Kota was 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
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- Ace Gordon, a jewelry salesman/fashion photographer from Naples, Florida.
- Bob Crowley, a physics teacher from South Portland, Maine.
- Charlie Herschel, a lawyer from New York, New York.
- Corinne Kaplan, a Pharmaceutical Sales representative from Los Angeles, California.
- Jacquie Berg, a medical sales representative from Santa Barbara, California.
- Kelly Czarnecki, a retail sales manager from Spring Grove, Illinois.
- Marcus Lehman, a resident physician from Atlanta, Georgia.
- Paloma Soto-Castillo, a student from Downey, California.
- Sugar Kiper, a pin-up model from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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:
- Bob chose Ace;
- Ace chose Sugar;
- Sugar chose Marcus;
- Marcus chose Charlie;
- Charlie chose Paloma;
- Paloma chose Kelly;
- Kelly chose Jacquie;
- Jacquie chose Corinne.
First Tribal Swap
On Day 10, the tribes were swapped, the following castaways comprised the second version of the Kota tribe:
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- ► Bob Crowley
- ► Charlie Herschel
- ► Corinne Kaplan
- ► Dan Kay, a lawyer from Boston, Massachusetts.
- ► Marcus Lehman
- ► Randy Bailey, a wedding videographer from Eagle Rock, Missouri.
- ► Susie Smith, a hairdresser from Charles City, Iowa.
- Marcus chose Dan;
- Dan chose Charlie;
- Charlie chose Randy;
- Randy chose Corinne;
- Corinne chose Susie;
- Susie chose Bob.
Second Tribal Swap
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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- ►► Bob Crowley
- ►► Crystal Cox, an Olympic gold medalist from Durham, North Carolina.
- ►► Ken Hoang, a video game expert from Westminster, California.
- ►► Marcus Lehman
- ►► Susie Smith
Tribe History
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Trivia
- Bob Crowley and Marcus Lehman are the only members of Kota to remain on Kota the whole time Kota was in existence.
- 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.
- Kota, along with Fang, were the only two tribes to be a part of two tribe switches.
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