Survivor: Caramoan · Season 26
In the Arena
Every challenge Survivor: Caramoan staged — who took immunity, who won reward, week by week.
23 challenges ran this season — 15 with immunity on the line and 11 for reward.
- Episode1
- Reward
Water Slaughter
The format: By Any Means Necessary
Two members from each tribe would battle for a life ring. The tribe that gets one of their members to have a hand on the ring and one on their scoring pole scores a point. The first tribe that scores four wins reward.
Reward: Flint and 20 pounds of beans.
Bikal wins
- Immunity
It's a Long Way to the Top
The format: It's a Long Way to the Top
One by one in pairs, tribes have to make their way up a four-story tower. On each of the floors, the pairs will throw three crates down the tower that are filled with sandbags. Once all four levels of crates have been thrown down, one pair will collect the sandbags and throw them into six holes. A flag will be raised when the holes are filled. The first tribe to land a sandbag in each hole wins.
Gota wins
- Episode2
- Immunity + Reward
Plunge, Pull, Pop
The format: Sea Salvage
For this challenge, nine contestants from each would compete. Three had to go on a raft, while three would pull a rope, which would get the raft through the water to a platform. At the platform is an underground cage with bamboo running through it. On the bamboo are nine life preservers, in different parts of the cage. The castaways would have to go underwater and pull the bamboo to release the rings. Once all nine rings are collected, the three would be pulled back to shore on the rafts. The rings would then be used to be thrown on three poles, one ring per pole. The tribe who accomplishes this first wins.
Reward: A fishing gear set
Bikal wins
- Episode3
- Immunity + Reward
Cell Block Sea
Tribes have to race out to a bamboo cage. In the cage underwater is a heavy chest. They have to release the chest and take it back to shore. Once they are on shore, they will have to move the chest along a track and onto a platform by using grappling hooks. The first tribe to do so wins.
Reward: Two chairs, blankets, and a tarp.
Bikal wins
- Episode4
- Reward
Head and Shoulders
The format: United We Stand
Two members of each tribe would be on platforms, and the other six members had to alternatively place steps in the air to move them from one to the next, which had to be untied first. When they reached the last platform, they had to swim to the last short platform. Each of the eight members had to be on or above the tallest step to win.
Reward: A visit from a local bushman named Tata, who would teach the winning tribe how to improve their island life using the resources found on the island.
Bikal wins
- Immunity
The survivors had to cross planks in the water and then swim from a pontoon to a bigger platform. From there they had to break tiles to get keys. They then had to unlock a crate with sand bags in them. They had to throw the bags at blocks. The first tribe to have knocked all the blocks off a big platform, which raises their tribe flag, wins.
Bikal wins
- Episode5
- Reward
Nut Bucket
Two tribe members would each hold on a rope that is holding up large nets above the ground. Members of the rival tribe, one at a time, attempt to toss coconuts into their nets. A winner is determined if the rival tribe has dropped both of their nets. The last standing wins.
Reward: Different meats, vegetables, wine, and seasonings.
Bikal wins
- Immunity
Crate Outdoors
The format: A Crate Idea
Each tribe sends two members at a time out to a field scattered with crates. Once all six crates were returned, they would be used to build a staircase. The whole tribe then had to climb the staircase. The first to finish wins.
Gota wins
- Episode6
- Immunity
Crate Outdoors
The format: A Crate Idea
Each tribe sends two members at a time out to a field scattered with crates. Once all six crates were returned, they would be used to build a staircase that spelled Fans vs. Favorites. The whole tribe then had to climb the staircase. The first tribe to climb the staircase after it is finished wins immunity.
Gota wins
- Episode7
- Reward
Hot Pursuit
Competing in shallow water, the two tribes will race around an oval-shaped track while carrying twenty-pound bags. If a tribe member wishes to drop out, they must pass their bag along to a tribemate. The first team to tag a member of the other tribe wins.
Reward: A trip to a Survivor-themed coffee shop.
Gota wins
- Immunity
Phoenix Rises
Each tribe will send out three members on a canoe to recover a statue from underwater. They must then return to the beach, where the tribe will attach the statue to a platform. One member will then pull in five keys with a grappling hook. They then unlock the platform and then hoist the platform up to release the flag. First tribe to do so wins.
Gota wins
- Episode8
- Immunity
Caramoan Catering
The format: Buggin' Out
Castaways would have to eat exotic dishes as quickly as they can. They must eat all of it show their empty tongues to finish, after which a certain number of fastest finishers would advance to the next round. The castaway that finishes all stages wins immunity.
Won by Cochran
- Episode9
- Reward
Jump Shot
One member of each team will be the defender standing on a perch in the water while one at a time, members of the other tribe leap off a platform into the water and attempt to throw a ball past the defender and into the net. The first tribe to get four balls in the net wins.
Reward: Reward: A trip down a waterfall and a picnic lunch.
- Immunity
The players must swim under a steel grate and stay above the water. As the tide rises, players will run out of breathing room. If the fear of drowning is too much, that person can bail out. The last person still under the grate wins the challenge.
Won by Brenda
- Episode10
- Reward
Muddy Waters
Contestants will be broken into two teams. They must go through a small obstacle course. They must then use the balls they collected to shoot into a basket. The first team to get 12 balls in the basket wins.
Reward: A trip to a resort with lunch.
- Immunity
Keel Hauling
Each castaway must pull themselves along a rope under a floating wood platform without coming up for air. The challenge ran in two heats. The two winners of each heat would compete against each other in the final heat. The winner of the final heat wins individual immunity. The first to finish wins.
Won by Reynold
- Episode11
- Immunity
Drop a Log
With one hand, the castaways would hang on to a rope with several knots tied into it. The rope would be tied to one end of a heavy log. The other end of the log would be connected to a pivot point on a platform that the castaways would stand on. The castaways would start at the knot closest to the end of the log. Every three minutes, they would change hands and move one knot further down the rope. This would increase the angle of the log at the pivot point and increase the weight that the castaways would have to hold. The castaway who held on to the rope the longest would win.
Won by Cochran
- Episode12
- Immunity + Reward
Bermuda Triangle
The format: Sea Legs
Players will stand on an unstable triangular platform. They would move up a rung at regular intervals until they reach the top. Jeff Probst will tempt the castaways with food. If they fall off for any reason, they are out. The last person standing wins.
Reward: A clue to a Hidden Immunity Idol.
Won by Andrea
- Immunity
Fun Climb
The format: Great Escape Run
The castaways would maneuver a buoy through a rope maze to a post. They would then untie a series of knots to release a key. The released key would open a chest that contained a set of ladder rung puzzle pieces. The first castaway to assemble their ladder and climb to the top of the tower would win.
Won by Erik
- Episode13
- Reward
Dizzy Gillespie
The format: Ladder Tree Golf
Each castaway must team with their loved one to unscrew three rails and place them on a target rack. They must then toss three bolas and attempt to land them onto the target. The first pair to land three bolas onto their target wins.
Reward: Picnic with two of their loved ones (one of which participated the challenge).
Won by Brenda
- Immunity
I Hold On
The format: Splash Back
The castaways will stand on a log, placed at the end of the platform with their arms behind them grabbing onto a handle. At certain times, Jeff will turn a crank, which uncoils the rope, which lowers the castaways and sends them closer to the water. When the castaways fall into the water, they're out of the challenge. Last person standing wins immunity.
Won by Dawn
- Episode14
- Reward
Teeter Tower
The format: House of Cards
The castaways would use one hand to hold on to a rope to steady a balancing board. With the other hand, they would build a house of cards with wooden tiles on one end of the balancing board. The first castaway to build a tall enough house of cards to reach the finish mark would win.
Reward: An advantage in the next Immunity Challenge.
Won by Cochran
- Immunity
Vertically Challenged
The castaways would race up a three-story tower to retrieve a bag of puzzle pieces tied to a post and then slide down a water slide. Two more puzzle piece bags would need to be retrieved before the castaways could start on their puzzle. The first castaway to assemble their puzzle would win.
Won by Cochran