A Big Surprise... and Another

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A Big Surprise... and Another
Episode Information
Version	United States
Season	Thailand
Episode Number	12/15 (072)
Original Release	December 5, 2002
Viewership (in Millions)	21.50
Ratings/Share (18-49)	8.6/Unavailable
Episode Chronology
Previous	"The First 30 Days"
Next	"The Tides Are Turning"
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A Big Surprise... and Another is the twelfth episode of Survivor: Thailand.

Challenges

• Reward
• Immunity

Challenge: Thai Menu
The loved ones will compete against each other in a bug-eating contest. If a loved one does not want to cooperate, they will be disqualified from the challenge, going home without any hugs from their survivor. The last loved one to finish their food is eliminated. Last one standing wins. The win will be counted as a victory for their survivor.
Reward: The winning loved one will stay at the Chuay Jai camp for 24 hours.
Winner: Helen Glover

Challenge: Cube Crisis
Tied with their loved one, the survivors had to gather their own misshapen pieces from a nearby pile and fit the assorted, oversized pieces in such a way that they construct a colored cube. The first person to have successfully constructed their colored cube wins Immunity.
Winner: Ted Rogers, Jr.

Tribal Council

Tribal Council 11: Chuay Jai
Voted Against	Voter
File:S5 jake t.jpg Jake (5 votes)	File:S5 brian t.jpgFile:S5 clay t.jpg File:S5 helen t.jpgFile:S5 jan t.jpgFile:S5 ted t.jpg Brian, Clay, Helen, Jan, Ted
File:S5 jan t.jpg Jan (1 vote)	File:S5 jake t.jpg Jake
VOTED OFF: File:S5 jake bw.jpg Jake Billingsley

Voting Confessionals

Brian's vote was not revealed during his voting confessional.

“	(voting for Jake) Jake, let bygones be bygones. Look, we're too close of neighbors to be enemies.	”
—Clay Jordan

“	(voting for Jake) Positivity goes a long, long way, my friend. You need a bit more positivity in your life.	”
—Brian Heidik

Final Words

“	I'm almost 61. In fact, I'll be 61 here just real quick. So, I was kind of looking forward to a little retirement income, but you know what? When one door shuts, another always opens. And I had such a grand experience here. I'll go back home to Texas, and I'll be back with my Jenny, and I'll be the happiest little guy in the world.	”
—Jake Billingsley

Still in the Running

John 16th File:S5 john bw.jpg	Tanya 15th File:S5 tanya bw.jpg	Jed 14th File:S5 jed bw.jpg	Ghandia 13th File:S5 ghandia bw.jpg	Stephanie 12th File:S5 stephanie bw.jpg	Robb 11th File:S5 robb bw.jpg	Shii Ann 10th File:S5 shiiann bw.jpg	Erin 9th File:S5 erin bw.jpg
Ken 8th File:S5 ken bw.jpg	Penny 7th File:S5 penny bw.jpg	Jake 6th File:S5 jake bw.jpg	Brian Chuay Jai File:S5 brian t.jpg	Clay Chuay Jai File:S5 clay t.jpg	Helen Chuay Jai File:S5 helen t.jpg	Jan Chuay Jai File:S5 jan t.jpg	Ted Chuay Jai File:S5 ted t.jpg

Trivia

• This week's Reward Challenge is the first to have the loved ones compete in an exotic food challenge. This is also the first time the loved ones returned to aid the survivors at the Immunity Challenge.
• With Jake Billingsley's elimination, all the members of the Sook Jai tribe have been eliminated.
• Jake's vote for Jan Gentry was not revealed to the tribe.