Little Miss Perfect

Little Miss Perfect is the ninth episode of.

Day 25
This time, Penner has no protection but his alliance. The Tandang alliance targets Penner, while the Matsing-Kalabaw alliance targets Artis, as Abi is least likely to play an idol on him. Despite most of the effort seeming to be focused on getting Lisa to flip (with Michael being a back-up plan), Michael Skupin flips from Tandang, giving the Matsing-Kalabaw alliance to have the numbers to blindside Artis. Artis would be voted off by a 5-4 vote and become the 3rd member of the jury. And for the first time in this game, Abi and Pete find themselves in a bad position heading back to camp.

Reward
Challenge: Muddy Waters

The Dangrayne tribe will be divided into two teams of four via schoolyard-style picking. Tribe members must traverse a muddy obstacle course (a crawl through, an A-frame, and a rice pen) while retrieving bags with three balls. Once all bags are collected, all four members must shoot all twelve balls into a fish trap propped like a basket. First quartet to shoot all twelve balls into fish trap basket would win the reward.

Reward: A trip to a local Filipino village, where the winning team will deliver school supplies and various toys, and receive a feast.

Additional Stipulation: Due to the odd number of players, one will not participate and will not have a shot at winning reward. Abi-Maria is the last person not picked by either team, thus forfeiting her from the reward.

Winners: Carter Williams, Denise Stapley, Jonathan Penner, and Malcolm Freberg

Immunity
Challenge: Paddle Out

The castaways must balance an oversized paddle while attempting to glide a ball down to the end of the paddle, where six small holes are located. The first castaway to get a ball in all six holes will win Immunity.

Winner: Michael Skupin

Voting Confessionals
"dangrayne"

- I'm not sending you home because you're a returning player, I'm sending you home because you are really good at this game, and I respect that. "dangrayne"

- I have no doubt that selfish mess Abi is never going to give you her Immunity Idol.

Final Words
"dangrayne"

- Well-played to Penner. He managed to pull off the improbable. Well-played, all I can do is applaud him. I have no ill will towards anybody in the game because when it's all said and done, it is a game. I could not have been more happy. I take that back, actually, I could have if I had won the million dollars.

Life at Ponderosa
Artis heads to Ponderosa, where R.C. gives him the cold shoulder. Jeff Kent on the other hand, welcomes him. Artis then goes for his post-game medical check-up, where it is revealed that Artis drops from 201.3 lbs. to 182 lbs. He then expresses his bewilderment upon seeing himself in the mirror after 25 days. R.C. then expresses her disappointment for Michael not helping her and Jeff's cause, but only did it later. Instead of going for dinner, Artis states he is more concerned about his hygiene, and heads to the shower instead. Reflecting on his Survivor experience, Artis learns that he should not take things for granted.

The next day, Artis predicts that either Malcolm, Denise, or Pete goes home. R.C. then asks Jeff his predictions. Jeff replies that he will not speculate any longer, since he is already out of the game. Jeff then appears bored throughout their downtime.

Other

 * This episode marks the first time that returning player Michael Skupin has won an Individual Immunity, as well as any individual challenges in his two seasons, as he did not make the merge in Survivor: The Australian Outback.
 * At the Reward Challenge, the whole yellow team was entirely comprised of Tandang members (minus Abi, who is eliminated by default after not being picked), while the red team has the remaining two members from the Kalabaw and Matsing tribes.
 * At the village, the survivors played Pukpok Palayok ("pukpok" meaning "to pound" or "to hammer" and "palayok," meaning "clay pot"), a game similar to piñata, but instead of a paper mache container, earthen pots are hanged to be smashed.
 * This is the only Tribal Council Pete attends where he doesn't receive a vote.

Episode Title

 * This episode title is mentioned by Lisa Whelchel describing herself.