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:
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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 | |
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Voted Against |
Voter |
Joel (6 votes) |
Amanda, Ami, Chet, Cirie, Ozzy, Tracy |
Chet (2 votes) |
Erik, Joel |
VOTED OUT: 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.
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. | ” |
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. | ” |
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. | ” |
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. | ” |
Tracy |
“ | (voting against Joel) This is because you called me weak one too many times. | ” |
Ozzy |
“ | (voting against Joel) Full on strategy man, it's just the move we gotta make at this point, sorry. | ” |
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[]
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[]
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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[]
- This episode was named by Joel Anderson just before Tribal Council, while describing how weak Chet Welch was.
References[]
Survivor: Micronesia Episodes |
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"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" |