Survivor: Game Changers Changes Up the Reward Challenge

Survivor: Game Changers looks to have a completely packed episode this week, thanks to this clip from “The Tables Have Turned.”

Survivor: Game Changers hasn’t had something remotely resembling a normal episode so far this season. Granted, it’s still early days, but for those looking for something like routine, you’ll have to wait until next week. Episode 4 of Game Changers will bring back the separate reward challenge, but with a slight twist.

Check out the clip below, which reveals what’s going on:

In case you didn’t get to watch, here’s the rundown. Only two members of each tribe will actually play this challenge. As we deduced from the episode photos, this challenge will require some balancing and some throwing skills. From those same photos, we also know who will participate.

Ozzy and Troyzan will play for Tavua. Meanwhile, Tai and Brad will go for Mana. Finally, Malcolm and J.T. will try and continue Nuku’s winning streak.

Depending on performance, this could turn out to be a huge risk for the six men. For example, if J.T. doesn’t do so well for Nuku, that’s just an additional reason to send him alone (well, that and the fact that he’s the only original Nuku member surrounded by players who started on Mana). Troyzan could find himself in a similar situation on Tavua, again because of his original tribal affiliations. However, at the same time, he has already found a hidden immunity idol, which basically gives him a free pass the first time Tavua makes it to Tribal Council.

However, winning will elevate a player’s status, because the first-place reward is coffee and some very-carefully-named “chocolate cookies” that have a recognizable shape. Presumably, whichever tribe wins second place will get a smaller version of the reward, perhaps without the cookies. The clip ends before we get to see that, though.

It’s not the biggest reward, but usually Survivor reserves trips and those sorts of things until after the merge. Should Mana secure even second place, it could be enough of a boost to secure a victory at the immunity challenge.

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Are you excited to see two challenges on this week’s episode of Survivor: Game Changers, or would you rather see just one challenge, but more from camp life and Tribal Council?