With Zapatera heading to Tribal Council, the core alliance of six remained focused on eliminating the remnants of Russell Hantz's alliance.

: The tribe stayed united. Krista Klumpp was voted out and sent to Redemption Island to face Matt in the next duel. Survivor Season 22 Episode 5 Recap: We Hate Our Tribe

: After the duel, Zapatera's Stephanie Valencia and Krista Klumpp —who were on the bottom of their tribe after Russell Hantz's exit—openly told Ometepe members Rob and Grant that they were willing to flip and work with them after a merge. Immunity Challenge: "Smoko" The tribes competed in a communication-based challenge.

: One "caller" navigated blindfolded tribe members through a maze to collect four bags of puzzle pieces. Once all pieces were collected, the caller had to solve a word puzzle.