Challenge Advantage

A Challenge Advantage is an advantage introduced in. It allows the castaway who holds it to gain an advantage over other castaways in an upcoming challenge.

Overview
The challenge advantage gives the person who holds it an advantage in an upcoming challenge, most typically an individual Immunity Challenge, but can only be used in the next immediate challenge. What the advantage entails differs, usually allowing the castaway to skip a portion of a challenge, gives them a second chance in the challenge, allows them to practice the challenge ahead of time, etc. introduced a challenge disadvantage, allowing a castaway to penalize another in a challenge. These advantages are usually sold at Survivor Auctions or as a reward at the Final Reward Challenge of the season.

introduced the Medallion of Power, a similar concept, however gives the option for when the tribe wishes to use it, rather than it having to be used at the next Immunity Challenge.

Guatemala
Danni Boatwright purchased an advantage in the next Immunity Challenge at the season's auction on Day 31. The advantage was good for Watch Your Step, allowing her to swap with one other castaway at any point in the challenge. She used the advantage to swap places with Stephenie LaGrossa, and outmaneuvered her to win the challenge.

Gabon
Corinne Kaplan would purchase a challenge advantage for $500 at the Survivor Auction on Day 28. This advantage was good for The Domino Effect, allowing her to skip directly to the final portion of the challenge, making her one of three to be eligible to win immunity. Corinne would lose the challenge to Ken Hoang.

Samoa
Jaison Robinson purchased a challenge advantage for $500 at the Survivor Auction on Day 28. This advantage was good for Drop A Log, allowing him to move up two knots at any point in the challenge, reducing tension. Jaison would go on to win this challenge.

One World
Troyzan Robertson would purchase a challenge advantage for $420 at the Survivor Auction on Day 26. This advantage was good for Return From The Dead, allowing him to skip the first round of the challenge. Troyzan barely beat out Kim Spradlin to get into the final round, and would go on to win the challenge.

Philippines
Abi-Maria Gomes would purchase the first challenge advantage available in the season for $500 at the Survivor Auction on Day 28. This advantage was good for Brains and Brawn, allowing her to skip directly to the final portion of the challenge, making her one of three to be eligible to win immunity. Abi-Maria would go on to win the challenge. She would also use the advantage to make the claim she had a clue to a Hidden Immunity Idol hidden at the Dangrayne camp.

Malcolm Freberg would win the second challenge advantage available in the season at the Day 37 Reward Challenge. This advantage was good for the Final Immunity Challenge, The Ball Drop, allowing him to start over if he dropped his ball. Malcolm would be quickly eliminated from the challenge, unable to make use of his second chance. Michael Skupin would win the challenge.

Caramoan
John Cochran would purchase the first challenge advantage available in the season for $340 at the Survivor Auction on Day 29. This advantage was good for Drop A Log, and like Jaison in Samoa, allowed him to move up two knots at any point in the challenge. Cochran would go on to win the challenge.

Cochran would go on to win the second challenge advantage available in the season at the Day 37 Reward Challenge. This advantage was good for the Final Immunity Challenge, Vertically Challenged, having all of his puzzle bag untied. Just like Drop A Log, Cochran would wins this challenge, too.

San Juan del Sur
Keith Nale would win a challenge advantage at the Day 36 Reward Challenge. This advantage was good for Spoon Man, allowing him to practice with a replica of the challenge. Keith would go on to win the challenge.

Worlds Apart
Mike Holloway would win a challenge advantage at the Day 36 Reward Challenge. This advantage was good for Going Blind, allowing him to practice the challenge beforehand with his mother's aide. Mike would go on to win the challenge.

Game Changers
The exiled Debbie Wanner was offered a advantage for her new tribe in their next Immunity Challenge, as a part of her Advantage Menu offered by Cochran on. She elected to take the Extra Vote over the challenge advantage or the build-a-fake Hidden Immunity Idol kit.

Ghost Island
Wendell Holland would send himself to on Day 31 in lieu of going on reward, earning him the chance to get an advantage. This advantage was Malcolm's advantage from Philippines, and was good for the same challenge, The Ball Drop, allowing him start over if he dropped his ball. Much like Malcolm, Wendell would lose the challenge against Domenick Abbate winning.

Edge of Extinction
Chris Underwood found the first challenge advantage on the on Day 13. This allowed him to practice the Jail Break portion of the first reentry duel. Keith Sowell would find the first challenge disadvantage, allowing him to penalize a player at the first reentry duel. He would penalize, who would have to untie thirty knots before going onto the A Bridge You Must Cross portion of the reentry duel. Despite the disadvantage, the six Edge of Extinction inhabitants would be close, but ultimately Rick Devens would win and reenter the game.

Aubry Bracco would find the second challenge advantage on the Edge of Extinction on Day 21, in addition to an Extra Vote she could gift to someone in the main game. The advantage allowed her to practice the first portion of the second reentry duel. Aubry would lose the duel against Chris, and was permanently eliminated from the game.