Survivor: Guatemala - The Mayan Empire
Survivor: Guatemala - The Mayan Empire is the eleventh season of Survivor, held in, Laguna Yaxha, Yaxha-Nakum-Naranjo National Park, Peten, Guatemala. There were two Tribes of nine individuals each, with both Tribes being headed by a returning player from the previous season, Palau. The 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. There are also Tribal Swaps, where the existing Tribes swap some members to form new Tribes and really change the Tribe dynamic. 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 castaways 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. However, the person that wins Immunity has a chance to give Immunity to someone else and become vulnerable themselves. This season also introduces the Hidden Immunity Idol, which is hidden at camp and whoever finds it can use it before the votes are cast to immune themselves from the vote that night. 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.
YaxhaAmy O'Hara (39; Worcester, Massachusetts)
Brian Corridan (22; New York City, New York) Brianna Varela (21; Spanaway, Washington) Gary Hogeboom (46; Grand Haven, Michigan) Jamie Newton (24; North Hollywood, California) Lydia Morales (42; Lakewood, Washington) Morgan McDevitt (21; Decatur, Illinois) Rafe Judkins (22; Providence, Rhode Island) Stephenie LaGrossa (25; Palau) |
NakumCindy Hall (31; Naples, Florida)
Danni Boatwright (30; Tonganoxie, Kansas) Blake Towsley (24; Dallas, Texas) Bobby Jon Drinkard (28; Palau) Brandon Bellinger (22; Manhattan, Kansas) Brooke Struck (25; Hood River, Oregon) Jim Lynch (63; Northglenn, Colorado) Judd Sergeant (34; Ridgefield, New Jersey) Margaret Bobonich (43; Chardon, Ohio) |
Reward: Nakum
1st Immunity: Yaxha
Nakum Tribal Council: Jim eliminated (8-1, Margaret)
Amy sits out of the Reward Challenge for Yaxha
Reward: Nakum
Brianna sits out of the Reward Challenge for Yaxha
2nd Immunity: Nakum
Yaxha Tribal Council: Morgan eliminated (8-1, Lydia)
Reward: Nakum
3rd Immunity: Nakum
Yaxha Tribal Council: Brianna eliminated (7-1, Lydia)
Tribal Switch:
1st Immunity: Yaxha
Nakum Tribal Council: Jim eliminated (8-1, Margaret)
Amy sits out of the Reward Challenge for Yaxha
Reward: Nakum
Brianna sits out of the Reward Challenge for Yaxha
2nd Immunity: Nakum
Yaxha Tribal Council: Morgan eliminated (8-1, Lydia)
Reward: Nakum
3rd Immunity: Nakum
Yaxha Tribal Council: Brianna eliminated (7-1, Lydia)
Tribal Switch:
Yaxha
Brian
Gary Amy Danni Bobby Jon Blake Brandon |
Nakum
Cindy
Brooke Judd Margaret Jamie Rafe Lydia Stephenie |
Lydia sits out of the Immunity Challenge for Nakum
4th Immunity:: Yaxha
Nakum Tribal Council: Brooke eliminated (5-3, Lydia)
Reward: Yaxha
5th Immunity: Nakum
Yaxha Tribal Council: Blake eliminated (5-2, Brian)
Reward: Nakum
6th Immunity (Individual, held between winners of Reward): Rafe
Nakum Tribal Council: Margaret eliminated (6-1, Judd)
Yaxha Tribal Council: Brian eliminated (5-1, Bobby Jon)
Judd sits out of the Reward Challenge for Nakum
Reward: Yaxha
Lydia sits out of the Immunity Challenge for Nakum
7th Immunity:: Nakum
Yaxha Tribal Council: Amy eliminated (4-1, Bobby Jon)
MERGE: Xhakúm
4th Immunity:: Yaxha
Nakum Tribal Council: Brooke eliminated (5-3, Lydia)
Reward: Yaxha
5th Immunity: Nakum
Yaxha Tribal Council: Blake eliminated (5-2, Brian)
Reward: Nakum
6th Immunity (Individual, held between winners of Reward): Rafe
Nakum Tribal Council: Margaret eliminated (6-1, Judd)
Yaxha Tribal Council: Brian eliminated (5-1, Bobby Jon)
Judd sits out of the Reward Challenge for Nakum
Reward: Yaxha
Lydia sits out of the Immunity Challenge for Nakum
7th Immunity:: Nakum
Yaxha Tribal Council: Amy eliminated (4-1, Bobby Jon)
MERGE: Xhakúm
Original Yaxha
Stephenie
Jamie Lydia Gary Rafe |
Original Nakum
Bobby Jon
Brandon Danni Judd Cindy |
Switch YaxhaBobby Jon
Brandon Danni Gary |
Switch NakumStephenie
Judd Jamie Rafe Lydia Cindy |
Rafe, Jamie, Stephenie and Lydia opt to sit out of the Immunity Challenge and eat
8th Immunity: Gary
Tribal Council: Brandon eliminated (6-4, Jamie)
Reward: 1st: Judd, 2nd: Cindy, 3rd: Danni, 4th: Jamie (Forgoes Reward), 5th: Stephenie, 6th: Gary, 7th: Rafe, 8th: Bobby Jon, 9th: Lydia
9th Immunity: Round 1: Stephenie, Gary, Jamie, Rafe
Round 2: Rafe, Jamie
WINNER: Jamie
Gary plays the Hidden Immunity Idol
Tribal Council: Bobby Jon eliminated (6-2-1, Stephenie, Christy) First Member of Jury
Reward: Stephenie, Danni, Gary and Judd
10th Immunity: Round 1: Rafe, Jamie, Stephenie, Cindy
WINNER: Rafe
Tribal Council: Jamie eliminated (6-2, Gary) Second Member of Jury
Reward: Elimination Order: Stephenie, Gary, Judd, Danni, Lydia, Rafe
WINNER: Cindy (Takes Rafe)
11th Immunity: Rafe
Tribal Council: Gary eliminated (6-1, Cindy) Third Member of Jury
Survivor Auction
12th Immunity: Elimination Order: Cindy, Lydia, Rafe, Judd, Stephenie
WINNER: Danni
Tribal Council: Judd eliminated (4-2, Lydia) Fourth Member of Jury
Reward: Round 1: Danni, Cindy, Stephenie
Round 2: Cindy, Stephenie
WINNER: Cindy (Takes Stephenie)
13th Immunity: Stephenie
Tribal Council: Cindy eliminated (4-1, Rafe) Fifth Member of Jury
14th Immunity: Rafe
Tribal Council: Lydia eliminated (3-1, Danni) Sixth Member of Jury
15th Immunity: Danni
Tribal Council: Rafe eliminated (1-0, Stephenie) Seventh Member of Jury
Final Tribal Council: Danni Boatwright wins Survivor: Guatemala - The Mayan Empire (6-1, Stephenie LaGrossa)
8th Immunity: Gary
Tribal Council: Brandon eliminated (6-4, Jamie)
Reward: 1st: Judd, 2nd: Cindy, 3rd: Danni, 4th: Jamie (Forgoes Reward), 5th: Stephenie, 6th: Gary, 7th: Rafe, 8th: Bobby Jon, 9th: Lydia
9th Immunity: Round 1: Stephenie, Gary, Jamie, Rafe
Round 2: Rafe, Jamie
WINNER: Jamie
Gary plays the Hidden Immunity Idol
Tribal Council: Bobby Jon eliminated (6-2-1, Stephenie, Christy) First Member of Jury
Reward: Stephenie, Danni, Gary and Judd
10th Immunity: Round 1: Rafe, Jamie, Stephenie, Cindy
WINNER: Rafe
Tribal Council: Jamie eliminated (6-2, Gary) Second Member of Jury
Reward: Elimination Order: Stephenie, Gary, Judd, Danni, Lydia, Rafe
WINNER: Cindy (Takes Rafe)
11th Immunity: Rafe
Tribal Council: Gary eliminated (6-1, Cindy) Third Member of Jury
Survivor Auction
12th Immunity: Elimination Order: Cindy, Lydia, Rafe, Judd, Stephenie
WINNER: Danni
Tribal Council: Judd eliminated (4-2, Lydia) Fourth Member of Jury
Reward: Round 1: Danni, Cindy, Stephenie
Round 2: Cindy, Stephenie
WINNER: Cindy (Takes Stephenie)
13th Immunity: Stephenie
Tribal Council: Cindy eliminated (4-1, Rafe) Fifth Member of Jury
14th Immunity: Rafe
Tribal Council: Lydia eliminated (3-1, Danni) Sixth Member of Jury
15th Immunity: Danni
Tribal Council: Rafe eliminated (1-0, Stephenie) Seventh Member of Jury
Final Tribal Council: Danni Boatwright wins Survivor: Guatemala - The Mayan Empire (6-1, Stephenie LaGrossa)