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A few words from Gary:

So here we are, at the Final 5. Whoever doesn’t make it through this round not only has no shot at winning the game, they are cut-off within arm’s reach of the prizes.

That means winning immunity right now is even more important than it’s even been.

1 of you is about to have a 1 in 4 chance of winning this game, and 4 of you will be sharing in that Amazon gift card pot.

It’s all up to the voters now. Read. Comment and vote for your favorite to win immunity!

The poll closes Monday, March 1st at 7pm ET

Poll #25342 Survivor: LJ Idol - Individual Immunity Challenge, 7

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Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 33

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alycewilson's entry
11 (33.3%)

flipflop_diva's entry
13 (39.4%)

gunwithoutmusic's entry
8 (24.2%)

halfshellvenus's entry
9 (27.3%)

murielle's entry
17 (51.5%)

clauderainsrm

Come on in folx!

Today's challenge is pretty straight forward, you will be standing on that platform, holding on, until you can't anymore.

Watch on YouTube

OR, you can write an entry inspired by this classic challenge

Uncomfortably Numb

The deadline to link your entries back to this thread is Friday, Jan 29th at 8pm ET.

Survivors ready? Go!

clauderainsrm

A few words from Gary:

She’s played multiple seasons, and has never been voted out. Every time, she has had to leave due to a medical emergency.

bsgsix said that this time she would have to be carried out of the game.

Watch on YouTube

That is what happened.

Per her friend who contacted me, she has been in a coma in the ICU at UMMC since Saturday fighting the post-COVID syndrome that she’s been fighting for awhile now. Her husband was cleared to be at her side. So at least she’s not alone.

We all know what a fighter she is - so I’m sure if anyone can come back from this, it’s her. But in the meantime, please send any good vibes, thoughts, prayers, hippie-kicks (for strength) in the direction of her and her family.

From a game perspective, picture the helicopter taking her to a medical facility off the island. If she is able to be a part of the Jury when the time comes, that spot is open for her. I will continue to update you as I find out more.

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In the meantime… It’s a lousy transition, but I don’t think there’s anyone here who thinks for a moment that she wouldn’t want us to continue to fight this out to the finish… we have a challenge to complete and a poll to vote on!

With bsgsix no longer in the competition, that means someone new is about to become the first person to win individual immunity!

Read. Comment and vote for your favorite(s) to advance one step further with an 1 in 8 chance of winning Survivor: LJ Idol!

The poll closes Thursday, Jan 21st at 8pm ET.

Poll #25166 Survivor: LJ Idol - Individual Immunity Challenge, 3

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Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 31

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adoptedwriter's entry
10 (32.3%)

alycewilson's entry
7 (22.6%)

bleodswean's entry
11 (35.5%)

eeyore_grrl's entry
11 (35.5%)

flipflop_diva's entry
13 (41.9%)

gunwithoutmusic's entry
13 (41.9%)

halfshellvenus's entry
15 (48.4%)

murielle's entry
10 (32.3%)

swirlsofpurple's entry
9 (29.0%)

clauderainsrm

Come on in guys!!

It's the first of two individual immunity challenges for this round. The winner of this will receive an immunity idol, making them safe at the next tribal council.

This is pretty straight forward. I asked each of you a series of questions. You answered them. Then I asked for your guesses on what the tribe said.

This is all about how aware you actually are in this game, and the social dynamics within the tribe.

I'll post the question - the correct answer - and who got it right.

Then I will take the order listed on your "chop list"...

Each contestant has 3 ropes each, attached to a ceramic doll with your name on it. Once all 3 of your ropes are chopped, the doll is smashed and you are out. If, at the end of the 10 questions, there are still multiple contestants left - we will then go with correct answers, and "nearly correct" guesses (the second place in each category), continuing until we are down to one person.

Ready to get going? Let's get to it.

The first question is:
Who would you trust with your life?

There was a 3 way tie. Acceptable answers are  adoptedwriter, bleodswean and bsgsix

Oddly enough, only 1 of you got this right. halfshellvenus gets the first chop.

*camera pans to her as she picks up the machete and walks over where the dolls are hanging*

swirlsofpurple's 1st rope has been chopped.

Next question

Who would never survive on their own on an island?

Correct answer -  bsgsix

Adoptedwriter, eeyore_grrl and halfshellvenus all got it right.

*camera follows each of them*

adoptedwriter chops bsgsix's first rope.
eeyore_grrl chops bsgsix's second rope
halfshellvenus goes back to swirlsofpurple and chops her second rope.

2 rounds into this and 2 contestants are hanging on by a thread, with everyone else yet to take any damage.

Third question -

Who would you most like to hang out with in person once this game, and pandemic, is over?

The correct answer was bleodswean

Remarkably, no one got that right.

Fourth question -

Who mistakenly thinks they are running this game?

The correct answer is bsgsix

Everyone EXCEPT bsgsix and swirlsofpurple got this right.

Adoptedwriter chops bsgsix - taking her out of the game.
alycewilson getting her first chance to take a swing gives eeyore_grrl her first taste
Everyone's post-pandemic buddy bleodswean is up and she chops eeyore_grrl as well
eeyore_grrl getting into this, but who will she strike? She heads over and hits halfshellvenus
flipflop_diva gets a turn - and she goes for eeyore_grrl, taking her out of the game!
gunwithoutmusic is up - where will he go? Looks like he's headed over to say hello to swirlsofpurple - removing her as well!
halfshellvenus is back at bat - and this time she goes for adoptedwriter
murielle gets the last shot this round, and she heads on over to halfshellvenus!

That round was brutal! halfshellvenus with 1 rope left. adoptedwriter with 2 of hers intact, and everyone else remaining in the game still holding on with 3.

Fifth question,
Who is the best writer?

The group's answer was bleodswean

Of the people still in the game - adoptedwriter, halfshellvenus, flipflop_diva, gunwithoutmusic and murielle got it right

adoptedwriter heads on over to her choice as "best writer" and gives bleodswean a warm welcome to this game
halfshellvenus goes back to give adoptedwriter her second hit
flipflop_diva grabs the machete, but where is she heading? she takes halfshellvenus' third and final rope.
gunwithoutmusic is up - he chops adoptedwriter's third and final rope.
Last hit of this round goes to murielle, who goes over to flipflop_diva's rope to say "hello"

At the end of that round, both bleodswean and flipflop_diva have 2 ropes left - alycewilson, gunwithoutmusic and murielle have all 3 of their ropes intact. Halfway through the questions and half the field is already gone!

Sixth question -

Who does the most for the tribe?
Correct answer - murielle

Of those still in the game - alycewilson, flipflop_diva and gunwithoutmusic got it right

alycewilson starts the second half of this competition off by giving a little something back to murielle
flipflop_diva sends a little chop action over to gunwithoutmusic, getting him into the action.
gunwithoutmusic heads over to give a little more love and appreciation to murielle - who is suddenly down to a single rope left.

alycewilson is the only one with all 3 ropes left. bleodswean, flipflop_diva and gunwithoutmusic all have 2 left.

Seventh question -

Who is the most honest in the context of this game?

I'm sure, outside of Survivor, the answer is "everyone here" - but we didn't poll anyone outside the game. It was just the current contestants - and they came up with another tie.
The correct answer is bsgsix and murielle

bleodswean, flipflop_diva and gunwithoutmusic all got it right

bleodswean is up first and heads on over to introduce flipflop_diva to her machete.
flipflop_diva has some plans of her own and knocks another notch out of gunwithoutmusic
gunwithoutmusic ends murilelle's chances at immunity with one final chop of honesty.

alycewilson still sitting untouched. bleodswean has 2 ropes and flipflop_diva and gunwithoutmusic hoping that no one gets these last couple of questions correct.

Question number eight -
Who is the most likely to stab you in the back in this game?
The correct answer is flipflop_diva
None of the remaining contestants got that answer right.

The next to last question - Number 9:

Who is playing the most like this was “LJ Idol”?

The correct answer is bleodswean

The only remaining contestant to get that correct was flipflop_diva

She heads on over and takes gunwithoutmusic out of the running for immunity

Tenth, and final question of this round:

Who is playing the most like this was “Survivor”?

It's a tie. The correct answer is bsgsix and flipflop_diva
Both alycewilson and bleodswean got that right

alycewilson goes over and hits bleodswean, knocking her down to a single remaining hit.
bleodswean takes flipflop_diva out of the game.

Now it's down to 2. We head on back up to Question 1, and see what the guesses are. bleodswean only can take one more hit - and alycewilson is untouched.

Neither of them got the correct answer to the first question, so I will now look to see if they guessed the second highest choice...
Oh, it was 4-way tie...
bloedswean got it right...and so did alycewilson, which means this is over...

*camera follows alycewilson over to cut bleodswean's final rope*

alycewilson wins immunity, and is safe from the vote!!!

clauderainsrm

A few words from Gary:

Come on in guys!

Here we are, the first individual immunity challenge! I’m sure you want to get going, but first, I’m sure you’ve noticed an absence.

minikin25 slipped on a banana leaf during a fierce rainstorm, did a quite unintentional series of frantic gymnastics which resulted in an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction, and had to be escorted off the island for emotional support for her hyperbolic embarrassment. Our medical team determined that she needed to be pulled from the game, for her own good. It’s sad to lose her like that, but it’s a reminder that you are competing against the elements themselves out here, as well as each other. So keep an eye on your surroundings at all times - for both of those dangers. All it takes is one slip, one lapse in concentration, to put you at risk.

The GOOD news, for the rest of you, is that you now have a 1 in 12 chance of winning this game.

Watch on YouTube

Individual immunity is what you coveted. The Survivor with the most votes gets it. The rest of you will be vulnerable at tribal council.

I know that’s worth playing for - so everyone get in your position and let’s get this thing started!

The poll will close Sunday, Dec 27th at 8pm ET.

Survivors ready? Go!

Poll #25028 Survivor: LJ Idol - Individual Immunity Challenge, 1

This poll is closed.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 43

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adoptedwriter's entry
6 (14.0%)

alycewilson's entry
5 (11.6%)

bleodswean's entry
11 (25.6%)

bsgsix's entry
23 (53.5%)

eeyore_grrl's entry
11 (25.6%)

flipflop_diva's entry
8 (18.6%)

gunwithoutmusic's entry
12 (27.9%)

halfshellvenus's entry
12 (27.9%)

lawchicky819's entry
4 (9.3%)

murielle's entry
7 (16.3%)

swirlsofpurple's entry
6 (14.0%)

wolfden's entry
3 (7.0%)

clauderainsrm

A few words from Gary:

Like a spider weaving its way across the island, our Survivors are “Caught in a Web.”

Only you can help free them.

Read. Comment and vote for your favorites.

The tribe with the lowest average will have a date with me that Tribal Council.

The poll closes Wednesday, Dec 9th at 9pm ET.

Immunity, back up for grabs! Worth playing for?

Poll #24960 Survivor: LJ Idol - Tribal Immunity Challenge, 5

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Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 43

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adoptedwriter's entry
14 (32.6%)

alycewilson's entry
13 (30.2%)

bleodswean's entry
13 (30.2%)

bsgsix's entry
18 (41.9%)

eeyore_grrl's entry
15 (34.9%)

flipflop_diva's entry
13 (30.2%)

gunwithoutmusic's entry
13 (30.2%)

halfshellvenus's entry
15 (34.9%)

impoetry's No Entry Received – Votes For This Contestant Will Not Count
4 (9.3%)

lawchicky819's entry
13 (30.2%)

minikin25's entry
12 (27.9%)

murielle's entry
13 (30.2%)

n3m3sis43's No Entry Received – Votes For This Contestant Will Not Count
5 (11.6%)

wolfden's entry
15 (34.9%)

clauderainsrm

A few words from Gary:

All right Survivors. Here we are, at your next challenge.

It’s another classic, “Smash and Grab”

You will run up that ladder, grab the baton and smash the hanging container. A key will drop. You will retrieve your key and swim on back to the beach at which point the next person on your team can head on up. Once you retrieve all the keys you can start pushing the cart through the sand until you come to a track. You need to have all the members of your tribe with their hands on the cart before you start pushing. Once you get it up on the track, you push until you reach the mat at which point you will use your keys on the locks around the bag of balls. You will use those balls to knock over puzzle pieces from that platform. Once all the puzzle pieces are on the ground, pick them up, put them on the table, the first tribe to correctly solve the puzzle wins immunity…

OR, we can do this the old fashioned way where people will vote on your entries. *listens to responses* OK. We will do that instead.

Inspired by the challenge “Smash and Grab,” the members of each tribe have written entries - read those entries, comment on them, and vote for your favorites!

The tribe with the best overall totals (divided by the number of participants) will win immunity and are safe from the vote! The loser will join me once again at tribal council… and I know that nobody wants to go back there ever again.

The poll closes Tuesday, Nov 17th at 8pm ET.

Survivors ready? Go!!!

Poll #24851 Survivor: LJ Idol - Tribal Immunity Challenge, 3

This poll is closed.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 42

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adoptedwriter's entry
18 (42.9%)

alycewilson's entry
17 (40.5%)

bittyjane's entry
16 (38.1%)

bleodswean's entry
17 (40.5%)

bsgsix's entry
22 (52.4%)

eeyore_grrl's entry
19 (45.2%)

flipflop_diva's entry
16 (38.1%)

gunwithoutmusic's entry
19 (45.2%)

halfshellvenus's entry
20 (47.6%)

impoetry's entry
19 (45.2%)

lawchicky819's entry
17 (40.5%)

megatronix's entry
14 (33.3%)

minikin25's entry
14 (33.3%)

murielle's entry
18 (42.9%)

n3m3sis43's entry
18 (42.9%)

uselesstinrelic's entry
19 (45.2%)

wolfden's entry
20 (47.6%)

clauderainsrm

Here we are - the first challenge.

This is like an obstacle course, but with words. Your words.

You will be using the provided prompt to write an entry. You will then link that entry back to this post. It’s just like LJ Idol in that regard. It’s something all of you have experience with.

It’s only appropriate that here, in the first challenge of Survivor: LJ Idol, that we pay tribute to the first challenge of Survivor: Borneo. (In the US version it also appeared in Australian Outback, Africa, Marquesas, All Stars and Cambodia. You don’t get more of a classic Survivor challenge than this one!)

Which is why your prompt is

Quest for Fire

The deadline to link your entry in the comments is Monday, Oct 26th at 7pm ET

Survivors ready? Go!!!

(production note: this thread is ONLY for the links to the entries. Other comments will be deleted)

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A few words from

tru2myart:

Good morning and welcome to Challenge Number 2!

First, let me thank all of you for the outpouring of support. When I asked Gary to submit the first challenge I never dreamed so many people would come back and join in. I am thrilled and I can only hope this is an upward trend.

Now, I didn't do a very clear job of explaining WHY I issued the first challenge in my last entry and I wanted to be sure to clear up any confusion. So here, by way of three cups of tea and a lot of late night thinking, is my attempt at a concise explanation:

I'm trying to raise community spirit.

No really, that's it. I want to see the community bond again.

I've been a participant here for the last three seasons. When Gary told me I wasn't able to take part in Season 3, or any season thereafter, I was disappointed but after what I gained from playing this "game" there was no way I was just going to walk away. Any chance I had to chime in with topic ideas, game twists, anything Gary would listen to, I was going to do it. He rarely listens to me but I've stayed anyway. :D

The spirit in the community dwindles at the end of every season, that's pretty much a fatal fact of almost any online contest. If you're not able to participate you tend to drift away until you can participate again.

However, I've noticed a real downard spiral in the community spirit here than I've seen in seasons past, especially in the last few weeks. It may just have been me personally but it had me concerned. All of you have worked so hard these several months, I couldn't stand the idea of seeing Idol take such a sad turn at the end of it all. Especially since the final four are still writing their wee hearts out to stay in it.

So I thought to myself, why did we all join in in the first place?

Well...speaking for myself, it's because I wanted the glory of it all, the winners hat, the million dollars....

Ummm...no.

Other than a very lovely icon there was no prize. What I won was my writing talent back. It's not the best and brightest talent but it's mine and relish it and it was this competition that gave it back to me.

And it occurred to me that noone would have stayed in this thing for all those months, struggled and fought that hard to get entries in on time, put their lives on hold and bit that bullet unless they really loved to write.

What better way to bring everyone back, get that community spirit brewing again than to get everybody writing one more time?

And in doing so I've noticed more people taking an interest in Idol as a whole. I've been reading the entries and I've seen commenters who never participated before contemplating joining next season. And if they're interested in the community they're going to stop in and read and what better way to support the final four as well than to get new readers interested and involved?

Spirit, spirit, spirit!!

So that's my thought process behind the whole thing and hopefully it makes sense as it's 7:30 in the morning and the three cups of tea are not killing the desire to go back to bed after only 3 hours of sleep.

That being said, CHALLENGE NUMERO DOS!!

Please pick four more topics from the topic groups and post them back here by Sunday, June 1st 3 PM ~~fake time~~ EDT. You can write all of the, one of them, none of them. You can just read, comment, whatever you'd like, it's up to you. This challenge is writer's choice, a way to support your finalists as well as challenging yourself to write again. Writing those last four entries for me was hell but really invigorating, how 'bout you guys?

You can find the topics in the topic threads where you can also find the entries that the final four are writing. I owe the final four an apology, I had meant to post a link back to their entries in my last challenge but I kept editing and editing to get it right and completely forgot the last most important paragraph.

I won't forget this time.

They are the most important reason we are all still here:

chite
kittenboo
porcelain72
tulip_in_yellow

Their entries are here and
here .

Please read them and give them your love and support.

That's all for today. Write on Writer McWritersons!!

***
Just a note on the above, I think one thing that Penny (and other people ) tend to forget is that *it's nice outside*right now in most places. Not only do people drift off in the last few rounds (until the final when they all seem to come back for a look-see) but when it's around this time of year, it doesn't matter who you are or how much people love you, it's difficult to compete against the great outdoors.

I am proud of the people who have come out to play the Home Game this round! FOUR OF YOU are actually Final Four competitors in previous seasons! So you know how tough it can be!

That said - I have MY CHALLENGE TO YOU. I want you to follow those links above for the Final Four's entries as they continue to come in. Read, and let them know what you think. Not just a "you rock", but actually what it brings out in you. Quality responses are always better than lots of them after all.

***
Happy Birthday to the the Great and Powerful Internet

helenangel, Imabirthdaygirl and

masterofmusings!!!!

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A Challenge from Season Two Winner

tru2myart:

Congratulations to the final four. All of your hard work and determination has paid off. Out of over 150 people YOU are the final four!

:applauds and throws streamers:

:takes a look at this weeks topics and how much the final four have to write:

Hooo boy.

I'd be willing to bet that you're ready to rip your hair out right now. 16 entries...16 entries!!!! Even I was thinking "What the frick Gary?!?". I took my concerns to him, he explained his thoughts to me, and although I don't agree completely (not like that's unusual or anything) I understand what he's aiming for.

He's forcing the remaining four to lay it all on the line, to throw in everything they have. If you complete this round there will be noone, NOONE, who can complain that this was not a challenging and teeth grinding writing competition. Noone will ever be able to say to you that you are not writers. Only the best of the best would be able to walk through the fire it took to get this far only to continue to push themselves even HARDER to get to the next level.

You can do this, all of you. You're damned fine writers and I'm proud of you all.

That being said, I'm ashamed to admit that when I first saw the challenge my initial reaction was "Oh, I would have been SO out of here!". After all, I have four children, a full time job and barely any time to write what I do as it is.

Shame, shame on me. Am I writer or not? Did I earn Season 2 or didn't I?

So, I'm offering up a challenge to myself as well as all former competitors.

Let's write these entries too. All 16 of them, in the time frame offered.

We can do this. I've read all of your entries this season and the talent was amazing. You may not be in the final four but you earned the spot that you had each and every one of you. You are an incredible talent and we can do this!

I'm rusty as hell and I feel like I'm going to have to pull some serious rabbits out of my butt (no pervy pun intended :grins:) but I know I can do this.

And more importantly, I want to do this.

I really want us all to support the final four. This challenge is not only going to help us keep our own writing strong, not only going to give us a taste of how difficult this stage of the competition is, but it's going to offer us one more opportunity to bond as a community.

So let's do this thing!!!

Pick one topic from each of the four categories, write your entry and post it here before this Thursday. As soon as Gary announces the next time frame we'll start a new post and pick four new categories.

There's no reward for this one, no voting, no moving up in the competition. Only the pleasure of well written words and supporting your team mates.

Let's play LJ Idol one more time.

***

Happy Birthday to the one and only (because they tried to have two of them at one point and it just backfired, no one likes to talk about it)

rosepurr!

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Yes, there is another surprise. I can hear the muttering under your breath already!

This one though involves an idea proposed by your very own fellow contestant

zebrapix, taken and warped in my very own style!*g*

So let's deal with the surprise first - it is called "SUDDEN DEATH" and involves one contestant challenging another contestant to a "write off". The two participants will have their own topic, and their own poll with just the two of them.

This may or may not be every week. Honestly? I haven't decided yet, and even if I had, I wouldn't tell you!*g*

What I WILL tell you though is that the person who will get to pick their opponent is going to be the person who came closest to be eliminated. Which, this week, was

techempage.

So,

techempage, please post here ASAP and choose who you want to face in a one on one writing show down!!! One of you WILL be eliminated next week!

(EDIT TO ADD: The two contestants with nullifier powers CAN use them to nullify a challenge. In which case the challenged party would automatically be the person with the next fewest votes.)
***

As for the rest of you, you're waiting for the topic for everyone else.

I was thinking about all of the various religious holidays over this week/couple of weeks and there is one general theme that keeps coming up. That of rebirth/transformation.

Slave to free, sinner to saved, flesh to spirit, the celebration of birth and fertility. . . it's about major and fundamental change. (yes, yes, there's a lot more, but go with me here!*g*)

So it's appropriate that we should have so many changes here in the game as well. So many awakenings, and fundamental changes in how you are seeing your part in this adventure.

Your topic this week is "My Transformation".

Everyone has one. Some are big and earth shattering. Others are small but poignant. There are quite a few of you who are going though your own life transformations as we speak.

As always, have fun with the topic and make it your own.

The deadline to link your entry back to this post is Wednesday April 11th at 3 pm EST (GMT -4)

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