MemberApril 2
"This is a Real Blindside" 	 	 	 	10th Voted Out3rd Jury MemberApril 2
"I Feel Like We Have Him" 	 	 	 	11th Voted Out4th Jury MemberApril 6
"I'm Not Going Down Without a Fight" 	Surv!vorAuction	 	 	12th Voted Out5th Jury MemberApril 10
"I'm in Meltdown Mode" 	 	 	 	13th Voted Out6th Jury MemberApril 13
"My One-Way Ticket to Hell" 	colspan=2 	 	14th Voted Out7th Jury MemberApril 16	
"Season Finale" 	colspan=2 	 	15th Voted Out8th Jury MemberApril 17	
"Season Finale" 	 	None 	 	Removed Due to Illness9th Jury MemberApril 20
"Live Reunion Show"(June 29) 	Jury Vote 	Jury Vote 	 	Runner Up
"Live Reunion Show"(June 29) 	Jury Vote 	Jury Vote 	 	Sole Surv!vor
 Combined Reward and !mmunity Challenge.
 Katie and Pete played the red and yellow hidden !mmunity Idols, respectively, giving them individual !mmunity before the tribe voted.
 Carter collapsed during the challenge and was medically evacuated during the game; Jeff cancelled the challenge and Tr!bal Council, deeming it useless as Katie and Reynold were now the Final Two.
===Episodes===
Episode #	Title 	Episode days
1 	Knowledge is Power 	February 21-26, 2013
In the islands of the Philippines, 18 new casatways began the adventure of a lifetime. After being assembled into three tribes of six, they were told about the theme of this season: "Knowledge is Power." They were given a taste of that right off the bat, as Jeff Probst revealed not only that there would be a switch from three tribes down to two after four people had left the game, but who would make up those two tribes depending on the color rock they were given. As everyone tried to compartmentalize this information, Jeff sent them off to their respective camps. When Tandang arrived at their new camp-site, everyone was excited, but there was definite underlying tension. While Abi-Maria's bossiness grated on the rest of her tribe, it was Malcolm and Lisa who truly felt that they were on the fringe. Lisa, in particular, felt like she was an outcast in the tribe of 6, and for good reason. At Matsing, the majority of the tribe quickly clicked. Julia, Matt, and Sherri had the same-colored rock, and instantly formed an alliance, deciding to bring in Reynold to avoid a tie. Feelings were definitely a lot more mixed with the Kalabaw tribe, with Katie in particular feeling some frustration from her first impressions. 
The close proximity of all 3 tribes meant that inter-tribal communication was fair game, and several of the castaways definitely were ready to capitalize on that, with fast relationships forming between Reynold and Pete and Malcolm and Dawson.
*Reward/!mmunity Challenge (Share the Wealth): Each tribe has 10 treasure chests floating and anchored at sea, and each chest contains gold. At any point in time, they can either send out tribe members to swim out and grab pieces of gold, or use ropes attached to each chest to attempt to reel them back to shore. The two tribes with the most gold at the end of 24 hours wins.
**Reward: For the first place tribe, a Knowledge scroll back at their camp, or the choice to give the other tribes knowledge in exchange for a fire-making kit.
In the season's first challenge, although Kalabaw got an early lead, it was Tandang that finished first. A couple of mistakes by Kalabaw, and a steady effort by several members of Matsing, closed the gap between the remaining 2 tribes, but they were still able to squeak out a victory. As the first-place finishers, Tandang had a choice between receiving a Knowledge scroll in secret or having the scroll be read out loud to everyone in exchange for a fire-starting kit. They chose the latter, and everyone found out that there was a Hidden !mmunity Idol back at camp that could only be found if only one person was at the campfire during the Camp L!fe segment. In addition, this Idol would have to be played before the votes are read and can only be played until the last non-juror is eliminated. 
Even though the other 2 tribes had won, things weren't all sunshine and rainbows with Kalabaw, with Angie receiving the majority of the blame for blowing a guaranteed first-place victory. Tandang, too, had palpable tension, with Abi-Maria getting on people's nerves with her continued bossiness. Matsing was facing an easy decision, with the majority deciding between the weak links of Eddie and Laura. Eddie's reputation preceded him, as the others worried about him lying under the radar and then joining up with an alliance to take them out later on. That ultimately became the reason why the majority alliance decided to spare Laura and vote Eddie out.	In the islands of the Philippines, 18 new casatways began the adventure of a lifetime. After being assembled into three tribes of six, they were told about the theme of this season: "Knowledge is Power." They were given a taste of that right off the bat, as Jeff Probst revealed not only that there would be a switch from three tribes down to two after four people had left the game, but who would make up those two tribes depending on the color rock they were given. As everyone tried to compartmentalize this information, Jeff sent them off to their respective camps. When Tandang arrived at their new camp-site, everyone was excited, but there was definite underlying tension. While Abi-Maria's bossiness grated on the rest of her tribe, it was Malcolm and Lisa who truly felt that they were on the fringe. Lisa, in particular, felt like she was an outcast in the tribe of 6, and for good reason. At Matsing, the majority of the tribe quickly clicked. Julia, Matt, and Sherri had the same-colored rock, and instantly formed an alliance, deciding to bring in Reynold to avoid a tie. Feelings were definitely a lot more mixed with the Kalabaw tribe, with Katie in particular feeling some frustration from her first impressions. 
The close proximity of all 3 tribes meant that inter-tribal communication was fair game, and several of the castaways definitely were ready to capitalize on that, with fast relationships forming between Reynold and Pete and Malcolm and Dawson.
*Reward/!mmunity Challenge (Share the Wealth): Each tribe has 10 treasure chests floating and anchored at sea, and each chest contains gold. At any point in time, they can either send out tribe members to swim out and grab pieces of gold, or use ropes attached to each chest to attempt to reel them back to shore. The two tribes with the most gold at the end of 24 hours wins.
**Reward: For the first place tribe, a Knowledge scroll back at their camp, or the choice to give the other tribes knowledge in exchange for a fire-making kit.
In the season's first challenge, although Kalabaw got an early lead, it was Tandang that finished first. A couple of mistakes by Kalabaw, and a steady effort by several members of Matsing, closed the gap between the remaining 2 tribes, but they were still able to squeak out a victory. As the first-place finishers, Tandang had a choice between receiving a Knowledge scroll in secret or having the scroll be read out loud to everyone in exchange for a fire-starting kit. They chose the latter, and everyone found out that there was a Hidden !mmunity Idol back at camp that could only be found if only one person was at the campfire during the Camp L!fe segment. In addition, this Idol would have to be played before the votes are read and can only be played until the last non-juror is eliminated. 
Even though the other 2 tribes had won, things weren't all sunshine and rainbows with Kalabaw, with Angie receiving the majority of the blame for blowing a guaranteed first-place victory. Tandang, too, had palpable tension, with Abi-Maria getting on people's nerves with her continued bossiness. Matsing was facing an easy decision, with the majority deciding between the weak links of Eddie and Laura. Eddie's reputation preceded him, as the others worried about him lying under the radar and then joining up with an alliance to take them out later on. That ultimately became the reason why the majority alliance decided to spare Laura and vote Eddie out.	In the islands of the Philippines, 18 new casatways began the adventure of a lifetime. After being assembled into three tribes of six, they were told about the theme of this season: "Knowledge is Power." They were given a taste of that right off the bat, as Jeff Probst revealed not only that there would be a switch from three tribes down to two after four people had left the game, but who would make up those two tribes depending on the color rock they were given. As everyone tried to compartmentalize this information, Jeff sent them off to their respective camps. When Tandang arrived at their new camp-site, everyone was excited, but there was definite underlying tension. While Abi-Maria's bossiness grated on the rest of her tribe, it was Malcolm and Lisa who truly felt that they were on the fringe. Lisa, in particular, felt like she was an outcast in the tribe of 6, and for good reason. At Matsing, the majority of the tribe quickly clicked. Julia, Matt, and Sherri had the same-colored rock, and instantly formed an alliance, deciding to bring in Reynold to avoid a tie. Feelings were definitely a lot more mixed with the Kalabaw tribe, with Katie in particular feeling some frustration from her first impressions. 
The close proximity of all 3 tribes meant that inter-tribal communication was fair game, and several of the castaways definitely were ready to capitalize on that, with fast relationships forming between Reynold and Pete and Malcolm and Dawson.
*Reward/!mmunity Challenge (Share the Wealth): Each tribe has 10 treasure chests floating and anchored at sea, and each chest contains gold. At any point in time, they can either send out tribe members to swim out and grab pieces of gold, or use ropes attached to each chest to attempt to reel them back to shore. The two tribes with the most gold at the end of 24 hours wins.
**Reward: For the first place tribe, a Knowledge scroll back at their camp, or the choice to give the other tribes knowledge in exchange for a fire-making kit.
In the season's first challenge, although Kalabaw got an early lead, it was Tandang that finished first. A couple of mistakes by Kalabaw, and a steady effort by several members of Matsing, closed the gap between the remaining 2 tribes, but they were still able to squeak out a victory. As the first-place finishers, Tandang had a choice between receiving a Knowledge scroll in secret or having the scroll be read out loud to everyone in exchange for a fire-starting kit. They chose the latter, and everyone found out that there was a Hidden !mmunity Idol back at camp that could only be found if only one person was at the campfire during the Camp L!fe segment. In addition, this Idol would have to be played before the votes are read and can only be played until the last non-juror is eliminated. 
Even though the other 2 tribes had won, things weren't all sunshine and rainbows with Kalabaw, with Angie receiving the majority of the blame for blowing a guaranteed first-place victory. Tandang, too, had palpable tension, with Abi-Maria getting on people's nerves with her continued bossiness. Matsing was facing an easy decision, with the majority deciding between the weak links of Eddie and Laura. Eddie's reputation preceded him, as the others worried about him lying under the radar and then joining up with an alliance to take them out later on. That ultimately became the reason why the majority alliance decided to spare Laura and vote Eddie out.
 	 	
2 	"His Corpse is Starting to Smell"	February 26-March 3, 2013
Matsing returned to their camp after having voted out Eddie. Several members of the other tribes watched as they traipsed in, and some were surprised to see that they had kept Laura over him. Meanwhile, Reynold was fine to go along with the trio of Julia, Matt, and Sherri's plan, but became nervous that he could be on the chopping block soon enough. A wet morning roused the castaways from their sleep. The rough night made Russell realize that his head was not in the game, and his tribe considered the idea of voting him out to allow him to settle his personal issues outside of the game. But despite the easy target on Russell, the players on Kalabaw started to contemplate that there might be a bigger threat brewing under their noses, as Angie had leaked information to Tandang about their strategy during the previous challenge. By late morning, it seemed as if nobody was clearly sticking to their own tribe in terms of communication. There were inter-tribal clusters at the different areas around camp, and many players were thinking one step ahead about what would happen post-switch. 
Strategy was one thing, but survival was another. Nobody wanted to come across as lazy, so everyone got to work at trying to improve camp life for their tribes. Matsing generally got along to try to improve their situation, fearing they would lose another challenge, and Reynold purposely chose to hover over the fire with Laura to prevent her from getting an Idol. But for the other 2 tribes, conflict ensued, especially with the knowledge of where the Idols were.
Zane rallied his tribe to ditch looking for the Idol, which earned him ire from his team. Meanwhile Michael's type-A personality helped to keep a tight ship, but grated on his tribe. Lisa took the opportunity to get away from her tribe, but ran into Katie along the way. The sequence of events lined up perfectly in Pete's favor, and his tribe members went off doing their chores, leaving him to cook and boil water. He used a machete to pry open the top of the rice box lid, and found the Idol for his tribe.
*Reward/!mmunity Challenge (Manila Folders): Tribemembers, in fixed pairs, will drag a sled to retrieve puzzle pieces, and the solver will piece the puzzle together. The two tribes with the most complete puzzle in 24 hours win.
At the next challenge, Kalabaw was immediately off to a slow start, while Tandang and Matsing forged ahead. It all came down to Reynold and Lisa as solvers, but Lisa pulled out a victory first and got first place for Tandang once again. Tandang again chose to go for the reward of shelter luxuries, and the Knowledge was shared to everyone that ties would be broken in the game by whoever held the Purple Rock of L!fe, which had been hidden somewhere. While Matsing was relieved to have been spared Tr!bal Council, everyone was under the impression that Kalabaw had thrown the challenge, even thought that turned out to not be the case. At Tr!bal Council, despite their internal conflict, Kalabaw chose to keep their tribe strong, unanimously taking out weak link Russell.	Matsing returned to their camp after having voted out Eddie. Several members of the other tribes watched as they traipsed in, and some were surprised to see that they had kept Laura over him. Meanwhile, Reynold was fine to go along with the trio of Julia, Matt, and Sherri's plan, but became nervous that he could be on the chopping block soon enough. A wet morning roused the castaways from their sleep. The rough night made Russell realize that his head was not in the game, and his tribe considered the idea of voting him out to allow him to settle his personal issues outside of the game. But despite the easy target on Russell, the players on Kalabaw started to contemplate that there might be a bigger threat brewing under their noses, as Angie had leaked information to Tandang about their strategy during the previous challenge. By late morning, it seemed as if nobody was clearly sticking to their own tribe in terms of communication. There were inter-tribal clusters at the different areas around camp, and many players were thinking one step ahead about what would happen post-switch. 
Strategy was one thing, but survival was another. Nobody wanted to come across as lazy, so everyone got to work at trying to improve camp life for their tribes. Matsing generally got along to try to improve their situation, fearing they would lose another challenge, and Reynold purposely chose to hover over the fire with Laura to prevent her from getting an Idol. But for the other 2 tribes, conflict ensued, especially with the knowledge of where the Idols were.
Zane rallied his tribe to ditch looking for the Idol, which earned him ire from his team. Meanwhile Michael's type-A personality helped to keep a tight ship, but grated on his tribe. Lisa took the opportunity to get away from her tribe, but ran into Katie along the way. The sequence of events lined up perfectly in Pete's favor, and his tribe members went off doing their chores, leaving him to cook and boil water. He used a machete to pry open the top of the rice box lid, and found the Idol for his tribe.
*Reward/!mmunity Challenge (Manila Folders): Tribemembers, in fixed pairs, will drag a sled to retrieve puzzle pieces, and the solver will piece the puzzle together. The two tribes with the most complete puzzle in 24 hours win.
At the next challenge, Kalabaw was immediately off to a slow start, while Tandang and Matsing forged ahead. It all came down to Reynold and Lisa as solvers, but Lisa pulled out a victory first and got first place for Tandang once again. Tandang again chose to go for the reward of shelter luxuries, and the Knowledge was shared to everyone that ties would be broken in the game by whoever held the Purple Rock of L!fe, which had been hidden somewhere. While Matsing was relieved to have been spared Tr!bal Council, everyone was under the impression that Kalabaw had thrown the challenge, even thought that turned out to not be the case. At Tr!bal Council, despite their internal conflict, Kalabaw chose to keep their tribe strong, unanimously taking out weak link Russell.	Matsing returned to their camp after having voted out Eddie. Several members of the other tribes watched as they traipsed in, and some were surprised to see that they had kept Laura over him. Meanwhile, Reynold was fine to go along with the trio of Julia, Matt, and Sherri's plan, but became nervous that he could be on the chopping block soon enough. A wet morning roused the castaways from their sleep. The rough night made Russell realize that his head was not in the game, and his tribe considered the idea of voting him out to allow him to settle his personal issues outside of the game. But despite the easy target on Russell, the players on Kalabaw started to contemplate that there might be a bigger threat brewing under their noses, as Angie had leaked information to Tandang about their strategy during the previous challenge. By late morning, it seemed as if nobody was clearly sticking to their own tribe in terms of communication. There were inter-tribal clusters at the different areas around camp, and many players were thinking one step ahead about what would happen post-switch. 
Strategy was one thing, but survival was another. Nobody wanted to come across as lazy, so everyone got to work at trying to improve camp life for their tribes. Matsing generally got along to try to improve their situation, fearing they would lose another challenge, and Reynold purposely chose to hover over the fire with Laura to prevent her from getting an Idol. But for the other 2 tribes, conflict ensued, especially with the knowledge of where the Idols were.
Zane rallied his tribe to ditch looking for the Idol, which earned him ire from his team. Meanwhile Michael's type-A personality helped to keep a tight ship, but grated on his tribe. Lisa took the opportunity to get away from her tribe, but ran into Katie along the way. The sequence of events lined up perfectly in Pete's favor, and his tribe members went off doing their chores, leaving him to cook and boil water. He used a machete to pry open the top of the rice box lid, and found the Idol for his tribe.
*Reward/!mmunity Challenge (Manila Folders): Tribemembers, in fixed pairs, will drag a sled to retrieve puzzle pieces, and the solver will piece the puzzle together. The two tribes with the most complete puzzle in 24 hours win.
At the next challenge, Kalabaw was immediately off to a slow start, while Tandang and Matsing forged ahead. It all came down to Reynold and Lisa as solvers, but Lisa pulled out a victory first and got first place for Tandang once again. Tandang again chose to go for the reward of shelter luxuries, and the Knowledge was shared to everyone that ties would be broken in the game by whoever held the Purple Rock of L!fe, which had been hidden somewhere. While Matsing was relieved to have been spared Tr!bal Council, everyone was under the impression that Kalabaw had thrown the challenge, even thought that turned out to not be the case. At Tr!bal Council, despite their internal conflict, Kalabaw chose to keep their tribe strong, unanimously taking out weak link Russell.
 	 	
3 	"The Writing is On the Wall" 	March 3-6, 2013
Sunlight broke after Kalabaw came back from an easy Tr!bal Council, having voted out Russell. That morning saw the most inter-tribal communcation in the game thus far, and everyone was figuring out what was going on in the other tribes, and how they could secure allies for later down the road. Others were sizing up their competition and figuring out ways to defeat them instead. At Tandang, talk was still focused on Pete's Hidden !mmunity Idol, as he had told the rest of his tribe about it since the location had already been revealed. The downtime at camp gave the castaways the time to reconsolidate their strategies and plans. And, of course, for the dysfunctional Kalabaw, breed new conflict, as Dawson began to overstrategize and Zane got on his tribemembers' nerves. Meanwhile, on Matsing, Matt grew nervous at the idea of Reynold finding an Idol, and knew that was at the top of their priorities list. The previous Knowledge Scroll alluded to a Purple Rock of L!fe hidden somewhere in the vicinity of the campsites, and it was another consideration that weighed in on people's minds. When Lisa went to take the day off and meditate again, she was surprised to find the Purple Rock, and immediately went to tell Pete. It seemed that Tandang was becoming increasingly imbued with strength.
*Reward/!mmunity Challenge (Deep in Thought): The tribes would compete individually in a Flash game. Each tribe member will be ranked in terms of score against the other members of their tribe, with the tribe's total score being 30% the worst person's score, 25% the second-worst, etc. The two tribes with the highest cumulative scores with this formula provide win.
At the challenge, the energized Tandang completely outclassed the competition, and bagged yet another victory, to the annoyance of the other tribes. Kalabaw was next to finish, leaving Matsing in last place. With a choice between Knowledge and fishing gear, Tandang decided to choose Knowledge for the first time, knowing that it contained the location of the Purple Rock of Life and wanting to keep Lisa's find a secret. It was Matsing's turn to face the vote, and the core alliance of 3 quickly looked to Laura. But Laura was willing to stir things up to survive another round, attempting to rouse the men to vote out Sherri. In the end, Matsing, desperate for a challenge win, banded together to keep their strength, and unanimously voted out Laura.	Sunlight broke after Kalabaw came back from an easy Tr!bal Council, having voted out Russell. That morning saw the most inter-tribal communcation in the game thus far, and everyone was figuring out what was going on in the other tribes, and how they could secure allies for later down the road. Others were sizing up their competition and figuring out ways to defeat them instead. At Tandang, talk was still focused on Pete's Hidden !mmunity Idol, as he had told the rest of his tribe about it since the location had already been revealed. The downtime at camp gave the castaways the time to reconsolidate their strategies and plans. And, of course, for the dysfunctional Kalabaw, breed new conflict, as Dawson began to overstrategize and Zane got on his tribemembers' nerves. Meanwhile, on Matsing, Matt grew nervous at the idea of Reynold finding an Idol, and knew that was at the top of their priorities list. The previous Knowledge Scroll alluded to a Purple Rock of L!fe hidden somewhere in the vicinity of the campsites, and it was another consideration that weighed in on people's minds. When Lisa went to take the day off and meditate again, she was surprised to find the Purple Rock, and immediately went to tell Pete. It seemed that Tandang was becoming increasingly imbued with strength.
*Reward/!mmunity Challenge (Deep in Thought): The tribes would compete individually in a Flash game. Each tribe member will be ranked in terms of score against the other members of their tribe, with the tribe's total score being 30% the worst person's score, 25% the second-worst, etc. The two tribes with the highest cumulative scores with this formula provide win.
At the challenge, the energized Tandang completely outclassed the competition, and bagged yet another victory, to the annoyance of the other tribes. Kalabaw was next to finish, leaving Matsing in last place. With a choice between Knowledge and fishing gear, Tandang decided to choose Knowledge for the first time, knowing that it contained the location of the Purple Rock of Life and wanting to keep Lisa's find a secret. It was Matsing's turn to face the vote, and the core alliance of 3 quickly looked to Laura. But Laura was willing to stir things up to survive another round, attempting to rouse the men to vote out Sherri. In the end, Matsing, desperate for a challenge win, banded together to keep their strength, and unanimously voted out Laura.	Sunlight broke after Kalabaw came back from an easy Tr!bal Council, having voted out Russell. That morning saw the most inter-tribal communcation in the game thus far, and everyone was figuring out what was going on in the other tribes, and how they could secure allies for later down the road. Others were sizing up their competition and figuring out ways to defeat them instead. At Tandang, talk was still focused on Pete's Hidden !mmunity Idol, as he had told the rest of his tribe about it since the location had already been revealed. The downtime at camp gave the castaways the time to reconsolidate their strategies and plans. And, of course, for the dysfunctional Kalabaw, breed new conflict, as Dawson began to overstrategize and Zane got on his tribemembers' nerves. Meanwhile, on Matsing, Matt grew nervous at the idea of Reynold finding an Idol, and knew that was at the top of their priorities list. The previous Knowledge Scroll alluded to a Purple Rock of L!fe hidden somewhere in the vicinity of the campsites, and it was another consideration that weighed in on people's minds. When Lisa went to take the day off and meditate again, she was surprised to find the Purple Rock, and immediately went to tell Pete. It seemed that Tandang was becoming increasingly imbued with strength.
*Reward/!mmunity Challenge (Deep in Thought): The tribes would compete individually in a Flash game. Each tribe member will be ranked in terms of score against the other members of their tribe, with the tribe's total score being 30% the worst person's score, 25% the second-worst, etc. The two tribes with the highest cumulative scores with this formula provide win.
At the challenge, the energized Tandang completely outclassed the competition, and bagged yet another victory, to the annoyance of the other tribes. Kalabaw was next to finish, leaving Matsing in last place. With a choice between Knowledge and fishing gear, Tandang decided to choose Knowledge for the first time, knowing that it contained the location of the Purple Rock of Life and wanting to keep Lisa's find a secret. It was Matsing's turn to face the vote, and the core alliance of 3 quickly looked to Laura. But Laura was willing to stir things up to survive another round, attempting to rouse the men to vote out Sherri. In the end, Matsing, desperate for a challenge win, banded together to keep their strength, and unanimously voted out Laura.
 	 	
4 	"I Feel Like an Awful Person" 	March 6-9, 2013
The Matsing tribe returned from Tr!bal Council, having voted out Laura. But nobody was thinking about the vote that just happened -- instead, everyone was focused on the votes that were to come, specifically Reynold. Despite Tandang's reputation of being incredibly strong, it was clear that obvious cracks had formed. The rest of the tribe grew tired of Malcolm's paranoia, and were ready to unleash their pent-up annoyance. The 'in' and 'out' crowds on Kalabaw had also become distinct, by this point, as Angie and Zane officially joined up together and Zane continued to distance himself from those he was not allied with. Tandang had won the last challenge, and elected to keep their Knowledge a secret. Other tribes tried thinking of ways to siphon this information for themselves. Tandang tried to be tight-lipped, but the truth eventually found its way out through loose lips, specifically those of Abi-Maria and RC when they told Angie about both Pete's Idol and the Purple Rock. 
During Camp L!fe, Katie and Sherri were each left behind to tend the fire, giving them each a golden opportunity to bag the Hidden !mmunity Idols. When Julia took it upon herself to visit the Tandang camp to make a proposition to them, that they should throw the next challenge, fireworks erupted between her and RC in one of the most dramatic confrontations in Surv!vor history. By the end of it, both sides were left incensed, with Julia fixed on pointing the target at the Tandang tribe, and the Tandang women ready to take Julia out of the game as soon as possible. It wasn't long before Matsing and Tandang declared war on each other, with Kalabaw sitting in the middle. As the challenge drew close, Reynold's stress and his awareness of his own precarious position on his tribe grew. In the meantime, Katie had solidified a plan to throw the challenge, but Dawson later expressed some reservations.
*Reward/!mmunity Challenge: The tribes attempt to swing a wrecking ball at either their own tribe's pots to attempt to clear their tribe's total, or at pots belonging to tribe members of other tribes to take them out of the challenge.
At the challenge, Tandang triumphed once more, while Matsing benefited from Katie's plan to throw the challenge. Tandang received the Knowledge that a new Hidden !mmunity Idol would enter the game once the two new tribes formed, and could be played like a regular Idol. However, this Idol can only be found by two people standing in the same location, and they have to agree on the one person to find it. In the meantime, Kalabaw assessed their situation to decide between which allegd 'thorn in their flesh' they wanted to see out of the tribe first: Angie or Zane. Unbeknownst to Zane, his tribe had tricked him into sitting out to throw the challenge, and they collectively decided to vote him out of the tribe.	
The Matsing tribe returned from Tr!bal Council, having voted out Laura. But nobody was thinking about the vote that just happened -- instead, everyone was focused on the votes that were to come, specifically Reynold. Despite Tandang's reputation of being incredibly strong, it was clear that obvious cracks had formed. The rest of the tribe grew tired of Malcolm's paranoia, and were ready to unleash their pent-up annoyance. The 'in' and 'out' crowds on Kalabaw had also become distinct, by this point, as Angie and Zane officially joined up together and Zane continued to distance himself from those he was not allied with. Tandang had won the last challenge, and elected to keep their Knowledge a secret. Other tribes tried thinking of ways to siphon this information for themselves. Tandang tried to be tight-lipped, but the truth eventually found its way out through loose lips, specifically those of Abi-Maria and RC when they told Angie about both Pete's Idol and the Purple Rock. 
During Camp L!fe, Katie and Sherri were each left behind to tend the fire, giving them each a golden opportunity to bag the Hidden !mmunity Idols. When Julia took it upon herself to visit the Tandang camp to make a proposition to them, that they should throw the next challenge, fireworks erupted between her and RC in one of the most dramatic confrontations in Surv!vor history. By the end of it, both sides were left incensed, with Julia fixed on pointing the target at the Tandang tribe, and the Tandang women ready to take Julia out of the game as soon as possible. It wasn't long before Matsing and Tandang declared war on each other, with Kalabaw sitting in the middle. As the challenge drew close, Reynold's stress and his awareness of his own precarious position on his tribe grew. In the meantime, Katie had solidified a plan to throw the challenge, but Dawson later expressed some reservations.
*Reward/!mmunity Challenge: The tribes attempt to swing a wrecking ball at either their own tribe's pots to attempt to clear their tribe's total, or at pots belonging to tribe members of other tribes to take them out of the challenge.
At the challenge, Tandang triumphed once more, while Matsing benefited from Katie's plan to throw the challenge. Tandang received the Knowledge that a new Hidden !mmunity Idol would enter the game once the two new tribes formed, and could be played like a regular Idol. However, this Idol can only be found by two people standing in the same location, and they have to agree on the one person to find it. In the meantime, Kalabaw assessed their situation to decide between which allegd 'thorn in their flesh' they wanted to see out of the tribe first: Angie or Zane. Unbeknownst to Zane, his tribe had tricked him into sitting out to throw the challenge, and they collectively decided to vote him out of the tribe.	
The Matsing tribe returned from Tr!bal Council, having voted out Laura. But nobody was thinking about the vote that just happened -- instead, everyone was focused on the votes that were to come, specifically Reynold. Despite Tandang's reputation of being incredibly strong, it was clear that obvious cracks had formed. The rest of the tribe grew tired of Malcolm's paranoia, and were ready to unleash their pent-up annoyance. The 'in' and 'out' crowds on Kalabaw had also become distinct, by this point, as Angie and Zane officially joined up together and Zane continued to distance himself from those he was not allied with. Tandang had won the last challenge, and elected to keep their Knowledge a secret. Other tribes tried thinking of ways to siphon this information for themselves. Tandang tried to be tight-lipped, but the truth eventually found its way out through loose lips, specifically those of Abi-Maria and RC when they told Angie about both Pete's Idol and the Purple Rock. 
During Camp L!fe, Katie and Sherri were each left behind to tend the fire, giving them each a golden opportunity to bag the Hidden !mmunity Idols. When Julia took it upon herself to visit the Tandang camp to make a proposition to them, that they should throw the next challenge, fireworks erupted between her and RC in one of the most dramatic confrontations in Surv!vor history. By the end of it, both sides were left incensed, with Julia fixed on pointing the target at the Tandang tribe, and the Tandang women ready to take Julia out of the game as soon as possible. It wasn't long before Matsing and Tandang declared war on each other, with Kalabaw sitting in the middle. As the challenge drew close, Reynold's stress and his awareness of his own precarious position on his tribe grew. In the meantime, Katie had solidified a plan to throw the challenge, but Dawson later expressed some reservations.
*Reward/!mmunity Challenge: The tribes attempt to swing a wrecking ball at either their own tribe's pots to attempt to clear their tribe's total, or at pots belonging to tribe members of other tribes to take them out of the challenge.
At the challenge, Tandang triumphed once more, while Matsing benefited from Katie's plan to throw the challenge. Tandang received the Knowledge that a new Hidden !mmunity Idol would enter the game once the two new tribes formed, and could be played like a regular Idol. However, this Idol can only be found by two people standing in the same location, and they have to agree on the one person to find it. In the meantime, Kalabaw assessed their situation to decide between which allegd 'thorn in their flesh' they wanted to see out of the tribe first: Angie or Zane. Unbeknownst to Zane, his tribe had tricked him into sitting out to throw the challenge, and they collectively decided to vote him out of the tribe.
===Voting History===
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Self-vote. A castaway receives a self-vote when he or she does not submit their vote before the deadline.
Carter and Sherri were not eligible to vote in the second Tr!bal Council vote.
RC was given a penalty vote, meaning that One Vote had already been cast against her before Tribal began.
At the Auction, Dawson won a second vote for this Tribal, where she was able to cast Two Votes against RC.
No vote: Carter was evacuated due to dehydration.