The Double Elimination is a game-changing twist that forces a tribe to vote out multiple contestants at one Tribal Council. A Double Elimination is different from a Double Tribal Council in several ways: it is not always revealed beforehand, individual immunity is not always offered, and only one tribe is involved in a Double Elimination. In this way, two members of one tribe go home consecutively.
The Double Elimination should not be confused with the similar Split Tribal Council format; although both twists involve a single tribe voting out two members in one night, the Double Elimination has the whole tribe in attendance for both eliminations, while the Split Tribal Council divides the tribe into two temporary teams, each voting out one member.
History[]
This twist first appeared in Survivor: Cook Islands, when host Jeff Probst announced that the tribe that lost the Day 24 Immunity Challenge would receive a message in a bottle, to be opened after Tribal Council. After Rarotonga eliminated one member, they opened the bottle, expecting the merge. Instead, they were instructed to vote out an additional tribe member.
The twist was later modified and appeared in both Survivor: Redemption Island and Survivor: South Pacific. In both seasons, the twist was used after the merged tribe had already voted someone out. An impromptu Immunity Challenge was held in between the votes before another member of the merged tribe was voted out.
Appearances[]
In Cook Islands, Rarotonga was forced to vote out two members consecutively, after receiving a message in a bottle, for losing the Day 24 Immunity Challenge. After Rarotonga eliminated Rebecca Borman, they opened the bottle, expecting the merge. Instead, they were instructed to vote out an additional tribe member, and Jenny Guzon-Bae was eliminated.
In Redemption Island, the merged Murlonio tribe received a mysterious package that they were to only open after voting out one member. After voting out Ralph Kiser, they then competed in another Immunity Challenge, won by Rob Mariano, and voted out Steve Wright, spelling the extinction of the former Zapatera members.
In South Pacific, the merged Te Tuna tribe was surprised when an impromptu Immunity Challenge was held at Tribal Council, immediately after Dawn Meehan had been voted out. Sophie Clarke won her second consecutive Immunity Challenge, and the tribe unanimously voted out Whitney Duncan, eliminating the remaining loyal members of Savaii.
Summary[]
| Season | Episode | First Immune | First Voted Out | Second Immune | Second Voted Out | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Islands | 10 | Aitutaki |  Rebecca Borman |
None |  Jenny Guzon-Bae |
After Rebecca was voted out, a message in a bottle revealed that Rarotonga was to vote out another member of the tribe. |
| Redemption Island | 11 |  Grant Mattos |
 Ralph Kiser |
 Rob Mariano |
 Steve Wright |
Immunity Challenge held between votes. The people voted out were sent to Redemption Island. |
| South Pacific | 10 |  Sophie Clarke |
 Dawn Meehan |
Sophie Clarke |
 Whitney Duncan |
Immunity Challenge held between votes. The people voted out were sent to Redemption Island. |
Trivia[]
- In Redemption Island and South Pacific, an individual Immunity Challenge was held between votes.
- Both times, it was won by the eventual Sole Survivor.
- The eliminated contestants were always of the same gender.
- Dawn Meehan is the only contestant to be voted out during this twist and return for another season.
- Due to the Double Elimination twist, Sophie Clarke became the first and currently only contestant to win individual immunity twice in one day.