Survivor: Survivor 43 · Season 43
In the Arena
Every challenge Survivor: Survivor 43 staged — who took immunity, who won reward, week by week.
18 challenges ran this season — 14 with immunity on the line and 10 for reward.
- Episode1
- Reward
Crate Wide Open
The format: Jungle Relay
Two members of each tribe would race into the jungle for two wooden crates. When they have returned, two more members would race into the ocean to pull a boat containing more crates back to shore. Once the boat is clipped in, the last two members will use the crates to form a cube. Once completed, one person will climb the cube, using a bamboo pole to remove a flint on a ring from a slanted pole. The first tribe to retrieve their flint wins reward.
Reward: Pot, machete, and flint
Vesi wins
- Immunity
Freedom of Choice
The format: Paddle Out
The tribes will crawl through a mud obstacle, then search through a pile of wood chips for a bag of balls. One person will dig under a log to the other side, where they will use a machete to release a ramp. They will then work together to climb up the ramp, then cross a three-tier balance beam. Once across the beam, they must untie knots to make the balance beam wider for the rest of the tribe to cross. They will then slide down a second ramp, where they will then choose one of three table mazes. The first tribe will choose one of three mazes (between an obstacle maze, a rail maze, and a labyrinth), the second will choose one of the two remaining mazes, and the last will take the one left over. The first two tribes to get all three balls into a slot wins.
Coco & Vesi win
- Episode2
- Immunity + Reward
Serpent Turf
The format: Cell Block Sea
Tribes must race out into the water and swim over to their respective bamboo cage. Once the entire tribe has arrived, each person must climb up and over the cage wall into the water. They must then retrieve a long and heavy snake and bring it back to shore, then drag it under an obstacle before setting the snake on a table. The tribes must then retrieve six number tiles from inside the snake, which will be used to solve a number combination lock. Solving the combination lock frees a bag containing one last puzzle piece, which they will use to solve a puzzle depicting the season logo. The first two tribes to solve the puzzle win.
Reward: Fishing kit.Winners (in order of finish): Baka and Coco
Baka & Coco win
- Episode3
- Immunity + Reward
Turtle Head
The format: Dive Masters
One person at a time will leap off a platform into the water. They will climb a stack of crates and dive back into the water to retrieve a key attached to a buoy. Once they reach the last platform with the key, the next person goes. Once all three keys are collected, the two remaining tribe members will unlock and solve a sea turtle puzzle. The first two tribes to solve the puzzle win.
Reward: A toolkit and a basket of fruitWinners (in order of finish): Baka and Coco
Baka & Coco win
- Episode4
- Reward
Walk Around
The format: Get Barreled
One from each tribe starts by using sandbags to knock blocks off a high ledge. Once all the blocks are down, the same person uses two of the blocks to walk over the sand to the finish platform. They can only use their feet to move the blocks. Once across, the three remaining tribe members must each land a sandbag on one of the three hanging discs. The first tribe to land all their bags wins reward.
Reward: Ten fish and the right to raid one of the other tribe camps
Vesi wins
- Immunity
Brain Stew
Tribes start by pushing heavy sandbags off three separate tables while looking for a key hidden underneath. Once the key is found, they will use it to unlock a net, which they will crawl under while dragging four bags containing puzzle pieces with them. Once through, two people will use the puzzle pieces to form a vertical square. After the square is completed, the tribes will take it apart and carry the pieces up a cargo net to the top of a tower, where they will rearrange the pieces to form a vertical triangle. The first two tribes to complete their triangle win.
Baka & Vesi win
- Episode5
- Immunity + Reward
EOC
Castaways must race through a series of obstacles based on the four elements while tethered together to complete a final objective. The first tribe or team to complete that objective wins.
Reward: TarpsWinners (in order of finish): Vesi and Baka
Baka & Vesi win
- Episode6
- Immunity + Reward
No Quarter
The format: A Crate Idea
Each team will remove debris to uncover a sled. They will drag this sled to two stations to retrieve a total of six wooden crates. They will then use these crates to build a staircase, which one member will climb to retrieve a key. The members will then race up a warped wall. At the top, the team will use a key to unlock a set of puzzle pieces, which they will use to solve a jigsaw puzzle to spell the phrase EARNING YOUR SPOT AT EVERY STAGE. The first team to finish their puzzle wins.
Reward: Merge feast
- Episode7
- Immunity
Eve 6
Before the challenge, the twelve castaways paired themselves up into six teams. One at a time, each team member would traverse through a twisted net crawl. They will then dig up a bundle of planks. The first four pairs to retrieve their planks and plant a flag at their mat would proceed to the next stage. At the next stage, each team will carry their planks and race up a cargo net to a platform. Once there, they will use their planks to cross a rope bridge. The first two pairs to cross the rope bridge with their planks will proceed to the final stage. In the final stage, the pairs disbanded and each player competed individually, holding on to a handle with a rope wrapped around it. At the end of the rope is a bucket that contains 20% of the contestant's body weight before the game began. If the castaway let go of the handle, the bucket would drop, eliminating them. The last castaway remaining in the challenge wins.
Won by Gabler
- Episode8
- Immunity
Over-Extended
Castaways must place a big ball upon a platform connected to the pole which they are holding. At regular intervals, they will add another section of pole, making it harder to balance. If the ball falls off, that person is eliminated. The last person with their ball on top of the pole wins.
Won by Owen
- Episode9
- Immunity + Reward
Crocodile Rock
Divided into two teams of five, castaways must pull up on a bar 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 from each team wins.
Reward: Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and the right for their team to vote second.
- Episode10
- Reward
Put a Ring on It
The format: 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. The first person to solve their puzzle wins.
Reward: Overnight stay at the Survivor sanctuary with pizza, desserts, and letters from home.
Won by Noelle
- Immunity
Teeter Tower
The format: House of Cards
The castaways will use one hand to hold on to a rope to steady a balancing board. With the other hand, they will build a house of cards with wooden tiles on one end of the balancing board. The first castaway to build a house of cards tall enough to reach the finish mark wins.
Won by Cassidy
- Episode11
- Immunity
The players must swim under a steel grate and stay above the water. As the tide rises, players will run out of breathing room. If the fear of drowning is too much, that person can bail out. The last person still under the grate wins the challenge.
Won by Karla
- Episode12
- Reward
Roll with It
One castaway would be strapped into a wooden spherical cage and would have to guide two blindfolded teammates in maneuvering the cage through a series of obstacles to a labyrinth-like table maze at the end of the course. The castaway inside the cage must guide their blindfolded teammates in solving the table maze. The first team to finish the table maze wins.
Reward: A visit to the Survivor sanctuary with iced coffee and an assortment of pastries.
- Immunity
Battle of Evermore
The format: The Obstacle Course
The castaways must race through an obstacle course while collecting a bag of number tiles. Using the number tiles, they must solve a combination lock to release a key. Afterwards, they must crawl under a net and race up a ramp. At the top, they would use the key to unlock a basket of puzzle pieces, which they must use to piece together a hanging bat puzzle. The first castaway to finish their puzzle wins.
Won by Cassidy
- Episode13
- Immunity + Reward
Draw the Line
The format: Strung Out
Castaways moved a buoy through obstacles in the water. Upon reaching shore, they transported puzzle pieces across a teeter totter and then used the pieces to solve a word puzzle. The first person to spell You Cannot Hide in a Dangerous Game wins.
Reward: Steak with veggies, bread and wine.
Won by Owen
- Immunity
Operation Balance Build
The castaways have to attach a small wooden bowl to a prong at the end of a long pole to maneuver it through a metal structure. The structure is mounted on a spring in order to increase the difficulty. Once they have maneuvered the bowl through the structure, they have to sit it at the top. The first castaway to stack all fifteen bowls on top each other wins.
Won by Cassidy