Survivor: Fiji -- Episode 3

Last week, clumsy Boo chopped himself with a hatchet and poked his eye with a spear. This week, "Papa Smurf" Gary slipped during a Reward Challenge and almost broke a rib. At this rate, Moto's going to start losing members without ever voting anyone out.

At the Reward Challenge, Ravu was actually in decent shape for a change. Using a pair of glasses, Michelle was able to start a fire, meaning that her tribe could finally boil water to drink. It's one of the few times in Survivor history that a contestant was able to make fire without flint.

For the challenge, two greased-up contestants from opposing tribes slid down a slippery incline, grabbing a numbered ball along the way. At the bottom of the incline, the first contestant to toss the ball into an elevated basket earned a point.

The first team to six points won their choice of rewards: a set of fishing gear, the luxury items they brought from home, or a basket of fresh fruit. Also, the winning team sent one of the losers to Exile Island. That person would return in time for the Immunity Challenge.

Many of the contestants dove head first down the incline, in traditional Slip n' Slide style. Gary took a few steps onto the slippery surface and fell hard on his back. He completed the challenge, and Moto won again, choosing the fishing gear and sending Sylvia back to Exile Island -- a smart strategic move, limiting the number of people who could potentially have the Immunity Idol.

Back at camp, Gary was disoriented and couldn't take a deep breath, leading him to fear a broken rib or possibly heart trouble. The show's medics didn't find anything seriously wrong with him and prescribed painkillers and rest.

Luckily for Gary, the Immunity Challenge wasn't physical in nature. It was an old-fashioned Survivor eating contest, meaning that contestants had to eat gross things like sea cucumbers and peanut worms. It's one event I can always count on to make me glad I'm a vegetarian--until the next time I see my husband eat another delicious hamburger.

Rocky and Mookie were the only members of Ravu to win their face-offs, in part because the rest of their tribe was dehydrated and didn't have enough saliva to swallow their food. The final battle came down to Anthony and Gary, and Gary earned Moto's fourth consecutive victory by eating two disgusting, hairy pig snouts before Anthony could swallow his first bite.

Although Sylvia was still Ravu's biggest outsider, Mookie felt that Anthony hadn't tried hard enough at the challenge. Because they feared Sylvia might possess the hidden Immunity Idol (meaning that the person with the second highest number of votes would be eliminated) a couple of people agreed to vote for Anthony.

As the day dragged on, Mookie became even more convinced that Anthony wasn't a committed member of the tribe and told as much to anyone who would listen. At Tribal Council, Mookie told Anthony off, and it looked as if Sylvia might last another week.

As the votes were read, Anthony and Sylvia were tied at three votes each. But Rita decided to branch out on her own and cast her vote for Earl. The tiebreaking vote was cast for Sylvia, and since she hadn't found the Immunity Idol, she was eliminated.

Next week, concerns about Gary's health linger.