Filmed: June 6-8, 2016 | Aired: September 5, 2016
- Ep.7 RC: (Barrels) - Saanapu again is first by a lot, as expected from the most-agile tribe. Vavau survives Sue's sandbag tossing (thanks to Kate), and nabs second place.
- Ep.7 reward: It's
Burger King Hungry Jack's burgers! Saanapu gets a barbecue to grill their own, plus drinks (no fries). Vavau just gets one pre-made Whooper Jr. per person.
- Ep.7 IC: (Dead weight) - A fun variant on the Pearl Islands hold-up-your-tribemate challenge. Saanapu is the tiniest tribe, but Nick gives them a surprisingly good first showing. But as soon as he swaps out, they're basically doomed, and they lose.
- Ep.7 Tribal: Kylie finally plays her idol, and Matt(?) hijacks Nick's vote-split idea to make it a three-way split [0]-2-2, leaving Nick and Tegan tied with two votes each. The OG Saanapus choose to keep Nick, and Tegan is out, 4-0 on the revote.
Episode 7 scoring notes
- The IC was a fun team challenge conceptually, but it results in the weird scoring situation of two winners and no second place. Technically, Vavau got the 1st-place idol, probably to honor Craig's mark as the longest initial holder, but in reality, both Vavau and Saanapu were equal victors, so they each earn full points. (They could have kept going to determine second place, but why bother?)
- (And as always, only first-round votes count for VFB/VAP purposes.)
Vote count (1st round):
- [*Kylie received 2 votes, from Nick and Tegan, both voided by her idol play.]
- Tegan received 2 votes, from Kylie and Matt (voted out, [0]-2-2; 4-0).
- Nick received 2 votes, from Brooke and Flick.
Re-vote:
- Tegan received 4 votes, from Brooke, Flick, Kylie, and Matt.
- Nick received no votes.