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The sun rises on Day 8 and we're back hanging out with the Hustlers. Everything's coming up Patrick this episode as we watch him leisurely walk out of camp to go idol searching. Ryan sees him looking and everyone in camp know that's what he's doing. Not a good look for Patrick, but like Ali keeps saying, dude doesn't get the social dynamics of the game. Ali pulls him aside and tries to explain to him he can't keep doing what he's doing. She wants to work with him, but he's not making it easy. He feels that to stop doing what he's doing will make him not be himself, which could cause him some issues getting along with the group.

Back at Healer Beach, Joe isn't really digging the meal/cooking situation. It would seem that the potatoes, among other things, aren't being cooked enough for him. So, naturally, instead of cooking them more, or giving them to some other hungry member of the tribe, he throws the undone pieces into the jungle or on the ground. I'm not one of those people that feel that every cast member should be a super duper fan, but I do feel like they should have at least basic knowledge of the game. And pitching food while 5 hungry people watch you do it - that's just horrible form. This act has worn a little thin with Cole and he thinks he wants to use Joe's idol against him. He takes his idea to Jessica, blindside Joe with an idol in his pocket. She is totally down for this plan.

So, Cole approaches Roark and lets her in on the idol secret and the plan to oust Joe, should the Healers lose. As he tells her this, Jessica is about to lose it. He did not tell her he was going to move forward with this. She feels that they should have discussed this before Cole started "word vomiting" all over camp. Desi comes into the conversation as well, which makes it even worse. Jessica is very angry about this, because she's worried someone will tell Joe about the plan. She tells us that she's not sure it's the best strategy at this point and that she's disappointed in Cole. Personally, I'm not sure it's the idol/plan reveal that has her upset as much as the fact that Cole is now sharing secrets with the other cute girls on the tribe. Sure, it's partially game related, but I feel pretty confident, it's also partially jealously. The hazards of a show-mance on Survivor.

We come back from break to our first Probst Sighting!!! Today's challenge is a team-oriented obstacle course - meaning obstacles will take teamwork to get past - followed by a bean bag throw and block stack. Pretty simple, actually. The reward with this challenge is 4 chickens to the winning tribe and a dozen eggs to the 2nd place tribe. Healers have to sit someone out and it will be Mike. As with most of these challenges, the obstacle course is pretty irrelevant to the actual outcome of the challenge. It's fun, but means very little. The challenge becomes interesting at the sand bag toss. Ben, Cole and Patrick all start out throwing bags for their respective tribes. After a bit, JP subs in for Ben. Joe subs in for Cole and it's pretty well neck and neck and neck. The Hustlers start trying to get Patrick to sub out, but he's not having it. JP and Joe each clear all their blocks and begin stacking. Meanwhile, Patrick is still throwing for the Hustlers and is showing obvious signs of fatigue.

The Heroes and Healers are mostly done with their stacks when Patrick finally gets the last block down. And it's the Healers completing their stack first. But wait - they're missing a block, so they do NOT win. This gives the Heroes the chance they needed to win this challenge. The Healers find their missing block and it's now a race with the Hustlers. And, as you would expect, the Healers get that final block up there and the Hustler tribe is headed back to Tribal Council again. As we head to break, Lauren tells us how she's played softball for 25 years and she wants to make sure the tribe holds him accountable for this loss.

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