Top 10 Lamest Survivor Challenges

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[@BanditSurvivorContent]

My favourite ones are when Jeff just despises a cast so much he makes them do the challenge themselves *cough cough* one world

[@erakfishfishfish]

I just assumed he was too sick or hungover to show up that day

[@MikeFlamingo]

Samoa too

[@danielhall5955]

Omg it's that Irish survivor guy no way

[@BanditSurvivorContent]

@@danielhall5955 LMAOO 😂

[@dorkiecookie]

@@erakfishfishfish I haven’t watched One World, what happened?

[@zakarybaumann2485]

Obsessed with the lack of music in some of these clips. Really makes you think about how different it must be out there without the dramatic score building up tension all the time

[@mrsamfox00]

I would assume that it could be possibly due to copyright

[@GrumpyMustard]

I love Survivor clips without music, the scenes are always way more awkward and funny. Like hearing Colby just randomly start screaming about winning shuffleboard is 10/10

[@abiean222]

it really emphasizes how lame these challenges are.

[@jhornacek]

Most people say the "pick matching rocks out of bags with your loved one" challenge was just a way to come up with a cheap challenge that saved money. But I've always felt that the producers realized that some players throw the loved ones challenge because they know it's death to win and then have to pick who else gets to see their loved one - you always end up pissing off half the tribe, and if you give up your reward for everyone else then you immediately get voted out because that was such a nice thing and they can't let you get to FTC now. So they came up with a loved ones challenge that was impossible for the players to throw.

[@rowan4573]

Apparently Chrissy said she wanted to throw the loved ones challenge, and was not happy when she saw this challenge

[@MuzakMaker]

@@rowan4573 I mean it's Chrissy, she'll complain about anything that doesn't go her way

[@Hasmanian]

They had to draw rocks because there was no time for a real challenge after they spent a quarter of the episode showing us people hugging.

[@jhornacek]

@@rowan4573 A lot of players say they want to throw the loved ones challenge. Cochran in Caramoan (or was it South Pacific) *threw* the loved ones challenge. It was unlikely that he was going to win it if he actually tried (this one you had to do the challenge with your loved one, which was Cochran's mom) but he put next to no effort into the actual challenge. You could see him and his mother walking through the challenge and he was asking her how she was and what was going on back home.

[@zensen1504]

But they still have plenty of players that want to win that challenge. It’s not like they have a whole cast give up. So why change a whole challenge to drawing rocks? Doesn’t make sense.

[@ashen_roses]

"Speaks to how evenly divided our tribes are" Jeff is so desperate to make it look like everything was intended except for Michele's victory

[@ARedToilet]

i unironically love the "pulling the ball from the bag" challenge because it was so lame and pathetic that i laugh when i see it because in stunned that it was actually a thing. 10/10

[@rileyesmay]

Yeah it's like a twist itself. Nobody was expecting that

[@aaronjakes6278]

I didn’t realize Jeff didn’t show up for so many challenges. I like to imagine he has the challenge producers explain the challenge to him the day before to decide if he’s going to host it. If its too dumb, then Jeff ain’t coming. 😂😂

[@pkbogopane8003]

Thats what I also think happened

[@theregularterrarian3933]

"So basically Jeff they're gonna be pulling balls out of a bag... you don't want to show up? Fair enough"

[@yoongiverse.]

Fun fact: you can’t be on Survivor if you work in politics. My old social studies teacher was on the city council and he passed every requirement and they were going to let him be on the show, until they found out he was on the city council. He even learned how to swim so he could get in

[@tealover7058]

What’s the reason for that?

[@sorin_markov]

@@tealover7058 They probably can't let the experts get in. Orrrr they can't be seen as taking bribes

[@malikthemadman]

@@tealover7058 Likely something to do with it possibly swaying the publics opinion on the person regardless of policy decisions.

[@emmadekemp1759]

Does working for the federal government count? Not really politics

[@keithprivett3878]

The rule is that you can not be a candidate for elected office during or within a certain period after filming. Otherwise, the show could be deemed a donation of advertising to the campaign. However, we have had Survivor contestants run for office after the embargo: Rupert as Libertarian for Indiana Governor, Eliza Orlins for New York DA, and Nick Wilson won unopposed for Kentucky State House in 2022. (Paschal English was an a judge, but was appointed not elected)

[@unclesquirrelstache7431]

I always want to see stilts again because we never got to see the ensuing bloodbath when the contestants actually reached each other. I love how Tammy just stands in place because she knows Vee is going to fall.

[@katal003]

tammy is one of my least favorite characters on survivor (deeply boring and also racist) but she's so real for that

[@uglyaniimals]

@@katal003 wait how was tammy racist i haven't seen marquesas

[@katal003]

@@uglyaniimals she and john were trying to convince neleh and paschal to go to the end with them and one of them said "do you really want someone like sean or vee to win this game?" (sean and vee are both black) and the other one was like "yeah do you" i don't remember which said which but yeah both are bad john at least had the courtesy to be funny sometimes

[@TheKYLEdavid]

I feel like if they gave the players like a day to practice with the stilts, it could be interesting. But watching people who’ve never used stilts trying to stay on them will not last long enough to actually reach each other

[@megarooster99]

@@uglyaniimals I feel like he’s making it up because she used to cover Sheriff Joe Arpaio as a reporter in Arizona

[@domiasmoth]

My assuption would be that any of those challenges Jeff didn't show up to were because Jeff couldn't show up for some reason. I would assume they have some simple stuff lying around for if he gets sick or something the day of and can't attend.

[@rileyesmay]

Probably. They can't just have anybody narrate the challenge, although it would be fun to have 1 or 2 of the players do it for fun, and either the other players vote on who they think represented Jeff better, or they just choose a team who they think will win. I mean big brother does it so...

[@Ramboost007]

@@rileyesmay Idoled Out called Troyzan hosting the ladder challenge as him "overestimating" his charisma

[@Lord_Dino]

At least the drawing balls out of the bag challenge allowed for one of the most cold-hearted confessionals of all time from Chrissy

[@Yeah_Whocares]

#1 feels like "We blew the budget but we have a challenge left"

[@somedork7389]

I'm pretty sure they had an actual challenge, but couldn't do it for some reason.

[@pkbogopane8003]

Thats funny but it looks that way

[@gengarcrobat1576]

It's also possible they chose something that was impossible to throw since many players have been voted out for not taking certain people after winning the loved ones visit. Just another possibility.

[@lalalandy2195]

Can we do a video of the most recycled challenges?

[@LazerDude]

yeah I would be cool when I heard that they only did last gasp 3 times before this season I was shocked

[@BanditSurvivorContent]

That would actually be a really good video

[@freddytang2128]

I feel like thats a highly subjective video because alot of challenges are just slight variations of each other. You can argue whether they should be considered the same challenge. Like "swim out, get puzzle pieces, come back and solve puzzle"

[@katal003]

@@freddytang2128 it's incredibly objective it would be a list of the challenges they've done the most times lmao

[@freddytang2128]

@@katal003 how many times have they done the “swim out to get puzzle pieces and solve the puzzle” challenge? I’ll wait

[@egmorox13]

I like the shuffleboard challenges, I feel like they give a fair shot to people who aren’t endurance or puzzle strong. I also think it’s fun tv, because person A could be closest to the X, but then person B goes and their tile pushes person C closer to the X. Like yea it’s luck, but I think it’s fun

[@83janica]

I like it too! Literally anyone could win, so you can't rule out those who are not physically fit, good at puzzles etc.

[@handsoaphandsoap]

Agree, it’s fun but it’s also a little unbalanced since whoever goes last will always be at a massive advantage and whoever’s first at a disadvantage, same thing with bocaccia. Maybe they could do those more golfing style where you remove the pucks and replace them with stickers after each toss. Could also do it as like a gauntlet elimination type thing where everyone goes and whoever comes up short is out of the challenge, rinse and repeat.

[@ram010992]

How many times does "obstacle course with a puzzle at the end" have to be run before it's considered lame? I'd take most of these challenges over the repetitive challenges we get now.

[@keithprivett3878]

As many times as obstacle course followed by a throw this at that carnival game.

[@TheKYLEdavid]

Not sure if this is a Hot Take, but I would love if they brought back the Pachinko Pyramid Watching the contestants put so much effort into what seems like it should be an easy task is pretty entertaining, and there were some pretty clutch saves

[@sillykyle17]

Maybe I'm just weird but I actually liked the shuffleboard challenges

[@nate9065]

why do I have absolutely zero memory of the bowling challenge

[@morganriddiford2646]

Me too and ive seen that season at least 3 times???

[@tjlyons1622]

The shuffleboard challenges were always so incredibly engaging and funny to me, I would genuinely love to see it come back in a new season. All the castaways would be so confused at first.

[@stephenpuglisi2946]

Another one that comes to mind for shear ridiculousness? Slingshot Golf in Gabon, although seeing Fang argue over when they were like one inch away from the target was absolutely hilarious.

[@ryanl6037]

survivor challenges with no background music is throwing me off

[@erakfishfishfish]

My thoughts immediately went to the Gulliver’s Travels challenge where they had to carry a big stuffed effigy of Jack Black around.

[@michaelnolan9416]

I haven’t seen every season… why do I feel like this isn’t a joke

[@erakfishfishfish]

@@michaelnolan9416 it isn’t. It was even more embarrassing for everyone than the Jack and Jill reward.

[@MaximilliansHammer]

@@michaelnolan9416 I think the challenge itself was a good one, and had previously been used in Thailand (with the tribes getting to decorate their dummies). It was the theme and the attempts at cross-promotion that made it lame. The only two times Survivor tried to cross-promote with some new release movie, they somehow picked the most embarrassing movies available at the time ('Gulliver's Travels', and later, 'Jack & Jill'). And also, it gave us the glorious and iconic memory of Dan Lembo sitting in that giant chair.

[@TheMichaelmyth]

The weird thing is that I think some of these challenges could work. Like the shuffle board one. I can't remember the name of the actual challenge but they've done it several times. The spider maze challenge, usually in like the final 6 or so. The one where each person has to do a set of challenges to get a bag of puzzle pieces from each section. Have it be like that but you get the shuffle board discs instead. Then the challengers have to get all of their discs into a set of holes spread across a giant board. Other players, once caught up can try to interfere or leave a disc in the way and hope someone knocks it in or they have to run to pick it up. You really just need to add layers to the challenge. Like the pulling a ball out of the bag. That could be like an entry round into teams for a set of challenges where new teams are picked every challenge. Each person on the winning team gets a point and the first person(s) ti 5 points wins. That way there could be sabotage from a loved one on the other team attempting to help their partner win more points. It is kinda fun to watch the show basically run out of budget sometimes though.

[@derekbroekhoven5498]

Colby wouldn't be celebrating if he knew what was gonna happen that night during treasure island 😂

[@emmadekemp1759]

LMFAO

[@adamcahoon6362]

the thing is survivor challenges used to be so freaking creative but they just become cookie cutter.

[@AleksandarBell]

With the amount of seasons they have I’m surprised they’ve lasted this long

[@gengarcrobat1576]

I imagine that they reuse challenges because I'm sure it's no easy task to design a challenge and get it approved because it has to be a good idea, it has to be able to be done, and it has to actually be built.

[@BradsPitts.]

Omg that “Mike draws White -> Mike White” edit broke me

[@MLeveilleeMinistries]

I missed that!

[@lovefromshirley]

Fun fact: these are the games guests could play at Boston Rob & Amber's Survivor-themed wedding!

[@emmadekemp1759]

Guests could wrestle in the mud? What a fun wedding

[@ashen_roses]

I really hate the blueballing of Fallen Comrades in SJDS when Jeff saw them Using Strategy that he didn't approve of even though half his words are about strategy, big moves, and garbage analogies.

[@diegoprodriguez]

Tbf, you also have to remember production spends a ton of time testing and setting up the challenges and such, so when players wanna demean that, I can see why he’d be upset.

[@ajl9772]

It wasn't the strategy he disapproved of. He disapproved of them already picking the winner ahead of time. At that point, as Jeff said, why waste time "playing" and not just name the winner? I think the challenge can still work, but perhaps they need to change it to the winner and only the winner getting the reward, to incentive more people not to throw the challenge.

[@violetbluejay]

​@@ajl9772 This. Jeff rarely if ever is actually upset when contestants hack challenges in the moment - more often than not he's impressed by the ingenuity. He gets annoyed when contestants *break* challenges well in advance, and this is far from the only example of it happening. Hell, its basically the reason why there's no more survivor auction, since contestants were going into those seasons knowing that whenever the auction was they just weren't going to participate until the advantage came up. It tanked the value of the non-advantage items and drained a lot of the fun competitiveness that was really the spirit of the early iterations we all know and love because half the cast wasn't participating until the final prize and the half that was playing was getting steak dinners for the cost of 5 Doritos in the early days.

[@ajl9772]

@@violetbluejay There was a very simple solution for the auction. All they need to do is make the advantage the first thing they put up for bid.

[@zeaferjones1404]

@@ajl9772 You could do that or you could have a hidden advantage in one of the food items sort of like Parvati's clue from Outback.

[@trinomew]

Survivor season where the only challenge is drawing rocks out of a bag

[@benro6564]

I like that at 4:25 the commentator says "the crowd goes wild" then cuts to two people who clearly would rather do anything else right now lol

[@sparrowhunter1671]

How did the word scramble challenge from pearl Islands not get on this list

[@thr3LoadR]

This was extremely fun to watch! The kites and shuffleboard were the first two challenges that came to mind when I saw the title of this one. And the Amazon fishing challenge was so bad, I forgot that it even existed :)

[@MLeveilleeMinistries]

I didn't think it was so bad at the time. I'm glad that nobody was injured/bitten, but what makes the challenge (a little) interesting was that they were fishing for piranhas.

[@Deejmista]

"mike draws white" *shows clip of mike white* peak comedy lmao

[@randmperson2]

You were showing clips of the classic Final Three endurance challenge for a second and I was ready to ATTACK. :P

[@gernlover4]

"Fierce battle in the mud!" When they're just standing around a ball hardly even pushing it

[@graceseeley5354]

The Mike White clip 😂😂😂

[@calebos268]

Bocceball is iconic because we get to see Natalie's first confessional

[@Survive33]

10:48 I think that has to have been the best editing decision I’ve seen from you 😂

[@DahliaInPurple]

I imagine a lot of these especially the DIY challenges were results of scheduling or production issues and needing to create something to slot into that space. It’s not really a failing, just the reality of making reality TV, sometimes you need to reach into the back up box, and if something other than the challenge needs to carry an episode, so be it.

[@handsoaphandsoap]

The stilt one could’ve been fun if it had just been “whoever can stay on them the longest” instead of trying to make it a brawl, anyone who tried to go on the offense in that challenge just lost immediately. The drawing a ball one could also be interesting if there were multiple colored balls and you’d have to pick one to match with your loved one, kinda similar to that loved one challenge in Pearl Islands. Could even make it so that with every correct guess you remove that color and whoever is first to go through all the colors will win, and have a rule that they’re not allowed to speak.

[@reginamachamer821]

I honestly thought the "balls in a bag" challenge was like.. something they had to do bc the original plan went wrong lmao first time I saw that I thought for sure we would find out later that there was a challenge planned but there was some sort of problem with it, or maybe a loved one couldn't come out and they had to send someone else who couldn't physically do a challenge.. but surely they would have told us by now and saved themselves the embarrassment 😂

[@rileyesmay]

The ladder ball one I was confused why you called it ladder toss, but to my suprise Wikipedia has plenty of other names like testicle toss, and hillbilly golf just to name a couple😂😂😂 Guess there's more names to it than I thought

[@reginamachamer821]

I hate challenges where they have to fight over something in watery mud.. they do this on The Challenge too sometimes and every time people are wrestling around I get scared someone's head will go under water and no one will notice right away lol

[@somedork7389]

I would've included the challenge where they basically just play go fish with random objects.

[@Rodanguirus]

The one on Amazon and All-Stars? I'd argue that's at least above bottom tier because it was conducive to a lot of funny banter and socializing across tribal lines.

[@MLeveilleeMinistries]

The one in Vanuatu?

[@stephenwilkinson8120]

You have no idea how many yeaaars I have waited for the UK to bring this back 😁 been watching the US version for about 16yrs now. No better show on TV 👌 Really enjoy your content Peridiam keep it up ☺️🙌

[@daltonfarris]

If the make it like the us where 1 person voted out per episode and they avoid going places like idk Fiji, I'll be watching it 100%

[@AsraliaX2]

@@daltonfarris Australian 'survivor' fans gonna DDOX you bro be careful

[@drgamenstein3032]

So I've been binging your content for the last few days, since it helps me focus while I'm studying, weirdly, and I wanted to ask about a video idea? Since doing best and worst FTC performances, as well as best and Worse FTC performances by winners, have you ever considered doing the Best Final Tribal Council Performances by Losers? Like the Goats who put up a surprisingly strong fight, or the possible winners who shocked us that they didn't win or at least get more votes.

[@meteorrejector]

the compilation of the bowling challenge is absolutely sending me

[@deltagolavista1]

When I first saw the rock draw challenge, I thought it was producer troll and none of them were going to match (and it was set up that way) so then they'd have to go do a 'real' challenge. But nope, it was a completely different troll.

[@theprettyoftheodd7997]

Could you imagine if Cody had to guess who would win with the matching rocks "challenge" almost as painful as what just went down

[@uglyaniimals]

hot take but i think the premise of the stilts challenge was pretty interesting in theory n i'd like to see a redo of this with smaller stilts, could be a great way to do a "combat" style challenge without nearly the injury risk

[@redeadhead4]

Thank you for including the clip of whoever that was hitting the fish with a stick.

[@julias7600]

What about the 9 hour final challenge of sitting on a buoy! lol

[@peytonmofle165]

I'm kinda surprised not to see the matching game in here but still good video I'm pretty sure that I erased a couple of from my mind tho

[@Suzyiz]

The bocce ball one is iconic cause it's Natalie's first confessional! :D

[@teamsteed1]

One challenge that struck out at me is the "flying the kite" challenge in "Survivor: Marquesas."

[@worthplayingfor2197]

I really wanna know how ur able to get clips without the music. I tried before but gave up lol

[@MrShortWhiteGuy]

A challenge so lame it didn't even make it into the episode. In Survivor: Borneo, when they were down to the final six they had a challenge to see who can guess the closest to how much weight they lost. The prize was a chocolate bar and Colleen won it. It was included in the survivor extras DVD, but it was cut from episode 11.

[@MrMeow-dk2tx]

Some of these feel better for a different gameshow from Britain called, "Taskmaster". Biggest ones I see for genuine tasks might be the stilts one in some way and also the kite one (Of course with much worse materials, since taskmaster is kind of about hilariously screwing over the players sometimes. ) On screwing the players actually, the knot untying one seems like something they would do to a single player, claiming it was a real task, only for none of the other contesters to do it.... Making the reveal in the panel segment uniquely awkward, might even be up there with the flabbergasted nature of the contestent from season 1 who was forced to count how many beans were in a can of beans, spaghetti os in a spaghetti o can, and gains of rice in a rice bag

[@crtvamigo]

how did you seperate the soundtrack to make the clips only have in game audio?

[@arloga205]

A fun honorable mention is the Fish sorting challenge in Thailand. Edit: as well as the 21 Flags challenge in the same season

[@keithprivett3878]

21 flags may be worst because it is a solved puzzle. The team that won the coin flip could take one flag, then take four minus what the other team took after that. The other team ends up at 4 and no matter how many they take you can take the rest and win.

[@greenday61892]

How the hell did you get those clips without sound? Aren't they not without sound in the episodes? Either way LOVE it, wish they'd do it more

[@brobag9885]

How did you get footage of the challenges without the background music? 😭 I need to know

[@pkbogopane8003]

What app do you use to remove soundtracks from videos?

[@BladeBlur]

This thumbnail gave me life.

[@ThePenguinmassacre]

Where are you finding the challenge footage without bgm?

[@HardCoreGamer94]

Call me crazy, but I loved that shuffleboard challenge from Heroes vs Villains. It’s simple but the anticipation of someone’s marker possibly passing another had me hooked. 😂

[@krissyf7269]

Marty at the end had me rolling lol

[@LostBassPlayer]

How do you have the clips without the score?

[@abbybrock6531]

the knot thing is like something you’d do at summer camp

[@Tywon1200]

Marty at the end killed me 😂

[@togishere]

Honestly these challenges look kinda fun😂

[@joshharkness7637]

All of these are better than balance a ball on a plate while balancing on a pole.

[@nathangursky4628]

Surprised the random tee ball wasn't listed with your shuffleboard/bowling/ladder and bocce ball group.

[@roger_towny_jr]

I LOVE the kite flying challenge!

[@WolfNinja-pm2pc]

If you know the backstory surrounding Survivor Marquesas, it kinda explains some of those challenges. They had to scramble it together last minute. Still unintentional comedy gold though.

[@javiercingolani23]

Nothing makes these lamer than no suspensful music haha kudos on the edit!

[@yaral9328]

I feel like I'm the only one who likes the kite flying. It was so chill

[@heykraizelburd]

How about Top 5/Top 10 closest finishes? Thinking HvV final immunity for example, or Cagayan final immunity

[@anomaliecosmos]

3:15 Good Mythical Morning would beg to differ (though their viewers already expect more of a comedy quiz show with a backyard game twist from those episodes rather than, like, an episode of Survivor, so fair point)

[@thebodofagod]

The Amazon fish catching challenge is one of my favorites ever

[@mikerock621]

Danger Dave is baseball your sport?

[@anthonymort5202]

I heard they had a different challenge planned but they had to scrap it last minute that's why they did this one I forget if I read that somewhere I saw it in an interview or maybe it was a secret video from Once Upon an island I don't remember but I do remember hearing that

[@gabrielmarumoto2785]

surprised i didn’t see the world scramble in pearl islands and the ones where they pretty much play go fish lol

[@reginamachamer821]

Again like the kite thing seems like it could be fun to do.. there is some strategy involved with how you build it but there's also luck involved. But it's just not fun to watch other people do it lol same with bocci ball and shuffleboard and half these other challenges.

[@tcott14]

What about Battleship from Fiji, Match Maker from Amazon and All-Stars, the Word Scramble from Pearl Islands, or the Word Search from Africa, All-Stars and Palau? Pretty much any one that could easily be done at home.

[@rokeYouuer]

They're lame, but still entertaining, while most of these are both lame and not entertaining.

[@ichooseclark]

Match Maker is iconic. Especially in All Stars where everybody knows each other. I feel it should be a reward challenge in every returnee season.

[@keithprivett3878]

Word search definitely

[@thoringroth]

How come there's no music in any of these clips?

[@Mendejito]

The clip of Mike white 😂

[@gray_7]

I have no recollection of the bowling or kites somehow 😅

[@peepeepoopoo7728]

As I was watching this, my dog projectile vomited on my bed 👍

[@MayaByard]

Pearl Islands cannonball challenge where the cannonballs didn't break the targets

[@DParkerNunya]

Fun fact: the reason I hate fishing is because my parents seemed to think a fun outing was one person standing in ankle deep water fishing while 5 people watched for an hour and a half. Golf is more exciting to watch than fishing. F*****g watching paint dry is a more enriching experience, because at least that smells better.

[@travisnix594]

The fishing challenge in the Amazon was great

[@Funnycatvideos1216]

"Kill me" - Peridiam 2022

[@ashen_roses]

I feel like after "how can the first challenge not work" you shoulda slam cut to the hour mark in Philippines.

[@twistedwookie327]

To be fair that pachinko game at the end of the video was made very interesting by Marty

[@kyote1089]

WDYM Jeff didn't show up for the ladder toss challenge? Why? Where was he?

[@BushGaleotti]

Granted it was Borneo, I thought the Butok eating challenge would be on it

[@reginamachamer821]

I would've trashed them in the table shuffleboard game lmao fr

[@freddytang2128]

I feel like half of these are still more interesting than the word scramble in pearl islands

[@zakarybaumann2485]

So many of these challenges were from seasons filmed in Samoa. Is it the lack of water challenges that necessitates these boring challenges?

[@Satellite88]

10:51 is that Mike white cuz he reminds me from someone on the amazing race