Episode 1: "Circus Freaks"18 Players were brought together to battle the elements and eachother. Located in the South Pacific, these players were divided into two tribes of 9. Sporting the color red, the Savaii tribe, consisted of Brandon, Christine, Cochran, Keith, Papa Bear, Mikayla, Rick, Semhar, and Stacey. Sporting the color blue, the Upolu tribe, consisted of Albert, Coach, Dawn, Edna, Elyse, Jim, Ozzy, Sophie, and Whitney. Once settled in their tribe camps, the game was immediately underway. At Savaii, the tribe was high in spirits, and Papa Bear was leading the enthusiastic mood. Christine and Mikayla bonded over their tribe being a bunch of misfits in comparison to Upolu's group. They talked about possibly joining up and bringing in people such as Keith and Rick. Christine and Stacey spent some time looking for Hidden Immunity Idol Clues. Over at Upolu, strategy was just as underway. Many tribemates took a liking to both Whitney and Edna. Jim immediately sought out an alliance and formed one with both girls. The three of them cemented a deal, an alliance called "JEW", and discussed pulling in the two other girls, Dawn and Elyse. Albert was having trouble connecting with his tribemates, and it was acknowledged by "JEW." At the first Immunity Challenge, the tribes raced to unlock ten stations and complete the challenges within. During the challenge, Sophie struggled to help her tribe for Upolu and Brandon and Cochran were the slackers for Savaii. Coach and Rick were able to obtain individual immunity for their first attended Tribal Council. While Albert had struggled socially, he had proved his strength in helping Upolu secure the first victory. Feeling the lows of losing, Stacey was displeased with her tribe. Several players commented on Rick being greedy for individual immunity. Papa Bear tried to keep Savaii's spirits up with positive energy. His gestures received both warm and cold reactions. Based on the challenge, Rick, Keith, Mikayla, Stacey, Papa Bear and Christine debated between booting Brandon or Cochran, leaning towards the former. Semhar wished for Brandon to stay, but the first challenge really took a toll on him. Brandon realized he didn't have the heart to stay out here for 39 days and wished to go home. At Tribal Council, Brandon announced to his tribe that he would gracefully bow out. The tribe gave him warm goodbyes and lunged at the opportunity. Brandon threw his vote towards Christine, and he was booted by a vote of 8-1.
Episode 2: "Roll with the Punches"At Savaii, the tribe returned from Tribal Council with the image of a tribe pride, happy to be with one another one round longer. However, below the surface it was not a happy home. Stacey and Keith separately showed concern about Rick, being that he was a shady character who could not be trusted. The next day at Upolu, Jim, Whitney, and Edna discussed pulling in a fourth vote. They all agreed that Elyse was the person to reel in. Sneaking off for a quick private discussion, the "JEW" alliance finalized a deal with Elyse under a new alliance name of "Hotties." Jim wanted to target Sophie as the first person to go. Albert was feeling under the weather, which made it harder for him to strengthen relationships. Over at Savaii, Mikayla was happy to be aligned with Christine, and the two continued discussing expanding their alliance to include Rick and Keith. Rick was also hoping to join up with the two women and having Keith join as the 4th person. On the side, Rick and Papa Bear acknowledged a deal. The tribe unanimously felt that Semhar was not putting in enough effort around camp and set their sights on removing her next. At the Immunity Challenge, the tribes competed in puzzles and mazes in hopes to be the fastest tribe. Upolu had controversy with deciding their sit out when Ozzy walked over to the bench without a word. The challenge played out and with a difference of just 45 seconds, Savaii won immunity. Upolu took notice of Ozzy's lack of teamwork. Back at Savaii camp, the tribe was high in spirits. Christine and Stacey continued their search for the idol. Papa Bear found a clue to the Hidden Immunity and failed at attempting to hide it from his tribe. The tribe all shared it, but not knowing yet what to do. Over at Upolu, the result of the first loss was settling in. Sophie's name was the obvious on the chopping block, but with Ozzy's new found lack of care, he was on everyone's radar. Sophie was angry at the position she was in and spout out some harsh words for her tribemates in confessional. She rallied in hopes to stay by targeting Ozzy as someone who was clearly home sick. The tribe came to an easy agreement on booting Ozzy for not socializing. However, Jim wanted to keep Ozzy around on a personal level. The alliance of Jim, Whitney, Edna, and Elyse debated blindsiding Sophie instead. They struggled with this decision as they needed people to care about winning challenges, unlike Ozzy. At Tribal Council, the blindside idea for Sophie was scrapped when the tribe united to boot Ozzy in a 8-1 vote.
Episode 3: "Scrambled Eggs"Sophie was relieved to have escaped elimination. Her priority was to now get in an alliance, with hopes of joining Whitney and Jim. Albert was the next person on her hit list. The next day at Savaii, Papa Bear worried about his position and the fate of the Savaii tribe as a whole. He debated the idea of flipping to the Upolu tribe if a swap or merge occurred. Semhar was still the running consensus as the next person to leave the tribe, but Rick preferred to eliminate Cochran. Over at Upolu, Elyse and Coach flirted with one another. Elyse's plan was to pull in Coach as a cushion alliance for her. Coach had similar plans behind the flirtation, as he wished to get closer to uncovering the idol clue and wanted Elyse's help in the matter. With Sophie working her way into the girl's alliance and Jim, the majority alliance debated sparing her over Albert, who proved helpful in challenges but was terrible at the social game. At the immunity challenge, the tribes competed head to head with an opponent from the other tribe in five mini games. Coach won the chance for a clue. During the challenge, Mikayla and Christine completely and utterly blew it for Savaii, that one would think they threw it. Upolu took the third win and Savaii headed back to camp in a tornado of confusion. Mikayla and Christine, two people who were at the top of the totem pole, completely shook things up with their abysmal performance. Stacey wanted to get rid of Semhar still, but with the entire tribe suddenly shifting their attention to Mikayla and Christine, it seemed unlikely. Semhar and Cochran made an agreement to not vote one another, being that both had no alliances with anyone. Papa Bear and Keith also made a similar agreement. The vote was decided on Mikayla over Christine, as Papa Bear and Stacey felt closer to the ladder. Rick wished to save Mikayla, but it seemed she was to comfortable to bother campaigning and he did not think he could stop it. At Tribal Council, the Savaii tribe voted Mikayla out in favor of Christine in a 7-1 vote.
Episode 4: "Free Falling"Coming back from Tribal Council, Rick was worried about the fate of Savaii. With Mikayla out of the game and Christine checking out with contribution, the tribe was facing a downward spiral. Keith believed the upcoming challenge was crucial for the tribe's fate as well as his own, being that if Upolu won, his position in the game would become much more vulnerable with the ratio of 8 to 5. Over at Upolu, Sophie had been successfully duped into thinking she was in charge of an alliance dubbed "Jim's Angels", that included herself, Jim, Whitney, and Elyse. Whitney and Jim had their claws in all areas of the tribe. Jim worked on his relationship with Coach, whereas Whitney was most worried about him. Coach, believing Dawn and Sophie to be the bottom two of Upolu, told Jim that they needed to make the women feel safe in the event of a swap or the future merge. Albert was the only person that Jim did not have a connection with and wanted to target him as the next to go. At Savaii, Stacey was not sure who her closest ally on the tribe was. She still believed Rick to be shady and figured Papa Bear was the best bet. At the immunity challenge, in a battleship type challenge, the tribes had to knock out all of the other's coordinates. In a very tight race, Savaii defied the odds and pulled off a win, ensuring the dramatic Savaii vs Upolu race for numbers live on. Cochran, Stacey, and Whitney all won an idol clue. Back at camp, Coach thought his tribe's performance was atrocious. He suspected Elyse and Whitney of being a close pairing, and that Elyse was a player. Whitney was overwhelmed with the amount of groups she had been put into it, and did her best to appease all three. Albert was the easy consensus for everyone on the tribe as the multitude of woman's alliances and Jim found him the least sociable. Albert's only hope was if the tribe booted Sophie for her less than thrilling immunity performances. At Tribal Council, the tribe came together and sent Albert packing in a 7-1 vote.
Episode 5: "Security Blanket"Upolu was united in their decision at Tribal Council in removing Albert, and were excited about their chances of gaining back their one person advantage against Savaii. Sophie had managed to scrape by another vote with Albert's lack of alliance making skills. At Savaii, Keith and Stacey were concerned about the loyalities Savaii would have as a group in a swap or merge. Stacey was informed by Keith that Rick was lobbying to remove Semhar from the game over Christine, whose late lack of focus was a detriment to the tribe. Papa Bear believed he could make relationships with the other tribe and was not worried about the game changing up. He believed Semhar and Cochran were lucky to still be alive due to Mikayla and Christine's recent performance. At Upolu, Whitney thought about potentially joining up with Keith and Papa Bear from the Savaii tribe. Her relationship with Edna was slowly fading and she wouldn't mind voting Coach or Sophie. Coach's fear of Whitney and Elyse's relationship grew, but he knew making a move against Whitney could be fatal to Upolu's unity and believed Sophie was the easy consensus to go next. At the Immunity Challenge, the tribes competed in an endurance challenge that had them score points at every hour mark. Upolu easily dominated the challenge and won their third immunity. Cochran, Keith, Stacey, Coach, Elyse, Jim, and Whitney all won a clue to the idol. Back at both camps, with the new found clues, the tribes each were on a rampage for the idol. Neither tribe was able to uncover it. The Savaii tribe had an easy consensus in booting Christine, which Papa Bear described as a security blanket. Stacey was not thrilled with Semhar's performance in the challenge but knew that voting Christine was the smarter plan. Rick wished for Christine to get her head back in the game. At Tribal Council, the tribe came together and unanimously voted Christine off the island.
Episode 6: "Brady Bunch"With only six members remaining to Upolu's seven, Savaii knew the next challenge was the most important as they feared an impending swap or merge. At Savaii, Coach spent some time searching for the Hidden Immunity Idol with Edna. He believed it was important for him to grow close to her, while his alliance mate Jim try and grow close to Dawn. It was unbeknownst to him that those two women were already part of their own different alliances. Dawn noticed Coach searching for the idol and grew concerned. In her perfect world, Upolu would take out Savaii and Sophie, then at final six split the vote between Coach and Elyse to flush out Coach's potential idol. Then she'd have a final four of herself, Jim, Whitney, and Edna. Strategy planning for the future continued when Whitney privately expressed the only two people on Upolu she saw much future with was Jim and Dawn. At Savaii, Papa Bear believed that Semhar was lucky to still be in the game. Stacey believed she would be able to find cracks in Upolu's Brady Bunch family dynamic. At the Immunity Challenge, the tribes tried to collect as many stars as possible. During the challenge, Cochran took notice to Edna's skills and deemed her a threat. Semhar struggled for Savaii while Sophie struggled for Upolu. Edna and Coach ended up winning the challenge for Upolu, sending Savaii to Tribal Council once more. Back at camp, Semhar immediately knew she was on the chopping block to go home based off the challenge. It was an easy consensus for Papa Bear, Keith, Rick, and Stacey as they agreed on Semhar being the weakest link. Semhar tried to rally to stay in the game, wanting to vote Cochran as she believed he was going against a deal they had made. At Tribal Council, Semhar's care for the game was questioned which upset her greatly. When the vote was read, Semhar's campaigning was revealed futile as she was voted out 5-1.
Episode 7: "I'm Watching You"Back from Tribal Council, Savaii was just down to five members. They knew they needed to either find the idol as a team or hope to win the next few challenges. The next day at Upolu, Edna debated her chances of winning by facing off against the "JEW" alliance Whitney and Jim in finals. She thought bringing the outcasts in the tribe, Coach and Sophie, to the end may be better, but she was still loyal. The tribes arrived to the next challenge anticipating a swap. They ended up dropping their buffs in a new twist. Each of them placed their hands in a urn and drew either a Savaii or Upolu buff. The twist was that they would becomes tribes within the newly merged tribe Te Tuna. The new Savaii tribe consisted of Coach, Edna, Jim, Papa Bear, Rick, and Whitney. The new Upolu tribe consisted of Dawn, Elyse, Cochran, Keith, Sophie, and Stacey. The immunity challenge was an endurance where the last person hanging onto their walls would win it for their tribe. Elyse and Cochran ended up winning the challenge for Upolu, meaning that only the members of Savaii would be vulnerable at the first merge Tribal Council. Paranoia quickly set in as the merged tribe made their way back to camp. Everyone was concerned about the Hidden Immunity Idol. Stacey uncovered a clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol and only wished to share it with Keith as she felt Papa Bear was desperate and Rick was shady. Papa Bear and Rick were the easy targets for Upolu, as the tribe wished to pick off Savaii. Coach wanted to get rid of Whitney, but knew it'd be to risky. Upolu met together and drew straws between voting off Rick and voting off Papa Bear. The random draw resulted in them agreeing to boot Papa Bear. Jim initially wanted to spare Papa Bear over Rick, but when Rick proposed an alliance of himself, Elyse, and Jim, he strayed from that thought. Whitney and Edna had mixed feelings of voting out Papa Bear as they liked him much more than Rick. Whitney and Papa Bear snuck off into the jungle where she informed him of the dire situation. Rick, noticing the two walk off, grew paranoid and started to put doubt into Jim and Elyse's heads about Whitney and Papa Bear having a secret alliance. When Rick confronted Whitney about talking to Papa Bear, she threw Sophie's name out as the person who informed him. Elyse was unsure what to think as she had a three person alliance with Whitney and Sophie. Papa Bear scrambled to every single Upolu member in hopes of staying over Rick. After Jim lied to his face about voting Rick, Papa Bear grew upset knowing that wasn't the plan. Papa Bear came up with a plan to pretend he found the idol to scare Upolu into not voting him and chose Sophie as the source for paranoia. Sophie grew agitated and nervous about the possibility. Papa Bear grew saddened and told his tribemates to vote him so that they wouldn't ruin their own games. Stacey wanted to decrease the target on her by acting aloof and voting at random for Coach in the upcoming Tribal Council. Cochran, threatened by Edna's win in the previous round, wanted to scare Edna by voting for her and declaring he is watching her. Before heading to Tribal Council, Keith scrambled to find a Hidden Immunity Idol. He knew it would only be a matter of time before the rest of Savaii was picked off, so he wished to get Papa Bear the idol. At Tribal Council, Papa Bear expressed his displeasure with Jim for lying to his face. At the votes, he stood up to play a fake Hidden Immunity Idol, only to scare the Upolu members briefly. When the votes were read, Papa Bear became the seventh person voted out by a 9-1-1-1 vote.
Episode 8: "Are You Freaking Nuts?"With Papa Bear out of the game, Jim felt like it was easy pickings for Upolu to continue wiping out Savaii one by one. The next day, Coach came up with a plan for he and Jim to align with Dawn and Sophie, still oblivious about Jim's other allegiances. After Coach approached Sophie about the alliance, she ran to Whitney and spilled the information. Whitney learned that she and Elyse were seen as a pair and filled her in. Elyse formed doubts about Coach after learning the news. Te Tuna headed to their next immunity challenge where they learned the urn twist was still in effect. The tribes were shuffled once more and resulted with Coach, Keith, Stacey, Sophie, and Whitney on Savaii and Dawn, Edna, Jim, Cochran, and Rick on Upolu. Elyse was left tribe-less, which means she would be exiled until the next Tribal Council. The Survivors played in a competition that mirrored the game show Deal or No Deal. In the end, Savaii was victorious leaving all of Upolu vulnerable at the second merge Tribal Council. Back at camp, the Original Upolu's discussed voting out Cochran or Rick, and settled on Cochran leaving. Jim felt he had a better relationship with Rick and that Cochran was more of a threat to his game. He had no qualms about switching it up to blindside Rick, in fear of Savaii playing a Hidden Immunity Idol. Stacey found her second clue to the idol and gave it to Cochran, so that he could scurry to try and spare himself. Keith and Whitney instantly clicked and formed an alliance. He gave her knowledge of Stacey's Hidden Immunity Idol clues. The original Upolu tribe noticed Cochran searching through bushes and agreed that they needed to turn the vote on Rick as it would be far less suspect. Rick felt secure in his alliance with Jim. Elyse was on Exile Island pondering on whether to trust Sophie or Coach with the new-found information. At camp, Whitney confronted Coach about his alliance offer to Sophie, which shocked him. Coach wished to blindside Sophie as soon as possible. Whitney and Coach, who had been subtly targeting the other the entire season, began to compare notes. Whitney informed Coach that he had been on the outs of Upolu the whole time. Both of them were surprised to learn that they each considered Jim to be their number one ally. It became clear to both that everyone on Upolu felt the same way about Jim. They wanted to strike Jim early while they still had immunity. Whitney informed Keith of the idea of sparing Savaii and voting out Jim. Coach began to work on Keith and Stacey to build relationships. Whitney and Coach put it in Stacey's head to have it be her idea to take out Jim. With this last minute scramble, Whitney pulled Edna to the side and explained why they should vote out Jim despite their original alliance. Keith and Stacey tried to pull in Rick who had reservations about voting Jim. This further frustrated them about trusting Rick, who they believed would turn on Savaii in a heartbeat. Coach filled in Dawn about the idea, but she was not in agreement. Sophie was the last to be informed and she freaked out upon the news of revolt. She spouted off angry words about her former tribe-mates in confessional. At Tribal Council, the blindside plan of Jim came to fruition when he was voted out in a 7-3 vote, with Sophie and Dawn voting alongside him for Rick. Jim did not leave the game gracefully as he warned his tribemates of all the alliances that were created on the original Upolu tribe.
Episode 9: "Make it or Break it"Back at camp, Sophie was outraged at Jim's blindside. It was revealed by him after his elimination that she had been on the bottom of Upolu. Dawn was also shocked to learn that the people she considered top allies did not hold her in the same regard. Coach and Keith formed an end game agreement. The next day, Sophie told Dawn that the two of them needed to jump ship and align with Savaii, to bring them to the top 6. Dawn was hesitant, but Sophie felt this was a make it or break it move. They agreed they liked Keith and hoped to align with him. When they approached him, Keith listened with open ears. Keith reported back to Whitney and Coach, feeling like they proved their trust in the previous round, with the development. Whitney and Keith wanted to target Sophie as their next victim. At the immunity challenge, the castaways learned they would be swapping tribes for the third straight time. The new Savaii consisted of Edna, Coach, Dawn, Keith, and Sophie. The new Upolu consisted of Elyse, Cochran, Rick, Stacey, and Whitney. Upolu ended up victorious after Sophie and Edna screwed up the challenge for Savaii. Back at camp, Coach found the Hidden Immunity Idol clue and showed it to Keith. Whitney and Coach immediately knew what they wanted to do for the upcoming Tribal Council: blindside Sophie. Sophie pulled Dawn, Keith, and Rick aside to establish a plan to boot Coach or Edna, which they ultimately agreed on Coach. Keith, who was the only Savaii vulnerable, felt nervous so he acted along with the plan. He initially wanted to vote out Dawn, but when he heard Whitney and Coach's plan to vote Sophie he had a decision to make as he was in a swing vote position. Going off for a walk to clear his head, Keith had a moment of clarity when he understood the idol clues. He rushed to the spot and obtained the two Hidden Immunity Idols. He now held the power of the swing vote along with the idols. Sophie continued to act fake with Upolu pretending she was voting off Keith, while they knew the reality of the situation. This angered Elyse into not trusting Sophie anymore and was on board with the plan. Keith felt he could trust Whitney and Coach more and told Stacey and Cochran his thoughts. Stacey was worried about keeping Whitney, Coach, Edna, and Elyse all together instead of joining up with Sophie and Dawn - but she trusted his judgement. The three Savaii considered themself a group with Rick no longer part of them. At Tribal Council, Sophie, Dawn, and Rick were blindsided when the rest of the tribe booted Sophie in a 7-3 vote.
Episode 10: "Dose of Reality"Returning from Tribal Council, Dawn and Rick were both in a state of shock over what had transpired. Dawn was visibly irritated and made her feelings known. Rick felt that Cochran was the one who backed out of the plan to boot Coach and insulted the both of them in confessional. Elyse and Whitney talked about booting a Savaii at the next Tribal Council. The next day, Dawn went to the former Savaii people and offered herself as a number to bring them to the top 5, not knowing that Keith, Stacey, and Cochran did not care for Rick. Stacey felt that Dawn dug her own grave and did not wish to work with her. It was a consensus among the rest of the tribe that Rick and Dawn were the next two to go. At the immunity challenge, Cochran prevailed and won the first individual immunity. Back at camp, Elyse was worried Cochran could be an immunity threat and that Upolu should take him out first chance they get. Whitney and Coach wished to target Rick, while Elyse had mixed feelings on the matter. She had somewhat of a deal with Rick but he was making himself hard to trust. Paranoid over idols, Dawn now allied to Rick, pitched that Savaii vote for Edna, under the impression they had 5 votes. Whitney got Edna on board for the plan to boot Rick. Coach took notice of Edna following Whitney's orders, combined with her social game with Elyse. While he would have liked to go to the end with her, Coach started to feel that going against her would prove difficult and liked his odds better with Keith and Stacey. He felt like there would come a point where he would need to make a move. Keith's plan consisted of a final five with himself, Stacey, Cochran, Whitney, and Coach. Keith and Stacey filled Cochran in about the harsh words Rick had said about him over the course of the game. He, Stacey, and Cochran felt comfortable voting out Rick showing that Savaii wasn't a tight unit. In reality, their comfort was in Keith having the Hidden Immunity Idol. At Tribal Council, Dawn and Rick once again voted in the minority, with the rest of the tribe voting off Rick where he became the first Juror in a 7-2 vote.
Episode 11: "I'll Just Trudge Along and Play Dumb"Returning from Tribal Council, Dawn was once again left out of the loop and upset. Trying to spin it in a positive light, she rationalized that she would be a good person to drag to the end for having no allies or friends left. Whitney felt that she had her clutches in both sides to the tribe. Stacey had thoughts that Coach was becoming a threat, but believed Dawn should be put out of her misery as the next to go. The next day at Savaii, Dawn made her rounds to Coach and Edna to try and get in their good graces. Edna opened up to Dawn and believed keeping her around was best. Whitney informed Coach that Elyse would probably want Cochran to go next, but may try and take Coach out in the near future. Coach and Keith had a discussion about whom they wanted to be the next to leave. Coach believed Cochran should go while Keith preferred Dawn. The idea of booting Elyse wasn't farfetched either, as both did not feel a strong lasting relationship with her. However, Dawn was the easy consensus for the majority of the Te Tuna tribe. At the immunity challenge, the castaways had to count objects. Dawn nearly pulled out a much needed victory, but it was Edna whom was victorious. Back at camp, both Elyse and Whitney were relieved Dawn did not end up winning. The plan was set to finish off picking the minority from recent rounds by sending Dawn to the Jury. Coach wanted to see if he could create a fourth consecutive blindside by turning the tide on Elyse. Keith was down for the idea, and with Keith, came the rest of Savaii - Stacey and Cochran. Coach then approached Whitney with the plan and she did not agree, believing that Elyse was by their side for now with Dawn being more of a wild-card. Coach assured her that it would be a smart move, and with all of Savaii on board, Whitney caved in. She struggled with the situation as she believed Elyse trusted her, but knew she didn't want her near the end of the game. She told Edna about the possibility of Coach teaming up with Savaii, which made Edna grow weary of him. Dawn, still believing majority planned on voting for her, started to make her rounds again and campaign to stay. Cochran decided to kick Dawn while she was down and imply she was as good as snuffed. Several other castaways were surprised by Cochran's harsh treatment towards her. Dawn told the former Upolu that she was voting for Cochran at Tribal Council, and hoped the rest would as well. With Elyse voting for Dawn, Dawn voting for Cochran, and Coach voting for Elyse - the Keith and Whitney alliance had a decision to make. At Tribal Council, the fourth consecutive blindside occurred when Elyse was voted out in a 6-1-1 vote.
Episode 12: "Too Excited to Even Care"Back at camp, the recent blindside of Elyse left the tribe in a state of vulnerability. Dawn was once again surprised by the vote's outcome, but was relieved to still be there. Whitney and Coach struggled with the decision on a personal level. Coach described the game of Survivor like a chess game, with the removal of Elyse being a necessary decision for him to succeed moving forward. The next day, Dawn and Cochran had a conversation about her vote for him. Dawn felt like he was trying to intimidate her. Edna felt that Dawn's dislike for Cochran was enough to pull her back on Upolu's side. At the immunity challenge, the castaways were quizzed about the season's past challenges. Keith ended up dominating and obtaining immunity. Back at camp, Stacey started to see Keith as a threat and as the Savaii leader. Dawn, fearing that she would once again be a topic of target, tried to smooth things over with Keith. In confessional, Keith felt like sparing Dawn over Coach made more sense. To him, Coach was the biggest obstacle in securing a "Keithney" final two. Whitney and Keith met up for a discussion about the vote, and ended up butting heads about the decision at hand. Whitney wanted to vote out Cochran whilst Keith wanted to vote out Coach. Whitney did not understand why Keith would want to take out Coach, whom was most loyal to the two of them. Keith did not consider anyone else in the game to be strategists aside from them and Coach. Seeing that Keith would not budge, Whitney pretended to cave in to the idea of voting out Coach with Savaii. On the side, Whitney, Edna, and Coach conspired to boot Cochran. They pulled in Dawn as the fourth vote, knowing she would easily write his name down. With Upolu united again at four votes, they would get the job done. Coach did not want to damage his relationship with Keith, so he decided to tip off Keith about the blindside of Cochran. Coach informed Keith that all of Upolu would vote together to take out Cochran and next round they could eliminate Dawn. Keith nodded his head, pretending to go along with Coach's planned next two boots. Keith did not wish for a Savaii to leave, so he decided he may pass Cochran his Hidden Immunity Idol on the chance Whitney wasn't really voting with Savaii. At Tribal Council, Upolu voted for Cochran whilst Savaii voted for Coach. When it was time to read the votes, it was revealed that Keith had passed Cochran the Hidden Immunity Idol. Coach ended up becoming the third Juror in a 3-0 vote, leaving Whitney and Coach stunned.
Episode 13: It's like victim? No, Mastermind"After Coach's blindside, Whitney was infuriated with Keith. She did not understand why Keith felt it was necessary to blindside Coach when he was loyal to them both. Keith felt it was the right move in order for the two of them to make it to the end of the game. Edna's initial reaction to Coach leaving was joy, as she felt he was a big obstacle to overcome. Edna felt like bringing Stacey to the final two would be her best bet of winning. The next day, Whitney, Edna, and Dawn met up to discuss sticking together against the three Savaii people for the upcoming vote. Later on the side, Keith tried to convince Dawn to vote with Savaii. At the immunity challenge, the castaways competed in several stages to obtain immunity. Stacey and Keith were the first eliminated in the puzzle portion. Whitney and Edna were the next eliminated in the maze portion. In the end, Dawn won immunity over Cochran in the picture assembly portion. Back at camp, Dawn was ecstatic to make it to the final five. With immunity around her neck, she was a lot more comfortable sticking with Upolu. Dawn felt her odds of lasting longer was to vote with Edna and Whitney. In addition, she believed that it was possible that Savaii did not have the second idol due to Keith's hard campaigning. In reality, this was Keith's goal. Keith set hit sight on targeting Edna with Savaii's votes. Cochran believed Edna to be Savaii's biggest challenge hurtle, and if she left, they would almost surely make it to the final three. Stacey was expecting Whitney to possibly play an idol, not knowing that Keith had the second one. Whitney told Edna that Savaii was likely voting her, and Edna decided that she would like to face off against Keith in a tiebreaker the most. Stacey was off the tables as Dawn did not prefer voting her and Edna wanted to bring her to the end. Keith and Whitney met up afterwards to discuss the vote. Whitney told Keith she was likely voting for him - so he would be involved in a tie if he didn't play the idol. Neither Cochran or Stacey knew that Keith had the second idol, so Savaii would perhaps crumble at the news of it. Whitney had to decide whether to switch the vote off of Keith, or let Edna get idoled out of the game with her hands clean. At Tribal Council, Keith ended up playing his Hidden Immunity Idol to the surprise of everyone but Whitney, and Edna was voted out in a 3-0 vote.
Episode 14: It's a Huge Risk .. But I'm Going to Go for itDown to the final five: Dawn, Cochran, Keith, Stacey, and Whitney. Each of them directly or indirectly a part of the previous 13 eliminations. Dawn was an under the radar member of Upolu who fell smack in the middle of its totem pole. At merge, Dawn found herself in a precarious position. She was left out of the blindside of Jim, the King of Upolu. Ally-less and all alone, Dawn fought her way to the final five with a positive attitude. She jumped back and forth between each sides looking for any sort of allegiance. Dawn stands a strong case of swaying a Jury for having the ultimate underdog story. Cochran, the season's class clown. Nobody took Cochran very seriously as a threat or obstacle, but he has shown skill in challenges. Making it to the fival five, Cochran is in a secure spot considering the other Savaii members remaining with him. Could Cochran surprise everyone with a win? Keith was the leader of the Savaii tribe. At the merge, Keith formed an alliance with Whitney and Coach and helped dismantle the Upolu numbers. He uncovered the season's two Hidden Immunity Idols and used them to gain Savaii the numbers and propel them to the final five. But Keith's ultimate goal is to make it to the end with Whitney, and did so by burning some Upolu members. Will he be able to eliminate his Savaii allies and gain the Juries affections to become the Sole Survivor? Stacey was a very strong personality in the South Pacific season. Stacey had her own strategy and stuck to it. She is content with Keith getting the spotlight and hopes to overthrow his power and make herself the top Savaii remaining to claim the million dollar prize. Finally is Whitney, who was a key figure in every Tribal Council she was apart of. Starting off this game as the Queen of Upolu, Whitney made it to the merge where she blindsided the King. Joining up with Keith of Savaii and a strong ally in Coach of Upolu, Whitney helped eliminate person after person. She has made herself a huge Jury threat and now faces a majority of Savaii as she attempts to make her way to the finish.
With Edna out of the game, Savaii had finally taken the advantage in numbers over Upolu for the first time in the game. Stacey was furious with Keith for hiding the second Hidden Immunity Idol from her and confronted him. They got into an argument with Stacey calling him a snake. Dawn was upset that Upolu did not vote for Stacey instead, being that she would be the obvious person for Edna to beat in a challenge. She felt her best bet would be appealing to Keith. Cochran believed Dawn showed her hand in the last vote by voting with Upolu, and wished for her to be the next to go. Stacey was contemplating eliminating Keith from the game but was hesitant to leave Dawn and Whitney together in a final four scenario. In addition, Whitney also started contemplating her finals deal with Keith and would rather face off against someone like Cochran or Stacey for a sure fire win. She believed this upcoming immunity challenge was a crucial one for her game. At the final five Immunity Challenge, the players had to solve a series of morphed images of their fellow contestants. It came down to Stacey and Whitney, with Whitney dominating and obtaining her first individual immunity. Back at camp, Dawn congratulated Whitney and felt her life was on the line being the only Upolu vulnerable. She approached Keith and he gave her the cold shoulder, leaving Dawn upset. She wished he would at least be honest with her. Because she believed Cochran was Keith's puppet, Dawn's only hope was in Stacey. Dawn approached Stacey and pleaded that she needed to make a move or Keith would have the game won. Stacey was annoyed that Dawn was telling her to make a move. While Stacey wanted Keith out, she was not sure this would be the time to do it. Dawn wished to vote for Keith and Whitney agreed with her. Whitney told Keith that she would be voting for him but that it wouldn't matter as Savaii had the votes over Upolu. In reality, Whitney knew that voting with Dawn would gain her Jury favor, and if Keith somehow went, she was clean of the move. Keith needed to do damage control with Stacey for keeping the second idol a secret, and went to her to compare notes on Dawn's scrambling. With Keith and Cochran voting for Dawn and Dawn and Whitney voting for Keith, it was all in Stacey's hands. At Tribal Council, it was revealed that Stacey stuck with her alliance in Savaii when Dawn was eliminated in a 3-2 vote, becoming the fifth member of the jury.
Back at camp, the final four celebrated for their feat. Whilst Stacey ended up siding with Keith, she had not forgotten his deceit and wanted to eliminate him next instead of Whitney. Whitney knew the next challenge was another crucial one so that she would avoid a tie, so she approached both of Cochran and Stacey separately campaigning to take out Keith. Cochran shrugged Whitney off, but Stacey was more receptive. She did not trust that Whitney would rat her off, so Stacey turned down the proposal. Stacey felt that if she wanted to take out Keith, she could do it with Cochran's help. At the Immunity Challenge, the players competed in a brain teaser. They had to use clues to match the season's eliminated contestants to solve the puzzle. Whitney was the quickest and won her second immunity, guaranteeing herself a spot in the final three. With the only Upolu safe and only Savaii vulnerable, panic spread. Stacey approached Cochran to take out Keith, stating the obvious fact that they could only go to the end with one another if they wanted a shot at winning. She then approached Whitney and wanted to reconsider her recent proposal. Cochran on the other hand sold out Stacey to Keith, so he confronted her. Stacey was in disbelief that Cochran would sell her out and started lashing out at Keith for being an untrustworthy ally. She started to throw Whitney under the bus for the plan to eliminate Keith, and that it did not originate from her. She then lashed out at Cochran for selling her out, stating he was nothing but Keith's bitch and firmly up his tuccus. Keith asked Whitney about the plan to take him out and Whitney lied stating it was from a previous round and it was just a precaution if she did not win immunity. Stacey then lashed out at Whitney for coming up with the plan. At Tribal Council, it was clear that Stacey burned each bridge with the players remaining due to her explosion, and was voted out of the tribe in a 3-1 decision. Stacey left her vote for Cochran, for being a puppet, and sealing his chances of winning with her going.
The final three went back to camp, each vying for one of the two spots at the end. On their way to the final immunity challenge, they gave some parting words to all their fallen comrades. Immunity was never so important. Cochran planned on taking Keith. Keith planned on taking Whitney. Whitney planned on taking Cochran. The final immunity challenge was an endurance where the contestants had to hold on to their poles for as long as possible. Relatively early in the challenge, Cochran was the first to drop. He believed both other finalists were taking him to the end of the game. Whitney and Keith hung up there for hours. In an intense battle, Keith's foot slipped and he slid off his pole. Whitney won her third straight immunity and guaranteed herself a spot in the final two. Back at camp, Cochran stayed quiet, assuming Whitney would take him as she had a better shot beating him than Keith. Keith felt that Whitney was taking him due to their "Keithney" final two. Whitney was struggling with the decision as her heart wanted to take Keith, but her head wanted to take Cochran. After helping Keith with the idol clues, she was still upset he used them against her wishes to take out Coach. She felt Keith's game was selfish enough to the point where she could be selfish and remove him. Eliminating him would make quite a few Jury members happy. On the contrary, she was worried that taking Cochran to the end would be frowned upon. He was clearly the season's goat and taking him to the end could lose her some respect. At Tribal Council, Whitney decided to go with her head when she blindsided Keith in a 1-0 vote, making him the seventh and final member of the Jury.
Back at camp, Whitney and Cochran enjoyed a feast and celebrated making it to the final two. Cochran felt that he could win the game as he was part of the Savaii tribe who didn't need immunity, but instead, got control of the numbers. Whitney believed her game was leagues above Cochran as she branched out and was social with every member of the Jury. Her strategic decisions and Immunity wins, along with her tactic of making the Jury members happy as they left, made her feel great about her chances. At the Final Tribal Council, Rick was not happy with the final two on a personal level, but felt the decision was already made for him and he laid into Cochran. Elyse was unhappy with Whitney for being part of her blindside and knew she'd be voting either for her or against her. Coach said that Whitney was the best ally he could have asked for and congratulated her on her game. Edna was happy to have found a friend in Whitney, and that she was proud of her, but said she'd keep an open mind. Dawn questioned Cochran's social game and the moves he took credit for, and questioned Whitney about Jim's blindside. Stacey believed Cochran played the game from Keith's behind. Keith had no questions, and believed the decision was clear. In the end, the Jury respected her game tremendously and Whitney became the Sole Survivor in a 7-0 vote, becoming the first unanimous winner.
