LAST EDITED ON 06-26-13 AT 05:01 PM (EST)We have a unanimous vote, so here are the results:
We begin with a recap of the results so far. We see Francesca get rid of Phillip the Delusional and Brandon the Insane manage to regain his dignity by being voted out without an intervention.
We see Shamar get a scratched cornea and Erik the Idiot totally lose it. We then see Malcolm use a Hidden Immunity Idol to get rid of Laura and Reynold take out Sherri through his own HII. We see the decimation of the Fans begin, interrupted only twice -- to get rid of jury threat Cochran and sanity threat Dawn.
And last time, we saw everyone get to spend time with their loved ones before getting rid of challenge threat Reynold.
We're now left with five people: Andrea, endurance threat; Brenda, the strategizer; Corinne, a thorn in the sides of a lot of people but a potential goat as a result; Malcolm, who's feeling poorly and Matt, the last Fan left standing.
Shortly after leaving Tribal Council, everyone hears a thump. It's Malcolm, who had collapsed to the ground and is now vomiting! Jeff Probst hears this and leaves the set to attend to him.
Medic is there, of course, and they think he's got a bad case of food poisoning and severe dehydration. Malcolm has to be pulled from the game. The others get to say good-bye to him before he is taken out on a stretcher.
The others return to camp in a state of shock and concern. Corinne thinks he ate one too many bad steak or hamburgers. She notes that she thinks she might have had a mild case of it herself but she recovered in time to compete and acquit herself well.
Andrea is disappointed that Malcolm is gone from the game as she was planning on taking him and Corinne (once Dawn was gone) to face the jury. Now she has to take Brenda with her, as there are Fans on the jury.
Brenda hopes that Malcolm will be okay in time to be part of the jury. Matt is relieved that there's one less challenge threat in the game. He now hopes that Andrea and Brenda turn on each other, allowing him to slip into the Final 3.
The next day (day 37), Andrea brings in tree mail. It’s a little ditty about digging deep to get a competitive edge. Most of them think it's for Reward, but Brenda notes that it might be for an advantage in the final Immunity Challenge!
And with a “come on in, guys” we find ourselves in the big sandy rectangle in the marsh. Probst explains the challenge. There is a balance board which is controlled by a handle on a rope threaded through an overhead pulley.
The player holds the board steady with one hand while building a house of cards (more like wooden tablets) with the other. The board has a specific platform on which the players must build their house of cards.
One arm has to keep things steady while the other has to control a precarious build. The last person left standing wins a Reward, which as Brenda figured is an advantage for the final Immunity Challenge.
The goal on this house of cards is height. There is a red line quite a way up the apparatus. A couple of feet, I’m guessing. The tower must reach that line. Matt mutters something like, "I'm screwed."
We also learn what happened to Malcolm. He had a severe case of food poisoning and dehydration, aggravated by having to play two games back-to-back. He'll be okay in time to be part of the jury, but he's still feeling a bit poorly.
And with that, they're off! Andrea and Brenda are trying to figure out the best way to create their towers without having them crash. Corinne and Matt just go as fast as they can, hoping to get to the top before their houses come crashing down.
Probst tells Andrea and Brenda not to panic, noting that someone could fall and sure enough, Matt's house of cards comes crashing down! Corinne is in the lead, with both Andrea and Brenda working methodically and Matt beginning again.
Then Corinne's house comes crashing down, just as Matt passes Andrea and Brenda! But Matt's house crashes down a second time! Andrea and Brenda are in the lead now with Corinne working more slowly and Matt trying a third time.
Andrea and Brenda continue working and their towers are near the top. Then Matt's house comes crashing down a third time! Corinne is still in third as Andrea and Brenda both reach the red line. But then one house comes crashing down:
Probst: Andrea wins Reward! (Andrea cheers as Brenda tells her "Good job." Andrea repays the compliment before receiving her scroll.) Andrea, you have an advantage for the final Immunity Challenge. The rest of you, I have nothing. Head back to camp and I'll see you tomorrow for your final Immunity Challenge!
They all head out, with a jubilant Andrea leading and a despondent Matt trailing.
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Okay, Andrea won the advantage for the Final Immunity Challenge and Malcolm got a bad case of food poisoning and had to be taken out of the game. Now I want you to decide whether Andrea wins the Final Immunity Challenge or someone else does. The person with the most votes will be part of the Final 3. I'll take votes until tomorrow at the latest, so please vote!