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Ballin' A Jack is a recurring challenge that debuted in Survivor: San Juan del Sur and has since reappeared in Cambodia, Island of the Idols, and Survivor 44.

Rules[]

Each castaway must stand on a small block with only enough space for one foot while stabilizing a ball against an overhanging piece of wood. If at any point they lose their concentration or their balance, the ball will drop and they are out of the challenge. The last person left standing wins.

History[]

United States[]

The challenge was first used as the final seven Reward Challenge in its first appearance in San Juan del Sur. It ultimately came down to Jaclyn Schultz and Natalie Anderson, with Natalie outlasting Jaclyn to win reward.

The challenge appeared as the final ten Immunity Challenge in Cambodia. Before the challenge started, host Jeff Probst offered to have the Orkun tribe's shelter rebuilt by Production if at least five people sat out of the challenge. Everyone but Joe Anglim and Keith Nale elected to sit out to have a new shelter. Joe then outlasted Keith to win his fourth individual immunity in a row.

The was used as the final eight Immunity Challenge in Island of the Idols. Ultimately, the challenge came down to Elaine Stott and Lauren Beck. After nearly 15 minutes, Lauren began to visibly struggle, but Elaine suddenly dropped, granting Lauren individual immunity.

The challenge returned at the final nine of Survivor 44. Prior to the challenge, the Va Va tribe was informed that, if four castaways gave up their shot at immunity, the tribe would receive a bag of rice; Carson Garrett, Heidi Lagares-Greenblatt, Kane Fritzler, and Lauren Harpe agreed to sit out of the challenge. Within minutes, only Danny Massa and Frannie Marin were left in the challenge, with Frannie outlasting Danny to win her second individual Immunity Challenge.

Australia[]

In Blood v Water, this challenge was used for individual immunity ahead of the Double Tribal Council. Instead of putting both feet on the same stand, the contestants stood on two narrow pegs. Shay Lajoie solidified her strong reputation in endurance challenges by defeating the rest of her Blood tribemates to win a crucial Immunity Necklace. On Water, Khanh Ong agreed to give up the necklace to Sam Gash if he won, and both parties held on until Sam collapsed from exhaustion, allowing Khanh to win the challenge.

Winners[]

Episode Challenge Type Winners
Blood v Water
Episode 12
Individual Immunity AUS9 shay t
Shay Lajoie
AUS9 khanh t
Khanh Ong

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Joe Anglim is the only man to win this challenge.
  • Keith Nale is the only player to compete in this challenge twice. He lost both times.
  • The Cambodia iteration of the challenge currently holds the record for lowest percentage of contestants participating in a single Immunity Challenge, with only two of the ten remaining contestants (20%) competing.

References[]

Recurring Challenges
A Bit Dinghy · A Bit Tipsy · A Crate Idea · A Leg Up · A Numbers Game · Air Raid · Angry Chair · Around the Bend · Back in Slack · Balancing Point · Ballin' A Jack · Barrel Bridge · Barrel of Monkeys · Basket Brawl · Better Homes and Island Living · Beyond the Wheel · Blind Leading the Blind · Blue Lagoon Bustle · Blue Plate Special · Boats, Brains & Brawn · Bone to Pick · Boulder Smash · Bow Diddley · Box Your Mind · Braille Maze · Broken China · Buggin' Out · Build It Up, Break It Down · Butch Cassidy · By Any Means Necessary · By the Numbers · Cage Against the Machine · Can't Buoy Me Love · Cannonball Run · Caught in the Web · Cell Block Sea · Challenge Pitch · Chief's Choice · Chimney Sweep · Chinese Zodiac Symbols · Cling Ons · Choose Your Weapon · Coconut Juice · Crate Escape · Crocodile Rock · Crosswalk · Cube Crisis · Dear Liza · Dive Masters · Dizzy Gillespie · Dizzy Miss Lizzy · Domino Effect · Draggin' the Dragon · Dragging the River · Drop A Log · Drum Roll · Dulcimer Stomp · End of the Line · EOC · Eve 6 · Fallen Comrades · Fast Fire · Faulty Towers · Fauxconut Bowling · Fire and Water · Fire Fighter · Fire Starter · Flips, Flops, & Flags · Float Your Boat · Floating Puzzle · Game of Bridge · Gatecrasher · Get a Grip · Get Barreled · Get Hooked · Get Your Goat · Gimme Three Steps · Great Escape Run · Hands on a Hard Idol · Hear About It Ladder · Hot Pursuit · House of Cards · House of the Holey · Idol Hands · Jail Break · Jump Shot · Jungle Relay · Kamikaze · Keel Hauling · Keep It Up · Keep on Your Toes · Kenny Log-Ins · Kicking and Screaming · Kitty Litter · Know Your Loved One · Ladder Tree Golf · Last Gasp · Letter Hunt · Lock, Load and Light · Lock Step · Log Jam · Losing Face · Mask Match · Matchmaker · Matt Finish · Mayan Pizza · Memory · Mud Pack · Mud Slide · Muddy Waters · New School · New Tribe Member · Nut Bucket · O-Black Water · Odd Shaped Bottoms · Operation Balance Build · Out on a Limb · Over-Extended · Paddle Battle · Paddle Out · Perch · Pilfering Pirates · Piranha Feast · Pole Dancing · Pot Head · Push Me, Pull You · Puzzle Dig · Q and A · Quest for Fire · Race to Shore · Ram-Ball On · Rescue Mission · Rice Race · Rise and Shrine · Rock Bottom · Rock n' Roll · Rock the Boat · Rod Screw-It · Roll With It · Roller Ball · Rung O Star · Running Down a Dream · Sacrificial Lamb · Schmergen Brawl · Sea Crates · Sea Legs · Sea Salvage · Shipwrecked · Shoot 'n' Shuffle · Shooting Gallery · Shoulder the Load · Simmotion · Slip, Slide & Score · Slither Me Timbers · Smash and Grab · Snag, Drag and Bag · Snake in the Grass · Snake Island Relay · SOS Signal · Spear-it Hunt · Spit It Out · Splash Back · Sprung a Leak · Squared Off · Squatty Probst · Stacked Up · Stairway to Heaven · Stairway to the Stars · Star Man · Station By Station · Step on Up · Stomp-ede · Strung Out · Sumo at Sea · Survivor Auction · Survivor History · Survivor Pentathlon · Survivor Quiz Show · Swahili Scramble · Swing Break · Tangled Up · Temple Transfer · The Ball Drop · The Cruel Sea · The Game is Afoot · The Gauntlet · The Home Stretch · The Maze · The Obstacle Course · This Much · Thrash, Splash & Bash · TLP O-Course · Tomb Raider · Total Recall · Troubled Water · Uncomfortably Numb · United We Stand · Vampire Bats · Vertically Challenged · Vertigo · Wall to Wall · Well Stacked · What-er Drag · When It Rains, It Pours · Wicker Flicker · Will It Go Round · Witch Hunt · Wrist Assured · Yank Your Hank · You Shook Me
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