This Game Respects Big Moves

This Game Respects Big Moves
Episode Information
Version:	United States
Season:	Redemption Island
Episode Number:	8/15 (329)
Original Release:	April 6, 2011
Viewership (in millions):	10.94
Ratings/Share (18-49):	3.2/10
CBS.com Summary:	Link
Episode Chronology
Previous:	"It Don't Take a Smart One"
Next:	"The Buddy System"
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This Game Respects Big Moves is the eighth episode of Survivor: Redemption Island.

Challenges

Challenge: Chimney Sweep
The two castaways would brace themselves with their arms between two walls while standing barefoot on two foot pegs. Every 15 minutes, the castaways would move down to smaller foot pegs. When the castaways reached the third set of foot pegs, they would try to remain on them as long as they could. The last castaway to remain on their pegs would win.
Winner: Matt Elrod

Challenge: Roller Ball
Each castaway would have to stand on a small wooden log while balancing a ball on a wooden disk. At regular intervals, a ball would be added until the castaway would be balancing three balls. Should any of the balls fall off the disk or if they step off the log, the castaway would be out of the challenge. The last castaway to not drop a ball or step off the log would win.
Winner: Natalie Tenerelli

Redemption Island

Redemption Island Duel 6
Competitors	Result
Matt (incumbent inhabitant)	Won
Sarita (challenger)	Lost
ELIMINATED: Sarita White
RETURNS TO GAME: Matt Elrod

Tribal Council

Tribal Council 8: Murlonio
Voted Against	Voter
Matt (6 votes)	Andrea, Ashley, Grant, Natalie, Phillip, Rob
Grant (5 votes)	David, Julie, Mike, Ralph, Steve
Steve (1 vote)	Matt
Mike (used Hidden Immunity Idol)	None
VOTED OUT: Matt Elrod (sent to Redemption Island)

Still in the Running

Francesca 18th	Russell 17th	Kristina 16th	Krista 15th	Stephanie 14th	Sarita 13th	Matt On Redemption	Andrea Murlonio	Ashley Murlonio
David Murlonio	Grant Murlonio	Julie Murlonio	Mike Murlonio	Natalie Murlonio	Phillip Murlonio	Ralph Murlonio	Rob Murlonio	Steve Murlonio

Trivia

• This episode marks the first time Phillip attends Tribal Council and does not receive any votes against him.
• Despite being Andrea's fourth Tribal Council, this is the first in which she doesn't vote for Kristina Kell.
  • It would be impossible to do so, however, since Kristina had been eliminated from the game at that point.
• This marks the first time there was a merge at Redemption Island.
• Matt becomes the first person to be voted out twice in a single season since Burton Roberts in Survivor: Pearl Islands.
• After Sarita's loss in the duel, Julie Wolfe is now the highest-placing female of Zapatera.
• The episode title is said by Matt when speaking to Andrea about blindsiding Rob Mariano and taking control of the game.