Ep.1 arrival

Contestants walk through an unnamed Chinese city, board a train, then a truck, which takes them to a steep staircase. They climb the staircase, hauling their luggage, to reach a temple, where they enjoy (more or less) a welcoming ceremony. Leslie leaves mid-ceremony because 'It felt like worship.' After the ceremony, Probst reveals the tribe assignments, and the new Fei Long and Zhan Hu tribes leave for their camps.

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Ep.1 IC: Dragon Dance

Tribes must carry large ceremonial dragon puppets through an obstacle course. One person (Frosti, James) unclips, runs ahead, and crosses barrier walls to unlock two gates. Then the tribes proceed to the final platform, where each pole must be fit into a uniquely shaped hole. First tribe to place all their poles and release the dragon wins. That tribe is Fei Long, who also receive flint for their victory.

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Ep.3 RC: Clear the Deck

Courtney, Todd sit out. Tribes compete 3-on-3, alternating women v. women, and men v. men. Tribes face off on opposite sides of a boat, engage in hand-to-hand combat, trying to throw their opponents in the water. First tribe to throw the other three people in the water scores a point, first tribe to three points wins. Results: Rd.1 (women) - Zhan Hu women throw all three Fei Long women in (1). Rd.2 (men) - Dave strips down to his buff. Dave takes Aaron in, James tosses Frosti, Jean-Robert goes in with Erik (Fei Long wins). Rd.3 (women) Leslie first in, followed by Amanda/Sherea, then Denise (Zhan Hu point). Rd.4 (men) - James last standing again (Fei Long point). Rd.5 - Peih-Gee and Jaime prevail, Zhan Hu wins, 3-2! They get comfort items, kidnap Leslie.

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Ep.3 IC: Blade Runner

Denise, Leslie sit out. Four choppers (Jaime, Peih-Gee, Frosti, Erik; Courtney, Amanda, Aaron, James) race to chop through wooden beams to release a rope holding puzzle discs. Two puzzle-doers (Dave, Sherea; Todd, Jean-Robert) then must place the discs on the puzzle pole in the correct order, then drag the very heavy puzzle pole across the finish line. Courtney still hasn't completed her chopping when Erik finishes Zhan Hu's last one, so Zhan Hu has a huge lead on the puzzle. Unsurprisingly, they win.

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Ep.5 tribal swap

Each tribe receives a letter in camp, allowing them to select two people from the other tribe to steal. Zhan Hu (thinking they will be up, 7-5) takes Aaron and James from Fei Long, while Fei Long (who figure it out) take Frosti and Sherea. Boats deliver the swapped players to their new camps, then each tribe receives a fruit basket for their efforts.

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Ep.5 IC: Plunge, Pull and Pop

Amanda, Courtney sit out. Two members of each tribe (Frosti, Jean-Robert; Aaron, Erik) swim out to a cage surrounded by a platform, where they alternate diving to pull out bamboo poles from a cage, releasing discs marked with Chinese zodiac symbols. When all 12 discs are released, they put them in a boat and bring them back to shore, where the remaining three (Denise, Sherea, Todd; James, Peih-Gee, Jaime) place them on a puzzle board. Jaime throws a piece into the grass, and she and Peih-Gee actively fail to solve the puzzle, as Zhan Hu throws the IC. Fei Long wins.

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Ep.7 idol: James/Zhan Hu

While Zhan Hu hangs out by the water, James quickly pries off their camp's idol, although he selects the wrong wooden square on his first attempt. He leaves the blank one at the base, and Erik eventually finds it, and gives it to Jaime.

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Ep.7 merge

The tribes are brought together, and are told they have merged. They receive new black buffs, but before dismissing them to attend their dinner and Chinese cultural show, Probst admonishes them that 'the game never stops.' They will later take a quiz, for immunity, about the events of the day.

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Ep.7 IC: Retention to Detail

Probst arrives in Hae Da Fung camp, produces the immunity necklace, and informs the tribe they will now be tested on their ability to recall details from the previous day's merge feast. It will be single elimination - miss an answer, you're out. Question 1 (number of times firecrackers went off - 3): 7th place(tie): James, Amanda, Courtney, Peih-Gee out. Question 2 (What was the centerpiece - a dragon): All left are correct. Question 3 (What was the pole color - yellow): 3rd place(tie): Todd, Jean-Robert, Denise, Erik out. Question 4 (What were the dancers wearing on their feet - nothing): 2. Jaime out, 1. Frosti wins.

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Ep.9 RC: Drum Roll

Schoolyard pick for two teams: Yellow (Erik, Frosti, Amanda, Courtney) and Red (Peih-Gee, James, Todd, Denise). Contestants must walk through various obstacles while bouncing a ball on a drum. They can pass it off to each other, as long as it doesn't touch the ground. Winning team is the first to place three balls in a bucket at the end. Yellow gets all three in before Red even gets one. They win an overnight riverboat trip, with multiple meals included.

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Ep.9 IC: Take A Stab At It

Courtney, Todd, James, Denise sit out, eat cheeseburgers and fries instead. Players have a labeled 4x4 grid of Chinese zodiac symbol cards. Probst calls out a series of symbols, players must then use a knife to stab those cards in that order. Round 1 (5 items): 4. Erik out. Round 2 (5 items): 3. Amanda out. Round 3 (6 items): 2. Frosti out, 1.Peih-Gee wins!

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Ep.10 RC: Confucius Said

Challenge is held at Tribal, immediately after the Frosti boot (after Probst dismisses the jurors). Simple trivia test, first contestant to five correct answers wins. Q1: Todd, James, Peih-Gee, Denise all right. Q2: All right. Q3: Denise wrong (Todd, James, Peih-Gee have 3, rest have 2). Q4: Amanda wrong (T/J/P have 4). Q5: Only Peih-Gee right. Final rankings: 1.Peih-Gee (5); 2(tie): Todd, James (4); 4(tie):Erik,Denise,Courtney (3); 7:Amanda (2). Peih-Gee wins a trip in a private jet (leaving the next morning) to an ancient Shaolin temple. She brings Erik and Denise with her.

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