Survivor 49 - The ORGers Week 11 Update

First, a look at our rosters

Scott	Steven
Will	Sophie
Slater	Kristina
Morgan	Rizo
Nickole	Sage
Kat	Savannah
Aly	Sophi
Stephanie	Rizo
Jo	Rizo
Tom	Rizo
Chris	Sophi
Danny	NA
Amy D.	Rizo
Amy A.	Steven
Angela	Savannah
Lia	Steven
Melissa	Sage
Kyle	Rizo
Blake	NA

 

Selected 6 times this week, Rizo was the overwhelming choice.  Steven followed at 3 with Sophi, Sage and Savannah at 2 each.

Second, 5 bonus points each to Will, Morgan, Amy D. Angela and Melissa for knowing  that Christine Taylor says “I just threw up in my mouth a little bit” was her response to White Goodman’s attempt to woo her in Dodgeball.  Ironically, White is played by Ben Stiller…her real-life husband!

On to the update!

Kristina opens the show upset at herself for needlessly playing her idol. She didn’t know Sophie had flipped and spilled the beans about Sage/Jawan flipping, but Rizo tells her they knew.  He tells us he was going to play the fake idol to make Kristina play hers, but now it’s just a good story to tell the jury. Sophie wanted Jawan out and tries to explain the flip to Steven and Kristina who say, “No hard feelings”.

Forgive, but never forget

Sophie also needs to make amends with Sage, who’s pissed. In the past, she would fake the smile while sharpening the knife but she’s too emotional at the humiliation.  Sophie’s gone to the top of her list.

Reflecting on her game, Sophi sees that she’s #3 in her trio and might need to turn on them soon.  She brings in Sage to team with Kristina and Steven to get one of the two out.  For her part, Sage doesn’t truly trust Sophi and she’s right not to. Sophi’s a small-s-survivor. She may want to flip but will ultimately choose what keeps her safe. (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” [Sophi] to Chris and Wheel Of Names Aly!)

A boat arrives to take someone on a journey and feeling vulnerable, Steven wants whatever it is. The note says it’s a “strenuous journey” which makes everyone else bow out. He hops aboard and takes off! (3 points for “Go on a journey” [Steven] to Scott, Amy A. and Lia!)  Savannah is so nervous that he’s going that she…checks notes…actively chose not to go.  (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” [Savannah] to Kat and Angela!)

Tell her!

Journey

At this journey, Steven has to traverse the perimeter of an island to find a 6-digit code. The code unlocks a baton he can use to open a pot holding the advantage.  There’s a catch though – the pot is extended over the ocean, and the tide is rising. He needs to finish before the tide rises too high and the pot falls on its own.

So off he goes!

He slips and faceplants his way around the island while all I can think about is how badly my ankles would twist trying to do this.  The clue made it sound like he didn’t have much time, but he finishes with plenty of time to spare, opening the lock and retrieving a Block A Vote advantage!  (4 total points for “Risk vote on a journey and succeed” and “Mention ‘in this game’” [Steven] to Scott, Amy A. and Lia!).

Back At Camp

While he’s away, Sophie and Savannah happily discuss making his departure permanent. Sophie worries that he may wind up safe, or have an advantage, so she forms a backup plan with Sophi. They will go after Rizo or Savannah, an odd choice, seeing as how both of them are working with those two and Kristina and Sage are still available as targets. But hey, what do I know?

Hunger drives Rizo and others to try and catch a chicken.  But even with a net, they have no shot. The chickens live another day.

5 bonus points if you can tell me who won the fight at the end of this movie
Message me directly. 
Tell no one else. 
No Google, Yahoo, ChatGPT or other technological assistance. 
You know it or you don’t!

Steven returns, spent. Breathlessly, he collapses on the beach and shares his story with everyone. The only thing he leaves out is the type of advantage he won, which sends the remaining Survivors into a tizzy.

Rizo immediately begins trying to guess and lands on Steal A Vote. Steven channels ”A Man For All Seasons”, neither confirming nor denying Rizo’s assumption. Rizo convinces himself he’s right, and Steven is more than happy to see the chaos churn in Rizo’s mind.

Immunity And Reward Challenge

In this challenge, they have to stack blocks to spell the word immunity on a disc that spins as they move back and forth to gather letters.  The reward is spaghetti with meat sauce, garlic bread and tiramisu.  And now I’m hungry.

Still exhausted,  Steven takes an early lead with Savannah right behind.  By the time he gets to 2 letters left, Sage is the only one close to him. Despite how much his tower leans, it refuses to fall.  He places the final letter, walks his way back, winning the competition! (16 total points for “Win Individual Immunity”  and “Win Individual Reward” [Steven] to Scott, Amy A. and Lia!).  Getting to choose two people to come with him, he takes Kristina as a thank you for playing her idol and Rizo who seemingly hasn’t eaten.  (3 points for “Chosen By Someone Else To Go On Reward” [Kristina] to Slater!),  (3 points for “Chosen By Someone Else To Go On Reward” [Rizo] to Morgan, Stephanie, Jo, Rom, Amy D. and Kyle!).  Seeing that her new nemesis is vulnerable, Sage thinks it’s time to get Sophie out.

At Reward

Everything is coming up Steven! Playing Survivor at a different level than Steven and Kristina, Rizo presents Sophie as a common target.  He is tremendously happy with himself, but he really understands this game. His pitch is strong enough that Steven and Kristina are on board, despite Kristina still wanting Savannah to go.

Back At Camp

The Sophi(e)’s and Savannah turn Wicked, deciding “I’ll get you next time, Steven. And your little dog too!” (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” [Sophie] to Will!).  But the Sophi(e)’s have been cooking a plan to get Savannah, and while Sage agrees with them it’s Sophie who tops her list as revenge for the blindside (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” [Sage] to Nickole and Melissa!). 

Sage enlists Sophi and Savannah to get Sophie. Savannah doesn’t trust her relationship with Sage, but she does trust Sage’s lust for revenge.

Sage: At this vote or the next

After the winners return, Rizo and Savannah swap Sophie story notes, and when Soph tells him that Sophie wanted Savannah out, Rizo sees it as “two birds for the price of…two stones for the…is it….one stone for two..ah…it’s the cherry on top”.

Don’t hurt yourself kid

(5 points for “Say The Title Of The Episode” [Rizo] to Morgan, Stephanie, Jo, Rom, Amy D. and Kyle!)

He gets into agreement with Sage and while no one trusts each other, they do trust that their interests are aligned.  Sage tells Sophie that Savannah is still the target, and Steven tells her he’d love to see Savannah go but going for Sophie saves his advantage.

Tribal Council

Sage was emotional after Jawan’s blindside as he was her stabilizing force. Sophie feels bad for the blindside, but it’s still a game.  Steven openly says he won an advantage, but Savannah sees his reluctance to share what it is as a lack of trust. 

Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you want

Rizo thinks that adds an extra layer to the game, but really all he wants is a group of four so he can make it out of Tribal intact (1 point for “Mention ‘in this game’” [Rizo] to Morgan, Stephanie, Jo, Rom, Amy D. and Kyle).  Sophie worries about not having immunity, but Savannah has also won twice which is probably why they’re the main topics of conversation.

Kristina is open about who she’s voting for – it’s Savannah. They’re just oil and water. They do not get along and been on the opposite sides of every vote.  Sage is open that revenge is a great, easy vote but may not be what’s best while Savannah closes tribal saying “We don’t need to agree on why, just who”.  At the vote, Savannah is chosen to go first (3 points for “First Person Chosen To Vote” [Savannah] to Kat and Angela!).

When the votes come in, no idols or advantages are played.  Sophie votes for Savannah and everyone else votes for Sophie. She’s voted out 6-1 becoming Juror #5.

(1 point for “Received Vote Against” [Savannah] to Kat and Angela!)

(6 points for “Received Vote Against” [Sophie] to Will!)

(-2 points for “The Tribe Has Spoken” [Sophie] to Will!)

(2 points for “Juror #5” [Sophie] to Will!)

She never saw it coming

So, what does that mean for our scores?

With a successful journey, individual immunity and reward, Steven absolutely destroyed this episode.  He’s followed by Rizo who has titled more episodes than any other two Survivors combined.

In our game, the top 3 of Morgan, Amy D. and Angela remain in place. Owning Steven this week jumps me from middle of the pack 8^th to “look who’s hanging around contention” 4^th! Jo and Will remain tied but fall to 5^th. Melissa remains in 7^th one point ahead of Amy A whose Steven pick jumps her up from 15^th to 8^th! Kat falls down three spots into a 9^th place tie with Kyle.  Stephanie rises to 11^th. She’s 2 points ahead of Tom who improves to 12^th. Danny slips from 9^th to 13^th but he’s still a point ahead of Slater.  Wheel-Of-Names Aly tumbles back two more spots, landing in 15^th this week. She’s a point ahead of 16^th place Lia.  Chris has been threatening triple digits for two weeks now…and he’s still threatening, but he’s still ahead of 18^th place Nickole who jealously guards the cellar door to prevent Blake’s escape.

 

Overall Player Scores
Morgan	197
Amy D.	179
Angela	161
Scott	148
Jo	144
Will	144
Melissa	131
Amy A.	130
Kat	128
Kyle	128
Stephanie	122
Tom	120
Danny	118
Slater	117
Aly	109
Lia	108
Chris	92
Nickole	83
Blake	34
Weekly Player Scores
Amy A.	23
Lia	23
Scott	23
Amy D.	17
Morgan	17
Jo	12
Kyle	12
Stephanie	12
Tom	12
Will	12
Angela	7
Melissa	6
Slater	3
Kat	2
Aly	1
Chris	1
Nickole	1
Blake	0
Danny	0
Weekly Survivor Scores
Steven	23
Rizo	12
Sophie	7
Kristina	3
Savannah	2
Sophi	1
Sage	1
Jason	0
Matt	0
MC	0
Alex	0
Annie	0
Jake	0
Jeremiah	0
Nicole	0
Nate	0
Shannon	0
Jawan	0