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14 new players and four returning players were divided into two tribes of nine: Kama, composed of Aurora, Eric, Gavin, Julia, Julie, Ron, Victoria and returnees Aubry and Joe; and Manu, composed of Chris, Keith, Lauren, Reem, Rick, Wardog, Wendy and returnees David and Kelley. The tribes were given a few minutes to retrieve supplies off a boat before paddling to their camps; Keith struggled with swimming, while Ron found a secret advantage. At camp, Ron followed the clue to an "Advantage Menu," giving him the choice of one of three advantages, to be used at any point until after the third Tribal Council: the ability to steal the other tribe's reward, an extra vote or individual immunity at Tribal Council.

At Kama, Joe earned his tribe mates' admiration, particularly Aurora's, by making fire without flint. Eric and Gavin bonded over a desire to eliminate the returning players and targeted Aubry. At Manu, Kelley and Lauren bonded. Reem bonded with Keith and Wendy, but the rest of her tribe mates were frustrated by her micromanaging; while Reem and Wendy helped teach Keith to swim, the rest of the tribe aligned against them.

• Reward/Immunity Challenge: The tribes ran through an obstacle course, after which six tribe mates solved a large slide puzzle. The first tribe to solve the puzzle won immunity and flint.

Kama won the challenge. At Manu, Reem targeted Kelley and Lauren for being an obvious pair, but her overbearing attitude made Keith decide to turn on Reem and Wendy. At Tribal Council, Reem became confrontational and the tribe split the votes between Reem and Wendy (Kelley and Lauren were the other tribemates to receive any votes, with Reem voting for Kelley and Wendy voting for Lauren), with Reem becoming the first player voted out of the game. After her elimination, Reem was given an opportunity to remain in the game; she accepted the offer and was sent to the Edge of Extinction.

At the Edge of Extinction, Reem explored the barren locale. At Manu, Wendy-- Reem's closest ally-- continued to campaign against Kelley, while David and Rick aligned and considered joining Wendy's plan. Kelley then led an open hunt for the hidden immunity idol in order to prevent Wendy from finding it; luckily for Kelley, Lauren-- her closest ally-- found the idol but kept it a secret from the rest of her tribe, including Kelley. At Kama, Aubry tried bonding with the new players, but Julia, Ron and Victoria found her attempts disingenuous. Julie later tried leading Julia and Victoria on a hidden immunity idol search in order to improve the gender balance regarding idol finds.

• Reward/Immunity challenge: Castaways swam out toward a cage to retrieve a 400-pound snake filled with numbered discs. Once the snake was brought back to shore, another tribemate used the discs to solve a combination lock and unlock eight rings; castaways then tossed rings onto a series of eight paddles, in order. The first tribe to have rings on all paddles won immunity and their choice of cooking gear or fishing gear.

After Keith struggled with swimming and tossing the rings for Manu, Kama won the challenge and chose the fishing gear. At Manu, Kelley and Wendy continued to target the other. Keith pledged his loyalty to Chris, which convinced Chris to join David, Rick and Wendy against Kelley, but Wardog tried convincing Chris to get rid of Keith to keep the tribe strong and larger targets in the game. At Tribal Council, the tribe, fearing Wardog would retaliate against anyone who tried to keep Keith, stayed united to vote out Keith, while Wendy cast the only vote against Kelley, not realizing Keith voted against her. After his elimination, Keith struggled to make a decision about remaining in the game, while Reem considered quitting on the Edge of Extinction due to the isolation.

At the Edge of Extinction, Keith and Reem reunited. The next morning, they followed a map up a long set of stairs to find a day's worth of rice and realized that they would have to make the climb daily to get food.

• Reward challenge: Tribemates assembled a wheelbarrow and then navigated it through an obstacle course while collecting sandbags. They then reassembled the wheelbarrow into a slingshot and used the sandbags to hit a series of targets. The first tribe to knock down all four of their targets won either luxury items or chickens.

Despite Wendy injuring her ankle during the challenge, Manu won their first challenge and chose the chickens. Back at camp, Wendy conspired to set the chickens free but was sidelined due to her ankle injury. At Kama, the new players aligned against Aurora, Aubry and Joe, but Aubry found the tribe's hidden immunity idol.

• Immunity challenge: Four players per tribe pulled three tribemates in a boat, who retrieved keys from a tower. At shore, they used the keys to unlock a three-stage ship's wheel puzzle. The first tribe to complete their puzzle won immunity.

Kama won the challenge. At Manu, Wendy hid the tribe's flint to prevent her tribemates from cooking the chickens. While Kelley, Lauren and Wardog targeted Wendy, David and Rick decided to blindside Kelley instead and recruited Chris and Wendy. With the majority secured, David told Chris not to tell his ally Wardog about the plan, but Chris did anyway, which prompted Wardog to target Chris for his disloyalty instead of Kelley. David and Rick, having learned Chris told Wardog about their plan, considered joining Wardog's plan and, at Tribal Council, decided to keep Kelley in the game and vote Chris out; Chris then took the opportunity to head to the Edge of Extinction.

At the Edge of Extinction, Chris was confronted by Reem and Keith, both of whom he helped vote out, but he later earned their respect by catching fish. At Manu, everyone decided that Wendy was the next target, while Wendy returned the flint but continued conspiring to release the chickens. That day, the remaining players were swapped into three new tribes: Aurora, Joe, Julia, Julie and Ron remained on Kama; Aubry, Eric, Gavin and Victoria joined Wendy on Manu; while the rest of Manu-- David, Kelley, Lauren, Rick and Wardog-- became the new Lesu tribe, having to build a new camp from scratch.

At Kama, Aurora and Joe tried to form a majority alliance with Ron, but Ron instead conspired with Julia to search through Joe's bag to confirm he didn't have a hidden immunity idol. At Manu, Wendy told her new tribemates everything about her former tribe and then released the chickens, much to everyone else's frustration. At Lesu, Lauren fell ill and stopped eating.

• Immunity challenge: The tribes scaled two large A-frames and then pulled on rope to release a box of puzzle pieces. Two tribemates then used the pieces to solve a puzzle. The first two tribes to solve the puzzle won immunity. Kama and Manu won, with Manu winning their first immunity challenge after losing the first three. Back at camp, Lauren and Kelley targeted Rick for being the most likely to ingratiate himself with the other tribe after the merge, while David and Rick targeted Lauren for her sickness. Wardog was the swing vote; at Tribal Council, he joined Lauren and Kelley to eliminate Rick, who took the offer to go to the Edge of Extinction.

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External links

• Official CBS Survivor Website