Sea Salvage

Plunge, Pull, Pop (Also known as Plunge, Pull & Pop) is a recurring challenge in Survivor.



Rules
A certain number of tribe members will race out to a floating platform. Then they will dive into a cage to pull out bamboo poles in order to release the item needed to complete the final objective. After gathering all of the needed, they will race back to shore. The First tribe to complete the final objective wins.

History
The challenge made its debut in Survivor: China. Amanda Kimmel and Courtney Yates sat out for Fei Long. In this version, two castaways are releasing puzzle pieces that refer to the Chinese Zodiac. Then the remaining three would solve the puzzle. Also, the divers must alternate each time. For the first half of the challenge, Fei Long and Zhan Hu was relatively even. However, Peih-Gee Law and Jaime Dugan threw the challenge in order to vote out one of the newcomers of the tribe. This allowed Fei Long an easy victory.

The challenge was reused and modified in Survivor: Caramoan. In this variation, the divers wasn't require to alternate. In this case, three castaways would dive to remove bamboo sticks. This would release one of nine rings. Once all of the rings are obtained, they would be pulled back by three other members. Then the remaining members would toss the rings on to three post. The first tribe to do so wins immunity and fishing gear. Laura Alexander sat out for The Fans. The Fans fell behind early because they sent weaker members and Sherri Biethman didn't switch out early. The Favorites sent athletic members, who alternated each turn. This allowed them to gain an early lead. Despite the fans best efforts, Malcolm Freberg  and Phillip Sheppard won the challenge for the favorites.

Trivia

 * Both winning tribes had the eventual winner and the Runner-Up.