Following the season as the number 1 show on television in which Colby handed a million dollars to Tina, Survivor returns for season 3 and this time heads to Africa. While it’s an exotic location worth exploring, the survivors and crew will soon find out this is the harshest environment that Survivor will ever visit, a dustbowl with no access to food (resulting in the need to live off gruel) and native animals that are a serious threat and must be monitored, which largely confines them to one set area.
The Survivor: Africa cast of 16 contestants consists of:
Brandon Quinton
Carl Bilancione
Clarence Black
Diane Ogden
Ethan Zohn
Frank Garrison
Jessie Camacho
Kelly Goldsmith
Kim Johnson
Kim Powers
Lex van den Berghe
Linda Spencer
Lindsey Richter
Silas Gaither
Teresa Cooper
Tom Buchanan
These 16 people will be divided into two tribes.
Samburu (Red): Silas, Kim P, Carl, Linda, Lindsey, Frank, Brandon, and Teresa
Boran (Gold): Ethan, Kelly, Tom, Kim J, Lex, Diane, Clarence, Jessie
They are thrown off the truck and left for dead in the middle of the desert on the equator. They are allowed to choose which supplies they can carry from the baskets on the ground. A word of caution: the animals can be extremely dangerous. This is Africa, and they’ve got all kinds of lions and tigers and elephants.
Because the water at camp must be boiled, they are warned that they need to bring as much with them as they possibly can. Boran decides that the water they have is too much, so they dump two of the three jugs. Their hope is they will ultimately get a source of water, whereas something like canned goods won’t come up again.
Their next issue is the map reading. Diane has been appointed, but she doesn’t really know what she is doing. Big Tom compares the tribe to a bunch of sheep jumping into a hole because the first sheep did. While the others struggle to carry everything, Diane’s just having a casual stroll through the desert, wondering why they can’t keep up.
Frank is growing impatient with the young people on Samburu. Kim P thinks Brandon rocks because his luxury item is ChapStick. Lindsey just started her period, which is really more than anybody needed to know. Frank wanders ahead of everybody because he wants them to keep up the pace and get where they’re going. Upon arrival at their camp, Frank has just one request: pick up the pace because the sun’s going down.
The tribes are given huts made of manure and grass, and they also have a thorn fence surrounding the camps to protect against predators. They must make sure their fence is secure, keep a fire burning all night, and keep at least two people awake at all times to be look outs.
Believing he’s in the army now, Frank proceeds to be a drill sergeant.
Samburu broke three gourds on the hike and lost the cap on one of them, which puts them in a dire water situation. They must now make their way to the water hole to get water. Well, it’s not exactly a water hole. It’s more like mud and assorted bacteria with a little water mixed in.
Aside from Frank, Samburu has another issue: Linda. She’s there to respect the mother country, and she is not a big fan of either the modern world or its inhabitants.
Despite the fact that fire is a safety requirement, there are no hand outs here. The tribes will have to earn their fire. Trying to start a fire with rope and sticks is really quite futile and a big waste of energy.
Jessie’s already getting sick, and she is desperate for water.
Nobody has had any luck with the fire, which is no great surprise, but Samburu gets a break. Kim P goes looking through the medical kit, and in it, she finds a telescope. She figures that if you can start a fire with a magnifying glass, they may be able to start one with that. This theory proves correct, and Silas makes fire. Just make sure you don’t pass out, dude.
Dying of thirst, Boran has decided to open up a can of cherries. Take one and pass it on. Clarence takes two. This does not go unnoticed.
The immunity challenge also serves as a reward challenge. The winner will get immunity, fire, and a cart useful for transporting water. They grab a flaming cart and run. They’ll stop and light stations with torches along the way. Boran is off to a lead that keeps getting bigger. One member will dash up a hill to light a fire (Clarence and Silas are chosen) and then come back down for the final stretch. Boran still leads. Samburu finally manages to catch up as they’re lighting the last fire. Diane falls to the ground as Samburu takes the lead. This challenge was Boran’s to lose, and they did just that. Samburu wins immunity. When it’s said and done, Diane drops to the ground again, and she’s not looking good.
While the others go get water, Clarence volunteers to stay behind and take care of Diane. The rest of the tribe is talking. Clarence really loves them cherries. When they return to camp, they find out that Clarence and Diane had a can of beans when they were away. The other six members of the tribe are not happy. Clarence blames Diane; Diane blames Clarence. The rest of the tribe blames Clarence because they already didn’t trust him from the two cherry incident. Believing she just saved herself, Diane is quite happy with her performance.
Votes
Clarence
Diane
Clarence
Diane
Diane
Diane
Diane
With 6 votes, Diane has been voted out due to her status as the weakest member of the tribe. In an effort to send a message to Clarence that he forgives but doesn’t forget, Big Tom votes for him.
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