Result

Mogo Mogo Tribal Happenings (Night 20)

Jenna shows up to take the items they won. To make it quick and painless, Mogo Mogo has all the items ready for transport. Jenna has a surprise for Mogo Mogo though. She has brought along some soap, toilet paper, a brush and some other things for them.

Jenna: "It is not my fault. This is the game. I am very sorry."

Mogo Mogo begs Jenna to allow them to take two scoops out of the rice bag before she takes it away. Mogo Mogo's rice supply is getting low since one bag was already bad when they opened it. Insert maniacal groveling here. Jenna after some thinking..."Yes, of course." Everyone thanks Jenna for her kindness.

Jenna: "They are down. They are not happy."

Chapera Tribal Happenings (Night 20)

Chapera gloats about knocking Mogo Mogo down a couple more notches. Rob: "This whole game is about Chapera kicking ass." Rupert immediately becomes intimate and interactive with the spear.

Rupert: "I am going to be the hunter." He hopes he spies a shark or tuna.

As Rupert fawns all over the spear, ''The Robfather' turns to Amber and whispers that he will be able to handle anything in the game as he is showing great patience with Rupert.

Rupert: It is only a matter of time before Am-bore and 'The Robfather' trade spit. He has woken up in the middle of the night and seen the guilty looks on their faces. He knows something is going on.

Am-bore: At first she was just flirting with Rob as a strategy but she has gotten caught up in it.

Robfather: Am-bore is "slammin'". She is a great person with a great personality. Her ass is "smoking" too.

Methinks it is a shame Rob doesn't write greeting cards for a living.

"Words to express my feelings, I cannot evoke. I am so very sorry your Dad friggin' croaked. It is so terrible. What a bother. Soon the maggots will be chowing down on your father."

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Rob and Am-bore cuddle. Rob massages her back and neck. They hug. Amber chatters that she never expected this to happen to her on the show. She feels a comfort level with Rob. She is safe to vent to him without fear of him holding it against her. The venting that is. Am-bore and Rob kiss.

Am-bore: "I feel 99.9 percent secure."

Robfather: "It is all in good fun. It would be nice to have the million dollars and take the girl too."

Chapera Tribal Happenings (Day 21)

It is 'Fishing with the Survivors'...starring Rupert 'Blackbeard', The Robfather and 'Peeping Tom'.

Rob to Tom: The spear is worth more than Rupert. Rupert looks like Grizzly Adams. He thinks he is Aquaman. What is with all that baby talk from Rupert?

Robfather: With the spear, fishing is like going to the pet store and using one of those net to scoop them out. Anybody can do it.

Rupert brings a bag-load of fish ashore. Robfather takes the spear and dives down. He comes back with a ton too. It is the city kid from Boston against Aquaman.

Robfather: Now that they have the spear, Rupert isn't that valuable any longer. His stock has just went down 20 points.

Immunity Challenge

It is a weapons / target challenge. First blow guns then spear and then bow and arrows. The challenge is conducted in heats with the winners gaining two arrows for the final heat while the losers only get one.

Reward

Result

Mogo Mogo Pre-Tribal Council Happenings (Day 21)

'Wicked Witch' Jerri apologizes to everyone.

Jerri: She stuck her neck out and blew it. The fear of being blamed and voted out is overwhelming her.

Lex speaks with Jerri alone. It is time to take Ethan out. Ethan may pull a "Hail Mary" play though if he gets wind of the situation. Jerri is just delighted it isn't her. She promises not to breathe a word of it to Ethan.

Lex talks with Shii Ann. Ethan is a charmer and can be dangerous. Shii Ann signs off on the plan to kick Ethan.

Lex meets with Ethan alone. Lex says they are good friends outside of the game and feels the honourable thing to do is to warn him that he's next on the hit list. It is just better for his own game if he votes Ethan off. It is strictly business. A bitter Ethan insists that it just isn't business. Lex: "I take no pleasure in telling you this." Lex doesn't want Ethan to be blindsided by the vote. Ethan moans about Jerri not deserving to be in the game. She should be going...not him. Lex: "Dude, I am sorry." Ethan: "Don't apologize." Ethan walks off in a huff.

Ethan: Jerri is worthless and shouldn't make it to the end. If the other players can't see that then there is "something wrong with the screws in their heads".

Ethan meets with Kathy. He explains that Lex is taking Jerri along for the ride because she will vote the way he wants her too.

Kathy: Would love to bring Ethan along. He's a nice guy with a good heart. There is no way she wants Jerri in the finals. She hopes the finalists are contestants who played the game well. She has an important decision to make and not much time.

Tribal Council Happenings

Jerri admits she volunteered for the archery duel. She let the tribe down. Shii Ann: It wasn't Jerri's fault. It could happen to anyone. Kathy understands Jerri's concerns about possibly being voted out. Ethan floats his 'taking a former winner into the finals theory' again. Lex disagrees. If a former winner made it to the end, they overcome the odds that were stacked against them and he might be tempted to vote for them.
Ethan votes for Jerri. Today she took his life in her hands and failed. She doesn't work hard. Lex picks Ethan. He hopes Ethan shows the same dignity and grace losing as he did winning. Lex: "We will see how you do."

Final Voting

1. Lex Van Den Berghe: Ethan.
2. Shii Ann Huang: Ethan.
3. Ethan Zohn: Jerri.
4. Jerri Manthey: Ethan.
5. Kathy Vavrick-OâBrien: Ethan.

Tribal Council Victim: Ethan Zohn.

Ethan hugs Lex and Kathy before he splits. He hopes that everyone plays hard, has fun and doesn't let the bed bugs bite.

Parting Comments

Television: "I do have some solace in knowing that I played the game my way. Tonight, I had no control over what happened. I fought to the bitter end and I got further than any other winner and I am extremely proud of that. I wouldn't trade any of this experience. I will treasure this for the rest of my life. Thank you." - Ethan Zohn.

Internet: "I've never had my torch snuffed before, and it would be a different case if I went up there and had my torch snuffed for reasons that I could have controlled. Now, tonight, I had no control over what happened. I fought to the bitter end. I was trying to strike a deal with Lex seconds before he voted. I had a feeling I was going, and I went to every person in my tribe today and said, "Listen, do you want to go this way, or this way, think about the future." I tried.

It's not my style to give up, ever, not until the very end, not until my fire was put out. I feel very proud of the way I played, and I feel happy that I played the game my way. I didn't conform to any other ways of playing, I didn't change my style, I didn't change myself. I played the way Ethan plays, and I made it 21 days, halfway, toughest SURVIVOR ever. I made it further that any other winner, and that I'm proud of.

In AFRICA, I didn't receive one vote against me the entire time I was out there. During ALL-STARS, it's a little different. I saw my name a couple of times. Each time you see your name, you feel that little punch in your gut, that little dropped stomach. I've squeaked by the past couple times, but this time, it hurts. It's frustrating. I still want to be out there playing the game. It hurts. I'd do anything to be back out there. I don't want this game to end; I love the game.

The first time I played this game, I was lucky enough to find an alliance. The first time I played this game, I was lucky enough to find some guys I could trust, and I could rely on them. This time around, it was totally opposite. I was alone the entire game, and I had to play a much more proactive, aggressive game, which I can do. I still played it my way: I didn't lie; I didn't cheat. I'm going home with my dignity and self-respect, and that I'm happy about.

What frustrates me is that there are some people still in the game that I feel are not worthy of remaining in this game. They're taking a spot which I feel I deserve. Everyone has their own way of playing the game, and there's no right way. But there is some comfort in knowing that I tried my hardest, I did my best, I fought and fought to the bitter end. There's really nothing I can do. If I had found out, okay, I was going to be getting voted off, and I just sit on it and say, "All right, I'm getting voted off," then I'd have to live with that. But here, you know, I'm proud of myself, my family will be proud, my father will be proud.

It's a good feeling knowing that you went out on top. No one will ever be able to take away the fact that I won SURVIVOR: AFRICA. That's my title, and for me, that's a good feeling. There's a little bit of relief knowing that I came into this game and I'd still leave with the title of SURVIVOR: AFRICA champion. So I do my best, I try my hardest, and if I won, fantastic! If I didn't, I did my best, and I've still got SURVIVOR: AFRICA under my belt. I thought many times, "Leave when you're at the top, don't come back for that last heavyweight battle, leave when you're at the top. Leave when you're at your best. Don't come out of retirement and try to do it again and look silly." That's not in my nature. I'm a competitor through and through, and to be part of this challenge, to be part of this ALL-STARS is an honor.

I obviously did something well enough my first time around where they invited me back. They asked me back to play again, and that's an honor, and I'm not going to turn that down. But the mind games, the torture to your body·it's only 39 days, that's as long as it can possibly last. I can set my mind to that, and that's a piece of cake for me, that's a piece of cake for me. The spark and the thrill and the joy that I get from playing this game that got me up each morning. Competing against the best of the best. I'll never get a chance to do that again, and I would never turn that chance down."

On the next 'Survivor':

Television: The divide between the tribes couldn't be wider. Tom: "We were just tickled today." But...while everyone is talking merge...Lex: "I am ready to merge. I am ready for all of us to be one tribe." What happens next will turn their world upside down. All of the Survivors are standing in front of Probst. Am-bore is shown reaching into a big clay pot of some sort. Probst: "Drop your buffs." Am-bore: "I feel like I am the one who got screwed in this whole situation."

Internet: "See highlights and never-before-seen footage from SURVIVOR: ALL STARS. Early on, Colby deals with a personal situation that is very sensitive...literally. When a tribe gets coffee, a caffeine high transforms one castaway's personality. Amber's not the only girl getting Boston Rob's attention. Is there an attraction between him and Jenna too?"

Powell's Thoughts:

Strange, strange difference in the television and Internet promos for next week's show. From all indications, it appears that the next show is a recap episode and nothing more. I have no idea why there's a discrepancy though....unless Burnett or CBS has given up on trying to hype the recaps and is trying to sucker people into tuning in next week. According to what Burnett has said in the past, the crew loathes such episodes.

Even though he turned on a friend, Lex deserves credit for warning Ethan and potentially allowing him to turn the tables...which could've been a possibility. Lex sure is playing a risky game. Another nice move by Jenna in offering Mogo Mogo something for their heartache. Things like that are remembered when it comes to the final Tribal Council. Her stock is rising high that's for sure. If you look past the start of the series, Jenna is getting some favourable editing. It could very well end up being a meeting of the polar opposites - her and Rob at the final Tribal Council.

Odd promo for the next genuine episode. Seems to me that either a merge happens or some of the players get switched around. Am-bore did say she feels "99.9 percent safe" in tonight's episode. It is not clear if that statement foreshadows her staying or leaving Chapera....or she could be just talking about the sleeping arrangements or something. Jerri is apparently the next to get iced. If you believe that, the case for switching of tribe members first and then an official merge later on could be argued. Otherwise, it is odd that Jerri would leave before Lex...unless...Chapera picks her as the easy out because Mogo is fed up with her too.

Brain hurts. Brain full. Must rest.