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Memory (also known as Remembrance, Bislama Memory, Concentration, and Brain Food) is a recurring memory challenge that originated in Survivor: The Australian Outback, and has since reappeared in Survivor: Vanuatu, Fiji, Samoa, and Redemption Island.

Rules[]

Scattered in a challenge arena are numerous pairs of matching objects or symbols hidden under covers. One at a time, contestants will enter the field and uncover two items. If they match, they (or their tribe) score a point. If the items do not match, they are re-covered and the next contestant takes their turn. The first tribe/contestant to score a designated number of points, or the tribe/contestant with the most points when all covers have been unveiled wins the challenge.

Additional rules have appeared season to season, such as the inclusion of items that do not have a matching pair. In Samoa, tribes could choose to forfeit a point in exchange for adding the uncovered item into a reward pool for the winning tribe.

History[]

United States[]

The challenge debuted in Survivor: The Australian Outback as Memory, where it was used for individual immunity. 18 pairs were in the field, and the highest score at the end of the game would win. Colby Donaldson won the challenge, winning immunity.

The challenge was reappeared in Survivor: Vanuatu as a Reward Challenge. The Lopevi tribe fell behind early and eventually fell to the Yasur tribe, 5-2. The women won the expertise of a local bushman to better their camp.

In Survivor: Fiji, the challenge was used as for tribal immunity. Tribes matched words and numbers on sandwich-boards, with the first tribe to score seven pairs (out of 13) winning. Although Ravu came dangerously close to winning, Moto continued their winning streak to take home immunity.

Survivor: Samoa used the challenge for tribal reward under the name Brain Food. Tribes were permitted to forfeit a point in the challenge to place any matched item into the reward pool that would be taken home by the winner. Galu won the challenge over Foa Foa, receiving the forfeited items and a sailing adventure.

The challenge was reused as a Redemption Island duel in Survivor: Redemption Island, with the first person to score five matching symbols winning the challenge. Matt Elrod beat Stephanie Valencia, permanently eliminating her from the game.

Australia[]

France[]

New Zealand[]

Quebec[]

The Brain Food variant of the challenge introduced in Survivor: Samoa appeared in Survivor Québec (2023) as a tribal Reward Challenge. 14 pairs of items were in the field, and the first tribe to match five pairs would win. Tribes were permitted to forfeit a point in the challenge to bring any of the matched items back for their tribe; none of the tribes ended up choosing any of their matched items. Despite starting with an early disadvantage, Tiyaga won the challenge 5-4 and a reward of pastries, fruits, and coffee.

South Africa[]

The Survivor: Redemption Island setup of the challenge was used as a tribal Reward Challenge in Island of Secrets, with the tribes competing for a trip to the BioStrath smoothie bar. Ta'alo came in first, while Laumei squandered a lead to come in second place to win a bounty of fresh fruit, leaving Sa'ula with nothing.

Winners[]

Episode Challenge Type Winners
Celebrity Survivor Australia
Episode 2
Tribal Immunity AUS2 amber tAUS2 fiona t
AUS2 imogen tAUS2 justin tAUS2 nicolle t
Moso

Episode Challenge Type Winners
Viêtnam
Episode 4
Tribal Reward FRS12 aurelie tFRS12 jeanpierre tFRS12 kunle t
FRS12 marine tFRS12 philippe tFRS12 veronique tFRS12 virginie t
Vang
Johor
Episode 4
Tribal Reward FRS17 cedric tFRS17 charlaine tFRS17 christophe t
FRS17 corinne tFRS17 isabelle tFRS17 marc t
FRS17 margot tFRS17 nessim tFRS17 sebastien t
Lankawaï

Episode Challenge Type Winners
Nicaragua
Episode 13
Duel NZS1 mike t
Mike Sparrow
Thailand
Episode 6
Individual Reward
(Outpost Duel)
NZS2 renee t
Renee Clarke

Episode Challenge Type Winners
Survivor Québec (2023)
Episode 9
Tribal Reward QCS1 christophe tQCS1 isabelle tQCS1 jeanjunior t
QCS1 joel tQCS1 johannie tQCS1 kimberly t
QCS1 marika tQCS1 sandrine tQCS1 sango t
Tiyaga

Episode Challenge Type Winner
Island of Secrets
"It's Time for a Hail Mary"
Tribal Reward ZAS7 dante tZAS7 laetitia tZAS7 meryl t
ZAS7 nicole tZAS7 rob tZAS7 rocco t
Ta'alo
ZAS7 durao tZAS7 felix t
ZAS7 jacques tZAS7 seipei tZAS7 tania t
Laumei

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Only men have won this challenge when used as an individual challenge.

References[]

Recurring Challenges
A Bit Dinghy · A Bit Tipsy · A Crate Idea · A Leg Up · A Numbers Game · Air Raid · Angry Chair · Around the Bend · Back in Slack · Balancing Point · Ballin' A Jack · Barrel Bridge · Barrel of Monkeys · Basket Brawl · Better Homes and Island Living · Beyond the Wheel · Blind Leading the Blind · Blue Lagoon Bustle · Blue Plate Special · Boats, Brains & Brawn · Bone to Pick · Boulder Smash · Bow Diddley · Box Your Mind · Braille Maze · Broken China · Buggin' Out · Build It Up, Break It Down · Butch Cassidy · By Any Means Necessary · By the Numbers · Cage Against the Machine · Can't Buoy Me Love · Cannonball Run · Caught in the Web · Cell Block Sea · Challenge Pitch · Chief's Choice · Chimney Sweep · Chinese Zodiac Symbols · Cling Ons · Choose Your Weapon · Coconut Juice · Crate Escape · Crocodile Rock · Crosswalk · Cube Crisis · Dear Liza · Dive Masters · Dizzy Gillespie · Dizzy Miss Lizzy · Domino Effect · Draggin' the Dragon · Dragging the River · Drop A Log · Drum Roll · Dulcimer Stomp · End of the Line · EOC · Eve 6 · Fallen Comrades · Fast Fire · Faulty Towers · Fauxconut Bowling · Fire and Water · Fire Fighter · Fire Starter · Flips, Flops, & Flags · Float Your Boat · Floating Puzzle · Game of Bridge · Gatecrasher · Get a Grip · Get Barreled · Get Hooked · Get Your Goat · Gimme Three Steps · Great Escape Run · Hands on a Hard Idol · Hear About It Ladder · Hot Pursuit · House of Cards · House of the Holey · Idol Hands · Jail Break · Jump Shot · Jungle Relay · Kamikaze · Keel Hauling · Keep It Up · Keep on Your Toes · Kenny Log-Ins · Kicking and Screaming · Kitty Litter · Know Your Loved One · Ladder Tree Golf · Last Gasp · Letter Hunt · Lock, Load and Light · Lock Step · Log Jam · Losing Face · Mask Match · Matchmaker · Matt Finish · Mayan Pizza · Memory · Mud Pack · Mud Slide · Muddy Waters · New School · New Tribe Member · Nut Bucket · O-Black Water · Odd Shaped Bottoms · Operation Balance Build · Out on a Limb · Over-Extended · Paddle Battle · Paddle Out · Perch · Pilfering Pirates · Piranha Feast · Pole Dancing · Pot Head · Push Me, Pull You · Puzzle Dig · Q and A · Quest for Fire · Race to Shore · Ram-Ball On · Rescue Mission · Rice Race · Rise and Shrine · Rock Bottom · Rock n' Roll · Rock the Boat · Rod Screw-It · Roll With It · Roller Ball · Rung O Star · Running Down a Dream · Sacrificial Lamb · Schmergen Brawl · Sea Crates · Sea Legs · Sea Salvage · Shipwrecked · Shoot 'n' Shuffle · Shooting Gallery · Shoulder the Load · Simmotion · Slip, Slide & Score · Slither Me Timbers · Smash and Grab · Snag, Drag and Bag · Snake in the Grass · Snake Island Relay · SOS Signal · Spear-it Hunt · Spit It Out · Splash Back · Sprung a Leak · Squared Off · Squatty Probst · Stacked Up · Stairway to Heaven · Stairway to the Stars · Star Man · Station By Station · Step on Up · Stomp-ede · Strung Out · Sumo at Sea · Survivor Auction · Survivor History · Survivor Pentathlon · Survivor Quiz Show · Swahili Scramble · Swing Break · Tangled Up · Temple Transfer · The Ball Drop · The Cruel Sea · The Game is Afoot · The Gauntlet · The Home Stretch · The Maze · The Obstacle Course · This Much · Thrash, Splash & Bash · TLP O-Course · Tomb Raider · Total Recall · Troubled Water · Uncomfortably Numb · United We Stand · Vampire Bats · Vertically Challenged · Vertigo · Wall to Wall · Well Stacked · What-er Drag · When It Rains, It Pours · Wicker Flicker · Will It Go Round · Witch Hunt · Wrist Assured · Yank Your Hank · You Shook Me
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