You Mangled My Nets

You Mangled My Nets is the twelfth episode on.

Duel/Reward
Challenge: Rock Block

The 4 castaways would compete in the first ever 4-person duel on Redemption Island. The castaway were to take turns throwing a metal ball in an attempt to break 4 tiles, one by one. The first three to break all tiles remain on the island, while the last one to break the tiles will be sent home.

Reward: The first person to break all the tiles will receive a visit from a loved one.

Additional Stipulation: The first person to win the duel can choose if he/she will keep the reward, give it to the remaining Redemption Island inhabitants, or give it to the "remaining" castaways instead.

Winners (in order of finish): Mike Chiesl (gave reward to Murlonio), Matthew Elrod and Ralph Kiser

Immunity
Challenge: Step on Up

The remaining castaways would race to assemble 18 puzzle steps in a staircase. Each person could only carry one step at a time and must place all the steps correctly from bottom to top. First castaway to make it to the top would win Immunity. Winner: Rob Mariano

Voting Confessionals
Unavailable.

Trivia

 * In this episode, Phillip Sheppard becomes the record holder for the most votes recieved in a single season, with 16 (later 17), beating Jonathan Penner's Survivor: Cook Islands record of 15.
 * Ozzy Lusth would tie this record next season in Survivor: South Pacific.
 * Both Phillip and Ozzy would be surpassed by Laura Morett when she received a total of 19 votes cast against her in Survivor: Blood vs. Water.
 * This episode marked the first combined Reward Challenge/Redemption Island Duel.
 * This is the first time that the loved ones challenge applies to the final 10 players in the game.
 * This episode's Immunity Challenge is the same challenge used in The Tides Are Turning.
 * This reward holds the record for the most people to receive it, at 6 castaways.
 * This is the 300th regular episode in Survivor history.