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Day 34 and we begin with scenes of animals eating each other. A herd of ants drag off a wasp, squids attack fish, lizards fight to the death. Metaphors? Omens of things to come? You bet. Helen and Brian pontificate on The Game. Helen goes on about how Chuay Gahn had been the loser tribe in the beginning, but rallied after the departure of Ghandia, and has not had to vote anyone off since Day 12 Brian talks about how it's all a question of skating, now. He is the best skater, in his opinion.
Tree mail offers a full length mirror and pictures of themselves prior to the start of The Game. They've all lost weight, though Helen still thinks she's fat. Clay, Ted, and Brian all marvel at how lean and mean they are now. They hog the mirror. Jan, who's lost over thirty pounds, complains, but probably doesn't really want to look much at herself anyway.
Ted chats with Brian about alliances. Ted's worried and wants reas- surance that Brian and he are still tight. Brian gives vague responses. Brian pretty much says it's every man for himself now. Ted gets more nervous. He begins to consider that Brian may be playing him. He then secretly chats with Helen, spelling names in the sand with a stick on who the final three should be.
It's time for the last Reward Challenge. Jeff drives up in a Chevy Trailblazer, which is the main prize. The castaways pile in, with Ted riding shotgun and the rest in the back. Jeff takes them for a spin, then quips, "C'mon guys, we've got a show to do." He then explains that along with the SUV, the winner also gets a day at a spa, complete with food, wine, a shower, a massage, and a soft bed. The Super Challenge is a complex race to gather tiles with letters, acquiring one letter at each station of the race. Once they get all eight letters, they then must spell a two word activity with the letters. Survivors Ready!
Helen takes a quick lead with the others close behind. Jeff had to remind them all that the first letter was under their starting places. Jan has trouble at one station and falls behind. Clay then gets the lead with Brian close on his tail. They arrive at the final station, and begin unscrambling their tiles. Brian almost won, but misspelled RAOD TRIP. Ted hears what the words are and quickly spells it correctly and wins. He then chooses Helen to join him for the spa.
The others return to camp and are dejected. Clay hates losing any- time, and really wanted a good meal. Brian was agitated that Ted won thanks to him saying the words out loud, but then didn't repay the favor by taking him on the ROAD TRIP. They then discuss how Ted and Helen seem to have been spending a lot of time together lately. Jan has noticed them whispering often. Clay saw the also when the two were writing in the sand earlier. They grow suspicious.
Meanwhile, Ted drives Helen to the spa. They talk strategy along the way. Both agree that they should go after Clay first, then Brian. Arriving at the spa, they chow down first. The two tea-totellers par- take of some wine and get drunk. Ted gets very loud and obnoxious. Helen just wants to enjoy the moment and get some sleep. Ted has other plans, but then finally crashes.
Day 35 and they return to camp bearing gifts. A bottle of wine for each and they also snuck some food back in their canteens. Helen and Ted are worried about what happened while they were away. She goes on a water run with Brian and talks strategy. Helen doesn't trust anybody at this point, but seems confident that Brian isn't out to get her yet.
Immunity Challenge is a ten step staircase, but each step is incomplete, requiring a jigsaw puzzle-like piece, with each step being unique. It's a race to find the right pieces and complete the steps. Brian and Clay are neck-and-neck the whole race till the seventh step. Clay has pro- blems finding the right piece. Brian excels and wins in a walk.
Day 34 and Ted is now really worried. He talks with Brian and asks him flat out if he's the target for tonight. Brian answers (lies) that he hasn't decided yet, but is leaning towards Clay or Jan. Speaking of Jan, she knows she a swing vote. Helen had earlier chatted with her about dumping Clay. But now she is suspicious of the Helen and Ted alliance. Jan doesn't think any of the alliances are strong and decides to do what is best for herself.
Brian explains to the camera how he's holding all the aces. He has three people in his pocket. Jan is the expendable one. Helen is his loyal soldier. Clay is his friend. He is already thinking about how to play them off each other. And what about Ted? Hmmmm!
Tribal Council has it's usual question period. Jeff prods for insights about how any of the ex-Chuay Gahn intend to win since most of the jury is comprised of ex-Sook Jai? They gotta vote for one of the Final Two is the general answer, so what difference does it make. You'd think Jeff would know this by now.
The vote goes down with Ted getting booted by all. He cast his vote against Jan, probably because Brian told him that's who he was voting for. Ted is not remorseful. He won a car and made it very far in The Game.
SPOILERS: Next week is it. The Grand Finale. Three hour show that covers the last three days, two immunity challenges, and three tribal councils. And, oh yes, ONE MILLION DOLLARS!!! The final hour will be void of singing and dancing, unless Tom from "Survivor: Africa" is around. Jeff promises answers to questions. Sounds exciting, doesn't it? Be there, Aloha.
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