SWAN SONG FOR SINGER
Melinda doesn't make it
On night six, during a heartfelt Tribal Council, Melinda Hyder, the 32-year-old singer/entertainer from Sevierville, Tennessee, is voted out of the game.
After the four tribes become two, Melinda falls victim to an alliance in which her personality doesn't mesh with the others. Despite her sincere Tribal Council plea, she becomes the second person voted out of SURVIVOR: PANAMA--EXILE ISLAND. As she departs Tribal Council, Melinda delivers her Final Words: "I just found myself on the tribe that's like, 'Hey man, Yo dude,' and that's just not me. It will never be me."
WEATHERING THE STORM
A storm pounds the four tribes during the night as they struggle to keep warm and dry. The Older Men's camp is nearly knocked out by lightning, while the Younger Men huddle in their shelter. "We are dying here, fellas," cries a desperate Aras while the rain continues to pound them.
As the sun breaks through the morning clouds, the mood brightens at the Younger Women's camp when Sally and Courtney find a papaya tree. As the tribe feasts on their island delicacy, Misty beams, "I am so happy I can hardly talk. We have food!"
