Survivor

Previously on Survivor...

18 people began the game.

Two played before, Boston Rob and Russell Hantz.

Together these two offer 156 days of "Survivor "experience.

There's a new twist: Redemption Island. You're sent here when you're vote out.

Francesca was first. She was miserable.

God.

Living alone, waiting for the next person to arrive.

At the Zapatera tribe, Russell told everyone he had changed.

I'm not here to sabotage anything from nobody.

He lie.

I have to build trust with these guys. ***

Then he made an alliance with the two youngest on the beach...

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And went hunting for the hidden immunity idol, but it was Ralph who found it.

Russell, eat your heart out, man.

Zapatera wins immunity!

Despite the loss, Rob was still in control.

It is unbelievable how well he can play this game.

But then, Rob took his game to an even higher level.

The wheels are in motion for everything to happen.

So he convinced Phillip to be a decoy and pretend he was being voted out.

You're an actor, bro. You need to feel like you're going home.

Okay.

And he let Kristina think if she didn't

play her immunity idol she would go home.

I'm playing it for sure.

At tribal council, everything went as planned.

Jeff, I think I'm going to need a little extra help tonight.

Allowing Rob to break up a potentially

powerful alliance between Andrea and Matt.

Matt, the tribe has spoken.

Matt was completely blindsided.

Now he heads to Redemption Island to take on Francesca in a duel,

where she stands with Rob.

- Hello? Fran? - Yeah?

- You have a visitor. - I have a visitor?

- What's up? - Matt?

- Yeah. - I'm shocked.

Yeah, I am, too. A little shocked.

Wait a second. Why are you here instead of Phillip?

Well, that's... That's an excellent question.

Wow! So Matt got blindsided.

I thought that seeing any part of Rob's alliance tonight was an impossibility.

So I just knew it would be Phillip.

I don't have any of my stuff at all. I was completely blindside.

- He's a... - Scoundrel. Yeah.

I feel sick to my stomach right now. Like, it really... It really hurts.

There's a little anger. I don't know, I guess I just trusted boston too soon.

I feel like such a guru now because I look like an idiot.

Everything was great at camp. Everyone was getting along and then... "waah"

This is brutal.

It's definitely hard to come here and pick yourself up

after you've been as blindsided as I was.

At the same time, what an opportunity.

To be the underdog and come back from Redemption Island

and finish this game with a million dollars.

How good did that work out tonight? How good.

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Tonight could not have gone any better. Not only do we blindside Matt.

We were able to have Kristina get rid of her immunity idol,

and Phillip was a loyal soldier.

First of all, you get the Academy Award or the Emmy?

- I get the Academy, huh? - Yeah. It was nice.

- I had tears and all. - Here's the deal...

We're not gonna screw around I'm just gonna tell you.

- There is obviously, an alliance. - Right

- Two girls, Natalie and Ashley. - Yep.

- And me and Grant. - You two, yep.

- You're fifth. - Okay. That's cool.

You won't see any flip-flopping here.

When I shake... When I do that right there, my word is my bond.

Tonight I'm sitting in a good spot in this tribe,

but tomorrow morning when I get up, I need to get Andrea

feeling okay about everything becaus she's smart enough to know

that we double crossed her, and she will hold that resentment.

- Open it up. - Okay.

"Follow the path to the arena where you will compete in a duel"

"The winner of the duel will continue to live on Redemption Island

and await your next opponent. The loser will go home this time for good"

This time for good. Apparently we're going to have an arena duel somewhere.

Tree mail. This one's going to be an interesting one.

"Today you won't be competing"

"Choose two who will get a chance to see what happens when you let

your guard down at a place when you don't want to be, Redemption Island"

"Each of you will reach into the bag and take one stone"

Okay, white.

"If you choose your tribe-colored stone you will go on this adventure"

- White. - *****

Tree mail today basically said two people from

the tribe are going to go to Redemption Island.

Steve and I were the ones who ended up to be the ones to go to the duel.

- Good-Bye, guys. - Remember everything you see.

At Redemption Island I'm not exactly sure what to expect,

but I'm glad that Russell and Stephanie and Chris don't have the opportunity

to go so they don't have an idea of what's there.

- On three. - Turn them over, all right.

- One, two, three. - Hey, guys!

We picked marbles and Ashley and I get to to go and watch the duel between

Fran and Matt so I'm excited. It's probably more about seeing Matt

because we're really close and I think if he realizes I wasn't one

that voted him out he could come back and be an asset to have.

- Congratulations. - Have fun.

We had to send two people to what we think is Redemption Island.

We've got Andrea and Ashley both going over there.

What I don't want is Andrea getting smart

and talking to Matt, her island boyfriend.

I just don't want her get anything ideas.

We'll now bring in the competitors for today's duel.

Francesca and Matt, voted out at the last tribal council.

Welcome to Redemption Island Arena.

This is where all the duels will take place.

Each tribe selected two tribe members to be a witness to your duel today.

Steve and Dave and Ashley and Andrea.

Matt, Francesca, both of you voted out by your tribe members

for whatever reason. They didn't want you around anymore.

This is the first step in your journey to get even.

I didn't vote for either of them.

Matt, what's going through your head right now?

It's do-or-die time so, like, I'm ready to go.

It's going to be the greatest underdog story

if I get blindsided by my tribe with none of my stuff except for

what I have on and come back all the way and make it to the end.

Francesca, even though you guys were tribemates at the beginning,

are you adversaries now?

I wish Matt very well in his life,

but I definitely am here to beat him in this game.

All right, let's get to today's duel.

For today's duel, are you going to use sticks and rope to make a long pole.

You'll use that pole to retrieve three keys.

Those three keys open three locks.

First person through their door stays alive in this game.

Loser is out. Their shot at the million dollars done.

- It's one shot. - Okay.

Take your spots. We'll get started.

This is it. Do-Or-Die time. Survivors ready?

Go.

It's a good old-Fashioned "Survivor" challenge...

Sticks and ropes and locks.

Winner of this challenge stays alive,

continues their quest for a million-dollar prize.

Losers will leave the arena for good out of the game.

Francesca going to give it a go with her stick.

She put that together quickly.

Will it be strong enough to retrieve that first key? It looks like it.

Steady. Nice job. Francesca retrieves that first key.

Matt gives it a shot, and his stick falls apart right away.

Francesca giving her stick a little one-over.

She's going to go back now and try for a second key.

She's very close.

Can she get it off the peg?

Yes. Now can she get it back? Doing a great job.

Francesca has her second key, one key left.

Matt is going to have to pick it up now, start taking some chances.

He's on it. Oh, that stick is not going to stay together.

Francesca going for that third key. This could be it for Francesca.

That key is a little further out, though. Can she reach it?

She's there.

Stick breaks. Matt giving it another go.

Matt has the key hooked. He has it off the peg.

Matt has his first key back. Matt now going for the second key.

That stick looks like it's working now.

Gotta get it off that peg.

Matt going for that second key, and he has it.

Can he get it through the gate? Yes. Matt has his second key.

Francesca going for that third key. Matt now going for his third key.

Both Matt and Francesca have one key left.

You want to stay alive, you need to get it going right now.

Is the pole long enough? He's on the key just short...

using every part of his body,

still short an inch, half an inch short, maybe.

Francesca has the key.

Matt just misses grabbing the key.

Francesca... Just missinged hooking it.

Matt is long enough. Is it strong enough? Matt has the third key.

He's got to get it through the gate. He's holding on.

Matt has all three keys! He can start opening the locks.

Francesca needs to make a move quickly. Matt has the first lock open.

Matt has the second lock open. This is it for Francesca.

Matt has the third lock open. Matt stays alive!

- Good job. - Good job, buddy.

Give 'em hell.

Matt, congratulation. You seized the moment you are still alive in this game.

Francesca, your shot at redemption and the million-dollar prize is over.

You're out of the game. You can toss your buff in the fire on the way out.

- Bye, honey. - ***

Matt, you can head back to Redemption Island, await your next opponent.

- Thanks, Jeff. - Why are you laughing?

Because it's not even close to the camp we had back at at Ometepe,

and being by yourself it's definitely hard, but, gotta seize the moment.

It's on you. Get back to Redemption. Make it happen.

Will do.

Guys, you can head back to camp.

As always, whatever witnessed here, when you go back to camp,

up to you what you share. Head on out.

Going to Redemption Island was an eye opener.

There might be an opportunity here. I'm thinking there might be some curveball

for Russell to tell them that Francesca won the challenge and sent Matt home.

- They're back! - Oh, they made it.

- Yeah, all right! - It's good to be back!