User:ScottHudson/Ben & Scott's Island Contest

Contestants

 * The Redish Brown team leader background represents members of Michael McDaniels's team that were booted before the revert to brown vs. red.
 * The Darkblue team leader background represents members of Daniel Summers's team that were booted before the revert to brown vs. red.
 * The Brown team leader background represents members of Michael's team from Parts 5+.
 * The Red team leader background represents members of Daniel's team from Parts 5+.

Note 1: Mason returned to the game, and therefore has two placements in the game.

The Game
Note 2: Due to Mason's return, no reward challenge was held. The contestants were informaed of an eliminated constestants challenge not knowing what he result until no one or someone turned up at camp.

Elimination Notes
1. Kristi Yamaguchi & Brooke Burke - The Kota team felt that Kristi & Brooke were threats during the individual merged team game, so the tribe consulted with their leader, Michael & decided that Kristi & Brooke would be the first ones voted out. (6-1) 2. Emma Watson & Daniel Rancliffe - The Nobag team was convinced that Emma & Daniel wanted to go home because of Daniel's overhearing their complaints that the game was getting too tough for them. They were voted out by six of the eight duos. (6-2) 3. Rose Marie Singleton & Shaniqua Robinson - Nobag voted them out, due to them voting with Emma & Daniel in last team council. (5-2) 4. Mason Bennet & Matt Bennet - Mason's tantrum caused him & Matt to be voted out, just one day shy of becoming two individuals, competitng against each other in the brown vs. red competition. (4-2) 5. Ace Gordon - Ace was voted out for being a possible strategic threat later on down the road. (10-1) 6. Memphis Garrett - The team considered him a phyiscal strain later in the game. (9-1) 7. Charles Hudson - His tantrum about living a non-Christian life caused some people to vote him out. (7-4) 8. Derek Hough - He was viewed as the loner in the team when he just rode the canoe around in the lake at camp. (8-1) 9. David Cook - He asked the team to vote him out and when it came time, his wish came true. (7-3) 10. Marie Proper - She was viewed as weak when she went into the jungle and had a virus that made her vomit three times in two days. (8-1) 11. Linda Meneffe - She was viewed as the weakest link after her actions in the immunity challenge showed that she had little effort on the challenge. (7-1)

Exile Notes
This started in Part 2. A member of one team will be sent to this location. They will reside there until the next immunity challenge. 1. None - No one of any of the fifteen teams were sent to this location in the first part. 2. Mark - Mark, of the Red Team, was sent to "Exile." During his two days on Exile, he relaxed, then on Day 5, he found the hidden immunity idol. 3. Matty - Matty, of the Yellow Team, was sent to "Exile". He discovered that someone already found the idol, so he just rested in the shack. 4. Keesha - Keesha, of the Black Team, was sent to "Exile". She just rested in the shack the whole, knowing that someone had found the idol. 5. None - Due to the teams dissolving, no one was sent to "Exile". 6. Danelle - The winning Kota team sent her to "Exile". She was told that Mark had found the idol, so she just had some fun for the days on the "Exile." 7. David A - He was sent by the winning Nobag team, where he enjoyed a hike through the Gabon "Exile" location. 8. None - Due to the double boot, no one was sent to "Exile". 9. Jordin - She was sent to "Exile" when Nobag lost the reward challenge. Nothing is knowen of what she did because the idol was already discovered early in the series. 10. None - Due to the return of Mason, no one sent to "Exile" and there was no reward challenge.

Part 1: Days 1-3

 * Each contestant arrived to find out from the hosts, Ben & Scott that the 30 of them would each form two teams and would be placed in teams with leaders: Michael & Daniel. Michael would lead Team Kota & Daniel would lead Team Nobag. In the end, Daniel, leader of Team Nobag ended up with a one team advantage over Team Kota leader, Michael.
 * Each team, along with their leaders reported to their lavish campsites to find a feast. Each team enjoyed the feast. Everyone also saluted to one heck of a good adventure in Gabon.
 * On Day 2, conflict started arising at Kota, where everyone agreed that Kristi & Brooke should be the first duo eliminated from their team, due to their possible threat level in the individual merged team gameplay. Michael met with the teams who wanted to take Kristi & Brooke out and agreed that the blue team would have to leave the game before the individual merge gameplay stage.
 * On Day 3, each team is informed of their first immunity challenge. Each leader announced that they would stay at camp while each team went to the challenge and competed for immunity. At the challenge, it involved fire making. After a neck and neck race for literally the whole challenge, Team Nobag, Daniel's team came out on top, sending Team Kota, Michael's team to team council. Team Nobag returned to tell Daniel that they won the challenge. Daniel lept and hugged everyone, thanking everyone for their first challenge in the game. At Team Kota, Michael's team, they returned with the unfourtnate news for Michael that they would have to vote a team out. Michael told the teams, minus Kristi & Brooke to vote with their earlier plan. Michael stayed behind while Team Kota was at team council. Kristi & Brooke were outed for being possible threats down the road threats, while Keesha & Memphis were outed by Kristi & Brooke to be a possible down the road alliance. In the end, Team Kota fulfilled their plan, voting Kristi & Brooke out with a 6-1 vote.

Part 2: Days 4-6

 * Kota returned to camp. Michael sees that the Blue Team isn't walking in, meaning that they have been voted out. Micheal comments that the decision was smart because they would have been phyiscal or mental threats in the individual game stage.
 * On Day 4, the reward challenge involved team strength. The team's had to hold up a net of rocks for as long as they can. Daniel's team started out well, but lost their grip at the hour and thirty minutes mark, meaning that Michael's team won the challenge. They sent Mark, of the Red Team, an duo member of Daniel's team to "Exile."
 * On "Exile", Mark relaxed and decided to search for the hidden idol on Day 5.
 * Returning from the challenge, Daniel finds out that his team was beat out by Michael's. They give him the news that Mark was sent to "Exile." Daniel & his teams notice that Emma & Daniel are expirencing sadness. The teams see this as a cue to vote the White Team out at their first team council.
 * On Day 5, Mark continued his stay on "Exile". He went through all the clues quickly to discover the hidden immunity idol, which can be used up until the final six team council.
 * On Day 6, both teams were in a rock and hard place in deciding who they would vote out, should they be the next team council visitors. The Orange Team, Gray Team & Pink Team agree on voting Keesha & Memphis or Mason & Matt out, while members of Daniel's team agree on James & Linda or Emma & Daniel. Emma & Daniel think James & Linda should go.
 * At the immunity challenge, Ben & Scott asked questions about Gabon. Each team was tied at 5 points each, one away from the required six points to win. Kota gets the question right, winning immunity.
 * Kota returns with the news that they have won the immunity challenge. Michael's expresses happiness. He feels shocked that they won two challenges so far without Kristi & Brooke.
 * Nobag returns with the news that they lost the challenge. Daniel feels unhappy, but says that the game sometimes will not workout for some individuals. Emma & Daniel tell the other teams to vote them out, but Rose & Shanquia tell them that they don't deserve to go home. Rose & Shanquia. comment that they shouldn't go home. The other teams are mad, saying that Rose & Shanquia should be the second duo voted out of the Nobag.
 * At team council, Emma & Daniel's plea worked and they were voted out in a 6-2 vote, with Rose & Shanquia voting with Emma & Daniel.

Part 3: Days 7-9

 * Nobag returned to find Daniel shocked about the elimination of Emma & Daniel. Daniel says that he was shocked about the elimination, but knows that their emotions showed that they wanted to be voted out.
 * Kota finds tree-mail, directing them to a reward challenge.
 * At the reward challenge, it was an obstacle course. Kota a held a huge lead over Nobag for the whole challenge. Kota chose to send Matty, of the Yellow Team to "Exile."
 * The next day, Matty searched for the idol on "Exile", then discovered that someone had already found it. He rested in the shack.
 * Team Nobag was in disarray after three challnge losses in a row. Daniel motivated them so that they wouldn't go on a huge loosing streak.
 * The next day, Kota thought that if they won immunity, they would have a party while Nobag was at team council.
 * At the immunity challenge, it was a test of endurance. Each team had to stand on a pedestal for as long as they could. The team that held the longest would win immunity. In the end, Kota lasted longer, while Nobag fell off.
 * Kota tells Michael that they won immunity. Michael is ecstatic.
 * Nobag knows for a fact that Rose & Shaniqua should go home for voting against them at the last team council. Rose & Shaniqua & Mark & Derek agree to vote for Ace & Matty at tonight's team council.
 * Kota enjoyes a party, while Nobag arrives at team council.
 * At team council, Rose & Shaniqua are outed for voting against the majority at the last team council. In the end, Rose & Shaniqua are voted out in a 5-2 vote.

Part 4: Days 10-12

 * Night 9: Daniel is in complete shock that Rose & Shaniqua were voted out.
 * Day 10: At Nobag team camp, Mark decided to hand over his hidden idol to David A. David A expressed pleasure at this move. Him & Mark decide to keep each other in the game for as long as they can, no matter what. At Kota team camp, Mason has a huge temper tantrunm, causing the whole team to worry of their safetey around Mason. Matt tells him to calm down, but Mason doesn't listen.
 * Night 10: Mason's tantrum continues over at Kota team camp, causing Michael to have him voted out by othe other teams. However, Clay & Danelle are against voting out the silver team.
 * Day 11: At the reward challenge, it involved assembling a puzzle of a Gabonese hut. In the end, Kota fell behind, meaning that Nobag finally broke their loosing streak. Nobag decided to send Keesha, a black team member to "Exile". Keesha arrives at "Exile" and decides that the idol has been fgound. She hangs out in the shack.
 * Day 12: Both teams recieve tree-mail, indicating at war battle immunity challenge. At the immunity challenge, it invovlved running oaround a course in the dirt. Nobag caught Kota and Nobag won immunity. Daniel is happy that Nobag finally broke their loosing streak. Kota returns to camp and tells Michael that they lost the challenge. They decided to stick with voting Mason & Matt out. Clay & Danelle meet with Mason & Matt, agreeing to vote for Maria & Tonya.
 * Team Council: Mason & Matt tell that Mason's tantrum meant no harm. Matt, in a way doesn't know why Mason decided to have a tantrum. In the end, Mason & Matt become the final duo team voted out in a 4-2 vote.

Part 5: Days 13-15

 * Day 13: Both teams recive notes in tree-mail, indicating that teams will truly be tested in today's event. They arrive to the site and are shocked to hear that as of right now, there partners are now their competition. In the end, two new teams were formed, each with eleven members: Brown & Red. Michael would lead the Brown team and Daniel would lead the Red Team. The new teams arrive to shock from their leaders. Each leader feels that the shuffle up was totally unexpected.
 * Day 14: Each teams spent the day getting know their new members.
 * Day 15: At the immunity challenge, it involved each team to test their knowledge of the recently ended pairs/duos stage. In the end, Nobag won, sending the new Kota team to team conucil. Back at camp, Kota saw Ace strategizing fiercly. This made many of the team members want to vote him out. At team council, Ace became the first indviudal voted out in a 10-1 vote.

Part 6: Days 16-18

 * Day 16: Kota feels comfortable having got rid of Ace at team council. They feel better, knowing that they have a better chance at the individual game without Ace around. Nobag hopes that they dumped one of their major threats: Ace or Memphis. Matty hopes Ace isn't gone.
 * Day 17: At the reward challenge, Matty is shocked to find out that his Yellow Team partner, Ace was voted out. Matty expresses disbelief at this, saying that Ace didn't deserve an early Day 15 exit. The challenge was all about revenge. Matty and other team members of either Kota or Nobag were aloud to chop ropes off of someone voodoo doll. The last doll standing would win reward for the entire team. In the end, Memphis won, meaning that Kota won as a team. Kota sent Danelle to "Exile". On "Exile", Danelle decided to rest, knowing that Mark already has the idol. Nobag returns to tell them that Kota defeataed them. Daniel is not happy and sasy that a way must be developed where they will go into the merge with the majority numbers. He hopes for some double boots so the team can go in with a slight or minor majority for the merge.
 * Day 18: The immunity challenge is a test of pure strength. The castawys must balance two poles of team color, with the last person standing winning immunity for their tribe. Matty won for Nobag, meaning that Kota must attend their second team council. The Kota team comes to agreement that Memphis must be sent home. At team team council, Memphis is voted out in a 9-1 vote.

Part 7: Days 19-21

 * Day 19: The aftermath of Memphis leaving brings ease to the Kota team, seeing that he was big threat. Nobag realizes the importance of winning challenges so they could go into the merger with the majority numbers over Kota. The reward challenge and Keesha expresses no concern for Memphis leaving. Keesha says he would have been a huge threat. She also says that evicting her in BB10 was a mistake. Keesha was happy to beat Memphis at this game, in terms of longevity. Nobag won the reward challenge, which involved tossing fruits. They sent David A to "Exile", where he took a hike around "Exile". Nobag enjoys their fruity reward, while Kota thinks of ways to keep the majority of them in the game when the two teams merge.
 * Day 20: An urgent tree-mail meessage is delivered to both camps, and to David A on "Exile". The note reads that in a the next 4-12 days, one of the people booted with partners will be returning to the game for a second chance. They would compete in a challenge and would able to chose their leader. Each team and David A are shocked by the news. Clay & Danelle react to the news, hoping that either Mason or Matt, of the Silver Team return. They also hope Mason choses to come over to Michael's side, the Brown team.
 * Day 21: The immunity challenge involves ball shooting. They must shoot as many balls into their respective baskets as they can in a 6 minutes. Nobag got 5 balls, while Kota got a record 10 balls, making Kota the immunity winners. Nobag returned to camp, with a huge disagreement happening between everyone on Nobag except Danelle & David C. Danelle just says that arguments are ridiculous. David C agrees that arguments are good, especially violent ones. At team council, a 7-4 vote means that Charles is voted out of the game.

Part 8: Day 22

 * Day 22: Nobag feels at ease with Charles, but Danelle says that voting him off because of temper thing was a bad idea, but it is the game and she respects the idea. At the challegne, Kota finds out that Charles is voted out, with Laura giving a look of worry, wondering what he could be doing back home. The teams are shocked to learn that both of them will have to vote a member off today. Ben & Scott explain that the winning team votes first, followed by the loosing team. The reward is to be able to eat a feast in front of the loosing tribe during their tribal council. Kota wins the reward. The challenge was a test on past fictional series. Both teams contemplate who to vote off. The decisions become easier when Derek is seen as a loner at Kota and David C campiagns to be voted out at Nobag. At Kota's team council, Derek is voted out in a 8-1 vote and at Nobag's team council, David C is voted out in a 7-3 vote.

Part 9: Days 23-25

 * Day 23: The aftermath of the double boot made people comfortable, but the dissenting James voters feel like that they are on the outs because of their out of loop decision. At the reward challenge, David A found out that his partner of hte Gold Team was voted out, while although already discovered, Derek, Mark's red team partner was voted out. The challenge was a launching challenge. The goal was to get the ball into the hole to be able to score three points. The first team to get ten points won the challenge. That was Kota.
 * Night 23: The reward was that Kota got to enjoy a Gabonese feast and have a good night's sleep. They ate the feast and then took showers, proceeding to talk and then going to bed for the night. At Nobag, Marie vomits in the jungle twice, with the team watching and feeling that this will make her weak.
 * Day 24: At Kota, David A wants to use David C's strength and willpower to get to the end for him. Everyone in the team comforts David A, who is crying.
 * Day 25: The challenge involves answering questions about the past 25 days. In the end, by a score of 5-4, Kota won the challenge. At camp, Nobag discusses voting out either Marie or Keesha. Marie assumes that Keesha will be voted out, saying that she will write those letters on her paper. Everyone changes mind when they see Marie going to puke in the jungle. They state that it was the third time in two days. At team council, the team votes Marie out by a vote of 8-1, with Marie voting KEesha out, the original pre-jungle vomit plan for the team.

Part 10: Days 26-28

 * Day 26: Kota & Nobag are on their toes about who they think will be returning after getting a message in tree-mail describing the event. The eliminated teams come into the challenge, finding out that they must run up and down a set of wooden stairs 100 times. They winner will be the person who acheives the 100 steps first. The winner will aslo win the chance to return to the game, supporting their team mate and will be given the chance to chose to the Brown Team (Michael) or the Red Team (Daniel). In the end, it came down to three people, who were each at 96 steps each: Mason, Kristi & Rose. In the end, Mason defeated the odds and won the challenge, returning to the game and getting the right to choice his team. He talks to Matt about the decision and he says go with Michael's team since they were eliminated while under Michael's leadership. Mason goes with the plan and chooses the Brown team. The Red Team (Nobag) waits to see if anyone returns, but they see no one, saying that the person must have chosen the Brown Team. The Brown team waits and is surprised and exicted when Mason of the Silver Team shows up. Clay is happy that he won the challenge and hopes that he can go onto the final four with him, Danelle, David & Mason.
 * Day 27: The focus was spent on Kota getting to know Mason more, although he was previously in the game for 12 days.
 * Day 28: The immunity challenge brought on news headlines. The healdines were asked and they had to guess when they were true or false. In the end, Nobag got the most right, winning immunity. Kota dicusses the decision for tonight, wihile Michael says he is glad that Mason returned and chose to gcotinue his leadership under him. At team counil, Linda was blamed for not making an effort at the challenge. They decide to vote her off in a 7-21 decision, with Mason & Linda voting for Maria.