Season 21: Episode 01: Young at Heart

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

At tribal council, Jimmy T. vents, “It’s unbelievable. You know where I do come from I’m a leader.  When I talk people listen.  When you get to Survivor, there’s people that are stronger, there’s people with more integrity and when you have one of the greatest leaders in the NFL of all time, it’s very frustrating.  I’m just another player here.”   Jimmy J. responds “Let me make it clear.   I’m not the boss.”   He confirms that he feels he has a target on his back tonight, but once again assures people that he is not playing for the money but for the adventure.  Wendy relates to Jeff that she feels vulnerable because she didn’t connect with people at the camp.  She realizes “Maybe I should have been talkative and shared everything, but I didn’t want to come in and talk, talk, talk and drive people crazy.”   Wendy rambles on, “So I stayed pretty quiet and that is not me.  I have a nickname of chatterbox.”  With nine out of the ten votes cast against her, Wendy is unanimously voted out.  Wendy DeSmidt-Kohlhoff, the 48 year-old goat rancher from Fromberg, Montana, became the first person voted out of SURVIVOR: NICARAGUA.

Quotes of the Week:

Shannon: ”It’s important we don’t let these girls take over. I mean we already getting owned in marriage. Pretty soon we’ll have a woman President.”

Wendy, just before the vote,“…and I don’t have any blisters on my feet. That’s an asset. ”

Jeff's thoughts on the first challenge: 

The older tribe had the Medallion of Power and they decided not to use it. They’ll tell you they were smart to not use it because it wouldn’t have made a difference. While that is probably true, most of their confidence comes from back seat driving, or better yet, Monday morning quarterbacking because the challenge didn’t play out quite as planned. Let me explain…

INSIGHT: Despite testing our first challenge over and over, the Survivors did something that we didn’t count on. We expected the gutters to go from left to right, back and forth, because that is how the challenge was built to play. Instead, they simply formed one long gutter system, and it worked much better than what we had planned. As a result the challenge went much faster and because of that it reduced the amount of an ‘advantage” they would have had. Would the Medallion advantage have made enough difference for them to win? We’ll never know. But had the challenge been played the way it was tested and rehearsed, it most definitely would have made a difference.

If they resist using the Medallion of Power next challenge then we’ll know they’re not smart, just foolish.

		ESPADA TRIBE
Eric	~	Jill Behm	43	ER Doctor
Brandon	~	Jane Bright	56	Dog Trainer
Cheryl	~	Tyrone Davis	42	Fire Captain
Erin	~	Wendy DeSmidt-Kohohoff	48	Goat Rancher/Retired Army Officer
Christi	~	Holly Hoffman	44	Swim Coach
John	~	Jimmy Johnson	67	TV Sports Broadcaster/Former Football Coach
Colin	~	Dan Lembo	63	Real Estate Executive
Pat	~	Marty Piombo	48	Technology Executive
Dick	~	Yve Rojas	41	Homemaker
Linda	~	Jimmy Tarantino	48	Commercial Fisherman
		LA FLOR TRIBE
Brendan	~	Judson Birza	21	Student
Karen R.	~	Kelly Bruno	26	Medical Student
Lauren	~	Shannon Elkins	30	Pest Control Co. Owner
Karen D.	~	Ben "Benry" Henry	24	Club Promoter
Sandy	~	Matthew "Sash" Lenaham	30	Real Estate Broker
Cara	~	Brenda Lowe	27	Paddleboard Co. Owner/Ex-NFL Cheerleader
Steve	~	NaOnka Mixon	27	Physical Education Teacher
Kim	~	Chase Rice	24	Pro Race Car Jackman/Singer
Warren	~	Kelly Shinn	20	Nursing Student
Tonya	~	Alina Wilson	23	Art Student