PREVIOUSLY ON SURVIVOR: At the next Redemption Island battle, Russell, Fabio, and Angelina had to partake in two parts. Part one was a rope obstacle course, and part two was an intricate puzzle. One person would be eliminated after each round. Russell and Angelina got off to rocky starts, and Fabio got through the ropes first. Angelina was able to edge out Russell, sending Russell Hantz to the jury. The puzzle began, and Fabio had trouble out the gate figuring out the overall image. Angelina got a quick hang of it, and won, sending Fabio to the jury as well. At camp, Alison knew that one of her idols was played, and figured she’d go look for another one. She was able to find her third immunity idol of the season, hidden in a tree overhanging camp, and she felt secure with her two idols that she’d be able to reach the finale. Abi and Sugar knew that Terry, Colby, and Chris were still the majority of the tribe, and Sugar approached Alison about working together. Alison knew this was definitely the best bet. “I would not like to go to a tiebreaker,” Alison said, “so if we can sway Colby to flip on Chris and Terry, that would be ideal.” Alison talked to Colby about possibly joining up with her and working together. Colby was hesitant, saying that his bond with Terry was much stronger than anyone else, and he couldn’t do that to him. Alison realized how stubborn Colby was, and told Abi and Sugar. “Well why don’t we try to get Chris on board then?” Abi said. Alison talked to Chris and told him that Colby and Terry were much tighter than she expected, and it would be in his best interest to go with her, Sugar, and Abi. “We can 100% beat Sugar and Abi. I don’t know if we could beat Terry or Colby,” Alison told Chris. Chris definitely thought about this, and knew it might be in his best interests to work with Alison, Abi, and Sugar. At the immunity challenge, the contestants had to collect puzzle pieces, building a staircase that would lead to a final puzzle, where they would solve for the win. Chris and Terry took immediate starts, with the other four severely behind. By the time Colby and Alison began building their staircase, Terry and Chris were already on the puzzle. Alison got up to the top, and opposed to working on her own puzzle, being so far behind, she tried whispering tips and tricks to Chris. Chris finished the puzzle and won immunity. Back at camp, Chris told Alison that he owed her one, and he would agree to vote for Colby or Terry. “In order for this to work,” Alison said, “we need Terry and Colby to think we’re voting with them.” Alison approached Colby, Terry, and Chris, telling them she was an open vote, and would like to vote with them. Terry and Colby both agreed that Sugar was most dangerous, and Alison nodded along. “I feel great,” Terry said, “we were able to get Alison in as a number, and now, we’ll be able to send out someone who both Colby and I aren’t the fondest of.” At tribal council, Alison said she didn’t feel too nervous, as she was now alone and didn’t have any obligations, so she was a valuable number. Abi said that she definitely felt a bit on the outs, but hoped the tribe would vote out a stronger person than herself. Terry knew he was probably the strongest, but felt confident in the social relationships he was making. Nobody played an idol. The first two votes were for Sugar (from Colby and Terry), while the next two votes were for Colby (from Abi and Sugar). It was down to Alison and Chris, and Chris flipped to join Alison in voting out Colby. Colby was shocked, but knew he had to go back to redemption and win his way back again. Terry couldn’t believe Chris’ decision, and Alison felt good knowing she had 2 idols heading into the final 5.
Voted Off: Alison