The Gloves Come Off

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The Gloves Come Off
Episode Information
Version	United States
Season	The Australian Outback
Episode Number	5/16 (019)
Original Release	February 22, 2001
Viewership (in Millions)	28.78
Ratings/Share (18-49)	11.9/28
Episode Chronology
Previous	"The Killing Fields"
Next	"Trial by Fire"
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The Gloves Come Off is the fifth episode of Survivor: The Australian Outback.

Story

Day 13

On Day 13, all sorts of things are happening at Ogakor camp. For one thing, the nearby forest fire continues to rage, sending waves of smoke towards camp. For another, Colby Donaldson's Tribal Council switcheroo has blindsided Amber Brkich and Jerri Manthey, who are now in the minority in their tribe. Jerri tries to convince Colby to stick with her instead of Keith Famie and Tina Wesson, but Colby is non-committal.

On Kucha, it is time for the tribe to feast on another chicken. Kimmi Kappenberg again voices her displeasure about killing the chickens. She and Alicia Calaway get into a heated argument. Alicia says that Kimmi is complaining too much, while Kimmi accuses Alicia of being rude. "Don't wave your finger in my face," says Kimmi. "I will ALWAYS wave my finger in your face," Alicia retorts. The encounter increases the tension between the two.

	Alicia	“	I don't really appreciate her to begin with, so for me to try to walk away from a situation I know is potentially going to turn ugly, and her not to let me do that, made me want to just run up and grab her by the throat. But I-I had to keep my wits about me, because that's not what this is about.	”

	Kimmi	“	Alicia has always had a problem with me. She said, "Kimmi, don't get too emotionally attached to the chickens." I'm like, "I'm not getting attached to the chickens." Like, don't worry! I'm a big girl. I said, "You know, while we have the chickens here we shouldn't just eat four chickens and a pig back-to-back days." She's very critical of other people, she's very condescending of other people, and I will not be treated, um, you know, like a jerk-off.	”

	Jeff	“	I knew that that Alicia-Kimmi explosion was coming, I knew it was coming. Kimmi was befriending the chickens and giving them names and petting them. And, um, Alicia just had no patience. Alicia doesn't have a lot of patience for anybody, really.	”

	Elisabeth	“	Alicia is in charge of telling people to do things. Alicia is also in charge of talking trash about people.	”

Meanwhile, the rest of the tribe has gotten annoyed by Kimmi's tendency to not bathe. Kimmi says she has no intention of bathing in the "incredibly gross" water.

Day 14

Each team gets Tree Mail telling them to build a three-sided stretcher called a travois. They then use the travois for the Reward Challenge, in which two people must rescue their three tribemates by carrying them on the travois. In a close race, Kucha wins yet again, sending Ogakor's Amber into tears "I'm so tired of losing," she laments. Kucha wins shampoo, toothbrushes, and spices.

Back at Kucha's camp, the tribe members use the reward to clean themselves up, even Kimmi. They boast about their domination of Ogakor thus far. On Ogakor, the demoralized tribe prepares for the next challenge.

Day 15

The tribes reconvene for their fifth Immunity Challenge. From the start, Ogakor works together more smoothly than Kucha does, and Ogakor finally pulls through to snap their challenge losing streak. The tribemates celebrate. Back at Kucha, Alicia and Jeff Varner think they have a consensus to vote out Kimmi. Elsewhere, though, Elisabeth Filarski and Rodger Bingham note that Alicia has a strong personality, and that the tribe might get along better without her.

At Tribal Council, Kimmi receives six votes (her vote is for Jeff) and gets the boot. Kimmi is the fifth victim of Survivor: The Australian Outback.

Challenges

• Reward
• Immunity

Challenge: Triage
Each tribe selects two members to become "rescuers." The other members are placed at predetermined accident locations. Using a stretcher, each tribe must locate their tribemates at the accident locations and bring them back, one by one, to the "first aid tent." First tribe to rescue all of its members and cross the finish line wins.
Reward: The winning tribe wins bath implements and all of the items chosen from a catalog by both tribes. Kucha chose blankets and Ogakor chose soup mix and spices.
Winner: Kucha

Challenge: The Maze
Each tribe must race against the other, collecting five medallions in a specified order while navigating through a giant maze. First tribe to collect all five medallions in order and to exit the maze wins.
Winner: Ogakor

Tribal Council

Tribal Council 5: Kucha
Voted Against	Voter
Kimmi (6 votes)	Alicia, Elisabeth, Jeff, Michael, Nick, Rodger
Jeff (1 vote)	Kimmi
VOTED OUT: Kimmi Kappenberg

Voting Confessionals

Elisabeth's vote was not shown during her confessional. Jeff, Michael, Nick, and Rodger's confessionals are only available on DVD. Michael “ (voting for Kimmi) She betrayed my trust yesterday, she was one of my strongest allies at the beginning, but she betrayed my trust yesterday, and I can't trust her anymore. ” Nick “ (voting for Kimmi) My vote is for Kimmi. This can be a nasty game, but you have to play with class, and I don't think she always plays with class. ” Jeff “ (voting for Kimmi) I mean, there's so much I could say. But for now, you're a great girl, and I look forward to the banana split on the other side with you. ” Kimmi “ (voting for Jeff) This really should be Alicia, but I hear other people are voting for Jeff. ” Rodger “ (voting for Kimmi) I really just made my mind up within the last thirty minutes. I think she's probably the one that's probably gonna be voted off tonight, and I felt like I had to be seen as a team player just in case we're here back in the same situation three days ago, might help assure my survival three days from now. ” Alicia “ (voting for Kimmi) My vote is for Kimmi. She and I have not gotten along from the beginning, um, and the whole food thing is really becoming an issue. It separates her from the rest of the tribe, so I think it's time to let her go. Although I like her very much, but she's a bit abrasive for me. ” Elisabeth “ (voting for Kimmi) I'm voting for Kimmi. We need to keep our tribe strong, and there's too much split going on. So, for a strong Kucha, it's the best vote. ”

Final Words

	Kimmi	“	I knew for a long time that my head was on the chopping block. It doesn't surprise me at all. I'm glad that I stayed true to myself and my morals. Um, I know that Alicia and I have not gotten along since Day 1. If that's what they felt they had to do, then, you know, power to the team!	”

Still in the Running

Debb 16th	Kel 15th	Maralyn 14th	Mitchell 13th	Kimmi 12th	Alicia Kucha	Amber Ogakor	Colby Ogakor
Elisabeth Kucha	Jeff Kucha	Jerri Ogakor	Keith Ogakor	Michael Kucha	Nick Kucha	Rodger Kucha	Tina Ogakor

Trivia

• Host Jeff Probst claimed that the maze used at the Immunity Challenge was made up up 46 tons of lumber, 3 miles of burlap and took two weeks to build.
• This episode's Immunity Challenge was the third time that a tribe with a numbers advantage was not required to sit anybody out, following the Buggin' Out challenge of the previous season and the same challenge this season.
• In both of their trips to Tribal Council, Kucha suffered rainfall.
• Kimmi's vote for Jeff was not revealed to the tribe. This mattered somewhat when Jeff was involved in a past-votes tiebreaker two episodes later, although he had more past votes than the other contestant regardless.
• This was the second time that an eliminated contestant's torch has been extinguished by the pouring rain and the third time that it was extinguished before it was snuffed. The first two incidents occurred in Survivor: Borneo when Stacey Stillman and Sean Kenniff were voted out.