Survivor: Cuba, battle of the Sports Stars Episode four

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Previously on SURVIVOR!
In a confessional, Nash seems a tad annoyed with Hulk. “I don’t know why he is talking. He gets saved and he is all ‘is he in? is he out?’ Shut up Hulkster. You can EASILY be replaced.”
Ichiro finally walks over and Lobo tries to talk to him.
“So Ich, how are you going?” Lobo starts. Ichiro just looks blankly at her.
“Are you having fun here?” Jenner tries. Ichiro cocks his head at Jenner.
“DO YOU WANT SOME RICE?” Lobo nearly shouts, very slowly. Nothing.
In confessional, Ichiro admits. “I understand what they are saying, I just have nothing to say to Rebecca Lobo or Bruce Jenner. Those two are the weak members of our team. I just don’t want anyone to think I am pals with them.”
At the reward challenge, Jeff Probst welcomes the two tribes in and explains the game. The two teams will play in essence dodge ball. Tebow fires and hits Sergio while the crew is having trouble hitting Ichiro. He is just too fast. Avery and Jenner try to get TO to feed in close, but TO goes long, ONLY to get nailed by Tebow. CHUMBA WINS REWARD!
Probst reveals that instead of leaving with something new, Chumba will get to raid and take two items from Wumba’s camp. Probst then makes Chumba decide who is going to exile. “Easy,” Jenner says. “Hulk Hogan. See ya BROTHER!”
Under the cover of nightfall, most of the Chumba tribe is asleep. TO, Sergio and Nash are hiding behind a tree. The fire is still going but Jenner seems asleep by the fire. TO and Nash find the bags or rice and grab both, leaving a small bag of beans plus the beans that were taken from Wumba. “I’m sick of beans. They can keep ‘em,” TO whispers to Nash.
“Grab some of those spices,” Nash instructs Sergio. TO has the rice, Sergio grabs about four jars of spices. Nash takes the coffee pot, coffee beans and a cup. The three bolt before anyone can wake up
At tribal council, Tebow is starting to tear up and is shaking his head. “I want to apologize to my tribe and just say this: I will work harder and push this team harder than ever. There has never been a tribe that has worked as hard as we will work and we won’t be denied. We will be successful and I promise that I will put everything onto my shoulders and this tribe will be the hardest working and we will finish this the right way. I promise you that and I promise my tribemates that,” Tebow spews, while wiping away tears. After the vote, Rebecca is sent home.

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Chumba Tribe….Tim Tebow, Brandi Chastain, Sean Avery, Ichiro, Bruce Jenner, Misty May, Kerry Walsh. Wumba Tribe…Amanda Beard, Steve Nash, Danica Patrick, Sergio Garcia, Hulk Hogan, TO

Day 10.
The Chumba tribe makes it back to camp and Tebow and Avery start to make a fire. Jenner walks up to Avery and says, “You’re welcome.”
“Welcome for what?” Avery says without looking.
“We could have sent you home, but we thought it’d be a better idea to trim the fat. That’s why you’re still here you cancer,” Jenner spits out before walking away.
“Bruce, that’s probably a good idea that you walk away. My cancer might get on you. Please remember that I’m a cancer and stay away from me until we vote you out!” Avery calls out after Jenner.
“You could never vote me out. We are too strong to let you mess with us!” Jenner shots back.
“Who is ‘WE’ Bruce? You in cohoots with someone?” Tebow asks.
“You should stay away from him Tim,” Bruce suggests.
“Who is WE Bruce,” Avery repeats.
“Not another word Sean!” Bruce shouts.
“Oh, yeah, that does it. That makes me quiet!” Avery laughs. “Maybe you should say please!” Jenner rolls his eyes before walking away.

Watching the entire scene, Brandi, Misty and Kerri wonder if Jenner is really someone they want in with them. “Maybe we jumped in a little early with Bruce.” Misty is concerned.
“You think we could dump him once the merge happens?” asks Walsh.
“Who do we replace him with,” asks Brandi.
“Anybody!” Misty answers.

The next morning over in Wumba, Nash and Beard are starting to rethink Hulk being in their three. “Do you think Sergio would be better?” Amanda asks.
“If we cut Hogan off and he knows he’s out, he’s going to get whoever he can to try and take us out,” Nash counters. “If we DO vote him out, it HAS to be a blindside.”
“Do we have the numbers right now?” Amanda asks.
“Sergio is the wildcard. If we can get him on with us, we would, but I worry about TO getting to him first. We have to make a play for him RIGHT NOW.”

Sergio is fixing the roof of the shelter when Danica and TO approach him. “Hey Serge, you wanna come to tree mail with us?” Danica asks.
“Um, sure,” Sergio shrugs.
As they walk, TO and Danica make a pitch and Sergio is surprised to learn that DP and TO are together now. “Wow, I thought you were screwed when Maria was sent off. Sorry about that.”
“Well we wish you had voted Hogan, but now we can put you in with us and we seem like floaters but we can band together. Plus this way we can pretend to be in with them to later blindside,” TO offers.
“That sounds good, but let’s just see if we can win a few more challenges, OK?” Sergio tries to avoid the commitment.
TO and Danica let Sergio walk back to camp first as they don’t want to give the impression that they are in together. Sergio walks up and Nash immediately asks if he wants to go fishing.
Nash and Sergio head to the water and Nash breaks out a sales pitch. He discusses the pros and cons of joining up. Sergio is again noncommittal and Nash says that in order for this to work and for Sergio, Amanda and Nash to make it to the final three, they need to keep quiet about his joining and let every think that Hogan is still in. That way they can cream Hogan right before the merge, after taking out Danica and TO if need be. “It HAS to be a blindside on Hogan.”
At the watering well, Beard and Hogan are talking strategy, only Hogan doesn’t know that Beard is just counting the minutes before he is gone. “Here is something you might be interested in, Mandy.” He shows her the fake idol.
“You found the idol?” Beard asks.
“Wasn’t hard,” Hogan brags.
“That’s away Hulk. That is going to be big for us,” Beard bumps knuckles with Hogan as Hulk seems pleased with himself.
When Nash and Sergio come back with a fish, Garcia goes off to cook it with Hulk and Danica while Beard pulls Nash off to the side.
“He’s got the idol,” Beard says disappointly.
“$hit,” is Nash’s only response.
In confessional, Nash says “$#it.”
“What does this mean?” Beard asks Nash.
“Well I think we might have Sergio in pocket. We vote off Danica or TO and then get the idol from Hulk somehow.”
“I think we have to go with Hogan,” Beard finally says.
“And we write our own ticket out of here,” Nash concludes.

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The two tribes meet on the beach and Probst welcomes them and introduces the new Chumba tribe, minus Lobo. The reward challenge will be a race to roll giant beach balls over a course and knock over pins and race back to let the next member go to push another ball and knock over another set of pins. First team to knock all of the pins over wins. “Want to know what you’re playing for?” Probst asks. “What goes better with bowling then beer and nachos?” Probst shows beer and nachos.
Alright because Chumba has one extra player, they have to sit some one out. Misty May volunteers.
The two teams break apart and Tebow will go first for Chumba, TO first for Wumba. Tebow FLYS down the course like a man possessed and races back. Brandi is next and she begins down as TO finishes. Amanda is next for Wumba and she is having trouble. Brandi eventually finishes and Ichiro is off. He nearly laps Amanda, who finally finishes just ahead of Ichiro. Nash takes off for Wumba and Walsh goes for Chumba. Jenner goes after Walsh finishes and he has trouble with the ball. Hulk meanwhile basically throws the ball down and catches up. Danica is next and she helps the Wumba tribe catch up to Sean Avery. Sergio finally starts and Avery pushes, but one of the pins doesn’t fall. Probst yells that another ball must be pushed to knock over the pin from the start. Tebow hears this and immediately starts hurling the ball down the course. Sergio is having a little trouble steering, but he is close to the pins. Tebow is FLYING down the course. Sergio knocks two over and the third is wobbling….TEBOW gives the ball one final shove and the last pin falls. CHUMBA EDGES OUT WUMBA! Chumba then selects Nash to go to Exile. Probst reminds Tebow that he isn’t old enough to indulge in the beer, but help yourself to the nachos. Chumba laughs while Wumba slinks back to camp.

Chumba dons bowling shirts and starts drinking the beer. Jenner appears to be smashed off of one and a half and Avery starts to pick at him. Kerri and May start to have a nacho eating contest and Brandi tries to gauge Tebow’s interest in joining up with the Femme Fatals. Tebow doesn’t seem interested, instead he walks around encouraging everyone and slapping everyone on the back. He is running in circles and trying to stay active. Walsh finally tells Tebow to calm down because she is afraid he will burn himself out.

On Exile, Nash is trying to start a fire, but it is beginning to rain. Nash knows that Hogan has the idol (or so he thinks) so he reads the clue, goes to the tree and finds no idol. “Cool, just HANGING in the rain. Yeehaw.”

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At Wumba camp, Hogan and Beard are talking and they try to go after Sergio, but without Nash, things don’t go well. Hogan tries to take the lead, but it doesn’t go well. He is sort of a bafoon. Beard tries to run damage control, but it doesn’t work. Meanwhile, TO and Danica catch up with Sergio and he admits that he might side with them vs siding up with Hogan.
“I am popular today,” Sergio smiles in a confessional.

At Chumba camp Jenner and Tebow are making a fire when Jenner tries to level with Tebow. “Timothy, I think you need to stay away from Sean. I know you think you like him, but he’s a cancer and you need to just keep away from him. It would be better for you in the long run of the game to stay away. Don’t let him taint you.” Jenner whispers the last part.
“Let’s just win the next few challenges and maybe we won’t have to worry about voting anyone out for a while,” Tebow says, ending the conversation.
“Do what you want Tim. I’m just trying to look out for you.” Jenner walks away without starting the fire.
Avery walks up and tries to help Tebow. “Actually Sean, if you want to finish this, I’m going to pray.”
Tebow walks up and Ichiro finally breaks his silence. “Tim, you’ve got to settle down. You might hurt yourself.”
“You speak English?”
“Yeah, but don’t let the other ones know. I am trying to fly low,” Ichiro admits.
“Your secret is safe with me,” Tebow promises.

Probst welcomes everyone in for the immunity challenge. Nash rejoins the Wumba tribe and you can tell he is glad to see people again after two days in the rain.
Probst explains the event as each side will pick a Survivor to stand on a dock and each member of the opposite tribe will try and Sumo-style knock them into the water. The tribe with the most points wins immunity. Wumba picks Hogan to be its rep while Tebow volunteers to be Chumba’s. TO is first to face Tebow and he goes too high and Tebow gets under him and flings him into the water. Avery goes up against Hogan and Hogan grabs Avery and whips him into the water. Beard tries to go low on Tebow but he sidesteps and she splashes into the water. May is up next (Walsh is sitting this one out) and Hogan just picks her up and tosses her into the water. Sergio goes up against Tebow and he circles the Gator. They lock up, then unlock. Lock and unlock. Then finally, Tebow drops to a knee and Sergio goes in for the kill, but Tebow sweeps the leg and sends Garcia to the liquid. Ichiro goes up against Hogan and Ichiro charges Hogan, only to duck and nearly knocks Hogan into the juice. The Hulkster maintains balance and then grabs Ichiro’s arm: Irish whip into the drink. Tebow struggles a bit with Danica, but eventually Patrick is sent into the auga. Brandi goes against Hulk and Hulk handles her with ease. Nash and Tebow grapple and tangle before Tebow bearhugs Nash into the drink. Hulk immediately grabs Jenner and bench presses him into the water.
Probst announces the tiebreaker is that Hogan and Tebow will Sumo each other. Hogan starts to trash talk Tebow by telling him he will take it easy on him when Tebow puts Hogan into the shoulder cradle, then swings him into a body slam, STRAIGHT INTO THE WATER. CHUMBA WINS! Replay shows Tebow just plain PICKING UP HULK AND THROWING HIM OFF THE DOCK INTO THE WATER. Tebow is going nuts as is Chumba. Hogan is in disbelief in the water. Wumba is depressed. Probst reminds a wet Wumba that they will have tribal council tonight.

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At Wumba camp, TO and Sergio agree that Sergio is on board. Nash comes over as TO hurries away. Nash tries to talk Sergio into joining up and they will vote off Hogan. “But he has the immunity idol, so we’ll have to get him to think that we are going with Danica. That way we’ll blindside him.” Sergio thinks they should try and get the idol away from Hogan first. “Do that, and I’m in.”
Nash heads back to talk to Hogan and tries to convince Hulk that he’s talked to Sergio and Sergio warned him that Nash is next. “Dude, will you give me the idol?”
“Brother, let’s blindside Sergio and vote him out. We have three, they have three. That would be a tie. Can you make fire faster?”
“I think so,” Nash slowly says.
“OK then. We vote out Sergio tonight. Get the floater out,” Hogan says.
As Nash walks away, Hogan runs to TO and Danica. “I heard that you two told Sergio that Nash was the target? You three vs. us three and Nash makes fire against one of you three…unless I swap over. I will vote with you to take out Nash. That sound like a plan?”
TO and Danica look at each other surprised and TO says, “You got it BROTHER!” They laugh, Hogan not as much as he doesn’t like to be mocked.
In confessional Hogan says, “Sometimes you have to knife a friend in the back, but I am Hulk Hogan. I should be running this show. You know what? Nash has been the ‘leader’ and we’ve lost yet again. With me in charge, with Amanda and Sergio, we take out TO and Danica if need be, but I doubt we need it.”
In another confessional, TO says, “We were going to just take out Hulk to take out one of the members of that group, but now Hogan says he’ll jump over to take out the head of the snake. Damn. If we can get Nash out, AND Sergio on board, our three would be in control heading into the merge. I don’t know what we are going to do. You can’t trust Hogan. He’s likely to stab me in the back down the line.”
Nash lets Sergio know that he didn’t get the idol. “That’s OK,” Sergio says. “We’ll do Hogan anyways.”
TO approaches Sergio and explains what just happened with Hogan’s offer. “What are we going to do?”

At tribal council Probst asks Hogan how it was to be bodyslammed by Tim Tebow. Hogan doesn’t like the question. Nash is asked about exile island and he lets everyone know that the idol WASN’T there. “It is out there, somewhere.” Probst asks Amanda if you ever feel in control out there. She answers that anyone that feels they are in control is probably going home the next tribal council.
Everyone votes with Hulk showing a vote for Nash and Nash shows a vote for Hulk. Amanda votes for Hulk as well.
Probst tallies the votes and returns.
Once the votes are revealed, the person eliminated will leave council immediately. First vote: Hulk. Second vote Steve Nash. Third vote: Hulk. Two Hulk, one Nash. Fourth Vote: Nash. Fifth vote: Hulk. Three for Hulk, two for Nash. Sixth vote and next person voted out: Hulk Hogan.
Hogan tries to use the fake idol but Probst says it is too late, “And by the way, that is a fake idol,” Probst reveals. Danica raises her eyebrows as Amanda shoots Nash and look and he nods. They know. Hogan walks away and is pissed. “Thanks guys. I should have known.”
“Hulk the fake athlete had a fake idol. Believe nothing and trust no one. Head back to camp as a unit of five,” Probst sends the Survivors away.

On the next Survivor: Cuba.
Tebow is still pumping hard in the rewards challenge he finally breaks down, pulling up lame in a relay. Nash and think Sergio is in their posse. TO and Danica are also thinking Sergio is in with them. “Well, well. The game comes down to this guy,” Sergio says in a confessional. Tebow is limping around camp and Avery and Jenner are worried about him. The Femme Fatals think that a merge is coming and this might be their chance to cut Tebow out. Beard knows Danica has the idol and confronts her. Will Tebow have to leave the show with a leg injury?