Week Twenty

Kim Tribe

To ease the stress, Silas suggested that the tribe wake up early and take a little friendly tribal swim. Some more reluctantly than other, everyone agreed. Elliott and Binny began splashing eachother and giggling like little girls, while Kyle only shook his head at them. Even though it was supposed to be a friendly swim, Kyle was all strategy. It was down to the final 6, and he wanted to win badly. Scott was obviously his ally, but he would need at least one other person to ally with him. Cowin was hanging out on the beach not really involving himself in the swim, as he was still exhausted. Kyle could try and get Cowin on his side, but Cowin has been unstoppable at the challenges, so maybe it would be better to get rid of him now. After Cowin lost his main ally Jord however, he would probably be willing to make any promise to keep himself around for one more week. Elliott meanwhile was pushing Binny under the water, laughing as Binny struggled for air. Silas, like Cowin had no main ally. He has also been pretty good at the challenges, and was considered an intellectual and strategic threat. He could be involved in an alliance, but then would any alliance be able to stand of Silas or Cowin kept winning immunity challenges?

That’s where the problem was. Sure Cowin and Silas had no alliances and were strong in the challenges, but Elliott and Binny, Scott and Kyle each had alliances, and it could be argued that that makes them much more dangerous. Elliott and Kyle have so far been civil to eachother, but the time for that may end now that each of them strives for power in the tribe.

Immunity Challenge

This challenge will be twofold. For the first challenge I will randomly split the tribe into two teams of three. They will then compete against the other team in a challenge. The winning team of three will then compete in an individual immunity challenge where one will emerge victorious and win Immunity.

Team Challenge

Speed: 20%
Strength: 20%
Prob-Solv: 0%
Strategy: 0%
Teamwork: 60%

The two teams are as follows:

Team One:
Scott Heidman
Andrew Cowin
Elliott DeLaunay

Team Two:
Kyle Pitman
Silas Pedro Esq.
Matt Binnington

All the members of each team will be tied together with a rope, and they will have to navigate through an obstacle course as a team. The first team to finish the course will win immunity.

Here we go.

Led by Silas, Team Two sped through the first section of the obstacle course, but soon he was pulling too hard and too fast, and Kyle and Binny couldn’t keep up, getting more and more tired. Team One was led by Scott, who had higher teamwork and was waiting for his teammates to get through their tougher obstacles and stayed patient.

While Team Two had an early lead, it was evaporating rapidly, as Kyle and Binny just didn’t have the stamina that Silas had, and he wanted to win too badly. Soon enough, Scott, Cowin and Elliott passed Team Two, and crossed the finish line. And because of Scott’s dominance, Team One wins the right to compete in the Immunity Challenge

Individual Challenge

Speed: 0%
Strength: 0%
Prob-Solv: 0%
Strategy: 100%
Co-op: 0%

This challenge is simply strategizing. It is a puzzle game where each contestant must try to capture eachothers flag by moving around on a giant game board (like a board game get it) They must also try to protect their own, by moving one space each turn. The board is a bit like a maze, so each contestant will have to choose their route to the other peoples’ flags very carefully and strategically. The first castaway to capture the other person’s flag will win Immunity.

Competing in this challenge are:

Andrew Cowin
Scott Heidman
Elliott DeLaunay

And after a random pick by one Mr. Nathan Dirks, the first move goes to Cowin. He moves one space towards Scott. The next to go is Elliott who moves towards Cowin’s corner where his flag is stashed. Scott takes the expected route and begins to move towards Elliott’s flag.

A few minutes into the game it is apparent that somewhere along the way Scott made a wrong turn, as he is much farther away from Elliott’s flag than are Elliott and Cowin from their respective goals. Moving one space at a time Cowin and Elliott eventually are each one space away from capturing a flag. But due to the luck of the draw, it is Cowin who gets to move first, plucks up Scott’s flag and wins his second Immunity in a row, and third in four weeks.

So Andrew Cowin is once again Immune!

This Week’s Vote

Sorry guys, I really am. I know that some of you must be getting frustrated that Cowin keeps winning. I picked the teams based on the tenth letter in each of your full names (i.e. matt binniNgton) Even though teamwork was so important and Cowin's is crap, he got lucky and ended up on Scott’s team, and made it through that round. And even though he was tied with Elliott in strategizing, Dirks picked Cowin’s piece of paper over Elliott’s.

Well anyway, I didn’t want Cowin to win, but he did anyway. Can you guys please VOTE BY FRIDAY NIGHT AT 11:59PM. That is an extra couple days because my blogspot account has been messed for the past couple of days. I hope you enjoyed and congrats Cowin on being too dominant for words.

Happy Voting.