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| Pre-game | Ep.1: "BvB2" | Ep.2: "The Praying Mantis" | ||||
| Day 0 (July 21) Pre-game interviews? |
Day 0 (July 22) |
Day 0 (July 23) |
Day 0 (July 24) |
Day 1 (July 25) 
Ep.1 RC: Key retrieval
Held immediately after arrival. Tribes must retrieve a key off of a very high 6.5 meter pole (and spring). At their disposal is a pile of sandbags and palm fronds (and rope). First tribe to get their key wins reward: A camp construction kit, plus a tarp and a hammock. Results: Both tribes pile sandbags and lash fronds together, Brawn (Paulie) tries first but pole is short, same for Brains (AJ), plus one of their fronds snaps. Rich and Max toss a bag at the key, and Max gets it stuck. Eventually, Brawn uses a human pyramid with Kate on top, wins. 
Ep.1 idol: Nash
Shortly after the Brawn tribe arrives at camp, Nash wanders off with Zen, and starts looking for idols. He quickly finds one in a tree, shows it to Zen, then wears it around his neck as they return to camp. He also wears it the next day as Brawn walks into the IC. |
Day 2 (July 26) 
Ep.1 IC: Snake, puzzle
Contestants must work together to lift a heavy coconut-filled "snake" out of a cage, under a net, and up a high tower. They then empty the coconuts into a barrel to lower a gate, allowing two people (Indy, Laura D; Noonan, Nash) to work a 56-piece block puzzle (tribe name). Results: Brains take an early lead on the first obstacle with the snake, never relinquish it. They lead on the puzzle, Nash does very little for Brawn on theirs, and Brains win easily. TC1 - Candy voted out (5-4-[0]), 23 left. |
Day 3 (July 27) 
Ep.2 RC: Slide, floating puzzle
Ally sits out. One at a time (head-to-head), contestants must slide down a water slide, grab a sandbag (hanging overhead) near the bottom. Once all sandbags are collected, two people at a time (Jesse, Ben/Nash, Zen/PD, Ben; Max, Rich/Myles, Kaelan) must toss them to knock down puzzle pieces from a frame. Finally, the tribe must use the pieces to solve a large floating puzzle, as one person (Paulie; Indy) directs from a tower. First tribe to do so gets a choice of a large fish or fishing gear. Results: Brains first to knock all their pieces down. It gets close at the end, but Brains win. They choose fishing gear. |
| Ep.2: "The Praying Mantis" | Ep.3: "Stoic" | Ep.4: "Perplexed Dimension" | Ep.5: "Bomb Squad!" | |||
| Day 4 (July 28) |
Day 5 (July 29) 
Ep.2 IC: Spools, sandbags
Indy sits out. Two people (AJ, Myles; Kristin, Jesse) climb a giant spool and untie it from the starting frame. The tribe then pushes the spool along the course as one person on top (AJ; Jesse) unties sandbags and targets along the way. Finally, they must place the targets on the final frame, and two people (Max, Rich; Morgan, Ben) must take turns and land a sandbag on each of four targets. Results: Brains start tossing first. Bags landed: Max-1; Ben-1,2,3; RIch-1; Max-knocks one off (Brains down to 1); Morgan-1 ... Brawn wins! TC2 - Indy voted out (10-2), 22 left. |
Day 6 (July 30) 
Ep.3 RC: net Tunnel Run
In a series of head-to-head matchups, contestants must race across a floating net and try to grab their opponent's flag at the other end, while their opponent tries to stop them. First person to grab a flag scores a point, first tribe to 5 points wins reward: Everything they need to make loaded french fries. Results: Rd.1: Ursula d. Ally (Brawn 1). Rd.2: Ben d. RIch (Brawn 2). Rd.3: PD d. Max (Brawn 3). Rd.4: Zen d. Kaelan (Brawn 4). Rd.5: Noonan d. Karin (Brawn 5) - Brawn wins! 
Ep.3 idol: Paulie
Paulie finds a map of camp with an X on it in his reward napkin. He manages to avoid immediate detection, and soon departs to search. He finds the idol fairly quickly, goes back to camp, and plans to tell nobody. But Noonan asks if he's been looking, and he admits to her that he found a clue (but doesn't reveal the idol has been found). |
Day 7 (July 31) Zen medevac, 21 left. 
Ep.3 IC: Pole assembly, slingshots
Zen officially pulled from the game for his broken finger before the IC. Laura D sits out. Tribes must race across a series of obstacles, collecting rope and bamboo to build a giant pole, which they use to knock a vase off a perch, releasing a key. They use the key to unlock a crate of coconuts. Finally, one person at a time (Ben; Max, Rich, Kent) will fire those coconuts from a slingshot to break 8 tiles (spelling IMMUNITY). First tribe to do so wins. Results: Both tribes shooting before any tiles broken. Tiles hit: Ben-3, Kent-3, Ben-4,5, Kent-4,5, Ben-6,7, PD-8. Brawn wins! TC3 - Kent voted out (8-3), 20 left. |
Day 8 (Aug. 1) 
Ep.4 RC: Pegs
In pairs, players must stand on narrow pegs (while holding on to overhead straps). At regular intervals, they move to narrower pegs that are farther apart, making it more difficult. If anyone falls or steps off, both they and their partner are out. Last tribe standing wins hot dogs ('sausage sizzle"). Results: Nash (/Noonan) out at 30 sec.; Ben (/PD). [10 min., white pegs, beveled] Rich (/AJ) out almost immediately after transition; Kaelan (/Max) next; Laura (/Karin). [20 min.] Ally (/Myles) - Brains down to 1 pair left. [Final black pegs, pointy] Ursula (/Kristin) out; Paulie (/Jesse) follow, leaving Logan/Zara vs. Kate/Morgan. Kate and Morgan step down together, so Brains win! JLP offers them a choice: The hot dogs, or a flint. Also, if they choose flint, Brawn gets the food reward. They vote, and by 6-5 majority (men except AJ + Laura, Logan), take the food. |
Day 9 (Aug. 2) 
Ep.4 IC: Water soccer
Two players per tribe will fight for the ball by any means necessary, then pass it to their kicker (PD, Noonan, PD, PD, PD; Myles, Rich, Myles, Myles, Myles), who will try to kick a goal. Each tribe has a goalkeeper (Nash, Paulie, Nash, Paulie, Jesse; Logan, Zara, Rich, Rich, Rich) to defend the goal. First tribe to four goals wins immunity. Results: Rd.1: Jesse/Ben vs. Max/Kaelan - PD almost kicks an own goal, Max passes to Myles, Myles scores! Rd.2: Ursula/Morgan vs. Ally/Karin - Noonan misses one goal, but hits on second kick. Rd.3: Same people as Rd1. Kaelan to Myles - Myles scores again! Rd.4: Laura/Karin vs. Ursula/Morgan - Karin to Myles, Myles scores! Rd.5: AJ/Ally vs. Noonan/Paulie - Noonan to PD, PD misses again; AJ to Myles - Myles scores his 4th, Brains win! TC4 - Nash voted out (7-2-1), 19 left. |
Day 10 (Aug. 3) 
Ep.5 RC: Mud bath, targets
Myles sits out. In pairs, players must jump into a muddy pool, gather as much mud as possible, cross a deck, and transfer as much mud as possible to a crate. Once the crate is full, they must haul it to the end of the course, then two people (Ben, Jesse/PD; Max, Rich) will make mud balls and throw them, to knock down six targets. First tribe to do so wins a trip to the Survivor Salon (where they can clean up, and also eat). Results: Brawn uses their t-shirts to establish a huge lead, win easily. Targets hit: Ben-3, PD-4; Rich-2; PD-5,6. Brawn wins. They pick Ally to join them (despite tears from Logan). Ally declines to swap out for anyone. 
Ep.5 idol: AJ
Aware he's in trouble if Brains go back to Tribal, AJ hunts around camp for an idol. In short order, he finds one. Somehow, nobody spots him doing so, despite several Coven members also using the opportunity to hunt/ keep an eye on him. AJ pledges not to tell anyone about the idol. |
| Ep.5: "Bomb Squad!" | Ep.6: "The Pest Problem" | Ep.7: "A Date with JLP" | Ep.8: "Maggot in the Rice" | |||
| Day 11 (Aug. 4) 
Ep.5 IC: Puzzle, coconuts, fire
Zara sits out. Two people (Laura D, Ally; Kristin, Kate) make a fire on one end of a see-saw. Meanwhile, the rest must solve a cube puzzle, then climb the puzzle to retrieve a key, to unlock a net that they carry through the course to collect coconuts. Finally they pass the coconuts to the top of a tower, where two people (Karin, AJ; PD, Ben) toss them down into a barrel on the non-fire end of the seesaw, eventually raising the fire to burn through a flag. First tribe to do so wins immunity. Results: Brains have a big lead, but Ally and Laura haven't started the fire by the time they're ready to drop the coconuts. Brawn tosses first, wins. Brains never toss. TC5 - Rich sent to Brawn, 19 left. |
Day 12 (Aug. 5) |
Day 13 (Aug. 6) 
Ep.6 RC: Sumo at Sea
Kate sits out. Rich now on Brawn. In head-to-head (solo or in pairs) match-ups, contestants must use large cushions to try to push their opponent(s) off a floating platform. First tribe to do so wins a point, first tribe to three points wins reward: Camp comfort items (mostly pillows) from IKEA. Results: Rd.1: Paulie d. Myles. Rd.2: Noonan d. Ally. Rd.3: Karin, Ursula tie after 20 minutes. Rd.4: Rich, PD d. Max, Kaelan - Brawn wins! (They discover tea, coffee, biscuits and letters from home are in their reward once they get to camp.) |
Day 14 (Aug. 7) 
Ep.6 IC: Reverse slide, word puzzle
Rich sits out for Brawn. Contestants must swim out and retrieve a wooden grid from the water, bring it back to the beach and raise it into vertical position. Then they must use an overhead net to climb up a water slide, to retrieve bundles of puzzle letters. Finally, two people (Morgan, Noonan; Myles, Logan) use those letters in the grid to solve the word puzzzle (YOUR TRIBE WILL REMAIN INTACT). Results: Brawn has a one-bag advantage heading into the word puzzle, but Brains catch up. It's very close, but some Brains tiles fall after placement, thanks to the wobbly frame, and Brawn wins. Rich hands his advantage scroll to Max after the challenge. TC6 - Ally voted out (4-3), 18 left. |
Day 15 (Aug. 8) Tribe swap: Two new tribes. 
Ep.7 RC: Swimming, memory
Held immediately after the swap. New tribes: Brains (Ben, Laura D, PD, Kate, Morgan, Myles, Zara, Jesse, Max); Brawn (Ursula, Kaelan, Rich, AJ, Logan, Noonan, Paulie, Kristin, Karin). Challenge: One by one, contestants must swim out to a platform and memorize a sequence of symbols, when they're ready they jump back in, their tribemates pull them into shore (via rope), and they try to recreate the sequence. First person to get it right scores a point for their tribe, first tribe to three points wins reward: Sandwiches. Results: Rd.1: Kaelan vs. Laura (Rich/Noonan and Jesse/Ben pulling rope) - Kaelan wins (Brawn 1). Rd.2: Rich vs. Zara (Kaelan/Kristin, PD/Ben pull) - Rich wins. Rd.3: Ursula vs. Kate (Paulie/AJ, Max/PD pull) - both get it wrong, re-try, Ursula wins for Brawn. Each tribe is given flint. 
Ep.7 idol: Max
Realizing original Brains are outnumbered on the new Brains tribe, 5-4, Max heads off to look for an idol. He quickly finds one in a tree near the well, doesn't tell anyone about it. |
Day 16 (Aug. 9) 
Ep.7 IC: Chests, tiles
Working together, contestants must untangle two heavy chests tied around a pole, releasing a key. They use the key to release the chests, then move them through a series of obstacles. Finally, they open the chests and remove three hexagonal tiles, that two people at a time (Ben, PD, Max; Paulie, Ursula, Rich, Kaelan) must move to a shelf at the top of a ramp, using a very long pole. First tribe to place all three pieces wins immunity. Results: Brains have a huge led, but it all comes down to the final task. Pieces placed: Rich/Kaelan-1,2, Ben/PD-1,2,3 - Brains win! TC7 - Rich voted out (7-1-1), 17 left. |
Day 17 (Aug. 10) |
| Ep.8: "Maggot in the Rice" | Ep.9: "Hostages" | Ep.10: "The Vault" | Ep.11: "The Strong-Arm" | Ep.12: "Just What the Doctor Ordered" | ||
| Day 18 (Aug. 11) 
Ep.8 IC: Pegs with sandbags
Laura D sits out. Tribal evolution of the classic numbered pegs challenge. Contestants must attempt to hang on a wall by standing on and holding numbered pegs. In this version, two people (AJ, Noonan; PD, Ben) throw four sandbags per round (2 per thrower) to knock off numbered coconuts from a rack. If they knock off a coconut, people have to remove the corresponding numbered peg. Lst tribe standing wins immunity. Results: (order out) Zara (Brains 5), Karin (Brawn 5), Myles (Brains 4), Kaelan (Brawn 4), Jesse (Brains 3), Ursula (Brawn 3), Kristin (Brawn 2), Logan (Brawn 1), Paulie is down to one peg for his hands, hangs on through two rounds, then drops. Brains win! TC8 - Ursula voted out (6-2), 16 left. |
Day 19 (Aug. 12) 
Ep.9 IC: Plank puzzle, balls
Kate, Zara sit out. Contestants must remove 50 sandbags from a csnoe that has puzzle planks strapped to it. They will then move the canoe up the shore, and use it to solve a puzzle ("One of your sandbags contains an idol"). Finally each person must land a volleyball with their name on it in a high overhead gutter. First tribe to finish wins immunity Results: Brains follow AJ's request for them to throw the challenge, go very slowly with the canoe. Brains see Brawn's half-completed puzzle, Laura and Jesse run back to look for the idol. Ben, Morgan join. Brawns look as each lands their ball. Kristin finds Brawn's. Myles find it for Brains, after everyone had given up on the challenge. Karin is still trying to land her ball. PD, Jesse land theirs ... then finally, Karin lands hers, Brawn wins! TC9 - Max idoled out ([0]-4-1), 15 left. |
Day 20 (Aug. 13) 
Ep.10 RC: Double Idol Hands
Myles sits out. It's "idol Hands," but with each player having two idols, one on a post and the other in their hand. In head-to-head matchups, players must try to knock off both their opponent's idols, before their opponent does it to them. First to do so scores a point, first tribe to three points wins reward: A trip to the Survivor pub (chicken parm, fries, salad, beer). Results: Rd.1: Kaelan barely d. Ben (Brawn 1). Rd.2: Kristin d. Zara (Kristin drops her own, swats Zara's, then races to knock off Zara's pole idol; Brawn 2). Rd.3: PD d. Paulie (Brawn 2, Brains 1 - PD does the Skupin toss after both knock off the pole idols). Rd.4: Jesse d. AJ (tied at 2, Jesse makes same toss move). Rd.5: Morgan d. Karin (Karin tries the same move, fails). Brains win reward! |
Day 21 (Aug. 14) 
Ep.10 IC: Ladders, balls
Morgan sits out. Contestants must cross a series of obstacles (1. Kaelan/PD chop through a log; 2. Paulie/Jesse climb a rope to pull a lever), collecting sections of a log ladder along the way. Once all are collected, they connect them together and hoist the ladder to climb a high tower. They must then secure three baskets into position, and one person (AJ, Ben) tosses balls into them from the tower. First tribe to land all three balls wins immunity. Results: Fairly even as shooting starts. Shots landed: Ben-1, AJ-1, Ben-2, AJ-2. Brains (well, Ben at least) are throwing the challenge again. But so is AJ. Eventually, after JLP threatens the tribes with a double Tribal, Ben decides to try, lands 3rd shot on first go. Brains win. TC10 - Noonan idoled out ([0]-2-[0]), 14 left. |
Day 22 (Aug. 15) |
Day 23 (Aug. 16) 
Ep.11 IC: Team When It Rains
Kate, Zara sit out. Like the team version of When It Rains, except both tribes hold up the trough of water with poles. People can drop out, making it more difficult for their tribe. Last tribe standing wins immunity. Results: Brains miraculously can't hold up for five minutes, drop. Brawn wins. TC11 - Zara voted to Brawn (4-2-2), 14 left. |
Day 24 (Aug. 17) 
Ep.12 Brains idol: Myles
Firmly entrenched at the bottom of the new Brains tribe, Myles decides to take advantage of nobody caring where he is, and goes idol-hunting. He finds one in a tree near the well. 
Ep.12 RC: Slide, rings
In head-to-head matchups, contestants will go down a water slide, then try to put a large ring over their tribe-colored pole, while their opponent tries to do the same on their own pole. Whoever does so first scores a point for their tribe, first tribe to three points wins reward: a trip to the Survivor spaghetti shack. Results: Rd.1: Logan d. Kate. Rd.2: Paulie d. Myles. Rd.3: Morgan d. Karin (Brains 1, Brawn 2). Rd.4: Ben d. AJ (who folds, Brains 2, Brawn 2). Rd.5: Kaelan-PD draw, as PD tears (?) a bicep tendon, gets medical help. Rd.6: After 10 minutes, Laura d. Zara, Brains win, 3-2! JLP gives them a scroll as they leave (it's the one-at-a-time thing). 
Ep.12 Brawn idol: Logan
Logan, Karin, and Kaelan decide to look for an idol together, and in short order, Logan finds one in a tree near camp. She shows her find to both Karin and Kaelan, and they agree that it's for all three of them (except Logan keeps it). 
Ep.12 advantage: Myles
Myles found the clue at the bottom of the pasta bowl at the reward ("Check the shelter") but he misread "shelter" as "shelf," and came up empty. But no worries, because the Brains are replacing their palm-frond roof anyway, and Myles finds a scroll there. It's basically Knowledge Without Power, but for idols: He can play it before the vote, and take someone's idol if he suspects they have one. |
| Ep.12: "Just What the Doctor Ordered" | Ep.13: "Vengeance" | Ep.14: "The Buddy System" | Ep.15: "The Rat King" | |||
| Day 25 (Aug. 18) 
Ep.12 IC: Discy Business
PD is cleared to continue in the game, although PD sits out. AJ joins him. Challenge: as first seen in Heroes v Healers v Hustlers: Tribes must pull on ropes to suspend a disc, while each is standing on a beam, then build a stack of blocks on top of the disc. If a block falls, they must start over. First tribe to stack all 10 blocks wins immunity. Results: Brawn gets to 9 blocks placed, stack drops. Drops again at 5. Brains aren't throwing, and win! At Tribal Council, Brawn learns Ben has left the game, and there will be no vote. TC12 - Ben leaves, no vote, 13 left. |
Day 26 (Aug. 19) Tribes merge, Malosi formed 
Ep.13 RC: Rope Hang
Held immediately after the merge. PD sits out. Contestants must hang on a horizontal rope as long as they can. It's a single rope through all stations, so as people drop, there's more slack, making it more difficult. Last person in wins a very exclusive cocktail party. Results (order out): 12. Laura (<5 min), 11. AJ, 10. Karin (right after Laura), 9. Jesse, 8. Kaelan, 7. Kristin, 6. Myles, 5. Morgan, 4. Paulie, 3. (Logan, Zara offer to drop if Kate takes them) Logan, 2. Zara, 1. Kate wins! She gets three more picks after Logan & Zara, takes Morgan, Paulie, AJ. |
Day 27 (Aug. 20) |
Day 28 (Aug. 21) 
Ep.13 IC: Seesaw, balls
PD sits out again. Contestants must stand on a see-saw, attempting to keep a ball on a track (they can use an overhead rope for stability). At regular intervals, they will add two more balls to smaller tracks, making it more difficult. If they or any balls fall off, they're out. Last person standing wins immunity. Order out: 12. Laura (touched the ball), 11. Zara, 10. AJ, 9. Kristin, 8. Morgan, 7. Karin, 6. Kate, 5. Kaelan. [2nd ball added] 4. Paulie, 3. Myles (at 15 min.). [3rd ball, 20 min.] 2. Jesse, 1. Logan wins! TC13 - Jesse voted out (6-5-2), 12 left. |
Day 29 (Aug. 22) 
Ep.14 IC: Spool Crocodile Rock
PD sits out again. Challenge is "Crocodile Rock," but with a spool instead of a ball. Contestants must stand pull down on an overhead bar to stop a spool rolling off a track. If the bar drops, the spool rolls forward. If it rolls off, they're out. Last person standing wins immunity. Order out: 11. Zara (4 min.), 10. Paulie [lots of people then drop once Paulie is out] 9. AJ, 8. Laura, 7. Kate, 6. Logan, 5. Morgan, 4. Myles. [people actually trying again] 3. Karin. [15 min.] 2. Kristin, 1. Kaelan wins! TC14 - PD idoled out ([0]-3), 11 left. |
Day 30 (Aug. 23) 
Ep.15 RC: Pairs water basketball
Two teams (Teal: AJ, Kristin, Myles, Karin, Paulie, Kate vs. Orange: Laura, Morgan, Kaelan, Zara, Logan). In tethered pairs, contestants must wade through waist-deep water to the opposite side of the course, retrieve their ball, and try to land it in a high overhead basket. First team to do so scores a point, first team to four points wins reward: An American feast (wings, mac & cheese, sliders, milkshakes). Results - Rd.1: AJ/Kate d. Kaelan/Logan (T1). Rd.2: Morgan/Zara d. Karin/Kristin (T1, O1). Rd.3: Paulie/Myles d. Laura/Zara (T2, O1). Rd.4: AJ/Kate d. Kaelan/Morgan (T3, O1). Rd.5: Paulie/Myles d. Morgan/Laura (T4, O1). Teal wins! |
Day 31 (Aug. 24) 
Ep.15 IC: Last Gasp
Two teams (Teal: AJ, Kristin, Myles, Karin, Paulie, Kate vs. Orange: Laura, Morgan, Kaelan, Zara, Logan). In tethered pairs, contestants must wade through waist-deep water to the opposite side of the course, retrieve their ball, and try to land it in a high overhead basket. First team to do so scores a point, first team to four points wins reward: An American feast (wings, mac & cheese, sliders, milkshakes). Results - Rd.1: AJ/Kate d. Kaelan/Logan (T1). Rd.2: Morgan/Zara d. Karin/Kristin (T1, O1). Rd.3: Paulie/Myles d. Laura/Zara (T2, O1). Rd.4: AJ/Kate d. Kaelan/Morgan (T3, O1). Rd.5: Paulie/Myles d. Morgan/Laura (T4, O1). Teal wins! TC15 - Laura idoled out ([0]-3-2; 1st juror), 10 left. |
| Ep.16: "Pickled" | Ep.17: "G-R-I-M" | Ep.18: "Operation: Shut Your Pie Hole" | Ep.19: "The Magic Number" | |||
| Day 32 (Aug. 25) 
Ep.16 auction-ish
It's the auction! Sort of. Well, not really. Instead of a standard auction, each person will be presented with two covered items (one good, one bad?). They will also call a coin toss. If they get it right, JLP reveals one item. If wrong, they must pick blind. Results: 1. Myles goes first, loses coin toss, gets ... a loaf of bread. 2. Paulie, guesses right, JLP reveals a call home. Paulie passes, hoping for food. It's a pickle. 3. Kaelan loses toss, gets ... rice. 4. Morgan loses, picks ... a coconut. 5. Karin, loses ... gets lemon meringue pie! 6. Zara wins, JLP reveals steak and chips, she picks that. 7. Kate wins, JLP reveals a scroll ... she takes it, it allows her to steal someone else's item. 8. Kristin wins, JLP reveals lasagna and beer ... Kate takes it. 9. AJ wins, JLP reveals pizza, AJ takes it. 10. Logan loses, picks ... the phone call. |
Day 33 (Aug. 26) 
Ep.16 IC: 'A Leg Up' with balls
It's "A Leg Up" (as seen many times, including S27: Blood vs. Water), except with a ball instead of a vase. Contestants must balance a ball on the end of a long paddle using one foot. If the ball falls, they are out. Order out: 10. Kaelan, 9. Zara, 8. AJ, 7. Karin. [5 min.] 6. Myles, 5. Paulie, 4. Morgan, 3. Kristin (35 min.). To make things more difficult, Kate and Logan must fold their hands behind their heads. 2. Logan (loses focus, takes hands off her head, is out, 77 min.), 1. Kate wins! TC16: players split into Bounty, Barren tribes. |
Day 34 (Aug. 27) |
Day 35 (Aug. 28) 
Ep.17 IC: Team 'Get a Grip'
It's "Get a Grip," but on square poles with climbing holds - multiple sets, which get smaller as you go down, making it more difficult. As it's also with split tribes, so whoever wins, wins immunity for their entire tribe of five. Bounty also gets the advantage of starting on the highest set of holds. Order out: 10. Logan (10 min.), 9. Kaelan (12 min.), 8. Morgan, 7. Karin (15 min.). [20 min., Bounty on second set of holds] 6. AJ, 5. Kristin, 4. Myles (30 min.). [All move to smallest holds] 3. Paulie falls at 52 min, 2/1 Kate, Zara still in, so Bounty wins. TC17 - Paulie idoled out ([0]-3-1-1), 9 left. |
Day 36 (Aug. 29) 
Ep.18 RC: Pairs 'A Bit Tipsy'
Rock draw for pairs: Kaelan/Morgan; Myles/Karin; AJ/Kristin; Zara; Kate. Logan forced to sit out. Contestants must hold onto a rope to balance a wobbly table, and balance a set of blocks on a track. For each pair, the tables are side by side, and the track is a continuous curve. First pair to stack all their blocks then knock them down like dominoes wins a spit-roasted lamb dinner with wine. Results: Kaelan/Morgan lead, but drop one block. AJ and Myles both tie off and try the domino effect, but their blocks don't all fall. Kaelan also tries, falls short. AJ & Kristin win! They pick Kaelan and Logan to join them. |
Day 37 (Aug. 30) 
Ep.18 IC: Barrels, monkey fist, puzzle
Three-stage challenge ... except there's no stopping after each stage, a common flaw in AU mult-stage challenges. First stage: Walking on barrels (holding a rope) on a track, stand the barrel up, then land three sandbags on it. First five to finish advance. Stage 2: Land a monkey fist in a V bar, allowing them to cross a wobbly beam. First three advance. Stage 3: Race over an A-frame and solve a puzzle at the end. Results: Zara falls off her barrel at the end, has to restart. Advancing: Kaelan, AJ, Morgan. Kaelan reaches puzzle before the 4th person advances to second stage. Then Logan advances, then Kristin. Kaelan has puzzle mostly done as Morgan, AJ arrive. Kaelan wins. TC18 - Karin voted out (5-3-1), 8 left. |
Day 38 (Aug. 31) 
Ep.19 RC: Bermuda Triangles
Essentially the classic "Bermuda Triangles," where contestants must stand on narrow ledges on a triangular platform in the water, gradually moving up, making it more difficult. Here, holds are split in the middle, and people must use split footing (one forward, one back). Last person standing wins a trip to an IKEA sponsored getaway. Order out: 8. AJ (<1 min.), 7. Myles (transition to 3rd stage, 10 min.), 6. Kaelan (same), 5. Morgan (same). [25 min, to top rail, all briefly make it] 4. Zara, 3. Kate, 2. Logan, 1. Kristin wins! She takes Morgan and Logan. 
Ep.19 idol: Myles (#4!)
While the rewardees are away, the remaining Graduates regroup and re-brand themselves as the Postgraduates. Then they all decide to go looking for idols. Naturally, it's Myles who finds one, in a tree near the beach. It's the fourth idol he's held (third found), counting the one he took from Kristin via his advantage. He tells AJ he's found it, but nobody else. |
| Ep.19: "The Magic Number" | Ep.20: "The Reaper Is Coming" | Ep.21: "House of Cards" | Ep.22: "Polarising the Outcome" | Ep.23: "Fired Up!" | ||
| Day 39 (Sep. 1) 
Ep.19 IC: Team ropes; individual sandbags
A weird hybrid team/individual challenge, which is really a team RC with the reward being a chance to compete in the individual IC. Random draw for teams, where one person is tethered to a rope, and remaining three must carry them through a series of obstacles (bamboo wall, over and under logs, high net). This leads to a key, which unlocks the tethered person. Teams: Orange (Kaelan, Kristin, Myles - Kate tethered) and teal (AJ, Logan, Morgan - Zara tethered). The winning team (orange) then competes individually at throwing sandbags at a target from a high tower, eventually knocking it back far enough to fall off a rail. First person to do so wins immunity. Results: AJ doesn't really try on the team part, so his team loses. On sandbags, Myles is a hit away, but Kaelan catches up, wins his 4th necklace. TC19 - Logan voted out (4-4; 3-3; consensus), 7 left. |
Day 40 (Sep. 2) |
Day 41 (Sep. 3) 
Ep.20 IC: Hanging By a Thread
As seen in the F4 IC in S14: Fiji. Contestants must hang by an overhead bar on a steep ramp. At regular intervals, JLP increases the ramp angle, making it increasingly difficult to hang on. Later, water spurts on them, making it more slippery. Elimination order: 7. AJ (10 min., 2nd level), 6. Myles (20 min, 3rd level). [Water torture starts] 5. Kate (28 min.), 4. Zara, 3. Morgan. [30 min., 4th level] 2. Kristin, 1. Kaelan wins his 5th necklace! TC20 - Kristin voted out (4-3), 6 left. |
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Day 43 (Sep. 5) 
Ep.21 IC: Lots of balls
Contestants must jump off a dock and grab an overhead ball, swim under a net and collect another ball, and knock a third ball off an overhead trough. Finally, using a long pole, they must maneuver all three balls up an inclined ramp with various hazards, into a net. First person to net all three balls wins immunity. Results: Kaelan is first to the ramp, followed by AJ, Morgan, Myles, Kate, Zara. Balls netted: Kaelan-1, Myles-1,2, Kaelan-2, Kaelan-3. Kaelan wins, setting a new IC record (with his sixth)! 
Ep.21 mid-Tribal IC: Tipsy House of Cards
Kaelan sits out (ineligible, since he's already immune). Contestants must pull on a rope to balance a wobbly table, while walking on a balance beam. They must then build a house of cards on the table. First person to build a house taller than the marker, or whoever has the tallest house after 45 minutes, wins. Results: Myles and Kate lead throughout, with Myles a layer ahead. But with 4-5 cards left (just over 20 minutes), Myles drops his stack. Kate then does so at about the same spot. Then Morgan leads, drops, then AJ. Kate and Zara end up tied for the highest tower as JLP counts down time, but Zara's top card falls at the last second. Kate wins! TC21 - Morgan voted out (4-2), 5 left. |
Day 44 (Sep. 6) 
Ep.22 IC: Double On Shaky Ground
Similar to "On Shaky Ground" (as last seen in Titans v Rebels), but with a twist or two. Contestants must stack 12 blocks at the end of a trip hazard, but they have to do so while carrying the blocks two at a time on the ends of a pole with two hooks on it. They must also duck under a beam at the midpoint of the trip hazard. Results: Definitely not a challenge for AJ, who is tall. Kate, Zara, Myles lead early. Kate gets to 9, drops. Kaelan passes her with 10, drops on 11. Myles and Zara then lead with 8. Myles drops on 12. Zara wins! TC22 - Kate voted out (2-1-1-[0]), 4 left. |
Day 45 (Sep. 7) 
Ep.23 IC: Ropes, discs, paddle
Contestants are tethered to a rope wound around a frame. They must unspool enough rope to reach a distant key, and unlock themselves. Then they must throw sandbags at a spinning target, to release four hexagonal discs. They must place those discs in holders and use them to climb a wall. Finally, they must roll 5 balls out to the end of a paddle with 5 small divots and four large holes. First to do so wins immunity. Results: Myles first unlocked, then AJ, Kaelan, Zara. Myles crossing the wall as Zara unlocks. Balls placed: Myles 2 - but drops both, Kaelan-1 (then 0), Myles-5. Myles wins! Zara never releases discs. TC23 - Zara voted out (3-1), 3 left. |
| Episode 24 | Game over | |||||
| Day 46 (Sep. 8) Ep24 IC: ? - ? wins. TC24 - ? voted out, 2 left. |
Day 47 (Sep. 9) Final Tribal Council and jury vote on the Final Two. ? wins. |
Day 0 (Sep. 10) Finalists and jury return home, resume Instagram influencing. |
Day 0 (Sep. 11) |
Day 0 (Sep. 12) |
Day 0 (Sep. 13) |
Day 0 (Sep. 14) |
- Martin Holmes at Inside Survivor (May 13, 2024) confirms the AU v US rumor (AU 11), says this will film in September 2024, following the filming of a regular newbie season in July (AU 10).
- Official SurvivorAU Instagram (September 15, 2024) confirms the previously rumored Brains v Brawn II theme.
- Official SurvivorAU Instagram (December 23, 2024) releases a full trailer showing all the contestants.
- RealityTV Fan's Instagram (December 23, 2024) lists the full cast's first names (with head shots) and four of their Instagram accounts.
- Update, 12/29/24: Dates above (July 25 - Sep. 9) roughly correspond to contestant social media absence windows, could be off by ~4-5 days.