The challenge was "Musical Chairs Trivia". The survivors were asked a question, and the last person to name the correct answer was eliminated from the challenge. After fierece competition, Dustin came out on top, winning immunity and securing his seat for the jury. Formerly a target at the merge, the focus shifted to the other Kamaku Alliance threat - Chris.

                                                          
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Chris and Vinny go from casual chat to serious business.

Chris: How is your computer doing???
Vinny: ahh OK
Chris: lol
Chris: you don't seem like you wanna talk
Vinny: ?
Vinny: im sorry
Chris: You're staying quiet
Chris: You usually talk more
Vinny: i didnt meen to put off that vibe :-\
Vinny: kik
Vinny: *lol
Chris: lol
Vinny: im eating... as usual!
Chris: Nothing bad, just different
Chris: Me too, just had a peice of leftover cake from my sisters graduatoin
Chris: yummmm
Chris: lol
Vinny: ahh cake
Vinny: what kind
Chris: Buttercream and Strawberry filled
Chris: Something weird
Chris: but it wasn't bad
Vinny: that sounds good
Chris: tasted like strawberry shortcake
Chris: lol
Vinny: hmm
Chris: We'll make some at the camp tonight
Chris: lol
Vinny: lol sounds good
Chris: Sooo, you talk to Dusin about tomorrow?
Vinny: kinda sorta
Chris: lol, what did he say?
Vinny: that we were voting for Martin
Chris: Are you gonna be w/ us?
Chris: It's a good reason to vote for him
Chris: He's least active, wants it least, doesn't interact much, just comes on when it's necessary, and sometimes misses those too
Vinny: misses what
Chris: Like TC and the IC
Chris: before the merge he missed them
Vinny: all of them?'
Chris: and he doesn't talk much
Chris: nah, more like 2 of the 3
Chris: of each
Chris: wait
Chris: just 2
Chris: both of them
Chris: he missed both IC's
Chris: and I think made 1 TC
Vinny: why didnt u vote him instead of mike
Chris: 2 reasons
Vinny: what r they
Chris: He was a little cocky like he was sure that if he made the merge, he weas gonna take all former Kamaku out
Chris: and he was stronger than Martin, and we wanted to take Martin out at the Merge
Vinny: thats a good idea
Chris: so, you gonna vote w/ us?
Vinny: well im going to have to think about it Chris
Chris: Well, if you didn't vote w/ us, who do you think you'd be voting for?
Chris: You a big vote
Chris: You're
Vinny: well i dont no
Vinny: im asking around
Chris: an14: Cause if Gia votes w/ Kamaku it will be a tie
Chris: and then you with Kamaku
Chris: and we can pick them off
Chris: 1 by one
Chris: till it's down to the 6 of us
Chris: And I'm fine w/ top 6
Vinny: just like u did on old Kamaku
Vinny: and then i will go
Vinny: and dont give me that BS about "we werent going to vote for you" cuz i knew u were going to
Chris: yeah, of course we were......
Chris: Why do you think I sent you away with Gia and Charlie?
Vinny: i have no clue
Chris: If I had wanted you off you would've stayed w/ me and Dustin
Chris: would've been real easy
Vinny: im sure u didnt WANT me off lol... but thats what the plan was
Vinny: and its hard to gain trust back, especially when u said u werent in the alliance
Vinny: u didnt think u would be counting on me to save u did you?
Chris: OK, this isn't working anymore...let me just break it down for you
Vinny: go for it
Chris: You have 2 choices
Chris: lol
Chris: 1.Vote w/ us, guarantee final 6, and we all duke it out from ther
Chris: 2. Vote w/ them, guarantee final 6, but also guarantee 6th spot
Chris: They are Pali, they are gonna take you out once we are done
Vinny: and so will u guys
CGHitman14: So it's up to you...and I wasn't really counting on you
CGHitman14: it's probably gonna be a tie tomorrow
Vinny: so u werent counting on me? you just thought that my vote doesnt matter?
Chris: man14: and it'll be up to the tiebreaker
Chris: No, i just thought it would be nice for Kamaku to vote together
Vinny: well thats not gonna happen
Vinny: sorry
Chris: You're vote won't matter when you vote w/ Pali
Chris: ok
Vinny: fine chris
Chris: Just wanted to make sure I knew where you stood
Vinny: you just made my decistion easy
Chris: lol
Chris: I didn't say anything wrong
Vinny: good luck
Chris: Just asked you the question
Chris: It was my job to do it
Chris: I was seleceted
Chris: I spoke for Kamaku
Vinny: ok
Vinny: well good luck in the game Chris
Chris: You sure you want to do this
Chris: It's gonna be a tie
Chris: 5-5
Chris: And then a tiebreaker
Chris: Yo, no hard feelings, just wanted to know where you stood....Don't know why you got mad at me
Chris: I didn't say anything mean to you
Chris: ??
Vinny: you no
Chris: ?
Vinny: u made me feel like shit on Kamaku
Chris: ???
Chris: Why do you keep pointing me out
Chris: I didn't do anything to you
Chris: I always told you that you were safe
Chris: and made sure that we didn't vote for you....early plans were that you talked to much and we wanted you gone but we changed them
Chris: you keep pointing me out
Vinny: becuz it hurt the worst from i
Vinny: *u
Chris: Why me?
Chris: Why not Gia?
Chris: Charlie?
Vinny: becuz i dont no
Chris: Dusin?
Chris: Cindi?
Vinny: Gia i expected it from
Vinny: Cindi and Charlie never talked to me
Vinny: same with Dustin
Chris: and I talked to you
Chris: and I told you not to worry
Chris: that you weren't a target
Chris: That was true
Chris: you weren't a target
Vinny: but i was next
Vinny: u said it urself
Chris: ??
Chris: When did I say that?
Vinny: let me find it
Vinny: BabbleLkeAnIdiot: and dont give me that BS about "we werent going to vote for you" cuz i knew u were going to
Chris: yeah, of course we were......
Chris: do you see the dots at the end.....
Chris: that was making fun of you
Chris: like oh sure, that was definitly our play
Vinny: oh BS u were serious
Chris: sarcastic
Vinny: and if thats true
Chris: I swear to god
Chris: I'm not lying
Chris: THat is what I meant
Chris: I was being sarcastic
Vinny: who were u going to vote off
Chris: if what?
Vinny: who were u going to vote off
Vinny: on Kamaku
Vinny: if we lost
Chris: not sure, it didn't happen so I didn't have to think about it....it would've been real different then if there was no switch
Chris: Other things could've happened
Chris: If someone missed IC's
Chris: TC's
Chris: That would've been my vote
Chris: Not you
Chris: Unless you missed TC's
Vinny: Tara made the IC and she was voted off first
Chris: ANd IC'
Chris: Yeah, but she was nasty
Chris: and no one liked her
Vinny: i liked her
Chris: and she threatened us
Vinny: threatened?
Chris: Yeah
Vinny: how so
Chris: She said if we voted her off, she would ruin the game for us and talk to the other tribe and talk to them and give Tom their SN's so he could have an advantage
Chris: I don't konw how she was planning to do it...it was probably all talk anway
Vinny: of course it was
Chris: yeah, but she lied
Chris: and that's why we voted her
Chris: soo, anything else you wanna clear up?
Chris: I seriously still don't get why you're mad at me over everyone
Vinny: u guys treated me like shit
Chris: I've told you everything you wanted to know
Chris: OMG
Chris: I didn't
Vinny: and i felt so left out all the time
Chris: But why single me out?
Vinny: and i felt like iw as always by myself
Vinny: FINE i will type it to Dustin jeeze
Chris: I made sure from the beginning that you were fine
Chris: You talked to me on the first day
Chris: remember
Vinny: so are u saying i owe u?
Chris: no
Chris: I am saying
Chris: You asked me how you were doing
Chris: you seemed sooo worried
Chris: like you were doing something wrong
Vinny: cuz i was
Vinny: i wasnt in an alliance
Chris: and after 1 day you said you felt like a target
Chris: And I assured you that there was nothing to worry about
Chris: and that you weren't targeted
Chris: and to keep doing what you were doing
Chris: and I was right
Vinny: but i wasnt clued in on in an alliance
Chris: I was the 5th person chosen to be in...how do you think that made me feel...I know that if I make the final 5, I'll probably be first to go
Chris: That's why you vote w/ us
Chris: There's not much else I can say
Vinny: how do u think it feels not even to be in one
Chris: Not good, but was that my choice?
Vinny: and see ur 2 closest friends in the game be taken away from you and feel helpless
Chris: I couldn't do anything to stop that, all I did was tell you that you weren't targeted and I was right
Chris: you weren't
Vinny: but i had to be going the next TC
Vinny: that was the order
Vinny: and i knew it was
Vinny: its the most obious thing
Vinny: pay back is a bitch Chris
Chris: lol, think what you want
Vinny: and when i cast a vote for u... im going to be doing it with a smile on my face
Chris: lol
Chris: of course it's for me
Chris: Single me out again
Chris: like before
Chris: like always
Vinny: oh im not the only one
Vinny: Pali and i are voting for u
Chris: ???
Chris: lol, yeah I know
Chris: that would make sense
Chris: But again
Vinny: no no no chris i dont wanna hear it
Chris: Singling me out
Chris: lol
Chris: OK
Chris: whatever
Vinny: just stop
Chris: I'm done trying
Vinny: im through talking ot you
Chris: I dind' think it would work
Vinny: u thought right
Chris: You've changed a lot from the beginning
Chris: A quiet kid
Chris: To a big mouth
Chris: lol
Vinny: i take that as a compliment
Vinny: ur still the same... and i still hate u
Chris: well, I'll cya on the outside, I have a bad feeling about tomorrow
Vinny: i never liked u
Chris: lol
Chris: I should
Chris: ok, that's good
Vinny: alright stop
Vinny: were dont
Vinny: *done
Chris: lol
Chris: You stop
Vinny: Chris you no when i said i was sorry for voting for you
Vinny: well i wasnt

Done scrolling? Now Dustin and Vinny chat.

Dustin: hey man
BabbleLkeAnIdiot: whats up
Dustin: well, when you left we were deciding once and for all who we were voting off...
Dustin: we decided to go with martin
Dustin: is that good?
Vinny: it doesnt matter :-)
Dustin: after tomorrow night we can pagong the rest of pali and go all the way....
Dustin: you still want to get rid of gia and charlie once kamaku is left?
Vinny: its up to u
Dustin: i don't feel comfortable with them....charlie just don't talk anymore......and either he's the biggest flirt in the world or he and gia have something cooked up that i don't like....
Vinny: i think they have a plan
Dustin: i think so too.....i can't put my finger on it, but they just seem...."odd"....
Vinny: ya
Dustin: i kinda like all of pali except for martin..he's just not on enough....
Dustin: heya....::sigh::..chris gets hotheaded sometimes...
Dustin: he sent me the convo you guys had...
Dustin: i don't blame ya at all...i'd really like to talk...
Dustin: well, okay....i'm gonna tell ya whether ya talk or not 8) haha  ...... he gave you the two choices thing..and frankly, i think his choices weren't elaborate enough...i think you have 3....
Dustin: 1) Vote with Kamaku and make it final 6, then we go with the flow.
2) Vote with Pali and make it final 6, have a possible chance to go further if you play your cards right
3) Vote with Pali, lose the tie vote, and go next
Dustin: i can tell ya, you ain't winning if you go with pali
Dustin: because 4 kamaku will be on the jury
Dustin: but if you go with kamaku in the next vote, I will make a deal with you because we don't want a 5-5 vote...I will guarentee you make it at least final 3
Vinny: who is in the Kamaku alliance
Dustin: the one i created?
Vinny: the one right now
Dustin: but man, i'm willing to toss at least 2 out the window if you vote with us
Dustin: i wasn't kidding when i was talking with you preswitch about voting gia and charlie out...
Dustin: i don't trust them, and i don't want them to go any further...i want kamaku to win this game, we worked too hard not too...all of us...tara, tom, me, you, gia,charlie, chris, and cindi
Dustin: you don't have to make your decision now man, because i know if i were in your shoes i wouldn't know what to do....you can sleep on it..think about it...the way you vote is answer enough...
Dustin: ..i do like ya man 8) you're a good kid....but the reality of the situation is, you're not gonna win this game if you go with pali...and you've probably got as slim a chance of winning if you go with kamaku as i do...i know i have a snowball's chance of winning....i respect your decision no matter what you do though, and hold no grudge against you if you choose to go with pali....but i do think it's a mistake... 8)
Vinny: u guys treated me like shit
Dustin: yeah, i can see that.....you have no argument from me whatsoever....it was completely wrong of me to create an alliance that early...
Vinny: ya it was
Dustin: but i know i can't win the game...the only people that can win this game are people like charlie and cindi..those who stay so far under the radar you can't see them....i'm the Lex, Frank, Hunter, John type....bad personality trait on my part i suppose 8)
Dustin: but the decision is solely yours, you more or less decide the way the game goes...you decide whether the winner is either Kevin, Amber, Tim, or Martin   or Charlie, Cindi, Gia, or Chris....(though i can't see chris winning either)
Dustin: ..but there are no hard feelings either way, so you don't have to feel you can't talk to me haha 8) ..im a rather easy goin' guy...all's fair in love, war, and survivor 8)
Vinny: haha
Vinny: ur the only one i was really disappointed in Dustin... with all that alliance crap
Vinny: i was mad @ Chris for lying
Dustin: yeah..i can understand that too....god, chris is goin' nuts haha 8)
Vinny: good
Dustin: i'm just glad i got immunity...i get to be jury no matter what so i can rest relatively easy this next ic....
Vinny: lol'
Dustin: i had assumed that if i didn't win, and if you voted with pali, i would be targeted...
Vinny: you should double check ur allies Dustin
Dustin: yeah, i know....i truly am uncomfortable with gia and charlie...i havne't felt right about charlie since about the 4th day in...and gia's always been doubtful to me...
Dustin: never seen chris soo nervous haha, kinda cute in a way....
Vinny: good
Vinny: and Dustin
Vinny: i really like you
Vinny: but when i cast that vote for Chris, it will be the best feeling in the world
Dustin: haha, that's cool 8)  i understand the feeling...i got a sadistic pleasure out of voting tara off.....it does feel pretty

Chris attempts to strike a "deal" with Martin.

Cindi: dustin
Cindi: and chris
Cindi: whats up guys?
Chris: Hey
Chris: Bad stuff
Cindi: what
Chris: Vinny hates me
Chris: I had a long convo with him
Chris: I'll paste parts into here
Charlie: ok
Cindi: k
Chris: Vinny: but i had to be going the next TC
Chris: he was refering to if we had to go to TC w/ Kamaku barring a switch
Chris: Vinny: that was the order
Chris: Vinny: and i knew it was
Chris: Vinny: its the most obious thing
Chris: Chris: lol, think what you want
Chris: Vinny: pay back is a bitch Chris
Chris: Vinny: and when i cast a vote for u... im going to be doing it with a smile on my face
Dustin: from this i think we can safely assume they are voting for chris
Chris: Vinny: oh im not the only oneBabbleLkeAnIdiot: Pali and i are voting for u
Chris: that's it
Chris: Well, I ahve 5 min
Chris: SO we gotta make this quick
Chris: I say we vote Vinny tomorrow
Chris: He is sooo sure that they're gonna get me
Chris: Why don't we vote him
Charlie: hmm
Chris: And try and get Martin with us
Chris: We can tell Martin that we liked him
Chris: and that's why we kept him w/ us at the switch
Chris: and guarantee him a final 4 spot
Chris: or something
Chris: what do you all think?
Charlie: I say go for it
Chris: Tell him that Pali is voting for him tomorrow, and that Vinny is playing both sides and we should take him out
Chris: You wanna do it?
Chris: I think we should
Dustin: fine by me
Dustin: if you all like it
Cindi: okay by me too
Dustin: Vinny:  and Dustin
Dustin:Vinny:  i really like you
Dustin: Vinny:  but when i cast that vote for Chris, it will be the best feeling in the world
Chris: lol
Chris: ok
Chris: Should I invite him in
Dustin: martin?
Chris: So we can all talk
Chris: yeah
Dustin: sure
Chris: Cindi?
Chris: Charlie?
Cindi: sure
Chris: Charlie?
Cindi: charlie
Charlie: go ahead
Chris: I'm gonna invite him in
Chris: ok
Dustin: sigh..gia always misses everything
Chris: lol
Chris: Yeah
Chris: I know
Charlie: Hahaha
Martin: has entered the room.
Chris: Hey Martin
Martin: hey
Chris: OK
Cindi: hey martin
Martin: hey
Chris: Here is the deal, I've talked to some people from pali
Charlie: Hi Maryin
Chris: and they say that they may be voting for you tomorrow
Charlie: Martin I mean
Chris: becuase you aren't online much and stuff like that
Martin: ok i see
Chris: So I'm asking you to vote w/ us, and it will guarantee you make it to the final 5 and will switch the way this game is going
Chris: If not, they are gonna vote you tomorrow
Chris: They are probably gonna lie to you
Chris: and say they are voting for me
Chris: Or Cindi
Martin: i have no problem with voting with u
Chris: WE kept you w/ us at the switch cause we trusted you over Kathee and Mike
Martin: why did u trust me more then them
Martin: i was never online
Chris: Exactly
Chris: lol
Chris: They were able to tell us more about what they wanted to do w/ the game
Martin: so you want to vote for who?
Cindi: mike was a little different
Chris: lol
Cindi: scary even.....haha
Martin: i voted for mike also
Chris: We are saying Vinny, cause he is playing both sides
Chris: obvioulsy
Chris: He'll probably tell you he is voting for me tomorrow
Cindi: really martin i didn't know that....
Martin: didnt know what?
Cindi: how come you voted mike over us
Martin: it was a feeling
Chris: So you gonna be w/ us
Cindi: you didn't care for him
Martin: i was sure to go
Chris: It'll guarantee you final 5
Chris: and we'll all duke it out from there
Chris: how does it sound?
Martin: so i guess that maybe one of u will vote for him and also that he would not vote
Martin: it sounds good
Cindi: good thinking
Chris: lol
Chris: ok
Chris: Lets try and keep this quiet, cuase if people know, they are gonna try and pull some last minute stuff that could screw everything up
Chris: Remember
Chris: Vinny
Chris: that's the vote

                                        
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Martin, you sly devil, you.

ok now, its great, i will vote with pali and vinny against chris but chris and the ohers are thinkin that i am with them so i play both sides, poor chris he thinks he is save but i know he is lying to me its why i want him out. I think now i have a good relation with pali, they are great people, better than chris and dustin

The newest edition of...Amber's keys to the game!

Survivor is not a game for being vulnerable and not doing anything. Its a game to OUTWIT players. When you see cracks, you go in and tangle them even more. Its a game to OUTLAST players. You use things to your advantage. And lastly you need to OUTPLAY all others by having a good strategy and saying "Hey, I beat you." Its a game and its cuthroat.

Cindi talks about the possible gameplan.

Tribal alliances are still strong I believe and the target this TC will be Martin I think.

Vinny, is this gonna get ugly?

oh definatly, the game is just getting started. I think people all realizing "i have a one in ten chance to win this" now people are going to do anything to get in one of those final 2 spots.

                                                               
Day 21