The winner is announced as the 20 castaways reunite to discuss their experiences in Samoa

The finalists are questioned by the jury members, who cast their votes for the winner.

• Immunity Challenge: The castaways would compete in a bowling tournament. The castaways would be randomly matched against another castaway and given two rolls. The castaway who knocks down the most pins moves on to the next round. The remaining castways would compete in another round and so forth until a winner is decided.

After returning to camp from Tribal Council, Shambo was stunned about the vote going against John. Russell H. started his damage control by lying to Shambo and telling her that John was upset at her, he wanted to get rid of her, and that Russell H. was trying to protect Shambo from breaking her promise to John. She bought the lie and told Russell H. that Dave still had to go next. Jaison decided to change strategies in the game by focusing on possible jury votes by discussing the jury with Brett and Monica. Jaison also told them that Russell H. told Mick that he made $2 million last year in his job. Brett thought the conversation with Jaison showed that there were cracks forming in the Foa Foa alliance. When the tribe arrived at the challenge site, Jeff announced they would be playing for immunity, not the expected reward. The bowling tournament results were:

Jaison took his second immunity win in a row, while Shambo reaffirmed her statement that Dave was going home at the next Tribal Council. After the challenge, Dave knew that he was low man on the totem pole in the tribe. Russell H. told Mick and Natalie that Dave was the vote as Shambo wanted him to go next. Russell H. also told Monica that Dave was next and she tried to lobby for voting out Shambo and her being a threat regarding the jury vote. Russell H. thought about keeping Dave around as he thought he could win in the finals against him, so he went to talk to Dave about voting against Shambo and if he could get Brett and Monica to vote for Shambo. At Tribal Council, Shambo got her wish and Dave was voted out 7-1.

• Immunity Challenge: The castaways would swim out into the ocean to retrieve one of three bags. They would then swim back and have to launch the bag up into a basket on top of a tower by jumping on a plank setup like a seesaw. The first castaways to get their three bags into the basket would win.

Russell H. thought that Brett was the biggest threat to him remaining so he started to work on voting out Brett. Mick told Russell H. that was concerned about whom Russell H. was taking to the final vote, which made Russell H. concerned that Mick would flip and vote him out. At the Immunity Challenge, Brett edged out Mick to win Individual Immunity. Brett’s win made Jaison concerned that Brett could win immunity again, forcing the Foa Foa alliance to vote against one of their own. Russell H. told the Foa Foa alliance that Monica was to be voted out next. Brett talked to Mick and Monica about Russell H.’s plans for the final three. Mick thought about making a big move against Russell H. since Mick thought Russell H. would take Natalie and Shambo to the final three. Mick talked to Jaison about Russell H.’s final three plans. Monica worked on Russell H. by focusing on him keeping big threats around like Jaison as he was just waiting for Russell H. to play the idol and then he would vote against him. She also told Russell H. that Natalie told her about him being a multi-millionaire. She corrected herself and said that was not Natalie, but Jaison who told this info. Monica said she would be casting her jury vote on need, not how the person played the game. Afterward, Russell H. confronted Natalie over what Monica just said. Natalie denied telling Monica. Russell H. then asked Brett how he knew Russell H. made a lot of money and Brett pointed to Jaison. Russell H. finally confronted Jaison about Monica’s story and he denied it. Jaison was nervous that Russell H. would target him so he went to talk to Mick and Natalie about when to vote out Russell H. Feeling a potential threat from Jaison, Russell H. stated that he would play the Hidden Immunity Idol if he felt any heat. At Tribal Council before the discussion started, Russell H. pulled out the Hidden Immunity Idol and put it around his neck. Russell H. flaunted the power the idol. Monica commented that she was busy stirring up the tribe after the Immunity Challenge and Russell H. was fuming about her pushing his buttons and upsetting him. Russell H. countered that her spreading the stories earned her a trip home and she was by a vote of 5-2.

Motivated by extreme hunger, an unexpected castaway kills a rat in an effort to provide for her tribe, on SURVIVOR: SAMOA, Thursday, Nov. 12 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Watch a sneak peek of SURVIVOR: SAMOA Season 19 Episode 9 “Tastes Like Chicken” which airs Thursday November 12 (8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

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