On night twenty-four, after a tension-filled Tribal Council, Ryan Opray, the 31-year-old electrician from Los Gatos, California, was ousted in a resounding eight to one decision. Ryan became the first member of the Jury and will return every three nights to observe Tribal Council in order to ultimately decide who will be the sole Survivor. Shortly after leaving Tribal Council, Ryan stated, "I thought I'd be in this 'til the end. I knew I wasn't a quitter, but I think I had no idea how tough I was."

A DIVERGENCE OF EMOTIONS

As the chill of the morning crept into the Balboa camp, Lillian Morris, the 51-year-old scout troop leader from Cincinnati, Ohio, celebrated her renewed life in the game by being the first to rise and get to work. Not sharing the same sentiment and realizing his strongest ally was recently voted out, former Morgan tribe member Ryan pondered his fate within the tribe, saying, "I'm basically next on the chopping block and it sucks."

FISHING FOR AN ALLIANCE

While setting out on a fishing expedition, Ryan tried to create an alliance with Burton Roberts, the 31-year-old marketing executive from San Francisco, California. Ryan pleaded with Burton to recruit other Balboa members in order to vote out the former Drake alliance of Rupert, Sandra and Christa. "What he's saying is he could get himself, Darrah and Tijuana. If I could get Lill, we could have five, run them out and then go from there," noted the uncommitted Burton.