5 Times Survivor Players Anti-Hacked Challenges 

When Jeff says "interesting strategy" you know you made the wrong desicion 😂

Ah yes, the good old "building a tower from the midpoint" strategy. What could possibly koah rong?

I don’t think the strategy of rolling on the barrels was necessarily bad because that team was behind and felt they needed to try something drastic to win.

Idea for a 2.0: In Caramoan there was the challenge where the entire tribe has to ballance on a small plattform above the water. Shamar crouched down on the plattform and said to the girls to climb on top of him. Turns out it was a very stupid idea.

Cant have Yin without Yang, love without hate, hacks without anti-hacks and Peridiam without Peridiaren't

To be fair to Ulong, the thing that cost them that challenge was the fact that they didn't know how to row. They were no more than 15 seconds behind Koror when they got to the boat, but then got completely blown out of the water from there. So even if they took nothing right away like Stephenie said they still would have lost.

Two examples come to mind. In Game Changers with Culpepper "forcing" Debbie to do the balance beam, and of course in Pearl Islands with Michelle being too good at the food eating challenge and accidentally completely throwing her tribes strategy out the window.

Erik and Frosti perfectly controlling the balls in drum roll while Courtney and Amanda just walk next to them doing nothing was a great strategy. It is funny that Courtney manage to sit out another challenge while technically still being in it.

Ulong is so historically bad that when I saw them get the number one spot, I thought for sure it would be for James’ super knot.

In EoE we saw Lesu/Manu perfect the anti-hack: keep putting Wardog in the "hero" position.

For part 2...Rupert is a fantastic shelter builder.

To be fair to the team losing that barrel challenge, they were behind when the race approached the end. That's the right time to gamble on a new strategy if the old one was the one that put you behind. Sadly, it just wasn't a good strategy.

“Ulong is trying to find another island” is one of the most memorable quotes from this show to me

Damn that barrel bounce challenge seems pretty unique and it wouldn't be out of place is any other season. Why don't they bring that back? Would really help with how samey challenges have been getting.

Queen of Anti Hacks: "Albert! Drop your stack and pick up my pieces!"

What about that one time in an OG season when the tribe knew they were going into a disgusting food challenge and one of the women came up with the idea of herself acting like she couldn’t do well, but then completely abandoning the plan and ultimately having them lose because of it

I was wondering with the amount of challenge hack videos you did, would they ever be a video of people making challenges worse for themselves. Can't wait to see more of this

Can’t forget Survivor: Caramoan when the tribes raced around in a circle, each carrying 20lb weights. Gotta love when Phillip decided to take the lead and then had to keep stopping.

I was expecting Rupert's strategy of digging a hole into the sand to build a shelter to be #1 on this list. Maybe next video.

Peter from kaoh rong actually was the last person to ever see my grandmother. He tried to perform life saving surgery on her, and unfortunately it was to no success. But he was a great guy.

Another anti-hack in 43 where Ryan tried to use his head to steady the pole with the ball on top. All that did was put him in a position where he had his pole tilted

"Ulong looking for another island 🏝️" 😂😂😂😂😂

For last hack when you said Ulong, I wasn’t sure which challenge we’re talking about because there’s so many examples 😆 I thought you would talk about the knot challenge that James screwed up by tying one massive knot

i remember in s40 when rob wanted to build the puzzle by rearranging the colors or something, it was the round that ethan went

rupert building the house in the ground on season 8????

For a 2.0 In Survivor Gabon, the episode 2 (Day 7) reward challenge was a repeat of Kicking and Screaming. Ace put Paloma on the pole. Paloma, the smallest member of the cast, was easily overpowered by Crystal and Randy freaking Bailey, costing Kota the reward challenge and Paloma her game later in the same episode. Hilariously, Ace also lost his round, yet somehow the possibly British real life super villain/Wardog 1.0 somehow managed to avoid any blame. Yes there is also James Miller's super knot, but everyone will think of that for a challenge anti-hack instead of the Kota self-forfeit of round 2 of Kicking and Screaming.

Anti hack: Troyzan in the memory challenge instantly pulling the lever and closing the curtain to the solution. Edit: he lost to Kat

one that came to mine was janine in champions v contenders 2. when they go under that beam on the floor in the sand, she suggests they go through sideways, it didn’t work and the whole situation was quite comedic considering how fast a member of the other team got through the plank.

I thought for sure we were getting Tony’s “just slide everything as fast as you can” slide puzzle strategy from Cagayan.

S42, Maryanne spinning the opposite direction in an attempt to undizzy herself. It’s just a little thing that makes me chuckle

oh shit, poor joe D: i assume those blocks are probably solid wood, so that must have really hurt.

Oolong didn’t even take the flint 😂😂😂😂

Cao Boi clips always get me. I wish he would have been a bigger Survivor character. He was like Coach before Coach was a thing. Even his name is fitting.

Anti-hack: Everything the original Brains tribe did before they split

I'm so excited for this next series of survivor videos; this will be a very amusing watch!

I have a idea: rotate the blocks 45° at a time. That adds stability. Then put the base not center, but base its location on the wind, and where it will be.

y'know in the water bucket challenge, it might have been smarter to be a little more careful when pouring the water into the empty bucket. it looked like half of the water they managed to save got dumped into the sand because they were just trying to pour out the water as fast as they could instead of trying to get as much as they could into the bucket with less amount of trips back and forth.

For the second one there was another poor choice as one of the women kept plugging the holes that were higher on the bucket and leaving lower holes unplugged.

I think stacking the small blocks first could have been a hack if they had managed to balance it. It was a risky strategy but I don't think it was stupid

God damn it. Debbie is a gymnast and you can't prove otherwise.

Rob Cesternino has talked about how for the auction in the Amazon they all conspired beforehand to not bid against each other very much if it seemed like someone really wanted something. That way they would all get to eat without having to spend much money. He said when they started doing it Jeff caught on very quickly, got pissed and threatened to start covering every item. Also in Winners at War in the challenge where Adam almost couldn't get the key, he said in an interview that Sele put all of the smallest people in the boat because they would be the lightest and easiest for the swimmers to pull behind them. It of course then backfired because they didn't realize none of them would be able to reach the key. I know they ended up winning but that strategy almost cost them the challenge.

i like how jeff just has to say "interesting strategy" all the time

"the creative strategy of playing by the rules of opposite world " took me OUT

How about the pizza reward in DvG? Someone on the purple team (Davie IIRC) tried to stack three bags on one hand, but then the stack collapsed, causing his team to immediately lose.

The Rupert Shelter

Tbf some aren’t dumb ideas just ones that didn’t work like intended like the water plug one

Ulong's first bad decision was not picking Wanda for their tribe.

The block stacking isn't so much choosing a poor option as it is not realizing there is another option. They looked at the size of the tower and said, "That's taller than I can reach, so I gotta build the top before it gets out of reach." While the other team asked how they could get a higher position to build from.

A+ series intro, can't wait for the next five.

"She can keep up the rear and plug those holes. I mean, what's the downside?" - Peridiam 2022

"Just as there are good ideas, there are lots of other things to consider, too" Is this a Darrah Pearl Islands reference? "Jon's a snake yeah, and he lies, but he also tells the truth, too"

Idk if it counts, but chapera sitting Rob out of that blindfold puzzle challenge while putting big Tom and sue in, should be considered for something. Maybe "worst sit outs" or something like that?

Not to mention on the stacking blocks that Scot Pollard is SEVEN FEET TALL!

Nice, the opposite of the challenge hacking series! Watch us get a 10.0 in about a year 😂

Great to see these! The editing in this video seems pretty redundant. We see the exact same clips multiple times, first with Peridiam VO, then again with the original audio. Felt like these could have been integrated better, but the video would be less than 10 minutes though 🤫

On that last one I wouldn't so much call it an anti-hack as a dumb decision... following an even dumber lack of a decision.

Gotta be more Ulong anti-hacks. James’ knots, but also Bobby Jon stuffing his face with balut instead of eating them one at a time. So gross and so foolish 😅

Johnny Bananas and Nany from thjs season of The Challenge tried to do the same thing with the barrels but weren’t standing up

one for a future video can be Rob in episode 2 of Winners at War trying to sort the puzzle pieces before putting them up which only gave Dakal a bigger lead

8:26 The idea is you don't need to build in the air while trying to balance yourself but you build on the ground and lift it up.

Such a sassy creator! Love it. Call em like you see ‘em!!

Thank you for posting the video. There are bunch of anti hacking in "Survivor."

The first one that comes to mind for me is Tony is WaW doing the final 4 simmotion challenge from his knees

Not surprised that two came from the group of geniuses that was the worlds apart cast lol

3:42 forget plugging the holes, how about aiming the pour

How tf did yellow team lose a "build tall tower" challenge with one of the taller players in survivor history on their team?

All Stars had that shelter challenge where somehow Rupert's tribe didn't think to stop him from digging DOWN on a beach! No duh they ended up hitting water!

This was a great video idea! Thank you

6:53 also shouldnt hold the drum high up, makes it harder to control

I just finished the worlds apart season and Clicked on this vid just to make sure the bucket-with-holes challenge was on here lmao

I've never watched an episode of survivor as far as I can remember. Maybe one or two the first season? But I love watching these videos.

Best anti hack is having jatiya on your tribe

Honorable mention: Rob sorting the dragon puzzle by color first while other teams were already started in S40 that costed his team crucial time and they lost because of that

Another Ulong moment comes to mind: James’ one single impenetrable knot.

I mean for the barrel one that was less of an anti hack and more of a Hail Mary

Looking at the Kaoh-Rong footage I feel like the problem was less the so called anti-hack and more the fact that they weren't willing to have one player (more specifically Scott) lift another to balance the top of the stack.

When you said Palau I thought it was going to James’s super knot….

Ulong is looking for another island!

I'm kinda surprised no one tried barrel rolling at their first strategy. Then again, I don't think I'd be really good at any of the challenges in Survivor.

I forgot which season it was, but there was a girl who told their tribe to dig horizontally below the log obstacle, instead of vertically.. and they lost bad lol.

I just finished Palau for the first time since I had to know exactly how bad it was. When I saw the video title my only thought was the first challenge lol

Peridiam: Happy Holidays to you. You do such a nice job. I have an idea: Doomsday scenario- Player A votes for Player B. Player B votes for Player C. Player C votes for Player D. Player D votes for Player A. Player E & Player F lose their votes due to a trip to the Summit conjoining with a Beware Advantage. All 6 players are in the same tribe. The tribe votes as such in Tribal council. Since not all of the players are tied, you do have a revote. It is just an empty revote. It is this Tribe's first Tribal Council. This is similar to the empty votes we saw in "Winner at War" & "Cambodia"; as opposed to no revote or vote: this is backed up by what we saw when Ulong had a 2-person Tribe, and when Circe was eliminated by default in "Game Changers". What happens here? To clarify, both players abstaining are not immune. And since it is a Tribe's first Council, former votes against may not be applied. *Plan A* My opinion is they would leave the two abstaining as not immune, and not voting. The votes are considered as 1-1-1-1; with 0 votes in the revote. The bottom two players in the Immunity challenge have their votes count against them. The top two finishers have their votes against nullified. Since the revote already technically occured, you would simply have a verbal discussion involving the two immune contestants. A lack of consensus results in the tied players becoming immune. Since all of the original tied were deadlocked, the punishment would be instead a new council. The four original voters keep immunity. This immunity comes at the cost of power. The voting members of the other Tribes would be forced into a _second ballot_ to avoid undue punishment. A tie means a fire challenge. *PLAN B* Any abstaining players who is not immune in the Council of the empty tiebreaker revote must plea their case to the the other Tribes' members. They do this isolated from the deadlocked members. Each vote for immunity is separate. If all players abstaining from the original vote are gifted immunity by the other Tribes: the other Tribes must vote under Final Council rules whom to be eliminated. If only a portion of the abstain become immune, those who do not enter a rock draw with the other not immune who did abstain (assuming it is not a default target). The loser of this rock draw faces a preselected person from the original deadlocked group. This person in chosen by the winner of an emergency immunity challenge involving all of the tied d players. The chosen player and the loser of the rock draw face off in a fire challenge. All other players become immune for that council, by default of need. If all abstains are granted immunity, a second vote occurs between the members of the other Tribes under the rules for Final Tribal Council. Usual tiebreakers resume from there. *Theory C* The not immune players who abstained; were as such, simply vulnerable to bring voted against. Since a 1-1-1-1 tie could be considered a hack through public knowledge, it would be a simple rock draw between the abstaining who were not immune. *Plan D* As to avoid collusion, but balance the need for "earning immunity"; those not immune play for immunity in a challenge where they must beat a standard set by the house. This could be solving a puzzle in a certain time, or lasting a certain time in an endurance challenge. Succeed, immune. Fail, still vulnerable. *Plan E* A tiebreaker challenge between the not immune abstaining - as technically such a challenge could be considered a unanimous decision to avoid the possibility of a Deadlock between two predetermined targets- even if such targets; or the colluding involved was unintentional. You would not have all six do a tiebreaker. Not all six were tied. *Plan F* Make the two abstains immune by default (unlikely, but still applicable). The other Tribes vote *Plan G* For purposes of placement, the abstains are not immune, as they could finish lower if they were ejected. The four tied take part in a challenge. The winner chooses one of the other three to be eliminated. *Plan H* Plan G, but the person selected gets to choose a not immune abstain to enter into a revote between the other Tribes. All other Tribes become immune. A fire challenge is unlikely, as this could cause an unintentional voluntarily reward. Here it is at least a result of a fair game procedure. *Plan I* The members of the other Tribes vote as to whether vote between those who are tied, and those who abstained who are not immune. The other Tribes then if necessary cast their vote. The abstains would remain not immune. They would either be the voting target, or eligible for the rock draw. Unlike a 3-3-3-3 into a 3-3-1-1; the entire Tribe has lost it's eligibility to revote. *Plan J* The other Tribes revote between the tied, but each vote is immediately cast in secret. The two players who abstained remain not immune for purposes of a rock draw. *Plan K* The most recent season winner not competing in the current season shall break the tie. *Plan L* Exclude Extra Votes & Stolen Votes *Plan M* Postpone voting sentences and immunities that come with them. *Plan N* The tied members have to discuss and decide on one of the not tied targets.

I suggest Survivor Gabon and challenge called Hot Pursuit in Episode 5, when Fang take the big snake in early stage of challenge only for Ace and Matty to drag

Wait I am confused for a second. I'm not looking at video of the challenge but if ulong didn't screw up the canoe ride could they have won. In which case they would have had food and water. I mean taking firemen nothing to koror they lost a flint right after that challenge. Now imagine they didn't mess up the boat ride and won oolong has all this food and they don't go on there losing streak.

Idk I mean the barrel one isn't exactly a genius plan.. but they were already behind and that is literally the ONLY way they could possibly have caught up and won so it's better than nothing

Matty not dropping the ball

I don't really consider the drum challenge an "anti-hack." I feel like it was just a challenge they couldn't work together well in. And most of them weren't great at bouncing the ball in the first place.

k so we have another one from palau. james and his toga/kilt on the challenge where they tied up i wanna say the opposing tribe's flag in some knots.

In that second challenge, why wouldn't you use your buffs to plug the holes?

I think the small blocks vs the big block could have been better -- if it had worked out they wouldnt have to get on top of each other or climb on each other

what about shane powers "pouring down the wrong hole like a MORON" at final 5 immunity?

I hope this'll have 15 parts :)

Could Joe have been doing that because of her hearing aid? In case it would get damaged by the water maybe???

yes, ulong anti-hacked survivor😂

Ruperts underground hot tub

Boston Rob and Denise in the puzzle the episode danni got voted out

Top __ times challenges (poor performance) got a player eliminated

Are you an mtv challenge fan? I'd love to see these videos done for the challenge

Would willingly stepping down from a challenge for no tangible reward count as an anti-hack?

So is it an anti-hack or the players TRYING to hack a challenge and it just utterly failed to work?