| Sun. | Mon. | Tue. | Wed. | Thu. | Fri. | Sat. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-game | ||||||
| Day 0 (May 25) |
Day 0 (May 26) Cast flies out (h/t Redmond). |
Day 0 (May 27) |
Day 0 (May 28) Dalton Ross tweets about travel prep. |
Day 0 (May 29) Press flies to Nicaragua? |
Day 0 (May 30) Pre-game interviews? |
Day 0 (May 31) Jeff Probst on EW Live: Same-gender pair drops out for medical reasons |
| Ep1: "Suck It Up and Survive" | Ep2: "Method to This Madness" | |||||
| Day 0 (June 1) Pre-game interviews. "Night Zero" - contestants are dropped off in pairs at dusk. |
Day 1 (June 2) 
Ep1 RC/duel: Man in the Box
Two loved ones (Jeremy and Val) must follow a rope around a cage obstacle then complete a task with the bag in the foreground. Jeremy wins flint for his tribe, forcing Val to Exile Island. He also chooses Keith to join her on Exile. |
Day 2 (June 3) |
Day 3 (June 4) 
Ep1 IC: Temple of Syrinx
Tribes must race through a criss-cross crawl obstacle, retrieve bags (rope, pegs) from an overhanging beam, snag a V-shaped anchor with their grappling rope, then use it to create a rope climb. After climbing the rope, climb a second wall using the pegs, then a third wall using just their bodies. Finally, tribes must solve a triangular puzzle. Hunahpu wins. Ep1 IC: "Temple of Syrinx" - Hunahpu wins. TC1 - Nadiya voted out (5-3-1), 17 left. |
Day 4 (June 5) |
Day 5 (June 6) 
Ep2 RC: Parallel Universe
Contestants (Julie and John) must maneuver three balls, one ball at a time, on a plate/paddle along a long track, while navigating obstacles, but without dropping the ball. Once all three balls reach the end, they must be rolled into holes on an inclined table. Julie wins fishing gear for Hunahpu, forcing John to Exile Island. She chooses Jeremy to join him. Hunahpu then trades their fishing gear for a new flint. |
Day 6 (June 7) 
Ep2 IC: Sumo at Sea
As before, contestants must knock their opponent out of the ring with a pillow. Jaclyn d. Kelley; Drew d. Alec; Wes d. Jeremy; Natalie d. Val; Jon d. Rocker; Baylor d. Missy; Reed d. Josh; Dale d. Keith; Kelley d. Jaclyn, and Hunahpu wins, 5-4. Ep2 IC: "Sumo at Sea" - Hunahpu wins. 
Ep.2 idol
Shortly after returning from Exile, Rocker uses the second clue to search for (and find) Coyopa's idol. TC2 - Val voted out (4-4 [5-1 on revote]), 16 left. |
| Ep3: "Actions vs. Accusations" | Ep4: "We're A Hot Mess" | Ep5: "Blood Is Blood" | ||||
| Day 7 (June 8) 
Ep.3 RC: Sunset Grill
Two loved ones (Wes and Keith) must use a paddle to transport a stack of six square tiles, one at a time, across a wobbly platform. Wes finally wins for Coyopa, forcing Keith to Exile Island. He chooses Josh to join Keith on Exile, and Coyopa picks fishing gear for reward. |
Day 8 (June 9) 
Ep.3 IC: Game of Throw-Ins
Keith and Dale sit out. Tethered pairs of contestants must crawl through obstacles, retrieve a ball, then shoot a basket in the central hoop, before an opposing pair from the other tribe. First tribe to three goals wins. Results (successful shooter in CAPS): JON-Natalie d. Josh-Baylor; WES-Alec d. Julie-Missy; JOHN-Jaclyn d. Reed-Drew; JEREMY-Kelley d. Josh-Baylor; JON-Natalie d. Wes-Alec. Hunahpu wins, 3-2. Ep3 IC: "Game of Throw-Ins" - Hunahpu wins again. TC3 - John voted out (5-2), 15 left. |
Day 9 (June 10) 
Ep.4 RC: Tromp Stomp
Two loved ones (Jon and Jaclyn) must use a grappling hook to retrieve three bags of balls. They must then use a catapult to launch the balls into each of five baskets. Jon wins, 5-4, sending Jaclyn to Exile with Drew. Hunahpu picks comfort items for reward. 
Ep.4 idol
After accusing Jeremy of having found Hunahpu's idol, Keith looks again, and quickly finds it himself. |
Day 10 (June 11) 
Ep.4 IC: The Cruel Sea
Jeremy, Jon, Kelley sit out. Each tribe must send four swimmers out, up over a ramp, and through more water to retrieve one of four rings (swimmers: Missy, Reed, Natalie, Keith for Hunahpu; Baylor, Jaclyn, Alec, Wes for Coyopa). Then tossers (Drew for Hunahpu, Josh/Dale for Coyopa) must toss rings across the water to land on a target. Coyopa finally wins, as Drew intentionally misses his throws. Ep4 IC: "The Cruel Sea" - Coyopa wins. TC4 - Drew voted out (5-2-1-1), 14 left. |
Day 11 (June 12) 
Ep.5 swap
Both tribes are summoned to the arena, discuss Drew's boot, then drop their buffs and draw new ones. New Hunahpu is Jeremy, Julie, Natalie, Reed, Josh, Alec, and Wes. New Coyopa is Jon, Jaclyn, Kelley, Dale, Missy, Baylor, and Keith. |
Day 12 (June 13). |
Day 13 (June 14) 
Ep.5 IC: Shakedown Street
Tribes must dig in a circle to unearth a key, cross a mud crawl, use the key to open a gate, shake a pole back in forth to dump 20 sandbags out of the basket on top of the pole, then land 10 of the sandbags on a swing. Jeremy and Wes take turns tossing sandbags for Hunahpu, which lands all 10 bags before Coyopa even begins throwing. Hunahpu wins easily. TC5 - Kelley voted out (3-2-2), 13 left. |
| Ep6: "Make Some Magic Happen" | Ep7: "Million Dollar Decision" | Ep8: "Wrinkle in the Plan" | ||||
| Day 14 (June 15) 
Ep.6 RC: More Than A Feeling
Contestants (Reed, Baylor) are blindfolded, and must pass through a tunnel obstacle, retrieve three puzzle bags, and return them through the obstacle to a puzzle table. They must then re-create a Maya calendar puzzle using pieces from the puzzle bags, which include (red-colored) wrong pieces that fit. Reed wins a shish-kebab barbecue for Hunahpu. Natalie volunteers to join Baylor at Exile Island. |
Day 15 (June 16) 
Ep.6 IC: Flips, Flops & Flags
Julie sits out. Tribes must cross a 10-ft barrier, roll/slide a large log cube through a series of gates, retrieving three puzzle bags along the way. Two people (Missy & Jon, Josh & Reed) must then assemble and raise (Baylor, Wes) a flag puzzle. Hunahpu overcomes an early deficit, and passes Coyopa on the puzzle. Hunahpu wins. Ep6 IC: "Flips, Flops & Flags" - Hunahpu wins. TC6 - Dale voted out (3-2-1), 12 left. |
Day 16 (June 17) 
Ep.7 merge
Tribes are directed to take their stuff to a hilltop between their camps, where a feast awaits. Then they all go to Coyopa camp, and choose the appropriately dull Huyopa name. |
Day 17 (June 18) |
Day 18 (June 19) 
Ep.7 IC: Take the Reins
Contestants must balance a ball (first two rounds) or two balls (final round) on a wooden platform attached to two ropes. Results: Round 1 - 12 Jeremy (3 min), 11 Missy (9 min), 10 Julie (9 min). Round 2 - 9 Reed, 8 Baylor, 7 Alec, 6 Jaclyn, 5 Natalie. Round 3 - (25min) 4 Josh, 3 Jon, 2 Wes, 1 Keith wins! No TC7 - Julie quits, 11 left. |
Day 19 (June 20) 
Ep.8 RC: Long Road to Ruins
Missy sits out, after Reed and Baylor are captains in a schoolyard pick for two teams of five. Teams must move heavy puzzle pieces onto a cart on track, move the cart down the track, unload, and repeat. Once all pieces are moved (two trips or so), they must build a Maya temple puzzle, climb the puzzle to release a switch, then haul a rope to pull a statue up to the top of a ramp, releasing a flag. Yellow team (Keith, Wes, Jeremy, Natalie, Reed) wins a trip to a beachfront taco bar. 
Ep.8 idol
Jon follows a clue hinting at immunity at low tide, to find a poorly hidden idol on the peninsula rock at Exile Island. |
Day 20 (June 21) |
| Ep8: "Wrinkle in the Plan" | Ep9: "Gettin' to Crunch Time" | Ep10: "This Is Where We Build Trust" | Ep11: "Kind of Like Cream Cheese" | |||
| Day 21 (June 22) 
Ep.8 IC: My Poor Brain
(Formerly known as Flash Back.) Probst flashes a series of cards with symbols (Round 1 = 4 symbols; Round 2 = 6). Contestants must repeat the sequence back to Probst, one symbol at a time, using puzzle cubes. Results: Rd.1 - 11.Jon (missed item #2), 10.Reed (#3), 9,8.Wes, Alec (#4). Rd.2 - 7.Nat (#1), 6.Baylor (#2), 5.Jaclyn (#3), 4,3.Keith,Missy (#4), 2.Josh (#5), 1.Jeremy wins. Ep8 IC: "My Poor Brain" - Jeremy wins. TC8 - Josh voted out (6-5), 10 left. |
Day 22 (June 23) 
Ep.9 RC: Shake It Off
Contestants, in one-on-one bouts, stand on a wobbly board, trying to knock their opponent off. Yellow team (Jeremy, Natalie, Alec, Baylor, Reed) beats blue team (Missy, Keith, Wes, Jon, Jaclyn), 5-4. Full results: 1.Reed d. Wes; 2.Natalie d. Jaclyn; 3.Jon d. Jeremy; 4.Baylor d. Missy; 5.Keith d. Alec; 6.Wes d. Reed; 7.Natalie d. Jaclyn; 8.Jon d. Jeremy; 9.Baylor d. Missy. Natalie swaps for Jon, Jeremy swaps for Jaclyn in yacht reward. Jeremy promptly exiled. |
Day 23 (June 24) Jeremy despondently searches high and low for an idol that is not there. |
Day 24 (June 25) 
Ep.9 IC: The Game Is Afoot
Using only their feet, contestants must release a set of blocks, then build a three-level structure with them, then cap the structure with a central flag. Reed has a lead, but Baylor passes him at the end, and wins immunity. Ep9 IC: "The Game Is Afoot" - Baylor wins. TC9 - Jeremy voted out (5-3-2), 9 left. |
Day 25 (June 26) 
Ep.10 RC: Dirty Water Dog
For no obvious reason, run in two teams of four, divided by schoolyard pick. Keith is not selected and has to sit out. One at a time, contestants must swim to a ramp, jump off, grab a key, swim to and release puzzle pieces, then put them on the dock. Once all four are to the dock, one of the four keys unlocks the puzzle platform, upon which the 10+ pieces form a statue puzzle. Yellow team (Jon, Jaclyn, Reed, Alec) wins easily. Reed volunteers to swap out for Missy, who joins the rest on a reward trip delivering baseball supplies to local kids (with hot dogs, popcorn, and ice cream to eat). Wes is exiled. 
Ep.10 idol
Natalie (with Baylor) digs up a third idol, forgotten since before the merge, under a log ten paces from Huyopa's flag. (The same idol she and Baylor received a clue for while exiled pre-merge.) |
Day 26 (June 27) 
Ep.10 IC: Uncomfortably Numb
Contestants must stand on a small platform and hold on to an overhead bar for as long as they can, while Probst tempts them to drop out, with food. Results: 9.Jon is out first (at 7 min. for candy); 8.Missy (30 min, no food); 7,6.Baylor/Jaclyn for cookies & milk; 5.Wes for wings & beer; 4. Keith (80 min, no food); 3.Alec (no food); 2.Natalie (3 hrs) requests pizza,wings,beer,water to step down and does; 1.Reed wins! Ep10 IC: "Uncomfortably Numb" - Reed wins. TC10 - Wes voted out (2-[0]-[0]), 8 left. |
Day 27 (June 28) 
Ep.11 RC: Crush
Contestants must answer trivia questions about the post-merge castmates. A correct answer earns them a chance to make one of three chops on an opponent's rope, which releases a rock, crushing a fake skull. Reed, Alec & Keith are rapidly eliminated, after which Probst calls the challenge, and has Jon's alliance just decide which of them gets the reward (it's Missy). Missy picks Baylor & Natalie to join her for an overnight horseback ride/resort stay. Jon volunteers to be Exiled. 
Ep.11 idol
Mere hours after playing his first one, Jon finds another poorly hidden idol. |
| Ep11: "Kind of Like Cream Cheese" | Ep12: "Still Holdin' On" | Ep13: "Let's Make a Move" | ||||
| Day 28 (June 29) Missy, Baylor, Natalie return to camp. |
Day 29 (June 30) 
Ep.11 IC: Paddle Out
Contestants must roll six balls out onto the end of a paddle, landing them in indentations. Keith is first to successfully balance all six, Jon had 4, Missy 3, Natalie 1, and the rest still trying to keep their first ball on. Ep11 IC: "Paddle Out" - Keith wins. TC11 - Reed voted out (7-1), 7 left. |
Day 30 (July 1) 
Ep.12 RC: Ballin' A Jack
Contestants must stand on one foot, and use both hands to hold a padded bar above their head, applying pressure to a ball, to keep it from dropping away from a board. Results: 7. Alec, seconds in, (20 min) 6.Missy, 5.Keith, 4.Baylor, 3.Jon, 2.Jaclyn, 1. Natalie wins reward. Natalie gets a king-sized bed delivered to camp, in which she and her guests (Jon & Jaclyn) get to sleep and have a pasta-and-wine dinner. Natalie picks Alec for exile. |
Day 31 (July 2) Alec may be either alive or dead, like Schrödinger's cat. Best not to test it by showing him. |
Day 32 (July 3) 
Ep.12 IC: A Bit Tipsy
Contestants must balance a wobbly table by applying pressure to an attached rope, meanwhile going back and forth to pick up and place 10 blocks of wood, one at a time, on the table. If any blocks fall over, they must be set upright, and the contestant must return to the start with the piece they are holding. Jon wins, 1 tile ahead of Keith and Natalie. Ep12 IC: "A Bit Tipsy" - Jon wins. TC12 - Alec voted out (4-3), 6 left. |
Day 33 (July 4) 
Ep.13 RC: Austin's E.O.C.
Austin's Elemental Obstacle Challenge. In groups of three (Blue: Keith/Missy/Jon vs. Yellow: Jaclyn/Baylor/Natalie), contestants must cross a hay obstacle, go over and under bars, then carry water across a giant teeter-totter, to fill a bucket. Once full, a gate drops, and the final leg is a slat puzzle. Despite an injury to Missy and huge team yellow lead on the puzzle, the blue team wins. Jon swaps himself out for Baylor on the spa reward, Natalie volunteers for Exile. |
Day 34 (July 5) |
| Ep13: "Let's Make a Move" | Ep14: "This Is My Time" (season finale) | Game over | ||||
| Day 35 (July 6) 
Ep.13 IC: Vase Off
Missy gets medical attention for her leg, sits out of the challenge. Remaining contestants must balance a vase on a platform, using a wobbly contraption. Wind gusts predominate. Results: Jaclyn out first, then Baylor, Keith, Jon. Natalie wins immunity. Ep13 IC: "Vase Off" - Natalie wins. TC13 - Jon voted out (2-2-2 [3-0]), 5 left. |
Day 36 (July 7) 
Ep.14 RC: Pole Dancing
Missy sits out again. Remaining contestants must unwrap a rope from around a pen, then collect poles to complete a bridge (while still attached to the rope). After completing the bridge, they must knock blocks off a table by tossing sandbags. Keith wins, Natalie is a close second, followed by Jaclyn and Baylor. Keith wins 'advantage' in the next IC (a letter that tells him location of the practice table). Keith picks Jaclyn for Exile. |
Day 37 (July 8) 
Final 5 IC: Spoon Man
All compete. Contestants must use a series of spoonlike rods to transfer three balls (one at a time) through a set of obstacles. Having practiced, Keith wins easily, placing all three balls before any of the others even place one. Keith wins immunity. Ep14 F5 IC: "Spoon Man" - Keith wins. TC14 - Baylor idoled out (2-[0]), 4 left. |
Day 38 (July 9) 
Final 4 IC: Temple of the Dog
Missy sits out again. Remaining contestants must start atop a four-story structure, race down through obstacles to collect five puzzle bags, climb back up, solve a logo puzzle. The finished puzzle has three shapes removed from it. Contestants then go back down, find the three numbers corresponding to those shapes, then climb back up and use those numbers to open a combination lock, releasing a flag. Despite trailing badly, then injuring herself on the fireman's pole, Jaclyn wins immunity. TC15 - Keith voted out (3-1), 3 left. |
Day 39 (July 10) 
Final Tribal Council
Jon and Reed vote for Jaclyn, Baylor votes for Missy. Everyone else votes Natalie, and Natalie wins the million, 5-2-1. Natalie wins over Jaclyn and Missy, 5-2-1. |
Day 0 (July 11) Departure. Contestants fly back to the U.S. |
Day 0 (July 12) Contestants arrive back home; inevitable facebook/ twitter activity resumes. |