Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance's Bayon tribe snuffed Monica Padilla's torch during Season 31's fifth episode Wednesday night on CBS.

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Monica, who previously competed on Survivor: Samoa, became the fifth castaway voted out of the game. Her new Bayon tribe ousted her via a 3-2-1 vote instead of Spencer Bledsoe and Kelly Wiglesworth at their first Tribal Council session on Night 13 of the game.

"I'm a little shocked but I'm okay. I really wanted to stay in this game a lot longer," Monica said following her ouster.

"I didn't expect myself going out this early. You never know what to expect. I guess you could say I was officially blindsided. I feel like my second chance was a little but of a disappointment. I don't know what I could've possibly done differently. It's tough, but you know, it's a game and you jut have to pick yourself up after you get voted out."

Survivor's broadcast began on Night 11 at the Angkor tribe. Yung "Woo" Hwang thanked everyone for believing in him and getting rid of Jeff Varner instead. Woo was especially grateful to Abi-Maria Gomes for giving him a second chance since he had written her name down twice already this season.

Abi, however, noted that if Woo ever voted for her again, he'd be "dead" to her. Meanwhile, Andrew Savage called Tasha Fox were bonded to the point where Andrew called her his "little sister."

Over at Bayon's camp on Day 12, Monica explained how the women in her tribe -- Kimmi Kappenberg and Wiglesworth -- were gatherers for the men and they stuck together. While clamming, Monica tried to convince Kimmi not to "deplete the ocean" of their only food, which Kimmi found to be ridiculous.

Monica tested Kimmi's patience, but Kimmi realized if her biggest problem in the game was Monica, then she was doing just fine. Kimmi simply practiced self-control and didn't lose her cool around Monica.

The three tribes -- Bayon, Angkor and Ta Keo -- then met Survivor host Jeff Probst for a Reward Challenge.

For the challenge, three members from each tribe were tied together while a fourth castaway lied inside a big barrel. The tribemates had to roll the barrel to a series of flagpoles, where the person inside the barrel must hop out and collect a bag of balls at each stop before hopping back in.

Once a tribe collected all three bags, one player had to roll six balls up a large platform in attempt to land them each in a hole. The first tribe to land a ball in each of the six holes would win comfort in the form of chairs, pillows, blankets, candles and a tarp. The second-place tribe would just receive a tarp, while the third-place tribe gets nothing.

Probst revealed this challenge was done in Survivor: Blood vs. Water and Ciera Eastin's tribe lost it.

Ta Keo sat out Terry Deitz and Kass McQuillen to even up the numbers, while Bayon sat out Stephen Fischbach and Wiglesworth.

Monica slowed Bayon down, and in the end, Ta Keo won first place. Angkor finished in second.

Later that day, Andrew bragged how this season of Survivor is like a "tropical camping trip" for his Ta Keo tribe.

Ciera then suggested the tribe should stay a solid five going into the merge because they'd be all set. Joe Anglim had his alliance promise they wouldn't target him right after the merge for being a big threat, because that was his experience before. Joe wanted numbers going into the merge, and Kelley Wentworth liked the idea of having a "group of five minus Deitz."

Over at Bayon, Spencer and Jeremy Collins went spearfishing. Spencer called Jeremy "real" and a "straight up guy." He tried to bond with Jeremy so they could become a unit going forward, especially since Spencer was on the bottom of his tribe with Wiglesworth. Spencer was proud of himself for being able to provide food for his tribe this time around.

Meanwhile, Angkor desperately needed that Reward victory to lift their spirits. Woo then revealed to his tribemates his mother inspired him to fight hard in the game because she recently survived a massive heart attack and went through so much to not leave her kids.

Abi thought Woo was using that story to sway people into working with him. Abi believed Woo was trying to get sympathy from everyone. Although Tasha agreed with Abi on the subject to her face, Tasha later told the cameras that it was difficult for her to tolerate Tasha. On the other hand, she loved how Woo was always calm and collected.

Tasha admitted that once the merge comes, it would be difficult to "maneuver" Abi, however, this wasn't the time for her to make an emotional decision since Abi was keeping her in the game. Tasha acknowledged she needed to stick with Abi although it compromised her sanity.

On Day 13, the three tribes gathered for the season's next Immunity Challenge.

Probst instructed each tribe to race up a tower through a series of obstacles to the top, where they'd launch sandbags one at a time in attempt to hit a series of targets. The first two tribes to hit all five targets would win immunity.

Probst reminded Joe his tribe had lost this challenge when he played it in Survivor: Worlds Apart. Ta Keo then sat out Ciera and Wentworth, while Bayon asked Jeremy and Monica not to participate.

During the challenge, Stephen accidentally hit a target for Angkor, and Angkor ended up winning first place. Ta Keo came in second.

Before heading back to camp, Monica told Probst that Tribal Council might be a blessing in disguise for them because getting rid of somebody can only make them stronger. Everyone could figure out whom they can trust and which players would be loyal going forward.

Spencer and Wiglesworth worried the four former Bayon members were going to stay strong.

Jeremy pondered whether trusting Spencer or Wiglesworth was the smarter decision. Monica didn't think either player had the idol. She then spoke with Stephen and Jeremy about getting rid of Wiglesworth first and everyone agreed. Stephen and Jeremy assured Spencer later on the vote was Wiglesworth.

Spencer wanted to keep checking in with people so he could feel safe, but he knew it was a better move to stay cool and not act all paranoid. Spencer was working on making sincere bonds with people and trusting those allies.

However, Monica thought about keeping Wiglesworth to benefit her own game and forming an all-female alliance. She talked to Kimmi about it, but Kimmi didn't understand why Monica was bringing that up since they already had a great thing going with former Bayon members.

Kimmi told the cameras Monica was "a liability, loose cannon and flipper." Kimmi then ratted her out to Stephen and Jeremy. The threesome agreed Monica was "a snake in the grass." Kimmi explained that Monica was playing only for herself -- not for the Bayon tribe.

Kimmi believed keeping Spencer on their side was a better choice than bringing Monica with them, especially since she was being sneaky about forming a new alliance. Jeremy thought blindsiding Monica would be an appropriate punishment.

However, Stephen weighed the pros and cons of getting rid of Monica. He said voting her out of the tribe would send a bad message to Bayon because they'd eliminate one of their own members and a swap was fast approaching.

Stephen feared Monica's ouster could have a long-lasting impact on their game because taking her out would be a Bayon betrayal. Bonds of trust they had established might be violated. But the other option was to take out Wiglesworth, who had many old ties with the former Ta Keo tribe. Stephen needed to determine which move was more dangerous.

At Tribal Council that night, Spencer insisted he felt solidified and unified with his tribe, which was something he had never experienced before. Jeremy confessed the vote was going to come down to loyalty, trust and challenge strength.

Probst joked around that both Spencer and Wiglesworth bring all of that to the table, and Jeremy laughed in agreeance. But Monica believed the vote was locked in.

Probst then revealed the votes. One castaway voted for Spencer, two people voted for Wiglesworth, and three tribe members voted out Monica.

Monica appeared shocked and grunted, "Ugh!," on her way out. Meanwhile, Wiglesworth patted Spencer's leg in relief.

The episode's closing credits later showed that Jeremy, Kimmi and Stephen all voted for Monica. Spencer and Monica cast their votes for Wiglesworth, while Wiglesworth voted to oust Spencer from Survivor.


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