Survivor: Worlds Apart eliminated So Kim during Wednesday night's premiere of the CBS reality competition's 30th season.

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So Kim, a 31-year-old retail buyer from Long Beach, CA, was voted out of her White Collar tribe, called the Masaya Tribe, on Day 3 at the season's first Tribal Council session.

"This moment is absolutely my worst nightmare. I never would've imagined that I'd be sitting here the first one voted out. They definitely made a mistake. You're going to see that team self-destruct because they did, they kicked off someone who was clearly an asset in challenges. I mean, this hurts a lot and I think I'm just trying to absorb the shock of it all," So Kim said following her ouster.

Survivor's debut episode began with introductions to the 18 people competing over the course of 39 days for the $1 million grand prize and title of "Sole Survivor." Host Jeff Probst explained they'd be divided into three tribes -- White Collar vs. Blue Collar vs. No Collar.

Jeff explained White Collar people typically make the rules and are used to making decisions and leading others. Blue Collar people tend to follow the rules and work with their hands. No Collar people are free spirits who usually break the rules in order to do their own thing.

The White Collar "Masaya" Tribe was comprised of So Kim; 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.

The Blue Collar "Escameca" Tribe was made up of 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; Lindsey Cascaddan, a 24-year-old hairdresser from College Park, FL; Dan Foley, a 47-year-old postal worker from Gorham, ME; and Rodney Lavoie Jr., a 24-year-old general contractor from Boston, MA.

The No Collar "Nargarote" Tribe featured 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; Nina Poersch, a 51-year-old hearing advocate from Palmdale, CA; Vince Sly, a 32-year-old coconut vendor from Santa Monica, CA; and Will Sims II, a 41-year-old YouTube sensation from Sherman Oaks, CA.

Tyler told Jeff Probst he's used to setting team goals and taking the lead. Joaquin got a little defensive, insisting his 9-5 job didn't define him. Carolyn also argued White Collars work just as hard as the other tribes.

Dan was proud to be with the Blue Collars, saying they built the heart of America with blood, sweat and tears. The No Collars boasted how they do what they're passionate about. Vince said his tribe was full of smiles and they already felt like family to him.    

Jeff Probst then asked each tribe to pick one person to represent them. The White Collars chose Joaquin, the Blue Collars picked Dan, and the No Collars selected Will. Each leader was then forced to pick a second tribe member to join him or her in making a big decision on behalf of the tribe. Joaquin asked So Kim to join him. Mike volunteered for the Blue Collar tribe, and Will asked Jenn to join him.

On Day 1, The No Collars planned to play the game in a laid-back, fun manner. They wanted to go with the flow. Nina felt disadvantaged because she's completely deaf, however, she intended to give it her all.

The No Collar representatives, Jenn and Will, walked away from tribe and were given two options: "Deceive" or "Honesty." If they chose to deceive, the pair would receive a clue to a hidden Immunity Idol and a tiny bag of beans to give to their tribe. If they opted to go with "Honesty," the pair would receive a larger bag of beans for their tribe and that's it.

Jenn noted they weren't playing an individual game at that point, so they needed to do what's best for the tribe. They therefore selected "Honesty."

The Blue Collar representatives, Dan and Mike, agreed it was too early to become villains, so they also chose "Honesty" and took the big bag of beans. When they returned to camp, Sierra accused the guys of taking the smaller bag of rice and lying to them. The big bag was still fairly small.

The White Collar leaders, Joaquin and So Kim, were the only people who chose "Deceive." The pair agreed they were in an alliance right away, and Joaquin thought she was cool and down to earth. So Kim felt she had no choice but to trust him and she felt she had made a "deal with the devil."

Joaquin and So Kim received their hidden Immunity Idol clue, read it, hid it, and then came up with a story to tell their tribemates. Once they returned to camp, they explained there were three boxes "Honest, Deceive and Neutral." She said they selected "Neutral" because there would be no consequences yet no reward. So Kim said they ended up with the bag of beans as a result.

Carolyn didn't trust them and automatically assumed they had a clue. Shirin somehow knew they only had a choice between honesty and deception, and they clearly opted to deceive the tribe. Carolyn and Shirin seemed to be on the same page and formed an alliance with one another. The girls then got Max to join them.

On the first day, the Blue Collar tribe got right to building their shelter and catching crabs. Rodney admitted in a confessional he planned to get all the girls on his side and lead them to the merge.

At No Collar's camp, Vince and Jenn teamed up. He was attracted to her and liked how real she was. But Jenn was only interested in having an ally, so she just smiled and nodded. Vince and Joe battled to take charge of building the shelter. Joe, who has a background in construction, believed Vince was going about everything the wrong way. Vince, on the other hand, didn't like how Joe was "bulldozing" everything.

On Day 2, at Blue Collar's camp, Dan was showcasing his dramatic personality, and he was starting to rub people the wrong way. Kelly complained that Dan lacked social skills and needed to listen to the young girls or they'd turn against him.

Dan decided to chill out for his own good and try to be more laid back since he was getting a lot of grief from people. Rodney told some of his tribemates they needed to get rid of Dan, the "bossy Harry Potter grandfather." Mike stayed out of the drama and Dan loved his positivity. Dan called him the tribe's sunshine.

Meanwhile, Jenn liked Joe on the No Collar tribe because she thought he was handsome and nice, but she had to lie to Vince about it. Vince got jealous and was clearly very attracted to Jenn. Vince worried Joe -- who made fire for the tribe out of nothing -- was a threat to his alliance, but Jenn insisted she wasn't into Joe romantically at all.

Jenn assumed she knew how to handle Vince, but he was just thinking she was being "fake" and dishonest. Jenn told the cameras he was paranoid and a lot to deal with. However, Vince and Jenn kept up appearances, hugged one another and just continued on like nothing happened.

The White Collars needed to adopt a "Blue Collar method" at camp because they weren't building their shelter very successfully and couldn't make fire. Joaquin joked that they would've hired a blue collar worker to do the job for them in the real world. He then went off looking for the hidden Immunity Idol, as did So Kim.

However, So Kim was very obvious about the way she was searching for something, so Carolyn followed her around and pinpointed the spot where the idol might be hidden. Carolyn ended up discovering the idol in a strange-looking tree. She had a great advantage because everyone thought that if any person had an idol, it would be Joaquin or So Kim.

On Day 3, the three tribes met Jeff Probst for the season's first Immunity Challenge, which would also serve as their Reward Challenge.

The host explained each tribe had to race down a ramp and run through an obstacle where they'd make their way to a large wooden crate containing a ladder. They could open it by using keys to unlock locks or untying a series of knots that would release the ladder. They had to use the ladder to move up, across and down a tall platform. After entering another series of obstacles, they had to use the ladder to solve one of three puzzles.

One puzzle had five pieces and the person solving it would need to see the big picture. The second puzzle they could choose from had 10 pieces and it was a visual puzzle. The last puzzle had 50 pieces but it was pretty direct and straightforward. Each puzzle seemed to cater to the stereotypes of each tribe yet averaged the same amount of time to complete.

The first two tribes to finish their puzzle would win immunity and be safe from the next vote. The last-place tribe would be forced to go to Tribal Council and vote someone out. In addition, the first two tribes to complete the challenge would win Reward. The first-place tribe would receive a massive fire-making kit, while the second-place tribe would earn a flint.

During the challenge, both the No Collars and Blue Collars picked the visual puzzle. The White Collars selected the 50-piece straightforward one.

In the end, the No Collar tribe won Immunity and the highest reward. The Blue Collar tribe finished in second place. The White Collar tribe was very disappointed, as they had a lead until the very end when Shirin struggled with their puzzle. Max had to switch with Shirin to get the job done on what Jeff Probst described as the easiest puzzle out there.

Back at the White Collar camp, Max asked if they should make a schedule or calendar for how everyone should go home. Carolyn knew a girl was going home because they were weaker in challenges.

So Kim argued to everyone that Carolyn was happy to do nothing while Shirin at least had a real voice in the tribe. She expected people to deliver and believed Shirin could live up to their expectations. So Kim also pointed out that Carolyn was the oldest person in their tribe. Additionally, Shirin felt terrible about letting the tribe down.

Shirin felt bad about letting the tribe down and Carolyn wasn't stepping up. Carolyn was also the oldest person in the tribe. So Kim lied to Carolyn's face, saying that her name hadn't come up in conversation.

Carolyn then told Tyler she had found the hidden Immunity Idol. He told her to play it just in case. Shirin, Carolyn and Max then got together and made the suggestion to target So Kim because she wasn't very trustworthy. Max pointed out that So Kim had already lied to the tribe about the important choice she had to make at the beginning of the game with Joaquin.

At the season's first Tribal Council session, Max called So Kim and Joaquin out for lying. He admitted he would've made the same decision to deceive but he just would've fibbed better. Joaquin then announced Carolyn and Shirin were not in the tribe's core alliance, which ended up not being true. So Kim declared they were going after Carolyn but tried to keep her comfortable by lying to her.

So Kim also argued that Shirin and Carolyn were weaker than her because she had performed well in the challenge. Carolyn yelled that she worked her ass off around camp and could be just as athletic as anyone else.

Before the tribe cast their votes, Jeff Probst asked if anyone wanted to play their hidden Immunity Idol, and Carolyn declined.

Jeff Probst then revealed the votes: Carolyn, So Kim, Carolyn, So Kim, So Kim, and So Kim.

Joaquin and So Kim were the only tribe members who attempted to vote out Carolyn.


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