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{{Tribe
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| image= [[File:Kota-tribe.jpg|250px]]
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| image = <tabber>Original=[[File:Kota-tribe.jpg]]|-|Day 10=[[File:S17nkota.jpg]]</tabber>
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| version = [[Survivor (U.S.)|United States]]
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| season= {{s2|17}}
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| season = {{S2|17}}
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| tribenameorigin= [[wikipedia:Kota people|From Bakota, a Gabonese<br />ethnic group]]
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| tribenameorigin = [[wikipedia:Kota people|From Bakota, a Gabonese ethnic group]]
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| tribetype= Stating Tribe
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| tribetype = Starting Tribe
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| dayformed= Day 1
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| dayformed = Day 1
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| opponents= {{tribeicon|fang}}
  
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| status= {{merged|17|Fang|27}}
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| opponents = {{tribeicon|fang}}
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| status = {{merged|17|Fang|27}}
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| challenges= 9
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| challenges = 9
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| lowestplacingmember= [[Paloma Soto-Castillo]] (16/18)
  
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| highestplacingmember= [[Bob Crowley]] (Winner)
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| lowestplacingmember = [[Paloma Soto-Castillo]] (16/18)
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| highestplacingmember = [[Bob Crowley]] (Winner)
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| buffimage = [[File:S17 kota.jpg|100px]]
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| buffimage = S17 kota.jpg
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| insigniaimage=''Kota has two insignias.''<br>[[File:Kota insignia 1.png|100px]][[File:Kota insignia 2.png|100px]]
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| insigniaimage = <tabber>Insignia 1=[[File:Kota insignia 1.png|100px]]|-|Insignia 2=[[File:Kota insignia 2.png|100px]]</tabber>
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| flagimage = [[File:S17 Kota Flag.jpg|250px]]
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| flagimage = S17 Kota Flag.jpg
 
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{{tribeicon|kota}} is a tribe from {{S|17}}.
   
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'''Kota''' was one of two tribes with 9 castaways that began in {{Ep|1701}}. The tribe was known for their extensive winning streak in challenges before losing almost all of its original members after the [[merge]] due to'' ''Gabon's two tribe swaps. Kota's tribe color was yellow.
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'''Kota''' was a tribe from {{S|17}}.
  
   
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Kota was one of two tribes with 9 castaways that began in {{Ep|1701}}. The tribe was known for their extensive winning streak in challenges before losing almost all of its original members after the merge due to ''Gabon's'' two tribe swaps. Kota's tribe color was yellow.
  
 
==Members==
  
==Members==
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<tabber>Original=
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| {{tribebox3|kota|[[File:s17 ace t.jpg|link=Ace Gordon]][[File:s17 bob t.jpg|link=Bob Crowley]][[File:s17 charlie t.jpg|link=Charlie Herschel]]<br />[[File:s17 corinne t.jpg|link=Corinne Kaplan]][[File:s17 jacquie t.jpg|link=Jacquie Berg]][[File:s17 kelly t.jpg|link=Kelly Czarnecki]]<br />[[File:s17 marcus t.jpg|link=Marcus Lehman]][[File:s17 paloma t.jpg|link=Paloma Soto-Castillo]][[File:s17 sugar t.jpg|link=Sugar Kiper]]}}
  
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| {{ContestantThumbnail3|color=kota|articlename=Ace Gordon|name='''Ace Gordon'''|image=S17 ace t.png|place=27, Naples, FL<br />Jewelry salesman/ Photographer}}
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| {{ContestantThumbnail3|color=kota|articlename=Bob Crowley|name='''Bob Crowley'''|image=S17 bob t.png|place=57, Portland, ME<br />Physics teacher}}
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| {{ContestantThumbnail3|color=kota|articlename=Charlie Herschel|name='''Charlie Herschel'''|image=S17 charlie t.png|place=29, New York City, NY<br />Lawyer}}
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| {{ContestantThumbnail3|color=kota|articlename=Corinne Kaplan|name='''Corinne Kaplan'''|image=S17 corinne t.png|place=29, Los Angeles, CA<br />Pharmaceutical saleswoman}}
 
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| {{ContestantThumbnail3|color=kota|articlename=Jacquie Berg|name='''Jacquie Berg'''|image=S17 jacquie t.png|place=25, Santa Barbara, CA<br />Medical saleswoman}}
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* [[Ace Gordon]], a jewelry salesman/fashion photographer from Naples, Florida.
  
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| {{ContestantThumbnail3|color=kota|articlename=Kelly Czarnecki|name='''Kelly Czarnecki'''|image=S17 kelly t.png|place=22, Buffalo Grove, IL<br />Retail saleswoman}}
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* [[Bob Crowley]], a physics teacher from South Portland, Maine.
  
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| {{ContestantThumbnail3|color=kota|articlename=Marcus Lehman|name='''Marcus Lehman'''|image=S17 marcus t.png|place=28, Atlanta, GA<br />Doctor}}
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* [[Charlie Herschel]], a lawyer from New York, New York.
  
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| {{ContestantThumbnail3|color=kota|articlename=Paloma Soto-Castillo|name='''Paloma Soto-Castillo'''|image=S17 paloma t.png|place=23, Downey, CA<br />Student}}
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* [[Corinne Kaplan]], a Pharmaceutical Sales representative from Los Angeles, California.
  
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| {{ContestantThumbnail3|color=kota|articlename=Sugar Kiper|name='''Sugar Kiper'''|image=S17 sugar t.png|place=29, Brooklyn, NY<br />Pin-up model}}
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* [[Jacquie Berg]], a medical sales representative from Santa Barbara, California.
  
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* [[Kelly Czarnecki]], a retail sales manager from Spring Grove, Illinois.
  
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* [[Marcus Lehman]], a resident physician from Atlanta, Georgia.
  
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* [[Paloma Soto-Castillo]], a student from Downey, California.
  
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* [[Sugar Kiper]], a pin-up model from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
  
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As Gabonese tradition dictates, the elders were given utmost respect. With this, the oldest cast members of both sexes initiated a tribe-picking activity. The oldest male chose the members of Kota. The following castaways comprised the original Kota tribe, existing from Days 1-9:
  
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* Bob chose Ace;
  
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* Ace chose Sugar;
  
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* Sugar chose Marcus;
  
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* Marcus chose Charlie;
  
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* Charlie chose Paloma;
  
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* Paloma chose Kelly;
  
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* Kelly chose Jacquie;
  
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* Jacquie chose Corinne.
  
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===First Tribal Swap===
  
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On Day 10, the tribes were swapped, the following castaways comprised the second version of the Kota tribe:
  
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| {{tribebox3|kota|[[File:s17 bob t.jpg|link=Bob Crowley]][[File:s17 charlie t.jpg|link=Charlie Herschel]][[File:s17 corinne t.jpg|link=Corinne Kaplan]]<br />[[File:s17 dan t.jpg|link=Dan Kay]][[File:s17 marcus t.jpg|link=Marcus Lehman]][[File:s17 randy t.jpg|link=Randy Bailey]][[File:s17 susie t.jpg|link=Susie Smith]]}}
  
 
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* {{tribeicon1|kota}} Bob Crowley
  
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* {{tribeicon1|kota}} Charlie Herschel
  
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* {{tribeicon1|kota}} Corinne Kaplan
  
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* {{tribeicon1|fang}} [[Dan Kay]], a lawyer from Boston, Massachusetts.
  
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* {{tribeicon1|kota}} Marcus Lehman
  
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* {{tribeicon1|fang}} [[Randy Bailey]], a wedding videographer from Eagle Rock, Missouri.
  
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* {{tribeicon1|fang}} [[Susie Smith]], a hairdresser from Charles City, Iowa.
  
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*Marcus chose Dan;
  
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*Dan chose Charlie;
  
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*Charlie chose Randy;
  
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*Randy chose Corinne;
  
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*Corinne chose Susie;
  
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*Susie chose Bob.
  
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===Second Tribal Swap===
  
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On Day 22, the tribes went to what they assumed was a merge feast. Afterwords, it was revealed that the tribes would swap yet again, the following castaways composed the third and final version of the Kota tribe:
  
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| {{tribebox3|kota|[[File:s17 bob t.jpg|link=Bob Crowley]][[File:s17 crystal t.jpg|link=Crystal Cox]]<br />[[File:s17 ken t.jpg|link=Ken Huang]][[File:s17 marcus t.jpg|link=Marcus Lehman]][[File:s17 susie t.jpg|link=Susie Smith]]}}
  
 
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|-|Day 10=
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{| align="center"
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| {{ContestantThumbnail4|color=kota|articlename=Bob Crowley|name='''Bob Crowley'''|image=S17 bob t.png|place={{colorbox|kota}}}}
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| {{ContestantThumbnail4|color=kota|articlename=Charlie Herschel|name='''Charlie Herschel'''|image=S17 charlie t.png|place={{colorbox|kota}}}}
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| {{ContestantThumbnail4|color=kota|articlename=Corinne Kaplan|name='''Corinne Kaplan'''|image=S17 corinne t.png|place={{colorbox|kota}}}}
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{| align="center"
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| {{ContestantThumbnail4|color=kota|articlename=Dan Kay|name='''Dan Kay'''|image=S17 dan t.png|place={{colorbox|fang}}}}
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| {{ContestantThumbnail4|color=kota|articlename=Marcus Lehman|name='''Marcus Lehman'''|image=S17 marcus t.png|place={{colorbox|kota}}}}
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| {{ContestantThumbnail4|color=kota|articlename=Randy Bailey|name='''Randy Bailey'''|image=S17 randy t.png|place={{colorbox|fang}}}}
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| {{ContestantThumbnail4|color=kota|articlename=Susie Smith|name='''Susie Smith'''|image=S17 susie t.png|place={{colorbox|fang}}}}
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|-|Day 22=
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{| align="center"
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| {{ContestantThumbnail4|color=kota|articlename=Bob Crowley|name='''Bob Crowley'''|image=S17 bob t.png|place={{colorbox|kota}} {{colorbox|kota}}}}
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| {{ContestantThumbnail4|color=kota|articlename=Crystal Cox|name='''Crystal Cox'''|image=S17 crystal t.png|place={{colorbox|fang}} {{colorbox|fang}}}}
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| {{ContestantThumbnail4|color=kota|articlename=Ken Hoang|name='''Ken Hoang'''|image=S17 ken t.png|place={{colorbox|fang}} {{colorbox|fang}}}}
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| {{ContestantThumbnail4|color=kota|articlename=Marcus Lehman|name='''Marcus Lehman'''|image=S17 marcus t.png|place={{colorbox|kota}} {{colorbox|kota}}}}
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| {{ContestantThumbnail4|color=kota|articlename=Susie Smith|name='''Susie Smith'''|image=S17 susie t.png|place={{colorbox|fang}} {{colorbox|kota}}}}
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</tabber>
   
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* {{tribeicon1|kota}}{{tribeicon1|kota}} Bob Crowley
  
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* {{tribeicon1|fang}}{{tribeicon1|fang}} [[Crystal Cox]], an Olympic gold medalist from Durham, North Carolina.
  
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* {{tribeicon1|fang}}{{tribeicon1|fang}} [[Ken Hoang]], a video game expert from Westminster, California.
  
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* {{tribeicon1|kota}}{{tribeicon1|kota}} Marcus Lehman
  
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* {{tribeicon1|fang}}{{tribeicon1|kota}} Susie Smith
  
 
==Tribe History==
  
==Tribe History==
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{{Empty section|date=February 2016}}
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==Gallery==
  
==Gallery==
 
<gallery captiontextcolor="#000000">
  
<gallery captiontextcolor="#000000">
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KotaIntroShot.png
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KotaIntroShot.png|Kota's intro shot.
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Paloma puzzle.jpg|Kota competes in the first tribal [[Immunity Challenge]], ''[[Lock Step|Temptation Valley]]''.
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VO Paloma Gabon.jpg|Paloma Voted Out
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VO Paloma Gabon.jpg|[[Paloma Soto-Castillo|Paloma]] voted out.
 
Danny Brown, Ken Hoang, Crystal Cox, Randy Baily, Dan Kay, Matty Whitmore, Marcus Lehman, Ace Gordon, Bob Crowley, Charlie Herschel, Jacquie Berg, and Corinne Kaplan.jpg|The members of Kota ranked before the first tribe switch.
  
Danny Brown, Ken Hoang, Crystal Cox, Randy Baily, Dan Kay, Matty Whitmore, Marcus Lehman, Ace Gordon, Bob Crowley, Charlie Herschel, Jacquie Berg, and Corinne Kaplan.jpg|The members of Kota ranked before the first tribe switch.
 
s17nkota.jpg|The new Kota tribe.
  
s17nkota.jpg|The new Kota tribe.
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VO Dan Gabon.jpg|Dan Voted Out
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VO Dan Gabon.jpg|[[Dan Kay|Dan]] voted out.
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VO Marcus Gabon.jpg|Marcus Blindsided
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VO Marcus Gabon.jpg|[[Marcus Lehman|Marcus]] blindsided.
 
</gallery>
  
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==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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*[[Bob Crowley]] and [[Marcus Lehman]] are the only members of Kota to remain on Kota the whole time Kota was in existence.
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* [[Bob Crowley]] is the only original member of Kota to remain on the tribe until the merge.
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* Kota, along with its rival [[Fang]] tribe, are the third and fourth tribes to have its tribe name originated from an actual tribe or ethnic group, following {{S2|3}}'s [[Boran]] and [[Samburu]] tribes.
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**Ironically, Marcus was the first voted out after the second tribal switch, and Bob was the eventual winner.
  
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* Kota, along with Fang, are the first two tribes to be a part of two full [[Tribe Switch|tribe switches]].
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** Therefore, Marcus is the only member of the jury to never be on Fang. Bob is the only member of the Nobag and the Final 3 to never be on Fang.
 
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* Kota, along with its rival [[Fang]] tribe, are the third and fourth tribes to have its tribe name originated from an actual tribe or ethnic group, following ''[[Survivor: Africa]]'''s [[Samburu]] and [[Boran]] tribes, which are also African-based tribes.
  
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*[[Bob Crowley]], [[Marcus Lehman]], and [[Paloma Soto-Castillo]] are the only Kota members to never have been members of [[Fang]] at any point in the game.
  
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* Kota, along with Fang, were the only two tribes to be a part of two tribe switches.
  
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*[[Bob Crowley]] is the only member of the original Kota who was not in their 20's at the time of playing.
  
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*Kota is the ninth yellow tribe.
  
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*There were three incarnations of Kota. Each went to tribal council once and only once.
  
 
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Revision as of 19:34, 19 April 2020

Kota is a tribe from Survivor: Gabon.

Kota was one of two tribes with 9 castaways that began in "Want to See the Elephant Dung?". The tribe was known for their extensive winning streak in challenges before losing almost all of its original members after the merge due to Gabon's two tribe swaps. Kota's tribe color was yellow.

Members

Ace Gordon
27, Naples, FL
Jewelry salesman/ Photographer
S17 ace t
Bob Crowley
57, Portland, ME
Physics teacher
S17 bob t
Charlie Herschel
29, New York City, NY
Lawyer
S17 charlie t
Corinne Kaplan
29, Los Angeles, CA
Pharmaceutical saleswoman
S17 corinne t
Jacquie Berg
25, Santa Barbara, CA
Medical saleswoman
S17 jacquie t
Kelly Czarnecki
22, Buffalo Grove, IL
Retail saleswoman
S17 kelly t
Marcus Lehman
28, Atlanta, GA
Doctor
S17 marcus t
Paloma Soto-Castillo
23, Downey, CA
Student
S17 paloma t
Sugar Kiper
29, Brooklyn, NY
Pin-up model
S17 sugar t

 Bob Crowley
    
S17 bob t
S17 charlie t
 Corinne Kaplan
    
S17 corinne t
 Dan Kay
    
S17 dan t
 Marcus Lehman
    
S17 marcus t
 Randy Bailey
    
S17 randy t
 Susie Smith
    
S17 susie t

 Bob Crowley
         
S17 bob t
 Crystal Cox
         
S17 crystal t
 Ken Hoang
         
S17 ken t
 Marcus Lehman
         
S17 marcus t
 Susie Smith
         
S17 susie t

Tribe History

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Gallery

Trivia

  • Bob Crowley is the only original member of Kota to remain on the tribe until the merge.
  • Kota, along with its rival Fang tribe, are the third and fourth tribes to have its tribe name originated from an actual tribe or ethnic group, following Africa's Boran and Samburu tribes.
  • Kota, along with Fang, are the first two tribes to be a part of two full tribe switches.

References

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