The Die Is Cast

The Die Is Cast
Episode Information
Version	United States
Season	49
Episode Number	12/14 (723)
Original Release	December 10, 2025
Episode Chronology
Previous	"Cherry On Top"
Next	"A Fever Dream"
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The Die Is Cast is the penultimate episode of Survivor 49.

Challenges

• Reward
• Immunity

Challenge: Fun Uncle
Reward: An overnight stay at the Survivor sanctuary with tacos, desserts, and letters from home.
Winner: Savannah Louie (shared with Rizo Velovic and Sophi Balerdi)

Challenge: Gimme One Step
Castaways must balance a ball on the end of a balance beam with one leg. When they can no longer take the pain or lose their balance, their ball will fall off the beam, eliminating them from the challenge. The last person left with their ball on the beam wins.
Winner: Savannah Louie

Tribal Council

Tribal Council 12: Lewatu
Voted Against	Voter (Savannah's vote blocked by Steven)
Steven (4 votes)	Kristina, Rizo, Sage, Sophi
Sophi (1 vote)	Steven
VOTED OUT: Steven Ramm

Voting Confessionals

Kristina was shown writing down the letter S. Rizo's vote was not shown during his confessional.

	Savannah	“	(sees that her vote was blocked) Oh ****. I pray to God Steven goes home tonight. Oh my God, I'm so stressed.	”

	Sophi	“	(voting against Steven) So pissed. I hope your ass is out of here. Especially now. That was embarassing.	”

	Steven	“	(voting against Sophi) Here's to hoping I stick the landing.	”

	Rizo	“	(voting against Steven) Oh man, this changes everything. They cooked my girl Soph, man. I think this through. They have three votes, we have two. I have to play my idol.	”

Final Words

	Steven	“	It feels pretty amazing not to be an impostor. I came in here thinking I didn't deserve to be here, now I realize that I do. I'm capable of so much more than I give myself credit for. Even though it was a little bit of failure to launch to get to the Final Tribal, it was a complete mission success in terms of self-discovery. That feeling of self-confidence is worth more than anything.	”

Still in the Running

Nicole 18th	Annie 17th	Jake 16th	Jeremiah 15th	Matt 14th	Jason 13th	Shannon 12th	Nate 11th	MC 10th
Alex 9th	Jawan 8th	Sophie 7th	Steven 6th	Kristina Lewatu	Rizo Lewatu	Sage Lewatu	Savannah Lewatu	Sophi Lewatu

Trivia

Other

• As of this episode:
  • Kristina Mills is the last remaining original Hina member.
  • Rizo Velovic is the last male contestant left in the game.
  • Savannah Louie is the only contestant left that has won an Individual Immunity challenge.
• The episode title was said by Steven Ramm.