The 18 castaways departed by boat to the Dominican Republic. After being greeted by host Joel Dommett the castaways divided into two tribes: Caletón and La Nena.

• Reward challenge: Both tribes were tasked with loading a raft full of supplies and then swimming it to the shore. Upon reaching the shore, castaways must build a fire high enough to burn through a rope containing a crate full of supplies. The first tribe to finish won the supplies they collected on the ship, the other tribe's supplies and the contents of their crate. "Race to Shore" (here referred to as "The Marooning") challenge from Survivor: Palau.

La Nena won the first challenge, giving them a major advantage over Caletón for camp setup. As a result, Caletón struggled noticeably more when building their shelter and starting their fire.

• Immunity challenge: Each tribe member had to pull a rope which supported a heavy barrel. The players weren't all required to hold a barrel as they could pass them on to another tribe member if they wished. The first tribe to drop a barrel would lose and therefore have to attend Tribal Council. "On the Pull" (here referred to as "Dead Weight") challenge from Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders (2019).

Caletón lost the immunity challenge, and the blame was largely put on Leilani for struggling early in the challenge and Richard for dropping his barrels. However, as they returned to camp, Shai's negative attitude and bossiness made him a potential candidate. At Tribal Council, Richard received the majority of the votes, which resulted in him being the first person voted out of the season.

Due to his name coming up the previous episode, Shai panicked. Caletón finally managed to build a fire, which gave them hope for the upcoming challenges. During the previous episode, Ashleigh sustained a hand injury.

• Reward challenge: Tribe members had to face head-to-head in a race down a large slide to grab a ball and place it in a small square target of their tribe's colour. The first tribe member to do so would win a point for their tribe. The first tribe to achieve four points won fishing equipment and various condiments. "Slip, Slide & Score" (here referred to as "By Any Means") challenge from Survivor: Fiji.

After La Nena won the reward, their third challenge of three, Caletón's morale continued to sink, but they remained hopeful that they could win the challenge. At La Nena, paranoia began to increase as various names began being discussed for elimination, primarily Ashleigh, Rach and Sabrina, should they lose the upcoming immunity challenge.

• Immunity challenge: In this challenge, the tribes had to use rafts to paddle out to the water where they would collect keys from barrels. Then, they had to swim out in pairs to release a crate containing bamboo from underwater and bring it back to the raft. After retrieving all three crates, they had to open them using the keys. The next step was to use the bamboo to build a tower that reached a specific height requirement. The tribe that completed the task first would win immunity, while the losing tribe would have to attend Tribal Council. "Raft and the Furious" challenge from Survivor South Africa: Maldives.

Caletón won the challenge, meaning La Nena had to attend their first Tribal Council. Three main targets emerged for elimination: Ashleigh for her injured hand, Rach for her struggles in the challenge, and Sabrina for generally annoying the tribe. Two alliances of four began to solidify: Lee, Hannah, Pegleg, and Sabrina on one side, with Ashleigh, Christopher, Rach and Ren on the other. This left Doug in the middle of both and being the swing vote for the elimination. At Tribal Council, Doug sided with the latter of the two alliances, sending Sabrina home.

Following their success in the challenge, spirits on Caletón were high. La Nena was dealing with the reality check of attending Tribal Council. The tribes were tasked to send their "quickest thinker" to an outpost, with Caletón choosing Laurence and La Nena choosing Ren. The two were given the choice of a large fish, a small fish, or a baked potato. If they chose the large fish then nothing would happen, the small fish would grant them a clue to a hidden immunity idol on the condition that the clue must be shared with another tribe member, and choosing the potato would earn a clue that didn't have to be shared. Laurence chose the big fish and Ren chose the small fish, granting them an idol clue that must be shared. Ren shared their clue with Doug upon returning to camp.

Talks of an alliance containing mostly the men on La Nena had begun occurring, mainly spurred on by Lee, who felt that strength should be what drove tribe decisions. This did not bode well with Ashleigh and Rach, who were on the outs.

• Immunity challenge: While harnessed together, the two competing tribes had to circle an oval course in the shallow sea while carrying a 15-kilogram pack each. The players could drop out of the challenge at any time, but they must give their weight to a tribemate before unclipping themselves from the rope. The first tribe to catch the other won immunity. "Hot Pursuit" challenge from Survivor: Palau.

Both tribes took on the challenge in different ways, but Caletón's proved more effective as they won the challenge. However, during a brief interaction, Christopher found out from Laurence that Ren had taken the option which gave her a clue to the idol. Back at camp, La Nena strategized about who to send home, primarily focusing on Ashleigh and Rach. The group decided that they were the weakest, despite some members disagreeing with the notion. At Tribal Council, the La Nena members were informed that immunity idols would be in play for the season before Rach was eliminated.

Ashleigh now sat solidly on the outside of La Nena, as the intensity of the men's alliance became harder to break through. The alliance left all the non-men on the tribe feeling somewhat wary of their position. While in the woods, Doug and Pegleg searched for the idol, but with the help from Ren's clue earlier, Doug found it without Pegleg noticing and shared the news with Ren. The idol would be usable for the next three Tribal Councils. The following day on Caletón, Laurence told Tinuke about the existence of immunity idols.

• Reward challenge: In one-on-one face offs, castaways had to run through a trench to ring a bell on the opposite side, while their opponent attempts to stop them. The first person to ring their bell earns a point for their tribe. The first tribe to four points would win a barbeque feast reward. "In the Trenches" (here referred to as "Trench run") challenge from Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders 2019.

Caletón won the challenge, but during the reward, the rest of the tribe expressed distaste in Shai's social game.

• Immunity challenge: Tribe members had to stand on balance beams in a semi-circle around the platform in the middle, and each held on to a rope that connected to the platform. One by one, the castaways placed one of nine blocks on the platform and stacked them to spell the word "Immunity", with two blocks with stars at the start and end. The first tribe to finish won immunity. "A Bit Tipsy" (here referred to as "Discy Business") challenge from Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers.

Upon losing the challenge, Caletón narrowed down their target options to two: Shai for his lack of social skills and Leilani for her lack of challenge performance. The tribe seemed somewhat split, but at Tribal Council, it was revealed that no one would be eliminated and the person voted out of Caletón would join La Nena. Leilani was voted out and sent to La Nena.

After Caletón voted out Leilani, she joined La Nena, where she was greeted cordially. The La Nena members generally distrusted the information she told them, but some felt she could prove helpful in the long run. Leilani lied about having a fight with Shai the previous day which was the cause of her elimination.

• Reward challenge: During one-on-one face-offs, tribe members stood on a platform surrounded by water and used large padded bags to knock their opponent off the platform. Each time a tribe member successfully knocked their opponent off the platform, their tribe was awarded a point. The first tribe to reach four points was declared the winner, and they received a prize consisting of mattresses, pillows, blankets, and chocolate. "Sumo at Sea" challenge from Survivor: Palau.

During the tiebreaker round, Christopher and Rachel sustained injuries. As a result, Joel cancelled the challenge and sent the tribes back to their respective beaches. Luckily, both Christopher and Rachel were okay, prompting Joel to visit each camp later in the day and award both tribes the intended reward.

Leilani developed a guilty conscience about lying to her new tribe, so she confessed to her lie. This confession led to further suspicion and distrust towards her from the other tribe members. That night, Caletón's reward items were ruined by the rain due to the weakness of their shelter's roof.

• Immunity challenge: The tribes raced across a series of walls then pushed a platform across a track and flipped it to get over a large tower. Once they got over the tower they pulled a frame up which contained five tiles and broke them all with wooden hammers. The first tribe to smash all five tiles won immunity. "High and Mighty" challenge from Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders (2019).

Upon Caletón losing the challenge, Jess planned a vote split between Shai and Laurence – the two clear social outsiders of the tribe – in case Shai had a hidden immunity idol. However, the tribe chose to keep strength for challenges, sending Rachel home that night at Tribal Council.

Jess was worried about her place in the tribe after Leilani and Rachel were voted off. As the only non-athletic female left, she wondered how she would fit in. However, her alliance with Matthew, Nathan, and Tinuke reassured her that Laurence or Shai would be voted off if Caletón lost again. Laurence was distrusted by the tribe, while Shai's bad attitude made him an easy target. This further solidified Laurence and Shai's placement on the outside. On La Nena, Christopher asked Leilani about the reward her former tribe had received when they sent Laurence to the outpost on day 8. Leilani told him they received a different reward than La Nena. This caused Christopher to suspect that Ren had lied about the reward and to begin suspecting that La Nena had an immunity idol. He informed the other tribe members of this discovery.

A twist occurred later that day where each tribe was instructed to send their "wisest", "most powerful" and "most trusted" member to a meeting point to take a test. La Nena randomly chose Doug, Hannah, and Pegleg to go while the Caletón alliance members strategized beforehand to send two of their people and one of the outsiders, in the end choosing to send Matthew, Shai, and Tinuke. They arrive at the meeting point where the "test" is revealed to be a second tribe swap. Each of the groups of three had to decide one person to stay in their original tribe while the other two switched to the opposing tribe. Doug and Pegleg chose to switch to be able to target Shai as they were threatened by his challenge dominance while Matthew and Tinuke switched to ensure that they remained together moving forward in the game, and as they could use Leilani as a backup plan in case Jess or Nathan were voted out before the merge.

On their new tribe, Matthew and Tinuke reunited with Leilani, who told them about Ren lying to the La Nena tribe potentially being their way of navigating through the votes in the short-term. When the two were questioned by Christopher later on, they continued to reinforce that Ren lied to the old La Nena tribe. On Caletón, Doug and Pegleg weren't having luck and felt that if Caletón were to lose, one of them would be in trouble. Doug confessed to Pegleg that he had found the immunity idol in a move that aimed to draw them closer, but only resulted in Pegleg gaining a newfound distrust in Doug for not being told earlier.

• Immunity challenge: Three members from each had a pole rested across their shoulders. Each round, weight would be added to that pole. The decision about which tribe member got the weight would be made by the other tribe. When the weight became too much to bear, the tribe member dropped the pole and be out of the challenge. The last person left standing won immunity for their tribe. "Shoulder the Load" challenge from Survivor: Pearl Islands.

After La Nena lost the challenge, Ashleigh and Christopher approached the original three Caletón members with a plan to vote out Ren for their lie earlier in the series while Hannah and Ren targeted Ashleigh due to not trusting her. The original three Caletón members sided with Ashleigh and Christopher, blindsiding Ren in a 5–2–1 vote.

After Ashleigh and Christopher's flip to the old Caletón tribe, Hannah became worried about her spot in the tribe and believed the two were playing both sides. On Caletón, Doug attempted to find cracks in the tribe, targeting Shai and Laurence, who were on board with potentially taking out Jess or Nathan if Caletón lost an immunity challenge.

• Reward challenge: With their arms outstretched, castaways supported discs against each other with only their fingertips. If a castaway dropped their disc, they were out of the challenge. The last person left standing won an Indian takeaway food reward for their tribe. "This Much" (here referred to as "Chain Reaction") challenge from Australian Survivor 2017.

La Nena won the reward, which was seen as a morale booster among the tribe. Laurence and Shai continued to try pulling Doug and Pegleg in, but Doug and Pegleg believed it was a tactic to make them feel secure and firmly believed they were on the bottom. Nathan, completely unaware of the plans, threw Jess out as a decoy vote to Laurence and Shai, to throw Doug and Pegleg off the scent. On La Nena, Christopher wanted to eliminate Matthew or Tinuke before the merge and plotted to throw the upcoming immunity challenge to do so. Ashleigh agreed with the plan.

• Immunity challenge: The castaways raced out into the water and swam over to a tall bamboo cage. Once the entire tribe has arrived, each person climbed up and over the cage wall and jumped into the water. They then retrieved two large chests to bring back to shore, where they completed a puzzle. The first tribe to finish this final task won immunity. "Cell Block Sea" challenge from Survivor: Caramoan.

Despite Christopher and Ashleigh's plans, La Nena won the challenge meaning Caletón had to attend Tribal Council. Laurence and Shai told Jess she was the decoy vote, though their true intentions were to vote her out with Doug and Pegleg, keeping Nathan in the dark. Worried about her name being thrown out, Jess threw Shai's name out to Doug and Pegleg, on the grounds of his negative attitude bringing the tribe down, making Doug and Pegleg swing votes. While they were threatened by Shai's challenge prowess, they were further concerned about Jess's social game. In the end, they decided to vote out Jess for her threat level going into the merge.

La Nena speculated that Shai had been voted out, but they were wrong. Doug and Pegleg did not trust Laurence and Shai despite making a pact with them. Nathan, now aware of his position on the tribe, attempted to find cracks in the alliance. The tribes were each gifted a crate full of bottles of milk each addressed to member of the tribe. The bottles contained letters from home.

After reading the letters, Christopher confessed to Hannah and Lee that he had attempted to throw the previous challenge, which caused Lee to lash out at him causing a fight, despite making a pact to throw the next immunity challenge as a team.

• Immunity challenge: The castaways had one arm above their head with their wrist tethered to a bucket of water on top of a narrow perch. The castaway who could stand there the longest without tipping the bucket won immunity for their tribe. "When it Rains, it Pours" challenge from Survivor: Africa.

After La Nena won, Caletón reflected on La Nena's reaction to Jess being voted out, as Leilani accused them of sexism and Tinuke claimed Jess did not deserve to go home. Knowing he was in deep trouble, Nathan pleaded to Doug and Pegleg to vote out Shai, who he perceived as sly and dishonest. Laurence and Shai pondered about how they could potentially vote out Doug or Pegleg over Nathan, but this was quickly shut down to maintain the alliance. Despite this, Nathan continued plotting and struck a plan with Doug and Pegleg to eliminate Shai. After considering the long-term prospects of it, Doug and Pegleg chose to side with Nathan, eliminating Shai from the game.

After Shai's vote-out, Caletón felt at peace, despite Laurence being somewhat wary due to Shai's elimination. On La Nena, Lee argued with Leilani over sleeping arrangements in the shelter. The tribes merged with eleven players remaining, living on La Nena's beach and now being called "Calena".

• Survivor Auction: Laurence first bought a bacon butty. Lee bought a toothbrush and toothpaste and was offered a second one which he could give to a fellow player, which he chose to give to Nathan. Leilani bought a tea set with cakes, tea, and sandwiches. Pegleg purchased a pint of beer with a bowl of ready-salted crisps; he was then offered a second beer which he gave to Doug. Christopher bought shampoo, conditioner, and towels which hid a rolled-up piece of paper. He later bought a secret advantage for the game. Hannah bought a plate of spicy chicken with a side of chips. Ashleigh, Doug, Matthew, Nathan, and Tinuke ultimately spent no money.

Back at the beach, Lee began allying with the men, intending to target Ashleigh due to her close alliance with Christopher. Christopher showed Ashleigh his advantages: the one he got from the towel was a clue to a hidden immunity idol and the one that he bought straight up was an extra vote. The pair planned to use the items against Lee. The following day, Christopher found the immunity idol whilst Ashleigh plotted with Tinuke and Matthew against Lee, saying that Lee was targeting Tinuke, which she believed.

• Immunity challenge: The castaways balanced a ceramic vase on the end of a balance beam with one leg. If the pain became too much or they lost their balance, their vase dropped and broke, eliminating them from the challenge. The last person with an intact vase won. "A Leg Up" challenge from Survivor: Redemption Island

After over an hour, Doug emerged victorious from the challenge. Back at camp, Christopher threw out Lee's name to multiple people on the tribe and after Hannah heard of this, she warned Lee about it. Lee fired back by targeting Ashleigh to the tribe's men. At Tribal Council, Lee panicked and began calling out Ashleigh and Christopher, telling everyone to watch out for them. This did him no good as he was voted out 7–4, becoming the first member of the jury.

Due to Lee calling them out, Ashleigh and Christopher were now seen as the next targets. Ashleigh tried to assure Tinuke and Leilani that she was loyal to them, which was met with a begrudged acceptance, as Tinuke felt wary of Ashleigh after Lee told her Ashleigh had targeted her. This was solidified by Pegleg proposing to the tribe that they should split the vote between the pair, met with a mostly unchallenged agreement.

• Immunity challenge: The players swam under a steel grate and stayed above water. As the tide rose, the players ran out of breathing room. When the fear of drowning became too much, that person bailed out. The last person remaining under the grate won immunity. "Last Gasp" challenge from Survivor: Palau.

Pegleg won the challenge and upon returning to camp, Ashleigh and Christopher scrambled to find numbers but were met with no one willing to help. They realised a vote split plan was to happen. At Tribal Council, Christopher played his immunity idol, and the vote-split plan was successful as Ashleigh was voted out of the game, becoming the 2nd jury member.

Now on the outs, Christopher felt the others were hypocritical and that he was ignored by some tribemates. As the original Caletón outnumbered the original La Nena, Tinuke saw an opportunity to shake things up, bringing the five original Caletón members together and planning to vote La Nena members out simultaneously.

• Reward challenge: The castaways were split into teams of four and in one-on-one face-offs, were given a series of items that they must memorize and then replicate at their station. The first person to correctly reproduce all their symbols scored a point for their team. The first team to reach three points won a Fish and Chips meal reward. "Box Your Mind" (here referred to as "Shut Your Trap") challenge from Survivor: Africa.

After being left unpicked and having to sit out, Pegleg was allowed the opportunity to bet on a team. If he picked the correct one, he would also be given the reward. He chose Christopher, Doug, Matt, and Tinuke's team, which went on to win, granting them the reward. While on the reward, Christopher attempted to find some alliances but was immediately shut down as he was the primary target. The following day, Christopher tried to strengthen his bond with Leilani and quickly sussed out that she was playing the act of a clueless mother, and that she knows a lot more about the game than she lets on. Tinuke planned to blindside Doug as he had made a lot of strong connections in the game and was playing it very low-key, making him a bigger threat than Christopher at that point. The fellow members of the new Caletón alliance agreed.

• Immunity challenge: The castaways held onto a pole for as long as possible. They could not hold on to the top of the pole to support themselves, but must instead rely on footholds. The last person left holding on without touching the ground won immunity. "Get a Grip" challenge from Survivor: Vanuatu.

Tinuke won the immunity challenge and Caletón planned to make La Nena believe Christopher would be voted out, despite actually wanting to blindside Doug. Christopher, seeing through the act, made multiple attempts to convince the old La Nena tribe that they should come together. Christopher made a fake hidden immunity idol to stir the pot, but Doug told the Caletón members that it was fake and not to trust Christopher.

At Tribal Council, Christopher played his extra vote advantage to try and get numbers against Leilani, but the tribal divide causes the old Caletón to come out on top, blindsiding Doug in a 5–3–2 vote.

Doug's blindside caused Hannah and Pegleg to realise their chances had sunk. Hannah broke down and was comforted by Tinuke and Leilani.

• Reward challenge: In teams of two, the contestants had to hang onto a wall by holding numbered pegs. At different time intervals, Joel would display a random number which the players would have to remove the corresponding peg from the wall. One player in the duo would be responsible for the odd numbers, and the other would be responsible for the even numbers. The pair to last the longest without falling would win a reward of a feast of various types of pizza.

Matthew and Christopher won the challenge and chose Laurence to go on the reward with them. Christopher hoped to build a new alliance over the reward, telling them that they were on the outside of Caletón as Nathan and Tinuke are a tight duo and that they were stringing Leilani along as she is loyal and unlikely to win. While both men shut down what Christopher said, they decided to keep it in mind going forward. The next day, Tinuke began considering pulling Hannah into the Caletón alliance as the two women grew close. Noticing this, Christopher told Matthew that Tinuke is trying to replace him and Laurence in the alliance. Matthew realized that Tinuke and Nathan were a dangerous duo, so he talked to Laurence about a potential flip.

• Immunity challenge: The castaways had to complete an obstacle course where they would be eliminated at certain points of it. Those who weren't eliminated from the course had to hook a rope on a post and use it to barrel-walk down a track. The first 3 to finish would move on to the final stage, where the contestants had to stack a series of disks on a shaky platform, with the first person to complete the stack winning individual immunity.

Laurence won the immunity challenge and he removed himself from strategizing as his vote was not required for the flip to be successful since he could throw it on a random contestant. Pegleg told Leilani about the plan to flip. Laurence later told Tinuke about the plan to vote her out, and she sought reassurance from her allies who told her she had nothing to worry about. Nevertheless, at Tribal Council, Tinuke was blindsided in a 4–3–1 vote after Matthew flipped.

After Matthew's betrayal, Leilani and Nathan immediately sussed out that not only did he voted for Tinuke, Laurence was also in on it as his vote could have kept Tinuke in the game, but it was directed elsewhere. Nathan spoke to Matthew and tried getting an explanation for the flip, with Matthew explaining that it was because of her threat level and not personal, also implying that he felt he would not have made it to the end if Tinuke remained in the game. Matthew then offered Nathan a deal to go to the end together, in an attempt to patch things up, both men knowing it wasn't genuine.

The next morning, a lobster trap appeared to have washed up on the Calena beach, with a note attached to it. The note was a cryptic letter which the contestants interpreted to be an idol clue. The contestants scavenged for the item, which Christopher realized was a key to open the lobster trap. Matthew and Christopher eventually found the key and agreed to give Christopher the idol as he was in more danger of going home, but Matthew was given the key because the two men planned on retrieving the idol inside the trap later, but leaving it for now so that the other five would continue looking. Matthew first checked the inside of the trap to make sure it was for an idol, which it was. However, when he relocked it, he didn't notice that it failed to close properly.

• Immunity challenge: Castaways stacked all of their blocks like a line of domino tiles on an angular beam while avoiding tripwires that would topple the blocks that were already stacked. Once all of the blocks have been properly stacked in such a way that they were evenly spaced to topple like dominoes that would reach the end of the beam, the castaway would start a chain reaction which would trigger a mechanism that will release a ball rolling to a bowl, breaking a tile. The first castaway to break their tile won immunity. "Domino Effect" (here referred to as "High Step Back") challenge from Survivor: Gabon.

Christopher won the immunity challenge and, since he was the main target, the contestants strategized on who to vote out now. Nathan, sensing that he was in trouble, checked the lobster trap and noticed that it was lying open, so he swiftly reached in, grabbing the hidden immunity idol. He told Leilani about it and planned to use it at the next tribal to eliminate Matthew. Despite trying to keep it a secret, the word quickly spread as Hannah eventually told Matthew and Christopher about it, and this prompted them to go to the trap where Matthew instantly realised his mistake. Determined to make sure they don't miss the opportunity to vote Nathan out, the two men confided in the other players to plan a vote split where Nathan gets 4 votes, but this did not work out as no one wanted to be the backup plan.

At Tribal Council, Nathan played his immunity idol, which he didn't have to as Laurence was voted out 5–1–1 as he had made the fewest connections of the six.

The final six were now divided into three duos: Hannah and Pegleg, Matthew and Christopher, and Leilani and Nathan. Christopher, Matthew and Nathan remained the main targets. Hannah strategized to eliminate Christopher as she perceived him as a threat to win. Nathan tried to improve his relationship with Hannah and Pegleg as a way to eliminate Christopher.

• Reward challenge: Under a 15-minute time limit, the contestants dove into a mud pit and covered their body with as much mud as possible. They then raced back and scraped it off into a bucket. They could only transport mud on their torso, and were not allowed to carry it with their arms or hands. The buckets were then weighed, and the castaway with the heaviest bucket won a spa day reward. "Mud Pack" (here referred to as "Mud Run") challenge from Survivor: Borneo.

Christopher won the reward challenge, taking Hannah and Pegleg to try and solidify an alliance against Leilani and Nathan, who he felt would not listen. While on the reward, Hannah and Pegleg considered joining Christopher's side as he may prove useful as a shield. Returning from the reward, Christopher was confident that he potentially swung some favour on himself and Matthew's side. Hannah considered voting Nathan out as he had become more arrogant since he found the idol, but she talked it through with him and they made up, planning on Christopher being voted out for his scheming and since the jury vote seemed to be tipping in his favour.

• Immunity challenge: The castaways had to cross three logs before swimming out to a pontoon with balance beams set up on it, once crossed they must grab a key and race back before digging to under a log to open a cage filled with puzzle pieces, the first person to solve the puzzle would win individual immunity.

Pegleg won immunity, and Christopher emerged as the key target. However, Hannah considered changing her vote since Christopher being in the game would help her advance further. Leilani campaigned heavily to vote Christopher out. Matthew eventually agreed, seeing Christopher as too big of a threat to keep in the game. At Tribal Council, Christopher was spared, with Nathan instead being blindsided in a 4–2 vote.

The final five discussed their plans on how to reach the final 3 before treemail arrived saying someone has to go to an outpost for "a slice of home". As she was reading it, the group chose Hannah to go to the outpost. Each castaway got to have a video call with their loved ones for a certain amount of time, determined by putting a coin with a number on it into a slot, with the numbers representing the amount of time the call will go on for. The choices are 1, 3, 5, 10, and 15 minutes. It resulted in Hannah getting 10 minutes, Pegleg getting 5, Leilani getting 15, Matthew getting 3, and Christopher getting 1.

• Immunity challenge: The castaways rolled a ball up a ramp and into a plinko board. While the ball rolled down the board, castaways solved a puzzle while keeping an eye on the ball. When the ball got close to the end, the castaways grabbed the ball and rolled it back up to the top. If a castaway missed catching the ball, they must wait for the ball to roll down to the end of a chute before they can roll the ball back up the ramp and return to solving their puzzle. The first castaway to complete the puzzle won immunity. "Pinball Wizard" challenge from Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X.

Christopher won immunity and once returning to camp, Matthew and Pegleg were seen as the two main targets as Christopher was immune and Hannah and Leilani were seen as being goats. As a result of this, the two men targeted each other. Pegleg pitched that Matthew was a threat because the jury was full of people from his starting tribe that he had made strong relationships with. Pegleg was seen as a threat due to having not made many enemies throughout the competition. While Leilani's name was briefly thrown out due to her lack of loyalty, at Tribal Council, Pegleg voted out due to his high threat level.

The final 4 woke up and celebrated making it to day 33.

• Immunity challenge: Keeping one hand on a Tribal Immunity Idol at all times, contestants would have to keep their balance while standing on a small log. If at any point a contestant took their hand off the Idol, fell off the log, or raised their foot, they would be eliminated from the challenge. The final player left holding onto the Idol won. "Hands on a Hard Idol" (here referred to as "Hand On an Idol") challenge from Survivor: Borneo.

After 5 hours, Christopher and Leilani both fell off their posts, with Leilani falling mere seconds before Christopher, giving him the win. But instead of returning to camp, the contestants had to go straight to Tribal Council to discuss the vote there. At Tribal Council, Christopher forced Leilani to admit Hannah is the key threat to win as she seems to be well-liked by the jury. This resulted in Hannah being voted out 3–1.

The following day, the final 3 of Christopher, Leilani, and Matthew were awarded a picnic breakfast for reaching the final day.

At the Final Tribal Council, Christopher opened by saying that his frantic gameplay was a result of a risky move and that he had no choice but to play quickly to evade the target, through immunity wins and strong friendships. Matthew was next and explained that it was part of his strategy to play naive and that waiting to make moves helped maintain good relationships. Leilani said that she wanted to be challenged by the game and that she learned more about herself because of it.

Tinuke asked the first question, calling Matthew out for his betrayal and how it didn't line up with his opening speech. While he tried to explain the move, she shot his reply down. Pegleg was next and he asked Christopher if he felt any remorse for lying in the game. Christopher replied that he had no choice as it was a game. Nathan was next and he asked Leilani why she deserved to win as her game was quieter than Christopher and Matthew's. Leilani answered that she wasn't there to be strategic. Laurence accused Leilani of riding coattails, and she used her relationships to cement that she was a strong player. Ashleigh was next, asking Christopher to elaborate on some of his game decisions. During his answer, Lee interrupted Christopher, calling him selfish. Laurence then asked Matthew if he was in charge of the game, with Matthew claiming that he was the puppetmaster, and that was why he stabbed people in the back. It ended with Doug asking Christopher if he got in Matthew's head, with both men claiming that they both had a hand in the blindsides throughout the merge.

The jury chose to give Matthew the £100,000 grand prize and the title of Sole Survivor in a 6–1–1 vote.