A Bunch of Idiots

A Bunch of Idiots
Episode Information
Version	United States
Season	One World
Episode Number	5/15 (357)
Original Release	March 14, 2012
Viewership (in Millions)	10.53
Ratings/Share (18-49)	3.0/9
Episode Chronology
Previous	"Bum-Puzzled"
Next	"Thanks for the Souvenir"
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A Bunch of Idiots is the fifth episode of Survivor: One World.

Story

Day 12

The morning after last night's bizarre Tribal Council, the Salani tribe asked Troyzan, who passed by at their shelter, of who was the culprit behind Manono's decision to give up immunity. He told them it was Colton's idea to go to Tribal Council, and everyone else went with the plan. After the conversation, the women were elated to see the rival tribe fall apart.

	Sabrina	“	We really should have six people on this tribe, but we have seven. The guys are much more of a mess than what we thought. I'm not gonna question their nonsense over there. I'm just happy we have seven and the girls are sticking together on this one.	”

	Alicia	“	The guys messed up big-time. If we come in strong seven, we're gonna blow them away. We're gonna beat them today in our challenge. They're so dumb, they handed us a million dollars!	”

The tribes convened for the next Reward Challenge, where Jeff Probst told them to drop their buffs, signaling a tribe switch. Jeff gave each castaway an egg with tribe-colored paint inside. After instructing the players to smash the eggs. The contents inside would determine the contestants' new tribe. The new tribes were:

Alicia Manono	Christina Manono	Colton Manono	Jonas Manono	Leif Manono	Monica Manono	Tarzan Manono
Chelsea Salani	Jay Salani	Kat Salani	Kim Salani	Michael Salani	Sabrina Salani	Troyzan Salani

Challenges

• Reward
• Immunity

Challenge: Dear Liza
Tribes must fill water to a large bucket using barrels with holes in it. If the bucket is heavy enough, a flag will raise, declaring a winner.
Reward: Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and coffee
Additional Stipulation: The winning tribe will also win the right to live at the current campsite, while the losing tribe will be sent to a new beach.
Winner: Salani

Challenge: Basket Brawl
Three members from both tribes will race to retrieve a ball in the water and shoot it into their tribe basket. The other tribe must intercept before their rival scores. Each successful shot is worth one point. First tribe to accumulate three points wins immunity.
Winner: Salani

Tribal Council

Tribal Council 5: Manono
Voted Against	Voter
Monica (5 votes)	Alicia, Colton, Jonas, Leif, Tarzan
Tarzan (2 votes)	Christina, Monica
VOTED OUT: Monica Culpepper

Voting Confessionals

Monica is shown writing Tarzan's name on the parchment.

Final Words

	Monica	“	I'm extremely disappointed. I came here to win. I chased my husband all over stadiums for eleven years of football and all I was looking forward to was him coming to the Survivor stadium. The dumbest thing that I could have done was trust Colton. I guess I blame myself for being outwitted.	”

Still in the Running

Kourtney 18th	Nina 17th	Matt 16th	Bill 15th	Monica 14th	Alicia Manono	Chelsea Salani	Christina Manono	Colton Manono
Jay Salani	Jonas Manono	Kat Salani	Kim Salani	Leif Manono	Michael Salani	Sabrina Salani	Tarzan Manono	Troyzan Salani

Trivia

• This episode marks the first Tribe Switch since "Turf Wars" in Survivor: Nicaragua.
• This week's Reward Challenge is derived from a children's song called There's a Hole in My Bucket.
• In her final words, Monica references her husband, Brad Culpepper where he would have been her loved one had she made it to the Loved Ones Challenge. They would later play Survivor together in Survivor: Blood vs. Water. Brad would play alone in Survivor: Game Changers with Monica as her loved one in the Loved Ones Challenge.