Previously on Australian Survivor...
Me, please.
..Benji's dethroning gave rise a new regime.
They're calling Brian King Grub.
And Shane was on the warpath.
He's cheating, he's lying.
It'd be nice to see him fall from his throne.
But the immunity challenge brought with it not one surprise...
- Shonee wins. - Oh, my God, Shon!
..but two...
The person who gets the most votes tonight
will become a dead man walking.
..with a twist that changed everything.
They will lose their ability to vote in the next two tribals.
A solid three versus three,
Monika was the swing vote both alliances needed.
- We have to vote for Fenella tonight. - Easy. Easy done.
She had the power...
..but not the gameplay.
I just want to be friends with everyone,
and I don't want to hurt anybody's feelings.
At tribal council...
You've gotta be courageous.
..Monika was still conflicted.
The weight of it makes me scared.
But in the end... she cast the deciding vote.
Gotta do what I think is best.
And Steve became dead man walking.
I got nothing to lose.
Seven are left. Who will be voted out tonight?
Well, I am dead man walking.
And... at the next two tribal councils,
I lack the ability to vote.
I'm easy pickings for Brian, Monika, Fenella and Shonee.
But let's not forget,
this isn't the first time you've tried to play us.
Monika, I'm talking to you.
Ooh.
And, um... yeah...
- Contenders are gonna win this. - Yeah. I know.
Sole Survivor.
Got no chance.
I've been with Brian since day one.
She's... siding with a fool.
The funny thing is,
Brian doesn't do anything for anyone else other than Brian.
Like, have a think about what he's done around camp for anybody else.
Who's gonna get all your firewood? Who's gonna do all that stuff?
We haven't even got 10 days.
Ha.
Myself, Sharn and Shane pretty do everything around camp...
..to support those freaking leeches.
He doesn't do anything for anyone other than himself.
His sense of power and ego at this point is so overinflated
that he's blinded by it.
It was super hard tonight,
because I actually had to betray the Champions,
and now in this game,
like, the people that I'm speaking to and that I'm betraying,
I actually care about them.
And I was really emotional.
I was so conflicted, and I just felt guilty.
I don't know what to say,
but, like, for me,
it was the most difficult decision and... it's like...
I wanna work with you guys for sure, but... I just...
I just think Brian's playing you, Monika.
Mm-hm.
Yeah.
No, I am so annoyed!
Monika has lied to me, and it's flipped the game again.
We have to fix it. I don't know how.
I can't believe it.
I don't even understand how it even happened, but it happened.
Decision's been made now. It's done.
And, um... we'll just have to see what plays out.
I mean... yeah.
Hopefully it's right choice you've made. That's all.
For yourself.
Man, I feel so guilty.
But then it's like, what's the point,
that you have to be a little bit more selfish,
because at the end of the day, it's one person's game?
But I don't know if I made the right decision.
Last night at tribal council,
everything went just the way I wanted it to.
Brian and Monika proved
that they do wanna work with Fenella and I in the future.
And we took out a member of Shane, Steve and Sharn's alliance.
We made Steve the dead man walking.
Mmm.
There's definitely a couple of sore losers
quite grumpy after tribal council.
But I'm definitely not one of those people.
I'm feeling on top of the world because I'm no longer on the bottom.
Tiptop.
I'm at the top, where I like to be.
Oh, thank you very much.
Yeah. I'll really lather it up.
Yep. Yep, sweet.
I'm feeling pretty good this morning.
It's a dog eat dog situation,
but... I was able to persuade Monika to flip on the Champions,
and we just took out the big dog.
Couldn't get any better.
You know what...
The twist last night at tribal council was a huge blow to my game.
But I'm not gonna give up.
I'm not gonna give up working on people,
and if I can find a way forward, I will.
I think.
I'm disappointed in Monika that she hasn't chosen to align with me,
but there might be some hope that she'll flip back.
It's essential that I talk to Monika
and get her to realise
the danger that is Brian, Shonee and Fenella, you know,
and that really, she should be fixing her mind on separating them,
if she wants to advance.
Wow.
Yay!
"Last night, one of you became the dead man walking, a burden...
"A burden".
"..that will only get worse.
"Dead man walking, you must pack your bag
"and leave for Exile Beach immediately.
"You will not take part in the reward challenge
"and will not return until the next immunity challenge.
Giving Steve the dead man walking necklace,
it was a massive grenade.
I'm just happy to watch it explode.
- When does he have to go? - Immediately!
- Immediately. - Oh, my God.
Finding out that I'm going to Exile Beach,
it's definitely not an ideal situation,
because... you lose the opportunity to have conversations
and play the social game and get people onside,
and, uh... yeah, hopefully feeling a little sympathetic for your cause.
Leaves me short of that power
to look out for myself, and, uh... Sharn and Shane.
And if we're not careful...
...we're gonna be sitting over on that jury bench.
See you all later.
Dead man walking was going to Exile Beach.
That was quite a twist that we didn't see coming.
And again, a detriment to my alliance, because Steve's gone.
It's just Shane and I now.
So I don't know, the blows keep on coming,
but I just keep on getting up, you know?
Now that Steve is at Exile, I knew I had to talk to Monika,
because she is in essence the flip vote.
I want to let her know that there were no hard feelings
and to fight for what I think we should do.
We have to get rid of Fenella. We have to break up the power couple.
- ..thinking about... - Of course. Yeah.
A safer way than using the girls.
They're preying on the fact that they think that you are not as intelligent
that... you know, I know you are.
I think Monika is easily manipulated,
and she's just listening
to everything Brian and the Contenders are telling her to do
at this point.
And I don't wanna see her screw her game up.
Or mine.
We shouldn't be giving them all the power.
No, definitely not. That's done now.
But I think we can still control things...
- I think so too. - ..you and I, if you want to.
I was really appealing to her to say, "Come back to the good side.
"Come back and work with me."
- We're strong women. Smart women. - Yeah.
You know?
But I wanna work with you because I recognise that,
that you're strong and smart.
I recognise that you're not a pushover
and I recognise all of those things.
I totally get what you're saying. I totally agree. I mean...
Yeah, I will have a chat to him.
Done. Of course.
But you can tell him you're onboard too,
because he needs to know there's a general consensus 'cause it works.
I'll grab him, I'll grab him, I'll grab him.
And then we blindside whoever it is.
- Exactly. I'm not... - OK. Alright.
In my opinion, I don't believe that Brian deserves to be here.
I think he is very lazy around camp.
In terms of surviving, he's relied on everybody else.
But I know the numbers aren't on my side.
I'll have to find a way to get alone time with Brian
to try and convince him that the Contenders need to go.
That's my only way out now. It's my only option.
Come on in, guys!
Sharn, what was the mood like at camp after last night's tribal?
Um, you know, I think everyone was quite shocked
about what went down at tribal
and it was interesting to see Steve as dead man walking.
Brian, how were you feeling when you woke up this morning?
Him not being here, I've dreamt about this many times,
being stuck on a deserted island with five wonderful ladies.
I'm all happy at the moment.
So it's Brian and his angels, huh?
- Grubby's gals. - Grubby's gals.
Yep.
Grubby's gals.
- Not me. - Oh-ho! Come on, Shane!
Fenella, what would a decent feed do to lift the spirits
heading into the final days of the game?
Well, it would be nice just to kind of regroup and just come together
and realise that, yes, this is really hard, but yes,
this is a game, there's a lot at stake, but let's go in with a smile.
So I think it would be good to just lift everyone's spirits.
What about you, Shane?
Look, I was really lethargic yesterday.
So yeah, any food is good food.
So as we walk across here I think, "Is that an octopus?
"Is that a crab? Is that a pipi?"
- Can we eat it? - Can we eat it? Yeah.
Alright, you guys ready to get to today's reward challenge?
Yep.
For today's challenge you're gonna be divided into two teams of three.
On my go, two members from each team will flip up two titles.
You'll then paddle out to a pontoon to decipher a puzzle board.
You'll then paddle back and use that information
to solve a combination lock, releasing three balls.
The last team member will attempt to land in a high gutter.
First team to land all three balls wins reward.
Want to know what you're playing for?
- Yeah. - Certainly.
Winning team will enjoy a delicious...
..Indian feast.
Lamb and chicken curries, vegetable samosas, chutney.
Yum!
Nothing but flavour.
Oh, delicious.
First things first, let's get you guys into teams.
One rock each. Go ahead.
Don't reveal...
Brian.
OK, lucky last.
There are three black rocks, three yellow rocks.
Let's see what you've got.
- Ooh! - Look at that.
Right down the middle.
Yep.
For the yellow team, we have Shonee, Fenella, Monika.
For the black team, we have Sharn, Brian and Shane.
Alright, I'll give you guys a minute to talk about it.
Get it on.
Alright, here we go.
For reward.
Survivors ready.
You've got it, Shon.
Go!
OK, you need to flip up those first two tiles.
What does it all mean?
Some kind of pattern that you need to decipher.
Yeah, go Shon!
Atta girl.
Shonee and Sharn on the paddle board.
Heading out to the pontoon.
Pretty even at this stage.
Shane, any tips on paddling?
Gonna get to the other side of the pontoon
and take a look at that board.
A lot of information out there.
There are coloured symbols on that board that relate to the lock.
The sooner you take care of the first two numbers,
the sooner you can move on.
You've got it, Sharn.
Shonee first to come back.
Go, Shonee!
Sharn on her tail.
Will they have the right information for the combination lock?
Shonee first back for team yellow.
Doesn't matter if you're back first.
You've still got to be right.
Sharn struggling with her paddle board.
Shonee spinning the lock.
Oh, Monika!
I'll tell you what I think it is.
Shonee thinks she has the first two numbers right.
We'll find out.
Tell me.
I know.
You've got this, Mon. Hold on to it.
Monika heading out now.
Go, Mon!
Shonee, have you done both numbers?
- Yeah. - OK.
Monika struggling with her paddle board.
Go, Mon!
You've got this, Mon!
That's some good paddling.
Sharn is back for the black team.
That's it! Run, run, run!
Oh, Sharn trips.
Turn around the board, Shane.
Sharn spinning the lock.
Thinks she has the first two numbers.
Shane flips up the next two tiles.
Little powwow with Sharn.
Red and purple. Red and purple.
Go, Shane! Go, Shane!
Shane on the paddle board.
Shane is powering through.
Knows her way around the board.
Shane's surfing skills definitely coming in handy today.
Makes quick work of it.
Monika is completely at sea.
Turn around.
Monika has overshot the target.
Oh, my God.
Shane taking a good hard look at that board,
while Monika continues to flounder.
Where's Mon going?
Mon's going south.
That really opens up the door for the black team.
Can I get off this?
Back here, Mon!
Monika trying to paddle backwards now.
Shane, come back!
She is nowhere. She's completely opened the door for Shane.
Quick!
Oh, my gosh!
Go, Mon. You've got it, Mon!
Oh, she's cute.
Yellow had a huge lead.
Completely squandered.
That's it, Shane.
Bring it home.
Shane heading back now.
Paddle with two hands if you can, Mon.
Yeah, that's better!
Black team has a huge lead.
Shane coming back with a determined look on her face.
She thinks she has it.
That's it, Shane. Nice form.
Yes, let's go!
Shane spinning the lock.
Does she have the right numbers?
Now pull it.
Yes! Has it right.
She releases the balls.
Tosses them on to Brian.
Brian has a crack with the first one, he misses.
He's got to land them at the top of that gutter.
Black has a huge lead.
Yellow's gonna have to pick it up if they want to stay in this.
13.
Monika hit the puzzle.
Come on, Mon!
Brian gets the first one up and it rolls off.
That's it. Brian has the first one up.
Yep, good boy.
OK.
This is gonna be a blow-out.
Jonathan!
Yellow team are nowhere.
- We're right here, Jonathan. - Right here!
They're so far behind in this challenge.
Never say never in Survivor, Jonathan.
Never say never in Survivor.
I like that attitude.
Monika's on her way back now.
Monika needs to pick it up if she wants to get in this.
Brian working hard.
He wants that reward.
Just take your time, Brian. Just... Yep, reset, take your time.
You've got it, Mon.
Yes!
Brian has the second ball up there.
You can do it. Yes! Going for the third.
No. Rolls off.
Can yellow get back in this?
Going for the win.
Brian can win an afternoon away from camp.
Just one shot.
Just like that!
- Yes! - Brian lands it.
Well done, buddy The black team wins the reward.
Oh, no!
Whoo-hoo!
Well done, guys! Super effort.
Shane, Sharn, Brian.
Congratulations, your Indian feast is waiting for you.
You can head on out. Enjoy.
- Thanks, Jonathan. - Thank you.
Well done, guys. Enjoy.
See you, guys.
Our mantra as Champions
has been to try and keep the tribe strong.
So having this feast with Brian
gives Shane and I the perfect opportunity
to chat to Brian a bit more
and convince him that the Contenders need to go.
Goodness!
- Oh. Isn't that beautiful? - Oh, my gosh. Stunning.
Arriving at the Indian feast, it was beautifully colourful.
Reds and yellows and hot pinks.
- Is that OK? - Yep.
And then all the lovely dishes laid out.
They were actually real plates.
Even cutlery and a little napkin.
And it was so clean.
So civilised.
- Well done, guys. - Mm.
Bit of a toast to us?
But also, it was fortuitous that I was with Brian and Sharn
to share the Indian feast because it was an opportunity
to check in with Brian and see where he was at.
- So, Brian... - Yes.
..what, ah, what are your thoughts?
Um...
My thoughts and even discussions I've had with the other girls is...
..they still wanna take out threats
and they see Steve, and I myself see Steve as a real danger,
because you always knew he was a threat
when he first walked into the game.
Steve hasn't won any immunity challenges.
Mm.
One thing that you always get concerned with
is your mental strength and his mental strength is through the roof.
Well, I'm worried about Shenella.
You mean the two of them?
The two of them, yep. And I want to get them apart.
Yep.
I want to separate them because they're...
..they're just too wily.
- And they act like one. - Mm-hm.
Everywhere they go, they're joined to the hip.
You know, they sit next to each other, they eat together,
they copy each other's mannerisms.
And I just think that at least one of them gone.
Yep.
Talking about a wedge by splitting them up.
- Yep. - That will be done
a little bit further down the track.
But for my...
..I guess strategy and ability to go further in this game,
I need to keep those girls around for the next tribal council
until Steve goes.
You know, if Fenella was gone,
could you trust us to keep you in the game?
And where I'm sitting at the moment, I really don't need to have faith.
We don't need anyone else to vote at the moment.
- We've got four compared to two. - Yep.
So I knew going into this Indian feast
that Shane and Sharn would want to talk business and...
..to be honest, it's like selling ice to an Eskimo. I'm not buying.
Well, if Steve then wins immunity,
OK, so you can't vote for him...
And that's...
To be honest here, if Steve does win immunity,
it's gonna be one of you two girls, then.
That's how they feel and that's...
..that's the hard truth about it.
Brian says something very revealing,
that he has this plan
and it's gonna just... unfold as he plans.
But there's a gift of age which is wisdom
and knowing when to fight your fight.
Being banished to Exile Beach I think leaves me quite vulnerable.
And from what I hear,
going to Exile Beach usually shakes people's game up.
They start to fall apart a little bit.
But, um, even in disadvantages, you've gotta look for the gold.
'Cause there's always something there, there's always an opportunity.
I've taken Exile Beach as a reward.
You know, it's exactly what I need
to reflect on the reasons why I came here.
You know, look at the pictures from home and remind myself
I'm not just doing this for myself, I'm doing it for my family.
But also, Sharn and Shane, who have really shown me
what... communication and connection and bonds are all about.
And it just shows how quickly you can forge friendships through hardship.
Now that I've had time to sit and contemplate my position
in the game of Survivor,
what's really sunk in is you don't spend 41 days in the game of Survivor
to lay down and let any one of the other six remaining players
take the title.
Brian, Shonee, Fenella and Monika
thought that banishing me to Exile Island as the walking dead
was gonna shake me up...
..they're completely wrong.
I'm ready to go back fighting.
Next time I see them will be at the immunity challenge and, ah...
..I'm ready to bring it.
Come on in, guys.
We'll now bring in Steve from Exile Beach.
Hello, everyone.
- Jono, how are ya? - Good, mate. How are you?
I'm alive.
How was your time at Exile?
Hey, it's challenging.
You know, spending so much time with the tribe
and then to receive a message that you're banished to Exile Beach
is, ah, compounding.
You know, on top of being a dead man walking.
But, ah, having to establish an entire new camp for myself,
water, fire, food, for me, was all about time management.
So Steve was a busy boy?
There wasn't much time to, ah, zen out.
Steve, let me ask you this, as dead man walking,
does that make you wanna win immunity even more today?
Oh, winning immunity today,
because I've been stricken with the dead man walking curse,
would be my easiest way through to the next round.
You know, I'll give it my darnedest, so, I hope it plays in my favour.
Well, on that note, you guys ready to get to today's immunity challenge?
- Yes. - Yes.
First things first...
- Jonathan. - Shonee.
Once again, immunity is back up for grabs.
For today's challenge...
..you're gonna transport a ball on top of a pole
while making your way through a series of obstacles.
At the end of each obstacle, you will add a section of pole,
making it more difficult to balance.
Finally, you'll roll the ball down a gutter
then attempt to catch it in a bucket.
First person to get their ball in the bucket wins immunity,
safe from the vote.
As for the rest of you, you know the drill, tribal council tonight,
someone's gonna become the 18th person voted out of this game.
Alright, let's get this on.
Alright, here we go.
For immunity.
Survivors ready?
Go!
Need to balance that ball on top of the pole
and make your way across the seesaw.
If you drop, you've gotta go back to the start of the section.
Fenella doing quite well.
Steve doing very well.
Monika's going back.
Brian is struggling early,
quickly learning this is a very difficult challenge.
Shane makes it across.
Steve makes it across.
Oh,
This next section, you need to add another piece to the pole.
Need to go under the frame
but keep your pole and ball on the top of the frame.
So it means you need to pass the pole from hand to hand
as you move through the obstacle.
Slow and steady wins this one.
- Ow. - Shonee drops. She has to go back.
Brian finally through the first section.
Monika also is through the first section.
She's having a crack at it now.
Steve opening up a little lead.
Really focused.
Taking his time.
- Oh! - Brian drops.
Monika trying to get in on this.
Fenella making good progress now.
Steve very close to the end.
Whole body and the ball needs to be clear of the obstacle.
And Steve makes it through.
He moves on to the third section.
Everyone else, trying to work their way through the second obstacle.
Brian drops again.
Fricking pole!
Steve having a crack at the balance beam.
Sharn is almost through the second obstacle.
She's so close, doesn't want to drop it now.
Sharn has made her way through to the third section.
Steve making nice progress.
Very steady as he makes his way across.
And he's through.
He moves on to the fourth section,
really opening up that lead.
Now you need to add a fourth section of pole
and climb over the step-throughs.
Sharn is gonna have a crack at beam now.
Fenella's made it through the second section.
Brian is almost through.
Steve had a huge lead,
but he's struggling with four sections of pole,
opening the door for Fenella, Brian and Sharn,
who's moving quickly across the beam.
She is right on Steve's tail.
No, she drops. She's gonna have to go back.
Opening the door for Fenella instead.
Fenella is very close to finishing that beam.
That's it, Fenella's through. She can move on to the next section.
Steve very focused on that ball.
Trying to feel his way through the frame with his legs.
Brian working quickly across the balance beam, right on Steve's tail.
Brian is through now.
And that's it, Steve is through.
He can move on to the final section.
OK, now you need to position your bucket
where you think the ball is gonna fall out of the gutter.
Steve is at the final section.
Fenella and Brian both on the fourth section.
Sharn on the third section.
Shonee gets through the second section,
she's moving on to the third.
Shane is through to the third section now,
leaving Monika still struggling with that second section.
Brian in the step-through now.
- Fenella struggling with that pole. - Thriving, Jonathan.
- What's that? - Thriving.
Just not as much as I'd like to.
That is two metres of pole that you need to manage.
Steve has his pole together.
Slowly walking backwards.
Ball drops.
He had a huge lead, but Brian is hot on his tail.
Slow and steady will get this one done.
Brian is through. He can move on now.
Are you kidding me?
Steve gonna have another crack at it.
Very close to the gutter.
Question is, is the bucket in the right spot?
We're gonna find out. No.
He's gonna need to readjust the bucket.
Brian takes the cue and readjusts also.
Fenella very close to finishing the fourth obstacle.
That's it, Fenella is through.
- She can move on. - Yay.
Now we have three people all battling it out for that necklace.
Brian is gonna have a crack at it.
And he gets it in the gutter.
And it misses the bucket.
Steve, gonna try again.
Dead man walking would love to walk out of here wearing that necklace.
Steve is very close to the gutter.
Drops the ball. So frustrating.
Brian rushing to get in it.
Making his way toward the gutter.
It's in the gutter. Will it be it?
- Yes! - And he gets it!
- Oh! - Brian wins individual immunity!
- Boom! - Oh.
Well done.
- Well done, Grub! - Oh, God!
Brian, come on over.
One knee again.
Immunity is yours.
You are safe tonight, guaranteed a one-in-six shot at winning this game
and the half a million that goes with it.
As for the rest of you, you know the drill,
someone's going home tonight,
someone's gonna become the fifth member of our jury.
You'll have the afternoon to work out who that's gonna be.
Grab your gear, head on out. See you guys tonight at tribal.
Being dead man walking and not winning the immunity challenge
means I can't protect myself, Sharn or Shane.
So I need to fight for my life,
otherwise I'll be standing in front of Jonathan
and he'll be saying that's the end of my race.
Thank you.
Oh, tested my patience.
Beating Steve in this challenge was just huge.
He had such an unassailable lead it looked like,
but clawing back was vital.
For me to win that, I've got the power to execute what we had planned,
and that was for Steve to go home tonight.
Yeah, yeah.
It's always good when you can get your alliance together
because you've got to make sure that everyone buys in
to what you're trying to sell.
When they feel part of it and they feel like they own it,
they're gonna stick with it a little bit longer than other people.
For my game, this is just the perfect scenario.
With my alliance this strong, I have an idol in my pocket
and got immunity around my neck,
this is just a gift from heaven.
I'm gonna be the last male in the game.
I'm gonna go get some water.
Anyone need their water bottle filled?
Mm-hm.
Dead man walking?
Pardon the pun. Pardon the pun.
- Three peppers. - Oh, wow.
- Awesome. - And some passionfruit, so...
Last tribal council, Steve was awarded dead man walking,
which means he can't vote.
We're in the minority alliance.
Brian said he wants to get rid of you. You're too much of a threat.
- Yeah. - We're next.
- Yeah. Or Sharn. - Yeah, I'm after you.
- Yeah, it's one or the other. - Exactly.
- It's so predictable. - I know.
I don't hold a great deal of hope,
but Shane Gould doesn't give up hope.
There's always a chance.
I've spent 42 days with Steve and Sharn.
They're important to me, they've become my friends,
so I'm gonna be fighting for the Champions tonight.
- I have a plan. - Yeah.
- Oh, yeah, Shane's got a good idea. - Yeah, yeah.
I hope it comes off.
With Brian wearing the necklace, he's feeling supremely confident.
But only because he's got the three girls.
I want to weaken that alliance.
So, what are you going for?
Fenella.
I think she's a lot more wily and smart in the game
than I've given her credit for in the past,
and she's part of Shenella.
Yuck.
Even though Monika's voted against my alliance,
she is the swing vote, which means that she can be moulded.
We can use her to our advantage.
Does Brian not see that one?
- That he's the next sitting duck? - No, I don't think he does.
He was so arrogant yesterday at the lunch, it was disgusting.
He was like, "I've worked it all out.
"I've got the order of how everyone's gonna go."
I can compare the courtroom to this game of Survivor
because I've got to be able to persuade my audience,
and I'm gonna have to do that in the game.
I'm up for the challenge.
I feel pretty confident in this plan tonight
to knock off one of the original Champions.
The only thing that could possibly go wrong
is Sharn and her ability to break down Monika.
Course they are.
They're not getting water, they're trying to figure out
if they can all stay.
I've been with her for nearly 40 days and Monika flips like the weather.
Just saying, they're...
Even though I can see that Brian's not receptive to working with me...
Brian at the lunch yesterday basically said, you know,
he's got this whole plan worked out and that Steve was going
and then it was me and Shane.
..I believe that Monika will vote with us.
The best way to do it would be to sacrifice Fenella,
if you were willing to do it, then we could work together.
I mean, is that something you would consider
or you really want Steve to go?
I'm hoping that I can bring her back to the good side,
if I could call it that, you know.
I see Brian as playing, you know, dirty, and he's pushing the limits,
and I know she's a really good person at heart and I know she's conflicted.
I know she doesn't want to play the game in the way that she is.
I don't know if I've thought about it too long.
Yeah.
Like, I have felt really guilty about the dead man walking.
I've been so torn because it's sort of like "the Champs and this,"
and "you and I, my priority."
And then sort of like... this isn't like...
- I have to take that emotion out. - Mm, yeah.
- Don't I? - Yeah, I know. Yeah, you do, you do.
And that's why this has been the hardest thing for me
because it's, like, the emotional is so...
- I've been so emotional about it. - Yeah, yeah.
But, I mean, the only way I thought we could remedy it
is if we did vote for Fenella we could work together.
Because if Fenella went tonight
we could seriously take the majority then.
If the three of us side together,
me, you and Shane, would you be back on board with me 100%?
Yes, 100%.
Mm-hm.
Something for me's smelling a little bit fishy.
- We are snacking? - Yeah.
No firewood?
She wanted to get changed, but then
obviously two people can't get changed.
That old chestnut.
Yeah.
I've just had a weird feeling
something's just not quite right.
"Oh, let's get changed together," and not get changed.
What's going on?
I don't have the opportunity to vote,
but there's the power of persuasion,
so I need to talk to Brian to sow the seed of doubt.
Yeah, I understand they're gonna try to take me out at some stage.
Brian currently thinks that he's the mastermind,
that he's winning the chess match.
You're setting yourself up for failure, buddy.
My gut's telling me that Brian's gonna get stabbed in the back.
Yeah.
Look out, buddy, you'd better be able to run quick.
And dodge and jump and crawl,
'cause someone's gonna have you in their sights.
Monika is the linchpin between my alliance with Steve and Shane,
and then the ex-Contenders and Brian.
But I feel confident in what I have set up here with Monika.
I can't wait to see how it all plays out.
Champions strong. Let's do it.
We'll now bring in the members of our jury.
Robbie,
Sam,
Mat
and Benji.
OK. So, there are seven of you left,
but only six of you will get to vote tonight.
Steve, as Dead Man Walking, how does it feel coming to tribal council
knowing that you won't get to vote at the end of it?
Sitting here, knowing that I lose my voice
in the sense of being able to vote,
you know, is a bit of a daunting feeling.
It weakens me and it weakens whoever else that I'm working with.
But it doesn't mean that I actually lose my voice.
And to have this put around my neck is exactly that,
I'm Dead Man Walking, I've got nothing to lose.
Fenella, why do you think Steve was voted Dead Man Walking?
Um, I think Steve is a big physical threat in challenges.
They're only going to get harder and he's only going to get stronger.
Steve, you had a reaction to that.
Well, you know, I haven't won any of the immunity challenges.
There's quite a few others sitting here that have.
So I think that's a bit of a cop out.
Shonee, you've won more immunity than he has.
Mmm.
Yet, Steve, apparently is on the chopping block.
Maybe everyone knows that mine could potentially be a fluke.
I definitely have never seen myself as a challenge threat,
that's for sure.
I actually put it on Shonee that she'd win that one that day.
And there may be a few other physical threats left in this game.
And seeing me gone means that they can go up against weaker players.
And those who aren't as physical,
what else do they have, but to make moves?
So, you think there are bigger strategic threats here tonight.
Yes.
Monika, do you think there are bigger threats in this game
than Steve right now?
The thing is, Jonathan, what a threat is to someone
is a completely different thing to somebody else.
Everybody is playing their own game.
And in their own individual game,
there are different types of threats.
So it really depends on who you ask.
Shane, do you think Steve is vulnerable tonight?
As usual, Jonathan, we're all vulnerable.
But I think it's beyond vulnerability.
It's either someone else or it's me.
I'm keen to see, though,
'cause I'll either be sitting here once you've read out the votes,
or the next time I appear I'll be over there with those guys.
And I know there's a few people sitting in that jury
who I could almost call brothers.
And I can converse with them till the cows come home
about the inner workings of here
because ultimately, at the end of the day,
the jury is the one who is going to decide.
You don't win the game of Survivor, you're awarded it.
Sharn, I mean, Steve brings up a good point.
I mean, not only are you here tonight to figure out who to vote out,
but you're also kind of using this forum
to build your case to the jury should you make it to the end.
That's right.
Because, you know, the jury are over there and watching
and listening to everything that goes down at every tribal council.
So, people have to keep that, I think, in mind maybe
when they are here and how they conduct themselves really.
Well, Monika, Survivor is a very fluid game.
And in order to get to the end,
you really need to be willing
to work with different people at different times.
That's exactly right, Jonathan.
You know, Survivor isn't a one-way street.
And every single day is a new opportunity
for you to decide how you want to move your game.
We are solo players trying to progress forward
as fast and as best as we can.
Fenella, in this climate of shifting allegiances,
how do you know that the people you voted with in the past
are going to be the same people that you're voting with today?
You don't because each day presents itself with a new scenario.
And like Monika said, you're working with an alliance
but you're also working as a solo player.
Survivor isn't plural, it's Surviv-OR.
So you've just got to work with who you can at the best time possible
and just hope that that gets you
one step closer to being the Sole Survivor.
So, Steve, let me ask you,
I mean, the time that you were out at Exile Beach,
did you manage to work out who's actually in charge of this tribe now?
I've had some time to reflect and spend on my own at Exile Beach
and I think there are people who think that they are
and there are others that are just lying in wait.
You know, I think it would be really interesting,
you know, a twist in the game,
if we were all sent off to Exile.
You know, so individually we had to survive
instead of just being able to be carried by other people.
Like, some people in the tribe have only just husked a coconut
after 41 days.
Some people don't know where to put the pot on the fire to cook.
Some people don't know how to set a fire,
keep a fire going all night
because, they've, again, let other people do it.
And they're just cruising along and they're not really surviving.
I don't think it's fair.
- Nothing fair about Survivor. - No. No, it's not.
Just a question, do you think you've been carried as well,
say, in challenges where you've had to sit out all the time?
Brian, remember your age, buddy.
No. I'm just saying.
If you want to throw, you've got to be able to catch as well.
Have some respect.
Brian, do you think that Shane was referring to you?
No. I'm saying it goes both ways.
And when you're saying people are getting carried,
we've had to carry people in different events,
different challenges people had to be carried.
So you're saying age is a detriment.
No. I did not say age. I'm happy to say Monika as well.
I'm saying there's many times
when other people get carried through challenges
because that's the best thing for the team.
Monika, your name was thrown in the mix there.
I have done as much as I can possibly do
and I've never sat back and let people carry me.
When I need to do something, I am there and I'm doing it.
- There's always something to be done. - Exactly.
And it's whether you choose to lay down and catch some z's...
Mmm.
..or make sure that we're in front of the eight ball.
That's right. And I've never had a nap this whole time.
Brian, do you trust your alliance that you're working with tonight?
Yeah. I do.
I don't know if people have changed their opinion
over what's been voiced tonight,
but, um, no,
I'm pretty confident.
For me it seems pretty clear cut.
We've got an idea that we'd like, Sharn's favourite word, executed.
And I feel comfortable that's on track.
Well, Monika, lines have been drawn in this tribe in the past.
Do you think it's able to be redrawn in the future?
Every day's a new opportunity.
Definitely.
Shane, what should the tribe remember
when they go up to vote tonight?
That it's a game of deception.
And, well, I have a premonition
that some scorpions, metaphorical scorpions,
are going to be released tonight,
so people had better be careful about where they vote
and how they vote
'cause there might be a sting in the tail.
- Well, on that note... - That was a good one.
I think we should go to vote.
Shane, you're up.
Bye-bye.
That's all I can say.
Well, it's finally taken you 42 days to start speaking.
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.
The person voted out
will be asked to leave the tribal council area immediately.
I'll read the votes.
First vote...
..Fenella.
Steve.
That's one vote Fenella, one vote Steve.
Sharn.
That's one vote Sharn, one vote Fenella, one vote Steve.
Fenella.
That's two votes Fenella, one vote Sharn, one vote Steve.
Steve.
We're tied.
Two votes Fenella, two votes Steve, one vote Sharn.
One vote left.
Sharn.
We're tied again.
Two votes Sharn, two votes Steve, two votes Fenella.
This is how it's gonna work.
We are gonna revote.
Sharn, Steve and Fenella, you will not vote.
Everyone else, you can only vote for Sharn, Steve or Fenella.
Is that clear?
Shane, come and grab the urn.
I'll go count the votes.
I'll read the votes.
First vote...
..Steve.
Fenella.
One vote Steve, one vote Fenella.
Steve.
Two votes Steve, one vote Fenella.
One vote left.
18th person voted out of Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders
and fifth member of our jury,
Steve.
You need to bring me your torch.
Oh, Steve.
Yeah.
The boys' club continues.
Steve, the tribe has spoken.
- Time for you to go. - Yeah, I know.
Alright, mate. Cheers.
- See ya, Steve. - See you later.
Bye!
Well, in Survivor, perception is reality.
So maybe it's time to start considering
how the jury perceives you.
Grab your torches, head on out.
Monday night on Australian Survivor,
the walls are closing in on Shane and Sharn...
Probably the most precarious position I've been in
in the whole game.
..as Brian gathers his girls...
I've gotta get one of the Champions out, in Shane or Sharn.
..to take them down.
You could say I'm the king of the jungle.
- But... - Whoo!
Just when he thinks he's got it all...
..The game takes a turn...
..he never saw coming.
Yeah, I'm feeling, uh...
..a little sad.
'Cause, you know, making it this far in the game of Survivor
is an amazing feat,
but to know that I was so close to the end
is a bit of a kick in the guts.
Steve, I'm voting for you tonight.
You are the biggest threat in the path of my game, and you have to go.
Goodbye.
This whole experience, for me, has been absolutely amazing.
It's taught me so much about myself.
And the bonds and the friendship
and the faith in just... other human beings
has been something that the game of Survivor
has definitely helped me solidify.
So far, it's gone perfectly according to plan.
I hope you go home tonight, Steve.
And, uh, it's been great.