The Thorn in My Thumb

The Thorn in My Thumb is the seventh episode of .
==Story==
===Night 13===
===Day 14===
The castaways arrive at their first individual Immunity Challenge, where Jeff Probst informs them that two people would be going home that night. He explains that the castaways will be divided into two teams of six before competing in a classic endurance challenge: Get a Grip. Not only will the winner from each team win immunity, the overall winner will win reward for their team, including the right to vote second. The stakes are raised as Jeff explains that the person voted out from the losing team will not join the jury. The castaways then draw rocks to determine their team during the challenge.
					
					
==Challenges==
Reward/Immunity Challenge: Get a GripDivided into two teams of six, castaways must hang onto a pole for as long as they can. The last person remaining from each team wins immunity, and the last person standing overall wins reward for their team.Reward: Tacos, soft drinks, and the right for their team to vote second.Additional Stipulation: The player voted out from the losing group will not make the jury, whereas the player eliminated from the winning group will.Winners: () and () (As the last person standing, Dee won reward for the Red Team.)
==Tribal Council==
===Blue Team===
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==== Voting Confessionals ====
No voting confessionals were aired.
==== Final Words ====
===Red Team===
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==== Voting Confessionals ====
Part of Jake's confessional was shown in the following episode.
==== Final Words ====
===Still in the Running===
								
								
==Trivia==
===Secret Scenes===
* (Untitled): The merged tribe names themselves Dakuwaqa after a Fijian shark deity.https://ew.com/tv/survivor-45-merge-tribe-name-origin-revealed-exclusive-deleted-scene/
* Enjoying the Sunrise: Kaleb is happy to see another day on Survivor after surviving the previous Tribal Council.https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/aaes_pjVLGLW0S6aHTJ_Y_Ad7A1a9l3B/
* Day 14 Treemail: Dee explains why she hopes the upcoming challenge is the one where they have to hold onto a pole.https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/nlLLmIHUM2MRaqJe3X7W60H2LnGrw_wY/
===Behind the Scenes===
===On Fire with Jeff Probst===
*Get A Griphttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-a-grip/id1673596832?i=1000634208901
===Other===
* This is the first time that the votes have been revealed prior to Tribal Council; Jake and Dee's votes were shown during a flash-forward prior to the Tribal Council segment.
* After this episode, Emily becomes the highest-placing member of Lulu.
** Lulu effectively becomes the second-earliest tribe to be reduced to its last original member, achieving this distinction on Day 14, following the original Casaya which earned the same distinction on Day 11. 
* After voting out Kaleb Gebrewold, the remaining members of the Red Team would go on to make up the entire final five.
* The Easter egg in this episode's intro titles was the Immunity Necklace.
==References==
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