Survivor Cambodia: Second Chance's new Orkun tribe snuffed Andrew Savage's torch during Season 31's eighth episode Wednesday night on CBS.

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Savage, who previously competed on Survivor: Pearl Islands, became the eighth castaway voted out of the game and the season's second jury member. His Orkun tribe ousted him via a 9-3 vote instead of Kelley Wentworth because she played her hidden Immunity Idol at Tribal Council on Night 21 of the game.

"That was stunning. No one saw that coming," Savage said following his ouster, referencing how he was part of the tribe's large majority and assumed he was completely safe.

"I mean, Wentworth did, but I'll be darned. I did some things out here that I didn't do 12 years earlier. I proved that at least in my mind I can hang with some unbelievable Survivors. I played the game, the strategy game, pretty darn well, except for two minutes ago. And I'm not going to lie, it rips my heart out."

Survivor's broadcast began on Day 20 with Abi-Maria Gomes, Ciera Eastin and Wentworth all on the bottom of the Orkun tribe after Kass McQuillen was voted out of the game.

Savage was so proud of himself for getting with the right people, and he planned to keep his alliance solid. Savage knew Ciera's group was going to try to make a big move so he needed to be observant and find a way to offset it.

Meanwhile, Ciera -- anticipating she'd be the next castaway to go -- threw out bait in the hope someone in her tribe would bite. She thought Stephen Fishbach wanted to make big moves, so she tried to convince him now was the right time. Ciera really wanted to go after Joe Anglim if he lost the next Individual Immunity Challenge.

Fishbach agreed with Ciera that it was a great idea because they only needed six people to pull that off. Fishbach told the cameras he was onboard because he didn't want to get plowed over "by a bunch of bros."

The Orkun tribe then met Survivor host Jeff Probst for a Reward Challenge.

Probst explained that the tribe would be divided into two teams of six via a schoolyard pick, and then they had to paddle out in the ocean to a series if crates, jump in the water, untie a crate, get it inside boat and continue on to the next crate. Once a team collected all of its crates, they were required to stack them so that there were no repeating colors on either side.

Probst revealed the winning team would be taken to "Survivor Cafe" where they'd enjoy iced coffee, bagels and cream cheese, and cookies. 

The last time a paddling challenge was done in Survivor was Season 1 when Kelly Wiglesworth lost to Gervase Peterson. Wiglesworth joked around that it haunted her because she "lost to the guy who can't swim."

The teams ended up being Wentworth, Kimmi Kappenberg, Wiglesworth, Joe, Ciera and Keith Nale against Tasha Fox, Savage, Spencer Bledsoe, Jeremy Collins, Fishbach and Abi.

Ciera's team had a good jump on the crate stacking, and they ultimately won Reward. Wiglesworth said it felt awesome to be victorious. But Fishbach worried Joe might try to get inside the girls' heads once they had some alone time at Reward. He thought it was the worst group to go off together because Joe was his No. 1 target. 

Ciera knew Reward would be a great opportunity to plant some seeds and build a few more relationships. She told the group of winners she never meant to offend anyone at the previous Tribal Council by yelling out how no one was playing the game hard enough. Ciera then announced Jeremy, Tasha, Fishbach and Savage were not breaking up.

Joe was part of Jeremy's alliance, as he admitted he was "riding with Bayons," but acknowledged Ciera made a great point.

Joe realized the guys wouldn't want him with them at some point and the four of them were definitely tight. Joe also noted that Fishbach might try to make a big move in two or three vote-outs going forward because he knows the game and the numbers. Joe said he just needed to make the right move at the right time with the right people. 

Meanwhile, Fishbach was pretty deflated after losing the Reward Challenge. He talked to Jeremy about how he didn't want to waste their time taking "the Cieras and Abis in the world out" when they could get rid of a huge threat like Joe soon.

Although Jeremy was reluctant at first about potentially taking Joe out because Joe served as his shield, he knew that if Joe kept winning challenges, he'd have to go. Jeremy thought it was possible to get rid of him next.

Fishbach was proud of himself for orchestrating this plan, telling the cameras that he didn't want to be pulled to the end as a goat. In order to do that, he had to strategize in the driver's seat.

Fishbach then talked to Spencer about blindsiding Joe next because he'd never expect it. Spencer confessed they'd be crazy not to get Joe out when they had the chance because he'll just keep winning. Fishbach spoke to Tasha afterwards about it as well.

However, Savage overheard Fishbach scheming and didn't like it because Joe was his buddy and they were solid together. Savage admitted to the cameras he'd be willing to go "toe-to-toe with Stephen" to save Joe.

On Day 21, Savage warned Joe about Fishbach's campaigning, which didn't surprise Joe at all. Joe, knowing he's a huge threat, just didn't expect it to happen so soon. Savage swore to Joe he'd never write his name down and that he had his back. Joe trusted Savage but said in a confessional he absolutely had to win Individual Immunity to stick around.

At the Individual Immunity Challenge later that day, Probst explained the rules.

Each castaway was required to balance a ball on a disk attached to a rope. At regular intervals, the players had to move their hands farther down the rope, making it more difficult to balance the ball. If at any point the ball dropped, that person would be out of the challenge. The last person standing would win immunity and be safe from the night's vote.

Probst revealed Keith and Jeremy had both participated in this challenge during their prior season. Jeremy was the first person out of the challenge, and Keith won it.

The castaways lost the challenge in the following order: Wentworth, Ciera, Wiglesworth, Jeremy, Abi, Fishbach and Savage. And then after 10 minutes, Kimmi dropped followed by Tasha. After 20 minutes elapsed, Spencer was out. After 30 minutes went by and Keith and Joe had to balance two balls instead of just one, Keith held strong but dropped his ball first.

Joe therefore won Individual Immunity for the second time this season. Joe intended to target Fishbach since he had been throwing his name out there.

After the challenge, Fishbach expressed his frustration, calling Joe his "white whale" like in Moby Dick. Joe and Savage then talked about getting Fishbach out of the game because he was "so dangerous." Joe figured the three girls on the bottom would definitely help them go after Fishbach.

Ciera, Abi and Wentworth were thrilled to blindside Fishbach. Wentworth had an idol in her possession but she really didn't want to use it this early on if she didn't have to. Ciera and Wentworth were clearly best friends in the game, but Wentworth still didn't share her idol news with her.

Savage told Tasha and Wiglesworth that Fishbach was not Bayon strong even though he was acting that way. Jeremy told the cameras he thought it would be a bad move because Fishbach had been with him for 20 days and he wanted to take him far into the game. Once the big guys started going at each other, Jeremy wanted all the bullets.

Savage insisted Fishbach was dangerous because he prides himself on being "the greatest strategist ever." Jeremy, however, argued it didn't make sense to keep the three girls going strong together. Savage gave in because he didn't want to come across too demanding, or like he was in charge.

Jeremy therefore suggested they vote out Wentworth or Ciera first and then they can start "trimming the fat" on their side. Savage acknowledged Jeremy had a valid point about the dangers in keeping those girls together.

Tasha told Joe their alliance didn't want to create a divide just yet by voting out Fishbach. Wiglesworth and Ciera were surprised that Joe wasn't going to make a move on his own. Wentworth joked about how Joe needed to "grow a pair."

The three girls then decided to vote for Fishbach or Savage and pray for a miracle at Tribal Council.

At Tribal Council that night, Kass sat and watched from her jury seat. Wentworth announced four people were running the game so her alliance intended to eliminate them one by one, going up the ladder. Probst asked why everyone wasn't trying to just swallow up the four, and Ciera made it clear she was shocked and disappointed in all of them.

Ciera called out Jeremy, Savage, Tasha and -- Fishbach or Joe -- as the core alliance of four. Jeremy laughed because she was arguing there was a dominating four when she didn't even really know who they were. But Joe pointed out that "perception is truth." Ciera asked all the players on the bottom of the majority alliance to "wake up."

Spencer discussed how things could flip because there are probably idols in play. Still, there had been no talk in Jeremy's camp about splitting the vote.

Wentworth told Probst that someone in the majority alliance approached her about making a big move. However, she didn't disclose that person's name in case she was still in the game and wanted to work with him or her going forward.

After everyone cast their votes for whom they'd like to get rid of, Probst asked if anyone would like to play a hidden Immunity Idol. After pausing for a second, Wentworth stood up and decided to play hers. Everyone was utterly shocked, including Ciera who was filled with joy and gave Wentworth a hard high-five. The word "wow" was repeated across the tribe and even Kass yelled, "Yes!"

Probst then read the votes. Nine castaways voted to oust Wentworth from Survivor, but those votes didn't count. Two people voted for Savage, so Savage was eliminated from the game.

Savage said, "wow," on his way out.

The episode's closing credits later revealed that everyone voted for Wentworth except for the three girls -- Abi, Wentworth and Ciera -- who cast their votes for Savage.
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