This is the ninth cycle of Survivor México (2023), covering episodes 41 to 45.
Story[]
Challenges[]
Episode 41[]
Challenge: Divided in pairs, one of the members will have to cross a suspension ladder bridge over the sea and retrieve a bag of coconuts, then jump into the water and swim to a circular raft. The second member of the pair will then pull a rope to bring their partner on the raft to the shore of the beach. Once on the shore, the member who was on the raft will hand the bag of coconuts to their partner, who will throw the coconuts onto a trampoline and attempt to bounce them to a series of totems, having to knock down three towers of three totems to score a point. The first tribe to score seven points wins reward.
Reward: Food supplies (one watermelon, carrots, four eggplants, zucchini, yucca, 1 kg of beans, 1 kg of rice, 1 kg of corn, salami, tomato sauce, condiments, 1/2 kg of sugar, granola, oatmeal, and oil).
Winner: Toros
Challenge: Letter Hunt
The tribes will choose their member with the most powerful and clear mind to face a special mission. The selected castaways will perform this challenge. Each castaway will open a bag containing wooden letter tiles and work to form a three-word mystery phrase by hanging the tiles on a pole. The first person to solve the phrase correctly wins reward.
Reward: A secret reward (revealed as a Power Blocker Advantage).
Winner: Pablo Martí
Episode 42[]
Reward Challenge #3: Nutslinger
Divided in pairs, the castaways will push a a wheelbarrow around a series of obstacles. Along the way, they will stop at two stations, where they will open a trapdoor to collect a load of coconuts. At the end of the obstacle course, one member of the pair will use the coconuts as ammunition for a slingshot, having to knock down three targets to score a point. The first tribe to score seven points wins reward.
Reward: Dinner at a restaurant.
Winner: Leones
Episode 43[]
Reward Challenge #4: What-er Drag / Cannonball Run
In teams of three, one member will run from the shore of the beach to a raft in the sea, on which there will be bundles of puzzle pieces. The other two members will then pull that person back to shore by cranking a winch that is attached to the raft with a rope. Once the raft is on the shore, they will transport the puzzle pieces to a table, where they will assemble a table maze using the puzzle pieces. The member who was on the raft will then have to guide two balls through the maze into the finish hole to score a point. The first tribe to score seven points wins reward.
Reward: Four waffles and a chocolate milkshake for each member of the tribe.
Winner: Toros
Episode 44[]
Challenge: I Hold On
Castaways will stand on a log, placed at the end of the platform with their arms behind them grabbing onto a handle. At certain times, the host will turn a crank, which uncoils the rope, which lowers the castaways and sends them closer to the water. When a castaway falls into the water, they are out of the challenge. The last person standing from each tribe wins immunity.
Additional Stipulation: Aarón Albores and Sergio Torres were chosen as intruders, and they would compete against the opposing tribe instead of their own tribe.
Winners: Kenta Sakurai and Pablo Martí
Challenge: Blind Leading the Blind
In teams of three, one member will act as a caller on a tower, while the other two members are blindfolded. The caller, using only verbal commands, will need to lead their teammates to three chests to retrieve a flag inside each one. Once they have all three flags, they will bring them to the caller. The caller will then lead their still blindfolded teammates to a table maze, guiding them to land a ball at the end of the table maze to score a point. The first tribe to score five points wins reward.
Reward: Beef and chicken fajitas and soft drinks.
Winner: Toros
Episode 45[]
Challenge: Divided in pairs, the castaways will transport two balls, one at a time, to a basket located across a mud pit. To do this, they will balance the balls on the top of long poles and alternately pass the balls between the two of them along the course. If a ball falls off a pole, they will restart from the beginning. Once they manage to place the two balls into the basket, one member of the pair will hold two sticks in the shape of rails, while the other member will be in charge of placing balls between the sticks. The person holding the sticks will then have to tilt and open them at the right moments, so that each ball falls into a basket, having to place one ball into three different baskets to score a point. The first tribe to score six points wins immunity.
Additional Stipulation: Aarón Albores used the Forced Sit-Out Advantage on Natalia Barquet, blocking her from playing in the challenge.
Winner: Leones
Challenge: Bone to Pick
With one arm tied behind their back, the nominees would work to solve a puzzle in the shape of a lobster. They would link together fish hooks to retrieve three bags of puzzle pieces one by one, having to assemble all the pieces of the bag before retrieving another. The first two players to solve the entire puzzle would be saved from elimination.
Winners (in order of finish): Aranza Carreiro and Sergio Torres
Tribal Council[]
Episode 45[]
| Tribal Council 9: Toros | |
|---|---|
| Immune Vote | |
| Voted Against |
Voter |
 Fharid (1 vote) |
 Pablo |
| NOMINATED: Fharid Sámano | |
| Tribal Vote | |
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| Voted Against |
Voter |
 Aranza (2 votes) |
 Fharid, Sergio |
Sergio (2 votes) |
 Gary, Pablo |
Gary (1 vote) |
Aranza |
| NOMINATED: Aranza Carreiro & Sergio Torres | |
Voting Confessionals[]
Gary's vote was not shown during his confessional.
Gary |
“ | (votando en contra de Sergio) Y si no, pues... a verte, Lunita. |
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Extinction Duel[]
| Extinction Duel 9 | ||
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| Competitors | Result | |
Aranza |
1st | |
Sergio |
2nd | |
Fharid |
3rd | |
ELIMINATED: Fharid Sámano | ||
Still in the Running[]
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Trivia[]
Secret Scenes[]
- Sergio se disculpa con Fharid: Sergio apologizes to Fharid for having voted against him.[1]
- Fharid regresó a su realidad: Fharid returned to his reality, looked in the mirror, weighed himself, took a bath and enjoyed a delicious dinner.[2]
Other[]
- After this cycle, Ale Saadi, who placed 12th on her original season, has improved on her previous placement.
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