Overview
- Sage Ahrens-Nichols and Jawan Pitts blindsided Shannon Fairweather at Tribal Council after the game was reshuffled into three four-person tribes.
- Sage declined Shannon’s post-vote hug and offered a handshake instead, saying she wanted any embrace to feel genuine.
- Shannon told Entertainment Weekly that Sage contacted her immediately after returning home and that they have since talked and hugged.
- Producers executed a second tribe swap into Kele 3.0, Uli 3.0, and Hina 3.0, intensifying short-term alliances and sending Kele 3.0 to the vote.
- Sophi Segreti found a Knowledge Is Power advantage and kept it to herself, while a reward challenge moment saw Kristina receive on-site medical attention before continuing.