Before the votes were read, Joe played the idol for himself, but didn't receive any votes, while Ben and Lauren sided with the Heroes & Hustlers to blindside Jessica. Ben eventually found a clue saying the idol was hidden under the shelter. This season featured several alterations to the rules. Roark still felt uneasy about her position within the tribe and aligned with Ali, who suggested to Ryan that they target Chrissy. In private, Ashley told Lauren and Devon she was having second thoughts about staying loyal to Ben. After Tribal Council, a stunned Chrissy and Ryan confronted their former allies about leaving them out of the vote. Mike was also frustrated, as he saw himself as a swing vote. The next day, Mike decided to look for a hidden immunity idol, but Joe became suspicious of Mike's absence and confronted him over what he had been doing. Ben was wary about JP and Ashley’s perceived status as a power couple, while Alan struggled with camp life. They did so, much to Ashley's shock and chagrin. Joe accused everyone else of not playing the game at all, and Mike brought up the fact that the majority had 4 Heroes and 3 Hustlers, meaning the Hustlers would be picked off one by one at that point after voting out the rest of the Healers. After Joe’s elimination, Chrissy angrily confronted Ben about his betrayal, and they got into an argument. However, Patrick was spared, and Simone was unanimously voted out. Joe ate last and suggested that Devon ate first, in an attempt to build trust with Devon. In the end, Ryan and Chrissy voted against Ali, sending her home. Devon opened his advantage and was shocked to learn his vote had been blocked. Before the vote, Ryan played his idol but received only 2 votes. Ryan was reluctant to turn against Chrissy, but he kept his options open. At the Yawa camp, Cole annoyed his tribemates with his poor eating manners, while Mike and Jessica discovered a hidden immunity idol at the water well. At the Levu camp, Ashley tried to turn Desi against Joe, and Desi considered making that move. Ultimately, Ben was awarded the title of Sole Survivor over Chrissy and Ryan in a 5–2–1 vote. Before the votes were read, Chrissy offered her idol to her alliance; Mike was prepared to play it to continue the feign, but Ben pulled out his idol to play on himself, negating the three votes against him and shocking the other four players. Chrissy began campaigning for Ashley's elimination, but Mike desperately wanted Ben out, while Devon was reluctant to turn against Ashley. As his tribe won immunity, he was able to send the Idol to a member of the losing Heroes tribe; he chose Chrissy. Lauren told Ben of her advantage and how it would prevent them from splitting the votes at that night’s Tribal Council; Ben then asked Mike to join his alliance in voting out Joe in fear of the vote split causing a scenario where he would be voted out. At the new Soko tribe, Roark worried about her position within the tribe as the lone Healer, while Ryan and Chrissy aligned after he told her he was the one who gave her the super idol for the first Tribal Council. Chrissy also received the twist, which was revealed to be a final game advantage. At camp, Ryan and Chrissy discussed voting out Ben and Lauren after Joe and Mike. Before the challenge started, Jeff tempted the castaways with food; Devon, Ben, and Lauren sat out, and Ashley won immunity. In an accidental slip-up, Patrick said he could trust most of his tribemates, when he meant to say “all,” raising some concern amongst his tribemates. After returning from Tribal Council, Chrissy felt like she was in a power position due to both Ryan and JP wanting to work with her. This gave her the power to choose one person to bring to the Final Three with her, with the other two castaways going to a fire-making challenge to determine who would get the last spot in the Final Three and who would be the last jury member. The 18 players were initially divided into three tribes: Levu (Heroes), Soko (Healers) and Yawa (Hustlers). Devon warned Lauren that she was in danger, and Lauren gave the other half of the idol to Mike to show him she trusted him. Joe believed that Mike would be a unanimous target, but Cole told Jessica about Joe’s idol. Ali and Ryan subsequently got into an argument. Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers is the 35th season of the American CBS … Cole continued to agitate his tribemates by arguing that he hasn’t been eating enough. Cole outlasted JP to win the challenge, foiling the plans of the majority alliance. This advantage could only be used at the first Tribal Council, meaning he would have to anonymously will it to someone on the losing tribe if his tribe won immunity. By viewing our video content you are accepting the terms Jeff also announced a winner-take-all reward challenge to test how well the new tribes worked together. Back at camp, Ryan took advantage of Cole going off on his own and quickly found the idol before asking Chrissy to cover up his tracks. Ben let them think he believed them, but the joke was on them, as he had found the real one that morning. Patrick also openly searched for a hidden immunity idol, which caused his tribemates to distrust him. Here is the Levu Tribe, a group used to being heralded for their high achievements. Devon also approached Chrissy and Ben about voting out either Joe or Cole; Ben still wanted Cole gone for personal reasons, while Jessica and Mike warned Cole that he was in danger. Each tribe lost their stack at least once, but Yawa and Levu won the challenge, sending Soko to Tribal Council once again. At the Final Tribal Council, Ben was praised for finding multiple hidden immunity idols and making it to the end despite being a massive target while Chrissy was commended for dominating in immunity challenges, but both were criticized for their lack of social connections, while Ryan was criticized for his lack of strategic conversations and work ethic. As the tribe returned from Tribal Council, Chrissy, Devon, Mike, and Ryan reinforced their desire to vote out Ben, who searched for a newly hidden idol all night. When the castaways arrived at the reward challenge, they were reunited with their loved ones: Ashley’s father Jim, Ryan’s father Steve, Mike’s wife Bari, Lauren’s sister Sunny, Chrissy’s husband Keith, Devon’s mother Sonia, and Ben’s wife Kelly. This season marked a return to the tiebreaker format used before the previous season, The cast is composed of 18 new players, initially split into three tribes containing six members each; Levu ("Heroes"), Soko ("Healers"), and Yawa ("Hustlers").