Survivor with a Capital S

Story[]

Day 12[]

The castaways drew rocks to determine their team during the Immunity Challenge.

Brandon	Carolyn	Carson	Danny	Frannie	Heidi
Jaime	Josh	Kane	Lauren	Matt	Yam Yam

Day 13[]

Challenges[]

Reward/Immunity Challenge: No Quarter
Divided into two teams of six, each team will dig up a large ball partially submerged in sand, then roll it through an obstacle course to a high pole, where one member will climb atop the ball to retrieve a key. The members will then race up a warped wall. At the top, the team will use the key to unlock a set of puzzle pieces, which they will use to solve a tree puzzle. The first team to finish their puzzle wins.
Reward: Merge feast.
Winners: Purple Team (Brandon Cottom, Carolyn Wiger, Carson Garrett, Frannie Marin, Jaime Lynn Ruiz, and Matt Blankinship)

Tribal Council[]

Tribal Council 5: Merge
Voted Against	Voter (Matt ineligible to vote)
Josh (7 votes)	Carson, Danny, Frannie, Heidi, Jaime, Lauren, Yam Yam
Yam Yam (3 votes)	Brandon, Josh, Kane
Kane (1 vote)	Carolyn
VOTED OUT: Josh Wilder

Voting Confessionals[]

After losing his vote at the summit on Day 2, Matt was shown reading that he had no vote at this Tribal Council. Carolyn and Yam Yam's confessionals were shown as they walked into the voting booth.

	Carolyn	“	(voting against Kane) (pointing at prop mace) I had one of those growing up.	”

	Yam Yam	“	(voting against Josh) This sucks…	”

Final Words[]

	Josh	“	I'm devastated, I'm sad. This is something I really wanted, I wanted to make it to merge. I was one vote away from making the jury, and I fell short, so I'm bummed out and it sucks because the people that I thought I could trust, I couldn't really, so I guess they thought I was a threat, but I did everything I could in my power.	”

Still in the Running[]

Bruce 18th	Maddy 17th	Helen 16th	Claire 15th	Sarah 14th	Matthew 13th	Josh 12th	Brandon Merged Tribe	Carolyn Merged Tribe
Carson Merged Tribe	Danny Merged Tribe	Frannie Merged Tribe	Heidi Merged Tribe	Jaime Merged Tribe	Kane Merged Tribe	Lauren Merged Tribe	Matt Merged Tribe	Yam Yam Merged Tribe

Trivia[]

Secret Scenes[]

• Farewell Soka: As he leaves the Soka camp to join the other two tribes, Danny admits he will miss Soka.^[2]
• Battling the Elements: Yam Yam and Josh admit life was difficult on Tika.^[3]
• (Untitled): On Day 13 at the former Ratu camp, the final twelve read Tree Mail for the upcoming challenge. In a confessional, Yam Yam worries about whether his social skills are enough to get him further in the game.^[4]

Behind the Scenes[]

On Fire with Jeff Probst[]

• Going Inside the Survivor Art Department: Jeff Probst talks about the evolution and significance of the Survivor art department through the history of the show.^[5]

Other[]

• This is the first time the Earn the Merge twist is used without anyone sitting out of the challenge.
• This is the first episode of the season in which a man is voted out.
  • This is the first time a man is voted out following the Earn the Merge twist.

References[]