Survivor: One World

Survivor: One World
Season Information
Version	United States
Season No.	24
Filming Location	Upolu, Samoa
Filming Dates	August 1, 2011 - September 8, 2011
Season Run	February 15, 2012 - May 13, 2012
No. of Episodes	15
No. of Days	39
No. of Castaways	18
Winner	Kim Spradlin
Runner(s)-Up	Sabrina Thompson Chelsea Meissner
Tribes	Manono Salani Tikiano
Viewership (in Millions)	11.636
Cast
Opening Sequence
Season Chronology
Previous	South Pacific
Next	Philippines

Survivor: One World is the twenty-fourth season of Survivor. It featured two tribes, separated by sex, living on the same beach until a Tribe Switch on Day 12 separated the tribes. It premiered on February 15, 2012. The season saw two medical evacuations, and has to date produced five returning players (Colton Cumbie, Kat Edorsson, Kim Spradlin, Monica Culpepper, and Troyzan Robertson) for subsequent seasons.

Relations between the men's tribe and the women's tribe were tense in the early game, with negotiations for even basic resources growing complex and embittered. Early alliances based almost exclusively on gender resulted. After the Tribe Switch, several members of the new, mixed-gender Salani tribe formed a secret alliance with the object of stealthily seizing power in the game. Kim Spradlin was at the nucleus of both this new alliance and the long-established women's alliance. After the merge, she and her collaborator Chelsea Meissner used this leverage to tip the numbers in favor of the women, after which point they recommitted to their original all-female alliance, which easily picked off all of the remaining men in the game. The two were joined by the charismatic Sabrina Thompson in the Final Three, but Kim's role as the season's dominant strategist earned her a 7-2-0 victory over Sabrina and Chelsea, allowing her to become the winner.

Production

The season was filmed once again in the vicinity of Upolu, Samoa. It is in the same filming location as Survivor: Samoa, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, and Survivor: South Pacific.

The season was filmed immediately after the filming of Survivor: South Pacific was wrapped up. This was done to cut down production costs. The season premiered in February 15, 2012.

Twists/Changes

• One World Format: The two competing tribes, Manono and Salani, competed against each other while living together on the same beach for an indefinite time. After the Tribe Switch and Reward Challenge on Day 12, the tribes were separated.
• Battle of the Sexes: The cast will be divided according to gender, similar to both Survivor: The Amazon and Survivor: Vanuatu. Salani and Manono were the all-women and all-men tribes respectively, before the tribe switch on Day 12.
• "Do-It-Yourself" Challenges: Similar to how a Reward Challenge in Survivor: Samoa was conducted, certain challenges would require the contestants to run the challenge themselves, with no host overseeing them.
• Hidden Immunity Idol: Though there will be only one camp, there will still be two Hidden Immunity Idols, one per tribe. If someone finds the other tribe's idol, they must give it to a member of the opposite tribe before the next Tribal Council. Furthermore, for the first time, no clues would be provided.
• Tribe Switch: The tribes were switched on Day 12, mixing the men and the women.
• Merge: This season merged with twelve castaways in the game.
• Expanded Jury and Final Three: Instead of the conventional Final Two facing the jury of seven, the Day 39 Tribal Council was held with a Final Three facing a nine-person jury.

Castaways

Contestant		Tribe Affiliation			Finish	Votes Against
		Original Tribe	Switched Tribe	Merged Tribe
	Kourtney Moon 29, Austin, TX Motorcycle Repairwoman	Salani			Evacuated Day 3	0
	Nina Acosta 51, Clovis, CA Retired LAPD Officer	Salani			1st Voted Out Day 5	6
	Matt Quinlan 33, San Francisco, CA Attorney	Manono			2nd Voted Out Day 8	7
	Bill Posley 27, Venice, CA Stand-Up Comedian	Manono			3rd Voted Out Day 11	8
	Monica Culpepper 41, Tampa, FL Ex-NFL Player's Wife	Salani	Manono		4th Voted Out Day 14	5
	Colton Cumbie 20, Monroeville, AL Student	Manono	Manono		Evacuated Day 16	1
	Jonas Otsuji 37, Lehi, UT Sushi Chef	Manono	Manono	Tikiano	5th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 20	10
	Michael Jefferson 29, Seattle, WA Banker	Manono	Salani		6th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 22	9
	Jay Byars 24, Gaffney, SC Model	Manono	Salani		7th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 25	5
	Leif Manson 27, San Diego, CA Phlebotomist	Manono	Manono		8th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 27	5
	Troyzan Robertson 50, Miami, FL Swimsuit Photographer	Manono	Salani		9th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 30	6
	Kat Edorsson 22, Orlando, FL Timeshare Representative	Salani	Salani		10th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 33	7
	Tarzan Smith 63, Houston, TX Plastic Surgeon	Manono	Manono		11th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 36	12
	Alicia Rosa 24, Chicago, IL Special Education Teacher	Salani	Manono		12th Voted Out 8th Jury Member Day 37	5
	Christina Cha 28, West Hollywood, CA Career Consultant	Salani	Manono		13th Voted Out 9th Jury Member Day 38	9
	Chelsea Meissner 26, Charleston, SC Medical Saleswoman	Salani	Salani		Second Runner-Up	4
	Sabrina Thompson 33, Brooklyn, NY High School Teacher	Salani	Salani		Runner-Up	2
	Kim Spradlin 28, San Antonio, TX Bridal Shop Owner	Salani	Salani		Sole Survivor	3

Season Summary

The 18 castaways were split into gender-based tribes and given maps to their camps, unaware they would lead to the same location. Despite living on the same beach, the tribes would remain split, building separate shelters and fending for their own tribe.

On the women's tribe, Salani, a five-person alliance was formed between Alicia, Chelsea, Kat, Kim, and Sabrina, who were able to control the votes on their tribe. Despite a strong start, the men of Manono found difficulty with Colton, an outspoken member of the tribe who was initially an outsider, often interacting with Salani instead. After Sabrina accidentally found Manono's Hidden Immunity Idol, she gave it to Colton, who used his new found power to overthrow Manono's dominant alliance and gain control of the tribe.

After a Tribe Switch, Colton found himself again in a position of power on the new Manono tribe, however he was medically evacuated from the game after being diagnosed with acute appendicitis. Meanwhile, on the new Salani tribe, Chelsea and Kim formed a second alliance with original Manono members Jay and Troyzan as a backup plan in case their original women's alliance failed.

Though the sexes entered the merge with equal numbers, the women decided to form a voting bloc. Jay and Troyzan chose to align with the women, betraying two of the men. With the women now in the majority, they eliminated the men until only Tarzan remained. However, Kat's unpredictability and youthful naivety was enough to convince Kim that keeping Kat around may be a bad idea, blindsiding Kat in a unanimous vote. With only six players remaining, Alicia wanted to vote Chelsea out, but Kim convinced Alicia that Tarzan was planning to betray her, leading to his elimination. Then Chelsea, Kim, and Sabrina formed an alliance, and the three managed to make it to the finals together.

At the Final Tribal Council, the jury castigated Chelsea for acting as Kim's main pawn and lack of social play, and while they praised Sabrina for her social game, she was berated for her poor challenge performance and being lazy at camp. The jury blamed Kim for all of their eliminations, with Kim taking responsibility for every blindside. Ultimately, Kim won the title of Sole Survivor over Sabrina and Chelsea by a vote of 7-2-0.

Episode		Air date	Challenges		Eliminated (vote)	Finish	Viewership (in millions)	Rating/Share (18-49)
			Reward	Immunity
1	"Two Tribes, One Camp, No Rules"	February 15, 2012	Manono1		Kourtney (no vote)	Evacuated Day 3	10.79	3.1/9
2	"Total Dysfunction"	February 22, 2012	Manono	Manono	Nina (6-1-1)	1st Voted Out Day 5	10.29	2.8/8
3	"One World Is Out the Window"	February 29, 2012	Salani	Salani	Matt (7-1-1)	2nd Voted Out Day 8	10.65	2.9/8
4	"Bum-Puzzled"	March 7, 2012	Salani	Manono2	Bill (7-1)	3rd Voted Out Day 11	10.78	3.2/9
				(Salani)
5	"A Bunch of Idiots"	March 14, 2012	Salani	Salani	Monica (5-2)	4th Voted Out Day 14	10.56	3.0/9
6	"Thanks for the Souvenir"	March 21, 2012	Salani	None	Colton (no vote)	Evacuated Day 16	10.47	2.8/9
7	"The Beauty in a Merge"	March 28, 2012	Alicia, Chelsea, Christina, Jay, Troyzan, Sabrina	Troyzan	Jonas (10-2)	5th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 20	9.99	2.9/9
8	"Just Annihilate Them"	April 4, 2012	Christina, Kim, Leif, Michael, Sabrina	Jay	Michael (7-2-2)	6th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 22	10.36	2.8/9
9	"Go Out with a Bang"	April 11, 2012	Alicia, Jay, Kat, Tarzan, Troyzan	Chelsea	Jay (5-2-1-0)3	7th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 25	9.91	2.7/8
10	"I'm No Dummy"	April 18, 2012	Survivor Auction	Troyzan	Leif (4-3-2)	8th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 27	9.96	2.8/9
11	"Never Say Die"	April 25, 2012	Kim [Alicia, Chelsea]	Kim	Troyzan (4-3-1)	9th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 30	9.81	2.7/8
12	"It's Gonna Be Chaos"	May 2, 2012	Kat [Alicia, Kim]	Kim	Kat (6-1)	10th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 33	9.43	2.6/8
13	"It's Human Nature"	May 9, 2012	Chelsea [Kim, Sabrina]	Alicia	Tarzan (5-1)	11th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 36	9.97	2.8/9
14	"Perception Is Not Always Reality"	May 13, 2012	None	Kim	Alicia (3-2)	12th Voted Out 8th Jury Member Day 37	10.43	2.9/8
				Kim	Christina (3-1)	13th Voted Out 9th Jury Member Day 38
			Jury Vote		Chelsea (7-2-0)	Second Runner-Up
					Sabrina (7-2-0)	Runner-Up
					Kim (7-2-0)	Sole Survivor
15	"Reunion"						7.72	2.3/6
Notes: ^1 Combined Reward and Immunity Challenge. ^2 Manono unanimously agreed to give up immunity to Salani and go to Tribal Council themselves. ^3 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played, negating all votes against its user.

Voting History

		Original Tribes				Switched Tribes		Merged Tribe
Episode		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Voted Out		Kourtney	Nina	Matt	Bill	Monica	Colton	Jonas	Michael	Jay	Leif	Troyzan	Kat	Tarzan	Alicia	Christina	Chelsea	Sabrina	Kim
Vote		No vote1	6-1-1	7-1-1	7-1	5-2	No vote2	10-2	7-2-2	5-2-1-03	4-3-2	4-3-1	6-1	5-1	3-2	3-1	7-2-0
►►	Kim	—	Nina	—	—	—	—	Jonas	Michael	Jay	Tarzan	Troyzan	Kat	Tarzan	Alicia	Christina	Jury Vote
►►	Sabrina	—	Nina	—	—	—	—	Jonas	Michael	Jay	Leif	Christina	Kat	Tarzan	Alicia	Christina
►►	Chelsea	—	Nina	—	—	—	—	Jonas	Michael	Troyzan	Leif	Troyzan	Kat	Tarzan	Alicia	Christina
►►	Christina	—	Nina	—	—	Tarzan	—	Jonas	Tarzan	Jay	Tarzan	Chelsea	Kat	Tarzan	Chelsea	Sabrina			Kim
►►	Alicia	—	Nina	—	—	Monica	—	Jonas	Tarzan	Jay	Tarzan	Troyzan	Kat	Tarzan	Chelsea				Kim
►►	Tarzan	—	—	Matt	Bill	Monica	—	Jonas	Christina	Jay	Leif	Christina	Kat	Chelsea					Kim
►►	Kat	—	Nina	—	—	—	—	Jonas	Michael	Troyzan	Leif	Troyzan	Sabrina						Kim
►►	Troyzan	—	—	Matt	Bill	—	—	Jonas	Michael	Kim	Kim	Christina						Sabrina
►►	Leif	—	—	Matt	Bill	Monica	—	Michael	Michael	Alicia	Kim							Sabrina
►►	Jay	—	—	Matt	Bill	—	—	Jonas	Michael	Alicia									Kim
►►	Michael	—	—	Bill	Bill	—	—	Jonas	Christina										Kim
►►	Jonas	—	—	Matt	Bill	Monica	—	Michael											Kim
►	Colton	—	—	Matt	Bill	Monica	Evacuated
►	Monica	—	Christina	—	—	Tarzan
	Bill	—	—	Matt	Leif
	Matt	—	—	Colton
	Nina	—	Kat
	Kourtney	Evacuated
Notes: ^1 Kourtney was evacuated to undergo surgery after fracturing her hand at the Immunity Challenge. Salani visited Tribal Council that night, but the vote was cancelled. ^2 Colton was evacuated after a suspected diagnosis of acute appendicitis. No vote occurred for his removal. ^3 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played, negating all votes against its user.

Trivia

• The designs for this season's props, such as the season logo, buffs and challenge props resemble indigenous Maori designs.
• The font used for the props and tribe names is called "Creaky Frank".
• One World is the second Survivor season in which the tribe names have been explicitly revealed during the season preview at the reunion of the previous season, following Heroes vs. Villains.
• Despite the One World twist being this season's titular twist, this is not the first season it was introduced. It was originally introduced in Thailand, along with the Fake Merge.
• One World is the fourth season where tribes are divided by gender, following The Amazon, Vanuatu, and Panama.
  • One World is the only "Battle of the Sexes" season where the men and the women entered the merge with even numbers.
  • One World is the only "Battle of the Sexes" season to feature a Final Three, rather than a Final Two.
• One World is the first season not to include the Redemption Island twist since its introduction.
• One World is also the first season to not show the full intro until the season finale.
• One World the second season to have "Do-It-Yourself Challenges", following Samoa.
• One World has the fewest people voted out before the merge, with four. This would later be tied by Survivor 44.
• Although One World is not the first season when the tribes merged at Tribal Council, this is the first time that both tribes were present at Tribal Council when it happened.
• One World marked the first time that the first vote occurred in the second episode. This would be followed by David vs. Goliath.
• One World is the second season to have an episode ("Two Tribes, One Camp, No Rules") with neither a completed challenge nor a Tribal Council vote, following "This Is the Man Test" in Samoa.
• One World is the second season where a tribe gave up immunity to the opposing tribe, following Fiji.
  • In this case, however, Manono voluntarily gave up immunity, while the Moto tribe in Fiji was given a choice to do so as part of a twist.
• One World is the first season since Nicaragua to feature a Tribe Switch and a televised Rites of Passage.
• From Colton Cumbie to Troyzan Robertson, six men were eliminated consecutively, the longest streak of eliminations of contestants of the same gender in Survivor history.
• One World is the most recent season to have a Final Three and a nine-person jury.
• Along with Philippines, One World was the first season to be released on Blu-Ray.