Episode 1: Natalie began the game on the Foa Foa tribe. Russell H. quickly made secret alliance with Natalie, as he did with Ashley, Besty, and Marisa. Foa Foa lost the first Immunity Challenge. Besty told Natalie that she don’t trust Russell H. At Tribal Council, Natalie joined the majority and voted off Marisa.

Episode 2: Foa Foa lost the combined Reward/Immunity Challenge. After the challenge, Jeff asked Mike to stay so the Survivor Medical Team could examine him due to the hard hits he received. The Survivor Medical Team determined that he would be unable to continue and pulled him from the game. Besty tried to convice Ashley and Natalie to vote off Ben, However, at Tribal Council, Besty was voted out unanimously.

Episode 3: Natalie and Russell H. talked in the morning after the Tribal Council, and Russell was sure that no one is playing the game, except from him. Ashley told Natalie that Ben told her, that every single person from Foa Foa approched him and told him that Ashley was the one who brought up his name at the night of Tribal Council, which Natalie said it wasn’t true, and that it irritated to no end that he did that. Foa Foa lost once again the combined Reward/Immunity Challenge. Jason told Ashley and Natalie that Ben had to be the one voted out. Ashley told Natalie that if she’s the one who being eliminated, she will give her sweater and her shoes, but Jason assured them that Ben is the one who’s going home. And so, at Tribal Council, Natalie joined the rest of the tribe, and voted out Ben.

Episode 4: The day’s tree mail instructed the tribe leaders to select two castaways to join them at the upcoming Reward Challenge; Russell S. chose Dave and “Shambo,” while Mick chose Natalie and Russell H. While his tribemates were not around, Erik began a search for the Hidden Immunity Idol at Galu and succeeded. Meanwhile, at Foa Foa’s campsite, Russell H. pondered about changing his “final two alliance” from Jaison to Natalie, believing that he could tell the jury Natalie rode his coattails; Natalie, on the other and, felt confident that she would beat Russell H. in a final vote and privately stated that she would continue to play to her strengths, laying low and forming personal relationships. Foa Foa won their first Immunity Challenge.

Episode 5: After Foa Foa lost the Reward Challenge, Ashley told Natalie that she felt vulnerable as she was the reason that they lost the challenge. Natalie encouraged her, as she looked at her like a sister. She told her that she proud of her, and she did well on the challenge. Ashley told Natalie that she’s happy that she’s with her in this tribe. Foa Foa lost the Immunity Challenge as well. Foa Foa was unable to strategize, however, as the rain kept them together in the shelter. Natalie figured that one of the girls would be voted out. She was right, as she voted out Ashley with the rest of the tribe.

Episode 6: At the Reward Challenge, Jeff announced that both tribes would be going to Tribal Council that night to vote somebody out of the game. During the challenge, Russell S. from Galu collapsed , and Jeff called for a halt so the Survivor Medical Team could tend to Russell. After examination, they found that he had dangerously low blood pressure which was even worse than Mike’s injury was. Jeff officially called off the challenge and stated that although neither tribe would win the reward, both would still go to Tribal Council and vote somebody off. Liz and Natalie talked how the vote will go down between them. Russell H. told Natalie that they will both vote Liz, and he was sure he could convince Mick to vote for Liz as well. At Tribal Council, when the two tribes arrived at the site, Jeff explained Russell’s condition, how he was removed from the game, and what had happened to Russell after the two tribes had been sent back to their respective camps. Jeff made a final announcement that due to the unprecedented circumstances of the incomplete challenge, including how big of an impact that Russell had on the Galu tribe, there would be no vote and nobody else would be going home.

Episode 7: After Galu won the Reward Challenge, Laura was chosen as an Observer at Foa Foa. While on Foa Foa, Laura and Natalie bonded while talking about their hobbies. That upset Liz as they didn’t helped around camp, however Russell H. thought that Natalie doing a good job talking with Laura, as they would need numbees going to the merge. He realized that he need Natalie in the game, as he can use that social skills of Natalie to his advantage. Foa Foa lost once again the Immunity Challenge. On Tribal Council, Natalie joined the majority of the tribe, and voted out Liz.

Episode 8: The tribes arrived at the challenge site as instructed by tree mail. Jeff was not there, and a lone treasure chest lay on the beach. When the castaways opened the chest, they saw new blue buffs and supplies to create a new tribe flag. The note stated that the newly merged tribe would move to the old Galu campsite, and there was a feast down the beach for them. After the feast, the castaways settled on Aiga, meaning “extended family” in Samoan, as a tribe name. Laura showed Natalie the Galu’s campsite. Natalie said in a confession that it was important for her to talk with Laura to find cracks in the former Galu tribe, to get numbers on the former Foa Foa members. After the Immunity Challenge, Erik told Jaison, Mick and Natalie to vote for Monica. Jaison thought all of the four Foa Foa member should vote for Erik. So, Natalie talked with Kelly and Laura, revealing to them what Erik said, and that should vote him out. It won’t hurt the former Galu members, because they will still be in the majority of the game. At Tribal Council, Natalie campaigning worked, as Erik was voted out.

Episode 9: In the morning after Tribal Council, Natalie stumbled upon a rat and, out of hunger, smashed it for food. This surprised the rest of the tribe, as Natalie had provided a good breakfast for all, and Jaison commented on how proud he was of her growth throughout the game thus far. When Laura won her second Immunity Challenge, she was sure that Natalie would vote with them, and would vote off Russell H. However, at Tribal Council, a blindside of Kelly occurred when Russell H. pulled out his second Hidden Immunity Idol, and the seven Galu votes against him were negated. The remaining votes sent Kelly home.

Episode 10: At the Reward Challenge, The tribe would be split into two teams. One castaway from each tribe would be hoisted aloft in a cradle held up by four ropes controlled by the other team members. The castaway in the cradle would have to be maneuvered around the playing field to collect fifteen numbered flags in order and placed into a slot in a log. The first team to collect all fifteen flags would win a plane trip to Savai’i and a picnic lunch at a waterfall. the purple team of Brett, Dave, Laura, Natalie, and Russell H. won, by an impressive perfomance of Natalie, who was on the cradle. John’s first instinct was to let the Tribal Council vote to go the infamous “purple rock” tiebreaker and then hope that one of the former Foa Foa would be sent home. At Tribal Council, the vote came to a 5–5 tie between Laura and Natalie. Per the rules, a second vote was held where Laura and Natalie would not vote and the remaining eight castaways would have to vote for one of the two. When the votes were cast again, John changed his vote and Laura was sent home.

Episode 11: Recap of the first 27 days with never before seen footage. During this episode, Natalie noted in a confessional during the merge, that she will vote the same way as Russell H. do, as he know that he have another vote with him no matter what. Natalie feared it might hurt her in the end, but it wokred for her so far. Russell H. wanted to take Natalie to the final two. because he was sure he could beat her.

Episode 12: At Tribal Council, Natalie joined the majority and voted off John.

Episode 13: At Tribal Council, Natalie joined the majority and voted off Dave. Monica stirred the pot by informing Russell H. that Natalie had previously told her about Russell H.’s salary—she later corrected herself and stated it was rather Jaison who revealed the information. Monica’s plot to anger Russell H. worked, and he went off to confront his alliance members about Monica’s story; He conforted Natalie, who said she didn’t said nothign about that. So, Russell and H. had confronted Brett, who said Jaison was that one who said that about Russell H. Then, Russell H. went to Jaison, who denied it because he had forgotten he told Brett and Monica those stories. At Tribal Council, because Brett was immune, Monica was the only vulnerable person outside of the core group of four Foa Foas plus “Shambo,” so Monica was sent home.

Episode 14: In the tribe’s shelter, Brett and Natalie felt a connection through their shared interest in religion as Brett recited verses of the Bible from memory. At the Reward Challenge, the castaways drew stones to be team captains; when Natalie, one of the team captains, selected Brett first, Russell H. and “Shambo” were suspicious of an alliance that would need to be broken up immediately. This was partially brought up when Brett and Natalie joined hands as “prayer warriors” to help them through the challenge. After Jaison, Russell H., and “Shambo” won the challenge, they went on their reward trip. Jaison told Russell H he agreed to go to the top three together. The winning trio also discussed the possibility of a Brett–Natalie alliance and that they had to put a stop to it immediately by voting out Brett or Mick next. In a confession, Natalie said she like alot Brett and Mick, but when it’s come down to the final, she made her pack with Russell H. When Russell H. returned to camp, he talked with Natalie about her picking of Brett at the Reward Challenge. She reassured him that her and Russell H.’s “final two alliance” from early in the game was still strong. At Tribal Council, Natalie joined the majority to vote off “Shambo”.

Episode 15: The remaining four Foa Foa members concentrated on getting rid of Brett, feeling that he didn’t deserve to be there. Russell H. talked to Natalie about how they could keep her in the game, warning her that if Brett were to win the next Immunity Challenge, she would be voted off to keep the strongest possible in the game in the hopes of voting off Brett. Russell H. was again extremely confident going into the Immunity Challenge, but while he had an early lead, Brett came from behind during the puzzle assembly stage and pulled off his third immunity win in a row. Natalie and Russell H. again discussed what the plans were for Tribal Council. Russell H. wanted to keep Natalie around, as he felt that she would be seen by the jury members as “riding his coattails” and therefore not get any votes. Russell H. told Jaison that they had to keep Natalie and get rid of Mick to make it to the final three, which Jaison agreed with. Russell H. told Mick a different story: Jaison could not beat Brett in anything, and voting off Jaison would give them a better chance at beating Brett. Mick agreed with the plan, believing that Jaison wasn’t mentally in the game while Natalie was. With the vote split—Jaison and Mick agreeing to vote for each other—the power of who went home fell to Natalie and Russell H. They decided to vote against Jaison, and he was sent home blindsided by a vote of 4–1. At the second Tribal Council, Mick and Natalie stated that there was no doubt in their mind that Brett was going home. Jeff asked Russell H. if he could appreciate the competitor in Brett. Russell H. answered that he respected the game and that Brett deserved to be in the final three. Mick and Natalie emphasized that strategically, Russell H. had to vote out Brett. In the end, Russell H. voted against Brett and he became the final jury member by a vote of 3–1.

Final Tribal Council

At the Final Tribal Council, Natalie focused on how she came into the game wanting to gain the confidence in going outside her comfort zone and that she appreciated everybody on the jury. The time then came for the jury to ask their questions to the final three. Jaison was up first, asking the three to tell the members of the jury who they really were and if they didn’t, that he would. All three told the jury what they did, but Jaison pointed out that both Natalie and Russell H. had made a lot of money before coming on Survivor, that Mick had the potential to make a lot of money, and that the jury should not focus who was broke, but on other criteria. “Shambo” took the opportunity to apologize to America for dismantling Galu and that she questioned that judgment call. She used the word “coattail” to describe Natalie, to which Natalie defended that she purposefully tried not to be aggressive in the game. “Shambo” then said that there was no way that Mick and Natalie would get her vote and said nothing to Russell H. Kelly started with Natalie, telling her that she thought she was never on the field in the game and that Kelly always saw Natalie asking for help in the challenges, to which Natalie said that while she might not have been good in the challenges, but she gave 100% and that she got better as the game progressed. Next up was Monica, who asked Mick and Natalie why they felt the other two sitting beside them did not deserve to win. Mick said that Natalie rode out her alignment with Russell H. throughout the game and that Russell H. Dave asked the three what they thought their chances were with the jury. Natalie thought it was 30–40%. Erik asked no questions of the final three and instead made statements to the three. He told Mick that he did nothing to deserve the title of being the tribe leader of Foa Foa. He told Russell H. that he played an unethical game and wondered if Russell H. got to the right place by behaving the wrong way and if Russell H. was proud of behaving in such a manner. Finally, Erik told Natalie that people would call her weak and undeserving, but asked why those characteristics were any less admirable than lying, cheating and stealing. He went on to say that maybe she would call herself the less deserving of the title Sole Survivor, but that in an environment filled with “arrogance” (pointing to Russell H.) and “delusional entitlement” (pointing to Mick), that the person who might thinks she is the least deserving, could probably be the most. Erik closed his speech by saying that Natalie had his vote and hoped she would get four more. The jury gave Natalie an additional six votes and she became the Sole Survivor over Russell H. and Mick by a vote of 7–2–0.

Statistics

Tribes: Foa Foa and Aiga

Alliance: Foa Foa Four

Challenge wins: 3

Votes against: 8

Votes from the jury: 7 out of 9