Don't Get Cocky, Kid

Don't Get Cocky, Kid
Episode Information
Version	United States
Season	44
Episode Number	8/14 (648)
Original Release	April 19, 2023
Viewership (in Millions)	5.29
Ratings/Share (18-49)	0.8/7
Episode Chronology
Previous	"Let's Not Be Cute About It"
Next	"Under the Wing of a Dragon"
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Don't Get Cocky, Kid is the eighth episode of Survivor 44.

Story

“	A war between old tribes risks creating a shift in power. Then, castaways get twisted and caught up in the immunity challenge.	”
—Episode Synopsis

Challenges

Immunity Challenge: Eve 5
Before the challenge, the ten castaways paired themselves up into five teams. One at a time, each team member would traverse through a twisted net crawl. They will then dig up a bundle of planks. The first four pairs to retrieve their planks and plant a flag at their mat would proceed to the next stage.

At the next stage, each team will carry their planks and race up a cargo net to a platform. Once there, they will use their planks to cross a rope bridge. The first two pairs to cross the rope bridge with their planks will proceed to the final stage.

In the final stage, the pairs disbanded and each player competed individually. They would brace themselves with their arms between two walls while standing barefoot on two footholds. Every 15 minutes, the castaways would move down to smaller footholds. When the castaways reached the fourth set of footholds, they would try to remain on them as long as they could. The last castaway still standing on the footholds wins.
Winner: Lauren Harpe

Tribal Council

Tribal Council 7: Va Va
Voted Against	Voter
Frannie (used Hidden Immunity Idol)	Brandon, Carson, Jaime, Kane, Lauren, Yam Yam (votes not counted)
Brandon (4 votes)	Carolyn, Danny, Frannie, Heidi
VOTED OUT: Brandon Cottom

Voting Confessionals

No voting confessionals were aired.

Final Words

	Brandon	“	Clearly Danny had the idol. It was a great move, I can't knock him for it and I'm not leaving here with any regrets, I left no stone unturned. I did everything I felt that I could to make myself proceed farther in this game and I played as hard as I could and tried to, you know, swing as many relationships I could, but in the end, you know, it's Survivor, sometimes you get caught. They were going for the big fish and tonight, they got it.	”

Still in the Running

Bruce 18th	Maddy 17th	Helen 16th	Claire 15th	Sarah 14th	Matthew 13th	Josh 12th	Matt 11th	Brandon 10th
Carolyn Va Va	Carson Va Va	Danny Va Va	Frannie Va Va	Heidi Va Va	Jaime Va Va	Kane Va Va	Lauren Va Va	Yam Yam Va Va

Trivia

Secret Scenes

• (Untitled): Carson talks about his sick day.
• Is It Real?: Kane finds a hidden immunity idol but wonders if it is fake.
• Brandon Gets Emotional: Brandon cries as he shares details of his personal life with his tribe mates.

On Fire with Jeff Probst

• Editing Survivor: Jeff Probst talks about the post-production of Survivor, including how story beats and season-long narratives are set up. The podcast includes two alternate cuts of Carolyn's idol find scene in "Two Dorky Magnets".

Other

• Matt's chyron was erroneously displayed in Kane's confessional this episode.
• This is the first episode since "You Get What You Give" where a Hidden Immunity Idol was effectively played on another player.
• Brandon becomes the first person to be eliminated due to an idol being played after having correctly played an idol himself in the same season.
• This is the third time that three tribes have each had three members left at the final nine, after "Mad Treasure Hunt" in Cagayan and "The Jocks vs. the Pretty People" in Kaôh Rōng.