Survivor South Africa: Philippines is the sixth season of the South African version of Survivor.
Production
The season was filmed in January/February 2018 in the Palawan Province of the Republic of the Philippines.
Twists/Changes
- 39 Days: The game will be longer than the previous season's 27 days.
- Hidden Immunity Idol : Hidden Immunity Idols were hidden around the camps and contestants were given or find clues to help locate the Immunity Idols.
- Tribe Expansion: On Day 9, a third tribe, Visayas, was introduced, spreading the fifteen remaining castaways across three tribes of five.
- Double Tribal Council: The two losing tribes at the Day 12 Immunity Challenge will both attend Tribal Council.
- Tribe Switch: At the Double Tribal Council, each tribe was told to vote without knowing that the person with the most votes would be sent to the other tribe attending the session. The person sent over also gets to pick one member of their original tribe to join them on their new tribe.
- 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 has the reward to eliminate a juror of their choice.
Castaways
Contestant | Tribe Affiliation | Finish | Votes Against | ||||
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Original Tribe | Expanded Tribe | Switched Tribe | Merged Tribe | ||||
Seamus Holmes 25, Durban, KZN Property Broker |
Luzon | 1st Voted Out Day 3 |
5 | ||||
Neil Voller 55, Johannesburg, GP HR Executive |
Luzon | Eliminated Day 6 |
0 | ||||
Stacey-Lee Valentyn 27, Cape Town, WC Business Analyst |
Mindanao | 2nd Voted Out Day 8 |
6 | ||||
Ace Chetty 28, Johannesburg, GP Graphic Designer |
Luzon | Luzon | 3rd Voted Out Day 10 |
3 | |||
Murishca Martheze 34, Cape Town, WC Marketing Manager |
Mindanao | Visayas | 4th Voted Out Day 13 |
3 | |||
Marthunis Oosthuizen 29, Durban, KZN Investment Adviser |
Mindanao | Mindanao | Quit Day 16 |
0 | |||
Tevin Naidu 24, Durban, KZN Medical Doctor |
Mindanao | Mindanao | Mindanao | 5th Voted Out Day 18 |
3 | ||
Josie Eveleigh 28, Cape Town, WC Travel Writer |
Luzon | Luzon | Mindanao | 6th Voted Out Day 21 |
10 | ||
Vusi Mafulela 35, Johannesburg, GP Logistics Manager |
Luzon | Visayas | Visayas | Araw | 7th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 25 |
5 | |
Chané Mynhardt 28, Bloemfontein, FS Admin Clerk |
Luzon | Visayas | Visayas | 8th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 27 |
7 | ||
Palesa Tau 28, Johannesburg, GP Radio Presenter |
Luzon | Visayas | Visayas | 9th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 29 |
8 | ||
Toni Tebbutt 38, Johannesburg, GP Content Developer |
Mindanao | Luzon | Mindanao | 10th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 30 |
5 | ||
PK Phetoe 28, Pretoria, GP Mining Technician |
Mindanao | Mindanao | Mindanao | 11th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 33 |
13 | ||
Katinka Oosthuizen 19, Mossel Bay, WC Social Media Influencer |
Mindanao | Mindanao | Luzon | 12th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 35 |
7 | ||
Werner Joubert 34, Secunda, MP Pastor/Biokineticist |
Mindanao | Luzon | Luzon | 13th Voted Out Day 37 |
9 | ||
Annalize Sainsbury 44, Cape Town, WC Caterer |
Luzon | Mindanao | Luzon | 14th Voted Out 8th Jury Member Day 38 |
11 | ||
Jeanne Michel 34, Cape Town, WC Radio Producer |
Mindanao | Luzon | Luzon | Runner-Up | 4 | ||
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 a rock draw on Day 6. 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 | |
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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] |
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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 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. |
Voting History
Original Tribes | Expanded Tribes | Switched Tribes | Merged Tribe | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||||||||
Voted Out | Seamus |
Tie | Deadlock | Neil |
Stacey-Lee |
Ace |
Murishca |
Marthunis |
Mock Vote |
Mock Vote |
Tevin |
Josie |
Vusi |
Tie | Chané |
Palesa |
Toni |
PK |
Katinka |
Werner |
Annalize |
Jeanne |
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 | None | Palesa | PK | PK | Katinka | Werner | None | Jury Vote | ||||
►►► | Jeanne | — | — | Stacey-Lee | Ace | — | — | Josie | — | — | — | Vusi | Chané | Palesa | Toni | PK | Annalize | Werner | Annalize | |||||
►►► | Annalize | Seamus | Josie | None | — | — | — | — | — | — | Katinka | — | — | Vusi | Chané | Palesa | Toni | PK | Werner | None | Tom | |||
►►► | Werner | — | — | Stacey-Lee | Ace | — | — | Josie | — | — | — | Vusi | Chané | Palesa | Toni | PK | Katinka | Annalize | None10 | |||||
►►► | Katinka | — | — | Stacey-Lee | — | — | — | — | Annalize | — | — | Vusi | Chané | Palesa | Toni | PK | Tom | |||||||
►►► | PK | — | — | Jeanne | — | — | — | — | Annalize | Tevin | Josie | Palesa | Tom | Katinka | Toni | Annalize | Tom | |||||||
►►► | Toni | — | — | Stacey-Lee | Ace | — | — | Josie | — | Tevin | Josie | Palesa | Chané | Chané | Palesa | PK | Tom | |||||||
►►► | Palesa | Tom | Annalize | Annalize | — | — | — | Murishca | — | — | — | Katinka | 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 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
► | 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
- This season gave some firsts for the South African franchise:
- First season with 39 days.
- First featuring a rock draw.
- First season to have a tribe expansion.
- First season to have a Juror Removal.
References
Survivor South Africa Seasons |
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Panama · Malaysia · Santa Carolina · Maldives · Champions · Philippines · Island of Secrets · Immunity Island · Return of the Outcasts |