'Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance' creates three new tribes, castaway Peih-Gee Law gets voted out

Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance's new Angkor tribe snuffed Peih-Gee Law's torch during Season 31's third episode Wednesday night on CBS.


Peih-Gee, who previously competed on Survivor: China, became the third castaway voted out of the game. After Jeff Probst split the two tribes into three by asking them to draw random buffs, Peih-Gee ended up on the new Angkor tribe and they voted her out via a 4-2 vote instead of Abi-Maria Gomes at their first Tribal Council session on Night 9 of the game.

"They got me good. I guess I got blindsided. I feel really disappointed in [Tasha Fox] and [Andrew Savage] because I trusted them. Obviously it was misplaced. I wasn't expecting this. I thought I was going to go a lot further, but you know what? If they want to throw their lot in with Abi, like, good luck to them. She's a handful," Peih-Gee said following her ouster.

Survivor's broadcast began on Night 6 with Spencer Bledsoe thanking his Ta Keo tribe for keeping him at least three more days. He knew he was on the outs, so he decided to bond with his tribemates the best he could and attempt to make real connections and relationships.

Terry Deitz was thrilled because he went from the bottom of the tribe to the top of the majority alliance. He was proud of himself for getting rid of a strategic player like Shirin Oskooi and developing a strong social game. Terry pointed out that Spencer would be an easy vote for them if they were forced to go to Tribal again.


On Day 7, Jeff Probst gathered the Ta Keo tribe and the Bayon tribe. He asked how everyone was doing, and it was clear both tribes were extremely happy. Kass McQuillen even called her tribe "the love tribe." With that, Probst thought it was a perfect time to break them up -- but not just by switching up the two tribes.

Probst announced there were going to be three tribes going forward and each player had to draw a colored buff at random. Andrew admitted he was overwhelmed by the idea because he was perfectly content in his original tribe. He later told the cameras he never had any luck with swaps or game twists.

Spencer, on the other hand, was happy because he viewed the twist as new life in the game. He could basically start over and fix all his mistakes.

The new Bayon tribe turned out to be Monica Padilla, Jeremy Collins, Stephen Fishbach, Kimmi Kappenberg, Kelly Wiglesworth and Spencer. Monica, Jeremy, Stephen and Kimmi were all original Bayon members, so Wiglesworth and Spencer became the outsiders. 

The new Ta Keo tribe featured Keith Nale, Kass, Joe Anglim, Ciera Eastin, Terry and Kelley Wentworth. Keith, Kass, Joe and Ciera were all original Bayon tribemates, so it was clear Terry and Wentworth were going to be on the bottom.


Probst revealed the name for the third tribe would be Angkor. Unfortunately for these players, they had to start from scratch and build a brand new shelter -- although they'd have the same supplies they began the game with.

Angkor was comprised of Yung "Woo" Hwang, Jeff Varner, Peih-Gee, Abi, Tasha and Andrew. Woo, Jeff, Peih-Gee and Abi were all former Ta Keo members, so Andrew especially was "devastated" about the results and wasn't shy to voice that.

Bayon and Ta Keo then returned to their original camps, while Angkor was directed to a new beach. Once Angkor arrived at their new home, they realized there were barely any materials to build shelter with and they had no rice. Andrew said in a confessional it was basically hell.

Woo planned to stay with his original Ta Keo members, keeping Tasha and Andrew on the outside. Peih-Gee told the cameras her tribe's only luxury was having two people on the bottom they could vote off immediately. But Tasha and Andrew weren't just going to roll over and die. They attempted to make deals.

Over at Ta Keo's camp, Terry bragged about how his tribe was filled with "No. 1 Draft choices." Although Terry felt he was on the bottom he couldn't envision his tribe losing a single challenge. The original Bayon members intended to stick together.


Wentworth told the cameras that she and Terry were next on the chopping block, so she started throwing Terry under the bus by insisting he had been looking for an idol often on their old tribe. 

Meanwhile, the four former Bayon tribemates on the new Bayon tribe were solid. Stephen loved no longer being in "camp macho."

Spencer started to work Jeremy over a little bit. Spencer had a personal conversation with Jeremy about his girlfriend back home and how he was hesitant to say, "I love you." Jeremy gave Spencer advice and told the cameras he's a stand-up, trustworthy, funny kid. Jeremy saw himself teaming up with Spencer at least for the short-term.

On Day 8, Tasha noticed Abi was a bit resentful towards Peih-Gee so she attempted to bond with Abi while weaving bamboo. Tasha guaranteed Abi the opportunity to join her old Bayon alliance come the merge. Abi considered ditching Peih-Gee and her crew for Tasha and Andrew.

Tasha then told Varner that he was going to need her come the merge because a lot of former Ta Keo members were on the bottom of the other two tribes. Tasha said she could work them into the majority or else they'd be picked off one by one. Varner's ears perked up but he still didn't want anyone to take Peih-Gee or Abi away from him.


On Day 9, Spencer and Wiglesworth tried cuddling up to the foursome, but Stephen said the hidden Immunity Idol could destroy everything for them if it ended up in the wrong hands. Stephen hoped to find the idol to unify his alliance, however, Jeremy also went looking and discovered a clue.

Jeremy learned a hidden Immunity Idol would be waiting for him on the back of the third box at the upcoming Immunity Challenge.

Later that day, the three tribes met up with Probst again for the challenge.

Each tribe was required to push a cart through an obstacle course, retrieve a key at each tower and then use it to unlock a chest. They had to put that chest onto their cart and continue on in the course. Once a tribe collected all three chests, they had to disassemble the cart, slide it through a barricade, and then put it back together.

Afterwards, two tribemates at a time could use the pieces inside to solve a giant dragon puzzle. Probst explained this challenge was a repeat of the first one from Survivor: Brawn vs. Brains vs. Beauty, which Spencer, Kass and Tasha's former tribe lost. Therefore, this challenge would be redemption for two of the players and history repeating itself for one unlucky castaway.


During the Immunity Challenge, Jeremy got down on his knees and shoved the hidden Immunity Idol into his shorts without anyone noticing. Ta Keo had a steady lead the entire time and ended up winning the challenge as anticipated. Bayon came in second place, and so Angkor was forced to go to Tribal Council and vote someone off.

Varner was caught whispering to Wiglesworth at the challenge, and Tasha yelled out, "We have a rat!"

Tasha said Varner's behavior didn't send a good message to his tribe. Varner then called out Andrew for making a deal with him only to turn around and make another deal with Peih-Gee. In a moment of utter chaos, Andrew assured Varner they were still together and then Woo questioned out loud why no one had made a deal with him.

Varner knew he had landed himself in a big mess that he might not be able to get himself out.

After the challenge, Angkor started discussing whom to vote out of the tribe. Andrew was excited because Varner gave him ammunition to get him out. Andrew told his tribe that Varner just slept all day, seemed untrustworthy and Abi was stronger than him in challenges. Woo told Peih-Gee that Andrew made a good point about getting rid of a weaker player.

Peih-Gee wasn't sure if she and Woo could side with Tasha and Andrew.


Meanwhile, Abi decided she wanted to work with Tasha and Andrew because Woo and Peih-Gee were "sketchy." Abi told Woo and Peih-Gee flat out that she's flipping on them because she knew she was at the bottom of their alliance. A frustrated Peih-Gee then told Tasha and Andrew she wanted Abi gone, while Abi was campaigning to get rid of Peih-Gee.

Andrew then told Abi and Tasha to vote for Peih-Gee. Tasha acknowledged the fact she and Andrew were down two to four but the vote-off decision ended up being in their hands.

At Tribal Council that night, Varner told Probst he had an emotional meltdown at the challenge and couldn't even remember why he was whispering to Wiglesworth or what about. Varner blamed his bad move on exhaustion and hunger. Tasha revealed her gut initially told her to target Varner to establish loyalty, but her tone made it sound like she changed her mind.

Before votes were cast, Peih-Gee asked the tribe to trust her, saying her word is good and she's loyal. Abi made a similar case but felt like she was in trouble.

Probst then announced the votes. Two people voted to oust Abi from Survivor, while four castaways voted for Peih-Gee. Woo looked absolutely shocked and disappointed, and Abi called Woo out for writing her name down twice.

The episode's closing credits later showed that Peih-Gee and Woo were the only people in the Angkor tribe who voted for Abi.






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