Running the Show is the tenth episode of Survivor: South Pacific.
Story
Day 25
After Tribal Council, the entire tribe gathered around Coach, and Coach explained that Jim was a "difficult" kind of person and that Dawn and Whitney are part of the family and this is one tribe. Later on, Coach revealed that he knew that he had to make sure that the people on the bottom didn't feel like they were on the bottom in order to suppress any chance of a rebellion. Jim, Keith, and Ozzy competed in just the second duel in Redemption Island history where only the winner (1st-place finisher) would survive and more that one person would be eliminated; in this case, 2. All 3 contestants got settled relatively easily. Brandon cheered for Jim and Whitney cheered for Keith, but no one cheered for Ozzy. Jim would be the first one to drop out, and he was furious about it. After the intensity increased to a boiling point, Keith dropped out as well. So Jim became the 1st and Keith became the 2nd member of the jury. Ozzy then revealed that he felt more at home on Redemption Island as opposed to the main game since there wasn't the stress of having to vote people off.
Day 26
Day 27
After Sophie won immunity on Day 27, Jeff said that there would be a twist at the following Tribal Council. Albert tried to formulate a plan to blindside Edna using outsiders Dawn and Whitney, Cochran (who is at the bottom of the Upolu alliance), and Sophie, Albert's closest ally. However Coach caught wind of the plan and reminded his alliance that there would be no mercy towards anyone who voted against their alliance. Albert did not pull through on his plan and Dawn would be voted off 7-2. However, due to the twist, a second vote would occur that Tribal Council following a short Immunity Challenge consisting of survival trivia. Rick, Albert, and Edna lost in the first round. Brandon and Cochran lost in the second round. Coach lost in the third round, leaving only Sophie to prevent Whitney from winning immunity. The next question decided the winner and Sophie won her second individual Immunity Challenge of the season, and interestingly on the same day. With Whitney vulnerable, the Upolu alliance completed their mission of dominating the rival alliance by voting Whitney off 7-1.
Challenges
Challenge: Keep It Up
Each contestant holds two poles against a wooden board while standing. If a contestant drops either pole or moves either pole away from the board, that person is out. The last contestant left wins.
Winner: Ozzy Lusth
Challenge: Price On Your Head
Each contestant balances a bowl on a bean bag on their head. They must fill the bowl with rice and then walk to another bowl, where they fill that bowl with the rice they have carried. The first person to fill that 2nd bowl with rice to completion wins immunity.
Winner: Sophie Clarke
Challenge: C.A.T.
Each contestant has an answer cube and must turn the cube to the side which they think has the best answer. If they are correct, they remain in the challenge. If not, they are out of the challenge. Last one remaining wins.
Winner: Sophie Clarke
Redemption Island
| Redemption Island Duel 7 | |
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| Competitors | Result (in order of finish) |
 Ozzy (challenger) | Won |
 Keith (Incumbent Inhabitant) | Lost |
 Jim (challenger) | Lost |
ELIMINATED:  Jim Rice and Keith Tollefson | |
Final Words
Tribal Council
| Tribal Council 11: Te Tuna | |
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| First Vote | |
| Voted Against | Voter |
 Dawn (7 votes) |        Albert, Brandon, Coach, Cochran, Edna, Rick, Sophie |
| Edna (2 votes) |  Dawn, Whitney |
| VOTED OUT: Dawn Meehan (sent to Redemption Island) | |
| Second Vote | |
| Voted Against | Voter |
| Whitney (7 votes) | Albert, Brandon, Coach, Cochran, Edna, Rick,Sophie |
| Cochran (1 vote) | Whitney |
| VOTED OUT: Whitney Duncan (sent to Redemption Island) | |
Voting Confessionals
First Vote
| “ | (voting for Edna) I really hope there's four more of these. | ” |
Second Vote
Still in the Running
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Trivia
- This was the third time two people were voted out at a single Tribal Council, following "People That You Like Want to See You Suffer" and "A Mystery Package".
- As was the case in the latter episode, a challenge was held between the two votes. Sophie Clarke won immunity, becoming the first contestant to win immunity twice on the same day.
- This episode's duel is the first to eliminate exactly two people from the game.
- This episode marks the first, and at this point, the only, time at any point during the season that someone won two challenges in a row, if duels are excluded.
- This is the first episode where a former Upolu member wins individual immunity.
- The episode title is said by Whitney when she describes Coach's control of the game.
- This episode was nominated for Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming at the 64th Emmy Awards.[2]
References
| Survivor: South Pacific Episodes |
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"I Need Redemption" · "He Has Demons" · "Reap What You Sow" · "Survivalism" · "Taste the Victory" · "Free Agent" · "Trojan Horse" · "Double Agent" · "Cut Throat" · "Running the Show" · "A Closer Look" · "Cult Like" · "Ticking Time Bomb" · "Then There Were Five" · "Loyalties Will Be Broken" · "Reunion" |
