Survivor: Blood vs. Water · Season 27
In the Arena
Every challenge Survivor: Blood vs. Water staged — who took immunity, who won reward, week by week.
28 challenges ran this season — 16 with immunity on the line and 10 for reward.
- Episode1
- Immunity + Reward
Blue Lagoon Bustle
Tribes start out on the beach, with first 6 players from each tribe running into the ocean, swimming out to a net obstacle, climbing over, go over a barrel roll, swimming to a crate staircase and jumping off, swimming to the tribe boat, diving down and untying a series of knots, paddling back to shore, carrying a chest to the puzzle station. The three players from each tribe then solve their tribe's puzzle in the form of a captain's wheel. The first tribe to extend the flag using the wheel wins.
Reward: Flint
Galang wins
- Episode2
- Duel
Operation Balance Build
The players would use metal rods to lift and guide wooden spools through a metal maze. Once the spool was through the maze, they'd place the spool on top of the maze. They'd then get another spool and do it again. The maze is held up by a spring. The first two people to stack all ten of their spools win.
Won by Candice
- Immunity + Reward
In the Barrel
The format: Barrel of Monkeys
One tribe member crams into a tiny barrel. Then, other tribe mates, who are attached at the waist, will roll the barrel up and into a special barrel-shaped cradle. The barrel dweller will then hop out, climb onto the barrel, and untie a bag of balls and then hop back into their barrel. The rollers will back the barrel out of the cradle, proceed to the next stand and continue the ball-retrieving process. There are four cradles in all and they are arranged in a zig-zag pattern along the course. Once all four bags have been retrieved, the barrel will be rolled into a final cradle and the inhabitant will burst forth to present the rest of the tribe with his or her bounty. The four remaining players will then roll the balls up a skeeball structure. The first tribe to land six balls in place wins immunity.
Reward: Fishing gear (including lines, hooks, lures and live bait)
Galang wins
- Episode3
- Duel
Domino Effect
The three castaways each stack domino style wooden blocks on their separate raised courses. Once all of the blocks are properly stacked on the course, the castaway can then start a chain reaction by releasing a ball which travels down the course to the end and smashes a tile. First castaway to break their tile wins.
Won by Candice
- Immunity + Reward
Tribe members engage one on one sumo-style battles using padded duffel bags to knock their opponents off a platform raised over the sea. The first tribe to five points wins.
Reward: Comfort items (tarp, pillows, blankets, hammock, mosquito nets, and rope) or fishing gear.
Galang wins
- Episode4
- Duel
Odd Shaped Bottoms
The three players are each tethered by a carabiner to a rope that is wrapped around their individual ladder bridge. After maneuvering across their ladder bridge the retrieve a puzzle bag at the end of the ladder and assemble a puzzle. First two players to complete the puzzle are safe from elimination.
Won by Candice
- Immunity + Reward
Boats, Brains and Brawn
The two tribes would run out and push their tribal boats into the water. Paddling out to retrieve puzzle crates, they would have to dive down underwater to release the boxes. Once all crates were retrieved and brought back to shore, the tribes would stack the crates into a staircase with the name of the season Blood vs. Water properly aligned along the sides. Then, two members of each tribe would solve a puzzle giving them the combination to retrieve the correct key. The first tribe to run to the top of the tower, unlock and pull a lever, releasing the tribe flag, would win the challenge.
Reward: Reward: Coffee, tea, croissants, and biscotti
Galang wins
- Episode5
- Duel
A Game of Bridge
The format: Game of Bridge
The castaways must disassemble a box and use the pieces as planks to build a bridge. Once they cross the bridge, they use some of the planks to solve a pattern puzzle.
Won by John
- Immunity + Reward
Slide Show
The format: Slip, Slide and Score
The castaways must race down a giant water slide, grabbing a ring on the way down. Once they have their ring, they must run up to a mat and they throw the ring onto a cross. The first player to get their ring on their cross scores a point for their tribe. The first tribe with five points, wins.
Reward: Steak dinner (including vegetables, spices, and a wok), or fishing gear.
Tadhana wins
- Episode6
- Duel
A Numbers Game
The three players race along a balance beam to collect a series of bags containing 100 numbered tiles. The first castaway to place their tiles on a board in order from 1 to 100 wins. Second player to finish the puzzle is safe.
Won by Laura M.
- Immunity + Reward
Buoy Oh Buoy
Two tribes will break up into pairs and race out into the ocean, dive down, untie a series of knots and release a series of floating gates. Behind each gate is a fish trap. Inside each fish trap is a series of puzzle pieces. They will retrieve their fish traps and puzzle pieces and bring it back to the platform. When they have all four fish traps, two players will assemble the puzzle. The first tribe to finish their puzzle wins.
Reward: A fully-stocked picnic basket.
Tadhana wins
- Episode7
- Duel
Build a Fire
The castaways must cut a rope with a machete to release a bag of puzzle pieces. The first two castaways to complete their fire puzzle stay in the game.
Won by Laura M.
- Immunity + Reward
Chain Reaction
The format: Ladder Tree Golf
Four members from each tribe will be chained and shackled into a build. The two members on the ends must then get their hand through a spiral maze. Once they have released their hand, all four members must race through an obstacle course with their ankles still chained together, crossing over with the other tribe at two points, and make it to the other side collecting bags of balls and chains. The last member must then attach the balls to the end of a chain to make five bolas, then attempt to land the bolas onto a ladder target. The first tribe to land three of their wins.
Reward: Fried chicken and a Southern picnic.
Tadhana wins
- Episode8
- Duel
The castaways must hang onto a pole as long as they can. The last person left hanging without touching the ground wins.
Won by Laura M.
- Immunity
Flashback
The format: Chinese Zodiac Symbols
Jeff would recite a series of symbols to the Survivors. When the sequence was finished, the castaways must recite the sequence back to him in order using their answer cube. Every time someone answered wrong, they would be eliminated. In the end, the last person left presenting the right answer will win the challenge.
Won by Vytas
- Episode9
- Immunity
Pesky Palate
The format: Buggin' Out
Castaways would have to eat exotic dishes in which they must eat all of it in their mouth and show their empty tongues to finish, in which a certain number of fastest finishers would advance to the next round. The castaway that finishes all stages wins immunity.
Won by Monica
- Immunity
Balancing Point
With one hand they will balance a sword on a shield. With their other hand, they will stack (unevenly sided) coins on the handle of the sword. As the stack of coins gets higher, it will get more difficult to balance. When the stack becomes too high, the coins may fall and they will then be out of the challenge. The last person standing wins immunity.
Won by Katie
- Episode10
- 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.
Won by Tina
- Immunity + Reward
Back Splash
The format: Splash Back
Each contestant holds onto a rope while leaning out over the water and balancing on a small platform. At designated intervals, the contestants will be lowered, increasing the angle at which they hang over the water by moving their hands down the rope. Last person holding on wins the challenge.
Reward: Hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries and soda.
Won by Monica
- Episode11
- Duel
Block It Out
The format: Sea Crates
The castaways would bounce four blocks along a rope tunnel to retrieve them. The blocks would then need to be stacked so that one color didn't show more than once on each column. The first two castaways to solve their puzzle would remain in the game.
Won by Tina
- Immunity
Castaways hold on to a handle with a rope wrapped around it. At the end of the rope is a bucket that contains 25% of their body weight. As the challenge goes on, the rope will begin to unspool, making it harder to keep the bucket in the air. The last castaway remaining in the challenge will win individual immunity.
Won by Monica
- Episode12
- Duel
House of Cards
Each competitor has 150 wooden tiles. They must use the tiles to build an 8-foot-tall house of cards. The first two contestants to reach the target height wins. However, if after 30 minutes nobody has reached the target height, the contestants with the two tallest house of cards win the challenge.
Won by Tina
- Immunity + Reward
Ram-Ball On
Castaways must race to balance a ball on the top of a pole while maneuvering through a series of obstacles. Along the way, they would add another section of the pole, making it harder to balance the ball as they make their way through the course. After they got past the balance beam, they would have to untie knots to get to a table, where they would place the ball on it to retrieve a key, then using the key to unlock a chest of sandbags and shoot the sandbags at a series of bamboo targets. The first castaway to finish wins.
Reward: Ice-cream stand to be brought to camp for the afternoon.
Won by Gervase
- Episode13
- Duel
Jail Break
Locked in a makeshift jail cell, castaways must use sticks and rope to create a long pole to retrieve three keys. These keys are to be used to unlock three locks. The first two to open all three locks and get through their door stay alive.
Won by Tina
- Immunity + Reward
Pulled Up
The format: Strung Out
At the starting position, the castaways will dive into the water and ride along a buoy. After making it back to shore, the castaways will solve a puzzle of an eight-word Survivor phrase (You are going to have to dig deep).
Reward: A picnic lunch
Won by Ciera
- Episode14
- Duel
A Leg Up
Competitors must balance a ceramic vase on the end of a balance beam with one leg. When they can no longer take the pain or they lose their balance, their vase will drop and smash, eliminating them. The last person left wins and returns to the game.
Won by Tina
- Immunity
The castaways would pull on a rope attached to an unbalanced table to keep the table level. They would stand a wooden block on end and have to hold on to the rope to keep the block upright. They would then retrieve one of nine wooden blocks from three stations while keeping all the blocks on the table upright. Once the block was retrieved, the castaway would have to stack the block on the table and retrieve the other blocks. Should any of the blocks fall, the castaway would have to return to the table and re-stack the blocks. The first castaway to have all ten blocks standing for a three count would win.
Won by Tyson
- Immunity
Rise to It
The format: Out on a Limb
The castaways would race through an obstacle course and a water slide to retrieve six bags of puzzle pieces, two at a time. They would then use the pieces to solve a puzzle which would give them clues to solve a combination lock. The first castaway to unlock the combination lock and raise their flag would win.
Won by Tyson