The challenge debuted in {{S|12}} as a tribal immunity challenge, with the entire tribe competing simultaneously. The first tribe to score three bags won the challenge. [[Casaya]] won immunity.
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The challenge debuted in {{S|12}} as a tribal immunity challenge, with the entire tribe competing simultaneously. The first tribe to score three bags won the challenge. [[Casaya]] won immunity.
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The challenge was used as the first reward challenge in {{S|20}}, with pairs for each tribe competing for the bag. The [[Heroes]] tribe won the challenge, and flint.
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The challenge was used as the first reward challenge in {{S|20}}, with pairs for each tribe competing for the bag. The [[Heroes]] tribe won the challenge, and flint.
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In {{S|26}}, a variation of this challenge was again used as the first reward challenge of the season. Adapted to an aquatic playing field, two members of each tribe would race to retrieve a buoy from one end of the course and return it to their tribe's pole. The Favorites tribe [[Bikal]] won the challenge, receiving flint and 20 pounds of beans.
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In {{S|26}}, a variation of this challenge was again used as the first reward challenge of the season. Adapted to an aquatic playing field, two members of each tribe would race to retrieve a buoy from one end of the course and return it to their tribe's pole. The Favorites tribe [[Bikal]] won the challenge (4-1), receiving flint and 20 pounds of beans.
For each tribe, a designated number of contestants will race out to a marked location and dig up a bag. The castaways then compete to return the bag to their tribe's mat. The first person to touch the tribe mat, with a hand on the bag, scores a point for their team. The first tribe to win a given number of rounds will win the challenge.
History
The challenge debuted in Survivor: Panama as a tribal immunity challenge, with the entire tribe competing simultaneously. The first tribe to score three bags won the challenge. Casaya won immunity.
The challenge was used as the first reward challenge in Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, with pairs for each tribe competing for the bag. The Heroes tribe won the challenge, and flint.
In Survivor: Caramoan, a variation of this challenge was again used as the first reward challenge of the season. Adapted to an aquatic playing field, two members of each tribe would race to retrieve a buoy from one end of the course and return it to their tribe's pole. The Favorites tribe Bikal won the challenge (4-1), receiving flint and 20 pounds of beans.
