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Things took a turn for the worse for Utahn Jonas Otsuji on this week's episode of "Survivor: One World" - through no fault of his own

As expected, the tribes were reshuffled and the men-vs.-women thing came to an end. It was done randomly, and one tribe ended up with most of the athletic people.

Jonas ended up on the other tribe, with the evil Colton Cumbie, the slightly less evil Alica Rosa and little hope of winning any challenges. Ever.

"Well, the odds were not stacked in our favor, let's just put it that way," Jonas said.

Jonas' new tribe promptly got smoked in the reward challenge and had to move to a new camp. (No more sharing the same beach anymore, either.) And history began to repeat itself.

"While we're working, busting our ass, building the shelter, Colton's doing the same thing," Jonas said. "He's just sitting on his ass, talking to Alicia. I'm, like, 'What is going on? How does he get away with this?' I never thought to play that game, but it's brilliant."

Colton, who's already outed himself as a racist, immediately begins plotting. Lying to people. Being the giant jerk that he is.

"It's really hard being the leader of a bunch of idiots," Colton said. "It's so difficult."

However, after getting smoked in the immunity challenge, Jonas goes along with Colton's plan to oust their one strong, athletic woman - Monica Culpepper.

"If following Colton means voting out somebody else and getting me one step further to the million - awesome," Jonas said. "I could be Colton's bitch. I'll be whatever you want me to be. But just don't vote me off."

The Utahn has yet to be a target. He was part of the 5-2 vote to oust Monica - a strategy that was not entirely without merit. Monica is in a strong alliance with women in the other tribe, and Colton argued that she would be a threat after the two tribes merge into one.

The flaw in that thinking is that the merge isn't going to come anytime soon. If it happens at all (One season, there was no merge.) And he just got rid of a player who could have helped his tribe in challenges.

"Interesting strategy on only Day 14," host Jeff Probst said.

"Survivor: One World" continues on Wednesday, March 21, at 7 p.m. on CBS/Ch. 2.