The Biggest Fraud in the Game is the ninth episode of Survivor: Tocantins.
Story
Day 21
Day 22
Day 23
Day 24
Challenges
Challenge: Rock Block
The castaways would be divided into teams of three: black, red, and white. The teams would have a row of eight team-colored ceramic tiles on frames belonging to them. Playing in rounds, one member from each team would throw a metal ball at the other two team's tiles to try to break them. When all eight tiles of a team were broken, the team would be out of the challenge. The last team with an intact tile would win.
Reward: A whitewater rafting trip down the Rio Novo and a picnic of sandwiches, chicken wings, brownies, watermelon, and potato chips.
Winners: Black Team (Brendan Synnott, Debbie Beebe, and J.T. Thomas) (exiled Stephen Fishbach)
Challenge: Rope-a-Dope
The castaways would be attached to a rope which is thread through three of obstacles, for which the castaways would have to climb under, over, or around. The first three castaways to finish would move on to the next round. The next round's challenge would be the same, but with a single obstacle three levels high. The first castaway to complete the obstacle would win.
Winner: Tyson Apostol
Tribal Council
| Tribal Council 7: Forza | |
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| Voted Against | Voter |
 Brendan (4 votes) |     Coach, Debbie, Stephen, Taj |
 Sierra (3 votes) |    Erinn, J.T., Tyson |
| Coach (2 votes) | Brendan, Sierra |
VOTED OUT: Brendan Synnott | |
Voting Confessionals
Stephen's vote was not shown during his confessional.
 Coach | “ | (voting against Brendan) The ancient Samurai used to say that "if you wanted to win the war, you had to cut off the head of the dragon". You, my friend, are the dragon, and I am the dragon slayer. | ” |
 Stephen | “ | (voting against Brendan) This is my wizard lightning shooting you back home; kapow! | ” |
Final Words
 Brendan | “ | I knew at the merge that what would happen is that I'd become a big target. I didn't think it would happen quite that quickly, but it kinda feels good to be blindsided, because I wanted to blindside someone too, that's all part of the game. The thing that Sierra probably needs most is in my pocket right now, the Hidden Imunity Idol. But it doesn't matter, she'd be the next regardless to go. It's just a matter of time. | ” |
Still in the Running
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Trivia
Behind the Scenes
Life at Ponderosa
Other
- This is the first episode in the show's history to cover more than three days, from Day 21 to Day 24.
- This is the third episode where the person voted out would be eliminated in a plurality vote. The first two instances were "The Merger" and "For Cod's Sake".
- This episode title comes from Brendan Synnott calling Coach Wade the biggest fraud in the game.
References
| Survivor: Tocantins Episodes |
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"Let's Get Rid of the Weak Players Before We Even Start" · "The Poison Apple Needs to Go" · "Mama Said There'd Be Days Like This" · "The Strongest Man Alive" · "You're Going to Want That Tooth" · "The First 15 Days" · "One of Those 'Coach Moments'" · "The Dragon Slayer" · "The Biggest Fraud in the Game" · "It's Funny When People Cry" · "They Both Went Bananas" · "The Ultimate Sacrifice" · "The Martyr Approach" · "I Trust You but I Trust Me More" · "Reunion" |
