Pagong

Pagong was a tribe on. Their tribe color was yellow

Although much stronger on paper to their rivals, Pagong is known for its failure when it came to teamwork before and after the merge, as the concept of alliances was not yet universal in the series and despite best efforts, their subsequent back to back eliminations coined the now popularised term pagonging.

Members

 * B.B. Andersen, a real estate developer from Mission Hills, Kansas.
 * Colleen Haskell, a college student from Miami Beach, Florida.
 * Gervase Peterson, a YMCA basketball coach from Willingboro, New Jersey.
 * Greg Buis, a journeyman/model and Ivy League Graduate from Ridgewood, New Jersey.
 * Gretchen Cordy, a homemaker from Clarksville, Tennessee.
 * Jenna Lewis, a single mother and student from Franklin, New Hampshire.
 * Joel Klug a health club consultant from Sherwood, Arkansas.
 * Ramona Gray, a chemist from Edison, New Jersey.

Tribe History
Upon reaching shore, tempers flared early on as B.B. rubbed his tribemates the wrong way as he asserted his work ethic to them. Despite this, Pagong rallied on to win the first challenge, winning 50 waterproof matches and Immunity.

After losing the Day 6 Immunity Challenge, B.B.'s abrasive demeanor caught up to him as he became the first casualty of the tribe in a 6-2 vote.

After B.B.'s elimination, Gretchen took over the leadership position. Her leadership seemed more well-liked than their previous leader, despite some minor arguments. On Day 7, while foraging the jungle for food, Greg, Gretchen, and Colleen stumbled upon a mud volcano. This new attraction became the special bonding place of the tribe.

Ramona had been sick and pale early on the game, worrying her tribemates. Though she redeemed herself by dominating the Day 12 Immunity Challenge, the tribe lost, and her new found strength was not enough to save her, and she was next to go with a 4-2-1 vote.

Despite their close bond as a tribe, conflicts continued to plague the tribe. The worst one was when Gervase and Joel blurted sexist remarks against their female tribemates. When the tribe lost by a hair in the sixth Immunity Challenge, the women of Pagong made a pact against Gervase and Joel. During their third Tribal Council, the three girls, plus Greg, eliminated Joel in a 4-2 vote.

On Day 20, Pagong and the rival Tagi tribe were merged together as one tribe. The remaining Pagongs migrated to Tagi's beach for the rest of the game.

After the merge, the five remaining members of Pagong fell victim to the Tagi Alliance consisting of four of five members of the rival team.

Trivia

 * Pagong is the first tribe to win a challenge.
 * It is also the first tribe to win an immunity challenge, as well as a reward challenge (though it was off screen).
 * Due to Pagong's subsequent failure after the merge, being systematically eliminated over the next six episodes, fans introduced a new word into the Survivor jargon: "Pagonging," which describes a post-merge situation of one tribe dominating the other tribe by systematically voting them out, until they are all eliminated from the game.