Yaxhá (pronounced ya-shah) is a tribe from Survivor: Guatemala.
Before the game officially commenced, Yaxhá was joined by Palau returnee Stephenie LaGrossa. The tribe then went on a major losing streak, only winning one challenge pre-switch. The tribe is better remembered for its post-switch variation, where despite having a good camarederie, it won just three more challenges before the merge, entering with a numbers disadvantage. Their tribe color is blue.
Members
Tribe History
Challenge History
| Episode | Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out | Result | Eliminated (Vote) |
Finish |
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| 1 | 11-Mike Hike | Reward | None | Lost | Tribe Immune | |
| Paddle Battle | Immunity | None | Won | |||
| 2 | Web Over Water | Reward | Amy | Lost | Morgan (8-1) |
2nd Voted Out Day 6 |
| Dragged Through Mud | Immunity | Brianna | Lost | |||
| 3 | Blind Build | Reward | None | Lost | Brianna (7-1) |
3rd Voted Out Day 8 |
| Holding Court | Immunity | None | Lost | |||
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| 4 | Rows and Throws | Immunity | None | Won | Tribe Immune | |
| 5 | Slave to the Grind | Reward | None | Won | Blake (5-2) |
5th Voted Out Day 14 |
| What's for Launch? | Immunity | None | Lost | |||
| 6 | Boulder Smash | Reward | None | Lost | Brian (5-1-0) |
7th Voted Out Day 15 |
| Sudden Death | Immunity | None | [Gary]1 | |||
| 7 | Spooling Around | Reward | None | Won | Amy (4-1) |
8th Voted Out Day 18 |
| Tomb Raider | Immuunity | None | Lost | |||
| Tribes Merged, Day 18 | ||||||
| Notes: ^1 Both tribes were sent to Tribal Council. The tribe that won the Reward Challenge, Nakúm, earned the right to compete in an individual Immunity Challenge. The winner of the challenge, Rafe, was given the power to vote for one member of Yaxhá to receive his Immunity Necklace. If Rafe's recipient received enough votes to be voted out, those votes will be considered null and void, and the next player with the highest number of votes will be voted out. Rafe chose Gary.
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Voting History
| Original Tribes | Switched Tribes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Voted Out | Tribe Immune |
 Morgan |
 Brianna |
Tribe Immune |
 Blake |
 Brian |
 Amy |
Tribes Merged | |
| Vote | — | 8-1 | 7-1 | — | 5-2 | 5-1-01 | 4-1 | ||
| ►► | Danni | On Nakúm | — | Blake | Brian | Amy | |||
| ►► | Stephenie | — | Morgan | Brianna | On Nakúm | ||||
| ►► | Rafe | — | Morgan | Brianna | On Nakúm | ||||
| ►► | Lydia | — | Morgan | Brianna | On Nakúm | ||||
| ►► | Gary | — | Morgan | Brianna | — | Blake | Brian | Amy | |
| ►► | Jamie | — | Morgan | Brianna | On Nakúm | ||||
| ►► | Bobby Jon | On Nakúm | — | Blake | Brian | Amy | |||
| ►► | Brandon | On Nakúm | — | Brian | Brian | Amy | |||
| ► | Amy | — | Morgan | Brianna | — | Blake | Brian | Bobby Jon | |
| ► | Brian | — | Morgan | Brianna | — | Blake | Bobby Jon | ||
| ► | Blake | On Nakúm | — | Brian | |||||
| Brianna | — | Morgan | Lydia | ||||||
| Morgan | — | Lydia | |||||||
| Notes: ^1 For winning the individual Immunity Challenge, Rafe was given the opportunity to cast a vote to one member of Yaxhá that would receive his Immunity Necklace; that if that player received enough votes to be voted out, all votes cast against that player would not have been counted, and the player with the next highest number of votes would have been voted out.
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Gallery
Yaxhá's intro shot.
The Yaxhá tribe before Stephenie joined.
Yaxhá arrives on Day 1.
Yaxhá reacts to seeing Stephenie and Bobby Jon.
Yaxhá after Stephenie joins the tribe.
Yaxhá at the first Immunity Challenge of the season.
Yaxhá at the second Immunity Challenge.
Yaxhá's first Tribal Council.
Morgan blindsided.
Yaxhá at the third Reward Challenge, Blind Build.
Yaxhá's second Tribal Council.
Brianna voted out.
Yaxhá answering questions.
Brian leading Yaxhá back to camp after the tribe switch.
The new Yaxhá celebrates winning immunity.
Yaxhá winning a Reward Challenge.
Yaxhá at its third Tribal Council.
Blake blindsided.
Yaxhá at the Reward Challenge before the double Tribal Council.
Yaxhá at its fourth Tribal Council.
Brian blindsided.
Yaxhá after the double Tribal Council.
Yaxhá competing in the sixth Reward Challenge.
Yaxhá's fifth and Final Tribal Council.
Amy voted out.
Trivia
- Yaxhá is the second tribe that Stephenie LaGrossa was the highest placing member of, following Ulong from Survivor: Palau.
- Yaxhá is the second blue-colored starting tribe for Stephenie, again following Ulong.
- To date, Yaxhá is the only starting tribe in a "one returnee per tribe" season to have a female returnee.
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