Always Be Closing

Always Be Closing
Episode Information
Version	South Africa
Season	Immunity Island
Episode Number	3/17
Original Release	June 17, 2021
Episode Chronology
Previous	"I Can Go 'Bos'... No Pun!"
Next	"Gloat or Vote"
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Always Be Closing is the third episode of Survivor South Africa: Immunity Island.

Story

Day 7

A tribe swap occurred.

Anesu Vuna	Dino Vuna	Kiran Vuna	Marisha Vuna	Nicole Vuna	Qieän Vuna	Renier Vuna	Thoriso Vuna	Tyson Vuna
Amy Zamba	Anela Zamba	Carla Zamba	Chappies Zamba	Mike Zamba	Paul Zamba	Santoni Zamba	Shaun Zamba	Wardah Zamba

Challenges

• Reward
• Immunity

Challenge: Battle Dig
In one-on-one face-offs, castaways will wrestle for a bag in the middle of a sand pit and bring it back to their tribe's square. Whoever wins earns that round's reward for their tribe.
Reward: Vuna: Hammock (round 1); tarp (round 4); Zamba: Deck chairs (round 2); blankets (round 3); FutureLife supplements and a Challenge Advantage (round 5).

Challenge: The Cruel Sea
One person from each tribe will swim out, then race up a platform, dive into the water and retrieve a ring and bring it back. The next person from the tribe will then do the same. Once a tribe has collected all five rings, the two remaining tribe members will attempt to land those rings on posts. The first tribe to finish wins.
Additional Stipulation: For winning the Challenge Advantage, Zamba only needed to retrieve four rings instead of five.
Winner: Vuna (sent Amy Eliason to Immunity Island)

Tribal Council

Tribal Council 3: Zamba
Voted Against	Voter (Amy ineligible to vote)
Mike (5 votes)	Anela, Chappies, Paul, Santoni, Shaun
Anela (3 votes)	Carla, Mike, Wardah
VOTED OUT: Mike Laws

Voting Confessionals

Edited versions of Anela and Mike's voting confessionals were shown during the Tribal Council segment. Paul's confessional was shown during Mike's final words.

Paul “ (voting against Mike) You're just too good at this game and for that reason you have to go. Sorry, man. ” Wardah “ (voting against Anela) Nothing personal, I just need to mend fences with my family again. ” Anela “ (voting against Mike) Balance is a law that cannot be transgressed. With you gone, the balance in the tribe will be restored. ” Shaun “ (voting against Mike) I hope this goes well, 'cause I really want to stay in this game. Nothing personal. Love the chats. Just it's all strategic. Sorry, Mike. ” Carla “ (voting against Anela) I'm really sorry that I have to do this, but I have to stay with the majority at the moment. I really wanted to play with you. You're an awesome oak. Um, and yeah, all the best, and I hope I'll see you on the outside. ” Chappies “ (voting against Mike) Tonight, you're unfortunately going home. You are such a beautiful soul, and I wish I could spend some more time with you. If only you spent some more time getting to know people on a deeper level instead of playing the game so hard. I wish you all the luck. ” Santoni “ (voting against Mike) (inaudible) I'm very, very sorry. I love you to bits, but I need to go with my gut and obviously the numbers. Love you. ” Mike “ (voting against Anela) It's nothing personal at all. Um, were just doing this to try and keep an old tribe strong. Um, I wish you the best of luck. ”

Final Words

	Mike	“	I'm a little bit sad, um, and also just so grateful for the opportunity to have played the game. The tribe shuffle definitely was a big problem for me. Looking at how the numbers went, one of my own alliance members broke my trust, and so I guess I didn't maintain my alliance members strongly enough. I'd love to be remembered as someone who had a lot of fun playing the game hard and as strategically as possible. You know, I really enjoy good gamesmanship, and they got me good, so best of luck.	”

Still in the Running

Jason 20th	Pinty 19th	Mike 18th	Amy Zamba	Anela Zamba	Anesu Vuna	Carla Zamba	Chappies Zamba	Dino Vuna	Kiran Vuna
Marisha Vuna	Nicole Vuna	Paul Zamba	Qieän Vuna	Renier Vuna	Santoni Zamba	Shaun Zamba	Thoriso Vuna	Tyson Vuna	Wardah Zamba

Trivia

• The five-piece puzzle used in the Immunity Island challenge was first introduced in the season premiere of Survivor: Worlds Apart.
• The episode title is said by Mike about his strategy of persuading Chappies and Paul onto his side.