Previously, on Australian Survivor...
- Going once, going twice. - Yes!
..the auction brought with it some home comforts...
Sold to Brian.
..which they selflessly shared with Shane.
I love you.
- It's comfy, innit? - Yeah.
But at camp, a moral dilemma had Sharn thinking only of herself.
This is a secret advantage at the next immunity challenge.
It was a weight advantage.
..really trying to stay in.
Do you want it? I'll drop it.
And it won her the immunity necklace...
- Wow. - Individual immunity again!
..for a second time running.
Mat, with his hidden immunity idol...
..held firmly to the Champions' alliance.
Mmm.
But cracks were starting to appear.
I have become a pawn in someone's game.
Yep.
And Benji was seeping right through them.
I do have an idol in my back pocket
and I want to carry it as far into this game as possible.
And just like that...
..Robbie became Benji's sacrificial lamb...
I'm gonna win this thing.
..and the first member of the jury.
Robbie, the tribe has spoken.
10 are left,
who will be voted out tonight?
I'll have to make up for lost time when we get home and...
Yep, you'll do that.
I love that, though, "My little hero".
Yes.
- It's beautiful. - Yeah.
- You're a good dad, Matty. - Oh.
No, really.
This morning, it's my son's birthday.
But it's not just my son's birthday,
but it's also probably my best mate in this game's birthday, Steve.
Here he is.
Is he getting up.
42 today.
Morning, birthday boy.
42 today.
Happy birthday.
- Thanks, buddy. - Wow.
Who would have thought you'd have your 42nd birthday
on the beach in Fiji?
Oh, thank you.
Know what?
I woke up and I didn't even know.
We wrote you a card.
Oh, thank you very much.
It's definitely hard to be out here without your kids and Michelle.
But at the same time, having my 42nd birthday,
you know, here in Survivor...
- Stunning. - Mmm.
- Look at that, mate. - The colour. It's magic.
..it's a memory that I'll cherish
and hold dear for the remainder of my life.
Well, everybody, it's someone's birthday so we made a little cake.
Oh, no!
- Pretty special. - Look at that.
Oh, you're a smart-arse.
Mat and Sharn have cooked me half a spud with a carrot in it
as my birthday cake.
- Ooh, is it alright? - Oh, yeah.
- Ooh. - It actually looks pretty good.
They went out of their way to make me feel,
you know, as special as I, ah, could on my birthday.
I hope this year is the best one yet.
Oh, thank you.
Well, it is pretty cool being here with you all.
Yeah. You'll never forget this one.
Come on in, guys.
Benji, what was the mood like back at camp after tribal?
Um, it was a little bit sad, a little bit sombre.
You know, I was sad myself, seeing Robbie go,
who I've been tight with since day one.
We're all really tired and sort of emotionally exhausted.
Sam, did Robbie's pitch last night create any dissent within the tribe?
I think by the time we got to tribal council,
most people had made up their minds
so Robbie raised a lot of really good points
and I'm sure people will be thinking about them in the days to come.
But I don't think there was enough time
for people to think and process to save Robbie.
Brian, 34 days out here, what does it start to do to you physically?
Ah, well, for me, I've had the bed the last three nights
so I've been able to feel a lot better, next to Shane.
But some of the challenges that we've done have been very fatiguing,
so, yeah, your body does get tired.
You're starting to lose weight, the energy levels aren't there.
But when you see the finish line is only 16 days away,
you're able to then get energised a little bit more.
Alright, are you guys ready to get to today's reward challenge?
- Yes. - For today's challenge...
..you're gonna race across the sand to grab an idol
but there is one less idol than players.
Get your hands on one, you move onto the next round.
Miss out, you're out of the challenge.
In the end, there'll only be one idol left.
Last person to get their hands on that idol, wins reward.
- Wanna know what you're playing for? - Yeah.
The winner will take a trip
to the ultimate Survivor spa.
- Ooh! - This is right up our alley.
Where there'll be a shower with soap, shampoo, conditioner,
even a razor.
And once you get yourself nice and clean, you can sit back and relax
with a glass of wine and nibble on some cheese.
- Oh! - No way.
- Worth playing for? - Yes!
- Alright, let's draw for spots. - Definitely.
- Let's get to it. - Let's do it.
Take your positions.
Round one.
Slow.
- Heads down! - Jesus Christ.
Alright, here we go.
For reward.
Survivors ready?
Go!
Oh, explosive start from Mat, Benji.
Mat grabs the idol. Sam plucks out the idol.
Brian gets an idol.
Monika and Shane dive for the same idol.
Shane gets it.
Monika is out of this round.
Take a seat on the bench.
On the bench.
Alright, take your positions.
We are down to nine players.
Survivors ready?
Heads down.
Go!
Everyone scrambling across.
Mat grabs it.
Benji, plucks out the idol.
Steve just suddenly drops out.
Shonee gets there. Fenella gets the idol.
Oh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
Sharn and Shane crash into each other.
There's one left.
- What? - Free one for Sharn.
- Steve? - I don't want it.
You don't want it?
Why not?
I'm happy with my living conditions.
Yeah, that's why I didn't get it the first time too.
I thought one of the girls or someone else.
- One of the girls do want it. - Would like it a little more than me.
So chivalrous, Steve.
Steve, being a gentleman, giving up the reward for one of the girls.
There you have it.
Alright, next round. Eight players.
Survivors ready?
Go!
Mat and Benji, quick off the mark again.
Mat grabs the idol. Benji gets one.
Even Brian gets an idol.
Ooh, ooh, ooh! Shonee's in.
Shane, missing out on this one.
Take a spot on the bench.
Rain is starting to come down now.
Gonna make it a little more difficult.
Next round, seven players for a very nice reward.
Survivors ready? Go!
Ooh, everyone's up quickly. You need to pick your lane.
Boys there first. One idol left.
Sharn and Shonee both going for it.
- Ooh, sorry. - Ooh, ooh.
- Oh, my God, I'm so sorry. - Sharn gets there first.
- So sorry. - No. Don't apologise.
- Oh, sorry. - Don't worry about it.
She gets the idol and a mouthful of sand.
Just really wanted to wash my hair, Jonathan.
I know.
Nice effort.
You were there just before her but she dived under you.
Down to six, four boys, two girls.
Survivors ready?
Go!
Everyone is quickly up.
Mat lead first.
Go, Fenella.
Sharn, gets the last idol.
Oh, what a shock!
Fenella comes up emptyhanded.
I was so close.
- There's a spot on the bench for you. - On the wrong side.
Brian's quick.
Oh, you don't play AFL football at full-back if you can't run.
Next round, we are down to five, Sam, Benji, Sharn, Mat, Brian.
Survivors ready? Go!
Everyone's up quickly.
Oh, Sharn's slow start.
Easy for Brian.
Ah, she's by me.
Sharn, next to wait at the bench.
Now it's down to the boys.
Flex those abs for us.
- Go, boys. Give us a show. - Yay.
I wanna see it.
OK.
Take your positions.
Next round, all the boys except for Steve.
Bonding with the girls on the bench.
Survivors ready?
Go!
Oh, explosive start from everyone.
Who's gonna get there first?
Oh, Brian and Sam go for that idol!
Brian, comes up a winner.
- Oh, Brian. - Elbow right to the gut, man.
Sorry.
Sending Sam to the bench with an injury.
- You alright? - Yep.
Grabby pulled a footy move.
- Tried to get underneath him. - Want a seat, Sam?
He went flying.
- You alright? - Oh, yeah, good.
- Sam, you OK? - Yeah, man. He just weighs a lot.
We have three left,
battling it out for two idols.
Two left.
Alright, go ahead, take your position.
Benji, Mat, Brian.
Survivors ready?
Heads down. Go!
Oh, explosive start.
Mat out of the gate first.
Brian is nowhere.
Oh, I couldn't. I can't get out of the blocks.
- Well done, guys! - Oh, here we go.
Showdown!
Think someone who's played rugby is gonna be pretty good at this.
Watch this.
Oh, Benji's dead.
This is gonna be some fun now.
Alright, final round.
This one's a little different.
You need to grab the idol and get it back over the start line.
- Ooh. Let's go, boys! - Whoo!
Mat, going up against Benji.
Should be interesting.
Mat did play football for 16 years.
Take your positions.
For a very nice reward.
Survivors ready?
Heads down.
Go!
Ooh, quick start from Mat.
But he lets Benji try and take it.
Oh, no.
Benji has it.
- Now what are they gonna do? - Ooh, ooh, ooh.
Mat has him in a bear hug.
Benji trying to keep it out of his reach,
he loses contact with the idol.
The idol is free.
Who's gonna get it?
Benji, pinning Mat down.
Maybe the two of you should go to the spa.
Let's keep it G-rated, boys.
Oh!
Benji, grabs it, tosses it away, down the field.
Nice strategy.
Has Mat in a headlock.
Ooh.
Mat is not gonna give up.
Mat, trying to get out of Benji's grip.
That's it.
Oh!
Picks up the idol, taunts him.
He's coming!
Walks it across the line.
And that is it, Mat wins reward.
Good show. Well done.
Mat Rogers fires again.
I know why I quit now.
Mat, congratulations, the ultimate spa reward is yours.
Well done.
But, it's never fun going alone
so you can choose someone else to join you.
Um...
..I... I love this girl's sense of humour
so I'm gonna take Fenella.
- What?! - Fenella.
- Stop it! What?! - You're gonna get clean!
Oh, my God.
Well, you might need a chaperone
so pick someone else to go along with you also.
Oh.
Well, I gotta say, after the effort that I've seen this lady put in
over the last few days, I can't go past Sharn.
- Oh, my God. - Sharn.
Thank you, Mat.
Well, congratulations, Mat, Sharn, Fenella,
that ultimate spa award will be waiting for you.
- How exciting! - Grab your gear, head on out, enjoy.
We're going this way.
Did we hit the jackpot?
- Crikey. - Holy moley!
Everyone else, got nothing for you.
Grab your gear, head on out.
See you guys soon.
Mat picked Fenella for her sense of humour
and obviously, that's a complete fabrication.
He's trying to make new connections.
He's trying to get the Contenders on side.
I'm getting more and more worried with that.
I feel like I'm in the bottom of my alliance of five
so right now, I feel like it might be the time to make that big move.
Take out the leader and then take control of the game.
- Guys, look at this! - Oh, gosh!
- Holy moly. Champagne! - Well done!
What?!
Let's go and eat, drink and get clean.
Oh, my gosh!
Walking into the day spa reward, oh, man, I was just gobsmacked.
This is great.
Just see these amazing platters of cheese and biscuits and champagne
and just a shower.
I mean, it was just like to die for.
- Oh, I need chocolate! Yeah. - No way.
Oh, that was fun. Well done.
How exciting!
Way too exciting. This is the best.
I can't believe Mat chose me. It's really surprising.
This is crazy.
But my mind is more focused
on how much cheese and champagne I'm going to inhale.
Oh, my God.
- This is my favourite food groups. - Mm, same.
Chocolate and cheese, and champagne!
How decadent.
I'm going to take two chockies with me.
OK, I'm going in, guys.
I want to really see how dirty I am and watch all the filth come out.
- That's perfect. - Got it?
But I also want to eat, so I'm trying to drink champagne
and shower at the same time.
Oh, my God, my hair!
Oh, the smell is amazing!
This whole thing is definitely the best reward.
I feel like such a lady.
So, Fenella, I do love your personality.
I think you're a hoot,
but there was another reason I brought you here as well.
I'm here with one goal in mind.
It was to sit with Fenella and get her on board.
I need to shore up my stocks
because I want to make it to the end.
At some point,
the Champions are gonna form their own little alliance themselves,
just sort of thinking how would you like to be a part of
sort of probably a smaller alliance within those Champions and...
I'm definitely open to that suggestion.
That would be cool!
When Mat chooses me, it's not really that flattering.
I think he just sees me as a number, and that's fine.
Like, it just gives me more options.
- There's 10 people in the game. - Mm!
I feel like we've got a pretty strong alliance of four people.
I feel like I can count on Sharn,
I absolutely feel I can count on Steve,
and Shane I can absolutely count on as well, 100%.
So, you know, if we included you in that, that would be five.
And then there's Shon, because obviously my gal.
Yeah.
Mate, if that was a package, then we can make that work.
I'll go all-in 'cause I don't have any other options.
And Shon, like, we're both in the same position right now.
We can't really say that we've got any options.
Fenella seems to be on board, which is great because I wanna win,
and I wanna win convincingly.
So, it's important to be able to infiltrate the other side
and bring people over.
So, what do you think? Can we toast to that?
I'll toast to that. The new alliance.
Have you shaved? Are you cleaning up a little bit?
- Hell yeah. - Hell yeah.
Can I smell you?
Wow!
Come and sit down. I want to share something with you guys.
- Have you got cake? - You've all got gifts.
So, the first thing that I picked up were a pair of tweezers.
And I think we all agreed Mon would like a pair of tweezers.
Yay! Thanks, guys!
What a great gift!
- Is that for your underarm hairs? - Thanks, Matty.
It's for all my hairs.
Everyone was yahooing and carrying on
and it puts a good bit of morale in the camp.
There was a razor.
Fenella said, "Shonee was just talking about a razor."
- Shonee! - Oh, my God! Thank you!
I am absolutely stoked at the position I'm in right now.
I'm so excited.
I feel like I've got a fairly decent bit of control.
I've got a great relationship with the people in the tribe.
I feel safe at the moment.
There was a cake of soap.
Grubby!
- Grubby Brian. - Thank you very much.
- Much appreciated. - It's alright.
Mat is fun in everything he does, and this was no exception.
Sammy boy.
He was giving out gifts left, right and centre.
He was totally acting like the Godfather,
trying to get everyone on his side.
And being the birthday boy...
..a fresh pair of undies!
Mat is totally the Godfather in this game.
He's charming, charismatic, he calls all the shots.
He decides when the food time is, he decides the sleeping order.
- What else do we have here? - Oh, OK, yeah.
Unfortunately we got, for Benji, a couple of mints.
Boom! I'll take that. Awesome.
Enjoy those.
I know exactly what he's trying to get up to,
and it's threatening my game.
He definitely needs to go.
Jesus. Look at Brian.
Oh, God!
Who needs a spa?
You look good, Grubby.
Yeah, you leave it like that for a good hour.
The girls, when it was Champions v Contenders,
had a name for me because of my dirty top and my look.
They called me Grub.
So, they ended up giving me a bar of soap.
- Grubby bum. - What?! Oh, my God.
Grubby bum.
Could have probably found worser nicknames.
I've probably had worse in my time at high school and football.
- Are you naked, Grubby? - He is.
Yep, yep. Gotcha.
But I'll take it.
And if the girls keep using it, that means they actually care about you.
So, I think it's a good thing.
OK.
I think there's actually more pawpaw down here too.
- Look at that! - Wow.
Mate, you've lost a heap of weight, dude.
You have.
You can see that line down the middle of your abs now.
Your diet's working.
I don't have big pecs but they're sore.
- You can see your abs. - You didn't have any when we started.
They're hibernating.
You are gonna be one tanned guy when you come back.
I'm gonna be rich... not rich, I'll be rip... ripped.
- Rich and famous. - Ripped. And tanned.
Emotional roller-coaster the last couple of days, you know.
Yeah.
You know, you were close to Robbie, too, so...
Yeah. That was definitely tough.
Last tribal council Robbie was voted out
so with Robbie gone, you know, the dynamic has definitely shifted.
Three Contenders left, we're on the bottom.
It was very tough.
You make it so far and then all of a sudden...
- Hit a dead end. - Yeah.
Yeah. That's a good way of putting it.
Yeah.
I've had to vote Robbie out pretending I'm loyal to Mat
'cause he has all the power in the game right now.
Let's just drop it and see if we can catch all those little ones.
Here they come.
Ready. One, two, three.
Mat's totally acting like the Godfather out here.
You know, he's ruling with an iron fist.
And they should all be corralled into one little section.
This one got out.
A tiny one.
He can see what happened to Lydia. He can see what happened to Robbie.
These guys went down just because he's calling the shot.
He points his finger and everyone executes.
He thinks he's the top dog, but really it should be me.
I can definitely take on the power of the Godfather,
you know, I'm waiting for it.
I need this power back.
And the best way to do it
is to get as close as possible and build that trust.
You can see that I want to come on board.
I know I'm right on the bottom at the moment.
I'd love to come on board.
My last votes have been Tegan, H, Fenella, Robbie.
- That's true. - Like...
I don't know what else I can tell you but I can show you as well.
I'm certainly not calling the shots as an individual here.
It's a bit of a team effort.
I think I can be valuable to you.
Like, I'm not sure how,
but you let me know and I can be a number for you when you need it.
Yep.
With someone like the Godfather, someone like Matty out here,
you know, a public assassination is not gonna work.
- Benji could be an asset. - Oh, absolutely.
- That's for sure. Yeah. - Yeah.
You know, you have to sneak into his office as a friend,
bring him a box of cigars.
And as soon as he takes his eye off me, that's when I'm going to strike.
And then, bam, take him down.
Go away, rain.
I want to go and play.
Now I have Mat's trust it gives me a lot of freedom in this game
to now make all the big moves that I want to make.
And the best way to do it is to get someone else to do the work for me.
Yeah. He is.
And I think Sam feels a little bit outed from that alliance
so he wants to work with me and make moves, which is kind of nice.
I'm gonna sit back and just watch it all unfold.
At the moment I have been voting along my alliance lines
and that's essentially voting along with Mat.
However, I'm getting more and more worried
that I seem to be falling to the bottom of his alliance.
I'm going to need to make some moves.
Benji's best friend just went home.
He's looking for someone to work with,
which is great, but I know that if I'm going to make a big move,
I need the Contender girls on my side.
Yeah. Not... Yeah. Not gonna happen.
Physical threat.
Grr.
Cool.
So, the girls seem totally on board for this plan and I'm excited.
The right time to make a big move is whenever you have the numbers.
So, I'm gonna have to just keep talking to people,
see if I can create that impetus.
Let's go in a little bit deeper, so we're not too visible.
High risk but high reward.
The challenge threats are Sharn, Mat, Steve and Brian,
Mat and Sharn most of all.
We've got a few options right now
is try and drive that wedge between Shane and Mat a bit more
and then put Mat's name down next.
If we can get out Mat that shakes the boys' alliance.
I could see in his eyes, he is really stressed out.
He's, like, scrambling. His eyes were wide, he was sort of panicky.
And then work with Benji and Fenella and Shonee
who know that they're in the weaker challenge people.
The two Contender girls are on board.
Benji's on board. I know Monika would be on board.
That's five people.
That's almost a majority right now.
I just need one more and this game can be flipped on its head.
Alright. Let's go find some pawpaw.
And then...
- ..take control. - Oh, my God.
Maybe I'm going to be able to go from the bottom of Mat's alliance
to forge something new.
Going into the immunity challenge today,
one thing is on my mind,
don't let Mat get that necklace around his neck.
Gotta beat Mat. Someone has to beat Mat out here.
I can't wait to take the Godfather out and take the power for myself.
It's gonna be me. I'm gonna be the one calling the shots.
I'm taking the throne. I'm gonna rule this tribe.
Come on in, guys.
Mat, how did you enjoy that spa yesterday?
Oh, it was amazing.
Yeah, just to get clean and just feel sort of normal for a moment
was pretty cool.
- We had bathrobes and food and... - Oh, Jonathan, it was so good.
There was cheese, chocolate and champagne.
I love anything that starts with "ch", chips as well.
Nice.
- Sam... - Whaddup?
With the numbers dwindling,
how important is it to win immunity at this stage of the game?
I think everyone really wants to win immunity.
How important it is to you
really depends on how comfortable you feel in your alliance.
And I know that some people here probably feel more comfortable
than others being majorities and minority alliances.
But I think everyone out here plays the game to win the game
and that includes giving our all in the challenges.
Alright. You guys ready to get to today's immunity challenge?
Yeah.
Sharn...
- Thank you, Jonathan. - Thank you.
Once again, immunity is back up for grabs.
Today's challenge is going to test your ability to stay calm
when every fibre in your body is telling you otherwise.
You will each take a position in the water under a barrier made of bars.
As the tide comes in the water will rise
and your breathing space will decrease
until eventually it disappears.
The person who stays the longest under the barrier wins immunity,
is safe from the vote.
As for the rest of you,
someone is going to become the 15th person voted out of this game.
A lot to take in.
Alright. Let's draw for spots and we'll get started.
Alright, everyone, go ahead. Take your position.
- Ooh, fresh. - Ooh, chilly.
We're ready. No-one enjoying how cold it is.
Ooh!
Alright. For immunity,
this challenge is now on.
If you don't like water, or confined spaces,
this is not the challenge for you.
Everyone getting comfortable.
Everyone trying to find a place of calm.
Oh, my God!
Big scream from Shonee. She is not happy.
- A little fish just bit me. - Ow!
Some local fish trying to get in on this challenge.
Oh . It got my ear.
Ah! Son of a gun. Now it's going for me.
As soon as it becomes too much you can jump out at any point.
You guys have been out there for 15 minutes.
Water, slowly creeping up.
Everyone is settling in now.
I just wish these sun would come out a bit more. I'm so cold.
Sam's starting to get cold now.
It's gonna get warm in a minute, Sam.
Why do I have to be next to Brian?
I'm overhydrated, guys.
Brian trying to shoo off his predator. Oh, that's so much better.
Oh, they're so gross.
Sorry, guys.
- This is battling the elements. - Please go away, fish.
We are 30 minutes in.
Ooh.
Everyone seems to have made peace with the fish.
Ready for the next challenge, the tide.
An eerie sense of calm has descended.
But how long can that last for?
Your breathing space continues to get smaller.
Man, I'm shivering so bad.
As the water covers more of your body
it's going to extract more heat.
You're only going to get colder.
We are 50 minutes in.
The water right at the edge of everyone's mouths.
This challenge suddenly got very real for everyone.
Your natural instinct is to want to protect that airway.
But somehow you need to push past that.
The ancient part of your brain is telling you
to get out from under that barrier.
Benji starting to struggle.
Mat gurgling.
Shane breathing through it nice and calm.
How much can you take on before you panic?
How do you stay in this challenge
when you know it's only going to get worse?
Sam goes down.
He's out of the challenge. Sam first out. Take a seat on the bench.
The fish harassing Benji
- at the worst possible moment. - Damn fish.
Benji struggling. Took in some water.
You got this, Benji.
Water getting close to the top of the barrier.
Soon it will be completely submerged.
Benji creating a snorkel for himself. Mat doing the same.
Monika goes down and comes back up.
Shonee goes down. She's out of the challenge.
This challenge is going to become very difficult very quickly now.
The water is coming up again. Another little surge.
Steve really shivering now.
This is mind over matter here.
Steve goes down. He's out.
There's not much left in this. It's a matter of millimetres.
Every little surge is an issue.
Monika is literally under the water but is still staying in this.
Benji goes down, tries to come back up. Can he clear his snorkel?
Remarkably, Monika is still in it. Incredible.
That's it. Monika drops out. Great effort.
We are at one hour.
We've got six left,
Benji, Sharn, Fenella, Shane, Mat and Brian.
Benji struggling with the fish again.
Sharn still shivering. Fenella continues to look solid.
Shane in the zone.
Brian goes down, comes back up.
Finally, after a huge effort,
- Sharn drops out. - Good job, Sharn.
And we're down to five, fighting it out for that necklace.
Water completely covering the bars now.
Benji starting to struggle over there.
He's having a tough time clearing out the water. He goes down.
Can he come back up again?
Tries to clear his airway.
Really struggling, fish chewing at his ear.
Oh, just like that, out of nowhere, Fenella drops out.
- You did good work, Fenella. - Well done, Fenella.
We're down to four.
Every part of your body now is saying,
"Get out from under that barrier."
But if you want immunity, you gotta push through. You gotta stay there.
Shane, Mat, Brian, looking quite solid
but panic is really starting to creep in for Benji.
That's it. He goes down. Can he come back up again?
He's pushing through, fighting.
Does not want to let immunity slip away.
He's going to give it another shot. Comes back down again.
Finally, Benji out of the challenge.
- Oh, man, that looked so intense. - Good work, Benje.
We're down to three, Shane, Mat and Brian.
One hour, 15.
Shane has shown no signs of struggle.
Got a little surge of water. This might sort things out.
Brian goes down. Can he come back up?
No. Finally, Brian is out of the challenge.
- Well done, Brian. - We're down to two.
Shane and Mat battling it out for that necklace.
How much longer can they push through this?
Shane holding her breath waiting for a moment to take another one.
61 years old and as cool as a cucumber.
She's right in the environment she knows best.
Mat blowing out his snorkel. Who can stay in this longer?
Shane going down.
Finally Shane is out of the challenge.
- Mat. - Well done. Well done.
Yay.
Mat wins individual immunity.
Matty.
- Well done. - What a beast.
Shane, what was going through your head in those final moments there?
It was quite relaxing except for it got a little bit cold.
- The fish were biting. - The fish were biting.
But I could hear, just hear Brian, me and Mat left.
And then Brian went out and I thought, "Me and Mat, oh, well."
So, Mat, Shane's saying that she just gave it to you.
Thank you, Shane.
Did you know it was just the two of you left?
I had no idea. I couldn't hear. I was getting bitten by fish.
I was just trying to remain calm.
How much longer do you think you honestly had left?
Oh, I would have had a few minutes but, yeah, no more than that.
Once the water got over my finger I would have been done.
Well, come on over, come grab what is deservedly yours.
Individual immunity.
- You are safe tonight. - Oh, man, it's a good feeling.
- Good feeling, right? - It's a good feeling.
Can not be voted out.
As for the rest of you,
after 35 tough days out here, one of you will be voted out,
become the second member of our jury.
Grab your gear, head on out. I'll see you guys tonight.
It won't be you. Congrats.
Well done. King Mat.
One guy we were going for tonight,
the one guy we want to make a big move and shake this whole game up,
he has immunity tonight, so everyone's nervous and scared.
If we're not getting Mat out tonight,
who's the next biggest target we can actually go for?
- Well, played, Mat. - Well done.
- Thank you. What a challenge, though. - It was hard.
Oh...
The fish biting was the worst part of it.
Yeah. I agree.
I had to get my leg out of the water.
Mat won the challenge today.
He's obviously a challenge beast
so we can't vote for him at the next tribal council.
I'm going to have to get someone close to him out.
So, there's five of us here.
If we can pick someone, this could be our big opportunity.
- Mat's supertight with Steve. - Yeah.
Supertight.
We know we can't get Mat tonight,
which is super disappointing, you know.
I was getting all my men lined up ready to fire at him.
I'd love to get Steve out tonight. He's Mat's right-hand man
And it would be really helpful for us to take him away from Mat
and weaken Mat's alliance.
If we take control as the majority,
Mat and his alliance, they're going to start to crumble
and this game can be flipped on its head.
OK. Shane's coming back. Steve?
I know what the plan is. It's a good plan. I like the plan.
But I need to talk to Mat,
just to make sure that he doesn't get suspicious.
He needs to think that I'm still with him.
So, in case you've heard from people
that your name has come out of my mouth, it's totally true.
I don't intend on voting on it.
You know actions speak louder than words.
I've voted with you every single time.
And I'm trying to get in with the girls.
Do you think...
Is that the only conversation is with those two girls
you've had about me?
You haven't gone to anyone else
and said that someone's formulating a plan against you?
The only person that I've given like, a warning to,
like, a heads-up, was, like, Lydia.
Yeah.
And I was like, "You need to back off,"
and that's because, you know, we were in that strong group of five
and I was trying to preserve that.
But not your name. I told her to back off.
But why would you do that?
Because, like I said, we're part of that strong five.
That just blows me away that you would do that.
I mean, I love Sam. He's such a good guy.
It's so emotional for him to do that.
I don't know who I can trust now.
I thought I trusted you.
You were one of my most trusted person in this camp.
And now you're going and giving information to people
that we've talked about.
I don't want to go home either, but...
You know, I don't know how the cards are going to play out tonight.
Right.
I don't know what Sam was thinking.
How he thinks that's information that can help anyone
other than himself.
You know what, Sam?
As much as it hurts me,
you've done it. You've gotta go.
The sad thing about getting rid of Sam in this game
means I'm down what I considered someone I can trust.
I thought I would form a lifelong friendship with Sam.
And it really breaks my heart.
My alliance seem to agree. Sam was the obvious choice.
So, I need to get the Contenders on board with what we're doing.
We've sort of come to a decision,
you know, it's probably time for Sam.
OK. Yeah.
And I'm telling you that now up front.
Yep. Let's do it.
And if you can help us out with that vote on Sam tonight,
he's got to think the vote's on you, just to make it...
Yeah. Make it plausible.
- Yeah. You know? - Yeah.
I can't wait to get my hands dirty.
I've been waiting to get rid of Mat and Steve,
but I feel like Sam doesn't have the numbers right now.
Right now I'm definitely edging towards putting Sam's name down.
But I need to hedge my bets and get in with Mat.
- Alright? - Yep.
There's Benji talking to Mat.
I'm thinking, "What's going on? I thought we were tight."
I thought he was working with me.
I'm getting more and more worried that something is going on.
So the only way for me to stay in
is to try and get back in with my old alliance.
Showtime.
I need to talk to Mat and shift the target on my back to someone else.
- It could redeem you. - Pardon?
It could redeem you.
- It could but I don't want to... - Mate, it could save your life.
Right.
- And are we gonna work together? - I hope so.
Am I going to be able to trust you?
I really don't know what Benji's doing at the moment.
You couldn't be trusted for a day. You know, you couldn't be trusted.
You went and spoke to the person we said we were going to vote for.
And told him we were voting for him.
I'm just... I've never been more gobsmacked by something.
Sam said Benji told him that the vote's coming his way.
- What... Why would Benji do that? - Because he's an idiot.
Far out.
So, I feel like, "What's the point?"
Flick them back to Benji.
Benji can go home.
I actually feel like Benji's just dug his own grave
and he's actually in it and he's pulling the sand over
and putting it back on himself as well.
Yeah. It was the dumb attack of the century.
I just can't believe he would do something so silly.
For Benji to do that, he obviously wants to go home.
Because their emotions get the better of them.
Mmm. Yep. I know.
He then said, "Oh, who do you think..."
Stress level, I can't even get voted out.
No. That's right.
With Sam and Benji, I'm still in two minds of what I'm going to do.
Trust is everything in this game, you know.
Benji is jumping all over the shop.
He's done it since he's been in the game.
Sam, just speaks too much. He just gives away too much information.
I really shouldn't be feeling this way
given the fact that I'm wearing an immunity idol into tribal council.
I don't want to be feeling this way
but it just gets in your head this game and it's hard.
It's hard.
So it's a genuine,
like, game-changing decision that I could make here.
If I pick the wrong one, it could kill me in the game.
So, yeah, it's going to be a tough tribal council.
We'll now bring in the first member of our jury.
Mat, why do you think Robbie was voted out?
Too good-looking.
We were jealous.
Just got sick of looking at him every day
like he'd just hopped out of a magazine.
Finally someone's being honest with me.
Alright, well, last time we were here,
Robbie made a pretty convincing plea to save himself,
but obviously nobody got on board with that.
Sam, do you think that was a missed opportunity?
Um...
..I don't think so,
in the sense that Robbie simply didn't have the numbers.
It was just so soon after merge,
everyone has their pre-merge alliances
that they feel comfortable in.
Or at least, you know, that I felt comfortable in,
but I've found out I'm on the cutting block tonight.
- You're on the chopping block? - Oh, yeah, mate.
Yeah, there's a bit of a story there.
- I've got time. - I'll try and make it brief with you.
I went into a merge with a strong alliance that included Lydia.
And it was our understanding that we'd go through
as long as we could post-merge,
but shortly after merge I was approached by a person,
I'm not gonna name names, and told that, like,
"No, the alliance is breaking. Lydia, she has to go."
It wasn't a discussion, and I felt like,
"Mate, like, you're betraying the alliance here."
So, I gave Lydia a heads up.
So, you gave away the alliance's plan.
Yeah, I told her, but I didn't tell her that "We're voting for you,
"I'm sorry," it was more a general like,
"Girl, you need to pull your head in or it's gonna get cut off."
In this game, mate, words kill you.
Yes.
Real quick.
I definitely agree.
And I acknowledge that I made a mistake.
Um... and in this game one mistake is often enough to get you sent home.
I'm just hoping that people understand what my intentions were,
not to put a target on people's backs
but to try and preserve the alliance.
I didn't want it to crumble.
I felt betrayed by someone who I'd just 100% trusted.
It broke my heart to hear that.
I just can't fathom you would think
you would have a conversation that you had...
..and think that's not gonna have a damaging impact moving forward.
We talk about betrayal here,
all I was trying to do was be loyal to the original alliance
until a point where, you know,
we can get rid of Lydia, put her on the jury.
'Cause I felt like for all of us in the alliance,
that was a more secure vote if you made it to the final two.
But, you know, push came to shove and did I put her name down?
- Yes. - Yeah, you did.
Right. Did she see that coming? No.
Did I put Robbie's name down? Yes.
We talk about betrayal, but I have never not voted with my alliance.
What you're saying, I'm with you.
Maybe it was just a mistake.
What I don't understand is, though, Sam, if I might just ask.
Yeah, sure.
Is that you said that the alliance you were working with had broken down.
Yes.
But then now you're saying you're going to work with the alliance.
I've always worked with the alliance.
But is there an alliance if it's broken down? That's what I'm asking.
Well, OK, so, that wasn't the best phrase, then.
OK.
The alliance is still there
and I wanna keep working with the alliance.
Maybe there's too much water under the bridge, you know.
Mat, is it as simple as that,
that betrayal is the end of the line for this alliance?
I mean, literally, I sit here right now undecided.
Benji, what do you think Sam's options are tonight?
I'm not sure he has a lot of options.
And it sounds like he's trying to repair his old alliance,
but what makes an alliance powerful in this game is trust.
Us Contenders are also on the bottom,
but we haven't betrayed anyone here.
Let me just point out that I knew that my name was up here tonight.
I'm sure that was privileged information.
Trust may not be as strong as some people want.
If people are worried about who is the threat,
I don't understand why my name would be at the top of the list.
- So, my name should be? - Your name, Steve?
Yeah. Oh, a little birdie was flying around this afternoon
and mentioned my name.
- Your name came up this afternoon? - Yeah.
Yeah, Steve's name came up for me too.
But I was not the one to suggest that.
A lot of people's names came up.
- Benji, has your name come up? - I'm sure my name definitely came up.
You seem pretty calm about that.
You have to be confident in your plans.
'Cause I came here on the very first tribal council this season
and I saw Matt just go crazy 'cause of a little bit of paranoia
that it was him, and it just sealed the deal and he walked out the door.
And from that moment I talk to the people I wanna play with,
I trust them, I have confidence in our plans,
and if it is me tonight I go home with a lot less stress.
People are making moves.
The game gets changed every single vote and things get shuffled,
new teams are built, and that's just the way Survivor goes.
Everyone's always making moves.
Whether the decision is to try and form a new alliance
or stick with, you know, your old alliance,
it's a decision that you've got to make.
But there are definitely members of this tribe
that ARE gunning for you, and it's not me.
So, to put my name down, it doesn't make sense to me
because other people are known threats.
That's the pitch to the old alliance.
Shane, what kind of things were you considering this afternoon
when trying to work out tonight's vote?
If we send someone to the jury they might feel betrayed,
and if I'm still there at the last two or so,
they might think that I made a bad call tonight.
So, I have think pretty carefully.
Brian, what about you?
Is tonight's move something that you can brag about to the jury?
We always talk about if you get to the final two
you've gotta have this, you've gotta have that.
We've still got 10 people here,
I'm not worrying about that at this stage.
Mat, what's the vote about tonight for you?
Old loyalties and new loyalties.
Just weighing up the pros and cons of both.
The tried and sort of true...
..and the potential untried and saying true.
Better the devil you know, is that what you're saying, maybe?
Potentially. Potentially.
But you've got this new voice saying,
"Hey, man, I know you can trust me."
And then that makes you think, "Well, can I?" I don't know.
I don't know if I can.
But I haven't even given him a shot. And maybe I should.
It's a game-breaking decision for me.
If I pick the wrong one, this game could be turned on its head
and in a few days' time and I'm out the door.
It's a pretty important decision I make tonight.
And I reckon I'll make it when I have to,
which is when I pick that pen up in that box over there.
Alright, well, I think it is time to vote.
Brian, you're up.
Steve.
I wanted to go far with you, bro,
but you've gotta make the big move, man.
I would have been down, but you've thrown my name under the bus,
so have fun at jury villa.
Mat.
I'll go count the votes.
If anyone has a hidden immunity idol and they wanna play it,
now would be the time to do so.
OK, once the votes are read the decision is final,
the person voted out will be asked to leave
the tribal council area immediately.
I'll read the votes.
First vote Benji.
Benji.
Two votes Benji.
Sam.
We're tied.
Two votes Sam, two votes Benji.
Sam.
Three votes Sam, two votes Benji.
Sam.
Four votes Sam, two votes Benji.
Sam.
Five votes Sam, two votes Benji.
The 15th person voted out of Australian Survivor:
Champions v Contenders and the second member of our jury Sam.
That's six, that's enough. You need to bring me your torch.
Get up, you rascals, and give me a hug.
Oh, I'm so excited.
Here, snuff it.
- Sam, the tribe has spoken. - Oh, yeah.
- Do I get a hug now, Jono? - Nope.
How rude.
- Time for you to go. - Come on, give me a hug.
- Oh. - Awww.
- See ya, Sam. Bye! - Bye, Sam.
Well, the alliance bus is rolling through this tribe.
The question is, who's next to be thrown under it?
- Ooh, I liked it. - Very good.
- You approve? - 9. 9 out of 10.
Good. Now get your torch and get the hell out of here.
Monday night on Australian Survivor...
I think it's time to take out Mat.
..two alpha males...
..both making moves...
Pretty easy to make everybody vote the way I want them to vote.
And I can't get voted out, being I've got a hidden immunity idol.
..both feeling invincible.
It's gonna be a bloodbath.
Still got my idol and I'm ready to play hard.
But in the most intense tribal council
Australian Survivor has ever seen...
If anyone has a hidden immunity idol and you wanna play it,
now would be the time to do so.
..the game will change...
No, no, no, you're getting played.
..in ways no-one will see coming.
Obviously it's a blow to leave the game,
but I'm happy with how I played.
I made one small mistake and it came back to bite me real hard.
Sam, it's the hardest vote I've had to cast.
If Lydia stayed in the game it would have killed all of us,
and I just can't believe that you didn't see that.
You gave that information away when you shouldn't have and,
sorry, man, I can't forgive you for that in this game.
But I'll see you on the flip side.
People are definitely scared that Mat will go all the way
and steamroll any opposition.
Mat's super-strong, super-quick, he's got all these solid alliances.
But, you know, hats off to Mat,
he's playing it really well and, you know,
I really wanna see him in the finals.