Survivor: Survivor 47 · Season 47
In the Arena
Every challenge Survivor: Survivor 47 staged — who took immunity, who won reward, week by week.
21 challenges ran this season — 15 with immunity on the line and 13 for reward.
- Episode1
- Reward
Kang Sera Sera
The format: Jungle Relay
Contestants must run out into the jungle and complete a series of tasks with a partner or alone. Then, one final task awaits either the entire tribe or another pair. The first tribe to finish their tasks would win.
Reward: Pot, machete, and flint
Gata wins
- Reward
Fight for Supplies
One representative of each tribe will face off in a scavenger hunt through the jungle, where they will use a series of clues to find three keys. Once they have retrieved all three of their keys, they will race into the water to find a fourth key. The first person to take the final key wins for their tribe.
Reward: Pot, machete, and flint
Won by TK
- Immunity + Reward
Under Pressure
The format: Boats, Brains and Brawn
Tribes would paddle a boat out into the water and around a flag before collecting a series of items, either crates or oars, in a zigzag path going back to shore. Once all the items are collected, they would be used to solve a puzzle. The first tribe to finish the puzzle wins.
Reward: Toolkit
Lavo & Tuku win
- Episode2
- Immunity + Reward
Rice Race
Starting in the water, tribes will swim to a platform where they will retrieve a bag of rice. They will then have to get the bag of rice through a net obstacle before returning to shore. One tribe member will then release a key, which they will use to open a gate for the tribe to cross. One tribe member will then use a knife to open the bag of rice to retrieve one ball. Three tribe members will then work together using ropes to guide the ball through a snake maze. The first two tribes to land their ball in the hole at the end of the snake maze win.
Reward: Fishing gear
Gata & Lavo win
- Episode3
- Immunity + Reward
Seahorse with No Name
The format: O-Black Water
Each tribe will send one member out to swim to a tower, climb it, and jump off of it into the water. They will then swim to and cross a balance beam before swimming to the final platform. The four remaining tribe members will then run the course in two pairs. Once all five members have reached the final platform, two tribe members will solve a seahorse jigsaw puzzle. The first two tribes to complete their puzzle win.
Reward: Tarp
Gata & Tuku win
- Episode4
- Immunity + Reward
Stage Presence
The format: Flips, Flops, and Flags
Tribes must push a large timber cube to a station where one member will use blocks to build a goalpost, through which they must throw sandbags and land them on a barrel. Once two sandbags have been landed, the tribe will proceed to a puzzle station. One member must then use the keys to unlock the puzzle platform, allowing two members to solve a fire jigsaw puzzle. The first two tribes to complete their puzzle win.
Reward: Three hens (first-place); six eggs (second-place)
Gata & Tuku win
- Episode5
- Reward
Climb Mate Change
The format: Rise and Shrine
Before the challenge, the tribes will be temporarily disbanded, with the remaining 14 castaways spread across two teams of seven. Players will crawl under an obstacle to untie a bag from the obstacle. Once all seven members have retrieved a bag, the team will work to release a ladder, which members will climb to release five bags from a post, each containing a ball. Five members must then each toss and land a ball in a receptacle, with each member having to start further from the target than the person before them. The first team to land all five balls wins.
Reward: A trip to the Survivor Sanctuary where the winning team will enjoy a barbecue feast.
Tuku wins
- Immunity
Drag Race
The format: Challenge Pitch
Each tribe will race to a post, where one member will use a knife on a stick to cut through a rope. This will release coconuts, which the tribe will collect in a net, which they will then drag to a puzzle station. The tribe will then use the coconuts to knock down a block puzzle. Once the puzzle has been demolished, the tribe will race to reassemble it. The first two tribes to complete their puzzle win.
Lavo & Tuku win
- Episode6
- Reward
Feel the Earn
The format: Snag, Drag and Bag
Castaways would race to collect bags of balls with a grappling hook. Once the bags are retrieved, they would use one ball and place it in a table maze. The first person to solve the maze would win.
Reward: A feast and eligibility to compete in the Immunity Challenge.
- 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.
Gata wins
- Episode7
- Immunity + Reward
Audio Slave
The format: Over-Extended
Divided into two teams of six, each castaway will stand on a narrow balance beam while holding up a boom pole over their head with a ball balancing on a disc at the end of the pole. At regular intervals, the castaways will step forward to a narrower part of the beam. If they fall off the beam or their ball drops, they are out of the challenge. The team that outlasts every member of the other team wins reward and team immunity; the person who lasts the longest on the losing team wins individual immunity.
Reward: Baby back ribs, potato salad, corn on the cob, beer, and soft drinks
- Episode8
- Immunity
Each castaway will hold on to a handle with a rope wrapped around it, connected to a bucket that contains 25% of their body weight before the game began. When they let go of the handle, the bucket would drop, eliminating them. The last man and woman remaining in the challenge win.
Won by Kyle
- Episode9
- Immunity + Reward
Pairy Feral
The format: Eve 6
Before the challenge, the ten castaways paired themselves up into five teams. One at a time, each team member would crawl under an obstacle. They will then dig up a bundle of planks. The first three pairs to retrieve their planks would proceed to the next stage. At the next stage, each team will use their planks to solve a staircase puzzle. After climbing the staircase, they will race across a balance beam. The first two pairs to cross the balance beam and slide down to the finish mat will proceed to the final stage. In the final stage, the pairs disbanded and each player competed individually. They would brace themselves with their arms between two walls while standing barefoot on two footholds. Every 15 minutes, the castaways would move down to smaller footholds. When the castaways reached the fourth set of footholds, they would try to remain on them as long as they could. The last castaway still standing on the footholds wins.
Reward: BLT sandwiches
Won by Gabe
- Episode10
- Reward
Slither Me
The format: 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 and push a ball over a series of mounds. Once all three balls have been retrieved, each member will push a ball across a long table, landing it in a receptacle at the end. The first team to land all three balls wins.
Reward: A visit to the Sanctuary where the winners would enjoy wraps, salad, and cake
- Immunity
Rollerball
The format: Roller Ball
Each castaway would have to stand on a small wooden log while balancing a ball on a wooden disk. At regular intervals, a ball would be added until each castaway would be balancing three balls. Should any of their balls fall off the disk or if they step off the log, the castaway would be out of the challenge. The last castaway to not drop a ball or step off the log would win.
Won by Kyle
- Episode11
- Immunity
The castaways must stack letter blocks in a tower on a wobbly platform. Simultaneously, they must pull on a rope to keep the platform balanced while retrieving their blocks. The first castaway to stack their blocks to spell IMMUNITY and return to the starting position wins.
Won by Rachel
- Episode12
- Reward
Matt Finish
Castaways must race across a series of obstacles, collecting a bag of balls along the way. They must then attempt to land each ball on a narrow overhead perch, where one part of the perch is higher than the other. The first person to land two balls on the perch wins.
Reward: Pizza, pasta, margaritas, letters from home, and an overnight stay at the Survivor Sanctuary
Won by Sam
- Immunity
Wizard's Staff
The castaways will first carry a ball on a pole over a teetering balance beam. They will then drop the pole and pick up a long pole with two blocks on each end; by maneuvering the pole through a wire maze, they will use the blocks to push two skulls across a long table. Once the skulls are free, the castaway will roll balls down to the end of a wooden board, attempting to land balls in any of five slots on the board. The first person to land three balls wins.
Won by Rachel
- Episode13
- Immunity + Reward
Chasing Waterfalls
The format: Strung Out
Throughout the numerous variations of this challenge, the primary goal involves moving an object (a tiki segment in Vanuatu, puzzle pieces in Heroes vs. Villains, or buoys) through a rope and across a series of obstacles to a finish. At the end, each team or each individual castaway may have to perform a secondary task (e.g. a puzzle or landing buoys in a hoop) to complete the challenge.
Reward: Steak and cheesecake at the Survivor Sanctuary
Won by Genevieve
- Immunity
Starting in the ocean, the castaways must swim to shore, dig under a log, and get to a wobbly beam. Then, while standing on the beam, castaways must use a long fork to stack six sets of balls between stands on a free-standing structure. The first castaway to complete their stack wins.
Won by Rachel
- Episode14
- Immunity
Suzi Quatro
The format: The Obstacle Course
Castaways must race through a series of physical and mental obstacles. The first tribe, team, or individual to complete the course wins.
Won by Rachel