This was a little later than I had planned, but here are the results:Allie, Eddie, Hope, Julia, Laura, Matt, Michael, Reynold, Shamar and Sherri all size each other up as they travel via outrigger. Meanwhile, a helicopter carries the Favorites, all of whom are presumably doing the same thing.
When the Fans arrive, Jeff Probst greet them and then reveal that they are competing against Favorites from previous seasons. First to join the party is Corrine from Gabon. She is soon joined by Erik the Idiot (due to giving up the Immunity necklace and being voted out as a result) from the first Fans vs. Favorites season! Then comes Brenda from Nicaragua. She is followed by Malcolm from the previous Philippines season (and everyone's wondering "Who?") Then Cochran and Dawn from South Pacific are next and are followed by Brandon the Crazy. Andrea from Redemption Island joins the group and finally Francesca and Phillip the Delusional, also from RI, join the group.
The Favorites get purple buffs while the Fans get orange buffs before Probst explains the Reward Challenge. Two members from each tribe will race out into the shallow water and grab a life ring off of a pole. Then they run back and grab onto a goal post -- while the teams also play defense on their goal posts! The first person with one hand on the ring and one on the post wins a point and the first tribe to four points wins the Reward of flint and 20 pounds of beans.
Erik and Dawn are first for the Favorites, while Julia and Shamar are first for the Fans. Erik sprints for the ring and grabs it but overthrows it and Julia gets it. Dawn's able to bring Julia down with a flying tackle but Shamar is able to beat Erik to the ring and the Fans' goalpost, so the Fans win a point.
Eddie and Hope are next and Andrea and Brandon are playing defense. Eddie's able to get to the ring and he's able to throw it to Hope. Hope does her best to dodge Andrea while Eddie wrestles Brandon to keep him from going after Hope. Though Andrea does grab hold of the ring, Hope is able to drag the ring to the Fans' goalpost, so the Fans win another point.
Michael and Sherri are up next for the Fans while Brenda and Phillip are up next for the Favorites. Michael races for the rings but Phillip attempts to ambush him. Sherri tries to help Michael out but Brenda attempts to keep her from doing so. Michael and Phillip grab hold of the ring, followed by Sherri and Brenda, but Phillip grabs Michael's ankle, drags the group towards the Favorites' goalpost, then grabs the ring and the goalpost.
It's 2-1 and it's now time for Matt and Laura to go up against Francesca and Cochran. Francesca runs towards the ring but Matt grabs hold of her. Cochran and Laura show up to help. Matt tackles Francesca to get her out of the way while Laura and Cochran continue to fight. Finally, Laura steps on Cochran's foot and when he lets go, she races towards the Fans' goalpost, thus ensuring a third point for the Favorites.
Finally, Allie and Reynold are up against Malcolm and Corinne and Malcolm have to stop them. Reynold grabs the ring but Malcolm gets hold of it as well. Corinne and Allie arrive to help, but during the free-for-all that follows, Corinne trips and turns her ankle! This allows Reynold to tackle Malcolm and Allie to run to the Fans' goal while a disabled Corinne can't stop her. Finally:
Probst: Fans win Reward!
The Fans cheer. Corinne apologizes for turning her ankle as she has it examined by Medical. They ultimately conclude that the ankle's not too bad but that she must be very careful with it for the next couple of days. Jeff tells both tribes to return to camp and so they do, with Corinne being supported by Malcolm.
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Okay, the Fans have won Reward. However, the Favorites won the Reward Challenge in the real game, so I had to have Laura step on Cochran's toe (like the orphans do with Miss Hanagan in Aniie) and then have Corinne turn an ankle (though not badly) in order to give the Fans the win.
Now it's time to decide which tribe will win Immunity (which is the same challenge as in the real game). I'll take votes until tomorrow, and the tribe with the most votes avoids a date with Probst at Tribal Council.