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Operation Thunder Dome is the sixth episode of Survivor: Caramoan.

Story[]

Day 14[]

On Day 14, when the tribes arrived at what looked like a challenge, they were instead surprised by a tribal swap. With a smashing of paint-filled eggs, the new Gota became Andrea, Brenda, Eddie, Erik, Malcolm, Reynold, and Sherri. The new Bikal was Cochran, Corinne, Dawn, Julia, Matt, Michael, and Phillip. Both tribes had a favorites majority. The new tribes did not partake in a challenge but instead returned to their campsites.

 Cochran
Bikal
S26 cochran t
 Corinne
Bikal
S26 corinne t
 Dawn
Bikal
S26 dawn t
 Julia
Bikal
S26 julia t
 Matt
Bikal
S26 matt t
 Michael
Bikal
S26 michael t
 Phillip
Bikal
S26 phillip t
 Andrea
Gota
S26 andrea t
 Brenda
Gota
S26 brenda t
 Eddie
Gota
S26 eddie t
 Erik
Gota
S26 erik t
 Malcolm
Gota
S26 malcolm t
 Reynold
Gota
S26 reynold t
 Sherri
Gota
S26 sherri t

At the new Gota, Eddie and Reynold told Erik and Malcolm that Sherri had been gunning for them from Day 1 and they would be happy to join the Favorites in voting her out. Meanwhile, Sherri told her side of the story to Andrea and Brenda. Andrea and Malcolm later shared notes about the factions within the former Gota. Over at the new Bikal, Phillip approached Julia about flipping to the Favorites after the tribal merge. Corinne and Dawn were not happy that Phillip was talking about possible alliances with Julia because they were already in an alliance with him.

Day 15[]

Day 16[]

The Immunity Challenge was thoroughly dominated by Gota. With Brandon gone, Phillip and Corinne wanted to turn their attention to voting the other out, but they were stuck with each other, as they had to keep the Favorites alliance in the majority. Phillip told Matt and Michael that he was voting for Julia and that they could join the Stealth R Us alliance if they followed one of his orders sometime in the future. Matt and Michael told Julia that they would join her in voting for Dawn, but were really going to vote for Julia. The Favorites discussed voting out Julia or Matt, who was suggested to be a target by Cochran to break up his alliance with Michael. When the voting came at Tribal Council, the Favorites decided to vote out Matt, and he was sent home by a vote of 4-2-1.

Challenges[]

Immunity Challenge: Crate Outdoors
Each tribe sends two members at a time out to a field scattered with crates. Once all six crates were returned, they would be used to build a staircase that spelled "Fans vs. Favorites". The whole tribe then had to climb the staircase. The first tribe to climb the staircase after it is finished wins immunity.
Winner: Gota

Tribal Council[]

Tribal Council 6:
Bikal
Voted
Against
Voter
S26 matt t
Matt (4 votes)
S26 cochran tS26 corinne tS26 dawn tS26 phillip t
Cochran, Corinne, Dawn, Phillip
S26 julia t
Julia (2 votes)
S26 matt tS26 michael t
Matt, Michael
S26 dawn t
Dawn (1 vote)
S26 julia t
Julia
VOTED OUT:
S26 matt bw
Matt Bischoff

Voting Confessionals[]

Julia was shown writing Dawn's name on the parchment.

S26 matt t
Matt
(voting against Julia) My vote is for you, Julia. I hope it's you and not me tonight.
S26 michael t
Michael
(voting against Julia) Darling, you know I think you're great. I'm just trying to live to see one more day.

Final Words[]

S26 matt bw
Matt
You know, I came into this game knowing that my social game would be my strong point. I got along with everybody. No one thought, "Oh, this guy's crazy or too gnarly 'cause you got a beard and tattoos." Everyone accepted me for who I was. I played to win. I put all the cards out on the table, and I got voted out, but I really don't regret anything.

Still in the Running[]

 Francesca
20th
S26 francesca bw
 Allie
19th
S26 allie bw
 Hope
18th
S26 hope bw
 Shamar
17th
S26 shamar bw
 Laura
16th
S26 laura bw
 Brandon
15th
S26 brandon bw
 Matt
14th
S26 matt bw
 Andrea
Gota
S26 andrea t
 Brenda
Gota
S26 brenda t
 Cochran
Bikal
S26 cochran t
 Corinne
Bikal
S26 corinne t
 Dawn
Bikal
S26 dawn t
 Eddie
Gota
S26 eddie t
 Erik
Gota
S26 erik t
 Julia
Bikal
S26 julia t
 Malcolm
Gota
S26 malcolm t
 Michael
Bikal
S26 michael t
 Phillip
Bikal
S26 phillip t
 Reynold
Gota
S26 reynold t
 Sherri
Gota
S26 sherri t

Trivia[]

Behind the Scenes[]

Secret Scenes[]

Other[]

References[]

Survivor: Caramoan Episodes
"She Annoys Me Greatly" · "Honey Badger" · "There's Gonna Be Hell to Pay" · "Kill or Be Killed" · "Persona Non Grata" · "Operation Thunder Dome" · "Tubby Lunchbox" · "Blindside Time" · "Cut Off the Head of the Snake" · "Zipping Over the Cuckoo's Nest" · "Come Over to the Dark Side" · "The Beginning of the End" · "Don't Say Anything About My Mom" · "Last Push" · "Reunion"
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