Overview
- Six castaways competed in the penultimate episode, with the season finale set for next week on CBS.
- A CBS sneak peek showed Soph discussing a possible flip with Kristina, signaling fractures inside late-game alliances.
- Rizo’s hidden idol became a strategic lever as he told others it expired sooner than it actually does.
- Steven entered the episode holding a Block‑a‑Vote after a recent immunity win, keeping uncertainty high over how votes could be shaped.
- Recaps described an intense Tribal Council with advantage moves and betrayal that set up the final stretch without revealing specific outcomes.