Top 10 Most Dangerous Challenges in Survivor

[@LPlFan81]

Chet: I hit my head back there Joel: I don't care 😡 Chet: I know 😞

[@saturnash]

I remember watching this one live, and my mom and I absolutely cried laughing through the commercial break 🤣

[@Ganychan]

Love the alpha male energy mUsT wIN aGaINst gIRls!!

[@fendiefendie]

And then we have a scene where the girls are clapping immediately after lmaooo

[@BaileyL018]

I watched that ep with my friend and I can't remember how many times we rewatched it. Watching Chet be bodily dragged across and around poles with Joel holding the leash like he's got a misbehaving dog was both shocking and hilarious

[@JakeTheSnakeYuh]

Dude as awful as that is, it was so god damn funny. I’m so glad they caught it and subtitled it

[@noram.5064]

Thought you were replaying LJ getting hit...then realized he really did run into that pole that many times lol

[@Peridiam]

Like he had a magnet!

[@drugstoredilemmas7962]

@Peridiam Russell magnets: idols LJ magnets: poles to the groin

[@Quetzal00358]

LJ isn't having kids anytime soon

[@scottbecker4367]

Poor guy was at just the right level for it.

[@StellarWishGaming2002]

@@Peridiam timestamp?

[@darkclawbunny]

I'm surprised the Caramoan challenge where you have to avoid drowning at high tide wasn't included or mentioned. That one seems like such a thin line between holding your breath to win a challenge and accidental drowning.

[@Julia-gj5yt]

just came down here to mention that one too! Watching that challenge gave me major anxiety.

[@littlegreencap28]

Agreed! I can’t watch those challenges (similarly to Spit It Out) because it makes me feel so ill from anxiety.

[@Peridiam]

Yeah, we can write it in as an honorable mention!

[@darkclawbunny]

@@Peridiam Thanks Peridiam!

[@PoisonIvy54]

@@Peridiam I am watching this as I typed it. . . Would not have thought of "Blind leading Blind" - Makes sense when you think about it. How is the "Smorgen Brawl" not #1 on the list? Likely because most of the danger is raw emotion, and emotion is artificial. Phsyics are not to be messed with: all natural' 😉. I can not wait to see what is number one. May edit comment after seeing it.

[@jacobreveles7222]

I was gonna point out how much of a miracle it is that none of these contestants didn't even sue production for breaking safety hazards, but I have a sneaking suspicion that all contestants signed a contract that waved their rights to do so.

[@OhSoUnicornly]

They probably did, yeah, but I don't think you technically CAN fully waive your right to safety. It makes it much harder to sue, sure, but if someone puts you in an unreasonably dangerous situation when they had a duty to make it safe, you are still likely to have a case - to the best of my knowledge. See: the recent Twitch foam put controversy.

[@beccaroonie2946]

On Aussie survivor, a professional surfer sprained his ankle (or something similar) during a challenge, and successfully sued as it put him out of work

[@ItsAllAboutGuitar]

@@OhSoUnicornly That's absolutely correct. If someone signs a contract that allows another to start shooting at them and they suffer serious injury or death, that contract means nothing.

[@SonicGlitchmaster1]

Attempting to sue over stuff like this is WILD

[@Kohana006]

Watching Joel drag Chet through that challenge hurt so much. Poor little guy never stood a chance. I felt like I was watching a live reenactment of the coyote tied to a rocket bouncing from rock to rock in the canyon.

[@drowningfish7951]

I agree and I can’t believe people laugh about more than be outraged about it because it’s pretty messed up…

[@vickienna_games]

"I hit my head" "I don't care" Damn! I know it's a game, but a concusion could be deadly. How apathetic could you be?

[@brandongarner643]

The attack zone was by far the most dangerous challenge. You had to survive being associated with Survivor: Thailand.

[@Peridiam]

POV: You’re Clay and you see Robb (with two B’s) charging at you with open hands. GG.

[@olivermensinger]

@@Peridiam No! You were NOT in the attack zone when you...grabbed Clay by the through!

[@Fartsanchez]

You were in the water! Not even close to the attack zone!

[@aaronbentley6373]

I thought the Attack Zone in All Stars was even more dangerous. They were pushing eachother into a pool with the risk of hitting the beam or the side of the pool.

[@lizfinkelstein1323]

LOL

[@shadowninja6689]

FYI, the "better" camp they were racing towards in item 4 was actually the WORSE camp according to everyone who visited both camps that season. It was a mini-controversy post-season.

[@Ganychan]

Do you remember why they said it was the worst?

[@tdarkhorse4]

@@Ganychan i imagine that even tho it had the ruins that meant there was less room to make comfortable shelter, less stuff to eat, no immediate access to water for fish, etc. the ruins were just pretty but served almost no real function.

[@dinopercrobo]

Howler monkeys. They were filming in the middle of their mating season and the monkeys would scream nonstop throughout the night. In the other 'worse' camp, the monkeys were not a problem.

[@chloewozny3362]

what season was this

[@dinopercrobo]

@@chloewozny3362 Guatemala Season 11

[@kylem1911]

6:04 might be my fav survivor clip ever. I die every time💀. Jeff's scream, him acting like he got hit by it, and the noise Spencer made. Utter perfection

[@mechawill3497]

Seeing that a couple of those challenges were at Heroes vs Villains makes me realize they wanted a lot of struggle and fighting between the Tribes... more than usual, I mean

[@michaelshepherd8545]

Probably didn't help with making them get along when the merge came.

[@jamestea00]

Even with just a brief mention that mouth-meat challenge haunts me. When Jeff happily tells them they get to keep the spit-covered meat I died a little inside.

[@juniper665]

I still can't get over how Rupert smashed Jerri down and then proceeds to get angry at her when she is rightfully upset.

[@guardian2598]

Rupert is an odd duck.

[@JB00GIE22]

I always found it interesting how he said "I didn't mean to do that" before he said "are you ok?"

[@ItsAllAboutGuitar]

Rupert is a prick. I don't see why anyone sees him as a good guy.

[@amazingwinner5002]

i also love how boston rob immediatly bodied him into the wall like " SEE HOW YOU LIKE IT "

[@rhinestonebubble]

@@amazingwinner5002 so reall

[@ethanvsetula6663]

My favourite part is Boston Rob seeing Jerry get slammed by Rupert and just body checking Rupert.

[@mcif2485]

What’s always been odd to me is with challenges like these they don’t wear any protective gear. Think of the challenge on MTV. They do physical challenges all the time or challenges where they fall into water but always wearing helmets, knee pads, mouth guards, etc

[@calebanderson5309]

Making a blindfolded dude walk through a course where every obstacle is nut high is hilarious.

[@BanditSurvivorContent]

Honestly I'm convinced the only thing they could've done to make Schmergen Brawl more unsafe was attach primed C4 to the contestants and tell them good luck

[@jaiko7544]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Peridiam]

Squid Game 2: C4 Boogaloo

[@BanditSurvivorContent]

@@Peridiam BOOMgaloo lol

[@notasmiler1571]

Sounds like a frontier martial-arts wrestling match idea I’m surprised onita didn’t come up with that

[@patrickschmitz4586]

cue rupert

[@goatcheese4me]

6:04 - Jeff yelling at Spencer to watch out while he's blindfolded 🤣

[@emilys1853]

I couldn’t imagine having to participate in most of these challenges. I’d be scared out of my mind.

[@eightmillionmaddies]

That one challenge in Survivor 42 where Jonathan beasted his way for Taku while the other two tribes struggled to stay afloat was pretty hard to watch. Less the challenge and more the conditions, though

[@NYChica23]

I put that one in the same category as the one in Kaoh Rong, where it wasn't so much that the producers did a horrible job at planning it, but more so that the weather conditions were something that you couldn't really plan for at the time you were testing it

[@fizzy6412]

yah Jonathan was a great tribe

[@2RG_]

I know it’s for safety concerns but I miss the physical contact challenges from old survivor. Everything is a puzzle race in the current seasons.

[@darkclawbunny]

Wait, Jeff, could you remind us what we have to do after the race? Oh, a puzzle? Cool. No, it's okay Jeff. I was just really hoping I'd get to beat up the other tribe. Would've been cool to break their shoulder, but I'll do your puzzle, Probst.

[@spencerr3108]

That’s definitely one of the more depressing things about modern challenges

[@anrick1362]

Physical contact challenges were so much fun. Definitely my favorites. The closest we get to that nowadays is water slaughter, and I honestly don’t like that challenge very much. It’s usually played in very deep water and just boils down to who can tug on the floating ring the hardest. I think Caramoan had the best version of that challenge by deciding to play it in more shallow water, which led to more interesting maneuvering from players.

[@platypus1738]

Australian Survivor does some very physical challenges. Some are just straight up 1v1 fights

[@2RG_]

@@platypus1738 I still need to watch those, I've only heard good things

[@ashen_roses]

I "love" how clearly post-production Jeff is when explaining the wrist warning at the Break Your Wrist challenge. But also Thank God bc while being worked on in the medevac they found a grapefruit sized tumor in Kourtney so that was the most lifesaving medevac in Survivor history

[@catchara1496]

Holy cow, imagine the mix of fear of that happening, but the relief of it being found.

[@zokesquart]

I knew Jeff’s “They will be taken and executed” would be included and I wasn’t let down. Thank you 😂

[@Poison_Spider8]

That clip of Spencer getting hit in the leg and foot with the puzzle piece always makes me wince 😫😖

[@aidenschueller8878]

This was easily the Survivor video that I had the hardest time getting through. Watching people get injured, especially stuff like knees bending backward and faces getting cut open, it's really hard to watch. Survivor sounds fun in theory but I could never do it cause of stuff like this

[@ja_cow_ski]

“Where did it sting you?” “Where my hand is, Jeff.” 😂😂😂

[@TDRyan]

This was the first survivor video i ever watched.Which means Rupert is the first survivor i ever heard of and battle dig was the first challenge i ever heard off. I owe a lot to this video.

[@NYChica23]

I'm surprised Last Gasp wasn't on here, because in addition to the obvious physical dangers of potentially drowning, there's also a good chance of someone having an anxiety/panic attack once the water starts coming in

[@jkhoover]

But, I don't think anyone has ever actually gotten hurt doing it, (correct me if I'm wrong) and contestants have full control on stopping whenever they like, unlike the water wheel.

[@carigannnapier268]

and to think tey did this challenge soon after you wrote this comment

[@RLime64]

The only time when watching this challenge that scares me is when they decide to hook there legs around it

[@jkhoover]

@@carigannnapier268 They defeated the challenge.

[@ZNotFound]

6:04 Survivors: *Are blindfolded* Jeff: Watch out!

[@katedryden8566]

Something about Courtney shattering her wrist always makes me cringe the hardest

[@uuzd4s]

I'm aware the contestants sign their lives away when entering the show but there has had to have been some injuries that caused some kind of permanent damage. My hand was permanently damaged in a minor mishap at work 12 yrs ago. I can Still feel the results when certain pressures are applied. I wouldn't be surprised if there were some lawsuits against the show over some of these incidents.

[@arihopkins2756]

“I hit my head” “I don’t care” I mean dang😟 totally ruthless 😂

[@Quetzal00358]

Whenever I heard someone in Season 41 say that "it was the hardest season ever" it infuriated me and at the same time made me laugh My family is from Guatemala and I've been to those jungles before. An 11-mile hike like that is more dangerous than all of season 41 combined

[@callmesketchy7525]

The last one had me thinking "oh that'd suck but that doesn't seem that dangerous" and then I saw the tape and literally shouted "THERE'S THREE PEOPLE ON THE WHEEL!?!"

[@GamingFanactic911]

The Blindfolded challenges are definitely one of my favorites because you can get so many funny moments which for me in this case I think Caramoan and Cagayan tie for having some of the best moments from this specific challenge especially with Jeff's commentary LOL

[@hayamihinata4135]

Yep, everything is better when the contestants can’t see anything

[@GamingFanactic911]

@@hayamihinata4135 at least from a viewer standpoint but from a contestant standpoint I'm sure it sucks LOL

[@hayamihinata4135]

@@GamingFanactic911 I mean, true.

[@nicoleskorupsky1007]

Cambodia second chance 🤣 I can’t get over how funny it is when it’s Spencer who gets injured in both Cagayan and Cambodia during the blind challenges, the fact that both times you do that challenge you are the person with the blindfold is hilariously unfortunate.

[@ajax3310]

0:59 love a locked in knee-crank from a heavyweight that could potentially destroy his older opponents walking for a long time

[@bionicbubble23]

I really like Get a Grip and don't know why they never do it in water, because I think it would be way safer. Also if I was ever on Survivor I would hate the Blind leading the Blind challenge, especially the ones with the huge blocks... watching Spencer getting destroyed by those blocks physically makes me cringe every time.

[@PunkRockBarbie]

Adding a water element to it would also make it harder to do, because it'll get slippery, so I really don't understand why they do it on land.

[@RLime64]

Get a grip is so good imo the only issue they said in the video is backed up by it was raining when michele fell because of the rain and Andrea didn’t want to slide down the pole she perfer to jump

[@jadas8686]

I don’t know the players spent half their energy holding on to a pole and swimming takes a lot of energy just walking through water can drain someone’s energy. Some players also take a minutes to get up so I think I would be dangerous to add water

[@Malhablada]

I understand there's a lot of consideration to take if doing this in water, but why haven't they at least considered a net? They had no problem building a strong enough net that would sustain them intentionally jumping on it from 25ft. All they have to do is use the same net and put the poles in the center

[@amazingwinner5002]

@@PunkRockBarbie okay i have a solution for that make a water bridge that the jeff takes away after he starts the challenge therefore creating a way for the survivors to walk up to the poles get up on them hell even make the bridge padded incase they do fall when the bridge is still up

[@jeffreymichael2778]

i feel like the puzzle from HVV with the massive cubes should’ve been there. if a team loses balances with those things on their shoulders it’s broken bones galore

[@tmrevenge]

Constestants: we almost died back there Survivor producers said: we don't care

[@ActiveAdvocate1]

PS: Joel might actually be...not the nicest person. I remember that happening with him and Chet, and it's like, "Dude, you're five times his size, ease up." It would be like him dragging me around. I'm five feet tall, which is a ridiculous height for any adult to be.

[@megahnw]

I cannot watch that challenge to this day. I know Chet was fine, but it makes my stomach turn

[@ActiveAdvocate1]

@@megahnw, I would imagine that's because you have a social conscience. And yes, the whole thing is very NOT OKAY.

[@yoshiplay7730]

Rest In Peace LJ’s children cause he definitely ain’t having any in the future

[@therealbensoule652]

Spencer getting hit in the knee on season 31 blind leading the blind sounds like a tom and jerry scream

[@Okiesmamaforever]

Schmergal brawl, the way Boston rob came in to defend Jeri 😩 he’s so fine 🤣

[@patrickkenneally3016]

Seriously, some of these challenges make you wonder “What were they thinking!?”

[@MarlynneStruwig-je8qr]

😂It's survivor

[@Ganychan]

"The losers will be taken and executed" I remember laughing at that for a good 15 minutes.

[@dvigz21]

How are you going to have the blindfold clips without Colby decking big Tom with the puzzle piece

[@mattveslino252]

semi-unrelated but that chrissy confessional in your outro is one of the most iconic of modern survivor, i quote it so unnecessarily often PLEASE but to be more related, and i know this is similar to 32's almost-killed-caleb challenge where it's really the elements' fault it was so dangerous rather than the actual challenge design, but 42's recent water challenge where literally almost half the cast drowned from unreasonably insane high tide, where jonathan was the only one able to even carry his entire tribe to victory... yeah that was WILD

[@Vagabor123]

Joel dragging Chet around like a ragdoll was the funniest thing ever in Survivor

[@siobhannicolson5566]

butch cassidy from aussie outback was also the first challenge from total drama island! they added more bonuses of man-eating sharks being at the bottom :')

[@arii_mariii]

Some of these challenges remind me more of weird fraternity, initiation challenges, thensurvivor challenges LMAO

[@evanbonjibod3993]

Interesting to see survivor challenge video that's not about hacking them.

[@My_pugs_are_watching_you_3]

9:30 for the WIN!! I’m shocked that Chet is ALIVE after being dragged like that and being slammed into posts repetitively!! With losing so much body mass that poor guy didn’t have any protection!! BONES OF STEEL

[@reginamachamer821]

1:15 I've never even noticed the part when Erik flips Amanda clean over his head with one arm 🤣🤣🤣

[@gapgaming2871]

Uhhh...where's the breathing challenge from Caramoan? That was so dangerous and Torturous, it should have at least got a mention.

[@Peridiam]

Yeah, probably should’ve been an honorable mention

[@dieseljester]

When I saw the Water Wheel challenge I was like "WTF!? Are you serious!?"

[@peterkovic2241]

Great video man, these were BRUTAL! Damn!

[@RussellMuscleTV]

Next weeks peridiam video: hacking the most dangerous survivor challenges

[@mylamename14]

The liability waiver these people must have to sign, I swear. If they fucked up my knee so badly that I was still limping 9 months later, CBS would be paying my medical bills for life.

[@ArcanineEspeon]

I would imagine that CBS IS paying James' medical bills for life. They have the money.

[@allief2000]

I disagree about the heat thing in that challenge from Kaoh Rong. I don’t think it would’ve been a problem if the digging area wasn’t so massive and deep. They’ve stayed in that filming area, but every future challenge involving digging has had a much smaller area and we’ve never seen anything close to what happened to Caleb

[@Peridiam]

Yeah, I mentioned how the producers chose to make it more difficult which didn’t help. That said they left Cambodia after the next season and IIRC they never did another digging challenge for either 31 or 32 after Caleb’s evacuation.

[@xanderfielder5091]

Considering Sumo at Sea just injured 2 people on Survivor UK and ended the challenge in a draw, it’s inclusion is justified

[@reginamachamer821]

"Where did it sting you?" "..... where my hand is, Jeff."

[@aruuuuun]

Every time that I watch the Clío of Spencer’s knees getting annihilated just- it takes a part of my soul each time I watch it.

[@reginamachamer821]

5:55 Spencer's knee getting grazed by the block in the blindfold challenge makes me literally gag every time I see it like I could throw up if I keep thinking about it. I can't help but imagine how that would have went if his knee was like 2 inches closer to the block 😖

[@samkelomambisa1897]

Some challenges, like building a step puzzle using huge, heavy wooden blocks on HvV, you can immediately see the very real possibility for danger. Like what if one of them slips and falls, and those huge blocks come crashing down on them. Some seem simple enough, but can go bad very quickly. Like hanging on to a very high thin platform, for as long as possible. What if someone passes out,a very real possibility, and breaks their neck on the way down. Honestly some of these challenges are downright bone headed from production. Its only sheer luck they haven't killed or severely maimed someone.

[@xaivercampbell1587]

Poor spencer. That blindfold challenge was brutal

[@kovy4win]

that leg bending back my god

[@zackolmigaming6198]

11:50 This challenge was lwter used in disventure camp lol.

[@themidoritwins9228]

Hey fellow Disventure Camp fan!

[@zackolmigaming6198]

@@themidoritwins9228 👋

[@cbyrnes]

Could you rate some of the unsafe challenges from international as well… I forget what it’s name is but one on Aussie survivor had the rope break in a rope swing!

[@BanditSurvivorContent]

Yeah that one with Rosco was nasty and iirc the law suit is still ongoing

[@camsanders85]

The Bobby dragging ruth Marie clip gags me

[@lyderature]

the last one had me gagging in sympathy

[@JSL0611]

What about the challenges where they have to drag the people off of the poles and back to the mats (Kicking and Screaming).

[@ashen_roses]

Bobby gently leading Ruth-Marie to his mat by her bra straps then doing one of his wizard dragon poses is a top 20 Survivor visual

[@C_white8]

I couldn’t stop laughing at the outro 😂

[@unclesquirrelstache7431]

Glad he’s okay, but Bobby Jon looks like he went through the shook filter at 7:52.

[@ahojjajsemmichal4876]

I'm sort of missing the Make a wish kid's challenge from SJDS that almost killed Missy. Otherwise a very good selection! Thanks for an entertaining video.

[@Drew-yu4zq]

Last Gasp and the Australian Outback cliff jump challenge that had leeches in the water are for sure at the top of this list.

[@animeking3660]

There's actually one fatality in survivor history. On the French version of survivor one contestant had a heart attack during the filming of day 1, they never released the season because of that.

[@freddytang2128]

Surprised to not see the water challenge from 42, where Rocksoy had the ladder on his head and almost drowned. Maybe the challenge design wasnt so bad on its own. Its just that they should have realized the waves were too strong that day and had a back up challenge

[@NYChica23]

I think that was left off the list because it went well when they tested it, and then the waves were a whole lot worse on the actual day of the challenge...all the others on this list were there more because of poor planning/design and not necessarily because of the weather conditions changing

[@frumpusnumpus]

I never want to be a Chet getting dragged by a Joel. That's the stuff you never forget, forever. 😂

[@maevestowe4683]

Still mad at Rupert for doing that to Jerri

[@mojofang]

I died laughing when the old guy said I just learned how to swim before getting out here”

[@the1-upclub98]

I was hoping Cat and Mouse would be up there. You never disappoint.

[@cheeseghost1243]

AU survivor ball challenge was wild dangerous at the end

[@nicoleharrington6599]

I watched this immediately thinking the water wheel one had to be on here, because that one always gave me so much anxiety to watch. I just kept thinking what if they didn’t stop the wheel when they moved onto the puzzle and one of the women were still under water ?! Just crazy they did this challenge in two different seasons.

[@GS195]

I used to kinda like this show as a kid. Now you've shown me the darkness behind it.

[@ethan6483]

Omfg I forgot about Spencer’s leg in the blindfold challenge that was brutal.

[@Ganychan]

Yes, have players fight each other very literally with heavy bags on a slippery surface, brilliant. Also every they have to jump or run onto a net, my knees dislocate just from watching.

[@Ganychan]

But lol, the blindfolded challenge is my favorite, I always lose it.

[@ermerlie]

it’s my mistake for thinking i could watch this video on my lunch break

[@lexa_power]

I was surprised to see Last Gasp not up here. Of course it would be all women on the torture device…. I’m really glad the wheel water spinning death trap and the meat eating thing are not a challenge anymore. Caramoan had a lot of brutal challenges.

[@dedebry]

THE HIKE WAS SO INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS

[@rosykindbunny1313]

I don't know anything about survivor but I'm hooked on these videos

[@ji-soopark57]

I was surprised there weren't any accidents with the challenge where you fill up your bucket with water from a high platform I always thought it was potentially dangerous if someone were to slip off

[@EriktionEBW]

what is dangerous about that? they would just fall into the water

[@residentkane]

@@EriktionEBW life isn't like Minecraft. Falling into water from high up will still hurt if you don't have proper form.

[@bluepower1177]

Boston Rob going for Rupert after that hit on jerri was bad ass

[@brody__thekid]

still can't get over erik hitting the attitude adjustment on amanda

[@knifekink]

theres something about watching people blindfolded hurt themselves that just makes me laugh so hard

[@sarafalk2962]

One day I asked my husband "Have they ever done a season of Survivor in the cold?" And he said "uh...I think that'd be too dangerous." And I went "....yknow that's fair."

[@rowan4573]

I'm not sure if James limping at the reunion had to do with the Brawl. You watch China and Micronesia, that's just kind of how he walks

[@andyland5555]

I thought the fruit throwing of Gabon might get an honorable mention with launching watermelons and pineapples towards people's faces

[@digemxc]

That 11 mile hike was the highlight to that season. Really wish they'd have starts like that now. It gets everyone tired and you can tell a lot about your tribemates over such a long hike. People get irritable and you can see who is weak. Easily the peak of that season ha

[@serenitynow85]

-I hit my head back there -I don't care -I know Humans in a nutshell

[@kalisederoche]

i remember watching the spit challenge when it first aired & thought that would be my personal nightmare. still think abt how poorly that could go so quickly

[@billybrinkley4575]

THE challenge you had for 2 im pretty sure is responsible for 3 huge injuries. Penners, Chets, and James.