'Survivor': Second Castaway Is Voted Out, But Another Reveals Surprising Crush

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saying goodbye to Zach last week, the tribe facing elimination this time was Taku, the same one that overcame the odds in the premiere after unexpectedly losing a tribemate (Jackson) due to an undisclosed medical situation.

Leading up to tribal, it appeared that the two frontrunners to be voted out of the game were Marya Sherron and Maryanne Oketch.For a brief moment it seemed like Marya, who shared that her late brother was the first healthcare worker in the U.S.

to die from COVID-19 in March 2020, was possibly safe from elimination when her tribemates strategized who of the two would be best to keep around.

But in the end, they opted to keep Maraynne, whom they described as «a ball of energy» and the «hustle,» and vote out Marya, who unsuccessfully attempted to play an advantage at tribal.Marya's wish of burying the necklace she wore, an homage to her late brother, was quickly dashed.Elsewhere in the episode, Maryanne revealed — after learning that Zach Wurtenberger was voted out right before the immunity challenge — that she harbored a crush on him, which took everyone outside of his tribemates (including Jeff Probst) by surprise.«Zach is like every type of white guy I have a crush on,» she revealed to laughs. «So there goes that.»«Really?» Probst asked, shocked. «So a blossoming love affair is over?»«No, not on though!