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What About Me?

**What About Me?** is the season finale of *Survivor: Nicaragua*.

## Challenges

**Immunity Challenge:** *Donkey Dig*
The Survivors will each race out to a station where they will find a question about Nicaraguan history. They will select their answer from two choices and select the corresponding bag and race back. If they are right, the bag will contain valid puzzle pieces. If they are wrong, the pieces will be black and fake, and the castaways will have to go back and get the correct bag. Once they have answered all three questions and collected all three bags of puzzle pieces, they will use the pieces to solve a puzzle (the Survivor: Nicaragua logo). First person to solve the puzzle wins immunity.
**Winner:** Jacob Richards

## Tribal Council

 Dakota (2 votes)
 Teresa(used Hidden Immunity Idol)

## Challenges

**Immunity Challenge:** **Balancing Point**
With one hand they will balance a sword on a shield. With their other hand, they will stack (unevenly sided) coins on the handle of the sword. As the stack of coins gets higher, it will get more difficult to balance. When the stack becomes too high, the coins may fall and they will then be out of the challenge. The last person standing wins final immunity.
**Winner:** Jacob Richards

## Tribal Council

 Dakota (1 vote)
 VOTED OFF:Stephanie Pederson

## Final Tribal Council

 Dakota (1 vote)
 Teresa (1 vote)
 SOLE SURVIVOR:Jacob Richards
Serpent Turf

****Serpent Turf**** (also known as Phish Farm and Cell Block Sea) is a recurring challenge on Survivor.

## Recurring *Survivor* Challenge

### Appearances:

*Caramoan*
*Cagayan*
*Game Changers*
*Ghost Island*
*Edge of Extinction*

## Description

Castaways must race out into the water and swim over to their respective tribe's bamboo cage. Once the entire tribe has arrived, each person must climb up and over the cage wall and jump into the water. They must then retrieve a large item and bring it back to shore, where a final task would occur. The first tribe(s) to finish this final task would win. The challenge debuted in as a Reward/Immunity Challenge in *Caramoan*, where each tribe had to retrieve a heavy chest from the cage, then move the chest along a track and onto a platform using grappling hooks, with the first tribe to get their chest on their finish platform winning.

## Winners

 **Cagayan** | Tribal Reward/Immunity
 **Game Changers** | Tribal Reward/Immunity
 **Ghost Island** | Tribal Immunity
So Smart They're Dumb

**So Smart They're Dumb** is the twelfth episode of *Survivor: David vs. Goliath*.

## Challenges

* Reward
* Immunity
**Challenge:** **Matt Finish**
Tethered to another castaway, each pair will need to race through the water and crawl under an obstacle. Once on shore, each pair must dig for a ring of keys to release a pair of balls. The first pair to each get one ball on a narrow perch wins.
**Reward:** A barbecue with their loved one.
**Winner:** Courtney Brewr and DeAndre Nogo (*shared with Ashton Perry and Cole Stevenson*)

**Challenge:** *A Hand Out*
Castaways must balance on a narrow perch, while balancing a pole in their palm connected to a bucket of water. If their bucket falls or they step off the perch, they are out of the challenge. The last person left standing wins.
**Winner:** Miguel Eastrise

## Tribal Council

 DeAndre (4 votes)
 VOTED OFF:DeAndre Nogo
Tonight, We Make Our Move

**Tonight, We Make Our Move** is the fourth episode of *Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains*.

## Challenges

* Reward
* Immunity
**Challenge:** **Slip, Slide & Score**
A member from each tribe would slide across a slippery surface and grab a ball with a certain color and number suspended above them. They would have to toss it into a basket to score a point. The first tribe to score four points would win.
**Reward:** Two selected items from a Sears catalog. The Heroes tribe chose cooking equipment and additional fishing gear. The Villains tribe chose additional materials to set up camp and a tool kit.
**Winner:** Villains

**Challenge:** **Roll With It**
One castaway would be strapped into a wooden spherical cage and would have to guide two blindfolded castaways in rolling the cage through a maze through the forest. At the end of the maze would be a labyrinth-like table maze. The castaway inside the cage would then have to guide four blindfolded castaways in solving the table maze. The first tribe to finish the table maze would win.
**Winner:** Heroes

## Tribal Council

 Libby (1 vote)
 VOTED OFF:Kristian Smith
The Dead Can Still Talk

**The Dead Can Still Talk** is the sixth episode of *Survivor: Blood vs. Water*.

## Story

### Redemption Island

  Olivia(current inhabitant)

## Challenges

* Redemption Island Duel
* Reward/Immunity
**Challenge:** **Game of Bridge**
The castaways must disassemble a box and use the pieces as planks to build a bridge. Once they cross the bridge, they use some of the planks to solve a pattern puzzle.
**Winners (*in order to finish*):** Brandon Olson and Olivia Anderson (*Brandon gave the Hidden Immunity Idol clue to  Egypt*)

**Challenge:** **Slip, Slide & Score**
The castaways must race down a giant water slide, grabbing a ring on the way down. Once they have their ring, they must run up to a mat and they throw the ring onto a cross. The first player to get their ring on their cross scores a point for their tribe. The first tribe with five points, wins.
**Reward:** Steak dinner (including vegetables, spices, and a wok), or fishing gear.
**Winner:** Sinta

## Tribal Council

 Gwenda (2 votes)
 VOTED OFF:Wendy House(sent to Redemption Island)
What the...? Part 2

**What the...? Part 2** is the eighth episode of *Survivor: Pearl Islands*.

## Challenges

**Immunity Challenge:** **Keel Hauling**
For the first round, the castaways must jump from a pontoon into the water, pull themselves along a rope under the pontoon to the opposite end without surfacing, climb back onto the pontoon, and run back to the start. This is done in two heats of five, the first two players in each to finish two laps move on. For the final round, the same thing is done, but players must do five laps, and move a medallion to the front each lap. First to move all five medallions to the front wins.
**Winner:** Erica Sheppard

## Tribal Council

 Alec (3 votes)
 VOTED OFF:Wayne Mueller
There's Always a Twist

**There's Always a Twist** is the seventh episoded of *Survivor: Edge of Extinction*.

## Challenges

* Re-entry Duel
* Immunity
**Challenge:** **Jail Break**
Castaways must climb on top of a net to retrieve a bag, then make their way to a locked gate. Using sticks and string, each castaway must retrieve a set of keys to unlock their gate. Once through the gate, they must maneuver a ball on a vertical snake maze, while standing on a balance beam, to the top of the maze. The first person to get their ball to the top of the maze would return to the game.
**Additional Stipulation:** After finding an advantage on the Edge of Extinction, **Hope Peredes** penalized **Chandler Goodman**, requiring Chandler to untie 30 knots before starting the maze.
**Winner:** Cassidy Cartwright

**Challenge:** **Over-Extended**
Each castaway must hold a boom pole over their head with a statue at the end, while standing on a narrow perch. Every few minutes, the castaways will step forward to a narrower part of the perch. If they fall off the perch or their statue drops, they are out of the challenge. The last person standing wins.
**Winner:** Lexi Romero

## Edge of Extinction

 Left Game:**None**

## Tribal Council

 Oscar (3 votes)
 VOTED OFF:Cassidy Cartwright(goes to Edge of Extinction)
This Is the Man Test

**This Is the Man Test** is the fifth episode of *Survivor: Samoa*.

## Challenges

* Reward/Immunity
**Challenge:** **Roll With It**
One castaway would be strapped into a wooden spherical cage and would have to guide two blindfolded castaways in rolling the cage through a maze through the forest. At the end of the maze would be a labyrinth-like table maze. The castaway inside the cage would then have to guide four blindfolded castaways in solving the table maze. The first tribe to finish the table maze would win.
**Reward:** Pizza while watching in on the other tribe's Tribal Council.
**Winner:** Sasae

## Tribal Council

 Cynthia (2 votes)
 VOTED OFF:Jerold Heard
Survivor: Gabon

Winner
 No. of episodes
 No. of days
 No. of survivors
 Tribes

## Twists

* **Tribe Selection:** Like **Survivor: Thailand**, the oldest male and female players will choose their tribemates.
* **Individual Immunity Idols:** Similar to **Survivor: Micronesia**, the players competed for individual immunity for their first visit to Tribal Council.
* **Exile Island:** Exile Island returns this season, with some new tweaks. The banished player will pick one of two bottles, one will grant idle comfort (referring to a semi-lavish shelter with a fruit basket inside), while the other will provide idol protection (a clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol somewhere around the vicinity). If the player chose to look for the idol, he/she must rest outside of the shelter. If that player chose to enjoy the comforts of the shelter, the player in question cannot look out for the idol.
* **Hidden Immunity Idol:** Two Hidden Immunity Idols were available this season, one during the tribal phase of the game hidden on Exile Island, and another during the second tribe switch.
* **Double Tribal Council:** On Day 21, both tribes must go to Tribal Council to eliminate one of their own.
* **Two Tribe Switches:** There were two tribe swaps in this season, the first one on Day 10, and the other on Day 22.
* **Delayed Merge:** Due to the surprise second tribe switch, the merge was delayed for three days, merging with nine remaining contestants.
* **Final Three:** The finale returned to the Final Three, albeit with a seven-person jury format, similar to **Survivor: China**.
What the...?

**What the...?** is the seventh episode of *Survivor: Pearl Islands*.

## Challenges

**Immunity Challenge:** **Jail Break**
One member from each tribe must race to a jail cell to untie one tribe member before moving to the next cells where their other tribemates are waiting. At the last cell are sticks and rope the tribes must use to retrieve a key outside to escape the prison. The first tribe to free themselves from the prison and reach the finish mat wins the challenge.
**Additional Stipulation:** If The Outcasts win first place, both Otonal and La Legua would go to Tribal Council to vote out a member. The Outcasts would then follow and vote two of them back in the game. If The Outcasts finish second, whichever tribe between Otonal and La Legua that finished last would vote out a member, and one returning Outcast will replace that player. If The Outcasts finish last, their chance to return is forfeited. Any returning Outcast would then be immune the next time they visit Tribal Council.
**Winner:** La Legua and The Outcasts

## Tribal Council

 Alec (2 votes)
 VOTED OFF:Howard Huerta

## Tribal Council

 Andi (2 votes)
 Judith (1 vote)
 Caleb (0 votes)
 ELIMINATED:Andi Blackburn, Caleb Harper, Greta Allen, Judith Rodriguez, and Natalia Klein
Slither Me Timbers

## Description

The castaways' feet are tied together and their arms are bound to their sides. One at a time they must slither through the sand through a series of obstacles before completing a final objective.

In *Millennials vs. Gen X* and *Island of the Idols*, the team had to complete a puzzle at the end of the course, while in *Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers* the unbound tribe member had to shoot five balls into a receptacle before completing the challenge.

## Winners

 **Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers** | Tribal Reward
 **Island of the Idols** | Tribal Reward
Thanks for the Souvenir

**Thanks for the Souvenir** is the sixth episode of *Survivor: One World*.

## Challenges

* Reward/Immunity
**Challenge:** *Coco Pops*
One at a time, tribe members will run to the top of several boxes, where they will find coconuts at the top. They must bounce a coconut off of a trampoline at the bottom of the boxes so that it is able to bounce off and break targets on the other side. The first tribe to break all five of their targets wins reward.
**Reward:** A trip to a Survivor-themed ice cream parlor.
**Winner:** Laiai

## Tribal Council

* Vote
* Revote

 Max (3 votes)
 TIE:India, Max

 Max (1 vote)
 VOTED OFF:India Ernst
Survivor: Vanuatu

Winner
 No. of episodes
 No. of days
 No. of survivors
 Tribes

## Twists

* **Expanded Cast:** Following its predecessor, this season also featured eighteen castaways.
* **Tribe Composition:** The castaways are divided into tribes of nine based on gender: The Tenmaru tribe was composed of all men and the Leume tribe was composed of all women.
* **Double Tribal Council:** On Day 7, both tribes were forced to attend Tribal Council separately to vote out one of their own.
The Home Stretch

****The Home Stretch**** The Home Stretch (also known as Wizard's Staff and Home Stretch) is a recurring challenge in Survivor. First used in *Survivor: Worlds Apart*, it reappeared in *Kaôh Rōng*, *Millennials vs. Gen X*, and *Edge of Extinction*.

## Recurring *Survivor* Challenge

### Appearances:

*Worlds Apart*
*Kaôh Rōng*
*Millenials vs. Gen X*
*Survivor: Edge of Extinction*

## Description

The castaways must each race under a net crawl and make their way to a table where they must slide tiles into a target. Once all the tiles are through, they must use a machete to transport those tiles over a teeter-totter and balance beam to the finish table. They must then sort the tiles into pairs. Three of the tiles will not match up. Those three hold the code to a combination that will unlock their box. The first person to unlock their box and raise their flag wins.

In *Millennials vs. Gen X*, the contestants had to transport ten discs over a balance beam and then through a wire maze. After they had all ten discs at the finishing podium, they had to roll the ten discs through a slot. The first person to land all ten discs in their compartment wins.

In *Edge of Extinction*, it was more similar to its original *[[Survivor: Worlds Apart|Worlds Apart]* counterpart (sans the net crawl), though the letter tiles were now transported with two handles, and the challenge instead ended with a word puzzle in which the tiles must be used to spell out a phrase.

## Winners

 **Kaôh Rōng** | Individual Reward
 **Millenials vs. Gen X** | Individual Immunity
 **Edge of Extinction** | Individual Immunity
This Tribe Will Self-Destruct in 5, 4, 3...

**I Have the Advantage... for Once** is the season finale of *Survivor: Cook Islands*.

## Challenges

**Immunity Challenge:** **Out on a Limb**
One at a time, the final five must collect eight bags from eight obstacles (mesh tunnel, mesh bridge, disc walk, V tunnel, swing steps, knotted rope bridge, rope swing, and an overhead cargo net), then use the puzzle pieces inside them to build a three-dimensional compass rose puzzle.
**Winner:** Giovante Wilson

## Tribal Council

 Boon-nam (2 votes)
 VOTED OFF:Feleysa Gaines

## Challenges

**Immunity Challenge:** **Perch**
The final four will have to stand barefoot on a small, individually-proportioned perch above the water for as long as possible. Every 15 minutes for the first hour, they will pull a rope and release a section of the perch, making it fall. After one hour, a section 'less than half the size of a postcard' will remain.
**Winner:** Matt Alvarado

## Tribal Council

* First Vote
* Tiebreaker

 Wendy (2 votes)
 TIE:**Boon-nam, Wendy (2 votes each)**

## Final Tribal Council

 Boon-nam (3 votes)
 Matt (1 vote)
 SOLE SURVIVOR:Giovante Wilson
When It Rains, It Pours

****When It Rains, It Pours**** (also known as Fools in the Rain, Raise the Roof, and When It Rains) is a recurring endurance challenge that originated in *Survivor: Africa*. Considered to be a classic Survivor challenge, it has had numerous incarnations throughout the series' run.

## Recurring *Survivor* Challenge

### Appearances:

*Africa*
*All-Stars*
*Micronesia*
*Heroes vs. Villains*
*One World*
*Millenials vs. Gen X*
*David vs. Goliath*
*Island of the Idols*
*Winners at War*

## Description

Castaways will have one arm above their head with their wrist tethered to a bucket of water on top of a platform. The castaway who could stand there the longest without tipping the bucket would win. At random points during the challenge, the host may tempt the contestants with food items. They would get the food item only if they step down.

Starting from *Heroes vs. Villains*, players would have to balance on a narrow perch while trying to maintain their balance at the same time. In Winners at War, castaways were not allowed to support their tethered arm with their free hand.

In *David vs. Goliath*, the challenge was reformatted to be a team challenge. The six members in each team must hold up eight sandbags, each weighing 10 pounds. Every 15 minutes, one member must drop out and their sandbag must be carried by another member. The first person to drop a sandbag loses for their team.
Survivor: The Australian Outback

Winner
 No. of episodes
 No. of days
 No. of survivors
 Tribes

## Twists

* **Tribe Composition:** The sixteen castaways were divided into two tribes of eight.
* **Merged Tribe Composition:** The merged tribe was composed of ten members.
* **Final Tribal Council Format:** Two finalists faced a jury of seven. The jurors individually addressed the finalists.
* **Tiebreaker:** In an event of a tie vote, a revote would take place. If a deadlock occurs, the votes cast against the players in question from previous Tribal Councils will be taken into account. The castaway that had more votes would be eliminated from the game.
Squared Off

****Squared Off**** (also known as Turtle Roll, Watch Your Step, and Flip Out) is a recurring individual challenge that originated in *Survivor: Borneo*. It has since been used in *Marquesas*, *Guatemala*, and *South Pacific*. The challenge requires puzzle solving and analytical strategy.

## Recurring *Survivor* Challenge

### Appearances:

*Borneo*
*Marquesas*
*Guatemala*
*South Pacific*

## Description

Each contestant starts the challenge at the edge of a gameboard comprised of several six-sided tiles (or in its debut season, a grid of square tiles). One at a time, contestants will take one step onto a new tile (turning it over to show a designated color). Contestants are not allowed to step onto a space that has already been used. When a castaway has no more legal moves, they are eliminated from the challenge. Last person standing wins.

Often, additional rules are included, such as certain tiles giving contestants advantages or penalties.

## Winners

 **Marquesas** | Individual Reward
 **Guatemala** | Individual Immunity
 **South Pacific** | Individual Immunity
Troy Numez

## **Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers**

**\*** Troy used his Hidden Immunity Idol, negating 2 votes against himself.

**\*2** **Martin Nolan** had the advantage of choosing on person to be in the Final Three with him. He chose **Gary MacFarlan**, subjecting Troy and **Kendall Oprei** to a fire-making challenge. Troy lost the challenge and was eliminated.
To Betray or Not to Betray

**To Betray or Not to Betray** is the fourth episode of *Survivor: Guatemala*.

## Challenges

**Immunity Challenge:** *Rows And Throws*
Both tribes must paddle out and retrieve three of their tribe-colored bags, then race back to shore. Once back, they must untie the bags and dump them into a basket. Inside each bag are Mayan war clubs, which they must then throw at three different tiles. The first tribe to break all three tiles wins immunity..
**Winner:** Itza

## Tribal Council

 Ally (2 votes)
 Olivia (1 vote)
 VOTED OFF:Yosef Burch
The Sounds of Jungle Love

**The Sound of Jungle Love** is the second episode of *Survivor: Micronesia*.

## Challenges

**Reward/Immunity Challenge:** **Smash and Grab**
Five castaways are chosen to swim, one at a time, to a platform, grab a club, and leap off the platform to smash a tile that releases a key. The swimmer then retrieves the key and swims back to shore with it, allowing the next tribe mate to go out. Once the five keys are collected, another castaway uses the keys to open a locked box containing a set of puzzle pieces that form a map of Micronesia. Three other castaways put the puzzle together.
**Reward:** Fishing gear, and a bamboo fishing boat, as well as the right to exile a member of each tribe.
**Winner:** Onanei (*exiled Karalyn Wise and Lucca Davidson*)

## Tribal Council

 Katie (2 votes)
 VOTED OFF:Lindsey Hubbard
The Showdown

**The Showdown** is the seventh episode of *Survivor: Marquesas*.

## Challenges

Immunity Challenge: **Sea Legs**
Each player must stand on a floating platform at the sea. If any part of their body besides their feet touch the platform, or if they fall of the platform, they are eliminated from the challenge. Last person left standing wins immunity.

**Winner:** Lena Roth

## Tribal Council

 Jordan (2 votes)
 VOTED OFF:Gerald Andrade
Why Aren't You Swimming?!

**Why Aren't You Swimming?!** is the seventh episode of *Survivor: Cook Islands*.

## Challenges

* Reward
* Immunity
**Challenge:** **Smash and Grab**
One at a time, three players grab a club, swim out to a platform, climb it, smash a plaster box while jumping off to release a key, grab it, and swim back to shore. Once six keys have been retrieved (each swimmer must get at least one), two others use them to open a chest, grab the eight puzzle pieces from inside, and use them to assemble a 'map of the world'.
**Reward:** (for Bakhao) Potatoes and peanut butter; (for Aomaya) Bread and peanut butter.
**Winner:** Bakhao (*exiled Theo Silius*)

**Challenge:** **Stairway to Heaven**
The tribes must place twelve poles of varying lengths into their holders to form a staircase, and then run up it. One at a time, three ride a zipline to a pontoon, grab a bag of puzzle pieces, and swim back, then all three climb a ladder back to the platform, where the final three solve the puzzle, a timeline.
**Winner:** Bakhao

## Tribal Council

* Vote
* Revote

 Theo (3 votes)
 TIE:Feleysa, Theo

 Feleysa (1 vote)
 VOTED OFF:Theo Silius
The Obstacle Course

****The Obstacle Course**** (also known as Double Play, Wicker Ball Relay, Rats in the Rigging, Big Bad O-Course, Balance Beam Maze, Austin's Elemental Obstacle Course, and Tower of Power) is a recurring physical challenge that debuted in *Survivor: Borneo*.

## Recurring *Survivor* Challenge

### Description:

A recurring physical and mental challenge

### Appearances:

*Borneo*
*The Australian Outback*
*Africa*
*Thailand*
*Pearl Islands*
*All-Stars*
*One World*
*San Juan del Sur*
*Millenials vs. Gen X*
*Game Changers*

## Description

Castaways must race through a series of physical and mental obstacles. The first tribe, team, or individual to complete the course wins.
The Privilege of Being Eldest

**The Privilege of Being Eldest** is the season premiere of *Survivor: Thailand*.

## Challenges

**Immunity Challenge:** *Flying Your Flag*
The Survivors had to race around a small island by paddling a boat. Along the way they would have to visit several stations, where they would have to complete certain tasks or puzzles in order to receive a tribal flag. However, only one person from each tribe would be allowed to compete at each station. The first tribe to have successfully completed each puzzle, gather their flags and race back to the floating dock, would win immunity.
**Winner:** Khem Kang

## Tribal Council

 Cedric (3 votes)
 VOTED OFF:Jax Cross
Survivor Makes You Vulnerable

**Survivor Makes You Vulnerable** is the eighth episode of *Survivor: All-Stars*.

## Challenges

* Reward
* Immunity
**Challenge:** **Log Jam**
Log-rolling competition. Last one standing wins.
**Reward:** Any three items from losing tribe's camp
**Winner:** Mogo Mogo

**Challenge:** **Choose Your Weapon**
**First round:** Everyone tries to hit a target with blowdarts. Closest to the center wins two arrows for their tribe, other tribe wins one.
**Second round:** Same thing, but with spears.
**Third round:** Tribes choose a player to use a bow and arrow to hit a target farther away. Closest to the center wins.
**Winner:** Mogo Mogo

## Tribal Council

 Arturo (1 vote)
 VOTED OFF:Liv Jacobs
Stuck in the Middle

**Stuck in the Middle** is the tenth episode of *Survivor: Nicaragua*.

## Challenges

* Reward
* Immunity
**Challenge:** **Barrel Bridge**
The tribe would be split into two teams by school yard pick. The teams would be given four barrels, two wood planks, and 10 feet (3.0 m) of rope that they would use to cross the beach without stepping on the sand. If any team member steps onto the sand, the entire team would have to restart from the beginning. The first team to reach the finish line would win.
**Reward:** A helicopter trip to the Cerro Negro volcano with volcano surfing and pizza, brownies, and soft drinks.
**Winner:** Yellow Team (Jerry Teel, Liana Nhu Phong, Stephanie Pederson, Tate Clevenger, and Willow Clements)

**Challenge:** **Splash Back**
The castaways would stand on small platforms and hang on to a rope while leaning backwards over a pool of water. The rope would have knots tied along its length. In five-minute intervals, the castaways would have to move further down the rope to the next knot, increasing the angle at which they were hanging over the water. The last castaway to hang on to the rope would win.
**Winner:** Stephanie Pederson

## Tribal Council

 Jerry (4 votes)
 VOTED OFF:Liana Nhu Phong
They're Back!

**They're Back!** is the season premiere of *Survivor: All-Stars*.

## Challenges

**Immunity Challenge:** **Quest for Fire**

On floating platforms, the tribes will have to dive down and release their raft from a mooring on the bottom of the ocean floor. They would then have to transport fire torches on their raft to the beach, lighting torches along the way. The first two tribes to light the torches, bring their rafts to the beach, and climb under a bamboo crawl would win immunity.

**Winner:** Saboga and Mogo Mogo

## Tribal Council

 Caylee (1 vote)
 VOTED OFF:Ezekiel Dunn
Sumo at Sea Challenge

****Sumo at Sea Challenge**** (also known as Kung Fu Cannibals and Sumo in Mud) is a recurring challenge that originated in **Survivor: Palau** and was used in later seasons.

## Recurring *Survivor* Challenge

### Appearances:

*Palau*
*Fiji*
*Heroes vs. Villains*
*Blood vs. Water*
*San Juan del Sur*

## Description

One member from each tribe faces off on a platform surrounded by either water (Palau, Blood vs. Water, and San Juan del Sur) or mud (Fiji and Heroes vs. Villains). Using their padded bags, or any other body part other than their hands, they must try to knock each other off the platform. Doing so would score their tribe a point. The first tribe to reach a certain number of points would win.

## Winners

 **Fiji** | Tribal Reward
 **Heroes vs. Villains** | Tribal Reward/Immunity
Survivor: San Juan del Sur

Winner
 No. of episodes
 No. of days
 No. of survivors
 Tribes

## Twists

* **Blood vs. Water:** Nine pairs of castaways, each with a pre-existing relationship, will compete against each other for the million dollar prize. The pairs will be separated, assigning each member to opposite tribes. Unlike the first "Blood vs. Water" season, this season will have an all-new cast, and Redemption Island will not be in play.
* **Day Zero:** A day before the actual game starts, the pairs will be sent out at sunset to different locations to live by themselves for the night. They will then all meet up to be officially welcomed by host Jeff Probst and start the game the next morning.
* **Exile Island:** After an eleven-season hiatus of the twist, Exile Island returns replacing the initial Redemption Island twist. This season's version of the twist would have its tribal Reward Challenges only be one-on-one duels between castaways. Before the tribe switch, however, the twist is that the ones that would face-off should be between loved ones. The winner of each duel wins reward for his/her tribe while the losing castaway would be sent to Exile Island, along with one of the winner's tribe mates, where they will choose between two urns: one with a clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol buried on his/her camp, and the other with nothing.
* **Hidden Immunity Idol:** During the pre-merge portion of the game, one idol would be hidden at each tribe's camp with clues found at Exile Island. Post-merge, an idol would be hidden somewhere on Exile Island.
* **Tribe Switch:** When there were 14 castaways left in the game, there was a tribe switch.
* **Early Merge:** This season merged with twelve castaways in the game.
* **Expanded Jury and Final Three:** Instead of the conventional Final Two facing the jury of seven, the Day 39 Tribal Council was held with a Final Three facing an eight-person jury.
The Story Of My Life

**The Story Of My Life** is the eleventh episode of *Survivor: Marquesas*.

## Challenges

* Reward
* Immunity
**Challenge:** **Squared Off**
The loved ones (not the Survivors) would stand around the far edge of a large puzzle, comprised of six-sided individual pieces. One at a time, the competitors would step from one piece to the next. As they stepped off a piece, they had to flip it over, revealing the color green. Taking turns, they would continue moving on to new pieces without the option of stepping back on a green piece. Once a person was trapped, unable to step on an "open" piece, they were out. The last person left on the board would win
**Reward:** An overnight stay with their friend/family at Moho Tani beach.
**Winner:** Lena Roth

**Challenge:** **Blue Plate Special**
Each Survivor recognized their name emblazoned on an hourglass-shaped structure dotted with different shaped tiles. Behind those tiles were piles of sand. At the base of each structure was a small tiki. Using the slingshots, the Survivors had to fire rocks at the tile panels of another tribe member's structure, releasing sand, which would cover the tiki. Once a Survivor's tiki was completely covered with sand, that person would be eliminated from the game. The Survivor whose tiki remained uncovered would win.

**Winner:** Nicolas Strickland

## Tribal Council

 Irene (1 vote)
 Lena (1 vote)
 VOTED OFF:Finn Hardy
Survivor: Caramoan

Winner
 No. of episodes
 No. of days
 No. of survivors
 Tribes

## Twists

* **Fans vs. Favorites:** Similar to past season **Survivor: Micronesia**, this season will feature one tribe made up of die-hard Fans of the show, while the other tribe will be made up of Favorite returning players from previous seasons.
* **Returning Players:** As implied by the theme, ten former players returned to compete against ten new castaways.
* **Hidden Immunity Idol:** Like previous seasons, at least one Hidden Immunity Idol is hidden in each tribe's camp.
* **Tribe Switch:** On Day 15, 3 Fans were switched to the new Batan tribe and 3 Favorites were switched to the new Rapu tribe.
* **Early Merge:** This season merged with twelve castaways in the game.
* **Expanded Jury and Final Three:** Instead of the conventional Final Two facing the jury of seven, the Day 39 Tribal Council was held with a Final Three facing an eight-person jury.
What Goes Around, Comes Around

**What Goes Around, Comes Around** is the seventh episode of *Survivor: Nicaragua*.

## Challenges

* Reward
* Immunity
**Challenge:** **Jump Shot**
One member of each tribe will be the defender standing on a perch in the water while one at a time, members of the other tribe leap off a platform into the water and attempt to throw a ball past the defender and into the net. The first tribe to get five balls in the net wins.
**Reward:** A visit to a Nicaraguan ranch where they will enjoy breakfast and horseback riding.
**Winner:** Esteii

**Challenge:** *Cannon Ski-Ball*
Standing at the top of each tower, two members of each tribe will roll cannonballs down a long steep chute. While four other members will use ropes in an attempt to aim the chute trying to break one of the other tribe's tiles. The first tribe to break all five of the other tribe's tiles will win immunity.
**Winner:** Esteii

## Tribal Council

 Willow (3 votes)
 VOTED OFF:Brooke Stackhouse
Too Crazy For This Game

**Too Crazy For This Game** is the season premiere of *Survivor: Marquesas*.

## Challenges

**Immunity Challenge:** **Quest for Fire**
Carrying an outrigger canoe outfitted with two torches, the tribes must swim with the canoe out into the ocean, light the torches from a fire cauldron, then race back to shore while lighting a series of torches along the way. The first tribe to have successfully lit all of their torches and cross the finish line wins.
**Winner:** Hakahau

## Tribal Council

 Makayla (2 votes)
 VOTED OFF:Dayana Stevenson
The Cruel Sea

****The Cruel Sea**** (also known as Dressed to Keel) is a recurring challenge of Survivor.

## Recurring *Survivor* Challenge

### Appearances:

*San Juan del Sur*
*Ghost Island*
*Edge of Extinction*

## Description

One person from each tribe will swim out, then race up a platform, dive into the water, retrieve a ring, and bring it back. The next person from the tribe will then do the same. Once a tribe has collected all their rings, two tribe members will attempt to land those rings on posts. The first tribe to finish wins.
Thunder Storms and Sacrifice

**Thunder Storms and Sacrifice** is the season finale of *Survivor: Guatemala*.

## Challenges

**Immunity Challenge:** **The Maze**
The Final Four castaways must move through a giant macaw-shaped maze to find one of six stations, grab a three-sided color-coded puzzle piece (or pieces), then get to the end of the pool, cross pontoons to the other side, climb a ladder to the solving stations, cross a bridge, and climb down a ladder to re-enter the maze. First to get all eight of their pieces to their solving station and form one of three possible images (jaguar, crocodile, or monkey) wins.
**Winner:** Charleigh Stafford

## Tribal Council

* First Vote
* Tiebreaker

 Liza (2 votes)
 TIE:**Greg, Liza (2 votes each)**

## Challenges

**Immunity Challenge:** *Wobbly Boots*
The castaways must use two thin ropes to help them get onto a board sitting on a very tiny fulcrum joint, making it hard to balance, then last as long as they can without touching the platform beneath the board. After one hour, they must let go of one of the ropes, then let go of the second 30 minutes later, at which point neither hand can touch any part of the challenge setup. The last person left wins.
**Winner:** Liza Smalling

## Tribal Council

 VOTED OFF:Jared Mays

## Final Tribal Council

 Liza (0 votes)
 SOLE SURVIVOR:Charleigh Stafford
The Brains Behind Everything

**The Brains Behind Everything** is the eighth episode of *Survivor: Gabon*.

## Challenges

* Reward
* Immunity
**Challenge:** *Super Golf*
The tribes would use a three-man slingshot to shoot an oversized golf ball along three golf holes. The tribe that put their ball in the hole using the fewest number of shots would receive one point. The first tribe to score two points would win.
**Reward:** An overnight trip to a Gabonese village.
**Winner:** Bafuku (*exiled Roxann McNamara*)

**Challenge:** **Fast Fire**
The castaways would make a fire large enough to burn through a rope using flint, steel and a box of fire making supplies. The first castaway to completely burn through their rope would win.
**Winner:** Rod Otoole

## Tribal Council

 Sebastian (4 votes)
 VOTED OFF:Mary Stevens
Tastes Like Chicken

**Tastes Like Chicken** is the ninth episode of *Survivor: Samoa*.

## Challenges

* Reward
* Immunity
**Challenge:** *Coconut Code*
The tribe would split into two teams of five, with one castaway sitting out the challenge. Two castaways at a time, the teams would race out into a field to collect a series of poles with black and white colored coconuts. The poles would have to be arranged so that the white coconuts form a four-digit number. One blindfolded team member would then have to use their sense of touch to unlock a multiple-dial combination lock using the four-digit number. The first team to unlock their lock would win.
**Reward:** A trip to a waterfall rock slide and a picnic lunch.
**Winner:** Yellow Team (Channing Goff, Evelyne Hochstetler, Foster Bender, Gea McGann, and Yamil Livingstone)

**Challenge:** *Square Peg, Round Hole*
The castaways would have to toss a grappling hook to retrieve two bags with a wooden peg in each bag. The first three castaways to retrieve their bags would move on to the final puzzle round. In the final round, the castaways would untie the bags and try to insert one of the uniquely shaped pegs into the board, which would release another peg. That peg would fit into another hole, which releases another peg, and so on until the board was full. The first castaway to complete their puzzle would win.
**Winner:** Cynthia Jenkins

## Tribal Council

 Yamil (4 votes)
 VOTED OFF:Gea McGann
We've Been Absorbed

**We've Been Absorbed** is the ninth episode of *Survivor: Palau*.

## Challenges

**Immunity Challenge:** **Perch**
Each tribe member will stand on top of a wooden pillar in the water. At random points, Jeff will tempt the survivors down by bribing food items. Last person left standing wins Immunity.
**Winner:** Wess Hawkins

## Tribal Council

 Miley (4 votes)
 VOTED OFF:Kyler Church
This Camp Is Cursed

**This Camp Is Cursed** is the fourth episode of *Survivor: Gabon*.

## Challenges

* Reward
* Immunity
**Challenge:** *Fruit Flies*
A tribe member would toss fruit through a hole in a wall to two members of their own tribe. An opposing tribe member would stand in front of the wall and use a club to try to knock away the fruit as it was thrown through the air. Once a piece of fruit is caught by a tribe member, it would have to be thrown through a hole in a second wall defended by a second opposing tribe member. The tribe that catches the most fruit by weight after five minutes would win.
**Reward:** A herb garden, salt, oil, chili sauce, and all fruit collected from the challenge
**Winner:** Tamamu (*exiled Roxann McNamara*)

**Challenge:** *Cliff Bowling*
One member from each tribe would roll a large wicker ball down a hill. A blindfolded tribe member at the bottom of the hill would attempt to block the opposing tribe's ball with a shield and the aid of a caller. Behind the blocker would be a row of seven goals of varying point values. If a tribe's ball made it past the blocker and into a goal, they would be awarded the specified number of points. The tribe with the most points after five rounds would win.
**Winner:** Bafuku

## Tribal Council

 Diane (1 vote)
 VOTED OFF:Diane Cunningham
Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X

Winner
 No. of episodes
 No. of days
 No. of survivors
 Tribes

## Twists

* **Millennials vs. Gen X:** The 20 castaways will be divided into two tribes based on their generation: The Siga tribe consisted of the Millennials, while the Vula tribe consisted of Gen X.
* **Hidden Immunity Idol:** Hidden Immunity Idols were hidden at all pre-merge tribe camps, concealed inside random objects with a tribe emblem painted on them as identifiers.
* **Tribe Expansion:** On Day 13, a third tribe, Totoka was introduced, randomly spreading the sixteen remaining castaways into all three tribes. To offset Totoka's disadvantage of having to create a new shelter from scratch, they had one extra member.
* **Legacy Advantage:** While the tribes were allowed to grab supplies for the game, an envelope containing the Legacy Advantage was up for grabs. It would grant its holder an advantage in the game, given that he or she makes it to Day 36. If he or she is eliminated before Day 36, the advantage must be willed to another player. The advantage was having immunity on the Day 36 Tribal Council.
* **Early Merge:** As was the case in **Survivor: Cambodia**, there was another merge involving the thirteen contestants. All three post-expansion tribes will merge into one.
* **Reward Steal:** The right to steal one reward from another player was up for grabs at the merged tribe camp.
* **Expanded Jury and Final Three:** Instead of the conventional Final Two facing the jury of seven, the Day 39 Tribal Council was held with three finalists facing a ten-person jury.
The Beauty in a Merge

**The Beauty in a Merge** is the seventh episode of *Survivor: One World*.

## Challenges

* Reward
* Immunity
**Challenge:** *Sea Turtles*
The tribe will be divided into two groups of six. From each team, four members must retrieve four puzzle bags, which the two remaining players will solve. The first team to solve the turtle-shaped puzzle wins reward.
**Reward:** Pizza and beer.
**Winner:** Blue Team (Alex Goff, Karlie Olson, Kiera Daniels, Mitchell Stoops, Roger Wilder, and Samira Sweeney)

**Challenge:** **Roller Ball**
On a large wooden disk, tribe members must maintain their balance while three balls are placed on the disk. If any ball rolls down to the ground, or if they fall off the perch, the player is out of the challenge. The last person standing wins.
**Winner:** Kiera Daniels

## Tribal Council

 Samira (5 votes)
 VOTED OFF:Roger Wilder
The Good Guys Should Win in the End

**The Good Guys Should Win in the End** is the eleventh episode of *Survivor: Gabon*.

## Challenges

* Reward
* Immunity
**Challenge:** *Swamp Monkeys*
The castaways would race through a swamp and over several obstacles to retrieve one of three balls. They would then return to the start and toss the ball into a net. The first castaway to retrieve all three balls and get them into the net would win.
**Reward:** An overnight helicopter trip to a gorilla sanctuary in Gabon, while having a meal, a shower, and a bed to sleep in.
**Winner:** Thomas Ecker (*shared with Angela Jowett and Wendy Miller, exiled Rod Otoole*)

**Challenge:** **Mask Match**
The castaways would be blindfolded during the challenge. At the starting line would be a Gabonese mask. At the other end of a net obstacle would be a duplicate mask with some pieces removed. Three bags of puzzle pieces would need to be carried across the net obstacle one at a time. The puzzle pieces would then need to be assembled to replicate the mask at the start line. The first castaway to correctly replicate the mask would win.
**Winner:** Wendy Miller

## Tribal Council

 Roxann (2 votes)
 VOTED OFF:Angela Jowett
Survivor: Pearl Islands

Winner
 No. of episodes
 No. of days
 No. of survivors
 Tribes

be voted out. **39 days. 16 people. One Survivor.**

## Twists

* **Kidnapping:** The Otonal tribe was given the right to kidnap one member from the rival La Legua tribe after winning the Day 12 Immunity Challenge. Their chosen victim, *George Jensen*, was shared immunity, skipping Tribal Council. Geroge was also forced to compete for Otonal at the following Reward Challenge.
* **Outcast Twist:** On Day 19, the ten remaining castaways faced a third tribe comprised of the first six departed castaways in a 3-way special challenge. If The Outcasts win, both Otonal and La Legua will go to separate Tribal Council sessions and will vote one of their own. The Outcasts will vote two of their own back into the game, with the remaining four being eliminated for good. The two returning castaways will be granted immunity at their first visit to Tribal Council. If The Outcasts finish second, only one of them will be voted back in the game, and only the losing tribe will vote somebody out. If The Outcasts lose to both tribes, they are all eliminated from the game, and Otonal and La Legua merge without voting anybody out.
* **Double Tribal Council:** Due to loss to The Outcasts, Otonal tribe had to vote someone out.
Well Stacked

****Well Stacked**** (also known as Get Over It and Block in a Hard Place) is a recurring challenge in Survivor. First appearing in *Survivor: Samoa*, it has since reappeared in *Kaôh Rōng* and *Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers*.

## Description

The castaways have to cross an obstacle course, gather wooden blocks, and stack them into a tower. The first tribe to finish stacking their tower wins.

## Winners

 **Kaôh Rōng** | Tribal Immunity
 **Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers** | Tribal Reward/Immunity
 Savu
Survivor: Palau

Winner
 No. of episodes
 No. of days
 No. of survivors
 Tribes

## Twists

* **Expanded Cast:** his is the first season to feature twenty contestants.
* **Schoolyard Pick/Day 2 Elimination:** On Day 1, the survivors, still unsorted into tribes, raced to shore for two Immunity Necklaces, one for a man and another for a woman. The next day, the winners, **Wess Hawkins** and **Paige Hall**, were tasked to select 16 of the 18 remaining players to be on their tribes. The last man and woman respectively, **Bradley Duke** and **Blaire McConnell**, were eliminated on the spot.
* **Double Tribal Council:** On Day 12, both tribes went to Tribal Council to vote one out of their own.
* **Immunity Vote:** The tribe that won the Day 12 Reward Challenge, Orrak, voted one member from the rival tribe to have individual immunity from their Tribal Council.
* **No Merge:** Having only four people from Orrak tribe attending the merge, they were absorbed by the Meyun tribe, thus no merge occurred.
Why Would You Trust Me?

**Why Would You Trust Me?** is the tenth episode of *Survivor: Cook Islands*.

## Challenges

**Immunity Challenge:** **Get a Grip**
The nine castaways must hang on to a pole for as long as possible using grooves in the pole and rope coils around it to help. When they're on the ground, they're out of the challenge. The last one left wins.
**Winner:** Lusi Scipio

## Tribal Council

 Cui (2 votes)
 Giovante (2 votes)
 VOTED OFF:Yabuchi Tatsuzo
Slip, Slide & Score

****Slip, Slide & Score**** (also known as Slip Slidin' Away, Slide Show, and Slip n' Slide) is a recurring challenge that originated in **Survivor: Fiji** and was used in later seasons.

## Recurring *Survivor* Challenge

### Appearances:

*Fiji*
*Heroes vs. Villains*
*One World*
*Blood vs. Water*
*Cambodia*

## Description

In one on one rounds, two castaways must race down a slippery track to retrieve a particular color-coded numbered ball, then throw it into a basket at the end of the track to score a point.

In **Survivor: One World** and **Survivor: Cambodia**, instead of numbered balls, the castaways had to retrieve rings as they raced down the slippery track. When they got to the end, they had to try to hook their rings on a wooden post.

In **Survivor: Blood vs. Water**, instead of a track, there was a ramp slide. Rings were used yet again instead of numbered balls.

## Winners

 **Heroes vs. Villains** | Tribal Reward
 **One World** | Individual Immunity
Survivor: Panama

Winner
 No. of episodes
 No. of days
 No. of survivors
 Tribes

## Twists

* **Exile Island:** After a Reward Challenge, players may banish a player from the rival tribe to Exile Island. This island, entirely separate from the existing camps, will force the banished player to fend for him/herself until the upcoming Immunity Challenge (unless stated otherwise). The player would not be left in despair, for he/she will be given clues to a Hidden Immunity Idol that is hidden somewhere on the island.
* **Rehashed Hidden Immunity Idol Mechanism:** Unlike the previous season where the Hidden Immunity Idol is used like the Immunity Necklace, the mechanism of using the idol was now changed. Instead of revealing the idol before voting, the owner must draw it when he/she has enough votes to eliminate him/her. The votes cast against that player will be considered spoilt, while the person that gets the second highest amount of votes will be eliminated instead. The idol is usable until the Day 36 Tribal Council.
* **Four Tribes:** For the first time in the series, the castaways were divided into four tribes of four.
* **Tribe Division:** These four tribes are defined according to age and gender, thus having tribes of Older Men **(Otara)**, Younger Men **(Kadal)**, Younger Women **(Sonate)**, and Older Women **(Pao Pao)**.
* **Tribe Switch:** On Day 4, the tribes were mixed up. Kadal and Sonate were disbanded. Two team captains were chosen randomly and contestants were divided into the new **Pao Pao** and **Otara** tribes by a Schoolyard Pick. Because of odd numbers, the last unpicked player was sent to Exile Island and was given immunity. He/she will stay there until the tribe that loses the next Immunity Challenge already finished the task of voting out one of their own. After the vote, the exiled player will join that tribe.