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Night 15 and at Nakum, Judd thanks everyone for booting Margaret and not him. He is still loud and obnoxious, going on about how he doesn't let some- one trash him and get away with it. He won't hit them, mind you! What a guy! Jamie is already thinking of keeping Judd around till the Final Two, as nobody would vote for him.
Day 16 and Yaxha are tending to their wounds. Bobby Jon has a nasty one on his right shoulder. It's painful to take off his shirt, which sticks to the festering sore. Brandon also has a couple of bad looking sores. Amy has one, too, on her face, which Brandon thinks is sexy. Oh puh-leeeze!
Reward Challenge time. It's a Wrap! Four players from each team wrap themselves, one at a time, in a thirty-foot long strip of cloth. The first joins the second and they wrap themselves together, then add a third, finally the fourth are all wrapped together. A fifth player from each tribe is the "Winder" who assists them in the task. Once all are wrapped, they then unwrap them- selves and race to the tribal mat. First tribe with all five players on the mat wins a zip-line tour through the jungle canopy, followed by a feast of choco- late delights. Judd sits this one out as he is an oaf. Jamie and Amy are the winders. Yaxha gets a lead till the last station, where Brandon has trouble coordinating with the rest. Nakum catches up and is first to start unwinding themselves. But then they take a tumble, which costs them precious min- utes and allows Yaxha to pass them by. Yaxha wins!
Yaxha begins their zip-line experience. Amy, who is afraid of heights, is terrified as she flies through the jungle, clinging unto the harness for dear life. Bobby Jon and the rest have the time of their lives, enjoying the scen- ary and experience of zipping through the jungle. At the base of the exit, Yaxha finds their chocolate feast. Cake, cookies, milk, and lots of chocolate coated fruits and nuts. They gorge themselves to the point of sickness. Whatever is left over, Yaxha takes with them back to camp.
Day 17 and Rafe makes a deck of cards from leaves. Nakum is playing a game to pass the time. We then see Yaxha paddling in their canoe. It's Danni's birthday and they've decided to throw a pool party and intend on inviting Nakum to join them. Nakum hears them shouting as the Yaxhan canoe docks. Jamie and Cindy are wary of this socializing. But the rest are bored and want to do something. The party is on! Judd and Steph are first ones into the pool. Then, the birthday girl, Danni, brings out a bowl of chocolate goodies for Nakum. The tone lightens up, all except for Jamie, who remains aloof to the festivities. A short while later, he encourages his fellow Nakumers to leave. He's worried about post-merge alliances and wants to keep his team in tact. Stephenie thinks Jamie is too paranoid and controlling. She thinks he needs to lighten up.
Day 18 finds Bobby Jon and Brandon comparing their wounds again. These guys have absolutely nothing better to do! Amy and Gary do. They are dis- cussing strategy. They realize how important it is to win today's Immunity Challenge. A Yaxhan win means the two tribes may merge equally at five players each. Plus, the old-Nakumers will be the majority, should Nakum lose and boot Cindy or Judd. Gary seems a bit nervous around Amy, espe- cially when she starts teasing him on the 'rumor' about his past profession as an NFL quarterback. Amy says she'll track him down. Only Gary has al- ready taken care of that as she does not know his real name. LOL!
Immunity Challenge this week is Mayan Puzzle Calendar. There are twelve large puzzle pieces for each tribe buried in a sandpit. Tribes must dig them out by sending one member at a time to the pit. Once all are collected, they may then start assembling their puzzle. Lydia sits out for Nakum. Both tribes start off neck-and-neck, till Danni loses a lot of time for Yaxha. Nakum builds a 5-3 lead, but Yaxha quickly ties the race up. It stays a close race at 10 all till Brandon loses time for Yaxha. Nakum collects all of their pieces first and begins assembling the puzzle. Yaxha closes the gap, but in the end, Nakum is victorious and wins immunity.
Amy is very worried. She's in a minority at Yaxha, plus she has an injured ankle. Amy tries chatting up Danni about booting Bobby Jon. Afterall, he's been through Survivor before. He's had his chance. The rest are more de- serving, like her. Danni buys a bit of Amy's logic and talks with Brandon. He understands the position, but also points out that should there be a merge, they'll be a minority if BJ is booted off. They're only hope is to boot Amy or Gary and hope they can turn Cindy and Judd back on their side to even up a post-merge tribe at 5 all.
At Tribal Council, Danni tells Jeff how much it sucks being there. Gary says that Yaxha is a very tight tribe right now. Amy tells all how she's had many experiences. Brandon then talks about how hard it is justifying a boot selec- tion, as to who deserves to remain. This gets a quick reaction from Bobby Jon. Brandon explains it comes down to alliances versus merit. Danni has the same issue with who truly deserves to remain in The Game. Jeff asks Bobby Jon how he's basing his vote tonight. BJ responds that he's keeping his word to his alliances. It's time to vote. Amy votes to boot Bobby Jon, the rest vote her off. After Jeff snuffs out her torch, he tells the rest that Yaxha is no more. They are to go to Nakum's camp and they are now merged as one tribe. Jeff passes out red buffs and tells them that all their belongings and rewards will be brought over.
SPOILERS: Nakum is awakened by as the Yaxhans arrive with news of the merge. Tempers flare up between the new tribe's members.
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