Yin Yang

Tribe Profile
Version	United States
Season	Heroes vs. Villains
Namesake	Chinese philosophy to describe contrary yet complementary forces
Tribe Type	Merged Tribe
Day Formed	Day 25
Tribes Merged	Heroes Villains
Lowest-Placing Member	J.T. Thomas (10/20)
Highest-Placing Member	Sandra Diaz-Twine (Winner)

Yin Yang​​ is the merged tribe of Heroes​ and Villains​​ from Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains. Their tribe color is black.

After the Heroes and Villains merged with equal numbers at the final ten, J.T.'s mistake of handing Russell his Hidden Immunity Idol proved to be fatal as it gave the Villains the upper hand to systematically eliminate the Heroes on their march to the finish.

Members

Amanda Kimmel	Candice Woodcock	Colby Donaldson	Danielle DiLorenzo	J.T. Thomas
Jerri Manthey	Parvati Shallow	Rupert Boneham	Russell Hantz	Sandra Diaz-Twine

Tribe History

On Day 25, the two tribes of the Heroes and Villains merged and became the Yin Yang tribe. Danielle DiLorenzo won the first individual immunity of the season. With the tribe even with five heroes and five villains each, there were various strategies involving Hidden Immunity Idols or getting someone to flip involved, with contestants who played together before, such as Rupert Boneham and Sandra Diaz-Twine, and Amanda Kimmel and Parvati Shallow, trying to see if there was a way they could work together like they had in the past. Ultimately, tribal lines prevented any of such pairs to work together, as the other Heroes didn't believe Rupert could trust Sandra and Parvati felt Amanda was lying to her about the vote. At Tribal Council, the tribal lines remained intact with five votes for J.T. Thomas and five votes for Jerri Manthey, but Parvati handed two Hidden Immunity Idols to Sandra and Jerri (one of which, she received from Russell Hantz, who received it from J.T.), which negated five votes against Jerri and broke the deadlock. J.T. became the third jury member with a vote of 5-0, joining Coach Wade and Courtney Yates on the jury.

The castaways were split into teams for the Reward Challenge on Day 28, which the team of Amanda, Danielle, and Colby Donaldson won. At the reward, a fight broke out between Amanda and Danielle over possession to the clue to another Hidden Immunity Idol. Colby had to intervene, and even though the Heroes desperately needed the idol clue, he let Danielle have it since she found it first. Danielle took possession of the clue, then shared it with Russell, who was able to find the idol. Jerri won individual immunity. At Tribal Council, Russell was concerned about the possibility that Sandra flipped to the Heroes, and unnecessarily played the idol as Sandra stuck with the Villains, while Candice Woodcock also flipped on the Heroes; Amanda became the fourth jury member by a vote of 6-3.

Day 31 featured a surprise Immunity Challenge won by Parvati. After the challenge, host Jeff Probst read a clue to another Hidden Immunity Idol, which was found by Sandra. Sensing that he was in danger, Rupert pretended to have an idol by placing a rock in his pants and hoped that the Villains would believe that he had a real idol. That night at Tribal Council, the Villains split their votes between Rupert and Candice, while Colby and Rupert voted against Candice for her betrayal; Candice was voted out 5-3.

Russell won the Immunity Challenge on Day 33. Danielle became the sixth jury member (and the first Villain voted out of the merged tribe) by a vote of 4-3 after Russell decided that he needed to split the alliance between Danielle and Parvati. He secured the votes by convincing Jerri to flip, who took this opportunity to cement herself in a stronger position to reach the final 3. However, after Tribal Council, Jerri expressed regret in her decision and Sandra and Parvati reassured her that they would have their back, regardless of Russell's antics.

Jerri won the Reward Challenge on Day 34 and selected Parvati and Sandra to join her in the reward, along with their loved ones. Parvati won the Immunity Challenge. At Tribal Council, Sandra used her Hidden Immunity Idol, negating two votes against her. Rupert became the seventh jury member by a vote of 4-0.

Parvati won the final five Immunity Challenge on Day 37. Colby became the eighth jury member (and the last Hero) by a vote of 4-1. Russell won the final four individual immunity and told Sandra he would take her to the Final Three since he thought he could beat her. Parvati, however, argued that Sandra should be voted out since she believed Sandra would get votes from the jury. At Tribal Council, Jerri became the ninth and final jury member by a vote of 3-1.

The final three enjoyed tearing down camp and headed to the Final Tribal Council. All three were confident in their respective strategies, but Russell minimized Sandra and Parvati's gameplay. Tired of his attitude, Sandra threw Russell's hat in the fire. At Final Tribal Council, the jury largely dismissed Russell for his arrogance and believing he got to the end with no luck involved. Sandra's perseverance after her alliance was wiped out and Parvati's challenge prowess was particularly praised, leaving the jury with a tough decision between the two former winners. Sandra became the first two-time winner by a vote of 6-3-0, with Parvati and Russell placing 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

• Challenge History
• Voting History

Episode	Challenge	Challenge Type	Winner	Eliminated (Vote)	Finish
10	Get a Grip	Immunity	Danielle	J.T. (5-0)1,2	11th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 27
11	Pacific Shuffle	Reward	Amanda, Colby, Danielle	Amanda (6-3)2	12th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 30
	House of Cards	Immunity	Jerri
12	When It Rains, It Pours	Immunity	Parvati	Candice (5-3)	13th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 31
	Pegatory Knockout	Immunity	Russell	Danielle (4-3)	14th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 33
13	Pass the Bucket	Reward	Jerri [Parvati, Sandra]	Rupert (4-0)1	15th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 36
	Keep It Up	Immunity	Parvati
14	Offer It Up	Immunity	Parvati	Colby (4-1)	16th Voted Out 8th Jury Member Day 37
	Blind Maze	Immunity	Russell	Jerri (3-1)	17th Voted Out 9th Jury Member Day 38
	Jury Vote			Russell (6-3-0)	Second Runner-Up
				Parvati (6-3-0)	Runner-Up
				Sandra (6-3-0)	Sole Survivor
Notes: ^1 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played, negating all votes against its user. ^2 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played; however, no votes were cast against its user.

		Merged Tribe
Episode		10	11	12		13	14
Voted Out		J.T.	Amanda	Candice	Danielle	Rupert	Colby	Jerri	Russell	Parvati	Sandra
Vote		5-02,3	6-33	5-3	4-3	4-02	4-1	3-1	6-3-0
►	Sandra	J.T.	Amanda	Candice	Rupert	Rupert	Colby	Jerri	Jury Vote
►	Parvati	J.T.	Amanda	Rupert	Rupert	Rupert	Colby	Jerri
►	Russell	J.T.	Amanda	Candice	Danielle	Rupert	Colby	Jerri
►	Jerri	J.T.	Amanda	Candice	Danielle	Rupert	Colby	Parvati		Parvati
►	Colby	Jerri	Parvati	Candice	Danielle	Sandra	Sandra				Sandra
►	Rupert	Jerri	Parvati	Candice	Danielle	Sandra					Sandra
►	Danielle	J.T.	Amanda	Rupert	Rupert					Parvati
►	Candice	Jerri	Amanda	Rupert							Sandra
►	Amanda	Jerri	Parvati								Sandra
►	J.T.	Jerri									Sandra
	Courtney1										Sandra
	Coach1									Parvati
Notes: ^1 While not members of Yin Yang, Coach and Courtney were members of the jury. ^2 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played, negating all votes against the user. ^3 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played; however, no votes were cast against its user.

Gallery

Yin Yang's first Tribal Council.

J.T. blindsided.

Yin Yang's second Tribal Council.

Amanda blindsided.

Candice blindsided.

Danielle blindsided.

The final six at Tribal Council.

Rupert voted out.

The final five at the Immunity Challenge, Offer It Up.

The final five at Tribal Council.

Colby voted out.

The final four at the penultimate Tribal Council.

Jerri blindsided.

Parvati, Russell, and Sandra at the Final Tribal Council.

The jury.

Sandra is the Sole Survivor of Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, winning for a second time.

Trivia

• Yin Yang is the fourth tribe in Survivor history to have its name delivered from Chinese language. The first three were Fei Long, Zhan Hu, and Hae Da Fung, all in China.
• Yin Yang is one of five merged tribes to enter the merge with half of the entire cast remaining. The other four tribes were Chuay Jai, Chaboga Mogo, Dabu, and Nobag.
• Yin Yang, along with Soliantu, Kasama, Solarrion, and Nuku are the only tribes whose highest and lowest placing members have won the game, excluding tribes in Winners at War.
  • Yin Yang is the only tribe to have its highest and lowest placing members be previous Sole Survivors, excluding tribes in Winners at War.
• The Yin Yang Buff reappeared in Island of the Idols due to its highest-ranking member returning as a mentor.
• Yin Yang is the last merged tribe alphabetically.