Last Gasp

Last Gasp
Recurring Survivor Challenge
Description:	A recurring challenge
Appearances:	Palau Micronesia Caramoan

Last Gasp (also known as Breathing Space) is a challenge in Survivor.

Rules

The players must swim under a steel grate and stay above the water. As the tide rises, player will run out of breathing room. If the fear of drowning is too much, that person can bail out. The last person still in the grate wins the challenge.

Usage

This challenge debuted in Survivor: Palau as an Immunity Challenge. An additional stipulation noted that the first person to bail out of the challenge would be banished to Exile Island. Six minutes into the challenge, a cold and panicked Janu Tornell opted out of the challenge, and was the first person sent to Exile Island in Survivor history. Tom Westman won immunity, though his immunity had no effect due to Janu quitting the game at Tribal Council.

The challenge reappeared in Survivor: Micronesia as the first Immunity Challenge for the newly merged tribe Dabu. Ultimately, it came down to Jason Siska and Ozzy Lusth. Ozzy bailed out, giving Jason the immunity win.

The challenge was most recently used in Survivor: Caramoan, it was the second individual Immunity Challenge. After John Cochran, Eddie Fox, and Reynold Toepfer dropped out in succession, only Andrea Boehlke and Brenda Lowe remained. Eventually, Andrea opted out, making Brenda the only woman to win this challenge.

Winners

Episode	Challenge Type	Winner
Palau "Exile Island"	Individual Immunity	File:S10 tom t.jpg Tom Westman
Micronesia "I'm in Such a Hot Pickle!"	Individual Immunity	File:S16 jason t.jpg Jason Siska
Caramoan "Cut Off the Head of the Snake"	Individual Immunity	File:S26 brenda t.jpg Brenda Lowe

Gallery

The challenge as shown in Palau.

The challenge in Caramoan.

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Erik Reichenbach competing (Caramoan).

Trivia

• This challenge was used in both seasons filmed in Palau.
• This challenge was used in both Fans vs. Favorites seasons: Micronesia and Caramoan.
• Erik Reichenbach is the only contestant to participate in this challenge twice.
  • Both times, he lost. 
• Brenda Lowe is the first and currently only female to win this challenge.
  • This is the second time Brenda won the second individual Immunity Challenge of the merge.
• Both times the challenge was used for a merge tribe, the color was green.
  • Had a merge happened in Palau, the tribe color would have also been green.