Survivor: Malawi

Survivor: Malawi — Fans vs. Favorites is the fourth season of the series. It premiered on December 20, 2015 and finished on January 2, 2016. The season initially featured a tribe of eight returning castaways from the three previous seasons opposing a tribe of eight new castaways. Production of the season took place around Lake Malawi in Malawi. The tribe names were Tambuka and Kasunga, the names of, respectively, an ethnic group and a national park in Malawi. The Tambuka tribe initially consisted of eight Fans while the Kasunga tribe initially consisted of eight Favorites. On Day 8, the tribes merged into the Mwanza tribe. Marks H. was named the Sole Survivor in the season finale, defeating runner-up Nick H. in a 5-2 vote.

Episode 1: "Putting Experience to the Test"
-Paul, describing the Fans vs. Favorites twist Sixteen castaways arrived in Malawi and were told that this season would have the "Fans vs. Favorites" twist, in which the castaways would be divided into tribes based on whether or not they've played the game before. Jeff then announced a second twist, in which each tribe had to vote for who they believed the strongest member of their tribe to be. The Favorites, named "Kasunga," voted for Alex after Chris quickly told Bryce, Violet, and Marks to do so. The Fans, named "Tambuka," voted for Carson after breaking a tie between Carson, Nick R., and Brandon. These two castaways then had to choose who they thought was the weakest player with the smallest chance of winning the game. After much thought, Alex chose Violet and Carson chose Michael. The two castaways who were named the weakest were airlifted to their camps and were forced to sit out of the first reward challenge. After a close race, during which Alex accidentally took a piece from the Fans and slowed him and a Fan down, the Favorites were victorious. Meanwhile, Violet and Michael were given a clue back at their respective camps that led them to a chest of food for their tribe. At the Kasunga camp, Violet found the chest of food and was offered cooked meat and extra rice or a clue that could lead her to the Hidden Immunity Idol. She chose the clue and was able to find another clue, which informed her that the idol was hidden at the first Immunity Challenge. At the Tambuka camp, Michael found the chest of food and decided to keep it for his tribe and leave the idol clue. When the Favorites returned to camp, Violet honestly explained the decision she was given and told her tribe she had a clue to the idol but that she would not share it with them. When the Fans returned to camp, they found Michael already building their shelter. At the Kasunga camp, an alliance was formed between Chris, Bryce, Marks, and Violet and also between Nico, Eric, and Connor. However, Marks and Alex as well as Chris and Bryce were the two tightest pairs on the tribe. At the Tambuka camp, almost everyone pledged allegiance to each other. The main alliance consisted of Ethan, Nick H. Nick R., and DJ. At the Immunity Challenge, the Fans gained an early lead as Connor, Eric, and Violet struggled for the Favorites. The Fans' lead was lost when Nick H. could not complete the third section of the course. Once he completed it, the Favorites had caught up and the tribes were tied. When Violet finished the second section, she pretended to slip into the water and successfully grabbed the Hidden Immunity Idol underneath the platform. The Favorites finished the course less than a minute before the Fans, giving Chris a head start on completing the course himself. Chris struggled at the third section, allowing Carson from the Fans to catch up to him once the Fans finished. Chris finished the final section just seconds before Carson was able to, giving the Favorites immunity and sending the Fans to Tribal Council. Michael's decision to take the food and leave the idol was hard to believe and, as a result, the Fans united against Michael and unanimously voted him out at tribal.
 * Reward Challenge: Each tribe had to swim out into the water and collect flags with letters on them. They then had to swim them back, bring them up a tower, and use them to spell out a word. The first tribe to spell the word "Malawi" would win a reward of a set of wooden tools, cooked meat, and flint and steel.
 * Immunity Challenge: Seven members of each tribe had to complete a four-section obstacle course in the water. After each section, one or two tribe members had to drop out of the challenge. Once the seven members completed the course, the last remaining tribe member had to complete the entire course from the start. The first tribe to complete the course would win immunity. There was a hidden immunity idol hidden underneath the first tribe mat and checkpoint that was floating in the water.

Episode 2: "He Was Calling Me Out"
-Carson, about Marks at the Immunity Challenge At Tambuka, Ethan began working hard to hunt for food and build a shelter in an attempt to boost morale. There was an alliance created between Ethan, DJ, Darryl, Nick H., and Nick R. However, Nick R., Nick H., Brandon, Carson, and DJ also had an alliance. When Brandon found a clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol at the next Immunity Challenge, he immediately told Nick R., who decided he would help grab it. At Kasunga, the Favorites were having a ball as they hunted and built a shelter together. Violet decided to tell her tribe that she had found the idol. Marks felt as though he and Alex were in between the alliances of Chris, Bryce, and Violet and Nico, Eric, and Connor. Nico, in case the Favorites were sent to tribal, worked hard to convince a stubborn Eric to work with Marks. Just in case, Nico created the Sugar Cane alliance, consisting of Connor, Alex, Nico, and Eric. All the while, Chris, Bryce, Violet, and Marks discussed voting Nico out because he would be most likely to flip to the Fans in the future. The Fans were met with a devastating loss, giving the win to the Favorites once again. The Favorites, especially Marks, were taunting the Fans all throughout the challenge. At Tambuka, the Fans discussed how much they despised the Favorites and wanted to remain united against them. Their morale was still strong as Nick H. insisted they could win the next immunity challenge and send the arrogant Favorites to Tribal Council. When deciding which tribe members would be assigned to which part, Brandon was forced into doing the staircase puzzle. As a result, Nick R. was responsible for grabbing the idol. The Favorites earned a huge lead when Nick H. struggled to build a staircase into the cage. The Fans also fell far behind when the Favorites shouted that they had finished finding the puzzle pieces, causing the Fans to assume that someone was telling them that they were done. They began to climb out of the cage, only to be told by Jeff that they hadn't actually finished. Once they did find all of the pieces, three of the Fans swam back to the beach while Nick R. attempted to dive behind the cage to find the idol. The Favorites had already begun working on the staircase puzzle as Nick R. was still out by the cage pretending that he was stuck. Nick R. was still out in the water when the Favorites won the challenge. He was unable to find the idol, rendering the clue useless. Prior to Tribal Council, the vote seemed to be between the two weakest tribe members, Brandon and Carson. Ethan suggested to his alliance of five that they vote out Brandon. This was soon leaked to Brandon, who attempted to convince DJ, Carson, Nick H., and Nick R. to flip the vote on Ethan. He felt that Ethan had stepped up as a leader but failed to perform in challenges. Nick R., unable to decide whether to vote with his original alliance or Brandon, decided to randomly throw a vote to Darryl. At tribal, Ethan was voted out with four votes.
 * Reward Challenge: Each round, one member of each tribe had to run across a course for as far as they could before a member of the other tribe knocked them down. The further they were able to travel, the more points they earned for their tribe. The tribe with the most points after six rounds would win a reward of a fishing kit, including a boat, fishing pole, and cooked fish.
 * Immunity Challenge: Four members of each tribe had to swim out and, using pieces they collected from buoys in the water, climb into a cage. Once inside the cage, they had to dig for six chests of puzzle pieces. Once they had collected all of the pieces, they had to climb out of the cage and swim them back to the beach where two members of the tribe had to use them to construct a staircase puzzle. The first tribe to complete their staircase and climb onto a tower would win immunity. There was a hidden immunity idol behind the cage on the ocean floor.

Episode 3: "I Just Needed A Moment"
-Nick H., after being upset that Tambuka lost their third straight Immunity Challenge At Tambuka, Darryl was feeling paranoid because he was left out of the decision to vote Ethan out. Meanwhile, Nick R. found a clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol, which would be hidden at the Reward Challenge. At Kasunga, Chris and Bryce told Alex, Marks, and Violet that they were going to throw the upcoming Immunity Challenge in order to vote out Nico. Chris and Bryce said that they would sit out of the Reward Challenge so that they could sit people who weren't willing to throw it out of the Immunity Challenge. Violet, feeling pressured, agreed to throw it. Alex and Marks agreed to throw it but privately discussed the fact that they would not. Marks insisted that if Bryce and Chris did end up throwing the challenge, he would consider blindsiding one of them.


 * Reward Challenge: One member of each tribe had to collect enough wood to build boats for the four members of the tribe that would then use the boats to swim out to one of twenty platforms in the water. They had to find two matching items and bring them back to shore. The first tribe to find all ten pairs of items would win a reward of a farming kit, including a hoe and seeds. There was a Hidden Immunity Idol hidden behind the furthest platform in the water.

Nick R. grabbed the idol as soon as it was his turn to take the boat out. The Fans gained an enormous lead when Alex, who went first for the Favorites, struggled to find a match. As a result, he began to shout and panic. Ultimately, the Favorites were unable to recover from this and the Fans had their first win. Back at the Tambuka camp, the Fans' morale was high as they discussed the fact that their communication skills and unity was far better than that of the Favorites. Back at the Kasunga camp, Bryce and Chris insisted that the Favorites lost their first challenge because they were the two who sat out. After consideration, the two decided against throwing the Immunity Challenge; however, if they were to lose, they would enlist Violet, Marks, and Alex to vote out Nico.


 * Immunity Challenge: Each round, one member of each tribe was blindfolded as they tried to shoot out three tiles using directions given by another member of their tribe. The first to shoot out all three tiles would earn a point for their tribe. The first tribe to four points would win immunity.

The Fans started off the challenge with a two point lead but eventually fell apart and were unable to win. At the Kasunga camp, the Favorites felt invincible. Nico, not realizing he had just narrowly escaped elimination, mentioned that he planned to vote out Violet in the future because he knew she had an idol. Although he noticed the fact that Bryce, Chris, Violet, and Marks had voted together during the very first vote at the start of the game, he was unaware that they were a tight alliance against him. Back at the Tambuka camp, the Fans were crushed and silent. They lamented that the Favorites were too loud and obnoxious and they could not hear each others' directions over them during the challenge. At tribal, the tribe unanimously decided to vote out Darryl for always seeming confused and distracted.

Episode 4: "I'd Rather Not Go To Rocks"
-Violet, about the possibility of going to rocks at Tribal Council At the Kasunga camp, Chris and Eric were exploring together when Eric said he wanted to vote out Marks soon. He insisted that Marks was aligned with everyone, as he had been back in Jiuzhaigou Valley. Eric also exposed Nico's Sugar Cane alliance to Chris. Chris told Marks exactly what Eric told him and Marks grew furious at both Eric and Alex, who had told Marks that he was in no other alliances. Marks said that Alex was dead to him and that Eric and Nico both had to leave now. Shortly after, Eric began strategizing with Marks and insisting that Violet be blindsided soon because she has an idol. Marks brought this information to Chris and the two decided that Eric was a snake. Although Connor insisted there would be no swap, Chris was unsure and asked Violet to pass her idol to him if there was a swap and he or Bryce were in trouble. She said she'd have to see if that was allowed and never got back to him. At the Tambuka camp, the Fans were left with only five members who were all aligned with each other. When the two tribes met for the reward challenge, Jeff informed them that they would be swapping tribes. Two Fans -- Nick H. and Nick R. -- swapped over to Kasunga with Favorites Bryce, Chris, Nico, Connor, and Marks. Tambuka now consisted of three Fans -- Brandon, Carson, and DJ -- and three Favorites -- Alex, Eric, and Violet. Tambuka decided they would play for comfort items while Kasunga decided they would play for a farming kit. After a close challenge, Tambuka won reward and Violet insisted that they would win immunity, too. At the challenge, Marks warned DJ that Violet had an idol and to be careful. Back at camp, the members of the new Tambuka, high on morale, took turns introducing themselves to each other. Instead of strategizing, Tambuka decided to socialize with each other and discuss the past votes. At Kasunga, the tribe was mostly silent as Chris and Bryce began plotting a way to make sure they were left with the numbers if they were sent to tribal. Chris, Bryce, and Marks approached Connor, who agreed to join them in voting out Nico. Nick H. agreed to be their fifth number and Chris started to become suspicious of Connor. Chris started to question the decision to vote Nico next, saying that the Favorites had agreed to go to the final eight together. He believed that if Alex or Eric saw that the Favorites had flipped on Nico, they would flip themselves. Chris, Bryce, and Marks began discussing the possibility of voting out Nick H. Before the challenge began, Chris again asked Violet if she would pass the idol to him if Kasunga lost. She hesitated and asked whether or not he really needed it. The challenge was a close race between both tribes, ending when Bryce and Chris completed the puzzle and won for Kasunga. The mood at Tambuka shifted drastically when Violet announced that she would play her idol at tribal. She said that, in order to avoid going to rocks, the tribe should discuss publicly who would leave. She publicly admitted that she and Alex were torn between voting out Brandon and Carson. DJ, the one Fan who wasn't mentioned, agreed to vote out Carson with the three Favorites. At tribal, the Fans acted as though they were sad to lose another one of their members. Violet decided to play her idol before the votes were read. It was then revealed that DJ had lied and voted with the Fans. The Fans and the Favorites remained divided. The vote was tied with three votes against Alex and three votes against Carson. No one was willing to switch votes during the revote, leaving Violet, Eric, DJ, and Brandon with the decision to vote out Alex or Carson or to draw rocks. After some debate, each of them insisted that they would not flip. For the first time in four seasons, rocks were going to be drawn. Brandon, Eric, and DJ each drew a rock, knowing that the one who drew the white rock would be sent home. After agreeing to make this huge move against the Favorites, DJ drew the white rock and was the fourth person to leave the game. Because Violet played the idol she had found at the Kasunga camp, another clue was hidden there. At the Kasunga camp, Bryce, Chris, and Marks decided to throw the next Immunity Challenge to vote out Nico. Before the challenge began, Tambuka informed the other tribe that DJ left after they drew rocks. Violet also said that she played her idol. Both tribes decided to play for a farming kit. Pr During the challenge, both tribes were neck and neck until Eric and Violet quickly hit all seven targets. For the first time this season, Tambuka won immunity. Back at the Kasunga camp, Chris, Bryce, and Marks settled on voting out Nico and planned on using Connor as a fourth vote. Connor, however, was aware that he would be at the bottom of this alliance and decided to work with Nico, Nick R. and Nick H. At Tribal Council, Bryce was blindsided when he received four votes against Nico's three. Before leaving, he and Chris wrongfully called out Marks for flipping.
 * Reward Challenge: Each round, one member of each tribe had to run across a muddy field to grab their tribe flag on the opposite end. They then had to place it back at the starting point while avoiding a member of the other tribe, who had to physically stop them from reaching the start again. The first castaway to place their flag in the basket at the start would earn a point for their tribe. The first tribe to three points would win a reward chosen by them from a catalog. The options were either a farming kit, a fishing kit, or comfort items.
 * Immunity Challenge: Two members of each tribe had to dig in a pit of sand to find three ladder pieces. Once done, the pair of castaways would pass on the ladders to another pair of castaways who would use them to climb up three tall poles with bags of puzzle pieces on top. Once all of the pieces were collected, they would be passed to the final pair of castaways who would use them to assemble a puzzle. The first tribe to complete their puzzle would win immunity.
 * Reward/Immunity Challenge: Three members of each tribe took turns jumping on a trampoline into the water where they had to knock seven targets off of an arch. Once all seven targets were collected, the four castaways would place them so that the remaining two castaways could attempt to hit them with a ball. The first tribe to hit all seven targets would win immunity and a reward of another item from the catalog, either a farming kit, a fishing kit, or comfort items.

Episode 5: "Did Everybody Try the Chicken?"
-Chris, interrupting an argument between Connor and Marks Back at the Kasunga camp, Chris demanded to know whether Marks or Connor was the one who flipped on the Favorites. Marks denied the allegations and Connor, after staying quiet, publicly pinned the betrayal on Marks. Chris temporarily bought the lie, saying that Connor had an elaborate story. Marks later approached Chris in private and told him that Connor had asked him to flip to Bryce. Chris, unwilling to completely believe Marks, said that he would work with him because he had no choice. Immediately after tribal, Connor, Nico, Nick H., and Nick R. formed an official alliance called "CNNN" with the goal of taking out Chris and Marks. Chris separately approached both Connor and Nico and revealed that he had heard about the Sugar Cane alliance with the hopes that Connor or Nico would believe the other was the one that revealed the alliance. In reality, Chris had heard about it from Eric. His plan failed when neither Connor nor Nico seemed to care about the revelation. Connor brushed it aside, saying that it was a silly alliance created on the first day. Chris also lied to Nick H. saying that Violet was going to pass Chris another idol at the next challenge. With their necks on the chopping block, Chris and Marks devised a plan to save themselves. Marks lied to Connor, saying that he found an idol. Marks then heard from Nick H. that Connor wanted to split the next vote between Chris and Marks. He suggested that he would be willing to flip to Chris and Marks if Connor did this, giving them a majority over the split vote. All the while an idol clue was hidden underneath a tree just off of the path to tree mail. Chris and Marks spent no time looking, thinking that the idol was still in Violet's possession. Nico, however, spent hours looking in the wrong area. Tambuka was shocked when they learned that Bryce was the one voted out of Kasunga at the last tribal. In a state of confusion, members of opposing tribes began whispering to each other while the challenge was being explained. Chris told her that Bryce is gone because she told him to throw the last Immunity Challenge. Marks told Violet that Connor was the one to flip but Connor was working hard to convince Chris otherwise. Chris told Violet that he or Marks would be the next to go unless she passed him her idol; she explained that she had played it at Tambuka's last tribal, which Chris did not know. Both tribes finished the puzzle milliseconds apart. Kasunga was incorrect, giving Tambuka their third reward win. Before leaving the challenge, Violet loudly announced that Connor lost the challenge because he flipped last tribal. All of the castaways were then brought to the Kasunga camp. Kasunga watched as Tambuka destroyed the camp they had worked seven days to build. As Tambuka was destroying their camp, Chris rooted them on and encouraged them to destroy everything. Morale was high at Tambuka while Kasunga's head was strictly in the game. Chris revealed the Sugar Cane alliance to Nick H. in an effort to convince him that Connor and Nico had allegiances to Alex and Eric on Tambuka. Nick H. agreed when Chris suggested they vote out Connor if he decided to split the vote. Nick H. kept this conversation with Chris a secret from CNNN, who were planning on splitting the vote in case Marks had an idol. Nick H. said he was not sure what to do in the moment but would make a split decision if they were sent to tribal. Marks told Chris that he would try and flip Nick R. However, he had no real intentions of getting Nick R.'s vote. Marks' goal was for the CNNN alliance to think that Nick R. was the one he and Chris would target to flip. This way, Marks thought, the alliance would never suspect that Nick H. was going to be the one to flip. Whispering began once again as Jeff explained the challenge. Chris and Marks immediately told Violet that the only way they would have numbers in the merge is if a Fan was voted out of Tambuka. Chris told her the only way he and Marks could survive until the possible merge was if she threw the challenge with Alex and Eric then voted out Carson. Violet, however, was unwilling to do it. Chris and Marks told Alex and Eric the same thing. Though Eric was also unwilling to do it, Alex was onboard with the plan and told Eric and Violet that they should throw it. In this moment Eric and Violet realized that Alex was truly Marks' goat and would do anything for him, even if it involved hurting his own game. Before the challenge, Eric and Violet secretly told Brandon and Carson that Alex was out to throw the challenge and that the four of them had to ensure that this did not happen. The two tribes alternated between winning points. Brandon, Carson, Eric, and Violet noticed that every time Alex had a turn he would jump right into the water. Kasunga won immunity when Eric accidentally lost the final round for Tambuka. Before leaving, Violet hinted to Chris and Marks that Alex might have to go; they worked quickly to convince her to vote out Carson instead. Meanwhile, Nick R. considered passing his idol to Brandon until he realized it'd be too risky. Winning immunity did not seem to decrease tension over at Kasunga. As soon as the tribe returned to camp, Marks publicly interrogated Connor about the lies and fake conversations he had been spreading to Chris. Connor meekly dismissed Marks in an attempt to make him look like a bully. Chris was laughing the entire time and interrupted the argument to ask whether or not his tribemates had tried the chicken he had. Marks tried his best to poke as many holes in Connor's false story to Chris as possible. At Tambuka, Alex, Eric, and Violet met to discuss the impending vote. Eric asked if Alex would rather vote Brandon or Carson. Violet let the boys know that Chris told them to vote Carson, but she'd vote Brandon if that's they wanted. Eric insisted that Alex vote for Brandon and the three agreed on this vote. Brandon, Carson, Eric, and Violet then met to discuss blindsiding Alex at tribal. She told them that Alex was voting for Brandon and that the four of them should vote for Alex. At Tribal Council, the four of them acted as though a Fan would be leaving once again. When the votes were revealed, Alex was completely blindsided and speechless.
 * Reward Challenge: Each tribe had to work together to drop sand through holes in a three-story tower. Once the sand reached the bottom level, two members of the tribe must drop it to the ground in a specific pattern in order to recreate a puzzle that they could not see. The first tribe to complete the puzzle based on the directions given by the tribe members not doing the puzzle would win a reward of a camp raid.
 * Immunity Challenge: Each round, three members of each tribe would try to knock the opposing tribe off of two boats in the water. The last tribe standing on the boats earned a point. The first tribe to four points would win immunity.

Episode 6: "Scrambling Like Wild Geese"
-Marks, about the castaways after merging

Back at Tambuka, Brandon, Carson, Eric, and Violet had agreed that they removed the Fans vs. Favorites barrier and would be willing to work together at the merge. This left Brandon and Carson with the option to work with Eric and Violet or rejoin the Fans, Nick H. and Nick R. At Kasunga, Chris and Marks knew they were still at the bottom against the CNNN alliance. However, Chris and Marks were under the impression that, if they had been sent to the last tribal, Nick H. was likely going to flip to them.


 * Reward Challenge: Each round, one member of each tribe would race to dig up a chest with pieces in it. Once the chest was found, the two opposing members would race to grab their tribe's piece and swim it out to a connect four-style board in the ocean, where they had to drop their piece before the other tribe. The first tribe to drop three pieces in a row would win a reward of assorted meats and the opportunity to kidnap one member of the losing tribe.

Expecting a merge, the two tribes met at a Reward Challenge and were surprised to find that they would still be competing as two tribes. Chris and Marks were disappointed when they discovered that Alex had been voted out, knowing that he would have been a number for them at the merge. After Tambuka won the first round of the challenge, Kasunga won the following three rounds and, as a result, won the reward. Chris immediately insisted that they kidnap Brandon in an effort to milk him for information and potentially cause him to flip at the merge. The tribe, unaware of Chris' intentions, agreed and Brandon returned to Kasunga's camp with the rest of the tribe. At Kasunga, Brandon confessed that Violet had actually played her idol a few tribals ago. Marks, assuming that they would now be as tribes for another day, was assured by Nick H. that he would be flipping if they were sent to tribal. At Tambuka, the three tribe members avoided any strategic discussion until they knew which tribe would be going to tribal. The tribes then arrived at what they thought was the next Immunity Challenge. Instead, Jeff revealed that the tribes were actually merged into a new green tribe of ten. Following their excitement, he read aloud a clue to a Hidden Immunity Idol clue back at the new merge camp. The clue's words were scrambled but, when unscrambled, told the castaways to dig between two stones. The new merged tribe arrived at their new camp and were treated with a feast. However, most of the castaways decided to hunt for the clue. Within minutes, Connor stumbled upon the two stones referred to in the clue and found the clue that would lead him to the idol. Marks saw him find this clue and confronted him. Connor insisted that the clue read "Keep Looking," even telling his tight CNNN alliance this lie. In reality, the clue told him to look between two objects and to dig "under you." The clue referred to the two chests underneath the tribe flag as well as the names written on the tribe flag. In a strange twist of fate, Violet decided to dig a large ditch underneath the tribe flag -- little did she know that the idol was hidden there. Unfortunately for her, she stopped just inches away from the idol. For awhile, the castaways kept falling into the ditch unaware that they were right next to a Hidden Immunity Idol. Nico decided to dig around the ditch when he fell in and, to his shock, he found the idol. He vowed not to tell anyone unless he absolutely had to. As it stood, Connor, Nico, Nick H., and Nick R. were one alliance. Violet, Chris, Marks, and Eric were another alliance under the impression that Brandon and Carson would be voting with them. The six Favorites were unaware that the four Fans had a secret alliance as well.


 * Immunity Challenge: For the first Individual Immunity Challenge of the season, the newly formed Mwanza tribe competed in three heats. In the first heat, the ten castaways raced to push a chest a cross a field. The first six to get their chest past a line would move onto the second heat, which required them to use a grappling hook to pull a chest of puzzle pieces to them. The first three tribe members to get their chest past a line would compete in the final heat, in which they had to assemble a large puzzle that resembled a torch. The first two to finish the puzzle would win individual immunity.

At the Immunity Challenge it was revealed that the newly merged tribe would be named "Mwanza," as suggested by Marks. The final heat of the challenge saw Carson, Chris, and Violet compete for the two individual immunity necklaces. Violet finished her puzzle first. She was followed shortly after by Carson, who had proved to be a tough competitor in this challenge. The two of them would be immune at the next Tribal Council. Back at the camp the castaways began scrambling. Initially, CNNN were torn between voting Chris or Marks. Chris, Marks, Violet, Eric, Brandon, and Carson decided to vote for Nico. Chris, however, said the Nick R. should be the vote in the event that Nico had an idol. When the four Fans discussed their plan, Nick H. and Nick R. told Brandon and Carson to vote for Chris with them. Brandon and Carson, however, suggested they vote Nico. Neither pair of Fans would budge on their vote. Knowing that the alliance of six was going to vote for Nico, CNNN devised a plan to use an idol on Nico. Nick R. confessed that he had an idol. He told Nico he would consider playing it on him in the event it looked like he was going home. Nico, with an idol of his own, decided he would play his idol if Nick R. did not. After the votes had been cast, Nick R. stood up and decided to play his idol on Nico. He successfully nullified five votes against Nico. Eric had thrown a vote to Marks and the remaining four votes were for Chris. Chris became the seventh person voted out of the game, leaving Marks, Violet, Eric, Brandon, and Carson still in the majority but with one less number.

Episode 7: "I'm the Undeclared Winner"
-Violet, sarcastically referring to how the reward challenge made her seem like such a threat

Episode 8: "Are We Having a Party Down There?"
-Marks, noticing multiple people were digging under the tribe flag for the idol

Episode 9: "No One Cares About Your Vote Right Now"
-Carson, when Marks was talking about his vote going into a revote

Episode 10: "I Don't Know How to Count to Ninety"
-Brandon, after losing an Immunity Challenge that involved arranging numbered tiles

Episode 11: "There Will Be Tears"
-Nick H., after Marks began crying when he was saved