Act One of a Horror Film

Act One of a Horror Film
Episode Information
Version	United States
Season	49
Episode Number	1/14 (712)
Original Release	September 24, 2025
Episode Chronology
Previous	"Aftershow" (previous season)
Next	"Cinema"
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Act One of a Horror Film is the season premiere of Survivor 49.

Story

“	Eighteen strangers are abandoned on the islands of Fiji with a chance to win $1 million. Tribes must claim victory in the grueling marooning challenge to earn vital camping supplies.	”
—Episode Synopsis

Challenges

• Reward (Challenge 1)
• Reward (Challenge 2)
• Reward/Immunity

Challenge: Cube Bert-Sea
Reward: Pot, machete, and flint
Additional Stipulation: The two losing tribes will have to send one tribe member to earn their supplies in another challenge.
Winner: Hina

Challenge: Fight for Supplies
One representative from each of the tribes that lost the opening Reward Challenge will compete head-to-head in a penalty challenge. Each player needs to find ten coconuts painted with their tribe color. They will then open the colored coconuts to obtain puzzle pieces, which they must put together to reveal a map with the location of a ship wheel. Using this map, they will dig around the location indicated on the map to find their ship wheel. The player must then put the ship wheel on their mast and turn the wheel to raise their flag. The first person to raise their flag wins for their tribe.
Reward: Pot, machete, and flint
Winner: Uli

Challenge: Baby Snakes
Tribe members will race out in pairs through an obstacle course and into the jungle, where they will retrieve a giant snake. Once all three snakes have been retrieved, the tribes will search for a ball from within the snakes. Two tribe members will then place the ball on a snake-shaped table maze and attempt to maneuver the ball to the end of the maze. The first two tribes to land their ball win.
Reward: Toolkit
Additional Stipulation: The losing tribe must forfeit their flint, though they can win it back if they win the next Immunity Challenge.
Winners (in order of finish): Hina and Uli

Tribal Council

Tribal Council 1: Kele
Voted Against	Voter
Nicole (5 votes)	Alex, Annie, Jake, Jeremiah, Sophi
Annie (1 vote)	Nicole
VOTED OUT: Nicole Mazullo

Voting Confessionals

No voting confessionals were aired in the episode. A transcript of the confessionals was published on Parade.com.

	Nicole	“	(voting against Annie) (looking around the voting booth) This is the sickest Tribal Council ever made in the history of the game. [...] You said my name. And you thought I was gonna be the first one to go? No. Thanks for the shelter. Peace.	”

	Alex	“	(voting against Nicole) Please know that our connection’s real. I hope I get invited to Sauce Sunday. Just know this isn’t personal. We just need a stronger tribe.	”

	Sophi	“	(voting against Nicole) I’m sorry, girl. If you’re not with me, you’re against me. It’s not even about strength. You just weren’t loyal.	”

	Jake	“	(voting against Nicole) Sorry, Nicole. I gotta stick to my Top 3, and you’re the weakest one today. Love you to death, man. See you soon.	”

	Jeremiah	“	(voting against Nicole) I really don’t want to have to vote you tonight. But it’s just what the majority is asking for. But this isn’t my decision. It was so great getting to know you over the past couple of days.	”

	Annie	“	(voting against Nicole) I wish we didn’t have to vote anybody off. You’re so much fun, and I can’t wait to hang out with you after this is all over. This really sucks.	”

Final Words

	Nicole	“	They got me. They got me. That was a true blindside, so "Numbers don't lie, but people do" is absolutely true. I felt like I was on the right side of the numbers and with the majority, but they were good liars. They kicked it into high gear and I just completely missed it. My family is going to die at this. They're gonna laugh hysterically. I'm about to be the butt of every joke, that's all I have.	”

Still in the Running

Nicole 18th	Alex Kele	Annie Kele	Jake Kele	Jason Hina	Jawan Uli	Jeremiah Kele	Kristina Hina	Matt Hina
MC Hina	Nate Uli	Rizo Uli	Sage Uli	Savannah Uli	Shannon Uli	Sophi Kele	Sophie Hina	Steven Hina

Trivia

Secret Scene

• (Untitled): Uli reads Tree Mail for the upcoming Immunity Challenge.
• Hina Is Really Riding High: The Hina tribe is thrilled to have won the first Immunity challenge.

Other

• The episode was dedicated to Vincent Costello, a Fijian native who helped scout locations when production settled in Fiji in Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X. His children, Aline and Patrick, later worked on the show as a Dream Team member and a cameraman, respectively. He passed away after Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans finished filming.
• The episode title was said by Jawan.