'Survivor: Winners at War' Season 40: Adam yanks at fleur-de-lis hoping it's an idol, fans find it funny
Adam Kelin tried to create 'Survivor' history on Wednesday night when 'Survivor': Winners at War' Season 40 returned for Episode 9. Fans love him because of his hilarious remarks and in Wednesday's episode (April 8) he spent most of the episode sharing how he speculates there is a hidden immunity idol inside host Jeff Probst's podium during the tribal council. Sadly, even though he was convinced that the podium had an idol, there wasn't.
When the episode began he told the camera, "That might actually be a live idol. In the chance that I'm right, I think I have a way to save myself." Though Adam might not have needed that save in the beginning, eventually he did need to find a way to save himself. After a strenuous challenge, Kim won immunity. And with the tribes merged, the votes were divided prior to tribal council.
While one group decided to vote Nick out, the other wanted to vote Sarah out because she gave up her reward to Nick because it was his birthday the previous day. Eventually, Sarah got to hear that Adam had put a target on her back and that was all it took for Sarah to gear up and take Adam down.
In her confessional, she told the camera, "Literally a bomb went off when my name came out of someone's mouth. Adam, you threw my name out, mistake brother. You don't throw my name out, and you're going to learn the hard way. Your a** is going to go home."
At tribal council, Sarah starts off by revealing that people are behaving insanely and not cagey anymore. While everyone's names were being thrown around at tribal council, the whispering starts. This leads to Adam and Ben getting into an argument about whether Adam's name was being written down.
When no one answered him, he decided to take matters into his own hands, and see if luck favors him. Adam decides to yank at the fleur-de-lis from Jeff's podium assuming its an idol. Eventually, as the symbol wouldn't budge, he said, "Damn. Nothing. Looked like maybe it was something. Worth a shot."
Jeff reveals, "That is... not a hidden immunity idol. Just part of the voting podium. Any votes cast for Adam will still count." Tallying up the votes, there were six people who voted for Adam, which meant it was time to snuff his torch.
Watching Adam try his best to pull the fleur-de-lis from Jeff's podium, fans on Twitter couldn't help but find his move hilarious. "The Ben vs Adam feud was probably the oddest returnee feud ever but man was it hilarious. Great stuff!" a fan wrote.
"When Adam said 'It was worth a shot' and Jeff responded 'Always..' before snuffing his torch... whew, that gave me chills Exhaust all of your means. Hilarious sequence of events, but I respect it. #Survivor," a fan shared.
Another added, "Kudos to Adam for going for it. It was entertaining and of course hilarious, which is far better than the situation where we get a straight forward pick off. Well done! #Survivor40 #Survivor."
"No shade at Adam, but that was absolutely hilarious #Survivor," a fan wrote. Adding to that another said, "That was everything I wanted and more. After the Ben v. Adam was happening loudly over everyone whispering, I didn't care whether or not it was an idol. But that was definitely the more hilarious outcome. The season lost its best character, but he went out with a bang #survivor."
"Adam trying to play the fleur de lis as an idol was hilarious, but 100% worth a shot. #Survivor," a fan added.
'Survivor: Winners at War' Season 40 airs every Wednesday night only on CBS. Check your local listings for more information.
