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I'm a Mental Giant is the season premiere of Survivor: Kaôh Rōng.

Story[]

Day 1[]

A massive fishing vessel stocked with supplies carries eighteen castaways, divided into three tribes based on the personal attributes they mostly use in their daily lives: "Brains", "Brawn", and "Beauty".

The brain tribe...

—Jeff Probst

S32 peter t
Peter
Being an ER doctor, it's gonna be difficult for me to not show how smart I am, to express humility, but I can't deal with ignorant people 'cause they think they know what they're talking about.
S32 debbie t
Debbie
This game is largely a brain game, and in these challenges I am going to kick ass. Because, puzzles lay down for me like lovers.
The brawn tribe...

—Jeff Probst

S32 scot t
Scot
I am a former professional basketball player. I was the guy that did all the things nobody else wanted to do. I'd go knock people on the ground, I'd push people out of the way, I did it better than most guys. People I'm gonna get along with are guys that are strong, and if you show weakness, bye-bye! (laughs)
S32 jason t
Jason
My bread and butter has always been bounty hunting. You kick in the door, you raid the house, you snatch the guy up, hog-tie him like a pig, throw him in the back of your truck and take off. I don't care, I just need to get my paycheck, and you're my paycheck.
The beauty tribe...

—Jeff Probst

S32 anna t
Anna
I do try and use my looks to my advantage in poker. If I feel like a male is staring at my boobs, I might push them up a little more.
S32 nick t
Nick
My life has definitely been easier because I'm better looking than most people. And that sounds terrible, it sounds awful, but it's the truth. My looks will definitely help me. 39 days and a million bucks in my pocket at the end.


At the sound of a bell, the castaways are only given two minutes to collect as many supplies from the ship as they can before paddling to their respective camps. Members from all three tribes hurriedly release their rafts while their tribemates scramble for supplies, where the commotion has sent chickens, fruits, baskets, and other survival items flying everywhere, from the deck to the ocean. Caleb from the Beauty tribe rescues a chicken from the water. Joe from the Brains tribe controls his tribe's raft as his tribemates throw items overboard, while Tai from the Beauty tribe, protects the chickens from being trampled by the frantic castaways. Cydney from the Brawn tribe and Neal from the Brains tribe briefly scuffle over a basket of mangoes. After the two-minute period, Jeff Probst orders the three tribes to paddle to their respective tribe camps.

S32 caleb t
Caleb
People will probably recognize me from Big Brother, but being an outdoorsman, this game is totally for me. I don't mind gettin' dirty at all.
S32 joe t
Joe
It's very hectic out here. I'm a retired FBI agent, and of course, there've been times within the FBI when you've had those kinds of cases where everything's going a mile a minute. But this to me is going to be the ultimate challenge, so I'm pumped for this. This is the real deal for me.
S32 tai t
Tai
I'm, like, running around like crazy. I'm protecting the chicken because I-I-I love all living creature.


The three tribes row over to camp.

S32 cydney t
Cydney
Paddling in, and looking around at my brawn tribe, it feels like home. The majority of my life is about being strong, physically or mentally it's about being strong.
S32 jason t
Jason
On brawn tribe, there is a lot of people who have different physical traits, I did six years in the army, so I don't need to prove to you I'm badass. A lot of people find my intimidating, they judge me because of how I look. They don't realize that I have two daughters and my youngest has autism, like I'll be the girly-girl dad and I also teach them how to be a badass!
S32 alecia t
Alecia
People might look at me and be like aw, Malibu Barbie is here, she's not gonna be here long and I'm a lot tougher than they think, I've been bungee jumping in Bali, I've been face-to-face shark diving in Australia and I've been with three uncaged tigers in Thailand. I'm fearing, dareless and opinionated and this is something, I know I can do.
S32 scot t
Scot
I think all of us, have a very similar mindset. We're not beautiful, we're not smart. But, we are strong, and I feel lucky right now, I know things in this game change real quickly, same thing that makes you laugh, makes you cry. But right now I think we got a great group.
S32 liz t
Liz
The Brain tribe is definitely my tribe. That's the attribute that I actually think is valuable because we are able to look for new approaches and slightly different ways of thinking through the problems. So we're off to an immediate advantage.
S32 peter t
Peter
Being called Obama is part of my daily life. It's been like that for the last seven years. If Debbie calls me Obama, I guarantee you, everyone else is calling me Obama. That being said, if they feel better getting crushed by Obama, so be it.


Day 2[]

Day 3[]

Challenges[]

Reward/Immunity Challenge: Wooden Ships
The tribes will swim out to a boat. Once the entire tribe is on board their boat, one person at a time will dive down to retrieve paddles. Once they have all four paddles, they will race to shore, where they will convert their boat to a cart by attaching four wheels. They will then push their boat to the top of the beach. Once at the top, they will have to decide between assembling a puzzle or testing their dexterity by stacking balls while standing on a wobbly beam. The first two tribes to finish win immunity.
Reward: A fire making kit for the winner; flint for the runner-up.
Winners (in order of finish): Chan Loh and Gondol

Tribal Council[]

Tribal Council 1:
To Tang
Voted
Against
Voter
S32 alecia t
Alecia (3 votes)
S32 cydney tS32 darnell tS32 jason t
Cydney, Darnell, Jason
S32 darnell t
Darnell (3 votes)
S32 alecia tS32 jennifer tS32 scot t
Alecia, Jennifer, Scot
TIE:
S32 alecia tS32 darnell t
Alecia, Darnell (3 votes each)

Revote
(Alecia and Darnell ineligible to vote)
Voted
Against
Voter
S32 darnell t
Darnell (4 votes)
S32 cydney tS32 jason tS32 jennifer tS32 scot t
Cydney, Jason, Jennifer, Scot
S32 alecia t
Alecia (0 votes)
None
VOTED OUT:
S32 darnell bw
Darnell Hamilton

Voting Confessionals[]

Alecia was shown writing Darnell's name down on the parchment. Revote confessionals are unavailable.

S32 cydney t
Cydney
(voting against Alecia) You're really starting to irk my soul… a lot.

Final Words[]

S32 darnell bw
Darnell
This was very hard to be vote out number one, but I absolutely enjoyed every moment of it. I mean, it was a life lesson to me. What I learned is to fight hard. They can vote me out, they can do whatever they want but I'm not letting nobody bring me down. I encourage anybody who has any dreams, any goals, to go out there and do it, you know, don't let nobody hold you back. Yeah, I'm out number one, but I went out there and I played hard and I'm satisfied with that.

Still in the Running[]

 Darnell
18th
S32 darnell bw
 Alecia
To Tang
S32 alecia t
 Anna
Gondol
S32 anna t
 Aubry
Chan Loh
S32 aubry t
 Caleb
Gondol
S32 caleb t
 Cydney
To Tang
S32 cydney t
 Debbie
Chan Loh
S32 debbie t
 Jason
To Tang
S32 jason t
 Jennifer
To Tang
S32 jennifer t
 Joe
Chan Loh
S32 joe t
 Julia
Gondol
S32 julia t
 Liz
Chan Loh
S32 liz t
 Michele
Gondol
S32 michele t
 Neal
Chan Loh
S32 neal t
 Nick
Gondol
S32 nick t
 Peter
Chan Loh
S32 peter t
 Scot
To Tang
S32 scot t
 Tai
Gondol
S32 tai t

Trivia[]

Other[]

Episode Title[]

References[]

Survivor: Kaôh Rōng Episodes
"I'm a Mental Giant" · "Kindergarten Camp" · "The Circle of Life" · "Signed, Sealed and Delivered" · "The Devils We Know" · "Play or Go Home" · "It's Merge Time" · "The Jocks vs. the Pretty People" · "It's Psychological Warfare" · "I'm Not Here to Make Good Friends" · "It's a 'Me' Game, Not a 'We' Game" · "Now's the Time to Start Scheming" · "With Me or Not with Me" · "Not Going Down Without a Fight" · "Reunion"
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