It Could All Backfire is the penultimate episode of Survivor: Palau.
Story[]
“ | Gender lines are drawn as one group hatches a plan to vote off the Survivor who doesn't win Immunity. One Survivor feels betrayed when the winner of a Challenge chooses a different tribemate to enjoy the Reward. Going into Tribal Council, one Survivor holds the power and is torn between an alliance and a friendship. Which way will the vote swing? | ” |
—Episode Synopsis[2] |
Day 34[]
Day 35[]
Day 36[]
Challenges[]
Challenge: Raft Rally
The five remaining castaways must paddle a traditional Palauan bamboo raft to one of five pontoons, untie a color-coded bag, and bring it back to a crate on the dock. Once all five bags have been retrieved, they have to use the distance markers and a provided guide pole to correctly mark the distance between Palau and five major world cities.
Reward: Chevrolet Corvette, overnight stay at mansion with barbecue feast
Winner: Ian Rosenberger (shared with Tom Westman)
Challenge: R.A.M.
The castaways have to cross a disc walk, a group of floating pontoons, and a two-rope hand-over-hand traverse to reach a platform. They must memorize the positions of fifteen images in the grid (each player has a different grid), then return to the start and use matching tiles to recreate the grid. They need to return to the grid at the far end if any mistakes are made. First person to correctly align their images wins.
Winner: Tom Westman
Tribal Council[]
Tribal Council 13: Koror | |
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Voted Against |
Voter |
Caryn (4 votes) |
Ian, Jenn, Katie, Tom |
Ian (1 vote) |
Caryn |
VOTED OUT: Caryn Groedel |
Voting Confessionals[]
Caryn was shown writing Ian's name down on the parchment.
Ian |
“ | (voting against Caryn) Best three seconds of my day. Can't wait for you to go home. | ” |
Final Words[]
Caryn |
“ | Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but too bad, all that stuff happened. You know, you want to shoot the messenger, go ahead and shoot the messenger, fine with me. See where it gets you in the end. Everybody's been very deceptive, and I'm the one who starts speaking about it, and…you ultimately have to face the music anyway. | ” |
Still in the Running[]
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Trivia[]
- Caryn's elimination makes her the first original female member of Koror to be voted out. Janu was eliminated before Caryn, but she quit.
References[]
Survivor: Palau Episodes |
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"This Has Never Happened Before!" · "Love Is in the Air, Rats Are Everywhere" · "Dangerous Creatures and Horrible Setbacks" · "Sumo at Sea" · "The Best and Worst Reward Ever" · "Jellyfish 'n Chips" · "The Great White Shark Hunter" · "Neanderthal Man" · "I Will Not Give Up" · "Exile Island" · "I'll Show You How Threatening I Am" · "We'll Make You Pay" · "It Could All Backfire" · "The Ultimate Shock" · "Reunion" |