Survivor: Thailand · Season 5
In the Arena
Every challenge Survivor: Thailand staged — who took immunity, who won reward, week by week.
22 challenges ran this season — 14 with immunity on the line and 8 for reward.
- Episode1
- Immunity
Flying Your Flag
The Survivors had to race around a small island by paddling a boat. Along the way they would have to visit several stations, where they would have to complete certain tasks or puzzles in order to receive a tribal flag. However, only one person from each tribe would be allowed to compete at each station. The first tribe to have successfully completed each puzzle, gather their flags and race back to the floating dock, would win immunity.
Sook Jai wins
- Episode2
- Reward
Palanquin Slalom
The format: Blind Leading the Blind
Each tribe would have to pick one person to act as the guide, while the others would be blindfolded. The blindfolded tribe members would have to carry the guide in the palanquin. The guide would navigate them through a figure of eight course. Along the way, they would find several stations with a bag hanging from them. The first tribe to complete the course and collect their seven bags would win.
Reward: A lantern, fishing supplies, and a 30-meter fishing net.
Sook Jai wins
- Immunity
Floating Puzzle
Each tribe is given a giant floating Lotus flower puzzle, missing six pieces. The six pieces are tethered and floating at equal distances from the flower. The tribe members would have to swim, one at a time, to a missing piece, unlatch it, then swim back to attach it to their tribe's flower. The first tribe to successfully retrieve all six pieces and place them correctly on their flower would win.
Sook Jai wins
- Episode3
- Reward
Pilfering Pirates
The tribes had to race along a narrow bamboo course over water. At the center of the course was an Attack Zone where the Survivors could physically knock each other off the course. At the end of the course were two boats, one for each tribe, filled with baskets. Their goal was to negotiate the course, steal a basket from the opposing team's boat and return it to their own team's starting boat. If at any point a tribe member was not in the Attack Zone when they made contact with their opponent, they will be disqualified and the tribe will lose a basket to their opposing tribe. First tribe to steal ten baskets would win.
Reward: A visit from the Thai Red Beret Special Forces Soldiers, who would help improve living conditions back at camp for twenty-four hours.
Chuay Gahn wins
- Immunity
Temple Transfer
Each tribe was given three stations and one temple made up of six pieces. The goal was to transfer one piece of the temple at a time from the first to the third platform and reconstruct the temple identically. The catch was that they could never place a larger piece over a smaller piece. First tribe to successfully rebuild their temple would win.
Chuay Gahn wins
- Episode4
- Reward
New Tribe Member
Tribes must navigate a 250-lb., 10 ft. tall dummy across the island. First to complete the task wins reward.
Reward: A plentiful supply of ripe bananas and chickens.
Sook Jai wins
- Immunity
Tan-Dy Gram
Tan-dy GramWorking in pairs, the tribes had to solve two puzzles. Seven distinct shapes were provided, and the shapes would need to be assembled to form an image that perfectly matched the two images displayed in front of them. The first tribe to solve the puzzles correctly would win immunity.
Sook Jai wins
- Episode5
- Immunity
Catch of the Day
On separate platforms, each tribe was given four different types of fish that had been mixed together in a massive pile. The tribes had to separate the four types of fish into four respective bins. First tribe to have successfully separated each type of fish into their corresponding bin would win.
Chuay Gahn wins
- Episode6
- Reward
Wicker Flicker
Each tribe would have select a person to be a ball launcher, while the others were situated at four different stations spread out along the beach. Using giant wicker baskets attached to poles, the Survivors would have to catch balls from their own launcher while trying to keep opposing tribe members from catching balls lobbed from their own launcher. First tribe to have caught five of their balls would win.
Reward: An authentic Thai feast
Sook Jai wins
- Immunity
Thai 21
There were 21 flags placed in a circle. Alternating turns, the tribes were allowed to gather one, two, or three flags at a time. The goal was to be the tribe to get the last remaining flag. The tribe to get that flag would win immunity.
Chuay Gahn wins
- Episode7
- Immunity
Jail Break
hackled by locks, each team would be placed in a jail cell. Using the resources on the ground, the Survivors had to escape the cell by reaching for the keys that hung on posts outside of the cell. First tribe to have gathered the keys, unlock their shackles, and dig out of the jail would win.
Chuay Gahn wins
- Episode8
- Immunity
Breathing Space
sing eight individual bamboo snorkels, four for each tribe, the castaways had to submerge themselves underwater and breathe through the snorkel. Once a tribe member came up for air, their time was stopped. The tribe with the longest cumulative running time under water would win.
Chuay Gahn wins
- Episode9
- Reward
Wicker Ball Relay
The format: The Obstacle Course
Pairing up, each group of Survivors would race through an obstacle course, with various tasks to perform along the way. First team to successfully complete the course and cross the finish line wins and moves on to the next heat. This continued until the final round, where the last remaining pair would compete against each other on a puzzle. The first person to complete the puzzle would win reward.
Reward: A video of the winner's loved ones from home.
Won by Brian
- Immunity
Thai Numbers
The Survivors had to compete in a mathematical test. First, a simple elimination round tested the Survivors' memory skills, matching Thai numbers with numbers in English. The second round requires problem solving, using Thai numbers as coordinates, the contestants had to find ten buried tiles. Each uncovered tile revealed the location of the next tile. The first contestant to recover all ten of their tiles wins immunity.
Won by Clay
- Episode10
- Reward
Knock-Out
Competing in pairs, the castaways would have to race in a four-stage obstacle course. Each stage was designed to eliminate players. In the first stage, the castaways had to pair up, with the remaining player instantly eliminated. Then the pairs had to negotiate their way across towers using two wooden planks to bridge the gaps. The first two pairs to successfully make it across would move on to the next stage, a belly crawl under a bamboo course. The first three castaways to finish the belly crawl would move on to the third stage, a wall climb in which they had to use the aid of another competitor to help each other over. The first two to climb over the wall would move on to the final stage, a race along a bamboo balance beam. The first person to complete the balance beam and cross the finish line would win.
Reward: A trip to the mainland for an elephant trek through the Thai jungle, along with an authentic Thai lunch.
Won by Brian
- Immunity
Snuff It
The format: Survivor Quiz Show
This challenge tested the castaways' knowledge of Thai culture, as each castaway had to answer a multiple-choice or true-or-false question. Each tribe member who answered a question correctly was permitted to snuff out a competitor's torch. The last castaway left with a lit torch wins.
Won by Helen
- Episode12
- Reward
Thai Menu
The format: Buggin' Out
The loved ones will compete against each other in a bug-eating contest. If a loved one does not want to cooperate, they will be disqualified from the challenge, going home without any hugs from their survivor. The last loved one to finish their food is eliminated. Last one standing wins. The win will be counted as a victory for their survivor.
Reward: The winning loved one will stay at the Chuay Jai camp for 24 hours.
Won by Helen
- Immunity
Tied with their loved one, the survivors had to gather their own misshapen pieces from a nearby pile and fit the assorted, oversized pieces in such a way that they construct a colored cube. The first person to have successfully constructed their colored cube wins Immunity.
Won by Ted
- Episode13
- Reward
Letter Hunt
The tribe had to race to solve a word puzzle. First, they had to collect a series of placards, each bearing an English letter, which they would have to acquire at successive stations along a course. Once they had gathered all the letters, they would have to unscramble them to form two mystery words. First person to spell out the words correctly would win.
Reward: A Chevrolet Trailblazer and a full Thai dinner and massage. (car)
Won by Ted
- Immunity
Step on Up
The Survivors would start at the base of a ten-step staircase. Each step of the staircase was part of a jigsaw, the pieces of which lay in a jumble at the foot of the staircase. The Survivors had to gather their missing pieces and build their way to the top of the stairs to the finishing platform. First person to have successfully completed their staircase and climb to the top would win.
Won by Brian
- Episode14
- Immunity
Try Again
The format: Survivor Pentathlon
The Survivors would compete in an obstacle course that used elements of past Challenges. First, they would have to dig deep into the sand to retrieve a wicker ball and race over a bamboo balance beam. Next, they would have to push the wicker ball through a fishnet and place the ball on a pedestal. The next stage consisted of solving a puzzle, which would release a knife. They were then to take the knife and cut a rope that released a bag of material that would help them negotiate their next task of retrieving a key from inside a jail cell. The final stage was a surprise Thai delicacy, and the first person to consume it would win Immunity, thus ensuring themselves a spot in the Final Three.
Won by Brian
- Immunity
Slip Through Your Fingers
Castaways must hold a Thai pose while holding coins between their fingers. If they run out of coins, they are out of the challenge. Last person standing wins immunity.
Won by Brian
A record set here
1st
the only pre-merge Survivor Auction
Thailand held its Survivor Auction while two tribes were still standing — the one and only time in U.S. Survivor the auction ever ran before the merge.