Survivor: Vanuatu -
Islands of Fire
Survivor: Vanuatu - Islands of Fire is the ninth season of Survivor, held in, Efate, Shefa Province, Vanuatu. There are two Tribes, made up of nine people each, divided by gender. 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. 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.
YasurAmi Cusack (31; Lakewood, Colorado)
Dolly Neely (25; Mercer, Pennsylvania) Eliza Orlins (21; Syracuse, New York) Julie Berry (23; Gorham, Maine) Leann Slaby (35; Kansaville, Wisconsin) Lisa Keiffer (44; New Orleans, Louisiana) Mia Galeotalanza (29; Toms River, New Jersey) Scout Cloud Lee (59; Stillwater, Oklahoma) Twila Tanner (41; Marshall, Missouri) |
LopeviBrady Finta (33; Huntington Beach, California)
Brook Geraghty (27; Winthrop, Massachusetts) "Chad" James Crittenden (34; Thousand Oaks, California) Chris Daugherty (33; South Vienna, Ohio) John Kenney (22; Los Angeles, California) John Palyok (31; Los Angeles, California) Rory Freeman (35; Des Moines, Iowa) "Sarge" Lea Masters (40; Columbia, South Carolina) Travis "Bubba" Sampson (33; Blountville, Tennessee) |
Reward and 1st Immunity: Yasur
Lopevi Tribal Council: Brook eliminated (5-3-1, Chris, Rory)
Scout sits out of the Reward Challenge for Yasur
Reward: Yasur
Dolly sits out of the Immunity Challenge for Yasur
2nd Immunity: Lopevi
Yasur Tribal Council: Dolly eliminated (5-4, Leann)
It is revealed that both Tribes are going to Tribal Council tonight and that the winner of Reward will compete in an individual Immunity Challenge
Reward: Lopevi
3rd Immunity: John K.
Lopevi Tribal Council: John P. eliminated (5-3, Rory)
John K. is told to give a member of Yasur Immunity
John K. gives Ami Immunity
Yasur Tribal Council: Mia eliminated (5-3, Twila)
Reward: Yasur
4th Immunity: Yasur
Lopevi Tribal Council: Brady eliminated (6-1, Rory)
Tribal Switch:
Lopevi Tribal Council: Brook eliminated (5-3-1, Chris, Rory)
Scout sits out of the Reward Challenge for Yasur
Reward: Yasur
Dolly sits out of the Immunity Challenge for Yasur
2nd Immunity: Lopevi
Yasur Tribal Council: Dolly eliminated (5-4, Leann)
It is revealed that both Tribes are going to Tribal Council tonight and that the winner of Reward will compete in an individual Immunity Challenge
Reward: Lopevi
3rd Immunity: John K.
Lopevi Tribal Council: John P. eliminated (5-3, Rory)
John K. is told to give a member of Yasur Immunity
John K. gives Ami Immunity
Yasur Tribal Council: Mia eliminated (5-3, Twila)
Reward: Yasur
4th Immunity: Yasur
Lopevi Tribal Council: Brady eliminated (6-1, Rory)
Tribal Switch:
YasurScout
Eliza Leann Ami Lisa Rory Bubba |
LopeviSarge
Chad Chris John K. Julie Twila |
Bubba sits out of the Reward Challenge for Yasur
Reward: Lopevi
Scout sits out of the Immunity Challenge for Yasur
5th Immunity: Lopevi
Yasur Tribal Council: Bubba eliminated (6-1, Rory)
Reward: Lopevi
6th Immunity: Lopevi
Yasur Tribal Council: Lisa eliminated (4-2, Rory)
Sarge sits out of the Reward Challenge for Lopevi
Reward: Yasur
Chris sits out of the Immunity Challenge for Lopevi
7th Immunity: Yasur
Lopevi Tribal Council: John K. eliminated (5-1, Chad)
Reward: Lopevi
MERGE: Alinta
Reward: Lopevi
Scout sits out of the Immunity Challenge for Yasur
5th Immunity: Lopevi
Yasur Tribal Council: Bubba eliminated (6-1, Rory)
Reward: Lopevi
6th Immunity: Lopevi
Yasur Tribal Council: Lisa eliminated (4-2, Rory)
Sarge sits out of the Reward Challenge for Lopevi
Reward: Yasur
Chris sits out of the Immunity Challenge for Lopevi
7th Immunity: Yasur
Lopevi Tribal Council: John K. eliminated (5-1, Chad)
Reward: Lopevi
MERGE: Alinta
Original Yasur
Ami
Twila Leann Julie Eliza Scout |
Original LopeviSarge
Chris Chad Rory |
Switch YasurAmi
Leann Scout Eliza Rory |
Switch LopeviSarge
Chris Chad Twila Julie |
8th Immunity: Round 1: Sarge, Eliza, Rory, Ami
WINNER: Sarge
Tribal Council: Rory eliminated (6-4, Ami)
Reward: Elimination Order: Sarge, Chad, Chris, Eliza, Julie, Scout, Ami, Twila
WINNER: Leann (Takes Julie)
9th Immunity: Elimination Order: Chad, Chris, Sarge, Scout, Twila, Eliza, Julie, Leann
WINNER: Ami
Tribal Council: Sarge eliminated (7-1-1, Eliza, Julie) First Member of Jury
Reward: Chris, Chad, Ami and Eliza
10th Immunity: Elimination Order: Julie, Chris, Scout, Ami, Eliza, Leann, Chad
WINNER: Twila
Tribal Council: Chad eliminated (6-2, Eliza) Second Member of Jury
Reward: Eliza
11th Immunity: Ami
Tribal Council: Leann eliminated (4-3, Eliza) Third Member of Jury
Reward: 1st:: Eliza, 2nd: Ami, 3rd: Chris
12th Immunity: Chris
Tribal Council: Ami eliminated (4-2, Scout) Fourth Member of Jury
Reward: Round 1: Chris, Eliza, Twila, Julie
Round 2: Chris, Julie, Twila
Round 3: Twila, Julie
WINNER: Julie (Takes Chris)
13th Immunity: Eliza
Tribal Council: Julie eliminated (3-2, Twila) Fifth Member of Jury
14th Immunity: Chris
Tribal Council: Eliza eliminated (3-1, Twila) Sixth Member of Jury
15th Immunity: Chris
Tribal Council: Scout eliminated (1-0, Twila) Seventh Member of Jury
Final Tribal Council: Chris Daugherty wins Survivor: Vanuatu - Islands of Fire (5-2, Twila Tanner)
WINNER: Sarge
Tribal Council: Rory eliminated (6-4, Ami)
Reward: Elimination Order: Sarge, Chad, Chris, Eliza, Julie, Scout, Ami, Twila
WINNER: Leann (Takes Julie)
9th Immunity: Elimination Order: Chad, Chris, Sarge, Scout, Twila, Eliza, Julie, Leann
WINNER: Ami
Tribal Council: Sarge eliminated (7-1-1, Eliza, Julie) First Member of Jury
Reward: Chris, Chad, Ami and Eliza
10th Immunity: Elimination Order: Julie, Chris, Scout, Ami, Eliza, Leann, Chad
WINNER: Twila
Tribal Council: Chad eliminated (6-2, Eliza) Second Member of Jury
Reward: Eliza
11th Immunity: Ami
Tribal Council: Leann eliminated (4-3, Eliza) Third Member of Jury
Reward: 1st:: Eliza, 2nd: Ami, 3rd: Chris
12th Immunity: Chris
Tribal Council: Ami eliminated (4-2, Scout) Fourth Member of Jury
Reward: Round 1: Chris, Eliza, Twila, Julie
Round 2: Chris, Julie, Twila
Round 3: Twila, Julie
WINNER: Julie (Takes Chris)
13th Immunity: Eliza
Tribal Council: Julie eliminated (3-2, Twila) Fifth Member of Jury
14th Immunity: Chris
Tribal Council: Eliza eliminated (3-1, Twila) Sixth Member of Jury
15th Immunity: Chris
Tribal Council: Scout eliminated (1-0, Twila) Seventh Member of Jury
Final Tribal Council: Chris Daugherty wins Survivor: Vanuatu - Islands of Fire (5-2, Twila Tanner)
Trivia
- This is the first season with 18 castaways where all of them are new players.
- As revealed on Survivor: America's Tribal Council special during the previews for this season, Jeff Probst stated there was going to be 16 castaways originally.
- This is the second season to feature a Battle of the Sexes format, following Survivor: The Amazon. It is the only Battle of the Sexes season where the women entered the merge with numbers over the men (The men had the numbers on The Amazon and Panama, while on One World, the men and women merged with equal numbers).
- All eighteen contestants of Survivor: Vanuatu were present during the Survivor 10th anniversary party.
- During this season, the filming location was struck by an earthquake.
- After the Day 18 Immunity Challenge, Rory accidentally snapped the head of the Immunity Idol.
- This season featured the first amputee contestant, Chad Crittenden.
- This is the first season to have a subtitle in its name.
- Only two men were on the jury this season, the fewest men on any jury thus far.
- With the exception of the premiere and finale, every episode contained separate Reward and Immunity Challenges.
- This is the only season in which both the final pre-merge and first post-merge episodes contained separate Reward and Immunity Challenges, and as a result the season with the most consecutive episodes with separate Reward and Immunity Challenges.
- If the opening twist is counted as a de facto Reward Challenge, every episode contained exactly two challenges.
- This is the only season in which both the final pre-merge and first post-merge episodes contained separate Reward and Immunity Challenges, and as a result the season with the most consecutive episodes with separate Reward and Immunity Challenges.
- This is the first season to not feature the Buggin' Out challenge.