Ready to Bite the Apple

Ready to Bite the Apple
Episode Information
Version	United States
Season	China
Episode Number	11/15 (227)
Original Release	November 29, 2007
Viewership (in Millions)	13.57
Ratings/Share (18-49)	4.5/N/A
Episode Chronology
Previous	"It's Been Real and It's Been Fun"
Next	"Going for the Oscar"
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Ready to Bite the Apple is the eleventh episode of Survivor: China.

Story

“	One Castaway threatens to change things up by blindsiding their best friend in the game. Simultaneously, an alliance considers blindsiding one of their own. And, all the castaways are blindsided by a surprise announcement from host Jeff Probst.	”
—Episode Synopsis

Night 27

After Frosti Zernow left the Tribal Council area, host Jeff Probst said that there was still something to do. As this would not involve the jury, they could leave. It was revealed that the reason the castaways were not going back to Camp immediately was because of a Reward Challenge for a trip to the Shaolin Temple. The challenge was a quiz about facts about China. Peih-Gee Law ended up winning the challenge and had to pick two people to join her. She picked her friend and ally Erik Huffman. For her second choice, Peih-Gee picked Denise Martin.

Day 30

Amanda Kimmel noticed how much of a threat James Clement was becoming and devised a plan to blindside him. She gathered her allies Denise, Courtney Yates, and Todd Herzog. As James was in possession of both Hidden Immunity Idols, Amanda also told outsider Peih-Gee to act as if she was going home in order to not raise suspicion. Peih-Gee, although grateful that she may be spared for another three days, planned with Erik to vote against Todd just in case James played one of his idols. At Tribal Council, James did not play his idol, causing his elimination in a 5-1-1 vote.

Challenges

• Reward
• Immunity

Challenge: Confucius Said
Castaways must answer a trivia quiz about China and its culture. The first castaway to answer five questions correctly wins.
Reward: Overnight trip to the Shaolin Temple
Winner: Peih-Gee Law (shared with Denise Martin and Erik Huffman)

Challenge: Star Struck
Castaways must throw three metal stars at a target, scoring points depending on where the star lands and sticks. The three highest scorers (or more, if there is a tie) move on to the final round. In the final round, each castaway gets one throw each at a new target ten feet farther away. The castaway with the highest score wins.
Winner: Erik Huffman

Tribal Council

Tribal Council 10: Hae Da Fung
Voted Against	Voter
James (5 votes)	Amanda, Courtney, Denise, Erik, Todd
Peih-Gee (1 vote)	James
Todd (1 vote)	Peih-Gee
VOTED OUT: James Clement

Voting Confessionals

Peih-Gee, James, and Todd's confessionals were shown in the episode. Amanda “ (voting against James) I think you're a really amazing person. You played a wonderful game. I'm sorry, but I have to go with the majority. You know our group. ” Peih-Gee “ (voting against Todd) Just a little insurance, I guess. ” Denise “ (voting against James) James, I really like you a lot. You're one of my best friends here. I wish you good luck. I'm sorry this has to be this way. ” James “ (voting against Peih-Gee) You've lost the win. ” Courtney “ (voting against James) Let us hope this does not result in a screaming match back at camp. ” Erik “ (voting against James) Sorry, man. I have to go with the numbers. I hope it works out for you. ” Todd “ (voting against James) If this works, wow. If not, I'm scared for my life. ”

Final Words

	James	“	[reveals the Hidden Immunity Idols in his hands] I have the two idols, I guess I should have played them. I'm kind of dissapointed in myself. I kind of caught a feeling, but I still didn't do it. Dealing with those people and trying to hold those Froot Loops together this whole damn time, it was killing me. You can't be angry with anybody. It's a game. I mean, they played their best hand. They did what they were supposed to do. I rolled the dice too many times, and I just got caught off.	”

Still in the Running

Chicken 16th	Ashley 15th	Leslie 14th	Dave 13th	Aaron 12th	Sherea 11th	Jaime 10th	Jean-Robert 9th
Frosti 8th	James 7th	Amanda Hae Da Fung	Courtney Hae Da Fung	Denise Hae Da Fung	Erik Hae Da Fung	Peih-Gee Hae Da Fung	Todd Hae Da Fung

Trivia

• This episode is re-titled as "I'm Ready to Bite the Apple" on Paramount+.
• This is the first episode where a player gets voted out while in possession of a playable Hidden Immunity Idol.
  • Also, this was the only episode until "We Made It to the Merge!" twenty-four seasons later where a player gets voted out while in possession of two Hidden Immunity Idols.
• This is the only time in his three seasons that James is eliminated from the game for a reason not involving an injury.
• With James' elimination, all four players who switched tribes have been eliminated.
• No two people in this episode's Tribal Council voted for each other.
• The episode title is said by Amanda, who feels it necessary to "bite the apple" (i.e. take a poison) and vote out James when she still has a chance.