The Home Stretch

The Home Stretch (also known as Wizard's Staff and Home Stretch) is a recurring challenge in . First used in , it reappeared in , , and .
==Rules==
The castaways must each race under a net crawl and make their way to a table where they must slide tiles into a target. Once all the tiles are through, they must use a machete to transport those tiles over a teeter-totter and balance beam to the finish table. They must then sort the tiles into pairs. Three of the tiles will not match up. Those three hold the code to a combination that will unlock their box. The first person to unlock their box and raise their flag wins.
In , the contestants had to transport ten discs over a balance beam and then through a wire maze. After they had all ten discs at the finishing podium, they had to roll the ten discs through a slot. The first person to land all ten discs in their compartment wins.
In , it was more similar to its original counterpart (sans the net crawl), though the letter tiles were now transported with two handles, and the challenge instead ended with a word puzzle in which the tiles must be used to spell out a phrase.
==History==
===United States===
The challenge was first used as the final five Reward Challenge in . Mike Holloway won the right to spend the day with his mother at camp and an advantage at the next Immunity Challenge.
The challenge reappeared in as the final four Reward Challenge for food. After fixing her mistake on the tiles, Aubry Bracco won and shared the reward with Cydney Gillon.
The challenge appeared once again in as the final eight Immunity Challenge. After a close race, Jay Starrett ultimately won the challenge and was safe at Tribal Council.
Upon its return in , Aurora McCreary expressed visible disappointment when being told that the final leg was now a word puzzle, stating she was no good at them. In a close race, Rick Devens pieced together the phrase "NOT LIVING ON THE EDGE TONIGHT" quicker than his competition, winning a well-timed individual immunity for himself, much to Aurora's chagrin.
===France===
==Winners==
<tabber>United States=
Episode	Challenge Type 	Winners
 	Individual Reward(Family Visit)	
 	Individual Reward 	
 	Individual Immunity 	
 	Individual Immunity 	
|-|France=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winner
Episode 9	Bonus Challenge	
 </tabber>
==Gallery==
<tabber>United States=
The_home_stretch_worlds_apart.jpg|The challenge in .
The_home_stretch_worlds_apart_carolyn.jpg|Carolyn competing. (Worlds Apart)
The home stretch worlds apart rodney sierra.jpg|Rodney and Sierra competing in Worlds Apart.
The_home_stretch_worlds_apart_mike.jpg|Mike at the challenge. (Worlds Apart)
S32 press images ep14 0031.jpg|The challenge in .
The_home_stretch_sliding_tiles_kr.jpg|The final four slide their tiles in Kaôh Rōng.
S32_press_images_ep14_0034.jpg|Cydney competing in Kaôh Rōng.
S32_press_images_ep14_0036.jpg|Aubry competes. (Kaôh Rōng)
S33 Ep13 SG 017.jpg|The challenge in .
S33 Ep13 SG 032.jpg|Jay and Bret compete in Millennials vs. Gen X.
S33 Ep13 SG 036.jpg|Sunday competing in Millennials vs. Gen X.
S33 Ep13 SG 037.jpg|Hannah maneuvers in Millennials vs. Gen X.
S38E12 IC Aurora.jpg|Aurora competing in .
S38E12 IC Rick.jpg|Rick competing in Edge of Extinction.
 |-|France=
KLS22 Ep9 TheHomeStretch.png|Nathalie and Pascal competing in .
KLS22 Ep9 The Home Stretch.png|The challenge in Le Combat des Héros.
</tabber>
==Trivia==
*Aubry Bracco is currently the only woman to have won this challenge.
* marks the only time the tribe competing was not a black tribe.
*The tile-matching component of this challenge was used as an individual challenge for an advantage on the journey in .
==References==
Category:Challenges
Category:Recurring Challenges
Category:Worlds Apart Challenges
Category:Kaôh Rōng Challenges
Category:Millennials vs. Gen X Challenges
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
Category:Survivor: Worlds Apart
Category:Survivor: Kaôh Rōng
Category:Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X
Category:Survivor: Edge of Extinction
Category:Edge of Extinction Challenges
Category:Koh-Lanta
Category:Koh-Lanta: Le Combat des Héros