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He's a Ball of Goo! is the fifth episode of Survivor: Micronesia.

Story[]

Day 12[]

Day 13[]

On Day 13, a tribe switch occurred, mixing the Fans and Favorites. The new tribes were:

 Natalie
Airai
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 Ozzy
Malakal
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 James
Airai
S16 james t
 Joel
Malakal
S16 joel t
 Alexis
Airai
S16 alexis t
 Amanda
Malakal
S16 amanda t
 Jonathan
Airai
S16 jonathan t
 Erik
Malakal
S16 erik t
 Jason
Airai
S16 jason t
 Ami
Malakal
S16 ami t
 Parvati
Airai
S16 parvati t
 Tracy
Malakal
S16 tracy t
 Kathy
Airai
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 Cirie
Malakal
S16 cirie t
 Eliza
Airai
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 Chet
Malakal
S16 chet t

Day 14[]

On Day 14, the Favorites at Airai took charge and fixed the tribe's camp site by moving it further inland and building a new shelter. While Airai fell far behind during the rock throwing stage of the Immunity Challenge, they caught up during the puzzle assembly stage and won Tribal Immunity. Joel and Erik approached the Favorites of Malakal about voting out who they perceived as the weakest members: Chet, Cirie, and Tracy. Overhearing this, Cirie took Chet and Tracy aside and they decided to vote Joel out. Cirie told Amanda and Ozzy that it would be better to vote out Joel instead of Chet as Joel was the bigger threat longer term through the game, and that Chet could be used as a pawn for future strategic votes. Cirie also expressed discomfort that if the weaker members of the tribe were to be voted out, she would be voted off soon after Chet. Cirie's argument convinced the Favorites, and Joel was voted out 6–2.

Challenges[]

Challenge: Cat and Mouse
The tribes would divide into pairs that are harnessed together. Taking turns in rounds, one pair from one tribe would chase a pair from the other tribe through an obstacle course in the forest and attempt to grab a flag attached to the backs of the pair being chased. There would be a time limit of one minute to chase down the pair. If the chasing pair succeeded in grabbing the flag, their tribe would receive one point. If the chasing pair did not succeed, the other tribe would receive one point. The first tribe to score three points would win the challenge.
Reward: Steak, sausage, vegetables, spices, and wine
Winner: Airai

Challenge: A Stone's Throw
Four members from each tribe would alternate at throwing rocks at hanging tiles. When the tile is broken, it would drop a bundle of puzzle pieces. Three tribe members and a direction caller would assemble a color-coded puzzle from the pieces.
Winner: Airai

Tribal Council[]

Tribal Council 5:
Malakal
Voted
Against
Voter
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Joel (6 votes)
S16 amanda tS16 ami tS16 chet t
S16 cirie tS16 ozzy tS16 tracy t
Amanda, Ami, Chet, Cirie, Ozzy, Tracy
S16 chet t
Chet (2 votes)
S16 erik tS16 joel t
Erik, Joel
VOTED OUT:
S16 joel bw
Joel Anderson

Voting Confessionals[]

Tracy's confessional and an edited version of Erik's confessional were shown in the episode. Chet was shown writing Joel's name of the parchment. Joel did not say anything when he voted.

S16 erik t
Erik
(voting against Chet) I'm voting for Chet tonight. We wanna stay strong as a tribe and I think you're hilarious, I love ya Chet, you're hilarious but we need to stay strong, take it easy.
S16 amanda t
Amanda
(voting against Joel) I think you're a really nice guy but you're just very very strategic and in this game we have to watch out for our buddies, so I'm sorry.
S16 cirie t
Cirie
(voting against Joel) Joel, um, strength is not just physical and it comes in all shapes and sizes and you should never ever ever judge a book by its cover.
S16 chet t
Chet
(voting against Joel) Joel you sometimes got to remember, when someone tells you something they may be telling you that for a completely different reason.
S16 tracy t
Tracy
(voting against Joel) This is because you called me weak one too many times.
S16 ozzy t
Ozzy
(voting against Joel) Full on strategy man, it's just the move we gotta make at this point, sorry.
S16 ami t
Ami
(voting against Joel) Joel I'm just sorry to say that a man that is twice my size carries half the amount of firewood a crippled girl carries back to camp? I'm sorry, it's your time.

Final Words[]

S16 joel bw
Joel
The tribe picked Chet over me. A little bit humiliating, insulting. Wow, I don't understand why you would wanna keep somebody like Chet. Ah, it's just very, very confusing. I'm angry. I mean, I think I'd like to wring a couple people's necks right now but I'm stunned. I'm stunned.

Still in the Running[]

 Jon
20th
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 Mary
19th
S16 mary bw
 Yau-Man
18th
S16 yauman bw
 Mikey B.
17th
S16 mikeyb bw
 Joel
16th
S16 joel bw
 Alexis
Airai
S16 alexis t
 Amanda
Malakal
S16 amanda t
 Ami
Malakal
S16 ami t
 Chet
Malakal
S16 chet t
 Cirie
Malakal
S16 cirie t
 Eliza
Airai
S16 eliza t
 Erik
Malakal
S16 erik t
 James
Airai
S16 james t
 Jason
Airai
S16 jason t
 Jonathan
Airai
S16 jonathan t
 Kathy
Airai
S16 kathy t
 Natalie
Airai
S16 natalie t
 Ozzy
Malakal
S16 ozzy t
 Parvati
Airai
S16 parvati t
 Tracy
Malakal
S16 tracy t

Trivia[]

  • John Kirhoffer said that this Reward Challenge would never be used again due to the large number of injuries, which later evacuated one contestant.[2]
  • This episode was nominated for Outstanding Picture Editing for Reality Programming at the 60th Emmy Awards.[3]

Episode Title[]

References[]

Survivor: Micronesia Episodes
"You Guys Are Dumber than You Look" · "The Sounds of Jungle Love" · "I Should Be Carried on the Chariot-Type Thing!" · "That's Baked, Barbecued and Fried!" · "He's a Ball of Goo!" · "It Hit Everyone Pretty Hard" · "Like a Wide-Eyed Kid in the Candy Store" · "A Lost Puppy Dog" · "I'm in Such a Hot Pickle!" · "I Promise..." · "I'm Ruthless... and Have a Smile on My Face" · "I'm Gonna Fix Her!" · "If It Smells Like a Rat, Give It Cheese" · "Stir the Pot!" · "Reunion"
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