BACK TO THE FARM
Brandon Bellinger booted
On night 21, after alliances and loyalties had been put to the test, Brandon Bellinger, the 22-year-old farmer from Manhattan, Kansas was sent home in a 6-4 vote. Disappointed, but with pride intact, he noted, "I played the game I came out here to play." Voting straight down tribal lines, the old Nakum members felt Brandon was a physical threat in the upcoming individual challenges, and he became the ninth person voted out of SURVIVOR: GUATEMALA. Feeling good about how he played the game, Brandon added, "I can walk away from this and take something pretty good with me."

IN THE DARK OF THE NIGHT
Carrying their torches and new buffs, the Yaxha tribe made their way past croc-infested waters to the Nakum camp for the first-ever nighttime merge of SURVIVOR tribes. Knowing they faced an uphill battle, the soon-to-be-dissolved Yaxha tribe united for one last time in a group handshake and whispered, "One, two, three, team!" The Nakum tribemates were roused out of bed and astonished to find out the two tribes were merging in the middle of the night. "We're all thrown for a loop, and my head is spinning," exclaimed Stephenie. Although they were supposed to merge into one tribe, Jamie did not give Yaxha a warm welcome, saying, "There is not much room in the shelter, so I hope you don't mind sleeping outside."