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Night 11 and Nakum slinks back to camp after Tribal Council. Especially, Judd, to whom perhaps 'slithers' is a more apt description. After sticking a knife in the back of former tribe-mate, Brooke, Judd defends his actions to the gang, primarily Margaret. Judd is smug and loud as he declares that, "… it's a cutthroat game." Margaret stews and simmers, knowing there is little she can do about it now. She and Cindy are now outnumbered and on the chopping block.
Day 12 is a happy one for Yaxha. Blake is very happy with the new tribal dynamics. He and his fellow ex-Nakumers are in control. Amy is not as pleased, either with the political situation or the giant beetle that attacks her. Brandon is amazed that Amy is there at all, as she has never been camping in her life. She's a city-gal, and has little in common with farm-folk like he, Bobby Jon, or Danni. Amy actually asks what is wheat?!?!?! She is totally clueless as to how food is prepared and served to her and the rest of human- ity. Brian isn't crazy about the farm-folk either. He's from New England and doesn't mix well with hicks and people who take their Christianity seriously.
Day 13 and Reward Challenge time. Jeff inquires to each tribe how they are coping with the heat and the swimming/bathing arrangements. Both tribes say things suck. Both have seen large crocodiles near their beaches. Both have not been able to seek relief from the heat by enjoying a swim. That is all about to change as today's prize is a margarita party, complete with chips, dip, frosty cold margaritas, and…, a swim-cage which sports a nice deck with lounge chairs and umbrella. No worries about Mr. Crocodile interrupt- ing a swim now. The challenge itself consists of three stages. At the first station, one player from each tribe must cut two ropes in half with an official Mayan stone knife (possibly obtained from the archeologist tent). The next station is where one player from each chops two lengths of wood in half with a hatchet (courtesy of Home Depot, no doubt). The four pieces of wood and rope are then taken to the third station, an elevated platform with a cap- stan, much like used on large ships to hoist an anchor. The cut items are inserted into the capstan and used as handles with four members of each tribe turning it to pull up a cart. Once the cart is up, six players pile in and the seventh remains behind to cut the hoisting rope and send the cart barreling down a ramp to the finish line. This highly involved challenge would have been very interesting except for one minor detail. Jamie of Na- kum was the lead-off player to cut the rope. He did not complete his portion of the challenge until Yaxha had already sailed by and won. Thanks to Brandon who expertly cut the rope with the official Mayan stone knife, the rest was easy and Yaxha walks away with another victory.
Yaxha arrives back at camp to find their reward awaiting them. Protected by a cage, the tribe takes a margarita plunge to cool off. They party down and relish in their victory, dishing up plenty of jeers on the hapless Nakum tribe. Jamie is especially targeted for being feeble. Brian is just happy to finally be able to take a swim when ever he wants to, without worrying about being eaten alive. Yaxha bonds together, knowing they are the stronger tribe. Over at Nakum, Jamie feels real bad about losing the challenge. The others act nice around him, but once out of sight, the knives come out. Judd is very irritated at the loss. Cindy remarks on the technique Brandon had used to cut his rope, causing Judd to snap at her about how she needs to step up to the plate and contribute. The Nakum men cannot be counted on to carry the rest. Stephenie is very unhappy and frustrated by yet another loss. She's jealous of Bobby Jon, as he is tasting victory. Steph is also mad at Jamie, and just plain sick of being on losing tribes.
Night 13 and the party at Yaxha breaks up on account of rain. While Blake and Brian snooze through the storm in the leaky shelter, the rest huddle under the umbrella. It is here we learn how Amy has nick-named Blake, "The Golden Boy". We are shown clips of Blake going on and on about his won- derful and lavish life as a rich frat-boy. He drones constantly about how great a party animal he is, how big his girlfriend's breasts are, and just how cool he is in general. Everyone is getting tired of it. Brian is seen egging Blake on to tell more, just to irritate the ex-Nakumers.
Day 14 and tree-mail announces it's time for the Immunity Challenge. At Nakum, Lydia starts singing the Mighty Mouse theme song, hoping to bring some encouragement and humor to her sad-sack companions. She then breaks into a juggling act, followed by a dance number. Everyone thinks she's lost her mind. Both tribes arrive at Challenge Beach. Jeff comments on how Yaxha seems very happy and Nakum seems quite grumpy. Jeff lets them all know that for today's challenge, it is critical that each tribe works together. Each tribe must select one member to work a catapult and the rest are split into two teams of three each. Each team will carry a three- sided net. The two catapultists will alternate firing Mayan war-balls, which may be caught by either tribe. First tribe to get five wins. Brian and Lydia work the cataplut. Brian shoots first and Yaxha scores a catch. Lydia fires one but everyone misses it. Nakum catches Brian's next ball, then scores again. Yaxha ties it two-all, but Nakum comes right back and makes three in a row, winning immunity. They taunt Yaxha as they celebrate.
Back at camp, Yaxha complains amongst each other about how unsports- man-like Nakum was with their gloating. Hellooooooo? Pay backs are a b*tch. Brian and Gary discuss who they can turn from the ex-Nakumers. Danni seems a logical choice to help the old-Yaxhans boot off Blake. Gary talks with Bobby Jon, who tells Gary he promised Blake not to vote against him. Gary and Amy both work on Danni. Danni then talks with Brandon about dumping Blake, but Brandon explains that he and BJ are allied with Blake, and her for that matter, and they need to stick together and boot Brian. Danni tells Uncle Cameraman that she is torn between the two fac- tions and doesn't know how she'll vote, but she really can't stand frat-boy Blake one bit. Hmmmm.
At Tribal Council, the first topic rehashed is the night of the big storm, and how Blake and Brian slept through it while the rest were miserable. Amy brings up her "Golden Boy" tag for Brian and Jeff teases him about it. Next is how well the new tribe is getting along with each other. Brandon says he is getting to know the old Yaxhans. Gary comments that there is a tribal division. Brian concurs and affirms that he is in the minority. Bobby Jon says that his goal is to get the tribe back on the winning track and keep the dream alive. It's time to vote. Blake and Brandon vote to boot Brian, but Danni AND Bobby Jon both switch and join the old-Yaxhans in giving frat- boy Blake the boot!
SPOILERS: Margaret and Judd spar with each other. Amy gets hurt in a challenge, resulting in Bobby Jon and Jamie getting in each other's face.
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