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A Leg Up (also known as Free Will and Gimme One Step) is a recurring endurance challenge in Survivor.

Rules[]

Castaways must balance a ceramic vase on the end of a balance beam with one leg. When they can no longer take the pain or lose their balance, their vase will drop and shatter, eliminating them from the challenge. The last person with an intact vase would win. In Survivor 45, castaways balanced a ball instead of a vase on a circular platform.

History[]

United States[]

The challenge premiered as the final Redemption Island duel in Redemption Island. Grant Mattos dropped out first, followed later by Redemption Island champion, Matt Elrod. It came down to Andrea Boehlke and Mike Chiesl, with Mike being unable to keep his vase balanced, allowing Andrea to became the first woman to win a duel and re-enter the game.

The challenge reappeared in Blood vs. Water, as the final duel between Tina Wesson, Laura Morett, and Hayden Moss. Laura M. struggled throughout the challenge, though Hayden was the first out. Laura M. asked Tina to throw the challenge to her, but the latter said no. Laura M. dropped out second, giving Tina the win and allowing her to re-enter the game.

It reappeared as the final eight Reward Challenge in Kaôh Rōng. In a twist, the castaways would only have to outlast the castaways who have chosen the same type of reward as them. Joe del Campo dropped out quickly, allowing Julia Sokolowski to win her letter from home. Michele Fitzgerald was able to outlast Kyle Jason and Scot Pollard to win beer and a plate of food. Finally, Tai Trang outlasted Cydney Gillon and Aubry Bracco to win an advantage, which was later revealed to be an Extra Vote.

The challenge appeared as an Immunity Challenge for the first time at the final six of Survivor 45. Around 12 minutes in, only Austin Li Coon and Dee Valladares were left in the challenge. Dee ultimately outlasted Austin to win her second individual Immunity Challenge.

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In Immunity Island, the challenge appeared as a combined Reward/Immunity Challenge; as part of the Tied Destinies twist, the last person standing will also win reward and immunity for their partner. 20 minutes into the challenge, a gust of wind knocked over most of the remaining castaways, leaving Amy Eliason and Nicole Wilmans to battle it out for immunity. After 1 hour 30 minutes, Amy was taken out by a leg cramp, giving Nicole her first individual immunity win and also affording immunity to Nicole's partner Anela Majozi.

Winners[]

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Both times the challenge was used as a duel, it was the last duel of the season.
  • Tai Trang is the only man to win this challenge.

References[]

Recurring Challenges
A Bit Dinghy · A Bit Tipsy · A Crate Idea · A Leg Up · A Numbers Game · Air Raid · Angry Chair · Around the Bend · Back in Slack · Balancing Point · Ballin' A Jack · Barrel Bridge · Barrel of Monkeys · Basket Brawl · Better Homes and Island Living · Beyond the Wheel · Blind Leading the Blind · Blue Lagoon Bustle · Blue Plate Special · Boats, Brains & Brawn · Bone to Pick · Boulder Smash · Bow Diddley · Box Your Mind · Braille Maze · Broken China · Buggin' Out · Build It Up, Break It Down · Butch Cassidy · By Any Means Necessary · By the Numbers · Cage Against the Machine · Can't Buoy Me Love · Cannonball Run · Caught in the Web · Cell Block Sea · Challenge Pitch · Chief's Choice · Chimney Sweep · Chinese Zodiac Symbols · Cling Ons · Choose Your Weapon · Coconut Juice · Crate Escape · Crocodile Rock · Crosswalk · Cube Crisis · Dear Liza · Dive Masters · Dizzy Gillespie · Dizzy Miss Lizzy · Domino Effect · Draggin' the Dragon · Dragging the River · Drop A Log · Drum Roll · Dulcimer Stomp · End of the Line · EOC · Eve 6 · Fallen Comrades · Fast Fire · Faulty Towers · Fauxconut Bowling · Fire and Water · Fire Fighter · Fire Starter · Flips, Flops, & Flags · Float Your Boat · Floating Puzzle · Game of Bridge · Gatecrasher · Get a Grip · Get Barreled · Get Hooked · Get Your Goat · Gimme Three Steps · Great Escape Run · Hands on a Hard Idol · Hear About It Ladder · Hot Pursuit · House of Cards · House of the Holey · Idol Hands · Jail Break · Jump Shot · Jungle Relay · Kamikaze · Keel Hauling · Keep It Up · Keep on Your Toes · Kenny Log-Ins · Kicking and Screaming · Kitty Litter · Know Your Loved One · Ladder Tree Golf · Last Gasp · Letter Hunt · Lock, Load and Light · Lock Step · Log Jam · Losing Face · Mask Match · Matchmaker · Matt Finish · Mayan Pizza · Memory · Mud Pack · Mud Slide · Muddy Waters · New School · New Tribe Member · Nut Bucket · O-Black Water · Odd Shaped Bottoms · Operation Balance Build · Out on a Limb · Over-Extended · Paddle Battle · Paddle Out · Perch · Pilfering Pirates · Piranha Feast · Pole Dancing · Pot Head · Push Me, Pull You · Puzzle Dig · Q and A · Quest for Fire · Race to Shore · Ram-Ball On · Rescue Mission · Rice Race · Rise and Shrine · Rock Bottom · Rock n' Roll · Rock the Boat · Rod Screw-It · Roll With It · Roller Ball · Rung O Star · Running Down a Dream · Sacrificial Lamb · Schmergen Brawl · Sea Crates · Sea Legs · Sea Salvage · Shipwrecked · Shoot 'n' Shuffle · Shooting Gallery · Shoulder the Load · Simmotion · Slip, Slide & Score · Slither Me Timbers · Smash and Grab · Snag, Drag and Bag · Snake in the Grass · Snake Island Relay · SOS Signal · Spear-it Hunt · Spit It Out · Splash Back · Sprung a Leak · Squared Off · Squatty Probst · Stacked Up · Stairway to Heaven · Stairway to the Stars · Star Man · Station By Station · Step on Up · Stomp-ede · Strung Out · Sumo at Sea · Survivor Auction · Survivor History · Survivor Pentathlon · Survivor Quiz Show · Swahili Scramble · Swing Break · Tangled Up · Temple Transfer · The Ball Drop · The Cruel Sea · The Game is Afoot · The Gauntlet · The Home Stretch · The Maze · The Obstacle Course · This Much · Thrash, Splash & Bash · TLP O-Course · Tomb Raider · Total Recall · Troubled Water · Uncomfortably Numb · United We Stand · Vampire Bats · Vertically Challenged · Vertigo · Wall to Wall · Well Stacked · What-er Drag · When It Rains, It Pours · Wicker Flicker · Will It Go Round · Witch Hunt · Wrist Assured · Yank Your Hank · You Shook Me
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