First Impressions

First Impressions is a minor twist that originated in and reappeared in. The twist sees each tribe vote somebody out at the very start of the game, however the people voted out are not eliminated from the game.

History
In, after raiding the truck for supplies, Jalapao and Timbira were instructed to vote one member out of their tribe. Jalapao voted out Sandy Burgin based on her age, whilst Timbira voted out Sierra Reed who was suffering from strep throat. However, the two contestants voted out remained in the game and were given a helicopter ride to camp, saving them from a four-hour gruelling hike. Sandy and Sierra, upon arrival at camp, were also given a clue to a buried Hidden Immunity Idol and a dilemma: to search for the Idol or use the four hours to begin constructing a camp in order to overcome their bad first impression.

In, Galang and Tadhana voted out one member each after being split from their loved ones into separate tribes. However, instead of being eliminated from the game, the two people voted out were instead sent to Redemption Island.

Trivia

 * The twist somewhat resembles the schoolyard pick in which saw two contestants - Jonathan Libby and Wanda Shirk - immediately eliminated from the game when they were not chosen for the tribes.  Unlike First Impressions, however, they were not formally voted out by the whole tribe and they were eliminated from the game.