Survivor Canada 3

Foreword and FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Survivor?
Survivor is one of the most popular and enduring of the American unscripted or "reality" television shows, combining extreme competition and human drama in exotic locations.  Contestants compete in challenges, make alliances, and vote each other out until one remains:  the Sole Survivor who wins a million dollar prize.  Survivor is produced by and ©copyright Mark Burnett and CBS.  The format of the show is their intellectual property.

So what is Survivor Canada then?
Survivor Canada is an online reality game.  Twenty-one Survivor fans met online in the roles of the host and contestants of a fictional Survivor series, following the format of the show, with their own performance in online challenges and the votes they cast determining the course of the game and the ultimate winner.

Is this taking things a little far?
Players met online 2-3 times a week for more than three months.  These are true fans — that is, fanatics.  It isn't unlike some fans of televised sports, soap operas, or science fiction shows, who may gather to watch events, place wagers, organize fantasy leagues, buy collectibles, write fan-fiction, etc.  This recreation is perhaps taken a little too seriously by some.  However, you do get to socialize with people who share a common interest.  In this particular case, playing these trust games seems to capture the essence of Survivor and can have the feel of being a very true experience.

Who was in charge of all this?
The Host of Survivor Canada 3, who organized the game, built the game websites and message boards, recruited and selected the players, designed and implemented the challenges, collected and counted the votes— and many other things besides — was Zoe Dane.  Zoe is an online reality game veteran, the winner of three games.  This was the fourth game she hosted.

Who wrote the episodes?
The episodes for Survivor Canada 3 were written by Greg Reid. (Hi, Mom!)  Greg is a veteran play-by-e-mail role-player and took to online reality games, frequently finishing in the final three.  Greg met Zoe while playing in Survivor Canada 2 and volunteered to write the episodes for this series.  Parts of the format were borrowed from Donovan's Survivornet series.

Why have episodes?
Most online reality games simply have the game itself.  In some cases, where there is the interest and ambition, "episodes" of the game are written up to complete the illusion of the contestants playing through a series of the show.  To some effect this is a vanity project.  It is fun, though, and gives everyone involved a record to keep.  Specifically, Greg wrote this to build more online-reality-game experience, in hopes of gaining the confidence to host a game himself.

Is this what really happened in the game?
Yes and no.  It is a dramatization.  The episodes are written as if the contestants were really stranded in the wilderness of Northern Ontario, which they weren't.  A certain amount of artistic licence was used to make camp life, challenges, etc. seem a bit more exciting and consistent with the setting.  Those parts are fiction.  However, the player performance and challenge results are true to the challenges used in the game.  The Tribal Council results and voting reasons are all true.

Are the people who played the game really like that?
Again, yes and no.  Anything which appears in "quotes", votes, final words or interviews are the exact words of the players taken from diary entries, message board posts, emails and chats.  However, it is not the whole truth.  Not all material was available for editing, and the material which did make it into the episodes was selected for dramatic purposes — just as on the television series.  This does tend to turn the players into caricatures.  The characters in the episodes are fictionalizations based on the players and the way they played the game, and are not accurate representations of the people themselves.

Why is this site so plain and drab?
There are two schools of philosophy on how web pages should look:  designers determine the look of the page by specifying fonts, colours, etc., while programmers allow the look of the page to be customized by the viewer.  Because these episodes are in the form of text — and there is a lot to be read — functionality in ease of reading was considered to be a priority above and beyond looking "cool."  To accommodate the reader, this site uses default fonts.  The reader can adjust their browser's default font settings to whatever is easiest to read, whatever their monitor configuration.

What's with the typos?
In most cases, typos were corrected so the flow of the episodes was easier to read.  However, it was felt that certain key elements of the game — such as voting reasons and final words — should have spelling or grammar mistakes left intact to preserve the feel of what was being said and who was saying it.  Other mistakes, attributable to the author, are unintended.

Where can I play a game like this?
Thankfully there are websites that keep up-to-date directories of games which are recruiting players.  Please visit the Links page or Google for Online Reality Games and E-Squared Gaming.

What computer/software was all this written on?
The content of the episodes was assembled and edited on a Macintosh SE (a machine made in 1986) using Microsoft Word 4.0.  Hyperlinks were coded manually on a Power Macintosh 7100 (made in 1996) also using Microsoft Word 4.0.  The html files were first tested using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Macintosh.  A minimalistic approach was used with HTML 3.0 for upwards compatability.  Macintosh and Power Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in Canada and other countries.

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Episode One

Flying over an endless stretch of Christmas trees and glinting water that is Northern Ontario, 20 people are about to begin the adventure of a lifetime.  They are about to be abandoned in a vast region where the dark boreal forest crosses over the rough Precambrian rock of the Canadian Shield.  Their neighbours will be black bears, moose and timber wolves, among much more wildlife.  There is little rainfall or forage, and extremes of cold temperature are greater than places in the Arctic Circle.  At the center of the nation of Canada, it is a primal land virtually untouched by the modern world.

For the next 35 days, these 20 people will be left to fend for themselves, battling the elements and each other.  They must adapt and persevere or they'll be voted out.  Are they up for the task?  In the end, only one will remain.

35 days, 20 people, 1 survivor.

NORTHERN ONTARIO, DAY 1

The pontoons of two Gruman Twin Otter aircraft slice into the water of a lake which looks far too short a landing strip.  The pilots skillfully taxi around and moor at a pair of small, floating docks, where their passengers deplane.  Some of them stretch from the three-hour flight; others seem shaken from the unfamiliar landing.  On the rocky lakeshore, they are handed their buffs.

Wearing blue are members of Cree tribe:

Aiden, a 18 year old bartender from New York
Janei, a 18 year old from California
Karen, a 27 year old from Louisiana
Mike, a 36 year old from Ontario
Miriam, a 36 year old graphic shop manager from U.S.A.
Rob, an athletic director from Virginia
Shane C, a 28 year old adventure camp director from Australia
Staton, a 20 year old actor from North Carolina
Tiffany, a 14 year old veterinarian student from West Virginia
Vince, a 14 year old piano student from the Philippines

Wearing red are the members of Paleo tribe:

Cheryl, a 14 year old from Europe
Dan, a 17 year old from Wisconsin
Diana, a 41 year old painter from New York
Jon, a full-time student from Ontario
Kelley, a 30 year old catering assistant from Washington
Michelle, a 20 year old from Saskatchewan
Nathan, an 18 year old Eagle Scout from Tennessee
Rick, a 32 year old restauranteur from Ohio
Robby, a 20 year old from the USA
Shane, a 23 year old forensic biologist from U.S.A.

The survivors are informed that the game is beginning immediately with their first challenge, which will test them both as individuals and in their ability to work as tribes.

REWARD CHALLENGE, DAY 1

The rules of the challenge are simple — completing the challenge will prove far more difficult.  Each survivor has been given a different riddle, the solutions to which will help them navigate waypoints on the trail to their tribe's campsite, where food, water and supplies await them.  The first tribe to get all of their members to their camp will win the challenge and receive a fifteen-minute head start on the next immunity challenge.  Also, the sooner they get to their camp, the sooner they can start preparing for the cold night ahead.

The tribes are given the "go" and left puzzling at where the riddles are.  Karen of Cree is first to realize that the riddles are folded inside their buffs, and there is a frenzy as survivors tear their buffs off to find their riddles.

The Cree tribe huddle together in one big group and start solving their riddles.  They are able to answer four of their riddles almost immediately, and armed with that information find their trail and set off.

Paleo aren't so patient and break into two's and three's, taking different branches of their trail.  However, not everyone is intent upon solving their riddles.  Many of the Paleo tribe set their riddles aside and discuss their tribemates and the future of the game, laying the foundation for alliances.

Although Paleo's strategy allows them to cover more ground, not having all their riddles in hand prevents them from being able to match riddles to waypoints and they make more wrong guesses than right ones.  The Cree tribe successfully solve six riddles to Paleo's three.  Karen, scouting one path while others work on the seventh riddle, is able to spot the blue flag at their camp.  In an excited charge, Cree run to the finish.

CREE WINS REWARD

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CREE, DAY 1

The members of Cree tribe take a moment to catch their breath and look over the campsite that is to be their new home.  Many are still in a bit of shock at the sudden start to the game and what it is to be in a dense, virgin forest.  However, the overall mood is excitement topped with jubilation at winning the reward challenge.

"Cree Rocks!" Miriam exclaims.  "I think we are so strong!"

Vincent loves the tribe.  "Everyone here is united, and each member has a unique personality that I would like to get to know more of."

Aiden agrees.  "We work really well together."

Everybody introduces themselves, and they take turns telling the tribe about each other, having fun, joking around and learning about their new camp-mates.  Karen gains some quick popularity as she breaks out her luxury item — a tube of neosporin — for some of the nastier scratches from running through the forest.

"I hope if nothing else we each learn something about one another and make a new friend," says Miriam.

PALEO, DAY 1

Jon struggles into the Paleo camp only to find waiting treemail which informs him that the challenge has already been won by Cree.  When Diana, Michelle and Rick join him, Jon breaks the bad news.  "From what I hear... Cree beat us in this reward."

"Sorry I didn't make it in time," Michelle apologizes, rubbing sore muscles from the extended hike.  "I was working uphill the whole way."

Not knowing each other, most are cautiously apologetic that they weren't able to do as much as they could have.  However, the defeat is taken lightly.  Rick consoles his tribemates, saying that it's good that Cree got the win.  "They'll need the extra 15 minutes next challenge so it won't look so bad when we kick their butts!"

Diana agrees that it will give Cree a false sense of security, and that they're just warming up to "kick Cree's ass in the immunity challenge."

After resting for a little while, they return to the trail, backtracking and calling out for tribemates who are still trying to find their way.

CREE, DAY 1

Cree take an accounting of their supplies but don't do any work until Miriam points out that they really should get started on doing something.  She has a lighter as her luxury item and volunteers to start a fire so they can at least be warm and cook their food.  Mike reminds her to be careful because of the fire risk from pine oil.  Miriam agrees and asks for help to build a sheltered fire pit.

Janei is secretly upset that she was unable to solve her riddle in the Reward Challenge.  "What really hurts me is the bonding that I missed.  This puts me at a huge disadvantage already because I have no idea of anybody's personalities or alliances."  With some catching up to do, Janei joins Rob and Karen foraging around the camp, collecting wood for the shelter and fire.

Tiffany picks some wildberries she comes across.

Staton and Aiden take charge of building the shelter, setting up the framework of a large lean-to for their first night.

Shane C and Vince check out the lake that their camp is situated on, going opposite directions along the shore.

PALEO, DAY 1

Additional hours of hiking turn up tribe-members who misread their riddles and took wrong directions.  As they gather together, Paleo hear more bad news.  Shane hadn't wanted to say anything during the challenge but the Monday before the game began he was at his grandmother's funeral.  "I was exhausted emotionally and physically, so I hope you guys understand that.  And no, this isn't a Johnny Rotten stunt."

Everyone expresses their sympathies to Shane.  However, alone with Rick, Michelle suspects he's playing Johnny Fairplay.  "Not that I mean to disrespect him or his family or anything, it was just the first thing that popped into my brain."

Rick doubts it, but admits, "This is Survivor after all, eh?"

"Exactly," Michelle replies.

Despite this caution, Rick goes to Shane, and after talking about family and sports, turns the discussion to past Survivor shows and strategy.  Shane feels responsible for their loss, but Rick reassures him.  Asked if he has set up any alliances, Rick admits that he's open.  "I've approached Michelle, 'cause her and I were the first two to talk to each other."

Meanwhile, Diana and Dan have agreed to an alliance, and look to align with the stronger members of Paleo.  They quickly go to Jon to offer him an alliance.  "Sure," Jon agrees, "us three seem to be the most active."  Jon thinks it'll help in the long run.  Diana was thinking the same thing, and it doesn't hurt that they're all pretty darn friendly.

Paleo know that they have to get back to camp before they lose the light.  They call off their search, hoping that the two missing tribe-members found a different route to their camp.

CREE, DAY 1

Cree have put together a tidy little camp with the open side of their lean-to facing their small fire.  It isn't much but they should be warm for the night.

Tending the fire, Miriam notes that she hasn't received as many blackfly and mosquito bites as her tribemates.  She concludes that the smoke from the campfire is keeping them away, and suddenly the fire becomes an even stronger focal point to the camp.  Not only is fire life, it is a respite from the pests.

Tiffany mashes up a few handfuls of spruce tips in boiling water to make a kind of tea.  Vince plays a little music and Cree have a sing-along as they crowd around the fire.  They swap stories and make plans for what else needs to be done around the camp until weariness overpowers their excitement.

"Day One was great," Staton says in a confessional, while Cree is winding down for the night.  "Our team pulled through and won reward challenge with Karen's figuring out.  It was great to see everyone that was there trying to help out.  I really think I'm gonna get along with Mike and Rob pretty good, and Miriam and Karen are great also."

Their last decision is to set five two-person watches through the night, to tend to the fire and guard their food against nocturnal scavengers.

PALEO, NIGHT 1

Nightfall came quickly in the deep forest, and Paleo have neither shelter nor fire for their first night.  The long hike has left them covered with insect bites, and sweat-dampened clothing which drains their body heat in the chill night air.

Diana uses her painting canvas as a blanket.  Shane hugs onto the pillow he has brought as a luxury item.  Rick is in the best shape with a Gortex army jacket which he shares with Michelle.  They all huddle together in the cold, their collective shivering and scratching preventing much sleep.  But they know it could be worse...

Cheryl and Robby are still lost in the forest.

CREE, DAY 2

At first light, two women of the Cree tribe sit at their fire.  Miriam is building up the campfire to cook breakfast for the tribe.  Tiffany isn't awake by choice; she was restless all night.  Despite being tired and out of sorts, Tiffany puts on a cheerful face as her tribemates gather around to share a small meal of wild rice and spruce tea.

"I want all of you to know what fun I had at our first meeting," Miriam tells everyone, still happy about the previous evening around the campfire.  She points out how a million dollar prize is great but couldn't buy a real friend.  "I wish all of you good luck and let's win all the challenges so none of us has to go home for a good while!"

Vince also says he's happy, but soon decides to try his luck at fishing with a "Catch ya later!" to his tribemates.

In a camera confessional, Vince explains, "My strategy is to stay low and under the radar.  I want to be approached rather than do the scheming myself.  I'll observe them and let all the egos shout at each other while I mind my own business."

Karen has a more active strategy.  "I'm looking at short-term goals... I must make merge, then jury, then final 2, then win.  I don't know if I'll be able to pull it off... I'm not too confident about my abilities to 'use' this particular group of tribemates."  To get herself ahead, Karen has made alliances with Rob and Janei.  "I tried to get Miriam and Staton at the very beginning of the game, to feel them out.  But both said they preferred to make a pact to simply not vote for me.  I dunno if they really mean that or if that's just a nice way of telling me no thanks because they're already in one."  Karen also suspects that Aiden and Staton are allied because they seem tight.

Miriam is trying to do the best for the tribe as a whole and admits that she hasn't made any alliances yet.  "Vincenzo is sweet and asked me for an alliance.  I tried gently to tell him it is too early; I hope he understood."  Miriam likes Mike, Staton and Karen, and Rob seems nice.  However, she's worried about Karen's competitiveness — the "too strong" thing.  The rest of the tribe didn't do much for the first challenge, and Miriam believes this will keep her safe for a while.  Her strategy is to enjoy the game to the fullest and do her best to make good decisions, adding, "decisions that I can live with."

PALEO, DAY 2

The new day allows Paleo to resume foraging and attempt to better their camp situation.  However, some of the Paleo tribe find themselves suffering from the "umbles" of hypothermia:  bumbles, mumbles, jumbles and fumbles.  Work progresses slowly as half of the tribe are in a mental haze.

Fire is made a high priority.  Nathan has a good plan with a stick-and-slot pallet primed with a mix of bark gum and dry, crushed pine needles.  However, Kelley is the one who finds the right combination and gets it to light.  Paleo sit quietly around the fire, almost mesmerized by it.  Hardly anyone moves for the next hour or so except to put more wood on the fire.  Gradually that gives way to chopping wood, and hauling wood out of the forest.  Then they're warm enough to notice that they're hungry, and Jon and Michelle put on a barley soup.

With a bit of food and warmth in them, Paleo get a better start on building their camp.  They determine not to spend another night like the last one.

CREE, DAY 2

Spirits are high at Cree and they are looking forward to the immunity challenge when treemail arrives.  Staton calls the tribe together and reads it to them:

"During yesterday's challenge, Cheryl and Robby of the Paleo tribe wandered off the trail and became lost in the woods.  They were located by search parties this morning, and evacuated for medical and psychological treatment.  They are in good health and full recoveries are expected.  However, both have dropped out of the game and are being replaced with alternates.  The Immunity Challenge will be delayed until tomorrow."

Cree exchange looks and sentiments of shock that the game has already claimed two people.

PRODUCTION LODGE, DAY 2

"When the Survivors were flown into this area," Zoe, the Host, explains, "they could see from the aircraft how monotonous the terrain was.  Every tree looks the same and there are no sight lines to any landmarks; you could travel a thousand kilometres and hardly be able to mark your progress.  The sense of being lost in a forest like this is deeply profound, and can trigger a primitive panic and paranoia.

"Robby had run wildly through the forest, inflicting scrapes, scratches and bruises upon himself, and stopping only when he had exhausted himself.  During the night, in a state of terror, he hid from what he believed were a group of Cyclopes with glowing eyes who called out his name.  These 'monsters' were his rescuers, equipped with helmet lights.  Those of the search party did an excellent job of tracking him but without his cooperation couldn't find and help him until daybreak.

"When rescuers found Cheryl, she was ready to quit the game after her first night in the forest.  She was hypothermic, covered in insect bites and had scratched herself raw in places.  Cheryl said that she hadn't heard anything except for moose which made a call like 'aaarhol'.  Again, she wasn't thinking clearly and had ignored the call of rescuers.

"The contestants were given a safety briefing and advised to use a buddy system.  But in the end the decisions they make are their own.  In previous Survivors, contestants have always underestimated what they are getting into.  Survivor is not a camping vacation.  Those in the game are only beginning to realize the hardships they will have to endure."

PALEO, DAY 2

Paleo's treemail informs them that Robby and Cheryl have dropped out of the game, and to expect alternates to replace them.  Shortly thereafter, their new tribemates arrive.

"What Up everyone.  My name is Emmanuel but feel free to call me Eman, it's a lot shorter and easier.  I'm 16 years old and I live in California.  I'm looking forward to meeting all of you."

"Hey All!  Tabatha here... I am sooooooo glad to be apart of this tribe.  We will rock this game."

Eman and Tabatha are heartily welcomed into Paleo, the tribe knowing that they can only be an improvement over Cheryl and Robby.  It's also very much appreciated to have two fresh members of their tribe to help build camp.  Eman and Tabatha make use of the day's delay on the Immunity Challenge to find their place in the tribe.  Everyone gets to work... building camp and building bonds and alliances.

Rick had aligned with Michelle and Shane, while Diana made an alliance with Dan and Jon.  However, Rick and Diana had made a very early, secret alliance.  Diana advises Rick to keep their conversations "on the downlow" when they discover that they control a majority of the tribe.  "I'm gonna scout around a little," she tells him.

Diana moves on to Kelley.  Finding they have a lot in common, she tells Kelley she thinks they'd make a strong team.  Kelley agrees, so Diana decides to be honest (at least partially).  Diana tells Kelley that she was approached by Dan and Jon.  "I said I've aligned with Dan, but I'm gonna be honest, I don't trust him."

"I've been approached by Dan as well," Kelley reveals.  "I said, yes, too, but I didn't commit to anything huge."

Diana suggests to keep their alliance "on the downlow" and see how it all plays out.  Diana says that she thinks that Dan is smart, that Jon is a little flaky but really nice.  Kelley agrees about Dan, and Diana points out that it may be good to keep him around to help in challenges.  "I don't want to be too cutthroat, not at the beginning."

Kelley agrees.  "For now I just want to win challenges, and vote out the people who aren't helping."  Diana nods, calling this the "easy part" of the game.

Later, Diana catches up with Rick.  Rick tells her that Shane came right out and asked him to an alliance, and he didn't think it was smart to say no.  Diana readily admits that she doesn't care who she says 'OK' to.  "I have my main alliance with you," she assures Rick.  She admits to be playing a mean game and that, "I have no immediate plans to stab you in the back."  They both laugh at that.

Diana wonders if she's making a target of herself by trying to be organized.  Rick suggests that she lay low for a bit:  "I'd almost suggest letting us lose the first challenge, but you know I'm against that sort of thing."  Diana doesn't think it's a big deal to lose and vote off their weaker tribemembers.  But she also wants to do the best they can.

CREE, DAY 3

When the sun is high, 18 year-olds Janei and Aiden take a break and try signalling each other across the lake.  They'd each brought mirrors as luxury items, and think they may come in handy for a distress signal or simple communications.

At a "whopping" 36, Miriam feels like the tribal elder.  She's been married for 18 years and has three sons, one of them the age of her youngest tribemate.  Janei doesn't think Miriam is at all old, but admits that they have a wide range of ages and thinks the game had good casting.

Shane C had spotted some logs a ways around the lake, and deciding that it's impossible to carry them through the brush he floats them closer to Cree's camp.  However, he does this by himself instead of getting any help from his tribemates.  "I haven't gotten to know them well," he admits.

Aiden has taken a different approach, making a single, strong alliance.  "Staton and I are really friendly.  He is an awesome person, trustworthy, and has a big heart."  Aiden's strategy is to stick with Staton, get to know everyone and figure out where they stand... so that he can have his thumb over them.

Staton also has an alliance with Karen, but says, "I will take Aiden over Karen 'cuz I like him more and am closer to him."

PALEO, DAY 3

Despite an age difference, Diana and Emmanuel talk have a good time talking about family and their travels.  They joke about the NY/LA rivalry.  "New York City is wonderful," Diana says, "we just get cranky when people stop in the middle of the street to gawk at the buildings."  Eman finds the same things for LA, only more like the freaking-out at the brown colour of the sky.  Diana looks forward to the immunity challenge.  "Cree needs to be taken down a notch and I'm the woman to do it."

Emmanuel mentions his conversation with Diana to Dan.  "I think the four of us could do good," Dan says, suggesting that they, Diana and Jon ally.  He adds, "I won't backstab you, 'cause I like you."  Emmanuel promises not to backstab Dan, either.  But Eman is still getting to know everyone and seeing who he can trust and depend upon.

Later, while tending the crackling fire, Emmanuel speaks with Michelle.  They talk about family and music, but when the conversation turns to education and literature, Eman finds himself a bit left out.  Michelle reminds him that he has plenty of "learning years" ahead of him.

Eman asks if Michelle has really spoken with anyone else in the tribe.  They are both cautious about who they might have allied with, Michelle saying that, "There hasn't really been much of an opportunity to work with everyone."
Eman agrees, thinking that the tribe has to get together to win.

Eman then comes right out and asks Michelle what her strategy is.  "I haven't really decided," Michelle replies.  "I think right now it's just good to get to know people and kinda feel things out."  Eman tells her that he wants to see how everyone competes before considering any arrangements.  Michelle asks Eman, "So what do you think about maybe starting up a coalition or some kind of partnership?"

Eman says it would be a smart move.  "It would be bold, seeing as I don't know what kind of player you are yet."  Michelle hopes they won't have to vote for a long time.  Emmanuel agrees, wanting to go into the merge with the upper hand.

"I think it's important to have a good base with at least a couple people who can kinda get each other's backs," Michelle tells him.

Eman agrees.  "This game depends on a lot of trust."

"And a lot of luck," Michelle adds.

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE, DAY 3

The tribes assemble for the challenge.  Cree notice Tabatha and Emmanuel, the new members of Paleo, who see Cree for the first time.  Cree seem confident if a bit fatigued from the hike.  Paleo must be just as weary, but do their best to not show weakness before their opposition.

The challenge is a Forest Run:  Survivors will have to race through the forest and answer questions about their surroundings.  The questions will get harder as they go along and they may need to search for answers.  Each tribe will have to submit one set of answers that they can all agree to.  The tribe with the most correct answers — or the fastest tribe in the event of a tie — will win immunity and be safe for another three days.

Cree won a 15 minute head-start from the first reward challenge and go first, using their lead to carefully investigate each area and try to answer everything perfectly.  When Paleo begin, they split the questions between themselves.  It's the same tactic they used in the first challenge, but this time it works and they make up some ground.  Towards the end, Miriam stops Cree and has everyone explain and double-check their answers.  By the time they can all agree and Rob submits Cree's final answers, Paleo has finished ahead of them.

The host checks and tallies Cree's and Paleo's answers.  Cree falls behind a point then evens it up two questions later; falls behind again and catches up again.  The tribes are neck-and-neck.  The final tally is 21 1/2 for each — a tie.  And even with Cree's lead, Paleo finished first.

PALEO WINS IMMUNITY!

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PALEO, DAY 3

Paleo are ecstatic at their first win which will put them up one member against Cree.  "Great job!" Kelley exclaims.  "We're a great tribe, I know we're going to keep winning these.  Good work everyone!"

"Good Job Mateys!!!!  We rock!!" Tabatha shouts.

Michelle laughs, and explains how she was a bit behind the others.  "I answered all the questions (and got most of them right) and then realized that it was already done.  Congratulations either way.  I'm glad we get another week to get to know each other!"

"I am so floored that we won, and by such an incredibly close margin!  I was on pins and needles," Diana tells her tribemates.  "What an incredible team, yay Paleo!"

"Yay!  Good job guys," Nathan tells his tribe.  "I'm so happy we won.  Now we can all get to know each other a little better."

Back at Paleo's camp, Diana checks with Shane who had suddenly become ill before the challenge.  He still has a fever but his stomach isn't hurting.  Diana tells him to feel better, and Shane sends her off to celebrate with the others.  "Have fun and take care of yourself," he tells her, and congratulates her on the immunity win.

CREE, DAY 3

Cree are demoralized, and under pressure to decide who will be leaving at Tribal Council that night. 

"We did awesome at the challenge," Aiden says, "but it looks like we were too slow.  Blah!"

Miriam feels a loyalty to the seven who have been contributing to the challenges, and that she has to vote for one of the three who didn't really participate.  "As much as I hate to say it, I think I will have to vote for Tiffany," Miriam says in a camera confessional.  "She is very sweet... I just don't think she will be able to contribute to the tribe — and right now that takes priority over any other reasons."

"My strategy is to get to know each other, and to keep the people that are doing their part," Staton says.  He feels that Vince is a seat-filler, Janei seems nice but doesn't do much, and he can hardly tell that Shane C and Tiff are part of the tribe.  "My vote is going for either Tiff or Shane."

Karen thinks that Cree could be a lot better, and this is a chance to make some changes.  "Miriam is a nice lady who wants to figure out how to play this game, but I just don't think she's going about it in the right way.  She comes off as extremely annoying and more harmful than helpful on the challenges."

Shane C shrugs as he walks along, hardly slowing down for the camera.  "Who would I vote off?  Tuff call — who's first in the alphabet?"

With the sky darkening, Cree put out their campfire, gather their kit, and begin the hike to Tribal Council, knowing that one of them will not be coming back.

TRIBAL COUNCIL, DAY 3

Welcome to the first Tribal Council of Survivor Canada 3

Before tallying the votes, I'm reminding you of game rule #3, which states:  "If you don't participate in a challenge and your team loses, then your vote at TC will be for yourself.  If your team wins and you don't participate then it will cause your Tribe a penalty at next IC."

I am letting everyone off this time, but this rule will be enforced in the future.

Now on to the first Tribal Council of the Cree Tribe

Here are the votes, listed as they came in...

TIFFANY
My vote is for Tiffany.  She's young, and seems to be somewhat inactive.  She made this vote way to easy.
(Aiden)

MIRIAM
Tonight my vote is cast for Miriam.  She contributes to the tribe yes, but she's way too hot-headed for me.
(Janei)

MIRIAM
No reason given.
(Rob)

MIRIAM
You slowed us down in the challenges by double-working us and I think we'd be stronger without you.  Also, I offered you an alliance before and you turned me down, yet you tried to persuade my vote, and I don't appreciate that.  Bye.
(Karen)

TIFFANY
Tiffany I chatted with 3 hours before the IC and said she would be there and then wasn't.  I must be fair to the people that have committed to this game and choose someone who hasn't.  Tiffany is my vote.
(Miriam)

TIFFANY
Okay, I hate to see someone go so soon but my vote is for Tiff.  I'm sure you're a nice person but you've spoken to me maybe once, and you're very young and you missed two challenges.  Best of luck to you in your endeavors.
(Staton)

MIRIAM
Well, I don't have that much information based on my limited time talking with my tribemates.  But in the end I have to go with my gut and my gut tells me to trust Karen.  Miriam does seem kind of sneaky in my opinion, not that it's a bad thing.  It's just it seems like she's out to target me (just a hunch).  So in order to ensure my safety in the game... I must vote for Miriam.
(Mike)

TIFFANY
Reason:  None.  I picked it at random.
(Shane C)

With only one vote left to count, we are tied at 4 votes for Miriam, and 4 votes for Tiffany.  This last vote — Vince's vote did not come in — will determine who will be the first player voted out of Survivor Canada 3.

TIFFANY
If I can, I choose to vote for myself.  I really don't have a clue who to vote for because they're all very nice.  I usually go with the person I feel the most distant from or, if I've known some people before, people I don't know.  But I don't know anyone at all from previous games, everyone's nice... and active.  I think I have only had one person I haven't talked to yet.  Whereas I have not particpated in a single challenge yet.  I feel that it would be in everyone's best interest if I left.  After all, inactive players are never any fun to work with on a tribe.  I sincerely apologize about being inactive, it is because of circumstances beyond my control.
(self-vote)

Tiffany... the tribe has spoken.  You have been voted out of Survivor Canada 3.  We thank you for your honesty and we wish you all the very best Tiffany.

CREE TRIBE

Name	Received Votes from
TIFFANY	Aiden, Miriam, Tiffany, Shane C, Staton
MIRIAM	Janei, Karen, Mike, Rob
absent	Vince

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This episode is dedicated in memory of Shane's Grandmother who passed away February 7th, 2004.  She will always be in your heart, Shane.

Episode Two

Previously, on Survivor Canada

Twenty castaways were split into two tribes and immediately sent into their first challenge.  Paleo not only lost the reward but lost two of their tribemates in the unforgiving Ontario wilderness.  At the next challenge an overconfident Cree blew their lead, and blame their immunity loss on lack of participation and disruptiveness.  Tiffany votes herself out 5-4 at Tribal Council, with the Karen-Rob-Mike-Janei alliance giving a strong warning to Miriam.

CREE, NIGHT 3

Cree are quiet on their hike back from Tribal Council, carefully picking their way by torchlight through the forest.

Mike stops for a camera confessional, and sums up their feelings:  "I am really surprised how fast the tribe split.  We seem to be very distant to say the least.  It'd be great if we could reunite the way and be like we used to.  That is the missing element that Paleo has now that we don't."

"It was shocking to see Miriam receive 4 votes; she has helped out when others haven't," Staton says in a confessional.  He is nervous if they are going to vote out active players, and is glad that he has an alliance.

When they arrive at camp and get their fire going again, Miriam breaks the silence.  "I am very sorry I let you down at the challenge. I guess I just get excited and mess things up.  Reading the tribal votes I realized that I thought I came off to you all as one way, but apparently have come off a completely different way."  Getting it out in the open, she continues, "To the tribemate that thinks I'm hot headed... I'm sorry.  To the tribemate that thinks I'm sneaky... I'm sorry.  And to the tribemate that thinks I slowed them down... I'm sorry.  I let you all down and all I can say is I will try to do better.  All of you are wonderful people and no matter what happens in this game, it has been a true pleasure getting to know you."

There are only mute replies.  At this point, the tribe just want to put it behind them.

PALEO, DAY 4

Emmanuel and Diana, the two Hispanics of Paleo, joke around.  Likening herself to Sandra Diaz-Twine, Diana threatens Eman that she'll: "sell you to the local lesbian for rice if you don't behave."  Looking over the meagre breakfast they can ration themselves, hunger is taking its toll.  Thinking about Valentine's, Diana says that she'd rather have steak than candies.  "I guess it can be a heart-shaped steak," she laughs.

Eman apologized for not being able to do anything on the last immunity challenge, but Diana says that they won so it's cool.  "Don't worry about it, I won't hold it against you," she tells him, but adds that she's not sure about the rest of the tribe.  Eman acknowledges that, and plans on full participation from now on.

Diana says that she likes most of the people on Paleo.  Eman agrees, but notices her use of the word "most".  Diana suggests that those not pulling their weight need to go:  Nathan and Michelle.  Eman agrees about Nathan.  He also notes that he hasn't really connected with Tabatha, but Diana suggests that Tabatha's work on the Immunity Challenge earned her a "brownie point" worth keeping her around.

CREE, DAY 4

Miriam and Staton have a talk, and Staton encourages Miriam to stay in the game and not to give up.  Miriam just wanted to have a good time and get to know people, but feels that she's failing at both after receiving so many votes at tribal council.  When she looks back she sees how she might have offended some of her tribemates, and is heartbroken about it.

"I honestly believe Staton.  Aiden said he voted for Tiffany.  I know Shane voted for Tiffany, I voted for Tiffany, and Tiffany voted for herself."  Miriam counts up the votes and deduces that Vince was the one absent, and that the four votes against her came from Karen, Rob, Mike and Janei.  "I really don't get it.  But if I am guessing correctly at least I know who to watch out for now."  Miriam doesn't think she could bear the pain of being blind-sided again by people she likes.

REWARD CHALLENGE, DAY 4

The Host welcomes both tribes to their second Reward Challenge.  Once again they will be playing for a head-start on the next Immunity, but this time it will be doubled.  The challenge is pretty simple.  The members of each tribe must gather different items from the rocky beach and the forest behind them, and carry them onto floating decks on the lake.  For each item a tribe has which does not match an item the other tribe has, they will get a point.  The tribe with the most points will win the challenge.  In the event of a tie, the fastest tribe will win.

The challenge begins and Rob, seeing himself as the physically strongest, gathers up a dozen items from along the beach and hits the water, swimming on his back while holding his items against his chest.  However, when he gets to Cree's blue deck he fumbles and drops almost everything.  Rob recovers three things which he puts on the deck, then helps Miriam who is right behind him.

Tabatha surprises everyone at being a fast swimmer and the first on the Paleo deck, with three items.  However, Paleo falls further behind as Staton and Janei reach their deck and bring Cree's total up to 9 items.  Jon and Michelle show some teamwork as they reach Paleo's deck together, floating several items between them on a piece of driftwood.  Items are piling up and the race looks close.

While Janei kept their find afloat and others helped unload it, Staton makes a second trip and swimming with Aiden brings Cree another four items.  Kelley, an excellent swimmer, counters with three items for Paleo.  Next is Vince for the Cree tribe, which has been ahead the whole race and looks to ready to win another reward.

Well behind the others, Shane, Rick and Diana dog-paddle their way to Paleo's raft, seemingly empty-handed.  But wrapped inside their buffs, each has brought several small items:  granite pebbles, pine needles, moss, lichen, leaves, twigs, bark, and such.  Nathan gets there with some branches, but there is nowhere to put it and Paleo decide to abandon it rather than risk upsetting the floating deck and losing what they already have.  Mike tries to get in a last couple items but time is called.

From the comfort of her canoe, the Host totals their items.  After eliminating duplicates, Cree has 8 unique items to Paleo's 13.  There is some minor arguing from Janei that where Cree had a branch as a single item, Paleo split up the same thing as bark, twigs, branch, needles and pine cone to count as several.  However, the Host remains firm in her decision.

PALEO WINS REWARD

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PALEO, DAY 4

Nathan congratulates his tribe.  "Great Job guys on the reward challenge!"

"We are on a roll!" Diana exclaims.  "Congrats, tribemates.  It was a wonderful challenge and great teamwork!  I'm happy to be here with you all."

"Yeah, good job y'all," Tabatha says, chanting, "Rollin rollin rollin."

"That Janei cracked me up!" Diana goes on.  "I'm sorry, I know it's cruel, but her buttons were too easy to push.  Between her and hot-head Miriam, team Cree looks like they're gonna just break into a wrestling match any second," Diana laughs.

On the way back to camp, Diana talks with Emmanuel who hadn't gotten anything for the challenge.  She tells him how they won by a lot.  Emmanuel believes their winning streak is going to last.  Diana disdains Cree's lack of participation, but Eman fails to catch the hint.  He suggests, "I guess I'm the good-luck charm this tribe needed."

"Sure you are," Diana replies, "like a little immunity idol."  But Diana is already thinking about what happens when that luck runs out.

CREE, DAY 4

Rob and Miriam discuss their vulnerability in the tribe.  Rob is pretty upset about some confusion in the last RC, not the least because blame might be falling on him.  Miriam likes Rob but knows that he voted for her under similar circumstances.  Not sure what to tell him, Miriam admits that the loss hurt pretty bad but assures him it'll be okay.  "I didn't join this game to be ruthless and lie.  For me it's an escape," Miriam tells him.  "I would like to make it to the jury but I just want to have fun."

Rob agrees, adding that he didn't mean to imply anything and apologizes for his sarcastic attitude.  He tells her that he signed up to play, and he'll play hard until the time comes that he's voted off.  Miriam believes they can still win immunity despite their reward challenge loss, reminding him of the first set of challenges where she cost Cree their lead time and immunity, and suggesting the same will happen to Paleo.

"It's no big deal about the first challenge.  That's ancient history," Rob tells her.  Miriam gives him a big hug.  Rob grins ear to ear, and they start pulling silly faces at each other until they're both laughing.

When Cree sit down to supper, Aiden brings up their situation with back-to-back losses, their split at the last Tribal Council and where they stand as a tribe.

Still annoyed at a comment Rob made about who should be voted out at the next Tribal Council, Aiden thinks his intentions were to stir up the tribe.  "The only way I see for us to make it through this game, is to be unified.  We are a tribe and I just feel like it's so early in the game to try to divide us and turn us against each other."  Aiden thinks it was jumping the gun to be talking about what to do if they lose immunity again.  He tells Rob, "I think it was a lousy move."

Rob laughs at the idea of them having any tribal unity, saying, "We didn't have that before."

Aiden thinks that Rob made that a self-fulfilling prophecy; that it was something that needed to be worked on, and Rob shattered the hope of it ever happening.

Rob says he was just stating his opinion, as asked, and that he'll be quiet if it'll make everyone happy.

Staton intervenes, saying that tribal unity starts with behaving properly, with pulling yourself together and putting disagreements behind you, "So you can do everything for the team and your best on the challenges — and everyone, can we at least do that?"

Miriam tells them that there will be enough hard decisions later, that this should be the time they're having the most fun in the game.  "As a tribe we are family, and you might get aggravated at your brother or sister, but blood is thicker than water and if someone has to go then they better have a different tribe name!  Unity means Cree:  one entity fighting to stay together."

Shane C tries to ward off the tension in the air.  Vince tells them that they should all be happy.  "We should be fun!  We should be like a family!  Please guys, change the attitude."

Staton hopes that they can put it behind them.  "Let's be a team and kick some of the other tribe's asses."  Later, in a confessional, Staton says that he hates being the mediator.  "Sometimes I wish I wasn't the type that liked everyone," he sighs.

PALEO, NIGHT 4

While on their shift watching the fire, Eman tells Jon how glad he is that they won the Reward Challenge without him.  But he's a little worried about it, too.  Jon simply tells him, "this game involved luck."

Eman can't get over what this place is like compared to Los Angeles, the air, and all the stars.  "Out in the Canadian Wilderness right now... I feel like I'm high, like I'm drunk, but I'm not... it's strange."

Jon doesn't have much to say to that, as he plays cards by firelight.  Eman notes that Jon makes neutral responses about everything, and wonders what he's being so careful not to give away.

PALEO, DAY 5

Jon and Diana confirm the alliance the two of them have with Dan and talk about who they might consider adding.  "I was thinking about Eman," Diana tells him, "but he didn't do anything for the challenges."  Jon says that he doesn't think Eman likes him, but he thinks that Tabatha seems cool.  Diana notes that Tabatha has been strong in the challenges and would be good to add.  She suggests that Jon approach her, not wanting to seem too aggressive herself.

Diana notes that the people she sees most are Dan, who isn't much of a conversationalist, and Eman, who doesn't have anything interesting to say.  "When it comes to the merge, we have to think more about these things," Diana tells Jon.  "Three is a good number."

They discuss who they think are the weaker players on their tribe, agreeing that Nathan and Michelle are the weak links.  As much as she loves chatting with him, if he misses another challenge Eman is third in Diana's mind.  They don't see any scheming from the other players, though Diana feels Shane has been a little too slick.

However, Diana finds that she needn't worry about Shane's influence when Shane calls a meeting and she's the only one to show up.

Diana jokes how some of the other Survivors flipped about her joke after the last Reward Challenge results were announced.  "Sometimes my humour hits people like a ton of bricks."  Diana decides she has to be careful and tread lightly with Cree.

Shane, however, wants to dominate the other tribe.  "We can beat them every time and get rid of them all."  Diana agrees that would be ideal, but not too much fun.

Diana notes that Rick did amazing on the last Immunity.  "He's lightning fast."  She suggests that the three of them get together.

CREE, DAY 5

Karen talks about her tribe in a camera confessional.  "Rob is my number one buddy and ally in the whole game.  Janei is very nice and I seem to click well with her; we get along great."  Karen notes that Mike asked her about how the last vote was going, so there's alliance potential there but she's not sure if Mike is playing her.  "Vince goes along with Miriam's game, whether he's being nice or if he really likes her."  Karen wishes Shane C did more for the challenges, "but it doesn't hurt us too bad at this point that he's not."

Asked about his alliances, Mike says he is "kind of with Rob.  I'm not really sure maybe Karen too?"  Mike is starting to think that he must be one of the outsiders in the game, because his tribemates ignore him and leave him out of the loop.  "I just feel so left out, why can't I do some of the plotting?"  Who would he vote out?  "Vince."

But as the Karen-Rob-Janei-Mike alliance is beginning to show weakness, the rest of the tribe are getting organized, spurred on by Miriam who received KRJM's votes at the first tribal council and fueled by Rob's demoralizing comments at camp.

Aiden really likes Staton and Miriam and has made alliances with each of them.  In a camera confessional, he says that "Someone I do not trust in the slightest is Rob."  Rob may be strong in the challenges, but Aiden gets an awful vibe from him.  "If we do go down at the next immunity challenge, I hope he goes down at Tribal Council.  He's just a friggin' pain in my ass."

Later, Aiden is feeling a bit sick and taking it easy.  When Vince checks on him, Aiden takes the opportunity to campaign against Rob, mentioning Rob's recent comments at camp.  "It was kinda offensive.  I was shocked."

Vince agrees.  "He was like trying to destroy our tribe."

Aiden asks, if they lose immunity, would Vince be willing to vote Rob off?  Aiden promises that Miriam will vote for Rob, as Rob is after her, and Aiden has a fourth vote in mind (Staton's).  Vince wants to talk with Miriam to be sure she is on board, but it sounds like a good plan to get rid of Rob.

Shane C is found using lip gloss — his luxury item, to look good for his final interview — to sooth some insect bites.  It works so well that he hasn't told his tribemates and is keeping the limited supply for himself.  He still hasn't made any alliances, and Shane has been a bit down due to the severely reduced diet.  He says that his strategy is to "not lose sleep if I go."

TREEMAIL

Do you know what's what
Do you know who's who?
It's a case of mistaken identity
What do you do?

Recall back to the times
Where you watched these folks play
Would it be too hard
To identify them today?

PALEO, DAY 5

Michelle guesses that the upcoming challenge will be trivia of some sort, probably about the past TV Survivor games.  "We can totally win this again and shut out Cree."

"Paleo will kick some butt on this challenge," Kelley agrees.

Tabatha agrees that it's likely the first voted-off Survivors.

Rick wonders if it might be more tricky, like old High School pictures of past Survivors. 

CREE, DAY 5

Miriam thanks Karen for trying to get along, and tells her that she really appreciates it.  She asks for advice in the challenge so that she doesn't screw it up this time.  Karen suggests Miriam just be herself and play for herself.

Miriam understands, but everything was crazy, everybody going in different directions without any organization.  She didn't mean to, but she feels like she was saying too much and brought the tribe down.  Miriam doesn't want to repeat that.  "Someone has to delegate whatever the things are we have to do."  Miriam suggests Karen for that role.

Karen understands what she's saying, but is reluctant to take leadership.  "I think a lot of the problem is that we were all rushing."  She points out that the treemail suggests they'll have plenty of time at this challenge.
Miriam feels a bit better at that, but the last tribal council really scared her.  "I just didn't realize I made so many people mad," she confides.  "Hopefully I can somehow redeem myself."

Staton makes a confessional:  "I talked to Karen and she feels the same way I do basically and it looks like we will be the deciding votes if we go to TC after the challenge.  I'm gonna do everything possible for us to win."  Staton feels a little sick about the whole thing, and hopes that it doesn't slow him down in the competition.

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE, DAY 5

The host announces that today they're going to play a game of Mistaken Identity.  Twenty-one snapshots of Survivors from past series have blown up and posted on trees.  The twist is that the pictures only show a single feature of the Survivor: eyes, nose, fingers, mouth, etc.  Also, the pictures have been tacked onto the trees several metres off the ground, so the players can either take a cursory view from the ground or use a shaky rope bridge for a closer inspection.  Each tribe has a board on which they must post the name of the Survivor and which season they are from.  The tribe with the most correct answers when time runs out will win — and there will be a mystery tie-breaker.

Dan felt a bit dizzy on the hike so at the last moment he sits-out of the challenge for Paleo instead of Diana, who they'd earlier agreed upon.  Paleo has a head-start and because they don't have to worry about Cree overhearing them, they discuss who they think the pictures are, even calling answers down from the rope bridge for others to run and post on their board.

Paleo have a third of their answers on their board when Cree begins, with a lot of catching up to do.  For safety there is only one-way traffic on the rope bridge with no passing, and members of opposing tribes get blocked.  Rather than waiting, Shane C jumps off at one point, and there is something wrong as he runs back to Cree's board.

While Cree scramble to finish, Rick, Shane and Michelle suggest some changes to Paleo's answers.  There is some discussion, and they make five guesses with one correct and change one which was already right, so there is no net effect.

The Host checks their answers.  Paleo got 15 out of 21 correct.  But before counting Cree's and announcing the results, Zoe notices Shane C — he'd been gritting his teeth for a while but can no longer hide his pain.  Zoe takes him to a medic.

Not aware of what's happening, Kelley draws Diana aside.  "So the ones who didn't help were Dan, Nathan and Emmanuel?" she asks.

Diana nods, and whispers back, "If we lose, well... you know."

The waiting is killing Tabatha.  She has a migraine and feels her blood pressure is way up.

Zoe returns, alone.  She announces the results:  Paleo have 15 correct, and Cree have only 7.  Paleo has won their third consecutive challenge.

PALEO WINS IMMUNITY

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The Host has an immediate announcement for the Cree tribe.  "You will not be going to Tribal council," she tells them, to everyone's surprise.  Shane C is dropping out of the game for medical reasons.  He had been under the weather for a while, and the medics have determined that he has now broken his ankle.  "With Shane C dropping out, Cree are exempt from Tribal Council."

The two tribes go their separate ways, Paleo cheering another victory while Cree's heads hang downward.  Cree know, at least, they will be spared another difficult night hike to Tribal Council.

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Episode Three

Parental Discretion is Advised:  Some scenes may be disturbing to younger or sensitive viewers.

Previously, on Survivor Canada

The Cree tribe argue about tribal unity while Paleo wins both reward and immunity challenges.  Rob and Miriam express concern about being blamed for failures and build alliances which square-off against each other.  But Shane C, the swing vote, is disqualified and Cree is spared from Tribal Council.

CREE, DAY 5

Fearing that his tribe might still be divided, Staton is relieved that they were exempt from Tribal Council.  "I was gonna vote for Shane anyway.  It's a shame we lost that challenge but I'm so glad that we pulled together as a team.  We will bounce back and get back into this game."

PALEO, DAY 5

Hiking back from the immunity challenge, Diana discusses with Tabatha the trials they're likely to be facing. 

When they get to their campsite, Tabatha congratulates everyone on their third consecutive win.  "Great job, everyone!  We are on a roll."

"Great work guys!" Kelley pipes in.  "I love this tribe."

"Go Paleo!  Go Paleo!  It's your Birthday!" Rick chants.  "Let's just celebrate."  Rick points out that they've never lost when it counted for anything.

Diana laughs at Rick's chant, then says, "This is a great team... I feel kind of bad for Cree."  However, Diana quickly shrugs off this compassion.  "Okay, that's over.  Yay for us!!!"

CREE, DAY 6

The next morning Miriam is tending Cree's fires, as has become her dedicated role.  It helps that she has a lighter as her luxury item.  But moreover, Miriam likes being in camp all the time so that she is never far away from what's being said, determined that she won't be blind-sided again at Tribal Council.  Thanks to Miriam's study of the fire, she has taught herself how to build little smouldering "smudge" fires that are all smoke and keep the mosquitos away.  And that makes for a happy camp.

Cree's camp is getting to be homey and comfortable.  They've made themselves a little kitchen area, and a couple benches where they can sit by the fire.  However, they seem to have grown complacent and haven't done much to improve their shelter.  The structure which was crowded for their first nights now has a familiar coziness after losing two of their tribe.  Given that they also keep a watch at night, Cree's shelter now only has to sleep six.

Staton is worried about what's going to happen when they get their first real rainstorm.  The shelter's pine-branch roof is adequate thermal insulation, but the needles won't divert water like broadleaves.  Unfortunately, they don't have a lot of options.  Cree will have to consider it, and how to make best use of the materials available.

Another area where Cree could make improvements is in their diet.  They haven't found much forage and have had no success at fishing or hunting.  The biggest animals they've seen are squirrels, which have been quite happy to stay out of reach in the trees.  Janei once saw a chipmunk sniffing around camp, but it was too cute and wouldn't have been much to split eight ways.

Vince, Cree's youngster from the Philippines, is a little more open-minded about what is edible.  He has dug up some grubs, but so far nobody else has been hungry enough to join him in a snack.  Vince has been the target of some quiet derision for this, and for something else:  he'd used cool mud to sooth insect bites and has since taken to covering himself in mud as protection.  But Vince means well, and decides to use the rest of his grubs to go fishing and try to catch some proper food for his tribe.

PALEO, DAY 6

Paleo's campsite is more hangout than home.  They play volleyball and cards, and half of the tribe is napping at any given time.  While they have been winning challenges, Paleo is making little effort at camp and saving their energy for the competitions.  It has been a successful strategy so far.  However, there is a downside to winning:  Paleo has to feed ten people, and on their current rations they'll exhaust their supplies well before the merge.

Some of the tribe are strongly motivated to fix up the camp, remembering their first night without shelter or fire.  However, others believe what they have is adequate.  And some are already anticipating a merge at a new camp, which would make any improvements a wasted effort.  So due to indifference, fatigue, laziness or gamesmanship, a half-dozen people on Paleo are left doing the work for ten.

Diana is uncertain if her tribemates are using her, and takes the subject lightly.  "It's ok if they do, it's a game."  Diana wonders, though, about winning too much.  "Who am I kidding, I love voting people off!" Diana laughs.

Rick figures that he's probably being used.  "It's the nature of the game.  This type of game is about using people.  As long as they get me farther in the game, I'll continue to use them."

Shane believes that he is using and being used by his secondary allies, Rick and Michelle.  "I think they are going to try to use me — but it's not going to work."

CREE, DAY 7

Making absolutely sure that nobody can overhear, Janei ranks her tribemates.  Karen is at the top of her list, and still really impresses her.  But the tension Rob created drops him to the middle of her list, just above Mike and Vince.  "Vince wasn't around much lately and Shane C was completely inactive."

But while Rob and Mike have fallen in her opinion, her non-allies are on the rise as she gets to know them better.  "Miriam and I made up and she raises on the scale," Karen explains, ranking Miriam second.  "Staton and Aiden slowly climb the chart; I continue to like them."

That day, while Staton and Aiden are exploring around to find a better fishing spot, they spot a small stand of birch trees on some high ground in a spruce swamp.  It takes a lot of effort to reach them, but Staton thinks this is just what they need for their shelter.  They carefully slice the bark and try to peel off sections as large as possible, without cracking them.

It's difficult, pain-staking work.  They often tear edges, and a lot of the pieces have knot-holes, or smaller holes from insects and the woodpeckers which hunt them.  They're amazed that the natives could make a canoe out of the stuff.  But this could be just what they need for their roof.  Rolling up the bark they've collected they head back to camp, leaving behind the stripped and dying trees.

PALEO, DAY 7

Paleo psyche themselves up for the reward challenge.  "Are we all excited?" Rick asks them.  "One more time we can kick Cree butt!"

Jon reluctantly puts out the fire before they leave.  It's a major inconvenience having to make fire again after every challenge, but they can't leave it burning because of the forest fire risk.

REWARD CHALLENGE, DAY 7

As the tribes assemble in the challenge clearing, the Host has a surprise for them.  There will be an individual reward for today's challenge, called Happy Birthday!

The Survivors are instructed to each stand before one of the tables which have been set up.  On each table are the names of the Survivors from both tribes, and a score of shiny stones and little animal dolls.

Zoe, The Host, gives them a short lesson on how the resources of the Shield region of Northern Ontario made Canada a rich nation.  In the beginning there was the fur trade with the First Nations, which brought more wealth than spices from China.  Then there were the fine white pine stands for shipbuilding which allowed the British Empire to rule the waves.  And then, in the wake of railway building, there were great mineral strikes — gold, silver, nickel, copper, iron, lead, uranium, platinum, titanium, cobalt, and more.  The region also has gemstones, although many of these were swept away by glaciers — such as diamonds found in glacial drift in Wisconsin.

Zoe informs them that, yes, those are real gemstones in front of them — and there will be no free samples.  For this challenge, they must try to correctly match to each player their corresponding birthstone and animal totem.  The person with the most correct will win an individual reward which could be very helpful for them — and could be deadly to another player.

The Survivors begin, some of them chuckling at trying to match up the "totem" animals to players.  Many of the dolls are bears, there are a couple bunnies, a raccoon, a bumble bee and a spider, among others.  A few Survivors finish quickly, either confident in their answers or having merely guessed.  But soon everyone has made their selections.

It seems that the Paleo tribe know each other better.  Of the 8 top scorers, 6 are from Paleo.  It's close, and Zoe checks these top scores again before declaring a first-place tie between Michelle and Rick, both from Paleo.  Zoe brings Rick and Michelle to the front two tables and mixes up the gemstones.  Then she tells them that for the tie-breaker, they will have to guess the gemstone for her birthday.  Whoever gets it, or is closest, will win.

Michelle thinks that Zoe had been hinting earlier and picks the diamond.  Rick picks the amethyst, thinking that the Happy Birthday challenge might be taking place on Zoe's birthday.  What both of them completely fail to notice is that while mixing up the stones, Zoe had deftly slipped an emerald onto each table which was the correct answer.  Smiling, Zoe sees that Michelle came closest.

"Congratulations Michelle... For your reward, you will have two votes to cast at your next Tribal Council."

Cree almost laugh, as Michelle's extra vote will almost certainly be used against one of her tribemates from Paleo.  The Paleo tribe must be thinking about that themselves, as they miss Cree's bemusement.

Zoe thanks the Survivors, and sends them back to their respective camps.

MICHELLE WINS REWARD

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PALEO, DAY 7

Rick, runner-up in the reward-challenge, is the first to congratulate Michelle.  Even he quietly admits this is a "Kiss up to Michelle" so that she doesn't use the the extra vote against him.  Pushing for unity, he notes how their combined scores rocked Cree, and they would have kicked butt if it was a tribal challenge.

Diana, Kelley and Tabatha congratulate Michelle, and Nathan manages to throw in a "Good job!"

Michelle appreciates it all, and thanks them.  "You guys are all so awesome."  But she tells them that she doesn't want to use her extra vote until the merge, because she doesn't want them to lose even one immunity challenge.

Not all is sunshine and roses for Paleo.  "I have decided Dan is a stuck-up!" Tabatha declares in a confessional.  "Tried to talk to Dan... no response!"  Tabatha groans in frustration.

CREE, DAY 7

Things are not so happy at the other tribe.  "The downward losing spiral of Cree continues," Rob sighs after the reward challenge.

Glumly, Aiden has to agree with Rob on that.

When they're back at camp and have their fire started again, Rob apologizes to everyone in Cree for the fight he'd started a couple days ago when he asked which of them would be voted out next.  "It was a rash thing done by me because I was pissed off about losing.  I let my emotions get the best of me."  He is aware that it didn't make him any friends and doesn't blame them for disliking him.  Very apologetic, he says, "I can see the handwriting on the wall and realize that something that is going to happen.  I just want everyone to know that when I go there will be no hard feelings towards anyone."

Cree receive it well.  "It takes a big man with a big heart to apologize," Staton tells Rob, "and I totally respect that."

Others are similarly moved.  "I think you posting that boosts the tribe's morale," Janei tells him and the group.

Staton adds, "Everyone on our team are really great people, and we are gonna whoop some asses from now on."  Believing this immunity could be pivotal, Staton rests up and saves his energy.

However, Aiden still doesn't trust Rob and is upset at having lost the opportunity to vote Rob out when the last Tribal Council was cancelled.  Aiden later says that he is aligned with Staton, Miriam and Vince.  "The thing is, Staton doesn't want to vote for Rob... blah blah blah.  He promises not to vote any of us off, but there will be times where he won't vote the same way.  Blank that!" Aiden exclaims, censoring himself, then laughing.  "He's a really really good friend of mine.  We just play the game totally different.  He's just trying to be the 'nice guy.'  I really don't like nice guys."  Aiden doesn't know what's going to happen.

PALEO, DAY 7

While chopping and splitting some wood for the fire, Nathan gets an idea.  The dry softwood splits easily, and when he's really careful with the axe he can split it down the grain about an inch thick.  It's nothing like milled lumber, but the thin board could be used as a shingle... with enough of them, they could have a proper, rainproof roof for their shelter.

Nate excitedly tells the others and they work out some calculations in the dirt.  They figure the minimal job — a 6x10 foot roof with a 30-degree pitch will require 140 board-feet of shingles.  And that's only to keep them dry huddled together, with the rain coming straight down.  There are a few problems:  they need a source of dry logs to split; the shelter's current frame won't support the weight; and they need a way to fasten the shingles.  And most importantly, the tribe does not seem willing to provide the necessary manpower for the project.

While Nathan continues to stubbornly work on the project, some of his tribemates question what he's doing for them.

If they were sent to Tribal Council, Jon says that he'd vote off Nathan or Kelley.  As Diana has said to others, her choices are Nathan, then Michelle and Emmanuel.  Shane likewise says, "the inactives like Nathan or someone like that."

But Rick has other ideas.  His vote would be between Dan or Emmanuel.  He knows that Dan is a strong player and could be a threat after the merge, while Eman is an unknown who has made minimal effort.

A lot of others have no idea, as Paleo has yet to undergo Tribal Council.  Michelle says, "If I had to vote today, I'd probably approach my teammates and try to make sure that none of my friends are voted out.  And then I'd just pick eenee-meenee-miney-mo."

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE, DAY 8

Paleo and Cree are summoned to a different location for their third Immunity Challenge.  They can see sunlight through the trees and then suddenly they are out, the moss and decomposing pine needles underfoot replaced by solid granite.  They walk out onto a rock outcropping scattered with patches of lichen, and enjoy the warmth of the sun.

Zoe, the Host, informs them that the bare rock they are standing on is part of the Superior Province of the Canadian Shield.  It is the original nucleus, the foundation of the North American continent, vast and ancient.  This Precambrian rock predates the fossil record and all life on Earth.  It has existed in its present form for two-and-a-half billion years.  Zoe gives them a moment to reflect upon that before going on with the challenge.

On this rock, the tribes are playing for Immunity in a challenge called "Time Machine."  The tribes will be answering questions about some of the pivotal moments of all time — 70's and 80's pop culture! (gasp)  Randomly selected to sit out of the challenge for Paleo is an annoyed Diana.

Michelle eagerly answers what she can and takes her answers to Zoe to be sure that her part will count, but Zoe sends her back.  The rules say she can only accept one submission for each tribe.  Terribly embarrassed, Michelle lets Kelley take over.  Kelley tries to be as inclusive as possible and is very cautious about their final answers, trying to get everybody on Paleo to check them and be sure that they don't have any problems.

Cree are a bit upset that Michelle's slip-up didn't disqualify Paleo, but they carry on answering the questions.  Miriam, Karen and Janei end up answering the bulk of the questions.  Miriam gets the feeling that Staton is feeling left out and convinces Karen and Janei to let Staton write up their answers so that he knows he's contributing and is important to their tribe.  Staton whispers, "It seems like Karen wants all the glory."

Indeed, as time comes down, Karen takes the answers and runs them up to the Host.  But after Michelle shocked everyone with her initiative, the members of Paleo are reluctant to take final responsibility.  With time running out, Tabatha finally grabs the answers and runs them up to the Host.

Zoe checks over the answers.  With a slight preamble about "freaking out," she announces that there is another tie.  As a tie-breaker, Karen and Tabatha represent their tribes in a game of chance — which is won by Tabatha.

PALEO WINS IMMUNITY

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PALEO, DAY 8

Tabatha was worried at the tie-breaker and is ecstatic at bringing home immunity for Paleo.  "Good job y'all, another win under our belts.  Woohooo, Paleo rocks!!!"

Kelley tells Tabatha that she did an awesome job in the tie-breaker and congratulates their tribe.

Nathan is seen walking behind them.  Unaware of how close he'd come, he sets a log on the chopping block to take advantage of the remaining light and make more shingles.

Rick says that Paleo is unstoppable.  But he is worried about their being too confident:  "We have to keep our heads in the game and make sure that Cree doesn't get the best of us."  There is a flash of movement behind him and the axe cracks.  Rick reminds them that this is the second time that they won on a tie-breaker.  "Tabatha saved our Paleo butts," he tells them, and thanks her.

Michelle admits to being worried about this challenge, "I screwed up major time and I feel terrible about it."  The axe cracks again.  "But it all worked out!  You did fabulously!" she tells Tabatha.  "I think we're all proud."  Michelle adds that she is certain one of them from Paleo will win the game.

The axe comes down again, landing not with the crack of hitting something hard but with more of a thump.  It is followed by a bellow of pain and then, a second later, from the same throat, a much higher-pitched scream.

The handheld shakes as the cameraman moves swiftly, made dizzying and confusing by others moving through frame, out-of-focus.  From the shouting, it's clear that somebody's been hurt badly.  Nathan is on his back, clutching a shoe-clad foot.  Something that everyone hopes is bloody sock — but knows otherwise — is sticking out of an ugly gash in the shoe.

Medics arrive quickly, cut the shoe off and administer first aid to stop the profuse bleeding.  They shoot Nathan with a local pain-killer before handling the mangled toes with their raw nerve endings, wrapping them with the foot.  Nathan is going to need surgery.

Nathan was chopping very close to the edge of the log, in order to cut a thin shingle.  He missed, and had carelessly positioned himself and was overbalanced such that the axe came down on his foot.  It was then that Nathan made the biggest mistake:  in pain, he let go of the axe, and it fell while the head was still buried in his foot.  Leverage twisted the head and it scraped his foot from the inside, tearing out one of his middle toes.

While Nathan is being strapped into a stretcher for transport, he gives his final words to his tribe:

"I would just like to say that everyone was great and I'm sorry that I could not dedicate more to the game!  Zoe, you are a great host!  —  Paleo, kick butt."

Tabatha gives Nathan's hand a squeeze, but she can hardly say anything.  "Too bad you... Sorry to see ya go."

CREE, DAY 8

Cree carry on with their camp activities, unaware of what has transpired at Paleo.  Trying not to scratch the mosquito bites from their hike, Miriam quickly gets a fire going.

Although Cree did not win immunity, Miriam is upbeat because they did such a good job, equalling Paleo on the actual challenge and only losing the tie-breaker.  "Guys, I think you are all awesome!"  Miriam especially thanks Karen for representing them in the tie-breaker.  "You did your best and I think you did great.  We will get the win next time!  It takes all of us to do this and we all have our strengths.  I am proud to be a Cree and grateful to be on your team!"

Staton isn't so happy with how the challenge went.  "I felt we were being rushed.  We had a plenty of time and it wasn't a timed event so yeah I'm a little upset.  I know Karen is trying to step up and be a leader, but dear the best leaders are the best followers."  Staton is sad but has planned out his TC vote.

TRIBAL COUNCIL, DAY 8

As you all know, it is difficult to vote out a fellow tribe mate, but unfortunately you have to do that again tonight.  I'll go tally the votes.  Once the votes are read, the decision is final, and the person will be asked to leave tribal council immediately.  Here are the votes:

VINCE
My vote is for Vince.  Out of the 3 that didn't show for challenge, he is the least active.  Plus I have never even talked to him since the first night of this game.  So it's not hard at all to vote for him.
(Rob)

AIDEN
self-vote

VINCE
Vince, sorry we had to vote again but my vote is going to you cuz he havent really spoken to me much and also you have missed the most challenges.  It was nice having u on the team and i wish you the best of luck in the future.
(Staton)

MIKE
self-vote

VINCE
Vince you are such a sweet person and I am truly sorry, but the tribe has to be strong and that means all of us be there as much as possible.  You being in the Phillipines limits your ability to participate.  Best of luck and I hope that I have the pleasure of playing with you again.
(Miriam)

VINCE
self-vote

VINCE
This vote goes to Vince.  I haven't seen him around lately, I'm sure he is a great kid, too bad it didn't work out.
(Janei)

VINCE
(Karen)

Vince, you've received 6 out of 8 possible votes.  Your tribe has spoken.  Bring me your torch.  The rest of you may head back to camp.

CREE TRIBE

Name	Received Votes from
VINCE	Rob Karen Staton Miriam Janei self
MIKE	self
AIDEN	self

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Episode Four

Previously, on Survivor Canada

At an individual reward challenge Michelle wins an extra vote to cast, and almost has a chance to use it when she messes up the immunity challenge.  Her tribe comes back and in a tie-breaker Tabatha brings home Paleo's fourth consecutive win.  However, Nathan's grand plans prove too much for him and he is medevac'd, reducing the Paleo tribe to 9 members.  Rob apologizes for his behaviour on Cree, and forfeitures leave Vince voted out 6-1-1.

NORTHERN ONTARIO, NIGHT 8

Moonlight glints off of waves on the lake.  A Raccoon pauses, glowing eyes looking at the camera, before scurrying away into the brush with its odd, humpbacked gait.  Wind blows at the forest, swaying the crowns of the spruce trees.  Twenty-five metres below, the growing storm is almost unnoticed on the forest floor.

PALEO, NIGHT 8

Nathan's accident leaves Paleo shocked.  They don't perform any camp chores that evening, and lack the energy to start a fire — a task usually taken up by their missing member.  They hang around and talk with each other, and step aside to make a few confessionals.

Diana knows that it sounds pompous, but their winning streak had been getting boring.  "Jon asked me if I was willing to throw a challenge when I stated that it wouldn't hurt us to lose one."  And now they've lost Nathan without the formality of tribal council.  But that might not be enough "dead weight" gone.  "I found out Michelle is gunning for Dan, which makes me want to keep him around just for entertainment purposes."  Diana doesn't want it to get too dull with everyone "all kissy-kissy and oh-we're-a-great-team crap" and prefers that the attention be on people other than herself.  Overall, she does like her tribemates but she is playing the game, and better someone else than her.

Kelley does find that Diana is among those standing out.  "Tabatha, Diana and Jon seem to be emerging as the tribal leaders in challenges... they are all great to work with and hopefully can lead the tribe to more victories to come."

Tabatha is a bit worried about appearing too strong in the challenges.  "I am glad my tribe was happy I won the tie breaker — but am I targeting myself?"

CREE, NIGHT 8

Staton is watching the fire with Aiden when the storm can no longer be ignored.  The wind shakes the treetops and branches rub against one another, knocking down dead needles and twigs.  Some trees creak as they sway, waking in fright those who were sleeping underneath them.

Whatever rain had fallen before was more like dew dropping from the forest canopy.  This night it rains in earnest.  The canopy holds a certain amount and then it all comes down on the Survivors in heavy, cold drops that burst and splatter.

Staton adds fuel to the fire, hoping that it has enough heat that the cold rain won't quash it.  Others try to hold the shelter together.  Their roof is far from watertight, but the birchbark held between layers of branches is draining much of the rainfall away.  Janei pulls some firewood into the shelter to keep it reasonably dry, while Karen checks on their food and drinking water.

Miriam joins Staton at the fire.  His clothes are already soaked-through, and he has to keep close to the fire to stay warm.  Staton and Miriam hold green branches over the fire, and try to shelter it and keep it burning.  Somehow, they know it's only going to get colder.

PALEO, DAY 9

The sun hides behind grey clouds as the rain continues in an icy drizzle.  Paleo's shelter looks worse off than Cree's, and those in and around it are shivering, chilled to the bone.  Dan looks beaten, and Eman is suffering from the climate.  Shane and Rick try to start a fire.

Shane confides to Rick how upset he was at the last immunity challenge.  He accuses Jon, Michelle, Dan and Kelley of ignoring him after he was invited to help, so he all but left — ignoring them and only working with Tabatha.  Shane admits to being rude in turn.

Rick is neutral about it, and hopes that it doesn't happen again.  "We are winning because we are a team... we can't start splintering off, or we'll start imploding, from within."

Shane admits that Rick is right.  He thinks they almost have the numbers advantage where they can pick Cree off one-by-one after the merge.  Rick thinks that Paleo should formally agree to that.  They look at the numbers and, despite their streak, don't expect to win every challenge and figure they may end up losing Dan or Eman or both.  Neither has done much in challenges or around the camp, though Shane points out that Dan has been rude to him.

"Dan has been rude to everyone," Rick tells him, conveying how Dan was short with Michelle.

Shane would rather keep Eman and vote Dan first, but says he will do whichever the tribe decides.

CREE, DAY 9

Cree are weathering the storm fairly well, the fire keeping them semi-warm and the shelter keeping them semi-dry.  With everyone staying close to camp, Cree have a chance for more bonding.

As time progresses, Janei likes Miriam more and more.  "Though my true alliance is with Karen and Rob, she is a favourite of mine."  Janei is also becoming closer to Staton, while she sees Aiden and Mike to be poor tribemates.

Staton lies in the shelter and tries to sleep after staying up all night.  He has a headache, maybe from the leaves he'd been eating or from borderline hypothermia.  At one point, Staton wakes up and becomes conscious of his beard growth, freaking out a little that he's turning into a bear.  (The only razors provided are reserved for the women to shave their legs.)  But a shiver convinces Staton that the hair is there for a reason.  With nothing to do, Staton chats with Rob while they rest in the shelter.

Cree receive treemail informing them of Nathan's departure from the game.  It isn't the way they would have liked for it to happen, but finally Paleo has lost a member, bringing it to 9 people on Paleo and 7 on Cree.  Cree hope it is the beginning of the end for Paleo.

"The game is going well even though Cree hasn't been winning the challenges lately," Staton says, "but maybe things will change soon."

REWARD CHALLENGE, DAY 10

The drizzling rain hasn't let up, and in a show of mercy the Survivors are allowed into a large, heated canvas tent for their reward challenge.  Everyone is cold from the hike to the challenge, but some on either side are doing much worse than others — some can hardly stand.  Cree notice this weakness in their competition and a possible opportunity to finally push for another win.

Survivors have their vocabularies tested in a challenge called "Letter Power."  They are given a list of questions, and score points for answering with words which repeat letters — scoring progressively more points for each repeat.  For the reward, the winning tribe will be able to hinder the opposing tribe at the next immunity challenge.

Tabatha and Shane are the only ones well enough to do the challenge for Paleo.  Because time is the tie-breaker, they work quickly and put their answers in early.  For Cree, Miriam, Staton, Rob and Karen put up the best answers they can think of between the four of them.

Zoe accepts the answers and tells them what they're playing for.  The reward enables the winning tribe to choose one person from the losing tribe to sit out of the Immunity Challenge... leaving the opposing tribe one player short.

Paleo, who have dominated the game, winning the last four tribal challenges, have a total of 220 points.  However, Zoe finds a problem with Cree's answers.  "Northwest Territories" is a Canadian territory (not a province) so Cree is not entitled to those 35 points.  Deducting those, Cree's total is 292, well above Paleo.

CREE WIN REWARD

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CREE, DAY 10

Although they have finally broken Paleo's winning streak, Rob isn't exactly overjoyed.  "We have lost immunity so many times I am not sure who is still around," he says.  Clearly he's not at his best.  He counts himself and his tribemates, and comes up with only six.  "Am I missing someone?" Rob asks.

"Mike is still around also."  Staton makes a gesture to indicate that Mike is attending to some bodily functions, "at the moment."

PALEO, DAY 10

Diana admits to being a little confused about the reward challenge, and why Tab and Shane did the answers all by themselves when she felt ready to help.  "Why all the secrecy?  Hmmm... I'm sounding paranoid."

Diana's paranoia becomes infectious.  When Diana "thanks" Tabatha for working so hard on the challenge, Tabatha picks up a hint of approaching trouble.  "Do I see another target on my back?"

Paleo allow themselves an extra serving of rice, needing the food energy to help keep themselves warm.  Without a word of thanks, Dan takes his portion and goes off by himself to eat alone.

Later, Shane is speaking with Rick and tells him, "I was approached by Tabby today asking for an alliance cause she doesn't have one ... how would you and Michelle like to make a 4 person alliance?"  Rick says he's surprised but that he'll talk to Michelle about it.

CREE, DAY 10

In a confessional, Staton says that he's been talking mostly to Aiden and Rob lately.  "Not having Vince around isn't much different 'cuz he was really quiet anyway."  Staton feels that he hasn't been pulling his share in the challenges but credits himself for stepping up as a leader to win the last reward.

Staton is feeling a bit sick and rests some more.  He's getting to find it boring hanging around camp.

PALEO, DAY 11

The rain has finally let up and it is a beautifully bright and sunny day.  Unfortunately, direct sunlight cannot penetrate the canopy to the forest floor where it remains cold and damp.

Diana worries that Cree is going to make her sit out of the immunity challenge; by random draw she was chosen twice already, and it tests her to rein in her competitive side.

Diana and Shane discuss possible votes should they be sent to Tribal Council.  They both agree that it should be either Dan or Eman.  Diana tries to ease Shane a bit, that he doesn't have to worry and she's true to her alliances.  "We are allied, no?"  Shane assumed they were, even though it wasn't spoken.  Diana corrects that by saying it out loud for him.

CREE, DAY 11

Before going to the Immunity Challenge, Cree discuss which member of Paleo is their biggest threat to sit out.

Staton is thinking Tabatha or Kelley.  Miriam agrees, as those two women seem very active in the game and with one of them out it could really hurt Paleo.  Rob reasons that Tabatha is the bigger threat, though he'd be okay if they decided on Kelley.

Miriam puts in her vote for Tabatha.  After all, Tabatha won the tie-breaker at the last immunity challenge.  Janei adds her implicit approval, and wishes them, "Good luck, Cree!"

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE, DAY 11

The Host informs Tabatha that she will be sitting out of the challenge, as per Cree's reward.  To the others, Zoe describes the Immunity Challenge, which is a Scavenger Hunt with a twist:  it's a shopping spree.  The Survivors are informed that their task is to buy every personal luxury item of Survivor Canada 3.

As there is no Wilderness Mall for them to shop at, they'll be doing this the old-fashioned way.  These lands were once the exclusive trading domain of the Hudson's Bay Company — the host points out a boat sailing toward them on the lake — but buying from a monopoly is not shopping.  They may also trade with the North-West Company, whose great canoes come into view; the Algonquin Nation, in more modest vessels; and Whiskey-Traders, who had already set up shop and looked well into the bottle.

To conduct commerce with these merchants, each tribe is given an equal quantity of the traditional trade good:  beaver pelts and the furs of hares, foxes and martens.  The tribe which spends the least will win immunity, and the tribe which spends the most — or is least complete in their purchases — will be on their way to Tribal Council.

Karen doesn't feel she has her mind in the game for this challenge, so she guards Cree's furs while the others negotiate deals.  Nine other survivors run out to the traders, even swimming to the boat which hasn't shored, and try to remember prices on the 20 items — complicated by barter and language issues.  Often they have to mime what it is they want.

Paleo buy a couple of the big-ticket items right away, before a bidding war drives up the prices.  Shane and Michelle help organize, and with good heads for figures help direct Diana, Jon and Emmanuel to where they can get deals.  Janei gets a few low-prices for Cree, proving very efficient at the art of barter.

Shane and Staton each receive free bibles from a missionary travelling with the Nor'Westers.  Staton tells his tribemates that he obtained a free lip-gloss from one of the paddlers, but won't say what he did to get it.  Miriam secures a two-for-one deal on pillows.

Michelle has been wondering about the Algonquin Indians, who don't have any of the manufactured items they need.  Suddenly she realizes the trick!  With Jon's help carrying, she trades pelts for Bay Company blankets, trades the blankets to the Algonquin for wild rice and smoked venison, and then trades the rice and venison to the hungry Nor'Westers to get a great deal on a portable organ.  Diana hails Michelle as a "shopping queen."

Cree aren't having as much luck.  The only musical instrument they can find is owned by one of the Bay men.  He is very reluctant to part with his personal property — in addition to the sentimental value, the Company pays him a significantly higher salary for being able to entertain and raise morale.  Cree end up paying a stiff price to compensate the man for the loss of wages.

Kelley has managed to negotiate better deals on a few items for Paleo, but others have already purchased those items and they can't get refunds.

As the tribes bring their purchases forward for the Host's ruling, everyone can see that Cree don't have nearly as many furs left as does Paleo.  But whether the furs they have are of high or low value cannot be told from a glance.

Zoe, The Host, starts off by expressing her surprise that both tribes finished so quickly.  The dollar-totals of their shopping sprees are $128.40 for Paleo and $1415.84 for Cree.  But that doesn't matter, because Cree failed to buy the luxury items of Dan and Michelle.

"Paleo, you won by a long shot.  Congratulations on being the best shoppers!!  Cree, it's off to another Tribal Council for you."

She adds, "Look for an announcement after Tribal Council results are posted."

PALEO WINS IMMUNITY

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PALEO, DAY 11

"Well poopy horse crap, I can't play in the challenge," Tabatha says in a confessional during the challenge.  "I bet it was Staton who decided," she growls.  "Pay back is a mother — is all I gotta say."

As she watches the challenge, Tabatha notes that Kelley had some good suggestions on prices if their tribe would have waited for her.  "What a heap of Ding Dongs!" she calls her tribe.  However, as the winner is announced and Tabatha is reunited with her tribe, she has to admit that they all did a good job.

"Great work tribe!  I am so proud of us!" Kelley pipes in.  "I love being a part of this team!"

Rick is a bit pissy about missing the challenge, because Paleo submitted more quickly than they needed.  It's a knee-jerk reaction for which he later apologizes.

Diana thanks Tabatha and sympathizes with her; they both hate sitting out.  Diana notes, "I think we're gonna merge soon, the message at the end of Zoe's results post tells of a surprise."

In a confessional, Diana says that she actually expected to be going to TC, eager to get rid of Dan.  "Rick has got one heck of a temper, but I think I can handle him, he's a sweetie underneath all the foot-stomping and occasional hissy fits."  Regarding Kelley's solutions in the immunity challenge, Diana says, "She should not have posted more favourable solutions [after the fact].  It seemed a little like saying, 'I told you so'."  Diana decides that she's going to have to play a little more carefully from now on.

On the hike back to camp, Rick is shunned by Dan again and tells Diana that he's about to give up trying on Dan.  Diana understands, saying, "Zoe should just kick his ass out."  Rick laughs; he'd prefer the satisfaction of voting Dan out.  Eman made the last challenge, so Rick thinks it's very clear who they need to get rid of.  Diana asks if Rick is going to campaign for Dan's elimination, but Rick doesn't want to look paranoid — and Diana doesn't want to look controlling.  Diana feels pretty sure that they, Michelle and Shane would definitely vote for Dan; to save himself, Eman would make a fifth vote.

CREE, DAY 11

Staton considers where the game is going.  "My main alliance is with Aiden and I'm still with him, all the way.  I have friendships with everyone.  The only [ones] I'm not sure about that might cast a vote for me is Mike or Janei.  I really trust Aiden and Rob but I don't know if they are using me."  Staton adds, "I haven't talked to Mike in a while, though, so I don't know what's up with him."

Miriam has similar alliances.  "I like Staton and Aiden.  Actually, I like them all, but trust Staton and Aiden."  She pauses.  "I just know things will become difficult soon.  When there isn't anyone not participating it will get even harder to choose who to vote off."

PALEO, DAY 11

When Paleo get back to camp, Diana is snubbed by Dan once again and has finally had enough.  She demands to speak to a producer.  Zoe is summoned and listens patiently as Diana has a little tirade about Dan, concluding, "This is my vote to get rid of his lazy butt."

"Wow, Diana!" Rick exclaims as Zoe steps aside to consult with her staff.  "I wasn't being so public about it, but I asked Zoe the same thing — what say the rest of the tribe?"

Now that it's out in the open, Shane supports Diana's motion.  "I've complained about him, too."

"Well no need to vote or anything!!!" Tabatha agrees.  "I tried several times to get him to 'talk' — no do!!!"  Laughing, she adds, "Won't hurt us any!"

Feeling like an outsider, Jon slips aside with Diana to find out what's going on.  Diana tells him that their three-way alliance with Dan is history, and Dan has been pissing everyone off, but that the two of them are still okay.  Jon asks if Diana has any other alliances, and if he'd be one of the next three gone from the tribe.  Diana replies that she doesn't think so; she says she's been friendly with Michelle, Shane and Rick but says nothing of her final two alliance with Rick.

Zoe and her staff speak with Dan and quickly realize that something is wrong.  Some support staff are called in; among them Paleo recognize one of the medics who treated Nathan.  A few minutes later, Dan is quietly packing up his gear.  Dan is no more talkative than before, so Zoe explains:

"Dan has painfully inflamed gums.  It could be an advanced periodontitis condition which worked down from the gumlines, a cavity which went down the root into the bone, or the infection might have begun through an injury.  A proper diagnosis will require x-rays, so Dan is being evacuated.  An infection like this can be fatal, and in a primitive situation probably would have been.  Dan is unable to continue in the game, so he is hereby disqualified."

Paleo realize that that was why Dan was quiet and irritable, and probably why he lacked the strength for the challenges.  Dan is too sore and upset to make any final words.

Rick sums up his feelings to the remaining Paleos.  "I am sorry that this tribe needed to come to this, but we have fought hard for what we have gotten in this game, and it seemed that everyone was saying, but only a few were willing to make any moves towards it," Rick says, referring to the thoughts of throwing immunity.  "Either way, it is done.  I am glad we can all move on now."

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TRIBAL COUNCIL, DAY 11

Welcome to the fourth Tribal Council of Survivor Canada 3.  Send in your votes and I'll tally them.  Once the votes are read, the decision is final, and the person will be asked to leave tribal council immediately.  Here are the votes:

MIKE
Simply eliminating those who haven't been around much.
(Janei)

MIKE
He hasnt been around for over a month.  So Hasta lavista
(Karen)

AIDEN
self-vote

MIKE
Because he hasn't been around hardly at all for me to talk to him or to participate in many challenges
(Rob)

MIKE
He hasn't made ALOT of the challenges and I haven't even talked to him in over a week.  Mike, you seem like a nice guy..just not able to be as active as we need.  Good luck to you.
(Miriam)

MIKE
Ok sorry mike but this vote is for you b/c i havent seen you in like forever.  So thats all i have to say. hope everything is going ok but my vote is for u best of luck.
(Staton)

MIKE
self-vote

The tribe has spoken.  Mike, you are eliminated from Survivor Canada 3.  You missed 3 out of 4 challenges, Mike, and I just wanted to tell you that you would have been taken out of the game had your tribe not voted you out.  I wish you the best in life.

CREE TRIBE

Name	Received Votes from
MIKE	Janei, Karen, Miriam, Rob, Staton, self
AIDEN	self

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Episode Five

Previously, on Survivor Canada

A subarctic rainstorm tests and punishes the Survivors.  Cree put an end to Paleo's winning streak by taking home a reward which allows them to force Tabatha to sit-out of the immunity challenge.  However, Paleo out-shops Cree and once again deny them immunity.  Two declining players are eliminated:  Dan's rudeness leads to his disqualification, while Mike is voted out 6-1.

CREE, NIGHT 11

Down to six players, Janei takes a solo watch at the campfire that night.  "Mike was the obvious boot, I didn't even talk to anyone about it," Janei says to the camera.  She really likes Staton.  "I hope he sticks around because he has earned it in my book."  She is seeing signs of fatigue in Miriam and Karen but is more worried about how the game is wearing on Aiden, missing the way he used to be.  "I fear he is next to go, and I don't want that."

PALEO, DAY 12

Rick makes a big "Paleo Pride" speech, anticipating a merge or switch and hoping that they will stick together.  "I am 110% Paleo all the way.  We have done such a great job, we have to make sure that one of us wins."  He warns against a "sleeper" from the "lesser tribe" slipping through to win.  "I pledge here and now that I will do whatever I need to do to make sure that a Paleo wins this game."  Rick puts it to the group, giving them the opportunity to swear loyalty.

"I'm with you all the way, I stick by my tribe no matter what," Shane replies.  "I'm 110% on board with this idea."

"Paleo all the way!" Diana chimes in.

Tabatha agrees.  "I am 110% with this Tribe... Paleo all the way!"

"I agree totally, Rick.  We've all worked too hard to let ourselves come apart," Kelley says to the group.  "I am with you guys until the end."

Michelle tells them that she's in too.  "When the merge comes, we'll have to keep in touch and organize our votes.  If we happen to have a tribal shuffle, let's not forget our roots.  Once a Paleo, always a Paleo!!!"

Emmanuel, their designated sacrifice should they have to vote out one of their own, says nothing and nobody really expects him too.  But in all their well-wishes, Jon's silence seems to be unnoticed.  It might not matter as six have signed on to this "Paleo Pride" alliance, which is almost a game majority.

Paleo are so certain that the merge is coming that they cook up the last of their wild rice and whatever else they can forage in one big blow-out "feast" — which is to say a meal slightly above subsistence levels.  They feel that they've timed it perfectly, stretching their food to last just to this point.

CREE, DAY 12

One nice thing about being the smaller tribe is that Cree has had fewer mouths to feed.  The result is that Cree now have 12 more person-days of rice than Paleo, enough to feed their six-member tribe though Day 15.  Cree are aware that a switch or merge may happen at any time, but being outnumbered they'd still prefer a chance to even the numbers first.

"It royally hurts us all to be 2 short," Janei says in a confessional.  "When a merge comes tribal lines play a huge role in who advances and who doesn't.  I came here to try and get as far as I could, if we go into a merge at a disadvantage then I will jump ship as fast as I can.  I'm playing the game."

Staton feels pretty much beaten because of losing all the IC's.  "But I'm not giving up."

PALEO, DAY 12

Paleo anxiously await treemail which will take them to the expected merge.  Diana and Shane agree that the merge is coming, and they have Cree by a lot.  "If we can just get Eman to vote with us."  Shane wishes they had one more immunity win as Paleo, because then they wouldn't need Eman — they'd have a numbers advantage even if Eman switched to Cree's side.  Diana wonders how active the surviving members of Cree are... she'll have to keep her eyes open.

Diana also goes over the numbers with Michelle.  Cree has 6 to Paleo's 8.  "We should have 10!" Michelle complains, grudgingly upset that they are down at all without losing.  Diana counts off their tribemates, and Emmanuel is so absent that Michelle has to remind her about him.

When Michelle suggests there might be a reshuffling of the tribes, Diana exclaims, "Oh my God, that would suck!  That's scary."  She has a feeling that the situation will make it difficult to stick with only your own tribe.  "I have a funny feeling Zoe's got something up her sleeve."

Michelle agrees, although they'd still outnumber Cree.  "If we keep it with the same numbers, we could be in trouble.  If we split up evenly, we're better off."

Meanwhile, Shane discusses with Rick which former Cree they should vote off after the merge.  "I say Staton or Janei be our first target; they seem very active.  You wanna get rid of the strong players first."

Rick is uncertain; ideally, he'd prefer to "lull them into comfort" by helping Cree vote off one of their own they'd already like gone.

PALEO, DAY 13

Another day dawns and still there is no merge.  Paleo's food stores are exhausted and they have to go without any breakfast.  Hunger is a dull and familiar sensation by now, and they aren't suffering too badly.  Worst off is sickly Emmanuel who has been under the weather for much of the game.  A few of them try their hand at fishing but for the most part they hang around camp, conserving their energy.

Although Paleo would like to start voting Cree off, there can only be one Sole Survivor and Paleo will eventually be forced to turn on themselves.  Despite their words of unity, tribemates are not unaware of this fact.

In a confessional Jon says that his alliances haven't changed.  "I plan to stick with Diana.  Right now I've been slacking but I plan on redeeming myself since I see myself in the bottom 2."

Kelley also has an alliance with Diana, "but I would like to branch out and include Tabatha and Jon if they are interested, because they seem to be two of the stronger members of our tribe."

Diana puts a different ally first.  "I think Rick has been tried and true, he's the only one I trust.  I like most of my tribe members for sure, but I trust Rick."

Although Rick talks most with Diana, he doesn't place her among his closest allies.  "I'm still in with Michelle and Shane; nothing changed there."  Rick is trying to play it safe.  "Alliances haven't had to be tested yet in our Tribe.  Not until we face Tribal Council for the first time will we know what our alliances mean to us."

Michelle has similar thoughts.  "Everything could and probably will change once we lose our first immunity challenge.  Everyone knows that's when the game really starts."  Michelle plans to feel out the tribe and how people are aligned.

Shane has alliances with Rick, Michelle and Tabatha.  "Tabby is the one I'm sticking by the most."

Even in her confessional, Tabatha is tight-lipped about her allies.  She does say, "Alliances are great and I plan to stick with one to the end!"  Tabatha decides to try to lie low a bit, so she doesn't make a target of herself after the merge.

REWARD CHALLENGE, DAY 13

"Good morning, Survivors!" Zoe greets the arriving contestants.  "For two weeks you've been competing against each other as tribes.  Today, that is going to change."  There is a bit of excitement from the players, expecting a switch or merge.  They hush as Zoe continues speaking.  "You will be competing for a great mystery reward which one of you will be able to win in 'Riddle Me This'.  The challenge is straight-forward; each of you will have to answer a series of riddles.  The Survivor with the most correct wins!"

"Are you ready... Survivors Go!"

The Survivors uncover the riddles at their tables and most of them get to work.  Eman is still sick from the cold weather, and can't wrap his head around the riddles.  Aiden, Janei and Staton of Cree decide to lie low, deciding that it wouldn't be wise to come out too strong on the challenge since they are outnumbered by Paleo.  Rick also gives only a half-hearted effort, instead keeping an eye on the competition to size them up.

The nine other Survivors are all pretty close, getting stumped on one riddle or another.  Finally, Zoe calls time and checks over their answers.  She lets everyone know how they did.

Rick gets last place with only 6 of 15 riddles correctly solved.
Michelle has 10 correct.
Rob has 11 correct, and was the only Survivor to solve one tricky riddle.
Jon has 12 correct.
Miriam and Karen of Cree each have 13 correct.

And with 14 correct is a first-place tie between Diana, Tabatha, Shane and Kelley.  All four of them are from Paleo.

In a quick tie-breaker, Kelley is declared the winner.

Zoe tells Kelley what her reward is, but keeps it a secret from the other Survivors.

"Congratulations, Kelley!  Great game, Survivors.  You can return to your camps now," Zoe tells them.  There is a little confusion, and Zoe innocently tells them.  "I said that you wouldn't be competing as tribes today, I didn't say anything about a merge.  Be careful making assumptions in this game."

KELLEY WINS REWARD

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PALEO, DAY 13

Rick and Jon catch up; they always seem to be doing different things and don't get a chance to talk alone.  They speculate on the reward Kelley won.  "I'm thinking it's first member of the jury," Rick suggests, laughing as that would mean Kelley would be out of the running to win.  Jon foresees it being an individual immunity.  However, Rick notes that's a one-time thing rather than something which would impact the rest of the game.  "I'm definitely curious about it," Rick says, enviously.

Rick discusses the same topic with Shane, who thinks it might be an automatic pass to the merge or jury.  Rick congratulates Shane for his first-place tie; they are both impressed that all four top scores were Paleo... though Rick brought up "the end of the train," finishing dead last.

Rick gets a hold of Tabatha, and shares his gossip about Kelley's reward.  Tabatha won't really speculate on it, but she hopes it's something good for Kelley.  Feeling a bit worn-down, Tabatha heads to the shelter for a nap.

CREE, DAY 14

Janei knows the situation is bad but doesn't yet feel beaten.  "Only if we lose all IC's up to the merge will I feel that.  I still think there is hope, I really do.  If we can win this one then it's going to raise all of our spirits."

Miriam feels terrible about being 2 tribemembers short of Paleo.  "I feel beaten because we as a tribe are beating ourselves."

"Our tribe used to have conflicts here and there but they have smoothed out due to one issue:  we keep losing!" Janei laughs.  "At this point, there isn't any need for fighting or anything, we just want to win!!"

PALEO, DAY 14

Two days have passed since Paleo had much of anything to eat, and it's starting to show.  Weakened, they don't like their chances at immunity if it's a physical challenge.

Michelle suggests that Paleo should be more organized, citing how Rick and Kelley had been locked-out of the last immunity challenge — which also would have shut them out of the vote had Paleo lost immunity.  Diana seizes on this and nominates Michelle to be their "team captain" for the next competition, glad to put attention on someone else.

Michelle's idea is to automatically divide the work evenly, to let everyone else know what each person is doing, and to agree on a certain timetable that would allow them to finish-up their tasks.  To be fair, she suggests taking turns being "team captain."

Diana agrees that they all need to communicate more before and during a challenge, especially immunities.

"I'm not all that upset about it," Rick tells them, saying it was a knee-jerk reaction he'd had.  He points out that it has been working well so far, and they should just check before submitting final answers.

Michelle is mostly concerned about the numbers.  "We all want our tribe to make it intact to the merge.  It should be ten on six now, but it isn't."  Michelle doesn't want them slacking off.  "We've come this far without the help of those two people and we can make it much farther without them freeloading on our hard work."

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE, DAY 14

The Survivors are instructed on their fifth immunity challenge, "Survivor Rhymes."  Each tribe must respond to a series of clues with rhymes about tv Survivors.  For example, a Pagong body part = Greg leg.

Since Paleo has two more members than Cree, sickly Eman and (ironically) team captain Michelle are apologetically told that they must sit out of the challenge.  However, even with this, 6 members of Paleo are taking part while only 3 from Cree join in.

Paleo aren't as organized as Michelle might have liked them to be.  Jon and Diana discuss one riddle at length, knowing what the answer must be but unsure if it rhymes.  They wonder if it's the elusive Canadian accent.

Karen, Miriam and Janei do excellent work on the challenge.  It looks like immunity will be a contest between their energy and mental alertness against Paleo's sheer numbers.

Zoe scores the challenge:  44 points for Paleo and 30 points for Cree.

"Congratulations Paleo on another win!  Great work everyone!  Cree, sorry to say it, guys... it's another Tribal Council for you."

PALEO WINS IMMUNITY

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CREE, DAY 14

Cree are uneasy, both about the lack of participation in the immunity challenge and the prospects of tribal council.

"I have no actual alliances," Miriam hedges, "but I trust Aiden and Staton and no-one else."

Janei believes that this could be an interesting tribal council.  "I have a feeling that Miriam has aligned herself with Staton who is probably aligned to Aiden.  For me, I was asked to join Karen and Rob's alliance.  We could have a 3-3 tie."  Janei decides, "It's time to put Aiden on the chopping block.  He's the weakest member out here and for all we know, he will get a self-vote."

TRIBAL COUNCIL, DAY 14

Once again, Cree find themselves at Tribal Council.  They haven't missed a single TC of the game.  Knowing the drill, they put in their votes and wait as Zoe counts them.

AIDEN
I vote for Aiden because he's never around to help with challenges and I've hardly spoken with him.
(Karen)

ROB
self-vote

ROB
My vote is for Rob
(Miriam)

AIDEN
self-vote

AIDEN
I am voting for Aiden
(Janei)

Aiden... Your tribe has spoken.  You are the fourth person to be voted out and the seventh person eliminated from Survivor Canada 3.  Bring me your torch.  The rest of you may head back to camp.

CREE TRIBE

Name	Received Votes from
AIDEN	Janei, Karen, self
ROB	Miriam, self
excused	Staton

NORTHERN ONTARIO, NIGHT 14

As Cree hike back to camp by torchlight, they are preyed upon by hungry mosquitoes.  Rob complains to his tribemates about them; he blames them for why he's been so tired lately, why he lacked the energy to take part in the last immunity challenge.  Rob suggests that the mosquitoes carry the deadly West Nile virus, causing unnecessary anxiety amongst the Cree tribe.

Anxious to get some smoke going to keep the mosquitoes away, Cree speed their pace as they come closer to their camp.  To their surprise, they find that they are not alone — there is shadowy movement of a hunched figure rummaging through their camp's kitchen area.

Knowing that Paleo are hungry and irritated at how the competing tribe has "cheated" them the whole game, ill-tempered Rob tosses his torch at a production technician who tries to stop him.  Cursing up a storm, he charges into camp to nab the bent-over trespasser, grabbing a handful of shaggy hair.  The scavenging thief makes a surprised noise around a mouthful of food and turns, swatting Rob with a huge, powerful limb.

Knocked on his ass, Rob can see in the torchlight of his tribemates a black bear standing over him.  It's a young one — only 100 kilos — but it's lean and muscled, thick black fur with a brownish muzzle.  Threatened by Rob, it bellows and rears up in a show of intimidation.

Some of Rob's tribemates cry out, or yell back or wave their torches to try to scare the bear.  Under that Pandemonium is a controlled scrape and click of a .303 cartridge being chambered.  Then everyone squints as light explodes in the camp.  Monitoring by radio, Zoe instructed the cameramen to switch from nightvision to spotlights.  The bear growls again, then snorts and simply walks away.  The light bothers its eyes and it didn't find enough food to be worth the bother.

Miriam doesn't know what else to do, so she gets a fire going, telling herself that fire will scare away animals.  Janei and Staton take an accounting of what's damaged or missing.  Karen is a bit freaked-out, and paces around — but always in front of the camera lights.  A medic is giving Rob a clean bill of health when Zoe arrives, and Rob turns his temper on her, accusing her of all sorts of things in the way the game is being conducted.

Zoe has an intensity about her as, with a deadly calm, she explains to Rob the rules of the game and how the production staff had to be impartial and not interfere when the bear entered Cree's camp.  They posted people to keep Cree a safe distance away.  But Rob chose to ignore their instructions and provoked a potentially dangerous animal, risking his safety and that of his tribemates and her staff.

Rob accuses Zoe of luring the bear into Cree's camp, to further punish them as she's had it out for Cree all along.  Zoe just looks at Rob and asks him if he'd remembered to bear-bag their food.  Everyone in Cree look at Rob; it was his turn to hoist their food up into a tree, away from animals.  It was in their safety guide to avoid just this situation.  Rob denies it.

Zoe has had enough.  For ignoring the instructions of an official and endangering the safety of the show, Zoe summarily disqualifies Rob.  She has his bags packed and, making a point, has the man with the rifle escort Rob out.

Before Zoe leaves, Karen goes up to her.  Terrified over the incident, Karen is withdrawing from the game.  Zoe isn't happy about losing two players over this stupidity, but she accepts Karen's decision to leave.

A few moments later, Miriam, Staton and Janei are alone at their fire, the last remnants of the Cree tribe.

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Episode Six

Previously, on Survivor Canada

Convinced that the merge is upon them, Paleo eat the last of their food stores and live hand-to-mouth for two days.  A well-fed Cree look ready to win but Kelley takes an individual reward and Paleo's numbers allow them to seize immunity.  In a close tribal council, Aiden is voted out over Rob, 3-2.  But Aiden does not leave alone — Rob is removed from the game and Karen forfeits.

CREE, NIGHT 14

The Cree tribe is shattered after a tribal council and two evictions.  While they were 6 to Paleo's 8 there was still some hope.  Now Paleo outnumbers them almost 3 to 1.

Unable to sleep, Miriam records some last words to Rob in a camera confessional.  "Rob, I never did anything to you, never.  I knew you were upset at me for something... but I honestly never understood why.  I guess you thought I was the weakest link, so just step on me and hurt me and I will quit.  You almost got your wish, Rob.  I was devastated when I received four votes... and even more hurt when you put a poll up who to vote off.  But ya know what?  I let it go because I thought maybe just maybe we could start over somehow, and I thought we had.  I am truly sorry for you, because you must be a very, very bitter person ... to have this much hate inside you.  I hope that you can live with the decisions you make in life and good luck to you."

Recording a message to Karen, Miriam says, "You lied to me and were so very cruel in speaking of me.  Why?  I never did anything to you.  I never spoke badly about you.  I guess if someone just doesn't click with you, then it's ok to be mean.  You may not have any regret and that is something that no one can make you have.  I was honest with you and I can live with myself.  If you can say the same then you and I definitely don't have the same beliefs.  Good luck to you Karen."

Janei is distraught, and can't sleep either.  "I guess I am really confused.  There is a lot of tension and rumors going on."  She's worried because there are so few of them.  "I can't see myself surviving for too much longer."

Janei had been caught in the middle between Rob/Karen and Miriam, and worries about where she stands now.  She hopes that her relationship with Miriam hasn't been damaged.  "I may have to do my best to rally everyone to vote her out and I don't want that, we have been getting along fine lately."

Miriam and Janei talk about it, and some of the things Rob said as he was being thrown out.  Janei was afraid that Miriam would hate her, "but we are on even ground now and she knows that we are cool."

PALEO, DAY 15

"It's lonely at the top," Diana says, complaining that the game is dull.  She doesn't expect any real excitement until the merge.  "Come individual challenges, it's gonna get really cut-throat.  We are all competitive.  I have no problem taking out a lot of my own tribe members."

Jon feels that it's great with Paleo being on top, "But once it comes down to all Paleo... I'm gone first!"  He isn't sure how well he's fitting in, mentioning how some of his ideas were dismissed on the last challenge.  "I'm a loner, except Diana's with me, but we hardly talk.  Dunno if she's playing me."

Kelley is glad that their hard work has paid off.  "I'm glad that we're doing well but I do feel a bit bad for Cree, since I know they try hard also."  She reflects that, "We're all proud of what we've accomplished as Paleo and it has been a tough ride for all of us.  We all get along and it's great to still have everyone intact."

Michelle suspects that the tribes are playing different games.  "Our tribe's plan is to stay strong together through to the merge or reshuffle so we can play a numbers game until Cree are out of the game.  But I imagine Cree will come out fighting," she says, and thinks she can use that to her advantage.  "Tabatha, Shane, Rick and I decided on an alliance.  With my extra vote, we'll have an advantage over the rest of the tribe at [Paleo's] first TC, so we can call the shots and take out the strong players in our own tribe until the merge comes.  I really have two alliances:  one with Tabatha, Shane and Rick, and one with the entire tribe.  We'll see how it plays out!"

Sick and starved, Emmanuel's condition continues to degenerate.  When Paleo receives treemail summoning them to Challenge Rock, they have to take turns helping Eman along on the hike as he can't make it on his own.

CHALLENGE ROCK, DAY 15

Survivors are called out to the rock where they had competed in the "Time Machine" challenge seven days ago.  There is a long, covered table set up, surrounded by a ring of torches.  But before thinking too much about what awaits them, Paleo is shocked to see the Cree tribe so diminished.

Zoe explains that Rob and Karen were eliminated following Cree's tribal council, but not the reasons why.  Before Paleo can gloat, Zoe pointedly asks them how life is at their camp, if they're eating well.  Zoe tells everyone that Paleo failed to adequately ration or supplement their initial food supplies, and have been starving for days — while a bear raided Cree's food stores last night.

"Both tribes have made mistakes which put their survival at risk, in what you know is an unforgiving land.  Survival comes first here.  So it's time to put aside old rivalries and pull together.  It's time for a tribal merger," Zoe tells them.  "Welcome, Survivors... to the next part of the game."

"We will not begin with a challenge right away," Zoe tells them.  They will have this day and the following day free so that they can build a new camp adjacent to the rock outcropping.  "However, I will begin by asking you to do a small task.  To bring the two tribes together as one, your task is to make a group decision on a new tribe name.  Give it a funky edge and strength.  I'll leave the rest to you."

Oh, and one other thing Zoe almost forgot... the tables are uncovered and, as per Survivor tradition, there is a celebration feast awaiting them.  A couple of the people on Paleo drop to their knees at the sight of it, and there are great whoops of joy at the dishes:  trout, perch, grouse, duck and venison; baskets of berries and cornmeal biscuits; and pitchers of Canada Dry ginger ale and Molson Canadian beer.

Zoe wishes them to enjoy themselves, and leaves them to it.

MERGE, DAY 15

Miriam thanks everyone for making her feel welcome.  "I know that we are now playing the individual game, but I want you all to know that I think we can have some huge fun along the way."  She congratulates Paleo for sticking together as a tribe.

Janei does likewise.  "To Paleo this is more of a welcome of 3 new members," she laughs.  "I am glad to be here and can't wait to meet some of you."

Kelley wishes them good luck.  "Hopefully things will stay as fun as they've been throughout the game so far."

"I am definitely excited to get to know all of you more and have alot of fun in our new tribe," Staton tells them.

Rick also congratulates everyone on making it this far.  "It's great to know we'll have even more fun now that we've merged."  Rick comes up with a few First Nations names they might borrow for their new tribe:  Ojibwe, Ottowa, Sabaskong, Odawa, Nipissing and Algonkin.  Rick's favourite is Potawatomi, just from the sound of it.

Diana greets everyone glad to see some new faces.  "I am leaning toward Algonkin since it's the only one I can pronounce," she laughs.

Shane and Miriam are talking at one end of the table.  She is reluctant to speak up in front of the group, so Shane tells them her idea.  "Keyano, it means unity... I really like this one the best so far.  What do you guys think?"

"Oooh," Rick purrs, "Shane and Miriam, I like this one.  Sounds like a great tribe name to me."

"Sounds great to me, too!" Tabatha agrees.  "Good choice y'all."

Janei also likes it.  "Keyano sounds great to me!"

They put it to a vote and it passes unanimously, with two abstentions.  (Those cramming food into their mouths with both hands.)

KEYANO, DAY 15

Rick gathers his former-Paleo tribemates around him, obviously not caring one wit for the new "unity" tribe and only for the unity of Paleo Pride's majority alliance.  He whips the ex-Paleos into line with another speech.

"Paleo never lost immunity!  We must take stock in that and remember that we have to make sure Cree doesn't get what we earned!  Let's go kick some merged butt!"  Rick laughs.  "You all have been an awesome group of people to play this game with.  Good luck in this phase, but let's take care of Cree first!"

"I have no problem with that," Diana replies.

"Nor do I," says Kelley.

Michelle laughs.  "Let's do this shizzy!  Paleo all the way!"

Everyone greatly appreciates the feast except for Eman, who can't keep anything down.  He rests in the shade, drinking ginger ale, while the rest of the Keyano tribe get to building their new camp.  They find a spot which is sheltered on two sides, yet receives plenty of warming sunlight.  Paleo are especially grateful to have someplace dry.  Staton gets right to finding and dragging out wood for their shelter, hoping that the work might earn him an extra couple days.  Miriam starts building a fire pit.

One downside of being on high, dry ground is that they have to hike for water.  Jon and Kelley make an exploratory trip, and discuss the voting situation.  They agree to get rid of Cree first, but Jon is curious if there's anyone from Paleo that Kelley would like to get rid of.

"Not that I know of," Kelley replies.  "The only reason I would vote out a Paleo before a Cree is if they schemed against the tribe."

Neither Kelley nor Jon have made a lot of bonds with the other players, and they feel comfortable with each other in their mutual vulnerability.  They aren't sure what to expect at tribal council — their first — and they are both uncertain of where they will stand after the former Cree are voted out.

When they get back to the campsite, Kelley has a word with Shane.  Shane pledges that he is "not voting for one person on our team 'til they are gone."  They share some gossip about how Cree lost three in one day.  Shane is surprised the remaining three didn't quit as well, but is glad that they had enough respect to stay in the game.

Rick and Diana are also gossiping.  When Diana doesn't quite understand why Zoe was angry at Rob and Karen, Rick points out that he'd said some of the same things but in a polite, neutral and respectful manner while Karen was telling Zoe how to run her game.  Diana nods, getting the "vibe" of it.

KEYANO, DAY 16

The next morning, Miriam thanks Diana once again for making her feel welcome after the incidents on Cree.  "I am glad to have made the merge... but it is really hard to find out that people think so horribly about you."  Miriam thinks the game can be won with one's integrity intact, having fun and getting to know people.

Diana gives Miriam some advice:  "One thing Paleo loves is someone with ideas who likes to play, so don't be shy."

In a confessional, Diana sighs with relief that the merge is finally here.  "I hope now the real fun begins.  Miriam seems really nice, I feel bad that people gave her shite on the other tribe.  I saw from first TC their reactions but hey, it could just have been stupid-head Rob."  Diana toys with the idea of being tough on Janei, who seems high-strung.  "Anyhow, I'm not sure how any of this can play in my favour, but I'm having a ball."

Tabatha also gets along with Miriam, as she says in her own confessional.  "I have talked with Miriam, she seems pretty nice.  Was great, we just started talking like we've been friends forever.  Was really nice and felt really comfy!"  On the merge, she says, "Poor Cree only has three left — we demolished them!"

Rick has been avoiding the former Cree, but is not blind to Miriam's easy likability.  He and Diana go collecting firewood to discuss the situation.  "I hate to say it, but she might need to be our first target... everyone likes her, she could more easily make her way into our hearts, and take our heads out of the game."

Diana is neutral about it.  "I don't care ... Cree has to go first, after that it's anyone's game."  Considering what she knows of Miriam's past, Diana reasons, "She seems smart but there's probably a reason why she irritated everyone."

Rick finds it interesting that Staton, one of the most active players in the game, has been quiet.  "Maybe he would be the first 'easy' target to get us going."  They have the vote covered, since Staton and Miriam can't both win immunity.  "Until Cree is gone, I think we are all safe.  I really get a feel from everyone ... the only person who hasn't come right out and said it to me is Jon, but he hasn't disagreed with it, and even if he does switch he is only one person."

Diana thinks that Jon is on the "up and up."  They compare notes on every member of Paleo Pride and feel reasonably certain that things are going as planned.

"I think once we get rid of Cree, we ask Zoe to change the tribe name back to Paleo," Rick laughs.  He tells Diana that, "Even Janei admitted that those three were not merging with us, but joining Paleo."

Diana is surprised.  She'd prefer to vote Janei off first, because Janei "lost it" when Diana taunted her after a tribal challenge a while back.  "On the other hand, someone with such a short fuse can be fun and useful to keep around."  Diana is still bored.  She wants some action, fighting, anything.

Rick thinks that their tribe will fall apart once they have to turn on each other... there will be some action then.  Diana laughs.  "Even if I go first, I can't wait!"

Rick reassures Diana that, "It's you and me to the end!  You are the only person I won't be upset losing to."

Jon and Rick feel each other out about the vote.  Rick again pushes his agenda that Paleo should stick together.  Jon understands.  Since the three Cree left can't all win immunity, there will be enough Cree targets that Paleo is guaranteed safety for the first two Tribal Councils.  Rick won't state a target of who should go.  "Don't have anything against them other than they are Cree," he laughs.

Next on Rick's list of loyalty checks is Tabatha, who agrees about staying together to vote out the three Cree.  "Then it's anyone's game," she laughs.  "I can't wait to see what happens; it'll be interesting."

Rick then hits-up Kelley, who says, "I'm happy with our group, we all worked so hard."  She's a little worried about the way things will go when it's only Paleo left, but agrees it's a good thing that a Paleo will win.  "We earned it."

KEYANO, NIGHT 16

That night, while Rick and Kelley are switching the campfire watch with Shane and Tabatha, they decide to sneak off a bit and discuss the vote.  Jon tags along.  Rick asks them for their feelings on the upcoming vote.

"I think Miriam is a very strong Cree," Staton states.

"I say we ditch Miriam," Tabatha suggests, "as soon as possible."

"I'm with Miriam, before we get attached," Jon agrees, knowing it will get more difficult to vote her the longer she stays.

Kelley shrugs.  "If it is what you guys want, I'll go with it."

"Sorry," Tabatha says.  "I just feel like she is pretty strong.  I've spoken with her and it was like I had known her for years!  And I don't want to get attached either!"

Understanding that completely, the others laugh in agreement — except for Rick, who is all-business.  "She seems like a nice person," Rick whispers, trying to get them to lower their voices, "but we have to really watch ourselves from allowing any Cree to personalize the game."

They reluctantly agree.  Rick tells them he thinks Diana would go along with this, which makes six votes.  Nobody is sure how Michelle or Eman feel.

The conversation is cut short when Shane hollers out — something whipped past his head.  Everybody looks around in the dark and they can catch glimpses of flitting shapes flying around them, silently, swooping acrobatically.  Rick is first to realize that they're bats, catching mosquitoes and midges and whatever other insects are around the rocky clearing.  The bats are a little freaky, but they don't seem the least bit interested in the Survivors.

Rick, Kelley, Shane, Tabatha and Jon return to camp, telling the others about the bats and hoping it's explanation enough for why half of the tribe had snuck off in the middle of the night.

Before turning in, Rick makes a quick confessional about how they agreed to vote out Miriam.  "We can't allow a Cree to be friendly with us and make us feel sorry for them and get them farther than they deserve to go.  Miriam will probably be the first to go.  Then again, they could all be snowing me and talking behind my back and I will be the next to go," Rick laughs softly.  "One is never certain, yet I'm fairly confident at this point."

KEYANO, DAY 17

Having heard about last night's meeting, Diana checks with Jon that Miriam is the target.  She asks who the alternate is if Miriam wins immunity, but Jon has no clue.  Diana rolls her eyes.  "Good planning," she says sarcastically.  "I suppose Staton would be the next natural choice."

Diana gets a hold of Michelle, who is excited about the upcoming immunity challenge.  Diana tells Michelle that Rick has called Miriam as their target.  Both Michelle and Diana are curious about what happens in the eventuality that Miriam wins immunity.  In a classic slip, Diana says, "If not Michelle, then Staton would be the next natural choice."

"Not me!" Michelle squeaks in fright and alarm.  "Do you mean Miriam?"

Diana curses herself out, laughs and apologizes.  She makes an excuse about being tired, and brings Jon into the conversation before Michelle can think too much about it.  Jon agrees that Staton would be a good choice as an alternate.

"Either way we can vote for him next," Michelle suggests.

Miriam is walking by and Michelle waves her over as they wait for the immunity challenge.

"We all like playing, I think that's why we made it so far," Diana says.

The challenge is starting, so they wish each other good-luck.

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE, DAY 17

Zoe welcomes Keyano to their first Individual Immunity Challenge.

The challenge is a four-part obstacle course.  Inbetween obstacles, they will each be faced with tasks they must complete before moving onward.  There are puzzles and a past-Survivors match game.  The last leg of the course is a mini-Scavenger hunt which will test the Survivors ability to navigate the forest, collecting tags at specific waypoints.

"Kelley won the last reward challenge and I had planned to give her one reward, but due to circumstances beyond my control I have changed it.  Kelley, you will have immunity for the next TC, which makes you exempt from this challenge.  You will also get to cancel-out someone's vote."  Now that they know the stakes, the Host says to the others, "I hope you find it challenging.  Have fun!"

The Survivors get into position and begin with a sprint to the first obstacle, a simple balance beam.  Michelle runs straight across it, followed by Janei, Jon, Miriam and Staton.  Rick and Tabatha slip and have to start over, and go slowly their second time, keeping pace with Tabatha.  Shane is almost to the end when he has to go back.  He sees Eman, who was having trouble even starting, take a fall.

Shane gets to Eman before Zoe does; the young man has collapsed from exhaustion.  Zoe calls in a medic.  Shane looks ahead and sees some of his tribemates have finished the first puzzle and moved on to the next obstacle, and that there's no point in going on.  Shane stays with Eman, though he keeps an eye on how well the other Survivors are doing.

In hushed tones, Diana, Rick, Michelle and Tabatha share their answers on the word puzzle and solve it together, then help each over the next obstacle:  a cargo net.  Janei, Miriam and Staton look at each other in shock as the four former-Paleo block them from passing on the course.  Even Jon is surprised.

Lead is exchanged back and forth between the two groups of four players.  Gradually, a gap forms with Jon and Janei falling further to the rear.  The race is between six people:  two who need immunity, and four who would try to keep it from them.

Trudging through a boggy a water hazard, they read the first directions and run into the forest.  All six collect tags at the first two waypoints; then history repeats itself.  Following each other and trusting their rushed judgement, the four formerly of Paleo lose their way in the forest.  Miriam and Staton make the correct turn and the next four waypoints — but only one of them can win the sprint to the finish.

Miriam catches a glimpse of the torches at the finish line.  Knowing that she can't beat Staton in running power, she breaks off the path and takes a straight line to the finish.  Staton sees what she's doing and redoubles his effort.  At one point Miriam slips on a mossy root and stumbles, but she doesn't stop.  Miriam breaks out of the forest ahead of Staton, and Staton catches her at the finish.  From the camera angle, it's too close to call.

Miriam and Staton give Zoe the tags they'd collected.  Well behind, Diana and Rick arrive together, followed by Michelle, Tabatha, and last is Jon.  Janei had dropped out of the race.

Firstly, Zoe informs them that Eman has had to be disqualified.  He should have been removed a long time ago, but there had to be a reason and now there is.  Eman was too stubborn to quit, but now his body has quit on him, and he's going home.

There are some looks of understanding and agreement, and a moment of hope that they might be exempt from Tribal Council.  However, Zoe quickly dispels that.

"Congratulations to all of you on playing a great game and making it this far!!  The ten of you will be here right to the very end.  Eight of you will become Jury Members and the last two standing will be our finalists.  Who will be in the final two?  Only time will tell."

Immunity is between Miriam and Staton, in an extremely close challenge.  One of them only had five tags — likely dropping one on the sprint to the finish.  The winner... with all six tags... is... Miriam!

"Miriam has immunity and Kelley has reward immunity.  Good Luck to the rest of you!"

MIRIAM WINS IMMUNITY

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KEYANO, DAY 17

Kelley congratulates Miriam; the two of them are safe.  Tabatha throws in a "Way to go."

On the way back to camp, Diana tells Miriam, "I know this sounds pompous, but I'm not too-too worried about tonight.  I have a funny feeling another inactive is gonna get it."  Diana indicates Janei, ahead of them.

When they arrive at camp, Diana hangs back with Rick, telling him that Staton is running scared.  Rick agrees, "He's all over the place."  Diana thinks he's nice, but he's obsessed about getting voted off.

Diana gets a hold of Shane.  Since Miriam won immunity, Shane says that he's after Staton.  "That's who I'm voting."

Michelle sees what's going on and checks with Diana for the voting plans.  They laugh about how Miriam won immunity just when she needed it.  "Staton was the second choice," Diana tells her, "but Janei seems to have given up."  Michelle thinks they should keep on plan and vote Staton, who has revealed himself as a strong player.

Diana is half-hearted about it.  "I feel bad 'cause I told him there wasn't a plan to vote him out but I guess there is."

"It's fine now when we can vote out people we don't really know," Michelle goes on, "But there's some really cool people.  It'd suck if and/or when I get voted out.  But it's just the game."  The two women congratulate each other on making the jury, at the very least.

Miriam meets with Shane and asks him if Paleo is divided.  He says not, but Miriam reveals:  "I was told that you are in an alliance and I was asked to join it."  Shane says that he knows, and he tells Miriam what he told this other person, that he won't vote anyone off Paleo until Cree is gone because they all made that pact.

"This doesn't make any sense..." Miriam responds.  "If you are planning on knocking off Cree, then there is no alliance with me."  Miriam is upset that she was asked to agree to an alliance which won't have her, but thanks Shane for being honest with her about it.

Shane asks if it was Michelle who made her the offer, and Miriam answers positively.  Shane says that Michelle was asking about offering an alliance, but not that she'd done so, and she certainly didn't have his approval.  Shane asks if he can repeat the details of the conversation; Miriam consents.  "I just don't know what to do about Michelle," Shane tells her.

While cooking up supper, Miriam chats with Diana, and goes out on a limb to ask Diana if Paleo is actually divided.  Miriam says that she heard a comment from Rick about other tribemembers being rude for lurking and avoiding each other.  Miriam then says that Michelle revealed to her that she was the first choice to get voted out and Staton is next, already with 4 hard votes against him; Miriam claims that Michelle was telling her this because she wants Miriam in an alliance.

Miriam and Diana agree that Janei should go before Staton; Miriam pleads on Staton's behalf but Diana doesn't want to stand out, especially if Paleo is self-destructing.  "Diana, please try to be careful... try not to tell anyone where you heard what I've told you," Miriam asks.  "I swear it is true.  But I'm concerned about the four in the alliance."  Diana promises not to tell.

After supper Shane draws Diana aside, telling her, "I was approached by someone on our team to start voting out our own tribe."  When Diana guesses it was Michelle, Shane reluctantly admits that she's right.  Diana makes Shane promise to keep it to himself, saying that Shane and Rick are her two closest allies, and she won't betray them.  Shane makes Diana an offer:  "After Cree, what do you say about getting Michelle out, 'cause I have a feeling she's going to betray Paleo."

Diana agrees on that.  "The problem is that Michelle is playing both sides.  She may get one of us before we are able to get Cree out."  Shane doesn't think there's enough people, plus he takes his Paleo Pride promise seriously, to not vote anyone off Paleo until Cree are gone.  However, Diana is worried.  "She's approached Cree; I'm thinking Michelle's got Tab, Staton, Janei, Miriam and maybe Kelley."  Shane vouches for Tabatha, who is also worried about Michelle taking Cree's side.  If Michelle has anyone in Paleo Pride, Shane says that it is Rick.

Diana wonders is she should probe Rick for information, and thanks Shane for the heads-up.  After being laid back on Paleo, Diana is a little confused with everything suddenly happening so fast.

Keyano put out their fire and begin their hike to Tribal Council, people pairing off and whispering at points along the journey, the scheming evident.

Diana makes a confessional along the way.  "I have a feeling Michelle, Tab and Shane are up to something.  I hear from Miriam that Michelle is revealing Paleo's hand.  Then Shane finds out and freaks but refuses to betray Paleo Pride even though Michelle may have done that already.  She's trying to get Cree on her side; all she's done is scare Paleo into wanting her out right away.  I want Michelle out."

TRIBAL COUNCIL, DAY 17

"I'll start by saying congratulations on making it this far.  The 10 of you have already outplayed 10 of your fellow tribemates, and now the game changes.  You are all on your own now — this is now an individual race.  You'll need each other to get to the end... but when you get there, only one can win."

Here are the first Keyano votes:

STATON
My vote is for Staton, only because Miriam won immunity and I'm just trying to stay under the radar by agreeing with everyone else's vote.
(Diana)

MICHELLE
ok my vote is for michelle just b/c im being voted out cuz i finish 2nd in one challenge and im suppose to be a threat. Good excuse i never had a chance any way some threat i was well i know this vote isnt gonna do anything but best of luck.
(Staton)

STATON
I hate voting... Well onward I go... Staton is who I am voting for. He seems to be a pretty strong ex cree. sorry but its time for you to go
(Tabatha)

STATON (x2 as per reward)
My vote is for Staton because he seems like a very strong player.  Unfortunately I didn't get the chance to get to know him either.
(Michelle)

STATON
Staton only cause I haven't spoke to him yet
(Shane)

STATON
Well, I must say, Immunity threw one huge monkey wrench into this vote.
It takes a lot to get 10 ppl to agree to vote out one person, and then for that person to get Immunity. Well, I guess that's the nature of the beast.
My "fallback" vote is Staton. Sorry, buddy, nothing personal, really. You were simply next. Not first, but next.
(Rick)

MICHELLE
I vote for Michelle. This game requires teamwork and Michelle you aren't a team player. Good Luck to you
(Miriam)

STATON
I'm going to have to vote for Staton because it's what my tribe wants to do this time. I feel bad about this and I really like him...but I don't really want to alienate myself and go against my friends. Sorry Staton, you are a sweetheart!
(Kelley)

STATON
im voting out staton..
have to do what i have to do
(Jon)

SHANE
I have a good feeling I am leaving tonite, some things beyond my control popped up and I haven't gotten a chance to mingle with the other players so that puts a good target on my back... it's okay, I'm totally expecting to leave, it was nice meeting Miriam and Staton.
I am voting for Shane for my own personal reasons
(Janei)

Staton, the tribe has spoken.  You have been eliminated from Survivor Canada 3.  You are now the first member of the Jury.  There is a reward for the first Jury Member which will be revealed at final Tribal Council.

Thank you for playing, Staton.  We'll see you soon.

KEYANO TRIBE

Name	Received Votes from
STATON	Diana, Tabatha, Michelle x2, Shane, Rick, Kelley, Jon
MICHELLE	Staton, Miriam
SHANE	Janei

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Episode Seven

Previously, on Survivor Canada

Both tribes are out of food when the 3 Cree and 8 Paleo merge into the Keyano tribe.  They share a feast and work together to build a new camp, but old loyalties are strong as Paleo Pride vow to eliminate the remaining Cree... beginning with Miriam.  Miriam foils their plans by winning immunity; Emmanuel collapses and is disqualified; and rumours spread of Michelle betraying Paleo Pride.  But at Tribal Council it is Staton who becomes the first jury member with 8 votes, Michelle receiving 2 and Shane 1.

KEYANO, NIGHT 17

It's a slow hike back to camp after Keyano's first tribal council.  Most of the tribe have never had to hike through the forest at night, by torchlight, and aren't entirely familiar with the trails surrounding their new campsite.

Towards the back of the single file of hikers, Diana tells Shane how she was a little overwhelmed when Shane, Tabatha, then Miriam were all telling her about Michelle.  "I spoke with Rick; sounds like he's not happy with the Michelle incident either ... I believe he's ready to kick her hiney out."

Shane agrees with that assessment.  Diana counts four votes against Michelle.  Shane adds Miriam as a fifth to make majority, but Diana doesn't understand why Miriam didn't take advantage and go along with Michelle, except perhaps to "sow discontent" in an otherwise strong tribe.  They agree to get Michelle, then the last two from Cree:  Miriam and Janei.

Arriving in camp, Diana assists Miriam with the fire.  It's nice to have a fire going at night; Paleo didn't have enough dry wood to keep one going all the time.  They talk about their homes and family.  Eventually, Diana apologizes for Staton, saying that she "didn't have a choice."  Miriam understands about loyalties.

As the others are going to sleep, Rick tells Shane and Diana:  "To get Michelle out we need to continue to publicly proclaim that Cree goes first.  Even tell Michelle that it's Janei going to make her think we bought into the Miriam story."  Shane is really upset about Michelle; he wanted Paleo to stick together.  Rick agrees.  "I'm sick of people like Michelle whose only purpose is to betray as many people as she can."

KEYANO, DAY 18

A bleak and chilly day arrives.  Fortunately, the overcast sky does not bearing rain for the Survivors.  They continue the work of building their shelter before it changes its mind.

Janei goes collecting wood with Shane, and makes a plea.  "I know that Miriam and I are in trouble and to be honest... Miriam is doing a lot of dirty work to try and get me voted off.  Shane, I swear to you I am the most loyal person ever and I would be grateful if I could join up with you for awhile... then you can ditch me anytime... I just enjoy playing."

Shane says he hasn't heard Miriam campaigning against Janei.  "I will tell you this:  neither one of you needs to worry yet."

Janei is surprised, and thanks Shane.  "You have no idea how much that means."  She adds, "Just tell me a name and I'll vote for them."

Shane whispers to her:  "Michelle."

Bringing wood to the fire, Janei checks-in with Miriam.  Janei says it was a shame they lost Staton, but is glad that he made the jury.  Janei also feels bad for voting Shane, and for lying to him about it.  Now that she's gotten to know him, Janei and Shane get along great.  For the next vote, she says, "I hear it's Michelle... Do we have any people on our side?"

Miriam doesn't feel it's a sure-thing yet, but Shane, Tabatha, Diana, Rick and herself seem to be on board.  Miriam warns, "Keep in mind that there was a pact prior to the merge that Cree must be gone before they vote off any Paleo... even Emmanuel.  So be prepared that one of us will go."

Miriam explains to Janei the problem with Michelle.  "She offered me an alliance without the consent of the other people in the alliance, just to get my vote.  I was upset about it at first, then I talked to her and she is okay.  Shane was the first one to see it as a betrayal on Michelle's part."

Janei thinks it sounds fair enough.  "So we have Michelle thinking that she is in no danger, that you or me will go next?"  Janei hopes that Michelle doesn't win immunity, fearing that she's next.

Miriam nods.  "These are all good people, I don't want to see any of them gone.  And there are no guarantees.  Paleo is tight and you can never tell the actual vote."

Janei brings up the Karen/Rob problem, which is still dogging her.  Miriam admits that she tried to get Paleo to consider Janei when Staton was on the chopping block.  "Staton stood by me when Rob put up the poll, and you put that post up.  Staton and Aiden were the only ones."  Miriam isn't still mad, but she had to try to help Staton.

Janei is upset that Miriam drug up the old dirty laundry from Cree.  "Rob is history and if I was anything like him then I would have quit like Karen.  I'm a little hurt that you put me on the chopping block.  I don't understand that you are still using that reason against me."

Miriam knew that it had to be a Cree going, and it was between Janei and Staton.  She only mentioned the Rob/Karen thing because Shane asked her for a reason.  And in the end Miriam accepted Staton's loss and voted for Michelle.

Janei drops the subject.  "We have to make do with what we have, and we can stick together if need be."

Miriam would like that, but feels in all honesty that they are doomed.  "Shane and the others are awesome people.  If they're this great to a different tribe member, then how great are they to each other?  Loyalty comes into play and they are loyal."

Rick walks by, and Miriam lets Janei excuse herself to talk to the Paleo power-player.

Janei tells Rick how "thrilled" she is to still be in the game.  She knew that either she or Staton would be leaving at the last Tribal Council, and figured it would be her.  Janei asks Rick if the best thing for her to do is vote for Michelle.  "Of course I'm in, obviously I am outnumbered."

Rick applauds her for getting straight to the point.  "Paleo planned on putting out all Cree before any Paleos.  And now Michelle has wasted no time or effort in jumping ship and betraying us all as soon as she was able.  So, yes, it is looking like Paleo has to do a little house-cleaning at the moment."

Janei promises to keep her lips sealed about it, and thanks Rick for trusting her with the information.

Rick makes a confessional, sorting out his alliances in his head.  There is the alliance of Shane, Tabatha, Michelle and himself, but he says Michelle has committed "Survivor Suicide" and has to go very soon.  He also has a secret final-two alliance with Diana.  "That is my 'sacred alliance'."  He plans to integrate the two alliances without revealing too much about Diana.  Rick thinks, at this point, he has a good chance with the jury if he goes against Shane, which he'd like to do.  But at the moment he's tied down to his alliance with Diana, which is "stupid" as she would beat him in a jury vote.

Keyano's efforts at improving their rough shelter proceed haphazardly.  Staton had put together Cree's shelter, and without his vision and organization the build is slow and labourious, and mistakes outnumber wise decisions.  Even worse, at this point everyone is paranoid about rocking the boat and criticising what their tribemates have done.

Taking a break from the frustrating build, Rick discusses the Michelle situation with Diana.  They consider the bigger picture, and who Michelle might potentially have on her side.  Diana suspects Jon, who never talks about anything of substance yet is a whiz at challenges.  Kelley is a question mark, as is Janei.  But even if those three are with Michelle, there are five solid against Michelle which has her outnumbered.

"I've been thinking of what I'll say with my vote," Rick says.  "It does piss me off though that she has done this... I really wanted Cree to go first.  As long as Miriam and Janei remain in the game, they have a chance of winning, and either one of them will win the Jury vote — the underdog made it, against all odds."

Diana agrees.  "I know what you mean, that's always predictable as well."

KEYANO, DAY 19

Shane is speaking with Diana, and wondering who it was that voted for him.  It was an interesting comment.  Paleo all voted Staton, and Miriam told him that she and Staton voted Michelle, so that leaves Janei.

"But why 'personal reasons'?" Diana asks.

"Don't know — then again, it could be Kelley," he says, stating that they had a history.  "I'm guessing it's one of the two."

Diana agrees that it could be Kelley, because she hasn't been as involved as everybody, and doesn't seem to have a strategy.  "Not to worry; I think between you, me, Rick and Tab we have a strong group."

Michelle goes on a hike with Diana to bring back water.  She wonders about Staton's final words; he came second in the challenge, of course he was a threat.  Diana thinks he's a little bitter.  He'd have only been around one more week if Miriam hadn't won immunity.

Michelle comments on the "seriously awesome chicks" in the game.  "Imagine how great we would have done if the tribes had been girls against boys."  In fact, although there were more guys in the game at the beginning, eliminations have shifted the balance and there have been a majority of women ever since the merge.

"It would have been totally one-sided, chicks winning," Diana agrees.  "The guys are great but seems to me the women are more dynamic."

Michelle goes so far to say, "I'd like to see a girl win this game.  It if was between a chick and a dude, I'd probably vote for the chick."

They talk about matriarchy, patriarchy and religions for a while.  Then, citing the vote reasons against her, Michelle asks Diana how she can be a better team player.  Diana says that she isn't sure what that means.  "Communicating with your tribemates and participating in challenges constitutes a team player, that would be you in both instances."

Michelle thought so, and doesn't know where that comment came from, but would like to do better and change that person's opinion about her.  Michelle refuses to believe it was Miriam, but maybe Janei and Staton both voted for her.  But the voting reason, and the one against Shane, suggests it was a Paleo player.  "I don't like that," Michelle tells Diana.  "We agreed to stick together until all the Cree are gone and that's what I'm sticking with."  Michelle says she's worried that someone is working against the rest of the tribe.  They promise to let each other know if they find anything out.  "I know I don't want to ever vote for you," Michelle says to Diana, "unless it's from the jury."

Returning to camp, the two women find treemail.  Michelle reads it to Keyano:

"In the Game Survivor,
There's a lot of deceiving.
If you are the best at it,
For joy you'll be leaping.
This interesting little task,
Could keep you alive
Or send you packing
To the jury side..."

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE (PART ONE), DAY 19

In a bit of a surprise, Zoe arrives at Keyano's camp for the challenge.  She takes a long look at their shelter, but says nothing and keeps her face carefully neutral.  When everyone has gathered, she welcomes them to Keyano's second Immunity Challenge.

No, it isn't a reward challenge, but the first part of an immunity challenge which will conclude the following day.  This immunity challenge requires creativity and has an element of deception, and so there will be a day's intermission.

Survivors are given notepads and must each write a short story, only one to two paragraphs.  It can be fiction or non-fiction — true or false — and the entry must state which is the case.

They are to submit their stories in the treemail box by the end of the day.  Zoe tells them that's all for now, and lets them go with their assignment.  Further instructions will come tomorrow.

Over the day,
Shane writes a steamy account of sexual experimentation
Janei writes a farcical horror about a "Polka-geist"
Miriam tells an inspirational tale about the importance of faith
Tabatha writes a story of teenage disappointment
Michelle writes about a close call on a road trip
Rick tells an action-packed Kuwait war story
Jon writes a grim story of anonymous compassion
and Diana tells a story about a woman haunted by death.

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KEYANO, DAY 19

Michelle makes a camera confessional before she turns in for the night.

"I'm pleased with the merge.  The plan for Paleo is to vote out the rest of Cree one by one.  A few people probably perceive me as a threat ... so I'll definitely keep my good ideas to myself from here on in.  My true alliance consists of myself, Shane, Tabatha and Rick; we also have Miriam voting with us but that will probably only be for one more week."

"I'm kind of doubting that I'll make it to the final two, but maybe at least into the final four with my alliance.  I'm not going to turn my back on my alliance.  I've thought about it and how when the numbers work out, I can stage a coup on the group, but ... I've had a really good time with my alliance and I just don't think it's the way I want to play the game."

"We'll see how it all turns out!"

KEYNAO, DAY 20

Michelle delicately asks Miriam if she knows who voted for her and how she can be a better team player.  Miriam is cautious, but Michelle honestly wants her advice so she can play better.

Miriam says that Michelle made promises she couldn't keep.  "You offered me an alliance without talking to the others just to get me to vote Staton out when he was going anyway.  How am I supposed to trust you now?"  Miriam adds that she, herself, "sucks" at the game because she won't just lie.

Michelle tells Miriam that that's exactly why — Michelle knew Miriam was on the chopping block and wanted to help her stay in the game as long as possible.  "Maybe it isn't worth much, but I think you're a good player."  Michelle says that she raised the idea with Miriam first, because they were having a good time talking, but couldn't immediately get a meeting with all of her allies.  "I wanted to see if I could put something together that would benefit us both."

Miriam knows now that the truth is Paleo will vote off all Cree before voting for anyone else.  "There is no way that I will be allowed into an alliance... you all agreed."  Michelle admits to that, but she was buying time for Miriam to talk to the others.  Miriam knows Michelle did what she thought was best.  "I would much rather you have just been honest and told me."

Michelle insists that Janei could be voted out, that she's voting for Janei.  Miriam shrugs.  "I've fussed enough and I'm sorry, honest.  I was more mad at myself than at you.  If I lose the challenge, I'm fair game and I won't hold you to anything."

Michelle appreciates that, but it's more important for her that Miriam knows her intentions were good and honest.  And if Miriam can win immunity again, she could be around a lot longer than anyone imagined.  "I still stand by my decision to try to help you in the game, just like my other friends here.  If I don't win, I want one of my buds to win!"

Miriam apologizes for voting Michelle; she was hurt at the time.  Michelle understands, saying, "I deserved it."  They both hope they can stick around, but at least they made the jury and will have a vote on who wins.

Diana touches base with Jon.  He's feeling tired and lazy and lost about the game.  Diana reassures him, but doesn't want to tip him with anything that might get back to Michelle.

Rick has another strategy session with Diana.  She mentions how Michelle was fishing about the "team player" comment — and how Diana acted befuddled.  Rick laughs.  It was pretty obvious the three votes that weren't for Staton were from the three former Cree tribemembers.  Diana has suspicions about Tab and Shane, who were upset with Michelle.

Rick tells Diana that he talked to Shane about "bringing you in" now that Michelle is on the outs.  Diana mentions that she has also had an alliance with Shane, which surprises Rick.  "It's looking like Shane is a little player."

Rick says that Janei is on board to get Michelle out.  "It saves her skin one more round."  Diana doubts that Michelle suspects it.  Rick isn't so sure.  He has heard some rumours, through Shane, that Miriam admitted everything to Michelle, which gives Michelle a chance to fight back.  Rick feels that Miriam is all over the place, which is "more than enough reason to make sure she goes next... she is unpredictable."

Diana agrees:  "Michelle, Miriam, Janei — we cannot deviate."  Rick warns that they are bordering on allowing Janei or Miriam to win the game.

Diana has her own warning:  that Shane might be probing the relationship between the two of them.  "He was acting like 'no one really talks to Rick and I don't know how he feels about things,' etc., etc."

"I told him last night that he was my 'closest ally' in this game now," Rick says, laughing.  For both their sakes, Diana hopes that Shane bought it.

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE (PART TWO), DAY 20

Zoe summons the Survivors to a challenge field.  They are directed to nine tables which are arranged in a circle, facing each other.

"For Part One of this challenge, I asked you all to write me a short story.  For Part Two, you are to read these anonymous stories and mark whether each is true or false.  The Survivor with the most correct wins this Immunity Challenge."

It takes a few moments for the Survivors to read the stories.  They look up and across at each other, trying to guess which story is whose, and whether the person was deceptive or truthful.  When they are done, Zoe collects their entries and quickly tallies them up.

"I have to say that I loved reading your stories.  The story that fooled you the most was Rick's — what a brave man we have among us!  I'm so glad you made it through all that, Rick."

"This challenge ended up being a tie between Rick and Michelle; each had six correct answers.  Based on the tie breaker question, Rick, you are the winner of Keyano's second Immunity Challenge!"

"The rest of you can pack your bags for Tribal Council.  See you there."

RICK WINS IMMUNITY!

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KEYANO, DAY 20

Kelley, Miriam and Diana congratulate Rick on his immunity win.  "Goodness that was some story!" Diana exclaims.  "Glad you're here to tell us about it.  And Janei, that was the best laugh I had in a looooong time, thanks."

Miriam gets a hold of Diana on their hike back to camp, saying that she understands if it's her turn to go.  "I am having a great time and it's okay."  Diana is happy to say that she's not voting Miriam that day.

As soon as she can, Diana gets alone with Rick.  "You won immunity, fantastic!  Michelle came close!"  Since he won the tie-breaker, they can stick to plan and vote out Michelle.  Diana is a tiny bit worried that she might be out of the loop, since Michelle did not count her among the final four.  But Rick reassures Diana that she's safe.

Diana tells Shane that she's voting for Michelle.  "I figured since we all discussed this last week, that was still the plan."  Shane says that they'll see the damage when the votes are tallied.  Shane figures that Janei was the one who voted for him last time, but that it didn't bother him.

Kelley has been a bit under-the-weather; now that she's better, she's stressed and feeling out-of-touch with everyone.  "Do you know who the group is voting for?" she asks Diana, adding, "Assuming it's not me with all these issues I've been having."  Diana tells Kelley that she's voting for Michelle for trying to jump ship with the Cree people.  Kelley is surprised it happened so fast.  She feels like she has no strategy; aside from Dan, she says that Diana is the only person she's ever talked deals with. 

"I guess I'll vote for Janei if there's no set way to go this time," Kelley says.  "People seemed to be targeting Miriam before she won immunity last time, so they might vote her again.  I'm glad to know that about Michelle though.  I never would have guessed."

Janei herself has been hoping to talk with Michelle and spill everything Rick said about voting Michelle out, thinking that she could win Michelle's loyalty and that a last-minute turnaround would be her best chance to advance.  "Hopefully she has close ties and we can create a new bond and get rid of the others."  However, the rest of Paleo Pride have been watching so closely that Janei hasn't risked talking to Michelle yet.  Her last chance is on the hike to Tribal Council.

TRIBAL COUNCIL, DAY 20

"It seems like this tribe has come together." Zoe tells them.  "What lies ahead for the remaining Survivors... only time will tell where the chips will fall."

"Let's see how this tribal council goes..."

MICHELLE
My vote is for Michelle, I'm sorry girl but you trie to betray paleo's pride so gotta get you before you get us.
(Shane)

MICHELLE
Well, this wasn't exactly in my plans, but a member of Paleo wasted no time or effort in betraying her tribe. She threw "Paleo Pride" out the window the moment we merged and didn't look back. Furthermore, she just assumed that the rest of us would jump on the bandwagon and follow her lead. In the immortal words of Jim Carrey's Grinch "Wrongo!"
My vote this Tribal Council is cast for Michelle. She joined in the pact that Paleo made, and then trampled all over her own word and decency. She stabbed each and every member of this tribe in the back, and thoroughly insulted the members of Cree by giving them false hopes that she never intended to honor. Honor has no place in any mention of her name. However, to state her lack of it, it must be said.
Again, I vote for Michelle.
(Rick)

MICHELLE
I am voting for Michelle this week. I am voting for her because she has been betraying the Paleo tribe and I want to get her before she gets us.
(Tabatha)

MICHELLE
well...this game changes very fast. My vote is for Michelle. You are a SUPER person, and I just hate to, but I made an agreement and I have to keep my word. It has been a true pleasure getting to know you and I wih you the best of luck!
(Miriam)

MICHELLE
My vote is for Michelle because I have heard things lately that make me doubt that her loyalty lies where she promised it. It is nothing personal against her, I think she is a very nice girl, but I feel like this is the best to keep a unified tribe,
(Kelley)

MICHELLE
I hate to do this but you were the cause and this is the effect
(Jon)

MICHELLE
My vote is for Michelle. You were too quick to jump ship that is what not being a team player means to me.  "Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth."  Hope that one's on the wall, see you on the other side
(Diana)

MICHELLE*
This vote goes to Michelle, going with the flow.
(Janei)

Kelley also used her REWARD to cancel out Janie's vote this week

One vote did not come in. (Michelle absent)

Michelle, the tribe has spoken.  You have been eliminated from Survivor Canada 3 and now own the second jury seat.  Thank You for playing.  Don't go far as the final TC isn't that far away.

KEYANO TRIBE

Name	Received Votes from
MICHELLE	Shane, Rick, Tabatha, Miriam, Kelley, Jon, Diana, Janei*
absent	Michelle

* Janei's vote was cancelled as per Kelley's reward.

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Episode Eight

Previously, on Survivor Canada

Miriam and Janei mourn Staton's loss and put aside their differences.  Rumours fly of Michelle trying to use Miriam's vote which causes many of her allies to speculate that she has abandoned Paleo Pride.  In a two-part challenge, Michelle shows remarkable insight into the minds of her tribemates, but it is Rick who wins immunity in a tie-breaker.  Paleo Pride turns on their own and in a 7-0 vote Michelle becomes the second member of the jury.

KEYANO, NIGHT 20

"Yippie!!!"  Miriam can't hide her joy as they hike back from Tribal Council.  "Thank you!  I know you are a united tribe and I don't have a lot of time, but I thank you from the bottom of my heart!"

In a confessional, Miriam says, "I wish I hadn't been an idiot and believed Michelle, but at least I didn't vote the way she wanted even though it wouldn't have made a difference.

"I am incredibly vulnerable.  Not because I have done anything to anyone, but simply because Paleo has an agreement to vote off all Cree members before voting off any Paleo."  An exception to that agreement was made to vote Michelle off, however.  Miriam has no alliances left but the people she trusts most are Shane, Diana and Rick.  Of them, Miriam thinks that Diana most deserves to make it to finals.

Tabatha makes a shorter, and rather cryptic confessional:  "Wasn't that nice... Michelle is gone... now one more in the book of us!  Now we shall split again... and get the "real" game going!!!!"

Rick and Diana take a watch at the campfire together, and quietly laugh about blind-siding Michelle.  Rick knows he was hard on Michelle, but Diana encourages it.  "It's the name of the game."  Rick agrees that the game needed some drama and spiciness.  "I liked it," Diana says, "and I'm sure she won't take it too personally."  Rick hopes not... since they'll have to ask for her jury vote to win.

KEYANO, DAY 21

After giving it a night's uneven sleep, Diana reflects on voting out Michelle.  "I would like to let her know that some of the comments were made just for the 'drama' and 'effect'.  Of course none of it was personal," Diana says to the camera.  "Cree should watch themselves 'cause if anyone tries to help them they'll be smashed [like Michelle]."

Miriam also has some private thoughts, and records a message for Michelle.  "I'm sorry that you were voted off.  I know that doesn't mean much now, but I want you to understand how it happened.  After you offered me the 'alliance'... I talked with another tribemate and mentioned it.  That person told me it didn't exist and at that time that person talked to the others and they decided you needed to go next.  I agreed to vote for you.  I couldn't go against that promise Michelle.  Then the next night we "talked".  If you are angry, I'm sorry... I just wanted you to know the sequence of events.  Take care."

Rick makes a confessional explaining his intentions as his alliances begin to mesh.  "Diana and I are solidifying our base.  I have tried to get Shane to 'bring her in' to our alliance now that Michelle is gone — making it Tab, me, Shane and Diana.  I've made Shane think that I'm asking him for permission to make it a final four grouping; he has bought it hook, line and sinker.  He thinks it was his decision that she should become a member of our alliance and is trying to talk her into it.  Diana, of course, is playing dumb and making Shane work for it so he feels like he has earned something."

Rick feels that things at camp have gone quiet.  "Any ideas on what one does for fun in the Ontario wilderness?" he asks.  He supposes that streaking is out of the question, and suggests that they should get some alcohol in a reward challenge.  "We need something to warm us up."

Diana has her paints, and Jon has a deck of cards.

At the mention of cards, Miriam pleads with Rick to not try any strip poker.  Tabatha, however, is wondering if Diana's luxury is body paint.  "Woohoo, could be fun, fun, fun!"

Others from Paleo just laugh at them even contemplating it with all the black flies and mosquitoes.  Although, now that they think of it, the pests aren't as bad as they were at Paleo camp.  Maybe because they're further away from the water... and the bats which visited Keyano must eat up thousands of them.

While Paleo engage in their games, Miriam gathers wood and keeps tending the fire.  Fire is life, and she isn't going to let her it go out for Keyano even though she knows that they want to vote her out.  Miriam and Janei don't do anything to improve Keyano's shelter, however.  They save their strength for the challenges.  More than ever, they know that they need a win.

KEYANO, DAY 22

Discussing the game with Rick, Diana says that Shane thinks he's running things.  Rick is starting to see that, too.  The two of them have another long laugh about voting Michelle out.

Later, Tabatha asks Rick how he feels about the game.  Rick says that he hopes Paleo gets back on the original plan.  "I wasn't happy about voting Michelle out," he claims.  Reinforcing their common interests, he tells her, "We were all between a rock and a hard place."  Tabatha agrees with the idea that they had little choice in it, and says she is all for the plan to get Miriam with Janei as a backup.  "Miriam is working everyone," Rick insists.  "We need to make sure she doesn't get to any more of us."

REWARD CHALLENGE, DAY 22

As Survivors arrive for the reward challenge, they find themselves facing a semi-circle of large masks which are obvious caricatures of themselves and their tribemates.  The masks appear to be made from dried sphagnum and other mosses, and look a bit creepy.  They are rigged to hang on large wooden levers held by ropes.  At the focus of the arc is a table with a slingshot and a small box for each Survivor.

"In this challenge, I won't be deciding the winner," Zoe tells them.  "You all will, but you won't know how the winner is decided until we all know the results."

They are given the boxes, which each contain seven slingshot bullets.  The bullets look identical except that they are numbered from 1 to 7, very lightly so it can only be seen on close inspection.  The challenge asks something very simple.  They must each rank their fellow tribemates from most-liked to least-liked (from 1 to 7).  But to succeed in Survivor, a player has to vote their tribemates off, even the ones they like.  So they will take turns shooting the masks of their tribemates with the bullets they have selected — one per mask, excluding their own.

Shane takes up the slingshot first and puts one between the eyes of Rick's mask, then Kelley puts one up Shane's nose.  There is no way for the others to tell which value bullets they were using, but they notice that the bullets are embedding themselves in the masks — the masks aren't shattering as in previous Survivors.

When Janei goes to use the slingshot, it slips in her hand.  She fumbles with it for a bit, then asks if she can be excused from the challenge.  Zoe sees the way Janei's hands are shaking and permits Janei to step down.

The challenge continues.  Diana shoots the masks left to right to keep track, and keeps reordering the slingshot bullets she has left, trying to guess the challenge.  Rick has no such doubts; always thinking about the "pecking order" he knows exactly what order he'd vote people out.

About halfway through the challenge, most are noticing that the bullets have different weights.  Shane exchanges a smile with Zoe as he figures it out, but she puts a finger to her lips, advising him to be quiet about it.

When the last bullet is shot and the slingshot put down, Zoe has them stand in a line.  "I bet you thought the most liked would win... or did you think the least liked would get it?  Sorry, both are wrong."  She tells them how the masks had all been carefully counterbalanced.  When she releases them, they'll be free to pivot up or down depending on the weight of bullets they've received — going up for a majority of light, "liked" bullets; or down for a majority of heavier, "disliked" bullets.  The top cancel out the bottom, and that left in the middle wins.

Zoe is as unaware of what the result might be as are the Survivors themselves.  She takes a deep breath and slams a machete down on a rope, releasing a weight which pulls the pins holding the beams in place.

Diana's mask lifts proudly skyward.  Janei's turns down just as quickly, seemingly depressed.  Miriam's also drops, the two of them in similar predicaments.  Shane's goes up markedly.  Others are less dramatic, but tilt up and down.  Zoe goes in for a closer inspection of the two which have moved the least and are closest to centre:  Kelley's and Jon's.  She makes her decision.

"Congratulations Jon!  You have won Keyano's first reward!"

Jon's powerful reward is the ability to prevent one of his tribemates from taking part in the next immunity challenge — denying them any chance of winning immunity.

JON WINS REWARD

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KEYANO, DAY 22

Very soon after he wins the reward, Jon finds himself confronted by Rick, Tabatha and Shane who all want to know what he's doing.

Rick congratulates Jon on his "awesome reward".  Jon says he's not sure if it's a good thing for him to have.  Rick insists otherwise, "especially right now when Paleo might get back on track with the original plan... are you game for that?"

Tabatha also hits him with the big question.  "Who you thinkin' of puttin' the stop to?"  She tells him that she knows who she would if she'd won.  "I would put a Cree out.  We know this person is strong and very influential."

Jon is worried that someone else from Paleo will "pull a Michelle."  Rick tells him that's why they need to make sure the "player" in Cree isn't around, that the person who "got to Michelle ... doesn't get to another one of us."  Rick assures Jon that a majority wants to get back to Paleo Pride; that Michelle was a "diversion."

Shane takes the direct approach, comes right out and asks Jon if he's picking Miriam.

Tabatha chuckles, thinking Shane has has no shame in how he plays.

Jon looks at them all.  "Probably Miriam," he replies, sounding a bit intimidated by the three of them.

Walking away with Rick, Tabatha asks him if Shane has brought up the idea of bringing Diana into their alliance to replace Michelle.  Rick says that of the remaining Paleo, she's the "fun one".  Tabatha agrees; she likes Diana too so it's cool with her.

KEYANO, DAY 23

Rick has been thinking about the liked/disliked standings in the reward challenge.  He's glad that he fit toward the middle and didn't receive the label of 'most popular' which might have made him a target.  Diana was twice as popular as Shane and three times more popular than Rick, which might effect Rick's strategy.

Having a pretty good idea of how Jon will use his reward, Miriam says a good-luck to many of her Keyano tribemates, especially Diana.  "I wish you the best on the challenge!"

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE, DAY 23

Zoe welcomes Keyano to their third individual Immunity Challenge.

First business is the reward Jon had won.  Zoe makes it official:  Jon has chosen to use his reward to prevent Miriam from taking part in the immunity challenge.  "You'll have to sit this one out... with no penalty, of course."

This challenge will be a tough one.  Survivors will have to race back and forth collecting a series of large wooden puzzle-pieces, one at a time.  The sixteen puzzle-pieces will lock together into four separate puzzles, which can be used as steps on a ladder.  The Survivor to complete the puzzles and climb their ladder will win immunity.

Zoe starts the challenge and the Survivors are off and running — well, two of them are.  Janei feels that she needs the immunity to keep herself safe, and Kelley just seems to enjoy the game.  Jon, Tabatha and Shane aren't so enthusiastic, while Rick and Diana are almost arrogant in their lack of effort.

It is a foregone conclusion as to who wins.  Janei wants immunity the most while the others are feeling completely secure, and so Janei is first to complete her ladder, almost collapsing at the platform on top from her exertion.  Kelley is up right behind her, though one rung on her ladder looks a bit crooked.  "Wow, Zoe!" Kelley exclaims inbetween breaths.  "That was hard — fun though!"

Jon only has half of his ladder finished, as do Tabatha and Shane who were helping each other figure it out.  Rick and Diana haven't even begun assembling the pieces.

Zoe calls the challenge.  "I'd like to thank the two Survivors who put effort into this challenge."  She commends Janei for doing the challenge perfectly.  Kelley didn't get her pieces to fit the way the challenge had anticipated, but they did fit enough to hold Kelley's weight and so Zoe is allowing her solution.  "I have decided to grant you both immunity this week!  You deserve it!"

"Janei and Kelley are both safe tonight... the rest of you will be vulnerable at Tribal Council.  See you there."

JANEI AND KELLEY WIN IMMUNITY

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KEYANO, DAY 23

Rick congratulates Janei and Kelley on their "awesome" win.

Janei thanks Rick.  "Good effort to those who tried and good luck, everyone."

Kelley thanks Zoe and everyone.  "Best of luck!"

Rick chats with Tabatha, saying how Jon using his reward against Miriam really took "the pressure off of all of us."  Since Miriam had no shot at immunity, they'd already accomplished their goal and only had to show up so they didn't forfeit their votes.  They agree the plan is to vote Miriam.  Rick alludes to Miriam "kissing everyone's behind" by wishing them all good luck, and mocks Miriam as he has the previous eliminations.

At the time, Miriam is chatting with Diana.  Miriam knows that she's probably next, but wanted to say that she had a great time and she wishes Diana the best of luck.  Diana claims that she hasn't heard from anyone, and it might be her, but Miriam knows.  "That is why I was chosen to not get to do the challenge.  It's okay."

Diana wishes that they could play another game together, and be on the same team.  "Anyhow, don't write yourself off... you're still in the jury."  Miriam realizes that she misses talking to Staton, so that will be nice.

Janei asks Shane about the vote.  "I was kinda curious as to who people were going to target.  My best guess is Miriam... unless there is something I don't know?" she asks, hopefully.  Shane says that the majority he's talked to are voting Miriam, and asks her how she'll be voting.  Janei plays-up Miriam wanting her out instead of Staton.  "That alone makes a good reason as to why I should vote for her."

Janei tells Shane that she knows she is next to go if she doesn't win immunity, and that it seems there is nothing left for Miriam or her to do.  Shane tells her that, "I just wish the team challenges went a little differently.  Well, you know."

"Actually, I don't know," Janei says later in a confessional.  "I just wish people would have maybe used Miriam and myself to their advantage and vote out some of the Paleo members.  It would really have benefitted them."  She says that the way they are playing, "is going to be more more cut-throat after Cree is nonexistent."

TRIBAL COUNCIL, DAY 23

Good Evening Survivors.

"I bet you all were surprised that I gave out two immunities this week.  I had planned to but just wasn't sure when to throw it at you.  I decided as I was writing this one out that it was one of the hardest challenges I've given out, and that the two highest would get immunity.  I think that surprises are fun and I have one that will freak you coming up so watch out."

Here are your votes for tonight:

MIRIAM
I really like Miriam, I'm just voting for her because my loyalties are with my original tribe. Best wishes in the future, Miriam, it was a pleasure meeting you!
(Kelley)

MIRIAM
My vote is for Miriam. In the short time you've been here, I found a friend and a great person to chat with (and a great player). Sorry to see you go.
(Diana)

SHANE
This vote goes to Shane because after you-know-who is gone, he is so next if not now.
I actually voted for Shane tonight for strategical reasons. I voted for him the TC Staton left and had him thinking I never did vote for him, someone from his own tribe did. Well since I have close to zero chance of surviving after this TC I am not leaving without a fight. If I tell Shane I voted for Miriam then I hope that he will trust me and think that there is someone really out there to get him, I hope my comment will get him paranoid and I will do my best to swing his vote and others to someone who is ready to break their alliance. Hey, it's worth a shot and if I don't try anything then I am going to regret it after I'm voted out.
(Janei)

MIRIAM
hate to do this because you such a great person. Hope to bump into you in the future
(Jon)

JON
Well..this is very, very hard...I hate to have to vote for any of you. This will probably be my final vote before jury, but Iwould like to at least explain why I am voting for you Jon. I vote for you only because you chose to keep me from doing the challenge. I "know" you didn't want to..but you had to. For the same reasons I have to vote for you. All of Paleo is awesome and I am sorry, but it was the only way I could vote fairly
(Miriam)

MIRIAM
My vote this evening is for Miriam.
She succeeded in breaking up Paleo for a moment. Brava to her! She is a strong player, and even if she weren't part of the 'Cree Plan', my vote would most likely be for her.
Great Game, Miriam.
(Rick)

MIRIAM
I'm sorry but my vote is for Miriam, she knew she was next in line. Have fun in what you do after the game. Hope we can still be friends afterwards.
(Shane)

MIRIAM
Shes very...sneaky and nice...so we have to get rid of the threats. Bye Miriam glad I got to play this game with you!
(Tabatha)

Miriam, the tribe has spoken.  You have been eliminated from Survivor Canada 3 and have become the third Jury Member.  We thank you for playing and hope you will watch the rest of the game.

KEYANO TRIBE

Name	Received Votes from
MIRIAM	Kelley, Diana, Jon, Rick, Shane, Tabatha
SHANE	Janei
JON	Miriam

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Episode Nine

Previously, on Survivor Canada

Diana and Rick become cocky and arrogant after the power-rush of voting off Michelle, and manipulate Shane and Tabatha into choosing Diana to fill the vacancy in their four-way alliance.  However, Rick begins to reconsider the partnership when Diana is voted most-popular, followed by Shane.  Jon wins the reward challenge and is pressured to deny Miriam a chance of winning immunity.  Kelley and Janei share the win at the immunity challenge, and in a 6-1-1 vote Miriam becomes the third jury member.

KEYANO, NIGHT 23

Janei feels completely isolated after Miriam is voted out.  "Who in this game would have thought that me, Janei, would be the last and remaining member of Cree?  That is something that I am very proud of and I will continue to represent Cree on good lengths.  It was too bad we had a few bad apples in the bucket or else we would have dominated."

KEYANO, DAY 24

Diana coughs as she carefully builds up the fire so Rick can cook some food.  With Miriam gone, their only present source of fire is to carry it back from Tribal Council on their torches.  If it should go out, they may be without fire for three days.

Rick tells Diana how he and Shane were thinking that Kelley might have to be the first Paleo to go.  But he remembers Diana mentioning getting rid of Shane and asks her which she thinks is the smarter way to go:  "You, me, Shane and Tab — or you, me, Jon and Kelley?"

Diana says she was only musing about voting Shane; she has no such plans.  She likes going with Shane and Tabatha but knows they are tight.  "We'll have to rely on immunity at that point to decide which team will end up." 

"I was thinking the same thing," Rick readily agrees.  They know what Shane and Tabatha are about, while Kelley and Jon are both "sleepers" and, in Rick's opinion, more dangerous.

Diana knows that it's a better plan, "but I'm gonna feel really bad about Jon, so I'd like to abstain if possible."  Rick is surprised.  Asked why it would be so difficult, Diana tells Rick how Jon was one of the first people to approach Diana for an alliance.

Rick proposes, "So at final five, you, me and Jon take out Shane... then Tabatha."  Rick tells her, "Honestly, I have loyalty to two people in this game:  you and me."

However, Rick questions his last statement in a confessional:

"Diana hesitated when the subject of voting out Jon came up ... I do not believe that Diana would place Jon above me, I know her well enough, I believe, to think she'd not do that to me.  But the fact that she even hesitated about voting someone out caught me off guard and is making me a little leery.  If she had suggested voting out Shane or Tab — the two I have an alliance with — I wouldn't have hesitated for an instant.  The only way to make it to the Final Two is to vote everyone else out.  No hesitation."

"I'm tired of making it to the Jury," Rick continues.  "I'm playing for Final Two, baby!  Not sure how this will set with me, in the end, but I do believe I need to start playing my own game and not keep Diana so much in the loop.  Hesitation is not a good thing in this game.  It will get you every time."

Careful about meeting so not to tip Jon or Kelley, Rick later hits-up Tabatha for her opinion on who should go after Janei, or as an alternate.  Tabatha thinks Kelley, that she's the next-biggest threat.  Rick mentions tossing the idea around with Shane, and they also settled on Kelley.

Tabatha is concerned that Shane received a vote again.  "We need to try to help Shane ... to get immunity in case the others are voting with Janei."  Rick agrees; the confidence with the vote reason struck him as very bold.  "He needs the immunity bad!" Tabatha stresses.  If they can help Shane win, it'll keep it from Janei and keep him safe.

Rick wonders if there's another surprise in store for them.  "I'm thinking we might split back into two tribes.  It would be a big twist for one challenge."  Tabatha suggests that the person voted out could take someone else with them.  Rick laughs.  "She loves to see us squirm," he says of the host.

KEYANO, DAY 25

Diana started feeling sick the previous day and now she finds she has no energy at all.  She rests around the shelter, saving her strength to fight it off.  Keyano hasn't had a decent meal since the merge celebration and Diana feels like her immune system has crashed.

When Treemail arrives for the Reward Challenge, Diana can't see any reason to try competing for it.  She decides to stay in camp and continue resting.  Diana wishes the others luck, and promises to keep a fire burning for them.

The others leave, and Diana sits at the fire but soon grows bored of just watching it so she puts a few things together for a soup to share when her tribemates return.  Diana sits in the warmth of the popping, crackling fire, with Rick's big Gortex jacket over her back, and rests as the soup heats up.

Behind Diana, a large gray-and-white bird lands on a support of the shelter, looking like an overgrown chickadee.  It looks at Diana, then tilts its head and eyes the open food container she'd left out.  The Canada Jay flies down to take advantage of this opportunity.

REWARD CHALLENGE, DAY 25

Zoe welcomes the Survivors to their next reward.  After 25 days in the wilderness, they are going to have a reminder of civilization in a challenge Zoe calls "TV Tunes".  All they have to do is match the titles of TV Shows to the snippets of theme music she plays.

Parts of 20 songs are played — only those of CBS-owned shows are aired in the episode.  The audio clips are kept down to a bare seven seconds, leaving many Survivors scratching their heads.

Janei is too young to know a lot of the songs and Tabatha has an unfortunate headache.  Jon stays in and tries his best, but he's the youngest of the group and suffers from a generational-gap in the pop culture knowledge.  The contest quickly narrows down to three Survivors:  Rick, Kelley and Shane.

Shane has hardly missed any but towards the end has fallen behind enough that he can't win against Rick or Kelley.  At the last question Kelley is ahead by one point and Rick — who missed the Muppet Show theme! — can only hope for a tie... but he doesn't get it.

With a perfect 20/20 score, Kelley wins.

"The reward will be done differently this time."  Zoe brings out nine gift-wrapped boxes.  "There are nine rewards to choose from... the twist is you will not know what you are choosing... and there is one reward that you will not want."

Kelley picks a red box, the tribal colour of old Paleo.  She opens it and pulls out a rectangle of rough pulp paper with which everyone is quite familiar.

Zoe announces that Kelley has won a second vote to cast at the next Tribal Council, and congratulates Kelley.

KELLEY WINS REWARD

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KEYANO, DAY 25

As runner-up, Rick is first to offer congratulations.  "Great Job, Kelley!  Way to go!"  Laughing, he adds that it was, "a rough one for me... as much as I watch TV, you'd think I know them all."

However, on the hike back, Rick tells Tabatha a different story.  He vents his frustration that the Host allowed Kelley so much time to answer.  "I was kinda upset that she gave extra time... 'cause otherwise I would have won."  Tabatha can understand that, feeling that she could have had a better shot herself.

Rick shares the same opinion with Jon.  "I thought you and I were the only two she'd accept, but she took the others as well so neither of us won."  They both scored better than they thought they would.

Rick takes the opportunity to ask Jon if he's heard any "rumblings" about the upcoming vote.  "I'm assuming it's going to be Janei," Rick asks, feigning ignorance, "unless she wins immunity?"  Jon agrees, but in regard to immunity, asks if there's a Plan B.  "I think there needs to be one," Rick replies, "I just hadn't thought about it until now."  Rick claims that he has no alliances beyond being a part of Paleo.  "I've talked with Diana and Shane a lot though... and you."

Jon says that he also talks with Diana and Shane a lot, infrequently with Tabatha and rarely with Kelley.  Rick notes this, and returns the conversation to their Plan B.  Jon isn't sure, but suggests, "Maybe Tabi?"  But honestly, Jon thinks, "I might be targeted first."

Rick tells Jon, "I wouldn't think of you as a prime target... Honestly, I think the strongest players in the game are probably Shane or Kelley."  He points out that Kelley just won back-to-back challenges and is a potential threat.  "I thought Diana was a strong threat," Rick continues, "but not sure what's going on with her now."  He says that he can come up with reasons for Kelley, Shane or Diana, though Tabatha is also an option.

Smelling smoke as they get closer to camp, Keyano pick up their pace.  It is nice to have someplace warm to return to, and they thank Diana for keeping the home fire burning, and for the meal she's prepared.

Between eating and informing Diana about the reward challenge, it is a while before anyone notices that their food stores have been plundered.  Grains have been spilled and scattered, but other things surrounding it are undisturbed.  It's a bit of a poser until the jays return, with some bravado, to look for more.  Shane throws a baseball-sized rock at one, hoping to make a meal of it, but misses and the camp-robbers fly away.

After the excitement Rick tells Diana, "Shane is shaking in his boots."  Rick chuckles.  "He is truly worried that he is the next to go.  Do you think now is the time or should we wait 'til Janei is gone?"

"I think if Janei wins, we want to aim for Shane if possible," Diana replies.

KEYANO, NIGHT 25

Rick makes a confessional during his watch at the fire.

"Here's where the game gets interesting.  Janei won immunity last time, Paleo is all abuzz with questions... 'what if she does it again?'  Talking with Diana, my main partner in crime, we can't decide whether to side with Kelley and Jon and get rid of Shane, or to side with Shane and Tabatha and get rid of Kelley.

"Shane and Tabatha would definitely be supportive of the idea to get rid of Kelley.  Jon seems to be leaning towards Tab, though I think he could be swayed — by Diana — rather easily to vote Shane.  Not sure if we could get Kelley, though."  Rick pauses.  "I'm getting hesitation from Diana about making a decision.  This should clue me in to something.

"I've always played this game true to my word, always gotten to the jury true to my word.  I might have to change that policy if I intend to make it any farther in this game."

KEYANO, DAY 26

Diana feels better the next morning, after a full night's sleep.  She checks with Jon, not having been "around" to talk much.  "I was getting some weird vibes from some of the tribe members and wanted to touch base with you."  Diana tells Jon, "Someone told me that Shane had decided on who would be the final four, and it does not include us."

"Eeep!" Jon squeaks, and they both laugh.

Diana tells Jon that Shane's final four are, "Tab, himself, Kelley and ummm—" Diana stops, realizing that she has miscounted or confused actual alliances with the yarn she's spinning "—shoot, I think that was it.  Final three."

Jon suggests, "Should we counter with me, you and Rick?"

Diana grins ear-to-ear as Jon walks into it.  "Cool, had a feeling you and I were on the same page."  Jon is curious of how tie breakers work, as that would put the original Paleo in a 3-3 split.  "I have a feeling we can work with Kelley," she suggests.  Jon asks about Diana's source for this information, and Diana claims that is was Miriam, that Shane "was being pompous and bragging to Miriam about his plans after he voted her off."

Continually polling the tribe, Rick checks with Kelley about the immunity challenge and any ideas for a "Plan B" should Janei win immunity. 

"Honestly, I don't have a plan," Kelley replies.  "I was feeling a little vulnerable if Janei did win... so I'd be up for whatever you'd have as a possibility in the unlikely event.  No one's really talked alliances with me, so I'm pretty much available for whatever."

Rick mentions that he's "heard" Shane and Tabatha mentioned, and asks if Kelley would be interested in joining up against either of them, suggesting that they could also get Diana on board, and that Diana may bring Jon with her.  Kelley agrees:  "I'd be willing if that's what you want to do."

Rick checks in with Diana, telling her that Kelley is open to suggestions and he thinks they can get her to target Shane with her double vote.  If Diana can swing Jon, that's five votes against Shane, enough to get him out.  Diana says that Jon is all for voting out Shane, and explains the story she told him.  Rick insists that they have to keep telling Shane and Tabatha that the next vote is for Kelley, however — and hope that Jon and Kelley don't say anything.

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE, DAY 26

It's a long hike to the immunity challenge, which is being held in a different location.  Janei, Jon and Kelley are a tired and perspiring from the hike.

Zoe gives them a moment to rest, then welcomes the Survivors to Keyano's fourth immunity challenge:  "Ports of Call."

Zoe leads them to an enormous maze which has been built.  She tells them that it is an approximation of all of the major footpaths they have been using through the wilderness — those between Cree, Paleo and Keyano camps, challenge areas and tribal council, among others.  At the Tribal Council spot they will find a board with twenty photographs taken from different vantage points in the area.  The Survivors' task is to take a tag from each picture, go to the location in the maze corresponding to the vantage point of the picture, and put the tag in the box found there.  It will be a test of their visual memory, orienteering and speed.

Zoe smiles a little, having seen the "dailys" with complaints about time allowances on the previous challenge.  She tells them that time will be strictly enforced — time will be called when the first person has placed all twenty of their tags.  Whoever has the most correct matches at that point will win immunity.

The Challenge begins and the Survivors run into the maze.  Diana is first to find the Tribal council area, and studies the photographs.  Spotting a couple familiar views, she grabs two tags and sets off again.  Rick, Tabatha and Shane arrive after her, and hurriedly take some other tags, heading in different directions.  However, others are having problems even finding Tribal Council.  Janei grabs onto a post, unsteady on her feet.  Jon and Kelley look disoriented, or... nauseous.  Yup, Kelley doubles-over and vomits on camera.  Someone else dodges stepping in it as they run past.

Shane randomly distributes in the boxes around Cree's camp the tags from pictures he doesn't know, figuring they have to be there.  Diana is studies the board again and works on the ones she can recognize.  But Rick and Tabatha are having difficulty seeing much difference from one photo to the next — spruce forest is spruce forest.

Janei, Jon and Kelley have to quit the challenge.  Running around in the maze is only making them more sick.  It seems that they have some mild food poisoning.  It's not enough to disqualify them, but they won't be able to finish the challenge.  Diana, on the other hand, is making her way through the maze with a lot of energy — almost as if she wasn't sick the previous day, or as if she had had more to eat than her tribemates.

Shane makes a few more guesses and dumps the rest of his tags in a box, and time is called while Tabatha still has half of her tags on the board.  Zoe leads Survivors out of the maze while production assistants check the tags — counting correct matches rather than the far more frequent incorrect ones.

"She is getting nuts with these challenges!" Rick whispers to Tabatha, thinking the cameras are off.

"That challenge is horrid!" Tabatha replies.  "Hell, Pure Hell."

"If the challenges keep getting harder like this," Rick says, "then we are all toast!"

The results are brought to Zoe.  "I see this challenge was a hard one for you," Zoe notes.  "That's how it gets in the end... the one who deserves to win this game will earn it.  You all have done great so far and I wish you all good luck!"

Shane has last place with one match.  Tabatha has third place with two matches.  Second place goes to Rick with three matches.  And in first place with 5 correct matches, the winner is Diana.

"Congratulations Diana, you have won yourself Immunity for tonight's Tribal Council.  Everyone else is fair game."

Rick and Kelley congratulate Diana, who hams up an acceptance speech for her first individual win.  "Thank you guys. And I'd like to thank The Academy for this prestigous award, and I'd like to thank everyone that lives in New Zealand that wasn't thanked by the Lord of the Rings Crew (I think there's about 2 persons left), and, and... Thanks All."  Even Zoe laughs.

DIANA WINS IMMUNITY

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KEYANO, DAY 26

Back in camp, Rick congratulates Diana again, and tells her that Kelley says she's "good to go" for voting Shane out after Janei.

Rick talks with Tabatha, noting that after that gruelling challenge only four of them are going to get a vote:  Rick, Tabatha, Diana and Shane.  "So now we wait and see if the vote falls the way it should — it should, since we are all in this together."

Tabatha can't believe that Janei didn't even try, and will self-vote.  They chat a bit, then Tabatha asks Rick a tough question.  "Do you and Shane have a final pact alliance where you take him and he takes you?"

Rick says no.  "I actually thought that he had such an arrangement with you... 'cause as soon as he and I agreed to work together, he wanted to bring you into it."

Tabatha says no, that they never talked about it much.  "I don't have any final pact with anyone."  Rick tells her that he doesn't either, that he would be scared to make such a promise in this game.

They consider what the jury decision will be like, with an all-Paleo final two and a Paleo majority on the jury... considering it a done-deal that the vote will go as expected.

TRIBAL COUNCIL, DAY 26

"Good Evening, Survivors," Zoe welcomes them.

"We have three self-votes tonight as per rule #3.  Sorry guys, but I put that rule in to keep everyone active.  I will list them first.  Here we go..."

KELLEY
self-vote

JANEI
self-vote

JON
self-vote

JANEI
My vote is for Janei.
(Diana)

JANEI
My vote if for Janei.
While she was a member of Cree and destined to go this vote, the vote would have been for her, regardless. Once we merged, she made no effort to become a member of Keyano. Staton and Miriam made the effort. Total UTR [under-the-radar] on her part. She participated in the challenges, and did well, but lack of even attempting to try and talk to any of us from Paleo makes this the easiest vote of the game. And the votes are supposed to be 'hard' at this point. Thanks, Janei, for making this one easy for us.
(Rick)

JANEI
My vote is for Janei cause shes the last of cree
(Shane)

JANEI
I am voting for Janei. Sorry Janei but an alliance was formed long ago and your the last original cree. Now on with the game>>>>>>Game On!
(Tabatha)

Janei, the Tribe has spoken.  You have been eliminated from Survivor Canada 3 and have become the fourth Jury Member.  We hope you will watch the rest of the game.  Thanks for playing Janei.

KEYANO TRIBE

Name	Received Votes from
JANEI	Diana, Rick, Shane, Tabatha, self
JON	self
KELLEY	self*

* Kelley's double-vote reward expires as she receives one penalty vote

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Episode Ten

Previously, on Survivor Canada

Rick and Diana quietly poll the tribe, plotting which of the original Paleos should go first, and position themselves to play either Jon and Kelley against Shane or Shane and Tabatha against Kelley.  However, Rick begins to doubt Diana, and determines to do anything to make it to finals.  Illness and fatigue spread through the camp, knocking participation to a two-week low.  Kelley wins reward and Diana wins immunity, while Rick is frustrated at a second-place finish in each challenge.  Last of the original Cree, Janei is voted out 5-1-1.

KEYANO, NIGHT 26

Janei is barely out of sight when Rick whoops and hollers with the last original-Cree in Keyano gone.  "Wow, I thought we almost had a close one there!  But Paleo Pride pulled through.  Way to go everyone!  A Paleo will win this game now.  After all the hard work we put into winning all the Tribal Immunities, and only twice any of us losing an individual immunity... We owe ourselves a moment to celebrate!

"Oh, and Hey, now that we've come this far, can we officially change the name of the Tribe back to Paleo?"

"Yes, we all did a great job," Kelley agrees.  "I am proud to call myself a Paleo member.  I wish the best of luck to you all."

"I am so happy that we beat out Cree!" Rick goes on.  "Paleo so deserved this!"

"Yes, we did," Tabatha agrees.  "Paleo pride, just like we said before."

Starting the hike back, Rick mentions to Tabatha, "It kinda sucks that Kelley wastes her 'extra' vote like that."

Tabatha nods.  "Gonna keep a close eye out for the next reward challenge," she says, knowing that an advantage for the final-six vote could be important.

As soon as they get to camp, they build a fire and light it from their torches.  It's the only fire they have.  Kelley immediately starts boiling some water, fearing there has been some neglect in cleaning their cooking equipment.  It's quietly agreed that Kelley will take over cooking duties.

Rick congratulates Kelley on an all-Paleo final six.  Kelley agrees, "We earned this; a Paleo will win."

Rick quietly checks that Kelley is okay with Shane going next, saying that Diana and Jon are going that route.  He suggests that Diana and Jon might have an agreement, and asks Kelley if she'd like to team up "to make sure we have each other's back when it gets to final four?"  Kelley is thoughtful, saying only that she agrees with everything Rick says.

KEYANO, DAY 27

Rick makes a confessional in the morning.  "Paleo has no choice but to start tearing itself apart," he says.  "The way I'm viewing the game, Diana and I sit in the driver's seat ... between the two of us, I think we've made our choice, but amongst all of them, we are still making deals.

"Hopefully I am playing my cards right, and not dealing myself a bad hand... 'cause I don't think I'll get redealt this point in the game."  Rick chuckles.  "The only thing I don't know... is there a Shane, Tab, Kelley and Jon alliance?  Are Di and I totally duped and next to go?  Either way, I want and need the next reward and immunity challenges to fall my way!  They just have to!"

Diana touches base with Rick, and they congratulate each other again.  They've already planned out their strategy, so just chat about their home lives outside the game.

There is a bit of grumbling about the meals.  Kelley reminds everyone that Keyano has been in existance almost as long as Paleo had... and they're coming toward the end of their food stores just as they had in the lean days before the merge.  They have maybe five days of supplies left, but will have to stretch it out to last nine days.  It's going to make the endgame even harder.

Jon finds himself wondering where the game is going next.  He trusts Diana the most and believes that she's been the most honest with him.  Jon has been allied with Diana from Day One, but they haven't really had any strategy sessions.  "I think Rick and Kelley are the strongest... they have both won a fair amount of challenges.  However, Kelley is more under-the-radar and Rick is more 'out there'."

At least one player has picked up on Rick's actions.  "I think Rick has been strong in every aspect of the game and is definitely a force to be reckoned with," Kelley says in a confessional.  She rates Rick as the least honest — "he has broken several alliances" — and, as much as she loves him, has to watch out for Rick.  "You can never know what he's up to," she laughs.

Tabatha feels that Diana is the strongest player so far, and that she has to watch out for Diana, "'cause she has proven herself so strong."  Tabatha doesn't think that anyone is really honest in the game.

Shane thinks that Kelley is the strongest player, but is more worried about Diana.  "Not sure where she stands on things a lot of the time ... she's never concrete about things."

KEYANO, DAY 28

Keyano gather together and extinguish their fire before leaving for the reward challenge.  It seems to foreshadow the upcoming Tribal Council when they will have to vote off one of their own.  Also, it may be a night and a day, until Tribal Council, before they have fire again.  They haven't had a lot of luck with fire-building.

REWARD CHALLENGE, DAY 28

Zoe welcomes the Survivors to their next reward challenge:  "Words Of Another."  They are to rearrange the letters from a short phrase to make as many different words as they can.

It is a simple challenge, and so Zoe is very disappointed that only half of the Survivors put in a real effort.  She calls time and reports the three top-finishers.

Jon comes in second place with 257 correct words.
Third place with 112 correct words is Kelley.
And the winner of the reward with a whopping 365 words is... Rick.

"Congratulations, Rick.  Now you can pick your reward."  Zoe directs him to the reward boxes.

Rick picks and opens one, takes a quick look, then closes the box up again, deciding to keep his reward a secret.  Perhaps because of Rick's secrecy, there is an uncomfortable silence amongst his tribemates — who fail to congratulate him.

RICK WINS REWARD

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KEYANO, DAY 28

It takes several attempts over a couple hours to light up some kindling and get Keyano's fire burning again.  Shane is almost exhausted from the effort.

Jon considers his fellow players.  "Rick and Kelley seem to be the possible ones to win Immunity until the final two.  Plus Rick and Shane seem to be popular amongst everyone."  He isn't worried about Diana and rates Tabatha as the least-active.  "I think I have to watch out for everyone except Tabi and Diana."

Rick rates himself as the strongest player, and the most dishonest.  "I'm probably the one going around telling people the most crap," he laughs.

KEYANO, DAY 29

Jon wants to win immunity.  With six people left, he feels that targets will "come down to me, Kelley and Tabi."  Diana had told him that Shane was with Kelley and Tabatha.  Jon knows that Tribal Council tie-votes are unpredictable, and he doesn't have a lot of faith in Rick voting with them, believing that Rick would go with the majority rather than risking himself.  "Anyways, I'm winning the next Immunity Challenge."

Rick has a different perspective on this immunity.  "I think I can make it past the next Tribal Council without it," he says, but he knows that this immunity will be "critical" in determining which of his tribemates will go.

Tabatha doesn't feel in need of immunity, either.  "I feel safe enough not to win."

Kelley doesn't think she needs immunity terribly badly.  "Though you can never be too safe!"  She feels Jon is the most honest, but doesn't trust anyone except herself.

The only one to have taken votes, having been pushed toward paranoia by Janei, Shane wants to have immunity for once.  "I think I need it, badly."

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE, DAY 29

Zoe welcomes the Survivors to Keyano's fifth Immunity Challenge:  "Treasure Hunt."

This four-part scavenger hunt will send the Survivors out to find items, to identify bird songs, to gather pictograms, and — based on the area they searched — answer a series of questions about a gallery of pictures.

Its a long challenge but pretty straight forward... Zoe wishes the Survivors good luck, and begins the competition.

Jon is the only one to find a bonus item and receives another bonus for finishing first — but he neglects to put the pictogram tiles he'd collected into his treasure chest!

Rick got all the tiles and a second-finish bonus.

Kelley got the pictograms but couldn't identify any bird songs.

Diana fared alright on the first two parts, but skips the pictograms when she sees so many others ahead of her.

Tabatha does well in all areas.  But, like everyone else, rushed through the course so quickly that she is unable to answer anything about the picture gallery.

Counting up the scores, Zoe tells them, "I thank you all for the effort you put into this challenge, I know it was a long one."

Diana finished with 12 points
Kelley gets fouth place with 14 points
At third place with 19.5 points is Rick
24 points earns Tabatha second place
And the winner with 27 points — more than half in bonuses — is Jon.

(Shane did not do the challenge.)

"Jon... you have won this week's immunity," Zoe tells him.

Kelley and Rick give Jon a "way to go!" and Diana also throws in a "Congratulations."

JON WINS IMMUNITY

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KEYANO, DAY 29

Jon contemplates what's ahead.  "This Tribal Council I will possibly vote whoever I have to."

Rick feels that he has to watch out for everyone.  "It is a pivotal point in the game.  Right now, no one is secure."  He adds that, "Diana has my trust, but it's an arms-length trust at this point.  I have to play my game ... To get me where I need to go, I'd place a vote for any one of them, even Diana."

Tabatha trusts Shane and won't vote for him unless she absolutely has to.  Shane returns these feelings, 100%.

"I don't want to vote anyone off," Kelley says, "but it has to be done at some point."

At the last moment on the hike to Tribal Council, Rick gets a hold of Tabatha.  "Hey, Tab, sorry I didn't catch ya earlier."  Tabatha asks about the plan, if they've made a decision.  "Well," Rick replies, "our 'plan' was kinda shot with Shane not taking part in the challenge..."

TRIBAL COUNCIL, DAY 29

"Welcome, Keyano," Zoe grees them, "to your fifth Tribal Council."

"I know it's getting harder and harder each time to vote... please just remember its a game, not personal, and all but one of you will eventually get voted out."

"Please post your votes for Tribal Council asap... thanks!"

While placing his vote, Rick reaches into his pocket and pulls out a strip of black cloth.  "My reward is to 'silence' someone's vote at Tribal Council.  Before the Immunity Challenge, I figured I would silence Shane in order to make the vote all that more poignant.  However, with his failing to even participate in the challenge, I guess he has given up and that takes the wind out of our sails."  Rick pauses.  "Now, to simply make this a unanimous vote for Shane, I choose to silence Tabatha's vote."

The Survivors sit before the Tribal Council fire while Zoe collects the votes.  There's an eerie silence until Zoe returns.  "Here are the votes, listed as they came in..."

SHANE
My vote is for Shane, he is a great player, and as a result a threat to those that want to win the whole game. His faux pas was when he pretended he wasn't speaking to particular players, assuming that everyone doesn't speaks to each other privately at some point.
Its been nice knowing you, now its time to go.
(Diana)

SHANE
This is probably the hardest vote of the game. Yet this is when its supposed to be hard, eh?
Finally, Paleo is forced to turn on itself.
While it isn't easy, the choice is logical. After not going after 3 challenges in a row, one name almost jumps out as the choice.
My vote is for Shane.
(Rick)

SHANE
I'm voting for Shane. It's just strategy to get me farther in the game, nothing personal. It's been good playing with you!
(Kelley)

KELLEY*
I am voting... Kelly... Nothing personal but its down to the wire!
(Tabatha)

SHANE
self-vote

SHANE
I'm going to have to vote for Shane  It's a tough vote now that its Paleo vs Paleo but you've been a strong competitor throughout the majority of this game and you are one on the obstacles from me winning.
(Jon)

Shane, your tribe has spoken, you have been voted out of Survivor Canada 3.  You are now the fifth Jury Menber of the game.  Thanks for playing Shane and we look forward to your final thoughts on the game.

KEYANO TRIBE

Name	Received Votes from
SHANE	Diana, Rick, Kelley, Jon, self
KELLEY	Tabatha*

* Tabatha's vote was cancelled as per Rick's reward.

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Episode Eleven

Previously, on Survivor Canada

Having eliminated all of the original Cree, Keyano celebrate an all-Paleo final six.  However, they are all wondering who they can trust as they expect the cut-throat phase of the game to begin.  Jon wins the immunity challenge but Rick controls the Tribal Council with a reward which allows him to silence another tribemember.  In a 5-0 vote, Shane becomes the fifth jury member.

KEYANO, NIGHT 29

While the others are lighting the campfire from their torches, Rick makes a confessional.  "I wanted to stick with Tab, Shane and Diana for the final four.  However, Diana didn't really want to vote out Jon before Shane.  I saw the vote going as a tie between Shane and either Kelley or Jon.  Well, I wasn't going to be left on the outside looking in if it did end up a tie... so I decided it would benefit me to switch over and be on the safe side."  Rick adds, "The way the cards are falling right now, it looks pretty good that I'll make Final Four, at least."

Diana also makes a confessional:  "I'm a little disappointed that Shane just threw in the towel; it was a challenging game until then.  I hope he's not taking it personally, but what's the point of playing if you're not playing to win?  He's a good guy, as are all the people here; it's fun."

KEYANO, DAY 30

Rain comes in the morning.  It isn't a heavy rain by any means, but an oppressive, cold drizzle — a claustrophobic dampness dripping from the moss-covered branches.  The Survivors have a lot of work to do to keep their fire burning.

Tabatha and Rick comment on the weather for a bit.  Tabatha is feeling tired despite getting a "nap" during the night.  Rick feels like that makes it worse sometimes; unless he gets enough rest he can feel more tired after a nap than he did before it. 

That morning, Jon finds Treemail — unexpectedly, as they usually have a free day after Tribal Council.  Jon reads it to his tribemates:

This challenge is based on your will:
I hope you're willing to waste your time,
Or you may be next in the booting line.

REWARD CHALLENGE (PART ONE), DAY 30

Zoe arrives in camp shortly thereafter, to start a reward challenge she calls "Hot Potato."

The challenge is a good old-fashioned game of Hot Potato!  She will give the potato to someone, and it will be passed between tribemates, continuing until time is called.  This will be a long-term challenge, so the Survivors can go about their camp activities while passing the potato around.  They can use secrecy and misdirection, and have fun with it.

Zoe promises a twist to the challenge.  One of the players will receive the potato shortly.

Tabatha receives the potato first.  She passes it to Kelley.  Kelley hangs onto it for a little while, then slips it to Diana.

Diana's eyes dart between the other women and the potato.  A wicked smile spreads across her lips.

KEYANO, DAY 30

Rick returns to camp a little while later to find Diana, Kelley, Tabatha and Jon eating soup for lunch.  The four of them break out laughing when Rick discovers that it's potato soup!  They offer Rick some, but he's afraid it'd be bad luck — the worst kind of luck for messing with one of Zoe's challenges!  His tribemates aren't too concerned, and think it's a good joke.  Besides, they're just about starving and need the food.

Talking about the challenge, Rick learns that he and Jon never received the potato.  He jokes about the girls "ganging up on us" — despite his apparent good humour, Rick wonders if Tabatha, Kelley and Diana do have a secret deal going.

Rick excuses himself from camp when his stomach starts grumbling.  While he's off collecting more firewood, Rick makes a camera confessional:  "I am stunned by the fact that I was totally shut out of the Reward Challenge today.  It sure does open my eyes.  I know I must have immunity from this point on to make sure I stay in.  No one else will ever win immunity in this game but me!  I do not care what it takes, or by what means I use to do it, I will win all immunities from here on out!  'Cause after this reward challenge, I realize it is all or nothing."

Tabatha has had her own revelations, which she speaks of in a confessional.  With Shane gone, she wonders if the others were on to them.  "New strategy:  I am sticking to Rick's side like glue now.  Geez, I hope this works... hope this next challenge is something I am good at, maybe I can win it and keep myself safe.  Go Me!"

REWARD CHALLENGE (PART TWO), DAY 31

Zoe returns to Keyano's camp a day after the Reward Challenge began.  There's a bemused expression on her face.

"Good Day Y'all.  Wow, 24 hours, one little potato, and (technically) it was only passed four times."  She chuckles.  "I expected this to go around and around and around... and when I stopped the challenge I would determine the winner by the number of times you all received it... the most being the winner."  Zoe tells them that she never expected, though she probably should have, what they did with the challenge potato.

"Well, there's only one way to score this challenge... Since four of you got it (one way or another) and one person did not get the potato at all... that person will be the winner!"

"Congratulations, Rick, you have won this reward."

For the second time in a row, Rick picks a reward box.  On this occassion he picks the green box — green for the prize money he hopes to take home at the end of the game.

Zoe doesn't allow Rick to keep it a secret this time, telling everyone that Rick has chosen the ability to "Reverse a castaway's vote on himself/herself at the next Tribal Council."  A very powerful reward, it's a vote-nullifier and an extra vote combined into one!

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KEYANO, DAY 31

After winning a powerful reward, Rick belatedly gets together with Tabatha to discuss the "Shane issue" from the last Tribal Council.

He tells her that he saw how things were going to be, that it was Diana who decided to vote for Shane.  When Shane self-voted, the best they could have hoped for was a tie which, "Shane would have lost because of previous votes and you and I would have ended up on the wrong side of the game."  So Rick claims that he had no choice but to vote Shane, and that he silenced Tabatha's vote to protect her so that Kelley wouldn't know Tabatha voted for her.

Rick continues, "I just wanted to clear the air with you and find out where we stand.  At this point, the game is getting tougher and tougher and I just wanted to see where 'we' stand."

Tabatha admits, "I almost voted for Shane but couldn't bring myself to actually do it."  She says that they're fine, and that she is going to "work my arse off" for immunity.

"After this reward challenge," Rick says, "and the other three shutting us out of it, I feel that in spite of my decisions on Shane, we are on the outside looking in."  Tabatha agrees.  She feels vulnerble, and probably next on everyone's lists after voting Kelley.  Tabatha suggests that Risk push Diana into voting one of the others.

Rick has another idea.  "If we can get the final-two attitude going, then people will start to see who the real threat is in our group.  Honestly, I can't see anyone winning against Diana.  Everyone loves her."  Rick expects that Diana would probably win against anyone else in the game.

KEYANO, DAY 32

Tabatha has a better night's sleep after the rain lets up.  Feeling refreshed, she checks with Rick, if he's ready for what could be a big challenge.  Rick's ready for it, especialy given the mood in camp.  It seems to have been pretty silent the past two days.

Tabatha isn't sure what to do about the next vote.  Rick insists to her that, down to the wire, they have to think about it as who is the biggest Jury threat.  "If Diana is against any one of us, we all lose.  And if she is on the Jury instead, then each of us has a fighting chance against the other."

Tabatha goes along with Rick that she's been thinking Diana.  Rick says that he "honestly" believes that Jon, Kelley and Diana are going to target one of them... but it doesn't matter.  "With my reward, just you and I can get someone out," he says, since 3 votes is a majority.

Rick isn't taking a chance on 'reversing' an immune vote, so is waiting until after the challenge before deciding for sure.  But as long as she doesn't have immunity, Rick says that Diana would be his choice.

"Like I said, I am going to work my arse off in this next one," Tabatha tells him.  Rick says it would be cool if they both got perfect scores and shared immunity.  Tabatha wonders if they'd be able to collaborate and help each other win immunity, but that depends upon the nature of the challenge.

Diana startles Rick and Tabatha as she comes out in front of them.  She's found Treemail, and calls Keyano together to read it:

Number one was in Borneo,
The next in Australia.
After that is was Africa,
Then came French Polynesia...
Some Survivor sense may be of help to you,
Know your stuff to succeed.
Use speed for time you have precious few!
If immunity you need!

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE, DAY 32

Zoe welcomes Keyano to the Immunity Challenge.  "I hope you were watching closely... let's get started!"  For their task, Zoe has an Ultimate Survivor Fan trivia contest.

There are 40 general trivia questions about the Castaways and Survivor series, then a bonus of 10 quotes to be attributed.

In last place with 21 points is Jon
In fourth place with 22 correct is Diana
In third place with 31 correct is Rick
In second place with 35 correct is Tabatha
Making Kelley the winner with a whopping 47 correct!

"Congratulations, Kelley!  You are safe from Tribal Council tonight."

Rick offers his congratulations.  "Way to go, Kelley!  It was a toughie, again, and you scored near-perfect!"

Diana congratulates Kelley as well.

KELLEY WINS IMMUNITY

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KEYANO, DAY 32

Rick voices to Tabatha his disappointment at not winning; they had third and second place on the immunity challenge.  Rick checks that Tabatha is voting Diana; she says that she is.

"Actually, I had an interesting conversation with her today," Rick tells her.  "She wants out of the game," Rick claims, saying, "She says she doesn't have the effort to put into it."

"Well, good, she gets her wish," Tabatha chuckles.

"It's kind of bittersweet," Rick muses.  "Diana was great fun, but that is what made her the threat she is."

"If it were a level playing field, it would be either you or I going next.  But with my reward, the playing field isn't so level anymore," he says, laughing.  Rick is more concerned about being set squarely against Jon and Kelley at final four.  "You and I have to win reward and immunity."  Rick bets there will end up being a tie, and Jon and Kelley have previous votes.

"I would say Kelley," Tabatha says of their next target, "she is a big threat as we have seen.  But me or you have got to win next."

TRIBAL COUNCIL, DAY 32

"I can't believe that tonite we will be down to the final four Survivors.  The five of you have played an amazing game... and always active, and for that I thank you!  You all are definatley at the top of my list for SC All Stars."

Zoe asks them to place their votes...

Rick is up last.  While placing his vote, he speaks to the camera to use his reward.

"I knew it might come down to this, and it is a bittersweet choice I make.  On one hand, it ensures me a more even playing field if I make it to the Final 2, yet it also guarentees that my dear friend won't be there with me.  Yet, I almost believe that she wants this.  She nearly stated as much this morning.  So, Diana's vote is cast for herself."

"Wow!"  Zoe has slipped up behind him.  She whispers, "This blows me away.  I thought you two had a final two pact since you were close friends."

Rick chuckles nervously.  "Yeah... but she'll win the jury hands-down.  Plus she actually said she wanted to vote for herself... she just doesn't have the energy for the game anymore, that she wasn't giving you enough credit by not giving the game her all.  So, I'll put her on the Jury, where she'll vote for me to win — hopefully.  Unless I totally misunderstood her and she'll be pissed as hell at me."

Zoe shrugs a little.  "Cool," she says, with a carefully neutral expression, and motions for Rick to rejoin the others.  Zoe collects the votes and follows him.

"Okay... Let's see how this tribal council goes..."

DIANA
Tonight my vote is for...Diana.
She is a strong player and I have to get farther in this game then she does.  nothing personal!
(Tabatha)

TABATHA (vote reversed back against Diana)*
My vote is for Tabatha, sorry.
(Diana)

DIANA
This has got to be the hardest vote of the game, yet a conversation I had this morning with you makes it easier.
I knew coming into this game that it may come down to me voting for you. I never wanted to, but its 'crunch time' and I have to look at the Final 2 and where that will play out. You're just too much of a threat there. Everyone loves you. LOL Ironic isn't it?
Yet, this morning it sounded as though you might have wanted the vote to go this way, so, while I do what I must, I do so with a heavy heart.
I cast my vote for Diana.
(Rick)

DIANA
DIANA ~ I love you girl! You're an awesome person and it's been great getting to know you...all my love.
(Kelley)

TABATHA
I don't think anyone really knows you. I don't know if it's UTR but the radar has spotted you and it is your time to go
(Jon)

Diana, the tribe has spoken, you have been eliminated from Survivor Canada 3 and now own the sixth Jury seat.

Thank You for playing and please post your final thoughts.  Don't go far though, as the final Tribal Council isn't that far away... so keep on watching!

KEYANO TRIBE

Name	Received Votes from
DIANA	Tabatha, Rick, Kelley, Diana*
TABATHA	Jon

* Diana's vote has been reversed with Rick's Reward from last week.  Therefore Diana's vote counts as a vote against herself.

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Episode Twelve

Previously, on Survivor Canada

Rick conducts damage control with Tabatha, convincing her that it was Diana who betrayed Shane and that they are now in the minority.  When hunger causes the Survivors to take an unexpected course, Rick wins a reward which puts elimination power in his hands.  Kelley wins immunity and, thinking of the Jury vote, Rick betrays his popular final-two ally at Tribal Council.  Diana is voted out 4-1 and becomes the sixth Jury member.

KEYANO, NIGHT 32

Rick congratulates himself and the remaining members of Keyano on making the Final Four.  "We've come so far!"

Tabatha and Kelley likewise offer their congratulations.  Now at the final four, they know that the game is going to accelerate.

Rick gets the campfire going and offers to take the first watch while the others get some sleep for the days ahead.  Rick isn't much of a 'napper' and prefers to get a solid block of sleep instead of breaking up his rest time.  Jon stays up with Rick, having some questions about what went down at Tribal Council.

Jon is nervous that Rick knows his was the only vote for Tabatha.  "How come I wasn't told anything?" he demands.

Rick explains that Diana gave him the impression that she and Jon were very tight, "and we didn't want her finding out."

They talk about the vote for a while, and how Diana reacted to her elimination.  Then Rick asks Jon, "Kelley would like to get rid of Tabatha next... would that sound agreeable to you?"

It's welcome news to Jon, who felt the outsider.  He asks Rick if he has a final-two plan with Kelley.  Rick says that his agreement with Kelley was for her to 'back him up' against Jon and Diana.  "Now Diana is gone, so seems my agreement with Kelley may be a moot point."

Rick is more concerned about the final-three, which will depend on who wins the Final Immunity.  "It will truly be any man's game."  He glances at the shelter, then whispers, "If we both make it to the final-three, and one of us wins the Final Immunity, can we agree to take the other to the final-two with us?  I can promise that to you."

"Sure," he replies.  But then says, "Wait... I don't like the sound of 'if' ... Can we agree that we won't vote for each other the next Tribal Council?"

"Oh, I see..." Rick stalls.  "Well, I don't discount anything... Tab and Kelley are still in this game.  If they find out we've teamed up, they may join together to go against us... forcing a tie."  A moment of silence passes, and Rick finally agrees.  "I will not vote for you in the upcoming Tribal Council."

They talk about it a bit more.  Jon remembers Tabatha voting for Kelley instead of Shane, so doesn't feel that Tabatha and Kelley would team up... unless that offside vote was a ruse to throw them off.

"We just have to keep our mouths shut this round," Rick says, "and then one of us win the final challenge."  The last thing Rick wants is for his tribemates to compare notes.

KEYANO, DAY 33

After sleeping on it, Jon makes a confessional:  "WOW!  Diana was voted off!  And I was blindsided by the vote!  I felt vulnerable, then Rick approached me with an alliance..." Jon describes Rick's deal and his initial reluctance.  "I made him say we will not vote for each other the next two TC's."

Jon believes that Rick also has a final-two deal with Kelley.  "So I'm winning that last one!"  Jon figures that Rick is probably going to "throw" the last immunity because either Jon or Kelley will take him, guaranteeing Rick a spot in the finals.

"I really think my best bet is to go up against Tabi or Kelley... and right now I'm regretting that final-three thing I said with Rick!"

Rick and Tabatha chat in the morning.  Rick says that he's concerned with how Kelley has "come on strong" in the challenges.  They discuss the possible challenges they might be facing.  Tabatha is focused on the next challenge.  "I have to win ... or it will come to a tie, I know it."

Jon considers how he would do with the jury if he was up against Kelley.  He suspects that Staton and Diana would vote for him, and that Michelle would vote against him.  Jon feels that Kelley would have Janei, Shane and Tabatha's votes.  Miriam he's not sure about; Jon thinks he could win her vote with his jury statement.  And Rick would vote for whoever didn't win the final immunity, so Jon makes that a vote for Kelley.

Jon projects such a vote at 5-3 for Kelley.  "Voting Rick out will make me look like a snake and I think people will get an impression... I'm not sure though."

REWARD CHALLENGE, DAY 33

"SSSurvivorsss," Zoe says, stressing the sibilants, "tend to be stereotyped but you are all unique.  We will try to reflect that in this last reward challenge of Survivor Canada 3:  All about S."

The Survivors have to answer a series of questions with a word that beings with an "S".  They will get a point each time they respond with a unique answer — one which does not match the answers of their fellow survivors.

Kelley takes an early lead.  Rick occassionally ties her, but Kelley pulls ahead again on alternate questions.  Jon is slightly further behind, while Tabatha is a distant fourth.  The contest comes down to Kelley and Rick, battling for the lead as they had in the TV Tunes challenge.

Kelley answers a couple questions in the wrong format, allowing Rick the opportunity to take the lead for the first time.  Then, on the last question, Kelley ties the game.

Zoe has a devious tie-breaker ready.  Using only the words from their valid answers, Kelley and Rick are to create the longest gramatically-correct sentence that they can.

Kelley is only able to string four of her words together.  Rick was lucky enough in his choice of words that he can put seven of them in a sentence.

"Rick, congratulations on winning the final reward of the game.  This reward will be kept secret until the final Tribal Council."

Rick is shocked.  "You're not going to tell us?"  The suspense adds to the tension of the game.

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KEYANO, DAY 33

Tabatha is still having trouble evening-out her sleeping schedule.  Probably a lot of nerves; and the game will be wrapping up in only a couple days.  Rick sits with her and jokes, how nobody checked the treemail for the reward challenge.  "I can't believe we all missed it."

Tabatha laughs.  "I went in and was like 'whoops'."  They'd even talked about it, and not checked.  The game must be wearing on them.  They have a long, lazy chat.

Meanwhile, Jon manages to find Kelley and speak with her.  "This game has been unpredictable," he says, "but other games aren't as fun as this one."

Kelley agrees that the game has been really surprising.  "I didn't expect to be in the final four."

Jon has a good laugh, he feels the same way.  "I thought I would've been first gone once it came down to Paleo."

They talk about Diana's elimination.  Kelley says that she didn't even know it was happening.  "The last time I talked to Rick, he said the next to go was Tabatha."

"Rick's like the mastermind and ringleader!" Jon exclaims.  "How'd you vote?"

Kelley says that she voted for Diana since she was already gone, and Zoe accepted her vote.  Asked if she would have voted Tabatha, like Jon did, Kelley replies, "At that point I thought everybody was!"

Jon admits that he had an alliance with Diana, but it had "faded."  Kelley says that she was also allied with Diana "at the beginning."

"We all seem to be under Rick's control," Jon notes.  "We're being Boston-Rob'ed."  Kelley laughs and agrees, and asks what Rick has offered Jon.  Jon tells her about their final-two deal.

"Are you serious?" Kelley asks.  "He's mentioned sticking with me, since he said you and Diana had a final-two alliance."  Kelley admits, "He never said final-two specifically, but he implied it."

Jon and Kelley find themselves in an interesting position, and feel very vulnerable.  It seems a foregone conclusion that Rick has also made a final-two deal with Tabatha.  And depsite Rick's dealings, and betraying Diana for reasons they can only guess at, neither one of them have really bonded with Tabatha.

"I'm glad I had this conversation with you," Jon tells Kelley.

Kelley agrees on that, and they laugh at where the game has taken them.  "Now you have me wondering ... I don't know who I can trust right now."

Instead hiking for water to drown the last embers of their fire, the final-four Survivors simply smother it out.  It should make it easier to start their fire again — with so few of them, they might not even keep the fire burning through the night.  They pack their bags and get their torches, and head out to the immunity challenge.

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE, DAY 33

For the first time of the game, the Immunity Challenge is held at dusk... and at the Tribal Council circle.  Everybody understands the significance:  there will be a vote as soon as Immunity is awarded.

Zoe welcomes Keyano's final-four to the penultimate Immunity Challenge of Survivor Canada 3.  It is a challenge which will test all they have learned in the Ontario Wilderness.

They are each given a series of clues, the answers to which must fit into a larger, overall puzzle.  Zoe doesn't expect anyone to complete the entire puzzle, so after a short amount of time they will be stopped and whoever has the most correct will win Immunity.

"Good Luck to all of you.  There will be a Tribal Council tonight... one of you will be going to the Jury and three of you will move on to the Final Immunity Challenge, tomorrow."

The Survivors begin working on their task, and Rick finds that Zoe has "truly outdone herself in coming up with impossible challenges," as he struggles with this one.  Tabatha seems to be having trouble, while Jon and Kelley don't distract themselves with complaints and try to focus on the task at hand.

When Zoe calls time, Tabatha says the challenge was "hell" and Rick agrees that it was "atrociously hard."

Zoe chuckles a bit at their comments, and goes straight to reading the scores.

In last place with only 1 correct answer is... Tabatha.
In third place with 6 correct is Rick.
In second place with 8 correct is Jon
Making Kelley the winner with 12 correct!

"Congratulations, Kelley... You are in the final three of Survivor Canada 3."

Rick throws in a "Way to go, Kelley" but there is little time to enjoy the moment... an evening breeze blows through the Tribal Council area, flickering their torches... and the Survivors are asked to vote.

KELLEY WINS IMMUNITY

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KEYANO, NIGHT 33

Meanwhile, at the Keyano camp...

Wind blows over the campfire, lifting wisps of ash and... smoke.  Insulated in the accumulated ash of the fire-pit, smouldering embers pop as they breathe in the air, and sparks lift onto the wind.  Some kindling smokes and is suddenly alight, licking at the firewood that had been drying around the campfire.

TRIBAL COUNCIL, DAY 33

"Thanks for making this the best night of the game!!  It was so cool that you were all here and we did so much tonight... Way to go Survivors!" Zoe compliments them.  Kelley has won immunity, but everyone else is vulnerable as the Survivors are asked to place their votes.

Kelley goes first.  When she returns, Jon goes up to cast the second vote.  The moment Jon is out of earshot, Rick leans over to Tabatha.  "We going for Jon then?" he asks.

"Yup," Tabatha replies.  "Keep our fingers crossed."

Kelley is shocked that they're being so open about it, and looks back in Jon's direction — Jon doesn't seem to have noticed.

"Did you find out your reward?" Tabatha asks, quickly.

Rick shakes his head, and puts on the innocent-act as Jon returns.

Tabatha goes to vote, then Rick.

Collecting the votes, Zoe returns and reads the decision.  "Without further ado... here are the votes:"

TABATHA
Tonight's vote is for Tabatha.
You came on early, made great contributions to this game, but it seems you've lost momentum and steam as we've gotten close to the end.
A couple of weeks ago, I would have said you had it in you to win this game, but now, I'm not even sure you're active anymore. Are you?
(Rick)

JON
nothing personal but someones gotta go
(Tabatha)

TABATHA
I'm voting for Tabatha because I know the other two better, and getting down to the wire, you go with who you can trust the most. Nothing personal Tab.
(Kelley)

TABATHA
I am voting for you Tabatha. My reasons may cost me your jury vote but as much as you are a good final two candidate, I think it is only fair that you go tonight. I haven't seen much effort in you and I'm a little disappointed. Sorry.
(Jon)

Tabatha, the tribe has spoken, you have been eliminated from Survivor Canada 3 and now own the seventh Jury seat.

Thank-You for playing and please post your final thoughts.  Don't go far though, as the final Tribal Council isn't that far away... so keep on watching!

KEYANO TRIBE

Name	Received Votes from
TABATHA	Rick, Kelley, Jon
JON	Tabatha

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KEYANO, NIGHT 33

"Congratulations," Kelley offers her tribemates, as they start back to camp.  "Congrats to us for making the final three!"

As the trio get close to camp, they smell the welcome smoke... except that there's nobody to be burning anything, and it's mixed with a chemical smell and something else.  They quicken their pace such as they can by torchlight.

The scene is surreal as the Survivors approach within 15 metres of their camp.  The trees are all white — trunks, branches and needles — reflecting back the light from their torches.  They first think of ash, but the white is hanging, draped over the surfaces and dripping like moss in a rain.  It's covering the ground, too, ankle-deep as they walk through it, squishing and splashing underfoot.  Some of it drips into Jon's torch and they stop to relight it from Kelley's before continuing.  Rick is reminded of the end of Ghostbusters, when that big marshmallow man exploded.

Cautiously advancing through the stuff, they find a blackened, burnt-out husk in the midst of the white foam.  They stand in shock.  It's Keyano's camp, their shelter, their home of the past 18 days.

The production's fire-fighters had doused the surrounding area with fire-retardant foam, to prevent the fire from spreading.  But the fire was allowed to destroy the Survivor's camp.

The one good thing about it is that Jon, Kelley and Rick each had their packed bags with them, in case they'd been voted out at the Tribal Council.  Their clothes and luxury items are safe — Kelley is particularly grateful to still have her photo album.

They turn some stuff over to make themselves a clean place to sleep, make a bed of their spare clothes, and Rick shares his jacket as a blanket as they try to catch some sleep.

KEYANO, DAY 34

By morning, the foam has melted away and left a very big puddle.  Surveying the damage of the fire by daylight, the Survivors salvage a few tools and what is to be their last meal together.

There's not a huge point to rebuilding when they will have, at most, one more night here.

Rick finds treemail — they are to leave immediately on an excursion, following the route on a provided map.

NORTHERN ONTARIO, DAY 34

Their hike takes them first into the dense spruce forest, the taiga, where the podsol from decaying needles has left soil too acidic for other plants to root.  In the dark monotony of it they experience a prickling of nerve-ends and the unreasoning urge to flee which had overwhelmed Cheryl and Robby on the very first day.  It is like the Black Forest of Germany, the setting of fairytale legends.  But the Boreal is a thousand times the size, and being lost in these woods is a terror preying on the mind.

Descending a mossy slope, white and purple trillium cover the forest floor where it holds pockets of water.  Ahead, the forest becomes mixed and then the darkness breaks.  Waxwings scatter from serviceberry and bitter current bushes as the trio push their way through the scrub.  Ahead is a peat bog, muskeg.  Pastel colours of floating sedge, heath shrubs and cranberry crowd it but for small pools and ribbons of glinting water, and a few snags of drowned-out trees standing in random patterns.  It's warmer and alive with buzzing insects, dragonflies and flycatchers swooping around.  A narrow, floating boardwalk leads them through it.

A float plane makes a few passes, filming them, tiny and lost in the vast landscape.  They come to the end of the boardwalk and descend a few stairs to an outcropping of the familiar, banded gneiss granite of the shield.  Some water is flowing over it and they make a startling discovery:  the water is not draining down from the bog, but being pulled upwards into it.

They hike across the rocks, along a little worn-down path in the lichens.  In addition to the lichens there are dwarfed, twisted jack pines, seemingly growing out of the rock.  Here and there are gouges in the solid rock, and boulders deposited in improbably places, evidence of glacial movements from myriadiums past.

The tour takes them to a small river where a canoe is ready for them.  Jon takes lookout in the front, Kelley reads the map from amidships, while Rick shoves off and steers from the stern.  They find that it isn't a proper river, but a shallow channel where water spills from one of the countless lakes to another.  Along the water they see ducks, geese, and a loon, and know that there must be fishing here.  At one point they are paddling toward something odd in the water, and find that it's a young (and very wet) raccoon swimming across.

They paddle through three lakes before bringing the canoe ashore near a quaking bog, which is taking over one corner of that lake.  The water is so clear that they actually see some fish... whitefish or trout.  There are many wildflowers out in the sunlight, butterflies and moths flitting between them.

Smiles fade; in the open ahead, they see a symbolic graveyard.

MEMORY WALK, DAY 34

Jon, Kelley and Rick move onto an open path, lined with the extinguished torches of the Cree, Paleo and Keyano tribe-members who had been voted out.  Walking along, they pause and reflect upon those who, one way or another, failed to survive as long as they had.

TIFFANY
Kelley:  I didn't get to know Tiffany, but she seems like a very sweet girl.  I hope I meet up with her someday.
Jon:  She seemed to be a nice girl... a genuine person, and cared about everyone's best interests over her own.

SHANE C
Jon:  Although you weren't really here, you had your reasons and for whatever reasons, we must accept it.

NATHAN
Kelley:  Nathan seemed like a nice person and I wish he'd had more time for the game, I'd have liked to have gotten to know him.

VINCE
Jon:  I really hope schedules didn't interfere.  Having been to the Philippines to see family, I understand the conditions there.

DAN
Kelley:  Dan was very nice, but lost momentum and I think he didn't really care anymore.  He was my first ally, I wish he had kept up the effort.
Jon:  He was a great person.  I really wish he could've made it farther because he and I got along well.
Rick:  Dan was an embarrassment.

MIKE
Kelley:  Another Cree I never met... good luck to him in the future, though.

AIDEN
Kelley:  Didn't talk to him or see him much.
Jon:  Best of luck, Aiden.

ROB
Kelley:  So much drama about him.  I don't know him at all, so I can't judge.
Jon:  Although there has been negative hype about Rob and Karen, there's probably something good in both those guys and maybe it'll show in the future.

KAREN
Kelley:  I don't believe in quitting but I assume she must have had a good reason.  I hope all is well.

EMMANUEL
Kelley:  He was so sweet, where did he go?  I miss him.
Jon:  Eman and I talked a couple times and he was a good person.  It was a shame he was eliminated.

STATON
Rick:  Great kid!  Loved the conversations we had.  Staton really wasn't supposed to go when he did; he wasn't our first choice.
Jon:  Staton is truly a great person.  If he was a Paleo, I'd be aligned with him to the end.  It's a shame he had to go and sorry I had to do what I had to do.
Kelley:  Staton is a gentleman and a very nice guy!  I wish he could have played longer because he was a good worker and I appreciated our chats.

MICHELLE
Kelley:  I never really got to know Michelle, even though she was on my tribe.  She seemed to be a nice person... and I hope we can talk more without the worries of the game.
Jon:  I really did not want to vote Michelle out, but I had no choice.  She and I were the Canadians of this bunch and I was glad she accompanied me.
Rick:  Michelle was the second alliance I made ... it seemed that she made identical deals with everyone.  If she'd played it smart, she'd be where I am right now.

MIRIAM
Kelley:  Miriam is lovely and I wish she'd been a Paleo to start.  She worked her butt off ... I'd love to play with her again.
Rick:  The girl had guts and spirit.  The only thing she had going against her was that she started out on the wrong tribe.  Under different circumstances, I'd say Miriam would have been the one to win this game.
Jon:  I probably would have aligned with her, too.  Sorry about the misfortune with Cree and it's a shame she wasn't really given a chance.

JANEI
Kelley:  Janei seems like a nice person... I would like to get to know her without having to worry about alliances and such.
Rick:  Janei gave up after the merge.  I think she sold herself short.
Jon:  She made it as the last Cree and should feel proud considering the Cree vs Paleo situation.

SHANE
Kelley:  I always liked him and thought he was nice.  He played well.
Jon:  I admire Shane's heart and dedication.  He was a strong player and was voted out (by me) due to respect.
Rick:  We entered this game on the day Shane's grandmother passed away.  Just three years before, on the exact same day, my grandmother passed away.  We share that, and you're a great man (even if you do like Brittany Spears).

DIANA
Kelley:  She was my closest friend.  After the merge we seemed to drift apart and I am sorry for that.  I hope we can mend things after the game.
Rick:  Diana and I are such good friends.  We know all about each other and still love each other to death!  I love her like the mother-in-law I had committed against her will.
Jon:  I had a blast with Diana in this game.  I was upset not because I was blindsided but because you were gone so early!  I'll win this thing for Diana.

TABATHA
Rick:  Tabatha and I connected on a level outside the game and I will always remember her for that.  She and I are both true survivors.  No matter what happens in this game, she and I have that.
Kelley:  Tabatha was a great asset to Paleo.  She was a little quiet and we never formed a close connection, but I respected her as a player and was glad I met her in the game.
Jon:  I'm sorry she got the wrong impression of me... like Shane, Tabatha had a lot of heart and dedication.  Hopefully things will be good after the game.

FINAL IMMUNITY CHALLENGE, DAY 34

It's been a very long day.  Rick, Kelley and Jon have travelled farther than they have any other day they've been in the wilderness, and to do this so late in the game tires their already weary bodies.  It's clearly setting them up, making their final challenge even more difficult.

Their route takes them back into the spruce forest.  The temperature seems to drop several degrees the moment they enter, and with the goose-bumps and shivers they find that creeping anxiety clawing at them.  The forest darkens further, heralding the approach of nightfall.  The trail winds and they realize that they haven't seen a camera crew in quite a while... it's a frightening though that they might actually be alone.

Continuing, they come across something so out-of-place that they almost don't recognize it.  It's a house:  an actual wooden house with plank siding, the whole thing a bit crooked on its foundations.  They have no idea how it got there or who built it.  It looks very old, older than the trees which crowd its sides and tower overtop of it.  It's absurd and... spooky.

In front of the house are three camcorders and a sign with instructions.  The Survivors are each to take a camcorder and, one at a time, enter and explore the abandoned house, recording their progress as they go.  Along the way they will find clues and questions which they must answer, out loud, on their recording.  However, there are obstacles in the old house, and legend says it is haunted.  The Survivors must be swift and attentive, for one of them will not see the next dawn.

Kelley decides to go first, to get away from the mosquitoes.  Rick goes next, then Jon.  There are hidden cameras inside the house, but the perspective is most often from their camcorders which are used as flashlights since it's even darker inside the house.  Video cuts from Kelley to Rick to Jon and back again, following clues from one room to another, answering a couple questions.  Climbing up the stairs, a pale green arm reaches out of a hole in the wall, eliciting cries.  Kelley make a wrong turn and releases a mummy; running from a vampire, Jon misses one of the rooms he was supposed to search.  The grotesque monsters are oddly familiar.  More than anything, the monsters impede progress, and the Survivors have to dodge past them.

When they return down the stairs, the zombies break through the wall and shuffle after the Survivors.  The last stop is the cellar.  They pause as they descend the stairs, their ragged breathing audible.  And they can hear it, soft, but it's there:  Ooohm-pah-pah, Ooohm-pah-pah...  They run down into the cellar.  Ooohm-pah-pah, Ooohm-pah-pah...  The camera spins, blurs, looking.  Ooohm-pah-pah, Ooohm-pah-pah...

They each scream and flee through the cellar door and outside, into the cool air...

Where Zoe is waiting.

First out, Kelley confides to Zoe that, "If I win... my vote will be for Jon."

Rick is next, and when Jon joins them Zoe is ready to announce the winner.  "Tonight's winner will be the first finalist of the game, and the only voter at tonight's Tribal Council.  You will send one of your tribemates to the jury, and the other will join you in the final two, the candidates for Sole Survivor of Survivor Canada3."

She sees that they're all holding their breath.  "Here are the scores:"

Jon scored 10 1/2 points
Kelley scored 12 1/2 points
and Rick scored 16 points!

"Congratulations, Rick!  Great challenge all... very good challenge!"

RICK WINS IMMUNITY!

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TRIBAL COUNCIL, DAY 34

The Survivors arrive at Tribal Council, Rick sitting in the middle with Jon and Kelley to either side.  They all seem exhausted.  They look to Zoe to begin the Council but Zoe stands there patiently.

Then come more arrivals:  the mummy, the vampire, a couple zombies, a werewolf, an axe-weilder with a hockey mask and a guy with a chainsaw.  The Survivors are first startled, then confused — didn't the challenge end?  Some of the "monster squad" wave and laugh as they walk across and sit on benches opposite Rick, Kelley, and Jon.  Rick gasps — it's the Jury, in monster make-up so good that even now he can't tell who each of them are.  The Jury members giggle and whisper amongst themselves, enjoying a little payback on their former tribemates.

Getting things back on track, Zoe reminds them of the rules of the game.  Rick has won immunity.  That means Kelley and Jon can only vote for each other, and their votes cancel each other out.  So, not only has Rick guaranteed him a spot in the next round, but he has the power to decide which of the others will go with him to finals.  Zoe asks Rick how he feels about it.

Rick lets out a deep breath.  "Wow... I'm now making perhaps the second toughest decision that I've had to make in this game."  He looks at those to either side of him.  "Jon and Kelley, you've both bee great competitors, and I now have to decide which one to take with me to face the Jury.  That is the essential decision here.  This is the last thing I can do to either help or harm myself in this game.  That is how I have to think of this, in making this decision."

It's time to vote.  Rick goes and casts the one and only vote.  The camera neatly avoids picking up what Rick writes on his ballot, but records him as he gives his vote reason:

"You're a great player:  strong, tough, and dedicated.  You've come on gangbusters since the merge and proven your strength in this game.  That is what got you this far.  You played spectacularly — honestly!  However, that being said, I truly can't see myself getting the Jury's vote against you.  Maybe this will lose me your vote, on the Jury, but I'll have to chance that.  It's truly not personal.  At this point it really is all about the game.

Rick returns, looking all-business about his decision.  Zoe collects the vote, comes back and reads it.

KELLEY

Kelley... thank you for an incredible game.  You are a very strong and active player.  It was great having you in Survivor Canada 3 and I do hope that you will accept my invitation to be in SC4 - All Stars.  You now are the final jury member.

KEYANO TRIBE

Name	Received Votes from
KELLEY	Rick

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KEYANO, DAY 35

There isn't much to do on Jon and Rick's last day at Keyano.  Fire had already destroyed the camp, and there's nothing left to burn down if they'd wanted.  They end up spending most of the day playing cards, and they each make a confessionals as they mentally prepare to face the Jury.

Jon would have liked Diana, Staton and Miriam to have stayed longer in the game.  "I would've liked to see Diana in the final two with me," he says.  "Staton and Miriam were good people, and took the time to get to know us."

"The most annoying player was Emmanuel," Jon adds, but he wouldn't push Eman off a cliff or anything.

"Without Paleo Pride, I think that Staton and Miriam would be in the final four," says Rick.  "They were strong enough players to break through."  But he adds, "Miriam was annoying for continually apologizing for everything.  It was a trait I had to break myself of, so I have little tolerance for it in others."

Rick tells that his favourite person in the game was Diana.  "It was great to be able to completely share my game with her and know she had my back.  Turning on her was always part of the plan, for me at least.  I truly enjoyed playing the game with her.  Even though I orchestrated her ouster, I would have been happy to see Diana win this game if it wasn't going to be me."

Jon explains his strategy:  "Coming into this game, my strategy was to play under-the-radar ... That failed because I was useful in IC's, and vocal if I felt something was right or wrong.  So then my strategy was to adapt to the game.  Now I feel I'm playing so-so... I'd give me a 60%.  Early-on, I planned on making an alliance of two players:  Dan and Diana.  But the game didn't really start until we merged.

"I tried to think long-term," Jon continues, "that is when I brought up the idea of finding more people in our alliance.  Rick and Shane were mentioned and we ended up joining with Rick.  He then became the mastermind/ringleader of the game."

The 'ringleader' considers his own strategy:  "My journey in this game... I've done all I can... the 'play' is over.  Before, I'd play hoping to make friends who would vote for me if I made it to the final two.  Well, those friends always put me on the jury to vote for them.  I changed my strategy:  I played to win, pure and simple.  In order to get me here I had to make sure that all but one other got voted out.  It meant lying, it meant deceiving, and it meant stabbing people squarely in the back.  I suppose I have the luxury of saying that I was able to separate the friendships from the game-play, because I wasn't the one being betrayed.  However, I really do consider most everyone in this game a good friend.  My votes were all about the game.  I am proud of how I played  this game.  I set myself a goal, realized what I needed to do to acheive it and never waivered from that goal for an instant.  Now that I am here, I look back and realize — I played the hell out of this game!  I only can hope that the jury sees it the same way.  We'll see."

Jon considers how the jury will vote.  "I think I'll get Staton's vote... I think he'll respect my gameplay and a conversation we had will get me some brownie points.  I think I've got Diana's vote ... Michelle is gonna vote for gameplay, I think I have a good chance in getting her vote.  Miriam, I think she's gonna vote for gameplay.  I did use that reward on her ... so Miriam's vote is a toss-up.  Janei is a toss-up, I'll probably lose her vote.  Shane, another toss-up ... Tabi's vote will be a toss-up ... As for Kelley, I'm not sure."

Rick speculates, "I would guess that I'll get Staton, Miriam and Janei's vote.  I was upfront and honest with them, never led them on at all, and took the time to talk with them and get to know them a little.  I probably have Shane's vote.  I doubt I have Michelle's vote, and I'm pretty convinced that Diana will vote against me."

NORTHERN ONTARIO, DAY 35

As the Jury are transported to the Tribal Council grounds, they stop at some of the scenic backdrops to reflect on the final two:

TABATHA:
I wish I could have gotten to know Jon better.  You're a great person as far as what I do know of you.

DIANA:
Rick is personally a good friend and always will be.  He really is a good person.
I've always said I don't have a maternal bone in my body, but if I ever did have a kid, I would pray that he is half the person Jon is.

MIRIAM:
Rick seemed really cool the few times I spoke to him.
Jon is a very sweet kid, who had a presence of mind.

SHANE:
Jon was quiet and really wasn't part of the team, but I wish him luck in all he does.

FINAL TRIBAL COUNCIL

Jon and Rick arrive at Tribal Council, each carrying their own torch.  They place their torches on the rack behind them, and take a seat.  A moment later, the jury enters:  Staton, Michelle, Miriam, Janei, Shane, Diana, Tabatha and Kelley.  Kelley looks very refreshed after a day at the spa.  They take their places opposite Jon and Rick.

Zoe thanks everyone for attending.  "Rick and Jon, you've both come as far as you can in this game.  The power now shifts to the jury, who will decide which one of you deserves to be crowned the winner.  Before we begin with the jury questions though, I'd like each of you to address the jury members.  You can say whatever you feel is necessary to say to them."

OPENING STATEMENTS

JON:  Let me start by saying what an awesome game this was!  I hope you understand the decisions I made, easy and hard, in this game were to advance me further — whether sticking to allegiances or voting out of respect without jeopardizing any friendships.  Well, the power is all yours jury!

RICK:  Thanks for a great game!  Even though you are Jury Members, I wouldn't be here without you.  You each played a part in helping me be here.  Yes, lies, deceit and good luck got me here, also — but in this game, I would expect it out of you was well.

JURY CONFRONTATION - STATON

STATON:  Jon, how much do you think your desire to win has affected your actions in the game?  What do you think was your one most honorable and least honorable moment?

JON:  Well, my desire to win led me to make decisions I didn't want to.  Some examples would be the Cree booting order and Michelle.  I agreed to advance me further in this game; had I voted for someone else, I probably would've been next.  My most honourable moment was sticking to Diana — I was somewhat blindsided but had I been informed that it was her time to go, I would've scrambled to save her and wouldn't vote for her because we had an alliance.  My least honourable moments were voting for Tabatha and Michelle.  Michelle and I made an alliance early on — the "Canadian alliance."  I don't think there was anything I could've done to save her.  Voting off Tabatha was another least-honourable moment.  It was done out of respect:  she was a silent threat and usually came in the top 3/4 in challenges.

STATON:  Rick, could you describe your strategy in this game to me?  Also, do you feel you have played either a more ethical or more strategic game than Jon?  Good luck!

RICK:  My 'strategy' in this game was simple:  do what needed to be done to get where I wanted to go.  In order to get to the 'Final 2' all but one other person must get voted out of the game.  It's plainly simple.  In order to accomplish this, I had to convince different people at different times that someone else was more of a threat than I was at that particular moment.  I achieved this rather well considering I met my goal, and yet never once received a single vote at any Tribal Council in this entire game — even after it became glaringly obvious what I was doing.  As far as whether I played a more 'ethical or strategic' game than Jon, mine was definitely a strategic game.

JURY CONFRONTATION - DIANA

DIANA:  Rick, the strategy you seem to have used is one of complete deceit, lies and wanton backstabbing (and you are damned good at it too).  Why should we vote for you as ultimate survivor?

RICK:  Yes, Diana, I lied, deceived and backstabbed everyone in this game, save three people (Cree:  Staton, Miriam and Janei).  I won't deny it.  In the end, this game comes down to the fact that everyone but two people must be voted out of the game.  I decided about halfway through this game that one of those two people was going to be me.  And, honestly, Diana, the decision to take you out was the hardest.  Yet, in the end, I did what I did, and got where I set out to go, and never once received a vote at any Tribal Council.  So, why should I be the 'ultimate survivor' in this game?  Because I truly PLAYED the hell out of this game, and played all of you.  Did I do you wrong?  Yes.  I don't deny it.  But, I had to separate 'personal' from 'game'.  Yes, I have the 'luxury' of being able to say that, since I wasn't the one betrayed, but I truly value the relationships that formed during this game.  Yet, the game was an entity all its own.

DIANA:  Jon, you mentioned something about betrayal.  Can you elaborate on who you betrayed and why you felt it necessary to mention it in your final words?

JON:  Well I didn't mention betrayal but if you meant the reasons behind the decisions I made to advance me further then I can explain... Some of these moments include voting Cree and Michelle.  I felt it was necessary to mention it in my final words to clarify why I voted the way I did.  Some of my reasons for my votes were simple and brief and that was done so people can't read my strategy.  If Zoe gave me more than 50 words, then maybe I could explain a bit more.  By the way, ooo and it wasn't a stupid act.

JURY CONFRONTATION - KELLEY

KELLEY:  Well, here we are.  Congratulations, Jon and Rick.  As you know, the final TC is a time for honesty, so I'm not going to hold anything back (and yes Rick, this means no bullshit for once).  Rick, I respect a good strategy, which I admit you had, but I also respect loyalty and integrity, concepts that in this game seemed to be foreign to you.  I don't know whether or not you take people's feelings seriously, but you did several things in this game that showed a distinct lack of respect to people who considered you a friend.  All I have to ask is this:  are you proud of how you played?  If you win the game, knowing that the consequences of what you did could cost you more than just jury votes... was it worth it?

RICK:  Kelley, yes, I am proud of how I played this game.  I did not play to hurt people's feelings, I played to win.  And, as I've mentioned, in order to win, you have to vote out everyone but one other.  I respect each and every person that made the merge.  I value the time that we got to know each other.  If I lose more than a Jury vote from people because of how I played this game, then I am truly sorry that my relationships with them were based on something so fragile and shallow as an online game.  To me, and this is 'no bullshit' (as you asked), what goes on in these games doesn't exist outside these games.  I am fully capable of separating the game from the 'friendship' and yes, I have been in your position many times over, and been able to do that.  In fact, some of my best friends in the whole world, I met in these games, and got done wrong by them.  (Ask Diana for details on that one, if you wish.)

KELLEY:  Jon, I never really got to know you that well, so it's very hard for me to come up with reasons why I should vote for you.  Neither of us had very stellar communication with players in the game as far as I can gather... and I don't feel I can make a decision based on what I know right now.  So therefore my question is:  what makes you Jon?  What are some characteristics about yourself that make you the person you are, in and outside of Survivor?  Thanks and good luck!

JON:  Well, Jon is a young guy.  I'm different from the stereotypes.  I have a lot of care and respect for myself and everyone as it is important to me.  I can be silly at times but I know when I push the line and when I don't.  I enjoy music and reality shows.  American/Canadian Idol is one of my favourites because it combines two of my favorite things.  I play the piano and I have the talent of "singing in the shower." (laughs)

JURY CONFRONTATION - MIRIAM

MIRIAM:  Rick, congrats on getting this far!  Do you think it is possible to win this game by playing with integrity?  And do you feel you did or did not do so?

RICK:  Is it possible to win an [online reality game] with integrity?  Yes, it is entirely possible to do so.  Is that the path I chose in this game?  Honestly, No.  I purposely chose a path of deceit and lies.  In fact, you were one of only three people I did not lie to in this game.  Yet, I am sure that was of little consolation at the time.  So, in short, yes, its possible, but I chose not to take that path in this game.

MIRIAM:  Jon, congratulations on getting to the final two!  What was your strategy coming into the merge, and do you feel you played the game with integrity?

JON:  Well before I explain my strategry for the merge, I'm going explain my pre-merge strategy so you know why I shifted strategies.  Pre-game, I planned on laying back a little.  Then the game starts and I felt like I wasn't sticking to my intial plan!  I contributed a lot in challenges and felt it was gonna be my downfall.  At the merge, I backed off a bit, the first 3 weeks the most.  My plan was to let the threats go against the threats and everyone would forget about me.  This came true when the Michelle thing happened and everyone wanted her gone.  Then Shane and Diana were targeted because [they were] strong.  To sum it all up, my pre-game strategy came into effect at the merge and the threats targeted everyone.  In terms of integrity, I think I played the game with it.  I was loyal to the people I had plans with.  I didn't tell anyone that I was going to stick with them until the final-two (except Diana and Rick later on).

JURY CONFRONTATION - TABATHA

TABATHA:  This is for Jon... Is there anything you would change with how you played the game?  If so, what and why?

JON:  I don't think there is anything I would change.  Maybe the reasons I voted off a person because it came off the wrong way in at least two instances ... my votes for you.  The Tribal Council Diana was voted off, I felt that no one really knew you.  Mostly everyone felt they [hadn't] really talked to you.  I did notice that you did pretty well in challenges.  However, I didn't really notice how well you did in challenges until the Tribal Council Diana was voted off.  The Tribal Council you were voted off, it was done out of respect for your strength in challenges.  I did feel you haven't put effort in getting to know us and was disappointed since it was so late in the game.  That is what I meant about the fairness about my vote.

TABATHA:  This is for Rick... You need to give me a damn good reason why I should vote for you to win and I don't want lies!

RICK:  My Damn Good Reason — Here it is...  I played the hell out of this game.  I set myself on a goal of making the Final-Two, and I did what I needed to do to get me there.  And, in doing so, I even accomplished a phenomenal task of never receiving a vote at any TC in this game.  That, in and of itself, is a damn good reason.  But, other than that, I accomplished the very thing needed (as much as one person can do for themselves) and that was to make sure that everyone else got voted out instead of me.

JURY CONFRONTATION - MICHELLE

MICHELLE:  My question to Jon... All Paleo members had an alliance to keep each other together in the game.  But apparently you all couldn't wait a few more weeks to stay true to that agreement.  I was backstabbed by you directly along with every other remaining Paleo member.  So now I'm stuck with a choice between two people who both screwed me over.  First of all, what lead you to make the decision to backstab me and the entire tribal alliance (why weren't you thinking for yourself)?  Secondly, why should I vote for you and how would you suggest I make this tough decision?

JON:  Well, my decision was based on what I had to do to advance me further.  The truth is, I wanted Janei gone early since I [hadn't] talked to her.  Had I been vocal about that idea, I could've been targeted next.  It was a decision that would've helped me.  I wish I could've scrambled to save you but by the time I got online, everyone had already voted.

MICHELLE:  My question to Rick... I was under the impression during the game that we were in an alliance.  You were the first person I trusted in this game.  I helped you out and I thought you were going to help me out.  Not only did you backstab me on that alliance, but also on the alliance that all Paleo members had with each other.  Keeping this in mind, why on earth should I vote for you when you did nothing truthful for me in the game?  Why didn't you come to me and ask what my plans were instead of jumping on the backstabbing bandwagon?

RICK:  I find it highly suspect that you question me on our alliance.  Yes, I made an alliance with you, but once we did make our alliance, you stopped talking to me.  Kinda put the "value" of our alliance in perspective for me.  Then when we merged, it got around that you were dashing as fast as your fingers could type for a deal to backstab all of Paleo.  I did IM you about this and you never responded.  That was answer enough for me.  I'm not blaming you for trying to backstab, I could hardly fault anyone for that.  You just played your hand way too early and not carefully enough.

CLOSING STATEMENTS

JON:  Well, this has been an awesome game and it's been an honour playing with you guys.  I don't have much to say as I think I felt I stated as much as I could.  I hope I cleared up things in terms of my votes and strategy.  I made these decisions to advance me further.  I hope things didn't come off the wrong way or it didn't jeopardize any friendships (which wasn't my intention).  Anyways, It's up to you jury!

RICK:  I played a different game this time, for sure.  I'd play to 'make friends' ... those 'friends' always put me on the Jury ... so I've been in your position many times before.  I changed my strategy this time.  I played to win, pure and simple.  I realized that in order to get me here I would have to make sure that all but one other got voted out of this game.  It meant deceiving people and it meant stabbing people squarely in the back.  I suppose I have the 'luxury' of saying that I was able to separate the friendships from the game-play, because I wasn't the one being betrayed.  However, I really do consider most everyone in this game a good friend.  I only hope that once the game is over [you] can get past that as well.  I am proud of how I played this game.  I set myself a goal, realized what I needed to do to acheive it and never waivered from that goal for an instant.  Now that I am here, at this goal, I look back and realize:  I played the hell out of this game!  I only can hope that you, the Jury, sees it the same way.

THE JURY VOTES

This is it.  This time, you are voting for the person you believe deserves to be the Sole Survivor.  You are not voting to kick someone out of the game — you are voting for the winner.  Once all eight jury members have cast their votes, they will be read out.

The first vote is for...

JON
This game has been a yo-yo from day one.  First off I made my alliance with Shane... We had aligned with others, too, and we had decided we would keep our friendship a secret until the end of the game.  Anyway, Shane came to me one day asking if I would mind aligning with Rick.  I was like, 'well sure.'  Damn, how stupid was I?  If I knew he had horns growing out his head I would have never aligned with him.  I understand the whole outwit-outlast-outplay thing.  I have played in many, many games, but Rick you have to be the most deceitful person I have ever played with.  I just don't see why you had to [say] you were well-liked.  You had it all by your side.  Hell, Shane and I had decided it would be me, you and him in the final three.  If I won I would take Shane, if Shane won he would take me, and If you won that last Immunity I know deep down you would have chosen Shane.  That was no biggie to me — at least I would have played with integrity and I would have told you when it got down there:  If you don't win this last Immunity then I am sorry but it's me and Shane in the end.  I just don't like the idea of lying and being the way you have been in this game, and to think I would vote you to win.  A lot of people play these games and don't have to be so arrogant about the whole thing like you have been.  Ya know had you came to me and said... Tab, I am sorry but I am voting you this tribal council, I wouldn't have said a word — but you just voted me and gave me no clue, even asked me if we were still voting the way we had talked before!  You are a venomous snake ready to bite your prey!  Jon on the other hand, he played the way I like:  laid back, calm, cool and collected.  Things just fell into place for him.  Jon kept the integrity intact.  Even though I didn't get close with him I respect the way he played.  So with that said I have to vote for the person who played respectivly and didn't stab me in the back.  So my Vote is for JON to win.
(Tabatha)

...2nd vote in...

JON
my vote is for Jon I don't think Rick deserves it.
(Shane)

...that's two votes for Jon...

...3rd and 4th in (1st jury member award, 1 extra TC vote)...

JON x2
both of my votes go to Jon.  Best of luck buddy.  i feel u played the most honest game.
(Staton)

...that's four votes for Jon...

...5th vote in...

JON
He played an honest game and was always very respectful and polite to me... and he knew where "crossing the line" was and when and where it was in his best interests.  He handled the questions with humility and an understanding of what he did wrong, and I feel he proved that you can win the game with integrity and respect.  Great game, Jon!
(Kelley)

...6th vote in...

JON
I haven't seen much in either player that really blew me away and made me think one of you absolutely deserves to win.  But when it comes down to it, Rick, you just deserve it less.  I vote for Jon to win Survivor Canada 3.
(Michelle)

...7th vote in...

JON
I don't know if reading your answers helped me a whole lot.  In the end, I have to say that I think integrity is the most important thing.  The fact that you, Rick, "chose" not to bothers me — and the fact that Jon would have tried to "save" Michelle shows me he has integrity.  I applaud you both for playing this game extremely well... but with very different methods.  To that end, I would rather someone who has the character and integrity win this game and prove it can be done, than someone who chooses not to.  Jon, congratulations, you have my vote.  Rick... best of luck and I wish you well.
(Miriam)

...8th vote in...

JON
Well, I'm voting for Jon.  Why?  Because I said I would not vote for Rick and I have always been a woman of my word (like Alicia, sans the bitterness).  Jon has played well and his strategy was much harder than just plain ole screwing everyone, that's too easy.  It's a much more difficult path and more deserving of the title Ultimate Survivor.  As with Boston Rob, being purely evil doesn't guarantee a win.  Jeff Probst was right, John Nash's theory does apply:  single-minded focus on one goal does not guarantee the obtaining of said goal.  It takes more than just plain ole backstabbing to get to the end, that is a big price to pay, too big.
(Diana)

...Final Vote in...

RICK
I am voting for Rick to win the title.  He played this game to win, and while he may created some very pissed-off jury members, he didn't affect me like he did with them.  I appreciate the fact he talked to me at the merge as well.  I wish both Jon and Rick good luck.
(Janei)

With a vote of 8 to 1... Jon you are the sole Survivor and the Winner of Survivor Canada 3!!

Congratulations, Jon!!!

Wow, every single Jury Member Voted.  See I told you that you were the best!!  Thanks to everyone for making SC3 a complete success!!!!!!

All the awards will be posted on site and on each of your profiles.

JURY

Name	Received Votes from
JON	Tabatha, Shane, Staton x2, Kelley, Michelle, Miriam, Diana
RICK	Janei

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Bonus Episode:  Jury Special

Previously on Survivor Canada...

Day 17:  Staton, the tribe has spoken.  You have been eliminated from Survivor Canada 3.  You are now the first member of the Jury.  Thank you for playing, Staton.  We'll see you soon.

Day 20:  Michelle, the tribe has spoken.  You have been eliminated from Survivor Canada 3 and now own the second jury seat.  Thank You for playing.  Don't go far as the final TC isn't that far away.

Day 23:  Miriam, the tribe has spoken.  You have been eliminated from Survivor Canada 3 and have become the third Jury Member.  We thank you for playing and hope you will watch the rest of the game.

You've seen the story of the Survivors who return to camp after Tribal Council.  But what happens to those whose torches have been snuffed?  What happens while sequestered on the mysterious jury?  Find out NOW!

NORTHERN ONTARIO

The camera opens on a still of the lime-green Keyano flag, pulling back to an aerial shot over the rocky clearing of Keyano's campsite.  The view swings and becomes slightly jarred as the aircraft races through a time-lapsed flight, past the Tribal Council area and production tents, past lakes with temporary floating docks, over the forest canopy and granite outcroppings.  What seems a short flight away, the view returns to normal and takes in a complex of huge log cabins, A-frame cottages and an acreage of patio decks.

This is the Peace Island Lodge, a fly-in resort in Northwestern Ontario leased for the production of Survivor Canada 3.  Forbidden from any outside contact, the Jury is sequestered at the main lodge where they have full use of the staff and facilities of the luxurious resort.

In an obvious advertising showcase, panoramic camera sweeps of the resort are shown while it is described:

The main lodge is a cathedral-style log cabin lodge with a giant fireplace hand-made from lake stones.  The lodge and its pine furniture was originally hand-crafted by the Mennonites back in the late 60's and used as a missionary.  Then the lodge was bought, more cabins were added and it was named Keyamawun Lodge, Cree for "Peaceful Place".  This was the inspiration to change the name to Peace Island Lodge in 1992.

The lodge has a surrounding porch that looks out over the lake, providing a cool breeze in the summer heat and capturing spectacular sunsets.  There is a hot tub and sauna, a sand beach, nature trail, and world-class fishing for Walleye, Trophy Northern Pike and Big Lake Trout.  Because no hunting is permitted, guests can enjoy the splendor of nature and the opportunity to witness wildlife such as Moose, Black Bear, Lynx, Otters, Bald Eagles, Pine Martins, Mink, Beaver and Wolverines.  Cree fishing guides are provided, and the chef and kitchen staff spend all day preparing a top-notch menu.

At Peace Island Lodge, there is a surprising amount of luxury for a lodge so deep into the Canadian wilderness.

The first to arrive was Staton, when he was outnumbered at the merge by the Paleo tribe and voted-off 8-2-1.  He had the ten-bedroom lodge to himself until the next Juror arrived on Day 21.  In an unexpected move, Michelle was turned upon by her Paleo Pride alliance partners and voted-off 7-0.  On Day 24, their third housemate joined them.  It was Miriam, voted-off 6-1-1 after several close calls.

JURY LODGE, DAY 24

"Well, Miriam, I hate to see that you had to join me in here.  I was rooting for you!" Staton tells her.  "Janei is still there and maybe she can get lucky and pull one out for Cree."

Miriam is all hugs for Staton.  "How I have missed you!!!" she exclaims.  Miriam adds, "I want you to know that I played fair."

Staton tells her, "I don't really care for anyone in the game besides you." — because she was the only one who gave him a chance after the merge.

Michelle gives the two from Cree a moment, not wanting to break up their reunion.  "I'm not really cheering for anyone specific to win," she tells them, "but it'll definitely be interesting to see how it turns out."

Michelle doesn't like how everyone took everything so personally.  "It's a game and mine is over this time so I really don't care about it.  I just want to be friends so we can compare notes on who deserves to win and talk about what's going on in the game and stuff like that — it would be a lot more enjoyable for us all."

Miriam feels she doesn't really know Paleo.  "They all seem very nice, but Shane tried to save me so him and Diana are my favourites at this point."  Miriam notes one negative point is that Diana hasn't done much in the challenges.  "If you want to fill us in, please do."

Michelle feels that she's enjoyed being with all the women she's met in the game, but didn't get as much chance to talk with the dudes.  "I'd say I'm rooting for a woman to win."

Michelle adds, "Shane actually called me a bitch last week so he's not exactly high on my favourite dudes list."  Michelle was surprised when Janei won the last immunity, and admires how the last three Cree have been working so extraordinarily hard since the merge.

Miriam is surprised at this revelation about Shane.  "He was always nice to me... as were each of the Paleo members."  Miriam felt that Paleo were all "rock solid" although Tabatha, Rick and Kelley were more distant than others.  However, where she is forgiving of the Paleo majority, Miriam is still stubbornly holding onto some issues with Janei.  "I can not in good conscience support Janei."  Miriam openly states that she hopes to see Janei in the jury next.

"There's only two people left in this game that even tried to get to know me and that I want to win."  Staton tells Miriam, "You have your reasons against Janei, but Janei and Diana are the two I support."  Staton admits that he might be wrong, but doesn't believe Shane is the nice guy Miriam thinks he is.  "I just don't like his vibe."

Not many tried to get to know Staton, and Staton says that without Diana or Janei up there "my vote will have no meaning."  He could care less about the rest of the people.  "I know it's a game... well, it's still a game when I don't vote for them in the end.  I've been walked-on in too many games."

JURY LODGE, DAY 25

Zoe pays a call on the sequestered jury, after hearing of Staton's comments about not voting in the end.

"Staton... You have to vote for a winner at final Tribal Council.  It is your duty as a member of the Jury.  If you have no intentions of doing so, please let me know now so I can take you off the jury and replace you with someone that will go all the way with the game.  And please do not tell me here that you will if you won't."

"Gosh, Zoe," Staton replies, "I didn't say I wasn't gonna vote.  I said that the people that think they didn't do anything wrong... they won't be getting my vote in the end.  I have to vote for someone."

Zoe is very glad to hear that.  "It sounded like you weren't gonna vote... a big sigh of relief for me, thanks Staton!"

Staton adds that, "Most I prefer not to vote for but I know I will 'cause it's my duty."

Miriam suggests to just see how it all plays out.  "At this point we are in agreement that Diana has our vote."  Regarding Janei, Miriam hopes the two of them can agree to disagree.

Staton says that he understands and respects Miriam's reasons.

TRIBAL COUNCIL, DAY 26

Janei, the Tribe has spoken.  You have been eliminated from Survivor Canada 3 and have become the fourth Jury Member.  We hope you will watch the rest of the game.  Thanks for playing Janei.

JURY LODGE, DAY 27

When Janei comes in, anxious to hear what the Jury members are discussing and hears that Miriam has been mentioning her all the time, she can only laugh.  "Miriam, get over it, please.  The three of us were doomed and you had as good a chance as I did.  How about we get past what happened in the first tribal council and talk about what's happening well after the merge."

Janei feels great to see Staton again, saying he's a "dear, pleasant person to be around."  Janei regrets not getting to talk more with Michelle during the game...

"When I found out that Michelle was to get voted out, it was the perfect opportunity to re-arrange a new alliance.  I saw it as life for Miriam and myself.  Hoping that Michelle could rally up a few members, I was going to tell her that she was in trouble and hope that she would accept Miriam and myself for our help.  But granted, we never did reach each other in time and I would have had a difficult time talking Miriam into doing it."

Janei is eager to see who gets voted out next, since Paleo Pride has to turn on each other now.

Staton welcomes Janei to their "homely abound" and congratulates her on being the last Cree standing.  "I was rooting for you but like you said, we were doomed from the beginning."  Staton finds it weird how people voted him out they said it was because he was a threat.  "Whatever, we were gone 1-2-3 anyway.  But good game, girl, and now it's our turn to do the voting."

Michelle has to agree with Staton about Cree being voted out.  "I think we wanted to figure out who was the strongest and get them out first because all three of you worked really hard.  Miriam and Janei each won immunity.  You were all great players and it was more a matter of eenie-meenie-miney-mo."  Michelle doesn't have any hard feelings about anything.  "All I care about is seeing who's still standing at the end.  I just hope it ends up being at least one deserving player."  At the moment Michelle can't think of exactly who that might be.

Staton understands.  "I hope the final two are Kelley and Diana."

JURY LODGE, DAY 28

To pass the time, Janei asks for predictions about who they think is going.  "No ill-feelings, just predictions."  Her best guess would be Jon at the next Tribal Council.

Staton says, "Truthfully, I would like to see Shane go."

Michelle agrees that she'd like to see Shane go.  "But I don't think he will.  I think maybe Rick, Tabatha or Diana may be next to go."  She notes that there seems to be a lack of participation recently, now that the Cree are all gone.  Michelle notes that they're only a week away from the final two.

Staton agrees that they have all slacked off a lot.  "I think Jon has been the least active of any — correct me if I'm wrong, you know them better."

"Jon's been pretty inactive since the beginning," Michelle agrees.  "But he may end up coasting his way through because of that."  She suspects Paleo will vote based on player strength and whatever alliances are left standing.  "Many people claimed to be in alliance with me and there was a smaller group of us who pretended to be aligned.  So depending on who the first one to go is, I may have a bit of an idea on who's holding the power in the game."

Michelle adds, "By past actions, alliances mean nothing in this game.  They'll stick by them for as long as it's convenient and then run on them.  But that's the way the game is played.  Strategic moves, aligning, and a whole lot of luck."

Miriam has been watching who's won the challenges.  "Kelley has won a lot!  So my guess would be Kelley, or Jon if Kelley wins immunity."

Staton thinks Kelley is nice.  "I'd like to see her stay around for a bit."

Miriam thinks that having won so many challenges puts a target on Kelley and Diana's backs.  "I haven't gotten to talk much with Kelley; it isn't that I don't want Kelley to win, just that I want Diana to win more."

Staton laughs.  "I'd be happy if they both made the final two."

"I didn't get to talk much with Kelley while I was in the game, either," Michelle says, "but she was a pretty good player.  I have a hunch that the next to go will be a guy."

TRIBAL COUNCIL, DAY 29

Shane, your tribe has spoken, you have been voted out of Survivor Canada 3.  You are now the fifth Jury Member of the game.  Thanks for playing Shane and we look forward to your final thoughts on the game.

JURY LODGE, DAY 30

Miriam welcomes Shane to the jury, as does Staton.

Shane, however, isn't very talkative.  He goes hiking on the nature trail and tries to find peace after his rude ejection from the game, betrayed and voted out 5-0 after a reward was counted.

JURY LODGE, DAY 31

Zoe calls on the Jury after wrapping-up the "Hot Potato" challenge at Keyano.

"I just wanted to say that it's great that you all are keeping up with the game and staying in contact.  That makes a great jury and I thank you all," she tells them.  She reminds them that they are sequestered, and that she will still enforce the rules of the game.

"Yes, ma'am!" Staton replies.  "We try our best to follow the rules Mrs. Hostess."

"Ms," Zoe corrects.

"Oh yeah, that's what I meant."

TRIBAL COUNCIL, DAY 32

Diana, the tribe has spoken, you have been eliminated from Survivor Canada 3 and now own the sixth Jury seat.  Thank-you for playing and please post your final thoughts.  Don't go far though, as the final Tribal Council isn't that far away... so keep on watching!

JURY LODGE, DAY 33

Miriam welcomes Diana.  "I'm soo sorry you got voted off.  I think you are awesome and I really think you should have won."

"Hey, girlie!" Michelle calls to Diana.  "Your final words were fantastic.  I enjoyed every syllable, you're absolutely right.  But remember, everyone backstabbed me first, so I'm not surprised they'd do it to you or anyone else.  It's kinda disappointing.  I'm sure you're having the same dilemma I am about who to vote for.  But now that it's over, hopefully we can start up our friendship where we left it off.  And like they say:  if you can't make it to the end, go fighting to the end!"

Diana laughs; she did do her final words for the effect.  "I was a little pissed off at Rick... hoped he would warn me but alas, he's more focused than I.  Of course I expect us to pick up our friendship where we left off, woman!  You're fantastic and I look forward to chatting with you more."

Diana has hardly arrived when she starts something with Janei.  "You really are as stupid as I first thought you were!"

"Wow!  What makes you say that?" Staton asks, stepping in.  He'd also played peacemaker on Cree when Rob and Aiden were fighting, and it comes naturally.

"Her comments..." Diana replies, "are incredibly stupid and childish."  She says that very early in the game, Janei had an "incredibly ridiculous hissy-fit" when Diana made little joke about Cree losing the challenge.  "Granted, it was in bad taste but I was just kidding around.  I laughed for days over that one."

Staton says that he doesn't know anything about that.

Janei decides to hold her tongue.  They only have a couple days left in the jury lodge, and she doesn't want to spend them fighting.

Later, Miriam again raises the big Question:  Who does everyone want to win?  "In a way Kelley has been the strongest, but I go for the underdog and am looking towards Rick or Jon."

"I usually go for the person who has earned it," Staton responds, "and Kelley has kicked some ass.  Go Kelley!"

Diana goes further and shares her thoughts on the final four:  She knows Tabatha mainly through Rick, who said she was a strong player and won a couple games.  Diana and Kelley said they'd align at the beginning of the game but never really did.  Diana says that she's friends with Rick, and didn't expect him to stab her in the back especially without any warning.  "He has a very short temper and plays quite sleazy.  He hates to lose and is very manipulative ... he is definitely the least-deserving in my eyes."  Diana says that Jon is her favourite, despite what she said in her final words, and that he's a great kid and a deserving player.

Staton thanks Diana for the information.  "That helps me a lot."

"Fabulous overview," Michelle tells Diana.  "You're right on the money from what I can remember."  She'd figured Kelley was a threat from early on but admires that Kelley has come this far.  "I think I'd like to be able to vote for someone who played the game ... our final questions will give us all the information that we need."

In the evening, as the Tribal Council nears, Michelle wonders who will be next to join them.  "I'm guessing maybe Kelley or Rick but that's a shot in the dark."

"I'm thinking Jon or Rick," Staton says, though he calls it a random guess.  "I hope everyone is doing fine."

Michelle thought Kelley may be voted out as such a strong player, until news arrives that Kelley won immunity.  "Way to go, Kelley!" she exclaims, thinking Kelley could make it to the end.

Staton replies, enigmatically, "Kelley is definitely-probably the strongest one left in the game."

Miriam's guess:  "I think it will be Jon or Tabatha."

TRIBAL COUNCIL, DAY 33

Tabatha, the tribe has spoken, you have been eliminated from Survivor Canada 3 and now own the seventh Jury seat.  Thank-You for playing and please post your final thoughts.  Don't go far though, as the final Tribal Council isn't that far away... so keep on watching!

JURY LODGE, DAY 34

"I'm here!" Tabatha announces herself.  "Not wanting to be... but here."

Staton welcomes Tabatha with open arms, and Tabatha requests a group-hug.  Diana, Michelle and others pile in.  Michelle breaks it up with butt slaps all around.

Tabatha tells them straight-up, "I know who I will not give my vote for winner!"  She swears to get "sweet revenge" on Rick.

"You definitely were active, Tabatha," Staton tells her.  "But I was, too, and look at what happened to me."

Diana laughs.  "Tabatha, you are killing me today!"  She asks, "So how do we get our revenge?"

Tabatha notes how Rick got Diana.  And with herself, Rick has struck again.

Staton is confused, but Diana explains, "I think she means that Rick led her by the nose and stabbed her in the back."  Diana asks Tabatha for more details.

"Oh, he had me believe the whole night last night that we were voting Jon.  Right up until Zoe announced who was out.  Then he shut up!" Tabatha growls.  "I don't mind playing Survivor and I don't mind losing... it's just losing to someone who plays dirty that pisses me off."

Staton agrees.  "If I'm going I'd like for people to tell me and not hide it and you did a great job of letting me know I was gone!" he laughs.  Michelle had let it slip just before Tribal Council, thinking Staton was someone else in the dark.  "I'm like that.  I don't mind losing but if you're going to lie to me about it, screw you."

Diana is also in agreement.  "Rick had the audacity to say he was fed up with people who immediately try to jump ship and form other alliances, but he's all for the backstabbing — too sad."

Michelle might find that all a bit hypocritical.  "I know I would have liked to have known that everyone was conspiring against me," she tells them pointedly, "so I could have provided some explanations.  I think it's definitely the better thing to let a person know if they're even at all at risk of being voted out so they can go on damage control and finish what they need to in the game.  It gives a better sense of closure.  But that's the psychologist in my speaking."

"I think once the game is over and people see some things," Tabatha says, "it will bring a whole new light to lots!"

Staton agrees.  "I definitely think so, too."

Miriam has heard that Rick is playing dirty, that Kelley has played a helluva game, and that Jon has played the most honest game.  (Even if he forced Miriam to sit out of her last challenge.)  "I just don't know if I'm convinced that Kelley — who hardly spoke to me at all — deserves to win."

"Vote for who you want, it's not something we all have to agree on," Staton reminds Miriam.  "I have narrowed down my vote to two people and right now I'm leaning more on one than the other."

Diana advises Miriam that, "Jon is the most honest and the smartest at challenges.  Rick is just a dirtyplayer.  Kelley is shrewd, has played well, but not made many friends.  That's just my humble opinion."

Michelle wonders about deals on the final challenge.  "Sometimes people will say, 'I'll let you win if you take me to the final two'.  I think that's a cheap way to play."  Michelle wonders if that will happen this time.

Tabatha knows who she won't vote for — so does Staton.

Zoe arrives at midday.  She says that she's heard talk of revenge, and asks them if they'd like to leave the resort to get a little early payback on the final three.  Eyes light up, and Zoe explains how they can take part in the Final Immunity Challenge.

TRIBAL COUNCIL, DAY 34

Kelley... thank you for an incredible game.  You are a very strong and active player.  It was great having you in Survivor Canada 3 and I do hope that you will accept my invitation to be in SC4 - All Stars.  You now are the final jury member.

NORTHERN ONTARIO, NIGHT 34

The complete Jury is assembled for the first time right after the Tribal Council.  When they are out of earshot from the finalists and allowed to speak again, Tabatha goes on about getting her "sweet revenge" upon Rick, eliciting immediate laughter from Staton and Diana.

"Amen, girl!" Kelley agrees, and hugs everyone.

"So sad now that you're joining us," Staton tells Kelley.  "In a way it makes my vote easier now."

JURY LODGE, NIGHT 34

After Kelley gets some food into her and a visit from the masseuse, Kelley talks to the others about her place in the game.

"In the past, I've always been the nice one who is brought to the final four or three and kicked out as a threat to win the game.  I thought that if I toned it down a little bit, and was less vocal and developed less relationships with the jurors, I might have a chance of making the finals."

Kelley then laughs.  "Well, stupid me!"  She wishes she'd gotten the chance to know some of them better in the game and hopefully afterwards will be able to amend that.

Tabatha can't believe Rick won the last challenge — despite her best efforts.

Miriam gives "props" to Kelley for getting this far, but is glad that Rick chose to take Jon to finals and thinks he made a terrible mistake in doing so.

"Either way, he wasn't getting my vote," Staton laughs.

JURY LODGE, DAY 35

Tabatha tells the others that she spoke with Shane, who's been keeping to himself.  "He still plans on being in the jury on the final vote," she assures everyone.  Tabatha herself promises to have some brutal questions.

Kelley laughs.  "Rick is the textbook definition of full-of-shit.  He's a sweet guy, but I don't appreciate being lied to for no reason.  It was unnecessary and stupid."

Staton finds it incredible that everyone feels the same about Rick.  "Why couldn't you all have kept me and booted Rick?" he asks, laughing.  He thinks the final Tribal Council will be fun.  "And with me holding two votes, I hold some power so that's cool."

Miriam is beginning to believe that it will be a landslide win.

Diana has a chat with Kelley.  Diana wished it was Jon and Kelley in the final two; they were the nicer players.  Kelley appreciates that, adding, "Rick really is a lying sack of s**t, isn't he?"

"Don't hold back, baby," Diana laughs, "tell me how you really feel."

"I wouldn't be pissed if he didn't tell me right before I left that he was voting Jon off," Kelley says.

Diana assures her that it was the same with everyone.  Rick never told Diana, and they're supposed to be good friends.  "He's a dirty player... at least he's consistent."

Kelley thinks that Rick played the game really well strategically.  "But he's suck a dick!" she laughs.

As a person, Diana and Kelley admit they like Rick.  But as a player... that's something else.

Zoe comes down from her own rooms at the resort, to address the Jury.

"I am so very glad to see all of you staying actively involved in the game.  So many times the players voted out just disappear and that's unfair to all involved.  I thank you very much for being the incredible people that you all are!"

Zoe goes over the instructions for the Final Tribal Council once again, and makes certain that the Jury understand how it will work.

Staton gives Zoe an eager, "okie dokie!"

"Absolutely wouldn't miss it!" Miriam says with enthusiasm.

"Ready for action!" Kelley exclaims.  She mimes setting weapon sights and chambering a round, making Staton laugh.

Diana agrees with the sentiment, saying, "Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill!"

Everybody laughs.

While the Jury are transported to the Tribal Council grounds, a director has them stop at certain points to take advantage of the vista as a backdrop for them to share some of their thoughts on the final two:

TABATHA:
I wish I could have gotten to know Jon better.  You're a great person as far as what I do know of you.

DIANA:
Rick is personally a good friend and always will be.  He really is a good person.
I've always said I don't have a maternal bone in my body, but if I ever did have a kid, I would pray that he is half the person Jon is.

MIRIAM:
Rick seemed really cool the few times I spoke to him.
Jon is a very sweet kid, who had a presence of mind.

SHANE:
Jon was quiet and really wasn't part of the team, but I wish him luck in all he does.

While the production people are getting ready to film the final Tribal Council, the Jury members share a few words with each other about the game:

"I know the game is almost over," Miriam tells them, "but I felt the need to say this:  I am so glad to have met you all.  I hope that just because this game is over that we can still keep in touch.  I learned a lot in this game and found some very wonderful folks.  We aren't making any money, but if we come away with new friends... how cool is that!  I am grateful to Paleo for (in the most part) being honest and playing this game with true integrity.  For us few Cree... Staton, you have been my greatest ally from the beginning.  We all became Keyano... Keyano means unity in Cree.  I thought is was really awesome y'all picked it!  Thank-you all for being the super people you are.  I luv ya!"

"I would be up for keeping in touch with anyone who would desire to," Kelley tells them.  "This has been a very nice group of people and I've enjoyed our interaction and would like to continue chatting as well... I'd be up for a chat with any of you."

"I think we're all different people in real life than we are in the game, and that's okay," Michelle tells them.  "I agree that I've met some really great people in this game.  It'd be great to play with y'all again sometime!!  I think we all learned a lot!  I had a pretty good time.  I hope everyone has an awesome summer and if I don't ever get to talk to some of you again, good wishes in all things!"

"Yes, you are all a great group!" Staton exclaims.  "You better keep in touch.  Miriam, you know you were like my mommy-figure the whole game so if you don't talk to me anymore I'm gonna cry.  Michelle, I'm sorry for getting so pissed at you before, when I knew it as a game.  We all learn from our mistakes."

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While putting up her vote, Kelley says, "This is now officially the easiest voting decision that I've ever had to make."

Staton feels totally the same.

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