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|description = A recurring food-eating challenge |
|description = A recurring food-eating challenge |
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− | |seasonsappeared = {{S2|1}}<br />{{S2|2}}<br />{{S2|3}}<br />{{S2|4}}<br />{{S2|5}}<br />{{S2|6}}<br />{{S2|7}}<br />{{S2|8}}<br />{{S2|10}}<br />{{S2|14}}<br />{{S2|15}}<br />{{S2|19}}<br />{{S2|26}}<br />{{S2|27}}<br />{{S2|31}} |
+ | |seasonsappeared = {{S2|1}}<br />{{S2|2}}<br />{{S2|3}}<br />{{S2|4}}<br />{{S2|5}}<br />{{S2|6}}<br />{{S2|7}}<br />{{S2|8}}<br />{{S2|10}}<br />{{S2|14}}<br />{{S2|15}}<br />{{S2|19}}<br />{{S2|26}}<br />{{S2|27}}<br />{{S2|31}}<br />{{S2|36}} |
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+ | '''Buggin' Out''' (also known as ''Tucker'd Out'', ''Safari Supper'', ''Marquesan Menu'', ''Thai Menu'', ''Amazon Menu'', ''Survivor Smoothie'', ''Survivor Smorgasbord'', ''Cool Hand Balut'', ''U Pick, I Chews'', ''Samoa Smoothies'', ''Caramoan Catering'', ''Pesky Palate'', ''Cambodian Catering'', and ''Fijian Feast'', but popularly referred to as the '''"Gross-Food Eating Challenge"''') is a recurring challenge that originated in {{S|1}} and has since been used in later seasons. |
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− | '''Survivor Smorgasbord''' (popularly known as the '''"Gross-Food Eating Challenge"''') is a recurring challenge that originated in {{S|1}} and was used in later seasons. |
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==Rules== |
==Rules== |
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In this challenge, castaways must eat a variety of native, (usually gross) foods. This challenge has appeared multiple times throughout the ''Survivor'' series. |
In this challenge, castaways must eat a variety of native, (usually gross) foods. This challenge has appeared multiple times throughout the ''Survivor'' series. |
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− | As a tribal challenge, whoever finishes the dish first, wins a point for their respective tribe. When this challenge is used as an individual challenge, the last person to finish each dish is out, the last player remaining wins. |
+ | As a tribal challenge, whoever finishes the dish first, wins a point for their respective tribe. When this challenge is used as an individual challenge, the last person to finish each dish is out, while the last player remaining wins. |
==History== |
==History== |
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− | In its debut |
+ | In its debut in {{S4|1}}, the castaways were to eat a serving of ''butok'' or bug larvae. If a contestant refused to eat the beetle larvae, the contestant's tribe would automatically lose the challenge for the tribe. In order to break the tie, each tribes' most squeamish member faced off. [[Gervase Peterson]] of [[Pagong]] and [[Stacey Stillman]] of [[Tagi]] were pitted against each other. Stacey finished the larva first and won immunity for Tagi. |
− | The challenge returned in |
+ | The challenge returned in {{S4|2}} where a person from each tribe would compete against someone from the other. A spinning wheel determined what was to be eaten. This time, if someone refused to eat or threw up, they would lose a point for their tribe. Again, the challenge ended in a tie. [[Kimmi Kappenberg]] of [[Kucha]] and [[Tina Wesson]] of [[Ogakor]] were chosen for the tiebreaker, and Kimmi won for Kucha by eating a mangrove worm first. |
− | Another variation of this challenge appeared in |
+ | Another variation of this challenge appeared in {{S4|3}} where castaways had to drink a shot of cow's blood. During the early rounds of the challenge, milk was added to the blood to make it more appetizing. This challenge ended in a tie, in which [[Kelly Goldsmith]] of [[Boran]] and [[Linda Spencer]] of [[Samburu]] had to drink a full glass of pure cow blood. Linda finished first and won for Samburu. |
− | The challenge again appeared in {{ |
+ | The challenge again appeared in {{S4|4}}. Tribe members had to eat ''farfaru'' (sunbathed fermented fish). This challenge ended in a tie, so [[Rob Mariano]] of [[Maraamu]] and [[Neleh Dennis]] of [[Rotu]] had to compete against each other in the tiebreaker. Rob threw some of it up, while Neleh finished first and won for Rotu. |
− | The first time that it was used in the post-merge phrase was in {{ |
+ | The first time that it was used in the post-[[merge]] phrase was in {{S4|5}}, it was used as the [[family visit]] challenge where the last loved one standing won. [[Helen Glover]]'s husband Jim won over [[Jake Billingsley]]'s wife Jenny. At the final four [[Immunity Challenge]], the final round was a tarantula-eating contest which was won by [[Brian Heidik]]. |
+ | In {{S4|6}}, it was used as an individual Immunity Challenge where the last two people in each round were eliminated. Ultimately, [[Matthew von Ertfelda]] won over [[Deena Bennett]] in the final round to win immunity. |
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− | A tournament-style format was incorporated in {{S|6}}, {{S|26}}, and {{S|27}} where [[Matthew von Ertfelda]], [[John Cochran]], and [[Monica Culpepper]] won respectively. |
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− | In {{ |
+ | In {{S4|7}}, the tribes faced off by individually competing against each other in a smoothie drinking challenge, where several exotic food items were mixed into a single disgusting concoction. The [[Morgan]] tribe won this challenge. |
− | The challenge was reused in {{ |
+ | The challenge was reused in {{S4|8}} as an individual [[Reward Challenge]], where the reward was a pizza feast with the winner's loved one to be enjoyed at the old [[Chapera]] camp. Similar to ''Thailand'', the loved ones competed for reward. The slowest to finish a dish each round was eliminated. [[Tom Buchanan]]'s son Bo won this challenge over [[Rob Mariano]]'s brother Mike. |
− | In {{S4|10}}, [[Koror]] selected [[Tom Westman]] and [[Ian Rosenberger]] to compete against Ulong's last members, [[ |
+ | In {{S4|10}}, [[Koror]] selected [[Tom Westman]] and [[Ian Rosenberger]] to compete against [[Ulong]]'s last members, [[Bobby Jon Drinkard]] and [[Stephenie LaGrossa]]. The castaways had to eat balut. The first four rounds were even. The final round was a time trial, in which two castaways had to eat five balut. Tom finished his balut first, winning Koror 500 gallons of fresh water and various toiletries. |
+ | In {{S4|14}}, each castaway took turns eating Fijian delicacies in order to try to score a point for their tribe. Despite being excited to eat, due to their lack of food resources at camp, [[Ravu]] lost to [[Moto]] 5 to 2, sending Ravu to their third consecutive [[Tribal Council]]. |
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− | In {{ |
+ | In {{S4|15}}, each castaway took turns traditional Chinese dishes in order to try to score a point for their tribe. Even though [[James Clement]] of [[Zhan Hu]] hatched a plan with the [[Fei Long]] tribe to throw the challenge, [[Denise Martin]] of Fei Long struggled to down the balut, forcing James to abandon the plan, paving the way for Zhan Hu to win immunity and send Fei Long to Tribal Council. |
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+ | The {{S4|19}} variation of the challenge was similar to that of ''Pearl Islands'', with smoothies once again being made out of the exotic ingredients. The [[Galu]] tribe won, mostly due to [[Ashley Trainer]] of [[Foa Foa]] having a tough time consuming her drinks. |
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+ | When the challenge returned in {{S4|26}}, it was used for the first individual Immunity Challenge. In the end, [[John Cochran]] was able to beat [[Malcolm Freberg]] and win himself immunity. |
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+ | In {{S4|27}}, the challenge ultimately came down to [[Gervase Peterson]] and [[Monica Culpepper]] in the final round. As in ''Borneo'', Gervase again failed to eat his serving of larvae in time, giving Monica the win and immunity. |
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+ | In {{S4|31}}, each castaway took turns eating Cambodian delicacies in order to try to score a point for their tribe. Just like in her original season, [[Kimmi Kappenberg]] of [[Bayon]] struggled due to being vegetarian. After an extremely close match, Bayon scored the winning point, earning them immunity. |
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+ | In {{S4|36}}, the castaways battled for individual immunity. In each round, they were challenged to eat fish eyes, beetle larva, Yasawa sea slugs, and mother-of-pearl clam. In the final round, [[Angela Perkins]] beat out [[Michael Yerger]] to win immunity. |
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==Winners== |
==Winners== |
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+ | {| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; font-size: 8pt; line-height:18px;" |
! Episode |
! Episode |
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! Challenge Type |
! Challenge Type |
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! Winner |
! Winner |
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− | | '''{{S4|1}}'''<br /><small> |
+ | | '''{{S4|1}}'''<br /><small>{{Ep|0102}}</small> |
| Tribal Immunity |
| Tribal Immunity |
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− | | {{ |
+ | | {{tribebox4|7|tagi|S1 dirk t.png|60px|Dirk Been|S1 kelly t.png|Kelly Wiglesworth|S1 richard t.png|Richard Hatch|S1 rudy t.png|Rudy Boesch|S1 sean t.png|Sean Kenniff|S1 stacey t.png|Stacey Stillman|S1 susan t.png|Susan Hawk}} |
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− | | '''{{S4|2}}'''<br /><small> |
+ | | '''{{S4|2}}'''<br /><small>{{Ep|0202}}</small> |
| Tribal Immunity |
| Tribal Immunity |
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− | | {{ |
+ | | {{tribebox4|7|kucha|S2 alicia t.png|60px|Alicia Calaway|S2 elisabeth t.png|Elisabeth Filarski|S2 jeff t.png|Jeff Varner|S2 kimmi t.png|Kimmi Kappenberg|S2 michael t.png|Michael Skupin|S2 nick t.png|Nick Brown|S2 rodger t.png|Rodger Bingham}} |
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− | | '''{{S4|3}}'''<br /><small> |
+ | | '''{{S4|3}}'''<br /><small>{{Ep|0302}}</small> |
| Tribal Immunity |
| Tribal Immunity |
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− | | {{ |
+ | | {{tribebox4|8|samburu|S3 brandon t.png|60px|Brandon Quinton|S3 carl t.png|Carl Bilancione|S3 frank t.png|Frank Garrison|S3 kimp t.png|Kim Powers|S3 linda t.png|Linda Spencer|S3 lindsey t.png|Lindsey Richter|S3 silas t.png|Silas Gaither|S3 teresa t.png|Teresa Cooper}} |
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− | | '''{{S4|4}}'''<br /><small> |
+ | | '''{{S4|4}}'''<br /><small>{{Ep|0402}}</small> |
| Tribal Immunity |
| Tribal Immunity |
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− | | {{ |
+ | | {{tribebox4|8|rotu|S4 gabriel t.png|60px|Gabriel Cade|S4 john t.png|John Carroll|S4 kathy t.png|Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien|S4 neleh t.png|Neleh Dennis|S4 paschal t.png|Paschal English|S4 robert t.png|Robert DeCanio|S4 tammy t.png|Tammy Leitner|S4 zoe t.png|Zoe Zanidakis}} |
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− | | '''{{S4|5}}'''<br /><small> |
+ | | '''{{S4|5}}'''<br /><small>{{Ep|0512}}</small> |
− | | Individual Reward<br /><small>(''[[ |
+ | | Individual Reward<br /><small>(''[[Family Visit]]'')</small> |
− | | {{ |
+ | | {{tribebox-pt|chuayjai|S5 helen t.png|60px|Helen Glover}} |
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− | | '''{{S4|6}}'''<br /><small> |
+ | | '''{{S4|6}}'''<br /><small>{{Ep|0609}}</small> |
| Individual Immunity |
| Individual Immunity |
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− | | {{ |
+ | | {{tribebox-pt|jacare|S6 matthew t.png|60px|Matthew von Ertfelda}} |
|- |
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− | | '''{{S4|7}}'''<br /><small> |
+ | | '''{{S4|7}}'''<br /><small>{{Ep|0705}}</small> |
| Tribal Immunity |
| Tribal Immunity |
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− | | {{ |
+ | | {{tribebox4|5|morgan|S7 andrew t.png|60px|Andrew Savage|S7 darrah t.png|Darrah Johnson|S7 osten t.png|Osten Taylor|S7 ryano t.png|Ryan Opray|S7 tijuana t.png|Tijuana Bradley}} |
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− | | '''{{S4|8}}'''<br /><small> |
+ | | '''{{S4|8}}'''<br /><small>{{Ep|0814}}</small> |
− | | Individual Reward<br /><small>(''[[ |
+ | | Individual Reward<br /><small>(''[[Family Visit]]'')</small> |
− | | {{ |
+ | | {{tribebox-pt|chabogamogo|S8 tom t.png|60px|Tom Buchanan}} |
|- |
|- |
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− | | '''{{S4|10}}'''<br /><small> |
+ | | '''{{S4|10}}'''<br /><small>{{Ep|1008}}</small> |
| Tribal Reward |
| Tribal Reward |
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− | | {{ |
+ | | {{tribebox4|8|koror|S10 caryn t.png|60px|Caryn Groedel|S10 coby t.png|Coby Archa|S10 gregg t.png|Gregg Carey|S10 ian t.png|Ian Rosenberger|S10 janu t.png|Janu Tornell|S10 jenn t.png|Jenn Lyon|S10 katie t.png|Katie Gallagher|S10 tom t.png|Tom Westman}} |
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− | | '''{{S4|14}}'''<br /><small> |
+ | | '''{{S4|14}}'''<br /><small>{{Ep|1403}}</small> |
| Tribal Immunity |
| Tribal Immunity |
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− | | {{ |
+ | | {{tribebox4|9|moto|S14 alex t.png|60px|Alex Angarita|S14 boo t.png|Boo Bernis|S14 cassandra t.png|Cassandra Franklin|S14 dreamz t.png|Dreamz Herd|S14 edgardo t.png|Edgardo Rivera|S14 gary t.png|Gary Stritesky|S14 liliana t.png|Liliana Gomez|S14 lisi t.png|Lisi Linares|S14 stacy t.png|Stacy Kimball}} |
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− | | '''{{S4|15}}'''<br /><small> |
+ | | '''{{S4|15}}'''<br /><small>{{Ep|1506}}</small> |
| Tribal Immunity |
| Tribal Immunity |
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− | | {{ |
+ | | {{tribebox4|4|zhanhu|S15 erik t.png|60px|Erik Huffman|S15 jaime t.png|Jaime Dugan|S15 james t.png|James Clement|S15 peihgee t.png|Peih-Gee Law}} |
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− | | '''{{S4|19}}'''<br /><small> |
+ | | '''{{S4|19}}'''<br /><small>{{Ep|1905}}</small> |
| Tribal Reward |
| Tribal Reward |
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− | | {{ |
+ | | {{tribebox4|9|galu|S19 brett t.png|60px|Brett Clouser|S19 dave t.png|Dave Ball|S19 erik t.png|Erik Cardona|S19 john t.png|John Fincher|S19 kelly t.png|Kelly Sharbaugh|S19 laura t.png|Laura Morett|S19 monica t.png|Monica Padilla|S19 russells t.png|Russell Swan|S19 shambo t.png|Shambo Waters}} |
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− | | '''{{S4|26}}'''<br /><small> |
+ | | '''{{S4|26}}'''<br /><small>{{Ep|2608}}</small> |
| Individual Immunity |
| Individual Immunity |
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− | | {{ |
+ | | {{tribebox-pt|eniledam|S26 cochran t.png|60px|John Cochran}} |
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|- |
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− | | '''{{S4|27}}'''<br /><small> |
+ | | '''{{S4|27}}'''<br /><small>{{Ep|2709}}</small> |
| Individual Immunity |
| Individual Immunity |
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− | | {{ |
+ | | {{tribebox-pt|kasama|S27 monica t.png|60px|Monica Culpepper}} |
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− | + | | '''{{S4|31}}'''<br /><small>{{Ep|3106}}</small> |
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− | + | | Tribal Immunity |
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− | | {{ |
+ | | {{tribebox4|7|bayon|S31 jeremy t.png|60px|Jeremy Collins|S31 joe t.png|Joe Anglim|S31 keith t.png|Keith Nale|S31 kelley t.png|Kelley Wentworth|S31 kimmi t.png|Kimmi Kappenberg|S31 stephen t.png|Stephen Fishbach|S31 tasha t.png|Tasha Fox}} |
+ | |- |
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+ | | '''{{S4|36}}'''<br /><small>{{Ep|3608}}</small> |
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+ | | Individual Immunity |
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+ | | {{tribebox-pt|lavita|S36 angela t.png|60px|Angela Perkins}} |
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Tina food6.jpg|[[Kimmi Kappenberg|Kimmi]] vs. [[Tina Wesson|Tina]] at the challenge in {{S4|2}}. |
Tina food6.jpg|[[Kimmi Kappenberg|Kimmi]] vs. [[Tina Wesson|Tina]] at the challenge in {{S4|2}}. |
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LindaDrinksBlood.png|[[Linda Spencer]] after drinking cow's blood ({{S4|3}}). |
LindaDrinksBlood.png|[[Linda Spencer]] after drinking cow's blood ({{S4|3}}). |
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− | BostonRobFafaru.jpg|[[Rob Mariano| |
+ | BostonRobFafaru.jpg|[[Rob Mariano|Rob]] is unable to eat the ''fafaru'' ({{S4|4}}). |
JimGloverEatingContest.jpg|[[Helen Glover|Helen]]'s husband, Jim, eats a spoonful of ants in {{S4|5}}. |
JimGloverEatingContest.jpg|[[Helen Glover|Helen]]'s husband, Jim, eats a spoonful of ants in {{S4|5}}. |
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jenna-smorg.jpg|[[Jenna Morasca|Jenna]] eating a grasshopper ({{S4|6}}). |
jenna-smorg.jpg|[[Jenna Morasca|Jenna]] eating a grasshopper ({{S4|6}}). |
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− | Michelle food chllng.jpg|[[Michelle Tesauro]] drinks a smoothie in {{S4|7}}. |
+ | Michelle food chllng.jpg|[[Michelle Tesauro|Michelle]] drinks a smoothie in {{S4|7}}. |
AllStarsSurvivorSmorgasbord.jpg|The loved ones competing in the challenge ({{S4|8}}). |
AllStarsSurvivorSmorgasbord.jpg|The loved ones competing in the challenge ({{S4|8}}). |
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Tom food chllg.jpg|[[Tom Westman|Tom]] defeats [[Bobby Jon Drinkard|Bobby Jon]] in the challenge in {{S4|10}}. |
Tom food chllg.jpg|[[Tom Westman|Tom]] defeats [[Bobby Jon Drinkard|Bobby Jon]] in the challenge in {{S4|10}}. |
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gross food samoa.jpg|[[Erik Cardona|Erik]] vs. [[Natalie White|Natalie]] ({{S4|19}}). |
gross food samoa.jpg|[[Erik Cardona|Erik]] vs. [[Natalie White|Natalie]] ({{S4|19}}). |
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epi8-gross-food-immunity.jpg|The first round in {{S4|26}}. |
epi8-gross-food-immunity.jpg|The first round in {{S4|26}}. |
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− | + | Gervase 11072017 EW.jpg|[[Gervase Peterson|Gervase]] competes in {{S4|27}}. |
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Cambodian_smorgasbord.png|[[Tasha Fox|Tasha]] and [[Kimmi Kappenberg|Kimmi]] face off against [[Spencer Bledsoe|Spencer]] and [[Woo Hwang|Woo]]. ({{S4|31}}) |
Cambodian_smorgasbord.png|[[Tasha Fox|Tasha]] and [[Kimmi Kappenberg|Kimmi]] face off against [[Spencer Bledsoe|Spencer]] and [[Woo Hwang|Woo]]. ({{S4|31}}) |
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+ | S36 Ep9 SG 058b.jpg|[[Michael Yerger|Michael]] and [[Angela Perkins|Angela]] face off in the final round in {{S4|36}}. |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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− | *[[Dirk Been]] was the first castaway to finish a food item in this challenge. |
+ | * [[Dirk Been]] was the first castaway to finish a food item in this challenge. |
− | *This challenge was used as the second Immunity Challenge in the first four seasons of '' |
+ | * This challenge was used as the second [[Immunity Challenge]] in the first four seasons of ''{{dab|Survivor|U.S.}}''. |
− | *{{ |
+ | ** {{S4|5}} became the first season to not feature the challenge in its second episode. |
− | *[[Amber Brkich]], [[Andrew Savage]], [[Ciera Eastin]], [[Gervase Peterson]], [[Jenna Lewis]], [[Kelly Wiglesworth]], [[Kimmi Kappenberg]], [[Laura Morett]], [[Rob Mariano]], [[Rupert Boneham]], [[Tina Wesson]], and [[Tom Buchanan]] have all been a part of this challenge twice. |
+ | * [[Amber Brkich]], [[Andrew Savage]], [[Ciera Eastin]], [[Gervase Peterson]], [[Jenna Lewis]], [[Kelly Wiglesworth]], [[Kimmi Kappenberg]], [[Laura Morett]], [[Rob Mariano]], [[Rupert Boneham]], [[Tina Wesson]], and [[Tom Buchanan]] have all been a part of this challenge twice. |
− | **However, Amber, Jenna, Rob, Rupert, and Tom only ''directly'' participated once, because it was their loved ones who did the eating the second time around in {{ |
+ | ** However, Amber, Jenna, Rob, Rupert, and Tom only ''directly'' participated once, because it was their loved ones who did the eating the second time around in {{S4|8}}. |
− | **Kimmi is the only castaway to win this challenge twice, despite failing to |
+ | ** Kimmi is the only castaway to win this challenge twice, despite her failing to digest food on both seasons due to being a vegetarian. |
− | *Beetle larva and ''balut'' (duck embryo) are the most commonly occurring food items that have been featured; {{S4|1}}, {{S4| |
+ | * Beetle larva and ''balut'' (duck embryo) are the most commonly occurring food items that have been featured; {{S4|1}}, ''Thailand'', {{S4|6}}, {{S4|26}}, {{S4|27}}, and {{S4|36}} for beetle larva and ''All-Stars'', {{S4|10}}, {{S4|15}}, ''Caramoan'', and {{S4|31}} for ''balut''. |
− | *When this challenge was used |
+ | * When this challenge was used for the [[family visit]], the loved ones themselves competed. |
− | *This challenge appeared in the first eight seasons of the show. |
+ | * This challenge appeared in the first eight seasons of the show. |
− | *Every person who has won this challenge as an |
+ | * Every person who has won this challenge as an individual Immunity Challenge has made it to the finale episode of their respective season. |
==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Survivor: Cambodia]] |
[[Category:Survivor: Cambodia]] |
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[[Category:Cambodia Challenges]] |
[[Category:Cambodia Challenges]] |
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+ | [[Category:Survivor: Ghost Island]] |
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+ | [[Category:Ghost Island Challenges]] |
Revision as of 14:16, 5 December 2019
Buggin' Out (also known as Tucker'd Out, Safari Supper, Marquesan Menu, Thai Menu, Amazon Menu, Survivor Smoothie, Survivor Smorgasbord, Cool Hand Balut, U Pick, I Chews, Samoa Smoothies, Caramoan Catering, Pesky Palate, Cambodian Catering, and Fijian Feast, but popularly referred to as the "Gross-Food Eating Challenge") is a recurring challenge that originated in Survivor: Borneo and has since been used in later seasons.
Rules
In this challenge, castaways must eat a variety of native, (usually gross) foods. This challenge has appeared multiple times throughout the Survivor series.
As a tribal challenge, whoever finishes the dish first, wins a point for their respective tribe. When this challenge is used as an individual challenge, the last person to finish each dish is out, while the last player remaining wins.
History
In its debut in Borneo, the castaways were to eat a serving of butok or bug larvae. If a contestant refused to eat the beetle larvae, the contestant's tribe would automatically lose the challenge for the tribe. In order to break the tie, each tribes' most squeamish member faced off. Gervase Peterson of Pagong and Stacey Stillman of Tagi were pitted against each other. Stacey finished the larva first and won immunity for Tagi.
The challenge returned in The Australian Outback where a person from each tribe would compete against someone from the other. A spinning wheel determined what was to be eaten. This time, if someone refused to eat or threw up, they would lose a point for their tribe. Again, the challenge ended in a tie. Kimmi Kappenberg of Kucha and Tina Wesson of Ogakor were chosen for the tiebreaker, and Kimmi won for Kucha by eating a mangrove worm first.
Another variation of this challenge appeared in Africa where castaways had to drink a shot of cow's blood. During the early rounds of the challenge, milk was added to the blood to make it more appetizing. This challenge ended in a tie, in which Kelly Goldsmith of Boran and Linda Spencer of Samburu had to drink a full glass of pure cow blood. Linda finished first and won for Samburu.
The challenge again appeared in Marquesas. Tribe members had to eat farfaru (sunbathed fermented fish). This challenge ended in a tie, so Rob Mariano of Maraamu and Neleh Dennis of Rotu had to compete against each other in the tiebreaker. Rob threw some of it up, while Neleh finished first and won for Rotu.
The first time that it was used in the post-merge phrase was in Thailand, it was used as the family visit challenge where the last loved one standing won. Helen Glover's husband Jim won over Jake Billingsley's wife Jenny. At the final four Immunity Challenge, the final round was a tarantula-eating contest which was won by Brian Heidik.
In The Amazon, it was used as an individual Immunity Challenge where the last two people in each round were eliminated. Ultimately, Matthew von Ertfelda won over Deena Bennett in the final round to win immunity.
In Pearl Islands, the tribes faced off by individually competing against each other in a smoothie drinking challenge, where several exotic food items were mixed into a single disgusting concoction. The Morgan tribe won this challenge.
The challenge was reused in All-Stars as an individual Reward Challenge, where the reward was a pizza feast with the winner's loved one to be enjoyed at the old Chapera camp. Similar to Thailand, the loved ones competed for reward. The slowest to finish a dish each round was eliminated. Tom Buchanan's son Bo won this challenge over Rob Mariano's brother Mike.
In Palau, Koror selected Tom Westman and Ian Rosenberger to compete against Ulong's last members, Bobby Jon Drinkard and Stephenie LaGrossa. The castaways had to eat balut. The first four rounds were even. The final round was a time trial, in which two castaways had to eat five balut. Tom finished his balut first, winning Koror 500 gallons of fresh water and various toiletries.
In Fiji, each castaway took turns eating Fijian delicacies in order to try to score a point for their tribe. Despite being excited to eat, due to their lack of food resources at camp, Ravu lost to Moto 5 to 2, sending Ravu to their third consecutive Tribal Council.
In China, each castaway took turns traditional Chinese dishes in order to try to score a point for their tribe. Even though James Clement of Zhan Hu hatched a plan with the Fei Long tribe to throw the challenge, Denise Martin of Fei Long struggled to down the balut, forcing James to abandon the plan, paving the way for Zhan Hu to win immunity and send Fei Long to Tribal Council.
The Samoa variation of the challenge was similar to that of Pearl Islands, with smoothies once again being made out of the exotic ingredients. The Galu tribe won, mostly due to Ashley Trainer of Foa Foa having a tough time consuming her drinks.
When the challenge returned in Caramoan, it was used for the first individual Immunity Challenge. In the end, John Cochran was able to beat Malcolm Freberg and win himself immunity.
In Blood vs. Water, the challenge ultimately came down to Gervase Peterson and Monica Culpepper in the final round. As in Borneo, Gervase again failed to eat his serving of larvae in time, giving Monica the win and immunity.
In Cambodia, each castaway took turns eating Cambodian delicacies in order to try to score a point for their tribe. Just like in her original season, Kimmi Kappenberg of Bayon struggled due to being vegetarian. After an extremely close match, Bayon scored the winning point, earning them immunity.
In Ghost Island, the castaways battled for individual immunity. In each round, they were challenged to eat fish eyes, beetle larva, Yasawa sea slugs, and mother-of-pearl clam. In the final round, Angela Perkins beat out Michael Yerger to win immunity.
Winners
Episode | Challenge Type | Winner |
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Borneo "The Generation Gap" |
Tribal Immunity | Tagi |
The Australian Outback "Suspicion" |
Tribal Immunity | Kucha |
Africa "Who's Zooming Whom?" |
Tribal Immunity | Samburu |
Marquesas "Nacho Momma" |
Tribal Immunity | Rotu |
Thailand "A Big Surprise... and Another" |
Individual Reward (Family Visit) |
Helen Glover |
The Amazon "The Chain" |
Individual Immunity | Matthew von Ertfelda |
Pearl Islands "Everyone's Hero" |
Tribal Immunity | Morgan |
All-Stars "A Chapera Surprise" |
Individual Reward (Family Visit) |
Tom Buchanan |
Palau "Neanderthal Man" |
Tribal Reward | Koror |
Fiji "This Is Not Survival... It's a Thrival" |
Tribal Immunity | Moto |
China "That's Love, Baby! It Makes You Strong!" |
Tribal Immunity | Zhan Hu |
Samoa "Walking on Thin Ice" |
Tribal Reward | Galu |
Caramoan "Blindside Time" |
Individual Immunity | John Cochran |
Blood vs. Water "My Brother's Keeper" |
Individual Immunity | Monica Culpepper |
Cambodia "Bunking with the Devil" |
Tribal Immunity | Bayon |
Ghost Island "The Sea Slug Slugger" |
Individual Immunity | Angela Perkins |
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Trivia
- Dirk Been was the first castaway to finish a food item in this challenge.
- This challenge was used as the second Immunity Challenge in the first four seasons of Survivor.
- Thailand became the first season to not feature the challenge in its second episode.
- Amber Brkich, Andrew Savage, Ciera Eastin, Gervase Peterson, Jenna Lewis, Kelly Wiglesworth, Kimmi Kappenberg, Laura Morett, Rob Mariano, Rupert Boneham, Tina Wesson, and Tom Buchanan have all been a part of this challenge twice.
- However, Amber, Jenna, Rob, Rupert, and Tom only directly participated once, because it was their loved ones who did the eating the second time around in All-Stars.
- Kimmi is the only castaway to win this challenge twice, despite her failing to digest food on both seasons due to being a vegetarian.
- Beetle larva and balut (duck embryo) are the most commonly occurring food items that have been featured; Borneo, Thailand, The Amazon, Caramoan, Blood vs. Water, and Ghost Island for beetle larva and All-Stars, Palau, China, Caramoan, and Cambodia for balut.
- When this challenge was used for the family visit, the loved ones themselves competed.
- This challenge appeared in the first eight seasons of the show.
- Every person who has won this challenge as an individual Immunity Challenge has made it to the finale episode of their respective season.