Basket Brawl

Basket Brawl (also known as Water Polo and Survivor Dodgeball) is a recurring challenge that originated in , and has since reappeared in , , and . It is a Survivor version of basketball, albeit more physical.
==Rules==
Playing in a field of shallow water, three castaways (an equal number of men and women from each tribe) would battle for control over a ball. Once a contestant has acquired the ball, they must throw it into their tribe's respective net, which would score them one point. Every time a point is scored, tribes may swap members in and out of the challenge depending on the stipulation for the upcoming round. The first tribe to score three points would win the challenge.
==History==
=== United States ===
The Jalapao tribe won this challenge in its debut season, , defeating Timbira in a close match by a score of 3-2 to win fishing gear and immunity.
The Heroes tribe won this challenge in , defeating the Villains tribe in a 3-0 blowout to win reward.
The Salani tribe, recently bolstered in strength by a favorable tribe swap, won this challenge in , defeating the Manono tribe 3-1 to win immunity.
The challenge appeared in post-merge where the team of Abi-Maria Gomes, Ciera Eastin, Joe Anglim, Spencer Bledsoe, and Tasha Fox won with a score of 3-1 to win reward.
=== Australia ===
A dodgeball variant of the challenge was introduced in . Instead of aiming for a basket, two strikers on each tribe aimed for the other tribe's strikers, each standing on elevated platforms; the first tribe to knock out both of their opponents scores a point, with the first tribe to score three points winning immunity. In the last three rounds of the challenge, the game was played with two balls instead of one. Although the Rebels held a 2-1 lead heading into the fourth round, Rianna Bowley's mistake of hitting for an already eliminated Eden Porter allowed the Titans the opportunity to tie things up. In the final round, the Titans adopted the strategy of hogging both balls to launch coordinated attacks at each of the Rebel strikers. This strategy paid off and allowed the Titans to score their second Immunity Challenge victory.
=== South Africa ===
In , the challenge appeared as the third tribal Immunity Challenge. Raituhn suffered from a lack of coordination, especially as a result of Tshepo Maseko's inability to follow instructions. Still, they were able to even the score with Goma 4-4. In the end, Sindi Lukhele scored the game point for Goma, giving the tribe their first immunity win.
In , the challenge appeared as the tribal Immunity Challenge immediately following the tribe switch. The new Vuna utterly defeated the new Zamba tribe, scoring in all three rounds to win immunity.
==Winners==
<tabber>United States=
Episode	Challenge Type 	Winners
 	Tribal Reward/Immunity	
 	Tribal Reward 	
 	Tribal Immunity 	
 	Team Reward 	
|-|Australia=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winners
Episode 9	Tribal Immunity	
Episode 7	Tribal Immunity	
 	Tribal Immunity	
|-|South Africa=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winners
Episode 3	Tribal Immunity	
 	Tribal Immunity	
</tabber>
==Gallery==
<tabber>United States=
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|-|Australia=
3auEp9.jpg|The challenge in .
S3Ep7 ImmunityChallenge23.jpg|Jonathan LaPaglia tosses the ball in .
aus11e04 valeria aileen survivor dodgeball.jpg|Valeria and Aileen tussle in .
|-|South Africa=
Zas04e03 basket brawl.png|The challenge in .</tabber>
==Trivia==
* J.T. Thomas, Stephen Fishbach, and Coach Wade are the only contestants to compete in this challenge twice. J.T. won both times, Stephen won once, while Coach did not win either time.
==References==
Category:Challenges
Category:Recurring ChallengesCategory:Survivor (U.S.)
Category:Australian Survivor
Category:Survivor South Africa
Category:Tocantins Challenges
Category:Heroes vs. Villains Challenges
Category:One World Challenges
Category:Survivor: Tocantins
Category:Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains
Category:Survivor: One World
Category:Survivor: Cambodia
Category:Cambodia Challenges
Category:Survivor South Africa: Maldives
Category:Maldives Challenges
Category:Survivor South Africa: Immunity Island
Category:Immunity Island Challenges