Pagonging

Pagonging is a term used to describe a post-merge strategy in which one tribe systematically eliminates members of the rival tribe one at a time. The term was coined in reference to the Tagi Alliance's elimination of all members of the Pagong tribe in.

History
The strategy was first employed in by the Tagi Alliance.

After the fake merge allowed Chuay Gahn to gain a numbers advantage at the merge in, the remaining three Sook Jai tribemates were ousted.

In, the minority four-person Aitu Four alliance managed to systematically eliminate all members of the Rarotonga tribe after the merge.

saw the minority Jalapao Three manage to gain control of the merged Forza tribe, eliminating the entire Timbira Alliance. At the Final Four, however, J.T. Thomas and Stephen Fishbach decided to keep former Timbira member Erinn Lobdell over Taj Johnson-George, cutting short the planned tribal pagonging.

The minority Foa Foa Four alliance of managed to overcome an 8-4 numbers disadvantage to pagong the entire Galu tribe. When the last remaining Galu member Brett Clouser won immunity at the Final Five, Foa Foa eliminated Jaison Robinson. However, Brett was eliminated at the next Tribal Council to complete the pagonging.

In, the dominant Stealth R Us alliance eliminated the remaining members of the Zapatera Six after first booting swing vote Matt Elrod. The Redemption Island twist allowed Mike Chiesl to outlast two former Ometepe members, but he fell short of returning to the game.

saw a 6-6 tribal split at the merge. To avoid picking rocks, John Cochran flipped to vote with The Family, allowing the Upolu alliance to pagong the remaining members of Savaii, including Cochran. Redemption Island allowed Ozzy Lusth to re-enter the game at the Final Five, but after failing to win the Final Immunity Challenge, he was permanently eliminated.

In, the Salani Alliance gained control of the merged Tikiano tribe, eliminating every original Manono contestant one-by-one. The complete pagonging stopped one vote short, when alliance member Kat Edorsson, a physical thread, was blindsided at the Final Seven. However, the last remaining Manono Tarzan Smith was eliminated at the next Tribal Council.