Faulty Towers

Faulty Towers
Recurring Survivor Challenge
Description:	A recurring physical and mental challenge
Appearances:	United States Edge of Extinction Island of the Idols Australia Blood v Water South Africa Immunity Island

Faulty Towers is a recurring physical and mental challenge that originated in Survivor: Edge of Extinction and was later used in Island of the Idols.

Rules

Each team must toss coconuts into a basket to weigh it down until it causes a tower of 20 large puzzle pieces to collapse. They must then use the heavy pieces to solve a puzzle depicting the season's logo.

History

United States

This challenge was first used as an unaired Reward Challenge on Day 26 in Edge of Extinction. The team of Gavin Whitson, Kelley Wentworth, and Lauren O'Connell won reward, and shared it with Julie Rosenberg.

The challenge reappeared as the final tribal Immunity Challenge in Island of the Idols, where three members shot coconuts into the basket, while the last four members solved the puzzle. In a closely fought challenge, Vokai barely edged out Lairo, sending Lairo back to Tribal Council.

Australia

In Blood v Water, the challenge was adapted for use as an individual Immunity Challenge. The Lava tribe raced to bring sandbags across an obstacle course. They would then throw the sandbags into a barrel, lowering it until they can retrieve the letter tiles inside the barrel. The first person to use the letter blocks to complete a word puzzle wins. Josh Millgate won the challenge.

South Africa

The challenge debuted as a Reward Challenge at the final eight of Immunity Island. The Osindile tribe was split into two teams, drafted by Schoolyard Pick. The green team of Wardah Hartley, Tyson Zulu, Nicole Wilmans, and Chappies Chapman took a lead on the coconut toss and beat the orange team at the puzzle to win a braai feast, as well as the opportunity to test-drive a brand new Mahindrar Thar.

Winners

• United States
• Australia
• South Africa

Episode	Challenge Type	Winners
Edge of Extinction "Blood of a Blindside"	Team Reward	Gavin, Kelley, Lauren
Island of the Idols "I Was Born at Night, but Not Last Night"	Tribal Immunity	Vokai

Episode	Challenge Type	Winners
Blood v Water Episode 21	Individual Immunity	Josh Millgate

Episode	Challenge Type	Winner
Immunity Island "Brownie Points Are Everything"	Team Reward	Chappies, Nicole, Tyson, Wardah

Gallery

• United States
• South Africa

Lairo competes in Island of the Idols.

Vokai competes in Island of the Idols.

The puzzle in Immunity Island.

Trivia

• Both times this challenge was played, the episode contained an unaired Reward Challenge.
• Including international franchises, every person who has won this challenge was on a blue tribe during their season.