Matsing starts their first Tribal Council by lighting their torches in the tribal fire. Jeff reminds them, "When your fire is gone, so are you.” Denise is glad to have Russell as a returning player with wisdom of how to survive the elements, although she admits returning players also change the game. Zane points out that Russell is not only a good athlete but also an experienced player that’s hard to compete against. Russell admits that he made a mistake today by taking over at the challenge and dictating what people were going to do. Malcolm, Roxy and Angie agree. Zane is not pleased with his performance in the challenge and points out that he quit smoking the day before he started SURVIVOR and therefore requested not be on the running portion of the challenge today, but was assigned their anyway. Zane takes responsibility for his poor performance though and says once again that he should be voted out of the tribe. Russell is still not sure if Zane is being sincere. The Matsing tribe then votes. Jeff reveals five of the six votes, which are one vote for Russell and four votes for Zane. So, Zane Knight, the 28 year-old tire repair person from Danville, VA, becomes the first person to be voted out of SURVIVOR: PHILIPPINES. Jeff gives Matsing flint, since they came to Tribal Council.
Each week, host Jeff Probst will answer a few questions about the most recent episode of Survivor: Philippines.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: I’m sorry, but I’m a little confused and think I need you to break this down for me, Jeff. Zane tells his tribe to vote him out since he performed so horribly in the challenge, but then tells us it is all a ruse to see if he is running the tribe. Is that the worst ruse of all time?
JEFF PROBST: Only Zane knows his true motive for this surprising move. If I were betting, I’d say he wanted out of the game and in a moment of weakness just told the tribe to vote him out. Then upon reflection, realized he’d look like a quitter, so he tried to change the story mid-way. I don’t think he wanted to stay in the game and once he told them to vote him out I don’t think he had a chance anyway.
We see Penner and Russell both on the outs on their tribes. Who’s in more danger at this point? I would guess Penner since Matsing still needs Russell’s strength.
Both have major targets but for different reasons. Nobody trusts Penner and that goes back to his first season when he stepped off his tribe mat to join the other tribe. It’s a perception that has haunted him and there’s definitely a lesson — perception is reality. Russell has the strength that may help him for a bit, but his bossiness is the most likely reason people would vote him off. When there are only six people on each tribe, you can’t be too much of a pain in the ass. Russell is right on the edge.
The move to three tribes was made so that no five person alliances could run through a season from start to end, yet we of course still saw lots of deal making on day one. The RC and Abi-Maria alliance is particularly intriguing to me, because when you have two people that excited that soon to be working together, it can’t help but go bad. What alliances — or people being on the outs — this early surprised you?
Nothing surprises me anymore, you know that. You’ve asked me before! Yes, we did three tribes to complicate the numbers but there is no denying the power of a two or three person alliance if you can last long enough in the game. Survivor strategy has gotten tricky in the past few years because if you panic and make the wrong alliance it can end your game, but if you don’t make an alliance quickly you soon find yourself on the outside and it’s very tough to get back in.
Next week: Former TV teen star Lisa Whelchel reaches her breaking point early in the game, a crushing loss at the immunity challenge causes one castaway to unleash their anger and as temperatures drop, two castaways make a risky choice to keep each other warm.
| Player | Survivor | Tribe |
| Christi | Carter Williams | Kalabaw |
| Colin | Jonathan Penner | Kalabaw |
| Erin | Sarah Dawson | Kalabaw |
| Karen D. | Katie Hanson | Kalabaw |
| Karen R. | Dana Lambert | Kalabaw |
| Tonya | Jeff Kent | Kalabaw |
| Brendan | Angie Layton | Matsing |
| Dick | Malcolm Freberg | Matsing |
| Kim | Roxanne “Roxy” Morris | Matsing |
| Steve | Denise Stapley | Matsing |
| Warren | Russell Swan | Matsing |
| Alyssa | Artis Silvester | Tandang |
| Cara | Peter "Pete" Yurkowski | Tandang |
| Cheryl | Michael Skupin | Tandang |
| Lauren | Lisa Whelchel | Tandang |
| Lee Anne | Roberta “R.C.” Saint-Amour | Tandang |
| Sandy | Abi-Maria Gomes | Tandang |
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