Episode 9: As It Airs

As It Airs
Apr. 6, 8:00 pm ET, GMT -4 hours
Survivor Panama, Episode 9
title: The Power of the Idol

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First Interview: Courtney
She thinks they should have voted off Austin last week instead of Nick.

Reward Challenge
Reward: luxury night away from camp.
Type of Challenge: coconut boat race - 3 teams of 3.
Bruce, Sally, Aras won Reward. Austin and Danielle Exiled (1 each from the losing teams).
Teams:
1 - Terry, Shane, Austin
2 - Bruce, Sally, Aras
3 - Danielle, Courtney, Cirie
Team 2 just beat Team 1.

It pours rain putting a damper on the reward (breakdfast in bed on a beach) and making life really miserable for the exiles Austin and Danielle, who seem to bond a bit. Meanwhile back at camp Terry gets out of Shane that the plan for the final four does not include Danielle and Bruce. Terry then plans to try and flip those two. Terry tells Sally that he has the Immunity Idol.

Immunity Challenge
Type of Challenge: obstacle course, brain teaser.
Terry won Immunity.
First Knocked Out: Aras, Bruce, Cirie.
Terry, Sally, and Austin are the final three.
Terry and Sally vie for Immunity.
Terry wins Immunity (again).

Scheming Is Free
Austin is realistic - the game is probably over for him. Old La Mina think the Immunity Idol held by Terry can be a bargining chip to get Bruce and Danielle to vote with them. Bruce seems to go with it, he seems to be surprised he's not in the plan for the final four. Word of the Immunity Idol reaches old Casaya and it freaks them out. Apparently if the Immunity Idol is used the person with the second most votes is then voted off at Tribal Council. Terry wants to give Danielle the Immunity Idol in exchange for her vote.

Tribal Council
First Questioned: Aras.
Austin was voted off.
Aras - 3 votes. Austin - 5 votes.
Austin is the first member of the Jury.

Jeff Probst's Final Thought
From this point forward power starts to shift as the people you vote off make up the jury that decides who gets the million dollars.

Austin's Final Words
This was the hardest experience of my life . . . difficult negotiate between integrity and the game . . . my La Mina tribemates were a joy to be around, I wish them luck . . .

That's wrap for tonight, thanks for reading my blog.

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Friday or Saturday, my post episode analysis and maybe my Survivor Live notes.