Survivor: Cambodia Season 31 Episode 1 "Second Chance"

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After visiting the temples of Siem Reap, the 20 returning castaways were divided into two tribes: Bayon and Ta Keo.


Reward challenge: The tribes ransacked a boat for supplies and loaded them onto a raft. They then paddled their raft to a second boat 100 yards away; the first player to reach the second boat won an extra bag of rice for their tribe.

Woo won the rice for Ta Keo. At Ta Keo, some immediately began setting up camp, while others started strategizing. Vytas, as in his original season, tried to form bonds with the women, which Shirin noticed, and began targeting him for his perceived smugness. He later irritated the other younger women while trying to teach them yoga. Abi-Maria lost her bracelet, which she later found in Peih-Gee's bag; though she told the rest of her tribe that she was wary of Peih-Gee, Peih-Gee was able to clear the air. Jeff Varner and Peih-Gee found themselves caught between the "old school" players who set up the camp's shelter—Kelly Wiglesworth, Terry, Vytas, and Woo—and the "new school" strategists—Abi-Maria, Kelley Wentworth, Shirin, and Spencer. Wentworth found a clue to a hidden immunity idol, which revealed its exact location in the structure of the upcoming immunity challenge.
Upon arriving at the Bayon camp, Jeremy quickly made alliances with Andrew, Keith, Joe, and Tasha. Joe earned his tribemates' admiration, particularly Andrew's, by making fire without flint, while Stephen struggled with camp setup. He later searched for a hidden immunity idol, but was unsuccessful, and his absence from camp was noted by the rest of his tribe.

Reward/Immunity challenge: The tribes guided a lit raft through shallow water, lighting torches on their path with a fire on the raft. Upon reaching shore, the tribe set down their rafts at a gate; one tribemate crafted a pole of sticks and twine to reach through the gate to retrieve a key. The first tribe that unlocked their gate and set the final torch ablaze won immunity and a fire-making kit. The challenge was based on "Quest for Fire," the first challenge from Borneo, the first season.

Joe retrieved the key first for Bayon, and they won the challenge. While her Ta Keo tribemates were distracted, Wentworth was able to retrieve the hidden immunity idol. Ta Keo was immediately sent to Tribal Council, with no time to scramble. At Tribal Council, the old-schoolers targeted Abi-Maria for her volatility at camp, while the new-schoolers targeted Vytas. Jeff Varner and Peih-Gee aligned with the new-schoolers, and Vytas was the first player voted out.