Survivor: Palau
Survivor: Palau is the tenth season of Survivor, held in, Koror, Palau. The game started with 20 individuals, two of them, one man and one woman would win Immunity. Those two would then pick Tribes, with nine on each Tribe. Two people were not picked and were immediately eliminated from the game. In Survivor, 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. 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. However, the person that wins Immunity has a chance to give Immunity to someone else and become vulnerable themself. 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.
KororCaryn Groedel (46; Solon, Ohio)
Coby Archa (32; Dallas, Texas) Gregg Carey (27; Chicago, Illinois) Ian Rosenberger (23; Key West, Florida) Janu Tornell (39; Las Vegas, Nevada) Jennifer "Jenn" Lyon (32; Encino, California) Katie Gallagher (29; San Diego, California) Tom Westman (40; Sayville, New York) Willard Smith (56; Bellevue, Washington) |
UlongAngie Jakusz (24; New Orleans, Louisiana)
Ashlee Ashby (22; Columbia, South Carolina) Bobby Jon Drinkard (27; Troy, Alabama) Ibrehem Rahman (27; Birmingham, Alabama) James Miller (33; Winfield, Alabama) Jeff Wilson (21; Fresno, California) Jolanda Jones (38; Houston, Texas) Kimberly "Kim" Mullen (25; Huber Heights, Ohio) Stephenie LaGrossa (24; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
Not SelectedJonathan Libby (23; Dallas, Texas)
Wanda Shirk (55; Ulysses, Penn.) |
1st Immunity (Individual, one man, one woman): Ian, Jolanda
Jonathan and Wanda were not selected for a Tribe and they were eliminated
Reward and 2nd Immunity: Koror
Ulong Tribal Council: Jolanda eliminated (6-3, Angie)
Willard sits out of the Reward Challenge for Koror
Reward: Ulong
Katie sits out of the Immunity Challenge for Koror
3rd Immunity: Koror
Ulong Tribal Council: Ashlee eliminated (6-1-1, Kim, Jeff)
Willard and Caryn sit out of the Reward Challenge for Koror
Reward: Ulong
Jenn and Janu sit out of the Immunity Challenge for Koror
4th Immunity: Koror
Ulong Tribal Council: Jeff eliminated (4-2-1, Kim, James)
Jenn, Coby and Janu sit out of the Reward Challenge for Koror
Reward: Koror
Ian, Katie and Willard sit out of the Immunity Challenge for Koror
5th Immunity: Koror
Ulong Tribal Council: Kim eliminated (5-1, James)
Willard, Caryn, Katie and Jenn sit out of the Reward Challenge for Koror
Reward: Koror
Koror Tribal Council: Willard eliminated (8-1, Katie)
Koror Immunity Vote: Ibrehem gains Immunity (3-2-2-1, Stephenie, Bobby Jon, Angie)
Ulong Tribal Council: Angie eliminated (2-2-1, Bobby Jon, James; Re-Vote, 3-0, Bobby Jon)
Katie, Janu, Katie and Kenn sit out of the Reward Challenge for Koror
Reward: Ulong
Tom, Caryn, Coby and Gregg sit out of the Immunity Challenge for Koror
6th Immunity: Koror
Ulong Tribal Council: James eliminated (2-2, Ibrehem; Re-Vote, 2-0, Ibrehem)
Gregg, Katie and Caryn compete in the Reward Challenge for Koror
Reward: Koror
Coby, Janu and Jenn compete in the Immunity Challenge for Koror
7th Immunity: Koror
Ulong Tribal Council: Ibrehem eliminated (2-1, Stephanie)
Ian and Tom compete in the Reward Challenge for Koror
Reward: Koror
Gregg and Coby compete in the Immunity Challenge for Koror
8th Immunity: Koror
Ulong Tribal Council: Bobby Jon eliminated (Challenge: Stephanie wins)
MERGE: Koror
Jonathan and Wanda were not selected for a Tribe and they were eliminated
Reward and 2nd Immunity: Koror
Ulong Tribal Council: Jolanda eliminated (6-3, Angie)
Willard sits out of the Reward Challenge for Koror
Reward: Ulong
Katie sits out of the Immunity Challenge for Koror
3rd Immunity: Koror
Ulong Tribal Council: Ashlee eliminated (6-1-1, Kim, Jeff)
Willard and Caryn sit out of the Reward Challenge for Koror
Reward: Ulong
Jenn and Janu sit out of the Immunity Challenge for Koror
4th Immunity: Koror
Ulong Tribal Council: Jeff eliminated (4-2-1, Kim, James)
Jenn, Coby and Janu sit out of the Reward Challenge for Koror
Reward: Koror
Ian, Katie and Willard sit out of the Immunity Challenge for Koror
5th Immunity: Koror
Ulong Tribal Council: Kim eliminated (5-1, James)
Willard, Caryn, Katie and Jenn sit out of the Reward Challenge for Koror
Reward: Koror
Koror Tribal Council: Willard eliminated (8-1, Katie)
Koror Immunity Vote: Ibrehem gains Immunity (3-2-2-1, Stephenie, Bobby Jon, Angie)
Ulong Tribal Council: Angie eliminated (2-2-1, Bobby Jon, James; Re-Vote, 3-0, Bobby Jon)
Katie, Janu, Katie and Kenn sit out of the Reward Challenge for Koror
Reward: Ulong
Tom, Caryn, Coby and Gregg sit out of the Immunity Challenge for Koror
6th Immunity: Koror
Ulong Tribal Council: James eliminated (2-2, Ibrehem; Re-Vote, 2-0, Ibrehem)
Gregg, Katie and Caryn compete in the Reward Challenge for Koror
Reward: Koror
Coby, Janu and Jenn compete in the Immunity Challenge for Koror
7th Immunity: Koror
Ulong Tribal Council: Ibrehem eliminated (2-1, Stephanie)
Ian and Tom compete in the Reward Challenge for Koror
Reward: Koror
Gregg and Coby compete in the Immunity Challenge for Koror
8th Immunity: Koror
Ulong Tribal Council: Bobby Jon eliminated (Challenge: Stephanie wins)
MERGE: Koror
Original Koror
Ian
Katie Tom Janu Gregg Jenn Coby Caryn |
Original Ulong
Stephenie
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9th Immunity: Elimination Order: Coby, Janu, Jenn, Katie, Ian, Gregg, Stephenie, Caryn
WINNER: Tom
Tribal Council: Coby eliminated (7-1-1, Janu, Stephenie) First Member of Jury
Reward: Tom, Gregg, Janu and Caryn
10th Immunity: Elimination Order: Janu, Caryn, Katie, Jenn, Stephenie, Gregg, Ian
WINNER: Tom
Tribal Council: Janu quits the game, Second Member of Jury
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11th Immunity: Ian
Tribal Council: Stephenie eliminated (6-1, Caryn) Third Member of Jury
Reward: Elimination Order: Caryn, Tom, Ian, Katie, Jenn
WINNER: Gregg (Takes Jenn and Katie)
12th Immunity: Round 1: Tom, Gregg, Ian, Jenn, Katie
Round 2: Ian, Tom, Gregg, Jenn
Round 3: Tom, Ian, Jenn
Round 4: Tom, Ian
WINNER: Ian
Tribal Council: Gregg eliminated (4-2, Caryn) Fourth Member of Jury
Reward: Ian (Takes Tom)
13th Immunity: Tom
Tribal Council: Caryn eliminated (4-1, Ian) Fifth Member of Jury
14th Immunity: Round 1: Tom, Ian
WINNER: Tom
Tribal Council: Jenn eliminated (2-2, Ian; Re-Vote: 1-1, Ian; Tiebreaker: Ian wins) Sixth Member of Jury
15th Immunity: Tom
Tribal Council: Ian eliminated (1-0, Katie) Seventh Member of Jury
Final Tribal Council: Tom Westman wins Survivor: Palau (6-1, Katie Gallagher)
WINNER: Tom
Tribal Council: Coby eliminated (7-1-1, Janu, Stephenie) First Member of Jury
Reward: Tom, Gregg, Janu and Caryn
10th Immunity: Elimination Order: Janu, Caryn, Katie, Jenn, Stephenie, Gregg, Ian
WINNER: Tom
Tribal Council: Janu quits the game, Second Member of Jury
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11th Immunity: Ian
Tribal Council: Stephenie eliminated (6-1, Caryn) Third Member of Jury
Reward: Elimination Order: Caryn, Tom, Ian, Katie, Jenn
WINNER: Gregg (Takes Jenn and Katie)
12th Immunity: Round 1: Tom, Gregg, Ian, Jenn, Katie
Round 2: Ian, Tom, Gregg, Jenn
Round 3: Tom, Ian, Jenn
Round 4: Tom, Ian
WINNER: Ian
Tribal Council: Gregg eliminated (4-2, Caryn) Fourth Member of Jury
Reward: Ian (Takes Tom)
13th Immunity: Tom
Tribal Council: Caryn eliminated (4-1, Ian) Fifth Member of Jury
14th Immunity: Round 1: Tom, Ian
WINNER: Tom
Tribal Council: Jenn eliminated (2-2, Ian; Re-Vote: 1-1, Ian; Tiebreaker: Ian wins) Sixth Member of Jury
15th Immunity: Tom
Tribal Council: Ian eliminated (1-0, Katie) Seventh Member of Jury
Final Tribal Council: Tom Westman wins Survivor: Palau (6-1, Katie Gallagher)
Trivia
- The font used for the tribes and Palau subtitle is "Stencil".
- This is the only season where the pre-jury boots outnumbered those who reached the jury phase.
- This is the first season of US version of Survivor to have a cast of twenty.
- Palau is the first season to eliminate three castaways in one episode. Jonathan and Wanda were eliminated in the Schoolyard Pick, while Jolanda was voted out the day after at a standard Tribal Council.
- Palau is the first season where contestants were eliminated before Day 3.
- For the first time in the series' history, one tribe "conquered" the other by winning every single Immunity Challenge and absorbing the other tribe's last remaining member. Had Koror and Ulong merged, the merged tribe's color would have been green. The supposed merge Buff became a sought-after collector's item among Survivor fans.
- This season marks the first tie vote since Marquesas due to the players' concern regarding the rock drawing tiebreaker.
- This season ties with Caramoan and Kaoh Rong for having the most tie votes, with three.
- Palau is the only season to have two fire-making challenges.
- Palau is the first season to have Exile Island. However, Exile Island was only used for one episode. Panama was the first season to use it as a full season twist.
- Ulong and Koror's camps, Mecherchar and Ulong Islands respectively, would be used by the Malakal and Airai tribes respectively three years later, in Micronesia.
- This season is the last to not feature Hidden Immunity Idols.