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Survivor South Africa: Philippines is the sixth season of Survivor South Africa.

Following a four-year hiatus, Survivor South Africa returned with Philippines, whose game format was modified to align more closely with the flagship American series. From the start of the season, the castaways played aggressively, leading to numerous blindsides and the earliest rock draw to occur in franchise history. Upon the merge, the game took a lull as Werner Joubert's Luzon Alliance marched to the end with little effective resistance. After Werner was voted out, Jeanne Michel and Tom Swartz emerged as the season's Final Two. Though both were chastised for riding on Werner's coattails, Tom was able to sway an apparently unfavorable jury to his side as he defeated Jeanne in a 6-1 jury vote to become the Sole Survivor.

To date, Philippines has produced five returning players (Palesa Tau, PK Phetoe, Seamus Holmes, Tevin Naidu, and Toni Tebbutt) for a future season.

Production[]

Philippines was filmed between January and February 2018 in El Nido, located in Palawan, a province of the Philippines. This was the first season to be produced by Afrokaans Film & Television, taking over from Endemol.

Twists/Changes[]

  • Longer Game: The game lasted 39 days, twelve days longer than the previous four seasons.
  • Hidden Immunity Idol: Hidden Immunity Idols were hidden at camp, at challenge sites, and at Tribal Council. Each Hidden Immunity Idol this season was distinct in appearance, making it more difficult for the players to know if the idols are real or fake.
    • Idol Transfer Rules: In a change from the previous season, idols could no longer be stolen from other castaways.
  • Tribe Expansion: On Day 9, a third tribe, Visayas, was introduced, spreading the fifteen remaining castaways across three tribes of five.
  • Double Tribal Council: On Day 16, only one tribe won immunity at the Immunity Challenge, with both losing tribes jointly attending Tribal Council, and each tribe voting out one member.
    • Mock Vote: In a surprise twist, the castaways who were voted out were instead switched to the opposite tribe, and had to choose one tribemate to switch along with them.
  • Exile Island: On Day 30, the winner of the combined Reward/Immunity Challenge had to choose two people to be exiled.
  • Extra Vote: An Extra Vote advantage was offered to the players that were sent to Exile Island on Day 30. The advantage was good until the final five.
  • Juror Removal: The winner of the Final Immunity Challenge also earned the right to eliminate a juror of their choice, blocking them from voting at the Final Tribal Council.
  • Reformatted Final Tribal Council: Instead of having each jury member speak one by one, an open forum was held to ensure a more insightful rapport between the jury and finalists.

Castaways[]

Contestant Tribe Affiliation Finish Votes
Against
Original Tribe Expanded Tribe Switched Tribe Merged Tribe
ZAS6 seamus t Seamus Holmes
25, Durban, KZN
Property Broker
Luzon 1st Voted Out
Day 3
5
ZAS6 neil t Neil Voller
55, Johannesburg, GP
HR Executive
Luzon Eliminated
Day 6
0
ZAS6 staceylee t Stacey-Lee Valentyn
27, Cape Town, WC
Business Analyst
Mindanao 2nd Voted Out
Day 8
6
ZAS6 ace t Ace Chetty
28, Johannesburg, GP
Graphic Designer
Luzon Luzon 3rd Voted Out
Day 10
3
ZAS6 murishca t Murishca Martheze
34, Cape Town, WC
Marketing Manager
Mindanao Visayas 4th Voted Out
Day 13
3
ZAS6 marthunis t Marthunis Oosthuizen
29, Durban, KZN
Investment Adviser
Mindanao Mindanao Quit
Day 16
0
ZAS6 tevin t Tevin Naidu
24, Durban, KZN
Medical Doctor
Mindanao Mindanao Mindanao 5th Voted Out
Day 18
3
ZAS6 josie t Josie Eveleigh
28, Cape Town, WC
Travel Writer
Luzon Luzon Mindanao 6th Voted Out
Day 21
10
ZAS6 vusi t Vusi Mafulela
35, Johannesburg, GP
Logistics Manager
Luzon Visayas Visayas Araw 7th Voted Out
1st Jury Member
Day 25
5
ZAS6 chane t Chané Mynhardt
28, Bloemfontein, FS
Admin Clerk
Luzon Visayas Visayas 8th Voted Out
2nd Jury Member
Day 27
7
ZAS6 palesa t Palesa Tau
28, Johannesburg, GP
Radio Presenter
Luzon Visayas Visayas 9th Voted Out
3rd Jury Member
Day 29
8
ZAS6 toni t Toni Tebbutt
38, Johannesburg, GP
Content Developer
Mindanao Luzon Mindanao 10th Voted Out
4th Jury Member
Day 30
5
ZAS6 pk t PK Phetoe
28, Pretoria, GP
Mining Technician
Mindanao Mindanao Mindanao 11th Voted Out
5th Jury Member
Day 33
13
ZAS6 katinka t Katinka Oosthuizen
19, Mossel Bay, WC
Social Media Influencer
Mindanao Mindanao Luzon 12th Voted Out
6th Jury Member
Day 35
7
ZAS6 werner t Werner Joubert
34, Secunda, MP
Pastor/Biokineticist
Mindanao Luzon Luzon 13th Voted Out
7th Jury Member
Day 37
9
ZAS6 annalize t Annalize Sainsbury
44, Cape Town, WC
Caterer
Luzon Mindanao Luzon 14th Voted Out
8th Jury Member
Day 38
11
ZAS6 jeanne t Jeanne Michel
34, Cape Town, WC
Radio Producer
Mindanao Luzon Luzon Runner-Up 4
ZAS6 tom t Tom Swartz
41, Port Elizabeth, EC
Adventure Camp Manager
Luzon Visayas Visayas Sole Survivor 8

Season Summary[]

The game began with two tribes of nine, Luzon and Mindanao. Mindanao enjoyed early success by winning the first four challenges, with Luzon quickly becoming fractured which was exacerbated by Ace flipping back and forth, leading to a rock draw on Day 6 which eliminated their leader Neil. Two Tribe Switches saw the numbers even out at 5-5 at the merge.

Once the tribes merged, the post-swap Luzon Alliance headed by Werner began to systematically eliminate the former Visayas members along with outsiders on the tribe. At the final five, Katinka attempted a coup to take down the alliance only to be foiled by Tom, who leaked the plot to Werner, with Katinka swiftly paying the price. Werner's control of the game wouldn't last much longer however, as Jeanne persuaded Tom to turn against his most loyal ally. A surprise Final Two necessitated the need for a Juror Removal, with Jeanne winning the Final Immunity Challenge and choosing to remove Werner from the jury. She also decided to take Tom with her to the Final Two.

At the Final Tribal Council, both finalists were accused by the jury of being coattail riders and Tom in particular was criticised for his abrasive personality. However, a combination of Tom owning up to his faults and the jury's perception of Jeanne having got to the end purely by luck resulted in him being awarded the title of Sole Survivor in a 6-1 vote.

Episode Air Date Challenges Eliminated
(vote)
Finish
Reward Immunity
1 May 3, 2018 Mindanao Mindanao Seamus
(5-4)
1st Voted Out
Day 3
2 May 10, 2018 Mindanao Mindanao Neil
(4-4;
3-3;
tiebreaker)1, 2
Eliminated
Day 6
3 May 17, 2018 Luzon Luzon Stacey-Lee
(6-2-1)
2nd Voted Out
Day 8
4 May 24, 2018 Luzon Mindanao Ace
(3-2)
3rd Voted Out
Day 10
Mindanao Visayas
5 May 31, 2018 Mindanao3 Murishca
(3-1-0)4
4th Voted Out
Day 13
Luzon3
6 June 7, 2018 Visayas3 Marthunis
(no vote)
Quit
Day 16
Josie
(3-1)5
Sent to Mindanao
Day 16
Annalize
(3-1)5
Sent to Luzon
Day 16
7 June 14, 2018 Mindanao Luzon Tevin
(3-1)
5th Voted Out
Day 18
Luzon Visayas
8 June 21, 2018 Visayas Visayas Josie
(2-1)
6th Voted Out
Day 21
Luzon Luzon
9 June 28, 2018 None Toni Vusi
(5-3-2)
7th Voted Out
1st Jury Member
Day 25
10 July 5, 2018 Chané,
Palesa,
Toni,
Werner
Katinka Chané
(1-1-0-0;
5-2)4, 1
8th Voted Out
2nd Jury Member
Day 27
11 July 12, 2018 Palesa
[Tom]
Werner Palesa
(6-2)
9th Voted Out
3rd Jury Member
Day 29
12 July 19, 2018 Tom3 Toni
(5-2)
10th Voted Out
4th Jury Member
Day 30
[Jeanne,
Werner]
13 July 26, 2018 Survivor
Auction
Werner PK
(5-1)
11th Voted Out
5th Jury Member
Day 33
14 August 2, 2018 Werner
[Katinka,
Tom]
Tom Katinka
(2-1-0)3
12th Voted Out
6th Jury Member
Day 35
15 August 9, 2018 Tom
[Jeanne]
Jeanne Werner
(3-1)
13th Voted Out
7th Jury Member6
Day 37
16 August 16, 2018 Jeanne3 Annalize
(1-0)
14th Voted Out
8th Jury Member
Day 38
Werner
(1-0)6
Removed from Jury
Day 38
Jury Vote Jeanne
(6-1)
Runner-Up
Tom
(6-1)
Sole Survivor
Notes:

^1 The vote resulted in a tie. Per Survivor South Africa rules, a revote would commence.
^2 Per Survivor South Africa rules, in case of a deadlock tie, the non-immmune players would be forced to draw rocks.
^3 Combined Reward and Immunity Challenge.
^4 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played, negating all votes against its user.
^5 In a surprise twist, Luzon and Mindanao were subjected to a mock vote, where the players voted out were switched to the other tribe. Those voted off, Annalize and Josie, were given the privilege to take an original tribemate to join them on their new tribe. They chose Katinka and Toni respectively.
^6 For winning the Final Immunity Challenge, Jeanne also earned the right to eliminate one of the jurors.

Voting History[]

Original Tribes Expanded Tribes Switched Tribes Merged Tribe
Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Voted Out ZAS6 seamus t
Seamus
Tie Deadlock ZAS6 neil t
Neil
ZAS6 staceylee t
Stacey-Lee
ZAS6 ace t
Ace
ZAS6 murishca t
Murishca
ZAS6 marthunis t
Marthunis
Mock
Vote
Mock
Vote
ZAS6 tevin t
Tevin
ZAS6 josie t
Josie
ZAS6 vusi t
Vusi
Tie ZAS6 chane t
Chané
ZAS6 palesa t
Palesa
ZAS6 toni t
Toni
ZAS6 pk t
PK
ZAS6 katinka t
Katinka
ZAS6 werner t
Werner
ZAS6 annalize t
Annalize
ZAS6 jeanne t
Jeanne
ZAS6 tom t
Tom
Vote 5-4 4-41 3-32 Lottery3 6-2-1 3-2 3-1-04 No vote5 3-16 3-16 3-1 2-1 5-3-2 1-1-0-01,4,7 5-2 6-2 5-2 5-1 2-1-04 3-1 1-09 6-1
Tom Seamus Josie Josie Murishca Vusi PK None Palesa PK PK Katinka Werner None Jury Vote
Jeanne Stacey-Lee Ace Josie Vusi PK Chané Palesa Toni PK Annalize Werner Annalize
Annalize Seamus Josie None Katinka Vusi PK Chané Palesa Toni PK Jeanne Werner None Tom
Jeanne8
Werner Stacey-Lee Ace Josie Vusi PK Chané Palesa Toni PK Katinka Annalize None10
Katinka Stacey-Lee Annalize Vusi PK Chané Palesa Toni PK Jeanne Tom
PK Jeanne Annalize Tevin Josie Palesa Werner Tom Katinka Toni Annalize Tom
Toni Stacey-Lee Ace Josie Tevin Josie Palesa Chané Chané Palesa PK Tom
Palesa Tom Annalize Annalize Murishca Katinka Werner Tom Katinka Tom
Chané Seamus Josie Josie Murishca Katinka Tom None Tom
Vusi Tom Annalize Annalize Chané Katinka Jeanne
Josie Tom Annalize None Werner Jeanne Tevin PK
Tevin Stacey-Lee Annalize Josie
Marthunis Werner Quit
Murishca Stacey-Lee Tom
Ace Seamus Annalize Annalize Werner
Stacey-Lee Werner
Neil Seamus Josie Josie Eliminated
Seamus Tom
Notes:
^1 The vote resulted in a tie. Per Survivor South Africa rules, a revote was held where the castaways involved in the tie would not vote and the remaining castaways could only vote for those involved in the tie.
^2 Per Survivor South Africa rules, in case of a deadlock tie, the non-tied castaways would be forced to draw rocks, where the player who got the odd-colored rock was eliminated instead.
^3 Neil drew the odd-colored rock and was eliminated.
^4 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played, negating all votes against its user.
^4 Marthunis elected to quit the game. No vote occurred for his removal.
^6 Instead of being voted out, the castaways with the most votes would switch to the opposite tribe that attended Tribal Council with them.
^7 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played; however, no votes were cast against its user.
^8 This castaway played an Extra Vote advantage, allowing them to vote twice at Tribal Council.
^9 Annalize and Tom did not vote as they could only vote for each other. By virtue of winning the Final Immunity Challenge, only Jeanne voted.
^10 By winning the Final Immunity challenge, Jeanne earned the right to eliminate one of the jurors. She chose Werner.

Trivia[]

  • Philippines is the first in the South African franchise to feature:
  • Philippines is the second South African season, after Panama, where the tribes were pre-determined by production instead of being formed by a random draw or Schoolyard Pick.

References[]

Survivor South Africa Seasons
Panama · Malaysia · Santa Carolina · Maldives · Champions · Philippines · Island of Secrets · Immunity Island · Return of the Outcasts
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