Don't Touch the Oven is the fourth episode of Survivor 46.
Story[]
Day 7[]
The Yanu tribe responds to Randen's evacuation with elation. Bhanu confesses to Tiffany that he had spilled the beans about his tribe's dynamics to Liz and Ben during that afternoon's journey. An irate Tiffany regroups with Q and Kenzie, and the trio decide that Bhanu's indiscretions could no longer be overlooked and commit to voting him out at the next available opportunity. Realizing the gravity of his confession, Bhanu panics.
Day 8[]
Day 9[]
Challenges[]
Challenge: Wear My Ring
The tribes will start out in a boat out at sea. They will paddle to a buoy which one member will jump onto and grab a key from. The tribe will then paddle back to shore, where they will use the key to unlock a set of rings. Each member will then fling one ring out of a tall pole. Once all four rings have been retrieved, the tribe will dig themselves under a log to get to another tall pole. The tribe will then attempt to land all four rings onto the pole. The first two tribes to do so win.
Reward: Ten fish and a bamboo stove (first-place); five fish (second-place)
Winners (in order of finish): Yanu and Nami (Yanu traded the reward for a tarp)
Challenge: The Deep
Each tribe member will swim to a rope ladder, climb the ladder, and jump off a tower into the ocean. They will then swim to another platform and climb a crate staircase before diving back into the water. The first two members to make this swim will each unclamp a basket of buoys, which they will carry to the finish platform. Once all four members have made it to the finish, they will find the three buoys bearing their tribe insignia and shoot them into baskets out at sea. The first two tribes to land one buoy in each of their three baskets win.
Additional Stipulation: The losing tribe must forfeit their flint, though they can win it back if they win the next Immunity Challenge.
Winners (in order of finish): Nami and Siga
Tribal Council[]
| Tribal Council 3: Yanu | |
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| Voted Against |
Voter (Bhanu ineligible to vote) |
 Bhanu (3 votes) |
   Kenzie, Q, Tiffany |
VOTED OUT: Bhanu Gopal | |
Voting Confessionals[]
Due to the verbal nature of the vote, there were no voting confessionals this episode.
Final Words[]
Bhanu |
“ | I am a superfan of Survivor and I came here to just be an honest person and that's where the game caught me, but I hope my story reaches out to the audience and all the Bhanus out there. Have faith, don't ever give up on anything in life. I came from poverty and here I am, sitting on Survivor. Namaste. | ” |
Still in the Running[]
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Trivia[]
Secret Scenes[]
- Ben The Provider: Ben helps feed his tribe after they lose the Reward Challenge.[1]
- (Untitled): Tim is homesick.[2]
Behind the Scenes[]
On Fire with Jeff Probst[]
- Jeff Don't Lie[3]
Other[]
- This marks the fifth episode where a contestant was verbally voted out, after "The Ultimate Shock", "Persona Non Grata", "What Happened on Exile, Stays on Exile", and "Game of Chicken". This is also the earliest time when a verbal vote has occurred.
- This episode's reward challenge is the only time Nami does not place 1st in a tribal challenge.
- With Bhanu's elimination, this marks the latest point in any season where none of the remaining castaways have received any elimination votes.
References[]
| Survivor 46 Episodes |
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| "This Is Where the Legends Are Made" · "Scorpio Energy" · "Wackadoodles Win" · "Don't Touch the Oven" · "Tiki Man" · "Cancel Christmas" · "Episode Several" · "Hide 'n Seek" · "Spicy Jeff" · "Run the Red Light" · "My Messy, Sweet Little Friend" · "Mamma Bear" · "Friends Going to War" · "Aftershow" |