Previously on Australian Survivor...
Going once, going twice...
..sold to Shonee.
..Shonee's jar of lollies brought with it a sweet advantage.
"This allows you to steal a tribemate's vote at tribal council."
But she's not the only one with a secret weapon.
I've still got my idol and I'm ready to play hard.
Go!
In the immunity challenge...
Benji's through.
..Benji dug himself out of a hole...
- Drop! Drop! Drop! - ..and won the necklace.
Benji wins individual immunity!
And Sharn discovered a hidden immunity idol of her own.
But it didn't remain hidden for long.
I don't want Sharn to have an idol 'cause it's dangerous.
Benji's plan...
..was to flush Sharn's idol out...
- Play the idol tonight. - Yep.
To, like, get that target off your chest.
..before gathering the mighty ducks...
..to finally get rid of Mat.
Of course!
But in the most intense tribal council ever...
If anyone has a hidden immunity idol, and you want to play it,
now would be the time to do so.
Can I bring that up to you?
But I'm playing it for Mat.
A panicked Benji...
No. No. No. Don't play it for Mat.
..thought quickly on his feet.
Don't gamble your life, Sharn. You're getting played.
- I'll play it for... - Yourself.
Myself then?
And in the perfect blindside...
..got rid of the biggest player...
- Mat, the tribe has spoken. - It did.
..in the game.
Eight are left. Who will be voted out tonight?
So, the Godfather went down tonight.
Finally. Been working on it for a long time.
We're in the V and now we just continue forward.
Yeah.
I'm the Godfather now. I'm in his office.
I'm the one smoking his cigars with my feet on his desk.
I have all the options out here.
You know, I have the power out here
and I'm going to choose who goes next.
- Come here. - Oh...
I worked hard and I'm back on top where I belong,
so keep an eye on me.
At tribal council Mat was blindsided.
And I was so flabbergasted.
No. What do I do? Who do I trust? You know?
Just...
These people who've blindsided Mat,
you know, they're not getting up at night to stoke the fire.
They're not collecting enough firewood.
So, I thought, "Well, I'm going to show them." I'm angry.
And I'm scared that my game has been upset.
I've decided I'm not going to cook. I'm not going to stir the fire.
In fact I'm going to sabotage the fire.
So, what I did is there were three logs on the fire
and I separated the logs so they would die out.
There was definitely some dirty faces around camp waking up.
It seems like the old Champions have gone on strike.
None of them did the fire during the night.
There was no breakfast for me to wake up to.
I definitely think they're not happy about Mat.
Don't with Shane Gould.
Morning, Steve.
- Sleep alright? - Yeah.
Yourselves?
Yeah. Pretty good.
I am so on the bottom. You can't get any lower than me.
It's funny because, you know, I was in a pretty good position before.
And that's what happens in this game.
You do see people go from the top to the bottom.
You know, you don't know who you can trust.
Benji got into my head
and he's been in my head since I went to Contenders Beach.
You've got to put your trust in people
and you are essentially alone out here.
As much as you have these other people around, you're alone.
Generally I'm good with that.
I'm a really strong person in everyday life.
But as soon as I feel undermined or screwed over
then, you know, I feel hurt by that initially but then I get angry.
And I think, "OK. I'm going to do something about it.
I'm standing up for myself. I'm standing up for others."
My game plan now is I've got to get Brian and Monika back on board
because we have to be Champions strong.
That's the only way I can see us going forward in this game.
And I want to do it because I want to see Benji gone.
I want revenge.
Yeah.
In my job as a barrister
I'm used to dealing with high-pressure situations, absolutely,
and approaching it in a calm way.
So I'm going to call on that now and do the work that I need to do
to get what I want done, you know, to see us Champions strong.
Why didn't you say something to me? Did you think I was too close to Mat?
We had enough numbers so we thought,
"If we try to take the risk here and tell, um, Sharn..."
Alright. Well, that's fine.
- We'd better not. Yeah. - I understand.
Just 'cause we thought you were just so close.
- It's worked out ugly, but... - Yeah. It has worked out ugly.
It's worked out.
But what I'm here to say
is that doesn't mean that we can't still work together if you want to.
No, that's it.
And I've got some really good information, intel on Benji
and the Contenders because from my time there that could help.
Because I think for you and your game and mine too Benji is the threat.
Yeah.
He's physically strong. He will win the challenges.
And he is in cahoots with those two girls like that.
They were the alliance over the other side with Robbie.
I can be your number. I'm willing to be a number. And I'm loyal.
You saw how loyal I was...
Steve will just be completely...
I don't even know how he's going to function around camp now.
Now, I have to change my game play, yeah?
And I'm willing to be loyal to you and Monika.
Yeah. No. That's...
Yeah?
You and Monika, I will help the two of you.
OK. But I'm honest to God serious. Really, Brian.
After last night's vote with Mat going home
you sort of predict that people are going to be scrambling.
But Sharn, she's working it very quickly.
So, she's come up to me and apologised already.
And she wants to reconnect.
Predictable, but, please
as someone that's just voted for me, was going to throw an idol to Mat,
you're not sticking with this team,
you're one of the ones that are going to go home very, very soon.
You think I'm going to turn that quickly? Please.
Yeah?
In this tribe right now it's pretty simple.
You've got the mighty ducks, the five ducks that took flight last night,
which is Shonee, Fenella, myself, Brian and Monika.
We're in control and we have my idol in my back pocket,
so we hold all the power right now.
And then you have the three on the outside,
which is Shane, Sharn and Steve.
So, now that I've knocked Mat off I've gone from the very, very bottom
all the way to the very, very top of this tribe.
I'm the hub that everyone speaks to right now.
I have relationships with basically everyone except for Shane
and people are coming to me to make decisions.
It's really a good place to be.
Getting Monika and Brian to swing
and form as mighty ducks was huge,
But I want to make sure that we're on the same page
and we need to stick together, be strong and have each other's backs.
So, the big thing as the new Godfather in town
I need to make the move and get rid of Sharn.
You know, I burned that trust way too quickly and she doesn't trust me.
She doesn't want me at the end.
She knows I've made bigger moves than her and she wants me gone.
So I'm going to make sure that she goes this next tribal council
just to get rid of that annoyance in my life.
Come on in, guys.
Shonee...
..what was the mood like at camp after last night's tribal?
I think some people were definitely surprised how last night went.
And some people were quite happy that the plan worked out.
Sharn, are the events of last night's tribal still...
..running through your head?
No, I think I've put it behind me now, Jonathan.
I mean, that's important in this game.
Things change quickly,
um, and, you know, it's basically like a reset now.
Monika, what would be the best reward for you today?
Ah, definitely something with food
and something worth me risking my life again on that terror platform!
As I like to call it.
Monika trying again. She gets the rope...
My kryptonite.
OK, you guys ready to get to today's reward challenge?
- Yes. - Alright, for today's challenge...
..you're gonna be divided into two teams of four.
On my go, one member from each team will release a ball down a chute.
You'll then jump off the tower, get your ball,
swim it out and then shoot it into a goal at the end.
First person to get their ball in the basket wins a point for their team.
First team to three wins reward.
- Want to know what you're playing for? - Yes.
Winning team will enjoy a huge spread...
- ..of fried chicken. - Ooh!
- Wow. - And chips.
Oh, chips! Oh, my God!
And soft drinks to wash it all down.
- Oh! - Worth playing for?
Yes!
Alright. Well, first things first,
we've gotta divide you guys up into teams.
Alright.
Go ahead and grab a rock.
Do not reveal it yet.
I don't get to pick?
Lucky last for you.
Good stuff.
Now, there are two white rocks, so, hands out forward.
Let's see what you got.
- White. - Ooh.
Who we got? Benji. Who else?
- Shane. - Shane.
Alright, I want you guys to come out here.
Benji and Shane are the team captains today.
It's gonna be an old-fashioned schoolyard pick.
Who has number one?
I got a one.
OK, Benji, you get to pick first.
Steve.
Shane, you're next.
Brian.
- Fenella. - Ooh.
Sharn.
Have to go Shonee.
Alright, you guys have a minute to talk about it.
We can do this. OK? Fist pumps.
Fist pumps. I want the afternoon with you guys.
I wanna win this one.
Should be interesting.
Alright, we're gonna get to it.
Alright, here we go.
We have Shane for yellow taking on Fenella for black.
Fenella, it's all yours.
- Fried chicken and chips. - Whoo! Chippies!
Very nice reward.
Survivors ready?
Go!
Fenella releases first.
Shane is in first.
Go, Fenella, go!
Oh, no! Shane's ball is behind her.
She has to catch up.
Throw it! Throw it. That's it.
Big throw forward from Shane.
She's coming!
Keep going. Yep, that's it.
Go, Shane. Yes!
Look at Shane go!
The Olympian is still in her, at 61 years old.
They're both there at the same time.
Who's gonna take the first shot?
Shane takes a shot, just off the rim.
Block her! Block her, Shane!
Tries to block Fenella. Nice.
Oh, but Fenella gets it in!
Black leads. One-zip.
Nice effort, Shane. Well done.
Whoo!
Alright.
- Go, Mon. - Good work, girl.
- Well done, Mon. - Let's go, Benj.
Next round, we have Monika for the yellow team
taking on Benji for the black.
Survivors ready?
Go!
Benji.
Nice pin drop from Monika. Nice.
Benji gets to his ball first.
- Go, Benji. - Come on, Benj!
- Taps it on. - Come on, Benj.
Powering through.
Monika is completely at sea.
Benji gets to the goal first.
- Got it, Benj. - Get nice and close, mate. Accuracy.
Takes a shot and he gets it in.
That's it.
Black leads two-zip.
OK, next round,
we have Steve for blacks taking on Brian for the yellows.
Battle of the big boys.
Yep. Come on, Brian.
Oh, my God. Are you kidding me?
Why?
Grubby!
You gotta get that checked out, man.
Maybe you have a UTI.
This is a PG show. You know that, right?
Grab the handle.
Hey, pay attention to what you're doing.
Alright, here we go.
We have Steve for blacks taking on Brian for the yellows.
Two ex-Champions going head to head.
Blacks still lead two-zip.
Steve can win it right here for the black team.
Let's get that point, Steve.
Brian needs to win it to keep yellow in this challenge.
Go, Brian!
Survivors ready?
Go!
- Whoo! - Ooh.
Brian tries to punch it on but does a belly flop.
That's gonna hurt.
Brian's whipping through the water today.
Making quick work of the swim.
Oh, nicely done.
Steve's right there.
Brian might get there first.
- Go, Bri. - Who's gonna take the first shot?
Steve takes the first shot...
Yes. No, he comes up short.
Go, Bri.
Brian is trying to swim it right in. Takes a shot, he comes up short.
Steve... Oh, round the top!
No-one can get it in yet.
Brian's having another crack at it.
- Lines it up. - Gonna get this!
And he lands it!
Brian puts the yellow team on the board.
Well done, Brian.
Black leads two-one.
That wee helped.
It was all about the wee, right?
OK, next round,
Shonee for the black team taking on Sharn for the yellow team.
Go, Sharn!
Black leads two-one.
We are playing to three.
Can Sharn even it up for the yellow team?
Survivors ready?
Go!
Shonee releases first.
Go, go!
Sharn is in first.
That's it!
- Throw! - Throw.
Go, Shon, you've got this.
Sharn, slightly ahead.
Go, Sharn!
Shonee, taps it on.
That's better!
We are neck and neck.
Who's gonna get to the net first?
Who's gonna take their first shot?
Sharn is right there, is she gonna take a shot?
Lines it up...
She does!
Sharn ties it up.
We are tied, two each.
Good job, Sharn.
Amazing work.
- Holy moley. - How are the legs?
Alright, here we go. Final round.
Come on, Shane.
Shane for yellow taking on Fenella for black.
Fenella scored the last round.
- Go, Fen. - You got this, Shane. All yours.
We are tied two-two.
Whoever wins this round wins reward.
Survivors ready?
Go!
- Yes, Shane! - Ooh, Shane...
Perfect, Shane. - ..has employed Brian's technique.
Taps it on.
Pops right up.
She's right on that ball.
You got this, Shane!
She's gonna get there first this time.
Beautiful!
Opening up a big lead on Fenella.
Look at her go!
Shane could win an afternoon away from camp, feasting on fried chicken.
Just one shot.
Go, Shane. Take your time.
Shane can win it right here.
And she does!
Shane!
Oh! Yellow wins reward!
OK.
Alright, Monika, Shane, Sharn, Brian, congratulations.
Your fried chicken banquet will be waiting for you.
You can swim it on out. Enjoy.
Pin drop.
My strategy was to pick the right people
so I could spend time alone with them
to convince them to vote out Benji.
Benji's a sly fox.
I hope I get my revenge.
So, reward challenge today,
I lost as well as Steve, Fenella and Shonee.
I'm excited for double portion.
Yeah, double rice, baby.
Yeah! Double rice.
Who needs chicken?
Brian, Sharn, Monika and Shane are off eating chicken
while we're sitting here on the beach.
- I'm really enjoying this. - Mm-hm.
And honestly, guys, they'll really feel it tonight.
- Yep. - Not in a good way.
Not having any of the Contenders on this reward is slightly concerning.
I just hope that chicken doesn't bring them too close together.
I do trust Benji.
So, me telling him about the secret advantage
is just to, you know, build our relationship stronger.
Yeah.
Two-vote.
It would definitely help my game to take out a Champion.
Too many chiefs and not enough Indians around here.
And I'm an Indian.
So, there's one less of them around, that's great for me.
In the, um... lolly jar.
Oh, my God, awesome.
This is exactly what I needed.
I'm out here to win.
I'm out here for 50 days and if we play our cards right,
we can make a really big move in this game.
We're gonna pick 'em off one by one.
The ex-Champs have no chance.
Oh, there's champagne!
- What? - Or is that soft drink?
- I don't know. - Oh.
Well done, team!
Champion team!
I really wanna win this game and make a big move.
I wanna vote Benji off.
He's trouble.
But I need Brian on board to do that,
so having Brian and Monika to share the feast
is an opportunity to raise questions about the alliance.
Oh, my gosh.
Guys!
Oh, gosh.
There is... It's so cute!
- Oh! - Want soft drink?
Oh, wow, yeah.
Alright, it's out of the bottles. Let me get you all one.
I can't believe we have all this to ourselves.
- Thank you. - Thank you very much.
Well done, guys. Super effort today.
Cheers. Cheers.
I knew that we were underdogs but I knew we'd smash it.
This tastes a lot better than...
..salt water.
Who wants some coleslaw?!
Yeah. That's a good idea.
Mashed potato!
Wow. Me too.
- Gravy on the chips? - Yeah.
Hundred per cent.
I absolutely think that the fences between Brian and I can be mended.
You know, we still have a history.
And I think wherever there's a relationship
where you've got history, there is always potential.
- Let bygones be bygones. - Mm-hm.
Tribal council's finished from last night.
- Absolutely. - At the end of the day.
- I agree. - I think new chapter altogether.
For sure.
Even though I worked with him last night to get rid of Mat, but...
..Benji is very dangerous.
I think you're right. I think he is so tight with those girls.
Yep.
He wants the three of them to go to the end.
Look, he shafted me yesterday.
- Yep. - You know?
- Mm. - He was telling me some things...
And then, you know.
- It was a big play, wasn't it? - It was.
"Don't... Don't, they're playing you. They're playing you."
Yeah, exactly. But it wasn't true!
He is looking after himself.
He wants to win this and he wants to take Shonee and Fenella.
Of course. As we all do.
Well, why don't we...
Depending on who wins tomorrow, immunity,
if he doesn't win, what if we blindside him?
What do you think?
'Cause if we could pull that off, I reckon that's a huge move.
Which is... Thoughts?
I mean, I'm just opening it up for discussion.
What are your thoughts, Shane, after...
I know you wanted to think a bit last night.
- It was clever. - Mm.
Really clever. It was...
..great survival play.
I mean, we've got five Champions,
we're in a really good position to take out the Contenders completely.
Monika?
- What do you think? - Definitely. There's no questions.
- On board? - For sure.
Champions strong? Champion five?
So, I trust Monika.
She said she was on board 100%
but Brian, he's lied, he's cheated,
he's really villainous.
And I don't trust him.
We're... I love the Champions.
- Me too. - We love our tribe.
But you two, you know, you guys are obviously communicating with them.
- Mm-hm. - You keep doing what you're doing.
- Yep. - Yeah?
Yep.
And we'll just play...
..you know, along, like...
Exactly. Exactly.
That's what we have to do.
With Brian, I don't know.
There's something there that makes me just...
Ding, alarm bells.
- I'm so full. - Me too.
- Yeah. I'm pushing through, though. - Have you eaten all your chicken?
- No. Given Brian... This is all... - Like, I didn't eat the coating.
- Wait, where are you going? - He's looking for clues.
Oh.
'Cause you know then, for us to get to top four...
- Top five, top four, is huge. - Yeah.
- It's so close then. - And all Champions.
- Mm. - Original Champions.
I'm not looking up your shorts.
I'm not being a creep.
Can everyone cheers to that?
You always muck around when you go to rewards like that
about looking for idols.
Is there clues around here?
So, I thought, "Bugger this, I'm gonna do this, I'm gonna play it up.
"Everyone can see what I'm doing."
There's no point... If I find something, everyone knows.
Brian, get your drink. Let's cheers.
- Cheers. - Well done.
I'm just mucking around and then I see this paper rolled up.
So, I just grabbed it out and just quietly look at everyone.
Slide it in the pocket and think,
"Oh, my God, I've just pulled this off."
"Hidden under the front stairs an idol is yours for the taking."
Jesus, that is so crucial.
Ho-ho. Come on!
How the hell am I gonna get it?
How do I do this? Do I sit on the steps?
Um, make out I'm putting my shoes on?
I'll do that.
That's good. That is good.
- Guys, that was so yummy! - It was.
- I'm so happy we got to share it together. - Me too.
Kind of fate today that you drew us all together.
I'm so happy, I got to have...
..well, dinner with three lovely ladies.
Yes.
One thing I will never forget is those people did write my name down.
So their time will come
because there's a new alliance now that's got the majority,
so... the game has flipped on its head.
Yeah, there's some nervous people but there's some happy people,
and I'm one of them.
I'm just saying I'm so glad we're back on board with each other.
Seriously.
Yeah, bloody oath.
Yeah.
At this late stage, getting an idol is massive for this game
and for my game and to become the Sole Survivor.
Ooh, sorry, guys. I've just forgotten my drink bottle.
And bang!
Brian's got a bloody idol. How fantastic's that?
When there's only eight people left in the game.
Come on in, guys.
Brian, how was that fried chicken?
Yes, it was very nice.
The chips, mashed potato, coleslaw, a bit of gravy, soft drink as well.
A beautiful setting.
And it's not every day you get to enjoy a feast like that
with three lovely ladies as well.
So, I was a very lucky man.
Monika, apart from the food, what are the other benefits
of getting away from camp for the afternoon?
Well, it's a nice reprieve from the game.
It's just nice to wind down
and, I don't know, think about other things.
But it is also great to talk about the game and what we should do next.
There's always a bit of talk, of course.
Right.
Shonee, do you think it's getting easier to win an immunity challenge
now that Mat's not here?
Ooh, I haven't actually thought about that.
Mat did seem to be amazing at every single thing he did.
So, maybe it might be a little bit even today.
Alright. You guys ready to get to today's immunity challenge?
Yes.
- Benji. - Ah, come on.
You're gonna have to win it back, my friend.
There you go.
Once again, immunity is back up for grabs.
For today's challenge, you're going to bounce a ball on a disk
while standing on a box.
If at any point you drop the ball, or you step off the box,
you're out of the challenge.
Last person still bouncing their ball wins immunity,
safe from the vote.
As for the rest of you, tribal council tonight,
someone's going to become the 17th person voted out of this game.
Alright. We're going to get to it.
Alright. Everyone, grab your disk, step up on your box,
start bouncing your ball.
Once everyone's got a rhythm, I'll count you in.
OK. I'm going to count you in.
Three, two, one. This challenge is now on.
You need to keep that ball bouncing.
If it stops, you're out of the challenge.
Shonee, it stopped.
- What? - You're out.
- Am I out already? Oh. - Yep.
Monika's out of the challenge.
15 seconds in and we're down to six already.
Nothing difficult about this challenge,
but it requires a lot of concentration.
But after 39 days out here, concentration may be hard to come by.
Is anyone else getting dizzy yet?
Yep.
The sound of that ball bouncing is very hypnotic.
One lapse, someone going home tonight.
Some movement from Sharn. Nice save.
Steve getting in the zone.
- Ooh! - Just like that, Fenella's out.
Now down to five.
Sharn looking for her third immunity win.
- Benji would love to get his second. - Oh, yeah.
Brian, Shane and Steve yet to walk out of here wearing that necklace.
I'm sure they'd love to today.
If you want to win today,
you've got to find a nice rhythm and stick with it.
Oh, a bit of wind.
The wind is starting to pick up. Oh, Sharn's ball almost stopped.
Oh, she's starting to struggle now. She's all over the place.
Another gust of wind.
Ooh... Ooh, Sharn is really struggling there.
Can she keep it going?
It is all over the place. Oh, she's out.
- Well done. Awesome effort. - Damn.
We're down to four, Benji, Brian, Shane and Steve.
Mm-hm.
Yeah. Yeah.
Mm-hm.
We are 10 minutes in.
Who's going to have what it takes to out bounce the rest?
No-one wants a bouncing ball to send them home.
Be the ball. Be... the... ball. Be... the... ball.
Shane chasing that ball all over the place.
Steve, like a statue.
Oh, and just like that, Shane drops out of the challenge.
- Well done, Shane. Good effort. - Shane, you did amazing.
It's down to the boys now.
Benji, Brian and Steve battling it out for that necklace.
All three boys have looked very strong
since the start of this challenge.
Who's going to be the first to falter?
You guys are doing so well.
- How's Steve looking? - Yeah. Good too.
- Is he balanced? - Yeah.
- Doesn't move? - Yeah.
He's good.
- He's, like, in a meditative state. - Yeah. It's like he's meditating.
If your concentration starts to wander, it will quickly go south.
- Does Steve play ball sports? - Nah.
Do you play ball sports, Steve?
A little bit.
What ball sports do you play, Steve?
Tennis.
Brian, trying to chat with Steve.
Backhand or forehand strongest?
Yeah. Forehand.
Is he just bored out there?
Or is that a tactic to throw Steve off his game?
It's never a tactic, Jonathan.
Just friendly.
One error, that's all it takes.
Alright. You guys have been at this for one hour.
Sorry, girls.
Don't apologise. It's fine.
You made us wait four hours on that pole.
That's right. I was just going to say that.
Alright. We're going to make this a little more difficult.
When I count you in, you're going to remove one hand
and continue bouncing with the other hand.
If you drop the ball during the transition, you're out.
Have you got a lunch date, have you, Jonathan?
Somewhere to be.
OK. I'm going to count you in on five.
Five,
four,
three,
two,
one.
You need to be down to one hand.
You really need to refocus if you want to stay in this.
- Benji moving around. - Oh, boy.
Oh, just like that, Benji is out.
- Oh, well done, Benje. - Well done, Benji.
Brian and Steve battling it out now.
Two very different techniques.
Steve is gripping the edge of his disk.
Brian has his hand underneath the disk.
Steve looking steady, Brian looking a little precarious.
Nuh.
You can not touch the disk with your other hand.
You can not swap hands.
If you're worried about your position in the tribe,
you really want to win this one today.
Steve has looked so strong in this challenge.
It might be tough to beat him.
Whoo, a little stumble from Steve.
Oh, he's really lost control now. Can he save it?
No! He's out of the challenge.
Brian wins individual immunity.
Yay! Whoo!
Well done, Brian.
- You beast. - Well done, Steve.
- Well done. New necklace wearer. - Whoo!
Give me a hug, mate.
Well done, Benji. Great job. Yeah.
Brian, come on over.
Thank you.
Well done, Brian.
Good job, Bri.
I'll get on one knee. I'll get on one knee for it.
It looked like you were having a ball out there.
Oh, yes. Thank you very much.
- Congratulations. - Thank you.
You are safe tonight. You can not be voted out.
As for the rest of you, after 39 tough days out here,
one of you will be voted out tonight
and become the fourth member of our jury.
Congratulations. Well done.
Grab your gear, head on out. I'll see you guys tonight at tribal.
I'm glad that Sharn didn't win this necklace, you know.
She's the big target. But I'm controlling the vote out here.
I am the one in power, so Sharn goes next.
So, we've get the five mighty ducks out of eight.
You know, we have the majority,
but we also have two advantages in this game.
We still have Shonee's vote steal advantage
and we have my idol in my back pocket,
so we hold all the power right now.
Why would we risk...
We need the five to be on board.
But I don't know, it might be too late for perhaps Brian.
He hasn't been wanting to engage, which is a sign to me
that perhaps he's not on board, so I'm sceptical.
You know, I just got a weird feeling.
Yeah, trust the gut.
Getting Monika and Brian to swing over with the Contenders
and form these mighty ducks was huge, you know.
But I'm worried at the moment that
they have slipped back on me to Sharn.
And there is this little Champions alliance.
I know they cheersed to it at the feast,
and there's five of them and three of us, and they outnumber us.
And even with Shonee's vote steal, we're only tying it up,
so I want to make sure that Brian and Monika are down with the plan.
She is.
Shonee has an incredible advantage in this game,
and it's to take a vote from somebody else.
But I'm gonna tell Monika that this advantage is like a three-vote steal.
It's really just getting Monika to do what I want
by just making her really scared to do anything else.
He wants to work.
He wants to play and be here as long as possible.
- OK. - And he's open season, yeah?
Well, do we need him tonight?
We don't need him tonight, 'cause we have Shonee who's playing the...
So, it's gonna be, like, six votes, at least.
- At least, yeah. - So, then we don't need anyone else.
We don't.
You and Shonee could potentially just vote for her and be done.
Yeah, I think it should be Shonee, Fenella, something like that.
- Let's do it. - Oh, my God.
Everything seems to be lining up with Monika. She 100% believed me.
I'm so not confident about what's happening tonight
because I don't know if Shonee's gonna use her advantage
and how much power she actually has.
I mean, do I go back to the Champions and vote out Benji,
who seems to be quite a dangerous player,
or do I stay with him and the mighty ducks tonight for the vote?
I know.
If the advantage is true and she can take two votes, we're screwed.
Someone from the Champions is going home.
And more than likely it will be Sharn.
I don't know whether it's a bluff, whether it's true or not.
If it's out there, it's quite unfortunate
that it's gonna be the night that my name's coming up, I think.
Without Brian on board, it's the end for me.
Of course I'm sad that I'm not gonna be there at the end.
Whoever wins absolutely wholeheartedly deserves it.
So, yeah, I think I'm just a bit emotional
because I know this is the last time I'll be sitting on this beach,
the last sunset I'll see here.
- Oh, it looks pretty tiny. - Here, you can have it.
Oh, no, no, no, you have it.
- Mm-hm. - Yeah.
- Do you just want to cut that up? - Oh, yeah.
I'm in control and I have the power.
Monika is on board,
but Brian out here is super-strategic
and he's definitely on the outside of this mighty duck alliance.
So, I need to make sure he doesn't trust Sharn.
- Really? - Yeah.
Oh, yeah, yeah. I forgot about that.
I could not believe it.
Benji is an absolute idiot.
Brian has the immunity necklace around his neck!
She's like...
The person that probably holds all the power in camp at the moment,
I mean, it's myself.
Some people you can tell if they're telling the truth.
For me, I get a vibe Benji's the dangerous player here.
But the mighty ducks is a great alliance.
I'm dissecting it, trying to think what to do,
but I don't know, it's the $500,000 question.
I'll now bring in the members of our jury.
Sam, Robbie and Mat, voted out at the last tribal council.
Well, last time we were here,
the alliance crumbled in spectacular fashion.
Sharn, you played your idol originally for Mat,
but then you reversed directions and you played it for yourself.
Yeah.
What was going on?
To be honest, Jonathan, it's all a bit of a blur.
I had an objective at the time...
..and then obviously Benji spoke up and rattled me.
And it worked.
So I played it for myself.
Had Benji not said anything, it would have been played for Mat.
Benji, as Sharn stated,
you were quite adamant that she'd play it for herself.
Were you worried that she was in danger
or was there something else going on?
There was definitely something else going on.
I did feel like my game was going downhill pretty quick...
..and I tried to think on my feet and gave her some misdirection
which obviously hurt her original game plan.
The next thing you know...
..you're putting out Matty's torch.
It was a shock to me.
You know, the next day was quite difficult.
I was just... I had to go within.
I had to... No words.
I was scared.
But I'm very happy that it happened.
Brian, do you think it was a good move?
I think it was a very good move.
If not, I'd be sitting there right now.
We had a plan going in.
We thought we were pretty confident with it until Sharn stood up.
Then I got rattled.
But Benji just had the composure to understand what to do then.
To execute under pressure like that in 15, 20 seconds,
I've gotta take my hat off to him.
It was an amazing piece of game play,
but I wasn't very happy at all.
You know, 'cause I was close to Mat. I was devastated.
So, I had a little bit of a hissy fit.
When we got back to camp I sabotaged the fire.
Spreading it apart so it wouldn't stay alight.
So, you were frustrated and you were taking it out on the fire?
- I was frustrated. - What were you frustrated about?
I was frustrated that Benji, you know, just made a ruse, you know.
It was a ruse, the whole thing. I could see it.
Sharn, I think what Shane is saying is that she felt played by Benji.
Did you feel the same way?
At that moment I did feel the same way, yeah.
I suppose fear was instilled in me in that moment.
Because I didn't expect that to come from Benji,
and I put my trust in him in that moment, I did.
And that's why I didn't play it for Mat and I played it for myself.
Whether that was the right decision or not, you know, we'll see.
It may not have been the right decision.
Benji, clearly some feelings are hurt,
but it's a game with only one winner, and you pulled off a big move.
It is a game with one winner, and I'd also like to say that
it wasn't just my move, you know, it took five people to vote Matty out.
If we didn't do what we did, the five of us sitting here
would have been wondering which one of us is to go next.
We weren't gonna be sitting ducks.
That's why me and Monika had to change,
because we weren't part of the alliance,
we were just sheep on the end of it, really.
So, we took a risk, it paid off.
So, we'll keep going that way because we've still got the numbers
and we've got the strength at the moment.
We can't go wrong.
Sharn, is the alliance still functioning in some fashion
or is it truly dead and buried?
The old alliance is gone.
So, how does that make you feel?
Are you feeling vulnerable because of that?
Of course I'm feeling very vulnerable and exposed.
But this is a new chapter now,
and I'm just investing in the relationships
that I have in this tribe.
I hope that everyone knows where I stand with them.
I think I've made it abundantly clear.
Honesty is always the best policy, I think.
And I think that's one you should really stick to.
Benji, at the end of the day, deception is a big part of this game.
Yes, it is.
You just have to know who do you want to trust
and be confident in it.
Monika, I mean, how do you know who to trust
at this crucial point in the game?
It's really hard to trust anyone here.
So, you know, when I'm speaking to people
I really am just focusing on how I'm feeling
when I'm speaking to them
and if my body is telling me there's something that feels off,
you know, you've gotta follow that.
I'd like to add on that and use another word, and that's faith.
Having some faith in people.
You know, we talk alliances, I've come from the military.
You know, you hear the stories where a small group
have been up against all odds
and everyone would have thought that they were going to be defeated,
but they took solace in one another...
..and have overcome.
Alright, well, it is time to vote.
Jonathan.
I've got a present for you.
OK.
Thank you.
OK, this is an advantage for Shonee.
And it says that she can steal someone else's vote,
so that person will not vote and she will get to vote twice.
So, Shonee...
..whose vote do you want to steal?
Sharn's.
Sharn. So, you will not vote, Shonee will vote twice.
Yep.
OK, Fenella, you're up.
Benji, you're just too sly, too untrustworthy.
I don't want you in the game anymore.
I just hope we have the numbers.
You hung on to the sinking ship for too long
and you tried to pull me under with you.
OK, Shonee, you'll now vote again.
I hope this works.
I'll go count the votes.
If anyone has a hidden immunity idol and they want to 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.
That's three votes Benji.
Sharn.
That's three votes Benji, one vote Sharn.
Sharn.
Three votes Sharn, three votes Benji.
Sharn.
That's four votes Sharn, three votes Benji.
One vote left.
Benji.
We're tied.
OK, we're gonna revote.
Everyone else can only vote for Sharn or Benji.
We're tied.
Four votes Benji, four votes Sharn.
OK, this is how it's gonna work.
We're gonna revote, which means that Sharn and Benji will not vote,
but everyone else can only vote for Sharn or Benji.
Shonee, because Sharn cannot vote in this revote,
there's no vote to steal, so you can only vote once.
Is that clear?
Fenella, come and grab the urn.
Mm, this is a pickle.
I'll go count the votes.
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...
..Sharn.
Benji.
One vote Benji, one vote Sharn.
Benji.
Two votes Benji, one vote Sharn.
Benji.
Three votes Benji, one vote Sharn.
The 17th person voted out of Australian Survivor:
Champions v Contenders and the fourth member of our jury.
Benji, that's enough votes.
- You need to bring me your torch. - OK. You got me.
Benji, the tribe has spoken.
Wow.
- Great job, guys. Good luck. - See ya, Benji.
Bye, Benj.
Whether it's day one or day 50, always remember that in this game
promises mean nothing and reputation is everything.
Grab your torches, head back to camp.
Oh... the irony.
Monday night on Australian Survivor...
My game plan is just taking the strong out one by one.
..with Benji's demise...
I've got the girls on my side.
..a new power will rise.
I've also got an idol in my back pocket.
This is the time now where I can strike.
A champion defected...
I can play this game hard.
..the others will do whatever they can...
How much can you trust those people?
..to bring him down.
He's cheating, he's lying.
Now's the time to get revenge.
So, the Champions stuck together.
You know, they pulled the wool over my eyes, I didn't see it coming,
so the idol is still in my bag right now.
They knew if I got to the end I'd win,
and that's why they voted me out.
All I've got to say is sorry, mate.
You did save me, you just can't be trusted.
You promised everyone, um... You have to go.
My favourite part of this whole experience was the nachos,
the 10 minutes of heaven, stuffing my face with the nachos
and the margaritas and finding the clue, you know,
that's definitely the highlight of my whole trip.
Sorry, mate, I really don't want to vote for you.
I really dislike Sharn, but this is gonna make the night quicker.
So, this is my brand-new Survivor souvenir
that holds no power,
just the sad memory of me not playing it.
Here it is.