Surv!vor: Kaoh Rong

is the thirtieth season of Ashley Neleh's ! Survivor series.
Similar to Borneo, Heroes vs. Villains and Redemption Island this season features returning players and serves as a parallel to Surv!vor: Cambodia as part of the thirtieth season celebrations.
==Contestants==
When the game started, all of the contestants participated in an individual Reward Challenge. The top eight finishers were sent to Invulnerability Beach, where they were safe for two rounds, but tribeless. The remaining 32 castaways were then separated into tribes based on their Edgic ratings from their previous Surv!vor appearances. Moringo won the first !mmunity Challenge and were able to pick the tribe they would compete with on their season; they selected Chung Pow and Kaoh Rong, leaving Ottoba and Utraya to duke it out on Cambodia.
Contestant 	Original Tribe	New Blood	Switched Tribe	Merged Tribe 	Finish
Danielle DiLorenzodannystultzExile Island, Heroes vs. Villains & Blood vs. Water	 	 	 	 	1st Voted OutDay 3
Ralph KiserSuppisCagayan & Redemption Island 	 	 	 	 	2nd Voted OutDay 6
Jeanne HebertManiacboy888Caramoan 	 	 	 	 	Medically EvacuatedDay 7
Sundra OakleyWasityou72Cook Islands 	 	 	 	 	3rd Voted OutDay 9
John KenneyDiggory15South Pacific 	 	 	 	 	4th Voted OutDay 12
Adam KleineragonMillennials vs. Gen X 	 	 	 	 	Swapped Out of SeasonDay 13
Brooke Strucklups272Guatemala, Borneo, Africa & China 	 	 	 	 	Swapped Out of SeasonDay 13
Tom WestmanReturned to Game 	 	 	 	 	Swapped Out of SeasonDay 13
Kat EdorssonshoomratOne World 	 	 	 	 	5th Voted OutDay 15
Christina Chafallon5102004One World 	 	 	 	 	6th Voted OutDay 15
Garrett AdelsteinTimmyTARCaramoan 	 	 	 	 	7th Voted OutDay 18
Mark "Papa Bear" CarusoAlphaJayMillennials vs. Gen X 	 	 	 	 	8th Voted OutDay 18
Amber BrkichJVJruleAll Stars, The Australian Outback & Borneo 	 	 	 	rowspan=14 	9th Voted OutDay 21
Colby DonaldsonRBMSCJBAll Stars, The Australian Outback & Borneo 	 	 	 	Swapped Out of SeasonDay 21 	
Lindsey Cascaddanawkward1penguinCagayan 	 	 	 	10th Voted Out1st Jury MemberDay 24	
Marisa CalihanGhost of ChexSamoa 	 	 	 	Swapped Out of SeasonDay 24 	
Bill PosleynelehrocksOne World 	 	 	 	11th Voted Out2nd Jury MemberDay 27	
Gervase PetersonAfricaLover333Thailand 	 	 	 	12th Voted Out3rd Jury MemberDay 30	
Matty Whitmoreretro cordGabon & Heroes vs. Villains 	 	 	 	13th Voted Out4th Jury MemberDay 33	
Susie SmithnoknownoGabon 	 	 	 	14th Voted Out5th Jury MemberDay 36	
Natalie AndersonAshleyHikariWorlds Apart & Redemption Island 	 	 	 	15th Voted Out6th Jury MemberDay 39	
Marty Piombozoramikau32Nicaragua 	 	 	 	16th Voted Out7th Jury MemberDay 40	
Tony VlachosvalarmorghulisCagayan 	 	 	 	17th Voted Out8th Jury MemberDay 41	
Mia Galeotalanzal3tters to youVanuatu & Borneo 	 	 	 	Co-Runner-Up 	
Tom Westmanchillfact0r7Palau & Borneo 	 	 	 	Co-Runner-Up 	
Sarah JonesMCrre4331Pearl Islands, Borneo & Heroes vs. Villains 	 	 	 	Sole Surv!vor 	
 The castaway spent the first two rounds of the game on Invulnerability Beach and either chose or was assigned to a tribe on Day 7. 
 The castaway was not chosen in the tribe switch on Day 13, swapping them over to Surv!vor: Cambodia. 
 The castaway was not chosen in the tribe switch on Day 13 on Surv!vor: Cambodia, swapping them over to this season. 
 The castaway received the second-most votes at a particular Tr!bal Council at Surv!vor: Cambodia, swapping them over to this season. 
 The castaway returned from Redempt!on Island. 
==Season Summary==
Challenge winners and eliminations by episodes
Episode 	Challenges 	Challenges 	Eliminated 	Finish
Episode 	Reward 	!mmunity 	Eliminated 	Finish
Let The Games Begin /This Game is Gonna BeMessier than a Taco Bell Bathroom	 	 	 	1st Voted OutDay 3
Old School Renaissance 	None 	 	 	2nd Voted OutDay 6
New Kids on the Block 	 	rowspan=2 	 	Medically EvacuatedDay 7
New Kids on the Block 	 	 	3rd Voted OutDay 9 	
There's No Resting in Surv!vor 	None 	 	rowspan=3 	4th Voted OutDay 12
There's No Resting in Surv!vor 	None 	 	 	4th Voted OutDay 12
There's No Resting in Surv!vor 	None 	 	 	4th Voted OutDay 12
This is When the Game Gets Fun 	rowspan=3 	rowspan=2 	 	Swapped Out of SeasonDay 13
This is When the Game Gets Fun 	 	5th Voted OutDay 15	 	
This is When the Game Gets Fun 	 	 	6th Voted OutDay 15	
Power Is Always Good 	None 	rowspan=2 	 	7th Voted OutDay 18
Power Is Always Good 	None 	 	8th Voted OutDay 18	
I'm Taking Fate Into My Own Hands 	None 	 	 	9th Voted OutDay 21
I'm Taking Fate Into My Own Hands 	None 	 	 	Swapped Out of SeasonDay 21
I Said I Was Going toCome Back With a Bang 	None 	 	rowspan=2 	10th Voted Out1st Jury MemberDay 24
I Said I Was Going toCome Back With a Bang 	None 	 	 	10th Voted Out1st Jury MemberDay 24
I Said I Was Going toCome Back With a Bang 	None 	 	 	Swapped Out of SeasonDay 24
Sides 	None 	 	rowspan=2 	11th Voted Out2nd Jury MemberDay 27
Sides 	None 	 	 	11th Voted Out2nd Jury MemberDay 27
Floaters Better Get Themselvesa Life Vest 	Surv!vorAuction	 	rowspan=2 	12th Voted Out3rd Jury MemberDay 30
Floaters Better Get Themselvesa Life Vest 	Surv!vorAuction	 	 	12th Voted Out3rd Jury MemberDay 30
One Big Happy Unanimous Family 	None 	 	 	13th Voted Out4th Jury MemberDay 33
A Power Struggle of the Highest Order 	None 	 	 	14th Voted Out5th Jury MemberDay 36
Couples Retreat 	None 	 	 	15th Voted Out6th Jury MemberDay 39
It Is Gonna Hurt Really Badly 	None 	 	 	16th Voted Out7th Jury MemberDay 40
Mission Accomplished 	None 	 	 	17th Voted Out8th Jury MemberDay 41
Mission Accomplished 	 	 	Jury vote 	Jury vote
Mission Accomplished 	 	 	 	Runners-Up
Mission Accomplished 	 	 	 	Runners-Up
Mission Accomplished 	 	 	 	Sole Surv!vor
 The eight winners of Reward were sent to Invulnerability Beach and were safe for the first two rounds of the game. 
 In the Reward Challenge in Episode 3, Lindsey earned safety from the next Tr!bal Council she attended. 
 As the highest finisher of the losing tribe in the !mmunity Challenge, Marty earned safety from that night's Tr!bal Council. 
 As part of her camp selection as tribe captain, Sarah earned safety from the next Tr!bal Council she attended. 
 There was no !mmunity Challenge. Sarah won the !mmunity Necklace at the Surv!vor Auction, earning herself safety. 
 Marty played his Hidden !mmunity Necklace, earning himself safety from that night's Tr!bal Council. 
 Tom and Colby won the !mmunity Challenge, and chose for Colby to visit Kaoh Rong's Tr!bal Council in lieu of not attending Cambodia's. 
===Episodes===
Episode #	Title 	Episode days
1 	Let the Games Begin / This Game is Gonna Be Messier Than a Taco Bell Bathroom	September 10-15, 2017
In the wilds of Cambodia at the majestic and ornate Angkor Wat temple, forty players from every Surv!vor season came together for a chance at the main title. In true Surv!vor fashion, they faced a twist as soon as they started; for the first time ever, the game would diverge into two separate and parallel seasons of returning players at the very beginning.
*Reward Challenge (In the Barrel): Each castaway is given a barrel with an item in it. They have 24 hours to find out the items in as many of their competitors' barrels as possible. The eight players with the highest scores win.
**Reward: The eight winners are sent to "Invulnerability Beach", where they receive safety from the first two rounds of the game. Additionally, the top performers of this group get to pick the tribe they get to eventually join.
The castaways competed in their first challenge of the season as individuals. A good amount of the 40 threw the challenge or chose not to compete, fearful that their delayed entrance in the game would not allow them to interact from the beginning with other players in that season. In the end, Amber, John P, Marisa, Matty, Mia, Ozzy, Sundra, and Wes scored the highest and earned their place on Invulnerability Beach. The other 32 players were separated into four tribes based on their Edgic ratings from previous seasons: Utraya (UTR), Moringo (MOR), Chung Pow (CP), and Ottoba (OTT). Getting settled into their new groups, Utraya marveled at their teamwork from the get-go, while on Moringo everyone seemed to have an immediate connection with Sarah. A loose coalition begin to swarm in Chung Pow between Mark, Natalie, Adam, Lindsey, and Marty, while Ottoba stuck true to their type and lamented over being left with weaker players.
*!mmunity Challenge (Quest for Fire): Each hour, each tribe may have someone light a torch with a Surv!vor memory. Each tribe member can only post a maximum of four times in the challenge. Additionally, before each hour window, each tribe can make a guess as to the representative who will be posting on another tribe. If they're correct, the flame of that torch will go out before the end of the challenge, and that torch will not count for that tribe. The two top finishing tribes win.
At the first !mmunity Challenge, with safety and power to determine the two new seasons on the line, the tribes fought hard. Ottoba fell behind early when Jerry, Kelly and Yau-Man did not help much. Chung Pow tried to keep up despite Danielle and Jeanne being slow. In the end, Moringo lit the most torches and took home first place, with Utraya finishing in second and also earning safety. As the winners, Moringo got to not only choose what season they were competing on, but which tribe they would be fighting against. The tribe deliberated and initially wanted to compete against Utraya due to their mutual connections; when that selection was not possible, they debated going against Ottoba, which contained both extremes of strength. Via Garrett, they decided to go to Kaoh Rong with Chung Pow, leaving Utraya against Ottoba in Cambodia. The decision shocked the other two tribes for not choosing the weak Ottoba, while the Ottoba tribe themselves were angry that they were relegated to another season.
With Chung Pow facing a new camp and the vote, their eyes turned immediately onto the two who slowed them down in the !mmunity Challenge: Jeanne and Danielle. Initially, Jeanne was the preferred target, but Marty decided to spin things by mentioning how Danielle was able to claw her way up from being an outsider at the beginning of Heroes vs. Villains to ultimately flip on her tribe at the merge. At Tr!bal Council, Chung Pow pulled no punches. Though Danielle's outside obligations had kept her from immersing herself in the season, her tribe did not pity her situation, and chose to vote her out first.	In the wilds of Cambodia at the majestic and ornate Angkor Wat temple, forty players from every Surv!vor season came together for a chance at the main title. In true Surv!vor fashion, they faced a twist as soon as they started; for the first time ever, the game would diverge into two separate and parallel seasons of returning players at the very beginning.
*Reward Challenge (In the Barrel): Each castaway is given a barrel with an item in it. They have 24 hours to find out the items in as many of their competitors' barrels as possible. The eight players with the highest scores win.
**Reward: The eight winners are sent to "Invulnerability Beach", where they receive safety from the first two rounds of the game. Additionally, the top performers of this group get to pick the tribe they get to eventually join.
The castaways competed in their first challenge of the season as individuals. A good amount of the 40 threw the challenge or chose not to compete, fearful that their delayed entrance in the game would not allow them to interact from the beginning with other players in that season. In the end, Amber, John P, Marisa, Matty, Mia, Ozzy, Sundra, and Wes scored the highest and earned their place on Invulnerability Beach. The other 32 players were separated into four tribes based on their Edgic ratings from previous seasons: Utraya (UTR), Moringo (MOR), Chung Pow (CP), and Ottoba (OTT). Getting settled into their new groups, Utraya marveled at their teamwork from the get-go, while on Moringo everyone seemed to have an immediate connection with Sarah. A loose coalition begin to swarm in Chung Pow between Mark, Natalie, Adam, Lindsey, and Marty, while Ottoba stuck true to their type and lamented over being left with weaker players.
*!mmunity Challenge (Quest for Fire): Each hour, each tribe may have someone light a torch with a Surv!vor memory. Each tribe member can only post a maximum of four times in the challenge. Additionally, before each hour window, each tribe can make a guess as to the representative who will be posting on another tribe. If they're correct, the flame of that torch will go out before the end of the challenge, and that torch will not count for that tribe. The two top finishing tribes win.
At the first !mmunity Challenge, with safety and power to determine the two new seasons on the line, the tribes fought hard. Ottoba fell behind early when Jerry, Kelly and Yau-Man did not help much. Chung Pow tried to keep up despite Danielle and Jeanne being slow. In the end, Moringo lit the most torches and took home first place, with Utraya finishing in second and also earning safety. As the winners, Moringo got to not only choose what season they were competing on, but which tribe they would be fighting against. The tribe deliberated and initially wanted to compete against Utraya due to their mutual connections; when that selection was not possible, they debated going against Ottoba, which contained both extremes of strength. Via Garrett, they decided to go to Kaoh Rong with Chung Pow, leaving Utraya against Ottoba in Cambodia. The decision shocked the other two tribes for not choosing the weak Ottoba, while the Ottoba tribe themselves were angry that they were relegated to another season.
With Chung Pow facing a new camp and the vote, their eyes turned immediately onto the two who slowed them down in the !mmunity Challenge: Jeanne and Danielle. Initially, Jeanne was the preferred target, but Marty decided to spin things by mentioning how Danielle was able to claw her way up from being an outsider at the beginning of Heroes vs. Villains to ultimately flip on her tribe at the merge. At Tr!bal Council, Chung Pow pulled no punches. Though Danielle's outside obligations had kept her from immersing herself in the season, her tribe did not pity her situation, and chose to vote her out first.	In the wilds of Cambodia at the majestic and ornate Angkor Wat temple, forty players from every Surv!vor season came together for a chance at the main title. In true Surv!vor fashion, they faced a twist as soon as they started; for the first time ever, the game would diverge into two separate and parallel seasons of returning players at the very beginning.
*Reward Challenge (In the Barrel): Each castaway is given a barrel with an item in it. They have 24 hours to find out the items in as many of their competitors' barrels as possible. The eight players with the highest scores win.
**Reward: The eight winners are sent to "Invulnerability Beach", where they receive safety from the first two rounds of the game. Additionally, the top performers of this group get to pick the tribe they get to eventually join.
The castaways competed in their first challenge of the season as individuals. A good amount of the 40 threw the challenge or chose not to compete, fearful that their delayed entrance in the game would not allow them to interact from the beginning with other players in that season. In the end, Amber, John P, Marisa, Matty, Mia, Ozzy, Sundra, and Wes scored the highest and earned their place on Invulnerability Beach. The other 32 players were separated into four tribes based on their Edgic ratings from previous seasons: Utraya (UTR), Moringo (MOR), Chung Pow (CP), and Ottoba (OTT). Getting settled into their new groups, Utraya marveled at their teamwork from the get-go, while on Moringo everyone seemed to have an immediate connection with Sarah. A loose coalition begin to swarm in Chung Pow between Mark, Natalie, Adam, Lindsey, and Marty, while Ottoba stuck true to their type and lamented over being left with weaker players.
*!mmunity Challenge (Quest for Fire): Each hour, each tribe may have someone light a torch with a Surv!vor memory. Each tribe member can only post a maximum of four times in the challenge. Additionally, before each hour window, each tribe can make a guess as to the representative who will be posting on another tribe. If they're correct, the flame of that torch will go out before the end of the challenge, and that torch will not count for that tribe. The two top finishing tribes win.
At the first !mmunity Challenge, with safety and power to determine the two new seasons on the line, the tribes fought hard. Ottoba fell behind early when Jerry, Kelly and Yau-Man did not help much. Chung Pow tried to keep up despite Danielle and Jeanne being slow. In the end, Moringo lit the most torches and took home first place, with Utraya finishing in second and also earning safety. As the winners, Moringo got to not only choose what season they were competing on, but which tribe they would be fighting against. The tribe deliberated and initially wanted to compete against Utraya due to their mutual connections; when that selection was not possible, they debated going against Ottoba, which contained both extremes of strength. Via Garrett, they decided to go to Kaoh Rong with Chung Pow, leaving Utraya against Ottoba in Cambodia. The decision shocked the other two tribes for not choosing the weak Ottoba, while the Ottoba tribe themselves were angry that they were relegated to another season.
With Chung Pow facing a new camp and the vote, their eyes turned immediately onto the two who slowed them down in the !mmunity Challenge: Jeanne and Danielle. Initially, Jeanne was the preferred target, but Marty decided to spin things by mentioning how Danielle was able to claw her way up from being an outsider at the beginning of Heroes vs. Villains to ultimately flip on her tribe at the merge. At Tr!bal Council, Chung Pow pulled no punches. Though Danielle's outside obligations had kept her from immersing herself in the season, her tribe did not pity her situation, and chose to vote her out first.
 	 	
2 	Old School Renaissance 	September 15-18, 2017
While the members of Chung Pow showed no remorse in getting rid of Danielle, the opposing tribe seemed to be offended on behalf of her. Perhaps Chung Pow's mild attitude came from the fact that Jeanne was still seen as an easy next boot, though John K. would worry his illness would put him on the chopping block as well. The attitude at Moringo seemed as friendly and drama-free as their Edgic distinction would indicate, though Tom and Sarah found themselves surreptitiously connected with nearly everyone in the tribe. Meanwhile, Marty anticipated the incoming contestants from Invulnerability Beach, and decided to proactively approach Mark about creating an alliance before any major shake-up. They went to Lindsey as a third and formed the tribe's first official alliance.
*!mmunity Challenge (Got a Hunch): Throughout the day, Jeff will show the players blurred photos of previous Surv!vor players. The first tribe to answer a photo correctly receives 4 points, second place receives 3, third place 2, and the last earns one. However, if a tribe gets the answer incorrect, they will get 0 points.
In the !mmunity Challenge, the castaways got to work identifying past Surv!vor players, who also showed up one by one on the island to convey their best wishes to the castaways. Moringo did itself no favors when Ralph and Bill came up with a harebrained idea that all of the photos were of past winners only. Chung Pow swooped in to claim a decisive victory. Additionally, as the first player to submit a correct answer, Natalie was able to visit the other season's Tr!bal Council that night, while Katie C. from Cambodia would be attending Moringo's. The "kumbaya" attitude of Moringo was now sufficiently broken, and many had spearheaded targeting Ralph for both his incorrect strategy in the challenge and his low-key communication with the rest of the tribe. Hearing the target was on his back, Ralph went after Colby, claiming he was their weakest link. Meanwhile, Colby and Brooke shared concerns about them being ostracized for being older players, and attempted to form an "Old School Renaissance" alliance with Sarah and Tom, who were less than keen on jumping on board. As the sun began to set, Ralph seemed resigned that he would be going home, while Bill had his feathers ruffled when Sarah told him that Garrett had briefly considered him as a target. At Tribal Council, Moringo went with the easy scapegoat, sending Ralph out of the game.	While the members of Chung Pow showed no remorse in getting rid of Danielle, the opposing tribe seemed to be offended on behalf of her. Perhaps Chung Pow's mild attitude came from the fact that Jeanne was still seen as an easy next boot, though John K. would worry his illness would put him on the chopping block as well. The attitude at Moringo seemed as friendly and drama-free as their Edgic distinction would indicate, though Tom and Sarah found themselves surreptitiously connected with nearly everyone in the tribe. Meanwhile, Marty anticipated the incoming contestants from Invulnerability Beach, and decided to proactively approach Mark about creating an alliance before any major shake-up. They went to Lindsey as a third and formed the tribe's first official alliance.
*!mmunity Challenge (Got a Hunch): Throughout the day, Jeff will show the players blurred photos of previous Surv!vor players. The first tribe to answer a photo correctly receives 4 points, second place receives 3, third place 2, and the last earns one. However, if a tribe gets the answer incorrect, they will get 0 points.
In the !mmunity Challenge, the castaways got to work identifying past Surv!vor players, who also showed up one by one on the island to convey their best wishes to the castaways. Moringo did itself no favors when Ralph and Bill came up with a harebrained idea that all of the photos were of past winners only. Chung Pow swooped in to claim a decisive victory. Additionally, as the first player to submit a correct answer, Natalie was able to visit the other season's Tr!bal Council that night, while Katie C. from Cambodia would be attending Moringo's. The "kumbaya" attitude of Moringo was now sufficiently broken, and many had spearheaded targeting Ralph for both his incorrect strategy in the challenge and his low-key communication with the rest of the tribe. Hearing the target was on his back, Ralph went after Colby, claiming he was their weakest link. Meanwhile, Colby and Brooke shared concerns about them being ostracized for being older players, and attempted to form an "Old School Renaissance" alliance with Sarah and Tom, who were less than keen on jumping on board. As the sun began to set, Ralph seemed resigned that he would be going home, while Bill had his feathers ruffled when Sarah told him that Garrett had briefly considered him as a target. At Tribal Council, Moringo went with the easy scapegoat, sending Ralph out of the game.	While the members of Chung Pow showed no remorse in getting rid of Danielle, the opposing tribe seemed to be offended on behalf of her. Perhaps Chung Pow's mild attitude came from the fact that Jeanne was still seen as an easy next boot, though John K. would worry his illness would put him on the chopping block as well. The attitude at Moringo seemed as friendly and drama-free as their Edgic distinction would indicate, though Tom and Sarah found themselves surreptitiously connected with nearly everyone in the tribe. Meanwhile, Marty anticipated the incoming contestants from Invulnerability Beach, and decided to proactively approach Mark about creating an alliance before any major shake-up. They went to Lindsey as a third and formed the tribe's first official alliance.
*!mmunity Challenge (Got a Hunch): Throughout the day, Jeff will show the players blurred photos of previous Surv!vor players. The first tribe to answer a photo correctly receives 4 points, second place receives 3, third place 2, and the last earns one. However, if a tribe gets the answer incorrect, they will get 0 points.
In the !mmunity Challenge, the castaways got to work identifying past Surv!vor players, who also showed up one by one on the island to convey their best wishes to the castaways. Moringo did itself no favors when Ralph and Bill came up with a harebrained idea that all of the photos were of past winners only. Chung Pow swooped in to claim a decisive victory. Additionally, as the first player to submit a correct answer, Natalie was able to visit the other season's Tr!bal Council that night, while Katie C. from Cambodia would be attending Moringo's. The "kumbaya" attitude of Moringo was now sufficiently broken, and many had spearheaded targeting Ralph for both his incorrect strategy in the challenge and his low-key communication with the rest of the tribe. Hearing the target was on his back, Ralph went after Colby, claiming he was their weakest link. Meanwhile, Colby and Brooke shared concerns about them being ostracized for being older players, and attempted to form an "Old School Renaissance" alliance with Sarah and Tom, who were less than keen on jumping on board. As the sun began to set, Ralph seemed resigned that he would be going home, while Bill had his feathers ruffled when Sarah told him that Garrett had briefly considered him as a target. At Tribal Council, Moringo went with the easy scapegoat, sending Ralph out of the game.
 	 	
3 	New Kids on the Block 	September 18-23, 2017
Natalie was happy to hear that her rival from the previous season Ralph was now gone, a decision Bill still disagreed with, while attending a Tr!bal Council affirmed Sarah and Tom's loyalty to each other. On Invulnerability Beach, the eight castaways anticipated their entrance into the game. They sized up their preferential seasons and tribes, while Mia and Marisa made a promise to protect each other if possible. Later that day, they were finally given the chance to join the other four tribes, choosing in an order based on how they finished in the very first challenge. By the end of it, Amber and Sundra were a part of Moringo, Marisa and Mia went to Chung Pow, Matty became a member of Utraya, and John P., Ozzy, and Wes joined Ottoba. Additionally, Jeff offered the castaways an opportunity to mutiny in that moment, but only if someone on the other season would want to swap with them. Though several contemplated swapping (including Natalie and John K.), ultimately nobody took the offer. To make things even more eventful, before the tribes were sent back to their camps, Jeanne and Jerry collapsed from the heat, and their inactivity caused them to be medically evacuated from the game.
Moringo warmly welcomed Amber and Sundra, though there were individuals like Bill and Tom who were secretly hoping Mia had come with them. Amber reunited with Colby to play their fourth season together. Meanwhile, Bill went to the "Old School" players of Brooke, Colby, Sarah, and Tom to propose a majority alliance. Though they agreed to the pact, Sarah and Tom were hesitant to agree to Bill's vehement targeting of Sundra, and they were wary of his skittishness. On Chung Pow, Marisa and Mia seemed clearly on the outs, nervous at the tribe apparently not having any solid alliances. That proved to be the end of that attitude, though, as Lindsey, Mark, and Marty decided to officially form a trio, calling themselves the "New Kids on the Block." They also started to rope in several allies to form a majority, including Adam and Natalie.
*Reward Challenge (Dig It): The castaways dig in a giant sand pit for their tribe with spots labeled 1-60, three of which contain prizes. Every 4 hours, a castaway can dig through one of the spots.
The Reward Challenge had everyone digging individually for a variety of prizes. Brooke was the big winner who lucked into two prizes: an idol clue, and a Knowledge scroll with information about the game. Lindsey won an Individual !mmunity Necklace which would give her safety at the next Tr!bal Council she attended. Natalie and Adam had seen Lindsey's buried treasure in the challenge, so she decided to come clean to them about her power, in addition to the rest of the New Kids on the Block. Marisa was suspicious that nobody had spoken with her about any rewards, and feared she and Mia were truly on the outs. On Moringo, Brooke received some truly game changing information in her knowledge scroll. The next twist would come at the final 15, where three leaders determined by challenge would pick from the remaining castaways. The last three picked will be switched to the other season, and anyone voted out after that point would join a secret Redempt!on Island. Brooke initially attempted to just show the tribe the knowledge scroll and keep the idol clue secret to Bill, but she quickly bungled things when she disclosed both simultaneously. She decided after that to tell Sarah about both pieces of information, while only tell Tony about the knowledge. Back on Chung Pow, Marisa was paranoid that Lindsey was gunning for her, so decided to pre-emptively target John K., who was battling his own negative reputation (and a cold) due to inactivity.
*!mmunity Challenge (Draggin' the Dragon): The castaways play a game in order to get the best individual score. Each tribe will be be judged on their lowest three scores. The player with the highest score from the winning tribe will get to go to the other season's Tr!bal Council.
The !mmunity Challenge tested the weak links of the new tribes. Sundra did not help her tribe Moringo, and this helped Chung Pow waltz to an easy win; as the highest scorer, Marisa got to go to the other season's Tr!bal Council. Coming back to camp, Sundra told the tribe that she was unable to participate due to some recent events in her personal life, and asked them to vote her out. This disappointed the Moringos, especially since they would much rather keep Sundra over Garrett, who had began to get on everyone's nerves. At Tr!bal Council, visitor Ken cast a rogue vote for Brooke, while Bill voted for Garrett in case Sundra used this as a ploy to pull out an idol. But this was no ploy, and everyone else honored Sundra's wishes to send her out of the game.	Natalie was happy to hear that her rival from the previous season Ralph was now gone, a decision Bill still disagreed with, while attending a Tr!bal Council affirmed Sarah and Tom's loyalty to each other. On Invulnerability Beach, the eight castaways anticipated their entrance into the game. They sized up their preferential seasons and tribes, while Mia and Marisa made a promise to protect each other if possible. Later that day, they were finally given the chance to join the other four tribes, choosing in an order based on how they finished in the very first challenge. By the end of it, Amber and Sundra were a part of Moringo, Marisa and Mia went to Chung Pow, Matty became a member of Utraya, and John P., Ozzy, and Wes joined Ottoba. Additionally, Jeff offered the castaways an opportunity to mutiny in that moment, but only if someone on the other season would want to swap with them. Though several contemplated swapping (including Natalie and John K.), ultimately nobody took the offer. To make things even more eventful, before the tribes were sent back to their camps, Jeanne and Jerry collapsed from the heat, and their inactivity caused them to be medically evacuated from the game.
Moringo warmly welcomed Amber and Sundra, though there were individuals like Bill and Tom who were secretly hoping Mia had come with them. Amber reunited with Colby to play their fourth season together. Meanwhile, Bill went to the "Old School" players of Brooke, Colby, Sarah, and Tom to propose a majority alliance. Though they agreed to the pact, Sarah and Tom were hesitant to agree to Bill's vehement targeting of Sundra, and they were wary of his skittishness. On Chung Pow, Marisa and Mia seemed clearly on the outs, nervous at the tribe apparently not having any solid alliances. That proved to be the end of that attitude, though, as Lindsey, Mark, and Marty decided to officially form a trio, calling themselves the "New Kids on the Block." They also started to rope in several allies to form a majority, including Adam and Natalie.
*Reward Challenge (Dig It): The castaways dig in a giant sand pit for their tribe with spots labeled 1-60, three of which contain prizes. Every 4 hours, a castaway can dig through one of the spots.
The Reward Challenge had everyone digging individually for a variety of prizes. Brooke was the big winner who lucked into two prizes: an idol clue, and a Knowledge scroll with information about the game. Lindsey won an Individual !mmunity Necklace which would give her safety at the next Tr!bal Council she attended. Natalie and Adam had seen Lindsey's buried treasure in the challenge, so she decided to come clean to them about her power, in addition to the rest of the New Kids on the Block. Marisa was suspicious that nobody had spoken with her about any rewards, and feared she and Mia were truly on the outs. On Moringo, Brooke received some truly game changing information in her knowledge scroll. The next twist would come at the final 15, where three leaders determined by challenge would pick from the remaining castaways. The last three picked will be switched to the other season, and anyone voted out after that point would join a secret Redempt!on Island. Brooke initially attempted to just show the tribe the knowledge scroll and keep the idol clue secret to Bill, but she quickly bungled things when she disclosed both simultaneously. She decided after that to tell Sarah about both pieces of information, while only tell Tony about the knowledge. Back on Chung Pow, Marisa was paranoid that Lindsey was gunning for her, so decided to pre-emptively target John K., who was battling his own negative reputation (and a cold) due to inactivity.
*!mmunity Challenge (Draggin' the Dragon): The castaways play a game in order to get the best individual score. Each tribe will be be judged on their lowest three scores. The player with the highest score from the winning tribe will get to go to the other season's Tr!bal Council.
The !mmunity Challenge tested the weak links of the new tribes. Sundra did not help her tribe Moringo, and this helped Chung Pow waltz to an easy win; as the highest scorer, Marisa got to go to the other season's Tr!bal Council. Coming back to camp, Sundra told the tribe that she was unable to participate due to some recent events in her personal life, and asked them to vote her out. This disappointed the Moringos, especially since they would much rather keep Sundra over Garrett, who had began to get on everyone's nerves. At Tr!bal Council, visitor Ken cast a rogue vote for Brooke, while Bill voted for Garrett in case Sundra used this as a ploy to pull out an idol. But this was no ploy, and everyone else honored Sundra's wishes to send her out of the game.	Natalie was happy to hear that her rival from the previous season Ralph was now gone, a decision Bill still disagreed with, while attending a Tr!bal Council affirmed Sarah and Tom's loyalty to each other. On Invulnerability Beach, the eight castaways anticipated their entrance into the game. They sized up their preferential seasons and tribes, while Mia and Marisa made a promise to protect each other if possible. Later that day, they were finally given the chance to join the other four tribes, choosing in an order based on how they finished in the very first challenge. By the end of it, Amber and Sundra were a part of Moringo, Marisa and Mia went to Chung Pow, Matty became a member of Utraya, and John P., Ozzy, and Wes joined Ottoba. Additionally, Jeff offered the castaways an opportunity to mutiny in that moment, but only if someone on the other season would want to swap with them. Though several contemplated swapping (including Natalie and John K.), ultimately nobody took the offer. To make things even more eventful, before the tribes were sent back to their camps, Jeanne and Jerry collapsed from the heat, and their inactivity caused them to be medically evacuated from the game.
Moringo warmly welcomed Amber and Sundra, though there were individuals like Bill and Tom who were secretly hoping Mia had come with them. Amber reunited with Colby to play their fourth season together. Meanwhile, Bill went to the "Old School" players of Brooke, Colby, Sarah, and Tom to propose a majority alliance. Though they agreed to the pact, Sarah and Tom were hesitant to agree to Bill's vehement targeting of Sundra, and they were wary of his skittishness. On Chung Pow, Marisa and Mia seemed clearly on the outs, nervous at the tribe apparently not having any solid alliances. That proved to be the end of that attitude, though, as Lindsey, Mark, and Marty decided to officially form a trio, calling themselves the "New Kids on the Block." They also started to rope in several allies to form a majority, including Adam and Natalie.
*Reward Challenge (Dig It): The castaways dig in a giant sand pit for their tribe with spots labeled 1-60, three of which contain prizes. Every 4 hours, a castaway can dig through one of the spots.
The Reward Challenge had everyone digging individually for a variety of prizes. Brooke was the big winner who lucked into two prizes: an idol clue, and a Knowledge scroll with information about the game. Lindsey won an Individual !mmunity Necklace which would give her safety at the next Tr!bal Council she attended. Natalie and Adam had seen Lindsey's buried treasure in the challenge, so she decided to come clean to them about her power, in addition to the rest of the New Kids on the Block. Marisa was suspicious that nobody had spoken with her about any rewards, and feared she and Mia were truly on the outs. On Moringo, Brooke received some truly game changing information in her knowledge scroll. The next twist would come at the final 15, where three leaders determined by challenge would pick from the remaining castaways. The last three picked will be switched to the other season, and anyone voted out after that point would join a secret Redempt!on Island. Brooke initially attempted to just show the tribe the knowledge scroll and keep the idol clue secret to Bill, but she quickly bungled things when she disclosed both simultaneously. She decided after that to tell Sarah about both pieces of information, while only tell Tony about the knowledge. Back on Chung Pow, Marisa was paranoid that Lindsey was gunning for her, so decided to pre-emptively target John K., who was battling his own negative reputation (and a cold) due to inactivity.
*!mmunity Challenge (Draggin' the Dragon): The castaways play a game in order to get the best individual score. Each tribe will be be judged on their lowest three scores. The player with the highest score from the winning tribe will get to go to the other season's Tr!bal Council.
The !mmunity Challenge tested the weak links of the new tribes. Sundra did not help her tribe Moringo, and this helped Chung Pow waltz to an easy win; as the highest scorer, Marisa got to go to the other season's Tr!bal Council. Coming back to camp, Sundra told the tribe that she was unable to participate due to some recent events in her personal life, and asked them to vote her out. This disappointed the Moringos, especially since they would much rather keep Sundra over Garrett, who had began to get on everyone's nerves. At Tr!bal Council, visitor Ken cast a rogue vote for Brooke, while Bill voted for Garrett in case Sundra used this as a ploy to pull out an idol. But this was no ploy, and everyone else honored Sundra's wishes to send her out of the game.
 	 	
4 	There's No Resting in Surv!vor 	September 23-25, 2017
With nearly everyone in the tribe granting Sundra's wishes to leave, Bill used this opportunity to officially form "The Woke" with himself, Colby, Brooke, Sarah, and Tom. He was itching to create a majority alliance with the knowledge that their tribe could be split up next round. Meanwhile, Garrett now stood out as a weak link, and Tony began to get too paranoid for his own good. Over on Chung Pow, John was feeling better and tried to curry favor by getting up early to work. The majority alliance debated keeping around the new blood of Mia and Marisa, while Marisa was eager for a swap to jump ship. While information began to be spread the next day of Brooke and Lindsey's discoveries in the previous Reward Challenge, Brooke put one of those discoveries to use as she used her clue to find the hidden !mmunity Idol. She decided to tell only Sarah, who continued to serve as a hub when Tony told her about Brooke's knowledge scroll (though she already knew that).
*!mmunity Challenge (New School): There will be three specific times during which schools of 30 or 31 fish will be released. Every time fish are released, a castaway can try to grab 1 to 3 fish. The last one grabbed out of each school is a big fish that counts for 15. A castaway can only post in a maximum of two time periods. The tribe with the most fish at the end of the challenge wins. The tribe member of the winning tribe with the most fish will get to visit the other island's Tr!bal Council, while the tribe member of the losing tribe with the most fish will be immune from the vote.
In the !mmunity Challenge, after Adam did a vital miscalculation, Moringo netted an easy win, and Brooke was the highest scorer and the visitor to the other season's Tr!bal Council. Marty was the highest scorer on Chung Pow, earning him !mmunity along with Lindsey. With the blue tribe facing the vote, they were between Marisa and John. Wanting to protect Marisa, Natalie tried her hardest to throw John under the bus. The tribe took her words and debated each person's merits; keeping John would mean reducing the chances of someone flipping in a swap, but keeping Marisa would get rid of a weak link and not alienate Mia. Meanwhile, Mia approached John, Marisa, and Natalie to form an alliance between the "outsiders" of the tribe and, with visitor Erin, turn the game on its head by voting out Adam. Despite these last-minute plans, the tribe unanimously decided to pride strength, and John couldn't recover from the damage that his sickness did to his early game.	With nearly everyone in the tribe granting Sundra's wishes to leave, Bill used this opportunity to officially form "The Woke" with himself, Colby, Brooke, Sarah, and Tom. He was itching to create a majority alliance with the knowledge that their tribe could be split up next round. Meanwhile, Garrett now stood out as a weak link, and Tony began to get too paranoid for his own good. Over on Chung Pow, John was feeling better and tried to curry favor by getting up early to work. The majority alliance debated keeping around the new blood of Mia and Marisa, while Marisa was eager for a swap to jump ship. While information began to be spread the next day of Brooke and Lindsey's discoveries in the previous Reward Challenge, Brooke put one of those discoveries to use as she used her clue to find the hidden !mmunity Idol. She decided to tell only Sarah, who continued to serve as a hub when Tony told her about Brooke's knowledge scroll (though she already knew that).
*!mmunity Challenge (New School): There will be three specific times during which schools of 30 or 31 fish will be released. Every time fish are released, a castaway can try to grab 1 to 3 fish. The last one grabbed out of each school is a big fish that counts for 15. A castaway can only post in a maximum of two time periods. The tribe with the most fish at the end of the challenge wins. The tribe member of the winning tribe with the most fish will get to visit the other island's Tr!bal Council, while the tribe member of the losing tribe with the most fish will be immune from the vote.
In the !mmunity Challenge, after Adam did a vital miscalculation, Moringo netted an easy win, and Brooke was the highest scorer and the visitor to the other season's Tr!bal Council. Marty was the highest scorer on Chung Pow, earning him !mmunity along with Lindsey. With the blue tribe facing the vote, they were between Marisa and John. Wanting to protect Marisa, Natalie tried her hardest to throw John under the bus. The tribe took her words and debated each person's merits; keeping John would mean reducing the chances of someone flipping in a swap, but keeping Marisa would get rid of a weak link and not alienate Mia. Meanwhile, Mia approached John, Marisa, and Natalie to form an alliance between the "outsiders" of the tribe and, with visitor Erin, turn the game on its head by voting out Adam. Despite these last-minute plans, the tribe unanimously decided to pride strength, and John couldn't recover from the damage that his sickness did to his early game.	With nearly everyone in the tribe granting Sundra's wishes to leave, Bill used this opportunity to officially form "The Woke" with himself, Colby, Brooke, Sarah, and Tom. He was itching to create a majority alliance with the knowledge that their tribe could be split up next round. Meanwhile, Garrett now stood out as a weak link, and Tony began to get too paranoid for his own good. Over on Chung Pow, John was feeling better and tried to curry favor by getting up early to work. The majority alliance debated keeping around the new blood of Mia and Marisa, while Marisa was eager for a swap to jump ship. While information began to be spread the next day of Brooke and Lindsey's discoveries in the previous Reward Challenge, Brooke put one of those discoveries to use as she used her clue to find the hidden !mmunity Idol. She decided to tell only Sarah, who continued to serve as a hub when Tony told her about Brooke's knowledge scroll (though she already knew that).
*!mmunity Challenge (New School): There will be three specific times during which schools of 30 or 31 fish will be released. Every time fish are released, a castaway can try to grab 1 to 3 fish. The last one grabbed out of each school is a big fish that counts for 15. A castaway can only post in a maximum of two time periods. The tribe with the most fish at the end of the challenge wins. The tribe member of the winning tribe with the most fish will get to visit the other island's Tr!bal Council, while the tribe member of the losing tribe with the most fish will be immune from the vote.
In the !mmunity Challenge, after Adam did a vital miscalculation, Moringo netted an easy win, and Brooke was the highest scorer and the visitor to the other season's Tr!bal Council. Marty was the highest scorer on Chung Pow, earning him !mmunity along with Lindsey. With the blue tribe facing the vote, they were between Marisa and John. Wanting to protect Marisa, Natalie tried her hardest to throw John under the bus. The tribe took her words and debated each person's merits; keeping John would mean reducing the chances of someone flipping in a swap, but keeping Marisa would get rid of a weak link and not alienate Mia. Meanwhile, Mia approached John, Marisa, and Natalie to form an alliance between the "outsiders" of the tribe and, with visitor Erin, turn the game on its head by voting out Adam. Despite these last-minute plans, the tribe unanimously decided to pride strength, and John couldn't recover from the damage that his sickness did to his early game.
 	 	
5 	This is When the Game Gets Fun 	September 26-30, 2017
Marisa and Mia were stunned that they were both kept around on Chung Pow, especially since they gained knowledge from Natalie about the upcoming swap. The next day, on Cambodia, Ken found a clue in the jungle that led to two Hidden !mmunity Idols. But they came with a twist, as these were "Brother Idols"; Ken had to give one of the idols immediately to someone from the other season, and these two idols had to be played at the same time, making these two individual holders de facto "loved ones." He decided to turn to his original season connection, and picked his long-time ally Adam, who was ecstatic at this new gift.
*Reward Challenge (Stacked Up): Each castaway ranks everyone else in their season 1 to 14. They will be giving 5 discs to the person ranked #1, 4 to #2, 3 to #3, 2 to #4, and 1 to #5. The three players with the most discs win.
**Reward: The ability to become a captain of a new tribe and pick their fellow tribe members
At the Reward Challenge, Jeff Probst revealed the swap that Brooke had knowledge of to the rest of the castaways. But everyone was shocked when they discovered how the new tribe captains would be determined: a cumulative ranking of everyone in the game. As people employed different strategies to help some and block others, Sarah, Mark, and Lindsay ended up outranking everyone else in the season. Bill was particularly mad at the results, since he convinced his tribe to put him high on their lists, only for him to not submit his own list in time. The captains started by picking someone from the opposite tribe, and the draft continued until Adam, Brooke, and Tom were left unselected and sent over to the other island as a result. The three were furious at the results, particularly Tom, who felt he had a great grasp on his tribe prior to reaching the mat that morning. In their places, Christina, Kat, and Susie came over after being swapped from Cambodia. After drawing tribes and buffs, Chan Loh consisted of Bill, Christina, Mia, Natalie, and Sarah; To Tang was made up of Amber, Colby, Kat, Marisa, and Mark; and Gondol had Garrett, Lindsey, Marty, Susie, and Tony. On top of all of these complications, idol holders Brooke and Adam were not able to bring them over to the other season. As a result, Brooke decided to hand hers off to Sarah before leaving, while Ken decided to re-gift the brother idol to Marty since they had been talking since the beginning of the game.
With the latest bomb dropped, the players tried to adjust to their new dynamics. Pairs like Mia/Sarah and Amber/Colby used this opportunity to affirm their loyalty to each other, while the transfers tried to worm their way into staying out of the limelight. The prizes for winning the Reward Challenge didn't stop after the swap, though. Sarah got individual !mmunity for the first Tr!bal Council she would attend, while Mark learned a key piece of information. In each of the next two rounds, two out of three tribes will visit Tr!bal Council separately to vote out a member each round. The four voted out players will go to Redempt!on Island. They will be joined by a final fifth player, the subsequent person voted out, and all five players will compete to return to the game -- that is, to the other season instead. After someone returns from Redempt!on Island, the jury phase of the game will begin. Mark tried to use this information as currency to broker trust via private conversations with Amber and Marisa, and held onto his previous connections by also telling his close allies Lindsey and Marty. Meanwhile, on Gondol, Lindsey and Susie quickly bonded after their similar lifestyles.
*!mmunity Challenge (5 x 5): The three tribes face off one-on-one (-on-one) in a series of competitions based on previous challenges. The first place tribe in a challenge gets 2 points, the second place tribe gets 1 point, and the third place tribe gets nothing. The tribe with the most cumulative points at the end of the challenge wins:
**Quest for Fire: Each player may light up to eight torches, with a maximum of one torch per hour. They can also guess five hours in which they predict the other two players will post. If someone from another tribe guesses the hour in which they light a torch, that torch will not count.
**Got a Hunch: Each player will see a blurred and obscured photo of a past Surv!vor castaway, and will have to figure out who it is. They can choose to obtain a clearer image, but 5 mins will be added to their time at the end for each clearer image they receive. They will be penalized by 8 mins for an incorrect guess, and they must keep guessing until they are correct.
**Draggin' the Dragon: The players must once again play a Flash game. They can choose to re-submit their old score from the last time they played, or enter a new one for contention.
**New School: At various points during a 12 hours period, a school of 30 or 31 fish will be released. Players can choose to take between one and three fish, and have to wait at least three minutes between posts. The player who grabs the lash fish of the school gets eight fish added to their total.
**Rice Race: The players complete a variety of visual speed tasks, hoping for the best total elapsed time.
The !mmunity Challenge truly showed there was nowhere to hide, as each member of the new tribes had to take on an individual task. The tribes fought hard, but Gondol emerged victorious, sending everyone else to Tr!bal Council. On To Tang, Marisa was furious at Kat's lack of participation in the challenge, but she was also viewed as a possible pivotal swing vote. Amber, Kat, and Marisa formed as an initial trio to get rid of Mark due to his Chung Pow connections, but that trust was quickly broken when Amber found out that the other two knew each other and were lying to her about their connection. The situation was easier at Chan Loh, as Sarah, Mia, and Bill all felt Christina was not useful for their games and were fearful of her switching back over to the other season. But Sarah began to already grow weary of Bill's aggressive gameplay. At To Tang's Tr!bal Council, Amber and Colby joined up with Mark to hold Kat and Marisa accountable for what they considered to be a big lie. At Chan Loh's Tr!bal Council, Sarah pulled out her individual !mmunity Necklace, and the tribe voted Christina out unanimously.	Marisa and Mia were stunned that they were both kept around on Chung Pow, especially since they gained knowledge from Natalie about the upcoming swap. The next day, on Cambodia, Ken found a clue in the jungle that led to two Hidden !mmunity Idols. But they came with a twist, as these were "Brother Idols"; Ken had to give one of the idols immediately to someone from the other season, and these two idols had to be played at the same time, making these two individual holders de facto "loved ones." He decided to turn to his original season connection, and picked his long-time ally Adam, who was ecstatic at this new gift.
*Reward Challenge (Stacked Up): Each castaway ranks everyone else in their season 1 to 14. They will be giving 5 discs to the person ranked #1, 4 to #2, 3 to #3, 2 to #4, and 1 to #5. The three players with the most discs win.
**Reward: The ability to become a captain of a new tribe and pick their fellow tribe members
At the Reward Challenge, Jeff Probst revealed the swap that Brooke had knowledge of to the rest of the castaways. But everyone was shocked when they discovered how the new tribe captains would be determined: a cumulative ranking of everyone in the game. As people employed different strategies to help some and block others, Sarah, Mark, and Lindsay ended up outranking everyone else in the season. Bill was particularly mad at the results, since he convinced his tribe to put him high on their lists, only for him to not submit his own list in time. The captains started by picking someone from the opposite tribe, and the draft continued until Adam, Brooke, and Tom were left unselected and sent over to the other island as a result. The three were furious at the results, particularly Tom, who felt he had a great grasp on his tribe prior to reaching the mat that morning. In their places, Christina, Kat, and Susie came over after being swapped from Cambodia. After drawing tribes and buffs, Chan Loh consisted of Bill, Christina, Mia, Natalie, and Sarah; To Tang was made up of Amber, Colby, Kat, Marisa, and Mark; and Gondol had Garrett, Lindsey, Marty, Susie, and Tony. On top of all of these complications, idol holders Brooke and Adam were not able to bring them over to the other season. As a result, Brooke decided to hand hers off to Sarah before leaving, while Ken decided to re-gift the brother idol to Marty since they had been talking since the beginning of the game.
With the latest bomb dropped, the players tried to adjust to their new dynamics. Pairs like Mia/Sarah and Amber/Colby used this opportunity to affirm their loyalty to each other, while the transfers tried to worm their way into staying out of the limelight. The prizes for winning the Reward Challenge didn't stop after the swap, though. Sarah got individual !mmunity for the first Tr!bal Council she would attend, while Mark learned a key piece of information. In each of the next two rounds, two out of three tribes will visit Tr!bal Council separately to vote out a member each round. The four voted out players will go to Redempt!on Island. They will be joined by a final fifth player, the subsequent person voted out, and all five players will compete to return to the game -- that is, to the other season instead. After someone returns from Redempt!on Island, the jury phase of the game will begin. Mark tried to use this information as currency to broker trust via private conversations with Amber and Marisa, and held onto his previous connections by also telling his close allies Lindsey and Marty. Meanwhile, on Gondol, Lindsey and Susie quickly bonded after their similar lifestyles.
*!mmunity Challenge (5 x 5): The three tribes face off one-on-one (-on-one) in a series of competitions based on previous challenges. The first place tribe in a challenge gets 2 points, the second place tribe gets 1 point, and the third place tribe gets nothing. The tribe with the most cumulative points at the end of the challenge wins:
**Quest for Fire: Each player may light up to eight torches, with a maximum of one torch per hour. They can also guess five hours in which they predict the other two players will post. If someone from another tribe guesses the hour in which they light a torch, that torch will not count.
**Got a Hunch: Each player will see a blurred and obscured photo of a past Surv!vor castaway, and will have to figure out who it is. They can choose to obtain a clearer image, but 5 mins will be added to their time at the end for each clearer image they receive. They will be penalized by 8 mins for an incorrect guess, and they must keep guessing until they are correct.
**Draggin' the Dragon: The players must once again play a Flash game. They can choose to re-submit their old score from the last time they played, or enter a new one for contention.
**New School: At various points during a 12 hours period, a school of 30 or 31 fish will be released. Players can choose to take between one and three fish, and have to wait at least three minutes between posts. The player who grabs the lash fish of the school gets eight fish added to their total.
**Rice Race: The players complete a variety of visual speed tasks, hoping for the best total elapsed time.
The !mmunity Challenge truly showed there was nowhere to hide, as each member of the new tribes had to take on an individual task. The tribes fought hard, but Gondol emerged victorious, sending everyone else to Tr!bal Council. On To Tang, Marisa was furious at Kat's lack of participation in the challenge, but she was also viewed as a possible pivotal swing vote. Amber, Kat, and Marisa formed as an initial trio to get rid of Mark due to his Chung Pow connections, but that trust was quickly broken when Amber found out that the other two knew each other and were lying to her about their connection. The situation was easier at Chan Loh, as Sarah, Mia, and Bill all felt Christina was not useful for their games and were fearful of her switching back over to the other season. But Sarah began to already grow weary of Bill's aggressive gameplay. At To Tang's Tr!bal Council, Amber and Colby joined up with Mark to hold Kat and Marisa accountable for what they considered to be a big lie. At Chan Loh's Tr!bal Council, Sarah pulled out her individual !mmunity Necklace, and the tribe voted Christina out unanimously.	Marisa and Mia were stunned that they were both kept around on Chung Pow, especially since they gained knowledge from Natalie about the upcoming swap. The next day, on Cambodia, Ken found a clue in the jungle that led to two Hidden !mmunity Idols. But they came with a twist, as these were "Brother Idols"; Ken had to give one of the idols immediately to someone from the other season, and these two idols had to be played at the same time, making these two individual holders de facto "loved ones." He decided to turn to his original season connection, and picked his long-time ally Adam, who was ecstatic at this new gift.
*Reward Challenge (Stacked Up): Each castaway ranks everyone else in their season 1 to 14. They will be giving 5 discs to the person ranked #1, 4 to #2, 3 to #3, 2 to #4, and 1 to #5. The three players with the most discs win.
**Reward: The ability to become a captain of a new tribe and pick their fellow tribe members
At the Reward Challenge, Jeff Probst revealed the swap that Brooke had knowledge of to the rest of the castaways. But everyone was shocked when they discovered how the new tribe captains would be determined: a cumulative ranking of everyone in the game. As people employed different strategies to help some and block others, Sarah, Mark, and Lindsay ended up outranking everyone else in the season. Bill was particularly mad at the results, since he convinced his tribe to put him high on their lists, only for him to not submit his own list in time. The captains started by picking someone from the opposite tribe, and the draft continued until Adam, Brooke, and Tom were left unselected and sent over to the other island as a result. The three were furious at the results, particularly Tom, who felt he had a great grasp on his tribe prior to reaching the mat that morning. In their places, Christina, Kat, and Susie came over after being swapped from Cambodia. After drawing tribes and buffs, Chan Loh consisted of Bill, Christina, Mia, Natalie, and Sarah; To Tang was made up of Amber, Colby, Kat, Marisa, and Mark; and Gondol had Garrett, Lindsey, Marty, Susie, and Tony. On top of all of these complications, idol holders Brooke and Adam were not able to bring them over to the other season. As a result, Brooke decided to hand hers off to Sarah before leaving, while Ken decided to re-gift the brother idol to Marty since they had been talking since the beginning of the game.
With the latest bomb dropped, the players tried to adjust to their new dynamics. Pairs like Mia/Sarah and Amber/Colby used this opportunity to affirm their loyalty to each other, while the transfers tried to worm their way into staying out of the limelight. The prizes for winning the Reward Challenge didn't stop after the swap, though. Sarah got individual !mmunity for the first Tr!bal Council she would attend, while Mark learned a key piece of information. In each of the next two rounds, two out of three tribes will visit Tr!bal Council separately to vote out a member each round. The four voted out players will go to Redempt!on Island. They will be joined by a final fifth player, the subsequent person voted out, and all five players will compete to return to the game -- that is, to the other season instead. After someone returns from Redempt!on Island, the jury phase of the game will begin. Mark tried to use this information as currency to broker trust via private conversations with Amber and Marisa, and held onto his previous connections by also telling his close allies Lindsey and Marty. Meanwhile, on Gondol, Lindsey and Susie quickly bonded after their similar lifestyles.
*!mmunity Challenge (5 x 5): The three tribes face off one-on-one (-on-one) in a series of competitions based on previous challenges. The first place tribe in a challenge gets 2 points, the second place tribe gets 1 point, and the third place tribe gets nothing. The tribe with the most cumulative points at the end of the challenge wins:
**Quest for Fire: Each player may light up to eight torches, with a maximum of one torch per hour. They can also guess five hours in which they predict the other two players will post. If someone from another tribe guesses the hour in which they light a torch, that torch will not count.
**Got a Hunch: Each player will see a blurred and obscured photo of a past Surv!vor castaway, and will have to figure out who it is. They can choose to obtain a clearer image, but 5 mins will be added to their time at the end for each clearer image they receive. They will be penalized by 8 mins for an incorrect guess, and they must keep guessing until they are correct.
**Draggin' the Dragon: The players must once again play a Flash game. They can choose to re-submit their old score from the last time they played, or enter a new one for contention.
**New School: At various points during a 12 hours period, a school of 30 or 31 fish will be released. Players can choose to take between one and three fish, and have to wait at least three minutes between posts. The player who grabs the lash fish of the school gets eight fish added to their total.
**Rice Race: The players complete a variety of visual speed tasks, hoping for the best total elapsed time.
The !mmunity Challenge truly showed there was nowhere to hide, as each member of the new tribes had to take on an individual task. The tribes fought hard, but Gondol emerged victorious, sending everyone else to Tr!bal Council. On To Tang, Marisa was furious at Kat's lack of participation in the challenge, but she was also viewed as a possible pivotal swing vote. Amber, Kat, and Marisa formed as an initial trio to get rid of Mark due to his Chung Pow connections, but that trust was quickly broken when Amber found out that the other two knew each other and were lying to her about their connection. The situation was easier at Chan Loh, as Sarah, Mia, and Bill all felt Christina was not useful for their games and were fearful of her switching back over to the other season. But Sarah began to already grow weary of Bill's aggressive gameplay. At To Tang's Tr!bal Council, Amber and Colby joined up with Mark to hold Kat and Marisa accountable for what they considered to be a big lie. At Chan Loh's Tr!bal Council, Sarah pulled out her individual !mmunity Necklace, and the tribe voted Christina out unanimously.
 	 	
6 	Power Is Always Good 	October 1-4, 2017
Marisa was stunned to see Kat go home, and Amber tried to do damage control with her in order to keep her and Colby in the top spots of their tribe, while Bill was ecstatic that two of his One World rivals were gone in one fell swoop. However, they weren't completely out, as after being voted off, Christina, John, Kat and Tom soon found that their games were not yet over and they would be residing on Redempt!on Island for the time being. The next day, Jeff offered the remaining players an opportunity to switch seasons, though nobody took it. Heading back to their respective camps, Marisa continued to suck up to Amber, though she harbored a deep resentment for her betrayal. It seemed to work, as the two were able to patch their close relationship. On Gondol, Marty and Lindsey decided to appeal to Tony to acquire a majority. Chan Loh seemed to be split by former tribe lines, but Sarah was growing frustrated with Bill's strategizing, and Natalie tried her best to throw the target off of her by lying to Mia about false promises he made.
*!mmunity Challenge (Running the Numbers): Jeff will release math problems at certain times, having the players either construct an equation or identify a number. If a player is the first to get a problem right, they move forward to the "safe zone." The first tribe to get all of their members into the safe zone wins.
In the !mmunity Challenge, it came down to to a final tiebreaker among Mia for Chan Loh, Mark for To Tang, and Susie and Tony for Gondol. Chan Loh was able to squeak out a victory, which produced mixed emotions when some were grateful to avoid a possible tie voted, while Natalie and Bill were disappointed they couldn't get rid of one another. With another Tr!bal Council to face, Marisa decided to try again to target Mark, and this time it seemed like Amber and Colby were willing to bite in an effort to weaken the former members of Chung Pow. Facing their first vote as a new tribe, Susie tried to improve her outsider status by throwing out Garrett's name as the person she talked to the least. Fortunately, it seemed everyone else was willing to target him as well, as to Marty and Lindsey he seemed the most likely to flip back to his original allies. At Gondol's Tr!bal Council, Garrett accepted his fate, being voted out unanimously. At To Tang's Tr!bal Council, Amber and Colby chose to side with Marisa this time, and voted their captain out of the game.	Marisa was stunned to see Kat go home, and Amber tried to do damage control with her in order to keep her and Colby in the top spots of their tribe, while Bill was ecstatic that two of his One World rivals were gone in one fell swoop. However, they weren't completely out, as after being voted off, Christina, John, Kat and Tom soon found that their games were not yet over and they would be residing on Redempt!on Island for the time being. The next day, Jeff offered the remaining players an opportunity to switch seasons, though nobody took it. Heading back to their respective camps, Marisa continued to suck up to Amber, though she harbored a deep resentment for her betrayal. It seemed to work, as the two were able to patch their close relationship. On Gondol, Marty and Lindsey decided to appeal to Tony to acquire a majority. Chan Loh seemed to be split by former tribe lines, but Sarah was growing frustrated with Bill's strategizing, and Natalie tried her best to throw the target off of her by lying to Mia about false promises he made.
*!mmunity Challenge (Running the Numbers): Jeff will release math problems at certain times, having the players either construct an equation or identify a number. If a player is the first to get a problem right, they move forward to the "safe zone." The first tribe to get all of their members into the safe zone wins.
In the !mmunity Challenge, it came down to to a final tiebreaker among Mia for Chan Loh, Mark for To Tang, and Susie and Tony for Gondol. Chan Loh was able to squeak out a victory, which produced mixed emotions when some were grateful to avoid a possible tie voted, while Natalie and Bill were disappointed they couldn't get rid of one another. With another Tr!bal Council to face, Marisa decided to try again to target Mark, and this time it seemed like Amber and Colby were willing to bite in an effort to weaken the former members of Chung Pow. Facing their first vote as a new tribe, Susie tried to improve her outsider status by throwing out Garrett's name as the person she talked to the least. Fortunately, it seemed everyone else was willing to target him as well, as to Marty and Lindsey he seemed the most likely to flip back to his original allies. At Gondol's Tr!bal Council, Garrett accepted his fate, being voted out unanimously. At To Tang's Tr!bal Council, Amber and Colby chose to side with Marisa this time, and voted their captain out of the game.	Marisa was stunned to see Kat go home, and Amber tried to do damage control with her in order to keep her and Colby in the top spots of their tribe, while Bill was ecstatic that two of his One World rivals were gone in one fell swoop. However, they weren't completely out, as after being voted off, Christina, John, Kat and Tom soon found that their games were not yet over and they would be residing on Redempt!on Island for the time being. The next day, Jeff offered the remaining players an opportunity to switch seasons, though nobody took it. Heading back to their respective camps, Marisa continued to suck up to Amber, though she harbored a deep resentment for her betrayal. It seemed to work, as the two were able to patch their close relationship. On Gondol, Marty and Lindsey decided to appeal to Tony to acquire a majority. Chan Loh seemed to be split by former tribe lines, but Sarah was growing frustrated with Bill's strategizing, and Natalie tried her best to throw the target off of her by lying to Mia about false promises he made.
*!mmunity Challenge (Running the Numbers): Jeff will release math problems at certain times, having the players either construct an equation or identify a number. If a player is the first to get a problem right, they move forward to the "safe zone." The first tribe to get all of their members into the safe zone wins.
In the !mmunity Challenge, it came down to to a final tiebreaker among Mia for Chan Loh, Mark for To Tang, and Susie and Tony for Gondol. Chan Loh was able to squeak out a victory, which produced mixed emotions when some were grateful to avoid a possible tie voted, while Natalie and Bill were disappointed they couldn't get rid of one another. With another Tr!bal Council to face, Marisa decided to try again to target Mark, and this time it seemed like Amber and Colby were willing to bite in an effort to weaken the former members of Chung Pow. Facing their first vote as a new tribe, Susie tried to improve her outsider status by throwing out Garrett's name as the person she talked to the least. Fortunately, it seemed everyone else was willing to target him as well, as to Marty and Lindsey he seemed the most likely to flip back to his original allies. At Gondol's Tr!bal Council, Garrett accepted his fate, being voted out unanimously. At To Tang's Tr!bal Council, Amber and Colby chose to side with Marisa this time, and voted their captain out of the game.
 	 	
7 	I'm Taking Fate Into My Own Hands 	October 4-7, 2017
As the three tribes had varying reactions to the boots of Garrett and Mark, they sized up the uncertainty of what was to come next. Susie felt confident she could now make moves as a Cambodia transfer, while Natalie clearly seemed at the bottom of her Chan Loh tribe, though Bill was already eyeing Sarah as a threat for the end. Everyone was hit with a surprise when they were told to meet up at the Gondol camp, where they got the official word that the tribes were merged. Though the new Dara tribe was happy to see that chaotic premerge in the rearview mirror, dynamics were up in the air, with five former Moringos, five former Chung Pows, and Susie as the wildcard. Despite already being well-connected, Marty sought a connection on the other side with Sarah. After barely talking any game together before this moment, the two tepidly shared details, though Sarah did reveal to Marty that Brooke gave her idol to someone before being swapped to the other season.
*!mmunity Challenge (): The castaways divide themselves into ships of three, with two being left over. Every four hours, each player can splash water into another ship. Each ship starts with three buckets of water already in the hull; if they reach 20 buckets, the ship sinks and they are eliminated. The two players not chosen will start on a dinghy that has 5 buckets of water already in the hull and will capsize after 15 buckets. The boat with the least amount of the water at the end of the challenge wins !mmunity for all of its members.
Treemail asked the players to divide themselves into groups of three people who were all from different pre-swap or post-swap tribes. While Marty sought out his new ally Sarah immediately, along with Tony due to proximity, Natalie and Susie were left out of the picking process and wound up on their own team. Natalie gave her idol clue to Marisa, whose search wound up with an empty box in a tree. Meanwhile, the alliances of the merged tribe seemed to be shaping up: the former Moringos (Bill, Amber, Colby, and Sarah) against the former Gondols (Marty, Lindsey, Tony, and Susie), with outsiders Marisa, Mia, and Natalie in the middle. At the !mmunity Challenge, the castaways were informed that they would work together in their groups to sink the competition, and were met with yet another surprise when Jeff told them there would be a double Tr!bal Council that night. Everyone tried to spread the hits around when the challenge started, but Colby and Amber decided to have their respective teams start hitting the "Yet Unnamed" team of Lindsey, Marty, and Sarah. Angry at their actions, they decided to work against them to help the left-out "Browns" team of Natalie and Susie. They were successful, and the underdog duo earned safety from the vote. After the challenge, Jeff clarified his previous statement. Much like seasons past, the top two vote-getters would be voted out. However, only the person with the most votes would be out of the game, as the other would instead get sent to the other season.
Facing their first vote as a new tribe, everyone was still acting cagey and trying to read their competitors. But Bill continued his aggressive game play when he decided to target Lindsey as a threat, and she went after him in retribution. Realizing the ramifications of that night's twist, Bill then went to the "Golden Girls" in the middle and concocted a plan to split the votes between Lindsey and Tony. Marty, meanwhile, was debating whether he should play his idol, and admitted he preferred to see the strong partnership of Amber and Colby split up than get rid of Bill. Amber and Sarah were not for getting rid of a former Moringo, and told Bill they were throwing their votes back onto Lindsey. Not happy with the change in plan, Bill decided to go to Marty and Lindsey and threw Amber under the bus, offering to vote with them against her. They decided to accept the deal, ecstatic at a last-minute possibility of saving Lindsey. At Tr!bal Council, Marisa voted for Tony (sticking with Bill's original plan), while Tony cast his vote for Colby. The rest of the tribe was split between Amber and Lindsey, with Mia and Natalie deciding to side with the Moringos and Bill carrying through with joining the Gondols. After agonizing about the decision all day, Marty decided to play his idol on Lindsey, voiding five votes and leaving Amber with the clear majority. That left the tied singular votes, and Tony and Colby had to draw rocks out of a bag to determine their fate in the game. When the stones were revealed, it was Colby who ended up walking out of the game with his closest ally and over to Cambodia.	As the three tribes had varying reactions to the boots of Garrett and Mark, they sized up the uncertainty of what was to come next. Susie felt confident she could now make moves as a Cambodia transfer, while Natalie clearly seemed at the bottom of her Chan Loh tribe, though Bill was already eyeing Sarah as a threat for the end. Everyone was hit with a surprise when they were told to meet up at the Gondol camp, where they got the official word that the tribes were merged. Though the new Dara tribe was happy to see that chaotic premerge in the rearview mirror, dynamics were up in the air, with five former Moringos, five former Chung Pows, and Susie as the wildcard. Despite already being well-connected, Marty sought a connection on the other side with Sarah. After barely talking any game together before this moment, the two tepidly shared details, though Sarah did reveal to Marty that Brooke gave her idol to someone before being swapped to the other season.
*!mmunity Challenge (): The castaways divide themselves into ships of three, with two being left over. Every four hours, each player can splash water into another ship. Each ship starts with three buckets of water already in the hull; if they reach 20 buckets, the ship sinks and they are eliminated. The two players not chosen will start on a dinghy that has 5 buckets of water already in the hull and will capsize after 15 buckets. The boat with the least amount of the water at the end of the challenge wins !mmunity for all of its members.
Treemail asked the players to divide themselves into groups of three people who were all from different pre-swap or post-swap tribes. While Marty sought out his new ally Sarah immediately, along with Tony due to proximity, Natalie and Susie were left out of the picking process and wound up on their own team. Natalie gave her idol clue to Marisa, whose search wound up with an empty box in a tree. Meanwhile, the alliances of the merged tribe seemed to be shaping up: the former Moringos (Bill, Amber, Colby, and Sarah) against the former Gondols (Marty, Lindsey, Tony, and Susie), with outsiders Marisa, Mia, and Natalie in the middle. At the !mmunity Challenge, the castaways were informed that they would work together in their groups to sink the competition, and were met with yet another surprise when Jeff told them there would be a double Tr!bal Council that night. Everyone tried to spread the hits around when the challenge started, but Colby and Amber decided to have their respective teams start hitting the "Yet Unnamed" team of Lindsey, Marty, and Sarah. Angry at their actions, they decided to work against them to help the left-out "Browns" team of Natalie and Susie. They were successful, and the underdog duo earned safety from the vote. After the challenge, Jeff clarified his previous statement. Much like seasons past, the top two vote-getters would be voted out. However, only the person with the most votes would be out of the game, as the other would instead get sent to the other season.
Facing their first vote as a new tribe, everyone was still acting cagey and trying to read their competitors. But Bill continued his aggressive game play when he decided to target Lindsey as a threat, and she went after him in retribution. Realizing the ramifications of that night's twist, Bill then went to the "Golden Girls" in the middle and concocted a plan to split the votes between Lindsey and Tony. Marty, meanwhile, was debating whether he should play his idol, and admitted he preferred to see the strong partnership of Amber and Colby split up than get rid of Bill. Amber and Sarah were not for getting rid of a former Moringo, and told Bill they were throwing their votes back onto Lindsey. Not happy with the change in plan, Bill decided to go to Marty and Lindsey and threw Amber under the bus, offering to vote with them against her. They decided to accept the deal, ecstatic at a last-minute possibility of saving Lindsey. At Tr!bal Council, Marisa voted for Tony (sticking with Bill's original plan), while Tony cast his vote for Colby. The rest of the tribe was split between Amber and Lindsey, with Mia and Natalie deciding to side with the Moringos and Bill carrying through with joining the Gondols. After agonizing about the decision all day, Marty decided to play his idol on Lindsey, voiding five votes and leaving Amber with the clear majority. That left the tied singular votes, and Tony and Colby had to draw rocks out of a bag to determine their fate in the game. When the stones were revealed, it was Colby who ended up walking out of the game with his closest ally and over to Cambodia.	As the three tribes had varying reactions to the boots of Garrett and Mark, they sized up the uncertainty of what was to come next. Susie felt confident she could now make moves as a Cambodia transfer, while Natalie clearly seemed at the bottom of her Chan Loh tribe, though Bill was already eyeing Sarah as a threat for the end. Everyone was hit with a surprise when they were told to meet up at the Gondol camp, where they got the official word that the tribes were merged. Though the new Dara tribe was happy to see that chaotic premerge in the rearview mirror, dynamics were up in the air, with five former Moringos, five former Chung Pows, and Susie as the wildcard. Despite already being well-connected, Marty sought a connection on the other side with Sarah. After barely talking any game together before this moment, the two tepidly shared details, though Sarah did reveal to Marty that Brooke gave her idol to someone before being swapped to the other season.
*!mmunity Challenge (): The castaways divide themselves into ships of three, with two being left over. Every four hours, each player can splash water into another ship. Each ship starts with three buckets of water already in the hull; if they reach 20 buckets, the ship sinks and they are eliminated. The two players not chosen will start on a dinghy that has 5 buckets of water already in the hull and will capsize after 15 buckets. The boat with the least amount of the water at the end of the challenge wins !mmunity for all of its members.
Treemail asked the players to divide themselves into groups of three people who were all from different pre-swap or post-swap tribes. While Marty sought out his new ally Sarah immediately, along with Tony due to proximity, Natalie and Susie were left out of the picking process and wound up on their own team. Natalie gave her idol clue to Marisa, whose search wound up with an empty box in a tree. Meanwhile, the alliances of the merged tribe seemed to be shaping up: the former Moringos (Bill, Amber, Colby, and Sarah) against the former Gondols (Marty, Lindsey, Tony, and Susie), with outsiders Marisa, Mia, and Natalie in the middle. At the !mmunity Challenge, the castaways were informed that they would work together in their groups to sink the competition, and were met with yet another surprise when Jeff told them there would be a double Tr!bal Council that night. Everyone tried to spread the hits around when the challenge started, but Colby and Amber decided to have their respective teams start hitting the "Yet Unnamed" team of Lindsey, Marty, and Sarah. Angry at their actions, they decided to work against them to help the left-out "Browns" team of Natalie and Susie. They were successful, and the underdog duo earned safety from the vote. After the challenge, Jeff clarified his previous statement. Much like seasons past, the top two vote-getters would be voted out. However, only the person with the most votes would be out of the game, as the other would instead get sent to the other season.
Facing their first vote as a new tribe, everyone was still acting cagey and trying to read their competitors. But Bill continued his aggressive game play when he decided to target Lindsey as a threat, and she went after him in retribution. Realizing the ramifications of that night's twist, Bill then went to the "Golden Girls" in the middle and concocted a plan to split the votes between Lindsey and Tony. Marty, meanwhile, was debating whether he should play his idol, and admitted he preferred to see the strong partnership of Amber and Colby split up than get rid of Bill. Amber and Sarah were not for getting rid of a former Moringo, and told Bill they were throwing their votes back onto Lindsey. Not happy with the change in plan, Bill decided to go to Marty and Lindsey and threw Amber under the bus, offering to vote with them against her. They decided to accept the deal, ecstatic at a last-minute possibility of saving Lindsey. At Tr!bal Council, Marisa voted for Tony (sticking with Bill's original plan), while Tony cast his vote for Colby. The rest of the tribe was split between Amber and Lindsey, with Mia and Natalie deciding to side with the Moringos and Bill carrying through with joining the Gondols. After agonizing about the decision all day, Marty decided to play his idol on Lindsey, voiding five votes and leaving Amber with the clear majority. That left the tied singular votes, and Tony and Colby had to draw rocks out of a bag to determine their fate in the game. When the stones were revealed, it was Colby who ended up walking out of the game with his closest ally and over to Cambodia.
 	 	
8 	I Said I Was Going to Come Back With a Bang 	October 7-9, 2017
The tribe was left shell-shocked after the events of the previous Tr!bal Council. Marty was relieved he went from losing potentially losing two allies to none, while Sarah felt stung by his betrayal and Tony felt guilty for Amber and Colby leaving the season. They were soon joined by Gervase, who was visibly distraught after getting blindsided in Cambodia, but he surprisingly began to make quick inroads when Lindsey and Natalie separately took him under their respective wings. Meanwhile, Amber arrived on Redempt!on Island and informed Tom about Bill's betrayal, fueling the firefighter's desire to come back and help his allies Sarah and Mia. The next day, some tried different tactics of damage control with Sarah, with Marty trying to explain himself, Susie apologizing and currying favor, and Bill acting hostile.
*!mmunity Challenge (Weight and Sea): The castaways are given a maze. They must trace the shortest path from start to finish, which will provide them with an eight digit code. They must then enter those numbers in a URL to be taken to a jigsaw puzzle. The three people who complete their jigsaw puzzle and finish the challenge in the fastest time win !mmunity. Additionally, the eliminated player who finishes the best out of the group will re-enter the game.
Both seasons came together for the !mmunity Challenge and were soon joined by the ten denizens of Redempt!on Island. Jeff informed the players that they would all compete in the challenge as individuals. The top Redempt!on Island finisher from each season would re-enter the game on the other season, while the overall top three finishers for each season would win !mmunity. When the results came in, Tom was the top finisher, sending him back to his original season of Kaoh Rong, while Amber got to join the game quickly after getting voted out, this time going to Cambodia. The majority of the Dara tribe was thrilled to see Tom back, with Marisa and Gervase being the obvious exceptions. Tom also earned !mmunity outright from his score, along with Tony and Marty, and Jeff dropped one final twist by saying that night would be another double Tr!bal Council. Lindsey was congratulatory on her ally beating her by seven seconds, but she secretly planned on separating herself from him as a threat if she survived the round. Susie brought Gervase into the fold using her connections from the other season, while Tom decided to play up his relationship with Bill in order to throw him under the bus later. Tom also brought in Sarah and Mia, creating a coalition of eight with Bill, Gervase, and the former Gondol members. Bill encouraged them to target Natalie, who had been throwing his name out, and they elected to split votes between her and Marisa, who Marty found shady since their days on Chung Pow. The plan did not appease Tom, and the feelings only grew when Gervase essentially confirmed to him that the two of them were on the bottom of an alliance with the Gondols. Not happy about that position and the omission of Sarah, he went to her and the two of them decided to join up with the outsider trio of Mia, Marisa, and Natalie to blindside the majority. They debated taking a shot at thorn in the side Bill or kingpin Marty, but ultimately elected for his right hand woman in Lindsey. At Tr!bal Council, Sarah and Tom joined up with the Golden Girls to vote Lindsey out, while the other side's split vote didn't go as planned. With Bill being the only one to vote Natalie and Tony throwing a vote Bill's way out of spite, five votes were enough to send a shocked Lindsey out, while also saving Marisa by sending her to the other season. Though a Golden Girl was no longer in Kaoh Rong, the deck had certainly been reshuffled.	The tribe was left shell-shocked after the events of the previous Tr!bal Council. Marty was relieved he went from losing potentially losing two allies to none, while Sarah felt stung by his betrayal and Tony felt guilty for Amber and Colby leaving the season. They were soon joined by Gervase, who was visibly distraught after getting blindsided in Cambodia, but he surprisingly began to make quick inroads when Lindsey and Natalie separately took him under their respective wings. Meanwhile, Amber arrived on Redempt!on Island and informed Tom about Bill's betrayal, fueling the firefighter's desire to come back and help his allies Sarah and Mia. The next day, some tried different tactics of damage control with Sarah, with Marty trying to explain himself, Susie apologizing and currying favor, and Bill acting hostile.
*!mmunity Challenge (Weight and Sea): The castaways are given a maze. They must trace the shortest path from start to finish, which will provide them with an eight digit code. They must then enter those numbers in a URL to be taken to a jigsaw puzzle. The three people who complete their jigsaw puzzle and finish the challenge in the fastest time win !mmunity. Additionally, the eliminated player who finishes the best out of the group will re-enter the game.
Both seasons came together for the !mmunity Challenge and were soon joined by the ten denizens of Redempt!on Island. Jeff informed the players that they would all compete in the challenge as individuals. The top Redempt!on Island finisher from each season would re-enter the game on the other season, while the overall top three finishers for each season would win !mmunity. When the results came in, Tom was the top finisher, sending him back to his original season of Kaoh Rong, while Amber got to join the game quickly after getting voted out, this time going to Cambodia. The majority of the Dara tribe was thrilled to see Tom back, with Marisa and Gervase being the obvious exceptions. Tom also earned !mmunity outright from his score, along with Tony and Marty, and Jeff dropped one final twist by saying that night would be another double Tr!bal Council. Lindsey was congratulatory on her ally beating her by seven seconds, but she secretly planned on separating herself from him as a threat if she survived the round. Susie brought Gervase into the fold using her connections from the other season, while Tom decided to play up his relationship with Bill in order to throw him under the bus later. Tom also brought in Sarah and Mia, creating a coalition of eight with Bill, Gervase, and the former Gondol members. Bill encouraged them to target Natalie, who had been throwing his name out, and they elected to split votes between her and Marisa, who Marty found shady since their days on Chung Pow. The plan did not appease Tom, and the feelings only grew when Gervase essentially confirmed to him that the two of them were on the bottom of an alliance with the Gondols. Not happy about that position and the omission of Sarah, he went to her and the two of them decided to join up with the outsider trio of Mia, Marisa, and Natalie to blindside the majority. They debated taking a shot at thorn in the side Bill or kingpin Marty, but ultimately elected for his right hand woman in Lindsey. At Tr!bal Council, Sarah and Tom joined up with the Golden Girls to vote Lindsey out, while the other side's split vote didn't go as planned. With Bill being the only one to vote Natalie and Tony throwing a vote Bill's way out of spite, five votes were enough to send a shocked Lindsey out, while also saving Marisa by sending her to the other season. Though a Golden Girl was no longer in Kaoh Rong, the deck had certainly been reshuffled.	The tribe was left shell-shocked after the events of the previous Tr!bal Council. Marty was relieved he went from losing potentially losing two allies to none, while Sarah felt stung by his betrayal and Tony felt guilty for Amber and Colby leaving the season. They were soon joined by Gervase, who was visibly distraught after getting blindsided in Cambodia, but he surprisingly began to make quick inroads when Lindsey and Natalie separately took him under their respective wings. Meanwhile, Amber arrived on Redempt!on Island and informed Tom about Bill's betrayal, fueling the firefighter's desire to come back and help his allies Sarah and Mia. The next day, some tried different tactics of damage control with Sarah, with Marty trying to explain himself, Susie apologizing and currying favor, and Bill acting hostile.
*!mmunity Challenge (Weight and Sea): The castaways are given a maze. They must trace the shortest path from start to finish, which will provide them with an eight digit code. They must then enter those numbers in a URL to be taken to a jigsaw puzzle. The three people who complete their jigsaw puzzle and finish the challenge in the fastest time win !mmunity. Additionally, the eliminated player who finishes the best out of the group will re-enter the game.
Both seasons came together for the !mmunity Challenge and were soon joined by the ten denizens of Redempt!on Island. Jeff informed the players that they would all compete in the challenge as individuals. The top Redempt!on Island finisher from each season would re-enter the game on the other season, while the overall top three finishers for each season would win !mmunity. When the results came in, Tom was the top finisher, sending him back to his original season of Kaoh Rong, while Amber got to join the game quickly after getting voted out, this time going to Cambodia. The majority of the Dara tribe was thrilled to see Tom back, with Marisa and Gervase being the obvious exceptions. Tom also earned !mmunity outright from his score, along with Tony and Marty, and Jeff dropped one final twist by saying that night would be another double Tr!bal Council. Lindsey was congratulatory on her ally beating her by seven seconds, but she secretly planned on separating herself from him as a threat if she survived the round. Susie brought Gervase into the fold using her connections from the other season, while Tom decided to play up his relationship with Bill in order to throw him under the bus later. Tom also brought in Sarah and Mia, creating a coalition of eight with Bill, Gervase, and the former Gondol members. Bill encouraged them to target Natalie, who had been throwing his name out, and they elected to split votes between her and Marisa, who Marty found shady since their days on Chung Pow. The plan did not appease Tom, and the feelings only grew when Gervase essentially confirmed to him that the two of them were on the bottom of an alliance with the Gondols. Not happy about that position and the omission of Sarah, he went to her and the two of them decided to join up with the outsider trio of Mia, Marisa, and Natalie to blindside the majority. They debated taking a shot at thorn in the side Bill or kingpin Marty, but ultimately elected for his right hand woman in Lindsey. At Tr!bal Council, Sarah and Tom joined up with the Golden Girls to vote Lindsey out, while the other side's split vote didn't go as planned. With Bill being the only one to vote Natalie and Tony throwing a vote Bill's way out of spite, five votes were enough to send a shocked Lindsey out, while also saving Marisa by sending her to the other season. Though a Golden Girl was no longer in Kaoh Rong, the deck had certainly been reshuffled.
 	 	
9 	Sides 	October 9-11, 2017
There was some understandable backlash to Lindsey getting blindsided, particularly from her closest ally Marty. Meanwhile, Natalie was feeling remorse for getting rid of her after she tried to help save her, and began to regret her new style of gameplay. The tribe was greeted with Matty's presence, who had been sent over from Cambodia, much to the excitement of Susie and Gervase. Tom feigned a smile due to Matty's closeness with Sarah, but he was secretly preparing to get full revenge on another member of the tribe that initially voted him out. The next day, after lying to each other for several rounds, Marty and Sarah decided to reconnect and try to rebuild their relationship. They found they had similar goals (getting rid of the Cambodian contingency and taking Mia to the end), but they were hesitant to trust one another fully. Meanwhile, Bill and Natalie declared war on each other after her attempt to patch things up with him went south. Though yet another offer to switch seasons went untaken, there was still some mingling, as Angie floated past Tony some numbers she had noticed while talking with Jeff. They figured out it was a combination to a locked box, and wound up with a pair of two Brother Idols. While they ruminated over the right time to use them, the others seemed to catch onto the clues as well, and wondered if more idols were being released into the game.
*!mmunity Challenge (Cambodian Catering): The castaways play a Flash game called "Island Chef Academy." The two individuals who score the second- and third-highest in the game win, while the first-place finisher receives an advantage in the next challenge.
At the !mmunity Challenge, the top five were Gervase, Marty, Mia, Sarah and Tom. Sarah overperformed, leaving it to the next two highest scorers in Tom and Marty to clinch !mmunity. Now facing the prospect of only one person to vote out for the first time, some sides began to show on Dara: Sarah, Tom, Mia, and Natalie vs. Marty, Susie, Bill, Gervase, and Matty. Though Tony was initially with the latter group, word got out about his vote against Bill last round, sending Bill on the warpath and pushing him into the arms of the former group. With such a heavily divided tribe, Sarah and Tom decided to implement and "divide and conquer" strategy to convince the opposing alliance to vote out Bill. Sarah utilized her newly-repaired relationship with Marty to persuade him that Bill was bad for his game, and they tag-teamed Gervase under the false promise that they would be working together in the long run. Despite all of their politicking, it seemed like things would hold and the group would face a tie. But it turned out to be Susie who was the lynchpin, as she was hesitant to force rocks, which turned the rest of her alliance. At Tr!bal Council, though Bill continued to target Tony, both alliances came together to unanimously get rid of the heavy strategizer. But in true Bill fashion, he caused some chaos on the way out, telling the tribe that Sarah was in possession of an idol.	
There was some understandable backlash to Lindsey getting blindsided, particularly from her closest ally Marty. Meanwhile, Natalie was feeling remorse for getting rid of her after she tried to help save her, and began to regret her new style of gameplay. The tribe was greeted with Matty's presence, who had been sent over from Cambodia, much to the excitement of Susie and Gervase. Tom feigned a smile due to Matty's closeness with Sarah, but he was secretly preparing to get full revenge on another member of the tribe that initially voted him out. The next day, after lying to each other for several rounds, Marty and Sarah decided to reconnect and try to rebuild their relationship. They found they had similar goals (getting rid of the Cambodian contingency and taking Mia to the end), but they were hesitant to trust one another fully. Meanwhile, Bill and Natalie declared war on each other after her attempt to patch things up with him went south. Though yet another offer to switch seasons went untaken, there was still some mingling, as Angie floated past Tony some numbers she had noticed while talking with Jeff. They figured out it was a combination to a locked box, and wound up with a pair of two Brother Idols. While they ruminated over the right time to use them, the others seemed to catch onto the clues as well, and wondered if more idols were being released into the game.
*!mmunity Challenge (Cambodian Catering): The castaways play a Flash game called "Island Chef Academy." The two individuals who score the second- and third-highest in the game win, while the first-place finisher receives an advantage in the next challenge.
At the !mmunity Challenge, the top five were Gervase, Marty, Mia, Sarah and Tom. Sarah overperformed, leaving it to the next two highest scorers in Tom and Marty to clinch !mmunity. Now facing the prospect of only one person to vote out for the first time, some sides began to show on Dara: Sarah, Tom, Mia, and Natalie vs. Marty, Susie, Bill, Gervase, and Matty. Though Tony was initially with the latter group, word got out about his vote against Bill last round, sending Bill on the warpath and pushing him into the arms of the former group. With such a heavily divided tribe, Sarah and Tom decided to implement and "divide and conquer" strategy to convince the opposing alliance to vote out Bill. Sarah utilized her newly-repaired relationship with Marty to persuade him that Bill was bad for his game, and they tag-teamed Gervase under the false promise that they would be working together in the long run. Despite all of their politicking, it seemed like things would hold and the group would face a tie. But it turned out to be Susie who was the lynchpin, as she was hesitant to force rocks, which turned the rest of her alliance. At Tr!bal Council, though Bill continued to target Tony, both alliances came together to unanimously get rid of the heavy strategizer. But in true Bill fashion, he caused some chaos on the way out, telling the tribe that Sarah was in possession of an idol.	
There was some understandable backlash to Lindsey getting blindsided, particularly from her closest ally Marty. Meanwhile, Natalie was feeling remorse for getting rid of her after she tried to help save her, and began to regret her new style of gameplay. The tribe was greeted with Matty's presence, who had been sent over from Cambodia, much to the excitement of Susie and Gervase. Tom feigned a smile due to Matty's closeness with Sarah, but he was secretly preparing to get full revenge on another member of the tribe that initially voted him out. The next day, after lying to each other for several rounds, Marty and Sarah decided to reconnect and try to rebuild their relationship. They found they had similar goals (getting rid of the Cambodian contingency and taking Mia to the end), but they were hesitant to trust one another fully. Meanwhile, Bill and Natalie declared war on each other after her attempt to patch things up with him went south. Though yet another offer to switch seasons went untaken, there was still some mingling, as Angie floated past Tony some numbers she had noticed while talking with Jeff. They figured out it was a combination to a locked box, and wound up with a pair of two Brother Idols. While they ruminated over the right time to use them, the others seemed to catch onto the clues as well, and wondered if more idols were being released into the game.
*!mmunity Challenge (Cambodian Catering): The castaways play a Flash game called "Island Chef Academy." The two individuals who score the second- and third-highest in the game win, while the first-place finisher receives an advantage in the next challenge.
At the !mmunity Challenge, the top five were Gervase, Marty, Mia, Sarah and Tom. Sarah overperformed, leaving it to the next two highest scorers in Tom and Marty to clinch !mmunity. Now facing the prospect of only one person to vote out for the first time, some sides began to show on Dara: Sarah, Tom, Mia, and Natalie vs. Marty, Susie, Bill, Gervase, and Matty. Though Tony was initially with the latter group, word got out about his vote against Bill last round, sending Bill on the warpath and pushing him into the arms of the former group. With such a heavily divided tribe, Sarah and Tom decided to implement and "divide and conquer" strategy to convince the opposing alliance to vote out Bill. Sarah utilized her newly-repaired relationship with Marty to persuade him that Bill was bad for his game, and they tag-teamed Gervase under the false promise that they would be working together in the long run. Despite all of their politicking, it seemed like things would hold and the group would face a tie. But it turned out to be Susie who was the lynchpin, as she was hesitant to force rocks, which turned the rest of her alliance. At Tr!bal Council, though Bill continued to target Tony, both alliances came together to unanimously get rid of the heavy strategizer. But in true Bill fashion, he caused some chaos on the way out, telling the tribe that Sarah was in possession of an idol.
 	 	
10 	Floaters Better Get Themselves a Life Vest 	October 11-14, 2017
Though Bill's words had thrown some targeting onto Sarah for her possible idol, it looked like the new majority of her, Tom, Mia, Natalie, and Tony were in power. She was still tending to her rekindled alliance with Marty, though, and they decided the Cambodia players needed to go, starting with Gervase, who Sarah feared would wreak havoc in the game if left in it. Meanwhile, Bill's words about the social game had reverberated with Natalie, and she came up with a plan to get rid of Tom and put a move on her resume.
*Surv!vor Auction: Marty won the Tiebreaker, allowing him to break all ties in future auction bids and the Secret. Tony won the Sandwich and the Steak, giving him a small and large lead in the next !mmunity Challenge, respectively. Nobody won the Gamechanger, giving the recipient the opportunity to switch seasons. Matty won the Nullifier, nullifying the first vote they receive at an upcoming Tr!bal Council. Natalie won a clue to the Hidden !mmunity Idol and a Mystery Prize, which turned out to be a signed portrait of Parvati Shallow. Tom won the Switcheroo, allowing them to switch the cash amounts with any two players, and the Guest, an ability to pick someone from the other season to vote at the next Tr!bal Council. Mia won the Escape, making them immune from any elimination involving deadlock tiebreakers at any upcoming Tr!bal Council. Sarah won the Necklace and individual !mmunity.
The castaways were surprised to the see the Surv!vor auction set up and money in their pockets. Marty earned the first prize of the all-powerful tiebreaker, and as a result made some key decisions over the course of the auction. When Tom and Sarah tied for the Switcheroo, he chose to give it to Tom, wanting Sarah to win !mmunity. He also broke the tie in Tom's favor to bring someone over from the other season, knowing that Mia would have brought over Marisa to vote, which he was not keen on. Instead, another former player, Amber, would be coming over to vote. In the end, Marty's choices paid off for Sarah, earning her individual !mmunity. On top of that, when Marty got back to camp, he found out what his "Secret" prize entailed: a Hidden !mmunity Necklace that could be used in any of the next three rounds. With Amber temporarily re-joining Kaoh Rong, Marty and Susie wasted no opportunities to speak with her and clear the respective air. Meanwhile, when Natalie's plan to get rid of Tom was not floating well with her allies, she suggested gunning for Gervase due to his rather obvious alliance. On the other side, Gervase suggested that they go after Tony, which Marty agreed to, fully aware of the plan to get rid of Gervase. When Sarah approached Tom with the idea, he was hesitant to do so, considering he had just made a promise to Gervase that round that he would protect him. With the same plan seemingly being cemented on both sides, Natalie decided to tip Gervase off as to what was going on, which angered him, while the others had already been making preparations to target Tom next round. At Tr!bal Council, while Amber sought her revenge on Susie by throwing a vote to her, and a resigned Gervase cast his vote for Tony (which got nullified when he was forced to play his Brother Idol), the rest of Dara united to vote Gervase out of the game. On his way out, Gervase called out his tribe on being completely dishonest with them, with the exception of one particular person	
Though Bill's words had thrown some targeting onto Sarah for her possible idol, it looked like the new majority of her, Tom, Mia, Natalie, and Tony were in power. She was still tending to her rekindled alliance with Marty, though, and they decided the Cambodia players needed to go, starting with Gervase, who Sarah feared would wreak havoc in the game if left in it. Meanwhile, Bill's words about the social game had reverberated with Natalie, and she came up with a plan to get rid of Tom and put a move on her resume.
*Surv!vor Auction: Marty won the Tiebreaker, allowing him to break all ties in future auction bids and the Secret. Tony won the Sandwich and the Steak, giving him a small and large lead in the next !mmunity Challenge, respectively. Nobody won the Gamechanger, giving the recipient the opportunity to switch seasons. Matty won the Nullifier, nullifying the first vote they receive at an upcoming Tr!bal Council. Natalie won a clue to the Hidden !mmunity Idol and a Mystery Prize, which turned out to be a signed portrait of Parvati Shallow. Tom won the Switcheroo, allowing them to switch the cash amounts with any two players, and the Guest, an ability to pick someone from the other season to vote at the next Tr!bal Council. Mia won the Escape, making them immune from any elimination involving deadlock tiebreakers at any upcoming Tr!bal Council. Sarah won the Necklace and individual !mmunity.
The castaways were surprised to the see the Surv!vor auction set up and money in their pockets. Marty earned the first prize of the all-powerful tiebreaker, and as a result made some key decisions over the course of the auction. When Tom and Sarah tied for the Switcheroo, he chose to give it to Tom, wanting Sarah to win !mmunity. He also broke the tie in Tom's favor to bring someone over from the other season, knowing that Mia would have brought over Marisa to vote, which he was not keen on. Instead, another former player, Amber, would be coming over to vote. In the end, Marty's choices paid off for Sarah, earning her individual !mmunity. On top of that, when Marty got back to camp, he found out what his "Secret" prize entailed: a Hidden !mmunity Necklace that could be used in any of the next three rounds. With Amber temporarily re-joining Kaoh Rong, Marty and Susie wasted no opportunities to speak with her and clear the respective air. Meanwhile, when Natalie's plan to get rid of Tom was not floating well with her allies, she suggested gunning for Gervase due to his rather obvious alliance. On the other side, Gervase suggested that they go after Tony, which Marty agreed to, fully aware of the plan to get rid of Gervase. When Sarah approached Tom with the idea, he was hesitant to do so, considering he had just made a promise to Gervase that round that he would protect him. With the same plan seemingly being cemented on both sides, Natalie decided to tip Gervase off as to what was going on, which angered him, while the others had already been making preparations to target Tom next round. At Tr!bal Council, while Amber sought her revenge on Susie by throwing a vote to her, and a resigned Gervase cast his vote for Tony (which got nullified when he was forced to play his Brother Idol), the rest of Dara united to vote Gervase out of the game. On his way out, Gervase called out his tribe on being completely dishonest with them, with the exception of one particular person	
Though Bill's words had thrown some targeting onto Sarah for her possible idol, it looked like the new majority of her, Tom, Mia, Natalie, and Tony were in power. She was still tending to her rekindled alliance with Marty, though, and they decided the Cambodia players needed to go, starting with Gervase, who Sarah feared would wreak havoc in the game if left in it. Meanwhile, Bill's words about the social game had reverberated with Natalie, and she came up with a plan to get rid of Tom and put a move on her resume.
*Surv!vor Auction: Marty won the Tiebreaker, allowing him to break all ties in future auction bids and the Secret. Tony won the Sandwich and the Steak, giving him a small and large lead in the next !mmunity Challenge, respectively. Nobody won the Gamechanger, giving the recipient the opportunity to switch seasons. Matty won the Nullifier, nullifying the first vote they receive at an upcoming Tr!bal Council. Natalie won a clue to the Hidden !mmunity Idol and a Mystery Prize, which turned out to be a signed portrait of Parvati Shallow. Tom won the Switcheroo, allowing them to switch the cash amounts with any two players, and the Guest, an ability to pick someone from the other season to vote at the next Tr!bal Council. Mia won the Escape, making them immune from any elimination involving deadlock tiebreakers at any upcoming Tr!bal Council. Sarah won the Necklace and individual !mmunity.
The castaways were surprised to the see the Surv!vor auction set up and money in their pockets. Marty earned the first prize of the all-powerful tiebreaker, and as a result made some key decisions over the course of the auction. When Tom and Sarah tied for the Switcheroo, he chose to give it to Tom, wanting Sarah to win !mmunity. He also broke the tie in Tom's favor to bring someone over from the other season, knowing that Mia would have brought over Marisa to vote, which he was not keen on. Instead, another former player, Amber, would be coming over to vote. In the end, Marty's choices paid off for Sarah, earning her individual !mmunity. On top of that, when Marty got back to camp, he found out what his "Secret" prize entailed: a Hidden !mmunity Necklace that could be used in any of the next three rounds. With Amber temporarily re-joining Kaoh Rong, Marty and Susie wasted no opportunities to speak with her and clear the respective air. Meanwhile, when Natalie's plan to get rid of Tom was not floating well with her allies, she suggested gunning for Gervase due to his rather obvious alliance. On the other side, Gervase suggested that they go after Tony, which Marty agreed to, fully aware of the plan to get rid of Gervase. When Sarah approached Tom with the idea, he was hesitant to do so, considering he had just made a promise to Gervase that round that he would protect him. With the same plan seemingly being cemented on both sides, Natalie decided to tip Gervase off as to what was going on, which angered him, while the others had already been making preparations to target Tom next round. At Tr!bal Council, while Amber sought her revenge on Susie by throwing a vote to her, and a resigned Gervase cast his vote for Tony (which got nullified when he was forced to play his Brother Idol), the rest of Dara united to vote Gervase out of the game. On his way out, Gervase called out his tribe on being completely dishonest with them, with the exception of one particular person
 	 	
11 	One Big Happy Unanimous Family 	October 14-16, 2017
Though the vote was unanimous last round, the current tribe dynamics were anything but simple. Though the group seemed to be divided between Mia/Natalie/Sarah/Tom/Tony and Marty/Matty/Susie, some had thoughts of their allies across the aisle. Natalie was growing restless to take out the big players, and went to Mia with a plan to get rid of Tom. But when they tried to clue in Marty and Susie about their plan, word began to spread around camp, eventually getting back to Tom and Sarah.
*!mmunity Challenge (Pole Dancing): The castaways are secretly and randomly matched into 1 vs. 1 match-ups in a bracket format. In each round, the person who unspools him or herself from a pole to release more rope will win the match-up and move on to the next round. Throughout the course of the challenge, Jeff will post a series of commands that can advance a player further through certain rounds and set them back in others (ex. Gain 5 ft in Match 1, lose 3 ft in Match 2, gain 2 ft in Match 3). Each castaway can only take one command per posting. The person who advances through the bracket and wins the final match-up wins !mmunity.
The !mmunity Challenge had the castaways facing off in 1-on-1 matches tournament style. In the first round, Tony, Natalie, Mia and Sarah won and moved on. In the second round, Tony beat Natalie, and Mia beat Sarah. It came down to a showdown between Tony and Sarah, and Sarah won her second straight individual !mmunity. Mia and Natalie decided to fortify their flipping, making separate alliances with Susie, Matty, and Marty to get rid of Tom. But Marty was hesitant to vote out the firefighter, fearing he would be the next open target once he was gone. He decided to go to Tom with an offer for an alliance of threats, and in a surprising move, two of the biggest members of the warring sides fostered a peace treaty. They brought in Sarah and Mia, and decided given the complicated web of alliances that it would be best to go for someone who has no real loyalty to anyone: Matty. Mia leaked the plan to Natalie, who begrudgingly decided to put her anti-Tom plans on hold. It became clear at Tr!bal Council that the majority of the votes was headed Matty's way, and the whole tribe ended up voting unanimously again.	Though the vote was unanimous last round, the current tribe dynamics were anything but simple. Though the group seemed to be divided between Mia/Natalie/Sarah/Tom/Tony and Marty/Matty/Susie, some had thoughts of their allies across the aisle. Natalie was growing restless to take out the big players, and went to Mia with a plan to get rid of Tom. But when they tried to clue in Marty and Susie about their plan, word began to spread around camp, eventually getting back to Tom and Sarah.
*!mmunity Challenge (Pole Dancing): The castaways are secretly and randomly matched into 1 vs. 1 match-ups in a bracket format. In each round, the person who unspools him or herself from a pole to release more rope will win the match-up and move on to the next round. Throughout the course of the challenge, Jeff will post a series of commands that can advance a player further through certain rounds and set them back in others (ex. Gain 5 ft in Match 1, lose 3 ft in Match 2, gain 2 ft in Match 3). Each castaway can only take one command per posting. The person who advances through the bracket and wins the final match-up wins !mmunity.
The !mmunity Challenge had the castaways facing off in 1-on-1 matches tournament style. In the first round, Tony, Natalie, Mia and Sarah won and moved on. In the second round, Tony beat Natalie, and Mia beat Sarah. It came down to a showdown between Tony and Sarah, and Sarah won her second straight individual !mmunity. Mia and Natalie decided to fortify their flipping, making separate alliances with Susie, Matty, and Marty to get rid of Tom. But Marty was hesitant to vote out the firefighter, fearing he would be the next open target once he was gone. He decided to go to Tom with an offer for an alliance of threats, and in a surprising move, two of the biggest members of the warring sides fostered a peace treaty. They brought in Sarah and Mia, and decided given the complicated web of alliances that it would be best to go for someone who has no real loyalty to anyone: Matty. Mia leaked the plan to Natalie, who begrudgingly decided to put her anti-Tom plans on hold. It became clear at Tr!bal Council that the majority of the votes was headed Matty's way, and the whole tribe ended up voting unanimously again.	Though the vote was unanimous last round, the current tribe dynamics were anything but simple. Though the group seemed to be divided between Mia/Natalie/Sarah/Tom/Tony and Marty/Matty/Susie, some had thoughts of their allies across the aisle. Natalie was growing restless to take out the big players, and went to Mia with a plan to get rid of Tom. But when they tried to clue in Marty and Susie about their plan, word began to spread around camp, eventually getting back to Tom and Sarah.
*!mmunity Challenge (Pole Dancing): The castaways are secretly and randomly matched into 1 vs. 1 match-ups in a bracket format. In each round, the person who unspools him or herself from a pole to release more rope will win the match-up and move on to the next round. Throughout the course of the challenge, Jeff will post a series of commands that can advance a player further through certain rounds and set them back in others (ex. Gain 5 ft in Match 1, lose 3 ft in Match 2, gain 2 ft in Match 3). Each castaway can only take one command per posting. The person who advances through the bracket and wins the final match-up wins !mmunity.
The !mmunity Challenge had the castaways facing off in 1-on-1 matches tournament style. In the first round, Tony, Natalie, Mia and Sarah won and moved on. In the second round, Tony beat Natalie, and Mia beat Sarah. It came down to a showdown between Tony and Sarah, and Sarah won her second straight individual !mmunity. Mia and Natalie decided to fortify their flipping, making separate alliances with Susie, Matty, and Marty to get rid of Tom. But Marty was hesitant to vote out the firefighter, fearing he would be the next open target once he was gone. He decided to go to Tom with an offer for an alliance of threats, and in a surprising move, two of the biggest members of the warring sides fostered a peace treaty. They brought in Sarah and Mia, and decided given the complicated web of alliances that it would be best to go for someone who has no real loyalty to anyone: Matty. Mia leaked the plan to Natalie, who begrudgingly decided to put her anti-Tom plans on hold. It became clear at Tr!bal Council that the majority of the votes was headed Matty's way, and the whole tribe ended up voting unanimously again.
 	 	
12 	A Power Struggle of the Highest Order 	October 16-18, 2017
The newly-formed alliance of threats with Marty, Mia, Sarah, and Tom seemed to be running smoothly after getting rid of Matty. But things were not so nice below the surface, as Mia was looking to get rid of Marty for his multiple deals, with Sarah begrudgingly going along with the idea after strategically putting all her eggs in Mia's basket. With Sarah's tentative approval, Mia went to Natalie and Susie, with whom she had formed a trio with last round called "Destiny's Child," to solidify her target.
*!mmunity Challenge (Slip, Slide & Score): The castaways are presented with a grid containing colored and numbered squares. They must draw a path from the top of the grid to the bottom. Each square represents the number of seconds they will take to traverse that part of the course. The numbers on the squares in their path will be added up and then also added to the time they take to complete the challenge. The player with the fastest time wins !mmunity.
During the !mmunity Challenge, the castaways were tempted with a clue to the Hidden !mmunity Idol in exchange for adding loads of time to their overall score. Only Natalie grabbed the clue, while the rest of the tribe focused on !mmunity. It came down to Marty and Mia, and Marty finished first, earning himself safety when he probably didn't know he needed it. The mere mention of the idol clue began to stoke paranoia. After Sarah heard from Amber and Erin on the other side that there was the prospect of another pair of Brother Idols in the game, she went to Marty for assistance. Marty was able to easily find the Brother Idols, and chose to give his other one to Ken, seeing as they happened to both be immune and in turn paying him back for gifting him an idol earlier on in the season. Hearing that his name was being thrown out before the !mmunity Challenge, Marty began to go to Mia, Sarah, and Susie with the idea of voting out Natalie. Not wanting to turn on her final three alliance, she rallied with the other women to target Tony for being a loyal ally of Marty's. Sarah agreed to the plan, but she was fearful of Mia turning on her to join up with Natalie and Susie down the line, so her and Tom were now caught in the middle. While Natalie freaked out at the idea of her name being on the chopping block, Marty and Tony considered taking out Susie, since eliminating the only lone wolf could put their pair in the middle of the other two. In the end, Destiny's Child was disbanded when the other four voted together to eliminate Susie from the game.	The newly-formed alliance of threats with Marty, Mia, Sarah, and Tom seemed to be running smoothly after getting rid of Matty. But things were not so nice below the surface, as Mia was looking to get rid of Marty for his multiple deals, with Sarah begrudgingly going along with the idea after strategically putting all her eggs in Mia's basket. With Sarah's tentative approval, Mia went to Natalie and Susie, with whom she had formed a trio with last round called "Destiny's Child," to solidify her target.
*!mmunity Challenge (Slip, Slide & Score): The castaways are presented with a grid containing colored and numbered squares. They must draw a path from the top of the grid to the bottom. Each square represents the number of seconds they will take to traverse that part of the course. The numbers on the squares in their path will be added up and then also added to the time they take to complete the challenge. The player with the fastest time wins !mmunity.
During the !mmunity Challenge, the castaways were tempted with a clue to the Hidden !mmunity Idol in exchange for adding loads of time to their overall score. Only Natalie grabbed the clue, while the rest of the tribe focused on !mmunity. It came down to Marty and Mia, and Marty finished first, earning himself safety when he probably didn't know he needed it. The mere mention of the idol clue began to stoke paranoia. After Sarah heard from Amber and Erin on the other side that there was the prospect of another pair of Brother Idols in the game, she went to Marty for assistance. Marty was able to easily find the Brother Idols, and chose to give his other one to Ken, seeing as they happened to both be immune and in turn paying him back for gifting him an idol earlier on in the season. Hearing that his name was being thrown out before the !mmunity Challenge, Marty began to go to Mia, Sarah, and Susie with the idea of voting out Natalie. Not wanting to turn on her final three alliance, she rallied with the other women to target Tony for being a loyal ally of Marty's. Sarah agreed to the plan, but she was fearful of Mia turning on her to join up with Natalie and Susie down the line, so her and Tom were now caught in the middle. While Natalie freaked out at the idea of her name being on the chopping block, Marty and Tony considered taking out Susie, since eliminating the only lone wolf could put their pair in the middle of the other two. In the end, Destiny's Child was disbanded when the other four voted together to eliminate Susie from the game.	The newly-formed alliance of threats with Marty, Mia, Sarah, and Tom seemed to be running smoothly after getting rid of Matty. But things were not so nice below the surface, as Mia was looking to get rid of Marty for his multiple deals, with Sarah begrudgingly going along with the idea after strategically putting all her eggs in Mia's basket. With Sarah's tentative approval, Mia went to Natalie and Susie, with whom she had formed a trio with last round called "Destiny's Child," to solidify her target.
*!mmunity Challenge (Slip, Slide & Score): The castaways are presented with a grid containing colored and numbered squares. They must draw a path from the top of the grid to the bottom. Each square represents the number of seconds they will take to traverse that part of the course. The numbers on the squares in their path will be added up and then also added to the time they take to complete the challenge. The player with the fastest time wins !mmunity.
During the !mmunity Challenge, the castaways were tempted with a clue to the Hidden !mmunity Idol in exchange for adding loads of time to their overall score. Only Natalie grabbed the clue, while the rest of the tribe focused on !mmunity. It came down to Marty and Mia, and Marty finished first, earning himself safety when he probably didn't know he needed it. The mere mention of the idol clue began to stoke paranoia. After Sarah heard from Amber and Erin on the other side that there was the prospect of another pair of Brother Idols in the game, she went to Marty for assistance. Marty was able to easily find the Brother Idols, and chose to give his other one to Ken, seeing as they happened to both be immune and in turn paying him back for gifting him an idol earlier on in the season. Hearing that his name was being thrown out before the !mmunity Challenge, Marty began to go to Mia, Sarah, and Susie with the idea of voting out Natalie. Not wanting to turn on her final three alliance, she rallied with the other women to target Tony for being a loyal ally of Marty's. Sarah agreed to the plan, but she was fearful of Mia turning on her to join up with Natalie and Susie down the line, so her and Tom were now caught in the middle. While Natalie freaked out at the idea of her name being on the chopping block, Marty and Tony considered taking out Susie, since eliminating the only lone wolf could put their pair in the middle of the other two. In the end, Destiny's Child was disbanded when the other four voted together to eliminate Susie from the game.
 	 	
13 	Couples Retreat 	October 18-20, 2017
Despite being let in on the plan to get rid of Susie, Natalie and Mia still chose to still vote with her, a move that angered Marty. Despite the two of them being on the outs, Sarah was still resolute on keeping Mia close to her, even as she approached Marty to rebuild a bridge. Meanwhile, the other member of Destiny's Child wasn't faring as well; Natalie ran around camp attempting to do damage control for her frantic strategizing last round, to ultimately no avail.
*!mmunity Challenge (Folklore): Jeff Probst will tell the castaways a story, and then they will race into the jungle answering questions as quickly as they can. Once they find a booth with a question, they will reach into the urn that corresponds to the answer they think is correct. If they are right, they will get a medallion. If they are wrong, they will have lost time. The first player to collect 5 medallions will win !mmunity.
In an !mmunity Challenge that tested memory, Sarah and Tom quickly ran into difficulties, and Marty and Tony surged ahead. Meanwhile, there was a special scroll up for grabs that revealed the next round would only have one !mmunity necklace up for grabs across seasons, and would involve partnering up with someone on the other season. In a face-off of close allies, Tony prevailed and won a guaranteed spot in the Final 5. The three pairs now began to scheme against each other. Mia and Natalie decided to go after Tom, while Tom and Sarah returned the favor by targeting Natalie. Meanwhile, Sarah's intricate web of allies was beginning to lose structure with everyone talking with each other. Marty initially wanted to use the opportunity to take out Natalie, but Tony suggested "taking a risk" and voting for Mia to force a tie, angering his closest ally. But little did he know that everything else was shifting around them, as Natalie took her own risk to try to force a 2-2-2 tie between Marty, Tom, and Sarah. On the other side of camp, Tom believed that Natalie could be a loyal ally down the road, and decided this would be a pivotal moment to take out Marty while he was vulnerable. He went with the plan to Sarah, Mia, and Natalie, the latter of whom was more than happy to do so when Marty decided to be forthright about the fact he was targeting her. But all was not well with the entire alliance, as Sarah thought keeping Natalie would make her more appealing as a goat to take to the end, possibly robbing her of a spot in the finals. At the same time, Natalie's idol search culminated in her finding out that Ken had possession of the Brother Idols, meaning Marty most likely had one as well. She decided to tell her alliance to try to change plans, but ironically enough that may have spelled her doom. At Tr!bal Council, Marty ended up playing his idol, and while Mia and Natalie decided to put their votes onto Tom, the rest of the tribe voted to eliminate the pot-stirring Natalie from the game.	Despite being let in on the plan to get rid of Susie, Natalie and Mia still chose to still vote with her, a move that angered Marty. Despite the two of them being on the outs, Sarah was still resolute on keeping Mia close to her, even as she approached Marty to rebuild a bridge. Meanwhile, the other member of Destiny's Child wasn't faring as well; Natalie ran around camp attempting to do damage control for her frantic strategizing last round, to ultimately no avail.
*!mmunity Challenge (Folklore): Jeff Probst will tell the castaways a story, and then they will race into the jungle answering questions as quickly as they can. Once they find a booth with a question, they will reach into the urn that corresponds to the answer they think is correct. If they are right, they will get a medallion. If they are wrong, they will have lost time. The first player to collect 5 medallions will win !mmunity.
In an !mmunity Challenge that tested memory, Sarah and Tom quickly ran into difficulties, and Marty and Tony surged ahead. Meanwhile, there was a special scroll up for grabs that revealed the next round would only have one !mmunity necklace up for grabs across seasons, and would involve partnering up with someone on the other season. In a face-off of close allies, Tony prevailed and won a guaranteed spot in the Final 5. The three pairs now began to scheme against each other. Mia and Natalie decided to go after Tom, while Tom and Sarah returned the favor by targeting Natalie. Meanwhile, Sarah's intricate web of allies was beginning to lose structure with everyone talking with each other. Marty initially wanted to use the opportunity to take out Natalie, but Tony suggested "taking a risk" and voting for Mia to force a tie, angering his closest ally. But little did he know that everything else was shifting around them, as Natalie took her own risk to try to force a 2-2-2 tie between Marty, Tom, and Sarah. On the other side of camp, Tom believed that Natalie could be a loyal ally down the road, and decided this would be a pivotal moment to take out Marty while he was vulnerable. He went with the plan to Sarah, Mia, and Natalie, the latter of whom was more than happy to do so when Marty decided to be forthright about the fact he was targeting her. But all was not well with the entire alliance, as Sarah thought keeping Natalie would make her more appealing as a goat to take to the end, possibly robbing her of a spot in the finals. At the same time, Natalie's idol search culminated in her finding out that Ken had possession of the Brother Idols, meaning Marty most likely had one as well. She decided to tell her alliance to try to change plans, but ironically enough that may have spelled her doom. At Tr!bal Council, Marty ended up playing his idol, and while Mia and Natalie decided to put their votes onto Tom, the rest of the tribe voted to eliminate the pot-stirring Natalie from the game.	Despite being let in on the plan to get rid of Susie, Natalie and Mia still chose to still vote with her, a move that angered Marty. Despite the two of them being on the outs, Sarah was still resolute on keeping Mia close to her, even as she approached Marty to rebuild a bridge. Meanwhile, the other member of Destiny's Child wasn't faring as well; Natalie ran around camp attempting to do damage control for her frantic strategizing last round, to ultimately no avail.
*!mmunity Challenge (Folklore): Jeff Probst will tell the castaways a story, and then they will race into the jungle answering questions as quickly as they can. Once they find a booth with a question, they will reach into the urn that corresponds to the answer they think is correct. If they are right, they will get a medallion. If they are wrong, they will have lost time. The first player to collect 5 medallions will win !mmunity.
In an !mmunity Challenge that tested memory, Sarah and Tom quickly ran into difficulties, and Marty and Tony surged ahead. Meanwhile, there was a special scroll up for grabs that revealed the next round would only have one !mmunity necklace up for grabs across seasons, and would involve partnering up with someone on the other season. In a face-off of close allies, Tony prevailed and won a guaranteed spot in the Final 5. The three pairs now began to scheme against each other. Mia and Natalie decided to go after Tom, while Tom and Sarah returned the favor by targeting Natalie. Meanwhile, Sarah's intricate web of allies was beginning to lose structure with everyone talking with each other. Marty initially wanted to use the opportunity to take out Natalie, but Tony suggested "taking a risk" and voting for Mia to force a tie, angering his closest ally. But little did he know that everything else was shifting around them, as Natalie took her own risk to try to force a 2-2-2 tie between Marty, Tom, and Sarah. On the other side of camp, Tom believed that Natalie could be a loyal ally down the road, and decided this would be a pivotal moment to take out Marty while he was vulnerable. He went with the plan to Sarah, Mia, and Natalie, the latter of whom was more than happy to do so when Marty decided to be forthright about the fact he was targeting her. But all was not well with the entire alliance, as Sarah thought keeping Natalie would make her more appealing as a goat to take to the end, possibly robbing her of a spot in the finals. At the same time, Natalie's idol search culminated in her finding out that Ken had possession of the Brother Idols, meaning Marty most likely had one as well. She decided to tell her alliance to try to change plans, but ironically enough that may have spelled her doom. At Tr!bal Council, Marty ended up playing his idol, and while Mia and Natalie decided to put their votes onto Tom, the rest of the tribe voted to eliminate the pot-stirring Natalie from the game.
 	 	
14 	It Is Gonna Hurt Really Badly 	October 20-23, 2017
Reactions to Natalie's exit were mixed, ranging from Mia being heartbroken to lose her closest ally to Tom satsifed that his biggest enemy had just left. The next day, the final five celebrated making the finale of a wild 40-person dual season, while Sarah felt the pressure mounting, having succeeded in getting nearly all of her allies to the end of the game.
*!mmunity Challenge (Jungle Love): The castaways pair up with someone else from the other season. Each pair will run across balance beams and retrieve colored blocks to make patterns that will score them points. Each red block is worth 8 points, each yellow block is worth 9 points, and each blue block is worth 10 points. Additionally, they can trade in 3 blocks of the same color for a bonus 21 points, or 3 blocks of 3 different colors for a bonus 20 points. The pair with the most points at the end of the challenge wins, and must decide between themselves who of the pair will get the !mmunity Necklace and attend the other season's Tr!bal Council instead of their own.
The castaways from both seasons came together on the same beach for the last time. Jeff Probst told them that, in the spirit of one of the very first twists in Surv!vor history, they would compete as each other's "loved ones" in pairs across seasons. The pair who wins the challenge would then get to determine who wins the !mmunity necklace, which not only gives them safety, but allows them to vote at the other season's Tr!bal Council. This new twist through a possible wrench into the majority alliance of Mia, Sarah, and Tom, as a win from Tony or Marty could have them bringing over an ally and tying the votes up 3-3. The two on the outside were aware of this as well, and decided to pick Ken and Katie as their respective partners, with whom they had been sharing information (and in some cases, idols) over the course of the season. Tom and Colby decided strictly to block Ken and Marty from winning, but were surprised to find that they earned the victory, finishing only ten points ahead of Tony and Katie.
With Colby deciding to come over to his original season and vote, Tom and Mia were confident they had the numbers to finally get rid of Marty. But there was still one wild card in Sarah, who had been working with Marty in secret the entire time and fostered a close friendship wit him. She suggested throwing her vote away to Tom, which made him suspicious of her trying to curry favor to jury members. Nervous about Sarah now possibly being the tying vote, Mia and Tom came up with the fake plan to tell Marty they're voting for Tony. Meanwhile, Sarah ruminated over the idol in her possession, even toying with the idea of using it to save Marty. At Tr!bal Council, Tony believed the vote was for Tom, while Marty believed the vote was for Tony. Sarah also threw her vote to Tony, but she and the rest of the tribe knew full well that the plan was to take Marty, the biggest threat, out of the game.	Reactions to Natalie's exit were mixed, ranging from Mia being heartbroken to lose her closest ally to Tom satsifed that his biggest enemy had just left. The next day, the final five celebrated making the finale of a wild 40-person dual season, while Sarah felt the pressure mounting, having succeeded in getting nearly all of her allies to the end of the game.
*!mmunity Challenge (Jungle Love): The castaways pair up with someone else from the other season. Each pair will run across balance beams and retrieve colored blocks to make patterns that will score them points. Each red block is worth 8 points, each yellow block is worth 9 points, and each blue block is worth 10 points. Additionally, they can trade in 3 blocks of the same color for a bonus 21 points, or 3 blocks of 3 different colors for a bonus 20 points. The pair with the most points at the end of the challenge wins, and must decide between themselves who of the pair will get the !mmunity Necklace and attend the other season's Tr!bal Council instead of their own.
The castaways from both seasons came together on the same beach for the last time. Jeff Probst told them that, in the spirit of one of the very first twists in Surv!vor history, they would compete as each other's "loved ones" in pairs across seasons. The pair who wins the challenge would then get to determine who wins the !mmunity necklace, which not only gives them safety, but allows them to vote at the other season's Tr!bal Council. This new twist through a possible wrench into the majority alliance of Mia, Sarah, and Tom, as a win from Tony or Marty could have them bringing over an ally and tying the votes up 3-3. The two on the outside were aware of this as well, and decided to pick Ken and Katie as their respective partners, with whom they had been sharing information (and in some cases, idols) over the course of the season. Tom and Colby decided strictly to block Ken and Marty from winning, but were surprised to find that they earned the victory, finishing only ten points ahead of Tony and Katie.
With Colby deciding to come over to his original season and vote, Tom and Mia were confident they had the numbers to finally get rid of Marty. But there was still one wild card in Sarah, who had been working with Marty in secret the entire time and fostered a close friendship wit him. She suggested throwing her vote away to Tom, which made him suspicious of her trying to curry favor to jury members. Nervous about Sarah now possibly being the tying vote, Mia and Tom came up with the fake plan to tell Marty they're voting for Tony. Meanwhile, Sarah ruminated over the idol in her possession, even toying with the idea of using it to save Marty. At Tr!bal Council, Tony believed the vote was for Tom, while Marty believed the vote was for Tony. Sarah also threw her vote to Tony, but she and the rest of the tribe knew full well that the plan was to take Marty, the biggest threat, out of the game.	Reactions to Natalie's exit were mixed, ranging from Mia being heartbroken to lose her closest ally to Tom satsifed that his biggest enemy had just left. The next day, the final five celebrated making the finale of a wild 40-person dual season, while Sarah felt the pressure mounting, having succeeded in getting nearly all of her allies to the end of the game.
*!mmunity Challenge (Jungle Love): The castaways pair up with someone else from the other season. Each pair will run across balance beams and retrieve colored blocks to make patterns that will score them points. Each red block is worth 8 points, each yellow block is worth 9 points, and each blue block is worth 10 points. Additionally, they can trade in 3 blocks of the same color for a bonus 21 points, or 3 blocks of 3 different colors for a bonus 20 points. The pair with the most points at the end of the challenge wins, and must decide between themselves who of the pair will get the !mmunity Necklace and attend the other season's Tr!bal Council instead of their own.
The castaways from both seasons came together on the same beach for the last time. Jeff Probst told them that, in the spirit of one of the very first twists in Surv!vor history, they would compete as each other's "loved ones" in pairs across seasons. The pair who wins the challenge would then get to determine who wins the !mmunity necklace, which not only gives them safety, but allows them to vote at the other season's Tr!bal Council. This new twist through a possible wrench into the majority alliance of Mia, Sarah, and Tom, as a win from Tony or Marty could have them bringing over an ally and tying the votes up 3-3. The two on the outside were aware of this as well, and decided to pick Ken and Katie as their respective partners, with whom they had been sharing information (and in some cases, idols) over the course of the season. Tom and Colby decided strictly to block Ken and Marty from winning, but were surprised to find that they earned the victory, finishing only ten points ahead of Tony and Katie.
With Colby deciding to come over to his original season and vote, Tom and Mia were confident they had the numbers to finally get rid of Marty. But there was still one wild card in Sarah, who had been working with Marty in secret the entire time and fostered a close friendship wit him. She suggested throwing her vote away to Tom, which made him suspicious of her trying to curry favor to jury members. Nervous about Sarah now possibly being the tying vote, Mia and Tom came up with the fake plan to tell Marty they're voting for Tony. Meanwhile, Sarah ruminated over the idol in her possession, even toying with the idea of using it to save Marty. At Tr!bal Council, Tony believed the vote was for Tom, while Marty believed the vote was for Tony. Sarah also threw her vote to Tony, but she and the rest of the tribe knew full well that the plan was to take Marty, the biggest threat, out of the game.
 	 	
15 	Mission Accomplished 	October 23-, 2017
Everyone was feeling the sting of getting rid of Marty in one way or another. But they had a larger thing to concentrate on, namely the last vote before the finals. It seemed like the triumvirate of Mia, Sarah, and Tom were sticking with their pact, especially since Tony was a bit of a jury threat for not being as culpable as the three of them for previous eliminations. But Sarah began to grow leery of Tom, worried he had too much of a story, having come back from being voted out. Meanwhile, Tony was making a last-ditch effort to target Sarah, calling her the best player left in the game.
*!mmunity Challenge (Bermuda Triangles): The castaways are asked 10 questions. For each question, they're given a triangle, with the end points representing other players and the segments in between representing shared criteria. They must fill in the points using the names of any castaway who did not make the Final 4 in this or the other season. The first player to submit a correct triangle gets a point; the player with the most points at the end of 9 questions will win.
The Final !mmunity Challenge tested the castaways on how well they remembered the events of the game. It came down to one last question between Sarah and Tom, and Sarah negated any plotting against her when she won a coveted spot in the Final Three. With his main target now safe, Tony tried to bank on a tie vote, telling Tom he was planning to face off against him in fire-making. Little did Tom know the chance of that happening was greater than expected, with Sarah still debating if he was too much of a threat to bring to the end. At Tr!bal Council, the alliance of Mia, Sarah and Tom stuck together, sending Tony to the jury as its final member.
On Day 39, the Final Three reflected over their various journeys throughout the tumultuous two seasons. Sarah hoped she had played with better jury management than her previous seasons; Tom marveled at being a Redempt!on Island returnee and making it to the end, as well as succeeding despite his reputation; and Mia talked up her floating game and getting no votes against her. The remaining castaways were brought to a refurbished Invulnerability Beach where they met up with the finalists from the other season, enjoyed a final breakfast together, and had the afternoon to prepare for the Final Tr!bal Council. After facing their fellow competitors, the jury cast their vote for the title of Sole Surv!vor. In a fitting fashion for this tight trio, the final vote was close. Tom earned the votes from his former enemies Gervase and Marty, while Mia got votes from her friend Natalie as well as wildcard Bill. But Sarah's third trip to the finals turned out to be the charm, as everyone else acknowledged her self-determination, strategic prowess, and superior answers in the jury questioning.	Everyone was feeling the sting of getting rid of Marty in one way or another. But they had a larger thing to concentrate on, namely the last vote before the finals. It seemed like the triumvirate of Mia, Sarah, and Tom were sticking with their pact, especially since Tony was a bit of a jury threat for not being as culpable as the three of them for previous eliminations. But Sarah began to grow leery of Tom, worried he had too much of a story, having come back from being voted out. Meanwhile, Tony was making a last-ditch effort to target Sarah, calling her the best player left in the game.
*!mmunity Challenge (Bermuda Triangles): The castaways are asked 10 questions. For each question, they're given a triangle, with the end points representing other players and the segments in between representing shared criteria. They must fill in the points using the names of any castaway who did not make the Final 4 in this or the other season. The first player to submit a correct triangle gets a point; the player with the most points at the end of 9 questions will win.
The Final !mmunity Challenge tested the castaways on how well they remembered the events of the game. It came down to one last question between Sarah and Tom, and Sarah negated any plotting against her when she won a coveted spot in the Final Three. With his main target now safe, Tony tried to bank on a tie vote, telling Tom he was planning to face off against him in fire-making. Little did Tom know the chance of that happening was greater than expected, with Sarah still debating if he was too much of a threat to bring to the end. At Tr!bal Council, the alliance of Mia, Sarah and Tom stuck together, sending Tony to the jury as its final member.
On Day 39, the Final Three reflected over their various journeys throughout the tumultuous two seasons. Sarah hoped she had played with better jury management than her previous seasons; Tom marveled at being a Redempt!on Island returnee and making it to the end, as well as succeeding despite his reputation; and Mia talked up her floating game and getting no votes against her. The remaining castaways were brought to a refurbished Invulnerability Beach where they met up with the finalists from the other season, enjoyed a final breakfast together, and had the afternoon to prepare for the Final Tr!bal Council. After facing their fellow competitors, the jury cast their vote for the title of Sole Surv!vor. In a fitting fashion for this tight trio, the final vote was close. Tom earned the votes from his former enemies Gervase and Marty, while Mia got votes from her friend Natalie as well as wildcard Bill. But Sarah's third trip to the finals turned out to be the charm, as everyone else acknowledged her self-determination, strategic prowess, and superior answers in the jury questioning.	Everyone was feeling the sting of getting rid of Marty in one way or another. But they had a larger thing to concentrate on, namely the last vote before the finals. It seemed like the triumvirate of Mia, Sarah, and Tom were sticking with their pact, especially since Tony was a bit of a jury threat for not being as culpable as the three of them for previous eliminations. But Sarah began to grow leery of Tom, worried he had too much of a story, having come back from being voted out. Meanwhile, Tony was making a last-ditch effort to target Sarah, calling her the best player left in the game.
*!mmunity Challenge (Bermuda Triangles): The castaways are asked 10 questions. For each question, they're given a triangle, with the end points representing other players and the segments in between representing shared criteria. They must fill in the points using the names of any castaway who did not make the Final 4 in this or the other season. The first player to submit a correct triangle gets a point; the player with the most points at the end of 9 questions will win.
The Final !mmunity Challenge tested the castaways on how well they remembered the events of the game. It came down to one last question between Sarah and Tom, and Sarah negated any plotting against her when she won a coveted spot in the Final Three. With his main target now safe, Tony tried to bank on a tie vote, telling Tom he was planning to face off against him in fire-making. Little did Tom know the chance of that happening was greater than expected, with Sarah still debating if he was too much of a threat to bring to the end. At Tr!bal Council, the alliance of Mia, Sarah and Tom stuck together, sending Tony to the jury as its final member.
On Day 39, the Final Three reflected over their various journeys throughout the tumultuous two seasons. Sarah hoped she had played with better jury management than her previous seasons; Tom marveled at being a Redempt!on Island returnee and making it to the end, as well as succeeding despite his reputation; and Mia talked up her floating game and getting no votes against her. The remaining castaways were brought to a refurbished Invulnerability Beach where they met up with the finalists from the other season, enjoyed a final breakfast together, and had the afternoon to prepare for the Final Tr!bal Council. After facing their fellow competitors, the jury cast their vote for the title of Sole Surv!vor. In a fitting fashion for this tight trio, the final vote was close. Tom earned the votes from his former enemies Gervase and Marty, while Mia got votes from her friend Natalie as well as wildcard Bill. But Sarah's third trip to the finals turned out to be the charm, as everyone else acknowledged her self-determination, strategic prowess, and superior answers in the jury questioning.
 	 	
==Voting History==
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 No vote: Jeanne was evacuated from the game due to inactivity. 
 Adam, Brooke, and Tom were not chosen in the tribe switch, and were swapped over to Surv!vor: Cambodia. 
 At this Tr!bal Council, the person who received the most votes was voted out, while the person who received the second-most votes was sent to Surv!vor: Cambodia. 
 Marty played a hidden !mmunity idol on Lindsey, therefore four votes against her were not counted. 
 There was a tie at Tr!bal Council for the second-most votes between Colby and Tony. As a result, they had to draw rocks to determine who would be swapped over to the other season. Colby drew the black rock, meaning he would be eliminated. 
 Tony played a hidden !mmunity idol, therefore one vote against him was not counted.