Whiners Are Wieners

Whiners Are Wieners is the tenth episode of.

Story
After losing Artis, the Tandang alliance are down in numbers. Lisa also flips, leaving Tandang in a even bigger hole with only two loyal alliance members left. Lisa flipping gives the Matsing-Kalabaw alliance the numbers to split the vote in case Abi plays the idol. They split  the vote 3 for Abi and 3 for Pete, and Abi plays the idol, sending Pete home.

Reward
Challenge: Snare the Drum

Castaways are split up into two teams of four for this challenge. In 3 circles are two drums (one red, one yellow). Each team must attempt to flip over 3 of their drums at the same time, while preventing the other team from doing so. First team to earn 3 points wins the reward.

Reward: A day at the spa, feast.

Winner: Abi-Maria Gomes, Carter Williams, Malcolm Freberg and Pete Yurkowski

Immunity
Challenge: Push Your Luck

Castaways must navigate a buoy through a rope course. The first five to complete the course advances to the 2nd course, where they must navigate the buoy through a rope maze while moving across a balance beam. The first three to complete advances to the 3rd and final course, where they must navigate the buoy through a water course. The first person to complete the final course will win Immunity.

Winner: Carter Williams

Voting Confessionals
"dangrayne"

- This is for you. Hope you go home tonight.

Final Words
"dangrayne"

- I felt bad for Abi. She’s crying, everybody ripped her apart. I’ve kind of learned to deal with her, but I mean, I needed to for my game. Malcolm has a lot of power right now, he’s definitely someone that they needed to get rid of, but they didn’t want to do anything with it. I have a ton of regrets, but I feel good about how I left the island. I’m not happy I left it, but I did what I could.

Behind The Scenes

 * In an interview with Dalton Ross, Jeff Probst stated that the test run of the Reward Challenge was more of a physical showdown compared to how the castaways did it. Instead of focusing on flipping the drums, the members of the Dream Team had to wrestle each other.
 * Pete tries to convinces Abi to let him use her Hidden Immunity Idol. Abi refuses to do so because she does not want to come across as "stupid". Pete rebuffs the argument, saying that Brandon Hantz giving up his Immunity Necklace (and was promptly voted out) in befitted "stupid" more.

Other

 * During the Reward Challenge, the teams are coincidentally separated by age where the tribe members that are over 40 years old are in the yellow team, while those that are under 40 years old are in the red team.
 * During the last stage of the Immunity Challenge, the three castaways who competed were placed on platforms and boats whose colors represent their original tribe (Carter Williams for Kalabaw, Michael Skupin for Tandang and Denise Stapley for Matsing).
 * Coincidentally, each one would go on to be the highest ranking member of their respective original tribes (although Michael ties with Lisa Whelchel for the highest-ranking Tandang member).
 * The four who won reward were involved in Tribal Council proceedings during the episode.
 * Carter won Individual Immunity.
 * Malcolm Freberg and Abi-Maria Gomes received votes at Tribal Council.
 * Pete Yurkowski was voted out and sent to the Jury.
 * Denise, Jonathan Penner, Lisa and Michael, who lost the Reward Challenge, were all safe.
 * The eventual Final Three contestants all voted against Abi-Maria at this episode's Tribal Council.
 * With Abi-Maria being the last Hidden Immunity Idol user of the season, the Final Three also voted against all the castaways who used an idol during the Tribal Council they have used it (as part of a split vote strategy).

Episode Title

 * The episode title comes from a line spoken by Denise Stapley  in one of her confessionals, referring to Abi-Maria's negativity around camp.