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23-Sep-20 03:44 AM
Day 0: Cast Reveal + Sequester
$urvivor 16: Oasis of Odds
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39 DAYS, 20 PEOPLE, 1 $URVIVOR...
Caeb : @caeb#6461
Charles : @SpeedShark#3615
Craig : @Craig#8980
Daniel : @Daniel Alvaro#9501
David : @ppenguin757#8573
Dora : @Dora ✨#1356
JSB : @jsbb#8211
Lavina : @Lavina#1055
Leetah : @Leetah#1178
Lexi : @PrincessLexi#1387
Neil : @Neil#2543
Nick : @vysehrad#4030
Paddy : @Paddy#4380
Peachy : @Just_Peachy#4517
Scotty : @ScottyP17#2697
Shadow : @Shadows#6469
Slinky : @Slinky Fiddle#3022
Stef : @STEF#1306
Trevor : @TTrevor#2227
Usernam : @Usernam_Pending#0467
For the 16th season of $urvivor, 20 lucky and eager castaways were revealed to be marooned in the $ahara. They were selected from over 200 applicants, and were ready to begin the new season! The $ahara is one of the most brutal and taxing locations $urvivor has ever been to, with it’s hot desert and variety of wildlife. This season, castaways will encounter a brand-new twist called the Oasis of Odds, where every decision could be impactful and money management will be put to the test like never before.
As soon as all the castaways were announced it was revealed that the game would start the next day when the $urvivor bus would transport them. In the meantime the 20 new castaways were sequestered in #marooning-chat, where they would only communicate using emojis. As there was no private communication, the castaways were encouraged to post in their confessionals about how they were feeling and their general impressions of the people they are competing against. In addition the castaways found out they were given $50k as their starting amount of money, however unlike previous seasons they would be given the money in poker chips rather than cash.
In public confessionals, everyone was examining their competition for the title of $ole $urvivor. Some reacted they were surprised to see a few familiar faces, both good and bad, and some had no pre-game connections coming into the game. Overall, the cast was very diverse ranging ages 15-45 from all walks of life, with the general consensus being that everyone was excited to begin the game and see who would be on their starting tribe.
It’s a new era for $urvivor, and one season that is going to be a very bumpy ride. Who will be able to adapt to the twists of the $eason, and who will fall prey to their tribemates? And who will be able to Outwit, Outbid, and Outlast all the rest to be crowned the $ole $urvivor?? Find out, on the $eason premiere of $urvivor $ahara: Oasis of Odds!
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Jon
23-Sep-20 04:16 AM
Secret Quartets + Tribe Reveal
The game has finally begun! The castaways were all flown out to by plane, excited to begin their journey. They landed in Laayoune, Western $ahara, ready to begin a 39 day adventure where only one of them would emerge victorious. They were then taken to the $equester Hotel it was revealed that they would be each be placed in a “Secret Quartet” where they could only chat with the other members of their quartet before marooning. Everyone was able to talk in their quartets until the end of the first immunity challenge, and were each instructed to pick a playing card, with each person choosing a different suite. The quartets were as follows: Later, the castaways arrived at the filming location, ready to see the tribe reveal. However, the tribes were not handpicked, in fact they were randomly divided into 4 tribes of 5, the first since $2. It was revealed that the playing cards that were selected would be used to determine the tribe divisions, based on the suite. Once the castaways were divided they were given a map to their respective camp to begin getting to know one another!
Fulani Daniel/Caeb appear to be on the bottom of the tribe as they wasn’t very active. Meanwhile Paddy plans to get into an alliance with Craig and Neal as they seem to be the more active people in the tribe.
Hausa It appears that some people knew each other previously, such as Scotty/JSB, JSB/Lavina, and Trevor/Usernam. Lavina seems to be positioned the best as they have good relationships with Scotty, Trevor and JSB. On the flip side, Usernam struggles to make relationships and rubs the tribe the wrong way, especially Trevor.
Toubou: Nick seems to be getting along with everyone and is in no danger at the moment, forming great bonds with everyone. No one seems to have a negative opinion about anyone else as all are very active with the exception being Dora, who hasn’t bonded well with anyone and would likely be the boot.
Zaghawa: David is the one positioned the best here, but everyone seems to vibe very well together! Peachy immediately offered a alliance with David in 20 minutes, which surprisingly worked very well, as both seem to trust each other, and are hoping to get one of Charles, Leetah, Slinky roped in for a majority. (edited)
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Jon
24-Sep-20 06:21 AM
Reward Challenge + Absorbed Tribes
On Day 2, the tribes competed in a special reward challenge. At the challenge oasis it was revealed that there was a money incentive related to the secret quartet twist. Each quartet was assigned briefcase containing $4,800 worth of poker chips, it could only be unlocked at merge and would be distributed evenly amongst the remaining members of the quartet. The challenge was called Why $o $erious! The tribe that came in first got $3.2k added to their balance, 2nd receiving $1.6k, and 3rd receiving $800. In addition, one person from the first place tribe would get a note from the Oasis of Odds.
Zaghzawa won the challenge, followed by Toubou and Hausa. Slinky was then randomized to receive the note from the Oasis of Odds, which turned out to be that Hausa and Fulani were dissolved and Slinky needed to draw a rock from a bag to determine which tribe would be absorbed into Zaghzawa. He picked Hausa, meaning Fulani was absorbed into Toubou. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
25-Sep-20 04:20 AM
Final 20 Immunity Challenge
The two newly formed tribes headed back to camp, where everyone was happy to get to know their new tribe. On Toubou, Dora is at the bottom of everyone’s trust rankings (including his own tribe) for not being able to hold conversations with anyone, setting him up to be a possible early boot. Neil and Craig have gotten into good positions in their new tribe, with many liking them and wanting to work with them. On Zaghawa, Lavina rubbed his OG tribe the wrong way after openly suggesting they spend $500 each round on idol token clues, which annoyed Trevor. Scotty was happy to be reunited with his old $ecret Partner, Slinky, and David was able to cement himself in a good position, forming a day 3 alliance with Peachy and Charles. Charles and David later formed a chat with Slinky as well.
The immunity challenge was called Divide and Divine, which had the secret quartets go head to head on their respective tribes.The challenge was simple, to buy as many raffle tickets as possible, and the lucky number drawn would decide the ticket that scores a point for their respective tribe. Zaghawa had a tribe VC with Leetah, Lavina, Charles and David and brought up the point if the other tribe was tricking them. They decided to use a 25 ticket policy so they could win and trick the other tribe. Everyone except JSB and Usernam joined the call and passed the information. Zaghawa ended up winning the challenge, sending Toubou to tribal where the first person would be voted out of the game. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
25-Sep-20 04:50 AM
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Tribal Council 1- Toubou
Toubou grabbed their torches and headed to tribal council, where one of them would become the first person voted out. A alliance between Craig, Lexi, Neil, Nick, Paddy and Shadow was created called “Teddy Bears” and decided to vote for Dora as he was the only real name thrown out at the vote. However Craig was very sketchy when he said he wanted someone else to create the alliance, not himself to Nick, who relayed all the information to Paddy. Paddy then approached Shadow if Craig asked him to be part of the alliance which caused him to confront Craig, which caused a rift between the three. Shadow decided to plant some seeds and told Caeb that he was on the bottom of the tribe, which had Caeb worry if Shadow was playing him so he would throw a vote on Craig, as Shadow was already planning to to avoid the tax.
Caeb considered throwing Shadow under the bus, but decided to keep this info to himself in the end. Dora tried very hard to get anyone to say a name, but it fell on deaf ears. In the end Dora threw her vote on Neil, while Shadow followed through on his plan to throw a vote on Craig, but everyone else voting for him, Dora became the first person voted out of $urvivor: $ahara on his birthday, and chose to go to the pre-jury sanctuary. ![👍 👍](https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/2/72x72/1f44d.png)
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Jon
30-Sep-20 01:09 AM
Final 19 Immunity Challenge
Following tribal council, there was a lot of speculation about who threw the hinky vote onto Craig. It turned out that Nick received Dora’s legacy of love. Craig was very spooked that someone threw a hinky vote onto him and speculated on who it could be. Shadow slowly began to overplay his hand after many people were already suspect of him for the Craig vote, and then leaked the “Teddy Bears” alliance to Stef, to make Craig more of a target by saying he was the one who created it. Stef was furious as the alliance had everyone from her OG tribe plus Neil from her $Q, and proceeded to confront Craig who then lied and said he did not create it. This made everyone more pissed off at Shadow and the alliance pretty much died out. Meanwhile Caeb observed this and planned to let Shadow dig himself in a hole before telling him.
On Zaghawa, Lavina started to overplay and formed “The Bureau” with Peachy and Leetah, who plotted to send Lavina to the Oasis of Odds, as Lavina wanted to grab three idol tokens for himself from the code given. Lavina was spooked that Charles, David and Slinky had a alliance, and started to campaign for David’s elimination. Later, it was revealed that during Toubou’s tribal council, Zaghawa had to send someone to the Oasis of Odds during the Final 19 Immunity Challenge. Lavina and JSB both wanted to go, but Lavina campaigned harder, sending him to OoO which surprised some as they were under the impression JSB would go. __
The two tribes later met up at the challenge oasis where they played “Monopoly” to acquire properties, with the winning tribe of each tile being revealed without the identity of the highest bidder being disclosed. Shadow made a spreadsheet which involved everyone spending 8k, which Paddy found absurd. Shadow dug himself deeper into a hole by saying he didn’t agree to it but was exposed. Paddy and Stef were also “robbed” of $800 later on. In the end, Toubou won immunity which sent Zaghawa to their first Tribal Council of the $eason.
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Jon
30-Sep-20 05:41 AM
Final 19 Oasis of Odds
Lavina was dropped off to the Oasis of Odds where he found a note. The note said he had the chance to win 1 idol token if she could correctly guess who won the Final 19 Immunity Challenge. If she guessed incorrectly, a player from the opposing tribe would get it instead with no idea who they were. Lavina contemplated what the right move was, as he thought his current system of getting 7 idol board clues was effective but he also wanted a $uper Idol. Lavina ended up guessing correctly and earned the idol token, but opted to lie to his tribemates about receiving it. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
30-Sep-20 06:40 AM
Tribal Council 2- Zaghawa
Zaghawa went to tribal council, and as they came in it quickly became apparent there would be no easy choice to boot. The tribal lines seemed to hold up, and Peachy, David, and Charles voiced wanting to stay Zaghawa strong, and floated ideas on who to target from Hausa. They eventually settled onto Trevor as he was buttering people up while not being the most talkative. Slinky easily agreed to it, however Peachy slowly began to have second thoughts and believed David was in a pre-game relationship with Trevor and Usernam, with most of Hausa believing that Peachy might be willing to flip to vote out David, who was becoming a target this tribal. Trevor knew that it was either him or David going home so he tried hard to get someone to flip, while Lavina continued to campaign against David. However, Usernam was getting concerned that the only reason he was staying this tribal was because of tribal lines, and that he would be the next target if they went back to tribal, and later talked to Peachy about exchanging idol clues.
Usernam later went to David and told him he was at risk of going home and exposed that Slinky had several alliances which shocked David. Usernam calmed David down and told him that he was going to flip on Hausa and vote Trevor out, advising David to lay low. In the end, Lavina, Scotty, and JSB were totally blindsided when Usernam did indeed flip, and Trevor became the Second Person voted out of $urvivor: $ahara, and was sent to the pre-jury sanctuary. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
02-Oct-20 12:06 PM
Final 18 Immunity Challenge
Following tribal council, Zaghawa returned to camp with former Hausa still stunned by the vote. JSB was very angry with Usernam for flipping and plotted to get his revenge, while Slinky was happy he got Usernam to flip, but shocked to learn that he might have originally received votes over David. David was elated he stayed and knew he was in a prime position to move forward as he had tight allies in Peachy, Charles and Usernam, and attempted to smooth things over with Lavina. Lavina was concerned about their position and hoped Leetah and Peachy would stay loyal to them. Lavina also told JSB and Scotty about his idol token.
The challenge was called $acrifices, which involved answering 12 Yes or No questions to make sacrifices in order to win tribal immunity. However, before that, it was revealed that everyone needed to vote for an member of the opposite tribe to go to the Oasis of Odds, with the highest voted player on each tribe going to the Oasis where they would be guaranteed a spot in the final 17 but would not attend tribal.
On Toubou, Daniel and Caeb realized they needed to stick together as the alliance of Craig, Lexi, Nick, Neil and Paddy was running the tribe. Daniel, who was seen as a liability tried to buy some goodwill for his tribe by going as far as he possibly could with the $acrifices, wasting $8k. Meanwhile Caeb stopped when his vote was at risk forcing Neil to cover it up.
In the end, Toubou edged out Zaghawa to win immunity while Paddy and David were sent to OoO from their respective tribes. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
03-Oct-20 04:13 AM
Final 18 Oasis of Odds
David and Paddy arrived to the Oasis of Odds where they found a note tied to a cactus. The note said that they each had to pick a member from the opposing tribe to join them in a draw for an idol token. Paddy and David tried to help each other out and even promised to work with the other in a swap situation. They decided to pick Nick and Slinky respectively. David was more open to what happened at his tribal council while Paddy kept hers more of a secret. David revealed he chose Slinky as he wanted to hide his other bonds and also wanted to cancel the rumors of him running the tribe. The 4 were put in a draw where one of them got an idol token. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
03-Oct-20 04:38 AM
Tribal Council 3- Zaghawa
Zaghawa grabbed their torches and went to tribal council, with many disappointed they lost for the second time in a row. As a result from the $acrifices challenge, Lavina, Leetah and Scotty all lost their votes and were forced to cast blank parchments. However the people who voted for Trevor the last round still had majority (Peachy, Charles, Slinky, Usernam and Leetah). Scotty was very scared of going home as he voted in the minority the last round so he decided to leak that Lavina had an idol token to Usernam to widen Lavina’s target. This ended up working, as the vote was now between JSB and Lavina. Charles was worried Slinky and Leetah would flip on the alliance, but those fears were quickly dispelled. Lavina was forced to throw JSB under the bus and pray, while JSB became very very paranoid as he knew he was likely a target. The C-I-P-S-U alliance discussed the pros and cons to keeping JSB/Lavina/Scotty, and eventually settled on Lavina for overplaying and seen as more chaotic than the other 2.
Lavina’s fate was sealed when news of him having an idol token got out and he kept trying to turn the majority against each other. In the end, three blank votes were cast, with everyone else voting against Lavina. With that, Lavina became the third person voted out of $urvivor: $ahara. Before leaving, Lavina called out Peachy and Leetah and leaked a bunch of information about idol tokens for the whole tribe, and went to the pre-jury sanctuary. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
07-Oct-20 10:01 AM
Final 17 Immunity Challenge
The tribes met on the Challenge Oasis for the next challenge, called Hero. Only one player from each tribe would take part in the tribal immunity, getting sent to the Oasis of Odds and guaranteeing themselves immunity to the final 16. Both tribes would also be going to tribal council however the winning tribe’s votes would not be read. On Toubou, Stef voiced her desire to be the hero to gain herself immunity but also was concerned as since most people lost their vote from $acrifices, she was one of the only people eligible (along with Craig, Shadow, Nick and Caeb). Craig and Nick also wanted to send Stef so Shadow would go home in the fear of a Stef/Shadow/Caeb voting block. Shadow feared the worst as if Stef went to OoO only 4 people were voting, and while he thought he had Caeb on his side, Caeb knew he would have to turn on Shadow if Stef went to OoO. However he contemplated forcing a tie as well.
On Zaghawa, Slinky and Scotty both volunteered to be the hero, Scotty in particular voiced wanting to go as the situation for him and JSB was very dire, and Slinky even mentioned he was fine with Scotty going to OoO. However David, Charles, and Peachy wanted Slinky to go as they did not trust Scotty that much. Scotty was mad about Peachy actively campaigning against him in the tribe chat but kept his mouth shut. Later, without revealing the exact vote count, Slinky and Stef were both sent to the Oasis of Odds from their respective tribes, while both tribes were sent to tribal. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
07-Oct-20 10:20 AM
Final 17 Oasis of Odds
Stef and Slinky were both dropped off at the Oasis of Odds and found at note. The note said that while one person could walk away with tribal immunity, the other would gain an idol token. Instead of a physical challenge, they had to negotiate who would get tribal immunity and who would get the token. If they both chose the idol token then no one would get it and the tribal idol would be randomized between them. Slinky announced he didn’t want the token, as he could make himself look more of an asset to his tribe, but offered Stef the idol token as a sign of goodwill to work together. Stef who didn’t mind one way or the other easily agreed, and also asked Slinky if he already had an idol token. Slinky said no and both came to the conclusion either David or Paddy had it. Since they ended the challenge so early they bonded well and trusted each other to work at a swap, and they headed back to their camps. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
07-Oct-20 11:11 AM
Mock/Real Tribal Council 4- Zaghawa and Toubou
Zaghawa arrived at their tribal council for the 3rd time in a row. As tribal started, the targets seemed to be on JSB and Scotty as they were on the outs from last tribal. However Leetah, deciding that she wanted to make a big move, started to throw out Charles as a potential vote option as she was the least connected with him. Trusting Usernam, she tried to get him on board to send Charles home. However, this plan totally backfired as Usernam immediately leaked this to Charles, as the two were close. Charles instantly campaigned for Leetah to go that tribal and got his close allies with Peachy and David on board. Scotty and JSB decided to take advantage of this to secure their own safety, ultimately deciding to vote against Leetah. With Leetah seemingly about to go home, however, this move did not come to fruition. It was revealed to Zaghawa that it was a mock tribal, as Slinky won immunity for them at OoO. Tribal Council was cancelled and the votes were not read.
On Toubou, only Caeb, Craig, Shadow and Nick would be voting as everyone else had lost their votes. Shadow was already a target coming into tribal but him not wanting Stef to go to OoO further dug his grave. Craig and Neil decided to make Daniel as “the decoy vote” despite Craig having a good relationship with Daniel, however Nick told Daniel about this which made Daniel skeptical. However he knew he had good relationships with Nick, Craig and Caeb so he wasn’t too worried about Shadow voting for him. Caeb, who was both Daniel and Shadow’s allies was torn whether to go to rocks for Shadow or save Daniel, but decided to cast his vote against Shadow. At tribal, it was revealed Stef had lost, and the votes would be read. In the end, with Caeb, Craig and Nick’s votes, Shadow became the fourth person voted out of $urvivor: $ahara, who accepted defeat graciously. (edited)![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
10-Oct-20 11:38 AM
Final 16 $wap + Reward Challenge
The Castaways arrived at the challenge oasis, where instead of a Regular Immunity they were told that it was a Reward Challenge instead. The challenge was called Emoji, but the tribes first needed to divide themselves into 4 pairs. The pairs from Zaghawa were Charles and Peachy, Leetah and Scotty, Slinky and David, and JSB and Usernam. On Toubou, it was Neil and Caeb, Stef and Lexi, Nick and Paddy, and Craig and Daniel. However, it was all a trick: $pecies immediately told everyone to drop their buffs, as they were switching tribes. The castaways would be swapped via pair, however there was one more surprise. The two dissolved tribes, Fulani and Hausa, were making a return, meaning that each tribe would only have 4 people, shocking everyone. Before sending everyone away, it was revealed the reward challenge was optional but the winner would receive an idol token. However it was a raffle, meaning that the more tickets someone bought the higher chance they could earn a token. Fulani consisted of Caeb, Neil, JSB and Usernam. Neil was scared that he had swapped tribes as he had purposefully put himself with Caeb in the challenge, unaware they would be swapping together, but decided to make the best of it and worked on trying to flip JSB to his side. However, Usernam still had his extra vote, believing JSB would be with them. Caeb, despite being skeptical, decided to work with Neal, not knowing about the extra vote.
Hausa consisted of Charles, Nick, Paddy, and Peachy. Nick was pre-prepared as his allies Craig and Neil predicted the swap, while Charles had connections with almost everyone on his tribe, being in a duo with Peachy and a $Q with Nick, but decided to not partake in the raffle.
Toubou had Craig, Daniel, David and Slinky. Toubou appeared to be the least talkative of all the tribes. Daniel was still very skeptical of Craig after the Shadow vote and also struggled making new connections which prompted David to want to go for him soon.
Zaghawa had Lexi, Scotty, Stef and Leetah. Lexi and Stef, who weren’t very close on Toubou were happy to hopefully get closer. Scotty was ecstatic to no longer be on the bottom as he likely would have gone home on his OG tribe. He also bonded with Lexi and told her what happened on Zaghawa, and promised to have the others back.
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Jon
11-Oct-20 12:06 PM
Final 16 Immunity Challenge
The newly formed swapped tribes arrived at the challenge oasis where they immediately began the immunity challenge. Everyone was shocked once it was revealed that the number of tribes that won immunity and avoided tribal council would be determined by random draw. At least 1 tribe would win immunity, with the non immune tribes heading to a joint tribal council. If only one tribe lost, they would face a 4 person tribal council. They would also be competing in the challenge in the same pairs from before.
On Fulani, JSB and Usernam took over an hour to complete the challenge despite a good time from Caeb and Neil, which caused them to get in last place. Meanwhile Zaghawa narrowly beat them out for 3rd, and Nick and Paddy bid very high to increase their odds on Hausa. However it was Toubou who snagged the immunity when both pairs had good runs. Before tribal, the number of tribes attending was randomized, and everyone got unlucky as Zaghawa, Fulani, and Hausa would all be attending the joint tribal. Tribal Council 5 (Joint) Part 1- Zaghawa 2.0, Fulani 2.0, & Hausa 2.0
The 3 losing tribes all arrived at a special 12 person tribal council, where one person would be sent packing. When this tribal started it seemed to be a battle of the OG tribes with 6 players from Toubou (Caeb, Neil, Paddy, Lexi, Nick and Stef) against 6 from OG Zaghawa (Charles, Leetah, Peachy, JSB, Scotty, & Usernam). Toubou Take 2 was formed for the joint tribal, consisting of all the OG Toubou members. Neil shared that JSB and Usernam weren’t very talkative, and also pooled information as to everything that had gone on in the game. They thought that Charles and Peachy were the ones in control, and thought of taking one of the two out but also worried about an idol play, and also wondered if Scotty or JSB would flip as they were on the bottom of their OG tribe. However, luckily Scotty decided to take the opportunity to flip to the other side as he felt burned by his original tribe, who had decided to vote off Peachy as they wanted Charles around for having more conflict with Leetah. Stef also told them about her idol token, and contemplated if they should trust Scotty or not.
Meanwhile, OG Zaghawa had also made their own chat, with Peachy campaigning to stay strong. Neil and Caeb were thrown out as potential options, leaning towards Neil for his abrasiveness. Neil further annoyed people, including his own alliance member, Paddy by forcing his agenda, causing Paddy to blow up in the alliance chat at Neil since he wasn’t listening to him, and leaked Scotty flipping to Peachy and Charles which formed a trio chat, Paddy hoping to get a plan to vote Neil out, hoping to get Nick on board. Nick however claimed it was too early and declined. Charles also was obvious to the fact they tried to pit Leetah against him and found out Scotty planned on flipping, learning the vote was on Peachy. Scotty continued to lie to Peachy and got JSB and Usernam to flip, with Usernam using his extra vote. (edited)Tribal Council 5 (Joint) Part 2- Zaghawa 2.0, Fulani 2.0, & Hausa 2.0
However, unknown to everyone, Peachy had obtained 4 idol tokens (3 from cracking the day 1 idol code, and 1 from the lottery) and only told his two closest allies in Charles and Leetah, the two people that were left out of the Peachy vote, and contemplated voting out Scotty, Nick or Stef, knowing Scotty was a traitor. However he decided to not vote Scotty as that would leave Leetah in a bad position on her tribe, despite wanting Scotty out. He eventually decided to target Stef as she had multiple connections and knowing there wouldn’t be a ton of chances to take her out of the game. Peachy bought the only $uper Idol in the game, planning to play it on himself and Neil to avoid any alternate plan to vote Neil out.
At tribal council, as the votes were about to be read, things came to a head as Peachy gave an incredibly long idol speech and mocked Scotty, calling him out for being a flip flopper and saying he shouldn’t be trusted, giving a lot of examples too try and make Scotty a public enemy. He then proceeded to play the $uper Idol on himself and Neil. Scotty and JSB then blew up on Peachy, saying that they were always on the bottom and that they felt worthless. The 10 votes against Peachy were negated, and Stef was idoled out of $urvivor: $ahara in a shocking turn of events with only 3 votes, shocking everyone. (edited)![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
12-Oct-20 09:38 AM
Final 15 Immunity Challenge
Following the incredible tribal council, the castaways returned to camp. Neil was still shocked about Peachy playing the idol for him, and told his tribe that he had no idea about Peachy’s plan, and reassured them he wanted to work with them. Usernam was relieved, as he had wanted to target Stef previously. Scotty felt sorry for himself as he believed everyone hated him as a result of Peachy’s callout, and wondered why Peachy would damage his game and not vote him out, and tried to rebuild his bond with Lexi, who was wary but decided to trust him. Hausa wasn’t very peaceful as Paddy and Peachy butted heads as Peachy accused Paddy of giving false hope and accused him of wanting Neil out, which was true. Charles also told Nick he was the original target before Stef, in an attempt to distance himself from Peachy.
The tribes now arrived at the challenge oasis where it was revealed Fulani, Toubou and Hausa all needed to sit out a member from each tribe to head to the Oasis of Odds during the challenge. JSB campaigned to go as he was still very confused at the Stef boot, while Charles also wanted to go as he viewed himself as a “free agent”. Toubou on the other hand struggled to decide as everyone was hesitant to send someone else. David did not want to go to OoO but didn’t want Daniel to go either, so the bot randomized on David. David, Charles and JSB were sent to OoO and the challenge was called Fortunate $econd where 3 players from each tribe would bid against each other. Battle 1 consisted of Caeb, Paddy, Craig and Lexi and Paddy threw the challenge in a attempt to protect Lexi. Battle 2 was awkward as Scotty, Peachy and Neil all bid without talking as a result from the tension last tribal. In battle 3, Usernam attempted to get Nick, Slinky and Leetah to bid under $100 but they all bid over 1k. In the end, the two bottom performing tribes, Zaghawa and Toubou were sent to a joint tribal to vote the next person out. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
12-Oct-20 10:16 AM
Tribal Council 6 (Joint)- Zaghawa 2.0 & Toubou 2.0
Toubou (Craig, David, Daniel & Slinky) and Zaghawa (Leetah, Lexi & Scotty) arrived at the joint tribal council where one of them would be sent out. David and Slinky had a very close bond which was not unnoticed. Daniel and Craig who didn’t trust the other two reconnected with their OG Toubou tribemate, Lexi, who pushed David or Slinky as the safe vote. Meanwhile Scotty was scared as he knew he was an easy vote since David and Slinky had a lot of power on the OG Zaghawa, and tried getting Daniel and Craig to trust him. David and Slinky decided to vote off Leetah, knowing they were in a bad position coming in to tribal and tried making amends with Scotty, but once it became clear Scotty was hesitant David tried appealing to Craig to at least keep him in over Slinky, and vented his frustration wondering why Lexi was calling the shots while Leetah was the easy vote that everyone was ok with. On the other hand, Leetah still believed Slinky would stick with her and vote out Scotty, unaware no one was actually interested in that.
Lexi continued to push hard, and she, Craig and Daniel decided to trust Scotty for this vote giving them the numbers. In the end, they settled on Slinky, who they believed had accumulated a ton of money. Craig was hesitant to vote Slinky as they had bonded but knew that he couldn’t save him as Lexi and Scotty were close. At tribal council, Slinky was blindsided and became the Sixth Person voted out of $urvivor: $ahara in a 4-2-1 vote. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
17-Oct-20 11:37 AM
Final 14 Immunity Challenge
Following Tribal Council, Toubou and Zaghawa returned to their respective camps. David was upset about Slinky’s blindside as they were very close allies and knew that he was a lone wolf on his tribe, but understood where Craig and Daniel were coming from. Craig and Daniel were relieved the vote went to plan but tried reconciling with David and also knew they needed to look out for Lexi in the future as she continued to push her own agenda at the Joint Tribal. On Zaghawa, Leetah was sad as she thought herself and Slinky were close and felt betrayed, while Scotty and Lexi were ecstatic over the tribal results as David had made his position worse and Leetah would become closer to them as a result.
The Tribes arrived at the Challenge Oasis, expecting that there was a $wap on the horizon. However there was none, and the challenge was called the Amazing Race, which had two “legs”, the first leg being a time advantage for the second leg. And for the first time in the swap, the number of tribes going to the joint tribal was not randomized, with the bottom 2 tribes attending. In addition, one person from each of the winning tribes would be sent to the Oasis of Odds. In Zaghawa, the duo Scotty and Lexi knew they needed to win in order to avoid the Joint Tribal as they had not had a break and did not want to vote Leetah off. On Toubou, Daniel, David and Craig were desperate to win after losing Slinky, and ended up bidding really high, ending up being the 3 quickest in the challenge. On the flip side, Fulani had bid the second highest but placed last in the challenge after JSB’s terrible performance, which agitated Neil and Caeb. It came down to Hausa and Zaghawa, however Zaghawa went to tribal for the 3rd time in a row. Finally, Daniel and Paddy were sent to OoO from their respective tribes. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
17-Oct-20 11:53 AM
Final 14 Oasis of Odds
Daniel and Paddy arrived at the Oasis of Odds where they found a note that revealed they would be attending the joint tribal council, but as immune guests. They would not be allowed to talk with anyone else there, and would cast a vote as well. They would also get the chance to win an idol token by making a correct boot prediction, however they could also not vote against the person who they predicted was going home. If their prediction was correct they would gain the token. They could also double their odds by paying $1,600. Daniel and Paddy compared notes and Paddy tried to get info out of Daniel and how he felt about Neil and Craig as he was previously accused of trying to make a move on them, however Daniel was very vague in his responses which annoyed Paddy.
Paddy ended up doubling his odds at getting an idol token and put his predictions on JSB and Leetah, as he knew the people he was working with would be fine as Scotty, JSB, and Usernam were flippers. Daniel did not but still correctly predicted that Leetah would be going home. In the end, both came away from the Oasis with 1 Idol Token. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
17-Oct-20 12:26 PM
Tribal Council 7 (Joint)- Zaghawa 2.0 & Fulani 2.0
Fulani (Caeb, Neil, JSB, & Usernam) and Zaghawa (Scotty, Lexi, and Leetah) arrived at the Final 14 Joint Tribal Council, where it was revealed that Daniel and Paddy were visiting Tribal from OoO, and was told that they would be voting at tonight’s tribal, but could also not be DMed. JSB was happy to be reunited with Scotty, and the two plus Usernam discussed options for the vote. Scotty knew he needed to smooth things over with Caeb & Neil as they previously were not on the best of terms, knowing that he would probably have to target Leetah since she had voted Stef out, and everyone quickly decided to vote Leetah out this tribal as she didn’t have many connections making her the easy vote. Usernam decided to leak to Leetah she was the target as he was loyal to her, which annoyed Scotty. Scotty considered trying to turn the vote on Usernam, as he had thrown him under the bus. This plan didn’t gain much traction though as Leetah didn’t throw Usernam out.
Leetah tried to pitch to JSB, Scotty and Usernam to vote out one of the duo Neil and Caeb, but they decided to wait before making such a huge move. Leetah’s fate seemed to be sealed once Caeb, Neil and Lexi reconnected and locked their votes in on Leetah, along with the rest of the tribe, and Leetah became the Seventh Person voted out of $urvivor: $ahara in a 6-1-1-1 vote, casting her vote against Scotty on the way out. Daniel and Paddy also cast stray votes for Usernam and JSB in order to complete their task at OoO. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
20-Oct-20 09:55 AM
Final 13 Immunity Challenge
Zaghawa and Fulani returned to camp after a seemingly united vote. With Leetah’s elimination, Zaghawa became the smallest premerge tribe in $urvivor history with only Lexi and Scotty remaining. The castaways arrived at the Challenge Oasis later on where it was revealed that tribal immunity would not be in play for this challenge. $pecies shocked everyone by saying this round was a Bloodbath round where everyone would be competing for a immunity necklace or bracelet, finally giving the tribes the ability to vote without a joint. Every tribe would be heading to tribal council and voting one person out. The person “voted off” from each tribe would be sent to the Oasis of Odds, where unlike previous times did NOT want to be sent there as there was a high chance they would not return. Finally, the number of eliminated players this round would not be revealed, and no idols and advantages could be used at OoO. As Zaghawa only had two people left, if neither of them won immunity they would face off in a duel to determine who would be going to OoO, and if they both got immunity they would be safe. Everyone was clearly shocked by this and the paranoia spread rapidly, whether to bid on the necklace or bracelet. The bracelet was revealed to be a automatic hidden immunity idol, with whoever earning it having it automatically played on them at the Final 13 tribal council, however it would not be revealed until the votes were read. On Zaghawa, Lexi and Scotty knew they had to just bid separately so that they could both win immunity, and trusted that they would have enough bonds even if one of them ended up going to OoO, with Lexi bidding on the bracelet and Scotty bidding on immunity. Scotty didn’t know if he should just save money or risk going to a duel but ultimately bid high for the necklace. On Toubou, David knew he was the odd man out with the duo Daniel and Craig, and decided to play it safe and bid high on the bracelet, in the hopes that he could win and become Craig’s top ally. Daniel was terrified as he knew he would likely go if David won the bracelet but also was too poor to do anything. For Fulani, JSB was in the prime position despite being inactive and bad at challenges, and suggested to Usernam to bank on the bracelet but include Neil and Caeb on this, which Usernam immediately called a terrible idea. They ended up doing this anyway but ended up 12k in the hole. Neil meanwhile was very cocky thinking Caeb was with him but Caeb considered flipping to avoid rocks. On Hausa, Charles knew his ally David was likely going to OoO and considered going, and also contemplated flipping on Peachy, while Paddy bid big for the necklace, and Peachy bid high on the bracelet. Charles got wind of this and gave money to Nick to outbid Peachy.
In the end, it was revealed that 6 people bid on the necklace, 7 people bid on the bracelet and over 70k was spent. Paddy ended up winning the immunity necklace, and the highest bidder for the bracelet was kept secret until TC. The tribes were then sent off to tribal, while Scotty and Lexi were informed they would face off in a duel.
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Jon
20-Oct-20 11:01 AM
Tribal Council 8 (Bloodbath) Part 1- All Tribes
All of the tribes arrived at Tribal Council, to vote one of their own to the Oasis of Odds. All 4 tribal councils would be in the same channel with everyone present and once the votes for all tribes were in the winner of the immunity bracelet would be revealed. On Toubou, David knew he was going to OoO if he did not win the bracelet as Daniel and Craig were a strong duo, while Craig was hoping David did not bid high enough to win but also knew he was likely safe as his relationship with David would be more beneficial, while Daniel knew his game hinged on whether David won or lost. On Hausa, Charles decided to flip as Peachy was dragging him down and he was more loyal to Nick. Paddy and Nick were a little bit paranoid, and Paddy considered playing his micro idol on Nick. Peachy proceeded to throw everyone on his tribe under the bus which made him even more of a target. Finally, on Fulani, Neil was overconfident thinking he would have the votes to send Usernam/JSB to OoO, but was told it would go to rocks. He felt Caeb would stick with him, however Caeb considered flipping on Neil for his bossiness and for leaving him on the bottom of his OG tribe, and JSB was annoyed with Neil for trying to intimidate him to flip.
Peachy and Paddy fought in the tribe chat, where Peachy called Paddy out for asking people to transfer him money. Before the votes were read, it was revealed that David won the immunity bracelet, meaning all votes for him would not count. The two majority votes against David were negated, and Daniel was idoled out, making him the first casualty of the night. Hausa’s votes were next and Peachy was voted out 3-1, calling out Nick on his parchment. On Fulani, Caeb wavered on if it was the right move to flip but once JSB told him of Neil’s plan, he followed through, blindsiding Neil 3-1. However, TC was not over, as Lexi and Scotty had to face off in a duel to determine who would go to OoO. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
20-Oct-20 11:15 AM
Tribal Council 8 (Bloodbath) Part 2- Firemaking Duel
With Daniel, Neil and Peachy all voted by their respective tribemates to go to OoO, Lexi and Scotty competed for safety in a firemaking duel where everyone in the game was present. For the tie-breaker, they would be competing in a Korean Bidding Game based on “The Genius”. Each player would be given 9 tiles ranging from $1-$9 and each round the player who placed the more expensive tile would win the point. The player who received the most points gained safety and the loser would be sent to OoO. The duel was very close, with the end result being a tie. Another tiebreaker took place and Lexi emerged victorious, and Scotty became the last casualty of the bloodbath and was sent to the Oasis of Odds with Daniel, Neil and Peachy. Everyone else was sent back to their respective camps where they were unsure what would be happening next at OoO. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
20-Oct-20 11:46 AM
Tribal Council 8 (Bloodbath) Part 3- Oasis of Odds
Following a rare 4 in 1 tribal council, Scotty, Daniel, Neil and Peachy arrived at the Oasis of Odds where they would be informed that in the evening they would be sent to the final bloodbath tribal where 1 person would be voted out and officially become the Eighth Person voted out of $urvivor: $ahara. Everyone was still reeling from their vote out, mostly Neil who was incredibly shocked Caeb flipped on him as he thought they were close, but admitted he had considered every possibility besides that. Peachy and Scotty still had a lot of tension from the Final 16 tribal but Peachy knew he could not give up, and came up with a plan to blindside Daniel, as he was a quieter social threat and was a wildcard. Peachy pitched this idea to Neil, who was receptive to the idea as Peachy was a huge target and also knew Daniel would slide by if he wasn’t cut now, and also thought Peachy could help him take down Hausa. Neil tried getting Scotty on board to vote Daniel, who agreed, although he considered going with JSB’s plan to vote Neil out. In the end Scotty decided to trust Neil’s plan, knowing Paddy and Nick could gain more power if he did not do anything.
Daniel was oblivious that he was in danger and still thought the vote was on Peachy, and was willing to do whatever to stay. Scotty and Peachy decided to put their differences aside this vote, and kept an open mind going forward. At tribal council, Daniel was blindsided in a 3-1 vote, becoming the Eighth Person voted out of $urvivor: $ahara. Before leaving, Daniel took his elimination gracefully and left on a good note. Peachy, Neil, and Scotty then returned to the Oasis of Odds, where it was revealed they would be meeting the rest of the Final 12. The episode ended on a cliffhanger. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
26-Oct-20 10:28 AM
Final 12 Merge
Continuing off from the Previous Episode, Neil, Scotty and Peachy all returned to the Oasis of Odds after Daniel’s elimination, where they would head off to meet the rest of the Final 12 at the Challenge Oasis. Every tribe came in, wondering what had happened at the bloodbath tribal, finding out that Daniel was voted out. The tribes were then told to drop their buffs and told that they were officially merged, resulting in a lot of joy. However, there was also one more surprise for the Final 12 castaways: the 8 pre-jury members (Dora, Trevor, Lavina, Shadow, Stef, Slinky, Leetah and Daniel) arrived at the oasis! However unknown to the Final 12, the pre-jury was informed secretly that they would make their final legacy decision in the $ahara by voting for someone in the Final 12 to receive an idol token, with the top 2 vote getters receiving one. After making their legacy decisions, the pre-jury wished the remaining castaways luck and went to civilization.
The castaways arrived at the new Mrabaha camp, eager to see new and old tribemates. Charles was unhappy Peachy had returned as he voted him out thinking Scotty wouldn’t team up with him, and worried about being on the bottom. David was surprised Daniel was eliminated but was grateful that he was now in one of the best positions in the merge, making him closer with Craig. Neil, still very betrayed by Caeb also was annoyed with Paddy for interrogating him about the final 16 tribal, and also told David about everything that happened on OG Toubou with the intention of targeting Paddy. Neil attempted to get Scotty, Peachy, David and his Fulani tribemated (Usernam, JSB and Caeb, who all voted him to OoO) on board with this. Caab was frustrated that everyone asked him why he voted Neil and was annoyed how people tried making the majority alliance on Toubou not a big deal. The tribe was later told to head out to the oasis where they would be having a fun $urvivor Auction to kick off the merge. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
26-Oct-20 11:04 AM
Final 12 Immunity Challenge + Auction
The Castaways arrived at the Auction where they could use their money to buy items that might help in the game or just because. There were a total of 8 items up for bid, however the last 4 were covered items. The public items were: Item 1: Individual Immunity, 2. A trip to the Oasis of Odds, 3. An Idol Token (a 50/50 coin would be flipped to reveal the winner or to keep it secret) and 4. An Idol Blocker (To be played secretly before the deadline). Winners of Items 1 and 2 would be publicly revealed. Many people just opted to go for the immunity to not make waves, as over half the merge tribe bid on it. Neil gunned for immunity as he knew he was in trouble, and wanted it so he could gun for Paddy and also have a backup plan if Peachy went to OoO. Charles also went for immunity and he and Neil got in a live bidding war, where Neil upped his bid to 10k. JSB bid the highest for item 2 and self-exiled to the Oasis of Odds, only bidding a meager $16. He arrived at the oasis and was told he would not be attending tribal and to make a prediction to earn an idol token. The other items were distributed in private. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
26-Oct-20 11:43 AM
Tribal Council 9- Mrabaha
The Final 12 (minus JSB) arrived at Tribal Council for the first time this merge, where someone would be voted out and be sent to the jury. As the merge started, Peachy didn’t keep information to himself, rather he had started spreading more rumors trying to get people to distrust Paddy. Paddy came up with a elaborate lie covering up his actions of targeting Neil, also catching on to Craig’s behavior as he seemed to be protecting Neil. Paddy was beyond annoyed with the both of them, and tried twisting it in a way to cover up Charles and Caeb, who matched their story. Caeb, Paddy and Nick decided to push a Peachy vote, figuring that he was an easy target that leaked constantly. Charles was on board, knowing Peachy if he stayed would just be used as a shield and would be kept around longer. Neil knew that people were leaning Peachy to go and considered trying to flip the votes on Caeb but had no agency, and was also misted by Usernam saying Caeb wanted Craig gone which was a lie.
Peachy knew he was likely dead but that didn’t stop him from creating even more chaos, and continued to try to push for Paddy and Charles to go. Everyone was pissed at Usernam for attempting to flip the votes on Charles while misting Caeb and saving Peachy, resulting in his threat level going up and Paddy’s going down. Paddy also found out about Neil’s plan to take him out. Meanwhile Charles, who was panicked if Peachy decided to play an idol, got Nick to vote Usernam with him, however Usernam countered this by getting Neil to vote with him and Peachy. David and Scotty still thought the vote was between Paddy/Peachy, however Peachy made one last play to save himself by trying to get David and Craig to join the vote against Charles. In the end, the votes were read: 6 for Peachy, 3 for Charles, and 2 for Usernam. Peachy became the 9th person voted out of $urvivor: $ahara and the 1st member of the jury, spitefully heading to the jury villa. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
27-Oct-20 05:56 AM
Final 11 Immunity Challenge
The Mrabaha tribe returned to their camp where they were greeted by JSB, who had returned from OoO. Charles was very annoyed at Usernam for trying to redirect the votes onto him last tribal in a attempt to keep Peachy, and confronted Usernam about it shortly after. He was also annoyed that people were painting him Paddy and Nick as a trio. Nick was relieved as he knew he had repaid Charles for saving him at the bloodbath making them square while David was concerned that them two and Paddy were too close, knowing Nick was in the best spot in the game. JSB was worried as Usernam was still in danger from his actions at the last tribal and tried connecting more with Charles, and Caeb also reconciled with Neil and looked to target Usernam as he wanted to keep the tension between Paddy/Neil.
The Final 11 then arrived at the Challenge Oasis where everyone was shocked to hear that 5 people would be immune from tribal council with only 6 people vulnerable. The castaways were to be divided into two teams based on a $choolyard Pick, with the castaway that was not picked being sent to OoO where they would attend tribal council later after being exiled. The winning team would be immune at the Final 11 tribal. David and Usernam were randomized as the captains, David’s team consisted of him, Neil, Charles, JSB and Caeb, while Usernam’s team consisted of him, Scotty, Craig, Nick and Lexi. Paddy was not picked and was sent to the Oasis of Odds, to make a prediction on the team that won the immunity challenge for an idol token. The team members were pit up against another to duel in a game of indian poker, and along with scoring a point if they won they got $1,600 from their opponents. The challenge was very very close, however David’s team edged out Usernam and won immunity at tribal, leaving Usernam, Scotty, Nick, Lexi, Craig and Paddy vulnerable. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
27-Oct-20 06:23 AM
Tribal Council 10- Mrabaha
Mrabaha arrived at tribal council, where 5/11 of them were immune with only Usernam, Scotty, Nick, Lexi, Craig and Paddy eligible to receive votes. This tribal started off a lot hectic than previous ones, with Usernam and Paddy being obvious targets as a result from last tribal. Lexi and Scotty wanted to push for Usernam as Paddy was a bigger target that wasn’t after them, while Usernam was very quiet and often flipped. Meanwhile Scotty began to talk more with David and formed a alliance with them two, JSB, Lexi and Caeb, called Beauties r Us where they all quickly agreed on Usernam. JSB was sad to vote his ally but wanted to keep playing the middle. Usernam knew he was a target and attempted to push votes on Paddy, and David began to have second thoughts, as he still wanted Nick gone for being a hidden threat and knew getting Paddy out now would leave him exposed, and attempted to convince Scotty to change his mind, however Scotty did not want to stab Caeb and Lexi. Caeb heard about David’s plan and leaked it back to Paddy, which caused him to want David out more. Usernam continued to fight hard but it was not enough as he became the Tenth Person voted out of $urvivor: $ahara in a unanimous vote, becoming the 2nd juror. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
29-Oct-20 04:42 AM
Final 10 Immunity Challenge
The Mrabaha tribe returned to camp after a calm tribal. Nick was surprised that it was unanimous and that the tribe was united, while David was very angry at Usernam going as he felt that they had the votes to get rid of Paddy and was annoyed with Craig for not making the move. Craig however liked Paddy and also knew about David’s alliance from Neil. Neil knew that he was still on the bottom and had little control while Lexi knew she needed Craig out soon as he was very good at money tracking. Charles knew that he was floating through the game and thought of working with Neil as no one would expect it. Meanwhile Caeb was stunned David’s alliance got leaked, and knew David was slowly making himself the number 1 target for merge.
The Final 10 arrived at the challenge however it was revealed they would be $equestered until they completed it. This one was a fan-favorite, Touchy Subjects, where each castaway answered one of the final 10 for 14 categories. They would also earn points depending on the amount of money they bid, and the person with the most points would win immunity, however the 2nd and 3rd placers still had a chance to win immunity depending on a bot. Some categories included Most Trustworthy, Worst Liar, Best Social Game, Biggest Floater, Richest Player, and who is likely to win the $eason. Many castaways were annoyed with this challenge as it would be game-breaking, Nick in particular was very unhappy as he got Most Social and Most Trustworthy, and JSB was upset he was perceived as doing nothing in the game. Lexi was voted most likely to win which had everyone look out for her way more, and Scotty was called a poser. Craig ended up winning the immunity necklace along with Lexi, who placed 2nd. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
29-Oct-20 05:41 AM
Tribal Council 11- Mrabaha
The Final 10 arrived at Tribal Council to vote the next person out of the game. This tribal also had a one time offer, Minority Handout where each person that voted in the minority would receive $1,200. This tribal was more interesting than others as cracks began to form with everyone having their own agenda. Neil, who was vulnerable for the first time in the merge planned to break up the alliance of David, Scotty, JSB, Lexi and Caeb. Meanwhile Scotty was still hoping that Neil was a potential target and felt confident in Beauties r Us, and Craig was relieved as Touchy Subjects made his allies more of a target, and planned to stay loyal to Nick as they were each others number 1s. David was exposed for leaking Beauties r Us to Craig and Neil, who he was working with which caused his alliance to lose all trust with him. Craig wanted to vote one of Scotty, JSB or Caeb as they were the perceived goats that would be at the end. JSB, Caeb, Scotty and Lexi formed Beauties R Really Us after they found out about David’s betrayal, and kept David in the dark.
Neil, Craig and David eventually settled on voting Scotty. Meanwhile Paddy was approached by Neil and Craig to vote Scotty out, however he did not want that at all, and realized that Neil was spreading a ton of lies. Paddy further turned Scotty against David by telling them about Neil and Craig’s antics, and this caused them to rethink things and try to get the vote on Neil over David to split up him and Craig, take out a OG Toubou member and end Neil’s chaos. At this point, Nick, Charles and Paddy were in the middle of two tight groups, and Charles and Nick decided to go along with Paddy’s plan as Neil was really untrustworthy, with Charles knowing he was leaving one of his closest allies, David out of the vote. In the end, Neil was blindsided in a 7-3 vote, becoming the Eleventh Person voted out of $urvivor: $ahara, shocking David and Craig. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
02-Nov-20 09:49 AM
Final 9 Immunity Challenge
Following Neil’s blindside, the Mrabaha tribe returned to camp, with Craig and David very unhappy they were left out. David was stunned to find out he was exposed and that everyone had played him, and confronted Beauties r Us trying to convince them that Neil knew about the alliance before and was told to vote out Scotty, but no one believed him. Scotty was happy he was in control for once and knew he could rely on his alliance with Caeb, Lexi and JSB to have his back. Meanwhile Craig in a desperate attempt to save his game attempted to throw David under the bus, saying he was just following along with their plans and tried to make Scotty shady, however Lexi knew he was being fake, but knew that Touchy Subjects had put a massive target on herself and knew she would need to keep Nick, Paddy and Craig as shields. Charles, who’s vote reveal had expired, was unhappy that Craig threw David under the bus as he wanted them as numbers for him to vote out Scotty. Caeb also planned to vote Scotty out as he wanted to be back in a middle position.
The castaways arrived at the challenge where they were divided into 3 teams of 3. Team 327 (Caeb, Charles and Scotty), Team 451 (Lexi, JSB and David) and Team 869 (Nick, Craig, and Paddy). The challenge was called Art of Negotiation where they had to decide which of the 3 people in their respective team would win immunity, if they failed to reach a decision a randomizer would be used to determine if anyone would win. In Team 327, Scotty had concerns about being targeted again, while Caeb told the two about the extortion advantage he bought at the auction and Charles bribed the two with 3.5k to secure immunity as well as shake off the perception of him being rich. In Team 451, David said JSB and Lexi would never let him have immunity and said to let him have it or to randomize. JSB was unhappy as he wanted to not be labeled as a floater, but Lexi decided to go along with David’s plan of each of them getting 2k. In Team 869, Paddy and Craig had a huge argument on which one of them should receive immunity, with Paddy saying Craig constantly threw his name out which Craig denied. Nick asked if Craig would give the necklace to Paddy in exchange for voting Scotty out, which they both agreed to, and Craig put trust in Nick.
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Jon
02-Nov-20 11:38 AM
Tribal Council 12- Mrabaha
The Final 9 arrived at tribal council. As soon as tribal started Craig’s name was immediately thrown out because of his volatility and being left out last tribal, however Nick was loyal to Craig and wanted to follow through on his promise to vote Scotty out, despite Paddy wanting Craig’s elimination. Meanwhile Charles wanted Scotty to go and tried to get Paddy on board, however Paddy leaked this to Nick. Nick told Charles about this and was unaffected, as Charles knew he had the numbers for a Scotty blindside and tried getting David and Craig to come together. Craig knew he was in trouble and made up with David and told Scotty about why he was targeted, swaying a few people into wanting to keep him, but was upset Paddy still wanted to vote him out even after their deal. Meanwhile JSB, who was tired of being seen as a floater wanted to make a move on his closest ally, Scotty, with Charles, Craig, David and Nick. Scotty still expected to be a target but figured that more people were rubbed the wrong way by Craig, with Caeb, Lexi and Paddy all wanting him gone. Lexi originally wanted JSB out but it became clear there weren’t numbers for it.
Scotty was getting bad signs as people weren’t talking to him much. With less than an hour to go, Nick told Caeb, Lexi and Paddy about Scotty’s blindside, knowing it wouldn’t affect the results. Paddy was upset that Nick left him out that long which caused a rift between them. Lexi was furious as JSB had no reason to do this move other than for the sake of making moves, and knew she was powerless to save Scotty. In the end, they all knew they were voting in the minority but pretended they were out of the loop. Lexi told Scotty about all of this, and Scotty knew his fate was sealed. David decided to play his idol blocker on Scotty, however it was useless as nothing was played, and Scotty became the Twelfth Person voted out of $urvivor: $ahara in a 5-4 vote, wishing everyone luck as he left. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
03-Nov-20 08:46 AM
Final 8 Immunity Challenge
After a very close vote, the Final 8 returned to camp. Craig was relieved he was still in the game but quickly got in another argument with Paddy since he didn’t keep his word at the challenge. Nick, who was close to both of them, asked Craig to stop fighting. Everyone, except JSB was either surprised or annoyed at the move he pulled last round as it worsened his own position in the game, while JSB thought he wasn’t being seen as a floater anymore, and knew his jury management was bad. Everyone besides Nick had assumed that Caeb, Paddy and Lexi were out of the loop but in reality they knew exactly what happened, although Caeb didn’t know JSB would flip, but wanted the vote to be between Paddy and Craig. Lexi was furious that her number one ally, Scotty, was gone and had a huge fight with JSB. Charles wanted to go along with Caeb’s plan, and also thought about using Lexi as a number for him as well.
At the challenge, there was only one immunity necklace up for grabs, and the Final 8 was tempted to sit out to receive cash, where one of the sit-outs would make a trip to the Oasis of Odds for the final time of the season, and would attend tribal. Everyone opted to participate besides Paddy, Charles and David, and Paddy hoped to go to OoO to get a third idol token and planned to play a micro idol at tribal as he knew Craig and David were continuing to campaign for him to go. However, to Paddy’s dismay David ended up going to OoO. Paddy later whispered to Charles asking if they were good but Paddy didn’t believe him. The Challenge was called Festival of Fortune, which involved bidding on different stalls to earn points, with the person who got the most points winning immunity. Craig planned out his strategy for the challenge well which led him winning the immunity necklace with 7 points, despite bidding slightly less than JSB, who placed 2nd. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
03-Nov-20 12:55 PM
Tribal Council 13- Mrabaha
The Final 8 arrived at Tribal to vote another person out of the game. Due to Craig having immunity, Paddy wanted to target David as he was the other person continuing to throw his name out. Meanwhile JSB wanted to work with David, Charles and Caeb as he felt they were unconnected players to blindside Paddy. Caeb ended up using his extortion advantage to force Craig to pay 2k or he would lose his vote. Craig figured his vote probably wouldn’t matter as he had no real power anyway, so he decided to publicly tell everyone he lost his vote. Paddy tried getting information out of JSB but immediately knew he was lying as he said Charles was the vote, and Paddy decided to tell Craig about JSB targeting him earlier. David felt confident that Paddy would go home, although he was worried after Craig was abandoning his feud with Paddy. JSB began to overplay this tribal as he threw Charles out as a name, and Charles knew his name was out but wasn’t sure who to believe.
Charles didn’t believe JSB was gunning for him as Paddy was a known liar, and JSB leaked to David and Caeb about his extra vote and idol. Caeb, holding all this information kept his loyalty to Nick, Paddy and Lexi, voting against David. JSB became paranoid thinking he was a target, and Caeb further turned Paddy on David as David spread that Paddy had a vote negator. Paddy decided to make a deal with JSB saying if he voted for Charles, that he would work with him and make the final legacy decision a final 2, which JSB fell for, not knowing Paddy was lying and that he knew about his idol and advantages. In the end, JSB ended up using an extra vote on Paddy but threw away his regular vote on Charles, thinking Caeb was still with him. JSB screwed up even further by wasting an idol on himself, canceling no votes. This resulted in David being blindsided in a 4-3-1 vote, becoming the Thirteenth Person voted out of $urvivor: $ahara, leaving him stunned as to what just happened. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
04-Nov-20 10:36 AM
Final 7 Immunity Challenge + Loved Ones Visit
Following an incredibly confusing vote, the Final 7 returned to camp. JSB felt really stupid following David’s elimination for misplaying his advantages, but still wanted to work with Caeb even though Caeb had snaked him, aiming to target Paddy and Lexi next. Caeb was happy he got away with this but also knew he needed to do damage control. Charles was the most stunned as he was kept in the dark about everything, and was annoyed he was too confident, knowing he needed to win immunity to survive. Nick knew he was playing a winning game as he got his way ever since the merge began, and tried making some goodwill with Charles as he wanted JSB out next. JSB also messages Nick saying he wanted Lexi out, which Nick immediately leaked. Meanwhile Charles did not like Nick’s plan and preferred to make a move instead.
The Final 7 arrived at the Challenge Oasis where it was revealed it was the long awaited loved ones visit, which was a pleasant surprise. The loved ones were Lexi’s boyfriend Linus, Charles’ friend Ruby, Nick’s role-playing wife Ashley, Craig’s friend Shangela, Caeb’s friend Kevin, Paddy’s friend Britnee, and JSB’s friend (and $urvivor 3 Winner) Jonah. For the challenge, the loved ones were asked to answer 10 would you rather questions while the final 7 had to bid on the minority answers, with the highest correct bet amount earning immunity. Lexi decided to bid low on the challenge despite getting every single answer correct, while Charles outbid with $300 despite getting only 7 correct, winning immunity, and chose Lexi and JSB to keep their loved ones back at camp. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
04-Nov-20 11:08 AM
Tribal Council 14- Mrabaha
Charles, Lexi, and JSB all said goodbye to their loved ones as the Final 7 went back to tribal council. Going in, JSB knew he had to fight hard to stay in the game as his actions the past two tribals were shady and no one really had his back. Meanwhile Craig, who was still near the bottom, proposed that the five OG Toubou (Nick, Paddy, Lexi and Caeb) to have an easy vote on JSB, where Lexi was quickly on board as JSB kept throwing her name out. Charles knew he needed JSB to stay in the game and observed how well Caeb was positioned as everyone wanted to take him to the end, however Caeb wanted to side with JSB and Charles in a attempt to get Craig blindsided, however they needed a fourth vote. JSB pitched hard to Lexi, which actually made Lexi consider turning on Craig, but ultimately decided to stick with the majority.
Charles was frustrated as he knew he was powerless to save JSB and knew he would have to vote with the majority, and knowing Lexi wouldn’t budge Caeb abandoned his plan to vote Craig out as well. Paddy sealed JSB’s fate by spreading that he was planning on voting out Lexi or Craig. To no ones surprise, JSB was quickly eliminated in a unanimous vote, becoming the Fourteenth Person voted out of $urvivor: $ahara. Before leaving, JSB recorded a video message thanking everyone for the experience and also said Paddy would get his vote at the end if he made it, knowing he was putting a target on his back. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
05-Nov-20 11:31 AM
Previously on $urvivor....
It's been 37 days since the game began, and we've reached the endgame! We started off with 20 different castaways from all parts of discord, ready to play an intense game in the $ahara, with the goal of winning it all in one of the biggest experiences to irl Survivor yet. It's been a wildly unpredictable season with strategy, fights, crazy tribals, and the fun continues! We’re down to 6, Caeb, Charles, Craig, Lexi, Nick, and Paddy. In the penultimate episode, the Final 6 will become the Final 4, double the challenges and double the boots? Who will make it to the finale and who will join the jury? Find out now on the penultimate episode of $urvivor $ahara: Oasis of Odds!
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Jon
05-Nov-20 11:54 AM
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Final 6 Immunity Challenge
After a calm evening, the Final 6 returned to camp, knowing they were so close to the end. Charles was happy as he was the last OG Zaghawa still in the game, and had also received JSB’s Legacy of Love. He was worried however that he would be an easy target due to being with 5 people that were seemingly close. JSB had whispered to Charles on his way out that he needed to vote Nick, Paddy and Craig out to stand a chance at receiving his jury vote. Meanwhile Paddy and Craig’s feud seemed to reignite but they also wanted to see if the other would hold up their deal. At the Challenge Oasis, the challenge was called the Masked Bidder, in which the objective was simple: to bid the highest. However, there was a twist, the lowest bidder would be fined based on the average bid in the challenge.
Obviously, this fine was not good for Paddy, as he had already been pegged as a threat to win by multiple jury members during their exit and also having an incredibly low balance. This did not go unnoticed, as Craig wanted to follow through on raising the average bid so Paddy would be removed from the game due to bankruptcy. Lexi and Nick seriously considered doing this plan, however Paddy begged to them and Caeb to bid low in the challenge so he wouldn’t be eliminated, and they abandoned the plan. Craig was about to win immunity, however, Nick, who needed Charles as a shield, wanted him to be immune so he could potentially target Paddy this round. Nick told Charles how much Craig was bidding which caused Charles to up his bid and win immunity for the second time in a row. ![🤦♀️ 🤦♀️](https://twemoji.maxcdn.com/2/72x72/1f926-200d-2640.png)
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Jon
05-Nov-20 12:35 PM
Tribal Council 15- Mrabaha
The Final 6 arrived at the first tribal council of this two-part episode, and it was very explosive. Craig was upset Paddy threw his name out again, as Nick previously told him about the 4 person alliance between him, Caeb, Lexi and Paddy. Craig and Paddy got in a heated argument in the tribe chat about broken promises, with Craig saying he would never vote Paddy at the end calling out numerous things he did this season, to the jury’s amusement. It was apparent this would be the end of their feud as everyone else sat back and had to decide which of the two to vote out. Charles quickly decided to vote out Paddy as he was the biggest threat to win, hoping that Nick and Caeb would join him and Craig. Meanwhile Nick put part 2 of his plan into action, and in a shocking move finally decided it was time to vote Paddy out. He quickly got Caeb on board with this but opted to keep Lexi in the dark as they were worried it would leak back to Paddy.
Nick knew he had to keep this move quiet as Paddy could possibly play a micro idol, while Caeb and Craig overcame their differences to come together this vote. Lexi was worried Craig was throwing her name out, but thought Nick and Caeb would be loyal to Paddy, not knowing their true intentions. Craig and Paddy talked before tribal but it was very awkward with no chance of reconciliation. In the end, Paddy chose not to play a micro idol, thinking he was safe. However, he was shocked when it was revealed he received 4 votes, making him really hurt by Nick who was his closest ally. Paddy became the Fifteenth Person voted out of $urvivor: $ahara and the first casualty of the episode, leaving him crushed. As Paddy left, the Final 5 were told they were not done just yet, and that they would be competing in their next Immunity Challenge LIVE at Tribal Council immediately, and would also proceed into tribal immediately after where another castaway would be voted out, leaving only 4 people in the game. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
05-Nov-20 01:07 PM
Final 5 Immunity Challenge
Paddy may have gone home, but that was only the beginning of the fun as Tribal Council continued with an entirely new cycle, where the remaining 5 castaways would be competing in the immunity challenge with tribal immediately after. With no time to communicate, the Final 5 each had their own plans depending on who won this immunity. Nick knew now was the time he needed to start winning immunities and planned to target Lexi. Meanwhile Charles knew he was in trouble as he wasted a large amount of his balance in the final 6, hoping to get Lexi out as he knew he needed her and Nick out to have a shot to win.
Charles gave up the immunity necklace where the Final 5 immunity was back up for grabs, with the challenge called Photographs. There were 20 photographs, one for each of the $16 castaways. To win the challenge you needed to score the most points by bidding on the photographs (Pre-juror was 4 point while juror was 5), with the highest unique bidder winning the points. It was a very close challenge between Caeb, Nick and Lexi, however Nick’s strategy of bidding on photos of people he wasn’t close to had him secure immunity for the first time this season, securing his place in the Finale. The Final 5 immediately had a second tribal council to vote out another tribe member to end off the episode. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
05-Nov-20 01:43 PM
Tribal Council 16- Mrabaha
Immediately after Nick won immunity, tribal council began again. Nick was happy to have immunity so he could follow through on his plan to vote Lexi out, while Lexi knew she was in danger due to being left out of the last vote and had to do damage control. Charles assumed Nick’s chances of winning worsened so he planned to target Lexi, feeling confident that he didn’t need Nick and that Caeb and Craig would vote the way he wanted them to. Craig and Caeb also plotted to target Lexi as the next likely to win, while Craig was blindly loyal to Nick. Caeb was disappointed that Nick won as he planned to go against him this round and was thinking to stick with Craig and Charles but was also worried Lexi would give her legacy money to Nick to increase his odds of winning. Lexi knew she had to make a big pitch to stay and decided to paint Charles as a threat to win due to him being the last OG Zaghawa and playing a well rounded game, knowing her options were slim. Lexi seemed to be convincing Nick to vote for Charles as she was seemingly poor, as well as offering to take him to final 3.
However, Charles solidified Nick’s decision by telling him that if Nick didn’t win immunity next that he would vote him out which caused Nick to realize Lexi staying was better for his game, and tried to convince Craig to go against the decision that would have been better for his game. Poor Craig broke down after he was told he would lose at FTC by Lexi and felt he was giving Nick a win. Caeb was forced to side with them as they didn’t have the votes to get rid of Lexi. Meanwhile Charles got bad signs after Craig didn’t whisper to him, and Nick told Charles he needed to do what was best for his game this round. For the last time this season, no idols were played, and Charles became the Sixteenth Person voted out of $urvivor: $ahara. As he left, Charles shaded Caeb saying “once a goat, always a goat.” With that, we were left with the Final 4 of the Season: Caeb, Craig, Nick and Lexi, with one of them becoming the $ole $urvivor of the $ahara. They were told they made finale much to their joy and were sent back to camp, where the end was in sight.
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Jon
06-Nov-20 10:52 AM
$urvivor 16 Finale
$urvivor theme plays
It has been one of the most unpredictable $easons of all time! This season, the cast was tested in ways like never before, ready to play their heart out. Over 200 applicants but only 20 lucky castaways got the chance to play the game that would have one making $urvivor's history books as the winner of $ahara.
The start of the game was not easy in the least, as they were immediately thrown into a bunch of twists and had to quickly adapt, such as the $ecret Quartets, Bloodbaths, Joint Tribal Councils, and even more! But this season had it's own special theme that really shone through with the impact it had, the fabled Oasis of Odds. Every decision made could help them earn idol tokens to help them throughout the game as well as make deals with others that could make or break them.
The gameplay also did not disappoint, and the cast absolutely delivered. There were stunning blindsides such as Peachy's unforgettable final 16 idol play, Nick convincing everyone to turn on Charles, a very spicy Final 19 vote resulting in Trevor's demise, JSB wasting two advantages resulting in David's elimination, and SO much more where that came from.
Unfortunately, no everyone could have their dream alive, and one by one the members of the pre-jury (Dora, Trevor, Lavina, Shadow, Stef, Slinky, Leetah and Daniel) all got their torches snuffed but no tribal was particulary calm, more often than not due to existing tribal lines, crazy joint tribals, all culiminating in a massive finale with a 3 part bloodbath. (edited)
The merge was also heating up as many brought their game faces on, with incredible moves and blindsides including Neil and David's vote outs, emotional moments and dumb decisions such as JSB at the final 9 and 8, Big personalities and confrontations such as Craig and Paddy, Quiet but social players such as Lexi and Nick, and much more.
And now, after 40 days of an incredible journey in the $ahara, we are nearing the end. Only 4 remain: Caeb, Craig, Lexi and Nick. One of them will become the $ole $urvivor: $ahara (Oasis of Odds) and cement their legacy. Who will take it all? One thing is for sure, there is still a lot more game to be played, and it call comes to an end tonight. Who will be at Final Tribal Council, and what will the Final Legacy Decision of the $eason be? Tune in for the epic conclusion of $urvivor!
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Jon
06-Nov-20 11:37 AM
Final 4 Immunity Challenge + Rites of Passage
The Final 4 returned to camp, ecstatic they had finally reached the Finale. Lexi was stunned and amazed she pulled off Charles’ blindside and that she was still in the game, while Craig still planned on going to the end with Nick, even though Nick had played a strong game. He also reflected on the journey it took to get here and hoped this would be the final challenge as the next person voted out could choose to make it a Final 2 or Final 3. Caeb felt sad as he felt his odds were low but wasn’t giving up, hoping whoever got 4th would make it a Final 2 to avoid going against Nick in a FTC. Before going to their Immunity Challenge however, the Final 4 did a Rites of Passage honoring their fallen tribemates and reflected upon everything that had happened and the memories they made in the $ahara. The castaways then went to the Challenge Oasis for the important challenge.
The final 4 were all $equestered, and began. The challenge was called Fallen Comrades which was a 5 part challenge involving bidding for a advantage, identifying $ecret Quartets and tracking every Legacy Decision, as well as trying to figure out what each juror described their personality as. Caeb and Craig bid everything they had left on the advantage but Lexi and Nick bid too high for them to catch up, but it was Nick who earned the coveted immunity necklace by bidding the highest in the most parts, securing his place in the Final 3. (edited)![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
06-Nov-20 12:03 PM
Tribal Council 17- Mrabaha
The Final 4 headed to Tribal Council to vote someone out for potentially the final time. As it was potentially the final tribal before FTC, the Final 4 Legacy Decision was put in play, a staple for $urvivor. The person voted out would be asked whether they wanted 2 or 3 players at the Final Tribal Council to plead to the jury. Nick was ecstatic that his saving paid off and knew even if Lexi made it a Final 3 he would most likely win the immunity for that too, and felt good with his odds against both Craig and Caeb but knew he needed to be humble about his moves. Nick told Lexi he was voting for her as she was the biggest threat to him winning. Lexi was demoralized but didn’t give up, even though it was unlikely as Craig and Caeb were perceived as not doing much, but attempted to convince Caeb to force fire.
Craig still was blindly loyal and hoped it would be a straightforward vote, not knowing how many jury members he had burnt. Meanwhile Caeb knew he didn’t have a good shot at beating Lexi so told her, and also confessed that he would prefer a Final 2. Lexi warned Craig about Nick’s popularity and told him to prepare himself, but Craig wouldn’t budge. Lexi continued to fight hard but once it became clear there was no way out, she held her head high for everything she accomplished this season and declared she would be making it a Final 3. Lexi became the Seventeenth Person voted out of $urvivor: $ahara, as well as the final juror after officially making it a Final 3. Caeb, Craig and Nick were congratulated on making it all the way and were told they had one last reward challenge before facing the jury. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
07-Nov-20 12:19 PM
Final 3 Reward Challenge
The Final 3 of $16, Caeb, Craig and Nick celebrated that they made it all the way to the end back at camp. However, before they would give their final pitches to the jury, they had one last challenge to face in the $ahara, which turned out to be a special reward challenge. As there were only 9 jurors, the winner of this challenge would gift a extra jury vote to one of the 9 jury members (Peachy, Usernam, Neil, Scotty, David, JSB, Paddy, Charles and Lexi). The challenge was called Mirage of Money where the Final 3 had to guess what the total amount the final 3 bid in each round for a total of 16 rounds, with the first to earn 6 points winning the final challenge. This challenge was a total blowout as Nick had plenty of money left over, as Lexi made it a Final 2 he spent all of it to ensure Craig and Caeb would not win a single round. Nick was unsure who to give it to and contemplated giving it to Charles, Paddy or Lexi.
The next morning, the Final 3 were treated to a feast to celebrate the last day in $ahara and burnt down their camp. They then proceeded to grab their torches and make their way to their Final Tribal Council, to conclude 42 days of the game, unsure what to expect. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
07-Nov-20 12:55 PM
Final Tribal Council (Part 1)
Caeb, Craig and Nick arrived at their Final Tribal Council along with the members of the jury (Peachy, Usernam, Neil, Scotty, David, JSB, Paddy, Charles, and Lexi) who were eagerly awaiting a chance to ask the final 3 multiple questions as they had been sequestered all this time at the jury villa. However before the questioning, they each plead their case in their very own jury speeches. Craig highlighted his strong relationship with Nick and claimed he played a loyal and honest game, highlighting moves he made premerge such as a cross tribal alliance and said how he overcame playing from the bottom of the merge. However several jury members noted that this was more or less campaigning for Nick and weren’t convinced by him as he was already ruled out of the running by multiple jurors. Meanwhile Caeb, who was originally perceived as a goat differentiated himself in his speech by saying how he recovered from being on the outside of the majority premerge and how he used his low threat level to have incredible footing in the game, which impressed several jurors. Nick was the main contender going into FTC do to playing an all around good game, and dominated his speech by highlighting his many relationships as well as being on top the entire game while always getting his way, and played the best endgame. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
07-Nov-20 01:41 PM
Final Tribal Council (Part 2)
After the speeches were posted, the jury finally was released to question the Final 3 for the first time since their eliminations. Craig, who was already losing the jury votes going in, wasn’t helped by the fact that multiple jurors criticized him for his abrasiveness and being hard to work with. On top of that, his jury speech was criticized as a “love letter” to Nick, who was heavily favored to win. There were many things jurors thought of his speech that were plain wrong such as saying he was the hero of the game when no one wanted to vote for him, and many jurors such as David, Usernam and Lexi were unconvinced, but it got worse once he claimed he would rather lose the game to his ally. Craig never truly recovered and was made worse by Peachy continually trashing his game.
Caeb, previously having little chance, actually had a very strong performance answering questions well and highlighting specific moves he made, separating himself from Nick’s game unlike Craig. He said that through his connections through Paddy and Nick he had a big say in who went home and underplayed just how much info he was getting. He impressed many jurors, even those who were originally voting Nick as they felt he played a very good UTR game, with Scotty, Neil, Lexi and Peachy thinking of voting for him, and fought really hard and went from a little chance to contending against Nick for votes.
Nick, already the favorite going into FTC had little negative things said about him and crushed answering questions as well, claiming he played his own game and had many working relationships with his allies such as Craig, Caeb, Lexi, Charles and Paddy that allowed him to get to the final 6 with all of them and control the endgame as well as highlighting everything he did premerge. Many people were coming in leaning towards Nick which kept steady through FTC. ![Avatar](https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/384087427901292546/4407b4e62e0d3b710d7da106c93b7df7.png)
Jon
08-Nov-20 12:55 PM
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$urvivor $ahara: REUNION!
After everything was wrapped up, the finalist gave their final pitches to end the Final Tribal Council. The 10 votes for a winner were then cast by the jury for the final time, and at long last, after over 40 days, the season came to an end and everyone went onboard back to civilization. However, they had to wait just a little longer to see the winner as the reunion was in a week! In that time the castaways reflected on their experiences in $ahara and took in everything that happened, as it was an unforgettable experience.
One week later, Caeb, Craig and Nick finally found out the results after everyone was all together at the reunion show. In a very close 6-4-0 vote, Nick became the $ole $urvivor: $ahara after a dominant game! Caeb placed second as the Runner-Up and Craig unfortunately received no votes to win. Lexi, JSB, David and Usernam voted for Caeb, while Charles, Paddy, Scotty, Neil and Peachy voted for Nick, and it was revealed Paddy used Nick’s jury vote from the Final 3 reward on him as well. Some Awards were given out as well to kick off the end of the $eason, and the $eason officially came to an end.
Congrats to @Nick on being crowned the @$ole $urvivor: $ahara (Oasis of Odds) ! End of $urvivor 16
Post $eason Notes: @$ahara Hi it's Jon! The FULL $urvivor 16 Recap is finally complete for your reading pleasure, covering every single event in the game from the beginning of the game all the way to Nick being crowned the winner. I hope you enjoy reading them for (hopefully) more closure! It was a fun season to keep up with. (edited)
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$pecies #CoC
08-Nov-20 01:02 PM
THANK YOU SO MUCH JON.
It'll be hard to find a replacement for you and Blue.
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08-Nov-20 01:03 PM
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