'Survivor: Worlds Apart' Blue Collar "Escameca" tribe votes off Lindsey Cascaddan

Survivor: Worlds Apart eliminated Lindsey Cascaddan during the first half of the special two-hour episode of the CBS reality competition's 30th season on Wednesday night.  


Lindsey, a 24-year-old hairdresser from College Park, FL, was voted out of her Blue Collar tribe, called the "Escameca" tribe, on Night 11 at the season's fourth Tribal Council session.

"When you have a personality like I have, you are the epitome of 'play with fire and you might get burned.' Sometimes other people get the burn and sometimes I get burned myself. I'm walking off this island because I hurt a man's ego. I'm not going to apologize -- not to myself, not to anybody else, not today, not tomorrow, not ever! I would stand by every choice that I made and I would do it again," Lindsey said following her ouster.

On Night 8 after Nina Poersch's vote-off, the No Collar tribe drew lines in the sand.

The No Collar "Nargarote" tribe was comprised of Jenn Brown, a 22-year-old sailing instructor from Long Beach, CA; Hali Ford, a 25-year-old law student from San Francisco, CA; Joe Anglim, a 25-year-old jewelry designer from Scottsdale, AZ; and Will Sims II, a 41-year-old YouTube sensation from Sherman Oaks, CA.


Hali told Will they only brought his name up at Tribal Council in case Nina had a hidden Immunity Idol. Will felt his tribe had a strong unity although he'd definitely be next to go if they lost the next Immunity Challenge.

Meanwhile, the Blue Collar tribe featured Lindsey; Kelly Remington, a 44-year-old state trooper from Grand Island, NY; Sierra Dawn Thomas, a 27-year-old barrel racer from Roy, UT; Mike Holloway, a 38-year-old oil driller from North Richland Hills, TX; Dan Foley, a 47-year-old postal worker from Gorham, ME; and Rodney Lavoie Jr., a 24-year-old general contractor from Boston, MA.

Rodney said he was over the fight he previously had with Mike because it's just what men do.

At this point in the season, the White Collar "Masaya" tribe was made up of Tyler Fredrickson, a 33-year-old ex-talent agent assistant from Los Angeles, CA; Carolyn Rivera, a 52-year-old corporate executive from Tampa, FL; Max Dawson, a 37-year-old media consultant with a Ph.D from Topanga, CA; Shirin Oskooi, a 31-year-old Yahoo executive from San Francisco, CA; and Joaquin Souberbielle, a 27-year-old marketing director from Valley Stream, NY.

On Day 9, the three tribes gathered together to meet Jeff Probst for a Reward Challenge.


Jeff explained one person from each tribe had to serve as "the caller," giving directions to two other tribemates who were blindfolded and tied together. Using only verbal commands, the caller had to instruct the pair to go out and collect four items. Every time they got one, they had to bring it back, hoist it to the top of a tower using a platform, and then head back out. Once all items were collected, the caller would send them back for their tribe's flag.

The first tribe to hoist its flag would win Reward in the form of three egg-laying hens and one rooster. The second-place tribe would receive 10 eggs.

The White Collar tribe sat out Tyler for this challenge, while the Blue Collar tribe sat out Rodney and Mike. 

Towards the end of the challenge, Sierra was caught up in adrenaline and let the platform drop with Lindsey and Kelly beneath it. It hit Kelly in the head and she started to bleed. However, her cut ended up being okay and she got stitches. She didn't have to exit the game and she was even able to finish the challenge. 

No Collars ended up finishing in first place followed by the White Collar tribe. The Blue Collars won nothing and headed back to camp empty-handed.


At the No Collar camp, Jenn didn't want to kill a hen because it gave them eggs, but everyone wanted to eat it. She therefore decided she didn't want to watch, so she walked away -- which was a great opportunity to look for an idol. After searching for a while, Jenn found an idol stowed away in a horizontal tree branch. She was ready for the No Collars to screw up the game with that.

Meanwhile, Mike respected how tough Kelly was on the Blue Collar tribe. Rodney, on the other hand, was losing everyone's respect. He revealed women need to hold themselves to a higher standard than men, and Lindsey flipped out. He infuriated the women, but everyone stayed quiet except for Lindsey. Rodney explained that men are dogs but they want to be with angels.

Rodney realized he needed to settle down or he'd get voted out of the game. He was well aware he's a hothead.

At the White Collar camp, Shirin was actually happy they just won the eggs because the guys wouldn't know how to kill it and handle it. She, however, told the tribe she had prepared for this by slaughtering a rabbit back at home under the guidance of a farmer. Joaquin said in a confessional it was a sign of psychotic behavior, and then he called her "crazy."

The White Collars then discussed the upcoming Immunity Challenge. Everyone wanted to sit out Shirin, but Max was afraid she'd feel like an outcast and believe she's their next target. Carolyn refused to give up the potential to win for the sake of Shirin's feelings.


Carolyn then tried to talk the guys into getting rid of Max next because he was "the cult leader, the head of the snake." The guys said that was a tough conversation to have, but they still listened.

On Day 11, the three tribes met Jeff again for the season's next Immunity Challenge.

One at a time and attached to a rope, the castaways were required to maneuver through a rope obstacle, grab a bag of balls, head to the finish, and then one tribe member must balance on a beam while attempting to maneuver a ball through a maze of holes to the top. If the ball fell through a hole, they had to start over. Many tribes switched people when doing the maze.

The Blue Collars sat out Lindsey and Dan, while the White Collars did end up sitting out Shirin. 

The No Collar tribe won immunity because they were the first tribe to sink all three of their balls into a hole. Although it was a very close finish, the White Collar tribe finished in second place. As a result, the Blue Collars would be heading to Tribal Council for the first time this season. Sierra blamed Rodney for slowing them down and being "dumb," saying he had to go next.


Once they returned from the challenge, Mike admitted to the cameras he was actually happy about their loss because it would solidify who the true alliance was.

Lindsey told Dan that Rodney was her vote because he had no respect for women. Dan, pretty much just humoring her, smiled and agreed. He wasn't sure whether to think like a man and go with the guys or think like a woman and side with the girls. But regardless, he told Lindsey he was with her and Rodney was the best way to go. Dan said in a confessional he's much smarter than he looks. 

Meanwhile, Rodney thought he was a tight four with Kelly, Mike and Dan. He called himself "the Tom Brady" of the alliance, the leader, and his plan was to vote out Lindsey. Kelly, however, was unsure and told the cameras she might still vote Rodney so he shouldn't be so cocky about his position in the game.

Mike and Kelly then talked a little bit and promised each other they were together. They both agreed Rodney couldn't really be trusted, but Lindsey was apparently pissing Mike off. Kelly then told Sierra it was going to be Rodney going home.

At Tribal Council that night, Rodney called out the fact he didn't mesh well with Lindsey. He said they were like chicken parm and tunafish. The girls all thought Rodney was rude, vulgar and disrespectful. He came back at them by saying women don't respect themselves anymore, which is much unlike his mother. It also became clear that Lindsey and Sierra were perceived as being very tight.

The tribe figured that voting out Rodney would increase the tribe's unity, and getting rid of Lindsey may ruin their chances of working with Sierra going forward. If they lost Lindsey, they assumed they were going to lose Sierra. No matter what though, Lindsey declared the winner of this game will be a Blue Collar player. Mike thanked Lindsey for uniting them in the beginning.


Jeff then revealed the votes. Two people voted for Rodney, two castaways voted for Sierra, and two tribemates voted for Lindsey.

Everyone then re-voted because it was a three-way tie. The only tribe members that could vote were Mike, Dan and Kelly, In the re-vote, all three castaways voted to oust Lindsey from Survivor. 






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