|
Day 15 begins at Yaxha with Brandon very concerned about last night's Tribal Council. Two of his ex-Nakumers, Bobby Jon and Danni, had sided with the old Yaxhans in booting Blake. Brandon is worried that he may be next, as he was not consulted. He asks BJ if he had any regrets. Bobby Jon answers that it had to be done as Blake was rubbing too many people the wrong way. Over at Nakum, there's plenty of rubbing, too. Mosquitos are causing everyone to rub and scratch. Margaret is also busy rubbing the others the wrong way. She is still fuming over Judd and his betrayal of Old Nakum.
It's time for a combined double-Reward/Immunity Challenge. The prizes are a BBQ feast of burgers, hot dogs, plus cold beer and root beer. The winning tribe will then compete amongst themselves for individual immunity. BOTH tribes will vote off one member this evening. The challenge is the Giant Ball Roll. Two players from each tribe, selected at random, will work to try and roll a giant (stone?) ball across the opposite goal-line and score a point. First tribe to score three wins the feast and advances to the next round. The women square off first, Amy & Danni for Yaxha versus Cindy and Steph for Nakum. The Yaxhan women score the first goal. Judd and Jamie then battle against Bobby Jon and Brandon. This one is a tough fight, but the Nakum men get momentum on their side and score. Jamie celebrates a bit too much for BJ's taste and the two get in each other's face. Gary and Amy then go against Judd and Stephenie. Amy falls and the giant ball rolls over her bad foot, causing her much pain. Nakum scores. Amy must now play injured again as she and Danni go against Cindy and Margaret. Amy sucks it up and Yaxha ties the challenge two points all. Judd and Jamie go again versus Bobby Jon and Brian. Nakum scores and wins the BBQ!
After Yaxha leaves, Jeff explains the Individual Immunity Challenge. Players race to untie three sacks and carry one at a time back to their tables. When all three are retrieved, each may open the sacks and spill out their contents, eleven letter-tiles. The first to spell the correct two-word phrase wins. Cindy and Stephenie are out in front during the retrieval phase, with Margaret and Rafe right behind them. Judd brings up the rear, having a lot of trouble with untying knots. As he tries to open his sacks, Judd looks over at Rafe's table and sees the letters. Judd blabs out the correct phrase, "ANCIENT RUIN", which Rafe rapidly spells. Jeff awards Rafe with the immunity necklace.
Nakum carries the spoils of victory back to camp. They set up the BBQ and feast away, washing down the food with cold beverages. The subject of Bobby Jon's outburst comes up. Stephenie says that he's insane! The rest agree and continue their celebration. Back at Yaxha, Amy takes stock of her latest injury. The same ankle was twisted and is swollen again. She's very worried about being booted. Bobby Jon explains his displeasure with Jamie's enthusiasm, he just had to, "let him know" that BJ didn't appreciate Jamie's conduct. Brian tries to talk with Gary about whom of the ex-Nakum- ers needs to go next, but Gary seems non-committal. BJ and Brandon talk about targeting either Brian or Amy. It will be a 3-3 vote, so anything can happen. Meanwhile, the party at Nakum settles down. Judd and Rafe chat about booting Margaret. But Judd then makes an ass of himself as he drank one too many beers. Danni is shy one beer and makes an issue of it, and Margaret jumps in accusing Judd of drinking it. But Judd could care less what she, or the rest think. Nobody is going to stand between him and a cold brew-ski. The others back away as the Mighty Judd postures and rants.
Nakum arrives at Tribal Council. Stephenie talks about how great the feast was. Jamie gives his side of the story concerning Bobby Jon's outburst. He was only celebrating a victory and saw nothing wrong with his actions. Margaret tells Jeff and the rest that maybe Nakum aren't all such great sports. This prompts a drunken Judd to start arguing with her. She has never played sports and doesn't understand the thrill of victory, claims Judd. Margaret focuses in on Judd's crudeness and bully-like behavior, bringing up the missing beer incident. Judd gets really pissed and trashes her back. Margaret hits raw nerve again and again, tweaking Judd deliberately. He then brings up a moment from Day One where Margaret made a spot diag- nosis that Judd has Attention Deficit Disorder. He's tired of her know-it-all attitude. Jeff asks Judd if he'd like to strangle Margaret right now? Judd goes on another long, loud rant, interrupting a flabber-ghasted Jeff. Rafe, Steph, and Cindy confirm that there is a major problem within Nakum, and hopefully it will be dealt with tonight. It's time to vote. Margaret votes to boot Judd, the rest gang-up and send Margaret packing. A smug Judd watches as Jeff snuffs out her flame. While the rest of Nakum leaves, Rafe gets to stay behind and watch Yaxha's TC.
It's now Yaxha's turn. In sharp contrast to Nakum, Yaxha are clearly the happier tribe, with everyone complimenting one-another. Bobby Jon begins with his side of the outburst-at-Jamie affair. He says he was just caught up in the heat of the moment. Gary confirms that they do not think that Nakum are poor sports, but that Jamie may be a bit over-the-top. Jeff asks BJ what he thinks about Brian? "Brian is a kamikaze who's ready to bust a wedge", he answers. Jeff chuckles when BJ calls Brian a "good ol'boy". Danni also likes Brian. Amy gives an update on her injuries. Brandon says she is very impressive. Bobby Jon tells Jeff that tonight's vote will be a difficult one, as everyone likes everyone else. They are a unified and strong team. Before Rafe leaves, he secretly votes for one Yaxhan to have individual im- munity. His choice will not be revealed till after the other ballots have been counted. With Rafe gone, Yaxha now votes. Brian votes to boot Bobby Jon, the rest choose Brian to go. Jeff then tells Brian he has one last chance if Rafe had selected him, but Rafe chose Gary to have immunity instead. Brian's torch is extinguished and Jeff comments on how the others sugared Brian right out of the tribe with their compliments. No one is safe from such skilled game-play!
SPOILERS: Amy argues with Gary about his constant lying about his past profession of an NFL quarterback. She is clearly pissed about it. One tribe pays the other a visit. Could this week's reward be a camp raid?
|
|