I'm Ruthless... and Have a Smile on My Face

I'm Ruthless... and Have a Smile on My Face
Episode Information
Version	United States
Season	Micronesia
Episode Number	11/15 (242)
Original Release	April 24, 2008
Viewership (in Millions)	12.90
Ratings/Share (18-49)	4.3/N/A
Episode Chronology
Previous	"I Promise..."
Next	"I'm Gonna Fix Her!"
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I'm Ruthless... and Have a Smile on My Face is the eleventh episode of Survivor: Micronesia.

Story

“	A Fan emerges as a real game player after devising a plan that threatens to sacrifice one of their own. Flirtation between two castaways devolves into bitter tension after one loses trust in the other.	”
—Episode Synopsis

Challenges

• Reward
• Immunity

Challenge: Survivor Auction
Players will be given $500 to be used for the auction. Players may share money and items. Auction will end without notice.

Purchase Breakdown
Item	Winner	Bid
Covered Item (Hotdog and fries)	Cirie	$120
Covered Item (Nachos) Offered chance to trade original covered item (jarred octopus) with another covered item. Erik chose to trade his original item.	Erik	$80
Covered Item (Fruit bat soup) After Natalie declined to take it, James decided to take the soup himself for free.	Natalie	$240
Peanut butter & jelly sandwich with a glass of milk	Amanda	$280
Covered Item (Power to send someone to Exile Island and take their money) Natalie chose to send Jason.	Natalie	$240
Covered Item (Chocolate cake) After purchasing, Natalie was asked to share this with three people. She chose to share it with Alexis, Cirie, and Parvati. In addition, Erik offered each of the women $40 to lick whatever remained on their fingers. Only Cirie accepted.	Natalie [Alexis, Cirie, Parvati]	$380

Challenge: Pool Party
The castaways would throw rocks at a tile which would cause a bundle of puzzle pieces to drop to the ground. The first four castaways who broke their tiles would move on to the second round of digging up a key that would unlock the puzzle pieces. The puzzle pieces would then be assembled into a wheel that would be used to crank a pulley, which would lower two wooden planks. The first two castaways who completed the second round would move on the final round. The planks would be used to cross a rope bridge. The castaway would then race across a series of disks suspended on ropes. First to cross the disks would win individual immunity.
Winner: Erik Reichenbach

Tribal Council

Tribal Council 11: Dabu
Voted Against	Voter
Jason (4 votes)	Amanda, Cirie, Erik, Parvati
James (3 votes)	Alexis, Jason, Natalie
Parvati (1 vote)	James
VOTED OUT: Jason Siska

Voting Confessionals

James's confessional and an edited version of Jason's confessional were shown in the episode.

	Amanda	“	(voting against Jason) I think you're a great person, this is a purely strategic move tonight and I wish you the best of luck in everything you do, and you were playing a better social game towards the end... except for all the clams, I found them all. But yeah you did step up your game. Good job.	”

	Alexis	“	(voting against James) Sorry James, you're the biggest threat out here right now, it's not personal.	”

	Jason	“	(voting against James) James, you've played a good game; unfortunately, Parvati got you in the end. Yeah, take care.	”

	Cirie	“	(voting against Jason) People don't change overnight, sorry.	”

	James	“	(voting against Parvati) You couldn't just frolic naked and enjoy the heavens. You had to eat the damn apple.	”

	Parvati	“	(voting against Jason) You should really chew with your mouth closed. Seriously, it's bad.	”

	Erik	“	(voting against Jason) See ya, wouldn't want to be ya.	”

	Natalie	“	(voting against James) This doesn't necessarily mean that you're going home tonight, and this is not what that vote is for, hopefully it's a voided vote because I love ya, you'll still be here.	”

Final Words

	Jason	“	I was definitely played today by Natalie and the rest of the girls. They did the same thing in voting out Ozzy. I should have been a little more wary of what they were telling me. What they did tonight will definitely come back to haunt them as I'm sitting up there on the jury. I just wish I would have been a little smarter and played the Hidden Immunity Idol when I had the chance.	”

Still in the Running

Jon 20th	Mary 19th	Yau-Man 18th	Mikey B. 17th	Joel 16th	Jonathan 15th	Chet 14th	Kathy 13th	Tracy 12th	Ami 11th
Eliza 10th	Ozzy 9th	Jason 8th	Alexis Dabu	Amanda Dabu	Cirie Dabu	Erik Dabu	James Dabu	Natalie Dabu	Parvati Dabu

Trivia

• Everyone who voted for James Clement stayed on Airai for its entire existence. Also, none of them returned for a subsequent season. Parvati Shallow, Amanda Kimmel, Cirie Fields, and James returned for Heroes vs. Villains, while Erik Reichenbach returned for Caramoan.
• In this episode, there is a editing mistake: Amanda can be seen in the background of the Survivor Auction eating the sandwich that she hasn't purchased yet.
• Day 30 was Erik's birthday. Appropriately, he won immunity.
• After this episode, Erik is the last male fan standing.
• The title episode was said by Natalie describing her vicious gameplay.