Survivor: Survivor 45 · Season 45
In the Arena
Every challenge Survivor: Survivor 45 staged — who took immunity, who won reward, week by week.
18 challenges ran this season — 14 with immunity on the line and 12 for reward.
- Episode1
- Reward
Barge Simpson
The format: Jungle Relay
Each tribe is divided into three pairs. The first pair must race to empty out a crate filled with heavy bags and rope, allowing them to retrieve a key. The second pair must then leap off the barge and swim to a boat containing a second key, then paddle around a buoy and back to the barge. The last pair will take those two keys to unlock two poles, which they must use to push a bag containing a flint off a metal spring. The first tribe to release their bag and get their hands on their flint wins.
Reward: Pot, machete, and flint.
Reba wins
- Immunity + Reward
Mud Crutch
The format: Kidnapping
One tribe member at a time must race up and over a ramp into a mud pit before crawling under an obstacle to the mat. Once everyone is through, the tribe will carry a heavy bag of coconuts to a hanging basket, where two players will race to shoot the coconuts into the basket until it becomes heavy enough to release a set of keys. The tribe will then work together to get everybody to the top of a tower, where two players will use the keys to unlock and solve a vertical jigsaw puzzle depicting the season logo. The first two tribes to complete their puzzle win.
Reward: The tribe that finishes first will nominate one member to visit the losing tribe and attend their Tribal Council.[1]
Belo & Reba win
- Episode2
- Immunity + Reward
Three tribe members will swim to a tower and jump off, using a club to smash a disc on the way down to release a key. They will swim with the key to a balance beam, which they must cross before swimming to the finish platform. The two remaining tribe members will then use the keys to unlock puzzle pieces, which they must use to assemble a vertical coral puzzle. The first two tribes to finish win.
Reward: Fishing kit.
Belo & Reba win
- Episode3
- Reward
Running Down a Dream
Castaways must toss two balls into an overhead track and navigate through tripwires to catch the ball before it hits the ground. Once both balls have been caught, they must dig their way under a log with their two balls before accomplishing a final task. First to finish wins.
Reward: Fruit and right to raid one of the other tribe camps (first-place); fruit (second-place)Winners (in order of finish): Lulu and Reba (Lulu sent Kaleb Gebrewold to raid Reba)
Lulu & Reba win
- Immunity
Draggin' the Dragon
Tribes must push a cart through an obstacle course. Throughout the course, there are three towers from which tribes must retrieve a key to unlock a chest. Once they have collected all three chests, they must then take the cart apart, slide it through a barricade, put it back together, and make their way to the end. Two tribe members would then use the pieces inside the chest to assemble a giant dragon puzzle. The first tribe to solve their puzzle wins.
Belo & Reba win
- Episode4
- Immunity
Turn the Cage
The format: Cage Against the Machine
Starting on a pontoon in the ocean, the tribes must swim out to a cage, which they will enter and unlatch from the ocean floor. They will then use poles to carry the cage onto the beach, where one member will dig their way out from under the cage and untie three balls, which they will throw into the cage. The members still inside the cage will shoot those balls onto three progressively taller baskets. The first two tribes to land all three balls wins.
Belo & Lulu win
- Episode5
- Immunity + Reward
Knock One Back
The format: Losing Face
One at a time, three members of each tribe will run through a three-story tower obstacle, collecting keys along the way. A fourth member will then use one of the keys to unlock a hook which they will use to release a bag of sandbags. The tribe will then use a slingshot to fire the sandbags to knock down three targets. The first two tribes to knock down all their targets win.
Reward: Fish and cooking utensils (first-place); fish (second-place)
Lulu & Reba win
- Episode6
- Immunity + Reward
Super Ramp
The castaways will be divided into two teams of six. One at a time, team members will crawl under a muddy net to a cart. Once all six members have reached the cart, they will push the cart along the field, collecting sandbags along the way. They will then continue pushing the cart to a tower, stacking more sandbags to help the team get onto the tower. The team will then collect a key and slide down the tower before racing to a giant boulder, which they must scale to reach a final platform. There, two members will use the key to unlock jigsaw pieces to display a rebus puzzle. Two other members will then solve a word puzzle based on the rebus puzzle; the first team to find the answer SAFELY MOVING FORWARD TONIGHT wins.
Reward: Merge feast
- Episode7
- Immunity + Reward
Divided into two teams of six, castaways must hang onto a pole for as long as they can. The last person remaining from each team wins immunity, and the last person standing overall wins reward for their team.
Reward: Tacos, soft drinks, and the right for their team to vote second.
- Episode8
- 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, with its other end connected to a pivot point on the platform that the castaways are standing on. The castaways would start at the knot closest to the end of the log. Every five minutes, they would change hands and move one knot further down the rope. The castaway holding on to the rope the longest wins.
Won by Bruce
- Episode9
- Immunity + Reward
Different Stages
The format: Eve 6
Before the challenge, the nine castaways divided themselves up into three teams of three. One at a time, each team member would carry a ball on a disc across a balance beam. They will then dig up rope rungs from a sand pit. The first two teams to retrieve their rungs would proceed to the next stage. At the next stage, each team will use their rungs to cross a rope bridge. Once across, they would throw three balls onto three elevated targets. The first team to land all three balls wins reward and would proceed to the final stage to compete for immunity. In the final stage, the pairs disbanded and each player competed individually. The castaways must support two discs, weighted by wind chimes, supported by two posts with only their fingertips. If they drop their discs, they are out of the challenge. The last person left standing wins immunity.
Reward: A rotisserie chicken to be enjoyed at the Survivor Sanctuary.
- Episode10
- Reward
Running on Empty
The format: Snag, Drag and Bag
The castaways will run through an obstacle course, collecting a ball along the way. At the end of the course, they will place the ball in a table maze and attempt to land it in its center while negotiating obstacles within the maze. The first person to land their ball wins.
Reward: An overnight stay at the Survivor sanctuary, where the winner will enjoy a turkey dinner and their letter from home.
Won by Emily
- Immunity
Invertigo
The castaways will lie on a wooden plank at an incline, supporting themselves by handgrips attached to the planks. At regular intervals, they will slide down the plank; at the lowest point, they must keep their legs outstretched for the remainder of the challenge. The last person holding on wins.
Won by Austin
- Episode11
- Immunity + Reward
Unspun Heroes
The format: Pole Dancing
Attached to a rope, castaways will need to first race through a series of obstacles to untangle their rope. When they feel that they have enough rope, they must then go through a second set of obstacles in order to reach a table of sandbags. Using the sandbags, they must attempt to knock down a tower of blocks. Once their blocks have been knocked over, they will use the blocks to complete an arch-shaped word puzzle. The first person to spell RESOURCEFULNESS correctly on both sides of the arch wins.
Reward: Barbecue feast at camp.
Won by Drew
- Episode12
- Reward
Barreling Along
The format: It's Like the Worst Cocktail Party Ever
Starting in the ocean, the castaways must swim onto shore, where they will flip a barrel onto its side. While standing on the barrel, each castaway will use a series of ropes to guide themselves through a course, collecting three keys along the way. At the end of the course, they will use the keys to unlock a five-piece slide puzzle. The first person to solve their puzzle wins.
Reward: A helicopter ride to a sand spit, where the winner will enjoy a picnic.
Won by Austin
- Immunity
Gimme One Step
The format: A Leg Up
Castaways must balance a ball on the end of a balance beam with one leg. When they can no longer take the pain or lose their balance, their ball will fall off the beam, eliminating them from the challenge. The last person left with their ball on the beam wins.
Won by Dee
- Episode13
- Immunity + Reward
High Deck Matsui
The format: The Obstacle Course
The castaways must complete a low crawl before using a machete to cut through rope and release sandbags. They will throw the sandbags at targets which, when hit, will reveal numbers that they will then use to solve a combination lock. With the lock solved, a key will be released, which they will bring up to a tower to release bags of puzzle pieces. The first person to build their three-tiered puzzle wins.
Reward: A steak dinner at the Survivor sanctuary.
Won by Austin
- Immunity
On Shaky Ground
The format: Stacked Up
While negotiating a tripwire obstacle, castaways must attempt to stack seventeen bowls on a wobbly platform using a fork. The first person to finish their stack and return to their table without the stack falling over wins
Won by Dee