Days before she started the game, Stephanie told Parade, "I'm gonna have to sit on my hands. I'm gonna literally have to sit on my hands and hold back and allow other people to be in charge, which transparently sounds really nice. I think part of my journey being here will be about letting go of control and being comfortable with being really vulnerable in a massive setting." Indeed, the tech product lead lived up to her intentions, taking her time in the first couple of days to slow down and forge social bonds rather than surge ahead. Unfortunately, while she was eager to let go of control, Sai took control. By Day 3, Stephanie seemed on the outs, not in Sai's "core four," and copping the blame for the puzzle performance in the Immunity Challenge. And their difference in opinion culminated in a fiery Tribal Council between the two air signs, as Sai accused her of spending her time with her head in the clouds, looking at stars rather than playing. Feeling leery, Stephanie chose to play her Shot in the Dark. And, while it was the right call, it was the wrong scroll. Her Shot didn't hit, but Sai's did, and Stephanie was seeing stars when she was knocked out in a near-unanimous vote.
Stephanie voted out
belsarius - Shauhin // Charity
dino7c - Stephanie // Mary
EldrickOnIce - Cedrek // Kyle
Cheese - Joe - Kamilla
KootenayFlamesFan - Kevin Leung//Star
csnarpy - Saiounia // Mitch
trackercowe - Justin Pioppi // Thomas Krottinger
Fuzz - Eva Erickson // David Kinne
ChuckieNZ - Kamilla // Saiounia
transplant99 - Chrissy Sarnowski/Cedric
surferguy - Bianca/Bianca (assuming)
Barnes - Star // Justin Pioppi
WhiteTiger - Charity Nelms // Stephanie Berger
SportsJunky - Mitch Guerra // Chrissy Sarnowski
jg13 - Thomas Krottinger // Joe
savardandjokinen - Kyle Fraser // Shauhin
mikephoen - Mary Zheng // Kevin Leung
jroc - David Kinne // Eva Erickson
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