Death of an Alliance

**Death of an Alliance** is the penultimate episode of *Survivor: Borneo*.

## Story

### Day 34

Following Julienne's elimination at Tribal Council, the former Pagong tribe found themselves in a 3-2 majority against former Tagi. Despite this, it was clear that the impact of former tribes had become null. Regardless, Iskra and Gabrielle were uneasy about their positions in the tribe after being involved in a tie at the last vote.

### Day 35

At the next Reward Challenge, Jeff Probst promised a very unique reward: the winner will go to a bar with Jeff and watch the first five minutes of the first episode of *Survivor*. To win the challenge, they must roll around in a mud pit and transfer mud to a bucket using only their bodies. When the buckets are weighed, Erika wins the reward.

One boat ride later, Erika joins Jeff Probst for a visit to the "Survivor Bar", where they share a meal, beer, and conversation regarding the game. Jeff shows the footage of the very first *Survivor* episode, and Erika enjoys seeing herself and her tribemates on television.

### Day 36

At the next Immunity Challenge, Jeff tells the group a story about Malaysian folklore. The castaways must then answer five questions about the story to retrieve five masks. It's a close contest, but Erika wins by a nose, securing her third Individual Immunity win of the season.

Back at Camp, Gabrielle and Viktor were considered potential threats heading into Tribal Council.

After voting against her alliance with Iskra and Viktor at the last Tribal Council, pressure was placed on Seema to maintain her word. However, Erika and Seema were of the opinion that Viktor going would be a better long-term decision.

At Tribal Council, Seema did not remain loyal Iskra and Viktor, resulting in Viktor being eliminated in a 3-2 vote, making him the 5th member of the Jury.

## Challenges

* Reward
* Immunity
**Challenge:** *Mud Pack*
Under a time limit of five minutes, tribe members will dive into Pagong's old mud pit and cover their bodies with as much mud as they can, go back to the starting point and scrap all the mud off into a bucket. They may not carry mud in their arms or in their hands, only their body. The buckets will be then weighed, and the heaviest bucket wins.
**Reward:** The winner receives a bottle of cold Bud Light beer and will be sent to production camp to watch the first five minutes of the season.
**Winner:** Erika

**Challenge:** *Witch Hunt*
Before the challenge, Jeff Probst shares to the castaways a story about Malaysian folklore. At the challenge, the castaways will run to the woods to look for masks with questions written on them with a video camera to record their answers. The first person to get back to the start with all of the masks and the questions right on tape wins immunity.
**Winner:** Erika

## Tribal Council

 Viktor (3 votes)
 Gabrielle (2 votes)
 VOTED OUT:Viktor

## Trivia

* Oddly, Viktor's torch went out even though there was no rain. Jeff Probst says to Viktor when he formally uses a snuffer, "The jungle has spoken and the tribe has spoken". This is the second time that this has happened, following Mark's elimination in "Quest for Food".

## References

1. ↑ http://www.spottedratings.com/2011/12/spotvault-survivor-cbs-summer-2000.html