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Chimney Sweep is a recurring endurance challenge on Survivor. It debuted in Survivor: Fiji and later re-appeared in Tocantins, Heroes vs. Villains, Redemption Island, Edge of Extinction, and Survivor 44.

Rules[]

The castaways would brace themselves with their arms between two walls while standing barefoot on two foot pegs. Every 15 minutes, the castaways would move down to smaller foot pegs. When the castaways reached the third set of foot pegs, they would try to remain on them as long as they could. The last castaway to remain on their pegs would win.

History[]

United States[]

This challenge debuted as the first individual Immunity Challenge of Fiji. After more than one hour, Yau-Man Chan became the last man standing by outlasting Boo Bernis, winning individual immunity.

J.T. Thomas won the challenge after a close fought battle with Coach Wade after over 50 minutes when it reappeared as the final five Immunity Challenge in Tocantins.

The challenge was modified as a tribal Reward Challenge in Heroes vs. Villains, where the Heroes and Villains competed in head-to-head matches. The Villains tribe won a feast at an Outback Steakhouse after winning this challenge over the Heroes tribe.

In Redemption Island, Matt Elrod won this Redemption Island duel against his Redemption Island opponent, Sarita White, allowing him to re-enter the game.

When it reappeared in Edge of Extinction, the challenge came down to Gavin Whitson and Lauren O'Connell after multiple successive dropouts. Over 50 minutes into the challenge, Lauren dropped, leaving Gavin as the winner.

The challenge reappeared in Survivor 44 as the final round of Eve 5 in which castaways first competed in pairs before competing in this challenge as individuals at the end. Brandon Cottom, Danny Massa, Kane Fritzler, and Lauren Harpe all reached the final round. Kane dropped first, followed by Brandon. Danny ultimately dropped during the final stage of the challenge, giving Lauren immunity.

Australia[]

The challenge was used as an individual Immunity Challenge at the final eight of Brains v Brawn. The Fire tribe was each given a rope to hold for balance, but the final three contestants, Emmett Pugh, Flick Palmateer, and Hayley Leake, made a deal to drop the rope to make the challenge harder for themselves. In the end, Hayley outlasted Flick after over two hours to win the challenge.

This challenge appeared as a team Reward Challenge in Heroes v Villains. Instead of the typical challenge setup, the members of the Fa'amolemole tribe competed in pairs, wrapping themselves around a high pole and progressively stepping down to lower, narrower footholds. The pair that lasted the longest together would win a KFC feast. Energized by the prospect of a fried chicken feast, George Mladenov and Hayley Leake outlasted Gerry Geltch and Shonee Bowtell to win the reward. They selected Gerry and Shonee to join them on the lunch.

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New Zealand[]

Winners[]

Episode Challenge Type Winners
Champions v Contenders (2019)
Episode 15
Individual Reward AUS6 abbey t
Abbey Holmes
Brains v Brawn
Episode 18
Individual Immunity AUS8 hayley t
Hayley Leake
Blood v Water
Episode 16
Individual Immunity AUS9 jordie t
Jordie Hansen
Heroes v Villains
Episode 16
Team Reward AUS10 george tAUS10 hayley t
George & Hayley

Episode Challenge Type Winners
Raja Ampat
Episode 7
Individual Immunity FRS13 teheiura t
Teheiura Teahui
Malaisie
Episode 12
Individual Immunity FRS15 bernard t
Bernard Deniaud
Johor
Episode 7
Individual Immunity FRS17 marc t
Marc Rambaud
L'Île au Trésor
Episode 8
Individual Immunity FRS19 candice t
Candice Boisson
Fidji
Episode 8
Individual Immunity FRS21 sebastien t
Sébastien Mériaux
L'Île des Héros
Episode 9
Individual Immunity FRS24 naoil t
Naoil Tita
Les Armes Secrètes
Episode 10
Individual Reward FRS26 jonathan t
Jonathan Julien
La Légende
Episode 13
Team Reward FRS27 claude tFRS27 jade tFRS27 phil t
Claude, Jade, Phil
Le Feu Sacré
Episode 10
Individual Immunity FRS29 Clémence t
Clémence Noquet

Episode Challenge Type Winners
Nicaragua
Episode 4
Tribal Immunity NZS1 barb tNZS1 georgia tNZS1 jak t
NZS1 lee tNZS1 mike tNZS1 nate tNZS1 shannon t
Hermosa

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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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