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Koh-Lanta: Le Totem Maudit is the twenty-eighth season of Koh-Lanta. It was broadcast on TF1 from February 22 to June 21, 2022.

Le Totem Maudit is notable for featuring the very first Final Three in the history of Koh-Lanta, as well as being the third season to feature a tie at the Final Tribal Council, with more than one winner being declared.

Bastien San Pedro tied with François Descamp and defeated Géraldine Nicolle in a 4-4-3 jury vote at the Final Tribal Council. As a result, both Bastien and François were declared Dual Survivors.

Twists/Changes[]

  • Expanded Cast: The adventure starts with 24 castaways. This only happened once before, in Les 4 Terres.
  • Three Tribes: For only the third time in Koh-Lanta history, the game starts with three tribes, each composed of four men and four women.
  • Tribe Captains: At the marooning, the castaways immediately compete in an individual Reward Challenge where both the first-placing man and the first-placing woman become the captains of two of the new tribes. Additionally, they must pick another castaway who will become the captain of the third tribe. The tribes are then selected in a Schoolyard Pick.
  • Cursed Totem: This is the main twist of the season: in every episode, a tribe or a castaway that comes in last in a challenge receives the Cursed Totem that can come with several disadvantages:
    • Cursed Bracelets: The man and the woman who come in last in the opening Reward Challenge both receive a Cursed Bracelet, which means that every time they go to Tribal Council until the first post-merge Tribal Council, they will receive an extra penalty vote against them. If they are eliminated before then, they must give their Cursed Bracelet to another castaway from their tribe. A third Cursed Bracelet with the same rules is introduced on Day 7 where it is given to the castaway who comes in last in the individual Reward Challenge. Penalty votes do not extend through a revote.
    • Impromptu Tribal Council: The tribe that places last in the first Immunity Challenge has its Tribal Council held immediately after the challenge, at the challenge site.
    • Tribe Swap: The tribe that wins the first tribal Reward Challenge must pick a castaway from the last-placing tribe to join them, and they must also pick one of their own members to join that tribe in return. Both castaways switching tribes are given individual immunity at the following Tribal Council should their new tribe lose the corresponding Immunity Challenge.
    • Exile: The tribe that wins the Day 10 Reward Challenge must pick two castaways from the losing tribe who will be exiled to an isolated beach for 24 hours. Once there, these two castaways are tasked with finding two hidden talismans before sundown. If they fail to do so, their tribe will have a disadvantage in the next Immunity Challenge. On Day 16, the tribe that loses the Reward Challenge is sent to live until the next Reward Challenge on the former Turung camp that has been abandoned since the switch.
    • Challenge Disadvantage: The tribe that loses the Day 13 Reward Challenge has a 20-second time penalty in the next Immunity Challenge. On Day 18, the tribe that wins the Reward Challenge is allowed to practice for the next Immunity Challenge, giving a disadvantage to the losing tribe.
    • Ambassadors Disadvantage: The ambassador of the tribe that loses the last Reward Challenge before the merge has a higher probability (2 in 3 chance) of being eliminated in the rock draw, should the ambassadors not agree on a castaway to eliminate.
    • Penalty Vote after Challenge:
      • At the Day 24 Reward Challenge, the two castaways who come in last both receive an extra vote against them at the following Tribal Council.
      • At the Day 30 Immunity Challenge, both members of the pair that comes in last receive an extra vote against them at Tribal Council.
      • At the Day 36 Immunity Challenge, the castaway who comes in last receives an extra vote against them at Tribal Council.
    • Reward Sit-Out: The Day 27 Reward Challenge is competed by two teams of five formed in a Schoolyard Pick, leaving one odd castaway out who is sent back to camp without a chance to earn reward.
    • Sudden Death Challenge: The castaway who comes in last in the Day 32 Reward Challenge and two other castaways chosen by the winners of the challenge take part in another challenge the day after, where the castaway finishing last is directly eliminated from the game.
    • Cursed Perch: At the final five orienteering race, four people are qualified for the Final Immunity Challenge (Perch) instead of the usual three, but the castaway who comes in fourth in the race has to stand on a "cursed" perch, giving them a disadvantage in the challenge.
  • Double Tribal Council: At the first Immunity Challenge, only the tribe placing first wins immunity, sending both losing tribes to Tribal Council to vote out one person each.
  • Immunity Necklaces: Equivalent of Hidden Immunity Idols in Koh-Lanta. The ones hidden at the pre-merge tribes' camps are only valuable until the first post-merge Tribal Council, while the ones hidden on the merged tribe's camp have full validity. A clue to the location of an additional Immunity Necklace that is only valuable at the following Tribal Council is available as one of the two strategic items found in the chest opened by the winners of the second sudden death challenge.
  • Tribe Switch: On Day 7, the three original tribes are dissolved. An individual Reward Challenge is held where the first and second-place finishers become the captains of the two new tribes, Cadlao and Matingi, formed in a Schoolyard Pick.
  • Ambassadors: At the merge, both tribes must appoint a castaway from the opposite tribe to attend the ambassadors meeting, where their purpose is to directly eliminate a castaway from the game. If the two ambassadors do not agree on a name, one of them is eliminated by a rock draw.
  • Sudden Death Challenge: The castaway who comes in last in the second individual Immunity Challenge is directly eliminated from the game. This challenge is unrelated to the Cursed Totem.
  • Tied Destinies: On Day 29, the ten remaining castaways are divided into five pairs by a rock draw. Until the next Tribal Council, the fate of each contestant is linked to their partner: the challenges are competed by pairs, and the person voted out at Tribal Council causes their partner's demise.
  • Immunity Amulet: The castaway finishing first in the Day 32 Reward Challenge also receives an amulet giving them immunity at the following Tribal Council.
  • Extra Vote: After the second sudden death challenge, the two challenge winners are tasked with taking seven items from a chest containing several food items, every remaining castaway's letters from home, and two strategic advantages, one of which is an Extra Vote that is only usable at the following Tribal Council.
  • Final Three: For the very first time in Koh-Lanta history, this season featured a Final Tribal Council with three remaining finalists facing the jury instead of the usual Final Two. To get this innovative setup, this time, the winner of the Final Immunity Challenge (Perch) chose his first opponent for the Final Tribal Council. Then, the latter picked the third finalist among the two others.

Castaways[]

Contestant Tribe Affiliation Finish Votes
Against
Original Tribe First
Switched Tribe
Second
Switched Tribe
Day 16 Tribe Merged Tribe
FRS28 lili t Lili Gasnier
40, Ille-et-Villaine
Business Owner
Ilog 1st Voted Out
Day 2
8
FRS28 celine t Céline Dufrenoy
41, Seine-et-Marne
Nurse
Turung 2nd Voted Out
Day 3
4
FRS28 franck t Franck Macia
52, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Construction Entrepreneur
Ilog Ilog Quit
Day 4
0
FRS28 matteo t Mattéo Real
20, Paris
Professional Dancer
Turung Turung 3rd Voted Out
Day 6
4
FRS28 samira t Samira Aït-Brahim
34, Morocco
Sports Coach
Nacpan Nacpan Cadlao 4th Voted Out
Day 9
6
FRS28 benjamin t Benjamin Breerette
24, Loire-Atlantique
Accountant
Nacpan Nacpan Matingi 5th Voted Out
Day 11
9
FRS28 jeanphilippe t Jean-Philippe Masy
36, Seine-Maritime
Painter
Ilog Ilog Cadlao Evacuated
Day 16
0
FRS28 stephanie t Stéphanie Tribot
35, Paris
Casino Dealer
Turung Turung Matingi Cadlao 6th Voted Out
Day 15
27
7th Voted Out
Day 17
FRS28 alexandra t Alexandra Élizé
35, Martinique
Media Group Director
Nacpan Nacpan Matingi Matingi 8th Voted Out
Day 20
10
FRS28 setha t Setha El Hajjami
35, Rhône
Graphic Designer
Turung Ilog Matingi Matingi 9th Voted Out
Day 22
14
FRS28 colin t Colin Mottas
25, Switzerland
Digital Manager
Nacpan Nacpan Matingi Matingi Merged Tribe 10th Voted Out
1st Jury Member
Day 23
7
FRS28 pauline t Pauline Pourchaire
24, Alpes-Maritimes
Communications Manager
Ilog Ilog Cadlao Cadlao Eliminated
2nd Jury Member
Day 25
8
FRS28 yannick t Yannick Zachée
34, Alpes-Maritimes
Basketball Player
Turung Turung Matingi Matingi 11th Voted Out
3rd Jury Member
Day 25
20
FRS28 annesophie t Anne-Sophie Mounier
34, Greece
Sports Coach
Turung Turung Matingi Matingi 12th Voted Out
4th Jury Member
Day 28
7
FRS28 maxime t Maxime Tournoux
33, Paris
Portfolio Manager
Nacpan Nacpan Cadlao Cadlao 13th Voted Out
5th Jury Member
Day 31
17
FRS28 louana t Louana Roy
28, Hauts-de-Seine
Rental Property Saleswoman
Ilog Ilog Cadlao Cadlao Eliminated
6th Jury Member
Day 31
6
FRS28 fouzi t Fouzi Ould Bouamama
28, Nord
Financial Manager
Nacpan Nacpan Cadlao Cadlao Eliminated
7th Jury Member
Day 33
4
FRS28 nicolas t Nicolas Bellon
39, Gard
Sports Shop Owner
Ilog Ilog Matingi Matingi 14th Voted Out
8th Jury Member
Day 34
8
FRS28 olga t Olga Khokhlova
35, Paris
Acrobat Dancer
Nacpan Nacpan Matingi Matingi 15th Voted Out
9th Jury Member
Day 37
4
FRS28 ambre t Ambre Daudet
27, Hérault
Sports Training Manager
Ilog Turung Cadlao Cadlao Eliminated
10th Jury Member
Day 38
1
FRS28 jeancharles t Jean-Charles Chatelus
40, Loire
Carpenter
Turung Turung Cadlao Cadlao 16th Voted Out
11th Jury Member
Day 39
7
FRS28 geraldine t Géraldine Nicolle
47, Morbihan
Real Estate Agent
Nacpan Nacpan Cadlao Cadlao Runner-Up 5
FRS28 bastien t Bastien San Pedro
32, Rhône
Rope Access Technician
Turung Turung Matingi Matingi Dual Survivors 0
FRS28 francois t François Descamp
38, Hérault
Firefighter
Ilog Ilog Cadlao Cadlao 0

Season Summary[]

Episode Air date Challenges Eliminated
(Vote)
Finish
Reward Immunity
1 February 22, 2022 Alexandra Nacpan Lili
(8-1)
1st Voted Out
Day 2
Jean-Philippe
Céline
(4-2-2-1)
2nd Voted Out
Day 3
[Céline]
2 March 1, 2022 Turung Ambre1 Franck
(No Vote)
Quit
Day 4
Nacpan
Nacpan Mattéo
(4-3-1)
3rd Voted Out
Day 6
Ilog
3 March 8, 2022 Louana Matingi Samira
(6-5)
4th Voted Out
Day 9
Anne-Sophie
4 March 15, 2022 Matingi Cadlao Benjamin
(4-4-2-1-1;
5-5;
Tiebreaker)2
5th Voted Out
Day 11
5 March 22, 2022 Matingi Cadlao Stéphanie
(5-3-1-1-1)
6th Voted Out
Day 15
6 April 5, 2022 Matingi Matingi Jean-Philippe
(No Vote)
Evacuated
Day 16
Stéphanie
(8-1-1)
7th Voted Out
Day 17
7 April 12, 2022 Matingi Cadlao Alexandra
(4-4-2;
4-4;
Tiebreaker)2
8th Voted Out
Day 20
8 April 19, 2022 Cadlao No
Elimination
9 April 26, 2022 None None Setha
(2-0)3
9th Voted Out
Day 22
Louana Colin
(7-6-3-1)4
10th Voted Out
1st Jury Member
Day 23
10 May 3, 2022 François
[Ambre]
François Pauline
(No Vote)5
Eliminated
2nd Jury Member
Day 25
Yannick
(8-6-1)
11th Voted Out
3rd Jury Member
Day 25
11 May 10, 2022 Ambre,
Bastien,
Fouzi,
François,
Louana
Louana Anne-Sophie
(7-5)4
12th Voted Out
4th Jury Member
Day 28
12 May 17, 2022 Ambre,
Bastien
François,
Olga
Maxime
(5-4-3-1)
13th Voted Out
5th Jury Member
Day 31
Louana
(No Vote)6
Eliminated
6th Jury Member
Day 31
13 May 24, 2022 Bastien7 Olga8 Fouzi
(No Vote)7
Eliminated
7th Jury Member
Day 33
Ambre Jean-Charles8
14 May 31, 2022 None Bastien7 Nicolas
(4-3-0)9
14th Voted Out
8th Jury Member
Day 34
Olga
15 June 7, 2022 François
[Géraldine]
Bastien Olga
(3-2-2-1)
15th Voted Out
9th Jury Member
Day 37
16 June 14, 2022 None Jean-Charles Ambre
(No Vote)10
Eliminated
10th Jury Member
Day 38
Géraldine
François
Bastien
17 June 21, 2022 None Géraldine Jean-Charles
(No Vote)11
16th Voted Out
11th Jury Member
Day 39
Jury Vote Géraldine
(4-4-3)
Runner-Up
Bastien
François
(4-4-3)12
Dual Survivors
Notes:

^1 After switching tribes, Ambre and Setha were given individual immunity at the following Tribal Council should their new tribe lose the corresponding Immunity Challenge.
^2 A deadlocked tie occurred, thus forcing the tied castaways to draw rocks to determine who would be eliminated.
^3 At the ambassadors meeting, the two ambassadors agreed to vote Setha out of the game.
^4 An Immunity Necklace was played, however, no votes were cast against its user.
^5 The castaway who finished last in the second individual Immunity Challenge would be eliminated from the game. Pauline came in last and was eliminated.
^6 Louana was Maxime's partner during the Tied Destinies twist, therefore she was also eliminated when Maxime was voted out.
^7 After finishing first in the Reward Challenge, Bastien also received individual immunity at Tribal Council in the form of an Immunity Amulet.
^8 The castaway who finished last in the Reward Challenge and two other castaways chosen by the winners of the challenge competed in another challenge where the castaway who finished last would be eliminated from the game. Olga and Jean-Charles won and remained in the game while Fouzi was eliminated.
^9 An Immunity Necklace was played, negating all votes against its user.
^10 At the final five, the remaining castaways competed in an elimination challenge where the castaway finishing last would be eliminated from the game. Ambre came in last and was eliminated.
^11 By virtue of winning the final Immunity Challenge, and due to the Final Three, Géraldine chose François as his first opponent. The latter then picked Bastien to be the third finalist. Therefore, Jean-Charles was voted out.
^12 According to the rules of Koh-Lanta, if a tie for Sole Survivor occurs, two of the three finalists are declared winners.

Voting History[]

Koh-Lanta: Le Totem Maudit Voting History
Original Tribes First Switched Tribes Second Switched Tribes Day 16 Tribes Merged Tribe
Episode #: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Voted out: FRS28 lili t
Lili
FRS28 celine t
Céline
FRS28 franck t
Franck
FRS28 matteo t
Mattéo
FRS28 samira t
Samira
Tie Deadlock FRS28 benjamin t
Benjamin
FRS28 stephanie t
Stéphanie
FRS28 jeanphilippe t
Jean-Philippe
FRS28 stephanie t
Stéphanie
Tie Deadlock FRS28 alexandra t
Alexandra
FRS28 setha t
Setha
FRS28 colin t
Colin
FRS28 pauline t
Pauline
FRS28 yannick t
Yannick
FRS28 annesophie t
Anne-Sophie
FRS28 maxime t
Maxime
FRS28 louana t
Louana
FRS28 fouzi t
Fouzi
FRS28 nicolas t
Nicolas
FRS28 olga t
Olga
FRS28 ambre t
Ambre
FRS28 jeancharles t
Jean-Charles
FRS28 geraldine t
Géraldine
FRS28 françois t
François
FRS28 bastien t
Bastien
Vote: 8-11 4-2-2-11 No Vote2 4-3-11 6-51 4-4-2-1-11,3 5-54 Lottery 5-3-1-1-11 No Vote5 8-1-11 4-4-21,3 4-44 Lottery 2-06 7-6-3-11,7 No Vote8 8-6-110 7-57 5-4-3-111 No Vote12 No Vote13 4-3-015 3-2-2-116 No Vote17 No Vote18 4-4-319
Bastien Céline Stéphanie Stéphanie Stéphanie Stéphanie Alexandra Alexandra Maxime Louana Maxime Maxime Géraldine Géraldine Jury Vote
François Lili Samira Stéphanie Colin Yannick Anne-Sophie Maxime Jean-Charles Olga9
Olga9
Géraldine Pauline Stéphanie Colin Yannick Anne-Sophie Nicolas Nicolas Jean-Charles
Jean-Charles Céline Stéphanie Samira Stéphanie Colin Yannick Anne-Sophie Fouzi Nicolas Géraldine Voted out Bastien
Ambre Lili Mattéo Samira Stéphanie Colin Yannick Anne-Sophie Maxime Jean-Charles Olga Eliminated François
Olga Setha Benjamin Stéphanie Setha Setha Maxime Louana9 Maxime Maxime9 Nicolas14 Ambre Géraldine
Louana9 Maxime9 Nicolas14
Nicolas Lili Stéphanie Stéphanie Stéphanie Alexandra Alexandra Maxime Louana Maxime Fouzi Géraldine9 François
Géraldine9
Fouzi Pauline Stéphanie Colin Yannick Anne-Sophie Nicolas Eliminated François
Louana Lili Samira Stéphanie Setha Yannick Yannick Anne-Sophie Fouzi Eliminated Géraldine
Maxime Pauline Stéphanie Colin Yannick Anne-Sophie Nicolas Géraldine
Anne-Sophie Setha Mattéo Benjamin Benjamin Setha Setha Setha Maxime Louana Maxime9 Bastien
Maxime9
Yannick Céline Mattéo Benjamin Benjamin Olga Alexandra Alexandra Maxime Louana Bastien
Pauline Lili Samira Stéphanie Colin Eliminated François
Colin Stéphanie Stéphanie Stéphanie Setha Setha Setha Maxime Bastien
Setha Stéphanie Stéphanie Stéphanie Stéphanie Alexandra Alexandra Voted Out
Alexandra Benjamin Benjamin Yannick Setha Setha Voted Out
Stéphanie Setha Mattéo Benjamin Benjamin Alexandra Maxime
Jean-Philippe Lili Samira Evacuated
Benjamin Alexandra Stéphanie Voted Out
Samira Pauline
Mattéo Céline Stéphanie
Franck Lili Quit
Céline Stéphanie
Lili Pauline
Penalty Votes: Lili Yannick Yannick Pauline Yannick Yannick Pauline Yannick Pauline Fouzi Jean-Charles Jean-Charles
Yannick
Yannick Yannick Yannick Yannick Nicolas
Yannick
Notes:

^1 The castaway(s) who received a Cursed Bracelet had penalty votes cast against them at Tribal Council.
^2 Franck elected to quit the game. No vote occurred for his removal.
^3 Tribal Council resulted in a tie. Per the rules, a second vote was held where the castaways could only vote for those involved in the tie.
^4 A deadlocked tie occurred, thus forcing the tied castaways to draw rocks to determine who would be eliminated.
^5 Jean-Philippe was medically evacuated. No vote occurred for his removal and Stéphanie came back into the game to replace him.
^6 Colin and Louana were their tribes' ambassadors. At the meeting, they agreed to vote Setha out of the game.
^7 An Immunity Necklace was played, however, no votes were cast against its user.
^8 The castaway who finished last in the second individual Immunity Challenge would be eliminated from the game. Pauline came in last and was eliminated.
^9 This castaway was given the power to vote twice by the castaway voted out at the previous Tribal Council.
^10 The two castaways who finished last in the Reward Challenge had penalty votes cast against them at Tribal Council.
^11 The pair that finished last in the Immunity Challenge had penalty votes cast against them at Tribal Council.
^12 Louana was Maxime's partner during the Tied Destinies twist, therefore she was also eliminated when Maxime was voted out.
^13 The castaway who finished last in the Reward Challenge and two other castaways chosen by the winners of the challenge competed in another challenge where the castaway who finished last would be eliminated from the game. Fouzi came in last and was eliminated.
^14 Olga used an Extra Vote advantage, allowing her to vote twice at Tribal Council.
^15 An Immunity Necklace was played, negating all votes against its user.
^16 The castaway who finished last in the Immunity Challenge had a penalty vote cast against them at Tribal Council.
^17 At the final five, the remaining castaways competed in an elimination challenge where the castaway finishing last would be eliminated from the game. Ambre came in last and was eliminated.
^18 By virtue of winning the final Immunity Challenge, and due to the Final Three, Géraldine chose François as his first opponent. The latter then picked Bastien to be the third finalist. Therefore, Jean-Charles was voted out.
^19 According to the rules of Koh-Lanta, if a tie for Sole Survivor occurs, two of the three finalists are declared winners.

Trivia[]

References[]

Koh-Lanta Seasons
Les Aventuriers · Nicoya · Bocas del Toro · Panama · Pacifique · Vanuatu · Palawan · Caramoan · Le Retour des Héros · Palau · Le Choc des Héros · Viêtnam · Raja Ampat · La Revanche des Héros · Malaisie · La Nouvelle Édition · Johor · Thaïlande · L'Île au Trésor · Cambodge · Fidji · Le Combat des Héros · La Guerre des Chefs · L'Île des Héros · Les 4 Terres · Les Armes Secrètes · La Légende · Le Totem Maudit · Le Feu Sacré · Les Chasseurs d'Immunité · La Tribu Maudite
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