Bonds are revealed when castaways are forced to divide into pairs for this week's immunity challenge. Then, the challenge reward meal isn't the day's only prize – one castaway finds an advantage hidden among their food.

The reward challenge is good enough to sing for when Jeff announces what is on the line for the winners. A rice negotiation with Jeff is completed in almost record time. Then, at tribal it's a toss-up when two players on the bottom begin to target each other.