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Survivor-fiji-5-sumo.jpg|[[Rita Verreos|Rita]] and [[Cassandra Franklin|Cassandra]] in {{S4|14}}.
 
Survivor-fiji-5-sumo.jpg|[[Rita Verreos|Rita]] and [[Cassandra Franklin|Cassandra]] in {{S4|14}}.
 
Michelleblog.jpg|[[Michelle Yi|Michelle]] fights [[Lisi Linares|Lisi]] in ''Fiji''.
 
Michelleblog.jpg|[[Michelle Yi|Michelle]] fights [[Lisi Linares|Lisi]] in ''Fiji''.
100225-ent-survivor-hmed_grid-6x2.jpg|[[Amanda Kimmel|Amanda]] vs [[Danielle DiLorenzo|Danielle]] in {{S4|20}}.
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Sumoan-mud-challenge.jpg|[[Tyson Apostol]] competes against [[J.T. Thomas]] in {{S4|20}}.
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100225-ent-survivor-hmed_grid-6x2.jpg|[[Amanda Kimmel|Amanda]] vs [[Danielle DiLorenzo|Danielle]] in ''Heroes vs. Villains''.
 
survivor sumo aras vs vytas.png|Brothers [[Aras Baskauskas|Aras]] and [[Vytas Baskauskas|Vytas]] fight in {{S4|27}}.
 
survivor sumo aras vs vytas.png|Brothers [[Aras Baskauskas|Aras]] and [[Vytas Baskauskas|Vytas]] fight in {{S4|27}}.
 
survivor sumo lauravciera.jpg|[[Ciera Eastin|Ciera]] fights her mother [[Laura Morett|Laura M.]] in ''Blood vs. Water''.
 
survivor sumo lauravciera.jpg|[[Ciera Eastin|Ciera]] fights her mother [[Laura Morett|Laura M.]] in ''Blood vs. Water''.
 
0022-s29 press images ep2 0022.jpg|[[Jeremy Collins|Jeremy]] takes on [[Wes Nale|Wes]] in {{S4|29}}.
 
0022-s29 press images ep2 0022.jpg|[[Jeremy Collins|Jeremy]] takes on [[Wes Nale|Wes]] in {{S4|29}}.
 
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
* [[Tom Westman]] and [[Tyson Apostol]] are the only people to participate in this challenge twice.
 
* [[Tom Westman]] and [[Tyson Apostol]] are the only people to participate in this challenge twice.
** However, Tom is the only person to win this challenge twice since Tyson only won it in his second attempt.
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** However, Tom is the only person to be on the winning tribe of this challenge twice since Tyson only won it in his second attempt (despite Tyson losing his individual matchup).
 
** Both competed in a variation with water and mud.
 
** Both competed in a variation with water and mud.
 
* The occurrence of this challenge in {{S|29}} marks the first time a challenge has ever taken place in the ocean in seasons filmed in Nicaragua.
 
* The occurrence of this challenge in {{S|29}} marks the first time a challenge has ever taken place in the ocean in seasons filmed in Nicaragua.
 
* [[Tyson Apostol]] and [[Baylor Wilson]] have both been injured as a result of this challenge.
 
* [[Tyson Apostol]] and [[Baylor Wilson]] have both been injured as a result of this challenge.
 
* According to [[John Kirhoffer]], the matches are usually two out of three instead of one single bout.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xqvGWS_oYI</ref>
 
* According to [[John Kirhoffer]], the matches are usually two out of three instead of one single bout.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xqvGWS_oYI</ref>
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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Revision as of 20:50, 27 January 2020

This article is about the challenge. For the episode of the same name, see "Sumo at Sea".

Sumo at Sea (also known as Kung Fu Cannibals and Sumo in Mud) is a recurring challenge that originated in Survivor: Palau and was used in later seasons.

Rules

One member from each tribe faces off on a platform surrounded by either water (Palau, Blood vs. Water, and San Juan del Sur) or mud (Fiji and Heroes vs. Villains). Using their padded bags, or any other body part other than their hands, they must try to knock each other off the platform. Doing so would score their tribe a point. The first tribe to reach a certain number of points would win.

History

In Survivor: Palau, its debut season, Koror narrowly managed to beat out Ulong for immunity.

The challenge reappeared as a Reward Challenge in Survivor: Fiji. Moto won, taking home fishing gear, toiletries, coffee, and potatoes.

The Heroes won this challenge in Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains in a blowout. In addition to immunity, the tribe also won rice, sugar, coffee, and the tribe's luxury items.

The challenge appeared once again in Survivor: Blood vs. Water. Although Tadhana started off strong, Galang managed to make a comeback and ended up winning their third Immunity Challenge.

The challenge appeared again in Survivor: San Juan del Sur as the second Immunity Challenge. The two tribes were very evenly matched, and Kelley Wentworth avenged her loss to Jaclyn Schultz in the first round by defeating her in the final round, securing immunity for Hunahpu for the second straight time.

Winners

Episode Challenge Type Winners
Palau
"Sumo at Sea"
Tribal Immunity S10 caryn tS10 coby tS10 gregg t
S10 ian tS10 janu tS10 jenn t
S10 katie tS10 tom tS10 willard t
Koror
Fiji
"Love Many, Trust Few, Do Wrong to None"
Tribal Reward S14 alex tS14 boo tS14 cassandra t
S14 dreamz tS14 edgardo tS14 lisi tS14 stacy t
Moto
Heroes vs. Villains
"That Girl Is Like a Virus"
Tribal Reward/Immunity S20 amanda tS20 candice tS20 cirie tS20 colby t
S20 jt tS20 james tS20 rupert tS20 tom t
Heroes
Blood vs. Water
"Opening Pandora's Box"
Tribal Reward/Immunity S27 aras tS27 gervase tS27 kat tS27 laurab t
S27 lauram tS27 monica tS27 tina tS27 tyson t
Galang
San Juan del Sur
"Method to This Madness"
Tribal Immunity S29 drew tS29 jeremy tS29 jon t
S29 julie tS29 keith tS29 kelley t
S29 missy tS29 natalie tS29 reed t
Hunahpu

Gallery

Trivia

  • Tom Westman and Tyson Apostol are the only people to participate in this challenge twice.
    • However, Tom is the only person to be on the winning tribe of this challenge twice since Tyson only won it in his second attempt (despite Tyson losing his individual matchup).
    • Both competed in a variation with water and mud.
  • The occurrence of this challenge in Survivor: San Juan del Sur marks the first time a challenge has ever taken place in the ocean in seasons filmed in Nicaragua.
  • Tyson Apostol and Baylor Wilson have both been injured as a result of this challenge.
  • According to John Kirhoffer, the matches are usually two out of three instead of one single bout.[1]

References

Recurring Challenges
A Bit Dinghy · A Bit Tipsy · A Crate Idea · A Leg Up · A Numbers Game · Air Raid · Angry Chair · Around the Bend · Back in Slack · Balancing Point · Ballin' A Jack · Barrel Bridge · Barrel of Monkeys · Basket Brawl · Better Homes and Island Living · Beyond the Wheel · Blind Leading the Blind · Blue Lagoon Bustle · Blue Plate Special · Boats, Brains & Brawn · Bone to Pick · Boulder Smash · Bow Diddley · Box Your Mind · Braille Maze · Broken China · Buggin' Out · Build It Up, Break It Down · Butch Cassidy · By Any Means Necessary · By the Numbers · Cage Against the Machine · Can't Buoy Me Love · Cannonball Run · Caught in the Web · Cell Block Sea · Challenge Pitch · Chief's Choice · Chimney Sweep · Chinese Zodiac Symbols · Cling Ons · Choose Your Weapon · Coconut Juice · Crate Escape · Crocodile Rock · Crosswalk · Cube Crisis · Dear Liza · Dive Masters · Dizzy Gillespie · Dizzy Miss Lizzy · Domino Effect · Draggin' the Dragon · Dragging the River · Drop A Log · Drum Roll · Dulcimer Stomp · End of the Line · EOC · Eve 6 · Fallen Comrades · Fast Fire · Faulty Towers · Fauxconut Bowling · Fire and Water · Fire Fighter · Fire Starter · Flips, Flops, & Flags · Float Your Boat · Floating Puzzle · Game of Bridge · Gatecrasher · Get a Grip · Get Barreled · Get Hooked · Get Your Goat · Gimme Three Steps · Great Escape Run · Hands on a Hard Idol · Hear About It Ladder · Hot Pursuit · House of Cards · House of the Holey · Idol Hands · Jail Break · Jump Shot · Jungle Relay · Kamikaze · Keel Hauling · Keep It Up · Keep on Your Toes · Kenny Log-Ins · Kicking and Screaming · Kitty Litter · Know Your Loved One · Ladder Tree Golf · Last Gasp · Letter Hunt · Lock, Load and Light · Lock Step · Log Jam · Losing Face · Mask Match · Matchmaker · Matt Finish · Mayan Pizza · Memory · Mud Pack · Mud Slide · Muddy Waters · New School · New Tribe Member · Nut Bucket · O-Black Water · Odd Shaped Bottoms · Operation Balance Build · Out on a Limb · Over-Extended · Paddle Battle · Paddle Out · Perch · Pilfering Pirates · Piranha Feast · Pole Dancing · Pot Head · Push Me, Pull You · Puzzle Dig · Q and A · Quest for Fire · Race to Shore · Ram-Ball On · Rescue Mission · Rice Race · Rise and Shrine · Rock Bottom · Rock n' Roll · Rock the Boat · Rod Screw-It · Roll With It · Roller Ball · Rung O Star · Running Down a Dream · Sacrificial Lamb · Schmergen Brawl · Sea Crates · Sea Legs · Sea Salvage · Shipwrecked · Shoot 'n' Shuffle · Shooting Gallery · Shoulder the Load · Simmotion · Slip, Slide & Score · Slither Me Timbers · Smash and Grab · Snag, Drag and Bag · Snake in the Grass · Snake Island Relay · SOS Signal · Spear-it Hunt · Spit It Out · Splash Back · Sprung a Leak · Squared Off · Squatty Probst · Stacked Up · Stairway to Heaven · Stairway to the Stars · Star Man · Station By Station · Step on Up · Stomp-ede · Strung Out · Sumo at Sea · Survivor Auction · Survivor History · Survivor Pentathlon · Survivor Quiz Show · Swahili Scramble · Swing Break · Tangled Up · Temple Transfer · The Ball Drop · The Cruel Sea · The Game is Afoot · The Gauntlet · The Home Stretch · The Maze · The Obstacle Course · This Much · Thrash, Splash & Bash · TLP O-Course · Tomb Raider · Total Recall · Troubled Water · Uncomfortably Numb · United We Stand · Vampire Bats · Vertically Challenged · Vertigo · Wall to Wall · Well Stacked · What-er Drag · When It Rains, It Pours · Wicker Flicker · Will It Go Round · Witch Hunt · Wrist Assured · Yank Your Hank · You Shook Me