PREVIOUSLY ON SURVIVOR: Following Debbie’s blindside, Russell wanted no part of his tribe. “I tried to lead this tribe, I failed, and I’m done,” he said. Spencer knew he had to do damage control. “I think Russell is strong,” Spencer said, “So I need him to be on our good side, because if we lose, we may have to vote out Brenda or Eliza instead.” Spencer talked to Russell and told him that he was still okay. “We need to win competitors, and we felt like Debbie was the weaker link. It’s still Eliza if we lose next,” he told Russell. Russell hoped that Spencer was telling the truth. On the Nobag tribe, David and Stephen continued being in the swing position, while tensions continued to flare between Randy and Francesca as well as Troyzan and Shii Ann. Troyzan called Shii Ann out for laziness, to which Shii Ann didn’t respond well. Randy, meanwhile, blamed Francesca for hogging up too much space in the camp. Hali was beginning to see these tensions and talked to Stephen. “As much as I love Randy and Troyzan, it seems like they’re really causing some conflict,” she told Stephen. Stephen was happy, seeing this as an opportunity to get Hali as a number. He waited to see how the challenge would play out first. At the Murlonio tribe, Courtney was beginning to feel a bit ill. “I’m worried that Courtney, as much as I love her may be detrimental for our tribe,” Michaela said to Peih-Gee, after the three of them made a solidified bond a few days ago. Peih-Gee knew she needed Courtney as a number to get rid of Rob, and hoped that Courtney could pull through for the challenge. At the challenge, the contestants needed to eat gross things. First to three points would win, last to three points would be sent to tribal. On Nobag, Francesca and David sat out. On the Dangrayne tribe, Eliza sat out. First up was Randy, Russell, and Peih-Gee. Randy was first to finish and won a point, putting Nobag in the lead. Next was three women, Shii-Ann, Brenda, and Michaela. Michaela was first to finish, giving Murlonio a point. Next was Troyzan, Gervase, and Rob. Gervase finished first, making it a tie between all three tribes. Next up was Hali, Danielle, and Courtney. Courtney, being sick, had trouble swallowing her food, while Danielle skated by with her tribe’s second point. Dangrayne was one point away. Next was Stephen, Spencer, and Phillip. Spencer was able to win and give the Dangrayne tribe immunity. Both other tribes only had one point a piece. Next was a one on one between previous point-getters Randy and Michaela. Randy got the point, putting Nobag one point away from a victory. Next up was both Troyzan and Phillip, trying to redeem themselves. Phillip ended up getting the point, making it a 2-2 tie. Last was Hali against Courtney, who wanted to redeem herself. Rob looked in terror, seeing how Courtney was sick, and would probably not get the point. However, in a true heroic moment, Courtney beat Hali by a matter of seconds, clinching victory for Murlonio. Everyone on her tribe was impressed that she stepped up to the plate, despite feeling ill, especially in a food eating challenge. At the Nobag tribe, Randy yelled at Shii Ann and Hali for losing. “You lost twice Hali,” Randy said. Hali yelled at him in private, telling him, “we are in an alliance! You’re not blaming Troy, who also lost twice…Now is not the time to test me.” Randy, Troyzan, and Hali settled on voting out Shii Ann, and Troyzan went to pitch the plan to David. David agreed, but then went and told Stephen. “I think we should vote out Troyzan instead,” David said, to which Stephen agreed. However, Hali came up to them and said “Randy is getting on my last nerve, and I’d love to blindside him tonight.” Stephen was hesitant since Randy got the tribe’s only two points, but knew that this was an opportunity to flip Hali and secure a number. David told Shii Ann and Francesca the plan, and both were more than fine with blindsiding Randy. At tribal council, Randy said that he was annoyed that he had to carry the weight of the tribe. Francesca said that eating food wasn’t going to be ideal for any future challenges, and he needed to stop bragging. Stephen said that the tribe definitely felt fractured, and people were at their most angsty at camp that day. After the vote, Troyzan was confident that Shii Ann would be going home, but was a blindsided when Randy received all the votes except for the two for Shii Ann. Troyzan and Randy shook hands, and Randy realized that his power spot was not all that powerful. “Ya’ll are going to lose,” Randy said. Hali was happy to see him go. “I can’t believe I called myself his ally for a few days,” she said, laughing.
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