Template:StarRatings Stuck in the Middle is the tenth episode of Survivor: Nicaragua.
Story
Day 24
Day 25
Day 26
Day 27
Before tribal Holly Hoffman decides to pull a plan to blindside Brenda, seeing her as a huge threat, the majority of the tribe joins in. Brenda believes that Sash would play his idol on her but he doesn't, sending Brenda home.
Challenges
Reward
Challenge: Barrel Bridge
The tribe would be split into two teams by school yard pick. The teams would be given four barrels, two wood planks, and 10 feet (3.0 m) of rope that they would use to cross the beach without stepping on the sand. If any team member steps onto the sand, the entire team would have to restart from the beginning. The first team to reach the finish line would win.
Reward: A helicopter trip to the Cerro Negro volcano with volcano surfing and pizza, brownies, and soft drinks.
Winners: Blue Team
| Reward Challenge: Barrel Bridge | ||
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| Result | Team | Competitors |
| Won | Blue Team |
File:S21 chase t.jpgFile:S21 fabio t.jpgFile:S21 jane t.jpgFile:S21 kellys t.jpgFile:S21 naonka t.jpg Chase, Fabio, Jane, Kelly S., & NaOnka |
| Lost | Yellow Team |
File:S21 benry t.jpgFile:S21 brenda t.jpgFile:S21 dan t.jpgFile:S21 holly t.jpgFile:S21 sash t.jpg Benry, Brenda, Dan, Holly, & Sash |
Immunity
Challenge: Splash Back
The castaways would stand on small platforms and hang on to a rope while leaning backwards over a pool of water. The rope would have knots tied along its length. In five-minute intervals, the castaways would have to move further down the rope to the next knot, increasing the angle at which they were hanging over the water. The last castaway to hang on to the rope would win.
Winner: Jane Bright
| Immunity Challenge: Splash Back | ||||||||||
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| Placement | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Castaway | File:S21 jane t.jpg Jane |
File:S21 chase t.jpg Chase |
File:S21 benry t.jpg Benry |
File:S21 naonka t.jpg NaOnka |
File:S21 fabio t.jpg Fabio |
File:S21 dan t.jpg Dan |
File:S21 brenda t.jpg Brenda |
File:S21 holly t.jpg Holly |
File:S21 kellys t.jpg Kelly S. |
File:S21 sash t.jpg Sash |
Tribal Council
| Tribal Council 11: Libertad | |
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| Voted Against |
Voter |
| File:S21 brenda t.jpg Brenda (8 votes) |
File:S21 benry t.jpgFile:S21 chase t.jpgFile:S21 dan t.jpgFile:S21 fabio t.jpg File:S21 holly t.jpgFile:S21 jane t.jpgFile:S21 naonka t.jpgFile:S21 sash t.jpg Benry, Chase, Dan, Fabio, Holly, Jane, NaOnka, & Sash |
| File:S21 benry t.jpg Benry (1 vote) |
File:S21 kellys t.jpg Kelly S. |
| File:S21 naonka t.jpg NaOnka (1 vote) |
File:S21 brenda t.jpg Brenda |
| VOTED OFF: File:S21 brenda bw.jpg Brenda Lowe | |
Voting Confessionals
Dan and Kelly S. did not say anything when they voted.
| “ | (voting for Brenda) Love you B, but I've gotta get rid of you before you can get rid of me. | ” |
| “ | (voting for NaOnka) I was going to vote for Benry, but why if you are my real, true enemy? I thought you were my friend. | ” |
| “ | (voting for Brenda) You know this isn't what I wanted at all. Believe me, you'll see that NaOnka's the one that screwed the whole damn thing up. | ” |
| “ | (voting for Brenda) Super-cool girl, Brenda, but this game is not as easy as you think. | ” |
| “ | (voting for Brenda) You just thought things were gonna come easy to you. You should have scrambled. | ” |
| “ | (voting for Brenda) Brenda, you and I would have made a great team, but when you start trying to bust up original alliances between my Carolina homeboy Chase - he and I are both die-hard Earnhardt fans; that ain't gonna work - then you try to bust up my original Espada alliance, my only friend I had at Espada. That ain't gonna work. I tell you I ain't gonna write your name down, I mean it. I'm holding true to the people I made a solid alliance with. | ” |
| “ | (voting for Brenda) It's amazing the things people will say when they know they're about to go home. I talk too much? Maybe you just talked yourself home. | ” |
| “ | (voting for Brenda) I really wanted to go to the end with you, but your plan is to backstab me, so I have to strike first. | ” |
Final Words
| “ | I'm still in disbelief, really, at-at how outplayed I was by the person that I trusted the most, NaOnka. It's just funny how the game changed so fast for me. One day I was at the top, and now, I'm out. It was a crazy game that I-I-I didn't expect would end so soon for me, but, um, I am kind of sad that it's over. | ” |
Still in the Running
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Trivia
- At the live reunion show, Brenda explained that her abrupt elimination was caused by her scheming to vote Sash. She told the plan to NaOnka, who then relayed the message to Sash.
- The key that Brenda drew on her vote for NaOnka was intended to be a sketch of the Hidden Immunity Idol (the idol is shaped like a key). In an interview, Brenda revealed that the purpose for that was to let everyone know that NaOnka had the idol.
- Fabio is the only person who cast a vote against Brenda in a previous episode to successfully vote her off in this episode.
Episode Title
- The episode title is said in a confessional by Chase Rice after Holly approached him to vote out Brenda in the next Tribal Council as she is seen, along with Sash, as the person controlling the game. Chase also has an alliance with Sash and Brenda and that is why he says he is "stuck in the middle" between the two alliances.
References
| Survivor: Nicaragua Episodes |
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| "Young at Heart" · "Fatigue Makes Cowards of Us All" · "Glitter in Their Eyes" · "Pulling the Trigger" · "Turf Wars" · "Worst Case Scenario" · "What Goes Around, Comes Around" · "Company Will Be Arriving Soon" · "Running the Camp" · "Stuck in the Middle" · "We Did It Guys" · "You Started, You're Finishing" · "Not Sure Where I Stand" · "This Is Going to Hurt" · "What About Me?" · "Reunion" |