Survivor: Island of the Idols · Season 39
In the Arena
Every challenge Survivor: Island of the Idols staged — who took immunity, who won reward, week by week.
21 challenges ran this season — 15 with immunity on the line and 12 for reward.
- Episode1
- Immunity + Reward
Tower of Equality
The format: Rise and Shrine
Each tribe must climb up a net and go down a slide. One member must then use a grappling hook to lower a bridge. After crossing the bridge, each tribe must then climb up a tower and solve a village puzzle. The first tribe to solve their puzzle wins.
Reward: Flint
Vokai wins
- Episode2
- Immunity + Reward
Rung O Star
Six members of each tribe must swim to the ocean floor to release a ladder. They must then prop the ladder to allow one member to climb up and unhook a bag containing three balls. The last three members must then throw each ball on a board and land it on one of three targets. The first tribe to land a ball on all three targets wins.
Reward: A cooking kit and spices
Lairo wins
- Episode3
- Immunity + Reward
Beam Me Up
One member from each tribe must swim to a net to retrieve a key before the next six members can swim to and climb up a teeter-totter. Once up there, the tribes must maintain their balance, with the last person up the teeter-totter being required to grab a bag on each side. They must then use the key to unlock the remaining puzzle pieces inside a crate, which the last two members must use to solve a fish puzzle. The first tribe to solve their puzzle wins.
Reward: Comfort items and a tarp
Vokai wins
- Episode4
- Immunity + Reward
Ow Pairs
The format: Blind Leading the Blind
One person from each tribe will be the caller, while the rest of the tribe is blindfolded. The caller, using only verbal commands, must lead three pairs of tribemates to three bags containing keys. Once they have all three bags, the caller will lead their still blindfolded tribemates to a puzzle station, use the keys to open a chest containing puzzle pieces, and lead the last blindfolded member in solving the puzzle. The first tribe to solve their puzzle wins.
Reward: Baked goods and caffeinated beverages[2]
Vokai wins
- Episode5
- Reward
Headlong Flight
The format: Slither Me Timbers
The castaways' feet are tied together and their arms are bound to their sides. Tethered into three pairs of two, they must slither through the sand to make it across the finish line. Once the last pair is across, the two untethered members must solve a fire-shaped puzzle.
Reward: Fajita meal provided by Applebee's, including desserts and drinks.
Vokai wins
- Immunity
Discography
The format: Hear About It Ladder
Four castaways from each tribe must swim out to a giant ladder jutting out over the water, climb it, leap into the water, and dive down to retrieve buoys. They must then maneuver the buoys across a set of balance beams. The last four members must then use the buoys to score three baskets. The first tribe to score three baskets wins.
Vokai wins
- Episode6
- Reward
Heroes End
The format: Losing Face
Six members of each tribe will have to transport a sled loaded with sandbags and one rider down a track and through a series of obstacles. On the way, the rider must retrieve a key, use it to unlock a slingshot, then use the slingshot to knock down three targets. The first tribe to knock down all three targets wins.
Reward: Chickens
Vokai wins
- Immunity
Cage Against the Machine
Tribes must dig under a bamboo cage, then transport it along an obstacle course while collecting five balls. Once they finish the course, they must then throw the balls into five targets. The first tribe to get a ball in all five targets wins.
Lairo wins
- Episode7
- Reward
(No Title)
The format: Flips, Flops, and Flags
Press photos reveal that there was an unaired Reward Challenge that the tribes competed in on Day 17. The tribes must go over a net, then roll a large wooden cube under an elevated support, where one member of each tribe must climb up the cube to retrieve a key. The tribes must then use the key to unlock a box containing sandbags, that they land on five elevated platforms to win. The first to finish wins.
Reward: Pizza
Vokai wins
- Immunity
Faulty Towers
Three members of each tribe must toss coconuts into a basket to make the basket heavier, triggering a tower of 20 large puzzle pieces to collapse. The other four members must then use the heavy pieces to solve the puzzle that reveals the season's logo.
Vokai wins
- Episode8
- Immunity
Pegs over Easy
The format: Roller Ball
Castaways must balance three balls on an inclined table. Every time they lower the table, a device will lock the table into a new position, making it more difficult to balance the ball. The last person with at least one ball still on their table wins.
Won by Aaron
- Reward
(No Title)
The format: When It Rains, It Pours
Six members in each team must hold up several sandbags. Every 5–10 minutes, one member must drop out and their sandbag must be carried by another member. The first person to drop a sandbag loses for their team.
Reward: Cheeseburgers, cookies, peanut butter, and beer.
- Immunity
I Hold On
The format: Splash Back
Castaways will stand on a log, placed at the end of the platform with their arms behind them grabbing onto a handle. At certain times, host Jeff Probst will turn a crank, which uncoils the rope, which lowers the castaways and sends them closer to the water. When a castaway falls into the water, they are out of the challenge. The last male and the last female standing both win.
Won by Aaron
- Episode9
- Immunity + Reward
We Will Go Round
The format: Will It Go Round
Divided into two teams, one of six and one of five, the castaways must keep a ball spinning within a wheel as they stand on individual balance beams. At regular intervals, the castaways will be made to step forward onto narrower parts of the beam. If at any point their ball drops, the castaway loses the challenge. The last castaway from each team with a spinning ball wins, and the last person standing overall wins reward for their team.
Reward: Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and the right for their team to vote second
- Episode10
- Immunity
Crocodile Rock
Castaways must push up on a bar, with which they will try to keep a ball wedged between a set of jaws. If they release the bar, the lower jaw will fall, causing their ball to fall out. Once their ball falls, they are out. The last person remaining wins.
Won by Noura
- Episode11
- Reward
Full Tilt Affair
The format: Get Barreled
Tethered in pairs, castaways must race across a series of obstacles while untying and grabbing a sandbag along the way. They must then attempt to land the sandbag on a narrow disc. The first pair to land their sandbag on their disc wins.
Reward: A feast with their loved ones
- Immunity
Ballin' a Jack
Castaways must stand on a small block while stabilizing a ball against an overhanging piece of wood. If at any point they lose their concentration or their balance, the ball will drop and they are then out of the challenge. The last person left standing wins.
Won by Lauren
- Episode12
- Reward
(No Title)
Castaways would climb the top of a net tower, where they would need to untie several bags containing balls or bean bags and coconuts. They would then take these bags through an obstacle course. At the end of the course, they would toss their balls or bean bags to knock over a pyramid of blocks. The first person to knock down all of their blocks wins.
Reward: A trip to a spa.
Won by Tommy
- Immunity
Dizzy Miss Lizzy
Castaways must spin to unravel a coil of rope, then make their way across a series of obstacles to collect one puzzle piece. They must then use the puzzle piece to solve a word puzzle (This game will mess with your mind). The first person to solve their puzzle wins.
Won by Dean
- Episode13
- Immunity + Reward
Born
The format: Gimme Three Steps
to RungCastaways must retrieve rope rungs which they must then use to create a rope ladder. On the second level of the tower, they must maneuver a bag of balls on a ladder puzzle and climb up to the top level. Once at the top, they must land two balls on a table maze. The first person to land both of their balls wins.
Reward: Steak dinner with salad and vegetarian options
Won by Dean
- Immunity
You Shook Me
The castaways must stack letter blocks on a wobbly platform. The first person to spell Island of the Idols without any upside-down letters and lock in their mechanism wins.
Won by Noura