Survivor: The Amazon is the sixth season of the reality show Survivor.
The winner is Jenna Morasca, a 21-year-old swimsuit model from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who defeated Matthew von Ertfelda in a 6-1 vote. The live season finale, including the announcement of the winner and a live reunion of all the season's contestants, took place at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, on David Letterman's Late Show stage, which was decorated to look like the set in the Amazon. The live reunion was supposed to be held at Madison Square Garden, but due to heavy rain and lack of roof, the set was immediately changed.
The season is noted for having the first reality show contestant with a disability, the hearing impaired Christy Smith. It is also regarded as being the first season with a particular theme, ultimately changing the mechanics of Survivor in the long run.
Production
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Twists/Changes
- Battle of the Sexes: For the first time, the castaways are divided into tribes based on gender.
- Tribe Switch: After 13 days of gender wars, three members from both tribes were sent to the other tribe, creating mixed tribes.
Castaways
Contestant | Tribe Affiliation | Finish | Votes Against | |||
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Original Tribe | Switched Tribe | Merged Tribe | ||||
Ryan Aiken 23, Ellicott City, MD Model |
Tambaqui | 1st Voted Out Day 3 |
4 | |||
Janet Koth 46, Manchester, MO Homemaker |
Jaburu | 2nd Voted Out Day 6 |
5 | |||
Daniel Lue 26, Houston, TX Tax Accountant |
Tambaqui | 3rd Voted Out Day 9 |
7 | |||
JoAnna Ward 31, Orangeburg, SC Guidance Counselor |
Jaburu | 4th Voted Out Day 12 |
4 | |||
Jeanne Hebert 40, North Attleboro, MA Marketing Director |
Jaburu | Tambaqui | 5th Voted Out Day 15 |
5 | ||
Shawna Mitchell 23, Los Angeles, CA Retail Saleswoman |
Jaburu | Jaburu | 6th Voted Out Day 18 |
6 | ||
Roger Sexton 56, Valencia, CA Construction Company VP |
Tambaqui | Tambaqui | Jacaré | 7th Voted Out Day 21 |
11 | |
Dave Johnson 23, Pasadena, CA Rocket Scientist |
Tambaqui | Tambaqui | 8th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 24 |
8 | ||
Deena Bennett 35, Riverside, CA Deputy District Attorney |
Jaburu | Jaburu | 9th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 27 |
6 | ||
Alex Bell 32, Los Angeles, CA Triathlon Coach |
Tambaqui | Jaburu | 10th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 30 |
6 | ||
Christy Smith 24, Basalt, CO Children's Adventure Guide |
Jaburu | Tambaqui | 11th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 33 |
9 | ||
Heidi Strobel 24, Jefferson City, MO Gym Teacher |
Jaburu | Tambaqui | 12th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 36 |
3 | ||
Butch Lockley 50, Olney, IL School Principal |
Tambaqui | Tambaqui | 13th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 37 |
5 | ||
Rob Cesternino 24, Wantagh, NY Computer Projects Coordinator |
Tambaqui | Jaburu | 14th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 38 |
4 | ||
Matthew von Ertfelda 33, Washington, D.C. Restaurant Designer |
Tambaqui | Jaburu | Runner-Up | 6 | ||
Jenna Morasca 21, Bridgeville, PA Swimsuit Model |
Jaburu | Jaburu | Sole Survivor | 3 |
Season Summary
The season began with the contestants divided into tribes split by gender for the first time. The men's tribe, Tambaqui, wearing blue, was quick to get their camp life squared away, building shelter, and alliances were quickly formed. The women's tribe, Jaburu, wearing yellow, experienced quarreling within their tribe, and spent almost the entire first week without a shelter. On Tambaqui, an alliance of four was formed, led by Roger Sexton. However, Rob Cesternino quickly emerged as an arbiter between Roger's alliance and the outliers of the tribe, solidifying allegiances with both. On Jaburu, the younger women took control the voting on Jaburu.
On Day 13, Dave Johnson and Jenna Morasca traveled to an isolated location to act as tribal ambassadors. Jenna gave Dave crucial information about Jaburu, giving Dave an advantage when, the next day, they were forced to choose new tribes, equally distributing the men and the women. At the new Tambaqui, Heidi Strobel decided to align with the men. At Jaburu, Deena and Rob created an alliance and when the merge occurred, they aligned with Alex Bell, Matthew von Ertfelda, and the rest of the women. Deena and Rob's new alliance controlled the first two votes.
Convinced she had control over the game, Deena decided to vote out Alex for being a social and physical threat. The women quickly informed Alex of Deena's betrayal and he was able to convince Heidi, Jenna and the men to eliminate Deena at the next Tribal Council. With Deena gone, Alex was convinced he was solid in an alliance of four with Jenna, Heidi, and Rob. However, he revealed to Rob that his plan was to vote him out at the final four to avoid a tie with Heidi and Jenna. Rob used this information to form a counter-alliance with Matthew, Butch Lockley, and Christy Smith, where they voted out Alex. With three men and three women remaining, Christy became the swing vote but was voted out after failing to commit to either side. The next Tribal Council, the men stuck together and voted out Heidi, perceived to be the more physical of the two women left.
At the Final Four, Jenna, the final woman remaining, won immunity, forcing the men to prematurely turn on themselves. Faced with either avenging Alex and Heidi by voting out Rob or getting rid of an undeserving Butch, she ultimately sided with Matthew and Rob to vote out Butch. Jenna continued her winning streak and won immunity again, giving her the sole vote at the next Tribal Council. She ultimately voted out Rob due to his strong strategic gameplay.
Facing the jury, Matthew was praised for his survival skills and work ethic, but he was criticized for hypocrisy and lack of strategic gameplay for the majority of the game. On the other hand, Jenna was criticized for her lack of work ethic and even wanting to quit a few days earlier. However, as a result of having better relationships with people on the jury, and being seen as playing the game more strategically from the beginning, Jenna was voted to become the Sole Survivor in a vote of 6-1.
Episode | Air date | Challenges | Eliminated (Vote) |
Finish | Viewers (in millions)[2] |
Rating/Share (18-49)[2] | ||
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Reward | Immunity | |||||||
1 | "Boys vs Girls" | February 13, 2003 | None | Jaburu | Ryan (4-3-1) |
1st Voted Out Day 3 |
23.30 | 9.1/24 |
2 | "Storms" | February 20, 2003 | Jaburu | Tambaqui | Janet (5-1-1-1) |
2nd Voted Out Day 6 |
20.30 | 7.7/19 |
3 | "Girl Power" | February 27, 2003 | Jaburu | Jaburu | Daniel (6-1) |
3rd Voted Out Day 9 |
22.40 | 8.4.22 |
4 | "Trapped" | March 6, 2003 | Tambaqui | JoAnna (4-2-1) |
4th Voted Out Day 12 |
23.30 | 9.3/23 | |
Tambaqui1 | ||||||||
5 | "Pick-Up Sticks" | March 13, 2003 | None | Jaburu | Jeanne (4-2) |
5th Voted Out Day 15 |
21.10 | 8.1/21 |
6 | "More than Meats the Eye" | March 19, 2003 | Tambaqui | Tambaqui | Shawna (4-2) |
6th Voted Out Day 18 |
16.40 | 6.1/14 |
7 | "Girls Gone Wilder" | March 26, 2003 | None | Deena | Roger (7-3) |
7th Voted Out Day 21 |
16.70 | 6.3/16 |
8 | "Sleeping with the Enemy" | April 3, 2003 | Dave [Deena] |
Jenna | Dave (8-1) |
8th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 24 |
19.80 | 7.3/19 |
9 | "The Chain" | April 10, 2003 | Alex [Jenna] |
Matthew | Deena (6-2) |
9th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 27 |
19.10 | 7.1/20 |
10 | "The First 27 Days" | April 17, 2003 | Recap Episode | N/A | N/A | |||
11 | "Q and A" | April 24, 2003 | Survivor Auction |
Rob | Alex (4-3) |
10th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 30 |
18.09 | 6.5/19 |
12 | "Sour Grapes" | May 1, 2003 | Matthew [Butch, Christy, Heidi, Jenna, Rob] |
(Heidi)2 |
Christy (4-2) |
11th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 33 |
17.70 | 6.5/19 |
13 | "The Amazon Heats Up" | May 8, 2003 | Matthew [Rob] |
Matthew | Heidi (3-2) |
12th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 36 |
19.00 | 7.0/20 |
14 | "And Then There Were Four" | May 11, 2003 | None | Jenna | Butch (3-1) |
13th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 37 |
22.3 | 8.9/22 |
Jenna | Rob (1-0) |
14th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 38 | ||||||
Jury Vote | Matthew (6-1) |
Runner-Up | ||||||
Jenna (6-1) |
Sole Survivor | |||||||
15 | "Reunion" | 17.60 | 8.2/21 | |||||
Notes: |
Voting History
Original Tribes | Switched Tribes | Merged Tribe | |||||||||||||||
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Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||
Voted Out | Ryan |
Janet |
Daniel |
JoAnna |
Jeanne |
Shawna |
Roger |
Dave |
Deena |
Alex |
Christy |
Heidi |
Butch |
Rob |
Matthew |
Jenna | |
Vote | 4-3-1 | 5-1-1-1 | 6-1 | 4-2-1 | 4-2 | 4-2 | 7-3 | 8-1 | 6-2 | 4-3 | 4-2 | 3-2 | 3-1 | 1-01 | 6-1 | ||
►► | Jenna | — | Janet | — | JoAnna | — | Shawna | Roger | Dave | Deena | Matthew | Christy | Rob | Butch | Rob | Jury Vote | |
►► | Matthew | Roger | — | Daniel | — | — | Shawna | Roger | Dave | Deena | Alex | Christy | Heidi | Butch | None | ||
►► | Rob | Ryan | — | Daniel | — | — | Shawna | Roger | Dave | Deena | Alex | Christy | Heidi | Butch | None | Jenna | |
►► | Butch | Ryan | — | Daniel | — | Jeanne | — | Christy | Dave | Deena | Alex | Jenna | Heidi | Rob | Matthew | ||
►► | Heidi | — | Janet | — | JoAnna | Jeanne | — | Roger | Dave | Deena | Matthew | Christy | Rob | Jenna | |||
►► | Christy | — | Jenna | — | JoAnna | Butch | — | Roger | Dave | Alex | Alex | Jenna | Jenna | ||||
►► | Alex | Ryan | — | Daniel | — | — | Matthew | Roger | Dave | Deena | Matthew | Jenna | |||||
►► | Deena | — | Janet | — | JoAnna | — | Shawna | Roger | Dave | Alex | Jenna | ||||||
►► | Dave | Daniel | — | Daniel | — | Jeanne | — | Christy | Matthew | Jenna | |||||||
►► | Roger | Ryan | — | Daniel | — | Jeanne | — | Christy | |||||||||
► | Shawna | — | Janet | — | Christy | — | Matthew | ||||||||||
► | Jeanne | — | Janet | — | Shawna | Butch | |||||||||||
JoAnna | — | Christy | — | Shawna | |||||||||||||
Daniel | Roger | — | Roger | ||||||||||||||
Janet | — | Jeanne | |||||||||||||||
Ryan | Roger | ||||||||||||||||
Notes: ^1 Matthew and Rob did not vote as they could only vote for each other. By virtue of winning the Final Immunity Challenge, only Jenna voted.
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Trivia
- For the first time, the contestants were divided with a theme, featuring a Battle of the Sexes format.
- For the first time, and the only time pre-All-Stars, all contestants received a vote against them at one point during the game.
- For the first time, a contestant gave up an Immunity Necklace and gave it to another contestant.
- Along with Burton Roberts to Rupert Boneham in Survivor: Pearl Islands, this is the one of two occasions in which the original holder of individual immunity was not voted out after giving it up, as Erik Reichenbach and Brandon Hantz were both voted out immediately after giving up immunity in Survivor: Micronesia and Survivor: South Pacific respectively.
- This is also the only time in which the person who gave up immunity was a woman.
- For the first time, the merged tribe has an accented letter (Jacaré).
- This is the first season in which Pagonging does not occur post merge.
- This is the only season represented in All-Stars to not have a representative make that season's final six.
- It is also the only season to not have any representatives reach the jury stage.
- This is the first season not to introduce a new tribe color, as all three colors (yellow, blue, and red) had been used in previous seasons.
- This is the first season to include an Asian-American male contestant.
- This is the first season to not include an African-American male contestant.
- This season had no LGBT contestants.
- This is the first season to be filmed in a South American country.
References
Survivor (U.S.) Seasons |
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Borneo • The Australian Outback • Africa • Marquesas • Thailand • The Amazon • Pearl Islands • All-Stars • Vanuatu • Palau • Guatemala • Panama • Cook Islands • Fiji • China • Micronesia • Gabon • Tocantins • Samoa • Heroes vs. Villains • Nicaragua • Redemption Island • South Pacific • One World • Philippines • Caramoan • Blood vs. Water • Cagayan • San Juan del Sur • Worlds Apart • Cambodia • Kaôh Rōng • Millennials vs. Gen X • Game Changers • Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers • Ghost Island • David vs. Goliath • Edge of Extinction • Island of the Idols • Winners at War • Survivor 41 • Survivor 42 • Survivor 43 • Survivor 44 • Survivor 45 • Survivor 46 |