Australian Survivor - Eighth Season

Previously on Australian Survivor,

since turning the tribe against him at the first tribal council...

I've been on the outs since day dot.

..George had been frantically searching for an idol.

I'm starting to lose hope.

And while Baden found the idol clue...

This is a game-changer.

..George got to it first.

Look at this!

Then, at the immunity challenge...

Show them, Ben. Show them, not...

..Benny blew it for Brawn.

- Go. Go. - Yes!

Brains...

..wins immunity!

And it was Brawn heading back to tribal for the third time running.

I know that Shannon wants me gone tonight.

Right now, Benny is my best option to throw under the bus.

Simon appealed to Shannon's competitive side.

We need to keep the tribe strong.

And at tribal council...

If we don't have the numbers,

we are all going to go down the drain.

..he rammed the message home.

My head and my heart are battling each other with this one.

So, are you having second thoughts?

Yeah.

In the end...

..Shannon made her choice.

The tribe has spoken.

20 are left. Who will be going home tonight?

The Marlboro Man.

Now, that's your January pose, now give me your February.

Ooh...

That's so Brawn. I love it.

We want to see the booty.

Work it, girl.

You need to hold the axe like this.

There it is. There it is.

Undo your buttons a bit.

A bit more?

- Like, completely undone or what? - Undo your buttons a bit. OK.

The dynamics in the tribe at the minute are rapidly changing.

Turned into an aggressive, sombre mood last night.

We're trying to bring it back

to a bit more of a lighter mood this morning,

but there's definitely some tensions there.

So, at tribal last night, it ended up being a split vote.

We had Benny and Simon.

If things went to plan last night, Simon was going home

and we would have been left with a massive majority.

Um...

..but Shannon decided to flip. That sent Benny home.

So right now, I'm in a majority alliance with myself,

Kez, Flick,

Shannon and Big D.

Simon is still the target.

He is definitely a physical threat in this game,

and I think it's only going to get worse as we go.

Simon will be feeling the heat today.

He's got the biggest target on his back,

so I'm sure he's looking for immunity idols.

We've really got to keep an eye on Simon at all times.

It's gotta be around.

Are you looking for the idol or a clue?

Oh! Anything.

Dude, we need this so bad.

Get the power back.

I know exactly how close I am to going home,

and this is terrifying.

I need, I need, I need, I need to find this idol.

Oh, my God!

In a tree. I think there would be something in a tree, too.

I have eyes on me everywhere I go.

It's a nightmare.

It won't be in, like, this, I don't reckon.

- No. - It'll be like...

Too many snakes for that.

I hope to God no-one has spotted me.

I need to wait for a safe moment to grab it.

Did you find your idol, bruz?

Should we make him strip search before...

Yeah. Take off your pants right now.

- Oh, my God. - "Take off your pants"!

I am very nervous,

leaving the idol out there,

where someone else could grab it.

I'm going to get some firewood.

Oh...

Yes!

Oh, my God...

Mwah! This is going to save my life.

White bread?

Do you guys want a Tim Tam?

- Oh, shut up. - Hey, what's the...?

Double digits. 10 days in the Aussie outback.

- Oh, my God. - Didn't quite pass.

We have not won a reward yet.

I would say that I am, on a scale of 1 to 10,

10 being, you know, starvin' Marvin, I'm probably at number 9.

You start to go a little bit crazy.

That's horrible.

That really does look like a Tim Tam.

Rocks are starting to look edible to me. That's how hungry I am.

Fun times.

Well, I think in terms of my position in the tribe,

I'm sitting pretty.

Myself, Andrew, Georgia and Laura,

I got in early.

I built those good relationships quickly.

I'm the head of growth for a financial services company,

and I deal with people all day, every day.

I want you to come in and I want you to bring the energy.

People love me because I form strong relationships really quickly.

We're going to make this the best week of our careers.

In the game of Survivor, they won't even know that I'm playing them,

but I will be because I understand the strength of relationships.

I'm gonna wear this to tomorrow's challenge.

Nip slip.

I think he looks great.

So pretty. So pretty right now.

- Makes him look strong. - I feel strong.

What are those things called? A courgette. A corset.

- A courgette. - Courgette.

Corvette. I feel like a Corvette.

Vroom, vroom!

You know, my social skills have come in handy.

And, yeah, I had them eating out of my hand from the get-go.

I think the only problem is George, nobody trusts him.

Been a thorn in all of our sides from the get-go,

especially since he blew up that first tribal.

I feel like he can't be trusted.

Yeah, look, I think if we do so happen to go to tribal council next,

I wouldn't be too annoyed,

and a few of the other tent-mates, with our giggling.

The first chance I get, and I'll be taking him down.

Come on in, guys.

You could have just walked on the bank.

Dramatic.

It was a good entrance.

Brains getting your first look at the new Brawn tribe.

It's Benny.

- Benny's gone. - Oh, Benny.

Benny voted out at the last tribal council.

Yeah, called it.

Called it. Called it.

Oy-ya!

Good entrance, Gerald.

Careful, Gerald.

Hello.

Georgia,

you guys have eaten nothing but rice, beans

and whatever else you can find at camp for the last 11 days.

What are you hoping is going to be under here today?

Basically, anything.

Anything that's edible, I'll take, Jonathan.

Not fussy.

Alright. You guys ready to get to today's reward challenge?

- Yeah. - Hell, yeah.

For today's challenge...

..you're going to square off one-on-one

in a log-rolling competition.

The goal is to stay on the log as long as you can.

First person who falls in, out of the challenge.

The last person left standing scores a point for their tribe.

First tribe to three wins reward.

- Ooh. - Right.

- Want to know what you're playing for? - Yes!

Everything you need

to make hot, delicious,

gooey...

..toasties.

You're gonna get ham, cheese, tomato,

bread, baked beans and a jaffle iron

to make the magic happen.

- Worth playing for? - Oh, yeah.

- That's worth fighting for. - Good.

Alright. Brains, you have two extra.

You're gonna need to sit out two people today.

Cannot be the same in back-to-back challenges. Who's it going to be?

- I suck at balance, guys. - OK. One. Who else?

- I'll go. - Alright. All good.

George and Laura, you guys are on the bench.

Everyone else, a minute to talk about it. We'll get to it.

OK. Brawn, who are you putting up?

- Do you want to have a crack at it? - I'll go.

Come on up.

Hayles, I reckon you're gonna go... you're gonna win.

You're gonna get us on the board.

Brains, who are you going to put up first?

Go, Hayley.

- Go, Flick. - Here we go. First round.

Hayley from Brains taking on Flick for Brawn.

Researcher versus surfer.

- Come on, Hayles. - Come on, Hayley.

Take your positions.

Survivors, ready?

- Go. - Come on, Hayley.

Hayley's trying to get something going.

Trying to rock it.