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| Pre-game | Episode 1 | |||||
| Day 0 (Jan. 14) Cast travels to Thailand? |
Day 0 (Jan. 15) |
Day 0 (Jan. 16) |
Day 0 (Jan. 17) |
Day 0 (Jan. 18) |
Day 0 (Jan. 19) |
Day 1 (Jan. 20) 
Ep.1 Individual RC
Stage 1: Untie a bag of number tiles from a pole, cross the line. First nine advance. Advancing: Jose, Franky, Matt, Renee, Josh, Eve, Kaysha, Arun, JT (just beating Brad). Stage 2: Swim out to a dock, untie a box with another bag inside. First three to grab a bag advance. Advancing: Matt, Arun, Jose. (Franky opens a box before Josefien, but Franky's is empty.) Stage 3: Swim back to shore, empty both bags of tiles (numbers 1-100), arrange tiles in order on puzzle table. Jose wins, barely beating Matt. She picks Matt to join her, and their reward is: they choose the two tribes. Jose chooses Chani, Matt chooses Khang Khaw. |
| Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | ||||
| Day 2 (Jan. 21) 
Ep.1 RC: Battle Dig
Winning tribe gets tarp, tools, and flint. As seen as the opening RC in Heroes vs. Villains. Two at a time, people race into the mud, dig up a bag, and try to bring it back to their mat, while fighting off the opposing tribe's duo. First tribe to three points wins. Results: 1. Josefien (and Renee) d. Lisa, Tara. 2. Adam (and Matt) d. Dave, Arun. 3. Tess (and Kaysha) d. Franky, Karla. 4. Brad, Josh d. JT, Liam. Khung Khaw wins! |
Day 3 (Jan. 22) 
Ep.1 IC (vertical maze, ropes, puzzle)
Tribes must use a set of poles to build a staircase. Seven people climb it, race through a multi-story maze, then down a slide. One person (Matt, Franky) then maneuvers a key through a rope obstacle, and uses it to release a machete. The machete chops through rope, releasing puzzle pieces. Two people (Dylan, Lisa; JT, Karla) then assemble the plank puzzle. Khang Khaw has an early lead, blows it on the maze, then Matt regains it on the ropes course. Khang Khaw wins. TC1 - Josefien voted out (6-3), 17 left. |
Day 4 (Jan. 23) 
Ep.2 RC: Smash and Grab
Lisa sits out. As seen in Redemption Island, relay-style, five people (Dave, Renee, Liam, JT, Karla; Adam, Tara, Kaysha, Matt, Josh) swim out to a floating dock, climb up, jump off, smash a tile, and grab a key. Once all five keys are recovered, one person (Eve; Dylan) will use them to unlock a box, containing one ball. Finally, one person (Arun; Brad) will use that ball to smash five tiles, while one other person (Franky; Tess) retrieves the ball. Winner gets fruit. Challenge held in 40C heat. Kaysha passes out after her swim, but continues. Chani has a lead, but blows it on the tile smashing; Khang Khaw wins. Adam vomits afterward, but nobody is medevaced. |
Day 5 (Jan. 24) 
Ep.2 Outpost: Fire-making
JT vs. Tess. First to build a fire that burns through a string, ringing a bell, wins. That would be Tess, who receives an idol clue. JT convinces Tess to let him read it too, in order to keep it secret. It directs them to an idol hidden under the tribe mat at the next IC. |
Day 6 (Jan. 25) 
Ep.2 idol
After Matt explains the challenge, but before the tribe strategizes, Brad pretends to tie his (intentionally untied) shoe. In doing so, he reaches under the mat and grabs the Khang Khaw idol. 
Ep.2 IC: Shoulder the Load
Adam sits out. Two men, one woman from each tribe hold a pole on their shoulders, upon which pairs of 5-kg sandbags are placed. Decisions about who gets weight is decided by the other tribe, although fellow tribe members actually load the weight. Weight bearers: Brad, Josh, Kaysha; Arun, Dave, Renee. Loaders: everyone else. Order out: 1. Dave, at 50 kg; 2. Renee, at 30 kg; 3. Arun, on the transition from 60 to 70 kg. (Brad had 70 kg, Josh 60 kg, Kaysha 20 kg, all still standing.) Khang Khaw wins! TC2 - Karla voted out (7-1), 16 left. |
Day 7 (Jan. 26) 
Ep.3 RC: Idol Hands
Adam sits out. Two men, one woman from each tribe hold a pole on their shoulders, upon which pairs of 5-kg sandbags are placed. Decisions about who gets weight is decided by the other tribe, although fellow tribe members actually load the weight. Weight bearers: Brad, Josh, Kaysha; Arun, Dave, Renee. Loaders: everyone else. Order out: 1. Dave, at 50 kg; 2. Renee, at 30 kg; 3. Arun, on the transition from 60 to 70 kg. (Brad had 70 kg, Josh 60 kg, Kaysha 20 kg, all still standing.) Khang Khaw wins! 
Ep.3 idol
Eve finds an idol clue within Chani's new fishing gear. She shares it with the tribe, who (mostly) accompany her in finding the idol itself, which after a series of clues, is under the raft. |
Day 8 (Jan. 27) 
Ep.3 Outpost: The Ball Drop
Eve vs. Kaysha, playing for a reward of a stack of brownies and sweet Thai treats, plus iced soda. Challenge, as in Philippines F4 IC: Hold a ball on a dowel with two handles. After 5 minutes, two more dowels are added, one on each end. First to drop loses. Results: Entering the third round (five pieces), Eve drops her dowels, so Kaysha wins. In a twist, Kaysha has to eat the food there, in front of Eve, no sharing. |
| Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | ||||
| Day 9 (Jan. 28) 
Ep.3 IC: Deep In Thought
Dylan, Adam sit out. As seen in the Philippines Ep3 RC/IC. Contestants must dive down to retrieve a puzzle wheel tied to a rope, bring them back up to the dock. When all are retrieved, they will be put on a spindle and rotated to spell a word (CHAMPIONS). Results: Renee swaps out without getting a wheel, meanwhile Josh dives twice. Wheels: Matt-4, Josh-4, Tess-1; Franky-1, Renee-1, Eve, Renee, Dave, Liam - 0. Brad, Lisa work the puzzle for Khang Khaw. Khang Khaw wins. TC3 - Franky voted out (6-1), 15 left. |
Day 10 (Jan. 29) 
Ep.4 RC: Sumo at Sea
(Over mud, instead of water). Brad, Tara, Lisa sit out. Reward: Hot cocoa mix, tea, coffee, cookies. First tribe to 10 points wins. Results: 1. Josh d. JT (C0, KK1); 2. Renee d. Tess (C1, KK1); 3. Arun d. Dylan (C2, KK1; Dylan claims he was kicked); 4. Adam d. Dave (C2, KK2); 5. Kaysha d. Eve (C2, KK3); 6. Matt d. Liam (C2, KK4); 7. Josh d. Dave (C2, KK5); 8. Tess d. Eve (C2, KK6); 9. Arun d. Matt (C3, KK6); 10. Liam d. Dylan (C4, KK6); 11. Kaysha d. Renee (C4, KK7); 12. Adam d. JT (C4, KK8); 13. Liam d. Dylan (C5, KK8); 14. Kaysha d. Renee (C5, KK9); 15. Josh d. Arun (C5, KK10), Khang Khaw wins "smoko". |
Day 11 (Jan. 30) 
Ep.4 Outpost
Dilemma: Arun and Josh arrive at the Outpost, and are informed they must each choose one person from their own tribe to sit out the next immunity challenge. That person will also have individual immunity at the next Tribal Council, should their tribe lose. Arun picks Eve; Josh picks himself. They then make a secret cross-tribal alliance. |
Day 12 (Jan. 31) 
Ep.4 IC: Chains, bolo toss
Adam, Kaysha, Dylan sit out (plus Josh and Eve, back at camp). Four tribe members (Tess, Tara, Lisa, Matt ; Dave, JT, Liam, Renee) are chained together at their ankles, while the two on the ends also have one hand tied to a pole. Once they untie, the four must navigate an obstacle course, collecting bags and chains. Once all are collected, the remaining tribe member (Brad; Arun) connects the chains to the balls to create bolos, which they then use in a ladder toss. First tribe to land three bolos wins. TC4 - Kaysha voted out (5-2-1-1), 14 left. |
Day 13 (Feb. 1) 
Ep.5 swap
Both tribes arrive at the reward challenge site, but are told instead to drop their buffs. One at a time, they smash paint-filled eggs on themselves to reveal their new tribe. New Chani: Adam, Arun, Dave, Dylan, Josh, Matt, Renee. New Khang Khaw: Brad, Eve, JT, Liam, Lisa, Tara, Tess. 
Ep.5 RC: Dizness as Usual
Originally, two people sit on spinning discs (Eve, Tess; Matt, Renee) while two other people pull their ropes (Liam; Dave) to spin the discs. Once rope is pulled out, disc-sitters (now dizzy) must cross a balance beam. When all are across,entire tribe must now return across the same field using boxes, barrels and planks, to get across without touching the ground. In first part, Tess's disc tips over and she requires medical attention. When recovered, they scrap this phase, and move on to the field crossing, with Tess sitting out for KK, Adam for Chani. KK wins comfort items and peanut butter. |
Day 14 (Feb. 2) Tess has a "day of rest." |
Day 15 (Feb. 3) 
Ep.5 IC: Buoy oh Buoy
As seen in the Ep6 RC/IC in Blood vs. Water. Pairs of people (Matt and Adam, Dave and Arun, Josh and Renee; Eve and Tess, Liam and Lisa, Brad and Tara) must swim out and dive down to untie knots on an underwater cage, releasing a gate. Then retrieve 3 fish traps from inside the cage. Then one person (Dylan; JT) must remove the puzzle bags from the traps, open them, and solve a vertical puzzle. TC5 - Liam voted out (4-3), 13 left. |
| Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 | ||||
| Day 16 (Feb. 4) 
Ep.6 RC: Bridge and slide puzzles
Renee sits out. Four tribe members (Adam, Arun, Josh, Matt; Brad, Eve, Tara, Tess) swim out to a raft to retrieve puzzle planks; untie them, swim them back to the dock, use them to build a bridge back to shore. On shore, two tribe members (Dylan, Dave; JT, Lisa) need to work a 5x5 slide puzzle. Winner gets a pile of Pizza Hut pizzas. Results: Chani takes a lead in the first stage, completes the bridge puzzle first, and the slide puzzle. Chani wins! |
Day 17 (Feb. 5) 
Ep.6 Outpost: Memory
Renee, Tara attend. The challenge is a simple memory test: Matt flashes a series of number tiles (three in the first round, one more in each successive round). Renee and Tara must show the tiles back to Matt, one at a time, in the correct order. If either makes a mistake, they lose. The challenge lasts until Round 7, where Tara finally makes an error. Renee wins a trip to loot two items from Khang Khaw camp. She takes their tarp and jar of coffee, much to Brad's chagrin. |
Day 18 (Feb. 6) 
Ep.6 IC: Discy Business
Adam sits out. As seen in HvHvH Ep6 IC: Six tribemates (four on balance beams, two—Josh, Arun; JT, Lisa—pulling on the end) must pull on ropes to hold up a disc, upon which they stack blocks to spell "IMMUNITY." First to spell it wins it. Khang Khaw drops once. Chani gets to 7 blocks, then drops "accidentally." Khang Khaw then does it too. Chani drops at 7 again. Eventually, Khang Khaw "wins". TC6 - Josh voted out (4-2-1), 12 left. |
Day 19 (Feb. 7) 
Ep.7 RC: Kicking and Screaming
One tribe member holds onto a pole, while two from the opposing tribe try to remove them and drag them across the finish line. Round 1: Adam, Eve on posts; removing: Brad, Tara; Dave, Arun. Dave and Arun win for Chani. Arun calls out the unfairness of two big guys dragging Eve through the mud, Chani decides to concede rather than keep going. Khang Khaw wins two egg-laying hens, 12 eggs, chicken feed. |
Day 20 (Feb. 8) 
Ep.7 Outpost (word scramble)
Dave vs. Lisa. At arrival, Dave notices a rolled-up parchment wedged in his station, grabs it. The challenge: Rearrange 16 letters to form a 5-word phrase (YOU CAN STEAL A VOTE). The phrase tells you what the reward is. Lisa wins, gets the advantage. She later tells her alliance about it at Khang Khaw, while Dave tells all of Chani. 
Ep.7 idol
Dave reads his idol clue, which directs him to the Chani water well. Immediately upon returning to camp, Dave goes to the well, digs up the idol, then wanders over to camp, acting as if he'd only just returned from the Outpost. |
Day 21 (Feb. 9) 
Ep.7 IC: Obstacles, math puzzle
Contestants must maneuver a large box containing puzzle blocks over and through various obstacles. When reaching the final station, untie the blocks and use them to solve a math problem. Chani takes a huge lead, but stumbles on the puzzle. Khang Khaw wins, seconds before Chani. 
Ep.7 medevac
After the immunity challenge, Matt Chisholm arrives at Khang Khaw camp, called in to check on JT. JT, who has been nursing a bacterial infection for about a week, opts to leave the game, rather than continue. TC7 - Dylan voted out (5-1), 10 left. |
Day 22 (Feb. 10) 
Ep.8 RC: Coco Connection
As seen in the Ep4 RC in One World. One at a time, contestants fire a slingshot at a 5x5 grid of tiles. fFirst tribe to knock out 5 tiles in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal row wins reward (not shown until challenge ends). Results: Arun-0, Tess-1; Renee-1, Tara-1; Adam-0, Lisa-1; Matt-0, Brad-0 (misfires); Dave-1, Eve-?; Tess-1 (2); Arun-0, Tara-1 (2); Matt-1, Lisa-1 (2); Dave-0, Brad-0 (misses when KK has 4 in a row); Renee-1 (2), Eve-1 and wins it! Reward is announced as being the merge buffs (actual reward selected in camp the next day). Tribes merge, Phsan formed. |
| Episode 8 | Episode 9 | Episode 10 | ||||
| Day 23 (Feb. 11) Reward: Old Khang Khaw get comfort items. |
Day 24 (Feb. 12) 
Ep8 IC: "House of Cards" - Matt
wins.TC8 - Arun voted out (5-3-2), 9 left. |
Day 25 (Feb. 13) 
Ep9 RC: "5x5" - Brad
wins. |
Day 26 (Feb. 14) |
Day 27 (Feb. 15) 
Ep.9 IC: This Much
As seen in the Ep10 IC in Kaoh Rong. Contestants must stretch out their arms and use their fingertips to hold up two weighted discs attached to ceramic pots. If they drop either disc, they're out. All last 15 minutes. Elimination order: 9. Dave, 8. Adam (drops intentionally), (30 min.) 7. Lisa, 6. Tess; (90 min., switch to standing on one leg) 5. Brad, 4. Tara, 3. Renee; (135 min.) 2. Matt slips, and 1. Eve wins! TC9 - Brad voted out (5-3-1), 8 left. |
Day 28 (Feb. 16) 
Ep.10 RC: Challenge Pitch
As seen in the Ep12 RC in Cagayan. Two teams of four (Yellow: Matt, Dave, Tess, Lisa; Blue: Tara, Renee, Adam, Eve) - each team tosses sandbags at the opposing team's block puzzle. When one is completely destroyed, the teams switch, and try to rebuild their block puzzle (one person per team - Yellow: Lisa, blue: Tara). First to rebuild wins reward - a trip to a remote location to watch a Vodafone-sponsored Jurassic World showing, with popcorn and messages from home. Results: Tossing is close, but yellow knocks theirs off first (mostly Matt, some Dave; blue mostly Eve). Lisa quickly puts the puzzle together, and yellow wins. Adam is very angry about Tara's slow performance. |
Day 29 (Feb. 17) 
Ep.10 IC: Paddle Out
As seen in the Ep9 IC in Philippines. Contestants must balance an oversized paddle on a post, and roll six balls down it, landing all six in spots on the paddle blade at once.Results: Dave 2, Eve 2, Adam 2, Dave 3, Adam 3, Eve 3, Matt 1, Adam 4, Dave 4, Dave 5, Dave working on final ball but loses 3 (down to 3), Adam 5, Dave loses another 3 (back to zero), Dave 2, Adam 6 - Adam wins immunity! Lisa, Tara, Tess, Renee all at zero. TC10 - Renee voted out (5-3), 7 left. |
| Episode 11 | Episode 12 | Episode 13 | ||||
| Day 30 (Feb. 18) 
Ep.11 RC: Over-Extended
As seen in the Ep12 IC in Cambodia. Contestants must balance a bowl of dried corn on the end of a pole. At one-minute intervals, they must add an additional length of pole, making the corn bowl more difficult to balance. Last person standing wins a chocolate extravaganza. Results: 7. Lisa, 6. Tess (both on transition to 6 pieces), 5. Tara, 4. Adam (both on transition to 7th piece), 3. Matt (7 pieces), 2. Dave (on transition to 9th piece), 1. Eve wins! She selects Dave and Adam to join her. 
Ep.11 idol
While talking with Dave by the water well, Matt and Lisa each spot some rocks arranged in an arrow shape on the ground. As the group departs, Lisa decides to stay to "meditate." Matt also hangs back. Together, they note the tree the arrow points to, and see the idol hanging from it. Matt scampers up the tree and grabs it. He swears it will be used for both him and Lisa. |
Day 31 (Feb. 19) 
Ep.11 IC: Rope-A-Dope
Stage 1: Contestants must move a piece of bamboo along a rope, wrapped around a series of obstacles; first five to finish move on. Stage 2: Move bamboo along a rope wrapped around a balance beam; first three move on. Stage 3: Move the bamboo along rope through a multi-level obstacle. Results, Stage 1: Tess, Matt, Dave, Lisa, Adam advance (Tara last, Eve 6th). Stage 2: Matt, Tess, Dave advance (Adam 4th, Lisa fell off, 5th). Stage 3: 1. Matt wins, 2. Tess, 3. Dave. TC11 - Eve voted out (6-1), 6 left. |
Day 32 (Feb. 20) 
Ep.12 auction
Survivor NZ's first-ever Survivor auction! Each contestant receives a stack of ten $50 (fake) bills, for use in bidding. Item 1: Donuts and milk (Tess, $200 - outbidding Matt). Item 2: Pizza, Hawaiian flavor (Adam, snap $500 bid). Item 3: Chips, pistachios, beer (Matt, snap $300 bid). Item 4: Pasta, wine (Tara, snap $500 bid). Item 5: Covered (Lisa, snap $500 bid, immediately changes to second covered item when offered - it's sandwiches, fries, Coke; original was a bowl of rice). Item 6: Covered (Dave, snap $300 bid - it's an advantage... he feigns disappointment). Item 7: Covered (Tess, $250, outbidding Matt and Dave - it's a chocolate cake... which she has 60 seconds to share with the tribe). End of auction. |
Day 33 (Feb. 21) 
Ep.12 IC: Offer It Up
As seen in the F4 IC in China. Dave's advantage allows him to enter the challenge on the 4th item. Elimination order: 6. Tess (12th item); 5. Lisa (12th item); 4. Adam (14th item); 3. Matt (14th item); 2. Tara (14th item), 1. Dave wins! (With help.) TC12 - Matt voted out (3-2-1), 5 left. |
Day 34 (Feb. 22) |
Day 35 (Feb. 23) 
Ep.13 RC: Domino Effect
As seen in the (Russell Hantz-eliminating) Ep4 Duel in Redemption Island. First stage: Contestants must carry three bags of dominoes, one at a time, over a balance beam. First two to get all three bags across advance. Second stage: Arrange the dominoes on an uneven track, such that they all fall down in a single push, releasing a ball into a bucket of water. Results: Rd.1 - Dave, Tess advance (3. Tara, 4-t. Adam, Lisa). Rd.2 - Tess gets her dominoes to fall on the first try, wins Thai massage, brings Adam along. |
Day 36 (Feb. 24) 
Ep.13 IC: Get A Grip
As seen in the Ep8 duel in Blood vs. Water. Hold on to a pole until you can't. Held on a rainy day, poles are very slippery. Order of elimination: 5. Adam (almost immediately), 4. Tara (~1 minute), 3. Lisa (not long after), 2. Dave, 1. Tess wins! TC13 - Adam voted out (3-2), 4 left. |
| Episode 14 | Episode 15 | Game over | ||||
| Day 37 (Feb. 25) 
Ep.14 RC: One Track Mind
As seen in the Ep13 IC in Philippines. Contestants must use two planks to cross a rope bridge, collecting pieces of a maze along the way. They then assemble the maze and run a ball through it. Dave first to the maze puzzle, then Tara, Tess, Lisa. Dave first to complete the maze, runs the ball through before anyone else finishes. Dave wins a night in luxury hotel. He takes Tara. (1. Dave; 2-t. Tara, Tess, Lisa.) |
Day 38 (Feb. 26) 
Ep.14 IC: Vampire Bats
As seen in the Ep8 IC in Panama-Exile Island. Contestants must hang on to a bamboo pole horizontally, with their arms and legs, until they can't. Order out: 4. Lisa (12 min.), 3. Tara (15 min., shortly after Dave is stung by a wasp), 2. Dave (80 min.), 1. Tess wins! TC15 - Tara voted out (2-1-1), 3 left. |
Day 39 (Feb. 27) 
Final Tribal Council
Tess, Dave, and Lisa face the jury. The jury selects Lisa as the winner, 4-3-0, over Tess and Dave, respectively. Lisa wins, 4-3-0. |
Day 0 (Feb. 28) Departure. Contestants fly back to N.Z. |
Day 0 (Mar. 1) Contestants arrive back home; inevitable Instagram influencing resumes. |
Day 0 (Mar. 2) |
Day 0 (Mar. 3) |
