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EP13 11/28-12/04 issue of TVGuide describes that week's "Redemption"RC
puddin:
WOOHOO Survivor Fever posted more about the TV Guide article **:)**
http://www.survivorfever.net/tvg_superchallenge.html
Inside Survivor: Vanuatu's Episode 12 Reward Challenge: "Redemption"
(TV Guide 11.28.04)
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Survivor tribe members thinking that once through the mud was enough had better think again. This week's [Episode 12, airdate: Thursday, December 2, 2004] "Redemption" reward challenge builds in elements from earlier this season to see if players have learned anything. How tough is it? Producer John Kirhoffer gave [TV Guide] a sneak peek - including the supersecret sketch - at just what the players will face - (Linda Holmes, TV Guide)
Redemption Challenge Overview
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Step 1 - Crawl Through Mud
The 18-member "Dream Team" used to test the challenges thought that the first mud crawl was too easy. So truckloads of dirt were brought in to make the mud, um, muddier. And vertical sticks were added for a deeper slither in the muck.
Step 2 - Grab a Pig
Borrowed from local residents, the pigs were marked so they could be returned to their rightful owners after taping. And since the show is bound by specific animal-handling guidelines, pig throwing is out and gentle tossing of the swine into their stinky pens is in. Which is too bad, says Kirhoffer. "We had so much fun with the pig catching. And we've never hurt an animal on Survivor - well except for the pig that got killed in Australia, but that was different." [Player Michael Skupin slaughtered a wild boar for food.]
Step 3 - Solve a Tiki Puzzle
For this part of the challenge, a local carver made several identical 5-foot-tall tikis that the show's art department later turned into puzzles. "They drilled a hole down the middle then chopped them up into five or six pieces," Kirhoffer says.
Step 4 - Walk a Balance Beam
After players decided to crawl instead of walk across the too-narrow balance beam in the September 23 episode, Kirhoffer decided to make this one wider to ensure that players would actually walk the plank.
Step 5 - Shoot a Slingshot
The store-bought slingshots are dressed up to look rustic. And since this is the final portion of the challenge, the stunt is designed to avoid what Kirhoffer calls "total mission failure." So if players aren't hitting the target after 10 minutes, they'll be allowed to move closer. "We've gotta go home for dinner," he says.
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'Redemption' Challenge - More Details
Has 5 'stages'
- Stage #1 has 5 lanes thru the mud crawl...only first 4 to finish crawl advance to stage #2.
- Stage #2 has 4 pigs to catch "Pig Sty-10 piglets, 4 marked for catching, rest are decoys" . So each of the 4 contestants at this point has to catch 1 pig. Only first 3 to get a pig into pig pen advance to stage #3.
- Stage #3 has 3 puzzle poles (5ft tall) to assemble tiki puzzles composed of 5-6 pieces. Only first 2 to finish advance to stage #4.
- Stage #4 has a 10' ladder climb to 2 balance beams (5 inches wide) over a 30'x60' cargo net. Both competitors advance to stage #5.
- Stage #5 has 2 shooting tables each with high powered slingshots and ammo. Targets are 2 towers holding 3 tiles, counterweighted pulley system raises fire to to wok atop tower.
- Winner is first person (of remaining two contestants) to light wok.
- Prize is an automobile?
Typically during the Episode 12 Super Challenge, Survivors compete for a vehicle prize. The winner of this challenge will be awarded a Pontiac G6
puddin:
--- Quote ---Well I did tno see the merge episode, but didn't they have to cross a balance beam....and did Chris fall off?
--- End quote ---
Im going to watch it right now Texan...
It was edited ..Chris & Ami went out ,Ami was ahead , we never saw Chris on the balance beam
I think Chris only went out once..in Survivor Live John Kenney said that he & Jules went out the most for their teams as the others dumped there juice to go to the back of the line to let the faster ones go ahead of them .. just to note , Eliza was FAST !
puddin:
Read this ,just to add to the confusion ~
EP12 challenge or EP13 ??
The drawing was for the design of the challenge, and it shows lanes for 5 competitors in the Mud Crawl (part 1), and 3 pig pens for the 3 winners of the 4 competitors of the Pig Grab (part 2), and 3 Tikis for the 3 competitors of the Tiki Puzzle (part 3), and 2 Balance Beams for the last two competitors (part 4). There were only 5 competitors to start with.
Texan:
The mud crawl will favor the smaller people...Julie and Eliza...Ami did well int eh pig challenge I can see her getting by and Ami and Eliza are good at the puzzles... i think if they can get past the mud and pig the fianl 2 will be Eliza and Ami
One more question...if it is made for 5 competitors...wouldn't ep 12 still have 6?
'keeta:
--- Quote from: Texan_Survivor on November 24, 2004, 09:28:25 AM ---One more question...if it is made for 5 competitors...wouldn't ep 12 still have 6?
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?:)? Good question. Maybe Scout, having flashbacks, volunteers to sitout? :)*
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