The Praying Mantis

The Praying Mantis
Episode Information
Version	Australia
Season	Brains v Brawn II
Episode Number	2/24 (223)
Original Release	February 18, 2025
Episode Chronology
Previous	"Premiere"
Next	"Stoic"
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The Praying Mantis is the second episode of Australian Survivor: Brains v Brawn II.

Story

“	Strength and strategy go head-to-head as the power struggle intensifies after Tribal Council. With a traitor in the mix, can alliances stay strong?	”
—Episode Synopsis

Challenges

• Reward
• Immunity

Challenge: Floating Puzzle
The tribes will first collect sandbags by racing down a slip n' slide. They will then use the sandbags to knock down puzzle pieces from a wall. Once they have collected their puzzle pieces, they will swim out to their puzzle station and complete a jigsaw puzzle depicting the letter "B". The first tribe to complete their puzzle wins.
Reward: A choice between a single fish or fishing gear.
Winner: Brains (chose the fishing gear)

Challenge: Get Barreled
Winner: Brawn

Tribal Council

Tribal Council 2: Brains
Voted Against	Voter
Indy (10 votes)	AJ, Ally, Kaelan, Karin, Laura, Logan, Max, Myles, Rich, Zara
Myles (2 votes)	Indy, Kent
VOTED OUT: Indy Saleh

Voting Confessionals

Ally was shown writing down Indy's name. Kent was shown writing down Myles' name. Zara's confessional was shown during Indy's final words.

	Zara	“	(voting against Indy) I will never understand why you didn't join our plan, the girls' plan, and instead you became the plan.	”

Final Words

	Indy	“	I'm feeling a little bit sad, because I wasn't ready to go home. I actually thought I could come here and be deceptive and lie. Turns out, I'm not great at it. Um, yeah. It was brutal. And I knew the risk when I took the action I took, and it didn't pay off for me. But that's the game I wanted to play, and if I had to do it a hundred times, I'd do it exactly the same way. I make no apologies.	”

Still in the Running

Candy 24th	Indy 23rd	AJ Brains	Ally Brains	Ben Brawn	Jesse Brawn	Kaelan Brains	Karin Brains
Kate Brawn	Kent Brains	Kristin Brawn	Laura Brains	Logan Brains	Max Brains	Morgan Brawn	Myles Brains
Nash Brawn	Noonan Brawn	Paulie Brawn	PD Brawn	Rich Brains	Ursula Brawn	Zara Brains	Zen Brawn

Trivia

Other

• The episode's title comes from Kent, explaining how his game is similar to that of a praying mantis.