Now the Battle Really Begins

Now the Battle Really Begins
Episode Information
Version	United States
Season	Vanuatu
Episode Number	8/15 (131)
Original Release	November 4, 2004
Viewership (in Millions)	20.70
Ratings/Share (18-49)	7.6/20
Episode Chronology
Previous	"Anger, Threats, Tears... and Coffee"
Next	"Gender Wars... It's Getting Ugly"
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Now the Battle Really Begins is the eighth episode of Survivor: Vanuatu.

Story

Day 20

On Day 20, both tribes merged into one tribe at the site of the final 10 Immunity Challenge.

Challenges

• Reward
• Immunity

Challenge: Fire Fighter
One tribe member must race into the ocean to fill a bucket with water. Then they must bring it back and toss it to a tribemate. The bucket must be tossed twice more, and the final tribe member must catch the water itself in another bucket, and use it to fill a jar. The tribes must repeat this until they have enough weight in their jar to lower it to the ground, sending a lit flame up to a fire tower. First tribe to light their fire wins reward.
Reward: A large chocolate cake, milk, and cookies
Winner: Lopevi

Challenge: Jumper
The castaways were divided into two groups. The castaways must race to a series of tall wooden towers in the water and climb to the top. Then they must navigate across a balance beam, retrieve a flag, and jump off the tower and race to the beach. The first two castaways from each group to bring three flags to the beach moves on to the final round. The final round would work the same way with the first person to collect all three of their flags winning immunity.
Winner: Lea Masters

Tribal Council

Tribal Council 9: Alinta
Voted Against	Voter
Rory (6 votes)	Ami, Eliza, Julie, Leann, Scout, Twila
Ami (4 votes)	Chad, Chris, Lea, Rory
VOTED OUT: Rory Freeman

Voting Confessionals

	Leann	“	(voting against Rory) You're just the, um, unfortunate victim of the master plan.	”

	Rory	“	(voting against Ami) Ami, this is the first time that I've made a completely personal vote. Your treatment of me over the last nine days has been horrible. I have little or no respect for you, and I really hope that, like a bad rash, you're finally gone. Thank you.	”

Final Words

	Rory	“	I think that I am the victim of a gender war right now. The women, they've got the men bamboozled into thinking that they had an opportunity. I may not be a million dollars richer, but I will never forget the Islands of Fire. No one has enjoyed the experience of being on this land more than I have.	”

Still in the Running

Brook 18th	Dolly 17th	John P. 16th	Mia 15th	Brady 14th	Travis 13th	Lisa 12th	John K. 11th	Rory 10th
Ami Alinta	Chad Alinta	Chris Alinta	Eliza Alinta	Julie Alina	Lea Alinta	Leann Alinta	Scout Alinta	Twila Alinta

Trivia

• This is the first episode in which the merge occurs after a tribal Reward Challenge.