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Probst talks up the reward as being “the biggest reward of the game” – an advantage in the final Immunity Challenge. Oooh! This sounds a lot less impressive after you see what happens at the final Immunity Challenge.

Anyway, the obstacles are a balance beam, then a ramp, then a bamboo maze, then another balance beam and finally another ramp so steep that you have to use a rope to pull yourself up. There are three bags, and the puzzle is a circular frame with an image of a dragon inside.

Malcolm and Michael are first over the balance beam and the first ramp, but Lisa and Denise are not far behind and everyone is working on untying the first bag at the same time. They then start the bamboo maze, and Denise hurtles through, making it out just ahead of Michael and Malcolm, but again it’s not much of an advantage and all four are untying the ropes for the second bag at the same time.

Michael is done first and starts hauling himself up the ramp, followed by Denise and Malcolm with Lisa “still struggling." But they all get their bags and get to the puzzle and start working at around the same time. As usual with the puzzle challenges, it’s hard to figure out what’s happening. Probst calls out Denise as being in the lead, while Michael is “struggling." In the end it comes down to Malcolm and Denise, with Malcolm having only four pieces left and then Malcolm winning. Denise sighs ruefully. Probst hands over a sealed advantage and tells him to keep it sealed until the next challenge. When Malcolm reads it out, I hope he includes a bunch of made-up stuff.

The castaways all arrive back at camp and talk about how exhausted they are. Everyone except Malcolm is disappointed with Malcolm’s win. Lisa says that it’s “an uphill climb just battling Malcolm” and now he has an advantage, “forget it."

Meanwhile, Malcolm interviews about how he thinks he could beat everyone in the final Tribal Council, except maybe Denise. Her story is too similar, and he feels bad for her, but it’s best for him to get rid of Denise. Denise approaches him about what to do next – can they get Lisa or Michael to vote for the other? Or is Malcolm willing to guarantee a tie so Denise can beat Lisa at fire-making? Malcolm’s response is to say they should “make a decision and then go with it. I won’t do this to you forever,” giggling inappropriately at the end.

That’s enough for Denise, who interviews that Malcolm was very hesitant to make any commitment, so she’s “leery” and it’s “scramble time." She seeks out Lisa to fill her in on her conversation with Malcolm and its “flashbacks to Penner." Lisa is “so glad to hear you talking like this” and they chat for a while about how unbeatable Malcolm would be.

“Good day!” Lisa interviews, “Denise is willing to turn on Malcolm!” They bond further by saying Malcolm is the kind of guy “who would out his arm around you, stab you, then visit you in hospital the next day” and you’re left thinking “wasn’t it sweet of him to come to visit. What a nice guy!” They hug, but as Lisa interviews it was a “Big hug. Didn’t shake her hand, didn’t give her my word."

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