Let's Make a Deal

Let's Make a Deal is the eleventh episode of Survivor: The Australian Outback.

Story

Day 28

After Jerri Manthey's surprise elimination, morale in the Barramundi tribe reaches an all-time high, especially that of Jerri's bitter rival Keith Famie, who even sings, "Ding-dong, the witch is dead!" Amber Brkich, on the other hand, feels that she is in a precarious position now that her closest ally has been eliminated, but Keith tells her that it was a mistake for Amber to ally herself with Jerri. Despite good moods, the days' worth of starvation has taken its toll on the castaways. The tribe has run out of food and has not eaten in 24 hours. Keith resorts to chasing grasshoppers, while other tribe members try to fish, though their efforts are futile.

Day 29

The castaways are surprised by host Jeff Probst at the challenge because instead of competing in a challenge, a food auction would commence. Each tribe member gets $500 to spend on whatever they choose.

After the auction, most of the tribe (with the exception of Amber and Colby Donaldson) finds their stomachs upsetting after munching their desired food. Adding insult to injury, the rampant heavy rains continue. The overflowing Herbert River has come dangerously close to the camp. The tribe decides to relocate the tent to a higher ground.

Day 30

The tribe has gotten tired of Nick Brown's laziness. Elisabeth Filarski and Rodger Bingham are disappointed because Nick seems to be saving all his energy for the challenges instead of doing any work around camp.

Their next Immunity Challenge tests the remaining castaways' ability to make fire. The first person to build a fire and light a fuse wins. Nick jumps out to an early lead, but Colby works more tediously to create his fire. His patience pays off, as his fuse starts to spark. Colby wins immunity.

Back at camp, the lack of food has taken its toll on the castaways, and everyone is getting very weak. Probst visits the camp and makes the castaways a deal: he will give them a large supply of rice, but they must give him their tarps and Colby's giant Texas flag. The tribe has little choice but to accept the trade, leaving them with food but no shelter, making them more vulnerable to the harsh environment. When Probst leaves the camp, the emotionally battered Barramundi tribe is forced to create a new shelter.

When Barramundi goes to Tribal Council, Keith feels secure in his place in the game as he does not bring his bag. This earns him a vote from Nick, who deems Keith as arrogant. Elisabeth and Rodger vote for Amber. But the decision is a foregone conclusion, and all four ex-Ogakors' votes are for Nick, sending him packing.

Challenges

Challenge: Survivor Auction
Each person is given a money pouch that contains 500 Australian dollars that they would use to bid on various food items.

Purchase Breakdown
Item	Winner	Bid
Four tortilla chips and a bowl of salsa	Nick	$60
Peanut butter and chocolate	Elisabeth	$260
Glass of Mountain Dew	Amber	$80
Three cracker sandwiches	Nick	$120
One sSlice of Supreme Pizza	Jonathan	$180
Mini Oreos and a glass of milk	Tina	Undisclosed
Pretzels and a bottle of beer	Nick	$100
Six French fries and a side of ranch	Amber	Undisclosed
Iced coffee and a chocolate peanut butter energy bar	Colby	$280
Mashed potatoes, turkey, bread, green beans, and cranberry sauce Shared with Tina.	Elisabeth	$340
Covered Item (glass of river water)	Amber	$200
Cheeseburger	Rodger	$320

Challenge: Fire and Water
Castaways will have a very high seesaw-contraption with two small drums, one on each side (the first side has a small hole at the bottom, while the the drum is hollowed in the middle). They must create a large fire in the hollowed drum, while filling the other drum with water (the logic is to keep the fire going while filling the water can to rise the fire can). The first person to ignite the fuse on top of their seesaw wins.
Winner: Colby Donaldson

Tribal Council

Tribal Council 9: Barramundi
Voted Against	Voter
Nick (4 votes)	Amber, Colby, Keith, Tina
Amber (2 votes)	Elisabeth, Rodger
Keith (1 vote)	Nick
VOTED OUT: Nick Brown

Voting Confessionals

Final Words

Still in the Running

Debb 16th	Kel 15th	Maralyn 14th	Mitchell 13th	Kimmi 12th	Michael 11th	Jeff 10th	Alicia 9th
Jerri 8th	Nick 7th	Amber Barramundi	Colby Barramundi	Elisabeth Barramundi	Keith Barramundi	Rodger Barramundi	Tina Barramundi

Trivia

• This episode features the first Survivor Auction.
• This is the first time that host Jeff Probst made a deal to give food in exchange for confiscating the castaways' shelter materials. This would happen again nine years later in the Nicaragua episode, "You Started, You're Finishing" when the Libertad tribe found their food items caught on fire, and later in "Make Some Magic Happen" in San Juan del Sur when the Hunahpu tribe had eaten all of their rice supply.

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