Balancing Point

Balancing Point
Recurring Survivor Challenge
Description:	A recurring dexterity challenge
Appearances:	United States Nicaragua Blood vs. Water New Zealand Nicaragua

Balancing Point is a recurring individual challenge that originated in Survivor: Nicaragua, and has since reappeared in Blood vs. Water. The challenge is similar to Broken China, but involves the stacking of coins on a sword hilt instead of stacking crockery.

Rules

With one hand, castaways would balance a sword on a shield. With their other hand, they would stack unevenly sided coins on the handle of the sword. If at any point a contestant's stack of coins falls, they would be eliminated from the challenge. The last contestant remaining would win.

History

United States

In Survivor: Nicaragua, it was used as the Final Immunity Challenge. Holly Hoffman was the first to lose the challenge, quickly followed by Chase Rice, leaving Fabio Birza and Sash Lenahan. Fabio defeated Sash to win his third straight individual Immunity Challenge and his fourth overall.

In Survivor: Blood vs. Water, it was used as the third individual Immunity Challenge. The final three castaways were Hayden Moss, Katie Collins, and Tyson Apostol. Tyson dropped his coins, immediately followed by Hayden, giving Katie her first immunity win.

Winners

• United States
• New Zealand

Episode	Challenge Type	Winner
Nicaragua "What About Me?"	Individual Immunity (Final Immunity)	Fabio Birza
Blood vs. Water "My Brother's Keeper"	Individual Immunity	Katie Collins

Episode	Challenge Type	Winners
Nicaragua Episode 18	Duel	Mike Sparrow	Nate Davis

Gallery

• United States
• New Zealand

The challenge in Nicaragua.

Sash and Fabio competing in Nicaragua.

Chase competes in Nicaragua.

The challenge in Blood vs. Water.

Laura M. at the challenge in Blood vs. Water.

Jak, Mike, and Nate competing in Nicaragua.

Trivia

• It has only appeared as an individual Immunity Challenge.
• Both castaways to win the challenge had their mother as their loved one.