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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 occured, mixing the Fans and Favorites. The new tribes were:
| New Airai Tribe | |||||||
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| Captain | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
| File:S16 natalie t.jpg Natalie |
File:S16 james t.jpg James |
File:S16 alexis t.jpg Alexis |
File:S16 jonathan t.jpg Jonathan |
File:S16 jason t.jpg Jason |
File:S16 parvati t.jpg Parvati |
File:S16 kathy t.jpg Kathy |
File:S16 eliza t.jpg Eliza |
| New Malakal Tribe | |||||||
| Captain | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
| File:S16 ozzy t.jpg Ozzy |
File:S16 joel t.jpg Joel |
File:S16 amanda t.jpg Amanda |
File:S16 erik t.jpg Erik |
File:S16 ami t.jpg Ami |
File:S16 tracy t.jpg Tracy |
File:S16 cirie t.jpg Cirie |
File:S16 chet t.jpg Chet |
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
Reward
Challenge: Cat & 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
Immunity
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
| Immunity Challenge: A Stone's Throw | ||||
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| Finish | Tribe | Rock Throwers | Puzzle Solvers | Caller |
| Won | Airai | File:S16 alexis t.jpgFile:S16 james t.jpgFile:S16 jason t.jpgFile:S16 jonathan t.jpg Alexis, James, Jason, & Jonathan |
File:S16 kathy t.jpgFile:S16 natalie t.jpgFile:S16 parvati t.jpg Kathy, Natalie, & Parvati |
File:S16 eliza t.jpg Eliza |
| Lost | Malakal | File:S16 erik t.jpgFile:S16 joel t.jpgFile:S16 ozzy t.jpgFile:S16 tracy t.jpg Erik, Joel, Ozzy, & Tracy |
File:S16 amanda t.jpgFile:S16 ami t.jpgFile:S16 cirie t.jpg Amanda, Ami, & Cirie |
File:S16 chet t.jpg Chet |
Tribal Council
| Tribal Council 5: Malakal | |
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| Voted Against |
Voter |
| File:S16 joel t.jpg Joel (6 votes) |
File:S16 amanda t.jpgFile:S16 ami t.jpgFile:S16 chet t.jpg File:S16 cirie t.jpgFile:S16 ozzy t.jpgFile:S16 tracy t.jpg Amanda, Ami, Chet, Cirie, Ozzy, & Tracy |
| File:S16 chet t.jpg Chet (2 votes) |
File:S16 erik t.jpgFile:S16 joel t.jpg Erik & Joel |
| VOTED OFF: File:S16 joel bw.jpg Joel Anderson | |
Voting Confessionals
Joel did not say anything when he voted.
| “ | (votes for 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. | ” |
—Erik | ||
| “ | (votes for 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. | ” |
—Amanda | ||
| “ | (votes for 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. | ” |
—Cirie | ||
| “ | (votes for Joel) Joel you sometimes got to remember, when someone tells you something they may be telling you that for a completely different reason. | ” |
—Chet | ||
| “ | (votes for Joel) This is because you called me weak one too many times. | ” |
—Tracy | ||
| “ | (votes for Joel) Full on strategy man, it's just the move we gotta make at this point, sorry. | ” |
—Ozzy | ||
| “ | (votes for 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. | ” |
—Ami | ||
Final Words
| “ | 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 ring a couple people's necks right now but it's done. It's done. | ” |
—Joel Anderson | ||
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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" |