Episode 3: The Law of the Land

What this episode covers

The wilderness takes its toll as two contestants exit the game. Jacques Turcotte departs after missing his family, while Igor Limansky leaves due to heart palpitations and exhaustion.

Season 9 started with 10 participants, 10 of whom have recorded day counts in our dataset. Juan Pablo Quinonez took the season at 78 days.

Episode breakdown

• Jacques Turcotte

  Tapped out

  Day 15

  Left the game missing his family

• Igor Limansky

  Medical exit

  Day 20

  Left with heart palpitations and exhaustion

Contestants still in the field after this episode: 8 of 10.

Who was out there

• Juan Pablo QuinonezPinawa, Manitoba

  78 days · Winner

  10 items: Ferro rod, Paracord, 2-quart pot, Ax…

• Karie Lee KnokeSandpoint, Idaho, United States

  75 days · Tapped out

  10 items: Paracord, Sleeping bag, 2-quart pot, Ferro rod…

• Teimojin TanMontreal, Quebec, Canada

  63 days · Tapped out

  10 items: Sleeping bag, Ferro rod, Knife, Saw…

• Adam RileyFayetteville, Arkansas, United States

  52 days · Tapped out

  10 items: Sleeping bag, 12×12 tarp, Ax, Folding saw…

• Jessie KrebsPagosa Springs, Colorado, United States

  46 days · Medical pull

  10 items: Sleeping bag, Ferro rod, Knife, Saw…

• Tom GarstangEarlysville, Virginia, United States

  43 days · Tapped out

  10 items: Bow and arrows, Ax, Paracord, Ferro rod…

• Terry BurnsHomer, Alaska, United States

  42 days · Medical pull

  10 items: Ax, Sleeping bag, Bow and arrows, Fishing line and hooks…

• Benji HillBellevue, Idaho, United States

  27 days · Medical pull

  10 items: Sleeping bag, Ferro rod, Knife, Saw…

• Igor LimanskySalt Lake City, Utah, United States

  20 days · Tapped out

  10 items: Sleeping bag, Ferro rod, Knife, Saw…

• Jacques TurcotteJuneau, Alaska, United States

  15 days · Tapped out

  10 items: Sleeping bag, Ferro rod, Knife, Saw…