Post by Jeff Probst on Oct 26, 2014 3:56:51 GMT
Tribal Council
Hello El Corontay and welcome back to Tribal Council.
As you already know this Tribal Council will work a bit differently. Ashley, Erica and Nadiya have been selected by the Alpha, Spencer, to not participate in this Tribal Council. Therefore they will not be voting and cannot be voted for. Instead, they will be competing in an Alpha Challenge (see below for instructions). The winner of this challenge will be immune at the next Tribal Council along with everyone else who survives this vote. The two losers will be the only people eligible to be voted out that round.
Let's get right to the questions.
Spencer - Congratulations on winning Immunity! You put in a huge effort and it definitely paid off with the amount of power you won as the Alpha. How badly do you feel you needed to win this one? What are the reasons behind the decision you made?
Carter and Rudy - It's been a tough road for the men in this game, but you've finally made up so ground, and going into the Final 6 there's a very good chance that you may be on an equal level with the women. Are these old tribal lines still a factor when you're voting, or has that shipped sailed a long time ago?
Gina and Jefra - Last round there was a large voting block that was responsible for taking out Allie, but due to this rounds twist, that block is fractured and there will only be five votes cast at this Tribal Council. Does this smaller number of votes increase or decrease the level of difficulty this round? Is there more or less of a chance of a blindside?
Everyone - What are your thoughts on the twist and how do you think its effects will impact the rest of the game?
The voting deadline is Sunday, October 26th at 11:00pm EST. If you do not vote by this time, you will receive a self-vote. As you already know, voting is to be done in your thread titled "Voting History" using the parchment below. Good luck!
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The Alpha's Challenge
Ashley, Erica and Nadiya, the three of you have been chosen by the Alpha, Spencer, to compete in this challenge. The winner will be safe from the next Tribal Council and secure a spot in the Final 6, the losers will be the only two options to be voted out at the Final 7 Tribal Council. There is a lot a stake with this challenge.
As you may remember this game started out with each Alpha selecting three tribe members to compete in the first challenge to compete against each other and prove their skills in three different areas: Puzzle, Speed and Popularity. You three have already proven your ability to be Popular by surviving until the Final 8, now you'll be competing in a throwback challenge to prove your skill in Puzzle and Speed.
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You will be ranked based on your results in both mini-challenges. The castaway with the highest average ranking will win Immunity. In the case of a tie, the castaway with the lowest total combined time for both portions of the challenge will win.
You are to complete these challenges in your confessional.
You have until Sunday, October 26th at 11:00pm EST to complete these challenges. Results will be revealed along with the voting results.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
Good luck!
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The Alpha's Challenge
Ashley, Erica and Nadiya, the three of you have been chosen by the Alpha, Spencer, to compete in this challenge. The winner will be safe from the next Tribal Council and secure a spot in the Final 6, the losers will be the only two options to be voted out at the Final 7 Tribal Council. There is a lot a stake with this challenge.
As you may remember this game started out with each Alpha selecting three tribe members to compete in the first challenge to compete against each other and prove their skills in three different areas: Puzzle, Speed and Popularity. You three have already proven your ability to be Popular by surviving until the Final 8, now you'll be competing in a throwback challenge to prove your skill in Puzzle and Speed.
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Puzzle
Each castaway will have to complete the following puzzle:
The castaway to finish it the fastest will win this mini-challenge.
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Speed
For this mini-challenge, you will be responsible for building 5 fires.
You will start by building the base for your fire. The base will be built by placing wood on the ground and the kindling on top of the wood. This will be done by alternating posting the following two images:
There is no necessary waiting time after placing the wood on the ground before placing the kindling on top of it. Once you have placed the kindling on the wood, you can start lighting the fire.
To light the fire you will have to strike the flint with the machete until it creates a spark. To do this you must post the word "STRIKE" 3 times within the same minute. The times for your posts would be like this:
Post #1: 10:00 - STRIKE
Post #2: 10:00 - STRIKE
Post #3: 10:00 - STRIKE
If you fail to post all three in the same minute, you must start again. Once you have created a spark, you will have to blow on it to create the flame. To do this you must post the word "BLOW" 3 times within the same minute. The times for your posts would be like this:
Post #1: 10:01 - BLOW
Post #2: 10:01 - BLOW
Post #3: 10:01 - BLOW
These actions must be completed in consecutive minutes, one after the other. If there is more than a minute between STRIKE posts and BLOW posts, the fire will not ignite. As well, if you fail to post all three in the same minute, you must start over from the beginning and strike the machete once again to get a spark. If you succeed at both creating a spark and achieving a flame, then you must post the following image:
Once this image is posted you have created a fire. You must do this 5 times, and the person that does this the fastest will win the mini-challenge.
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You will be ranked based on your results in both mini-challenges. The castaway with the highest average ranking will win Immunity. In the case of a tie, the castaway with the lowest total combined time for both portions of the challenge will win.
You are to complete these challenges in your confessional.
You have until Sunday, October 26th at 11:00pm EST to complete these challenges. Results will be revealed along with the voting results.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
Good luck!
I'm not really sure where that leaves me TBH. Right now I just kind of feel like someone falling from a tree, hoping to grab a branch before I fall. I think this vote will either end in me hitting the ground or catching a branch.
