Wrist Assured (also known as Water Weight) is a recurring endurance challenge of Survivor.
Rules[]
Castaways hold on to a handle with a rope wrapped around it. At the end of the rope is a bucket that contains a percentage of the contestant's body weight before the game began. The last castaway remaining in the challenge wins.
History[]
United States[]
The challenge first appeared in Philippines as the first Immunity Challenge after the merge, where the last man and the last woman standing would win. Carter Williams outlasted Jeff Kent to win immunity for the men and Denise Stapley outlasted Abi-Maria Gomes to win immunity for the women.
In Blood vs. Water, the players were given a choice of whether to eat or compete. Ciera Eastin, Gervase Peterson, and Tyson Apostol opted to eat, while the other four chose to partake in the challenge. In a tight struggle to win, Monica Culpepper ended up beating Hayden Moss, winning her third Immunity Challenge since the merge.
The challenge was again reused in Worlds Apart, when the last man and the last woman standing would be given immunity. After a close battle between Carolyn Rivera and Shirin Oskooi for the women and Mike Holloway and Rodney Lavoie Jr. for the men, Carolyn and Mike won immunity and were safe at the next Tribal Council.
This challenge was used in Survivor 43 as the final stage of Eve 6, where the teams of Owen Knight & Mike Gabler and Cody Assenmacher & Dwight Moore earned the right to compete. Dwight dropped out of the challenge early, followed eventually by Owen. Gabler dedicated each minute he stayed in the challenge to his friends, patients, marriage, dog, Noelle Lambert, and the states of Idaho and Alaska; Cody instead found motivation in a wrestling match he lost in high school. After a record-breaking 37 minutes, Gabler won immunity after Cody lost his grip while trying to reel up his bucket.
The challenge appeared at the final eight of Survivor 46. Prior to the challenge, Jeff Probst once again offered the Nuinui tribe rice if four members sat out, or an individual portion of rice for whomever opted to sit out; only Liz Wilcox sat out. The challenge came down to a showdown between Tiffany Nicole Ervin and Charlie Davis. Charlie beat out Tiffany to win his second consecutive Immunity Challenge.
Australia[]
The challenge was used in Blood v Water as the first Immunity Challenge after the merge. Ultimately, Jesse Hansen defeated his fellow Lava tribe members to claim individual immunity.
Quebec[]
Winners[]
| Episode | Challenge Type | Winners | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines "Not the Only Actor on This Island" |
Individual Immunity |  Denise Stapley |
 Carter Williams |
| Blood vs. Water "Gloves Come Off" |
Individual Immunity |  Monica Culpepper | |
| Worlds Apart "Survivor Russian Roulette" |
Individual Immunity |  Carolyn Rivera |
 Mike Holloway |
| Survivor 43 "Bull in a China Shop" |
Individual Immunity |  Mike Gabler | |
| Survivor 46 "Run the Red Light" |
Individual Immunity |  Charlie Davis | |
| Episode | Challenge Type | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Blood v Water Episode 13 |
Individual Immunity |  Jesse Hansen |
| Episode | Challenge Type | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor Québec (2024) Episode 59 |
Individual Reward |  Kassandre Bastarache |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- This challenge has only been used as an individual Immunity Challenge.
- The Worlds Apart version of this challenge had the overhead bucket element from the When It Rains, It Pours challenge where in the eliminated players get doused in water if they give away.
- Whenever a black tribe competed in this challenge, there have been two Immunity Necklaces available: one for men and one for women.
- Carter Williams is the only person to win this challenge and not make it to the Final Three.
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