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Boulder Smash (also known as Chinese Checkers, Pit Ball, and Bog Roll) is a recurring Survivor challenge.

Rules[]

Each tribe has members on opposite sides of a giant ball. Both teams push the ball and try to get it past their own goal line. The first tribe to make three goals wins.

History[]

United States[]

In Guatemala, each tribe has two members on opposite sides of a giant ball. Both teams push the ball and try to get it past their own goal line. The first tribe to make three goals wins reward and a shot at individual immunity. Nakúm defeated Yaxhá 3-2 to win their second challenge in a row.

In China, in a series of 3-on-3 matches, each team has to push their large ball across a muddy field into their opponents' goal, while preventing the opponents from doing the same. The first team to score 2 goals wins a reward of fishing gear and a fishing boat. In the first round, Amanda Kimmel, Denise Martin, and Aaron Reisberger of Fei Long raced out into the mud to battle Jaime Dugan, Sherea Lloyd, and Erik Huffman of Zhan Hu. Both sides choked and wrestled each other to gain possession of the wooden balls, and Sherea pulled Amanda's top down, unbeknownst to her. Despite the clothing malfunction, which exposed her breasts, Amanda maneuvered the giant ball across the line and scored the first point for Fei Long. In the next round, Ashley Massaro, Frosti Zernow, and Dave Cruser of Zhan Hu took on Jean-Robert Bellande, James Clement, and Leslie Nease of Fei Long. Calling on her professional wrestling skills, Ashley attempted to grapple with the heavier Jean-Robert. Jean-Robert dragged Ashley along behind him and took out Frosti, leaving James free and clear to score the winning point for Fei Long.

In Philippines, facing off three on three, the tribes would try to push a large wood ball across a mud field to their goal. The tribe would score a point for pushing the ball to the goal. The first tribe to score three points would win a trip to a picnic with sandwiches, soup, potato chips, brownies, and letters from home. In the first round, Michael Skupin, Pete Yurkowski, and Lisa Whelchel of Tandang faced off against Jonathan Penner, Carter Williams, and Denise Stapley of Kalabaw. The six fought to a standstill for over an hour when Jonathan proposed a deal: Kalabaw would give up all of their remaining rice in exchange for winning reward. Jonathan told his tribe that the deal was okay because he promised that he could catch fish. Michael persuaded his tribe to hear out Jonathan's proposal and after some discussion, Tandang agreed to the deal.

Australia[]

Philippines[]

South Africa[]

In Santa Carolina, the challenge was played in shallow water as the only post-swap Immunity Challenge. While Ashley Hayden and Sandi Schultz helped Timbila win the first round, Okkert Brits' unrivaled physical prowess allowed him to single-handedly score the next two points for Chibudu, granting them safety from Tribal Council.

In Return of the Outcasts, the newly switched tribes played in the mud for immunity and a meal of bunny chow. Like in Survivor: Philippines, the first round ended in a stalemate; after Steffi Brink sustained a leg injury, Nico Panagio called off the match and started a new round, which would be played for all the marbles. In the deciding second round, Shona Macdonald sustained a rib injury that forced her out of the challenge. The challenge was put on pause and, in the following episode, resumed with Killarney Jones being switched out for Felix Godlo on Masu, and Shane Hattingh taking Shona's place for Yontau. Additionally, Nico put two more balls into play. After another hour, Toni Tebbutt pushed the ball into the goal, finally ending the challenge with Masu taking the win.

Winners[]

Episode Challenge Type Winner
Guatemala
"Big Ball, Big Mouth, Big Trouble"
Tribal Reward S11 cindy tS11 jamie tS11 judd t
S11 lydia tS11 margaret tS11 rafe tS11 stephenie t
Nakúm
China
"My Mom Is Going to Kill Me!"
Tribal Reward S15 aaron tS15 amanda tS15 courtney tS15 denise t
S15 james tS15 jeanrobert tS15 leslie tS15 todd t
Fei Long
Philippines
"Down and Dirty"
Tribal Reward S25 carter tS25 denise t
S25 katie tS25 jeff tS25 jonathan t
Kalabaw

Episode Challenge Type Winners
All Stars
Episode 3
Tribal Immunity AUS7 abbey tAUS7 harry tAUS7 henry t
AUS7 john tAUS7 lee tAUS7 lydia tAUS7 michelle t
AUS7 nick tAUS7 sharn tAUS7 shonee tAUS7 zach t
Mokuta
Heroes v Villains
Episode 7
Tribal Immunity AUS10 benjamin tAUS10 david tAUS10 flick t
AUS10 gerry tAUS10 hayley tAUS10 matt tAUS10 nina t
AUS10 paige tAUS10 sam tAUS10 sharni tAUS10 shaun t
Heroes (Australia)

Episode Challenge Type Winners
Santa Carolina
Episode 6
Tribal Immunity ZAS3 gigi tZAS3 hanna t
ZAS3 izak tZAS3 okkert tZAS3 sade t
Chibudu
Return of the Outcasts
"Expect the Unexpected",
"This is Gonna Be a Life Long Torture"
Tribal Reward/Immunity ZAS9 felix tZAS9 killarney tZAS9 pinty t
ZAS9 steffi tZAS9 tejan tZAS9 toni tZAS9 thoriso t
Masu

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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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