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Survivor New Zealand: Nicaragua is the first season of the competitive reality TV show Survivor New Zealand.

Production[]

Applications for the season were open on February 24, 2016, with almost 8,000 applications being received by production in the first four days.[1]

The season began filming in August 2016 in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, the same location as four seasons of the American edition: Survivor: Nicaragua, Survivor: Redemption Island, Survivor: San Juan del Sur, and Survivor: Worlds Apart.[2]

Twists/Changes[]

  • 40 Days: The game will go on for 40 days, instead of the usual 39 days from Survivor (U.S.).
  • Double Tribal Council: On Day 1, both tribes were sent to Tribal Council to vote out one person each.
  • Redemption Island: Voted out players will be sent to Redemption Island, where they will compete against each other for a chance to go back into the game.
  • Tribe Switch: On Day 11, the players would switch tribes, with the person that gets the black buff being exiled to Redemption Island and would return later to join the tribe that went to Tribal Council.

Castaways[]

Contestant Tribe Affiliation Finish Redemption
Island Status
Votes
Against
Original
Tribe
Switched
Tribe
Merged
Tribe
NZS1 dee t Dee Cambiaso
29, Auckland, AUK
Customer Service Representative
Hermosa 2nd Voted Out
Day 1
1st Eliminated
Day 2
7
NZS1 hannah t Hannah Gough
27, Whangarei, NTL
Kindergarten Teacher
Mogotón 1st Voted Out
Day 1
2nd Eliminated
Day 7
7
NZS1 tony t Tony Deane
55, Gisborne, GIS
Army Veteran
Mogotón 3rd Voted Out
Day 4
3rd Eliminated
Day 10
4
NZS1 lou t Lou McClintock
19, Cheviot, CAN
Farmer
Mogotón Evacuated
Day 10
1
NZS1 izzy t Izzy Pearson
30, Auckland, AUK
Oil Rig Steward
Mogotón 4th Voted Out
Day 8
4th Eliminated
Day 14
4
NZS1 georgia t Georgia Bergerson
26, Palmerston North, MWT
Singer/Dancer
Hermosa Hermosa 5th Voted Out
Day 12
5th Eliminated
Day 17
4
NZS1 lee t Lee Den Haan
29, Motueka, TAS
Canyoning Guide
Hermosa Mogotón Casar 7th Voted Out
Day 20
6th Eliminated
1st Jury Member
Day 22
6
NZS1 sala t Sala Tiatia
40, Christchurch, CAN
Youth Worker
Mogotón Hermosa 9th Voted Out
Day 24
7th Eliminated
2nd Jury Member
Day 26
4
NZS1 shannon t Shannon Quinn
24, Christchurch, CAN
Zookeeper
Hermosa Hermosa 11th Voted Out
Day 28
8th Eliminated
3rd Jury Member
Day 29
5
NZS1 shay t Shay Tapusoa
27, Hamilton, WKO
Business Support Coordinator
Mogotón Mogotón 6th Voted Out
Day 16

12th Voted Out
Day 31
1st Returnee
Day 17

9th Eliminated
4th Jury Member
Day 34
14
NZS1 jak t Jak Thomas
22, Lower Hutt, WGN
Banking Consultant
Hermosa Mogotón 10th Voted Out
Day 26
10th Eliminated
5th Jury Member
Day 36
9
NZS1 mike t Mike Sparrow
27, Tauranga, BOP
Business Analyst
Hermosa Mogotón 8th Voted Out
Day 20

14th Voted Out
6th Jury Member
Day 37
2nd Returnee
Day 36
12
NZS1 nate t Nate Davis
45, Dannevirke, MWT
Senior Police Sergeant
Hermosa Hermosa 13th Voted Out
Day 35

15th Voted Out
7th Jury Member
Day 38
3rd Returnee
Day 36
7
NZS1 barb t Barb Raos
53, Auckland, AUK
Mother
Hermosa Hermosa Second
Runner-Up
4
NZS1 tom t Tom Paterson
26, Tauranga, BOP
Teacher
Mogotón Mogotón Runner-Up 5
NZS1 avi t Avi Duckor-Jones
32, Wellington, WGN
Youth Expedition Leader
Mogotón Hermosa Sole Survivor 3

Season Summary[]

The 16 castaways were split into two tribes: Hermosa and Mogotón. On Day 1, both tribes were sent to Tribal Council to vote out one member each based on first impressions. The following day, a Redemption Island twist was revealed to the remaining castaways. Hermosa found themselves in an early winning streak, winning three of the first four challenges. Mogotón's misery was compounded when Lou McClintock was medically evacuated from the game on Day 10. On Day 12, a Tribe Switch occurred. On the new Mogotón tribe, a male alliance formed.

At the merge, Shay Tapusoa re-entered the game through Redemption Island after being eliminated on Day 16. The new Casar tribe saw two of the strongest physical competitors Lee Den Haan and Mike Sparrow eliminated in back-to-back blindsides, weakening the male alliance. The blindsides continued when Barb Raos orchestrated the elimination of another key player in Sala Tiatia. The two remaining younger men, Tom Paterson and Avi Duckor-Jones, found themselves the next targets, but Tom went on an immunity run, and a move was made to instead eliminate Shannon Quinn, who was widely seen as untrustworthy.

Mike and Nate became the final returnees from Redemption Island on Day 36, but both were immediately voted out for good at the next two Tribal Councils, leaving Avi, Barb and Tom as the Final Three. At the Final Tribal Council, the jury heavily criticized Barb for her poor social game, while Tom and Avi were praised for their honesty. Ultimately, Avi's social game impressed the jury and he won the title of Sole Survivor in a 6-1-0 vote.

Episode Air Date Redemption Island Duel Challenges Voted Out
(vote)
Status
Inhabitant Challenger Eliminated Finish Reward Immunity
1 May 7, 2017 None None1 Hannah
(7-1)
1st Voted Out
Day 1
Hannah Dee 1st Eliminated
Day 2
Dee
(7-1)
2nd Voted Out
Day 1
Dee
2 May 8, 2017 Hannah None Hermosa Tony
(4-2-1)
3rd Voted Out
Day 4
3 May 14, 2017 Hannah Tony Hannah 2nd Eliminated
Day 7
Hermosa None No Tribal Council
4 May 15, 2017 Tony None Hermosa Izzy
(3-2-1)
4th Voted Out
Day 8
5 May 21, 2017 Tony Izzy Tony 3rd Eliminated
Day 10
Mogotón None Lou
(No Vote)
Evacuated
Day 10
6 May 22, 2017 Izzy None Shannon2 Georgia
(4-1)
5th Voted Out
Day 12
Mogotón
7 May 28, 2017 Izzy Georgia Izzy 4th Eliminated
Day 14
Hermosa None No Tribal Council
8 May 29, 2017 Georgia None Hermosa Shay
(3-2)
6th Voted Out
Day 16
9 June 4, 2017 Georgia Shay Georgia 5th Eliminated
Day 17
Mike
[Shannon,
Shay]
None No Tribal Council
Shay 1st Returnee
Day 17
10 June 5, 2017 None Mike Lee
(6-4)
7th Voted Out
Day 20
11 June 11, 2017 None Jak Mike
(6-3)
8th Voted Out
Day 20
Lee Lee 6th Eliminated
1st Jury Member
Day 22
Barb
[Jak, Nate,
Sala]
None No Tribal Council
Mike
12 June 12, 2017 Mike None Tom Sala
(4-3-1)
9th Voted Out
Day 24
13 June 18, 2017 Mike Sala Sala 7th Eliminated
2nd Jury Member
Day 26
None Tom Jak
(6-1)
10th Voted Out
Day 26
14 June 19, 2017 Mike None Tom Shannon
(4-2)
11th Voted Out
Day 28
Jak
15 June 25, 2017 Mike Shannon Shannon 8th Eliminated
3rd Jury Member
Day 29
Avi
[Barb, Tom]
None No Tribal Council
Jak
16 June 26, 2017 Mike None Tom Shay
(4-1)
12th Voted Out
Day 32
Jak
17 July 2, 2017 Mike Shay Shay 9th Eliminated
4th Jury Member
Day 34
Avi, Nate None No Tribal Council
Jak Barb
18 July 3, 2017 Mike Nate
(3-1)
13th Voted Out
Day 35
Nate Jak 10th Eliminated
5th Jury Member
Day 36
None None No Tribal Council
Mike Mike 2nd Returnee
Day 36
Nate 3rd Returnee
Day 36
19 July 4, 2017 None Tom Mike
(4-1)
14th Voted Out
6th Jury Member
Day 37
Avi Nate
(3-1)
15th Voted Out
7th Jury Member
Day 38
20 July 5, 2017 Jury Vote Barb
(6-1-0)
Second
Runner-Up
Tom
(6-1-0)
Runner-Up
Avi
(6-1-0)
Sole Survivor
Notes:

^1 No Immunity Challenge was held since both tribes would go to Tribal Council in the first night.
^2 Shannon got the black buff during the tribe switch, therefore being exiled to Redemption Island. She would not attend Tribal Council, and was effectively immune.

Voting History[]

Original Tribes Switched Tribes Merged Tribe
Episode 1 2 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 19 20
Voted Out NZS1 hannah t
Hannah
NZS1 dee t
Dee
NZS1 tony t
Tony
NZS1 izzy t
Izzy
NZS1 lou t
Lou
NZS1 georgia t
Georgia
NZS1 shay t
Shay
NZS1 lee t
Lee
NZS1 mike t
Mike
NZS1 sala t
Sala
NZS1 jak t
Jak
NZS1 shannon t
Shannon
NZS1 shay t
Shay
NZS1 nate t
Nate
NZS1 mike t
Mike
NZS1 nate t
Nate
NZS1 barb t
Barb
NZS1 tom t
Tom
NZS1 avi t
Avi
Vote 7-1 7-1 4-2-1 3-2-1 No vote1 4-1 3-2 6-4 6-3 4-3-1 6-1 4-2 4-1 3-1 4-1 3-1 6-1-0
Avi Hannah Tony Izzy Georgia Lee Mike Jak Jak Shannon Shay Nate Mike Nate Jury Vote
Tom Hannah Tony Izzy Mike Shay Shay Sala Jak Shannon Shay Nate Mike Nate
Barb Dee Georgia Lee Mike Sala Jak Shannon Shay Nate Mike Nate
Nate Dee Georgia Lee Mike Shannon Jak Shannon Shay Tom Mike Tom Avi
Mike Dee Shay Shay Shay Avi Avi
Shay Hannah Tony Lou Mike Lee Mike Jak Jak Barb Barb Eliminated Avi
Shannon Dee Exiled2 Lee Mike Sala Jak Barb Eliminated Avi
Jak Dee Shay Shay Shay Sala Nate Eliminated Tom
Sala Hannah Tom Izzy Georgia Lee Mike Jak Eliminated Avi
Lee Dee Shay Shay Eliminated Avi
Georgia Dee Avi Eliminated
Lou Hannah Avi Tom Evacuated
Izzy Hannah Tony Tom Eliminated
Tony Hannah Tom Eliminated
Dee Barb Eliminated
Hannah Izzy Eliminated
Notes:
^1 Lou was medically evacuated on Day 10 due to an infection from a cut on her feet.
^2 Shannon got the black buff during the tribe switch; therefore, she was exiled to Redemption Island and rejoined the game as a member of Hermosa, replacing Georgia and evening the tribes at 5-5.

Trivia[]

  • This season uses the Survivor: Micronesia rendition of "Ancient Voices."
  • The Tribal Councils on Days 35 and 38 were attended by the same four castaways. In both cases, Nate Davis was voted out in a 3-1 vote over Tom Paterson.
  • Of the English-language Survivor seasons, Nicaragua is the only one with a Final Three to not feature Hidden Immunity Idols.
    • It is also the only one with Redemption Island in play to not feature Hidden Immunity Idols.

References[]

Survivor New Zealand Seasons
NicaraguaThailand
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