Bayon (បាយ័ន) is a tribe from Survivor: Cambodia.
In addition to being the stronger of the two starting tribes, Bayon's tribal dynamics also allowed nine of its members to enter the merge even in the face of two tribe switches, in contrast to their rivals. Their tribe color is magenta.
Members[]
Tribe History[]
| Episode | Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out | Result | Eliminated (Vote) |
Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Marooning | Reward | None | Lost | Tribe Immune | |
| Quest for Fire | Reward/Immunity | None | Won | |||
| 2 | Yank Yer Hank | Reward/Immunity | Ciera | Won | Tribe Immune | |
| Tribes Expanded, Day 7 | ||||||
| 3 | Draggin' the Dragon | Immunity | None | 2nd | Tribe Immune | |
| 4 | Stomp-ede | Reward | Kelly, Kimmi, Monica, Spencer, Stephen |
Lost | Tribe Immune | |
| Blind Leading the Blind | Immunity | Monica | 1st | |||
| 5 | In the Barrel | Reward | Kass, Stephen | Lost | Monica (3-2-1) |
5th Voted Out Day 13 |
| Air Raid | Immunity | Jeremy, Monica | Lost | |||
| Tribes Switched, Day 14 | ||||||
| 6 | Slip n' Slide | Reward | None | Lost | Tribe Immune | |
| Cambodian Catering | Immunity | None | Won | |||
| Tribes Merged, Day 17 | ||||||
| Original Tribes | Expanded Tribes | Switched Tribes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Voted Out | Tribe Immune |
Tribe Immune |
Tribe Immune |
Tribe Immune |
 Monica |
Tribe Immune |
Tribes Merged | |
| Vote | — | — | — | — | 3-2-1 | — | ||
| ►►► | Jeremy | — | — | — | — | Monica | — | |
| ►►► | Spencer | On Ta Keo | — | — | Kelly | On Ta Keo | ||
| ►►► | Tasha | — | — | On Angkor | — | |||
| ►►► | Kelley | On Ta Keo | On Ta Keo | — | ||||
| ►►► | Keith | — | — | On Ta Keo | — | |||
| ►►► | Kimmi | — | — | — | — | Monica | — | |
| ►►► | Joe | — | — | On Ta Keo | — | |||
| ►►► | Stephen | — | — | — | — | Monica | — | |
| ►►► | Ciera | — | — | On Ta Keo | On Ta Keo | |||
| ►►► | Kelly | On Ta Keo | — | — | Spencer | On Ta Keo | ||
| ►►► | Andrew | — | — | On Angkor | On Ta Keo | |||
| ►►► | Kass | — | — | On Ta Keo | On Ta Keo | |||
| ► | Monica | — | — | — | — | Kelly | ||
Gallery[]
Bayon during the marooning.
Bayon arrives at their beach.
Bayon starts setting up camp.
Bayon at camp.
Bayon competes in the second Immunity Challenge, Yank Yer Hank.
Bayon relaxing.
Bayon competes in the third Immunity Challenge, Draggin' the Dragon.
The new Bayon tribe wins immunity.
Bayon competes in the fourth Immunity Challenge, Blind Leading the Blind.
Bayon competes in the fifth Reward Challenge, In the Barrel.
Bayon at their only Tribal Council.
Monica blindsided.
The third incarnation of Bayon (minus Joe) laying in their shelter.
Trivia[]
- Bayon's sigil is based from Ganesh, the Hindu elephant god.[1]
- Bayon is the first magenta starting tribe and the second overall, following Soliantu from Marquesas.
- Abi-Maria Gomes is the only castaway to reach the merge to have never been on Bayon.
- Bayon holds the record for the highest number of original members to reach the merge, with 9, and also the highest in terms of percentage among seasons that started with two tribes, with 90% of their original members making the merge.
- The Nuku tribe later tied this feat in Game Changers.
- Jeremy, Kimmi, and Stephen are the only three castaways to stay on Bayon after both tribe switches.
- If The Outcasts from Pearl Islands are considered to have been an official tribe, Bayon and Ta Keo are the 99th and 100th tribes in Survivor history.
- The location of the Bayon camp is in the same place as the Gondol camp in Kaôh Rōng. The beach is known as Bai Cheap Bay.
- Bayon is the second tribe to have their Hidden Immunity Idol hidden at an Immunity Challenge, following Ta Keo. It would be followed by Tavua and Tiva.
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