Being seen as a physical threat, Benry was voted out in Survivor: Nicaragua Episode 13.
Sash’s head continues to get bigger by the minute. As obnoxious and inept as he may be, he’s sadly the only person in this game who seems to be playing.
Leading up to the reward challenge, we get a Sprint commercial, with videos from home on a phone. Reward will be sailing and a meal with their loved ones. Their family members will participate in the challenge. The Survivors will run up a plank and jump in the water and retrieve two bags of letter tiles, then their loved ones will use the letters to solve a phrase. Fabio (aka Jud the stud) is leading, followed by Chase. Dan’s being lapped by everybody, even just having to swim. Chase’s mom solves the puzzle first to win reward. They will be bringing Sash and his mother with them. Also, they will be going with Holly and her husband. The others take this news badly. I never will understand this concept of how spending two weeks away from family is this difficult.
Back at camp, it’s trash talking time. Fabio thinks he got played by somebody who he would have picked if given the choice. Jane says he just threw away a million dollars, but her concern is that she’s positioned herself at #4 on the totem pole. Chase keeps being foolish with these choices, failing to realize the concept of strategy, instead just choosing the people he likes.
The three who go on reward promise each other final three, although they feel that Jane is still on their side. They get a clue to the hidden immunity idol, or so it seems.
Immediately upon getting back from reward, Chase gets a hard time from Fabio, who after venting decides that holding a grudge doesn’t work on the island.
For the immunity challenge, they will be blindfolded, work their way over and under the hitching rails, memorize symbols using their hands, grab the symbols, and head back to use their symbols and create a matching shield. It’s not overly relevant who’s the first person back since they could in theory screw up and have to go back or just simply go too slowly. It’s all just about who gets this puzzle solved first. Fabio thinks he has it, but he does not. He tries again, and Fabio wins immunity.
There goes the plan of the alliance of the three, who wanted to get rid of Fabio next. They can either take out Dan, who is the weakest link, or they can drop their numbers down to three and take out Jane, who is a likeable person that they really don’t want to face at the end.
Chase says that Dan is about done, but Fabio tells him it’s such a no brainer that Jane has to go. Not such a no brainer for Chase, who thinks it’s a “big risk” to send Jane home. Big risk because…? I really don’t understand what the risk is. If the choice is her or a guy who won’t get any votes and can’t place higher than last place in a challenge, I don’t get the drama. When asked by Jane, Chase tells her they need to discuss whether they’re getting rid of her or not. May as well just tell her she’s going then because she’s not going to believe anything else after hearing that. Chase tries to toss the blame back on the other two, saying he doesn’t want to do it, but he will if they’re dead set on it. They acknowledge that she’s too big a threat to them. Jane is angry and surprised by people stabbing others in the backs. Apparently, that’s not supposed to happen in Survivor.
Before they head off to tribal council, Jane dumps pots of water over the fire. I’m not sure what the heck that was supposed to achieve.
Aware she’s going and not wanting to give anyone a reason to either keep her around nor vote for her should she somehow survive this vote, Jane views tribal council as an opportunity to take shots at people.
Chase says that either Fabio or Dan is going next, whichever one doesn’t win immunity. Reluctantly, Sash and Holly agree. It seems to me that nobody realizes the concept of a tie, aside from Jeff Probst.
Jane has a suggestion: everybody else vote for Holly. Well, it’s nice to see her finally make an effort here, five minutes before they vote, rather than rolling over and throwing stones at people.
Chase and Sash both play their hidden immunity idols. Seems like a waste since the other three didn’t appear to have a clue how to vote, let alone being able to be unified enough for their votes to count.
Votes
Jane
Jane
Jane
Jane
Unable to make headway with her too little, too late plea, Jane has been voted off the island.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Survivor: Nicaragua Episode 15, where we will find out who the Survivor: Nicaragua winner is, which airs Sunday at 8/7c on CBS.