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| Day 0 (May 21) |
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Day 0 (May 23) |
Day 0 (May 24) Survivor 44 finale airs. |
Day 0 (May 25) Cast flies out? |
Day 0 (May 26) |
Day 0 (May 27) |
| Pre-game | Ep1: "This is Where..." | |||||
| Day 0 (May 28) |
Day 0 (May 29) |
Day 0 (May 30) |
Day 0 (May 31) |
Day 0 (June 1) Pre-game press interviews? |
Day 0 (June 2) Pre-game press interviews? |
Day 1 (June 3) 
Ep.1 RC: Tiers of Heaven
Two at a time, contestants must go through a mud crawl, under a bar, retrieve a large puzzle block, then carry the block back to the start. Tribes must then assemble the puzzle blocks into a three-tiered podium, which one person (Tevin, Charlie, ?) must then untie a long pole and climb, then use the pole to retrieve the tribe's flint off another tall pole. Nami takes a huge lead, wins easily. They win their flint, machete, and cook pot. Siga is second, and gets to choose between Savvy and Sweat tasks. They choose Savvy. |
| Ep1: "This is Where the Legends are Made" | Ep2: "Scorpio Energy" | Ep3: "Wackadoodles Win" | Ep4: "Don't Touch the Oven" | |||
| Day 2 (June 4) Jem finds Siga clue/box. Tiffany finds Yanu clue/box. 
Ep.1 journey: Torch card
Maria, Tevin, Jelinsky attend. Upon arrival at the sand spit, they find a table with three cards on it: A torch card, a vote card, and a skull card. They must turn them over, each draw one, and the person who draws the torch card (Maria) must announce it. At that point, the two other people must convince her that they drew the vote card. Whichever person she picks gets an extra vote, whoever she doesn't pick loses their vote. If she picks correctly, she gets an extra vote, and loses hers if incorrect. Both Tevin (vote card) and Jelinsky (skull) initially assert they drew the vote card, but on repeat questioning, and a threat to tell her tribe about the deceit, Jelinsky admits he lied. Tevin and Maria get extra votes; Jelinsky loses his. |
Day 3 (June 5) 
Ep.1 IC: Lizard King
Contestants must race to the top of a ramp, untie a giant gecko, take it down a ramp, over a gate, through a tunnel, then up a wall to a high platform, where they clip it in, then two people (Soda, Venus; Moriah, Maria; Jelinsky, Jess) work a vertical logo puzzle. Results: Nami takes a huge lead, Siga is second, Yanu last to the puzzle. Nami wins easily. Siga second easily. 
Ep.1 idol: Tiffany
After earlier finding the beware advantage clue, opening it, and digging up a locked box as instructed, Tiffany learned she would be unable to find the key until her tribe lost an immunity challenge. Upon losing the IC, she races back, finds the new instructions are a coded message, which she quickly decrypts. It directs her to a rope tied around a rock, which she finds, retrieves the key, and unlocks the box. She now has a fully powered idol, with no restrictions. TC1 - Jelinsky voted out (5-0), 17 left. |
Day 4 (June 6) Randen finds Nami clue/box. |
Day 5 (June 7) 
Ep.2 RC/IC: Arch Madness
Moriah, Liz sit out. One person (Hunter, Jem, Q) must chop through a rope, releasing two wheels. The tribe must then put the two wheels on a cart, and push it out to where two chests are buried, dig them up, then put them on the cart. Then they must push the now-heavy cart over obstacles, then through a twisty course. Then open the chests and solve an overhead arched word puzzle (PERSISTENCE). All three tribes struggle on the puzzle, with 11 pieces and just five people to hold them, but Nami wins again, Siga second again. TC2 - Jess voted out (4-1), 16 left. |
Day 6 (June 8) |
Day 7 (June 9) 
Ep.3 RC/IC: Blue Lagoon Bustle
Maria, Jem; Randen, Soda sit out. Starting in the water, contestants must swim to a platform, climb and jump off crates, go over a roller obstacle. When all four are over, they must cross a net ramp, go to shore, dig up a bag with five sandbags, then one person must land the bags on a series of overhead discs. Winner gets a large tool kit and tarp, 2nd place gets smaller tool kit, tarp. Results: Nami has a huge initial deficit, is last to the sandbags. But neither of the other tribes can land one. Hunter-4, Tiffany-1, Hunter-5 (Nami wins!), Charlie-1,2, Q-2, Charlie-3, Q-knocks one off (Yanu down to 1), Tiffany-2, Charlie-4, Tiffany-3, Q-#4, Charlie-5 - Siga second again! 
Ep.3 journey: Bhanu, Ben, Liz
Nami chooses who goes: Liz, Ben, Bhanu all go. At the start, they have to draw rocks - the two who draw blue rocks get to do a task to win an advantage, the white rock must return to camp. Bhanu and Ben draw blue, the task is to assemble various blocks into a cube within the time limit. If they fail, they lose their vote. Ben and Bhanu both fail. Randen medevac, 15 left. |
Day 8 (June 10) 
Ep.4 RC: Wear My Ring
Venus; Moriah, Ben sit out. Four people must paddle a boat to a floating buoy, untie a key, then paddle to shore. They must use the key to unlock four rings, which each person must fling off of a pole. They must take the rings, dig under a log, then finally toss the four rings onto another pole. First two tribes to do so win reward: Fresh, decent-sized fish (10 for the winner, 5 for second). Results: Yanu leads to the final ring toss. Maria struggles flipping her ring off. Rings landed: Q-4 (Yanu wins!) Hunter-2. Siga finally digs under log. Hunter-3,4. Nami is second. Yanu finallhy wins something! Although, lacking flint (thanks, Probst), they have to trade their 10 fish for the previous tarp and toolkit reward. |
| Ep4: "Don't Touch the Oven" | Ep5: "Tiki Man" | Ep6: "Cancel Christmas" | Ep7: "Episode Several" | Ep8: "Hide 'N Seek" | ||
| Day 9 (June 11) 
Ep.4 IC: The Deep
Jem, Maria; Tevin sit out. First two contestants per tribe (Hunter, Soda; Tim, Ben; Q, Bhanu) must swim to a dock, climb a net to the top of a tower, jump in, swim to a platform, dive down to release a bag of buoys, haul the buoys onto a dock, then the other two people follow the same course. Once all arrive, they must find three marked buoys, and one person (Tim; Hunter; Q) must stand on a floating platform and shoot them into three nets. Balls landed: Tim-1, Hunter-1, Q-1, Hunter-2, Hunter-3 (Nami wins!), Tim-2, Q-2, Tim-3. Siga is second, Yanu loses again. TC3 - Bhanu voted out (3-0), 14 left. |
Day 10 (June 12) Hunter re-finds Nami Beware advantage clue. |
Day 11 (June 13) 
Ep.5 IC: Knock One Back
Moriah, Charlie, Ben; Liz, Soda sit out. One at a time, contestants must go through a 3-tiered obstacle, collecting three bags of keys. Once all are collected, one person (Tim, Hunter, Q) must unlock a long hook, and use it to release sandbags, which each person must shoot at three targets. Winner gets pastries and fruit, second place gets slightly less of both. Order to shooting: Nami, Siga, Yanu. Targets hit: Tevin (N-1), Venus (N-2), Hunter (N-3 - Nami wins again); Tiffany (Y-1), Jem (S-1), Kenzie (Y-2), Maria (S-2), Q (Y-3 - Yanu is second!). 
Ep.5 journey: Survivor history
Hunter, Q, Tim attend. Group has to choose one person to take a test of Survivor knowledge. Hunter is chosen, and the task is to arrange Survivor logos chronologically, which is easy for a superfan who watched them straight through in real time, but Hunter watched them out of order, starting in the middle. He fails, and loses his second vote of the episode. 
Ep.5 idol: Jem
Jem returns to the actual site of her Beware clue find, reads the new instructions, which require her to measure several things (tribe boat, water well) perimeters in units of the tribe machete, then solve a math problem to know how many machete lengths away from that spot the idol is buried (toward the ocean). Despite everyone being in camp, she's able to do this, and dig up the key, which unlocks the Siga box and gives her the idol. (She's voted out without playing it, mere hours later.) TC5 - Jem voted out (4-2), 13 left. |
Day 12 (June 14) 
Ep.6 idol: Hunter
After Nami receives a note informing them of the impending merge, Hunter races off to his directed clue spot to retrieve further instructions. It's a riddle that he immediately deciphers as directing him to the steps in camp. As it turns out, there's a plug in one of the logs, inside of which is the key he needs. He quickly gets the key (dodging Liz), then retrieves the idol, undetected, before the other tribes arrive. 
Ep.6 merge-ish
Yanu and Siga are delivered notes (by boat) telling them to drop their buffs and pack their stuff, they're (sort of) merging! Both are taken to Nami camp, where - as is the new era standard - they are all buffless and not officially merged, because that's apparently superior to everyone having a fun mid-game milestone. |
Day 13 (June 15) 
Ep.6 RC/IC: Super Ramp
Yanu and Siga are delivered notes (by boat) telling them to drop their buffs and pack their stuff, they're (sort of) merging! Both are taken to Nami camp, where - as is the new era standard - they are all buffless and not officially merged, because that's apparently superior to everyone having a fun mid-game milestone. TC6 - Moriah voted out (10-1), 12 left. |
Day 14 (June 16) 
Ep.7 RC/IC: Bermuda Triangle
As seen in Caramoan, etc. Contestants are divided into two teams by rock draw, as always: Orange (Kenzie, Ben, Hunter, Tiff, Q, Tim) and purple (Charlie, Maria, Tevin, Venus, Soda, Liz). Last person standing wins a food reward for their team, AND gets to attend the second Tribal, where the first juror will be voted out (first Tribal boots the final pre-juror). All make first 15-minute cutoff, move to top rail. Order out P6. Q, O6. Soda (on transition), O5. Ben, [after 30 min, transition to one foot] P5. Charlie, O4. Tim (on transition), P4. Venus, P3. Liz, O3. Hunter, O2. TIffany, O1. Kenzie (Kenzie wins immunity; purple wins reward), P2. Tevin, P1. Maria wins immunity and reward! TC7a - Tim voted out (4-2), 11 left. TC7b - Soda voted out (4-2), 10 left. |
Day 15 (June 17) |
| Ep8: "Hide 'N Seek" | Ep9: "Spicy Jeff" | Ep10: "Run the Red Light" | Ep11: "My Messy, Sweet Little Friend" | Ep12: "Mamma Bear" | ||
| Day 16 (June 18) 
Ep.8 IC: Get a Grip
Preceded by a failed rice negotiation, so everyone competes. As seen in Vanuatu, Cook Islands, etc. Contestants must hold onto a pole until they can't. Order out: 10. Q, 9. Liz (in seconds), 8. Kenzie, 7. Ben (shortly after the first two), 6. Maria. [7 minutes] 5. Tiffany, 4. Tevin. [15 minutes] 3. Venus. [20 minutes] 2. Charlie drops, so 1. Hunter wins! TC8 - Tevin voted out (8-2), 9 left. |
Day 17 (June 19) 
Ep.9 RC/IC: Stage Fright
Three teams of three (as in S45 Ep9 RC/IC): Orange (Kenzie, Tiffany, Ben); Green (Hunter, Charlie, Maria); Purple (Q, Liz, Venus). Three-stage elimination. First stage: Contestants must untie two sticks, cross a seesaw, then use the sticks to transport a buoy across a balance beam. When all three are across, they must dig up two rope rungs. Last tribe to finish is eliminated. Results: Purple finishes before Ben crosses balance beam. Kenzie struggles on balance beam (as does TIffany), orange loses. Stage 2: Use the rope rungs to build a rope bridge, each person must make their own and cross it, then each much land a buoy on an overhead loop (as in 45). Results: Both teams fairly close to landing, Balkls landed: Hunter Q, Chariie, Maria. Q's team eliminated. Final stage: For individual immunity, each person from winning team (Hunter, Charlie, Maria) must do "Uncomfortably Numb." Order out: 3. Maria, 2. Hunter, 1. Charlie wins! TC9 - Hunter voted out (4-4-1; 6-1), 8 left. |
Day 18 (June 20) 
Ep.10 RC: Running on Empty
The Applebees reward challenge. Contestants must race over and under obstacles, untie a bag of sandbags, toss them all into a net tunnel, move them all through, untie one last sandbag, take it under a net crawl, then finally land it on the top of a tall pole. Order to tossing: Q, Tiff, Maria, Ben, Charlie, Venus, Liz, Kenzie. All are tossing, but Q wins. He picks Tiffany, Maria, and Kenzie to join him. (After hearing about Liz's Wednesday night Applebee's routine with her daughter.) |
Day 19 (June 21) 
Ep.10 IC: Wrist Assured
Liz sits out for an individual jar of rice. Challenge: As seen in Philippines. Contestants must hold onto a bar with a rope wrapped around it, holding up 20% of their starting body weight, until they can't. Order out: 7. Venus, 6. Ben. [6 min.] 5. Q, 4. Kenzie, 3. Maria. [21 min.] 2. Tiffany, 1. Charlie wins! TC10 - Tiffany voted out (5-3), 7 left. |
Day 20 (June 22) 
Ep.11 idol: Venus
As the entire Nuinui tribe (except Liz) hunts for idols after Tiffany's blindside, Venus puts her knowledge of the area to use, and finds it undetected. She then pretends to search with the group for a while, but eventually has time to confirm it's a fully powered idol, good until Final Five. She's voted out the next day, without playing it, the fourth person to leave holding an idol this season. |
Day 21 (June 23) 
Ep.11 IC: Scramble On
Contestants must carry a ball on a pole over and under several obstacles, then add two more sections of pole and cross a balance beam. Finally, they must hold the ball on the pole horizontally, and move it through a twisting snake track and drop each of two balls into a pocket. Results: Venus, Ben last to the track. Balls placed: Maria-1, Venus-1, Charlie-1, Q-1, Liz-1, Kenzie-1, Ben-1. All on their final ball, Venus drops right at the end, Maria wins. She also gets a pizza reward, takes Ben. She then tells Q and Liz to rock-paper-scissors for the final slot, and Q wins. TC11 - Venus voted out (5-1-1), 6 left. |
Day 22 (June 24) 
Ep.12 RC: Master of Puppets
Contestants must cross a step obstacle, untie a bag, move it along a rope through a ladder/bridge obstacle, then untie a knot to release the bag, take it under a crawl obstacle. Finally, open the bag to release a ball, use it to complete a table maze. Order to maze: Maria, Q, Charlie, Liz, Kenzie, Ben. First to finish wins a trip to the Sanctuary for Chinese takeout. Several (Maria, Q, Liz, Kenzie) come close, but Charlie wins. He then learns the reward also includes letters from home. He picks Liz, Kenzie to join him. 
Ep.12 idol: Q
While the reward three are away eating, Q and Maria search for idols, and Q finds it stuffed in a log near camp. He immediately tells Maria about it, saying they can share it, to protect both of them if the other wins immunity. (He's voted out the next day without playing it, the fourth player in a row to do so.) |
| Ep12: "Mamma Bear" | Ep13: "Friends Going to War" (finale) | Game over | ||||
| Day 23 (June 25) 
Ep.12 IC: Splash Into Me
Contestants must dive off a dock, swim to a 2-level platform, jump off, cross a water net obstacle, swim, do a floating balance beam, swim to the final platform, and build a vertical dolphin puzzle. Order to puzzle: Maria, Ben, Charlie, Liz, Q, Kenzie. Ben leads on the puzzle, but Maria wins! TC12 - Q voted out (4-2), 5 left. |
Day 24 (June 26) 
Ep.13 Final 5 IC: Fifth Element
Contestants must cross a series of obstacles (net, mud crawl, rope in a plank, ropes obstacle) after which they must retrieve a monkey's fist, which they use to lower a bridge. They cross the bridge, retrieve a key, then climb a platform, unlock a puzzle, then solve it to reveal a combination to a combo lock (which requires going back to count the holes in the plank from the start), remove the bar, use it to ring a gong. First person to remove it wins immunity and a food reward (pasta, salad, wine). Order to puzzle: Maria, Charlie, Kenzie, Ben, Liz. Kenzie first to solve puzzle, then Maria. Liz runs to retrieve Kenzie's plank, to help her beat Maria. Kenzie wins. She picks Ben to join her. TC13 - Maria voted out (4-1), 4 left. |
Day 25 (June 27) 
Ep.13 Final 4 IC: Plinko Puzzle
As seen in the F7 IC in Millennials vs Gen X, except vastly scaled up. Contestants must build a vertical logo puzzle, but can only work on it while a pool ball is rolling down a giant "plinko" ramp. They must catch the ball before it drops off the table; if it does, they have a time penalty, as they must wait for it to slowly roll along a series of troughs and drop into a bucket. Charlie and Liz's balls drop multiple times, and the puzzle ends up a race between Kenzie and Ben. Ben wins! TC14 - Liz out via fire, 3 left. |
Day 26 (June 28) 
Ep.13 Final Tribal Council
Charlie, Kenzie, and Ben face the jury. The questioning is at times hostile. Ben argues his case reasonably well, but faces a lot of pushback, Kenzie generally shines, and Ben is mostly ignored. In the end, it's an extremely tight vote, and Kenzie wins, 5-3-0. |
(June 29) Departure. Contestants return home, resume Instagram influencing. |
(June 30) |
(July 1) |
- Filming in Fiji again, running from approximately mid-May to mid-June, 2023. Start date based on end of 45 filming and last year's gap between seasons.
- Assumed to be 18 contestants/3 tribes yet again (until proven otherwise), because Jeff Probst believes he's maximizing creativity by not changing anything.
- Martin Holmes at InsideSurvivor (7/17/23): Reveals the first six contestants, expanded over the next two days to 11 (and that the total will indeed be 18, all newbies).
- Martin Holmes at InsideSurvivor (7/25/23): Closes out cast-reveal season eight days later with contestants 17 & 18 (Tim and Venus).
- Cast and tribe assignments officially announced February 5, 2024.