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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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In honor of tonight's Super Bowl, I'd like to start by saying, "(^_^) the Patriots, and (^_^) Tom Brady." Final score: Patriots 32, Panthers 29.

Now after that Super Bowl comes another: sixteen of the best people (and Jerri Manthey and Amber Brkich) to play Survivor have come to the Pearl Islands for one more go for $1 million. Which begs the question, "Why in the name of God's ass would anyone want to do it again for just a paltry million?"

For some, Minute 16 starts... now. With only a map and a machete.

If you're looking for the Chapera action, you've come to the right place, and so have...

Alicia Calaway - Outback

Amber Brkich - Outback

8-Ball Rob Cesterino - Amazon

Boston Rob Mariano - Marquesas

Sue Hawk - Borneo

Big Tom Buchanan - Africa

... all decked in red.

Rob C. can't wait to start. Tom's here for a new race. "This is for the big boys." Rob M. says, "Nobody trusts anybody!" Alicia says it's weird because everyone knows everyone else. After finding highly-contaminated well-water, they have to find some way to boil it. I'd say fire, but there's no way to get it readily. So 8-Ball suggests shelter. "Within five minutes, there were six ideas of how to do everything," Big Tom says. Sue's living in fear because she's the most outspoken. Boston Rob gets the idea that he's the brains behind this operation. Again. Take to heart that he didn't win the LAST one he was on either. And he used the same tactic.

Still day 1, and still working on fire. After a lot of rubbing... nothing. "The first tribe in this game to get water... and fire... is the tribe that's gonna go farther," Alicia says. So keep on keeping on, fire people. Except for Sue, who's not going to help out, because she had a hard enough time with the fire back in Survivor 1. So what does she do? She drinks the water straight. "I was in Canada for six years and I drank the water right out of the lakes." That explains a lot. She ended up drinking four coconuts full. "Can you say dumbass?" Boston Rob says. And so we leave Susan to die of salmonella or shigellosis or what have you.

Day 2: Still no fire.

Boston Rob couldn't sleep, what with getting bit and all. Alicia doesn't want to hear it until we get some fire. "All aspects of our shelter should've been created differently," Rob contends. "There are six people without water. Two people are more concerned with the bottom of our shelter," Alicia complains.

And what does Tom have to say about it? "I've never heard so much cry baby titty-sucking all my life!" Someone didn't watch the last few minutes of the Super Bowl halftime...

"What can I say about Alicia..." Mariano says. "She's a drama queen. You want the facts. You come to Mariano. You get it as it is." I'd watch it, dude, or else she'll whip out that finger...

Rob gathers some more wood while talking the "A" word with Amber. He'll keep his word, but there's no guarantee that she'll keep hers. She's a bouncer. And how.

Meanwhile, 8-Ball has tree-mail for everyone... except Sue:

"To and from each challenge, fly your colors as you stride. As a show of unity... (Rob M: "UNITY!") fly your flag with tribal pride.

Three more days are guaranteed for those triumphant in the game.

Bring your tribe mask with you to face the man of flame."

It's time for the Chapera to find out the rest of the players! And for their first challenge.

I-CHALLENGE: Quest for Fire

Originally done in "Survivor", our players must swim to three woks, lighting them with fire. Then the fire rafts must go down a bamboo crawl and to another wok at the finish. First two tribes to cross the finish with all woks lit win immunity. This season's Idol is two parts: human and environment. Each part grants immunity. Those who are not connected are sent to Tribal Council. Wow. Symbolism.

Chapera takes an early lead, while Mogo Mogo manage to catch up. Mogo Mogo are first to shore with Chapera right behind. Fatigue starts to set in as the raft gets heavier and the water gets slipperier. Then it's under the bamboo crawl, still in a dead heat. It looks like Saboga has no chance here. They close the gap, but Chapera is the first across the finish, meaning that I don't have to cover tribal! Yay for me =p

But who will? It's a race between Saboga and Mogo Mogo. And the winner... Mogo Mogo. So Saboga is off to their first Tribal. And Chapera, who won first, light up the Burning man. Kinda like the torch relay of Survivor.

"We're the biggest bunch of misfit Survivors you can put together from seven seasons, and we go out there and win it. Nobody's expecting us to get it done. Came back with a good attitude... but we still have no fire." Ultimate underdogs. Ante up, Mariano.