Survivor: China Fanfic

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Survivor: China
Filming location	Zhelin Reservoir, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China
Winner	Dave Cruser (4-3)
Season run	12-01-07 – 02-29-08
No. of episodes	13
No. of days	39
No. of survivors	16
Tribes	Fei Long Zhan Hu Jiang Xi
Fans vs. Favorites	Dave Cruser (20th) Sherea Lloyd (8th)
Season chronology
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Survivor: China is a fanfic based on the fifteenth season of the reality television series Survivor. The premiere aired December 1, 2007. Host Jeff Probst claimed the show was the first full American TV series to be filmed entirely within China. The winner of Survivor: China was Dave Cruser.

Among the many aspects of Chinese culture and history included this season were a Buddhist ceremony and a 100 foot-tall replica of a historic temple used for Tribal Council. Each tribe received a copy of The Art of War by Sun Tzu]. As stated by Probst: "Survivor is a war. The book deals with leadership and how you defeat the other tribe. It's interesting how much it plays into the game all the way through." The show had "unprecedented access" to several historical Chinese monuments.

The "Outwit, Outplay, Outlast" slogan used in previous season's logos has been replaced by Chinese characters. The characters translate to "compete in intelligence," "compete in skill," and "compete in endurance."

The contestants were divided into two tribes, Fei Long and Zhan Hu, meaning Flying Dragon and Fighting Tiger respectively. The merged tribe was Jiang Xi, the name of the province that the season was filmed in.

Exile Island from the previous three seasons was discarded for this season, but the Hidden Immunity Idol was still part of the game. In lieu of Exile Island, the tribes had the ability to kidnap a player from the opposing tribe as part of winning a Reward Challenge. The kidnapped player remained with that tribe through the next Immunity Challenge and received a clue to the location of an Immunity Idol at that camp. However, this clue must be given, unread, to a member of the other tribe prior to the next Immunity Challenge. The idol from Fei Long came into play during Episode 5 when the Fei Long Tribe all voted for James. James played the idol, and sent home Jean-Robert Bellande with only one sole vote. Zhan Hu's idol was found by Frosti and played an important role in the end game when Frosti revealed to his tribemates that he found it. After offering to give it to Erik at the Final Four to ensure Dave's elimination, Erik revealed this information to Dave and Leslie, who both agreed to vote Frosti out. Frosti secretly gave the idol to Erik and Erik played it at the final four Tribal Council.

In the end, Dave Cruser defeated Erik Huffman by a vote of 4-3. During the reunion, Leslie Nease was awarded a $100,000 prize as the most popular player in Survivor: China, beating fellow favorites Sherea Lloyd and Ashley Massaro.

Jeff Probst has claimed numerous times that he thinks Survivor: China is the best season of the show since the original, Survivor: Borneo.

Dave Cruser and Sherea Lloyd were selected from this season to compete in Survivor: Micronesia with the Favorites tribe. They finished 20th and 8th respectively.

Contents 1 Contestants 2 The game 2.1 Episode 1: Religion, Romance, and Rumors 2.2 Episode 2: Fighting Tigers and Flying Dragons 2.3 Episode 3: I Might Have Some 'Splaining to Do 2.4 Episode 4: Playing the Fame Game 2.5 Episode 5: Raiders of the Lost Camp 2.6 Episode 6: The James Problem 2.7 Episode 7: You Vote My Way, I'll Vote Yours 2.8 Episode 8: The Golden Road 2.9 Episode 9: A View to Remember 2.10 Episode 10: Pain Feels Good 2.11 Episode 11: "Wow. We're Smart!" 2.12 Episode 12: Oil And Water 2.13 Episode 13: For The Love Of God and The Greed of Man 2.14 Elimination notes 2.15 Voting history

[edit] Contestants

Contestant	Original Tribe	Merged Tribe	Finish	Total Votes
Aaron Reisberger 31, Venice, CA	Fei Long		1st Voted Out Day 3	6
Jaime Dugan 22, Columbia, SC	Zhan Hu		2nd Voted Out Day 6	4
Courtney Yates 26, New York, NY	Fei Long		3rd Voted Out Day 9	8
Peih-Gee Law 29, Marina del Rey, CA	Zhan Hu		4th Voted Out Day 12	4
Jean-Robert Bellande 36, Las Vegas, NV	Fei Long		5th Voted Out Day 15	2
Ashley Massaro 28, East Northport, NY	Zhan Hu		6th Voted Out Day 18	5
Steve "Chicken" Morris 48, Marion, VA	Zhan Hu	Jiang Xi	7th Voted Out Day 21	9
Todd Herzog 22, Pleasant Grove, UT	Fei Long		8th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 24	9
Amanda Kimmel 23, Kalispell, MT	Fei Long		9th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 27	5
James Clement 30, Lafayette, LA	Fei Long		10th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 30	41
Denise Martin 40, Douglas, MA	Fei Long		Eliminated 4th Jury Member Day 33	0
Sherea Lloyd 26, Atlanta, GA	Zhan Hu		11th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 36	10
Michael "Frosti" Zernow 20, Chicago, IL	Zhan Hu		12th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 37	9
Leslie Nease 38, Tega Cay, SC	Fei Long		13th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 38	6
Erik Huffman 26, Nashville, TN	Zhan Hu		Runner-Up	42
Dave Cruser 37, Simi Valley, CA	Zhan Hu		Sole Survivor	1

The Total Votes is the number of votes a castaways has received during Tribal Councils where the castaway is eligible to be voted out of the game. It does not include the votes received during the final Tribal Council.

Note 1: In Episode 5, James played the Hidden Immunity Idol. Therefore, five votes against him were not counted.

Note 2: In Episode 13, Erik played the Hidden Immunity Idol. Therefore, one vote against him was not counted.

[edit] The game

Episode Titles	Air Date	Challenges		Kidnapped	Eliminated	Vote	Finish
		Reward	Immunity
Religion, Romance, and Rumors	December 1, 2007	None3	Zhan Hu	None3	Aaron	6-2	1st Voted Out Day 3
Fighting Tigers and Flying Dragons	December 8, 2007	Zhan Hu	Fei Long	James	Jaime	4-3-1	2nd Voted Out Day 6
"I Might Have Some 'Splaining To Do"	December 15, 2007	Fei Long	Zhan Hu	Dave	Courtney	6-1	3rd Voted Out Day 9
Playing The Fame Game	December 21, 2007	Fei Long	Fei Long	Peih-Gee	Peih-Gee	4-2-1	4th Voted Out Day 12
Raiders of the Lost Camp	December 27, 2007	Zhan Hu	Zhan Hu	James	Jean-Robert	1-06	5th Voted Out Day 15
The James Problem	January 1, 2008	Zhan Hu	Fei Long	Todd	Ashley	4-1-1	6th Voted Out Day 18
You Vote My Way, I'll Vote Yours	January 7, 2008	None4	James	None5	Chicken	6-4	7th Voted Out Day 21
The Golden Road	January 14, 2008	Amanda [Todd]	James		Todd	5-4	8th Voted Out Day 24
A View To Remember	January 24, 2008	Dave, Denise	James		Amanda	5-3	9th Voted Out Day 27
Pain Feels Good	January 30, 2008	Erik [Leslie]	Denise		James	4-3	10th Voted Out Day 30
"Wow. We're Smart!"	February 5, 2008	Survivor Auction	Erik		Denise	3-3	Eliminated Day 33
Oil And Water	February 19, 2008	Frosti [Sherea]	Frosti		Sherea	3-2	11th Voted Out Day 36
For The Love of God and the Greed of Man	February 29, 2008	None	Leslie		Frosti	2-18	12th Voted Out Day 37
			Dave		Leslie	1-0	13th Voted Out Day 38
Reunion	February 29, 2008	Jury Vote			Erik	4-3	Runner-Up
					Dave		Sole Survivor

In the case of multiple tribes or people who win reward or immunity, they are listed in order of finish, or alphabetically where it was a team effort; where one player won and invited others, the invitees are in brackets.

Note 3: There was no Reward Challenge and the kidnapping rule was not yet known to the castaways.

Note 4: There was no Reward Challenge due to the tribal merge.

Note 5: The kidnapping rule was no longer applicable after the tribal merge, as there was only one tribe.

[edit] Episode 1: Religion, Romance, and Rumors

16 Americans began the adventure of a lifetime with a traditional Buddhist ceremony to welcome them to China. When the ceremony ended, the Survivors were split into two even tribes, Zhan Hu and Fei Long, and taken to separate camps. After settling into camp, Chicken and Dave stepped up as the two leaders on Zhan Hu. Later that night, Erik and Jaime formed a bond. Meanwhile, over at Fei Long, Aaron made a series of poor decisions. First, he asserted himself as the leader. Then his thirst got the best of him when he took an extra drink of water. At the first Immunity Challenge, lack of food and sleep slowed both tribes down, but it was Courtney who cost Fei Long a victory. That night at Tribal Council, the vote was between Aaron and Courtney. In the end, Aaron paid the ultimate price for his decisions when he became the first person voted out.

• Reward/Immunity Challenge: Each team is to maneuver a chinese dragon puppet, held on poles individually by each team member, through a maze, with the lead runner for each team having to open some obstacles along the way. At the end of the course, the team members are to match their poles with correct spots in the ground. The winning team is the first to complete this task.
• Reward: The winner team will receive flint to make fire.

[edit] Episode 2: Fighting Tigers and Flying Dragons

At Fei Long, the tribe’s priorities shifted from fire to food. Leslie made a valuable discovery of fresh limes. At Zhan Hu, Chicken’s leadership continued to be a talking point, and Erik and Jaime got closer, leading the tribe to question her strategy. At the first Reward Challenge, Jean-Robert dropped the ball for Fei Long and Zhan Hu remained undefeated. After the challenge, a new kidnapping twist was revealed, with James as its first victim. He was given a bamboo tube, where inside was a clue to the hidden Immunity Idol. James gave the clue to Sherea, who he perceived as weak. Meanwhile, with James gone, an alliance of five (Leslie, Denise, Amanda, Courtney, and Todd) was formed at Fei Long. At the Immunity Challenge, Courtney got the food she asked for in a gross-food challenge. In the final match between Courtney and Ashley, Ashley couldn’t stomach the pressure, causing Zhan Hu to lose. With Zhan Hu facing Tribal Council, the tribe was divided between Jaime, Sherea, and Chicken. At Tribal Council, the votes were split, but in a 4-3-1 majority, Jaime became the second person voted out.

• Reward Challenge: One person is the tribe's caller. The rest of the tribe will be blindfolded. Using only verbal commands, the caller will lead those tribe members out onto the course where there are twelve puzzle pieces for each tribe. Those pieces go together to form an image that contains all twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac. Once they’ve collected all ten puzzle pieces, they’ll take your blindfolds off and put together the puzzle as a tribe. First tribe to correctly solve it wins Reward.
• Reward: Clothes from the Survivors' suitcases
• Immunity Challenge: The tribe ate insects that are eaten everyday here in China. One at a time, members from each tribe will step up and square off. First tribe member to get their food down scores a point for their tribe. First tribe to five wins Immunity.

[edit] Episode 3: I Might Have Some 'Splaining to Do

After winning flint at the second Immunity Challenge, Fei Long finally made fire, but Courtney’s spark was burning out. At Zhan Hu, Dave told one of the biggest lies in Survivor history, saying his mom has cancer, and formed an unexpected bond with Sherea. At the Reward Challenge, Fei Long’s accuracy with ninja stars paid off, giving them the right to kidnap a member of the other tribe. They chose Dave, and at Fei Long, he followed up his earlier lie with a story about having kids. And he strategically gave Denise a clue to the hidden Immunity Idol. At Zhan Hu, Sherea’s lack of work ethic continued to rub Chicken the wrong way, putting Erik in an uncomfortable position. In a very physical Immunity Challenge, Fei Long couldn’t match up, after voting out Aaron at their first Tribal Council. When Fei Long returned to camp, Jean-Robert’s conflict with Courtney put them both on the chopping block. But at Tribal Council, Fei Long kept Jean-Robert for his strength and Courtney was voted out.

• Reward Challenge: One at a time, Survivors throw ninja stars at a series of targets, each worth different points. Hitting any part of the target was one point, two, or three points. Hitting the heart itself is worth five points. First tribe to score a total of twenty points wins Reward.
• Reward: Fishing gear.
• Immunity Challenge: Survivors participate in randomly selected groups of five for each tribe. Their goal, to capture the flag from the opposing tribe’s boat. One tribe member is designated the role of guarding the flag. The other four tribe members is acting either offensively or defensively. There are two ways to score points in this game: getting the opposing tribe’s flag back to your boat, or throwing all five of the opposing tribe’s members into the water. First tribe to score two points wins Immunity.

[edit] Episode 4: Playing the Fame Game

At Fei Long, Jean-Robert’s fishing skills improved his reputation around camp. While Fei Long grew stronger, Zhan Hu was pounded by a heavy storm, and the next day, Peih-Gee began to question the “togetherness” of her tribe. When Zhan Hu lost the Reward Challenge, Peih-Gee was kidnapped, much to her delight. At Fei Long’s camp, Peih-Gee was impressed by everything they had accomplished. She then gave her sealed clue to the hidden Immunity Idol to James. On Zhan Hu, Sherea and Erik teamed up to search for the hidden Immunity Idol. At the Immunity Challenge, Todd and Leslie led Fei Long to victory. With Zhan Hu facing Tribal Council, Sherea seemed like a sure bet to go. But Peih-Gee and Ashley’s mutual annoyance caused them to target one another, Peih-Gee specifically citing Ashley's previous fame. The tribe was divided up until the last second. But at Tribal Council, Ashley, Erik, Frosti, and Sherea came together and voted Peih-Gee out of the tribe in 4-2-1 vote.

• Reward Challenge: Each tribe will carry two foo dog statues from one end of the course to the other. Along the way, they’ll pass a series of obstacles. When they get to the end, they’ll place one foo dog on each side of the final gate. Three tribe members will carry each foo dog, and only one group of three can be on the course at a time. Once the first group of three places their foo dog in front of the gate, the second group can go. First tribe to carry both foo dogs to their gate and place them on opposite sides wins Reward.
• Reward: Lanterns, kerosene, rope, pillows, blankets, and a tarp.
• Immunity Challenge: Four members of each tribe will paddle out in boats to a series of three buoys. At each buoy, one tribe member will dive down and retrieve a set of three discs, representing Chinese emperors of the Qing Dynasty, which is the last imperial dynasty in China. The two remaining tribe members will then match each disc to the corresponding Chinese symbols on the board. At the same time, one of the four rowers from each tribe will race into the jungle to a throne, where they will receive a golden idol that represents the final emperor of China. First tribe to correctly place all nine discs and the golden idol into their corresponding spots on the board wins Immunity.

[edit] Episode 5: Raiders of the Lost Camp

At Fei Long, Jean-Robert and James competed to win favor with the powerful alliance of Todd, Amanda, Leslie, and Denise. But Jean-Robert’s attitude was beginning to get on his tribemates’ nerves. Over at Zhan Hu, Sherea and Erik continued their search for the hidden Immunity Idol, but Frosti overheard some key information. On Day 14, the tribes met for a Reward Challenge and another twist was revealed: the tribes would be playing to keep their camp. Zhan Hu won, and after the Reward Challenge, James was kidnapped for the second time. Another element to the twist was revealed; Zhan Hu got to raid Fei Long's old camp as part of their reward. During the raid, Dave showed a ruthless side that didn’t sit well with his tribe. Once back at Zhan Hu, James counted on Sherea to share the fourth clue to the hidden Immunity Idol with him. At Fei Long’s temporary camp, Jean-Robert starting placing blame on James for losing the Reward Challenge, but Leslie saw through his tactics. At the Immunity Challenge, Fei Long was once again outmatched by the brawn of the Zhan Hu tribe. Back at Fei Long, James immediately searched for the hidden Immunity Idol, while Jean-Robert went right to work on the alliance leader, Todd. He targeted James, and Todd fell for Jean-Robert’s pitch and wanted to vote out James, but Leslie, Denise, and Amanda weren’t convinced. At Tribal Council, Todd convinced the three women in his alliance to vote out James, but fearing that he was in danger, James shocked his tribemates when he played the hidden Immunity Idol. And with just one vote against him, Jean-Robert was voted out 1-0.

• Reward Challenge: One person will begin seated on a chair which is attached to a pole. Another person will be situated directly above them on a platform, where an empty water drum hangs. The other four remaining tribe members will be tied together in pairs. They’ll race across a multi-level balance beam carrying buckets. Once you reach the water, dip their bucket in, get water, and race back. They’ll then empty your water into a larger pail. The person on the platform will pull that pail up, empty the water in the drum. As the drum takes on water, it will lower. The person in the chair will rise until they’re high enough to pull a pin, releasing the tribe flag. First tribe to release their flag wins Reward.
• Reward: The right to keep their camp and also loot the other tribe's camp.
• Immunity Challenge: Each tribe member will be carrying a section of a Chinese ceremonial mascot, in the first Immunity Challenge. They will start on opposite sides of the swamp. They will race through knee-deep water attempting to catch the other tribe. When they get tired, it’s okay to opt out of the challenge, but keep in mind, it’s going to be harder for the rest of their tribe to hold up that mascot. First tribe to catch up to the other tribe and touch the back of their ceremonial mascot wins Immunity

[edit] Episode 6: The James Problem

James reached his breaking point after being vote out by Todd, Amanda, Leslie, and Denise. At Zhan Hu, Sherea and Erik worked together to find three possible hidden Immunity Idols, but it was Frosti who found the real idol. Thinking that Zhan Hu’s idol may not have been found yet, Todd came up with a plan to throw the Reward Challenge so that one of his alliance members would be kidnapped. At the Reward Challenge, Todd intentionally sabotaged his tribe, but Zhan Hu faced an unexpected setback when Ashley sprained her ankle. Despite her injury, Ashley gave a strong performance, and Zhan Hu came out on top. The first part of Todd’s plan came together when Zhan Hu decided to kidnap him, but Todd soon discovered that the idol had already been found. With both tribes realizing the value of Immunity, Dave refused to let Todd share in on Zhan Hu’s food Reward. At the Immunity Challenge, both tribes fought hard, but Zhan Hu’s efforts were not enough, as Fei Long bounced back from their losing streak to win a critical Immunity Challenge. With Zhan Hu facing Tribal Council, Dave and Frosti were ready to let Ashley go because of her injury, but Chicken and Ashley lobbied to vote out Sherea instead. At Tribal Council, Ashley made a last-ditch effort to save herself when she decided to target Frosti, who she felt was a bigger threat than Sherea, but a determined Frosti fought back. And in the end, Ashley, the professional wrestler, was voted out 4-2, leaving Sherea as the last remaining woman on the Zhan Hu tribe.

• Reward Challenge: One tribe member from each tribe will be strapped into a chair inside a giant metal ball. The other four tribe members will navigate the ball through a series of obstacles. At each obstacle, there’s a key attached to a rope that they’ll need to undo one of the locks on the metal ball. Once they have all four locks undone, they’ll release the tribe member who is inside the ball and race to the finish gate. First tribe to get all five tribe members past the finish gate wins Reward.
• Reward: Spices, three chickens, and one rooster.
• Immunity Challenge: One person from each tribe will raise through this abandoned Chinese village to find a tribe-colored Chinese terracotta warrior. They’ll bring it back to their mat, then the next person goes. Once they’ve collected all eight warriors, they’ll place them onto a puzzle board that is a replica of ancient Chinese tomb. Each terracotta warrior has a uniquely shaped peg on the bottom of it that will only fit into one spot. First tribe to get all eight warriors on their puzzle board correctly wins Immunity.

[edit] Episode 7: You Vote My Way, I'll Vote Yours

The tribes were instructed to choose an ambassador who would make some important decisions. Fei Long chose Leslie, but at Zhan Hu, the decision wasn’t as easy, eventually deciding on Frosti. Leslie and Frosti traveled to a tea house, <Frosti is shown waving to Leslie> where they enjoyed a traditional Chinese feast. After sharing some valuable information, they named their new tribe Jiang Xi and decided to live at Zhan Hu. Before Fei Long arrived at their new home, the members of Zhan Hu made a pact to stick together, but Sherea felt uneasy about her place in the tribe. Both tribes were even with five members, and Immunity was more important than ever. In a tense showdown between Todd and James, James was the first to win individual Immunity. The former Zhan Hu members targeted Todd, while the former members of Fei Long targeted Dave. But before Tribal Council, Sherea shifted their attention to Chicken. In the end, it came down to James and Sherea. At Tribal Council, Todd received four votes, but Sherea betrayed her tribe when she joined Fei Long and voted out Chicken, 6-4.

• Immunity Challenge: This challenge is based off of a traditional Chinese puzzle called a tangram, which consists of 7 pieces, called tans. Jeff shows them an image, then they have to recreate it. Each round will be a different image and they’ll have two minutes to duplicate that image as a tangram. Get it right, they stay in; wrong, they’re out. Last person left standing wins Immunity.

[edit] Episode 8: The Golden Road

After the two tribes merged, Sherea flipped over to the Fei Long tribe and voted out Chicken, and the members of the former Zhan Hu were on the chopping block. On Day 22, Todd felt confident in his Fei Long alliance. At the first individual Reward Challenge, Amanda obliterated the competition, and Amanda chose Todd to join her for a day of pampering at a spa resort. At their Reward, Todd couldn’t hide his paranoia, so they came up with a plan to take out James out of the game at the first opportunity. At the Immunity Challenge, James pulled through again, securing himself another three days in the game. Before Tribal Council, James’ allegiance to the Fei Long alliance was wavering, but he continued to tell Todd that he was on board. But, sensing James’ uncertainty, Dave jumped at the opportunity to lure James over to Zhan Hu, but Todd remained certain that Erik would be going home. At Tribal Council, the vote was close between Todd and Erik. But, in the end, a stunned Todd became the first member of the jury in a 5-4 vote.

• Reward Challenge: Each castaway answers a series of questions in private. After tallying the results, Jeff asks the questions to all the castaways; they have to guess what they think the group answered. Each time they get it right, they get to take a torch and burn a rope that belongs to one of their tribe members. That rope will release a heavy log, which will smash a section of that tribe member’s “Great Wall.” When their three walls are gone, they’re out of the challenge. Last person left standing wins Reward.
• Reward: A trip to a luxury spa.
• Immunity Challenge: For the first round, all nine casatways will be attached to a rope which snakes through a series of obstacles. At each obstacle, they must untangle your rope by either moving over, under, or around each post in order to continue. They’ll also untangle two wooden planks as they go. Only the first four tribe members to cross the finish line with their two planks move on to the final round. For the final round, they will use those two wooden planks to help move across a knotted rope bridge. If they fall in the water, they go back to the start. The first person to reach the finish platform wins Immunity.

[edit] Episode 9: A View to Remember

After James and the former members of Zhan Hu blindsided Todd, Leslie, Denise, and Amanda knew that the three of them were next on the chopping block. But a secret agreement between Leslie, Denise, and Dave gave Leslie and Denise added security. At the Reward Challenge, the tribe competed as four randomly split pairs to carry fireballs with giant chopsticks. Sherea and Frosti couldn’t get the hang of it, while Dave and Denise came out on top, winning an unforgettable trip to the Great Wall of China. Back at camp, Sherea made her frustrations about the challenge known. Later that day, James revealed to Sherea and Erik that their Immunity Idols were fake, and Sherea, James, and Erik locked in their alliance to the Final Three. At the Immunity Challenge, despite the tribe’s best efforts to eliminate James, he won individual Immunity for the third straight time. Before Tribal Council, Amanda made a last-ditch attempt to stay by trying to convince Sherea and James to vote out Frosti. Sherea was onboard, but James wanted to stick to his alliance with the original Zhan Hu members. At Tribal Council, James’ convincing paid off. Sherea stuck with her Zhan Hu tribe and voted Amanda out, 5-3.

• Reward Challenge: The castaways compete as randomly determined pairs. Working together with their partner, they will use two giant chopsticks to carry a fireball across the course, drop it down a chute, and into a wok, igniting the firecrackers. They’ll then race back to the start and take a new set of chopsticks. Each set of chopsticks will get increasingly longer and more difficult to handle. First pair to get three fireballs into all three woks wins Reward.
• Reward: A trip to the Great Wall of China.
• Immunity Challenge: Each castaway will each secretly select their own block of 3 squares on a 5x5 grid. They must line up either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. They will then attempt to knock out their opponents by selecting coordinates in the battle field and firing on squares one by one. The object of the game is to knock out all of the squares occupied by their opponents. Last person left to still have a square remaining on the grid wins Immunity.

[edit] Episode 10: Pain Feels Good

At the Reward Challenge, the castaways received an unexpected visit from their loved ones, and Dave’s lies continued, when his friend Nicole falsely reported that his mother’s condition was worsening. The Survivors and their loved ones competed in the Reward Challenge as pairs. Erik and his friend Alex won and chose Leslie and her husband Rod to join them for a fireworks show and a night at the Survivor Movie Theatre. The next morning, back at Jiang Xi, Sherea once again vented her frustrations over losing the Reward Challenge. With James in an alliance with the former Zhan Hu members, Leslie and Denise knew they were next on the chopping block. But Denise and Leslie weren’t about to go down without a fight. First, Denise won Immunity. Then, they pulled out all the stops and swayed Dave and Frosti to vote out their biggest physical threat, James, instead of Leslie. At Tribal Council, James felt confident, not even bringing his bag. But James was about to get a big surprise. Although Leslie received three votes, her plan worked and James was blindsided in a 4-3 vote. Suddenly, the biggest physical threat was eliminated from the game.

• Reward Challenge: The castaways compete with their loved ones. The Survivors will scoop water out of the lake. They will toss it to their loved ones, who will have to catch the water and empty it into a larger bucket. That is going to be made more difficult because the Survivors will be blindfolded, their loved ones will be their guide. When they get enough water in the larger bucket, the weight of the water will lower the bucket, raising a flag. First pair to raise their flag wins Reward!
• Reward: A trip to the Survivor: China movie theater and a showing of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with their loved one.
• Immunity Challenge: Castaways will each step up onto a log and raise their hand over their head. That hand will be tethered to a bucket, which is full of water. When they move their hand, the bucket tips, they get wet; they’re out of the challenge. Last person left standing wins Immunity.

[edit] Episode 11: "Wow. We're Smart!"

The Jiang Xi tribe endured a terrible storm. Sherea questioned Frosti about the hidden Immunity Idol and he admitted to the entire tribe that he found it. At the Reward Auction, Erik won an Immunity advantage, and he put it to good use at the Immunity Challenge, winning Immunity. Before Tribal Council, Dave had a change of heart and he easily convinced the tribe to vote out Sherea instead of Leslie. But Denise and Leslie saw an opportunity to take control of the game by blindsiding Frosti and taking out the hidden Immunity Idol, so they let Sherea in on their plan. Fearing the ramifications of a tie vote, Sherea tried to convince Erik to join them and vote out Frosti. At Tribal Council, Erik remained true to his alliance with Frosti and Dave, by voting Sherea out of the tribe. But when the votes were read, it was a three-three tie. Then, paranoia took over, causing all four castaways to unexpectedly switch their votes to avoid the purple rock tiebreaker. When their worst fears materialized, it was Denise who drew the unlucky purple rock, leaving Leslie as the last original Fei Long member standing, with heavy odds to overcome.

• Reward Challenge: There was no Reward Challenge. Instead, a Survivor auction was held.
• Immunity Challenge: The castaways will each throw meteor hammers (traditional Chinese weapons) in an attempt to knock down and smash porcelain vases that have their opponents’ names on them. There are 19 vases in total: 3 for every castaway, except for Erik, who got an extra vase through an advantage he won in the auction. They’ll throw one meteor hammer per round, and each round, they will rotate one spot down. Last person left standing with a vase intact wins Immunity.

[edit] Episode 12: Oil And Water

The Final 5 came back to camp after a particularly chaotic Tribal Council. Leslie felt extremely vulnerable being the last Fei Long in the game, while Frosti was extremely appreciative for having the hidden Immunity Idol. On Day 34, Sherea once again caused conflict with Dave when she spoke out against him eating extra food. Frosti won the next Reward Challenge and a new car and chose Sherea to go on a trip to a local Chinese village with him. While Shere and Frosti had a great cultural experience, Dave was leading the charge back at camp to take Frosti out of the game because of the Iodl. And Erik and Leslie were both onboard with Dave’s plan. But at the Immunity Challenge, Frosti pulled through when he needed it most. Leslie knew that she would once again be vulnerable, so she planted seeds in Dave’s head to vote out Sherea and offered him a Final 2 deal. They then echoed this plan onto Erik and Frosti, though Frosti was not so adamant. Before Tribal Council, Frosti was once again in a position of power and contemplated giving the Idol to Shera. In the end, Frosti kept the idol for himself, and Dave and Leslie’s plan to vote out Sherea worked, making her the fifth member of the jury in a 3-2 vote.

• Reward Challenge: The challenge consists of four rounds. For the first round, each castaway will throw three ninja stars at a target. The four highest scores move on to the next round, where they must eat a giant water bug. The first three to get the water bug down move on to the next round, where they will use two wooden planks to make their way across an unstable rope bridge. The first two to finish move on to the final round. For the final round, they will complete a traditional Chinese knife puzzle. First one to finish wins Reward
• Reward: A trip to an ancient Chinese village, along with a 2008 Chevy Equinox.
• Immunity Challenge: Jeff tells the castaways a story about Zao Jun, the Chinese God of the Kitchen. They’re then gonna race to a series of seven stations, where they’ll find a puzzle. Put the puzzle together to reveal a question about the story. Read it and choose between one of two answers. If they’re right, they’ll find a colored firework. Grab their firework; bring it back to their starting platform. If they’re wrong, they’ll find colored sticks. They must grab your stick and throw it in the fire before they can go back to that station or any other station. First person to have all seven fireworks hanging from their starting platform and ignite them wins Immunity.

[edit] Episode 13: For The Love Of God and The Greed of Man

After voting out Sherea, Dave came back to camp to realize she stole his clothes. The Final 4 faced an Immunity Challenge about the members of the jury, which Leslie won. The vote soon fell between Dave and Erik, since everyone assumed Frosti would use the Immunity Idol. However, Frosti secretly offered the Idol for Erik to play in order to ensure Dave's exit. Erik took it, but told Dave and Leslie of Frosti's plan. At Tribal Council, though Dave still voted for Erik to provide a 1-1 tie as a worst cast scenario, Erik played the Idol, while Erik and Leslie followed the plan and blindsides Frosti, 2-1.

• Immunity Challenge: Jeff asks the castaways a series of questions based on a questionnaire given to the members of the jury. Jeff will draw questions randomly from this bin. For each question, there are only two possible answers: A or B. Each time they get one right, they score a point. First person to five wins Immunity.

The Final 3 went through a rite of passage, honoring the 13 castaways voted off. They then faced their final Immunity Challenge, a test of endurance where Dave emerged victorious. At camp, Erik got into Dave's head, trying to convince him that Erik was the easier opponent in the Final 2 than Leslie. Leslie did not state her case to Dave, instead reminding him of their Final 2 promise. At Tribal Council, Dave followed Erik's advice and voted out Leslie, making her the last member of the jury and leaving the Zhan Hu Final 2 of Erik and Dave.

• Immunity Challenge: Each castaway must put six coins between their fingers (three in the left, three in the right) and keep them there. They will then go into a traditional Chinese stance, and they will stand in this position with the coins between their fingers for as long as they can. When all six of their coins have fallen through their fingers into the wok below, they’re out of the challenge. Last person left standing wins Immunity.

After enjoying their final day in China, Dave and Erik faced their Final Tribal Council. In their opening statements, Erik emphasized how he was true to himself, and still played the game to the best of his ability, while Dave talked about his strategizing from Day 1. Todd and Frosti hammered into Erik for a supposed lack of strategy and betrayal, respectively, while Sherea's jury statement erupted into a heated screaming match with Dave. Leslie, believing Dave's lie, also emphasized his "need" for the money with his mom and kids. In the end, though the vote was close, Dave beat Erik and won Survivor: China in a 4-3 vote.

[edit] Elimination notes

• Aaron - Excluded from an early alliance that consisted of arguably the Fei Long tribe's weakest members, it was revealed at the Reunion that Aaron was eliminated first mostly because he was seen as the tribe's leader. On the show, it looked like he was voted out because he took an extra drink of the tribe's limited water, but this was only a small part of the reason.
• Jaime - An alliance of the hardest workers on Zhan Hu consisted of Dave, Chicken, and Ashley, and included Peih-Gee and Frosti on the periphery. Erik, one of the tribe's strongest members, was not included because of his close friendship with Sherea and especially Jaime, who were both perceived as lazy and weak. Jaime was targeted before Sherea because the tribe feared a potential romance with Erik could impact the game.
• Courtney - Courtney was becoming weaker as the days went on and by day seven, she was eating and drinking very well, which caused Leslie to be concerned about her. Although Courtney was included in the majority alliance on Fei Long and targeted Jean-Robert numerous times, the tribe felt that Jean-Robert's strength was more valuable and voted Courtney out.
• Peih-Gee - Peih-Gee was kidnapped by Fei Long and returned to Zhan Hu in a panic about how disorganized her tribe was compared to their opponents. She took on a leadership role, insisting that the tribe clean up around camp, and then targeted Ashley for being a professional wrestler. Ashley became annoyed with Peih-Gee and targeted her. With Frosti's help, she rallied votes from Erik and Sherea, and Peih-Gee was voted out of the tribe.
• Jean-Robert - Jean-Robert and James both knew they were on the chopping block, so Jean-Robert made a pitch to Todd that James was a bigger threat and had made bonds on Zhan Hu after being kidnapped twice. Todd agreed, and convinced the rest of his allies to vote out the more threatening James. But James surprised them all when he played the hidden Immunity Idol. James' lone vote sent his former ally Jean-Robert home.
• Ashley - After Ashley injured her ankle at the Reward Challenge, she fought to stay in the game but Frosti and Dave believed it would be in her best interest to get her ankle checked out due to previous wrestling injuries. Chicken remained loyal to Ashley and they originally targeted Sherea, but at Tribal Council, Ashley made a final attempt to stay by targeting Frosti, who she believed would be a physical threat after the merge. In a 4-1-1 decision, it was Ashley who was sent home.
• Chicken - With the tribes merging at 5-5, James and Sherea both felt like they were on the outside and wanted to vote with the opposing tribe. Sherea felt that Chicken would never vote for her to win on the jury, so she swayed the former Fei Long's to vote off Chicken instead of the bigger threat Dave and then joined forces with them.
• Todd - Feeling guilty about betraying her friend and ally, Erik, Sherea vowed to remain loyal to Zhan Hu, but because they were now outnumbered, she pulled in James to upset the balance of power. In a 5-4 vote, the former Zhan Hu members and James voted out the leader of the Fei Long alliance, Todd. He became the first member of the jury.
• Amanda - With Fei Long outnumbered, Amanda made an attempt to cause a 4-4 tie by pitting the women against the men. Sherea almost went along with the plan, but James talked her out of it before Tribal Council and Amanda, who was seen as the next leader after Todd, was voted out.
• James - A three-way alliance was formed between Sherea, James, and Erik. Leslie and Denise both felt vulnerable, so they approached Dave (who promised to look out for them) about voting off the biggest threat, James. Needing a fourth vote, Dave went to Frosti, who was reluctant but went along with the plan to blindside James.
• Denise - After giving a valiant effort in the Immunity Challenge, Dave felt that Leslie deserved to be in the game more than Sherea. He convinced Frosti and Erik to spare Leslie and vote Sherea out. Dave told Leslie that she would be safe, but Leslie and Denise decided to make a power play by telling Sherea she was going to be voted out. The three women decided to vote for Frosti to flush out the second hidden Immunity Idol. The afternoon was chaotic, and Sherea approached Erik right before Tribal Council and told him of the new plan to blindside Frosti. Unsure what to do, Erik still voted for Sherea, causing a 3-3 tie. Then, in the re-vote, all four castaways switched their votes to the opposite person because they feared being eliminated by the purple rock. This caused a deadlock and it was Denise who picked the purple rock.
• Sherea - Frosti and Sherea joined forces and tried to take out Leslie, who they knew would win the game if she made it to the Final Two. Meanwhile, Dave saved Leslie from the chopping block once again when he told Erik and Frosti it was Sherea's time to go. Frosti tried to convince Erik to go with the plan to vote Leslie, but in the end, Erik sided with Leslie and Dave and voted out his old ally, Sherea.
• Frosti - Thinking the vote would be a 2-2 tie between Erik and Dave, Frosti offered Erik the hidden Immunity Idol to ensure Dave's ouster. But Erik told Dave and Leslie about the offer and the three agreed to vote Frosti out. When Frosti followed through and gave Erik the idol, he got a big surprise when he was voted out of the tribe in a 2-1-1 vote. Dave voted for Erik in order to force a tie incase Frosti used the idol on himself.
• Leslie - When Dave won Immunity, he voted out Leslie who would have won the game due to the four Fei Long members on the jury. She didn't campaign for herself due to a pre-existing deal with Dave, whereas Erik tried to convince Dave he was an easier Final Two opponent.
• Erik - Erik primarily received votes from the people that he had the strongest friendships and alliances with after the merge: James and Sherea. Amanda also voted for Erik because she liked him better than Dave, but Erik lost the votes of Todd and Frosti because they felt that he was not strategic and didn't stand up to his decisions. Sherea's vote was also largely against Dave.
• Dave - Dave got votes from Todd and Frosti, who both respected his highly cutthroat and strategic game, and from Denise and Leslie, who he had a close bond with. Leslie's vote was the swing vote and was awarded to Dave not because of obligation to their betrayed alliance but because she felt he needed the money more. With four votes, Dave became the winner of Survivor: China.

[edit] Voting history

	Original Tribes						Merged Tribe
Episode #:	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13		Reunion
Eliminated:	Aaron 6/8 Votes	Jaime 4/8 Votes	Courtney 6/7 Votes	Peih-Gee 4/7 Votes	Jean-Robert 1/6 Votes6	Ashley 4/6 Votes	Chicken 6/10 Votes	Todd 5/9 Votes	Amanda 5/8 Votes	James 4/7 Votes	Denise 0/6 Votes7	Sherea 3/5 Votes	Frosti 2/4 Votes8	Leslie 1 Vote	Erik 3/7 Votes	Dave 4/7 Votes
Voter	Vote
Dave		Jaime		Sherea		Ashley	Todd	Todd	Amanda	James	Sherea	Sherea	Erik	Leslie	Jury Vote
Erik		Chicken		Peih-Gee		Ashley	Todd	Todd	Amanda	Leslie	Sherea	Sherea	Frosti
Leslie	Aaron		Courtney		James		Chicken	Erik	Frosti	James	Frosti	Sherea	Frosti			Dave
Frosti		Jaime		Peih-Gee		Ashley	Todd	Todd	Amanda	James	Sherea	Leslie	Dave			Dave
Sherea		Chicken		Peih-Gee		Ashley	Chicken	Todd	Amanda	Leslie	Frosti	Leslie			Erik
Denise	Aaron		Courtney		James		Chicken	Erik	Frosti	James	Frosti					Dave
James	Aaron		Courtney		Jean-Robert		Chicken	Todd	Amanda	Leslie					Erik
Amanda	Aaron		Courtney		James		Chicken	Erik	Frosti						Erik
Todd	Aaron		Courtney		James		Chicken	Erik								Dave
Chicken		Sherea		Sherea		Sherea	Todd
Ashley		Jaime		Peih-Gee		Frosti
Jean-Robert	Courtney		Courtney		James
Peih-Gee		Jaime		Ashley
Courtney	Aaron		Jean-Robert
Jaime		Chicken
Aaron	Courtney

Note 6: James played the Hidden Immunity Idol, negating all votes cast for him.

Note 7: Because the vote was deadlocked 3-3, the Survivors had to draw rocks in order to determine who would be eliminated. Denise selected the purple rock, and therefore became the eleventh castaway to leave the game. She is the fourth member of the jury.

Note 8: Erik played the Hidden Immunity Idol, negating the vote cast for him.