A Crate Idea

A Crate Idea (also known as Crate Outdoors, Boats, Brains & Brawn, Uprising and No Quarter) is a recurring physical/puzzle challenge that originated in and was later used in future seasons.
==Rules==
Two castaways from each tribe race out to a giant tribe-colored crate. Once they reach the crate, they must roll it back to their tribe's mat. Upon reaching the tribe mat, the next pair run out to get the next crate. Once all 6 crates have been collected, the contestants would stack the crates, solving a puzzle on the side of the crates (spelling out a key word or phrase). Once all the crates have been stacked correctly, the castaways would climb up the crates to a platform. The first tribe to get all tribe members on the platform wins.
==History==
=== United States ===
In the challenge's debut in , Timbira was able to collect their crates first. However, Jalapao overtook them in the puzzle portion and won immunity, sending Timbira to their second consecutive Tribal Council.
The challenge later reappeared in . Although the Heroes collected all their crates first, a communications breakdown between several of their members allowed the much more organized Villains, under Rob Mariano's leadership to finish their puzzle first and win immunity.
In , the challenge was supposed to be an Immunity Challenge in , but Bikal decided to forfeit the challenge and go to Tribal Council, giving Gota immunity. It was used later in the following episode, with the physically stronger new Gota tribe winning immunity over the less physically adept new Bikal.
In , the challenge was a combined Reward/Immunity Challenge. Paddling out to retrieve puzzle crates, the tribes would have to dive down underwater to release the boxes. Once all crates were retrieved and brought back to shore, the tribes would stack the crates into a staircase with Blood vs. Water properly aligned along the sides. Then, two members of each tribe would solve a puzzle giving them the combination to retrieve the correct key. The first tribe to run to the top of the tower, unlock and pull a lever, releasing the tribe flag, would win the challenge. Galang won their fourth consecutive immunity, beating Tadhana in a close race.
The challenge was modified for use as the Earn the Merge challenge in . Teams will drag a sled to retrieve their six wooden crates, using these to build a staircase to retrieve a key. After racing up a warped wall, they will use their key to unlock puzzle pieces to solve a word puzzle. Despite lagging behind and one member sustaining a finger injury, the blue team of Dwight Moore, Jeanine Zheng, Jesse Lopez, Karla Cruz Godoy, Mike Gabler, and Ryan Medrano staged a comeback to win the challenge.
=== Australia ===
=== Mexico (Unofficial) ===
In , it was used as the first Immunity Challenge as new tribes. In the challenge, only two contestants moved the cubes, while the rest were positioned on top of them. The tribe quickly got in the lead, and the tribe was never able to catch up.
=== South Africa ===
In , the tribes competed for a mystery reward sponsored by Volvo. In view of the sponsorship, the tribes had to stack the crates to depict the Volvo logo. Though both tribes showed some struggle with arranging their crates, Raituhn pulled forward to complete their puzzle before Goma had gotten their game plan together. They won the challenge, and it was revealed that the prize was a set of comfort items.
In , the tribes competed for immunity and had to stack their crates to form the logo for Brights Hardware. Zamba suffered from poor communication, while Vuna won the challenge, extending their winning streak.
==Winners==
<tabber>United States=
Episode	Challenge Type 	Winner
 	Tribal Immunity 	
 	Tribal Immunity 	
 	Tribal Immunity 	
 	Tribal Immunity 	
 	Tribal Reward/Immunity 	
 	Team Reward/Immunity(Earn the Merge)	
|-|Australia=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winner
Episode 1 	Tribal Immunity	
Episode 11	Tribal Immunity	
|-|Mexico (Unofficial)=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winners
Cycle 5, Episode 18	Tribal Immunity	
|-|South Africa=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winners
Episode 6	Tribal Reward 	
 	Tribal Immunity	
|-|Sweden=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winners
Episode 25	Tribal Immunity	
</tabber>
==Gallery==
<tabber>United States=
A crate idea jalapao.jpg|Jalapao climbs up their crates ().
A crate idea heroes.jpg|The Heroes during the challenge ().
A Crate Idea.jpg|The Villains during the challenge (Heroes vs. Villains).
101917 d15714b.jpg|Gota wins by forfeit ().
26 caramoan crate idea.jpg|Gota and Bikal build their staircases in Caramoan.
Survivor.s27e04.hdtv.x264-2hd 320.jpg|Galang builds their staircase in .
S43 no quarter course.jpg|The course in .
S43E06 No Quarter Sleds.jpg|The castaways compete to earn the merge in Survivor 43.
|-|Australia=
AU2017-Ep1-SamatauImmunity.jpg|Samatau competing for immunity in .
Aus10e11 villains a crate idea puzzle.jpg|The competing in .
|-|South Africa=
Raituhn EP6 Reward.jpg|Raituhn building their staircase in .
ZAS8 Paul IC.jpg|Paul competing in .
ZAS8 E4 IC.jpg|Vuna puts their staircase together in Immunity Island.
zas08e04 a crate idea.jpg|The challenge in Immunity Island.
|-|Sweden=
</tabber>
==Trivia==
* J.T. Thomas, Coach Wade, and Tyson Apostol have competed in this challenge twice, all winning it once.
* Every time this challenge appeared, it was used for tribal immunity.
* This challenge is the first challenge in history to be forfeited by a tribe before it began. Bikal forfeited this challenge in , giving Gota immunity.
* When the challenge was subsequently reused, the switched Gota tribe won again. This makes Gota the first tribe to "win" the same challenge twice, and Eddie Fox, Reynold Toepfer, and Sherri Biethman the first contestants to "win" the same challenge twice in one season.
* Each time this challenge was used in a "Heroes vs Villains"-themed season, the Villains and a member of the Twine family won.
==References==
Category:Challenges
Category:Recurring Challenges
Category:Tocantins Challenges
Category:Heroes vs. Villains Challenges
Category:Caramoan Challenges
Category:Survivor 43 Challenges
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
Category:Survivor: Tocantins
Category:Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains
Category:Survivor: Caramoan
Category:Survivor: Blood vs. Water
Category:Blood vs. Water Challenges
Category:Survivor 43
Category:La Isla: El Reality (Mexico)
Category:La Isla 2012: El Reality
Category:La Isla (2012) Challenges