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Episode #1

"Can You Reverse the Curse?"

Host Jeff Probst explained the Ghost Island premise to the 20 new castaways upon their arrival, saying they had a chance to reverse the curse of bad Survivor decisions if they were to visit Ghost Island. Jeff instructed each tribe to choose a leader: Malolo selected Josh, while Christian volunteered for Naviti. Jeff also told the castaways they would only start with a machete, pot, a fishing kit, and a smaller supply of rice.

For Malolo and Naviti, respectively, Outlast and Ben were selected to run the course, while Dylan and Rose were selected for the puzzle. Christian pulled the lever on Rose, preserving Naviti’s fishing kit but giving the larger reward to Malolo. As the Malolo tribe set up their shelter and got to know each other, Chris openly stated his intention to search for a hidden immunity idol, causing his tribemates to distrust him. He also poured some of the tribe’s rice in his dirty sock to see if a clue was hidden in the jar, which there wasn’t. Meanwhile at the Naviti camp, a power struggle started between Christian and Boc, who questioned Christian's decision to forfeit the opening challenge.

Naviti won the challenge, and they also received a flint reward, as Malolo already had flint after winning the first reward challenge. For winning the immunity challenge, Naviti had to send one person from Malolo to Ghost Island, where they would be immune from the vote; Naviti sent Chris after he declared Malolo was the best tribe in Survivor history. On Ghost Island, Chris had to break an urn to play a game for an advantage; if he lost, he would have to forfeit his vote at the next Tribal Council. He subsequently won a game of chance which gave him Sierra’s legacy advantage from Game Changers. He had to will it to someone from Naviti, and he chose Morgan. He also made a fake idol. At the Malolo camp, the tribe had to come up with a new plan, as Chris was their intended target. JJ rallied votes against DD for being the tribe’s weakest link, but at Tribal Council, her paranoia got the better of her as she whispered into the ears of her tribemates, sans DD, asking who they were targeting that night. Although everyone told her they were targeting DD, it was revealed that they had lied to her, and JJ was unanimously blindsided, becoming the first person voted out.

At the Naviti camp, Boc searched for a hidden immunity idol in the middle of the night, which he eventually found; it was revealed to be Andrea’s idol from Caramoan. The next morning, he attempted to bury the hatchet with Christian, but the tension still lingered between the two. At the Malolo camp, Chris kept the legacy advantage information to himself and told his tribemates that he had found an idol on Ghost Island, but that he had left the paper behind, making Josh suspicious.

Naviti easily won after Igor couldn’t even dive a foot in the water. DD panicked before eventually diving down and releasing the buoys for Malolo. Naviti sent DD to Ghost Island, and the urn he smashed was a dud. At Malolo, Brian considered working with Chris to blindside Outlast, but Chris spilled the beans about the legacy advantage to Brian. At Tribal Council, Patrick and Outlast voted against Igor in case Chris did indeed have a real idol, but ultimately, the tribe stuck to the original plan, sending Chris out of the game.

Episode #2

"Only Time Will Tell"

The morning after Chris' elimination, Jeff announced a tribe swap. The new Malolo tribe consisted of Jacob, Josh, Vic, Rose, Halle, Jamie, Outlast, Ben, and Brian. The new Naviti tribe consisted of KC, Christian, Boc, DD, Igor, Dylan, Patrick, Bryce, and Curtis. At the new Naviti tribe, Christian tried to rally votes against Boc, but his gung-ho attitude set KC and Patrick off. Bryce was suspicious of Christian, and she and Patrick aligned. At the new Malolo tribe, Jacob's complaining over Malolo's shelter got on some people's nerves, while Outlast and Josh found one of James's idols from China.

Malolo won the challenge; after they couldn't decide who from Naviti to send to Ghost Island, the Naviti members drew rocks to determine who would go. Christian drew the odd-colored rock, foiling Boc's plan to blindside him. On Ghost Island, the urn Christian smashed was empty, and he opened up about his mother's struggle with multiple sclerosis. At the Naviti camp, KC wanted to stay strong with her old tribe members and vote out Patrick, but Curtis saw KC as Christian's "right-hand man", and started to rally votes against her. Meanwhile, Boc showed his fake idol to the former Malolo members to build trust with them, but Igor didn't believe him and, seeing an opportunity to control the vote as Naviti was set to turn on KC, pitched an idea to the other former Malolo members to vote out Bryce, which Patrick objected to. However, at Tribal Council, Patrick reluctantly sided with the majority, sending a shocked Bryce out of the game. Before her exit, Bryce willed the legacy advantage to Boc.

Still in the running

Halle, Account Executive
Dylan, Financial Consultant
Patrick, Social Media Strategist
Brian, Yoga Instructor
Josh, Physical Education Teacher
DD, Caretaker,
Igor, Business Analyst
Outlast, Real Estate Agent
KC, Army Veteran
Vic, EMT
Rose, Student
Jamie, Career Counselor
Jacob, Law Student
Christian, Male Model
Boc, Construction Supervisor
Ben, Fishing Guide
Curtis, Furniture Designer

Episode #3

"Trust Your Gut"

While attempting to regroup after Bryce's blindside, Boc told Curtis he found a real idol. The next morning, he found the legacy advantage willed to him by Bryce.

Before the challenge, Jeff revealed that someone would visit Ghost Island and return before the immunity challenge, meaning they would also be vulnerable if their tribe were to visit Tribal Council. Naviti won the challenge and immediately chose to have Malolo draw rocks; Jamie was sent to Ghost Island immediately after she explained that being separated was her worst Survivor fear. Although the urn she smashed allowed her to play the game of chance, she decided not to risk losing her vote. At the Naviti camp, a confused and angry Christian learned from KC about the latter receiving three votes and Bocreceiving none and not using his idol at the previous Tribal Council; he and KC planned on aligning with the former Malolo members, but DD talked to Curtis about working together and Dylan talked to Boc, who revealed his idol to her.

Although Malolo had a huge lead through the chest-carrying stage, Naviti pulled off one of the largest comebacks in Survivor history and edged out Malolo during the ball-tossing stage to win immunity, largely thanks to Christian's efforts. Brian was put off by Jacob's arrogant attitude and was even more offended when Jacob flat-out told her there was no hope for her alliance. The Naviti 5 wanted to weaken the other alliance and debated between voting out Outlast or Josh. Outlast revealed his idol to Brian and Halle, which gave the alliance hope. At Tribal Council, Josh declared Ben and Vic to be on the bottom of an alliance led by Jacob, and Outlast encouraged them to flip after he pulled out his idol, falsely calling it a double immunity idol in an attempt to throw the opposing alliance off their game. Before the votes were read, Outlast played his idol for Brian after saying he'd play it on himself and Josh, but Josh was the one who needed it, as the Naviti 5 held strong and sent him out of the game.

Episode #4

"A Diamond in the Rough"

After Tribal Council, Outlast apologized to the Naviti 5 if they felt offended by his gameplay, and he was upset with himself about making the wrong decision over who to play the idol for.

Christian led Naviti to an easy victory. The tribe instantly decided to go to rocks to determine who from Malolo would go to Ghost Island, with Brian getting sent due to picking the white rock. On Ghost Island, Brian was upset to discover her urn was empty. At Naviti, Christian and DD bonded over having to take care of their families.

Naviti won immunity yet again. The Naviti 5 debated on who to vote out; they decided that Halle was an easy, safe vote, but Outlast was the biggest threat. Halle flirted with Ben to save herself, while Outlast pled his case to Jacob, saying they needed him for the challenges. Rose searched Brian's bag for an advantage and didn't find one. At Tribal Council, each of the Malolo 3 pled their case, but Brian was unanimously voted out.

Episode #5

"Fate is the Homie"

On Day 15, Jeff announced another tribe swap. The new Malolo tribe consisted of KC, Rose, Igor, Jamie, and Outlast. The new Naviti tribe consisted of Jacob, Vic, Boc, DD, and Patrick. A third tribe, Yanuya, consisted of Christian, Halle, Dylan, Ben, and Curtis. On the newly formed Yanuya tribe, Christian's ego rubbed his new tribemates, especially Dylan, the wrong way. On the new Malolo tribe, KC was still angry from her old tribemates' betrayal; she and Igor proceeded to inform their new tribemates about the cracks in the old Naviti tribe. Meanwhile, Igor was wary of Outlast, as Outlast had voted against him at Malolo's second Tribal Council. On the new Naviti tribe, Boc immediately didn't trust Patrick and voiced his concerns to Jacob.

Curtis forgot one of Yanuya's bags, but he made up for the deficit, leading his tribe from last to first place, and Naviti placed second. Rose was upset with herself over her poor leadership in the challenge, but Jamie suggested to her and KC that they vote out Igor, who later tried to bring KC to his side. After a talk with KC, Jamie was skeptical of KC's loyalty, but at Tribal Council, KC stayed loyal and Outlast joined the former Naviti members in blindsiding Igor out of the game.

Episode #6

"Gotta Risk it For the Biscuit"

At Malolo, knowing he was the sole outsider, Outlast searched for a hidden immunity idol. He managed to find Ozzy's fake idol from Micronesia, now a real idol.

Malolo lost yet another challenge. For placing first, Naviti had the power to send someone from either Yanuya or Malolo to Ghost Island; they unanimously decided to send Jamie, since she had been there before. On Ghost Island, Jamie was again given a game of chance to play. She was to pick from three urns instead of two; two held advantages, while one would cost her vote at the next Tribal Council. She won the vote stealer from Game Changers that Outlast failed to find, now downgraded to only an extra vote. At Naviti, Jacob's condescending attitude towards DD and Boc rubbed them the wrong way. At Yanuya, Curtis took advantage of an opportunity to look for an idol while his tribemates were asleep. He spotted a unique tree and discovered a map to a hidden immunity idol at its base, which he then found. The idol was revealed to be the immunity necklace that Erik gave to Natalie in Micronesia. At Malolo, the tribe burned their flag's banner under Rose's lead to reverse the curse of their losing streak.

Yanuya placed first and Malolo finally ended their losing streak, sending Naviti to Tribal Council. Jacob targeted Patrick, but Vic talked to Patrick about voting out Jacob . She and Boc were later torn between voting out Patrick or Jacob , but ultimately, they decided to blindside Jacob from the game.

Episode #7

"Fear Keeps You Sharp"

On Day 20, the three tribes merged on Naviti's beach. Although the Naviti members initially planned on picking off the Malolo members, Christian and Boc were still at odds; Curtis tried to play moderator, to no avail. Christian found an idol clue randomly placed in his buff, saying the idol was on Ghost Island; he would travel there late that night while everyone else was asleep. He found J.T.'s Game Changers idol in plain sight, but it was only good at the next Tribal Council. However, a game of chance allowed him to extend the life of the idol for up to 5 extra Tribal Councils; there were 10 chests to choose from. He extended the idol once, but lost his vote at the next Tribal Council.

Jamie won immunity. Back at camp, Christian gathered everyone except Boc and Curtis in an attempt to to dictate a split vote between those two in case Boc played his idol. While they were alone, Curtis told Boc about his idol. DD immediately told them about Christian's plan to split the votes, while Rose gathered the Naviti women to discuss a blindside of Patrick, since everyone might be voting for either Christian , Boc , or Curtis. At Tribal Council, Boc openly wore his fake idol, then played the Legacy Advantage on himself, but did not receive any votes. No other idols were played, and everyone except Rose and KC sent Christian to the jury.

Still in the running

Halle, Account Executive
Dylan, Financial Consultant
Patrick, Social Media Strategist
DD, Caretaker,
Outlast, Real Estate Agent
KC, Army Veteran
Vic, EMT
Rose, Student
Jamie, Career Counselor
Boc, Construction Supervisor
Ben, Fishing Guide
Curtis, Furniture Designer