After a night off from Tribal Council, the Champions embark on a fishing trip, which on day 27 comes as a welcome reprieve from the game.
The tribe swap has turned the game on its head and last night's elimination of Sam from the new Champions tribe proves that old alliances and tribal allegiances are set to be broken.
It's the morning of day 15 over on the Contenders beach and Shaun is feeling relaxed and comfortable in his tribe with an (unbeknownst to him, fake) Idol in his pocket.
The Contenders continue their trend of winning Immunity Challenges, meaning they can spend their days playing beach cricket, nude swimming and talking about food –three of John's favourite activities.
At the last Tribal Council, Nova “Supernova” Peris was blindsided by her fellow tribe mates and was the fourth person to leave Australian Survivor and the third from the Champions Tribe. The Champions tribe are now down to nine players but the mood in the camp is positive.
Luke is on cloud nine after dismantling the sports servealliance at last night's Tribal Council. He's the self-described snake charmer, after pulling over Ross and Abbey so now Pia, Janine and David are sitting pretty at the top.
With the demise of Mat, aka The Godfather, his blindsided buddies Steve, Sharn and Shane are in shock. In stark contrast the freshly formed Mighty Ducks, with new recruits Monika and Brian, celebrate and plan to keep flying in their formation.
It's day 36 in camp and whilst Brian is making the tribe laugh with his goggles/smoke shield, Benji is plotting to overthrow Mat the Godfather in the biggest move of the game.
It's day 40 in camp and the end is in sight for the remaining seven. Ever since Mat left, Shane has been leading the champions alliance and with 10 days left to go, she's on a mission to make sure it stays that way until the end.
In the wake of sending home HUGE physical threat, Lydia, Benji and Robbie realise they were never part of Mat's main alliance and are now at the bottom. Sharn is feeling uneasy about her place in the Champion's alliance.
With five days to go, we see the top five Survivors set their sights on how to get to the end. Shane and Sharn are in an alliance while Brian is positioned perfectly, as the last man standing, who has an idol in his pocket, and his two girls Monika and Shonee by his side.
After sending Steve home during last night's Tribal Council, Brian is sitting pretty as Grubby, King of the tribe. Alone in the forest, he feasts on pawpaw to keep up his strength. He has a strong alliance with Monika, Shonee and Fenella, as well as a hidden immunity idol in his back pocket.
On this episode of Survivor, tree-mail throws a span in the works when a twist sees two castaways being sent to the Island of Secrets to duel for immunity, as another “Survivor-first" awaits the rest of the castaways. A giant blindside is planned, but will the castaways be able to pull it off?
In this episode of Survivor, Sa'ula returns to their beach still reeling from the blindside that saw Paul being voted out of the game.
In this episode of Survivor, The 15th Castaways receive tree mail that completely throws their original game play and strategies are off with when the game puts a spanner in the works with a tribe swap.
It's time for the two tribes to become one... Merge! The Castaways get treated to a spectacular Merge feast, but the celebration is short-lived. Alliances are tested and there is a scramble for power in the game. 13 are left, who will be voted out tonight?
With the divisive character of Mat voted out in the first tribal council, the Contenders morale is high and they are united in their goal to bring down the Champions.
The two tribes meet Jonathan at the first challenge. He declares that in fifty days one of these twenty-four castaways will win half a million dollars and the title of Sole Survivor.
With Tarzan gone, SAMATAU return to their camp, where Tessa knows she is the last remaining member who is outside of the eight-strong “misfits” alliance.
Thirteen days on the island and Samatau are feeling the full force of the game's first blindside.