The Wealth Factor

"The Wealth Factor"	"The Wealth Factor"
 	
Season 	Survivor: Africa
Episode Number 	3/13 (029)
First Broadcast 	March 7, 2015
Episode Chronology 	Episode Chronology
Previous 	Misfits Alert
Next 	Throwing In The Towel
The Wealth Factor is the third episode of Survivor: Africa.
==Story==
===Day 6 (Night)===
The Samburu tribe return to camp having just voted out their original leader; Renato. Briallen sits and listens to her tribe members talking, knowing that she is truly alone in the game. 
The group begin to head to sleep, with Briallen offering to stay up a little later in order to stoke the fire.
===Day 7===
===Boran===
The tribe are all up working around camp, with only Neville still lying down. Neville arises and decides to call a group meeting, much to the annoyance of Phillis and Soledad, who have taken a strong disliking to him. 
The argument between the three continues, with Mary and Don attempting to break it up, only to be shouted at by Phillis, who tells Mary to stop being so "emotional", and to let Neville "get what he deserves". Mary responds by walking away, clearly feeling emotional after spending days without home comforts. Marsha follows her friend, hugging her when out of site. She tells Mary to forget it and move on, and that everyone on the tribe is beginning to fall apart due to the hunger taking its toll.
Back at camp, Don decides to respond differently to Mary, himself becoming annoyed at Phillis and her attitude.
Don walks off to check on Mary, with Soledad following him. Kris, Neville and Abbas work quietly at camp, with Phillis awkwardly standing around.
===Samburu===
Briallen and Ingrid head off together early in the morning in order to collect the tribes water, leaving Luigino and David to prepare breakfast. Adela sits with Phoebe, who is still contemplating her position in the game, repeatedly suggesting that the tribe vote her out next time they lose, as she is unable to keep herself active for the remainder of the game. Luigino and David overhear Phoebe, to which Luigino responds to by shaking his head, clearly disliking Phoebe's lack of interest in the game.
Whilst out collecting the water, Briallen attempts to talk strategy with Ingrid, suggesting that they consider voting out Phoebe as soon as possible due to her declining health. Ingrid responds coldly to Briallen's suggestions, saying that they'll talk about strategy at necessary times. Briallen takes this as a sign that the five are much tighter then she realized, and that she truly may be the next one to go.
Back at camp, Luigino begins plating up the tribes breakfast, only putting out five portions. David seems to notice the missing portion, and quietly questions Luigino as to what he is doing. Luigino doesn't answer, and instead decides to continue serving despite David's hesitations. Whilst serving, Briallen and Ingrid return to camp with the collected drinking water.
The five members supplied with breakfast begin eating, with Phoebe slowly walking over, looking around for her own portion. She begins to question as to where her breakfast is.
Luigino throws down his breakfast, storming off towards the shade, cursing in both English and Italian. David insists that the tribe leaves him alone, and that he'll calm down in no time. 
Briallen, David and Adela clean up breakfast, picking up the food Luigino had thrown on the floor. David thanks the girls for their help, blaming the tribes breakdown on the lack of success they've had since arriving in Africa. Briallen agrees, feeling as though the tribes fortunes may turn if they are able to win the next reward challenge.
===Day 8===
Challenge: Rock n' Roll
Tribes race to roll an eight-foot boulder through a natural obstacle course. Tribe members must work together to navigate the boulder through obstacles across an already difficult terrain. The first tribe to roll their boulder into the winner's circle wins.
Reward: A water tank filled with 100 gallons worth of potable water (to be received the next morning) and organic shampoo.
Winner: Boran
Reward Challenge: Rock n' Roll	Reward Challenge: Rock n' Roll	Reward Challenge: Rock n' Roll 	Reward Challenge: Rock n' Roll
Result 	Tribe 	Competitors 	Sit Outs
Won 	Boran 	Abbas, Kris, Marsha, Neville, Phillis, Soledad 	Don, Mary
Lost 	Samburu 	Adela, Briallen, David, Ingrid, Luigino, Phoebe	
===Boran===
The tribe return to camp having just won the reward challenge, all excited to receive one hundred gallons of clean water. As soon as the group receive the water they all decide to discuss what its use should be.
The tribe all take a cup of the fresh water, with Marsha making a jovial toast to the tribes future, before everyone takes a drink. 
The tribe receives tree mail informing them that they will be facing their next immunity challenge the following morning, and that they will have until then to prepare for it. The mail reads that a plane will fly over the camps and that which ever tribe gives a better distress signal will win immunity, avoiding tribal council. Soledad decides that the group should continue to discuss how to go forward from here, working out what they will do to beat Samburu once again. The group however revert to their old ways, unable to agree on what to do. Overwhelmed with the stress of controlling everyone, Soledad suggests that everyone does their own thing, much to the surprise of her team mates.
The tribe all begin working together, with the exception of Kris and somewhat Soledad, with Kris working on his own idea as to how they can gain the attention of the plane, and Soledad wanting to remove herself from the group after failing to exercise her leadership well.
The group continue to work in a messy fashion, with the tribe feeling as though success for once may not be guaranteed for them.
===Samburu===
Having lost the reward challenge, the Samburu tribe appears to be further deflated, with all members lying around camp doing very little. Phoebe has stopped being sick, but continues to do very little to help herself, only drinking small amounts of water, which she still views to be too unclean to drink. 
The tribe decide to spend the day doing very little, all clearly lacking any will to work. David and Adela go off together in order to talk, leaving the other members behind. Briallen watches the two leaving, knowing that strategy will likely come up in their conversation.
The tribe receives tree mail informing them that their next immunity challenge will take place the following morning, but that the tribe should prepare for it now. Both tribes must create a distress signal for a plane flying overhead, the tribe with the better signal wins immunity, and avoids tribal council. David immediately steps in as tribe leader, presenting his ideas, whilst letting each member give theirs. The tribe respond well to David's leadership skills, with him even encouraging Phoebe to take part.
Phoebe gives the suggestion that the tribe makes use of their bright clothing, and potentially try to move around obviously as possible whilst the plane flies overhead. Briallen suggests the group make a large sheet by tying clothes together, waving it around as the plane goes past. David, Adela, Briallen, Ingrid and Phoebe get to work on the sheet, whilst Luigino spends much of his day sitting in the shade.
After finishing their sheet, the tribe pack away their things for the night, prepared for the following immunity challenge, hoping to finally avoid tribal council.
===Day 9===
The plane flies over both camps, with all the contestants trying their best to catch its attention. Boran all decide to wear the mud on their skin (an idea put out by Kris), which causes them to blend into the landscape, making it difficult for the plane to stop them.
Immunity Challenge: Distress Signal	Immunity Challenge: Distress Signal	Immunity Challenge: Distress Signal
Result 	Tribe 	Competitors
Won 	Samburu 	Adela, Briallen, David, Ingrid, Luigino, Phoebe
Lost 	Boran 	Abbas, Don, Kris, Marsha, Mary, Neville, Phillis, Soledad
===Boran===
Boran see the plane fly off into the distance, letting them know that they have failed the challenge, and that for the first time they will be heading to tribal council. Neville immediately begins raging, blaming both Kris and Soledad for the loss, particularly attacking Soledad's leadership. Soledad doesn't rise to this, and instead remains quiet, somewhat feeling guilty about the loss. 
The tribe all split up around camp, knowing that they will need to start targeting someone to be the first one eliminated from the group. Don walks over to Soledad, who is sat with Kris and Phillis. 
Neville goes over to Abbas, who is sat on his own. He begins talking to Abbas about the possibility of voting out Soledad, who has continued to fail at leadership since the beginning. Abbas admits that he feels she is to blame for the loss, and has noticed smaller groups forming in the tribe, all of which exclude himself. Neville claims that this is only the beginning, and that unless they make the move tonight they will both end up going home before the merge.
Neville goes off to find both Marsha and Mary, who are themselves discussing the vote. Neville tells them that they too are on the outside, and that once he is gone they will likely be next as they're "easy targets". Mary and Marsha continue listening to Neville, before asking who he recommends they vote out, to which he suggests Soledad, giving them the same reasons he gave to Abbas. Neville requests that the girls talk to others about the vote, as they need a fifth member in order to take control of the tribe, and that the next member would likely need to be Kris.
The group continue to scramble, with the alliance of six all being told to vote for Neville, whilst those deemed the outsiders in the alliance (Mary, Marsha and Abbas) have all been told to vote Soledad, as suggested by Neville. Mary and Marsha decide to talk to Abbas about the vote, all agreeing that they are somewhat outsiders in the tribe. The girls assure Abbas that he would be fine, as he is the strongest member of the tribe so wouldn't be at risk until they themselves have been voted out. Abbas then tells the girls that they can talk to Kris if they want to, but making a move could backfire badly on them all as they're not guaranteed to hold a majority. 
At tribal council the group talk about the distribution of work, which they all feel is generally working well at camp, with everyone pulling their weight to some degree. Abbas and Don are both particularly praised for their hard work, with Marsha stating that losing either would seriously harm the tribe. Soledad, Kris, Neville and Phillis are all called out by one another, with Kris being berated for his decisions in the challenge, Phillis and Neville for their attitudes, and Soledad for her recent failures as a leader. Don however comes to Soledad's defense, claiming that she has been a good leader, but like everyone is bound to make poor decisions. Neville decides to speak up for himself, claiming that no one else will do that for him. Neville admits that he doesn't need the money, foolishly listing the items he has bought through his wealth, much to the annoyance of his tribe. Neville tries to defend this by saying that he doesn't care about the money, but cares about the game. Phillis states that Neville has given another reason as to why he should go home, as someone who already has money doesn't even need to be in the game. After the votes have been cast, it is revealed that the tribe have unanimously decided to remove Neville from the game in a 7-1 vote, with Neville casting the only vote against Soledad. Neville mutters as he hands his torch over to Jeff, telling the group that they've made a poor decision. Boran return to camp, all feeling relieved at losing Neville, who proved to be more of a hindrance then an asset.
==Tribal Council==
Tribal Council 3:Boran	Tribal Council 3:Boran 	 	
VotedAgainst 	Voter 	 	
Neville (7 votes) 	Abbas, Don, Kris, Marsha, Mary, Phillis & Soledad	 	
Soledad (1 vote) 	Neville 	 	
VOTED OFF:Neville 	VOTED OFF:Neville 	VOTED OFF:Neville	VOTED OFF:Neville
===Voting Confessionals===
===Final Words===
===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