Million Dollar Gamble

Million Dollar Gamble
Episode Information
Version	United States
Season	Millennials vs. Gen X
Episode Number	10/14 (497)
Original Release	November 23, 2016
Viewership (in Millions)	7.59
Ratings/Share (18-49)	1.5/5
Episode Chronology
Previous	"Still Throwin' Punches"
Next	"About to Have a Rumble"
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Million Dollar Gamble is the tenth episode of Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X.

Story

“	A power struggle between castaways erupts, and each player tries to arm themselves with allies. Also, tensions rise when castaways from Gen X turn on each other and one castaway throws another under the bus to build trust in the game.	”
—Episode Synopsis

Challenges

• Reward (Day 26)
• Immunity (Day 28)
• Reward (Day 29)
• Immunity (Day 30)

Challenge: Ferryman
Castaways are randomly divided into two teams of five. They start on a platform in the water, then swim out to a raft and work together to use a rope to pull themselves and the raft to another platform. From that platform, they climb up a ladder, retrieve a key, and then slide down a pole into the water. They must then race the key to shore. Once a team has all five of their keys, they unlock a set of blocks. The blocks then need to be stacked, so there are no repeating colors on any side. The first team to finish wins.
Reward: Trip to a floating restaurant to with pizza, chicken wings, and beer, within viewing range of the camp, and letters from home.
Winner: Purple Team (Adam Klein, Bret LaBelle, Hannah Shapiro, Sunday Burquest, and Zeke Smith)

Challenge: With a 10 ft Pole
Each castaway will stand on a narrow beam while pushing against a statue with a long pole, keeping it balanced on a stand. At regular intervals, they will move farther away from the statue, making it more difficult to balance. If at any point they fall off the beam or their statue drops, they are out of the challenge. The last person standing wins.
Winner: David Wright

Challenge: Slither Me Timbers
The castaways are randomly divided into three teams of three. Their feet are tied together and their arms are bound to their sides. One at a time they must slither through the sand through a series of obstacles. Finally, they must work together to solve a snake puzzle. First team to finish wins.
Reward: Aerial tour of the local area, followed by a feast
Additional Stipulation: The castaways were randomly divided into three teams, with the castaway drawing the odd rock sitting out of the challenge and automatically joining the winning team on reward.
Winner: Orange Team (Bret LaBelle, Sunday Burquest, and Zeke Smith) (joined by David Wright)

Challenge: Rusty Gates
The castaways will start behind a cage door, where they will maneuver a handle through a maze on the front of the door. Once their handle is free, they unlock the door and race to complete a slide puzzle. The first person to finish wins immunity.
Winner: Jay Starrett

Tribal Council

Day 28

Tribal Council 10: Vinaka
Voted Against	Voter
Chris (7 votes)	Adam, David, Hannah, Jessica, Ken, Will, Zeke
Jessica (4 votes)	Bret, Chris, Jay, Sunday
VOTED OUT: Chris Hammons

Voting Confessionals

	Jessica	“	(voting against Chris) You still are holding a grudge, regardless of what you said tonight at Tribal.	”

	Chris	“	(voting against Jessica) Just too big a threat.	”

Final Words

	Chris	“	I was completely blindsided today. It's disappointing. I wanted to go further in the game, but Jess outplayed me, man. I've been going after her for a long time, so I'm just having a hard time processing it. But no regrets. I'm coming home to my boys soon. Jackson, Costner and my wife, I love you for letting me have the adventure of a lifetime.	”

Day 30

• Vote
• Revote
• Rock Draw

Tribal Council 11: Vinaka
Voted Against	Voter
Hannah (5 votes)	Bret, Jay, Sunday, Will, Zeke
Zeke (5 votes)	Adam, David, Hannah, Jessica, Ken
Ken (used Hidden Immunity Idol)	None
TIE: Hannah, Zeke (5 votes each)

Revote (Hannah and Zeke ineligible to vote)
Voted Against	Voter
Hannah (4 votes)	Bret, Jay, Sunday, Will
Zeke (4 votes)	Adam, David, Jessica, Ken
DEADLOCK: Hannah, Zeke (4 votes each)

Rock Draw Tiebreaker (Hannah, Jay, Ken, & Zeke exempt from draw)
Participant	Result
Adam	Safe
Bret	Safe
David	Safe
Jessica	Out
Sunday	Safe
Will	Safe
ELIMINATED: Jessica Lewis

Voting Confessionals

No voting confessionals were aired.

Final Words

	Jessica	“	(tearfully) This truly has been the most incredible experience that I could have ever hoped for. I'm incredibly proud of myself that I made it as far as I have, but if I'd just switch my vote to Hannah I wouldn't be sitting here right now, Hannah would be. (cries) Oh, my God!	”

Still in the Running

Rachel 20th	Mari 19th	Paul 18th	Lucy 17th	CeCe 16th	Figgy 15th	Michaela 14th	Michelle 13th	Taylor 12th	Chris 11th
Jessica 10th	Adam Vinaka	Bret Vinaka	David Vinaka	Hannah Vinaka	Jay Vinaka	Ken Vinaka	Sunday Vinaka	Will Vinaka	Zeke Vinaka

Trivia

Secret Scenes

• We're A Lot Alike: David and Hannah discuss their fears and talk about their similarities in life.
• Ken Catches Dinner: After losing the Reward Challenge, Ken decides to head into the ocean to catch fish for Vinaka. The tribe then enjoys grilled fish for dinner.

Other

• This episode is two hours long, covering Days 26-30.
  • No footage from Day 27 was shown in the episode.
• This episode marks the first time since "Straw That Broke the Camel's Back" that a use of the Hidden Immunity Idol was ultimately ineffective in negating a majority of the votes at Tribal Council.
• This episode marks the earliest time a rock drawing tiebreaker has been used in the U.S. version of Survivor, occurring on Day 30.
  • This episode also breaks the record for the most castaways participating in a rock drawing tiebreaker, with six castaways in total drawing rocks.
• After this episode, Will is the only castaway remaining with no votes cast against them.
• The episode title was said by Jay Starrett after he chose not to use his Hidden Immunity Idol at the first Tribal Council of the episode.