week 10

The tribe has spoken and Linda is asked to leave the pool immediately

At Tribal Council, Shambo states that Galu is not a tightly knit tribe, which is challenged by Laura.  Host Jeff Probst brings to Laura’s attention that if only one member of the original Galu tribe flipped sides, there could be a tie.  The rules of Survivor state that if there is a tie, there will be a re-vote by everyone except the two people that were voted for.  If there is a second tie, everyone will be forced to draw rocks, in which the person voted out will be left up to chance.  Dave admits that he is willing to risk leaving his fate in the game to chance in order to stay true to his original tribe.  “You’ve got to be willing to make big moves in this game in order to win.  I’d say there’s nothing bigger than lady luck,” he states.  With this, the vote ends in a five-five tie, in which Laura and Natalie were voted for.  After the re-vote, John flips to Foa Foa’s side, and with five out of the remaining eight votes cast against her, Laura is voted out.  Laura Morett, the 39 year-old office manager from Salem, Oregon, became the ninth person voted out and the third member of the jury of SURVIVOR: SAMOA.   

Quotes from this episode:

Erik at tribal council: “And there goes the lead.”

John  followed each of his assessments of Galu’s various voting strategies with:   “You’re an idiot.”

Russell, about the hidden immunity idol:  “They’re like magnets to me, I’m just drawn to them.”

Aiga				Voted Out
Brett	~	Cara		Erik	~	Pat
Dave	~	Karen R.		Russell S.	~	Sandy
Jaison	~	Dick		Yasmin	~	Christi
John	~	Brandon		Marisa	~	Brendan
Kelly	~	Karen D.		Elizabeth	~	Cheryl
Laura	~	Linda		Ashley	~	Warren
Mick	~	Maureen		Ben	~	Eric
Monica	~	Tonya		Betsy	~	Nick
Natalie	~	Lauren		Mike	~	Kim
Russell H.	~	Colin
Shannon	~	Erin