Too Close for Comfort

Too Close for Comfort is the penultimate episode of.

Duel
Challenge: A Maze N' Jig

The castaways would navigate a handle across a table maze. Once they get through the maze, the handle would be used to smash open a box that contained a bag full of pieces of a puzzle. The first 3 castaways to solve the puzzle would stay in the game.

Winners: Andrea Boehlke, Matt Elrod and Mike Chiesl

Reward/Immunity
Challenge: Bone to Pick

With one arm tied behind their back, the castaways would work to solve a puzzle in the shape of a fish skeleton. The castaways would link together fish hooks to retrieve a bag of puzzle pieces that complete one of the three sections. After one section was finished, the castaways would repeat again and try to retrieve another bag of puzzle pieces ad would so until all three sections were complete. The first castaway to solve the entire puzzle wins.

Reward: Individual Immunity, plus a 3-course meal delivered at camp. The winner also gets to choose another player to enjoy and share their 3-course meal with.

Winner: Ashley Underwood (shared reward with Natalie Tenerelli)

Voting Confessionals
"murlonio"

- Grant, I think you are too strong of a competitor and too much of a threat, I'm sorry.

Trivia

 * This marked the first time that a previous duel winner (Ralph) loses a duel.
 * With Ralph's loss at the duel, Mike is the last remaining member of the original Zapatera tribe.
 * This marks the only time that Natalie receives any votes during the season.
 * This marks the first time that a women (Andrea) has succeed in a Redemption Island duel.