Challenge Do or Dive
Location: Challenge Beach
Each tribe must dive below the surface and remove heavy rocks weighing down a sunken rowboat. Once the rocks are removed and the boat surfaces, they must tow it to a dock where buckets await them to bail out the water. Once the boat is deemed sea worthy, it's a paddle to shore and across the finish line. The first tribe to successfully complete their tasks and cross the line wins.
Winning Tribe Gets: Mask and Snorkel
Winning Tribe: Rotu
Challenge Marquesan Menu
Location: Haatuatua Beach
Each member of Rotu and Maraamu must eat the Marquesan delicacy named fafaru -- various fish parts that have marinated in sea water for three days in the sun. One by one, each contestant, using only their mouth, must completely finish their portion. If a tribe member cannot finish at any time, they are automatically disqualified.
Winning Tribe Gets: Immunity
Winning Tribe: Rotu
The Vote:
Patrica: Rob, Sarah, Vecepia, Sean
Sarah: Hunter, Patrica, Gina
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What CBS had to say about the episode:
After a nail-biting 4-3 vote at Tribal Council, Patricia Jackson, nicknamed "momma," the 49-year-old truck assembler from Lugoff, South Carolina, became the second person voted out of the Maraamu tribe. Sarah Jones narrowly escaped, with three votes against her. Assertive as a "momma" may be, Patricia proved that, on Survivor, it is sometimes best to follow and not to lead.Patricia summed up her time on the island: "I know why I got voted off tonight and I have no ill feelings. I had a great time and I would do it again."
The Love Tribe
Night 3 found the Rotu tribe bonding, as they formed a massage line and rubbed
each other's backs. "I love being in this tribe. I love how they decide to interact
with each other in positive ways," voiced Gabriel Cade, the 23-year-old bartender
from Celo, North Carolina. Huddled in the newly built "Love Shack," and continuing
the compliments, Paschal English, the judge from Thomaston, Georgia, chimed, "I
tell you what, anyone in this group could win and it would tickle the hell out of me."
As the group gathered in the hut, Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien, the 47-year-old real
estate agent from Burlington, Vermont, separated herself from the others and slept
next to the fire, leading John to believe, "Kathy isn't trying to be one of us."
Day 4 found the Rotu tribe in need of food. As the tribe made weapons to hunt,
Kathy set out on her own food quest, alone. Not accustomed to the lack of protein
in his diet, a sick Robert DeCanio, the 38-year-old limo driver from Queens, NY,
found himself struggling early in the day. Concerned about Robert, Gabriel added,
"Being a big guy comes with eating a lot of food. I think Robert is taking the lack of
food the hardest." Recognizing the need for food, John Carroll, the 36-year-old
nurse from Omaha, Nebraska, constructed a pig trap and confidently expressed, "If
I catch a pig, I might as well set my table at the final four."
The Morning Show
With emotions still running high from the previous
night's vote, the Maraamu tribe added levity to the
otherwise tense morning by performing a mock radio
show. Hunter Ellis, the 33-year-old Federal Express
pilot from La Jolla, California, gave the morning
weather report; Rob delivered the day's menu; and
Sean added his own entertaining rendition of "Ain't
Too Proud to Beg." As spirits lifted, the tribe sang and
danced. Rob explained, "The Morning Show is basically
our break from the day. It's a little comic relief from
the tolling world of Survivor here in the Marquesas."
Momma Emerges
As one torch was extinguished at Tribal Council, another
had been lit, and it was underneath Patricia Jackson, as she
began the day by taking charge, building and organizing
camp. Observing the new attitude, Gina Crews, the
28-year-old nature guide from Gainesville, Florida, remarked,
"Miss Tricia has definitely changed since last Tribal Council.
In fact, the next morning she was up, she was collecting
firewood, she won't rest. I think she is being herself now.
She is comfortable." But Patricia's abrasive take-charge
attitude led Sean Rector, the 30-year-old teacher from
Harlem, NY, to state, "She is doing too much talking to me.
At first it was endearing but now she won't stop working. Quite frankly I am getting sick of it."
The Quest for Food
As Rotu's hunt progressed, John began thinking about
the politics of finding food. After catching one tiny
prawn, he stated, "Within the tribe I am trying to
develop a hierarchy. I want to be as high as possible.
To do that I need to provide food, specifically protein."
Meanwhile, a lone Kathy excitedly whistled to her fellow
tribe members when she came across a cache of sea
creatures. She explained, "It was so exciting to see
food. Even though it was minute, I started losing it."
The tribe collected the muscles, clams and crabs that
Kathy had found under the rocks of the shallow water.
With mixed emotions, John later stated, "Inside it was like a mixed blessing. I am
happy to have the protein, but I just wish I was the one to find it." As the tribe
ate, Kathy searched for compliments for her discovery, but to her dismay none
were offered.
A Common Bond
Chatting on the shoreline while the others
swam, Sean and Vecepia Towery, the
36-year-old office manager from Portland,
Oregon, realized that they had quite a bit in
common. Vecepia explained, "What I call
Sean is Malcom-Farrakahn. He's that
MalcomX-militant-type-brother and the
intelligent outspoken type." Sean later
voiced, "She believes in God and I believe in
God and we are bound by that, and that is a
stronger bond than race could ever be."
All Work and No Play
As the day grew longer and tasks around camp needed
to be completed, the Maraamu tribe realized that Sean
had been resting while the others worked. Reiterating
what the others were saying, Gina complained, "Sean
seems so strong physically, you look at him and you think
- man, he is going to help us, but he's lazy." Running out
of water, the tribe demanded that Sean trek to the
water source to fill the empty container. Annoyed with
his task, Sean later noted, "Everybody is gravitating
towards Hunter, who is the leader, and wants to make
sure he sees what they do and their value to him. I know it's part of the game, but I'm not going to do it. I ain't kissing nobody's butt."
Emotions Take Over
Feeling ostracized, Kathy attempted to
redeem herself with a basket of food she
found in the jungle. She called her tribe
over to discuss what she had found and
then strongly suggested they build a
shelter. Her demand was a problem for
several tribe members, who were dismayed
by her demanding style. As emotions grew
and tears swelled in Kathy's eyes, Gabriel
coolly stated, "If having a shelter over your
head is most important to you, then I will do
my best to assuage your worries." Realizing that shelter was a priority for Kathy,
the tribe worked as one to construct their new home. Paschal added a final touch
as his luxury item, the American flag, was draped over the top of the shelter.
Reward Challenge: Do or Dive
The two tribes met host Jeff Probst along the
shoreline of Challenge Beach, where he
explained the rules of the first Reward
Challenge. Each tribe was to dive down and
remove stones, which had been piled up in
boats sunk many feet beneath the surface of
the ocean. Once the stones were removed
and the boat had surfaced, they were to tow
it to the dock and bail the remaining water
out. Once completed, they were to paddle the
boat to shore and across the finish line. The
challenge began and the tribes dived beneath the water to unload the heavy rocks.
It was Gabriel who gave Rotu the early advantage as he unloaded a remarkable 19
rocks in one dive. Having their boat surface first was all Rotu needed, as they
never relinquished the lead, winning the challenge and desperately needed fishing gear.
A Difficult Task
With the unpredictable weather of the South
Pacific, finishing the shelter was of utmost
importance for the Maraamu tribe. Sarah Jones,
the 24-year-old account manager from Newport
Beach, California, complained, "I have been
saying for the last two days that we need to put
the palms on the roof to make it waterproof, and
no one has been listening. Now all of a sudden
Hunter has came up with this bright idea to do it
and now it's going to get done." As the others
either ignored or rolled their eyes at Sarah's
suggestions, her frustration grew as her efforts went unnoticed.
Immunity Challenge: Marquesan Menu
The tribes reconvened with host Jeff Probst at the
Immunity Challenge, where he explained the rules. Each
person on both tribes had to eat a Marquesan delicacy
called Fafaru, which is raw fish, fish bones, crab legs and
lobster legs marinated in sea water, then left out in the
sun for three days. "Smells worse than a public toilet on a
hot summer day!" host Jeff Probst proclaimed. One at a
time, each person was to eat their portion of fafaru, no
hands allowed. The first tribe to have a member fail to
eat, would lose. Each castaway, some more hesitant
than others, stepped up and ate the Marquesan delicacy,
which led to a tiebreaker in which Maraamu's Rob Mariano, the 26-year-old
construction worker from Canton, Massachusetts, and Rotu's Neleh Dennis, the
21-year-old student from Layton, Utah, faced off in downing a bowl of fafaru. Neleh proved to have the stronger stomach as she scarfed down the fish. Rob just
couldn't handle the foul odor, and coughed up the fish. Rotu was victorious and
would be safe for another three days.
Preparing for the Vote
Back at camp, paranoia set in as the Maraamu
tribe prepared for the impending night's vote.
Knowing he let his team down at the challenge,
Rob believed he could be the next to go. Having
secured a bond with Sarah, and knowing she
was also vulnerable to the vote, Rob had to
rethink his strategy as he explained, "If Sarah
goes tonight, then I have to decide if I am going
to join Hunter and be the worker again, or go
with Sean and risk looking stupid." In the end, it
was Patricia who received four out of seven
votes and was sent packing. She became the second person voted out of the
Maraamu tribe and off the island.
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