Survivor: Pearl Islands
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Survivor: Pearl Islands (also broadcast as Survivor: Pearl Islands — Panama) is the seventh season of the United States reality show Survivor
. It was filmed in 2003 and debuted in the United States
on CBS
on September 18, 2003.
The show takes place on the Pearl Islands
, off the coast of Panama
, and had a pirate culture
theme. The two original tribes were Drake (named for Sir Francis Drake
) and Morgan (named for Henry Morgan
). Eventually the two were merged into the Balboa tribe (named after the injured snake Rupert found).
Office clerk Sandra Diaz-Twine
defeated Scoutmaster
Lillian "Lill" Morris in a landslide 6-1 vote.
The complete season, including the Live Reunion Show, was released on DVD
on February 7, 2006.
Pearl Islands has been represented in three of the succeeding seasons that featured returning contestants. Rupert Boneham
returned to the Pearl Islands for Survivor: All-Stars
, placing 4th. Jon "Jonny Fairplay" Dalton
briefly participated in Survivor: Micronesia
, before getting voted out in the first episode. While neither won either of these seasons, Boneham did win $1,000,000 in Survivor: America's Tribal Council
, several days after the All-Stars finale.
Boneham again returned to Survivor with Pearl Islands winner Sandra Diaz-Twine
to participate in Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, the 20th season of Survivor. Boneham was a member of the Heroes Tribe and Diaz-Twine was a Member of the Villains' Tribe. Boneham finished 6th while Diaz-Twine was the winner, making her the first two-time winner of Survivor.
With Drake apparently set to continue to win, Burton concocted a plan to throw the fourth Immunity challenge in order to get rid of the tribe's weaker players, among them Trish and Christa. Though Rupert and others felt this was a bad idea, they went through with it anyway, purposely allowing Morgan to win. In a twist, Jeff Probst revealed that Morgan had won the right to "kidnap" one Drake member for a period to extend through the next Reward challenge, and Morgan quickly selected Rupert. As a result, Burton was voted out at Drake's first tribal council. The shift in power led to Morgan's winning the next two Immunity challenges and leaving the tribes equal in size, each having five members.
Upon arrival at their next challenge, the tribes found they faced another twist, as the six voted-off players were returned to the game as an "outcast tribe". In the subsequent challenge, the outcasts' tribe beat out Morgan and Drake; both would be required to vote off a player at separate tribal councils, while the outcasts' tribe would vote in two players to return to the game in their places. Osten used this opportunity to quit the game at tribal council. Jeff Probst expressed open disgust at Osten's decision to quit. The outcasts' tribe selected Lill and Burton to return to the game, both, by chance, returning to their original tribes but having immunity at the next tribal council. While Burton made up with his former tribe, Lill's return was resented by Andrew and other Morgan members.
The next day, the two tribes merged into Balboa, a name given to a sea snake Rupert had found and tried unsuccessfully to nurse back to health. The tribe moved to Drake's beach. Burton and Rupert managed to gain individual immunities, and, along with Lill's resentment, helped to voted out former Morgan members Andrew and Ryan O., gaining the numbers for the former Drake. Jon and Burton began seeing Rupert as a physical threat for challenges and conspired to vote him off, irking Rupert's alliance members Sandra and Christa. In the next reward challenge, where family and loved ones of the contestants were brought to the islands, Jon had conspired weeks before with his best friend to present the tale of a "dead grandmother", hoping to use it to gain sympathy. Though Sandra saw through the lie, Jon convinced the other players, causing them to give up the reward to him, which caused them to spend the night on Morgan's old beach while Jon and his friend hung out alone, celebrating the success of their plot. Jon and Burton continued to conspire against the remaining female players, voting off Tijuana and Christa. With five players remaining, Burton won a car reward and took Jon with him as he drove away from camp. This allowed Sandra, Lill, and Darrah to hatch a plan to vote off Burton, having Sandra act as if the next vote settled and that she would be eliminated. Burton and Jon dismissed the possibility that the woman were working against them, and to his surprise, Burton was voted off at the following tribal council, leaving Jon in a scramble to try to win back any of the women's favor. The following immunity challenge included yet another twist, in that it consisted of a trivia contest with the current jury playing; this was a fifth challenger and it effectively denied any of the remaining players immunity. Darrah was voted off, leaving Jon, Lill, and Sandra as the final three.
During the final immunity challenge, Sandra fell out early, allowing Jon to try to convince Lill to take him to the final two. Lill refused and outlasted Jon, winning immunity. Lill struggled with her decision of whom to take to the final tribal council but ultimately selected Sandra. During the final tribal council, Lill's behavior during the game was contrasted with what people expected of a scoutmaster, questions Lill could not easily answer. Sandra was voted the Sole Survivor on a vote of 6-1; Tijuana cast the lone vote for Lill, later explaining that she was swayed by Sandra's declaration that Lill was responsible for voting out everyone on the final jury, which indicated to her that Lill played effectively. In the subsequent reunion show, several jury members responded to Jeff's question about a potential Lill-Jon Final 2 by saying they would have given their votes to Lill.
Burton and Lillian were brought back into the game on Day 20, so they are both listed as having placed in two different points in the game. The tribes they were briefly in upon their return were the same tribes they were originally in.
There was no Reward Challenge and was not yet known to the castaways.
This was not actually a reward challenge, but what the Outcasts won was a chance to get voted back into the game.
The sent rule was no longer applicable after the tribal merge, as there was only one tribe.
There was no Reward Challenge for this episode due to The Outcasts' Tribal Council.
Burton and Lillian were given automatic immunity
for the next Tribal Council as a reward for having been voted back into the game by the Outcasts. Both were still allowed to compete in the Immunity Challenge, which Burton won. As he would still be immune, Burton passed the immunity necklace to Rupert at Tribal Council before voting commenced.
Rupert won reward, but gave it to Burton.
Burton and Lillian won reward. Burton gave Jon his reward, while Lillian kept hers.
Burton originally won immunity, but he lost it when Jeff Probst realized he'd missed a misspelled word ("liaison"). Because of this, a runoff between those not already eliminated was conducted; Darrah eventually won immunity.
The immunity challenge was a trivia competition, and the five members of the Jury were allowed to compete as a team against the four remaining players. The Jury won immunity, meaning that none of the four remaining players had immunity for that vote.
The sixteen contestants arrived at the Pearl Islands dressed in their street clothes. The contestants were shocked when they were told that they would be participating in the clothes on their backs, most believing they were getting publicity shots prior to the game. Host Jeff Probst threw the contestants' sneakers overboard, and they were given a sack of Panamanian currency
. The two tribes, Morgan and Drake, were sent to buy surviving essentials at a local village. When they reached the village, Morgan was scrambling to get supplies, while Drake was more successful, as Sandra was able to speak Spanish
with the locals. Morgan had left their shoes unattended, so Rupert took the opportunity to steal their shoes so he could buy goods for his tribe. Meanwhile, Morgan member Osten traded all of his clothing, except for his boxers
to buy goods for his tribe. After they were finished buying goods, the tribes got on their marine vessels and traveled to their respective islands. On Night 1, Morgan had trouble sleeping, as rocks were falling from above, and crabs were biting the members. Meanwhile, Drake decided to celebrate their new home by drinking Panamanian wine, which they had bought at the village. Jon became incredibly drunk, which annoyed his tribemates. When morning came, the dehydrated Morgan tribe was relieved to find directions to a freshwater well
on their map. At the well, Lil and Ryan S. bonded while filling their canteen
s. At the immunity challenge, Osten took off his boxers, which had been loose due to the weight he had lost. Other male members of Morgan also stripped naked. Morgan had a lead, however just before the finish line, their cannon got stuck in the sand, causing Drake to pull ahead and win the challenge. After they had lost, the Morgan tribe was upset, but Andrew tried to cheer his tribe up by giving them a pep talk. Nicole wanted to oust Tijuana, but when Tijuana heard of Nicole's plan, she decided she couldn't trust her. In the end, the vote went against Nicole as she was seen as dishonest and untrustworthy.
The Morgan tribe had trouble sleeping as the cold nights had taken their toll on the contestants. Over at Drake, Rupert caught fish for his tribe. After receiving Tree Mail about the upcoming Reward Challenge, Ryan S. felt that he was under a lot of pressure to do well in the challenge. As Ryan S. started swimming, he had trouble with his mask as well as staying underwater giving Drake an early lead. Morgan never got back on track, giving Drake their second win in a row. In a twist, the winning tribe, Drake, had to send one member to the Morgan camp to take one of their items back with them. Drake sent Sandra, who chose to take Morgan's tarp. Sandra got mad when the Morgan tribe wouldn't help her take the tarp down. While trying to rebuild their shelter, Osten announced that he was considering quitting the game, which upset Andrew. Meanwhile, at Drake, Shawn went fishing and lost the head of his tribe's fishing spear
, which upset Rupert. Rupert searched underwater for the lost head, and wound up finding it. He was so happy that he let out a loud roar. Once again, Morgan lost the immunity challenge. Osten surprised his tribemates by asking to be voted off, which disappointed Tijuana. In the end, Osten did not get his wish, as the vote went against the tribe's weakest link, Ryan S. (5-2)
The Morgan tribe quietly thought about their misfortunes. The Drake tribe decided to look for their buried treasure. They had guessed that it would be along the shoreline, therefore it would only be accessible during the low tide
. However, the Drake tribe did not succeed in finding the treasure, so they decided to take a break and check another time. Jon wanted Sandra to sit out at the Reward Challenge, as he thought she was a weak swimmer, which angered Sandra. Once again, Drake ended up winning the Reward Challenge, which left Morgan distraught. The next morning, Lil woke up early to go on a fishing trip and lost the tribe's fishing hook. Meanwhile, Drake decided not to look for the treasure, so they discussed what item they should take from the Morgan camp. They decided they should take Morgan's water pot. Christa was sent to the Morgan camp to take the pot. When Christa arrived at Morgan's camp, the Morgan tribe asked many questions about Drake. Christa tried not to reveal too much about her tribe, which she found difficult. At the immunity challenge, it came down to Morgan's Osten, and Drake's Rupert. Probst decided to add difficulty to the challenge by forcing Osten and Rupert to stand, and then he forbidden them to rest the rope on the wooden braces in front of them. Osten couldn't hold the rope any longer, giving Drake immunity. At Morgan, Andrew decided that Lil was the least valuable, and that she should be the next one to go. Andrew spoke with Lil to let her know that she was on the chopping block. Lil became the third person voted off of Survivor: Pearl Islands. (5-1)
The Morgan tribe was at risk of losing their shelter due to the rising tide. They built a breaker wall out of sand to try to protect their shelter. Meanwhile, having never voted anyone off, there was some tension at Drake due to clashing personalities. At the Reward Challenge, Morgan fell behind as Osten had trouble swimming, giving Drake a lead. However Drake member Trish had trouble digging out one of Drake's pieces, allowing Morgan to make a comeback. However, Drake solved their puzzle just before Morgan could, giving Drake yet another win, and the final piece to their treasure map. With all three pieces, Drake had a good idea where to look for the treasure. They got somewhat confused when they had to find a spot on the map called "Devil's Fork". Drake was overcome with joy when Shawn hit the treasure chest with the shovel. The tribe gathered to see what the chest contained. Inside, there were goblets, candle
s, candleholders, canned foods, sugar
, honey
, blankets, coffee
beans, and chocolate
. Over at Morgan, Andrew and Ryan O. went to the other side of the island to fish, however they came back with no fish. The Drake tribe sent Trish to the Morgan camp, who Morgan greeted. Trish decided to take Morgan's lantern
. Over at Drake, Burton proposed to Rupert that they throw the next Immunity Challenge to get rid of one of the weaker women. Rupert agreed to throw the challenge. At the Immunity Challenge, Drake sat out two of their strongest players, Burton and Rupert, giving Morgan an advantage. Morgan won their first challenge, sending Drake to Tribal Council for the first time. After Morgan won, Probst announced that they had the right to kidnap one member of Drake. Morgan decided to kidnap Rupert. When Drake lost, there were many alliances in place, with Jon as a possible swing vote. Several tribemates lobbied Jon for his vote. In the end, the vote went against Burton, who was blindsided by a secret alliance that included his closest friend, Shawn. (5-2)
With Rupert still at their camp, the Morgan tribe moved their shelter to avoid the rising tide. Meanwhile, Drake decided to save their last can of spam
for Rupert when he returns. Some Drake members were worried that Rupert may have given too much information to the Morgan tribe. At the Reward Challenge, Drake fell behind as they lost control of their boat due to Jon's faulty navigating. Morgan found their golden idol and quickly assembled their ladder, winning their first Reward Challenge. After Morgan won, Rupert was offered a chance to return to the Morgan camp to enjoy a shower. However, Rupert decided to return to his Drake camp. Winning the challenge, Morgan had to send one member to the Drake camp to take one item. They chose Andrew, who took a bag of rice
from Drake. When Drake got Tree Mail inviting them to an Immunity Challenge that likely involved eating exotic seafood, they decided to strategize. Michelle claimed to have a high tolerance for eating undesirable foods, so Drake decided to use her as a decoy
. Their plan was that Michelle would pretend to have trouble downing the food in order to fool Morgan into competing with her in the event of a tiebraker. At the Immunity Challenge, both tribes gulped down the concoctions all the way to a tie. However, when it was time for Morgan to choose a Drake member, they chose Sandra and not Michelle. Sandra was able to drink her concoction, however she had trouble swallowing it, allowing Morgan's Darrah to win immunity for her tribe, forcing Drake to vote out a second person. Sandra and Michelle both felt vulnerable. Jon was upset at Michelle for not pretending to have trouble drinking the concoction. In the end, the vote went against Michelle. (6-1)
The Drake tribe was upset when Balboa, a baby snake Rupert found, was found dead. A local pelican
came to the Morgan camp against Osten's wishes. Morgan nicknamed the pelican "Pelican Pete". Osten feared the pelican and threatened it with a machete
, amusing his tribemates. After Rupert suggested that they raise the floor of the Drake shelter, the Drake tribe got to work. Jon and Sandra were annoyed at Shawn due to his complaining. At the Reward Challenge, it was a very close competition. It came down to Andrew from Morgan and Christa from Drake. Andrew missed his target, allowing Christa to hit her target. Christa was successful, winning reward for Drake. The Drake barbecued their steaks, and enjoyed their feast. Jon was sent to the Morgan camp to take an item. Jon took their water pot and enjoyed shampoo. While at Morgan, Jon revealed that Drake had thrown one of the Immunity Challenges, which irritated Andrew. At the Immunity Challenge, Morgan chose to add all of the weight to Rupert's pole, while Drake decided to spread the weight evenly among the Morgan tribe. Morgan's strategy worked, as Rupert could not hold the weight. In the end, Christa couldn't compete against that last two Morgan men left, giving Morgan yet another immunity win. After losing immunity, Trish wanted to oust Rupert as she saw him as a threat. Her alliance needed Shawn to complete the plan. However, Rupert found out about Trish's plan, who started a secret alliance of his own. In the end, Trish's plan backfired, as she was voted off 4-2.
While returning to camp from Tribal Council, Rupert was enraged at Jon as Rupert had suspected that Jon had voted for him. Jon admitted to voting for Rupert, and the two apologized for the good of their tribe. Over at Morgan, the rainy weather prevented the hungry tribe members from fishing. They were eating their diminishing supply of rice and beans. When the contestants arrived at the Reward Challenge, they were shocked to see the castaways they had previously voted off return as a ghost tribe, The Outcasts — Nicole, Ryan S., Lil, Burton, Michelle, and Trish. The Immunity Challenge would be between three tribes, the first one in Survivor history. Morgan fell behind in the challenge as Drake took the lead, with The Outcasts not far behind. In the end, The Outcasts managed to unlock the last door, cross the finish line, and win the challenge, sending both Morgan and Drake to Tribal Council. After the challenge, Morgan was upset that they would have to let one of The Outcasts back into their tribe. Osten asked his tribemates to vote him off. Over at Drake, Jon and Shawn were both on the chopping block. The tribe decided to let the two make their case as to why they should stay. Shawn spoke of trust, while Jon spoke of work ethic. In the end, work ethic proved to be more important as Shawn was voted out, 4-1. Soon after, at the Morgan Tribal Council, Osten decided to take the opportunity to quit the game. Osten's torch was snuffed and put to rest on the ground for the remainder of the season. In addition, his closing speech was replaced by footage of Morgan departing Tribal Council and ending with a close-up shot of his now laid-down torch.
The Outcasts, a tribe consisting of the first six departed castaways, had to vote two people back into the game. At The Outcasts' Tribal Council, each Outcast made their plea as to why they should be voted back into the game. After the voting, it was decided in a 3-3-2-2-1-1 vote, that Burton and Lillian would return to represent the Outcasts. After randomly selecting who would go to which tribe, Burton returned to Drake and Lil returned to Morgan. When Burton returned to Drake, his tribe apologized, and were happy to have him back. When Lil returned to Morgan, she was welcomed by her old tribe, however she wasn't sure if she could trust them, especially Andrew, who was still visibly resentful toward her. Over at Drake, Burton, Christa and Rupert made an alliance to vote out Jon at their next Tribal Council. They thought that Jon's lack of honesty could work against them once the tribes merge. When the two tribes arrived at what they thought would be a Reward Challenge, Probst announced that the tribes were merging and it was decided that Drake's camp would be better to live in. After the announcement of the merge, the first individual Immunity Challenge took place, in which Burton won. When the castaways arrived at camp, they named the merged tribe "Balboa" after Rupert's pet snake. The hungry castaways then saw a merge feast ready for them. Having been voted out of Morgan and then returned, Lillian was the potential swing vote for the next Tribal Council. At Tribal Council, Burton decided to give the Immunity Necklace to Rupert, since he [and Lillian] were already immune due to the resurrection vote. In the end, Lillian joined the former Drake members to pay revenge to Andrew, who was eliminated in a 6-4 vote.
As morning came, Lil got up early and celebrated her renewed life in the game by being the first to get to work. After his strongest ally was ousted, Ryan O. feared that he was on the chopping block. While fishing, Ryan O. tried to align himself with Burton to oust former Drake members Christa, Rupert, and Sandra. When Burton returned from fishing, he returned with an electric ray
, although he still wanted to cook it and enjoy the meat. At the Reward Challenge, Ryan O. won the first heat, Rupert won the second, and Lil won the third. Rupert won the final round. Rupert decided to give his reward to Burton, who took Lil along with him. While Burton and Lil were having breakfast, Burton brought up a plan to eliminate Rupert as soon as possible. The plan was for Lil to eliminate Rupert by creating an alliance with Darrah and Tijuana, while lying to Christa and Rupert. At camp, Sandra and Christa contemplated eliminating Rupert and Burton. At the Immunity Challenge, Ryan O. was quickly eliminated. The challenge's final two were Rupert and Christa. Rupert answered the final question correctly and placed the fifth coconut into Christa's bin, winning immunity. Knowing that he could be next to go, Ryan O. tried to create alliances with Burton, then Tijuana and Darrah. Rupert was worried that Ryan O. could be successful. In the end, the vote went against Ryan O., and he became the first member of the jury. (8-1)
Jon was annoyed at the arrogance from the Christa, Rupert and Sandra alliance. Jon and Burton made a plan to break that alliance. They planned to align with Darrah and Tijuana. While Rupert was fishing and Christa and Sandra were getting lemons, Jon and Burton made efforts to align with Darrah and Tijuana. The two women agreed to align with Jon and Burton. At the Reward Challenge, it was a tight race between the team of Burton and Lil and the team of Christa and Darrah. Darrah missed the rope that Christa tossed, allowing Burton and Lil to advance to the final round. Meanwhile, over at the other round, Rupert and Jon had a lead over Tijuana and Sandra. In the end, Rupert and Jon won their round. The final round was between the team of Burton and Lil and the team of Rupert and Jon. It was a tight race, however Burton and Lil finished the puzzle first, winning reward. Burton decided to give his reward to Jon, while Lil kept hers. Back at camp, Rupert's trust for Burton was dwindling after Burton chose to give his reward to Jon over Rupert. While Jon and Lil enjoyed their reward, Jon told Lil how she could convince Rupert, Christa and Sandra that she was on their side, when in reality, she's actually aligned with Burton, Darrah, Jon and Tijuana. When Lil and Jon returned to camp, Rupert tried to align with Lil. Lil managed to convince Rupert that she was loyal to his alliance, when in reality she was aligned with Burton, Darrah, Jon and Tijuana. At the Immunity Challenge, Rupert had an early lead. However, in the end, it came down to Burton, Jon and Lil. Burton ended up winning immunity. Back at camp, the alliance of Burton, Darrah, Jon, Lil and Tijuana pretended that Darrah was going to be next one to go, however Rupert didn't trust them fully. Still convinced that Lil was on his side, Rupert thought that there would be a tie. At Tribal Council, Rupert was blindsided when Lil voted against him and Sandra voted for Jon. (Sandra's vote ensured the result, even if Lil had remained true.) He was voted off 5-2-1 and became the second member of the jury.
After Rupert was voted out, Sandra was furious at Jon for breaking their alliance. After Sandra's yelling, the Balboa tribe members noticed that someone had thrown away a bucket of fish Rupert had caught. Christa was blamed for it, however Sandra admitted in an interview that she had spilled the fish. At the Reward Challenge, the castaways were reunited with their loved ones. Before the challenge started, Jon was saddened to hear that his grandmother had died. When the challenge started, Sandra chose Jon's best friend Dan to take a step on the plank. Jon was upset, as he wanted to hear the details about his grandmother's passing. Sandra's husband was the first loved one sent into the ocean, followed by Christa's fiancé, Darrah's boyfriend, Burton's mother, then Tijuana's friend. With Lil's husband and Jon's friend left, Burton was the one who decided which one would jump off the plank. Feeling sorry for Jon, Burton sent Lil's husband off the plank. When Jon won reward, he learned that him and his friend would share the camp on their own, with the other castaways banished to a separate island (formerly the Morgan tribe's island) without their loved ones. While Jon and his friend Dan were alone at the Balboa camp, they revealed that the story about Jon's grandmother's death was preplanned, and that she's actually still alive. Jon and Dan celebrated alone. When the rest of Balboa returned, Sandra and Christa attempted to get Tijuana to break her alliance with Burton, Jon and Lil. During the night, as Burton and Jon went away from camp to talk about strategy, Sandra called Tijuana to come with her and listen to Burton and Jon's strategic talk. Sandra did this to ensure there was no doubt about the alliance between Burton, Jon and Lil. Sandra and Tijuana returned before Jon and Burton, and Tijuana told Darrah what she heard. At the start of the Immunity Challenge, the castaways had trouble forming words that are spelled correctly. Christa first thought she got it, but incorrectly spelled a word ("er" not "ar" at the end of a word seven or more letters long, possibly "LAVENDAR" should be spelled "LAVENDER"). Then, Tijuana thought she had it, but broke the rules by choosing a plural ("nails"). Jon was then eliminated for misspelling a word "SANDLE" instead of "SANDAL". Later, Burton initially won immunity, however as the castaways were heading back to camp, Probst called them back, announcing that he had failed to notice a misspelled word on his board. Burton spelled "LIASON", but it was missing an "I" and should be spelled "LIAISON". Burton was stripped of immunity, and the challenge was restarted because some of the castaways looked at other people's boards and possibly began discussing words with each other. As a result, an alternate challenge was given with Darrah, Lil and Sandra competing against each other, since they weren't eliminated from the challenge. After one minute of writing four or more letter words from the phrase, "OUTWIT OUTPLAY OUTLAST", Darrah ended up winning immunity with 14 to Lil's 10 and Sandra's 12. After Darrah won immunity, Jon and Burton were worried that they were on the chopping block as the women outnumbered the men. Knowing that women of the former Morgan tribe wanted Burton out, Jon tried to create an alliance with Sandra and Christa, however Sandra said she didn't trust Jon. In the end, Jon ended up convincing the former Drake tribe and Lil to vote out Tijuana 5-2 and she became the third member of the jury.
After returning from Tribal Council in which Tijuana was voted out, Sandra and Christa had second thoughts about their alliance with Jon. They tried to break their alliance with him by attempting to align with Darrah. The team of Darrah, Jon, and Lil won the reward challenge. After returning from the reward, Jon and Burton discussed voting out Christa next due to her being aligned with Rupert previously. At the immunity challenge, Christa took an early lead, however Darrah quickly tied with Christa when she hit two of her targets. Christa just missed her final target, allowing Darrah to hit her final target and win immunity for the second time in a row. After the immunity challenge, Christa was told that Lil was going home and vice versa. In the end, Christa was voted out 4-2 and became the fourth member of the jury.
Back at camp, the girls talked about Burton and Jon's schemes. Lillian told Darrah she was the next to be eliminated for winning the last two immunity challenges. So, Lillian, Darrah and Sandra all decided to form an all female alliance for the final three. They made a plan, where Sandra would act depressed by thinking she will be going home next because of the strong alliance of Burton, Jon, Darrah and Lillian. However, the girls will all vote off Jon if Burton wins immunity or Burton if someone else wins immunity. In addition, Darrah and Sandra also made sure that Lillian won't spill the beans or change her mind in order to make sure the plan succeeds. The next day, when Burton and Jon returned to camp, only Darrah and Lillian were there to welcome her. Darrah and Lillian told the guys that Sandra was ready to leave and didn't strategize to vote either of them out. Burton was sceptical about it and asked Lillian questions about if it was true, while Jon approached Sandra and then decided to make a deal that it won't be her next to go home and sticking with the plan to vote off Darrah at the next tribal council by making Sandra swear on her kids. In reality, Sandra mouthed to herself that she swore on her kids to get rid of Jon and Burton. In the end, Burton was voted out 3-2 and became the fifth member of the jury.
The final four was awakened by a motorboat, and were excited to see Jeff Probst come with breakfast and champagne. After their meal, they were excited to see letters from home. Knowing that he was on the chopping block, Jon told Darrah that it would be a good strategic move to vote out Lil because she was a threat to gain jury votes. Lil convinced Sandra that Darrah should go because of her three straight immunity wins. At the immunity challenge, the jury took an early lead, however Jon quickly tied the score. In the end, the jury answered the final question correctly, meaning that none of the remaining castaways were immune. At Tribal Council, Darrah was seen as a physical threat and she was voted out 3-1.
After receiving Tree Mail at midnight, the final three got up early to paddle to a shipwreck. Jeff Probst told them that they were about to take part in the ceremony for fallen castaways. After all the torches of those voted out (Osten's was left at Tribal Council) were placed on the wreck, the final three shot muskets at the shipwreck and it erupted and burned to the ground. At the immunity challenge, Jon and Sandra felt uncomfortable, while Lil felt fine. Sandra fell early. Jon tried to make a final two deal with Lil, however she refused because she felt she could beat him without a deal. After over two hours, Jon lost his balance, guaranteeing Lil a spot in the final two. After Lil won the final immunity challenge, Jon and Sandra both lobbied Lil to take them to the final two. Jon argued that he was widely hated by the jury and that taking him to the final two would guarantee Lil a million dollars. Sandra told Lil that she has a family she'd like to provide for. Lil was still unsure of whom to take to the final two. After much consideration, Lil decided to vote out Jon due to Sandra's motivation of providing for her family.
At the final Tribal Council, Lil talked about her honesty in her speech and admitted that it was a mistake to bring her Boy Scout uniform to the game. Sandra talked about her work ethic and said that she didn't ride any coattails. In the end, Sandra beat out Lil to become the Sole Survivor in a 6-1 vote.
Both tribes lost a challenge to the Outcast Tribe composed of the first 6 departed players; as a result, both tribes had to vote out a player.
Osten chose to quit the game, claiming that his body was breaking down and his health was more important to him than a million dollars.
Rupert abstained from the vote, as he was captured by Morgan.
The Outcasts tribe had to vote two previously departed players back into the game. They voted Burton and Lillian back into the game.
Survivor (U.S. TV series)
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. It was filmed in 2003 and debuted in the United States
United States
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on CBS
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on September 18, 2003.
The show takes place on the Pearl Islands
Pearl Islands
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, off the coast of Panama
Panama
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, and had a pirate culture
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theme. The two original tribes were Drake (named for Sir Francis Drake
Francis Drake
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) and Morgan (named for Henry Morgan
Henry Morgan
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). Eventually the two were merged into the Balboa tribe (named after the injured snake Rupert found).
Office clerk Sandra Diaz-Twine
Sandra Diaz-Twine
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defeated Scoutmaster
Scout Leader
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Lillian "Lill" Morris in a landslide 6-1 vote.
The complete season, including the Live Reunion Show, was released on DVD
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on February 7, 2006.
Pearl Islands has been represented in three of the succeeding seasons that featured returning contestants. Rupert Boneham
Rupert Boneham
Rupert Boneham is an American mentor for troubled teens who became known to reality television audiences in 2003 as a contestant on Survivor: Pearl Islands where he placed 8th. He later appeared on the All Stars and Heroes vs. Villains seasons of Survivor, placing 4th and 6th respectively...
returned to the Pearl Islands for Survivor: All-Stars
Survivor: All-Stars
Survivor: All-Stars is the eighth season of the United States reality show Survivor. It was filmed in 2003 and debuted in the United States on CBS on February 1, 2004 after Super Bowl XXXVIII. It was set on the Pearl Islands of Panama, where the previous Survivor: Pearl Islands had just finished...
, placing 4th. Jon "Jonny Fairplay" Dalton
Jon Dalton
John Dalton, also known as Jonny Fairplay , is a reality TV participant and former art consultant from Danville, Virginia. He came in third place as a competitor on the reality TV show Survivor: Pearl Islands...
briefly participated in Survivor: Micronesia
Survivor: Micronesia
Survivor: Micronesia — Fans vs. Favorites is the sixteenth season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor, being the show's third to include contestants from past seasons, after the all-returning contestant pool from Survivor: All-Stars, and Survivor: Guatemala in which...
, before getting voted out in the first episode. While neither won either of these seasons, Boneham did win $1,000,000 in Survivor: America's Tribal Council
Survivor: America's Tribal Council
Survivor: America's Tribal Council was a special edition of the TV show Survivor: All-Stars, which followed the Survivor: All-Stars finale in which Amber Brkich won the million dollar prize...
, several days after the All-Stars finale.
Boneham again returned to Survivor with Pearl Islands winner Sandra Diaz-Twine
Sandra Diaz-Twine
Sandra Diaz-Twine is the $1,000,000 winner of the seventh season of Survivor, Survivor: Pearl Islands and the winner of the 20th season in Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains; she is the show's only two-time winner...
to participate in Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, the 20th season of Survivor. Boneham was a member of the Heroes Tribe and Diaz-Twine was a Member of the Villains' Tribe. Boneham finished 6th while Diaz-Twine was the winner, making her the first two-time winner of Survivor.
Season summary
The start of the game was announced as a surprise to the contestants, who were told that they would be participating in the clothes on their backs, most believing they were getting publicity shots prior to the contest, and that no additional supplies would be given to them. The contestants were split into the two tribes, Morgan and Drake, and given their running shoes, a small bag of money and a map to a nearby village where they could use the money to buy what they believed were essential goods for survival as well as a boat trip to their beach, and were told to swim the rest of the way. Drake, thanks in part to Sandra's ability to speak Spanish and Rupert's idea of stealing the abandoned shoes of Morgan and using them as bartering goods, was able to secure numerous supplies, while Morgan did not plan as well. A twist revealed for the season sent one player from the tribe winning reward to steal one item from the other tribe's camp. Morgan lost most of the initial Reward and Immunity challenges, leaving them three players down and with fewer items to work with at camp. During this time, Osten, a member of Morgan, began to express a desire to quit the game.With Drake apparently set to continue to win, Burton concocted a plan to throw the fourth Immunity challenge in order to get rid of the tribe's weaker players, among them Trish and Christa. Though Rupert and others felt this was a bad idea, they went through with it anyway, purposely allowing Morgan to win. In a twist, Jeff Probst revealed that Morgan had won the right to "kidnap" one Drake member for a period to extend through the next Reward challenge, and Morgan quickly selected Rupert. As a result, Burton was voted out at Drake's first tribal council. The shift in power led to Morgan's winning the next two Immunity challenges and leaving the tribes equal in size, each having five members.
Upon arrival at their next challenge, the tribes found they faced another twist, as the six voted-off players were returned to the game as an "outcast tribe". In the subsequent challenge, the outcasts' tribe beat out Morgan and Drake; both would be required to vote off a player at separate tribal councils, while the outcasts' tribe would vote in two players to return to the game in their places. Osten used this opportunity to quit the game at tribal council. Jeff Probst expressed open disgust at Osten's decision to quit. The outcasts' tribe selected Lill and Burton to return to the game, both, by chance, returning to their original tribes but having immunity at the next tribal council. While Burton made up with his former tribe, Lill's return was resented by Andrew and other Morgan members.
The next day, the two tribes merged into Balboa, a name given to a sea snake Rupert had found and tried unsuccessfully to nurse back to health. The tribe moved to Drake's beach. Burton and Rupert managed to gain individual immunities, and, along with Lill's resentment, helped to voted out former Morgan members Andrew and Ryan O., gaining the numbers for the former Drake. Jon and Burton began seeing Rupert as a physical threat for challenges and conspired to vote him off, irking Rupert's alliance members Sandra and Christa. In the next reward challenge, where family and loved ones of the contestants were brought to the islands, Jon had conspired weeks before with his best friend to present the tale of a "dead grandmother", hoping to use it to gain sympathy. Though Sandra saw through the lie, Jon convinced the other players, causing them to give up the reward to him, which caused them to spend the night on Morgan's old beach while Jon and his friend hung out alone, celebrating the success of their plot. Jon and Burton continued to conspire against the remaining female players, voting off Tijuana and Christa. With five players remaining, Burton won a car reward and took Jon with him as he drove away from camp. This allowed Sandra, Lill, and Darrah to hatch a plan to vote off Burton, having Sandra act as if the next vote settled and that she would be eliminated. Burton and Jon dismissed the possibility that the woman were working against them, and to his surprise, Burton was voted off at the following tribal council, leaving Jon in a scramble to try to win back any of the women's favor. The following immunity challenge included yet another twist, in that it consisted of a trivia contest with the current jury playing; this was a fifth challenger and it effectively denied any of the remaining players immunity. Darrah was voted off, leaving Jon, Lill, and Sandra as the final three.
During the final immunity challenge, Sandra fell out early, allowing Jon to try to convince Lill to take him to the final two. Lill refused and outlasted Jon, winning immunity. Lill struggled with her decision of whom to take to the final tribal council but ultimately selected Sandra. During the final tribal council, Lill's behavior during the game was contrasted with what people expected of a scoutmaster, questions Lill could not easily answer. Sandra was voted the Sole Survivor on a vote of 6-1; Tijuana cast the lone vote for Lill, later explaining that she was swayed by Sandra's declaration that Lill was responsible for voting out everyone on the final jury, which indicated to her that Lill played effectively. In the subsequent reunion show, several jury members responded to Jeff's question about a potential Lill-Jon Final 2 by saying they would have given their votes to Lill.
Contestants
| Contestant | Original Tribe | Outcast Twist | Merged Tribe | Finish | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Delma 24, Hermosa Beach, CA Hermosa Beach, California Hermosa Beach is a beachfront city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Its population was 19,506 at the 2010 census, up from 18,566 at the 2000 census.... |
rowspan=6 | 1st Voted Out Day 3 |
7 | ||
| Ryan Shoulders 23, Clarksville, TN Clarksville, Tennessee Clarksville is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States, and the fifth largest city in the state. The population was 132,929 in 2010 United States Census... |
2nd Voted Out Day 6 |
6 | |||
| Lillian Morris Returned to game as Outcast |
3rd Voted Out Day 9 |
5 | |||
| Burton Roberts Returned to game as Outcast |
4th Voted Out Day 12 |
5 | |||
| Michelle Tesauro 22, Pittstown, NJ Pittstown, New Jersey Pittstown is an unincorporated area within portions of Alexandria Township and Franklin Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States, named after William Pitt. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08867... |
5th Voted Out Day 15 |
6 | |||
| Trish Dunn 42, Annapolis, MD Annapolis, Maryland Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It had a population of 38,394 at the 2010 census and is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C. Annapolis is... |
6th Voted Out Day 18 |
4 | |||
| Shawn Cohen 28, New York City, NY New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
7th Voted Out Day 19 |
5 | |||
| Osten Taylor 27, Boston, MA Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... |
Quit Day 19 |
2 | |||
| Andrew Savage 39, Chicago, IL Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
rowspan=12 | 8th Voted Out Day 21 |
6 | ||
| Ryan Opray 30, Los Gatos, CA Los Gatos, California The Town of Los Gatos is an incorporated town in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The population was 29,413 at the 2010 census. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area at the southwest corner of San Jose in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains... |
9th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 24 |
8 | |||
| Rupert Boneham Rupert Boneham Rupert Boneham is an American mentor for troubled teens who became known to reality television audiences in 2003 as a contestant on Survivor: Pearl Islands where he placed 8th. He later appeared on the All Stars and Heroes vs. Villains seasons of Survivor, placing 4th and 6th respectively... 39, Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S... |
10th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 27 |
7 | |||
| Tijuana Bradley 26, St. Louis, MO St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St... |
11th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 30 |
5 | |||
| Christa Hastie 24, Los Angeles, CA Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... |
12th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 33 |
7 | |||
| Burton Roberts 31, San Francisco, CA |
13th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 36 |
10 | |||
| Darrah Johnson 22, Liberty, MS Liberty, Mississippi Liberty is a town in Amite County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the McComb, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 633 at the 2000 census... |
14th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 37 |
6 | |||
29, Danville, VA Danville, Virginia Danville is an independent city in Virginia, United States, bounded by Pittsylvania County, Virginia and Caswell County, North Carolina. It was the last capital of the Confederate States of America. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Danville with Pittsylvania county for... |
15th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 38 |
7 | |||
| Lillian Morris 51, Cincinnati, OH |
Runner-Up | 10 | |||
| Sandra Diaz-Twine Sandra Diaz-Twine Sandra Diaz-Twine is the $1,000,000 winner of the seventh season of Survivor, Survivor: Pearl Islands and the winner of the 20th season in Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains; she is the show's only two-time winner... 29, Fort Lewis, WA Fort Lewis Joint Base Lewis-McChord is a United States military facility located south-southwest of Tacoma, Washington. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Army Joint Base Garrison, Joint Base Lewis-McChord.... |
Sole Survivor | 0 |
The game
| Episode Titles | First air date | Challenges | Sent | Eliminated | Vote | Finish | |
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| Reward | Immunity | ||||||
| "Beg, Barter, Steal" | September 18, 2003 | None | None | 7−1 | 1st Voted Out Day 3 |
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| "To Quit or Not to Quit" | September 25, 2003 | 5−2 | 2nd Voted Out Day 6 |
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| "United We Stand, Divided We...?" | October 2, 2003 | 5−1 | 3rd Voted Out Day 9 |
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| "Pick a Castaway...Any Castaway" | October 9, 2003 | 5−2 | 4th Voted Out Day 12 |
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| "Everyone's Hero" | October 16, 2003 | 6−1 | 5th Voted Out Day 15 |
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| "Me and My Snake" | October 23, 2003 | 4−2 | 6th Voted Out Day 18 |
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| "What the...?, Part 1" | October 30, 2003 | None | rowspan=2 | None | 4−1 | 7th Voted Out Day 19 |
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| No Vote | Quit Day 19 |
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| "What the...?, Part 2" | November 6, 2003 | None | |||||
| rowspan=2 | 3−3−2−2−1−1 | Voted Back Into Game Day 19 |
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| 6−4 | 8th Voted Out Day 21 |
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| "Shocking! Simply Shocking!" | November 13, 2003 | 8−1 | 9th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 24 |
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| "Swimming With Sharks" | November 20, 2003 | 5−2−1 | 10th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 27 |
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| "The Great Lie" | November 26, 2003 | 5−2 | 11th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 30 |
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| "Would You Be My Brutus Today?" | December 4, 2003 | 4−2 | 12th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 33 |
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| "Mutiny" | December 11, 2003 | 3−2 | 13th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 36 |
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| "Flames and Endurance" | December 14, 2003 | None | Jury | 3−1 | 14th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 37 |
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| 1−0 | 15th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 38 |
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| "Reunion" | December 14, 2003 | Jury Vote | 6−1 | Runner-up | |||
| Sole Survivor | |||||||
- In the case of multiple tribes or castaways who win reward or immunity, they are listed in order of finish, or alphabetically where it was a team effort; where one castaway won and invited others, the invitees are in brackets.
Burton and Lillian were brought back into the game on Day 20, so they are both listed as having placed in two different points in the game. The tribes they were briefly in upon their return were the same tribes they were originally in.
There was no Reward Challenge and was not yet known to the castaways.
This was not actually a reward challenge, but what the Outcasts won was a chance to get voted back into the game.
The sent rule was no longer applicable after the tribal merge, as there was only one tribe.
There was no Reward Challenge for this episode due to The Outcasts' Tribal Council.
Burton and Lillian were given automatic immunity
Immunity (reality television)
Immunity in reality television is a concept that is widely used in weekly elimination-type reality television shows by which a contestant participating in such a show may not be "kicked off" or eliminated from competition in a particular time period...
for the next Tribal Council as a reward for having been voted back into the game by the Outcasts. Both were still allowed to compete in the Immunity Challenge, which Burton won. As he would still be immune, Burton passed the immunity necklace to Rupert at Tribal Council before voting commenced.
Rupert won reward, but gave it to Burton.
Burton and Lillian won reward. Burton gave Jon his reward, while Lillian kept hers.
Burton originally won immunity, but he lost it when Jeff Probst realized he'd missed a misspelled word ("liaison"). Because of this, a runoff between those not already eliminated was conducted; Darrah eventually won immunity.
The immunity challenge was a trivia competition, and the five members of the Jury were allowed to compete as a team against the four remaining players. The Jury won immunity, meaning that none of the four remaining players had immunity for that vote.
Episode 1: "Beg, Barter, Steal"
- Immunity Challenge: Each tribe must transport a cannonCannonA cannon is any piece of artillery that uses gunpowder or other usually explosive-based propellents to launch a projectile. Cannon vary in caliber, range, mobility, rate of fire, angle of fire, and firepower; different forms of cannon combine and balance these attributes in varying degrees,...
through the jungle along a course that runs from one side of the island to the other. Along the course, the castaways must avoid several obstacles. The first tribe to bring their cannon to the finish line wins immunity.
The sixteen contestants arrived at the Pearl Islands dressed in their street clothes. The contestants were shocked when they were told that they would be participating in the clothes on their backs, most believing they were getting publicity shots prior to the game. Host Jeff Probst threw the contestants' sneakers overboard, and they were given a sack of Panamanian currency
Panamanian balboa
The balboa is, along with the United States dollar, one of the official currencies of Panama. It is named in honor of the Spanish explorer/conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa. The balboa is subdivided into 100 centésimos.-The History of the Panamanian Balboa:The balboa replaced the Colombian peso...
. The two tribes, Morgan and Drake, were sent to buy surviving essentials at a local village. When they reached the village, Morgan was scrambling to get supplies, while Drake was more successful, as Sandra was able to speak Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
with the locals. Morgan had left their shoes unattended, so Rupert took the opportunity to steal their shoes so he could buy goods for his tribe. Meanwhile, Morgan member Osten traded all of his clothing, except for his boxers
Boxer shorts
Boxer shorts are a type of undergarment worn by men. The term has been used in English since 1944 for all-around-elastic shorts, so named after the shorts worn by boxers, for whom unhindered leg movement is very important.Reasons for a preference for boxers can be attributed to their variety of...
to buy goods for his tribe. After they were finished buying goods, the tribes got on their marine vessels and traveled to their respective islands. On Night 1, Morgan had trouble sleeping, as rocks were falling from above, and crabs were biting the members. Meanwhile, Drake decided to celebrate their new home by drinking Panamanian wine, which they had bought at the village. Jon became incredibly drunk, which annoyed his tribemates. When morning came, the dehydrated Morgan tribe was relieved to find directions to a freshwater well
Water well
A water well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, boring or drilling to access groundwater in underground aquifers. The well water is drawn by an electric submersible pump, a trash pump, a vertical turbine pump, a handpump or a mechanical pump...
on their map. At the well, Lil and Ryan S. bonded while filling their canteen
Canteen (bottle)
A canteen is a drinking water bottle designed to be used by hikers, campers, soldiers and workers in the field. It is usually fitted with a shoulder strap or means for fastening it to a belt, and may be covered with a cloth bag and padding to protect the bottle and insulate the contents...
s. At the immunity challenge, Osten took off his boxers, which had been loose due to the weight he had lost. Other male members of Morgan also stripped naked. Morgan had a lead, however just before the finish line, their cannon got stuck in the sand, causing Drake to pull ahead and win the challenge. After they had lost, the Morgan tribe was upset, but Andrew tried to cheer his tribe up by giving them a pep talk. Nicole wanted to oust Tijuana, but when Tijuana heard of Nicole's plan, she decided she couldn't trust her. In the end, the vote went against Nicole as she was seen as dishonest and untrustworthy.
Episode 2: "To Quit or Not to Quit"
- Reward Challenge: Each tribe has a designated treasure chest underwater. Each player must dive into the ocean to retrieve a pre-praced item and put it into their tribe's treasure chest. Once all the items are in the chest, the contestants, as a tribe, must grab the chest and swim it to the shore. First tribe to bring their chest to the shore wins reward.
- Reward: Both tribes were given a shovel. Probst explained that there is an actual treasure buried at each camp. The winning tribe would be given the first of three pieces to a map that will help them find the treasure. In addition, the winning tribe would have to send one member to the losing tribe's camp. The chosen member would have the right to take one item from the losing tribe's camp.
- Immunity Challenge: Each tribe would capture three members of the opposing tribe. The other castaways must try to free their captured tribemates, and then overcome a series of obstacles in order to raise their flag. First tribe to raise their flag wins immunity.
The Morgan tribe had trouble sleeping as the cold nights had taken their toll on the contestants. Over at Drake, Rupert caught fish for his tribe. After receiving Tree Mail about the upcoming Reward Challenge, Ryan S. felt that he was under a lot of pressure to do well in the challenge. As Ryan S. started swimming, he had trouble with his mask as well as staying underwater giving Drake an early lead. Morgan never got back on track, giving Drake their second win in a row. In a twist, the winning tribe, Drake, had to send one member to the Morgan camp to take one of their items back with them. Drake sent Sandra, who chose to take Morgan's tarp. Sandra got mad when the Morgan tribe wouldn't help her take the tarp down. While trying to rebuild their shelter, Osten announced that he was considering quitting the game, which upset Andrew. Meanwhile, at Drake, Shawn went fishing and lost the head of his tribe's fishing spear
Spear
A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head.The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with bamboo spears, or it may be made of a more durable material fastened to the shaft, such as flint, obsidian, iron, steel or...
, which upset Rupert. Rupert searched underwater for the lost head, and wound up finding it. He was so happy that he let out a loud roar. Once again, Morgan lost the immunity challenge. Osten surprised his tribemates by asking to be voted off, which disappointed Tijuana. In the end, Osten did not get his wish, as the vote went against the tribe's weakest link, Ryan S. (5-2)
Episode 3: "United We Stand, Divided We...?"
- Reward Challenge: Each tribe was given two boats and a fisherman's grappling hookGrappling hookA grappling hook is an anchor with multiple hooks , attached to a rope; it is thrown, dropped, sunk, projected, or fastened directly by hand to where at least one hook may catch and hold. Generally, grappling hooks are used to temporarily secure one end of a rope. They may also be used to dredge...
. They must try to sink both of the opposite tribe's boats. The hooks could be used to remove plugs that covered holes along the sides of each boat. The last tribe still floating wins reward.- Reward: BlanketBlanketA blanket is a type of bedding, generally speaking, a large piece of cloth, intended to keep the user warm, especially while sleeping. Blankets are distinguished from sheets by their thickness and purpose; the thickest sheet is still thinner than the lightest blanket. Blankets are generally used...
s, mattressMattressA mattress is a manufactured product to sleep or lie on, consisting of resilient materials and covered with an outer fabric or ticking. In the developed world it is typically part of a bed set and is placed upon a foundation....
es, pillowPillowA pillow is a large cushion support for the head, usually used while sleeping in a bed, or for the body as used on a couch or chair. There are also throw pillows , which are pillows that are purely decorative and not designed for support or comfort...
s, and a piece of the map to the buried treasure.
- Reward: Blanket
- Immunity Challenge: The strongest member of each tribe must suspend the smallest member above the ocean using a ropeRopeA rope is a length of fibres, twisted or braided together to improve strength for pulling and connecting. It has tensile strength but is too flexible to provide compressive strength...
-and-pulleyPulleyA pulley, also called a sheave or a drum, is a mechanism composed of a wheel on an axle or shaft that may have a groove between two flanges around its circumference. A rope, cable, belt, or chain usually runs over the wheel and inside the groove, if present...
system. The first person to drop the rope and their suspended tribemate would lose immunity.
The Morgan tribe quietly thought about their misfortunes. The Drake tribe decided to look for their buried treasure. They had guessed that it would be along the shoreline, therefore it would only be accessible during the low tide
Tide
Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the moon and the sun and the rotation of the Earth....
. However, the Drake tribe did not succeed in finding the treasure, so they decided to take a break and check another time. Jon wanted Sandra to sit out at the Reward Challenge, as he thought she was a weak swimmer, which angered Sandra. Once again, Drake ended up winning the Reward Challenge, which left Morgan distraught. The next morning, Lil woke up early to go on a fishing trip and lost the tribe's fishing hook. Meanwhile, Drake decided not to look for the treasure, so they discussed what item they should take from the Morgan camp. They decided they should take Morgan's water pot. Christa was sent to the Morgan camp to take the pot. When Christa arrived at Morgan's camp, the Morgan tribe asked many questions about Drake. Christa tried not to reveal too much about her tribe, which she found difficult. At the immunity challenge, it came down to Morgan's Osten, and Drake's Rupert. Probst decided to add difficulty to the challenge by forcing Osten and Rupert to stand, and then he forbidden them to rest the rope on the wooden braces in front of them. Osten couldn't hold the rope any longer, giving Drake immunity. At Morgan, Andrew decided that Lil was the least valuable, and that she should be the next one to go. Andrew spoke with Lil to let her know that she was on the chopping block. Lil became the third person voted off of Survivor: Pearl Islands. (5-1)
Episode 4: "Pick a Castaway...Any Castaway"
- Reward Challenge: Each tribe must retrieve sixteen puzzle pieces; eight buried in the sand and eight hidden out at sea. The tribes must collect all sixteen pieces in order to solve a puzzle. First tribe to solve their giant puzzle wins reward.
- Reward: A sewingSewingSewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a needle and thread. Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts, arising in the Paleolithic era...
kit and a piece of the map to the buried treasure.
- Reward: A sewing
- Immunity Challenge: Each castaway must cross a human checkerboardCheckerboardA checkerboard or chequerboard is a board of chequered pattern on which English draughts is played. It is an 8×8 board and the 64 squares are of alternating dark and light color, often red and black....
over water. When a castaway is face-to-face with an opposing tribe member, a hand-to-hand clash would occur. Whichever castaway loses balance first will have to start over. First tribe to get all of their members across wins immunity. In addition, the winning tribe will have the right to kidnap a member of the opposing tribe.
The Morgan tribe was at risk of losing their shelter due to the rising tide. They built a breaker wall out of sand to try to protect their shelter. Meanwhile, having never voted anyone off, there was some tension at Drake due to clashing personalities. At the Reward Challenge, Morgan fell behind as Osten had trouble swimming, giving Drake a lead. However Drake member Trish had trouble digging out one of Drake's pieces, allowing Morgan to make a comeback. However, Drake solved their puzzle just before Morgan could, giving Drake yet another win, and the final piece to their treasure map. With all three pieces, Drake had a good idea where to look for the treasure. They got somewhat confused when they had to find a spot on the map called "Devil's Fork". Drake was overcome with joy when Shawn hit the treasure chest with the shovel. The tribe gathered to see what the chest contained. Inside, there were goblets, candle
Candle
A candle is a solid block or cylinder of wax with an embedded wick, which is lit to provide light, and sometimes heat.Today, most candles are made from paraffin. Candles can also be made from beeswax, soy, other plant waxes, and tallow...
s, candleholders, canned foods, sugar
Sugar
Sugar is a class of edible crystalline carbohydrates, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose, characterized by a sweet flavor.Sucrose in its refined form primarily comes from sugar cane and sugar beet...
, honey
Honey
Honey is a sweet food made by bees using nectar from flowers. The variety produced by honey bees is the one most commonly referred to and is the type of honey collected by beekeepers and consumed by humans...
, blankets, coffee
Coffee
Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...
beans, and chocolate
Chocolate
Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC...
. Over at Morgan, Andrew and Ryan O. went to the other side of the island to fish, however they came back with no fish. The Drake tribe sent Trish to the Morgan camp, who Morgan greeted. Trish decided to take Morgan's lantern
Lantern
A lantern is a portable lighting device or mounted light fixture used to illuminate broad areas. Lanterns may also be used for signaling, as 'torches', or as general light sources outdoors . Low light level varieties are used for decoration. The term "lantern" is also used more generically to...
. Over at Drake, Burton proposed to Rupert that they throw the next Immunity Challenge to get rid of one of the weaker women. Rupert agreed to throw the challenge. At the Immunity Challenge, Drake sat out two of their strongest players, Burton and Rupert, giving Morgan an advantage. Morgan won their first challenge, sending Drake to Tribal Council for the first time. After Morgan won, Probst announced that they had the right to kidnap one member of Drake. Morgan decided to kidnap Rupert. When Drake lost, there were many alliances in place, with Jon as a possible swing vote. Several tribemates lobbied Jon for his vote. In the end, the vote went against Burton, who was blindsided by a secret alliance that included his closest friend, Shawn. (5-2)
Episode 5: "Everyone's Hero"
- Reward Challenge: Each tribe must retrieve rungs for a ladderLadderA ladder is a vertical or inclined set of rungs or steps. There are two types: rigid ladders that can be leaned against a vertical surface such as a wall, and rope ladders that are hung from the top. The vertical members of a rigid ladder are called stringers or stiles . Rigid ladders are usually...
from the water. In addition, they must retrieve a golden idol hidden in an old Spanish well in the jungle. First tribe to assemble their ladder and place the golden idol at the top of their platform wins reward.- Reward: A portable showerShowerA shower is an area in which one bathes underneath a spray of water.- History :...
, a pot for boiling water, two jerrycanJerrycanA jerrycan is a robust fuel container originally made from pressed steel. It was designed in Germany in the 1930s for military use to hold 20 litres of fuel. The development of the Jerrycan was a huge improvement on earlier designs, which required tools and funnels to use.-Uses:Today similar...
s, rain jackets, sponges, shampooShampooShampoo is a hair care product used for the removal of oils, dirt, skin particles, dandruff, environmental pollutants and other contaminant particles that gradually build up in hair...
and conditioner.
- Reward: A portable shower
- Immunity Challenge: Each castaway must spin a wheel, which will determine which two ingredients would be blended together for them to drink. The ingredients were red shellfishShellfishShellfish is a culinary and fisheries term for exoskeleton-bearing aquatic invertebrates used as food, including various species of molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms. Although most kinds of shellfish are harvested from saltwater environments, some kinds are found only in freshwater...
, sardineSardineSardines, or pilchards, are several types of small, oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae. Sardines are named after the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, around which they were once abundant....
s, razor clamRazor clamRazor clam may refer to clams in the genus Ensis or Siliqua, including:*Ensis directus, Atlantic jackknife clam*Ensis arcuatus, razor shell*Siliqua patula, Pacific razor clam...
s, bleeding clams, sea water, squidSquidSquid are cephalopods of the order Teuthida, which comprises around 300 species. Like all other cephalopods, squid have a distinct head, bilateral symmetry, a mantle, and arms. Squid, like cuttlefish, have eight arms arranged in pairs and two, usually longer, tentacles...
, mango, rock oysters, conchConchA conch is a common name which is applied to a number of different species of medium-sized to large sea snails or their shells, generally those which are large and have a high spire and a siphonal canal....
, octopusOctopusThe octopus is a cephalopod mollusc of the order Octopoda. Octopuses have two eyes and four pairs of arms, and like other cephalopods they are bilaterally symmetric. An octopus has a hard beak, with its mouth at the center point of the arms...
, coconut juiceCoconut Juice"Coconut Juice" is the first single by American rapper Tyga from his debut studio album No Introduction and was released on March 22 on to US iTunes Store and CD, 2008 by Young Money Entertainment and Decaydance Records. It features Tyga's cousin Travis McCoy from Gym Class Heroes. It contains a...
, and an ingredient of Jeff's choice. The first person unable to keep their concoction down will lose immunity for their whole tribe.
With Rupert still at their camp, the Morgan tribe moved their shelter to avoid the rising tide. Meanwhile, Drake decided to save their last can of spam
Spam (food)
Spam is a canned precooked meat product made by the Hormel Foods Corporation, first introduced in 1937. The labeled ingredients in the classic variety of Spam are chopped pork shoulder meat, with ham meat added, salt, water, modified potato starch as a binder, and sodium nitrite as a preservative...
for Rupert when he returns. Some Drake members were worried that Rupert may have given too much information to the Morgan tribe. At the Reward Challenge, Drake fell behind as they lost control of their boat due to Jon's faulty navigating. Morgan found their golden idol and quickly assembled their ladder, winning their first Reward Challenge. After Morgan won, Rupert was offered a chance to return to the Morgan camp to enjoy a shower. However, Rupert decided to return to his Drake camp. Winning the challenge, Morgan had to send one member to the Drake camp to take one item. They chose Andrew, who took a bag of rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
from Drake. When Drake got Tree Mail inviting them to an Immunity Challenge that likely involved eating exotic seafood, they decided to strategize. Michelle claimed to have a high tolerance for eating undesirable foods, so Drake decided to use her as a decoy
Decoy
A decoy is usually a person, device or event meant as a distraction, to conceal what an individual or a group might be looking for. Decoys have been used for centuries most notably in game hunting, but also in wartime and in the committing or resolving of crimes.-Duck decoy:The term duck decoy may...
. Their plan was that Michelle would pretend to have trouble downing the food in order to fool Morgan into competing with her in the event of a tiebraker. At the Immunity Challenge, both tribes gulped down the concoctions all the way to a tie. However, when it was time for Morgan to choose a Drake member, they chose Sandra and not Michelle. Sandra was able to drink her concoction, however she had trouble swallowing it, allowing Morgan's Darrah to win immunity for her tribe, forcing Drake to vote out a second person. Sandra and Michelle both felt vulnerable. Jon was upset at Michelle for not pretending to have trouble drinking the concoction. In the end, the vote went against Michelle. (6-1)
Episode 6: "Me and My Snake"
- Reward Challenge: Each tribe must fire a cannonCannonA cannon is any piece of artillery that uses gunpowder or other usually explosive-based propellents to launch a projectile. Cannon vary in caliber, range, mobility, rate of fire, angle of fire, and firepower; different forms of cannon combine and balance these attributes in varying degrees,...
and try to hit designated targets. First tribe to hit all of their designated targets wins reward.- Reward: A grill, spiceSpiceA spice is a dried seed, fruit, root, bark, or vegetative substance used in nutritionally insignificant quantities as a food additive for flavor, color, or as a preservative that kills harmful bacteria or prevents their growth. It may be used to flavour a dish or to hide other flavours...
s, lobsterLobsterClawed lobsters comprise a family of large marine crustaceans. Highly prized as seafood, lobsters are economically important, and are often one of the most profitable commodities in coastal areas they populate.Though several groups of crustaceans are known as lobsters, the clawed lobsters are most...
s, and steakSteakA steak is a cut of meat . Most are cut perpendicular to the muscle fibers, improving the perceived tenderness of the meat. In North America, steaks are typically served grilled, pan-fried, or broiled. The more tender cuts from the loin and rib are cooked quickly, using dry heat, and served whole...
. Should Morgan win, they would receive their second piece of the map to their treasure.
- Reward: A grill, spice
- Immunity Challenge: Tribe members would hold a pole on their shoulders behind their neck. Periodically, weight would be added to the poles. The castaways would decide which poles the weight would added on for the opposing tribe. Last tribe standing wins immunity.
The Drake tribe was upset when Balboa, a baby snake Rupert found, was found dead. A local pelican
Pelican
A pelican, derived from the Greek word πελεκυς pelekys is a large water bird with a large throat pouch, belonging to the bird family Pelecanidae....
came to the Morgan camp against Osten's wishes. Morgan nicknamed the pelican "Pelican Pete". Osten feared the pelican and threatened it with a machete
Machete
The machete is a large cleaver-like cutting tool. The blade is typically long and usually under thick. In the English language, an equivalent term is matchet, though it is less commonly known...
, amusing his tribemates. After Rupert suggested that they raise the floor of the Drake shelter, the Drake tribe got to work. Jon and Sandra were annoyed at Shawn due to his complaining. At the Reward Challenge, it was a very close competition. It came down to Andrew from Morgan and Christa from Drake. Andrew missed his target, allowing Christa to hit her target. Christa was successful, winning reward for Drake. The Drake barbecued their steaks, and enjoyed their feast. Jon was sent to the Morgan camp to take an item. Jon took their water pot and enjoyed shampoo. While at Morgan, Jon revealed that Drake had thrown one of the Immunity Challenges, which irritated Andrew. At the Immunity Challenge, Morgan chose to add all of the weight to Rupert's pole, while Drake decided to spread the weight evenly among the Morgan tribe. Morgan's strategy worked, as Rupert could not hold the weight. In the end, Christa couldn't compete against that last two Morgan men left, giving Morgan yet another immunity win. After losing immunity, Trish wanted to oust Rupert as she saw him as a threat. Her alliance needed Shawn to complete the plan. However, Rupert found out about Trish's plan, who started a secret alliance of his own. In the end, Trish's plan backfired, as she was voted off 4-2.
Episode 7: "What the...?, Part 1"
- Immunity Challenge: Each castaway except for one designated "rescuer" from each tribe will be prisoners in a set of cages. The rescuer must free all of their tribemates. First tribe to free all of their prisoners and cross the finish line with their flag wins.
- Additional Stipulation: Drake and Morgan are competing against the Outcasts, rather than each other. Any tribe that finishes behind the Outcasts must go to Tribal Council and vote out a member. The Outcasts will then hold a special Tribal Council in which they will vote members back into the game, enough to replace each person that just left. Those returning will be given automatic immunity for the next Tribal Council. If the Outcasts finish last, Drake and Morgan will be safe, and all six Outcasts leave the game permanently.
While returning to camp from Tribal Council, Rupert was enraged at Jon as Rupert had suspected that Jon had voted for him. Jon admitted to voting for Rupert, and the two apologized for the good of their tribe. Over at Morgan, the rainy weather prevented the hungry tribe members from fishing. They were eating their diminishing supply of rice and beans. When the contestants arrived at the Reward Challenge, they were shocked to see the castaways they had previously voted off return as a ghost tribe, The Outcasts — Nicole, Ryan S., Lil, Burton, Michelle, and Trish. The Immunity Challenge would be between three tribes, the first one in Survivor history. Morgan fell behind in the challenge as Drake took the lead, with The Outcasts not far behind. In the end, The Outcasts managed to unlock the last door, cross the finish line, and win the challenge, sending both Morgan and Drake to Tribal Council. After the challenge, Morgan was upset that they would have to let one of The Outcasts back into their tribe. Osten asked his tribemates to vote him off. Over at Drake, Jon and Shawn were both on the chopping block. The tribe decided to let the two make their case as to why they should stay. Shawn spoke of trust, while Jon spoke of work ethic. In the end, work ethic proved to be more important as Shawn was voted out, 4-1. Soon after, at the Morgan Tribal Council, Osten decided to take the opportunity to quit the game. Osten's torch was snuffed and put to rest on the ground for the remainder of the season. In addition, his closing speech was replaced by footage of Morgan departing Tribal Council and ending with a close-up shot of his now laid-down torch.
Episode 8: "What the...?, Part 2"
- Immunity Challenge: Each castaway must pull themselves along a rope under a floating wood platform without coming up for air. The challenge ran in two heats. The two winners of each heat would compete against each other in the final heat. The winner of the final heat wins individual immunity.
The Outcasts, a tribe consisting of the first six departed castaways, had to vote two people back into the game. At The Outcasts' Tribal Council, each Outcast made their plea as to why they should be voted back into the game. After the voting, it was decided in a 3-3-2-2-1-1 vote, that Burton and Lillian would return to represent the Outcasts. After randomly selecting who would go to which tribe, Burton returned to Drake and Lil returned to Morgan. When Burton returned to Drake, his tribe apologized, and were happy to have him back. When Lil returned to Morgan, she was welcomed by her old tribe, however she wasn't sure if she could trust them, especially Andrew, who was still visibly resentful toward her. Over at Drake, Burton, Christa and Rupert made an alliance to vote out Jon at their next Tribal Council. They thought that Jon's lack of honesty could work against them once the tribes merge. When the two tribes arrived at what they thought would be a Reward Challenge, Probst announced that the tribes were merging and it was decided that Drake's camp would be better to live in. After the announcement of the merge, the first individual Immunity Challenge took place, in which Burton won. When the castaways arrived at camp, they named the merged tribe "Balboa" after Rupert's pet snake. The hungry castaways then saw a merge feast ready for them. Having been voted out of Morgan and then returned, Lillian was the potential swing vote for the next Tribal Council. At Tribal Council, Burton decided to give the Immunity Necklace to Rupert, since he [and Lillian] were already immune due to the resurrection vote. In the end, Lillian joined the former Drake members to pay revenge to Andrew, who was eliminated in a 6-4 vote.
Episode 9: "Shocking! Simply Shocking!"
- Reward Challenge: The challenge was done in three heats. Each castaway would use a slingshotSlingshotA slingshot, shanghai, flip, bean shooter or catapult is a small hand-powered projectile weapon. The classic form consists of a Y-shaped frame held in the off hand, with two rubber strips attached to the uprights. The other ends of the strips lead back to a pocket which holds the projectile...
to fire marbles at targets. Whenever a target is hit, it will ignite a flame that would climb to the next target. The first person from each heat to hit their three targets in ascending order would move on to the final round. The first person in the final round to hit their three targets wins reward.- Reward: Pancakes and maple syrupMaple syrupMaple syrup is a syrup usually made from the xylem sap of sugar maple, red maple, or black maple trees, although it can also be made from other maple species such as the bigleaf maple. In cold climates, these trees store starch in their trunks and roots before the winter; the starch is then...
, baconBaconBacon is a cured meat prepared from a pig. It is first cured using large quantities of salt, either in a brine or in a dry packing; the result is fresh bacon . Fresh bacon may then be further dried for weeks or months in cold air, boiled, or smoked. Fresh and dried bacon must be cooked before eating...
and eggEgg (food)Eggs are laid by females of many different species, including birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish, and have probably been eaten by mankind for millennia. Bird and reptile eggs consist of a protective eggshell, albumen , and vitellus , contained within various thin membranes...
s, sweet rolls, orange juice to enjoyed in a remote, attractive location.
- Reward: Pancakes and maple syrup
- Immunity Challenge: The Immunity Challenge involved a trivia test based on local pirate loreFolkloreFolklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...
. Each castaway who answers correctly would get to place coconuts in the bins of those who answered incorrectly. When a castaway receives five coconuts, they are out of the challenge. Last castaway standing wins immunity.
As morning came, Lil got up early and celebrated her renewed life in the game by being the first to get to work. After his strongest ally was ousted, Ryan O. feared that he was on the chopping block. While fishing, Ryan O. tried to align himself with Burton to oust former Drake members Christa, Rupert, and Sandra. When Burton returned from fishing, he returned with an electric ray
Electric ray
The electric rays are a group of rays, flattened cartilaginous fish with enlarged pectoral fins, comprising the order Torpediniformes. They are known for being capable of producing an electric discharge, ranging from as little as 8 volts up to 220 volts depending on species, used to stun prey and...
, although he still wanted to cook it and enjoy the meat. At the Reward Challenge, Ryan O. won the first heat, Rupert won the second, and Lil won the third. Rupert won the final round. Rupert decided to give his reward to Burton, who took Lil along with him. While Burton and Lil were having breakfast, Burton brought up a plan to eliminate Rupert as soon as possible. The plan was for Lil to eliminate Rupert by creating an alliance with Darrah and Tijuana, while lying to Christa and Rupert. At camp, Sandra and Christa contemplated eliminating Rupert and Burton. At the Immunity Challenge, Ryan O. was quickly eliminated. The challenge's final two were Rupert and Christa. Rupert answered the final question correctly and placed the fifth coconut into Christa's bin, winning immunity. Knowing that he could be next to go, Ryan O. tried to create alliances with Burton, then Tijuana and Darrah. Rupert was worried that Ryan O. could be successful. In the end, the vote went against Ryan O., and he became the first member of the jury. (8-1)
Episode 10: "Swimming With Sharks"
- Reward Challenge: The challenge took place at the wreck of an old Spanish galleonGalleonA galleon was a large, multi-decked sailing ship used primarily by European states from the 16th to 18th centuries. Whether used for war or commerce, they were generally armed with the demi-culverin type of cannon.-Etymology:...
. The castaways must team up in pairs to complete two rounds. Each pair must race up a cargo net, and then swing on a rope to the other side of the ship. Then they must climb up to a crowCrowCrows form the genus Corvus in the family Corvidae. Ranging in size from the relatively small pigeon-size jackdaws to the Common Raven of the Holarctic region and Thick-billed Raven of the highlands of Ethiopia, the 40 or so members of this genus occur on all temperate continents and several...
's nest and slide down a large canvas sail. The winning pairs would then play against each other, but to make it more difficult, they must carry bags of puzzle pieces that they must assemble at the end of the course. The pair to win the final round wins reward.- Reward: A trip on a luxury catamaranCatamaranA catamaran is a type of multihulled boat or ship consisting of two hulls, or vakas, joined by some structure, the most basic being a frame, formed of akas...
with pizzaPizzaPizza is an oven-baked, flat, disc-shaped bread typically topped with a tomato sauce, cheese and various toppings.Originating in Italy, from the Neapolitan cuisine, the dish has become popular in many parts of the world. An establishment that makes and sells pizzas is called a "pizzeria"...
and beerBeerBeer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
.
- Reward: A trip on a luxury catamaran
- Immunity Challenge: The castaways must use a blowgunBlowgun"Blowpipe" and "blow tube" redirect here. For other uses of the terms, see GlassblowingA blowgun is a simple weapon consisting of a small tube for firing light projectiles, or darts....
. Each castaway was designated an area on a large target. The castaways must try to use their blowgun to knock out the other player's darts into the other castaways areas. Last player left in the challenge wins immunity.
Jon was annoyed at the arrogance from the Christa, Rupert and Sandra alliance. Jon and Burton made a plan to break that alliance. They planned to align with Darrah and Tijuana. While Rupert was fishing and Christa and Sandra were getting lemons, Jon and Burton made efforts to align with Darrah and Tijuana. The two women agreed to align with Jon and Burton. At the Reward Challenge, it was a tight race between the team of Burton and Lil and the team of Christa and Darrah. Darrah missed the rope that Christa tossed, allowing Burton and Lil to advance to the final round. Meanwhile, over at the other round, Rupert and Jon had a lead over Tijuana and Sandra. In the end, Rupert and Jon won their round. The final round was between the team of Burton and Lil and the team of Rupert and Jon. It was a tight race, however Burton and Lil finished the puzzle first, winning reward. Burton decided to give his reward to Jon, while Lil kept hers. Back at camp, Rupert's trust for Burton was dwindling after Burton chose to give his reward to Jon over Rupert. While Jon and Lil enjoyed their reward, Jon told Lil how she could convince Rupert, Christa and Sandra that she was on their side, when in reality, she's actually aligned with Burton, Darrah, Jon and Tijuana. When Lil and Jon returned to camp, Rupert tried to align with Lil. Lil managed to convince Rupert that she was loyal to his alliance, when in reality she was aligned with Burton, Darrah, Jon and Tijuana. At the Immunity Challenge, Rupert had an early lead. However, in the end, it came down to Burton, Jon and Lil. Burton ended up winning immunity. Back at camp, the alliance of Burton, Darrah, Jon, Lil and Tijuana pretended that Darrah was going to be next one to go, however Rupert didn't trust them fully. Still convinced that Lil was on his side, Rupert thought that there would be a tie. At Tribal Council, Rupert was blindsided when Lil voted against him and Sandra voted for Jon. (Sandra's vote ensured the result, even if Lil had remained true.) He was voted off 5-2-1 and became the second member of the jury.
Episode 11: "The Great Lie"
- Reward Challenge: Probst brought the castaways' loved ones to the challenge. The castaways would ask questions about themselves. Both the castaways and their loved ones would write down an answer. When the two answers matched, the castaway would get to choose which loved one to take a step towards walking off a plank, falling into the ocean. The last loved one left gets to stay at the Balboa camp for a day.
- Reward: A day with a loved one.
- Immunity Challenge: Each castaway has a board with three words on it broken up by letters "SURVIVOR PEARL ISLANDS". The castaways must use the letters to form twenty new words. Words must be in English and must be spelled correctly. Plurals, proper names, acronyms are not allowed as well as "SURVIVOR", "PEARL" and "ISLANDS" are not allowed as well. If a castaway broke any of these rules, the castaway would be eliminated from the challenge. First player to form twenty words spelled correctly wins immunity.
After Rupert was voted out, Sandra was furious at Jon for breaking their alliance. After Sandra's yelling, the Balboa tribe members noticed that someone had thrown away a bucket of fish Rupert had caught. Christa was blamed for it, however Sandra admitted in an interview that she had spilled the fish. At the Reward Challenge, the castaways were reunited with their loved ones. Before the challenge started, Jon was saddened to hear that his grandmother had died. When the challenge started, Sandra chose Jon's best friend Dan to take a step on the plank. Jon was upset, as he wanted to hear the details about his grandmother's passing. Sandra's husband was the first loved one sent into the ocean, followed by Christa's fiancé, Darrah's boyfriend, Burton's mother, then Tijuana's friend. With Lil's husband and Jon's friend left, Burton was the one who decided which one would jump off the plank. Feeling sorry for Jon, Burton sent Lil's husband off the plank. When Jon won reward, he learned that him and his friend would share the camp on their own, with the other castaways banished to a separate island (formerly the Morgan tribe's island) without their loved ones. While Jon and his friend Dan were alone at the Balboa camp, they revealed that the story about Jon's grandmother's death was preplanned, and that she's actually still alive. Jon and Dan celebrated alone. When the rest of Balboa returned, Sandra and Christa attempted to get Tijuana to break her alliance with Burton, Jon and Lil. During the night, as Burton and Jon went away from camp to talk about strategy, Sandra called Tijuana to come with her and listen to Burton and Jon's strategic talk. Sandra did this to ensure there was no doubt about the alliance between Burton, Jon and Lil. Sandra and Tijuana returned before Jon and Burton, and Tijuana told Darrah what she heard. At the start of the Immunity Challenge, the castaways had trouble forming words that are spelled correctly. Christa first thought she got it, but incorrectly spelled a word ("er" not "ar" at the end of a word seven or more letters long, possibly "LAVENDAR" should be spelled "LAVENDER"). Then, Tijuana thought she had it, but broke the rules by choosing a plural ("nails"). Jon was then eliminated for misspelling a word "SANDLE" instead of "SANDAL". Later, Burton initially won immunity, however as the castaways were heading back to camp, Probst called them back, announcing that he had failed to notice a misspelled word on his board. Burton spelled "LIASON", but it was missing an "I" and should be spelled "LIAISON". Burton was stripped of immunity, and the challenge was restarted because some of the castaways looked at other people's boards and possibly began discussing words with each other. As a result, an alternate challenge was given with Darrah, Lil and Sandra competing against each other, since they weren't eliminated from the challenge. After one minute of writing four or more letter words from the phrase, "OUTWIT OUTPLAY OUTLAST", Darrah ended up winning immunity with 14 to Lil's 10 and Sandra's 12. After Darrah won immunity, Jon and Burton were worried that they were on the chopping block as the women outnumbered the men. Knowing that women of the former Morgan tribe wanted Burton out, Jon tried to create an alliance with Sandra and Christa, however Sandra said she didn't trust Jon. In the end, Jon ended up convincing the former Drake tribe and Lil to vote out Tijuana 5-2 and she became the third member of the jury.
Episode 12: "Would You Be My Brutus Today?"
- Reward Challenge: The castaways would compete in teams of three. Beginning on a platform in the water, one team member would cross a balance beam, then dive underwater to retrieve paddles tied to floating boxes. The other two must then untie three barrels from an underwater cable and move on to a ladder, where the last paddle is tied. All three team members would then jump into the water to retrieve their designated boat and then they would race the boat to the first floating platform. First team to touch the platform wins reward.
- Reward: A night at a spaSpaThe term spa is associated with water treatment which is also known as balneotherapy. Spa towns or spa resorts typically offer various health treatments. The belief in the curative powers of mineral waters goes back to prehistoric times. Such practices have been popular worldwide, but are...
where the team would enjoy a shower and a massage followed by dinner.
- Reward: A night at a spa
- Immunity Challenge: Each castaway would use old musketMusketA musket is a muzzle-loaded, smooth bore long gun, fired from the shoulder. Muskets were designed for use by infantry. A soldier armed with a musket had the designation musketman or musketeer....
s to shoot at designated targets covered with keroseneKeroseneKerosene, sometimes spelled kerosine in scientific and industrial usage, also known as paraffin or paraffin oil in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Ireland and South Africa, is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid. The name is derived from Greek keros...
. First castaway to set all three of their targets ablaze wins immunity.
After returning from Tribal Council in which Tijuana was voted out, Sandra and Christa had second thoughts about their alliance with Jon. They tried to break their alliance with him by attempting to align with Darrah. The team of Darrah, Jon, and Lil won the reward challenge. After returning from the reward, Jon and Burton discussed voting out Christa next due to her being aligned with Rupert previously. At the immunity challenge, Christa took an early lead, however Darrah quickly tied with Christa when she hit two of her targets. Christa just missed her final target, allowing Darrah to hit her final target and win immunity for the second time in a row. After the immunity challenge, Christa was told that Lil was going home and vice versa. In the end, Christa was voted out 4-2 and became the fourth member of the jury.
Episode 13: "Mutiny"
- Reward Challenge: Each castaway must untie themselves from a post, find a key buried in the sand, escape from a jail cell, fire a slingshotSlingshotA slingshot, shanghai, flip, bean shooter or catapult is a small hand-powered projectile weapon. The classic form consists of a Y-shaped frame held in the off hand, with two rubber strips attached to the uprights. The other ends of the strips lead back to a pocket which holds the projectile...
at plates, and then solve a puzzlePuzzleA puzzle is a problem or enigma that tests the ingenuity of the solver. In a basic puzzle, one is intended to put together pieces in a logical way in order to come up with the desired solution...
. First castaway to complete the challenge wins reward.- Reward: A night in Panama CityPanama CityPanama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the...
where the winner and the invitee would camp out in ruins and enjoy a feast.
- Reward: A night in Panama City
- Immunity Challenge: Each castaway must use a canteen to pour water in a tube that will lift a key to open a lock. The lock releases a rope, allowing the castaway to lower a plank into the water. First castaway to lower five planks and walk them wins immunity.
Back at camp, the girls talked about Burton and Jon's schemes. Lillian told Darrah she was the next to be eliminated for winning the last two immunity challenges. So, Lillian, Darrah and Sandra all decided to form an all female alliance for the final three. They made a plan, where Sandra would act depressed by thinking she will be going home next because of the strong alliance of Burton, Jon, Darrah and Lillian. However, the girls will all vote off Jon if Burton wins immunity or Burton if someone else wins immunity. In addition, Darrah and Sandra also made sure that Lillian won't spill the beans or change her mind in order to make sure the plan succeeds. The next day, when Burton and Jon returned to camp, only Darrah and Lillian were there to welcome her. Darrah and Lillian told the guys that Sandra was ready to leave and didn't strategize to vote either of them out. Burton was sceptical about it and asked Lillian questions about if it was true, while Jon approached Sandra and then decided to make a deal that it won't be her next to go home and sticking with the plan to vote off Darrah at the next tribal council by making Sandra swear on her kids. In reality, Sandra mouthed to herself that she swore on her kids to get rid of Jon and Burton. In the end, Burton was voted out 3-2 and became the fifth member of the jury.
Episode 14: "Flames and Endurance"
- Immunity Challenge: The challenge would be a test of survival and pirate folklore knowledge. In a twist, the final four castaways would be competing against each other and the jury, which will be playing as a team. Should the jury win, none of the final four castaways would be immune. Should one of the remaining castaways win, that castaway would be safe from elimination.
The final four was awakened by a motorboat, and were excited to see Jeff Probst come with breakfast and champagne. After their meal, they were excited to see letters from home. Knowing that he was on the chopping block, Jon told Darrah that it would be a good strategic move to vote out Lil because she was a threat to gain jury votes. Lil convinced Sandra that Darrah should go because of her three straight immunity wins. At the immunity challenge, the jury took an early lead, however Jon quickly tied the score. In the end, the jury answered the final question correctly, meaning that none of the remaining castaways were immune. At Tribal Council, Darrah was seen as a physical threat and she was voted out 3-1.
- Immunity Challenge: The final three must balance themselves on a small raft floating in the water. They could use their hands and feet for balance, but not their behind or knees. Last castaway on their raft wins immunity and a guaranteed spot in the final two.
After receiving Tree Mail at midnight, the final three got up early to paddle to a shipwreck. Jeff Probst told them that they were about to take part in the ceremony for fallen castaways. After all the torches of those voted out (Osten's was left at Tribal Council) were placed on the wreck, the final three shot muskets at the shipwreck and it erupted and burned to the ground. At the immunity challenge, Jon and Sandra felt uncomfortable, while Lil felt fine. Sandra fell early. Jon tried to make a final two deal with Lil, however she refused because she felt she could beat him without a deal. After over two hours, Jon lost his balance, guaranteeing Lil a spot in the final two. After Lil won the final immunity challenge, Jon and Sandra both lobbied Lil to take them to the final two. Jon argued that he was widely hated by the jury and that taking him to the final two would guarantee Lil a million dollars. Sandra told Lil that she has a family she'd like to provide for. Lil was still unsure of whom to take to the final two. After much consideration, Lil decided to vote out Jon due to Sandra's motivation of providing for her family.
At the final Tribal Council, Lil talked about her honesty in her speech and admitted that it was a mistake to bring her Boy Scout uniform to the game. Sandra talked about her work ethic and said that she didn't ride any coattails. In the end, Sandra beat out Lil to become the Sole Survivor in a 6-1 vote.
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Both tribes lost a challenge to the Outcast Tribe composed of the first 6 departed players; as a result, both tribes had to vote out a player.
Osten chose to quit the game, claiming that his body was breaking down and his health was more important to him than a million dollars.
Rupert abstained from the vote, as he was captured by Morgan.
The Outcasts tribe had to vote two previously departed players back into the game. They voted Burton and Lillian back into the game.