Ogakor

Ogakor was a tribe on Survivor: The Australian Outback.

Ogakor (named for the Aboriginal word for "crocodile") was one of two tribes of eight castaways that started the game in episode 201. The tribe is best remembered for dominating the rival Kucha tribe after the merge. Ogakor was the original tribe of fan favorites Tina Wesson and Colby Donaldson, as well as femme fatale Jerri Manthey. Ogakor's tribe color was green.

Original Members
The Ogakor tribe initially consisted of:


 * Amber Brkich
 * Colby Donaldson
 * Keith Famie
 * Kel Gleason
 * Maralyn Hershey
 * Jerri Manthey
 * Mitchell Olson
 * Tina Wesson

Additional Members

 * Ogakor did not have any additional members.

Tribe History
Tensions rose as soon as Ogakor found its camp, with Keith Famie and Jerri Manthey butting heads over the leadership of the tribe. The twosome's arguments would provide background noise for their fellow castaways well into the merge. Meanwhile, Colby Donaldson scored some points with the group with his luxury item: a large grommeted Texas flag that could be used as a tarp for the shelter. The tribe quickly fractured along age lines: Jerri and the younger Ogakor members -- Colby, Amber Brkich and Mitchell Olson -- quickly took over the tribe, much to the consternation of the older group. They would avoid immediate danger when Ogakor won the first immunity challenge, granting them immunity and fifty waterproof matches.

Ogakor's good fortune continued twofold at the next reward challenge: the tribe won both the challenge, which gave them a crate full of blankets, and vital information: Tina Wesson was able to figure out that Jeff Varner had received a vote at the first Tribal Council. Ogakor would use this information later to conquer the Kucha tribe after the merge.

However, the tribe's winning streak fell apart at the day six immunity challenge, when Tina was unable to stomach cow tripe and later, a mangrove worm. Before Ogakor attended Tribal Council, controversy occurred when Jerri accused Kel Gleason of smuggling beef jerky into the game and eating it behind the tribe's back. The accusation spread like wildfire and the group, despite protests from Maralyn "Mad Dog" Hershey, rummaged through Kel's backpack. No beef jerky was found. Kel offered his razors to the group as a peace offering but despite the gesture, Kel was voted out 7-1 at Tribal Council. Day seven found a fire burning across the river from Ogakor, and conflict brewing as Jerri and Keith came to their umpteenth disagreement about the tribe's cooking duties. A reward challenge win did nothing to alleve the tension in the group, particularly when they lost the day nine immunity challenge. Mad Dog's physical inabilities had become particularly apparent when the older woman's repeated stumbling cost the team a victory. In spite of the group's fondness for Maralyn and the police officer's close relationship with Tina, Mad Dog was voted out of the tribe 5-1-1. The Tribal Council was notable for Jerri's revelation of her list of friends: Colby, Amber and Mitchell. The list did not include Tina, who had been under the impression that she was a part of Jerri's alliance.

Having been singled out by queen bee Jerri, Keith and Tina realized they were on bought time. It was at this point that they turned to Colby, the member of Jerri's alliance who had the least allegiance to the others. It was a risky strategy: while the Texan acknowledged Jerri's acerbic personality and bossy demeanor, he also seemed to enjoy flirting with the actress and often played into her wiles. When Ogakor lost its third straight immunity challenge on day eleven, Colby recognized that Mitchell's recent lethargy could be a costly detriment in the challenges. He joined Tina and Keith in voting for his former ally, resulting in a tie between Keith and Mitchell at Tribal Council. When a revote didn't resolve the situation, Jeff Probst asked the men which of them had received the most votes. Keith had received none. Mitchell had gotten one: Keith had voted for Mitchell rather than Maralyn on night nine. The chef's foresight would end up costing Mitchell the game.

The repeated immunity losses had taken a toll on the tribe's morale. Ogakor's defeat at the next reward challenge would see Amber breaking down in tears, proclaiming that she was "tired of losing." After a pep talk before the next immunity challenge, the tribe managed to rally. Ogakor won its first immunity challenge in twelve days, finally sending Kucha to Tribal Council to vote off its second member.

Nearly three weeks into the game, the women of Ogakor allowed their fantasies to run wild -- Jerri and Amber in particular fantasized very loudly about chocolate, much to Colby's dismay. The cowboy vented this frustration when Jerri's poor leadership resulted in a loss at the day seventeen reward challenge, hurling a bucket of water in her face. Ogakor fretted about being down a member going into the final tribal immunity challenge. They needn't have worried; the challenge would never be run. On day eighteen, Kucha's Michael Skupin fell into the fire and was evacuated from the game. The tribes entered the merge at five members apiece. On day twenty, the two tribes formed Barramundi.

After the merge, Ogakor systematically eliminated Kucha using the information that Tina had gotten from Kimmi Kappenberg at the day four reward challenge.

Trivia

 * According to Jeff Varner, the Ogakor tribe was known pejoratively as "Ogaboring."
 * Interestingly, Ogakor is one of several green tribes to produce the winner of the game. Others include Viveros (Aras Baskauskas) and "Puka" (Yul Kwon). The original Moto did not include the winner, but Earl Cole was at one point on Moto due to a tribe switch. The only green tribe to not produce the game's winner is Mogo Mogo.