Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X · Season 33
In the Arena
Every challenge Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X staged — who took immunity, who won reward, week by week.
24 challenges ran this season — 17 with immunity on the line and 11 for reward.
- Episode1
- Immunity + Reward
Got to Choose
The castaways must race under an obstacle and retrieve a war club. After completing the obstacle, they will have to maneuver through a rope tunnel. The tribes have the option of using a shortcut, thereby reducing the number of rope obstacles to cross. After this, the castaways must walk over a balance beam. The tribes can use a second shortcut to enlarge the beam, making it much easier to cross. The tribes will then carry a crate to the finish. Two members from each tribe will then have to solve a puzzle. If a tribe had used zero shortcuts, their puzzle will contain 50 pieces. If the tribe had used one shortcut, their puzzle will contain 60 pieces. If the tribe had used both shortcuts, their puzzle will contain 70 pieces. The first tribe to finish their puzzle wins.
Reward: Flint
Vanua wins
- Episode2
- Immunity + Reward
The Ocean
The format: Smash and Grab
One at a time, five members of each tribe must swim out to a web. They must climb the web and leap off and retrieve a key. They must then swim to a final platform to place their key. Once five keys have been collected, the tribe must unlock a cage containing a diving mask. One at a time, the four remaining members must dive into the ocean to collect hoops. Once all five hoops have been retrieved, those four members can begin throwing the hoops at targets. The first tribe to get a hoop around each of the five targets wins.
Reward: Tarp
Takali wins
- Episode3
- Immunity + Reward
Going Coconuts
The format: Challenge Pitch
Tribes will carry heavy bags containing coconuts and sandbags through an obstacle course. Then, one, by one, each tribe member will carry one bag while crossing over a balance beam. Once everyone is across, they must separate the coconuts from the sandbags, after which one tribe member will use the sandbags to clear a block puzzle off a table. Two other tribe members would then reassemble the dismantled puzzle. First pair to rebuild their puzzle wins the challenge for their tribe.
Reward: Comfort items such as hammocks, lounge chairs, and candles.
Vanua wins
- Episode4
- Reward
Water Slaughter
The format: By Any Means Necessary
Two members from each tribe will compete to retrieve a ring in the water. The first castaway to have one hand on the ring and the other on their goalpost scores a point. The first tribe to score three points wins.
Reward: Grill with meats, vegetables, and spices.
Takali wins
- Immunity
Angry Chair
Three tribemates, one at a time, raced through a series of obstacles to a chair, where five other tribemates used a pulley system to lift them across a vertical structure to retrieve ten puzzle pieces in numerical order. Once all thirty pieces were retrieved, the three retrievers used them to solve a word puzzle. The first tribe to do so wins.
Vanua wins
- Episode5
- Immunity
Holy Diver
The format: Dive Masters
One at a time, the castaways must dive in to retrieve five buoys. Each buoy is located deeper than the one before it. Once all five buoys have been retrieved, the tribes have a choice between immediately starting the tossing part of the challenge or lassoing the target in first. Lassoing will reduce the distance between the platform and the target basket by 6 feet, making the tossing easier. The first two tribes to toss all five buoys into the basket win immunity.
Ikabula & Takali win
- Episode6
- Reward
Blind Faith
The format: Blind Leading the Blind
Three members of each tribe are blindfolded, while a fourth will direct them through a course to retrieve a four bundles of puzzle pieces. Once all the pieces have been retrieved, the caller will direct one of the still blindfolded members to complete the puzzle. The first tribe to finish their puzzle wins.
Reward: Baked goods, ice tea, and milk for the first placers; chocolate chip cookies for the runners-up.Winners (in order of finish): Vanua and Ikabula
Ikabula & Vanua win
- Immunity
It's in the Bag
The format: Paddle Out
Two members of each tribe will race through a series of balance beams to retrieve three bags of coconuts each. A third member must the opened the bags to retrieve three billiard balls, and then join the last member to navigate the three balls through a labyrinth. The first two tribes to land all three balls at the end of the table win immunity.
Ikabula & Vanua win
- Episode7
- Reward
Matt Finish
Tribes must collect a bag of balls from an obstacle in the water, then shoot each ball through a net before attempting to land them on top of a narrow perch. The first two tribes to land all three balls on their perch win.
Reward: Reward: A chef will visit the winners' camp and cook for them a meal and dessert; kabobs for the runners-up.Winners (in order of finish): Vanua and Ikabula
Ikabula & Vanua win
- Immunity
Bail Out
The format: Losing Face
The castaways must throw coconuts into a basket; once enough coconuts were in the basket, a scale would tip releasing three two-digit numbers; one castaway would then use the numbers to solve a combination lock and unlock a slingshot. The castaways would then use the slingshot to launch sandbags at targets; the first two tribes to hit all five of their targets would win.Winner (in order of finish): Takali and Vanua
Takali & Vanua win
- Episode8
- Immunity
Fools in the Rain
The format: When It Rains, It Pours
Perched on a balance beam, the castaways will have both hands tethered to a handlebar connected to an overhead bucket of water. The castaway who holds on the longest without stepping off the beam or tipping their bucket wins.
Won by Will
- Episode9
- Reward
All Mixed Up
The format: Ladder Tree Golf
Each team will first complete an obstacle course before untying knots to retrieve a key from an elevated post. The key will unlock a box, allowing the team to drag it underneath a net to a mat. They will then use a machete to open the box and retrieve five bolas for the ladder toss. The first team to land all five bolas wins.
Reward: Trip to a poolside resort with a feast of burgers, fries, and cocktails
- Immunity
Bo Diddley
The format: Bow Diddley
Castaways must balance on a narrow beam, while balancing a ball on a rounded bow. At predetermined intervals, they would move one foot further down to a narrower part of the beam, while their other foot stayed on the previous portion, 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 Ken
- Episode10
- Reward
Ferryman
Castaways are randomly divided into two teams of five. They start on a platform in the water, then swim out to a raft and work together to use a rope to pull themselves and the raft to another platform. From that platform, they climb up a ladder, retrieve a key, and then slide down a pole into the water. They must then race the key to shore. Once a team has all five of their keys, they unlock a set of blocks. The blocks then need to be stacked, so there are no repeating colors on any side. The first team to finish wins.
Reward: Trip to a floating restaurant to with pizza, chicken wings, and beer, within viewing range of the camp, and letters from home.
- Immunity
With a 10 Ft Pole
The format: Over-Extended
Each castaway will stand on a narrow beam while pushing against a statue with a long pole, keeping it balanced on a stand. At regular intervals, they will move farther away from the statue, making it more difficult to balance. If at any point they fall off the beam or their statue drops, they are out of the challenge. The last person left standing wins.
Won by David
- Reward
Slither Me Timbers
The castaways are randomly divided into three teams of three. Their feet are tied together and their arms are bound to their sides. One at a time they must slither through the sand through a series of obstacles. Finally, they must work together to solve a snake puzzle. First team to finish wins.
Reward: Aerial tour of the local area, followed by a feast
- Immunity
Rusty Gates
The castaways will start behind a cage door, where they will maneuver a handle through a maze on the front of the door. Once their handle is free, they unlock the door and race to complete a slide puzzle. The first person to finish wins immunity.
Won by Jay
- Episode11
- Reward
Rope a Dope
The format: Around the Bend
The castaways will each be attached to a rope that is woven through a series of obstacles. The first one to reach the end wins.
Reward: Reward: Barbecue at camp with the their loved one.
Won by Jay
- Immunity
Push Me, Pull You
The castaways will each have two handles that they will use to keep tension on a steel bar. If at any point, they release the tension, the bar will drop and break a tile below them, which puts them out of the challenge. The last person left standing wins.
Won by Adam
- Episode12
- Immunity
Wizard's Staff
The format: The Home Stretch
The contestants must transport ten discs over a balance beam and then through a wire maze. After they had all ten discs at the finishing podium, they must roll the ten discs through a slot. The first person to land all ten discs in their compartment wins.
Won by Jay
- Immunity
Pinball Wizard
Castaways will have to roll a ball up a ramp and into a plinko board. While the ball is rolling down the plinko board, they must solve a puzzle, while keeping an eye on the ball. When the ball is close to the end of the plinko board, the castaways must grab the ball and roll it back up the board. If a castaway misses catching the ball, they must wait for the ball to roll down to the end of a gutter before they can roll the ball back up the ramp and return to solving their puzzle. The first castaway to complete the puzzle wins.
Won by Ken
- Episode13
- Immunity + Reward
Tower of Power
The format: The Obstacle Course
The castaways raced through an obstacle course while collecting a bag of puzzle pieces. Using the numbers on the pieces, they solved a combination lock to release a key that would unlock a second set of puzzle pieces to complete a hanging bat puzzle at the end. The first castaway to solve their puzzle wins.
Reward: Steak dinner with wine waiting for the winner at camp.
Won by David
- Immunity
Draw the Line
The format: Strung Out
The castaways moved a buoy through obstacles in the water. Upon reaching shore, they would transport the puzzle pieces across a teeter totter and then use the pieces to solve a word puzzle. The first person to correctly spell their phrase wins.
Won by Ken
- Immunity
Operation Balance Build
The castaways used a long pole to maneuver a wooden bowl through a metal rod structure; they would then balance the bowl on the top of the structure. The structure is mounted on a spring, so the structure would sway if the castaway touches the structure while maneuvering the bowl, possibly toppling the bowls from the top of the structure. The player with the most bowls after thirty minutes or the first to stack thirteen bowls on top won immunity.
Won by Ken
A record set here
18
the youngest immunity winner
At 18, Will Wahl won individual immunity in Millennials vs. Gen X — the only teenager ever to do it.