Stuck in the Middle

Stuck in the Middle
Episode Information
Version	United States
Season	Nicaragua
Episode Number	10/16 (315)
Original Release	November 17, 2010
Viewership (in Millions)	11.98
Ratings/Share (18-49)	3.5/10
Episode Chronology
Previous	"Running the Camp"
Next	"We Did It Guys"
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Stuck in the Middle is the tenth episode of Survivor: Nicaragua.

Story

Day 27

Before tribal Holly Hoffman decides to pull a plan to blindside Brenda, seeing her as a huge threat, the majority of the tribe joins in. Brenda believes that Sash would play his idol on her but he doesn't, sending Brenda home.

Challenges

• Reward
• Immunity

Challenge: Barrel Bridge
The tribe would be split into two teams by school yard pick. The teams would be given four barrels, two wood planks, and 10 feet (3.0 m) of rope that they would use to cross the beach without stepping on the sand. If any team member steps onto the sand, the entire team would have to restart from the beginning. The first team to reach the finish line would win.
Reward: A helicopter trip to the Cerro Negro volcano with volcano surfing and pizza, brownies, and soft drinks.
Winners: Blue Team (Chase Rice, Fabio Birza, Jane Bright, Kelly Shinn, and NaOnka Mixon)

Challenge: Splash Back
The castaways would stand on small platforms and hang on to a rope while leaning backwards over a pool of water. The rope would have knots tied along its length. In five-minute intervals, the castaways would have to move further down the rope to the next knot, increasing the angle at which they were hanging over the water. The last castaway to hang on to the rope would win.
Winner: Jane Bright

Tribal Council

Tribal Council 11: Libertad
Voted Against	Voter
Brenda (8 votes)	Benry, Chase, Dan, Fabio, Holly, Jane, NaOnka, Sash
Benry (1 vote)	Kelly S.
NaOnka (1 vote)	Brenda
VOTED OUT: Brenda Lowe

Voting Confessionals

Dan and Kelly S. did not give confessionals.

	Benry	“	(voting against Brenda) Love you B, but I've gotta get rid of you before you can get rid of me.	”

	Brenda	“	(voting against NaOnka) I was going to vote for Benry, but why if you are my real, true enemy? I thought you were my friend.	”

	Chase	“	(voting against Brenda) You know this isn't what I wanted at all. Believe me, you'll see that NaOnka's the one that screwed the whole damn thing up.	”

	Fabio	“	(voting against Brenda) Super-cool girl, Brenda, but this game is not as easy as you think.	”

	Holly	“	(voting against Brenda) You just thought things were gonna come easy to you. You should have scrambled.	”

	Jane	“	(voting against Brenda) Brenda, you and I would have made a great team, but when you start trying to bust up original alliances between my Carolina homeboy Chase - he and I are both die-hard Earnhardt fans; that ain't gonna work - then you try to bust up my original Espada alliance, my only friend I had at Espada. That ain't gonna work. I tell you I ain't gonna write your name down, I mean it. I'm holding true to the people I made a solid alliance with.	”

	NaOnka	“	(voting against Brenda) It's amazing the things people will say when they know they're about to go home. I talk too much? Maybe you just talked yourself home.	”

	Sash	“	(voting against Brenda) I really wanted to go to the end with you, but your plan is to backstab me, so I have to strike first.	”

Final Words

	Brenda	“	I'm still in disbelief, really, at how outplayed I was by the person that I trusted the most, NaOnka. It's just funny how the game changed so fast for me. One day I was at the top, and now, I'm out. It was a crazy game that I didn't expect would end so soon for me, but I am kind of sad that it's over.	”

Still in the Running

Wendy 20th	Shannon 19th	Jimmy J. 18th	Jimmy T. 17th	Tyrone 16th	Kelly B. 15th	Yve 14th	Jill 13th	Alina 12th	Marty 11th
Brenda 10th	Benry Libertad	Chase Libertad	Dan Libertad	Fabio Libertad	Holly Libertad	Jane Libertad	Kelly S. Libertad	NaOnka Libertad	Sash Libertad

Trivia

• At the Reunion Show, Brenda explained that her abrupt elimination was caused by her scheming to vote Sash out. She told the plan to NaOnka, who then relayed the message to Sash.
• The key that Brenda drew on her vote for NaOnka was intended to be a sketch of the Hidden Immunity Idol. In an interview, Brenda revealed that the purpose for that was to let everyone know that NaOnka had the idol.