Pole Dancing

Pole Dancing (also known as Money Box, Ropeable, and Unspun Heroes) is a recurring Survivor challenge.
==Rules==
Castaways must race to untangle a series of ropes while attached to the rope at the waist. When they feel that their rope has enough slack, they will race to the finish line to complete one final task. The first person to finish wins.
==History==
=== United States ===
The challenge debuted as the final five Immunity Challenge in where Stephenie LaGrossa crossed the finish line first and won the first and only individual immunity of her Survivor career.
In , the first three castaways to get enough rope to cross the marked line would go to the solving-puzzle round. Sash Lenahan solved his puzzle ahead of Benry Henry and Fabio Birza and won individual immunity.
The challenge was used as the final five Reward Challenge in . Keith Nale won the challenge, which was an advantage in the next Immunity Challenge.
The challenge reappeared as the final seven Reward Challenge in . Keith Nale won the challenge again and won the reward.
The challenge appeared once again as the final seven Reward Challenge in . Davie Rickenbacker had an early lead which allowed him to win the challenge.
The challenge reappeared at the final seven of as a combined Reward and Immunity Challenge, where the players had to complete an arc-shaped word puzzle to spell "RESOURCEFULNESS". With most of the contestants struggling to manage their rope, only Drew Basile and Austin Li Coon managed to reach the puzzle stage. Ultimately, Drew won the challenge after Austin failed to realize that he had to solve the puzzle on both sides.
=== Australia ===
In , the final six had to gather enough rope to climb over an A-frame and under a hitching post. Thereafter, they would detach themselves from their rope and use a mallet to break four rails to drop a bag of letter tiles. They would then proceed to a shuffleboard and slide all 28 letter tiles through to a goal. Finally, they will race to spell a six-word phrase, "GUARANTEED SPOT IN THE FINAL FIVE". Despite struggling on every part of the challenge, Wai Chim's aptitude with puzzles came in clutch to help her win her first Immunity Necklace.
==Winners==
<tabber>United States=
Episode	Challenge Type 	Winners
 	Individual Immunity 	
 	Individual Immunity 	
 	Individual Reward 	
 	Individual Reward 	
 	Individual Reward 	
 	Individual Reward/Immunity	
|-|Australia=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winners
Episode 21	Individual Immunity	
Episode 21	Individual Immunity	
</tabber>
==Gallery==
<tabber>United States=
Survivor.Guatemala.s11e13.Big.Win.Big.Decision.Big.Mistake.PDTV 358.jpg|Cindy and Danni competing in .
Danni_lock.jpg|Danni at the challenge in Guatemala.
Polenic2.png|The challenge in .
Polenic1.png|Benry and Jane ready to compete in Nicaragua.
Pole_dancing_jaclyn.jpg|Jaclyn competing in .
Pole_dancing_natalie.jpg|Natalie throws a ball (San Juan del Sur).
S31_press_images_ep13_0003.jpg|An aerial view of the challenge in .
S31_press_images_ep13_0010.jpg|Kelley competes in Cambodia.
Nick_pole_dancing_dvg.jpg|Nick competes in .
Kara_pole_dancing_dvg.jpg|Kara competes in David vs. Goliath.
S45e11 emily unspun heroes.jpg|Emily competing in .
|-|Australia=
Aus08e21 hayley ropeable.jpg|Hayley competing in .</tabber>
==Trivia==
* Stephenie LaGrossa is the only woman to win this challenge.
* Keith Nale is the only player to compete in this challenge twice. He won both times.
** Keith is one of three contestants to win the same individual challenge twice, following Parvati Shallow and Ozzy Lusth.
** In , host Jeff Probst claimed Keith was the only person to have won this challenge, possibly referring to the beanbag tossing portion of the challenge.
* All three times this challenge was used for reward, it was the final Reward Challenge of the season.
==References==
Category:Challenges
Category:Recurring Challenges
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
Category:Australian Survivor
Category:Survivor: Guatemala
Category:Guatemala Challenges
Category:Survivor: Nicaragua
Category:Nicaragua Challenges
Category:Survivor: San Juan del Sur
Category:San Juan del Sur Challenges
Category:Survivor: Cambodia
Category:Cambodia Challenges
Category:Survivor: David vs. Goliath
Category:David vs. Goliath Challenges
Category:Australian Survivor: Brains v Brawn
Category:Australian Survivor: Brains v Brawn Challenges
Category:Survivor 45
Category:Survivor 45 Challenges