Down and Dirty

Down and Dirty
Episode Information
Version	United States
Season	Philippines
Episode Number	6/15 (373)
Original Release	October 24, 2012
Viewership (in Millions)	10.23
Ratings/Share (18-49)	2.8/8
Episode Chronology
Previous	"Got My Swag Back"
Next	"Not the Only Actor on This Island"
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Down and Dirty is the sixth episode of Survivor: Philippines.

Story

Day 15

On Day 15, Tandang was upset at Michael Skupin for him being partially responsible for the tribe's food being quickly depleted. At the first round of the Reward Challenge, Michael, Pete Yurkowski, and Lisa faced off against Jonathan Penner, Carter, and Denise Stapley. 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 winning the 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. At the reward, Kalabaw was surprised by an undeclared extra reward of letters from home. Back at Tandang, Artis Silvester, Abi-Maria Gomes, and Pete were livid at the deal struck at the challenge and blamed Michael for speaking for the tribe, even though they felt he brought nothing to the tribe.

Day 16

Jonathan only caught a couple small fish, which caused a lot of grumbling among the tribe. At the Immunity Challenge, Tandang came back from a 4–2 deficit to defeat Kalabaw, again largely due to Malcolm's contributions. When Kalabaw returned to camp, Jeff and Carter discussed if now was the time to make the big move against Jonathan or to vote out Katie for being the weakest in the tribe. At Tribal Council, Jeff Kent and Carter could not pull the trigger on the big move against Jonathan and instead blindsided Katie by a vote of 4–1.

Challenges

• Reward
• Immunity

Challenge: Bog Roll
The rival tribes must wrestle with each other for a boulder-sized rattan ball and push it into their tribe's goal. The first tribe to score three points wins the challenge.
Reward: A feast of sandwiches, chips, drinks, brownies, and letters from home.
Winner: Kalabaw (by forfeit, in exchange for Kalabaw's rice)

Challenge: Philiping Out
One member from both tribes will use slingshots to send balls toward their tribemates, all of whom are holding nets. The goal is to catch at least one ball, regardless if it is their tribe's ball or the other tribe's. The first tribe to score five points wins.
Winner: Tandang

Tribal Council

Tribal Council 6: Kalabaw
Voted Against	Voter
Katie (4 votes)	Carter, Denise, Jeff, Jonathan
Jonathan (1 vote)	Katie
VOTED OUT: Katie Hanson

Voting Confessionals

	Katie	“	(voting against Jonathan) Goodbye, my cuddle bear. You are not to be trusted.	”

	Jonathan	“	(voting against Katie) Right now, you're the weakest member of the tribe, and I need to keep the tribe as strong as possible. You're a great kid.	”

Final Words

	Katie	“	I got blindsided. I mean, it's not a good feeling, but, um, I came in thinking, "Oh, I'm an athlete. I'm so strong. I can handle whatever," you know, but out here, it is nothing like you think it is on TV. It's so hard, but, I mean, it's such an awesome thing for me to be able to say, "I was on Survivor."	”

Still in the Running

Zane 18th	Roxy 17th	Angie 16th	Russell 15th	Dana 14th	Dawson 13th	Katie 12th	Abi-Maria Tandang	Artis Tandang
Carter Kalabaw	Denise Kalabaw	Jeff Kalabaw	Jonathan Kalabaw	Lisa Tandang	Malcolm Tandang	Michael Tandang	Pete Tandang	RC Tandang

Trivia

Behind the Scenes

• Katie is delighted to not participate at the Reward Challenge.
• Katie admits liking to cuddle with Jonathan at night because of his body heat and she does not mind him snoring as long as she sleeps well.
• Malcolm explains how Tandang's winning streak is starting to become a disadvantage for them. Since they have yet to vote one of their own out, the alliances formed have yet to be tested. Malcolm also notices the hostility among his tribemates.
• Carter admits getting outplayed by the Tandang tribe at the Immunity Challenge.

Other

• This is the first time that a tribe won a challenge by forfeit.
• This episode's Reward Challenge is the only challenge Tandang lost, and the only tribal challenge Denise won.
• This episode's Tribal Council is the sixth in a row where a player is voted out unanimously.
• With Katie voted out, all the females from the original Kalabaw have been eliminated.
• After the Bog Roll challenge, Lisa kept the wicker ball from Tree Mail as a souvenir.