Survivor: Tocantins -
The Brazilian Highlands
Survivor: Tocantins - The Brazilian Highlands is the eighteenth season of Survivor, held in, Jalapao, Tocantins, Brazil. The game started with two Tribes of eight people each. The Tribes compete in Reward Challenges, to gain food and supplies. After Reward Challenges, the winners choose somebody from the other Tribe to go to Exile Island and the person chosen must then choose somebody from the winning Tribe to join them, they must fend for themself for a day. On Exile, each person picks an urn, one urn is empty and one earn has a clue to the location of a Hidden Immunity Idol, one hidden at each Tribe camp. The person who finds it can use the Idol before the votes are read in case they think they're in danger up to and threw the Final Five. 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 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.
JalapaoCarolina Eastwood (26; West Hollywood, California)
James "J.T." Thomas, Jr. (24; Samson, Alabama) Joe Dowdle (26; Austin, Texas) Spencer Duhm (19; Lakeland, Florida) Stephen Fishbach (29; New York, New York) Sydney Wheeler (24; Raleigh, North Carolina) Sandy Burgin (53; Louisville, Kentucky) Tamara "Taj" Johnson-George (37; Nashville, Tennessee) |
TimbiraBrendan Synnott (30; Buffalo, New York)
Candace Smith (31; Dayton, Ohio) "Coach" Benjamin Wade (37; Bolivar, Missouri) Debra "Debbie" Beebe (46; Auburn, Alabama) Erinn Lobdell (26; Waukesha, Wisconsin) Jerry Sims (49; Rock Hill, South Carolina) Sierra Reed (23; Los Angeles, California) Tyson Apostol (29; Lindon, Utah) |
Reward and 1st Immunity: Timbira
Jalapao Tribal Council: Carolina eliminated (7-1, Sandy)
Erinn sits out of the Reward/Immunity Challenge for Timbira
Reward and 2nd Immunity: Jalapao
Jalapao sends Brendan to Exile Island
Brendan chooses Taj to come with him to Exile Island
Timbira Tribal Council: Candace eliminated (7-1, Sierra)
Reward: Jalapao
Jalapao chooses to send Brenden to Exile Island
Brenden chooses Taj to join him on Exile Island
3rd Immunity: Jalapao
Tribal Council: Jerry eliminated (6-1, Erinn)
Sierra sits out of the Reward Challenge for Timbira
Spencer and Stephan sit out of the Reward Challenge for Jalapao
Reward: Jalapao
Jalapao chooses to send Sierra to Exile Island
Sierra chooses Taj to join her on Exile Island
Taj sits out of the Immunity Challenge for Jalapao
4th Immunity: Timbira
Jalapao Tribal Council: Sandy eliminated (5-1-1, Sydney, Joe)
Reward: Jalapao
Jalapao chooses to send Brendan to Exile Island
Brendan chooses Stephan to join him on Exile Island
5th Immunity: Timbira
Jalapao Tribal Council: Spencer eliminated (5-1, Taj)
Erinn sits out of the Reward Challenge for Timbira
Reward: Timbira
Timbira chooses to send Joe to Exile Island
Joe chooses Erinn to join him on Exile Island
Debbie sits out of the Immunity Challenge for Timbira
6th Immunity: Timbira
Jalapao Tribal Council: Sydney eliminated (3-2, Taj)
MERGE: Forza
Jalapao Tribal Council: Carolina eliminated (7-1, Sandy)
Erinn sits out of the Reward/Immunity Challenge for Timbira
Reward and 2nd Immunity: Jalapao
Jalapao sends Brendan to Exile Island
Brendan chooses Taj to come with him to Exile Island
Timbira Tribal Council: Candace eliminated (7-1, Sierra)
Reward: Jalapao
Jalapao chooses to send Brenden to Exile Island
Brenden chooses Taj to join him on Exile Island
3rd Immunity: Jalapao
Tribal Council: Jerry eliminated (6-1, Erinn)
Sierra sits out of the Reward Challenge for Timbira
Spencer and Stephan sit out of the Reward Challenge for Jalapao
Reward: Jalapao
Jalapao chooses to send Sierra to Exile Island
Sierra chooses Taj to join her on Exile Island
Taj sits out of the Immunity Challenge for Jalapao
4th Immunity: Timbira
Jalapao Tribal Council: Sandy eliminated (5-1-1, Sydney, Joe)
Reward: Jalapao
Jalapao chooses to send Brendan to Exile Island
Brendan chooses Stephan to join him on Exile Island
5th Immunity: Timbira
Jalapao Tribal Council: Spencer eliminated (5-1, Taj)
Erinn sits out of the Reward Challenge for Timbira
Reward: Timbira
Timbira chooses to send Joe to Exile Island
Joe chooses Erinn to join him on Exile Island
Debbie sits out of the Immunity Challenge for Timbira
6th Immunity: Timbira
Jalapao Tribal Council: Sydney eliminated (3-2, Taj)
MERGE: Forza
Original Jalapao
J.T.
Stephen Joe Taj |
Original Timbira
Coach
Tyson Brendan Sierra Debbie Erinn |
7th Immunity: Elimination Order: Stephan, Joe, Brendan, Erinn, Taj, J.T., Coach, Sierra, Debbie
WINNER: Tyson
Joe is removed from the game due to injury
Reward: Brendan, J.T. and Debbie
Brendan, J.T. and Debbie choose to send Stephan to Exile Island
8th Immunity: Round 1: J.T., Tyson, Brendan
WINNER: Tyson
Tribal Council: Brendan eliminated (4-3-2, Sierra, Coach) First Member of Jury
Reward: Tyson, Debbie, J.T. and Erinn
Tyson, Debbie, J.T. and Erinn choose to send Stephen to Exile Island
Stephen, J.T. and Coach opt to sit out of the Immunity Challenge to eat
9th Immunity: Debbie
Tribal Council: Tyson eliminated (5-3, Sierra) Second Member of Jury
Reward: Elimination Order: Sierra, Coach, Debbie, Erinn, J.T., Taj
WINNER: Stephen (Takes Taj and J.T.)
Stephen chooses to send Erinn to Exile Island
10th Immunity: Round 1: Coach, J.T., Debbie
WINNER: Coach
Tribal Council: Sierra eliminated (4-2-1, Debbie, Stephen) Third Member of Jury
Survivor Auction
Taj sends herself to Exile Island
11th Immunity: Stephen
Tribal Council: Debbie eliminated (4-1-1, Coach, Taj) Fourth Member of Jury
Reward: J.T (Takes Stephen)
J.T. chooses to send Coach to Exile Island
12th Immunity: Elimination Order: Erinn, Stephen, Taj, Coach
WINNER: J.T.
Tribal Council: Coach eliminated (3-2, Erinn) Fifth Member of Jury
13th Immunity: J.T.
Tribal Council: Taj eliminated (3-1, Erinn) Sixth Member of Jury
14th Immunity: J.T.
Tribal Council: Erinn eliminated (1-0, Stephen) Seventh Member of Jury
Final Tribal Council: James "J.T." Thomas, Jr. (9-0, Stephen Fishbach)
WINNER: Tyson
Joe is removed from the game due to injury
Reward: Brendan, J.T. and Debbie
Brendan, J.T. and Debbie choose to send Stephan to Exile Island
8th Immunity: Round 1: J.T., Tyson, Brendan
WINNER: Tyson
Tribal Council: Brendan eliminated (4-3-2, Sierra, Coach) First Member of Jury
Reward: Tyson, Debbie, J.T. and Erinn
Tyson, Debbie, J.T. and Erinn choose to send Stephen to Exile Island
Stephen, J.T. and Coach opt to sit out of the Immunity Challenge to eat
9th Immunity: Debbie
Tribal Council: Tyson eliminated (5-3, Sierra) Second Member of Jury
Reward: Elimination Order: Sierra, Coach, Debbie, Erinn, J.T., Taj
WINNER: Stephen (Takes Taj and J.T.)
Stephen chooses to send Erinn to Exile Island
10th Immunity: Round 1: Coach, J.T., Debbie
WINNER: Coach
Tribal Council: Sierra eliminated (4-2-1, Debbie, Stephen) Third Member of Jury
Survivor Auction
Taj sends herself to Exile Island
11th Immunity: Stephen
Tribal Council: Debbie eliminated (4-1-1, Coach, Taj) Fourth Member of Jury
Reward: J.T (Takes Stephen)
J.T. chooses to send Coach to Exile Island
12th Immunity: Elimination Order: Erinn, Stephen, Taj, Coach
WINNER: J.T.
Tribal Council: Coach eliminated (3-2, Erinn) Fifth Member of Jury
13th Immunity: J.T.
Tribal Council: Taj eliminated (3-1, Erinn) Sixth Member of Jury
14th Immunity: J.T.
Tribal Council: Erinn eliminated (1-0, Stephen) Seventh Member of Jury
Final Tribal Council: James "J.T." Thomas, Jr. (9-0, Stephen Fishbach)
Trivia
- This season marks the third country (Brazil) to be revisited as a location of filming, following Panama and Palau, though it became the first country to host two seasons in two separate locations. While Survivor: The Amazon was filmed in the Rio Negro river, this season was shot in an entirely different province of Brazil, at the Rio Novo river.
- The Philippines would later follow suit - with Survivor: Philippines and Survivor: Caramoan being filmed in Caramoan, and Survivor: Blood vs. Water and Survivor: Cagayan on Palaui Island.
- The Philippines would later follow suit - with Survivor: Philippines and Survivor: Caramoan being filmed in Caramoan, and Survivor: Blood vs. Water and Survivor: Cagayan on Palaui Island.
- It is the first season since Survivor: Thailand to feature two male players in the final two.
- This is the first season since Survivor: Panama to follow the original format that was used during the first four seasons (a pool of sixteen contestants, with ten making the merge, a Final Two, and a seven person jury).
- This is currently the latest season with 16 contestants.
- Thus far, it is the only season to feature black as the color for a starting tribe. Black has otherwise only been used as the color of the merged tribe.
- Abi-Maria Gomes from Survivor: Philippines was originally recruited for this season. However, she was cut because she might gain an advantage due to her being Brazilian. Gomes is originally from Goiás, a neighboring state of Tocantins.
- All four returning players from this season have reached the Final Tribal Council at some point in their Survivor careers.
- This is the only Survivor season with "Outwit, Outplay, Outlast" entirely on the top of its logo.