It Don't Take A Smart One - Recap

With Stephanie voted off to Redemption Island, for the Ometepa tribe: Ashley, Grant, Phillip, Natalie, Boston Rob, and Andrea. For the Zapatera tribe: Mike, Ralph, Julie, Steve, Sarita, and David are continuing on the island. On night 16 at the Zapatera tribe, they talk about how they got the original six, but there is a riff in it. David is not counted among them now.

Day 17

On Redemption Island, Stephanie and Matt talk about what they are craving when they get home and Matt says that he ready for the duel because Stephanie won’t be quiet. On the Ometepe tribe, they chose Philip and Rob to go to watch the duel between Matt and Stephanie. Phillip doesn’t trust Rob anymore because Rob and Grant hid a clue to the idol and they refused to share it with him.

Duel time and Ralph and David are there from Zapatera. Jeff says that it is going to be a memory game. First to 5 points wins. The duel begins and Matt walks out and gets a point. Stephanie too scores a point. Matt doesn’t match up one and Stephanie doesn’t ether. Matt scores another point, but Stephanie doesn’t. Matt scored another point and Stephanie scores again. Matt scores again. Stephanie gets a match. It is 4 to 3 and Matt doesn’t score, but Stephanie doesn’t either. Matt wins the duel and stays alive in the game. Stephanie cries and says that there are people who shouldn’t be there. She tells that Zapatera are going to go after the Ometepe tribe and that they really need to vote out Sarita.

After the duel, Philip and Rob talk and Phillip asks how much of what they are going to tell the tribe. Rob uses this against him and tells Philip that they are going to have honesty in their tribe. Rob goes to his alliance and says that Philip wanted to hide things from the tribe. They all agree that if they lose, Philip is gone. At Zapatera they ask if Stephanie got nasty or do anything. Ralf and David say that it wasn’t anything special. Dave walks away and Ralph tells the truth and says that Dave is going to flip if they get to the merge. David gets on Julie’s nerves when he suggests they go fishing in the mud.

Day 18

On the Ometepe tribe, they are eating their rice and Philip asks if he can have some of the crispy rice. The girls say that part is for Rob because he likes the crispy. Philip gets upset that they are all having Rob be above him when he is the senior member of the tribe and not Rob. They try to offer him some, but Philip is too upset to want it. When Rob comes over, the rest of the group tell him about how Phillip is acting. Rob tells them not to worry about that.

Immunity Challenge Time and they have to race though a series of obstacles. The winning tribe will get a reward of a picnic. Zapatera catches up and take the lead. Zapatera and Ometepe are neck and neck. It is Ometepe who wins it thanks to Grant’s skill with the hoops.

Ometepe enjoy their helicopter ride and Rob says that it was the coolest experiences that he has had on Survivor. They enjoy their picnic and Rob finds the clue and throws it in the volcano. On Zapatera tribe, Sarita says that she can do everything that Dave can do and that he is the worst flip-flopper on the tribe. Dave talks and says that he doesn’t trust Sarita and that she is weak. The other tribe members talk and they agree that David is good at the challenges whereas Sarita freaks out under pressure.

Tribal Council Time and Jeff asks what has happened to Zapatera. He asks Ralph of there is any reasons and Ralph says that they thought that they were going to win, but at the hoops, it went sour. Jeff tells them that excuses are for losers. The votes are tallied and the votes are: Sarita with 3 David with 2. The next person voted off to Redemption Island is Sarita. David tells her not to get too confident.

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