The CBS promo states: "For the first time ever, a reward challenge where everyone could win."

We're not sure what that means, but it might have something to do with a CBS web site clue that the reward challenge "gives one All-Star the rare power to decide what the others eat, from a juicy steak to a small, cold bowl of rice."

The challenge is something we CAN figure out. It looks exactly like the Survivor 6: Amazon immunity challenge where Dave was voted out.


Butch loves his mask too much. Dave looks like he's humping his.

Amazon episode 8 flashback: The Survivors would be asked a series of questions based on Brazilian and Amazonian culture and basic survival skills. The decorated masks were hanging in front of a suspended log. Each time a question was answered correctly, the Survivors would use a machete to cut through three different ropes that would eventually release one of the suspended logs, propelling it through the air to smash one of the masks. Once a Survivor's mask was destroyed, they would be out of the game. The person whose mask was left intact would win.
 

This time it appears the questions are All-Star based. It's probably a secret-ballot-type questiing similar to another Amazon challenge as LekAnaly suggests on EZBoard.

Amazon episode 10 flashback: The Survivors received Tree Mail, along with a questionnaire regarding their tribemates, and were instructed to answer each question privately, as the answers were to be used at the upcoming Immunity Challenge. After answering the questions, the tribe met Jeff, who explained the rules of the Immunity Challenge. Using the questions previously given to them, the castaways had to guess the most common answer among the tribe to each question posed. Each question's answer would be the name of one of the tribe members. First person to answer five questions correctly would win. The final question asked the tribe whom they had the biggest crush on. Rob answered "Heidi" correctly and won the Challenge, keeping himself safe from the upcoming Tribal Council vote.


Who are two biggest sluts in Survivor history? Alex and Jenna both get it right!

One of the questions could be based on a CBS hint: One castaway is angered when being called, by the group, the least deserving person to be an "All-Star."

Looks like that could be one of the questions, and that makes us think Shii Ann is the person being referred to (though most fans will say Amber, Rob and Chapera would not anger her like that.) Plus, Shii Ann says "stupid players" in the promo, which could be her reaction to the question and answers.

   
(Left): Probsty explains the challenge (as Rob's, Rupert's and Shii Ann's masks are shown). Note three colors on the striking boards (close-up right). The Survivors have to cut three ropes of an opponent to knock their mask into oblivion.

 
(Left): Answering questions to "biggest idiot on the tribe?" Rupert and Rob say "Rupert"; Tom answers himself (He even spelled it right!).
(Right): Shii Ann's mask is about to be crushed. (probably first)

 
(Left): A mask that could be Jenna or Amber (blond hair) gets destroyed
(Right): Alicia grimaces! She has no shot.

So who wins?

-- Rupert won a similar elimination challenge in the Pearl Islands.
-- Shii Ann and Alicia will be early targets by everyone. Rob and Amber will be targeted by Shii Ann, maybe Alicia and maybe others (unless the group is that afraid of the RobFather's wrath?).
-- Jenna and Rupert will avoid each other. Rob and Amber will avoid each other. Tom doesn't have any buddies, but he hasn't won a reward, so maybe they'll cut him some slack.

  
Rob cuts off Shii Ann first (with a smile?). Jenna sitting out and smiling after being eliminated?



We'll go with a Rupert win for now.
 

This over-used Reality TV challenge is back.

Remember Africa?



Survivor Africa Episode 7 flashback: In this challenge, each Survivor's wrists were attached to a rope connected to a bucket of water overhead. Their arms had to remain above their heads, very still, because the slightest movement would upset the bucket above and shower the person with water, thus eliminating that person from the game. Kelly was the first to lower her arm, and was disqualified after 14 minutes into the challenge. Kim Johnson was soon to follow. Sitting over to the side, the two women wasted no time filling each other in on the tribal politics that existed in each of their former tribes. Five hours later it was only Clarence and Teresa left--literally hanging. At Clarence's suggestion, the two settled the exhausting showdown for immunity by playing a simple game of "Rock, Paper, Scissors." Teresa won, and Clarence conceded (he got voted off that night and Theresa voted for Lex ... tee hee!).
 

Back to another boring season ... All-Stars!

  
(Left):  Rupert, Shii and Jenna are ready to be sure!
(Right): Will Rob choke like Famous Sawx Bill Buckner and Grady Little?

  

(Left): Can Rupert take anymore? (Right): Amber or Jenna's hand is getting tired.



(Left): Probst (with immunity necklace on pole) gets a cold shower after he starts dreaming of Colby.
(Right): Jenna gets splashed (yes, it's Jenna, not Amber).
 

So who wins?

Shii Ann needs immunity most, and poster keith122386 on EZBoard claims that she gets it.

Seems sketchy second-hand material, but Keith made this claim in another post BEFORE the series started.

Women and strong men alike have done well in this challenge. Theresa won the Africa one, and Mike on RR/RW Inferno held up his arm for hours and beat Shane.

Sujohu on EZ points out: Jeffy on the promo states: "A surprising development threatens the power players." Shii winning immunity could be the surprising development that would threaten the power players.. What better threat could there be than her winning? This leaves the Chapera alliance vulnerable!

Rob's fear of getting voted out (that he won't let other see) probably means that he doesn't win immunity. Rupert looks like he's on his last legs.

So we'll go with a Shii Ann win for now.
 

It would be easy to expect the Pagonging of the Mogo Mogos to continue and Shii Ann to be voted out easily.

However there is so much misdirection this week, another boot just might happen.


If Shii Ann doesn't get booted, ALICIA is the only good possibility. The previews are all over her this week. The voiceover states "Alicia is on edge." Though she made a pact with Rob, she seemed to be the "next to go on Chapera" for the longest time. (But they never went to tribal council after Rob C, so she's still around.) Amber calls her a big baby, which she also stated after Alicia lost to Shii Ann in the log challenge. (See my Ep. 8 Insider for the insults and also my "Things that are worse than losing to Shii Ann in a challenge" Wouldn't it be funny if Shii's immunity win helped send Alicia home? Too ironic?

There is plenty of other info to hint at a Chapera shake-up.

In Kathy's post-game chat, she tells viewers to check out the mess "next week." She made a similar hint on the Early Show.

Rupert is said to have to make a "big decision," that could get him voted off just like "Pearl Islands." I don't know what his thinking is. The reason why he was voted off on All-Stars was because he was a power-hungry, humongous threat.

CBS' release to media organizations teases a possible Shii Ann victory in the immunity. Sounds golden to us, and downright lump of coal for Alicia.

Of course all this could be misdirection of an easy boot of SHII ANN. Chapera can hold the politics and stress of voting out one of their own by getting rid of the last outsider. The last real Pagonging took place is Survivor Thailand (which we all would like to forget). Shii Ann's boot spelled the end of Sook Jai. Her boot could mean the end of the original Mogo Mogos. Another bad omen: She calls someone "Stupid players," which has a direct correlation with the title of the episode: "Stupid people, stupid, stupid people." The ONLY thing that could save Shii Ann is an immunity win. And it looks like she's going to get it.

PREDICTION: Let's hope Alicia wags her finger in somebody's face this week.

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3) Bloodhound Gang -- Bad Touch ("You and me ain't nothing but mammals so let's do it like they do on the Discovery Channel.")
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6) Tom's Diner (Redneck remix).
7) Pop (What Rupert's chances of winning this game will do if he sticks with Rob and Amber)
8) We are the champions (Because Rob or Amber WILL be)
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10) I'm so excited (for the Friends finale).
 

Last week's Name the new tribe brought numerous responses.
Here's FIRST PLACE and runner-up: (They both won INCREDIBLE prizes)***

FIRST PLACE
"Romber Inc. and seven sub-morons who never watched Survivor, Marquesas"
--  Cindy Seal and Brian Fishburn

RUNNER-UP
"At least we're smarter than Jesse Palmer"
.-- Barbara DeMoney

(Seriously, the newest Bachelor is a real dumbass. He makes Heidi look like a nuclear physicist.)

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