Strung Out

Strung Out (also known as Push Your Luck, Pulled Up, Basket Case, Wound Out, and Draw the Line) is a recurring challenge of .
==Rules==
Throughout the numerous variations of this challenge, the primary goal involves moving an object (a tiki segment in Vanuatu, puzzle pieces in Heroes vs. Villains, or buoys) through a rope and across a series of obstacles to a finish. At the end, each team or each individual castaway may have to perform a secondary task (e.g. a puzzle or landing buoys in a hoop) to complete the challenge.
== History==
=== United States ===
The challenge debuted as a tribal Immunity Challenge in . From a platform in the water, each tribe member must transport a tiki segment to the shore, navigating the segments over and under a series of above- and below-water obstacles. Once on shore, the first tribe to reassemble their tiki correctly wins immunity. Ami Cusack and Chris Daugherty collapsed on the beach after completing their part. Rory Freeman gave Yasur a lead, however Leann Slaby had trouble underwater, allowing Lopevi to win immunity.
In , the Heroes dominated the challenge and won immunity. During the challenge, Colby Donaldson notably instructed Russell Hantz to claim the Heroes' Hidden Immunity Idol from J.T. Thomas after the challenge. During the victory celebrations, J.T. handed the idol to Russell.
In , the castaways raced to push a buoy along a rope in three rounds. The first round consisted of an obstacle on the beach. The second round involved pushing the buoy along a rope wrapped around a balance beam on the beach. The final round involved obstacles in the water including a boat and a platform and was contested by Carter Williams, Denise Stapley, and Michael Skupin. Carter won the challenge in a very close finish over Michael, who got stuck at the final knot in his rope.
In , the castaways dove into the water and rode along a buoy. After making it back to shore, the castaways solved a puzzle of an eight-word phrase ("You are going to have to dig deep"). Ciera Eastin came from dead last during the swimming stage to solve the puzzle first, earning her individual immunity.
The challenge re-appeared as the second Immunity Challenge in . Each castaway had to navigate a buoy from the starting platform, through a series of obstacles, to the finishing platform. Once they had reached the finishing platform the next tribe member could start. Once all five buoys reached the final platform the contestants had to shoot the buoys into a basket. The first two tribes to get five buoys in their tribe's basket would win immunity. Although the Nagarote tribe started off with an early lead, they were slowed down by Will Sims II's struggle to guide the buoy through an obstacle, which opened the doors for the Masaya and Escameca tribes to come back from behind and finish in first and second places respectively.
The challenge appeared in a modified format as the final five Immunity Challenge in . Castaways moved a buoy through obstacles in the water. Upon reaching shore, they transported puzzle pieces across a teeter totter and then used the pieces to solve a word puzzle; first to do so won immunity. Ken McNickle won this challenge.
In , the challenge appeared as a team Reward Challenge under the Basket Case format that debuted in Worlds Apart. The blue team comprising Chanelle Howell, Jonathan Young, Mike Turner, Rocksroy Bailey, and Tori Meehan held a lead over the orange team, but Omar Zaheer quickly landed four buoys for his team. However, his fumble with the fifth buoy allowed Jonathan to catch up and score a streak of five buoys, winning reward for the blue team.
The Draw the Line variation of the challenge from Millennials vs. Gen X was reused in . Prior to the challenge, Karla Cruz Godoy had found a Challenge Advantage at the new Gaia camp. This reduced the number of puzzle blocks she had to transport to her station, allowing her to clinch an early lead at the puzzle station. However, it was Owen Knight that solved the puzzle "You Cannot Hide in a Dangerous Game" first to win immunity and a reward of a steak meal.
=== Australia ===
===South Africa===
The challenge was played on land for reward in . The Manumalo tribe raced to move a cylinder tethered to a rope that was tangled around an obstacle. The first six to finish would move on to the second stage, where they would dig up eleven more cylinders. The first three to slot all twelve of their cylinders into their holders move on to the final round, where they would place their cylinders on a tray, carry them over a balance beam, and slot them into twelve holes to complete a puzzle depicting the season's logo. Danté De Villiers narrowly defeated Jacques Burger to win an overnight stay at a Samoan village, complete with dinner, entertainment, and lodging.
==Winners==
<tabber>United States=
Episode	Challenge Type 	Winners
 	Tribal Immunity 	
 	Tribal Immunity 	
 	Individual Immunity 	
 	Individual Reward/Immunity	
 	Tribal Reward/Immunity 	
 	Tribal Reward/Immunity 	
 	Individual Immunity 	colspan="2"
 	Team Reward 	colspan="2"
 	Individual Reward/Immunity	colspan="2"
|-|Australia=
Episode 	Challenge Type	Winners
Episode 17	Team Reward 	
|-|France=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winners 	Winners
Episode 8 	Individual Immunity(Sudden-Death Challenge)	colspan="2"	
Episode 11	Individual Immunity 	colspan="2"	
Episode 9 	Bonus Challenge 	colspan="2"	
Episode 11	Individual Immunity(Sudden-Death Challenge)	colspan="2"	
Episode 2 	Individual Immunity 	 	
Episode 8 	Tribal Reward 	colspan="2"	
|-|South Africa=
Episode	Challenge Type 	Winners
 	Individual Reward	
</tabber>
==Gallery==
<tabber>United States=
strung out vanuatu.jpg|The challenge in .
strung out rupert.jpg|Rupert working for the Heroes ().
strung out jt.jpg|J.T. competes in Heroes vs. Villains.
Strung out philippines.jpg|The challenge in .
Survivor.s27e13.hdtv.x264-2hd 089.jpg|The castaways compete ().
strung-out-bvw2.jpg|The castaways at their puzzles in Blood vs. Water.
Strung_out_worlds_apart.jpg|The challenge in .
0040-s30_press_images_ep2_0040.jpg|Vince competing for Nagarote in Worlds Apart.
S30_press_images_ep2_0066.jpg|Mike and Max competing (Worlds Apart).
Hai strung out.jpg|Hai moving his buoy in .
Tori strung out.jpg|Tori competing in Survivor 42.
Omar strung out.jpg|Omar shooting buoys in Survivor 42.
draw the line s43e13.jpg|The Gaia tribe starting the challenge in .
|-|Australia=
Aus03e17 lee wound out.png|Lee competing in .
|-|France=
KLS14 Ep8 Immunity Challenge.jpg|Claude competing in .
Kls14.ep8.jpg|The challenge in La Revanche des Héros.
KLS17 Ep11 Immunity Challenge.png|The challenge in .
KLS22 Ep9 Strung Out.png|The challenge in .
KLS26 Ep11 Immunity Challenge.png|The challenge in .
KLS27 Ep2 ImmunityChallenge Men's Tribe.jpg|Men's Tribe competing in .
Kls28.ep8.jpg|The challenge in .
KLS28 Ep8 Reward Challenge.png|Colin competing in Le Totem Maudit.
KLS28 Ep8 Reward Challenge2.png|Maxime competing in Le Totem Maudit.
 </tabber>
==Trivia==
*Every time this challenge was used as a tribal challenge, a red tribe with 6 members has competed in it.
==References==
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
Category:Koh-Lanta
Category:Challenges
Category:Recurring Challenges
Category:Survivor: Vanuatu
Category:Vanuatu Challenges
Category:Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains
Category:Heroes vs. Villains Challenges
Category:Survivor: Blood vs. Water
Category:Blood vs. Water Challenges
Category:Survivor: Philippines
Category:Philippines Challenges
Category:Survivor: Worlds Apart
Category:Worlds Apart Challenges
Category:Survivor 42
Category:Survivor 42 Challenges
Category:Survivor 43
Category:Survivor 43 Challenges
Category:Australian Survivor (2016)
Category:Australian Survivor (2016) Challenges
Category:Koh-Lanta: La Revanche des Héros
Category:Koh-Lanta: Johor
Category:Koh-Lanta: Le Combat des Héros
Category:Koh-Lanta: Les Armes Secrètes
Category:Koh-Lanta: La Légende
Category:Koh-Lanta: Le Totem Maudit
Category:Survivor South Africa: Island of Secrets
Category:Island of Secrets Challenges