I'm in Such a Hot Pickle!

I'm in Such a Hot Pickle!
Episode Information
Version	United States
Season	Micronesia
Episode Number	9/15 (240)
Original Release	April 10, 2008
Viewership (in Millions)	11.59
Ratings/Share (18-49)	3.9/N/A
Episode Chronology
Previous	"A Lost Puppy Dog"
Next	"I Promise..."
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I'm in Such a Hot Pickle! is the ninth episode of Survivor: Micronesia.

Story

“	After the tribes merge, the Fans are outnumbered by the Favorites. Meanwhile, one castaway's hope for survival in the game dramatically weakens after receiving the fake immunity idol, a carved stick wrapped in a napkin.	”
—Episode Synopsis

Challenges

Immunity Challenge: Last Gasp
The tribe members are positioned under a metal grate as the incoming tide rises. As the tide rises, the breathing space under the grate grows smaller. The last castaway to remain under the grate would win Individual Immunity.
Winner: Jason Siska

Tribal Council

Tribal Council 9: Dabu
Voted Against	Voter
Eliza (8 votes)	Alexis, Amanda, Cirie, Erik, James, Natalie, Ozzy, Parvati
Ozzy (2 votes)	Eliza, Jason
VOTED OUT: Eliza Orlins

Voting Confessionals

Edited versions of Eliza, Parvati, and Jason's confessionals were shown in the episode. James did not give a confessional.

	Amanda	“	(voting against Eliza) Eliza I think you're a great girl you just...you kind of just played a bad social game this time but I really respect you as a person, good luck with everything.	”

	Natalie	“	(voting against Eliza) You spoke out of both sides of your mouth one too many times. You're a really sweet girl but...not credible.	”

	Erik	“	(voting against Eliza) I'm voting for Eliza. Jason, if you want to try and take on Ozzy by yourself; go ahead, you're digging your own grave. That's a losing hand. Eliza I can't trust you and luckily this vote coincides with my conscience as well as my strategy tonight. See you later.	”

	Cirie	“	(voting against Eliza) Liza, Liza, Liza... You can't have seven cards in a game over five card draw. No one will ever believe you. See you when I get out.	”

	Ozzy	“	(voting against Eliza) I think the reasons are obvious and, yeah, the reasons are pretty obvious.	”

	Alexis	“	(voting against Eliza) Sorry lady, it's not personal I just couldn't trust you in this game.	”

	Eliza	“	(voting against Ozzy) They're idiots if they don't get rid of you as soon as they possibly can. I hope something miraculous happens with this stick and you get voted out and not me.	”

	Jason	“	(voting against Ozzy) Tonight, my vote is for Ozzy. You're the strongest competitor in the game and hopefully what I gave Eliza is the real Hidden Immunity Idol and you're going home tonight. I can't wait to see the look on your face if it is you.	”

	Parvati	“	(voting against Eliza) It was your bad luck to pick the wrong girl to mess with. Sorry to see you go but hope you learn from your mistakes the second time around.	”

Final Words

	Eliza	“	Well, I think I did everything I could do in this game. I think I went out with a bang, played a fake Hidden Immunity Idol. I can't really believe that Jason thought that stick was the real Hidden Immunity Idol but I had to play it anyhow. I applaud Ozzy for having the real one and hopefully now, people can do something about it. Too bad that Immunity Idol wasn't real because we would've shocked them.	”

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	Alexis Dabu	Amanda Dabu	Cirie Dabu	Erik Dabu	James Dabu	Jason Dabu	Natalie Dabu	Ozzy Dabu	Parvati Dabu

Trivia

Behind the Scenes

Mario Lanza, the writer of The Funny 115, posted a commentary from Eliza regarding her discovery of the fake idol. As she approached the bag where Jason had stashed it, several cameramen ran up to her. Startled, she paused, asked if they were there for her, and when they gave the affirmative, she continued on to find the fake idol. According to her, the cameramen had all been threatened with losing their jobs if they failed to catch Eliza's first reaction to the fake idol on film.

Life at Ponderosa

Eliza arrives at Ponderosa and is overwhelmed by the amenities available to her. Her post-game medical shows that she lost 11 lbs. after 24 days. Eliza wonders what the remaining contestants will do now with Ozzy's Hidden Immunity Idol out in the open.

Three days later (Day 27), Eliza receives a message from the Ponderosa Tree Mail telling her that Tribal Council looms, and someone will join her as the second member of the jury. Before heading to Tribal Council, Eliza finds it hard to dress up, and undergoes several wardrobe changes.

Other

• With Eliza being voted off this episode, all former contestants from Vanuatu have been voted off.