Previously on Australian Survivor,
Anita and Tegan returned from exile.
Pressure is on now.
And after a head-to-head battle...
Tegan wins her spot back in the game!
..a determined Tegan rejoined her tribe.
It's bittersweet, like, to come back here with all you guys
who obviously don't want me here.
Knowing who to trust has been a constant issue for the Contenders.
This isn't good news, mate. She just keeps on spreading rumours.
A couple of people just heard things that I'd said
that meant that they thought they couldn't trust me.
The Champions have built strong bonds...
..and alliances.
The last immunity challenge...
Up, up, up, up, Zach. Up, Zach. Up, Zach.
..saw the Contenders lose for the third time running.
Champions win immunity, sending the Contenders back to Tribal Council.
Power couple Heath and Tegan reunited...
I need to do everything I can to make sure
Heath and I won't be going home.
..and Benji saw Tegan as a greater threat than ever.
Dude, the tribe sucks with Tegan in it.
The tribe does suck with Tegan in it.
But at Tribal Council...
I'm the guy you put out there to neutralise other physical threats.
..Zach dug himself into a giant hole...
Thanks for winning them all for us, Zach. Boom!
..uniting the tribe...
You've been a good shield.
You just got a little bit too heavy to keep carrying.
..with a unanimous vote.
Eighth person voted out of Australian Survivor:
Champions vs Contenders...
..Zach.
16 are left. Who will be going home tonight?
Where is everyone?
Oh, is everyone trying to meditate?
Are you doing breathing too?
I try to breathe. The thing is, breathing is important.
I still don't get Steve.
Yeah, no, it's...
It's weird stuff.
He doesn't talk too much but when he gets into a subject that he likes,
the stuff he comes out with.
I just...
The observation of self, like having certain thoughts based in habit
and when those habits aren't being met,
we try to manifest it in our reality.
We as humans or just as a species, has come... evolved from using stone.
God, he's... I don't know what's happened to him.
He doesn't drink, so he can't use that as an excuse.
There's this compulsion to just keep...
- ..'cause we just distract ourselves from... - Acquiring?
No, no, just because we're scared of investigating ourselves.
Yep.
I...
Yeah.
What is that?
You sort of gravitate to people that you've got common ground with.
Got absolutely no common ground with him.
The only thing I've got in common with him is we're both male.
- Life is suffering. - Hmm.
- The sun's good today. - It's amazing.
We're three weeks in now and I'm really happy with my alliance
and how it's going at the moment.
You know, I've got Brian in my corner.
Shane feels very vulnerable at the moment
and I think she would take any opportunity that comes her way.
Monika will vote whichever way I ask her to vote.
You can believe anything.
I have your back and you've known that since back before Russell went.
- Yeah. - We've both stuck together.
You know, it's really evident that this Champions tribe
is all focused on physical strength.
I've been sitting in this tribe of people that like jumping over walls
and stuff like that.
I'm here to play hard, so my plan is to get rid of the strong.
And that's Mat or Steve.
That's right.
I don't trust Jackie.
She's playing the game. She's set up alliances here and there
and now she's pulled Mon in and they've got a little thing going.
But Monika, she's a lovely girl and I think
I can pretty easily take her under my wing and bring her in with us.
So I went down and had a bit of a chat with Monika.
Funny because my little girl Phoenix...
In our story she's like, "So how do you think Dad's gonna go?
"I don't know because Mum does everything for him."
Ohh!
You know, as hard as it is, it's enjoyable.
- Mm. - You know what I mean?
It's enjoyable being out here and just fighting the elements,
managing the tasks, things to do and...
Yeah, I've really enjoyed being here.
- Puts you... Tests you. You know? - Yeah, yeah.
I know.
This is our life right now but it's a game.
- It's so bizarre. - A game for half a million dollars.
Yes!
- It's not a joke. - There ain't a person here who hasn't had that run through their mind.
Exactly.
Big carrot just dangling.
I know.
You know, I'm hoping that Monika is on board
and that means that there's Mon, Steve, Sharn,
Lydia, Sam and there's myself.
My goal is just to make sure we keep that strong and make sure that,
you know, moving forward, we've got a bunch of people we can trust.
- Day 23 here. - My gosh.
Oh, thank you, babe.
Ben!
- Does it look nice? - Yeah.
Just looks amazing.
Do you think Australia's gonna be upset I'm taken?
Last night we sent Zach home.
It's no secret that he drove all of the girls up the wall a little bit.
Look, the fire was a job that I was happy for Zach to do
- because it's a dirty job. - Yeah.
Yeah, I was happy for him
to act like he was the only one who could do fire.
I'm feeling great today.
I've woke up. There is no smelling Zach around camp.
And Zach eats so much. We're gonna be so full!
Yeah, I reckon we will.
Yeah, I'm doing, like, 50 reps a day.
Go home, smash a protein shake, couple of chickens.
I'm eatin' 6,000 calories a day.
And then me, I'm like, "Oh, wow. That's so interesting."
Ooh. Yeah, true.
Look, at first I was a bit Switzerland on Zach.
Then I got to know him a bit more.
I'm really sorry but he was just offensive to females.
And now I just think he's a bit of a...
Trying to think of a better word than 'dick'.
"It would just be stupid to vote me out."
Hey, tree mail! I seen it first!
Tree mail. Finally. Postman's slacking off.
Whooo!
Contenders!
- Hey! - That's us.
There is treasure hidden somewhere at your tribe beach.
You have until sundown to find it.
Happy hunting.
- What? - That's it?
OK, girls, let's go! Where are we going?
Getting that tree mail was a huge lift that we needed.
You know, we all came together
to try to find this treasure as a tribe.
Maybe it's in the trees?
We really need that because we've been losing
and it's been tough around camp.
I don't even know how long it's been since we had a win.
You know, it feels like months out here.
Hey! It's here!
What is it?
Oh, my God!
I can't believe it's actually a treasure box.
I'm so hungry.
I'm hoping it's a food reward.
You know, anything that lifts our team's spirit.
We need it.
- Alright, guys? - Ready, guys?
- Yeah. - No! I'm not emotionally ready.
Turns out we got our presents from home, which was wonderful.
It was just the kind of... little hug that we needed, back from home.
- Oh, my God! - Oh, yeah. Hell yeah.
How good a prize.
Oh, my God.
It is a struggle to be out here, in so many ways.
So to even just get that little glimpse of home
would really just help me power through.
Oh.
That's Daniel.
- You look so beautiful. - He exists.
- Benji. - Benji.
Ooh.
What do you reckon it is, man?
I don't know now, feels like a dog toy.
It honestly feels like a dog...
Oh, God, I know what it is.
- What is it? - Do you?
I know exactly what this is.
It's from my nanna.
It's a baby.
Every time I travel somewhere, she'd always, like, put it in my suitcase
and I always take photos of it, like, around the world.
And it's been to, like, 20 countries and it just keeps showing up...
..random goddamn places.
- This exact doll? - The exact doll.
- That's cute! - That's so funny.
Goddammit.
Well played, Nanna.
Oh.
- Teegs. - It's another step in the game, it's really good.
- Oh, not me. - Yeah, go.
That's unreal, Benji.
Come on, Teegs.
- It's Levi's bunny. - Oh.
It's his little bunny.
He's gonna be so proud of you.
I got him to sleep with that every night.
Alright, someone else.
- Shonee. - OK.
- Oh, my God! Is that Benny? - Yep.
Oh, my God!
He's hot as.
Robbie.
I'm really bad at this stuff.
I think we all are.
What is it?
Your dad?
Yeah.
Dad, Buddy, Jodie and my mum.
Marta, Eddie.
- Cute. - Mm.
Can I see, Rob?
Oh! It's my little James.
Oh!
Oh, my God, it's my dog's whiskers.
I didn't know he was that thoughtful.
- Hit you, boy. - Ooh.
You come out here and you don't understand...
..you don't understand how hard it is,
not to see them or, you know...
..talk to them, see their faces.
I know they'd be proud of me.
I miss them like crazy.
This little card that she made me at day care.
"You are the best dad in the galaxy."
This is her necklace that she wore...
..when she was teething.
I took it and I put it around my...
..ah, rear vision mirror in my car.
I look at these every day, so...
Anyway...
I'm so fired up. I know everyone is.
Let's kick some arse today. Let's do it.
- Ready for a win. - Yeah.
Getting this present this morning, you know, it energised me,
it energised the tribe, it sort of clicked us back into gear.
Guys, we have to win.
We've got so much more to give.
You know what? Let's go out today
and let's kick these Champions' arses.
Just gonna go full Braveheart, and you know what?
We're keen and we're pumped.
Let's do it!
Come on in, guys!
Champions getting their first look at the new Contenders tribe.
Zach voted out at the last Tribal.
- Whoa. - Wow.
Launch on him.
Mat, why do you think Zach went home?
Well, um... I don't think he offered too much other than brute strength.
You know, you gotta have a range of skills in this game,
and just being big and strong isn't the only skill you can deliver.
Shonee...
..what was the mood like back at camp after Tribal?
We never like to send someone home,
but we did come together last night, so the mood wasn't that bad.
We had extra rice as well as a, like, snack.
So much extra rice.
So the benefit of getting rid of people is more food.
Absolutely!
OK. You guys ready to get to today's reward challenge?
Yeah.
For today's challenge,
one by one you'll jump off a tower
and grab a piece of rope.
Then you'll swim to a ramp out in the water.
Once you have all the pieces,
you'll tie them together and use the rope to climb up the ramp.
First tribe to get all their tribe members
balancing on both sides of the ramp
wins reward.
Want to know what you're playing for?
Yes.
Winning tribe will enjoy family style nachos.
With all the fixings.
Cheese, salsa, sour cream, jalapenos...
Oh!
And of course,
it wouldn't be complete without ice-cold margaritas.
I talk about margaritas, like, every day.
- She actually does. - Yeah.
So this could be it for the Contenders today, huh?
Champions, you gotta sit out two people today.
Cannot be the same people in back to back challenges.
Who are they gonna be?
- That's an OK option as well. - Jackie and Sharn.
Alright. Jackie and Sharn, you two are on the bench.
Everyone else, gonna give you a minute to strategise.
Let's get to it.
Alright. Here we go.
For a very nice reward.
Survivors ready.
- Go! - Go, Heath. Great job.
Yes!
First in for the Contenders is Heath.
Lydia for the Champions.
- That's it, Lyds. - Good job, Lydia.
You need to touch the ramp before the next person can go.
OK, so just run and go, go.
Heath is very fast in the water.
He gets there first.
Go, Contenders.!
Great job! Great job!
Go, Champions.
Oh, shoot.
Ooh!
Hard hit for both girls.
Tegan. Yes!
Monika misses her rope.
She's gonna have to go back up the top.
You gotta come back up here, Mon. Are you OK?
Tegan powering through.
- Go, Tegs. - Go, Tegs. Go, Tegs.
Contenders open up a big lead.
- You're up! Go! - Go, Contenders.
Robbie's in next!
Oh!
He belly flops.
That's gonna leave a mark.
Robbie whipping through the water.
Contenders have opened up a huge lead.
Go, Contenders.
Go, Champions!
Shonee's in. She gets her rope.
Shane's in for the Champions. She gets her rope.
- I'm so sorry. - Don't even worry about it.
Oh!
We know that Shane's a strong swimmer.
She's just gliding through the water.
Wow!
It's like Shonee is standing still next to her.
Put it in your mouth, Shonee!
In your teeth! In your teeth!
How far away was I?
- Can someone else go before me? - Here. Brian, ready?
I want to go again, but how do I go again?
- Go, Shane! - Go, Champs.
Go, Champions.
- Brian gets his rope. He's in. - Yes, Bri!
- Go, go, go! - Go! Go, Contenders.
Paige is in. She has her rope.
- Alright. - I know you tried.
- We know. - Oh, man.
Relax.
Brian's whipping through the water today.
Need to pick it up, Champions, if you want to stay in this.
Are you sure one of you can't get it again?
Mon, Mon, you gotta stop it.
He's back. Go, Champions.
Samuel's in. He has his rope.
Paige has her eyes closed.
Gonna make it hard... ..to see where she's going.
Maybe should I not run as much and just more jump?
Maybe put your toes on the edge and jump out to it.
I don't know.
Samuel making up some much needed time.
- Go! - Go!
Go!
Yes!
Fenella's in. She has her rope.
Yeah.
I won't.
Come on, Mon. You've got this.
Just reach. OK.
Yeah, but you need to drive with your legs.
OK!
- Shit! - Oh, Monika misses again.
Are you bleeding?
I don't know!
That was a hard hit.
- You've got this, Mon. - Go, Mon. Let's go
Use those arms.
Power up there, babe. You've got this.
She's gotta go back to the top.
- Come on, come on, come on. - Let's go. Get up.
Opening the door for the Contenders.
They have not won a single reward.
They really want this one.
Benji bringing the last piece of rope back.
Once they get it back, they can start tying it together.
Contenders have a big lead.
You got this, Mon. Power up there, babe.
You've got this.
Steve goes in.
He gets his piece of rope.
You gotta jump up, OK? Don't jump out.
If you're running, it'll take you out.
- Alright. Go, go. - Go, Contenders.
They need to get their best knot tie-er on the job.
It's all about rope management now.
Trying to get it over the ramp.
Steve making quick work of the swim.
- Ready? - OK.
Here we go.
Up.
- Go, Champions. - Let's go.
Monika trying again.
She gets the rope!
She hits hard again, but she keeps going.
Great courage from Monika.
That was a hard hit.
So proud of you, Mon.
Contenders almost have their rope together.
- Throw it over. - Yeah. We're nearly there.
- OK. - That's it, Mon!
Good, girl!
Go, Mat!
Easily grabs his piece of rope.
Throw it over.
H...
Yeah. I'm coming. We're doing it.
Contenders have been in the lead the whole challenge.
Can they keep it up?
Heath struggles to throw the rope over the ramp,
opening the door for the Champions.
Contenders have their rope over the ramp.
Champions have got to work quickly now to catch up.
- It's done. - Yep.
Robbie and Heath first up for the Contenders.
Good job.
Everyone must be out of the water,
holding on to the rope
with one hand for five seconds.
Oh! Heath slips.
It's slippery on that ramp when it's wet.
Back down.
Heath goes back in.
Robbie slides down, opens up the door for the Champions.
- Come on! - Throw it.
This challenge is back on.
- On the knots. - Yeah. We've got to tie them.
Wait up. We've got to tie it first.
It's all about rope management now.
- Are you guys ready? - No. Wait.
Where is it? Here it is.
Brian getting all tangled up.
- Gets it over. - I got it. I got it. I got it.
Here I come. With tension.
Yeah. Yeah. Yep.
Go! Go! Go! Go!
Robbie and Heath having another crack at it.
Heath, he's a big guy. That's a lot to hold up.
Come on, H.
Contenders have not won a single reward. They really want this one.
Yeah. Go, Paige. Go, Paige.
Go, Paige.
Shonee's up, Paige is up, but they're on one side of the ramp.
That is awkward.
A bit more, Mat.
Now. Go, Benji.
Benji's up.
Go, Fenella. Go, Fenella.
- Fenella's up. - Go, Fenella.
Now Tegan.
- Tegan's up. - Whoa!
All the weight is on one side. They need to level it up.
OK. One hand up for five seconds.
Three, two, one.
Five...
..four...
..three...
..two...
..one...
Contenders win reward!
Contenders, congratulations,
you have won your first reward in 23 days.
Whoo!
Shonee, your dream is about to come true.
It is.
Oh, Jonathan, you don't even understand how much I love a margie,
so I'm so excited.
It's happening. It's here.
Look, I know you guys are keen to get to it, but it is family style,
which means you need to share.
And in case you guys have forgotten how to do that, instructions.
Ooh.
OK? Read it when you get there. Share wisely.
Again, congratulations.
Your nachos and margaritas will be waiting for you.
Grab your gear. Head on out. Enjoy.
Thank you.
Monika, how are you holding up?
Oh, man, to say that was terrifying for me
would be a complete understatement.
I wasn't graceful, but I never give up, you know.
And at least I got the rope in the end. But, man, that was scary.
Well, I think everyone was impressed that you held in there
- Well done. - Thank you.
- You did great. - She did awesome.
Well, Champions, for the first time, I've got nuthin' for you.
- Head on out. - Thanks.
I'll see you guys soon.
I absolutely love margies, all day, all night, I love them.
But I think the cherry on the top was the fact that Zach is like,
"All you guys need is my physical strength."
And then we get rid of him, the next day we win without him.
Mm-hm.
After my face-planting experience
I was really upset that I lost the challenge for my tribe.
Seriously.
- Did it for the team. - Yeah.
Mon, that was hands down one of the toughest things
I've seen someone back up and do.
I'm telling you, to see you go off that.
You got up and did it again and then you got up and did it again,
and you got it.
I'm so impressed, eh?
You showed us today that you'll do whatever it takes for the team.
That's what you did.
I knew there was a time that I could have pulled out of the challenge.
I couldn't bring myself to, though. This is for my tribe.
- No. - That's right.
Being on a team with all these incredible athletes,
it's really intimidating because every challenge
I know that I can't stand up to them.
But I think what I learnt from face-planting
was that I've got this fire in my belly.
I'm a part of this Champion team and I deserve to be here.
I'm so ready for whatever I need to do to win this game
because I am here to win.
- Immunity matters. - Yeah.
Immunity matters.
So, reward is a reward, it's a treat.
- It's a bonus, isn't it? - Bonus, yeah.
It's been a long 23 days
with only rice, beans, pawpaw and coconut,
so when we won the challenge today it was the best feeling ever.
I absolutely love margies.
What does it say?
"Welcome to your Mexican reward.
"Today it is a little different.
"Your reward consists of one large portion of nachos
"and a jug of icy cold margaritas,
"but you will need to share it
"eating in private one person at a time."
What?
"When the first person has had their share,
"the next person will go and so on until everyone has eaten...
"..or until there is no more Mexican reward left.
"As a group you will need to decide the order in which you eat.
"How much do you eat and how much do you save for the rest of the tribe?
"The choice is yours." What the hell?
So, we finally win our first reward
and then the twist is, like, you have to eat it one by one.
So, how do we pick an order?
We had to choose what order we were gonna eat these nachos in,
and I wanted to be first 'cause I wanted to eat most of those nachos
and not tell anyone.
Can we just do, like, a game that makes it fair?
First letter of your name in the alphabet order?
- B, baby. - Oh, then I'm last.
Wait, no, we can do something else.
If it's alphabetically I'll go and I'll divide it.
Is it better to put someone, like, for me,
I'm not gonna eat as much as you boys.
Yeah.
Like, if you don't wanna eat your whole portion
you can leave it for the next person.
Well, Teegs, you go first, then.
- Do you know what I mean? - Put the girls first.
I wanna go in first 'cause I need to look for an immunity idol.
You know, often there are idols at reward challenges.
I just know I'm not gonna eat as much as you guys,
so I can, like, save you guy some.
Yeah.
So, for me getting in there first it's important
so that I get to scan the area first.
Tegan is sneaky.
She knows that there's always a clue at these rewards.
I know exactly what she's doing.
Like, if I don't wanna finish mine, then you guys can eat it.
There could be an idol down there, there could be a clue down there.
- Is everyone OK with that, though? - I'm fine with that.
- Yeah, yeah. - Teegs, get in there.
- Go in there. - Really?
- Go, go! - Go, Teegs, go!
Before we change our mind, go.
She's a really clever woman, and I had nothing to say,
you know she totally power-moved me and she got down there first.
- Come on, sit, you guys. - Don't get too sloshed.
My gosh. Wow.
There was a mountain of nachos and a big jug of margarita.
I squealed like a little pig.
But I wasn't taking it all in, I was focusing on finding an idol.
I looked absolutely everywhere...
..and there was nothing there.
Nachos is one of my absolute favourite foods.
Oh, my God.
I think I probably have nachos once or twice a week at home,
so I'm so, so happy.
Whoo!
- Alright? - There is so much there.
Yeah!
Like, you can't divide it, it's just, like, a mountain of nachos.
You can never be certain, but I feel I could have a good idea
if someone came back with a clue, you know.
It's so good, guys.
They would have acted a little bit shifty,
they would have acted a little bit, like, looking around,
checking things out.
Oh, my God, it is so much fun.
Can't be 100% sure, but I don't think she found the idol.
Oh, my God, it's massive! OK.
Whoo!
Mm-mm!
I could vomit, but I'm gonna have another margarita.
That margarita was the taste of victory.
I love them.
Oh, my gosh.
Oh, my God.
Ooh! My gosh.
I should look for immunity idols.
I never do that.
I'd rather eat.
I don't need an idol.
Get ready, guys!
Go, go, go!
As soon as it was my turn I was amped.
Eat as fast as you can.
Go, Benji!
Oh! Hell yeah, baby!
There are so many nachos.
I'm going.
I was looking at this mound of nachos for a second
and then I'm like, "Where's the clue?"
You know, I know how this game works,
I know there has to be a clue there somewhere.
What's this?
Hmm.
Goddamn, it's a clue.
I have seen a clue on the bottom of the nachos.
I couldn't believe it.
You know, so many emotions running through my head,
most of them about the nachos, but some of them also about this clue.
I'm very distracted by these nachos right now,
but I'm trying to take in this clue at the same time.
"You'll only find this idol at certain times of the day
"If you go for a walk to where the land broke away..."
Land broke away, so it's a little island.
I think I know where that idol is. I have a very good idea where it is.
So, as the tide goes out, it's an island.
"Western most isle..."
And I'm pretty sure I can get it.
I don't know who else saw this, but I'm gonna try and get that idol.
After I found the clue,
I'm so happy because now I can finally try
and get those nachos into my stomach.
That's delicious.
I'm not slowing down.
Yes?
So good, man.
I'm building up a sweat. Not slowing down.
Wow.
This is not my finest moment.
I'm starting to hit a wall.
After seeing this clue for myself, you know,
I'm like, "I don't want anyone else to see it."
This clue, I'm gonna have to cover it up.
Heath and Robbie are both after me.
I'm gonna try and cover it.
So, I grab the little red napkin and, like,
shoved it under the nachos and tried to pile up the nachos
in the middle so that they wouldn't see it.
Don't want any diggers.
Nah. Have a good day.
- How'd you go, babe? - Look at his face!
Oh!
Jeez.
I'm hoping that no-one else saw that clue.
Shit. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
It wasn't the hardest clue to find,
so I could have got rid of the plate,
I could have flipped the plate.
Mmm.
Oh, my God. God, these are so good!
Is there a clue here?
All clear.
Oh, my God.
Check out that view.
Pardon me.
Mmm. Mmm.
I'm pretty sure the idol is over here on this island.
After reading this clue
I'm pretty sure it's out on this island in front of the camp.
So, where the land breaks away.
It's the west-most island
and there's a shelf on the east side of it.
An idol out here is like having a life in a video game.
You know, you can take more risks and have more fun.
So, I wanna go find that idol as soon as I possibly can.
This game is not easy to do anything strategic
without being pointed at by everybody.
And, you know, this island is out there in front of everybody to see.
If someone sees me it's gonna put a huge target on my back.
Come on in, guys.
Mat, what was it like at the Champions camp
after losing a reward for the first time?
Oh, it wasn't easy.
But, you know, we actually took a lot out of yesterday.
I mean, to see what Mon put herself through for the team
it sort of uninspired us a lot.
You know, I mean, you can't win 'em all.
We've all had setbacks in our careers and ready to bounce back.
We laughed about it last night.
We joked and had a good time and we're ready to rock'n'roll today.
OK. Are you guys ready to get to today's immunity challenge?
- Yeah. - Yep.
Brian.
Once again, immunity is back up for grabs.
For today's challenge, one man and one woman from each tribe
will hold a rope suspending up a net
while members from the other tribe
will attempt to shoot coconuts into the net.
The more you land, the heavier they become,
the team can no longer hold on.
Last person holding up their net, wins immunity for their tribe.
Losers, Tribal Council,
somebody is going to become the ninth person voted out.
Champions, you've got two extra players.
You need to sit out two today.
It can not be the same in back-to-back challenges.
Who are they going to be?
OK. Shane and myself.
Alright. Shane and Monika, you guys are on the bench.
Everyone else, a minute to talk about it.
We're going to get to it.
Alright. Here we go.
Heath and Fenella holding up the nets for the Contenders,
Steve and Lydia for the Champions.
For immunity...
Survivors, ready? Go!
Your goal is to load up the other tribe's nets with enough coconuts
that they can no longer hold on.
Mat's short.
Robbie's short.
Go. Go. Go.
- Paige is nowhere. - Go, go, go.
Throw it hard, guys. Throw it hard.
These coconuts are heavier than you think.
- Sharn not even close. - Throw hard, Shonee.
Shonee is nowhere.
Yes!
Mat scores the first coconut for the Champions.
Yes! Good, Mat.
- Good job. - Sam scores.
Contenders get one in.
- Well done, Ben. - Good job, Benji.
- Yes! - Mat gets another one in.
The Champions concentrating all their effort on Heath's basket.
Contenders targeting Steve over there.
Both tribes targeting the big boys first.
Step across to the left.
Oh, Brian gets one in finally.
Yes!
Robbie, nice toss for the Contenders.
Mat connects. Now they're getting the hang of it.
I'm worn out just watching them going back and forth.
- Watch out. Watch out. - Wait for it.
- Benji gets one in Steve's basket. - Go, Benji!
Heath and Steve working hard in this challenge.
Fenella and Lydia, taking a break right now.
Mat connects. Mat's doing all the work for the Champions today.
The baskets are starting to get heavy now.
Heath leaning back. That is a lot of weight he needs to contend with.
Keep it on, boys.
The strain is starting to show on his face.
- Another one for Mat. - Nice.
Yes!
Oh, Heath is on the ground.
Trying to use his bodyweight to hang on.
Steve versus Heath.
Yes!
Tegan finally gets one in for the Contenders.
Sam scores.
Those baskets are really loading up now.
Heath giving it everything,
- but can he hang in there? - You've got this, H.
Steve's muscles must be aching.
Oh, Steve is on the deck. A lot of pain in his face right now.
Fenella, nice.
Oh, Mat puts one in Fenella's basket.
Sharn's coconut goes nowhere.
The Champions are working on Fenella's basket now.
H, come on, man.
That is a lot of weight for Heath to contend with.
Heath is really struggling now. You can see the strain in his face.
- The big boy's struggling. - Keep going, big boy.
Oh, he's gone down to the next knot.
He has a lot of weight in his basket.
Keep going. Heath, keep going, Heath.
H, come on, man.
The Contenders have lost the last three immunity challenges.
They do not want to do the same today.
Steve's basket is dropping.
Heath is giving it everything.
He's still holding on. He is digging deep.
No, Heath is out of the challenge.
All hope is pinned on Fenella now for the Contenders.
- Go, Fen. - But no pressure, Fenella.
- Hold, Steve. - Come on.
Go, go, go. Go, Steve.
Steve on the ground, digging deep.
The struggle is showing on his face now.
Lay down. Lay down.
Fenella is on the ground.
Steve taking nut after nut after nut.
Steve's basket just keeps getting lower and lower.
Steve's readjusting.
That is a heavy basket for Steve.
Hold, Steve. Hold.
He's struggling.
Can he hold it together?
No! Steve is out.
OK. He's out.
- Get Lydia. Get Lydia. - Guys, guys, guys.
It's all up to Lydia now for the Champions.
We're down to one each.
It's Fenella versus Lydia.
- Good going, mate. - Heavy, eh?
- Mate, I thought I could hang on for a lot longer than that. - Hurts your fingers, eh?
Benji connects.
Robbie has one in for the Contenders.
Lydia is looking strong, though.
- That's in, Lydia. - Great job, Lydia.
Fenella starting to shake now.
- Go, Robbie! - Mat gets another one in.
They're really loading up Fenella's basket.
- You got it, Fen. - You hold it there.
Sorry.
Fenella struggling to hold on against an Olympic champion.
Hang in, Lydia.
- Lydia continues to look solid. - Great job, Lydia.
Immunity on the line here.
Someone is going home tonight.
- You don't want it to be you. - Nup.
The Contenders do not want to go back to Tribal Council again.
You've got it, Fen.
Brian gets one in.
Mat scores. Really loading up Fenella's basket. She's doing well.
Fenella giving it everything she's got.
You've got this, Fen.
She can come out a hero on this one if she can pull it off.
- Go. Go. She's done. She's done. - Don't listen to 'em.
Straighten your legs out, Fen.
Even Lydia is starting to show signs of struggle.
- Hold it, Lyd. - Great job, Lydia.
Come on.
Fenella's gone down to the next knot.
Can she hold on?
No! She can not.
Champions win immunity, sending Contenders back to Tribal Council.
Mat, you won that for us, man.
Champions, congratulations. Once again, immunity is yours.
Thanks, mate.
You guys are safe, no-one going home. Grab your gear, head on out.
Enjoy the evening off.
Contenders, Tribal for you guys tonight.
One of you will become the ninth person
Champions versus Contenders,
grab your gear, head on out.
I'll see you guys tonight.
I never feel safe when it comes to Tribal Council,
especially now that it is such a small group.
Now we're essentially a tribe of groups of two and three.
But they can only work so many ways.
For the hundredth time,
we've taken another L against the Champions.
Guess what that means.
We're heading right on back to Tribal Council.
- It's like Groundhog Day. - Yeah.
Like, it's a really bad routine.
I mean, after losing an immunity challenge,
it's the worst feeling,
you know, everyone has to come back to camp and scramble.
No.
Not at all.
I'm pretty much a swing vote, every single Tribal Council.
You've got Rob and Benji on one side,
you've got Heath and Tegan on the other,
and in between, it's me, Shonee and Fenella
and both sides need us as votes.
Ooh-whee.
My position in the tribe is not where I'd like it right now.
Tegan outed me as a liar again at Tribal
so the curtain has been drawn back
and everyone's seen me holding the strings.
For the first time, my name is now out there, you know?
So I'm gonna have to really, like, start playing a little bit harder.
I have an idol clue but right now, I can't go get that idol
because it's gonna put a huge target on my back.
So I'm just trying to, like, push it off me for now
and take down an easy target.
Which is Paige.
Have you talked about a vote tonight?
Like, Fenella and I had a quick chat, but...
Yeah. We don't, like...
What are you guys thinking?
Like, I'm trying to put my differences with Tegan aside
'cause I do think she's much stronger in challenges.
And Paige, when she comes to the merge,
- I know she has people has, like, people on the other side. - Mm-hm.
I want to do Paige.
- I would do Paige. - Yep.
- OK.
It makes sense strategically, to vote Paige off tonight.
Paige is just, like, floating around to all these different groups
and I just don't know who she is actually aligned with.
I know where everyone else stands but I don't know where she does.
- Yeah. - Because I can't tell who she wants to work with.
That's why I voted for her the first time.
Way back then. I'm like, "I can't trust her."
- Yeah, I 100%, like, agree. - Yep.
Shonee was 100% on board,
but my name was dragged through the mud by Tegan
so I really want to clean it off, you know?
I wanna make sure Shonee trusts me, moving forward in this game,
'cause she controls Fenella's vote.
And with Robbie and myself, we make four, and that's the majority.
- I have told, like, one lie to you. - Mm-hm.
So I wanted to, like... I wanted to come clean,
just so you can, like... 100% trust me and go forward.
Um... so I'm not actually a graphic designer.
- Oh, really? - Yeah, I'm not.
- I'm... I'm... I run a business... - Mm.
Like, an online business. I make, like, good money.
I made over $1 million last year.
- Oh, my God. - Yeah.
- If I told Paige this, she'd be like, "Oh, you don't deserve to be here." - Mm.
And I feel like a lot of people are like that,
- which is why I'm trying to keep it a secret. - Yeah, yeah.
- Um... but I have a lot of money. - Mm.
I don't need to win this, you know, I wanna make top six, is my goal.
- Yeah, OK. - If I make top six, if I make top...
So do you really live in all these countries?
Yeah, yeah. I travel the world.
I just make more money than I see...
I don't really know why Benji told me this.
It doesn't really make strategic sense to me.
Originally, I had intended on voting for Paige,
but Benji needs to leave the island immediately.
If you're not here to win half a million dollars, then scram.
- Oh, and can you not tell anyone about my job? - No. I wouldn't do that.
Like, even Fenella, because you know, if it gets out there, I'm in trouble.
Thank you.
Um, Benji told me he's a millionaire.
He's like, "You know, I trust you so much
"and there is something I've been lying about.
"Um...
"..I don't actually do graphic design,
"I run an e-crom... e-commerce shop,
"selling fitness products in the US."
Benji is just sneaky as.
I don't think that's his real accent.
I was like, "Oh, OK, righto."
Jesus, why are you playing, then?
Yeah, he said that he only wants to...
..like, his goal is to get to the top six or something.
Um... bullshit.
I think Benji knows the game a lot more than what he wants us to think.
So I think that does make him a target.
I wanna be the smartest and most strategic player on my tribe,
so I have to get rid of him.
- Oop! - What was that?
Oh, my God, a bug just flew so close to my ear.
Oh. Bloody hell.
This is my home now, bitches.
So, what are you thinking?
I'm thinking what you're thinking.
- I'll say it first, if you want. - Go for it.
I don't 100% believe Heath at all in this game
so I need to double-check my sources, you know,
I need to track down Tegan to see if her story matched H's story.
Do we try and keep the couples together or...
- The thing is, you're not gonna vote for Benji. - No.
- I'm not gonna vote for Heath. - No.
- Shonee and Fenella aren't gonna vote for each other. - Vote for themselves, yeah.
So...
It is what it is.
- Hey, mate. - Hey.
I think it would be silly to keep going up against each other.
- There's four, right? Only need four. - Correct.
- With seven. Do you know what I mean? - That's us three and H.
And I think that guarantees us to merge.
And the other thing is, we do need to stay strong.
With the physical challenge, probably like...
- It was... - Like, we did need...
- You know what I mean? - Oh, yeah, I know.
I definitely agree on that part.
It was... it was tough today. Tough challenge.
So I still think you do need some male influence.
And...
Now it's you to take a leap of faith with me and hopefully, tonight,
- if we're on the same page... - Mm-hm.
- I'll let you talk to H. - Yeah, yeah, I need to chat to H.
Like I said, I'm not gonna be like...
He said it makes sense.
I'm feeling pretty confident that they will also want Paige to go
and that we can come together for at least one Tribal Council
and get rid of Paige before going head to head again.
- Alright. - Why would you put Paige...
Like I said, I'm not gonna run to anyone and say anything.
Benji says he wants to work with me, and do you know what?
I don't believe him. He wants to work with me on this vote.
If my name's not being thrown out there,
I'll work with Benji as long as possible to keep myself in the game.
- Yep. - Because, again...
- I trust... - Yep.
Like, it's just about... I'm not writing your name down.
I want Benji out of this game
because it's pretty clear that he's a master strategist.
All of these past few votes, he's really been the brains behind.
I hope I've done enough to keep me safe.
I'm really hoping that, you know,
the Survivor gods are looking down on me today.
And looking after me.
OK, Contenders... another challenge, another Tribal.
Tegan, when you keep coming back to Tribal like this,
how important is it to know
that you can trust the people you're working with?
Trust is everything in this game,
and, you know, it's the hardest thing to find.
Apart from those immunity idols.
Is there someone in this tribe you feel you can trust
more than the others?
Yeah, of course.
You know, everyone has a close relationship within the tribe
and everyone has people that they can trust.
What about you, Fenella?
Do you feel like you have someone you think,
"Yeah, they've got my back, I got theirs"?
Uh, yes, certainly I think I've found that special someone.
I do have a very special someone.
I'm guessing that's Fenella, by that loving look.
It might be, might not be.
So, who's Robbie's special someone?
Ooh, Robbie might have to spill the beans on that one.
I'll keep that a secret.
It's in the closet, Jono.
What about you, Paige? Do you have a special someone?
Yeah, in a way.
I guess I've broached the subject of trust,
like, pretty carefully the past couple of weeks.
But there are certainly people in this tribe I can trust.
Well, Heath, you have a buddy, you have another vote,
but that's only two votes.
It's not a majority.
You're gonna need to pull more people in to make something happen.
That's the hardest part. You've gotta have numbers.
But determining which people you can trust
and which people you can take with you to strengthen your game
is the hardest part.
Tegan, if someone's lied to you in the past,
should you work with them in the future?
You know, every person aside from Heath here
has lied to me in the past,
so, you know, I don't have any choice but to work
with everyone here on the tribe if I want to get to the end.
You never know what's around the corner,
you know, who's going to Exile Beach.
So, if you can put all your trust in as many people as possible,
which is a really hard thing to do, I think it makes your game stronger.
So, Heath is the one person who hasn't lied to you?
Yeah.
Well, Benji, when someone accuses you of lying, even if it's not true,
how hard is it to shake that accusation?
It's almost impossible because all you have is your word.
But at the same time, as the game progresses,
the past is put behind you
and you need to form new bonds of trust with people
to help you both in this game.
Well, Heath, when someone writes your name down
can you ever trust them again?
I've been blindsided by the entire tribe and so has Tegan.
But if we're to hold on to that
and you're out to get revenge on those people,
it could come back to bite you on the butt.
There's gotta come a point in the game
where you have to put that behind you and move on.
What about you, Shonee?
Are you willing to work with someone who may have lied to you?
Yeah, absolutely. Like, exactly what everyone is saying.
Survivor is not the game to hold a grudge in.
If you're gonna be holding grudges,
then you'll find yourself with no-one to work with.
Benji, if you write the wrong name down tonight and they don't go home,
does it make it awkward going back to camp?
Yeah, definitely been there before.
It's definitely awkward
and it's always tough to build that relationship back.
So, it's not something you wanna be doing around these parts.
Benji, how safe do you feel tonight?
I'm not saying there's a 100% chance that I'm safe,
but I like to have confidence in my plans
and the people I put my trust in.
So, I would say there's a 95% chance that I'm safe tonight.
95% chance that you're safe.
Yeah, just because in this game you have to be confident,
otherwise you'll drive yourself crazy.
You know, you'll become paranoid
and you'll probably put yourself in danger.
If you've found people you trust and people you like to work with,
you need to have confidence in that relationship.
I mean, I certainly don't feel 95% safe,
I'm more sitting around the 20 mark.
Benji, do you think the vote's gonna go the way
you imagine it's gonna go?
Yes. You have to think it.
You have to have confidence,
you have to believe in the relationships you've built.
I think it's gonna go the way that I'm gonna be voting.
Alright, guys, it is time to vote.
Paige.
I'm really sorry to do this because you do deserve to be here
but you started it.
Fenella.
Told you way too many lies to keep track of so you have to go.
I'll go count the votes.
If anyone has a hidden immunity idol and you want to play it,
now would be the time to do so.
OK, once the votes are read, the decision is final,
person voted out will be asked to leave the Tribal Council area immediately.
I'll read the votes.
First vote...
..Benji.
Paige.
One vote, Benji. One vote, Paige.
- Paige. - Wow, guys.
Two votes, Paige. One vote, Benji.
Paige.
That's three votes, Paige, one vote, Benji.
Ninth person voted out
Champions vs Contenders...
..Paige.
That's four votes, that's enough.
Need to bring me your torch.
Paige, the tribe has spoken.
Time for you to go.
- See you, Paige. - See you, Paigey.
Bye, Paige.
Well, another Tribal, another unanimous vote.
The question is, with only six of you left,
how many more of them can there be?
Grab your torches, head on out.
Monday night, on Australian Survivor,
at the halfway mark...
Benji and Robbie are working together, Heath and myself
and then Shonee and Fenella.
..alliances have never been more important...
I've got an alliance with Sharn, Lydia, Steve
and Mon,
I'm feeling really comfortable at the moment.
..but in the game of Survivor, the best-laid plans...
We are switching things up.
..can unravel in an instant.
It is time to drop your buffs.
I'm really sad,
like, I really wanted to go really far in this game.
I guess it just wasn't too good an idea trying to play both sides.
I can't tell where you sit in the tribe
so I think it's best to try and get rid of you.
I really thought that I'd done everything I could
to keep my place here, but they blindsided me,
like they've pretty much blindsided every other vote.
I guess someone had to go and it was me.