Survivor Nicaragua - October 20/10

Its Day 15 in Survivorland. At Espada, Dan is telling holly he may pack it in. Holly encourages him not to quit and tells us that "when you start something you suck it up and finish". This would be the same Holly who wanted to quit a couple of episodes ago? Yve approaches Holly and wants to know why she wasn't told that Tyrone was going to be sent home. Holly tells her that everyone thought she was in an alliance with Tyrone. Not so, says Yve.

At LaFlor Marty and Jill are experiencing a generation gap wide enough to drive a Hummer through. While they are up early doing dishes and cleaning the camp, the young LaFlorides sleep until noon. Jill comments that its just like home - mom cooks and cleans while the teen agers sleep. But apparently Brenda is awake long enough to scheme. Brenda is working the young members of the tribe to give 3 votes to Marty and 3 votes to Jill. That will potentially flush out Marty's idol and send one or the other home.

At the challenge we learn that they will be playing for individual rather than tribe immunity. Each tribe is going to Tribal Council to vote someone off, but the upcoming challenge will provide one person from each tribe with immunity. Each tribe first competes separately. They are given a paddle and a patch of sand. They must dig up each of three rope rings using their paddle, then use the paddle to flip the ring into a basket tied on their back. The first tribe member to retrieve three rings will win immunity and will move on to the next round. Holly wins for Espada and Jill wins for LaFlor (thereby foiling Brenda's carefully laid plan for splitting the votes). Holly and Jill next compete in a game of ring toss, the winner of which wins a chicken and beef kabob feast for their entire tribe. Jill wins this round and LaFlor learns that they will be the first to go to Tribal Council to vote one of their own off. They will then get to sit in on Espada's Tribal Council while eating their feast.

Back at camp, Brenda retools her strategy. Now the plan calls for Marty to get three votes, and Kelly B. to get three votes but Kelly B. is to be told that Jane is the one getting the three votes (whew). Brenda's only concern is Fabio (Jud) who she insists, is clueless. Sure enough, the next shot we see is of Marty convincing Fabio that he is a chess master (he isn't) and telling him about a famous Argentinian chess master (who was actually a famous tennis player). Marty invites Fabio to join him in "the greatest move in Survivor history. Best of all, he assures Fabio that he won't even have to think. Fabio believes Marty and later, when Chase tells him he should vote for Marty, the poor lad looks like his head might explode. Meanwhile Jane is "thick as peanut butter" with the young members of the tribe and is more than happy to get rid of Marty and Jill, who never made an effort to pull her into their alliance. Marty believes the vote will be for Jane but wonders why there is so much chit chat if its a done deal. He wonders whether he should play his idol, but is pretty confident Jane is the target. At Tribal Council Brenda calls Marty out and tells Dimples that Marty was trying to get Jane voted out. Marty mouths to Jill and Jane that they should vote for Brenda, and still opts not to play the idol. When the votes are tallied it is a tie between Marty and Kelly. There is a second vote and Kelly B. is sent home in a blindside. With Kelly goes Mitzi from our pool.

LaFlor now chows down on their kebobs while they watch Espada's Tribal Council. Dan has stated that he doesn't know why he is there. He hates the weather and the food and doesn't need the money. The tribe seems undecided about whether to get rid of Dan and his bad knees, or Yve who is playing the game more seriously. At Tribal Council Dan denies that he wants to go home and Yve pleads her case a little too vehemently. When the votes are cast Yve is the Espada member going home, taking our Lisa with her. Jack voted for Yve to win the million so he is waving goodbye to his Survivor buff.

There are now 13 Survivors left. Who will be next? Will it be you? Will it be me? (It could very well be me!!).

Until next week,
Outwit, Outplay, Outlast
Pat (aka Jill Uh oh I'm in deep doo-doo Behm)