'Survivor: San Juan del Sur -- Blood vs. Water' switches up the tribes and eliminates Kelley Wentworth

Survivor: San Juan del Sur -- Blood vs. Water switched up the tribes and the new Coyopa tribe eliminated Kelley Wentworth during Wednesday night's fifth episode of the CBS reality competition's 29th season.


Kelley, a 28-year-old marketing manager from Seattle, WA, was voted out of her Coyopa tribe -- whose members had been shuffled at Survivor host Jeff Probst's instruction -- on Night 13 at the season's fifth Tribal Council session.

"I almost wish I didn't play with my dad. I think he was more of a hindrance than a help for me. I would trade anything to get back in my tribe and still be in the game, and for my [dad], to just not play with him at all. Especially coming into Coyopa, people were just not fans of him in the tribe, so you know, it just did not go in my favor because of that," Kelley said following her ouster.

At the beginning of Wednesday night's episode, the Hunahpu tribe featured the following castaways: Kelley; Jeremy Collins, a 36-year-old firefighter from Foxboro, MA; Reed Kelly, a 31-year-old Broadway performer, model and aerialist from New York, NY; Jon Misch, a 26-year-old financial assistant from Waterford, MI; Julie McGee, a 34-year-old model and owner of a spray-tan business from Atlanta, GA; Natalie Anderson, a 28-year-old student and crossfit coach from Edgewater, NJ; Keith Nale, a 53-year-old fire captain from Shreveport, LA; Missy Payne, a 47-year-old owner of a competitive cheerleading gym from Dallas, TX.

The Coyopa tribe was comprised of Wes Nale, a 23-year-old firefighter from Shreveport, LA; Baylor Wilson, a 20-year-old student from Nashville, TN; Dale Wentworth, a 55-year-old farmer from Ephrata, WA; Jaclyn Schultz, a 25-year-old media buyer from Las Vegas, NV; Josh Canfield, a 32-year-old actor and writer from New York, NY; and Alec Christy, a 22-year-old student from Winter Park, FL.


On Night 10, after Drew Christy had been voted out of the Hunahpu tribe, Jon felt like the odd man out and knew he had a lot of damage control to do or else he'd probably be the next guy voted out. He started apologizing to everyone for not voting with them, especially Jeremy, who felt like he was sitting pretty.

On Day 11, both tribes met Jeff for a Reward Challenge. Alec immediately noticed his brother Drew was missing and he was shocked, saying he didn't understand the move because Drew was Hunahpu's strongest physical player. Alec noted they must've seen Drew as a huge threat, and Baylor admitted she thought Drew had been "Mr. Popular," which Kelley openly laughed at.

Jeff then told everyone to drop their buffs because they'd be switching tribes. Everyone selected a wrapped buff which revealed the tribe each castaway would be designated to.

The new Coyopa tribe, wearing orange, was comprised of three pairs of loved ones in Kelley and her dad Dale, Missy and her daughter Baylor, Jaclyn and her boyfriend Jon, and then just one single in Keith.

The new Hunahpu tribe, sporting blue buffs, featured one pair of loved ones in Josh and Reed and then five singles in Wes, Alec, Jeremy, Julie and Natalie.


Jon was excited about the game-changer because he could basically start fresh.

Once the tribes returning to camp, Hunahpu's new members realized their food situation was very dire. They had only about two scoops left of rice. Coyopa's rice was plentiful.

Jeremy also wasn't happy with the fact Wes, Alec and Josh were together on the tribe. He said in a confessional that all Josh had to do was work his magic on Reed and then join forces with Wes and Alec, who might go after him.

Meanwhile, Jon was thrilled to play the game with his girlfriend. They both had someone they could trust 100%. Keith was clearly an outsider in the group but had a hidden Immunity Idol in his pocket, so he wasn't worried about going home just yet. He was disappointed he wasn't afforded the opportunity to play with his son Wes yet.

Over at Hunahpu's camp, Alec was convinced he was on the more athletic tribe. He felt he was no longer in Drew's shadow and could finally say he beat his brother at something. Jeremy and Natalie devised a plan to get Alec on their side since he was a single. Jeremy therefore decided to play up to Alec's ego, insisting he was just like his cocky brother.


The loved-one pairs on Coyopa's tribe were not manning together because there was an obvious rift between Baylor and Dale, who had previously voted for one another at Tribal Council. Baylor told her Missy that Dale had been gunning to get her out since Day 1, and Missy wanted to protect her daughter.

As Baylor and Missy cooked an unnecessary amount of rice, Dale and Kelley became frustrated. Although Kelley called Missy a "diva," she told her father not to spark an argument because it could get him voted out of the tribe. She referred to herself as the "peacemaker." Dale just didn't like Missy, calling her a "bossy b-tch."

On Day 13, Hunahpu was becoming more and more desperate for food. The old tribe's members had apparently been eating portions of rice twice a day compared to Coyopa's single serving. Josh said the tribe had been filled with foolish players, and everyone determined they would try to barter with Jeff for another bag of rice.

Both tribes then gathered to compete in an Immunity Challenge.

Jeff then explained each tribe had to race to dig up a bag containing two keys, crawl through the mud, use one key to open a gate, and then shake a basket to release sandbags. Once all sandbags were collected, two members from each tribe had to attempt to land the sandbags on wobbly platforms. The first tribe to land 10 sandbags would win immunity and be safe from the upcoming Tribal vote.


Hunahpu ended up winning the challenge. The tribe has dominated since the beginning of the season and still continues to even though there was a Tribal Swap.

Reed then asked Jeff if they could trade something for another bag of rice. Josh said the only reason his tribe won the challenge was "adrenaline." They blamed Drew for eating them down to nothing, and then Jeff said they'd figure something out the next day. It was clear, however, a trade would come at a big price.

After the challenge, Keith thought he was the easy vote. He hoped one couple didn't like the other, which was actually the case. Dale and Kelley planned to work with Jon and Jaclyn, but so did Missy and Baylor.

Although Baylor had betrayed Jaclyn at one point, she tried to mend their relationship. Missy also told Jon and Jaclyn that Dale and Kelley would be huge threats down the road because they're very smart individuals. But Jaclyn worried since Baylor flipped on her once, she could probably do it again. On the other hand, she dubbed Dale and Kelley "sneaky."

Missy then called Kelley out for looking for an idol, which planted a seed in Jaclyn and Jon's minds. The pair had to determine whether they should vote Baylor out or split their votes between Kelley and Dale in case either person had a hidden Immunity Idol.


That night, Tribal Council commenced.

Keith acknowledged if the vote came down to 6-1 to eliminate him, he's "really be had."

It was clear to everyone Jon and Jaclyn were the power couple and in the middle of the cluster of loved-one pairs. Once Missy and Baylor made it known they had a problem with Dale, Dale countered with the argument that Baylor had targeted him first in the game.

Jeff then revealed the votes. Two castaways voted for Baylor, two players voted for Dale, and three tribe members voted to oust Kelley from Survivor.

The episode's closing credits later showed that Keith and Jon voted for Dale, Kelley and Dale voted for Baylor, and finally Baylor, Missy and Jaclyn voted for Kelley.






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