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DEADLOCKED TIE ENDS WITH MITCHELL OUT
February 15, 2001
 In the closest and most complicated Tribal Council yet, Mitchell Olson, the seven-foot-tall singer/songwriter from Vermillion, South Dakota, was voted out of the Ogakor tribe. Before Mitchell's expulsion, host Jeff Probst announced a 3-3 tie between chef Keith Famie and Mitchell. After the two were given the opportunity to plead their worth to the others in order to stay in the tribe, a revote took place, ending with yet another tie. Under the Survivor rules, in a deadlocked tie vote, the person who has accumulated the most votes in previous Tribal Councils is the person voted out of the tribe. Mitchell had one; Keith had none. It was time for Mitchell to go.
The real drama, however, happened before Tribal Council, for it was Colby Donaldson whose vote made all the difference. Believing Keith to be the stronger asset to the tribe, Colby cast his vote differently from the alliance he had formerly joined, signaling to Jerri, the leader of the alliance he left, that the game had shifted significantly.
Said Mitchell, "That definitely took me by surprise. I feel a bit betrayed, yet at the same time want to shake their hands, because they definitely got me."
Power Struggles
 Day 10 at Ogakor began with Keith and Tina preparing for an early morning fishing expedition. Suddenly, Jerri grabbed the canoe and began to prepare it for her own fishing excursion. Ultimately, she got her way, while Keith, who really wanted time alone with Tina in order to strategize with her, and Tina fished from the shore.
 The previous night at Tribal Council, Jerri stated that she felt closest to Amber, Mitchell, and Colby. This comment resonated in Keith and Tina's minds. As the older members of the tribe, they realized that their days in the Outback might be numbered. Said Tina, "We have four or five young people playing this game. They have so much chemistry it is almost second nature to gravitate to one another. It makes me feel like an outsider, which I am at this point." Keith agreed: "Jerri is perfect for this game. She will ride the team until it is time to get the knife out and cut someone's throat." And then he promised, "I didn't come here to get pushed around by a bartender/wanna-be actress. I came here to win the money, but now my motive is to do anything I can to make sure she doesn't win the money." (  Tina talks about Jerri. )
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