Vote Early, Vote Often

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Vote Early, Vote Often
Episode Information
Version	United States
Season	Game Changers
Episode Number	5/13 (505)
Original Release	April 5, 2017
Viewership (in Millions)	8.40
Ratings/Share (18-49)	1.7/7
Episode Chronology
Previous	"Dirty Deed"
Next	"What Happened on Exile, Stays on Exile"
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Vote Early, Vote Often is the fifth episode of Survivor: Game Changers.

Story

Night 13

After J.T.'s blindside, Aubry struggles to find her standing in the Nuku tribe. She finds that, despite her best efforts to gel with the tribe, it is all for naught. It is clear that Aubry is divided from the rest of the tribe, and she states that she needs to learn from Sandra's tricks if she wanted to continue in the game.

“	I went into Tribal thinking Michaela was going to go home, and they voted out J.T.. I'm constantly on the bottom, and I feel like I've been trying really hard to build relationships with those people, but then it all blows up in my face.	”
—Aubry

“	Clearly, Sandra is running the show. And I feel like she's cutting my legs out from under me like a slow death. Without a doubt, Sandra is the best player here. She is the queen of this game, and I need to learn a thing or two from her.	”
—Aubry

On the Mana tribe, Tai continues his search for his second Hidden Immunity Idol.

“	I found a clue earlier. The clue say, "Go look for some board." I tore my brain, and I was thinking, in the waterwell is where the board would be. So I got to make a move. I gotta-- I gotta get this idol, but I need to make it quick before everybody wake up. The clue say, "Wet the board. When you find a board with tribe symbol, dig underneath that. The idol is there."	”
—Tai

He heads to the well, where he predicts the idol will be located. He wets the boards according to the clue, and out of sheer luck manages to find the board with Mana's insignia. He digs fervently below the board and retrieves the idol.

“	The last board I wet, there it comes. It's bright, white symbol of the anchor. That is so cool! I'm the luckiest guy. I found the idol, the second, within three day. Last time I played an idol, I changed the direction of the of the game. Malcolm went home. It shift the power. This one I don't see me using it for, uh, anytime soon. We'll see. I'm playing game now. I'm the Game Changer, and, um, I couldn't be any happier.	”
—Tai

Day 14

On Day 14, the tribes switched. Tavua was abolished, spreading the fourteen remaining survivors to the two original tribes, Mana and Nuku.

Aubry Mana	Brad Mana	Cirie Mana	Hali Mana	Michaela Mana	Sierra Mana	Troyzan Mana
Andrea Nuku	Jeff Nuku	Ozzy Nuku	Sandra Nuku	Sarah Nuku	Tai Nuku	Zeke Nuku
			Debbie Exiled

Debbie drew a package containing no buff, and, as a result was sent to exile.

Challenges

Immunity Challenge: Cargo Salvage
The contestants had to dive in and climb onto a platform. They must then cross a monkey-bar by treading over a rope. They will then lift heavy puzzle pieces into a sled situated on a platform. Once all the puzzle pieces have been collected, the tribes must drag their sleds down the platform, up a hill (with the help of logs), and onto the finish. Three members of each tribe will then solve a barrel puzzle. The first tribe to complete their puzzle wins.
Winner: Mana

Tribal Council

Tribal Council 6: Nuku
Voted Against	Voter
Sandra (5 votes)	Andrea, Ozzy, Sarah, Tai, Zeke
Tai (2 votes)	Jeff, Sandra
VOTED OFF: Sandra Diaz-Twine

Voting Confessionals

“	(voting against Tai) Tai, you're a fool. You threw my name out there, and what you don't know is when you come after me, I bury you. The queen stays queen. Adiós.	”
—Sandra

Final Words

“	Jeff finally got to snuff my torch, but I think I did good for 16 days considering I'm a two-time winner. I owe a lot to Survivor, and I love Survivor, and it's in my heart. I don't want to get teary, but I know why I live the life that I live and it's because of Survivor. There will never be another two-time winner except the queen.	”
—Sandra Diaz-Twine

Still in the Running

Ciera 20th	Tony 19th	Caleb 18th	Malcolm 17th	J.T. 16th	Sandra 15th	Andrea Nuku	Aubry Mana	Brad Mana	Cirie Mana
Debbie Nuku	Hali Mana	Jeff Nuku	Michaela Mana	Ozzy Nuku	Sarah Nuku	Sierra Mana	Tai Nuku	Troyzan Mana	Zeke Nuku

Trivia

Secret Scene

• Extended Scene - Sandra's Hitlist: This is an extension of the Night 13 scene at Nuku, after Aubry congratulates Sandra and her allies on the blindside. Sandra expresses her hostility towards Aubry, stating that she does not want to keep Aubry around and that Aubry was next on the hit list.

Other

• No footage from Day 15 was shown in the episode.
• By Day 14, Ozzy surpasses Rob Mariano's record for most days played out of all returning players.
• On Day 15, Cirie became the sixth returning player to accumulate 100 days during their ​Survivor career, following Amanda Kimmel, Parvati Shallow, Rupert Boneham, Rob Mariano, and Ozzy.
• This episode marks the second time that a previous Survivor castaway, John Cochran, returns for a visit. This follows the Survivor: Cambodia episode "Tiny Little Shanks to the Heart" when Val Collins and Dale Wentworth returned.
  • However, Val and Dale were visiting as loved ones.
  • Cochran's title in his confessional was misspelled as "Winner - Caramaon" rather than "Winner - Caramoan".
• The puzzle used in the Immunity Challenge was previously used in the Temple of Syrinx challenge in "Suck It Up and Survive".
• As of this episode, Cirie is the last remaining castaway to not attend Tribal Council during this season.
• Brad has improved over his past placement in this episode.
• This episode marks the first time Sandra has been voted off.