Survivor: South Pacific · Season 23
In the Arena
Every challenge Survivor: South Pacific staged — who took immunity, who won reward, week by week.
29 challenges ran this season — 17 with immunity on the line and 9 for reward.
- Episode1
- Reward
Thrilogy
The format: Temple Transfer
Coach and Ozzy would represent their tribes by climbing a 12-foot (3.7 m) pole to retrieve a wooden turtle. They would then have to dig themselves under a log. Finally, they would solve a Tower of Hanoi puzzle with the turtle as the top piece to win the challenge.
Reward: A basket of Taro and a piece of flint
Savaii wins
- Immunity
Coconut Conundrum
The tribes would race through an obstacle course of zigzagging pathways, through a web of strung-up coconuts, and over a 10-foot (3.0 m) wall. One tribe member would then dig up a machete. They would use the machete to cut five ropes, which would release a bin of coconuts. Three tribe members would then shoot the coconuts through a hoop into a net. When enough coconuts were shot into the net, the net would raise a flag. The first tribe to raise their flag would win.
Upolu wins
- Episode2
- Immunity + Reward
Crate Escape
Four members of each tribe must race to unwind ribbons from a very tall pole, releasing a set of keys. They will then use those keys to release the other four tribe members, who must then solve a Klotski puzzle. Once the largest crate is out, all eight members must then lift their crate onto the finish platform. The first tribe to get their crate on the finish platform wins reward and immunity.
Reward: Pillows, blankets, a hammock, and a mat.
Savaii wins
- Episode3
- Duel
Over-Extended
Competitors will each place a wooden totem on top of a pole. At regular intervals, they will add another section of pole, making it more unstable. If the totem falls off, they are out of the duel, and will be out of the game for good. The last standing wins.
Won by Semhar
- Immunity + Reward
Hitching a Ride
The format: What-Er Drag
One person from each tribe will race across a floating bridge carrying a body board attached to a long rope. Once they reach the platform, they'll grab a bag and hang on, as the rest of the tribe cranks a giant winch pulling them back to shore. Once they have all five bags, the remaining tribe members will use grappling hooks to retrieve them. Inside the bag are puzzle banners. They must roll the banners down the face of a wall and arrange them to form their tribe flag. First tribe to get it right wins immunity and a reward.
Reward: Reward: Jars of chocolate, coffee, tea, milk, and cookies.
Upolu wins
- Episode4
- Duel
Sandbagging
The format: Get Barreled
Competitors will toss sandbags attempting to land the bags on top of crates. The first person to get one bag on each of the ten crates wins.
Won by Christine
- Immunity + Reward
Shoulder the Load
The format: Water Torture
Two men and one woman from each tribe will have a pole across their shoulders. Each round, weights of 20 lb increments will be added to that pole. The decision about which tribe member gets the weight will be made by the other tribe. When the weight becomes too much to bear, the tribe member will drop the pole and be out of the challenge. The last person left standing wins for their tribe.
Reward: Three live chickens (two hens and one rooster)
Savaii wins
- Episode5
- Duel
The castaways would drop a ball into a metal chute. The ball would travel down a spiraling metal track and exit out of one of two points. The castaway would have to catch the ball and drop the ball back into the chute at the top. Every few minutes, an additional ball would be added to the track until all six balls were simultaneously going around the track. A turnstile gate in the middle of the track would rotate, causing the balls to drop alternately from the two exits. If a ball exits the track and is not caught, the castaway would be eliminated from the challenge and from the game.
Won by Christine
- Immunity + Reward
Pig Out
The format: Piranha Feast
Using only their mouths, the castaways would rip pieces of meat off a large pork roast and put it into a basket. The tribe with the most meat in the basket after ten minutes would win.
Reward: Reward: Vegetables, spices, bread, and the meat that they collected.
Upolu wins
- Episode6
- Duel
Lost in the Shuffle
The format: Shoot 'N' Shuffle
The castaways would play a variation of shuffleboard. The castaways would start the game with four pucks a piece on the board and would slide another puck to knock their opponent's pucks off the board. The last castaway to have a puck on the board would win.
Won by Christine
- Immunity + Reward
Losing Face
Three castaways from each tribe would assemble a wheelbarrow and then push the wheelbarrow around a series of obstacles. Along the way, they would stop at two stations and collect a load of coconuts. At the end of the obstacle course, the three tribe members would dump out the coconuts into a box. The three other castaways would then disassemble the wheelbarrow and reassemble it into a sling shot. They would use the coconuts as ammunition for the slingshot to knock down six targets. The first tribe to knock all six of their targets down would win.
Reward: A trip to the "Sliding Rocks" - a local tourist spot waterfall where people can slide down the rocks into a pool below - and a picnic lunch.
Savaii wins
- Episode7
- Duel
Game of Bridge
Each player will take apart their crate and use the planks to build a bridge. Once they have completed the bridge, they will take it apart and use some of those planks to solve a puzzle. The first person to get it right stays alive on Redemption Island.
Won by Christine
- Immunity + Reward
Family Ties
The format: Blind Leading the Blind
Each tribe has already separated themselves into pairs and decorated themselves to match like twins. One set of twins will be callers, while the other two sets of twins will be blindfolded. Using only verbal commands, the callers will lead the blindfolded twins, tethered together by a rope, through a series of obstacles to collect bags of masks. Once all four bags are collected, one set of twins will empty the bags and, using only their sense of touch, will pair up the masks into matching pairs. The first tribe to get it right wins.
Reward: An advance screening of the movie Jack and Jill complete with cinema food.
Upolu wins
- Episode8
- Duel
Jail Break
Using sticks and rope, the competitors must make a long pole and retrieve three keys to unlock padlocks to get out of a wooden cage. Once they have all three keys, they must unlock those three locks. First person to unlock all three locks and come out of the cage will reenter the game. Loser is out of the game for good.
Won by Ozzy
- Immunity
Coconut Cradle
The castaways would balance on a small perch while holding a coconut between two ropes. At regular intervals, the lengths of the rope would be increased. The last man and last woman balancing their coconuts would win.
Won by Dawn
- Episode9
- Immunity
Get Crackin'
The format: Coconut Juice
The challenge consisted of two parts. First, the castaways attempted to land a coconut in a round trough. The first four to accomplish this would advance to the second stage where they would break open a coconut with a rock, collect the coconut water in their mouth, traverse a vertical obstacle course, and deposit the water into a tube. The first contestant to fill their tube would win immunity.
Won by Jim
- Immunity
Bow Diddley
Castaways must balance on a narrow beam , while balancing a ball on a rounded bow. At predetermined intervals, they would move further down to a narrower part of the beam, making it harder to keep steady. If they drop their ball or fall off their beam, they would be out of the challenge. The last person standing wins.
Won by Whitney
- Episode10
- Duel
Keep It Up
Each contestant holds two poles against a wooden board while standing. If a contestant drops either pole or moves either pole away from the board, that person is out. The last contestant left wins.
Won by Ozzy
- Immunity
Price on Your Head
The format: Pot Head
Each contestant balances a bowl on a bean bag on their head. They must fill the bowl with rice and then walk to another bowl, where they fill that bowl with the rice they have carried. The first person to fill that 2nd bowl with rice to completion wins immunity.
Won by Sophie
- Immunity
C.A.T.
The format: Survivor Quiz Show
Jeff Probst will ask a series of trivia questions. Each castaway has an answer cube and must rotate the cube to the side which they think has the correct answer for each question. If they are correct, they remain in the challenge. If not, they are out of the challenge. The last person in the game without any incorrect answers wins.
Won by Sophie
- Episode12
- Duel
Offer It Up
The format: Broken China
Each player is provided a one-arm balance adjusted for their height, with a small disk at the far end. During the challenge, the host will call out specific dishware that the player must take and stack on the far end of the balance. Should any part of a player's stack fall, that player is out of the challenge. Last person standing wins, sending the other two players home.
Won by Ozzy
- Immunity + Reward
Second Chance
The format: Survivor Pentathlon
Players will stand on their mats and pick up sandbags, throwing them one at a time landing on the boxes. The first three to get a sandbag on each of their three boxes moves on to the next round. The final three moving onto the giant slingshots will be aiming at three different targets. The first player to knock over all three targets wins immunity.
Reward: A shower and a massage to be enjoyed back at camp
Won by Albert
- Episode13
- Duel
Puppet Master
The format: Snag, Drag and Bag
Each player will toss a grappling hook to retrieve a bag that contains the ball. After the bag is retrieved, they will move immediately on to the table maze, where they must navigate a ball through a labyrinth using handles connected to the table in a puppet-style fashion. Tilting the table, they manipulate the ball through to the center. If the ball falls into a hole, the player must start over. First player to get their ball into the net wins the duel.
Won by Ozzy
- Immunity
Flip Out
The format: Squared Off
The Survivors are to keep moving across a giant puzzle board. The contestants will take turns flipping over a puzzle piece and stepping on it. Once a piece is turned over, they can never step back onto it. Once a contestant is out of moves, they are out of the challenge. Last person standing wins immunity.
Won by Coach
- Episode14
- Duel
Block It Out
The format: Sea Crates
The castaways would solve a slide puzzle to obtain a hatchet. They would then use the hatchet to cut a rope which would drop a bag of four cubes with colored sides. The castaways would have to stack the cubes such that there would be no repeating colors on each side. The first castaway to properly stack the cubes would win.
Won by Ozzy
- Immunity + Reward
Batman Wall
The castaways would use a rope to climb a wall to collect five bags of puzzle pieces. Once all five bags were collected, the 15 puzzle pieces would have to be sorted into matching pairs. Three of the pieces would be unmatchable. These three pieces would reveal a numeric code that would be used to unlock a combination lock on a box at the top of the wall. The first castaway to unlock their box would win.
Reward: A pizza lunch.
Won by Brandon
- Episode15
- Duel
Each castaway will hang onto a pole for as long as they can. Last person left hanging on the pole rejoins the game and has a shot at the money. The loser will be out of the game and be the seventh member of the jury.
Won by Ozzy
- Immunity
Teeter Tower
The format: House of Cards
Each castaway will use one hand to steady a balancing board while simultaneously building a house of cards with the other hand. First person to build a stack of cards high enough to reach the finish mark wins immunity.
Won by Ozzy
- Immunity
Lei of the Land
The format: Out on a Limb
Each castaway must race through a giant flower-shaped obstacle course to collect five bags of puzzle pieces. They must then use those pieces to solve a puzzle. The first person to finish their puzzle wins immunity.
Won by Sophie