What Happened on Exile, Stays on Exile

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What Happened on Exile, Stays on Exile
Episode Information
Version	United States
Season	Game Changers
Episode Number	7/14 (476)
Original Release	April 12, 2017
Viewership (in Millions)	8.21
Ratings/Share (18-49)	1.7/7
Episode Chronology
Previous	"What Happened on Exile, Stays on Exile"
Next	"A Line Drawn in Concrete"
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What Happened on Exile, Stays on Exile is the seventh episode of Survivor: Game Changers.

Night 16

It’s night 16 and the Nuku tribe returns from Tribal Council after voting out Sandra. Debbie got to attend the Tribal Council and then joined the Nuku tribe after being on Exile for three days. Sarah and Tai ask Debbie about Exile. She tells them she is glad to be back, because Exile was pretty rough and that she didn’t even have a flint.

“	What happened on Exile, stays on Exile. I have no intention of letting myself or Mr. Cochran down.	”
—Debbie

Ozzy admits that he was worried at tonight’s Tribal Council when Tai recommended that the tribe vote him out instead of Sandra. Tai admits he panicked at Tribal and threw out Ozzy’s name when he was afraid that he was the one going home.

“	I’m terrible at Tribal and that worries me a little bit.	”
—Tai

Varner is happy to be back at camp, but upset that he was blindsided by the tribe when they voted out his strongest ally Sandra.

“	I’m mad, but I can’t show it, because I need them.	”
—Jeff

Zeke takes Varner aside and apologizes for blindsiding him. Varner tells him that he understands and would have voted for Sandra, if they had wanted him too. Zeke assures Varner that he wants to go to the end of the game with him. Varner is happy to hear this.

“	Zeke and I have bonded and I think he genuinely feels bad about what he did to me. So, I’m not done just yet.	”
—Jeff

Day 17

The next day, Jeff Probst, the host greets the Mana and Nuku tribes on their mats. The Mana tribe is surprised to see that Sandra is gone from the game. Jeff explains the rules of the Reward Challenge. Each tribe will work together to unspool ropes and release a key. They will then build a ladder and climb to the top to use the key to unlock a bag of balls. Next, they will squeeze through a net sling to the finish. Here they will attempt to land the balls in a series of targets. The first tribe to get one ball in each of the five targets wins a pizza and soda reward. The winning tribe will share 10 pizzas and a bucket of ice cold soft drinks. The castaways are anxious to get started and win the pizza reward. Sierra, Michaela and Hali work to unspool the ropes and release the key for Mana. Ozzy, Andrea and Sarah unspool for Nuku. Nuku gets their key released first. So, the entire Nuku tribe proceeds to the ladder. Tai unties the ladder rungs. Mana gets their key, so Aubry starts untying their ladder rungs. Varner and Zeke build the ladder for Nuku. Brad and Troyzan build the Mana ladder. Nuku is still in the lead as Debbie uses the completed ladder to unlock and release the bag of balls. Now the entire Nuku tribe heads up and over the ladder and through the net sling to the ball launcher. Mana has now finished their ladder, so Cirie climbs to the top and unlocks their bag of balls. Nuku is now at the ball launcher. Ozzy starts launching balls for Nuku as Mana is working their way through the net sling. Ozzy lands three balls in their targets, as Sierra starts launching for Mana. Sierra is not successful, so Brad takes over for Mana. He lands one on his first try. Ozzy answers that by landing his fourth ball. Nuku has only one more target to hit for the win. Ozzy lands the winning shot on his next try. So, the Nuku tribe wins the pizza and soda reward to be enjoyed back at camp. Cirie wishes her Mana tribe had won the pizza.

“	It’s been 17 days and it’s rough. It’s taxing on you physically and emotionally.	”
—Cirie

Challenges

Reward

Challenge: Dulcimer Stomp
The tribes would begin by unspooling ribbons from a pole to release a key. Once they have the key, they would build a ladder. One person would climb to the top of the ladder and use that key to release a bag of balls. They would then make their way through a net sling to the finish, where they would attempt to land those balls in a series of targets by stomping to release them. The first team to get one ball in each of the five targets wins.
Reward: Ten pizzas and cold soda.
Winner: Nuku

Immunity

Challenge: Plunge, Pop, Pull
Four tribe members are pulled across the water in a boat. One tribe member must dive down and retrieve buoys with letters on them from a net. After all of the buoys are untied, they must use them to spell out the word "Metamorphosis." The first tribe to do this wins.
Winner: Mana

Tribal Council

Tribal Council 7: Nuku
Voted Against	Voter
Jeff (6 votes)	Andrea, Debbie, Ozzy, Sarah, Tai, & Zeke
VOTED OFF: Jeff Varner

Voting Confessionals

Due to the nature of the vote, no voting confessionals were made.

Final Words

“	I don't even know what I was thinking. It was a horrible move. It was me wrapped up in this game trying to do everything I possibly could, but nobody on this planet should do what I did tonight, ever. And I'm so sorry to anyone I offended, especially Zeke and his family and his friends. I can't even talk. I'm sorry. (cries)	”
—Jeff Varner

Still in the Running

Ciera 20th	Tony 19th	Caleb 18th	Malcolm 17th	J.T. 16th	Sandra 15th	Jeff 14th	Andrea Nuku	Aubry Mana	Brad Mana
Cirie Mana	Debbie Nuku	Hali Mana	Michaela Mana	Ozzy Nuku	Sarah Nuku	Sierra Mana	Tai Nuku	Troyzan Mana	Zeke Nuku

Trivia

Secret Scene

• Varner Looks For An Idol: Driven by desperation, Jeff sets off on an idol hunt. However, the abundance of bleating goats at Nuku is beginning to get on his last nerve.

Other

• Michaela Bradshaw has improved over her past placement in this episode.
• Jeff Varner is the third castaway to be eliminated in a verbal vote, following Ian Rosenberger and Brandon Hantz. 
• Jeff becomes the first castaway to have been eliminated before the jury phase of the game three times.
• Jeff had the most confessionals this episode, with 7.
  • Andrea Boehlke, Hali Ford, Michaela Bradshaw, and Troyzan Robertson didn't have any confessionals aired this episode.

Episode Title

• The episode title was said by Debbie Wanner, wanting to keep her exile experience a secret.