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Running the Camp is the ninth episode of Survivor: Nicaragua.

Story[]

One castaway makes a difficult decision that backfires, allowing another castaway the opportunity to devise a strategy to flush out the hidden immunity idol and blindside a rival.

—Episode Synopsis[2]

Day 22[]

Day 23[]

Day 24[]

During the reward Marty decides to try to hatch an all-male rebellion. When Brenda finds this out, she decides to target Marty. Sash and Chase decide to stick with Brenda, leaving Marty and his guys rebellion in the minority, sending him home. 

Challenges[]

Challenge: TLP O-Course
The tribe would be randomly split into two teams. The teams would run an obstacle course of a hay stack, a rope crawl, a reed blocked pathway, a net crawl, and a brick wall. Along the way of the course would be three stations where a key is suspended in the air on a metal spring. The team would have to work together to reach the key and free it from the spring. The first team to collect all three keys and unlock their team's flag would win.
Reward: A tour of the jungle canopy with zip-lining and a barbecue feast.
Winner: Blue Team (Benry Henry, Dan Lembo, Fabio Birza, Marty Piombo, and Sash Lenahan)

Challenge: Flashback
The castaways would test their memory by having to memorize a series of symbols shown by Jeff. The castaways would have to show back the symbols in order. If they showed the wrong symbol, they would be out of the challenge. The last castaway to show all of the correct symbols would win.
Winner: Brenda Lowe

Tribal Council[]

Tribal Council 10:
Libertad
Voted
Against
Voter

Marty (7 votes)


Brenda, Chase, Holly, Jane, Kelly S., NaOnka, Sash

Jane (4 votes)

Benry, Dan, Fabio, Marty
VOTED OUT:

Marty Piombo

Voting Confessionals[]

Dan did not give a confessional. Complete confessionals retrieved from CBS' YouTube account.[3]

Benry
(voting against Jane) Jane, you're a great lady, thank you for all the fish, but you're too damn dangerous.
Brenda
(voting against Marty) I saw through your little nobility act from the start. I will miss your cooking. Bye-bye.
Chase
(voting against Marty) In real life, I'm 100% with you, man. Nay's got a big mouth, and she's frustrating. But in this game, I'm aligned with her, and I gotta stick with her, unfortunately. After this game, let's get a beer together, man, and I'm sure we'll get along.
Fabio
(voting against Jane) I'd rather vote for NaOnka, but it's part of a two-step plan. So... sorry, Jane.
Holly
(voting against Marty) I must admit, I do agree with a lot of Nay's comments about you, Marty.
Jane
(voting against Marty) I hope it's you tonight and not me. You are a disgrace to every man that calls himself a father. If I had a child or grandchild, there's no way in heck I would allow my child or my grandchild to come play with your children after you went off on me last week. That is an attack against women, plain and simple. And you're a disgraceful father.
Kelly S.
(voting against Marty) Marty, you're a villain. You gotta go.
Marty
(voting against Jane) Y'all's catfishing trip has been terminated, cause y'all messed with the wrong gainer, missy. This is for me and Jill.
NaOnka
(voting against Marty) It's time for you to take your ass home. I'm sick of you... and your damn cooking.
Sash
(voting against Marty) Your strategy takes out my closest allies in the game and doesn't guarantee me final three. So, you gotta go.


Final Words[]

Marty
I wouldn't change a thing I did to my game. There's always gonna be a risk, and it caught me tonight. It's always frustrating to lose, but I was not frustrated by anything other than there weren't enough people really playing the game, but obviously there were enough playing the game tonight. I didn't see it coming. Otherwise, I wouldn't be sitting here right now. It sucks to not be in the game, absolutely sucks.

Still in the Running[]

 Wendy
20th
 Shannon
19th
 Jimmy J.
18th
 Jimmy T.
17th
 Tyrone
16th
 Kelly B.
15th
 Yve
14th
 Jill
13th
 Alina
12th
 Marty
11th
 Benry
Libertad
 Brenda
Libertad
 Chase
Libertad
 Dan
Libertad
 Fabio
Libertad
 Holly
Libertad
 Jane
Libertad
 Kelly S.
Libertad
 NaOnka
Libertad
 Sash
Libertad

Trivia[]

  • After Marty's elimination, Dan is the only remaining male from the original Espada tribe.
  • Jane's five consecutive votes for Marty is a Survivor record.
  • For the first time in Survivor history, the randomly selected teams for the Reward Challenge ended up being men versus women.

References[]

Survivor: Nicaragua Episodes
"Young at Heart" · "Fatigue Makes Cowards of Us All" · "Glitter in Their Eyes" · "Pulling the Trigger" · "Turf Wars" · "Worst Case Scenario" · "What Goes Around, Comes Around" · "Company Will Be Arriving Soon" · "Running the Camp" · "Stuck in the Middle" · "We Did It Guys" · "You Started, You're Finishing" · "Not Sure Where I Stand" · "This Is Going to Hurt" · "What About Me?" · "Reunion"