Dex’s Revenge Would Have Been A Better Name

**Dex's Revenge Would Have Been A Better Name** is the eighth episode of *Survivor: Jurassic Park.*

 After our last tribal, the players found out that they would be competing in the Spare No Expenses Auction. At the auction, the players all bid on items, but no one was aware of who had won what - in particular, who had won individual immunity.

At tribal, it was announced that Mandi Logan had won individual immunity at the auction. She said that she was excited to have immunity because of the unpredictability of the first merge tribal. It was then announced that Mark Eaglesham had also secretly won immunity for naming the merge tribe. He explained that he chose Amber because it is the reason Jurassic Park exists in the first place.

Jackie Illyse then spoke about the merge tribal being intimidating due to not knowing where people will vote - especially when you’re not hearing anything. Corey Richardson discussed some of the comments made by the Sorna tribe prior to the merge, saying they had become a running joke amongst Nublar. Rita Jones then stated that Survivor games that have a divided merge by OG lines are predictable, so she hoped everyone was open to spicing up the game and talking to different people. Ian Flanagan then spoke about the possibility of an advantage being played - saying that between the idol hunt and the auction, someone had to have something. Morgan Miles then discussed the hybrid dinos everyone is hunting for and how she believed they have the potential to greatly affect the game. Chris Miller spoke about the opinions of people who have been voted out and that everything is a matter of perspective - noting that people in the game may see things differently. Tyler Tesone talked about how people inevitably stick to what they know for the first vote, but there’s going to come a time in the game when you have to separate yourself from that. Molly Zack then discussed the potential affect on the jury and their perception, if this merge tribe remains divided by the swapped tribes, Nublar and Sorna. John Maroldo then spoke about the herd mentality of the auction, everyone bidding $500 flat, and how he didn’t think anyone was proud of the way the auction went. Lastly, Cameron McCarty discussed the vote - saying that everyone thinks they know what is going on, but in reality, no one truly knows what is going to happen.

Before the votes were read, Jackie stepped up to play her T-Rex advantage,a hidden immunity idol, on herself.

 When the votes were revealed, it was Corey who would become the next person voted out of Jurassic Park and the first member of our jury.

## Challenges

* Reward
* Immunity

**Challenge: Name the Merge Tribe**
 Players were asked to submit suggestions for the merge name and color. These suggestions were then scored by judges and the highest score was selected and the player received their choice of reward between Outwit, Outplay, and Outlast.
 **Winner:** Mark Eaglesham

**Challenge: Spare No Expenses Auction**
 Players were given money and bet on blind items in an auction format. Some spaces contained advantages or coordinates to advantages on the grid while one space held individual immunity.
 **Winner:** Mandi Logan

## Tribal Council

 (8 votes negated)
 (1 votes)

## Trivia/Stats

* This is the first episode in LCA history where an idol is played successfully.
* This is the first episode in LCA history to feature both a reward challenge and an immunity challenge.
* The title of this episode was said by Chris Miller.