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For 39 days, 16 castaways were stranded in Asia.  Every 3 days on the island became a 1-hour show.  The first contestant eliminated pockets $2500.  Each successive eliminated contestant wins more money, through the next-to-last Survivor, who receives $100,000.  The final Survivor wins a million dollars!

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Day 7: Dia-tribe

Buzz buzz buzz. The insects of the wild Amazon. And they all have a feeding frenzy on Jaburu's food supply. Jeannie puts the situation in the camp with one Anne Robinsonesque quote: "Our tribe is definitely pathetic." We then see a swarm of wasps in the pots, which definitely spooks Shawna, who has an allergy to bees.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! Meeting... Now. They need a plan. They need indescribable mush. Shawna needs to wakey wakey. Long story short: everyone is in agreement that the tribe needs a leader. Everyone further agrees that Deena should be the leaeder, as she, as Jeanne put it, "is a little hot headed." So the tribe has a leader, and Deena has to make good on the tribe's offer. Now wait a second, why does Deena need to make good on someone else? Oh well. Deena's POV: "No one wants to be the leader because that puts a big target on your body and no one wants to be voted out of the game."

She reluctantly agrees nonetheless. And down goes the gondola. Glub, glub, glub. The meeting ends with a primal cheer of some sort. Yeah, you know what I'm talking about.

R-CHALLENGE: Matchmaker (for toiletries)

The tribesmates are sitting in front of 35 pairs of toiletries. Each one, by turn, must ask another for a matching set. First tribe to eighteen pairs wins. Jaburu wins the toiletries, but perhaps the biggest winner is Rob of the Tambaqui, who is hoping beyond hope for a merge... and perhaps a booty call.

Day 8: This is what America was waiting to see...

Bathing in the Amazon, it's fantastic! Christy prefers to bathe with the older ilk, because, of course, "I'm not invited. They can go out and wash and be pretty and check each other out."

As for Jenna, Heidi, and Shawna... well, it's business as usual. Shawna tries her best to realize that yes, she is on TV and yes, someone out there has a descrambler of some sort. Jenna shows America (and portions of Canada) why she's a swimsuit model, and Heidi... keeps her top on the whole time. Shawna, give us the dirty dirty... "It felt like a soap commercial gone totally totally wrong."

Later that day: **marching music**

The women progress toward civility, as they finally have some semblance of shelter under Deena's tutelage. Also: debris is cleared, pots of water are boiled, and fish are caught. "It was what we needed to get at par so we can compete with the men," Deena said. Joanna is having some divine help fishing, as she lets out His praises every time she gets a nibbler. As Deena lays a wet one on Joanna's arm, she summarized her game plan with three words: "That's my Jesus."

And now, Mark Burnett communicates in rhyming couplet form:

Caged like an animal, escape is within sight.
Coordinate as a team, or face Tribal Council tonight.

So while the men are thinking about Jenna's woman powers (remember THOSE?), the Jaburu are polishing themselves to be a troop of militant soldiers ready for the big hunt.

I-CHALLENGE: Great Escape

It's fairly straight forward. Undo knots. Release machete. Unlatch plank. Use plank to get keys. Unlock to freedom. And immunity. The ladies make it look easy, getting the rhythm down to get the keys and immunity.