House of the Holey

House of the Holey (also known as A Bridge You Must Cross and Back in the Saddle) is a recurring challenge from . It debuted in and has since reappeared in , , , and .
==Rules==
The tribes must race through an obstacle course while retrieving bags with balls. At the finish, one person for each tribe must balance on a beam while attempting to maneuver a ball through a maze of holes to the top. The first tribe to get all three balls to the top wins. 
Since , the wall of holes has been replaced with a curved, vertical snake maze. Instead of landing three balls, each tribe or contestant need only land one ball to win the challenge.
==History==
=== United States ===
In , the tribes were attached to a rope and one at a time had to maneuver through a rope obstacle grabbing a bag of balls and heading to the finish. At the finish, one person for each tribe would balance on a beam while attempting to maneuver a ball through a maze of holes to the top. All three tribes were neck-and-neck throughout the challenge, but the Nagarote and Masaya tribes narrowly won, sending Escameca to their first Tribal Council.
The challenge reappeared in where the tribes first had to climb up and over a hill obstacle. They would then pull down a ladder, and, using a rope, four of the five tribe members must hold a bridge up while the last member runs across the bridge and releases a lever that would hold the bridge up. The tribe must then run across the bridge and go down a fireman's pole, then untie a bag containing a ball. One member must then get on the balance beam and negotiate a maze in the shape of a snake. Vuku held the lead for most of the challenge and ultimately finished first, while Tiva narrowly edged out Jabeni, sending Jabeni to Tribal Council.
In , this challenge was incorporated as the final part of the Jail Break challenge where, much like in David vs. Goliath, castaways would need to navigate a ball up a vertical snake maze while standing on a balance beam. Ultimately, Rick Devens was the first to complete the maze after a back-and-forth challenge, winning his way back into the game.
Reappearing in , the challenge was identical to the Edge of Extinction counterpart, once again being merged with Jail Break. A close race eventually narrowed down to Rob Mariano and Tyson Apostol on the maze section, with Tyson just barely edging out the competition to sink his ball, earning himself a spot back in the game.
The David vs. Goliath version of the challenge reappeared as the second Immunity Challenge of . While Ratu lagged behind for most of the challenge, Matthew Grinstead-Mayle's experience practicing the challenge at home paid off when he won the challenge for his tribe after making no mistakes at the snake maze. Meanwhile, Josh Wilder experienced a steep learning curve, dropping his ball several times before eventually gaining momentum and capitalizing on Sarah Wade's fumble near the end of her maze to seize the victory for Soka, thus sending Tika to their first Tribal Council.
=== Australia ===
The challenge appeared in in combination with Unchained Medley as the final five Immunity Challenge. As the first person to reach the maze, Liz Parnov used her sizeable time advantage to overcome the learning curve on the maze. Despite being chased down by Nina Twine, Liz's consistent lead allowed her to land her three balls in the finish first to win her second Immunity Challenge.
===France===
=== South Africa ===
The original format in Survivor: Worlds Apart was used as an Immunity Challenge in . Vusi Mafulela brought Visayas to yet another first-place finish, while Katinka Oosthuizen scored a second-place finish for . PK Phetoe was unable to land his third ball, sending a dejected Mindanao back to Tribal Council.
The holey wall was used in the final stage of the third individual Immunity Challenge. After landing a ball in a notch on a table maze, the castaways would make their way to the holey wall and land three balls. Tejan Pillay, Dino Paulo, and Meryl Szolkeiwicz were the first three to complete the table maze and had the chance to compete on the wall; Dino narrowly beat out Tejan to win his first individual challenge, as well as a brand new Mahindra XUV300, which he got to test drive on his way to enjoy tapas and wine.
==Winners==
<tabber>United States=
Episode	Challenge Type 	Winners
 	Tribal Immunity	
 	Tribal Immunity	
 	Tribal Immunity	
 	Tribal Immunity	
 	Re-entry 	
 	Re-entry 	
 	Tribal Immunity	
 	Tribal Immunity	
|-|Australia=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winners
Episode 9 	Tribal Immunity 	
Episode 23	Individual Immunity	
Episode 22	Individual Immunity	
|-|France=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winners 	Winners	Winners
Episode 4 	Tribal Reward 	colspan="3"	 	
Episode 4 	Tribal Reward 	colspan="3"	 	
Episode 10	Team Reward(Tied Destinies) 	colspan="3"	 	
Episode 11	Individual Immunity(Sudden-Death Challenge)	colspan="3"	 	
Episode 5 	Individual Reward 	 	 	
Episode 13	Duel 	colspan="3"	 	
Episode 1 	Tribal Immunity 	colspan="3"	 	
|-|South Africa=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winner
Episode 8	Tribal Immunity 	
Episode 8	Tribal Immunity 	
 	Individual Reward/Immunity	
</tabber>
==Gallery==
<tabber>United States=
S30 press images ep4 0046.jpg|The tribes compete in .
Alec a bridge you must cross.png|Alec competes for Vuku ().
S38E06 Re-Entry.jpg|The players competing for a chance to return to the game.
S40E08 Tyson ECWin.jpg|Tyson competes in .
S44e02 sarah a bridge you must cross.jpg|Sarah competes for Tika in .
|-|Australia=
S3Ep9 ImmunityChallenge29 900x506.jpg|The challenge in .
aus10e22 liz wins unchained medley.jpg|Liz wins the challenge in .
|-|France=
KLS20 Ep4 Reward Challenge.png|The challenge in .
KLS24 Ep10 House of the Holey.png|The challenge in .
KLS26 Ep11 Immunity Challenge2.png|Arnaud competing in .
KLS27 Ep5 Reward Challenge (2).jpg|Claude competing in 
KLS27 Ep13 Duel.png|Alix, Christelle and Loïc competing in La Légende.
KLS29 Ep1 House of the Holey.png|The challenge in .
|-|South Africa=
</tabber>
==Trivia==
* This challenge has only appeared in seasons where there are three tribes before the merge.
* The name of this challenge references the song .
* The holey wall section of the challenge also appeared as the final section of Rice Race in and .
==References==
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
Category:Australian Survivor
Category:Koh-Lanta
Category:Survivor South Africa
Category:Challenges
Category:Recurring Challenges
Category:Survivor: Worlds Apart
Category:Worlds Apart Challenges
Category:Survivor: David vs. Goliath
Category:David vs. Goliath Challenges
Category:Survivor: Edge of Extinction
Category:Edge of Extinction Challenges
Category:Survivor: Winners at War
Category:Winners at War Challenges
Category:Survivor 44
Category:Survivor 44 Challenges
Category:Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders (2018)
Category:Champions v Contenders (2018) Challenges
Category:Australian Survivor: All Stars
Category:All Stars Challenges (Australia)
Category:Australian Survivor: Heroes v Villains
Category:Heroes v Villains Challenges (Australia)
Category:Koh-Lanta: Cambodge
Category:Koh-Lanta: L'Île des Héros
Category:Koh-Lanta: Les Armes Secrètes
Category:Koh-Lanta: La Légende
Category:Koh-Lanta: Le Feu Sacré
Category:Survivor South Africa: Philippines
Category:Philippines Challenges (South Africa)
Category:Survivor South Africa: Return of the Outcasts
Category:Return of the Outcasts Challenges