Ballin' A Jack

Ballin' A Jack is a recurring challenge that debuted in and has since reappeared in , , and .
==Rules==
Each castaway must stand on a small block with only enough space for one foot while stabilizing a ball against an overhanging piece of wood. If at any point they lose their concentration or their balance, the ball will drop and they are out of the challenge. The last person left standing wins.
==History==
=== United States ===
The challenge was first used as the final seven Reward Challenge in its first appearance in . It ultimately came down to Jaclyn Schultz and Natalie Anderson, with Natalie outlasting Jaclyn to win reward.
The challenge appeared as the final ten Immunity Challenge in . Before the challenge started, host Jeff Probst offered to have the Orkun tribe's shelter rebuilt by Production if at least five people sat out of the challenge. Everyone but Joe Anglim and Keith Nale elected to sit out to have a new shelter. Joe then outlasted Keith to win his fourth individual immunity in a row.
The was used as the final eight Immunity Challenge in . Ultimately, the challenge came down to Elaine Stott and Lauren Beck. After nearly 15 minutes, Lauren began to visibly struggle, but Elaine suddenly dropped, granting Lauren individual immunity.
The challenge returned at the final nine of . Prior to the challenge, the Va Va tribe was informed that, if four castaways gave up their shot at immunity, the tribe would receive a bag of rice; Carson Garrett, Heidi Lagares-Greenblatt, Kane Fritzler, and Lauren Harpe agreed to sit out of the challenge. Within minutes, only Danny Massa and Frannie Marin were left in the challenge, with Frannie outlasting Danny to win her second individual Immunity Challenge.
=== Australia ===
In , this challenge was used for individual immunity ahead of the Double Tribal Council. Instead of putting both feet on the same stand, the contestants stood on two narrow pegs. Shay Lajoie solidified her strong reputation in endurance challenges by defeating the rest of her Blood tribemates to win a crucial Immunity Necklace. On Water, Khanh Ong agreed to give up the necklace to Sam Gash if he won, and both parties held on until Sam collapsed from exhaustion, allowing Khanh to win the challenge.
==Winners==
<tabber>United States=
Episode	Challenge Type 	Winner
 	Individual Reward 	
 	Individual Immunity	
 	Individual Immunity	
 	Individual Immunity	
|-|Australia=
Episode 	Challenge Type 	Winners	Winners
Episode 12	Individual Immunity	 	
</tabber>
==Gallery==
<tabber>United States=
Ballin'_a_jack_keith.jpg|Keith competes in .
Cambodia_Ballin_a_Jack_Stations.jpg|The stations in .
S39E11 IC Noura.jpg|Noura competes in .
s44e09 frannie ballin a jack.jpg|Frannie competing in .
s44e09 yam yam ballin a jack.jpg|Yam Yam competing in Survivor 44.
|-|Australia=
AUS9 Episode 12.jpg|The castaways compete for individual immunity at the Double Tribal Council. ()
</tabber>
==Trivia==
* Joe Anglim is the only man to win this challenge.
* Keith Nale is the only player to compete in this challenge twice. He lost both times.
* The iteration of the challenge currently holds the record for lowest percentage of contestants participating in a single Immunity Challenge, with only two of the ten remaining contestants (20%) competing.
==References==
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
Category:Australian Survivor
Category:Challenges
Category:Recurring Challenges
Category:Survivor: San Juan del Sur
Category:San Juan del Sur Challenges
Category:Survivor: Cambodia
Category:Cambodia Challenges
Category:Survivor: Island of the Idols
Category:Island of the Idols Challenges
Category:Survivor 44
Category:Survivor 44 Challenges
Category:Australian Survivor: Blood v Water
Category:Blood v Water Challenges (Australia)