Ep.1 RC: Pyramid, track, torch

Tribes must use very heavy blocks to build a giant pyramid, then push it along a track, allowing one person (Aisha, ?) to grab a key. One person (Lyndl, ?) will then race out and unlock a torch. When the pyramid is at the end of the track, the torch-bearer will run back to light a fire ball which will ignite a cauldron. The winning tribe becomes the Bounty tribe, living in luxury (fruit, fire pit, flint, hammock, tarp ... and a fully built shelter). Losing tribe becomes Barren. Results: Purple has a huge lead, is first to the key, Lyndl retrieves the torch, finds an idol clue on the torch stand, takes it. Purple wins easily.

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Ep.1 idol: Lyndl

Lyndl's clue directs her to dig under the tribe flag to find her idol. She wisely waits until after dark to do so (of night 1), tries for a while, then recruits Loz to help her. Eventually Lyndl gets it, and they form an official secret alliance. The next morning (Day 2), Lyndl opens the package to read the instructions, only to learn that while she has an idol (yay!) it can only be used by a Barren player at a Barren Tribal Council (boo!). She remedies this by alerting Brooke after the IC, giving her the clue and proposing a swap once Brooke digs up the Bounty idol.

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Ep.1 IC: Octagonal wheels

(It's Caleb's birthday.) Tribes must work together to lift three heavy octagonal wheels out over high poles. They then carry them over a ramp, under a muddy net, and up onto a tower. They must then roll the wheels down another ramp, into one of three gates. First tribe to land all their wheels in the gates wins immunity. Results: It's close as the rolling starts. Bounty clanks their first three shots. After Barren clanks their first, Mark takes over for Barren, lands both of his first two shots, then after retrieving the errant wheel, his third. Barren wins!

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Ep.3 RC: Wrecking ball, barrels

Tribes will go head to head to swing a large wrecking ball to knock over targets (stacks of barrels). First tribe to knock over three targets wins the round, first tribe to win two rounds wins reward: Coffee and donuts. Rd.1 (Lottie, Lyndl, Cameron, Simon) v. (Brooke, Sally, Don, Ben): Barren wins, 3-2. Rd.2 (Aisha, Eliza, Harry, Richard) v. (Caleb, Faith, Mark, Blanche): Bounty wins, 3-0. Rd.3 (Aisha, Simon, Richard, Harry) v. (Keeley, Johnson, Don, Ben): Bounty wins, 3-1. Bounty wins reward! Brooke gives Lyndl her idol afterward.

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Ep.3 IC: Lots of barrels

Tribes must race up a tower, roll a series of barrels down a ramp, push the barrels through a track, then barrel-walk them across a bridge, Finally, they will stack them all on a narrow shelf, and two people (Mark, Don; Jackson, Lottie) will throw coconuts at them, until they're all knocked down. First tribe to do so wins immunity. It's neck-and-neck most of the way, but Jackson has a four-barrel lead before Barren starts tossing coconuts. Don pulls the tribes even with three left, but it's still tight with 1 left each. Don hits the final barrel, Barren wins.

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Ep.5 IC: Sled, hanging puzzle

Blanche, Keeley sit out. Tribes will push a sled loaded with heavy sandbags along a track, lift the sandbags over a wall, to allow the sled to go under, then two people (Simon, Jackson; Don, Ben) chop through two logs to release a gate. The tribe then goes through the gate, stacks the sandbags high enough to retrieve hanging planks (Simon; Ben), then they (Aisha, RIch; Johnson, Mark) use the planks to solve a hanging puzzle (tribe-colored REDEMPTION). Results: Bounty leads early, but their sled gets stuck right at the end, Barren passes them. Bounty still starts the puzzle first, finishes first ... but they have two planks swapped. Barren quickly finishes, wins. Aisha sends Loz to Barren, missing Tribal, brings Caleb in to vote (and be immune).

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Ep.5 individual IC: Roller Ball with pegs

Held after Barren departs from the team IC (with Loz). As in "Roller Ball," contestants must balance a ball on a small disc, but they also have to do this while standing barefoot on pegs. Drop their ball or fall off the pegs, they're out. Order out: 8. Cameron, 7. Jackson (in seconds), 6. Richard, 5. Lottie (also in seconds), 4. Simon, 3. Aisha, 2. Harry, so 1. Lyndl wins.

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