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A Schoolyard Pick is often used in Survivor for choosing tribes.

About

When a Schoolyard Pick is presented to the castaways, the opportunity to forge a stronger (or weaker) team is made. There is no one way to form new tribes, and several methods have been used.

Appearances

In Survivor: Thailand, Jeff announced at the start of the game that local tradition dictates that the eldest are of the highest importance, so it was only fair if they chose the tribes. Jan Gentry and Jake Billingsley were the two oldest members, therefore they selected the two tribes.
On Day 13 of Survivor: The Amazon, Tree Mail requested the presence of the youngest member from Tambaqui and Jaburu to meet at an overnight summit. Jenna Morasca and Dave Johnson met and enjoyed a night of trading stories, strategies, and alliances. The next morning, Jeff announced that they would become tribe captains and choose new tribes.
During the opening days of Survivor: Palau, the two Immunity Necklace holders Ian Rosenberger and Jolanda Jones chose first as to who would join their tribe, with the person they selected choosing the next and so on until one man and one woman were left unpicked and eliminated from the game.
Survivor: Panama closely mirrored the format used in Palau, but the person left without a tribe was sent to Exile Island and would join the losing tribe after their Tribal Council. This person ended up being Bruce Kanegai.
Survivor: Cook Islands featured a Schoolyard Pick at the final 18. There were two sets of captains (2 men, 2 women). They would then select someone of a different ethnicity, who would then select someone else from a different ethnicity and so forth until each ethnic group was evenly represented on their tribe. The captains would all then break an egg at the same time to reveal who was on which of the two new tribes.
Survivor: Fiji featured a Tribe Switch at final 13. Earl Cole and Edgardo Rivera stepped up to be the two captains, then a Schoolyard Pick took place, requiring castaways to select someone from the opposing tribe. After two teams of six were chosen, Lisi Linares was left unpicked and sent to Exile Island. In the end the captains drew rocks to determine which team would become the new Moto tribe, living on the luxurious camp.
In Survivor: Micronesia the tribes were rearranged at the final 16. The remaining contestants were told to pick a colored rock to determine team captains, then a Schoolyard Pick took place in the similar style of Fiji, mixing up the fans and favorites.
At the start of the competition in Survivor: Gabon, the castaways introduced one another and in a similar fashion to Thailand, the two eldest castaways, Bob Crowley and Gillian Larson, were tasked to select the first members of their tribe, and then in the same style of Palau and Panama until no contestants were left to be picked.
Also in Survivor: Gabon, a Tribe Switch took place at final 15. The old Fang and Kota were asked to rank their members based on importance. The highest ranking ones, Matty Whitmore and Marcus Lehman, would be the captains for the Schoolyard Pick. Similar to the ones in Fiji and Micronesia, both tribes mixed up, leaving Sugar Kiper as the unpicked person who would be sent to Exile Island.

Trivia

Schoolyard Picks are also used on occasion to decide the teams in post-merge Reward Challenges.

References

Survivor Gameplay
Challenges		Challenge Advantage · Do-It-Yourself Challenge · Duel · Family Visit · Immunity Challenge (Final Immunity Challenge) · Immunity Idol · Immunity Necklace · Medallion of Power · Reward Challenge · Survivor Auction
Elimination		Edge of Extinction · Ejection · Evacuation · Final Tribal Council · Jury · Null Vote · Quit · Redemption Island · Snuffer · Sole Survivor (Perfect Game) · Tiebreaker · Torch · Tribal Council · Urn
Strategy		Alliance · Goat Strategy · Pagonging · Split Vote
Social Dynamics		Final Two · Final Three · Merge · Tribe
Twists	Casting	Battle of the Sexes · Blood vs. Water · Brawn vs. Brains vs. Beauty · Old vs. Young · Returning Players · Schoolyard Pick · Tribes Divided by Ethnicity
	Tribal Council	Advantage Amulet · Do or Die · Double Elimination · Double Tribal Council · Extra Vote · Hidden Immunity Idol (History) · Idol Nullifier · Joint Tribal Council · Juror Removal · Legacy Advantage · Knowledge is Power · Safety Without Power · Shot in the Dark · Vote Blocker · Vote Steal
	Game Mechanics	Advantage Menu · Buried Treasure · Day Zero · Exile Island · Fake Merge · Fire Token · First Impressions · Ghost Island · Haves vs. Have Nots · Hourglass · Island of the Idols · Kidnapping · Looting · Mutiny · One World · Reward Steal · Summit · The Outcasts · Tribe Leader · Tribe Switch
Post-Game		Fan Favorite Award · Lawsuits and Legal Action · Ponderosa · Reunion Show
Miscellaneous		Buff · Camp · Confessional · Luxury Item · Rites of Passage · Survivor Rulebook · Ulonging

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-|description = The opportunity to choose a starting tribe or<br>A mechanic that creates new tribes from those already competing
+|description = The opportunity to choose a starting tribe or<br />A mechanic that creates new tribes from those already competing
-|seasonsappeared = {{S2|5}}<br />{{S2|6}}<br />{{S2|9}}<br />{{S2|10}}<br />{{S2|12}}<br />{{S2|13}}<br />{{S2|14}}<br />{{S2|16}}<br />{{S2|17}}<br />{{S2|21}}
+|seasonsappeared = '''Starting Tribes:'''<br />{{S2|5}}<br />{{S2|10}}<br />{{S2|17}}<br />'''Switched Tribes:'''<br />{{S2|6}}<br />{{S2|12}}<br />{{S2|13}}<br />{{S2|14}}<br />{{S2|16}}<br />{{S2|17}}
+}}A '''Schoolyard Pick''' is often used in ''{{dab|Survivor|U.S.}}'' for choosing [[tribe]]s.
-}}
+==About==
-A '''Schoolyard Pick''' is often used in ''Survivor'' for choosing [[Tribes|New Tribes]] or teams for Reward Challenges. These new groups will work together for a pre-determined amount of time, potentially creating new alliances and rivalries.
+When a Schoolyard Pick is presented to the castaways, the opportunity to forge a stronger (or weaker) team is made. There is no one way to form new tribes, and several methods have been used.
-== About ==
-When a Schoolyard Pick is presented to the castaways, the opportunity to forge a stronger (or weaker) team is made. There is no one-way to form new tribes and several methods have been used.
 ==Appearances==
-*In ''[[Survivor: Thailand]]'', Jeff announced at the start of the game that local tradition dictates that the eldest make the most important decisions, [[Jan Gentry]] and [[Jake Billingsley]] selected the two tribes.
+* In {{S|5}}, [[Jeff Probst|Jeff]] announced at the start of the game that local tradition dictates that the eldest are of the highest importance, so it was only fair if they chose the tribes. [[Jan Gentry]] and [[Jake Billingsley]] were the two oldest members, therefore they selected the two tribes.
-*''[[Survivor: The Amazon]]'' requested the presence of the youngest member from [[Tambaqui]] and [[Jaburu]] to meet at an overnight summit. [[Jenna Morasca]] and [[Dave Johnson]] met and enjoyed a night of trading stories, strategies and alliances. The next morning, Jeff announced that they would become tribe captains and choose new tribes.
+* On [[Pick-Up Sticks|Day 13]] of {{S|6}}, [[Tree Mail]] requested the presence of the youngest member from [[Tambaqui]] and [[Jaburu]] to meet at an overnight summit. [[Jenna Morasca]] and [[Dave Johnson]] met and enjoyed a night of trading stories, strategies, and alliances. The next morning, Jeff announced that they would become tribe captains and choose new tribes.
+* During the opening days of {{S|10}}, the two [[Immunity Necklace]] holders [[Ian Rosenberger]] and [[Jolanda Jones]] chose first as to who would join their tribe, with the person they selected choosing the next and so on until [[Jonathan Libby|one man]] and [[Wanda Shirk|one woman]] were left unpicked and eliminated from the game.
-*When local [[Survivor: Vanuatu|Vanuatu]] tribesmen entered the [[Lopevi]] and [[Yasur]] camp sites, they demanded somebody be chosen as their Chief. [[Lea Masters]] and [[Scout Cloud Lee]] were selected and taken away until the next Reward Challenge where Jeff stated that new tribes were being drafted. Scout would select who would join which tribe and Lea would select which tribe to join.
+* {{S|12}} closely mirrored the format used in ''Palau'', but the person left without a tribe was sent to {{dab|Exile Island|twist}} and would join the losing tribe after their [[Tribal Council]]. This person ended up being [[Bruce Kanegai]].
-*During the opening days of ''[[Survivor: Palau]]'', the two necklace holders [[Ian Rosenberger]] and [[Jolanda Jones]] chose first as to who would join their tribe, with the person they selected choosing the next and so on until two (a [[Jonathan Libby|man]] and [[Wanda Shirk|woman]]) were left unpicked and sent home.
+* {{S|13}} featured a Schoolyard Pick at the final 18. There were two sets of captains (2 men, 2 women). They would then select someone of a different ethnicity, who would then select someone else from a different ethnicity and so forth until each ethnic group was evenly represented on their tribe. The captains would all then break an egg at the same time to reveal who was on which of the two new tribes.
-*''[[Survivor: Panama]]'' closely mirrored the ''Palau'' format, but the person left without a tribe was sent to ''[[Exile Island (twist)|Exile Island]]'' and would join the losing Tribe after their Tribal Council.
+* {{S|14}} featured a [[Tribe Switch]] at final 13. [[Earl Cole]] and [[Edgardo Rivera]] stepped up to be the two captains, then a Schoolyard Pick took place, requiring castaways to select someone from the opposing tribe. After two teams of six were chosen, [[Lisi Linares]] was left unpicked and sent to Exile Island. In the end the captains drew rocks to determine which team would become the new [[Moto]] tribe, living on the luxurious camp.
-*''[[Survivor: Cook Islands]]'' featured a schoolyard pick at the Final 18. There were two sets of captains (2 men, 2 women). They would then select someone of a different ethnicity and so forth until each ethnic group was evenly represented on their tribe. The contestants would all then break an egg at the same tribe to reveal who was on which tribe.
+* In {{S|16}} the tribes were rearranged at the final 16. The remaining contestants were told to pick a colored rock to determine team captains, then a Schoolyard Pick took place in the similar style of ''Fiji'', mixing up the fans and favorites.
-*After living together for two days, the ''[[Survivor: Fiji]]'' castaways selected [[Sylvia Kwan]] as the person who led the group into building the luxurious (and future [[Moto]]) campsite. She was ordered to pick the two tribes and sent to Exile Island where she would join the losing Tribe upon their first Tribal Council.
+* At the start of the competition in {{S|17}}, the castaways introduced one another and in a similar fashion to ''Thailand'', the two eldest castaways, [[Bob Crowley]] and [[Gillian Larson]], were tasked to select the first members of their tribe, and then in the same style of ''Palau'' and ''Panama'' until no contestants were left to be picked.
-*In ''[[Survivor: Micronesia]]'' the tribes were rearranged at the Final 16. The remained contestants were told to pick a colored rock to determined team captains, who would chose the next contestant from the previous opposing tribe.
+* Also in ''Survivor: Gabon'', a Tribe Switch took place at final 15. The old [[Fang]] and [[Kota]] were asked to rank their members based on importance. The highest ranking ones, [[Matty Whitmore]] and [[Marcus Lehman]], would be the captains for the Schoolyard Pick. Similar to the ones in ''Fiji'' and ''Micronesia'', both tribes mixed up, leaving [[Sugar Kiper]] as the unpicked person who would be sent to Exile Island.
-*At the start of the competition in ''[[Survivor: Gabon]]'', the castaways introduced one another and in a similar fashion to ''Thailand'', the two eldest [[Bob Crowley]] and [[Gillian Larson]] were tasked to select the first members of their tribe, and then in the same style of ''Palau'' and ''Panama'' until no contestants were left to be picked.
-*Arriving for their Reward Challenge, the castaways of ''[[Survivor: Nicaragua]]'' drew stones from a bag, whoever received a colored stone would become the tribe captains. Instead of choosing one person at a time to join, Jeff ordered the captains to select which three (or four) castaways from the opposing side would move tribes.
 ==Trivia==
+* Schoolyard Picks are also used on occasion to decide the teams in post-[[merge]] [[Reward Challenge]]s.
-*This twist occured 3 seasons in a row, starting with''Survivor: Panama'' and ending with ''Survivor: Fiji''
-**Thus, that making it the only time where the twist occurred 3 seasons in a row.
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