Fast Fire (also known as Light It Up, Virtues of Fire, Light My Fire, The Torch, Fired Up, Fire and Flint, Fire Fight, and Flint) is a recurring challenge of Survivor.
Up until Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers, it was also the tiebreaker challenge in case of a 2-2 tie at the final four Tribal Council. For instances of this usage, see the Tiebreaker page. Since that season, it has been used at the final four Tribal Council every time to determine the Final Three.
Rules[]
Given an ample amount of fire-making essentials, contestants are to make a flame high enough to burn through a rope, raising a flag (in some cases, light a torch). First player to do so wins the challenge.
History[]
United States[]
In Survivor: Borneo, the castaways had to collect driftwood from the ocean, light a torch, and start a fire high enough to burn through a rope. Gervase's torch repeatedly douses out while Richard won immunity easily.
In Survivor: Africa, the castaways must create fire using a magnifying glass. Kim P. is first to start a fire with Lex and Frank not far behind. As all three continue to gather more materials, one of Frank's branches touches his wick which, despite breaking it to raise his flag, disqualifies him from the challenge. Soon, other flames ignite. Kim P. tearfully panics as she tries to build her flame. In the end, Lex's fire burns his wick and raises his flag winning him immunity.
In Survivor: Marquesas, the players must race to gather firewood to place under a wok filled with oil and popcorn kernels. Using flint and steel, they then had to build a fire hot enough to boil the oil and pop the kernels. Once the kernels start popping, they must transfer the fire to the bottom of a station and build it to ignite a pyre at the top. The first to ignite their pyre wins. With other players struggling with their flint and steel and despite being second after Vecepia to start his fire, Robert is the first to get his popcorn popping. Wasting no time, Robert transfers his fire to his station where he continues to build it. Vecepia is next to pop her corn and quickly tries to catch up, but Robert's fire quickly builds high enough to light the pyre at the top of his station, winning him individual immunity.
In Survivor: The Amazon, the challenge was used for the first time as a tribal Reward Challenge. Each tribe had four ropes attached to a 30-foot tower. Each rope was attached to a fire-making station. The tribes must gather enough firewood in order to build a fire high enough to burn through all four ropes. Each time a rope is burned, a portion of a banner at the top of the tower was released. The first tribe to burn through all four ropes and release their banner won reward. Jaburu took an early lead, however Tambaqui managed to pull ahead by huddling over the fire pits and win.
In Survivor: Gabon, this was the first Immunity Challenge after the merge. Susie and Sugar were the only two castaways to get a fire started during the Immunity Challenge, with Susie being the first to burn through her rope to win individual immunity.
Australia[]
In Australian Survivor, the Jail Break challenge is usually combined with Fast Fire to form a single challenge named Breakout. This variant debuted in Australian Survivor (2016) as the season's sixth tribal Immunity Challenge. Saanapu and Aganoa won the challenge, sending Vavau to their second Tribal Council.
In Australian Survivor: All Stars, the challenge appeared as the first of two re-entry duels for the inhabitants of Exile Beach. Each of the six players raced to retrieve a piece of flint outside their cell, after which they would race to start building a fire. Cheered on from the sidelines by her Mokuta Alliance, Moana Hope was the first to retrieve her flint and burn through her rope, winning the challenge before anyone else had retrieved their flint. The challenge then came down to Brooke Jowett and Zach Kozyrski, who were evenly matched heading into the fire-making challenge. Ultimately, it was Brooke that won out, earning her way back into the game.
The challenge appeared as an individual challenge in Heroes v Villains. After losing the Immunity Challenge on Day 15, the Villains were sent to Tribal Council, where it was revealed that individual immunity was up for grabs. Simon Mee was the only person to complete the Jail Break portion of the challenge. Facing little competition, he managed to build his fire first to win the Immunity Necklace and save himself from certain elimination at the hands of the Spice Girls, thereby setting into motion a series of events that would lead to one of the most chaotic Tribal Councils in franchise history.
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South Africa[]
In Champions, the tribe captains Corné Krige and Mark Fish were instructed to send their two weakest members on a mission. At the "mission", Selatan's David de Wet and Shona Macdonald and Utara's Buhle Madlala and Sonette Myburgh were told that they would be competing for a fire-starting kit. The challenge involved digging in the sandpit for a chain, which when pulled out would unveil a flint and knife. The pairs would then race to build a fire to light a torch, which in turn will be used to light a fire circle. Although Selatan had the lead, David's unhelpful interference smothered Shona's attempts to start a fire, allowing Utara to light their torch first and claim the victory.
Like in Champions, in Immunity Island, the two tribes had to nominate one ambassador to represent them on a challenge to win fire-making essentials. Vuna nominated Chappies Chapman, while Zamba nominated Jason Brookstein. Chappies defeated Jason in the fire-making challenge and won a fire-making kit and dry wood for Vuna.
Sweden[]
Winners[]
| Episode | Challenge Type | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Borneo "Crack in the Alliance" |
Individual Immunity |  Richard Hatch |
| Africa "Dinner, Movie and a Betrayal" |
Individual Immunity |  Lex van den Berghe |
| Marquesas "The Princess" |
Individual Immunity |  Robert DeCanio |
| The Amazon "Trapped" |
Tribal Reward |       Tambaqui |
| Gabon "The Brains Behind Everything" |
Individual Immunity |  Susie Smith |
| Episode | Challenge Type | Winners | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Survivor (2016) Episode 6 |
Tribal Immunity |       Saanapu | |
      Aganoa | |||
| Australian Survivor (2017) Episode 1 |
Tribal Reward (Hero Challenge) |
            Asaga | |
| All Stars Episode 18 |
Exile Beach Duel |  Moana Hope |
 Brooke Jowett |
| Heroes v Villains Episode 7 |
Individual Immunity |  Simon Mee | |
| Episode | Challenge Type | Winners | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les Aventuriers Episode 10 |
Individual Immunity |  Gilles Nicolet | |
| Nicoya Episode 11 |
Individual Immunity |
 Nicolas Roy | |
| Les Armes Secrètes Episode 1 |
Team Reward |   Candice & Hervé | |
  Aurélien & Laëtitia | |||
| Le Feu Sacré Episode 4 |
Individual Reward (Sudden-Death Challenge) |
 Gilles De Baere | |
| Episode | Challenge Type | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand Episode 2 |
Individual Reward (Outpost Duel) |
 Tess Fahey |
| Episode | Challenge Type | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Panama Episode 11 |
Individual Immunity |  Gareth Tjasink |
| Maldives Episode 13 |
Individual Immunity |  Bonnie Henna |
| Champions Episode 2 |
Tribal Reward (Hero Challenge) |
           Utara |
| Philippines Episode 1 |
Tribal Reward/Immunity |          Mindanao |
| Immunity Island "Nothing Unites Like a Common Enemy" |
Tribal Reward (Hero Challenge) |
          Vuna |
| Episode | Challenge Type | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| Robinson 2023 Episode 5 |
Tribal Reward |          North Team (Robinson 2023) |
| Robinson 2023 Episode 16 |
Duel |  Zeki Demir |
| Robinson 2023 Episode 21 |
Duel | Zeki Demir |
| Robinson 2023 Episode 26 |
Duel | Zeki Demir |
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Trivia[]
- When used as an individual challenge, it has only been used for immunity.
- Susie Smith is the only woman to win this challenge.
- Richard Hatch is the only person to win the challenge without ever being on a blue tribe.