There are eight questions.

No one knows what rank Frank achieved in the Army.

Tom guesses "Lieutenant Private."

Mental games are not his strong games.

Ethan guesses "Colonel." For those who get their information about Army rank from "M*A*S*H," this might seem plausible, but a colonel is a fairly high rank. Frank is as likely a colonel as he is a senator.

Turns out he was a staff sergeant.

All know that Kelly listed "manipulating men" as a hobby on her application. The camera cuts to her as she shrugs and rolls her eyes with the kind of coquettish charm that could definitely score her a Saturday morning date at a Friday night frat party.

The next question busts everyone but Tom. He's the only one who remembers that the vile Lindsey was the first contestant to hit a target in the bow-and-arrow contest.

God, that feels like months ago to us.

Everyone identifies Teresa's kids in a photo. She beams.

Everyone knows Jessie was a deputy in Orlando, Fla. Remember Jessie?

Us neither.

Now Jeff wants to know who has a tattoo of a black widow spider. They get an extra point if they can identify the location. Everyone knows it's Brandon, and Lex and Kim know it's on his back.

We're not sure what to make of this. Does this mean Brandon kills his boyfriends? That he's poisonous? Or that he made the same kind of decision about tattoos that he made back when he was married to a woman?

You know what they say about tattoos: Everyone gets the one they deserve.

Everyone knows the names of gun-nut Frank's kids. One of them is, of course, "Sage Hunter."

In the final question, Kim wins by knowing that Kelly is the only female survivor with no piercings, including her ears.

Yes, we did say, "Kim wins."

It's her first immunity victory. She's overwhelmed.

This screws everything up for the boys. They have to eat one of their own, and it really doesn't look as if they'd prepared for this eventuality. Like us, they probably figured it would be a cold day in the bush before Kim J. won a challenge.

They were sort of like hyenas preparing to feed on a wounded zebra, who get a good kick in the snout from a hoof when they least expect it.

Jeff doesn't give the group much time to digest this new state of affairs. He sends them off to vote immediately.

We notice Ethan hanging over his ballot. He can't seem to make up his mind. We can't see what he's written, but he says, "You have carried me all the way."

Big Tom takes the fall, three-to-one.

We don't understand the thinking. Why would Lex or Kim chance facing off at the end against Ethan, who's got smoldering good looks and, as far as we've seen, offended no one on the show?

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It's dark when we come back. Jeff Probst has a torch. It's 4:30 in the morning.

Jeff looks really comfortable with a torch.

He rouses everyone from sleep.

He finds out that Lex has spent the night going to the bathroom. He had bad runs, and he woke up 12 or 13 times. There's a suggestive shot of him putting on new shorts that we try to block out of our minds.

A spectacular sunrise helps, but only a bit.

We like the idea of Lex with dysentery, though.

The sun is up when Jeff stops. He tells them they will be going on a traditional tribal journey.

We groan.

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