Reward Challenge: Barrel of Monkeys
After the tribes arrive at the challenge ready to compete for a Reward, Jeff Probst announces a surprise twist. He offers each individual player the opportunity to "change their fate in the game" by choosing to mutiny against their current tribe and join the other tribe. Given only ten seconds, the players must decide whether to stay on the tribe they are currently on or take a chance by joining the other tribe. With three seconds remaining, Candice jumps off of her tribe mat, signifying that she is choosing to mutiny and, a second later, Jonathan follows. The two leave the stunned Aitu tribe and join their new Raro tribe.
Jeff explains the rules of the challenge. Two tribe members will squeeze into a barrel together and remain in the barrel while two other tribe members push, pull and roll the barrel through a series of obstacles in order to retrieve four buoys. Next, they must float the barrel through a final water obstacle, where they will collect four flags anchored underwater. Once the flags have been collected, the tribe must paddle back to shore, hang their flags on a flagpole, recover a buried axe and chop a rope in order to hoist their flags. The first tribe to raise their flags wins coffee, muffins, danishes and letters from home. In addition, the winning tribe will send one person from the losing tribe to Exile Island.
Ozzy and Yul start with a lead for Aitu, sending a barrel containing Becky and Sundra careening down a steep ramp. Raro's Adam and Nate follow closely with their barrel containing Candice and Jenny. The tribes are neck and neck as the barrels full of women crash over a series of logs and finally are dumped off into the water. Both tribes latch their buoys onto their barrels and begin the difficult swim. Unfortunately for Raro, they veer completely off path. Strong swimmer Ozzy leads the Aitu barrel swiftly through the course and retrieves Aitu's flags. Aitu floats the barrel back to shore where Becky and Sundra are released from their tight wooden confines. The small but mighty tribe of four raises their flags with time to spare, winning coffee, pastries and treasured letters from home. Aitu gets their revenge by sending Candice to Exile Island.