Survivor: Borneo
Survivor: Borneo is the first season of Survivor, held in, Pulau Tiga, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. There are two Tribes, made up of eight people each. In Survivor, the two Tribes compete in Reward Challenges, to gain food and supplies and then they compete in Immunity Challenges. The winning Tribe guarantees that all Tribe members are safe a few more days while the losing Tribe must go to Tribal Council and vote somebody off. During this process, each Tribe lives on separate beaches and must build a shelter, make fire and catch and cook food to survive. Once a certain amount of players have been voted off, the two Tribes merge to form one Tribe. They then compete for individual Rewards, where one (or more if the winner gets a chance to select somebody to accompany them), castaway enjoys food or some sort of cultural experience. They also compete for individual Immunity, where the person that wins cannot be voted out at Tribal Council and one of the others is voted out. At a certain point, the voted out castaways become members of the Jury, who, once down to the final competitors, vote for who they think should win the million dollars. The finalist with the most votes is deemed the sole survivor.
TagiDirk Been (23; Spring Green, Wisconsin)
Kelly Wiglesworth (22; Las Vegas, Nevada) Richard Hatch (39; Middletown, Rhode Island) Rudy Boesch (72; Virginia Beach, Virginia) Sean Kenniff (30; Brooklyn, New York) Sonja Christopher (63; Walnut Creek, California) Stacy Stillman (27; San Francisco, California) Susan "Sue" Hawk (38; Palmyra, Wisconsin) |
PagongB.B. Anderson (64; Mission Hills, Kansas)
Colleen Haskell (23; Miami Beach, Florida) Gervase Peterson (30; Willingboro, New Jersey) Greg Buis (24; Gold Hill, Colorado) Gretchen Cordy (38; Clarksville, Tennessee) Jenna Lewis (22; Franklin, New Hampshire) Joel Klug (27; Sherwood, Arkansas) Ramona Gray (29; Edison, New Jersey) |
Reward and 1st Immunity: Pagong
Tagi Tribal Council: Sonja eliminated (4-3-1, Rudy, Stacey)
2nd Immunity: Tagi
Pagong Tribal Council: B.B. eliminated (6-2, Ramona)
Reward: Tagi
3rd Immunity: Pagong
Tagi Tribal Council: Stacey eliminated (5-2, Rudy)
Reward: Tagi
4th Immunity: Tagi
Pagong Tribal Council: Ramona eliminated (4-2-1, Colleen, Jenna)
Reward: Pagong
5th Immunity: Pagong
Tagi Tribal Council: Dirk eliminated (4-1-1, Sue, Rudy)
Reward: Pagong
6th Immunity: Tagi
Pagong Tribal Council: Joel eliminated (4-2, Jenna)
MERGE: Rattana
Tagi Tribal Council: Sonja eliminated (4-3-1, Rudy, Stacey)
2nd Immunity: Tagi
Pagong Tribal Council: B.B. eliminated (6-2, Ramona)
Reward: Tagi
3rd Immunity: Pagong
Tagi Tribal Council: Stacey eliminated (5-2, Rudy)
Reward: Tagi
4th Immunity: Tagi
Pagong Tribal Council: Ramona eliminated (4-2-1, Colleen, Jenna)
Reward: Pagong
5th Immunity: Pagong
Tagi Tribal Council: Dirk eliminated (4-1-1, Sue, Rudy)
Reward: Pagong
6th Immunity: Tagi
Pagong Tribal Council: Joel eliminated (4-2, Jenna)
MERGE: Rattana
Original TagiKelly
Richard Rudy Sean Sue |
Original Pagong |
7th Immunity: Round One Elimination Order: Kelly, Jenna, Colleen, Sue, Gretchen, Rudy, Richard
WINNER: Greg
Tribal Council: Gretchen eliminated (4-1-1-1-1-1-1, Richard, Sue, Jenna, Rudy, Gervase, Colleen)
Reward: Greg
8th Immunity: Gervase
Tribal Council: Greg eliminated (6-3, Jenna) First Jury Member
Reward: Colleen (Takes Jenna)
9th Immunity: Elimination Order: Colleen, Kelly, Sue, Jenna, Richard, Gervase, Sean
WINNER: Rudy
Tribal Council: Jenna eliminated (4-3-1, Richard, Sean) Second Jury Member
Reward: Round One: Gervase, Richard, Sue, Sean
Round Two: Richard, Gervase
WINNER: Gervase
10th Immunity: Richard
Tribal Council: Gervase eliminated (5-2, Sean) Third Jury Member
Reward: Elimination Order: Kelly, Sue, Rudy, Colleen
WINNER: Sean (Takes Richard)
11th Immunity: Elimination Order: Rudy, Richard, Sean, Sue, Colleen
WINNER: Kelly
Tribal Council: Colleen eliminated (4-2, Sean) Fourth Jury Member
Reward: Kelly
12th Immunity: Kelly
Tribal Council: Sean eliminated (4-1, Sue) Fifth Jury Member
13th Immunity: Kelly
Tribal Council: Sue eliminated (2-2, Richard; Re-Vote: 2-0, Richard) Sixth Jury Member
14th Immunity: Elimination Order: Richard, Rudy
WINNER: Kelly
Tribal Council: Rudy eliminated (1-0, Richard) Seventh Jury Member
Final Tribal Council: Richard Hatch wins Survivor: Borneo (4-3, Kelly Wiglesworth)
WINNER: Greg
Tribal Council: Gretchen eliminated (4-1-1-1-1-1-1, Richard, Sue, Jenna, Rudy, Gervase, Colleen)
Reward: Greg
8th Immunity: Gervase
Tribal Council: Greg eliminated (6-3, Jenna) First Jury Member
Reward: Colleen (Takes Jenna)
9th Immunity: Elimination Order: Colleen, Kelly, Sue, Jenna, Richard, Gervase, Sean
WINNER: Rudy
Tribal Council: Jenna eliminated (4-3-1, Richard, Sean) Second Jury Member
Reward: Round One: Gervase, Richard, Sue, Sean
Round Two: Richard, Gervase
WINNER: Gervase
10th Immunity: Richard
Tribal Council: Gervase eliminated (5-2, Sean) Third Jury Member
Reward: Elimination Order: Kelly, Sue, Rudy, Colleen
WINNER: Sean (Takes Richard)
11th Immunity: Elimination Order: Rudy, Richard, Sean, Sue, Colleen
WINNER: Kelly
Tribal Council: Colleen eliminated (4-2, Sean) Fourth Jury Member
Reward: Kelly
12th Immunity: Kelly
Tribal Council: Sean eliminated (4-1, Sue) Fifth Jury Member
13th Immunity: Kelly
Tribal Council: Sue eliminated (2-2, Richard; Re-Vote: 2-0, Richard) Sixth Jury Member
14th Immunity: Elimination Order: Richard, Rudy
WINNER: Kelly
Tribal Council: Rudy eliminated (1-0, Richard) Seventh Jury Member
Final Tribal Council: Richard Hatch wins Survivor: Borneo (4-3, Kelly Wiglesworth)
Trivia
- This is the first season in which both tribes alternated winning immunity before the Merge. This would later happen in Survivor: The Amazon and Survivor: South Pacific.
- This was the only season in which the entire final Jury votes were revealed immediately after being cast, rather than months later in front of a live television studio audience.
- However, in Survivor: Ghost Island, all of the original ten jury votes were revealed immediately after being cast, but resulted in a tie. Laurel Johnson's tiebreaker jury vote was revealed months later, in front of a live television studio audience.
- However, in Survivor: Ghost Island, all of the original ten jury votes were revealed immediately after being cast, but resulted in a tie. Laurel Johnson's tiebreaker jury vote was revealed months later, in front of a live television studio audience.
- Borneo was the only season to air on Wednesdays until Survivor: Nicaragua.
- In 2006, Richard was found guilty of tax evasion connected with his $1,000,000 prize and sentenced to 51 months in prison. Because of this, he was unable to participate in seasons such as Survivor: Micronesia, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains and Survivor: Redemption Island for which he was considered.
- The Borneo finale received the highest ratings of any Survivor episode to date, with more than 50 million viewers.
- This season is tied with Survivor: Worlds Apart for the record of the fewest eliminations by a unanimous vote, with one. Coincidentally, in both seasons, the only unanimous vote happened at the final five Tribal Council.
- This is the only season to have castaways who were born in the 1930s (B.B. and Sonja).
- It is also the only season to have a first-time castaway who was born in the 1920s (Rudy).
- It is also the only season to have a first-time castaway who was born in the 1920s (Rudy).
- During the Day 36 Immunity Challenge, Jeff Probst noted that since the merge, every eliminated player had the fire in their torches blown out by the wind prior to being voted out.
- In a poll that was taken during the reunion show asking viewers who they would've voted for to win, 45% of the people said Rudy, 42% said Kelly, 11% said Richard, and 2% said Susan.
- The font used for the tribe flags is "Template Gothic."
- Borneo was referenced numerous times in the Disney show Lizzie McGuire. In one episode, the tribe names Pagong and Tagi were used as team names at an outdoor camp. In another episode, Lizzie's mother claims she knew Richard Hatch would win the series.
- After Kelly was voted out on Survivor: Cambodia, all of the castaways from Borneo have been voted out at some point.
- It is the first season to gain this distinction. It would be followed by Cambodia, Heroes vs. Villains, Game Changers and Guatemala.
- It is the first season to gain this distinction. It would be followed by Cambodia, Heroes vs. Villains, Game Changers and Guatemala.
- This season is one of three to have all final four contestants return in future seasons. The other two are Panama and Cagayan.
- This season is the first season to have two of its castaways pass away, with B.B. Anderson (2013) and Rudy Boesch (2019).