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Tambaqui​ is a tribe from Survivor: The Amazon. Their tribe color is blue.

Notable as the first all-male tribe in the show's history, Tambaqui was driven by testosterone, believing they would easily defeat their female rivals at Jaburu. However, despite flourishing in the survival aspect of the game, their bravado lost them many of the early challenges.

Members[]

Alex Bell
32, Los Angeles, CA
Triathlon coach
S6 alex t
Butch Lockley
50, Olney, IL
School principal
S6 butch t
Daniel Lue
26, Houston, TX
Tax accountant
S6 daniel t
Dave Johnson
23, Pasadena, CA
Rocket scientist
S6 dave t
Matthew von Ertfelda
33, Washington, DC
Restaurant designer
S6 matthew t
Rob Cesternino
24, Wantagh, NY
Computer projects coordinator
S6 rob t
Roger Sexton
56, Valencia, CA
Construction company VP
S6 roger t
Ryan Aiken
23, Ellicott City, MD
Model
S6 ryan t

 Butch Lockley
    
S6 butch t
 Christy Smith
    
S6 christy t
 Dave Johnson
    
S6 dave t
 Heidi Strobel
    
S6 heidi t
 Jeanne Hebert
    
S6 jeanne t
 Roger Sexton
    
S6 roger t

Tribe History[]

This all-male tribe was originally united in their perceived superiority over their female counterparts due to their collective skillsets. However, that did not prevent some friction in the early stages of this tribe mostly centered around Roger's leadership style. It did not sit well with some of the younger players, particularly Ryan. Butch tried to motivate the tribe with his "believe in yourself" banner which was his luxury item. As Butch would later point out, Tamabaqui "believed in themselves too much" in the Day 3 Immunity Challenge. Despite Dave and Rob's mentally challenging professions, they were unable to solve the puzzle quickly enough in large part due to Daniel's struggles on the balance beam. Because Ryan was a part of that duo with Daniel and he was perceived as lazy around camp, Ryan was a target for the first vote. Ryan, Daniel, and Matthew were annoyed by Roger's orders and Dave went rogue targeting Daniel, leaving Rob as the swing vote between Roger and Ryan. Ultimately he took out Ryan resulting in a 4-3-1 vote.

Another recurring theme particularly among the younger members of the tribe was talking about the beauty of the Jaburu members, particularly Shawna, Heidi, and Jenna. Rob's luxury item, the Magic 8 Ball, provided some laughter as well, although Rob's only rule was that they couldn't ask it questions regarding the results of challenges. Daniel and Matthew retained a strong bond particularly through their knowledge of Mandarin, but Matthew was also aware that his association with Daniel, who was a likely target should Tambaqui lose again, could also hinder his own game. A conversation between Alex and Roger regarding Roger's opinions on gay marriage caused some friction between the core alliance, which Rob was pleased with as it meant a potential opportunity to vote out Roger. However, on Day 9 following a 2nd defeat in 3 Immunity Challenges, Daniel's second attempt to oust Roger failed as the tribe unanimously voted out Daniel.

Though Matthew was left as the sole outsider following Daniel's vote out, Matthew's outdoor skills and ability to catch fish caused the physically weaker Rob to fear he could become expendable. Nevertheless, the two of them started to grow close. The following reward and Immunity Challenge were survival skill based which lead to two emphatic victories for Tamabaqui. In good spirits, the men started to get overconfident in their skills again, which Matthew feared would lead to some mistakes. This was the case when Alex sustained a minor head injury when chopping wood. On Day 13, Dave was invited to a getaway reward with Jenna. This led to a swap where both Dave and Jenna would draft the other 10 players into two new tribes. Dave maintained his allegiance to Roger and Butch by selecting them to stay on Tamabaqui, much to Rob's suspicions, sending Alex, Rob, and Matthew to Jaburu.

Post swap Tamabqui saw both original Jaburu and Tambaqui get along well, but strategically they were initially divided along tribal lines. The women were conflicted as to who to target following losing the first Immunity Challenge post swap, so they drew straws to determine they would target Butch. Dave on the other hand used the knowledge he obtained from Jenna at the reward to try to convince Heidi to flip on Jeanne, who was the next target on Jaburu if it weren't for the swap. Heidi went along with the plan, sending Jeanne out in a 4-2 vote which left Christy on the outs. Roger tried to motivate the remaining tribe members hoping they could stay united, but in reality Dave, Butch, and Roger were planning on reuniting with the original Tambaqui members going into the merge. Tambaqui won the next Immunity Challenge and with Shawna voted out of Jaburu, original Tambaqui entered the merge with six original members.

Challenge History[]

Episode Challenge Challenge Type Sit-Out Result Eliminated
(Vote)
Finish
1 Unchained Immunity None Lost Ryan
(4-3-1)
1st Voted Out
Day 3
2 Flip Out Reward None Lost Tribe Immune
Total Recall Immunity None Won
3 Matchmaker Reward None Lost Daniel
(6-1)
3rd Voted Out
Day 9
The Great Escape Immunity None Lost
4 Light My Fire Reward None Won Tribe Immune
Gone Fishin' Reward/Immunity None Won
Tribes Switched, Day 14
5 Up The Creek Immunity None Lost Jeanne
(4-2)
5th Voted Out
Day 15
6 Log Jam Reward None Won Tribe Immune
Piranha Feast Immunity None Won
Tribes Merged, Day 20

Voting History[]

Original Tribes Switched Tribes
Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Voted Out S6 ryan t
Ryan
Tribe
Immune
S6 daniel t
Daniel
Tribe
Immune
S6 jeanne t
Jeanne
Tribe
Immune
Tribes
Merged
Vote 4-3-1 6-1 4-2
Matthew Roger Daniel On Jaburu
Rob Ryan Daniel On Jaburu
Butch Ryan Daniel Jeanne
Heidi On Jaburu Jeanne
Christy On Jaburu Butch
Alex Ryan Daniel On Jaburu
Dave Daniel Daniel Jeanne
Roger Ryan Daniel Jeanne
Jeanne On Jaburu Butch
Daniel Roger Roger
Ryan Roger

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References[]

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