Australian Survivor (2016) Episode 18

Episode 18
Episode Information
Version	Australia
Season	Australian Survivor (2016)
Episode Number	18/26 (018)
Original Release	October 3, 2016
Episode Chronology
Previous	Episode 17
Next	Episode 19
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This is the eighteenth episode of Australian Survivor (2016).

Challenges

Immunity Challenge: Unhook the Chook
The castaways will compete in a three-stage elimination challenge.
Stage 1: The castaways will use two wooden planks to make their way across a balance beam. The first six people across move on to the next stage.
Stage 2: The castaways will cross a rope ladder bridge. The first three people across move on to the final stage.
Stage 3: The final three castaways will use a pole to aim and shoot three balls into one of three buckets. The first person to land all three balls wins.
Additional Stipulation: The first four people eliminated from the challenge will be sent to "Exile Beach", where they will stay until Tribal Council.
Winner: Jennah-Louise Salkeld (Flick Egginton, Matt Tarrant, Lee Carseldine, and Sue Clarke sent to Exile Beach)

Tribal Council

Tribal Council 17: Fia Fia
Voted Against	Voter
Kylie (7 votes)	Brooke, El, Flick, Jennah-Louise, Kristie, Lee, Sue
Sue (3 votes)	Kylie, Matt, Sam
VOTED OUT: Kylie Evans

Voting Confessionals

Sue and Kylie's voting confessionals were shown during the airing. Brooke and Jennah-Louise's voting confessionals were shown at the end of the episode.

	Lee	“	(voting against Kylie) You're a massive threat in the competition, you're that good, so, sorry to see you go.	”

	Flick	“	(voting against Kylie) I'm voting for you because I think you're the biggest threat in this game.	”

	Matt	“	(voting against Sue) I'm not really sure who's going home tonight. But I don't think it's you, and I was told to vote for you, so I am.	”

	Sue	“	(voting against Kylie) Great competitor, which makes you a very big threat.	”

	Jennah-Louise	“	(voting against Kylie) You're like a female version of Nick, you're playing the game too hard. I'm not eating enough to keep up with you. You're like an Energizer Bunny who's lost their marbles. See you mate.	”

	Kylie	“	(voting against Sue) I know your family will be really proud. Tonight's vote is hopefully about a unified group moving forward.	”

	Brooke	“	(voting against Kylie) You tried to play this game too hard, so, you've got to go home.	”

	Sam	“	(voting against Sue) I feel you're getting a little disconnected from the group, and you're riding the coattails of everybody else.	”

	Kristie	“	(voting against Kylie) Be proud and know that others are proud.	”

	El	“	(voting against Kylie) Massive, massive physical threat. And also, a few little trust issues.	”

Final Words

	Kylie	“	I think they were trying to blindside me, but- uh, I think a piece of me definitely knew it was coming, if not today it would be in two days time. Brooke's definitely running the ship at Fia Fia, she's got her network of connections set up. I think the one thing that's gonna change how this game is gonna roll is when someone not just recognises the threat she is and the great game that she's playing, but someone might actually step up and make a move against her. All I've got to say to the players left in the game at the moment is that the game is alive. The game is coming, and you've got to start to play at some stage.	”

Still in the Running

Des 24th	Bianca 23rd	Evan 22nd	Peter 21st	Barry 20th	Tegan 19th	Rohan 18th	Kat 17th
Andrew 16th	Craig 15th	Phoebe 14th	Conner 13th	Kate 12th	Nick 11th	Kylie 10th	Brooke Fia Fia
El Fia Fia	Flick Fia Fia	Jennah Fia Fia	Kristie Fia Fia	Lee Fia Fia	Matt Fia Fia	Sam Fia Fia	Sue Fia Fia

Trivia

The Jury Villa

After being voted out, Kylie heads to her weigh-in. It is revealed that she had lost 5.1 kg, ending the game with a body weight of 51.3 kg. She is surprised by how much muscle she had lost. Kylie then heads to the Villa. On the way there, she states that she had expected her elimination, but held hope that the vote could have swung a different way. However, Nick is unsurprised by her vote-off, stating that if she had not won immunity during his elimination night, she would have been voted off then.

Nick warmly greets the new juror and Kylie compliments Nick's shaven look. Over dinner, Kylie explains her strategy to Nick - she had wanted to go to the end with strong players so that her win would feel more deserved and well-earned. After dinner, Nick shows Kylie to her room, to which she responds with awe. Kylie sheds tears of joy after receiving her daughters' drawings.

Kylie recalls the early days of the game. While the game started off smoothly for Saanapu, having just come off from a win, it quickly became trouble for Kylie after the tribe's first Tribal Council, where she felt a distinct sense of separation from her tribemates, who were already building alliances. Early (false) rumors about her gameplay spread, ultimately crushing any chance of her connecting with her tribemates.

Kylie states that she wants to award the title of Sole Survivor to someone who has her respect, and calls El, Flick, Kristie, Lee, Matt, and Sam for simply "treading water". She credits Brooke for her social game, and believes that Lee has the potential, but what matters is if he decides to maximize it or not.