It’s double trouble when an unforeseen twist puts pressure on the castaways during the immunity challenge. Then, there’s nowhere to hide when a pivotal tribal council takes shape and decides who will make the jury.
Tonight I thought the vote was gonna be 12 to 1 for Sai to go home, and instead Charity was voted off. Charity and I have been playing this game together pretty closely from Day 1, so it hurts, and no one wanted to tell me.
At this point, I don't know where I stand. And on top of that, I need to talk with the person whose name I put down tonight, 'cause I don't want that to blow up my game.
Going into Tribal Council, I felt like I might see my name once or twice but not five times. That was a little dramatic. These people are absolutely obsessed with me. Mitch told me that he was trying to advocate for me, but he's voted for me twice, so I didn't really believe him. So, moving forward, I'd like to see Mitch go.
So, I received one vote at Tribal Council. I didn't expect to see my name written down, however, which makes me a little bit concerned. The handwriting was beautiful, and it didn't look like a guy's handwriting. So I thought, could it be Sai? But I had been to Tribals before with Sai and had never seen that penmanship. And unless she was saving this penmanship for writing my name down, who knows? But that's definitely been Sai's type of game play.
There was a random vote on Cedrek, I have no idea where that came from. But, no, it was me. I needed to get my lick back. I did it just because he voted for me twice. I purposely wrote it in cursive so nobody would know it was my handwriting. And it did exactly what it was supposed to do, 'cause I wanted to spook him a little bit. He literally is panicking over one vote, and I needed him to feel a little bit of the heat, see what it feels like to have your name written down, especially by somebody you really thought you trusted.
Coming into this game, I knew that I was gonna have a hard time emotionally, if I was hurt or lied to. Yesterday, I got blindsided by people who I love and trusted. And it was just a lot to… To-to-to… to take in. I think being blindsided was just a rude awakening, but… Like, I can't sit here and be frustrated. I'm playing a game. So I got to put a smile on my face and move forward and pick up wherever I can.
I just had a heartfelt conversation with Joe and Shauhin. That's so awesome. If I can build some trust there, then I'm hopeful I can make it another 24 hours out here.
Mitch seems like a wonderful person. And we're really starting to bond, but we're getting pretty deep in the game. And Mitch is super talented. I respect him. And he's just a competitor. I watch him. And keeping him around, he could win this thing easily. I mean, that's a guy, because of his social game, his story, and that awesome feat that he has done to perform very well in these challenges. Who wouldn't vote for him, right?
My name has been written down so many times. I've been playing a game where lots of people have not liked me. And every time I have my name written down, it feels like I shouldn't be here. So that can feel like a lot, but I've always been shown that life is tough. It's just about what you do moving forward. So I'm going to socialize with the people with a position of power in this game.
Sai came over to talk to me, which was a little surprising because we've never really connected. And what it came down to is, if Sai knows that you don't like her or you're, like, not her people, and then you're like, 'hey, come sit with us.' She's gonna be like, 'Jack that. You don't like me. Why are you doing that?' She views it as fake. As opposed to, if you go to Sai and you go, 'hey, we have a problem. We need to figure it out.' I think she'll respect that.
In another universe, like, if we would have started on the same tribes, I think Sai and I actually would have worked together, because she's the type of person that I wanted to work with coming out here - someone who's strategic, smart, and came to play this game hard. But at the end of the day, Sai is in a lot of danger right now. And she's not the only person running around and talking to everybody.
This morning, Cedrek, Sai and Mitch each came and talked to me. Those are the three people on the outs. And this is what they should be doing. They should be having those conversations with people like me right now. I'm kind of in the middle of absolutely everything, and I think any move that needs to be made would have to be made using me. I feel like I am in pretty good control of the tribe. And if I can maintain that control, I will win this game.
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At the Immunity Challenge, the final twelve are informed that they will be divided into two groups for the Split Tribal Council.
I'm mentally and emotionally drained. I'm the only one left who hasn't had an opportunity to eat something on a reward. And to make matters worse, the person going home tonight is one spot away from being on the jur… On the jury.
We saw a battle royale that will go down in the history books of Survivor. David and Joe. Like, Captain America versus The Rock. Like, come on. And I'm front row. It was awesome.
I won that challenge, my first immunity challenge. All this muscle mass. I never had any doubt whatsoever. Going into tonight, Ced is the only person I really want to see going home tonight. I have a strong alliance. We have an abundance of food. And getting the win at the immunity challenge? Oh I'm feeling good. I feel like I am in the number one spot, the best position I could ever be in.
I have some concern about my position in this group. Because I have no alliances in this group. And I got a vote at last night's Tribal Council. So, the initial thought was, 'the target's me. I'm gonna be the one that goes home tonight.'
It looks like Cedrek is probably gonna be the one going home today because he doesn't have any sort of preexisting alliances with anybody. But with only six people on this island, maybe there's an opportunity to make a move. Shauhin is a part of a strong majority that I've been working with, but I don't trust Shauhin because Shauhin went through my bag, and is a good liar. I sat there and watched him lie to my face. I know that I would be somebody that he takes a shot at. I just don't know when that is, and at some point, I want to stop looking over my shoulder.
You know, tonight, even though, you know, I have the immunity, we got to go to Tribal first, we don't get to eat anything, and we're going back to Civa. And why that matters, Civa… we don't even have flint, we don't have a machete, we don't have a pot. And on top of it, whoever gets voted out does not make the jury. So who do we not want on the jury is really the question. But right now, I think the people overall that are on the outs are Mitch and Sai.
Simply because of the votes that happened last night at Tribal Council, I knew I was on the bottom, I know I'm on the top of people's minds. That is very scary. So, I need to make sure it's not my torch that's being snuffed. Joe, I haven't spoken to at all, but I think he's the old-school type, where he's locked in with his people and he's good to go. So, he wasn't saying anything, but I'm not gonna give up. I could wallow in all of those times that people wrote my name down, but I get back up. I'm gonna work the room and get through another vote. I'm literally the cat with nine lives at this point.
Sai could definitely be the vote tonight because she creates chaos and it really rubs people the wrong way. We wanted to get her out before, and we split votes with her and Charity. I would have been happy with either of them going home. Charity went home, and so, now, logically, the next person is Sai. Mitch, on the other hand I just haven't really connected with him very much. He's a person who could be a danger later 'cause he's very good at all these funky little challenges, and he's very much a social threat 'cause people like him. So, it's a lot to weigh out between those two choices. This is a really important vote that can have, like, a huge impact on your game, because whoever goes home will not be on the jury.
Finding out that I'm being used as a smokescreen is concerning. If Survivor is a game of trust, tonight's the night where I have to bank on that trust. My torch absolutely could get snuffed tonight. But I think David means it. I think he really does want to battle it out with the big boys at the end. I think that means a lot to him. And I don't mind that. Because I think what ends up happening is, the freak athletes want to go at each other. At some point, they're gonna wake up. And they're not gonna wake up and look at me.
Shauhin is the decoy vote. This is perfect. This could be an opportunity, because I have had my eyes on Shauhin for quite some time. In my mind, I'm kind of working with the devil you know. Cedrek would definitely be on board. That's who's actually going home tonight. So, if we were to take out Shauhin, maybe I have a little bit less fear in this game about whether he's gonna take a shot at me.
There's clearly an opportunity to vote Shauhin out, as opposed to voting me out. I think that Kyle is somebody that I've come to find that I could potentially trust in this game. But I still think there's a lot of scrambling and conversations happening.
Kamilla and I are the most undercover duo I think this game has ever seen. We went through some stuff at Vula. We really had to pull some tricks. And I think that we could really maneuver in a way that would allow us to go deep into this game.
If we decided to take Shauhin out, we'd probably have to lie to David, and we'd have to tell him that Shauhin did something that threatened our games. So if we can get David on board tonight, we could make a move against Shauhin.
We're gonna frame Shauhin. So, what I try and do is spin this story of how Shauhin has an idol and he wants to make a big move. And I need something super incriminating for David to flip on Shauhin.
If I vote out Cedrek, I keep the strong five intact. The strong five is me, Kyle, Joe, Eva and Shauhin. Those are the five that I actually want to see in the final five because I want a strong competitor to win season 48 of Survivor. However, Shauhin's smart. And Shauhin also might have an idol. I think he's looking to make a move. And there is concern with Shauhin flipping on the strong five. I think that's something we need to be worried about. But Cedrek wants to be a number so bad that he's willing to do anything, and that's dangerous. So voting out Ced and voting out Shauhin both have consequences. So I have to ask myself, 'which relationships do I want to keep' 'moving forward, and which ones is it time to cut?'
Sai and Mitch are on the bottom of my alliances. So even though I don't trust Sai, Mitch is all over the place. I don't know if it's because he hasn't eaten or whatnot. I know he's hungry, and this game is starting to mentally and physically get to him. And here's another thing. A strong competitor. I mean, challenges, wow. He's got a great story. So all these things combined that's where it's scaring me now.
We need to take out the strong people in order to give anybody a fighting chance at this game, or even making it to final seven, final five. And Mitch definitely is a strong competitor. In this game of Survivor, I'm plotting to get rid of the physical threats because here's the thing. I understand some people out here are looking and have goals for the jury. I personally have goals beyond the jury. I don't want to decide who's gonna get my million dollars. I want to be on the top three, deciding where my million dollars will be coming from, from whoever will be voting for me. I don't want to make the jury. That's them suckers. I want to make final three.
I already knew that I wanted to get Mitch out. And I don't want to jinx it. But Chrissy approached me, and she hasn't not done what she said she was going to do. She voted for Bianca when she said she was gonna vote for Bianca. She voted for Charity when she said she was gonna vote for Charity. She's been a woman of her word, and so I feel a little bit more confident since this strategy is coming from somebody who has proven that they're actually gonna do what they say they will.
I think things are falling in place for Mitch. The problem I have is I don't one million percent trust Sai. She's chaos, she's-she's… She's a pain in the butt, you know, at camp, and this, Tribal Council means a lot. So it's really important to get the right people out before the jury, and to get, like, the right people on the jury.
I've been thinking about what to do with my secret Block-a-Vote. I think I'm going to use it against Sai tonight, and I hope this builds trust with Joe.
I think the safe move tonight is Sai because everyone wants Sai out, and we don't want her on the jury. But the smartest game play move would be Mitch. He's honestly, probably, the biggest threat in this game. He knows how to do individual challenges, his social game, his story. I mean, he's one of those ones that sneaks in and wins it.
Going into Tribal Council tonight, I've heard my name, and I've also heard Shauhin's name, but after having the conversations with David and Kyle, I'm hoping that it's gonna be Shauhin as opposed to me tonight.
Tonight, at least for me, is about cashing in on some trust that I've built between me, Kyle, Kamilla and David. I get to put my trust in their hands, and hopefully… I'm not a sucker.
Getting to the jury… this is a pivotal moment. The objective is to just make it one more day, and just make sure that whatever name is said last is not Mitch.
I have butted heads with a lot of people. It does not scare me when I see my name anymore. I don't panic. There's a lot of fallen soldiers, and I'm not one of 'em.
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Challenges[]
Reward/Immunity Challenge:Wrist Assured Castaways hold on to a handle with a rope wrapped around it. At the end of the rope is a bucket that contains 25% of their pre-game body weight. As the challenge goes on, the rope will begin to unspool, making it harder to keep the bucket in the air. The last person holding on from each team wins. The last person holding on overall wins reward for their team. Reward: Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches Additional Stipulation: The player voted out from the losing group will not make the jury, whereas the player eliminated from the winning group will. Winners:Joe Hunter(Orange Team) and David Kinne(Purple Team)(As the last person standing, David won reward for the Purple Team.)
I got voted out, but that's probably because I'm a threat. I think that they are obsessed with me first of all, and these hoochies are lucky they got me out when they did. If they let me get any further in this game, they would've been out of the game as soon as I got the chance.
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Purple Team[]
Tribal Council 8: Niu Nai – Purple Team
Voted Against
Voter
Cedrek (5 votes)
David, Kamilla, Kyle, Mary, Shauhin
Shauhin (1 vote)
Cedrek
VOTED OUT: Cedrek McFadden
Voting Confessionals[]
Shauhin and Cedrek were shown writing down each other's names.
I got another experience with Survivor: I got my torch snuffed by Jeff Probst, which was surprising. I had more game in me to play, but being the first jury member, that's gonna mean I have some say in who actually gets the ultimate prize. It's still a great responsibility, and uh, it's one that I'm probably gonna give a lot of thought to over the next few days.
