'Survivor: Nicaragua' -- Quitters Never Prosper (VIDEO)
Only four players have quit 'Survivor' during the show's decade-long run. There's a reason for this: Quitters never prosper. The longer you stay on the show, the more money you get. On tonight's 'Survivor: Nicaragua' (Wed., 8PM ET on NBC), two players were tempted to leave anyway. Would they stay or would they go?A torrential rainstorm hit the Libertad camp, which was still recovering from last week's fire. The rain washed away part of the beach -- and for two contestants, it also swept away their will to continue. NaOnka has nervous breakdowns every time it rains; now, she was joined by Kelly Shinn -- known as "Purple Kelly" for the dyed-purple tips of her hair.
Following this week's challenge, NaOnka and Kelly announced that they wanted to go home. Host Jeff Probst was clearly irritated, but tried to give the pair a pep-talk. He told the women that they had lasted for 28 days -- and only had to survive for 11 more. Jeff refused to accept their resignation. Instead, he asked them to spend the day thinking about it, then make their choice at that evening's tribal council. Next, he gave NaOnka a shot at redemption.
NaOnka was on the winning team for the challenge -- meaning that she got a movie-themed feast of hot dogs and popcorn. Probst pointedly mentioned that if any winning player gave up their prize, the entire losing team would get food and shelter. Since NaOnka was leaving anyway, it would have been easy for her to volunteer. But she stayed silent -- forcing Holly to give up her prize instead.
At tribal council, nothing had changed. NaOnka and Kelly wanted to quit -- and so quit they did. Probst didn't try to hide his disgust and he didn't make any fancy speeches this time around. "You wanna go? Go," he told NaOnka. "Head out," he told Kelly. Their torches were extinguished. For the first time ever, two players left 'Survivor' at the same time. Only seven contestants remain; only 11 days to go. But those were obviously 11 days too many for NaOnka and Kelly.
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