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Galu is a starting tribe from Survivor: Samoa.

Galu proved to be the physically stronger tribe, winning eight of the ten tribal challenges against their rival Foa Foa tribe, in part due to Russell Swan's leadership. However, after the merge, tribal conflicts erupted, and Russell Hantz's gameplay emerged, causing its members to be eliminated in an almost consecutive order. Their tribe color is purple.

Members[]

Brett Clouser
23, Los Angeles, CA
T-shirt designer
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Dave Ball
38, Los Angeles, CA
Fitness instructor
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Erik Cardona
28, Los Angeles, CA
Bartender
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John Fincher
25, Santa Monica, CA
Rocket scientist
S19 john t
Kelly Sharbaugh
25, San Diego, CA
Hairstylist
S19 kelly t
Laura Morett
39, Salem, OR
Office manager
S19 laura t
Monica Padilla
24, San Diego, CA
Law student
S19 monica t
Russell Swan
42, Glenside, PA
Attorney
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Shambo Waters
45, Renton, WA
Saleswoman
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Yasmin Giles
33, Los Angeles, CA
Hairstylist
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Tribe History[]

On the first day of the competition, the ten members of Galu were instructed to vote (based solely on first impressions) for a leader. They chose Russell Swan, who did not choose wisely in the first Reward Challenge. However, this was merely a speed bump on Galu's road to pre-merge domination, which became clear when the first eight days saw the tribe immune from the first few votes.

Whilst the tribe enjoyed early success, there were clear factions within the group. The girls' alliance of Laura Morett, Monica Padilla, and Kelly Sharbaugh and the men's alliance of Erik Cardona, Russell Swan, Dave Ball, John Fincher, and Brett Clouser left Shambo Waters a sitting duck.

After their first Tribal Council and the elimination of Yasmin on Day 11, Galu remained a force to be reckoned with in terms of challenge performance. However, Russell S. began to show signs of struggling at a Reward Challenge which led to his eventual evacuation. Jeff Probst instructed that the tribe elect a new leader. Erik took this opportunity to bring Shambo into the alliance and make her the leader in order to control her later down the line. Her reign as leader was short-lived and the majority of the time scrutinized as the decisions she wanted were regularly rejected straight away (one incident regarding who would be making decisions at a Reward Challenge).

Challenge History[]

Episode Challenge Challenge Type Sit-Out Result Observer Eliminated
(Vote)
Finish
1 Chief's Choice Reward Brett, Dave, Kelly,
Laura, Monica, Russell S.
Lost None Tribe Immune
Yank Your Hank Immunity None Won
2 Schmergen Brawl Reward/Immunity Monica Won Yasmin Tribe Immune
3 Sea Crates Reward/Immunity Brett, Erik,
Shambo, Yasmin
Won Shambo Tribe Immune
4 Bocce In A Box Reward Brett, Erik, John, Kelly,
Laura, Monica, Yasmin
Won None Yasmin
(8-2)
4th Voted Out
Day 11
Well Stacked Immunity Dave, Laura,
Russell S., Shambo
Lost
5 Samoa Smoothies Reward John, Kelly, Laura Won Shambo Tribe Immune
Sack Attack Immunity Brett, Dave, Shambo Won
6 Roll With It Reward Dave, Kelly,
Monica, Shambo
Cancelled1 None Russell S.
(no vote)
Evacuated
Day 15
7 Brain Food Reward Dave, Kelly, Shambo Won Laura Tribe Immune
Canoe Dueling Immunity John, Laura, Monica Won
Tribes Merged, Day 19
Notes:
^1 Russell S. collapsed at the challenge, causing the challenge to be stopped with no winner. Galu and Foa Foa attended Tribal Council that night, to discuss Russell S.'s situation. The scheduled Double Tribal Council was cancelled, thus no one was voted out.

Voting History[]

Original Tribes
Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Voted out: Tribe
Immune
Tribe
Immune
Tribe
Immune
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Yasmin
Tribe
Immune
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Russell S.
Tribe
Immune
Tribes
Merged
Vote: 8-2 No vote1
Brett Yasmin
Shambo Monica
Monica Yasmin
Dave Yasmin
John Yasmin
Laura Yasmin
Kelly Yasmin
Erik Yasmin
Russell S. Yasmin Evacuated
Yasmin Monica
Notes:
^1 Russell S. was evacuated from the game due to severe hypotension. No vote occurred for his removal.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Galu ties with Sook Jai and Zapatera for the longest elimination streak of an original tribe, with seven of its members being eliminated consecutively.
    • Coincidentally, all three tribes were purple.
  • Galu is the fourth starting tribe to secure all but one seat on the jury, following Rotu, Koror, and Timbira.
  • Galu is the biggest tribe to have every member sit out of at least one challenge.

References[]

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