While the Cats Are Away

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While the Cats Are Away
Episode Information
Version	United States
Season	Thailand
Episode Number	10/14 (066)
Original Release	November 21, 2002
Episode Chronology
Previous	"Desperate Measures"
Next	"The First 30 Days"
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While the Cats Are Away is the tenth episode of Survivor: Thailand.

Challenges

• Reward
• Immunity

Challenge: Knock-Out
Competing in pairs, the Survivors would have to race in a four-stage obstacle course. Each stage was designed to eliminate players. In the first stage, the castaways had to pair up, with the remaining player instantly eliminated. Then the pairs had to negotiate their way across towers using two wooden planks to bridge the gaps. The first two pairs to successfully make it across would move on to the next stage, a belly crawl under a bamboo course. The first three Survivors to finish the belly crawl would move on to the third stage, a wall climb in which they had to use the aid of another competitor to help each other over. First two to climb over the wall would move on to the final stage, a race along a bamboo balance beam. First person to complete the balance beam and cross the finish line would win.
Reward: A trip to the mainland for an elephant trek through the Thai jungle, along with an authentic Thai lunch.
Winner: Brian Heidik (shared with Clay Jordan)

Reward Challenge: Knock-Out
Placement	Winner	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	7th
Castaway	File:S5 brian t.jpg Brian	File:S5 clay t.jpg Clay	File:S5 ted t.jpg Ted	File:S5 penny t.jpg Penny	File:S5 helen t.jpgFile:S5 jan t.jpg Helen, Jan	File:S5 jake t.jpg Jake

Challenge: Snuff It
This challenge tested the Survivors' knowledge of Thai culture, as each castaway had to answer a multiple-choice or true-or-false question. Each tribe member who answered a question correctly was permitted to snuff out a competitor's torch. The last Survivor left with a lit torch wins Immunity.
Winner: Helen Glover

Immunity Challenge: Snuff It
Placement	Winner	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th
Castaway	File:S5 helen t.jpg Helen	File:S5 ted t.jpg Ted	File:S5 jan t.jpg Jan	File:S5 brian t.jpg Brian	File:S5 jake t.jpg Jake	File:S5 clay t.jpg Clay	File:S5 penny t.jpg Penny

Tribal Council

Tribal Council 10: Chuay Jai
Voted Against	Voter
File:S5 penny t.jpg Penny (4 votes)	File:S5 brian t.jpgFile:S5 helen t.jpgFile:S5 jan t.jpgFile:S5 ted t.jpg Brian, Helen, Jan, Ted
File:S5 jake t.jpg Jake (2 votes)	File:S5 clay t.jpgFile:S5 penny t.jpg Clay, Penny
File:S5 jan t.jpg Jan (1 vote)	File:S5 jake t.jpg Jake
VOTED OFF: File:S5 penny bw.jpg Penny Ramsey

Voting Confessionals

“	(voting for Jake) Jake, I didn't like your statements you just made about, uh, doing all you can, and, uh, you're gonna be surprised if you get voted off 'cause your mouth is definitely over-loaded your butt.	”
—Clay Jordan

“	(voting for Jake) Tonight, my vote is for Jake because I'm trying to keep myself alive in this game and I feel this is the only way that I can do it right now.	”
—Penny Ramsey

“	(voting for Penny) Man, I gotta give it to you-- you're good. You're very, very good. Your deceiving southern belle charm; first worked on Jake, now it's starting to work on Brian and Clay... but unfortunately, I'm not falling for it. Take care.	”
—Ted Rogers, Jr.

Final Words

“	Well, I guess I wasn't ready to leave the game but I guess in a weird sort of way it was a nice compliment to see that I was seen as a threat. And I came out here knowing I was one of sixteen and, um, just wanted to see how far I could get in the game. And to know that I was able to accomplish that really does surprise me. I'm very proud of myself.	”
—Penny Ramsey

Still in the Running

John 16th File:S5 john bw.jpg	Tanya 15th File:S5 tanya bw.jpg	Jed 14th File:S5 jed bw.jpg	Ghandia 13th File:S5 ghandia bw.jpg	Stephanie 12th File:S5 stephanie bw.jpg	Robb 11th File:S5 robb bw.jpg	Shii Ann 10th File:S5 shiiann bw.jpg	Erin 9th File:S5 erin bw.jpg
Ken 8th File:S5 ken bw.jpg	Penny 7th File:S5 penny bw.jpg	Brian Chuay Jai File:S5 brian t.jpg	Clay Chuay Jai File:S5 clay t.jpg	Helen Chuay Jai File:S5 helen t.jpg	Jake Chuay Jai File:S5 jake t.jpg	Jan Chuay Jai File:S5 jan t.jpg	Ted Chuay Jai File:S5 ted t.jpg

Trivia

• As of Penny Ramsey's elimination, Jake Billingsley is the only remaining member of the Sook Jai tribe.
• The torches used in the Immunity Challenge were actually the contestants' torches that they bring to Tribal Council.