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I've Been Bamboozled! is the fifth episode of Survivor: All-Stars.

Story[]

Day 13[]

The three tribes find bundles of bamboo along with their Tree Mail and are asked to build a raft for the Reward Challenge. Saboga makes an elaborate raft. However, Mogo Mogo's raft is built with laziness, merely being a bundle of bamboo, which Richard Hatch thinks will not be swift. At Chapera, the tribe constructs a more organized one, which Susan Hawk urinates on to christen it.

At the Reward Challenge, host Jeff Probst says that the first and second tribes to finish will get the final clue to the final key to their Buried Treasure, which is now useless to Chapera, as they had already found it. However, Jeff reveals an even bigger twist. The tribe that finishes last will be dissolved and absorbed by the other tribes. Mogo Mogo finishes first, followed by Chapera. Saboga comes in last and is dissolved. Chapera and Mogo Mogo absorb two members each of the dissolved tribe.

 Alicia
Chapera
S8 alicia t
 Amber
Chapera
S8 amber t
 Jenna L.
Chapera
S8 jennal t
 Rob M.
Chapera
S8 robm t
 Rupert
Chapera
S8 rupert t
 Susan
Chapera
S8 susan t
 Tom
Chapera
S8 tom t
 Colby
Mogo Mogo
S8 colby t
 Ethan
Mogo Mogo
S8 ethan t
 Jerri
Mogo Mogo
S8 jerri t
 Kathy
Mogo Mogo
S8 kathy t
 Lex
Mogo Mogo
S8 lex t
 Richard
Mogo Mogo
S8 richard t
 Shii Ann
Mogo Mogo
S8 shiiann t

For coming in first, Mogo Mogo gets the first pick. They choose Ethan Zohn first because they want him gone. Chapera then chooses Rupert Boneham for his extreme likability. Mogo Mogo then tries to think of which Saboga girl Ethan did not bond as strongly with, so they choose Jerri Manthey, leaving Jenna Lewis to go to Chapera.

Unlike Mogo Mogo, Chapera does not target the two newcomers. Instead, Amber Brkich and Rob Mariano invite Jenna L. and Rupert in their alliance, which they accept.

Day 14[]

The first thing Mogo Mogo does in the morning is look for the final key, which they find. Unfortunately, the rice is rotten, so they still need fish.

Ethan decides to go spearfishing and comes back with a fish, to Richard's jealousy. Later on, Richard dives down, and comes back with two large fish, though Ethan never intended to step on his toes.

Day 15[]

During the Immunity Challenge, it is neck and neck between Chapera and Mogo Mogo, during which Richard gets naked and rubs up against Susan. Strategy comes in when all of Chapera jumps off so that Rob M. can run the course because he does best at balance. Chapera ends up winning, and Mogo Mogo has to vote someone out.

Heading back, Chapera celebrates their victory and Susan admits that she wants Richard to be voted out for what he did to her.

At Mogo Mogo, Colby Donaldson talks to Ethan in the woods, and proposes Richard's blindside. Colby tells Ethan that Richard thinks that Ethan is going, but that he will save him if he votes for Richard. Ethan accepts the offer, because that way, he at least gets a 50-50 shot. Colby then talks to Lex van den Berghe about it, and he agrees, so they have three people of seven in the deal.

Colby then approaches his old The Australian Outback rival Jerri to get the needed fourth vote to get rid of Richard. However, she feels that it does not make sense to do that, as Colby "screwed her over" last time they played together.

Lex then approaches Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien and Shii Ann Huang for the same topic, but they are unsure, as they expect that Ethan will be going home.

Jerri wants to side with Richard and tries to get the other girls' approval, but Kathy and Shii Ann are still conflicted. She then tells Richard about the deal to vote him out and he surmises that the only way that could happen was Colby, Ethan, and Lex working together. In a confessional, Richard explains his counter strategy: form an alliance with the girls to vote out the three guys plotting his doom.

Jerri then tells Richard that he has her vote 100% if Colby goes first, to which Richard agrees, and Kathy finds herself in the middle.

At Tribal Council, Colby, Ethan, and Lex vote for Richard, and Richard votes for Colby. Jerri, Kathy, and Shii Ann ultimately side with the guys, and Richard is voted out 6-1, but not before yelling "I've been bamboozled!", much to the amusement of his tribemates and Jeff. After Jeff snuffs his torch, Richard dances as he leaves.

Challenges[]

Challenge: Shipwrecked Raft Rescue
Tribes must build a raft from provided bamboo and rope before the challenge. Two members will be on the raft and must paddle out to retrieve the other two members stranded on pontoons, then grab the tribe flag from a floating crate and return to shore.
Reward: Fishing spear, hooks, and mask.
Additional Stipulation: If Mogo Mogo and/or Saboga finishes first or second, they would get the final clue to their rice box. On the other hand, the tribe that finishes last will be dissolved, with its remaining members to be absorbed by the other two tribes.
Winners (in order of finish): Mogo Mogo and Chapera

Challenge: Pilfering Pirates
One at a time, tribe members must run over floating balance beams, grab a flag, and return to their start. There is an Attack Zone in the middle of the course for physical contact, but both players must be within the zone before contact occurs. The first tribe to retrieve 20 flags wins.
Winner: Chapera

Tribal Council[]

Tribal Council 5:
Mogo Mogo
Voted
Against
Voter
S8 richard t
Richard (6 votes)
S8 colby tS8 ethan tS8 jerri t
S8 kathy tS8 lex tS8 shiiann t
Colby, Ethan, Jerri, Kathy, Lex, Shii Ann
S8 colby t
Colby (1 vote)
S8 richard t
Richard
VOTED OUT:
S8 richard bw
Richard Hatch

Voting Confessionals[]

S8 richard t
Richard
(voting against Colby) It does come down to this. You really could have trusted me. I was--I was on your side. I know that's hard to believe, but it's true.
S8 colby t
Colby
(voting against Richard) Hatch, you're a hell of a player, and you almost had me convinced I can trust you. But my gut told me not to. I'm not going to. Best of luck.

Final Words[]

S8 richard bw
Richard
Oops! (laughs) So much for what I thought. I'm gone. How much fun is Survivor? Yeah, I was blown out of the water today and didn't even know it. I've never had my torch snuffed. I've never had it put out, and here I am, I'm gone. I'm gone. Oh, fifth out of the game. I wanted the check again. Damn.

Still in the Running[]

 Tina
18th
S8 tina bw
 Rudy
17th
S8 rudy bw
 Jenna M.
16th
S8 jennam bw
 Rob C.
15th
S8 robc bw
 Richard
14th
S8 richard bw
 Alicia
Chapera
S8 alicia t
 Amber
Chapera
S8 amber t
 Colby
Mogo Mogo
S8 colby t
 Ethan
Mogo Mogo
S8 ethan t
 Jenna L.
Chapera
S8 jennal t
 Jerri
Chapera
S8 jerri t
 Kathy
Mogo Mogo
S8 kathy t
 Lex
Mogo Mogo
S8 lex t
 Rob M.
Chapera
S8 robm t
 Rupert
Chapera
S8 rupert t
 Shii Ann
Mogo Mogo
S8 shiiann t
 Susan
Chapera
S8 susan t
 Tom
Chapera
S8 tom t

Trivia[]

Behind the Scenes[]

  • In a deleted scene from "Shark Attack", Mogo Mogo had already gone to Tribal Council to officially lay down Jenna Morasca's torch following her quit on Day 9, which explains why the tribe's original members already had their torches in this episode.[2]
  • This is the first time a tribe switch took place after a Reward Challenge, but before the next Immunity Challenge. This would next occur 36 seasons later in Survivor 44 in "I'm Felicia".
  • This episode marks the first time in her Survivor career that Shii Ann Huang has attended Tribal Council, but not received any votes against her.

Other[]

  • The episode title was said by Richard Hatch after he was voted out.

References[]

Survivor: All-Stars Episodes
"They're Back!" · "Panicked, Desperate, Thirsty as Hell" · "Shark Attack" · "Wipe Out!" · "I've Been Bamboozled!" · "Outraged" · "Sorry... I Blew It" · "Pick a Tribemate" · "A Closer Look" · "Mad Scramble and Broken Hearts" · "Anger, Tears and Chaos" · "A Thoughtful Gesture or a Deceptive Plan" · "Stupid People, Stupid, Stupid People" · "A Chapera Surprise" · "The Instigator" · "The Sole Surviving All-Star" · "Reunion" · "America's Tribal Council"
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