Things can change at the drop of a buff.....

In one of my recents blogs I noted that just when you think you have this game figured out............. Matsing Day 10 Wow, each of the three tribes started with six players and since Matsing has lost the first four challenges they are down to Denise and Malcolm. The good thing about these two is they are positive people. These two are smiling and joking and basically come to the realization that their days are probably numbered. They spend the morning looking for the idol and after picking up the lid to the rice several times, Malcolm finally pulls the handle off the lid to find the idol. Even Denise cheers knowing full well it is Malcolm who has benefitted from this small triumph. They are both hoping that they will be added to the other tribes in lieu of having a two person challenge. Reward Challenge All three tribes arrive for a reward reward challenge, but first.................I remember back in the old Survivor days they had a reward challenge as well as an immunity. My favorite was when one tribe won toilet paper an outhouse. Two of the guys on the team actually slept in the wooden outhouse one night during a rain storm. It would have to have been raining pretty hard for me to spend a night in an outhouse. But I digress. Both tribes are given a servind tray which has an idol sitting on top, It is a simple game where by you simply attempt to knock the other person idol off of their tray. The first person's idol to hit the ground loses. Oh yes, beforehand we find out that Malcolm and Denise are to drop their buffs and pull a new one from a bag. Denise lands on Kalabaw and Malcolm goes to Tandang. After many quick and boring matches it is Malcolm who defeats Jeff. Actually he won by tossing his own high in the air and pushing Jeff's off of his tray which immediately hit the ground. Pretty smart. Tandang wins the Holiday Inn continental breakfast reward of coffee, tea and biscuits. "Did you find the hidden immunity idol? No but I stayed at a Holiday Inn last night." Back at Tandang You talk about a guy whose fate changed in the game very quickly, it would be Malcolm. Earlier in the day he was on a tribe that had two people left, it was raining, they had very little hope. Fast forward about ten minutes and he finds an idol, people welcome him to camp and then Peter tells Malcolm he wants to be his buddy and ....oh by way....Peter tells him he has an idol. As God as my witness I can't remember one player in the history of game of Survivor who had one foot on the plank and the other extended extended out over the ocean as he was about to get pushed into shark infested waters and then.......well then the captain of the ship says, "Dude, we were just kidding, get back on this ship you big duffus, give me a hug." Back at Kalabaw Denise shows up to camp and is welcomed with open arms also. The three girls in camp realize they now have a four to three advantage over the guys.................until. Katie points out that the women in camp now have a four to three advantage over the guys. Meantime, veteran player Jonathon approaches Denise and tells her that two of the girls Dawson and Katie are weak players and he invites her to join the guys alliance and she quickly says yes. So now Denise who was soon to follow Malcolm in walking the plank, has new life as well and a new alliance also. Then.............well then Dana who is linked with Katie and Dawson gets very sick and is soon on a boat going home, gave up, quit, whatever you call it. The doctors told her she was in no medical danger but I think she had just had enough of the rain. The challenge Run through an obstacle course, untie ropes to drop a drawbridge. gather puzzle pieces and put together the puzzle. Something to remember here, Abi from is asked to sit out yet another challenge for Tandang because they are one person up. The producers make a point to show this and by the look on Abi's face she is either volunteering to sit out againg or she isn't very happy about it. Tandang wins the challenge by a few seconds and it quite honestly came down to Katie not being able to transverse the first part of the obstacle course and held up the tribe as they only lost by a few seconds. Oh yes, Dawson wouldn't let Jonathon help her with the puzzle which didn't help either. Pre Council It is very evident that either Dawson or Katie is going home. One thing happens or better yet doesn't happen. Dawson knows that one of her tribemates is Jeff Kent who is a former major league baseball player and no one else knows this. When your head is on the chopping block, use anything, something, throw a rock, run with scissors, put your finger in an electric outlet, do something to save yourself. It doesn't mean people would have changed their mind but had she let everyone know that he was a former player, they might have changed their thinking about him because he has already made millions. Jeff is a smart player and is playing very well Dawson keeps her mouth shut and doesn't say a word and is sent home. Quick Review As it often times goes, it is the little things in this game that people take notice of and can change a game. Two players were walking the plank...... and then,...... they are told to drop their buffs, someone gets sick, someone does bad at a challenge and bingo bango, two people who were on a team that hadn't lost a challenge are now out of the game and suddenly two players who were on the ropes are now linked with the cool kids. You can never take for granted your place in this game because tomorrow something could happen that changes everything. Next Week. It appears to be a rough challenge and Artis gets pissed.