Always Been a Numbers Girl

Always Been a Numbers Girl is the tenth episode of Survivor: Pearl Islands.

Day 24 (Night)
The eight Balboa members return to camp just in time to prevent their fire from going out, all somewhat silent after the elimination of Emma.

Michael takes Grace and Holly to one side, talking through his concerns over what the ex-Morgan members were saying at tribal council.

Reward Challenge
Challenge: Rats In The Rigging

In randomly-chosen pairs, climb a fishnet to the deck, climb a cargo net to reach a rope and pulley, one person pulls a bell over, the other person rings it. Then, retrieve a rope with a grappling hook, swing to fishnet, climb to deck, then to crow's nest, one person unties knots to lower bell, second person rings it. Slide down sail, release a rope, grab the bell-ringer that drops, ring final bell. Two heats, two pairs in each heat, winners move on to final. The course is the same, but at each bell the player who gets the bell must also ring it, while the other player then grabs a bag of puzzle pieces. The final rope must be chopped with a cutlass to grab a key. The key opens a treasure chest with a solving station inside. First pair to solve the puzzle wins.

Reward: Deep-sea fishing trip

Notes: The first heat consists of Callum & Michael going against Jamal & Judith, with the latter pair proving too slow to win. The second heat consists of Grace & Holly up against Lang & Mina, with Lang's speed helping his pairing win. In the final, the muscle of Callum & Michael is unbeatable, with the two boys easily winning the reward challenge.

Winner: Callum and Michael

Balboa
After the reward challenge, the group begin carrying out daily chores to take them through the rest of the day. Holly, Jamal and Michael remain around camp, fixing the fire area which has recently been burning out.

Off down the beach, Mina and Grace are gathering food together, bonding over their similar career paths.

In the jungle, Callum, Lang and Judith are filling up the tribes water canteens, talking about the previous tribal council, and why Callum and the others felt the need to call out Judith and Lang as being 'likeable threats'.

Day 26
Grace, Jamal, Callum and Holly play a game of 'rock football' together on the beach. The game doesn't appear to have any concrete rules, as the four all seem to be tackling one another spontaneously. Mina shouts over to them from the sideline.

The pair head off together for their fishing trip, leaving the others with a day alone back at camp.

Reward Challenge
During their fishing trip, Callum and Michael take some time to relax when away from the game, soaking up the sun and refreshments provided. After some time, Callum forces the conversation back onto the game, wanting to see if there's any hope of getting Michael to vote against one of his own.

Balboa
The remaining four ex-Drake members tell Jamal and Mina that they are going for a walk, leaving the pair alone back at the shelter.

The Drake four head towards a large rock situated down the beach, sitting behind it to gain complete privacy from Jamal and Mina, who could be watching from a distance.

Several minutes later, the four return to camp, still not completely agreeing how to handle the situation that is slowly growing more tense. Judith plonks herself down next to Jamal and Mina in the shelter, unable to hide the irritation on her face. The pair take the opportunity to console her.

Holly and Lang usher Judith away, trying to cheer her up from her clear foul mood. They tell her not to confront Michael, as her anger will likely cause the confrontation to turn sour, leaving Holly to offer to speak to him herself.

Several hours later, Michael and Callum return from their fishing trip, both quickly noticing the sour mood that has spread across camp.

Judith sits quietly in the shelter with Lang, Grace and Mina by her side, leaving Holly to pull Michael off alone to speak with him.

Michael and Holly return to the shelter, where Michael decides to openly speak to the entire group.

Day 27
Leading up to the immunity challenge, Michael and Judith end up speaking alone on the beach. Michael pleads with her not to become paranoid, stating that he has been loyal to her throughout their entire time together in the game. Judith accepts that he has, but notes that Grace, Jamal and Callum all had similar versions of events, and that she does have doubt towards his loyalty to her moving forward.

As the others prepare to leave, the Morgan trio know that despite the drama, that they are all very much on the hot seat going into the next tribal council.

Immunity Challenge
Challenge: Killer Blowdarts

Each player has their own section on the board (sub-divided into 1-, 2-, and 3-life sections). Hit anywhere in your own section to become a killer, then hit the other players' areas to get rid of their lives and/or killer status. When you've lost killer status and all three lives, you're out of the challenge. Last player left wins.

Notes: Callum, Holly, Jamal and Mina are the first four eliminated from the challenge. Judith is then eliminated by Michael, much to her annoyance. Lang is eliminated in third place, and is quickly followed by Michael, leaving Grace as the last player standing.

Winner: Grace

Balboa
Returning to camp, the Drake alliance begin discussing who they'd like to vote out, although Judith seems disinterested in the conversation. Once the conversation draws to a close, she begins speaking one on one with her fellow tribe members (minus Michael), talking up the possibility of voting Michael out of the game, noting that they can do so and still retain a four person majority over the ex-Morgan tribe. Holly admits that she doesn't like the idea, and along with Lang tells Judith that she is overreacting. Alternatively, Grace ponders the decision, feeling as though removing Michael would reduce their paranoia and place them all on an equal standing within their alliance.

Suspecting that Judith may be up to something, Michael decides to confide in his longest serving ally; Grace. He questions Grace why she didn't come to his defence, which she claims she did, feeling as though outright denying the conversations would have further pushed Judith away. Michael confesses to Grace that he now is concerned, and that he isn't sure if she has any trust in him.

Grace pulls a small necklace from her pocket and hands it to Michael. She explains to him that the necklace was a wedding gift from her husband, and that she keeps it with her everyday to remind her of her loved ones back home.

At tribal council, the group look on as first jury member Emma enters, sending a worried smile over to her remaining ex-Morgan tribe members. The initial portion of tribal council is spent talking about the clear targets on the ex-Morgan members heads', with all three noting their concern that they could be the one to leave the game. They continue to press that the Drake five have cracks in their alliance, mentioning the tension that has arisen between Judith and Michael over comments the latter made. Michael is questioned about what was said, and whether or not he has placed a target on his own back. He admits that he is likely in more danger than he was before, but assures his alliance that "nobody is going anywhere until the final five". Mina slams the comment as being "arrogant", and further suggests that Michael likely has a deal with others in his alliance to assure his end-game position, suggesting that "certain people need to wake up". Judith talks about her anger in the supposed comments that were made, confirming that they have turned her head from remaining blindly loyal to her alliance.

Callum makes a plea to those on Drake questioning their position, and how they could clear their bad energy and still retain a majority after this tribal council. Michael argues that doing this would start a downward spiral. Grace argues that this vote will be key in drawing the final battle lines for the game, and to see everyone's plans to reach the end.

Michael nods at the first three votes, having expected to receive some after the target being painted on his head the past few days. The Morgan trio sit concerned, waiting to see which of them is the next target of the Drake alliance. {{conversation|Fourth vote... Mina.|Jeff Probst|Fifth vote... Mina. That's three votes Michael, two votes Mina.|Jeff Probst|Sixth vote... Mina. That's three votes Mina, three votes Michael.|Jeff Probst|Seventh vote... Michael. That's four votes Michael, three votes Mina. One vote left...|Jeff Probst|Last vote... Eleventh person voted out of Survivor Pearl Islands and the second member of our jury... Michael, you'll need to bring me your torch.|Jeff Probst} Michael bites his lip and dips his head, staying as composed as possible as he takes his torch over to be snuffed. Lang and Holly both appear stunned, with Grace holding a sympathetic look on her face. The Morgan trio try to contain their excitement, as does Emma on the jury bench. Michael wishes the group luck before leaving, receiving a parting wave off everybody left in the game. The final seven return to camp, knowing that once again the dynamics of the game have changed after another Pearl Islands power-shift.