Nakúm

Tribe Profile
Version	United States
Season	Guatemala
Namesake	A Mesoamerican archeological site; Mesoamerican word meaning "house of the pot"
Tribe Type	Starting Tribe
Day Formed	Day 1
Rival Tribe(s)	Yaxhá
Tribe Status	Merged with Yaxhá on Night 18
Challenge Wins	8
Lowest-Placing Member	Jim Lynch (18/18)
Highest-Placing Member	Danni Boatwright (Winner)
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Nakúm is a tribe from Survivor: Guatemala.

Their tribe color is yellow.

Members

• Original
• Day 9

Blake Towsley 24, Dallas, TX Real estate broker Bobby Jon Drinkard 28, Los Angeles, CA Palau Brandon Bellinger 22, Manhattan, KS Farmer Brooke Struck 25, Hood River, OR Law student Cindy Hall 30, Naples, FL Zookeeper Danni Boatwright 29, Tonganozie, KS Sports radio host Jim Lynch 63, Northglenn, CO Retired fire captain Judd Sergeant 34, Ridgefield, NJ Hotel doorman Margaret Bobonich 43, Chardon, OH Nursing practitioner

Brooke Struck	Cindy Hall	Jamie Newton	Judd Sergeant
Lydia Morales	Margaret Bobonich	Rafe Judkins	Stephenie LaGrossa

Tribe History

The tribe was formed on Day 1, consisting of eight new contestants, plus an unexpected addition, former contestant Bobby Jon Drinkard. They were then instructed to hike eleven miles through the woods to a Mayan pyramid, where the first team to make it there would get to live at the pyramid and would receive flint, while the other tribe would be sent to a new campsite. On the way there, Blake had a branch snap down on his shoulder, which Margaret nursed and took care of. After suffering many injuries, they eventually made it to the pyramid first.

Many tribe members became sick shortly after they set up camp, including Bobby Jon, Judd, Blake, and Jim, who all looked to Margaret, the nurse, for help. They lost the first Immunity Challenge and voted out Jim because he was thought to be the weakest link, considering his injured arm and his old age.

Nakúm won the next Reward and Immunity Challenges on Days 4 and 6, but Blake continued to suffer from sickness and Margaret continued nursing him, causing some people to question whether or not he would be able to survive the elements for much longer.

Nakúm won the next Reward Challenge on Day 7, winning a tarp, and when the guys were taking a long time on deciding how to put it up, Margaret took charge and showed them a convenient way of putting it up. This got under Judd and Bobby Jon's skin because they felt she was "barking orders." They continued their winning streak and won the next Immunity Challenge on Day 8.

On Day 9, the tribes were switched. The two tribes chose the most deserving man and woman to go to a picnic, and they chose Margaret and Judd. Those two were away when the new tribes were separated, meaning they were stuck on their current team. The new Nakúm consisted of Brooke, Cindy, Judd, Margaret, and new tribe mates Jamie Newton, Lydia Morales, Rafe Judkins, and Stephenie LaGrossa. The new Nakúm tribe lost their first Immunity Challenge on Day 11. The members from the original Nakúm had decided that they would stick together and pick the other tribe off, but Judd had second thoughts. He decided he would flip on his old tribe, joining the old Yaxhá tribe members, and backstabbed his old tribe members one by one. He started with Brooke, then Nakúm won the next Immunity Challenge. When a double Tribal Council forced them to vote someone out on Day 15, they continued with voting out Margaret. Nakúm won the next Immunity Challenge on Day 18, and the two tribes immediately merged after Yaxhá's last Tribal Council.

Gallery

Nakúm's shot in the intro.

The Nakúm tribe before Bobby Jon Drinkard joined.

Nakúm at the marooning.

The complete Nakúm tribe.

Nakúm at their first Tribal Council.

Jim voted out.

Host Jeff Probst gives Nakúm its reward after winning the second Reward Challenge.

Nakúm celebrates winning the second Immunity Challenge.

Nakúm winning the third Reward Challenge.

Nakúm at the third Immunity Challenge.

Nakúm before the Tribe Switch.

The new Nakúm.

The new Nakúm at the fourth Immunity Challenge.

Nakúm's second Tribal Council.

Brooke voted out.

Nakúm at the fifth Reward Challenge.

Nakúm celebrating winning the Reward Challenge and the right to win individual immunity.

Nakúm listening to the instructions for the individual Immunity Challenge.

Nakúm at their last Tribal Council.

Margaret voted out.

Nakúm after the Double Tribal Council.

Nakúm celebrate winning immunity.

Trivia

• Nakúm is the first starting tribe to hang their own flag.
• Nakúm has had the most illness and injuries on one tribe, with 3 cases.
  • None of the cases were serious enough for a medical evacuation.
• Nakúm is the first tribe to live amongst ruins.
• Out of the people who reached the merge, Gary Hogeboom is the only one to have never been a member of Nakúm.