Savaii

 is one of the two competing tribes in Survivor: South Pacific. Their tribe color is red. Returning player Ozzy Lusth from Survivor: Cook Islands and Survivor: Micronesia returned and was placed on Savaii.

Members

 * Mark Caruso, a retired NYPD detective, from Forest Hills, New York.
 * John Cochran, a Harvard Law student, from Washington, D.C.
 * Whitney Duncan, a country singer, from Nashville, Tennesee.
 * Dawn Meehan, an English professor from South Jordan, Utah.
 * Jim Rice, a medical marijuana dispenser and poker tournament champion, from Denver, Colorado.
 * Semhar Tadesse, a spoken word artist from Los Angeles, California.
 * Keith Tollefson, a water treatment tech from Edina, Minnesota.
 * Elyse Umemoto, a dance team manager, from Las Vegas, Nevada.
 * Ozzy Lusth, two-time returning player, from Venice California.

Tribe History


The Savaii tribe started out as an eight-person tribe, but they were soon after told that another player would be joining their roster. It turned out to be one of Survivor's challenge legends, Ozzy Lusth, much to their delight. Ozzy ended up winning the first reward challenge for them, giving the tribe a basket of taro and a piece of flint. Upon reaching camp, the tribe decided to relax and swim to the beach instead of working on shelter. While the rest of the tribe started introducing themselves, John Cochran was still at shore, averse about the idea of taking his clothes off. Nevertheless, "Cochran" was compelled to do it anyway.

The next day, Dawn broke down because she missed her life back at home. While the gesture worried several tribe members, Ozzy helped Dawn to cope with it. The next day, Savaii just barely lost the first immunity challenge, much to the fault of tribemate, Semhar Tadesse. However, back at camp, Ozzy was campaigning to keep Semhar and get rid of John Cochran instead, saying that it took Semhar courage to delegate herself in the said challenge. However, Jim was suspicious of Ozzy's lobbying, stating that Ozzy had ulterior motives of keeping Semhar for strategic purposes. At the first Tribal Council, the tribe (including Ozzy) followed Jim's cause, and Semhar was unanimously eliminated in an 8-1 decision.

Trivia

 * Savaii's namesake, Savai'i island is the largest island in Samoa, followed by the opposing tribe's namesake, Upolu.