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Zapatera​ is a tribe from Survivor: Redemption Island.

The original tribe of eight was soon joined by veteran and notorious villain Russell Hantz and although the tribe enjoyed early success, they were disillusioned by Hantz' reputation and former tactics that eventually led to his elimination at the hands of the Zapatera Six alliance after throwing a combined Reward/Immunity Challenge. Soon after, the tribe started losing challenges due to a shift in momentum and the majority alliance began to turn on one another. Ultimately, they entered the merge without the numbers and were quickly eliminated in succession. Their tribe color is purple.

Members[]

David Murphy
31, West Hollywood, CA
Defense attorney
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Julie Wolfe
50, Oceanside, CA
Firefighter
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Krista Klumpp
25, Columbia, SC
Pharmaceutical representative
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Mike Chiesl
30, Del Mar, CA
Iraq War veteran
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Ralph Kiser
44, Lebanon, VA
Farmer
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Sarita White
35, Santa Monica, CA
Visual effects producer
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Stephanie Valencia
25, Long Beach, CA
Waitress
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Steve Wright
51, Huntington Beach, CA
Ex-NFL player
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Tribe History[]

Zapatera came in with eight members, but were soon joined by Russell Hantz, who originally competed in Samoa and Heroes vs. Villains. However, his presence caused the tribe to immediately divide themselves. Everybody knew that Russell was a notorious player in both seasons, and he made the same gameplay from the start by making an alliance between himself, Stephanie Valencia and Krista Klumpp. At the same time, the rest of Zapatera made a six person alliance, but neither side could make a move as they won the first two Immunity Challenges, sending Ometepe to Tribal Council twice.

During this time, Russell tried to look for a Hidden Immunity Idol like before, but Ralph Kiser beat him to the punch by claiming it first. Without luck finding an idol, Russell decided to have Stephanie carry her bag around, to fool the opposing alliance into thinking they had the idol. Before the third Immunity Challenge, the Zapatera Six planned on throwing the challenge on purpose in order to vote out Russell. Although Julie Wolfe was hesitant on the idea as it could give Ometepe some momentum, the six stuck to the plan and purposely lost the challenge, sending the tribe to Tribal Council. In order to make sure neither Russell nor Stephanie had an idol, the Zapatera Six decided to split the vote against them, but Russell tried to sway Julie into joining his alliace. However, at Tribal Council, Julie stuck with her original alliance, and they split the votes. A 3-3-3 tie between Russell, Stephanie, and Ralph occurred, and on the revote, the remaining alliance members voted Russell out 5-1-0. Russell was sent to Redemption Island where he lost to Matt Elrod in the second Redemption Island duel.

Although Zapatera was able to bounce back and win the next Immunity Challenge, the tribe was still fractured as Stephanie and Krista, the remaining members of Russell's alliance, showed no loyalty to the tribe and even planned on flipping to Ometepe in the merge. During the fifth Immunity Challenge, Stephanie was named the caller by Sarita White, but this proved to be a bad move as Stephanie struggled to have her tribe listen to her, causing confusion. Zapatera lost in a close race, meaning they had to go to Tribal Council for the second time. Although Sarita was pinned the blame for making Stephanie their caller, resulting to their defeat, the Zapatera Six still stuck together and debated on who to vote out next, Krista or Stephanie. At Tribal Council, the six voted Krista out 6-2 despite the latter trying to stir chaos.

By Day 15, cracks in the Zapatera alliance was starting to show as Sarita's complaining about a tooth irritated David Murphy, who considered flipping on the alliance. David and Stephanie conspired to break the alliance by voting off Sarita, but Stephanie's attempt to apologize for her actions were not deemed viable by Steve Wright. After a horrible shut out lost against Ometempe, David and Stephanie began lobbying for Sarita's elimination. However, their attempts did not work as Sarita's loyalty outweighed Stephanie's strength, and the latter was voted out 5-2.

By this point, both tribes were even 6-6, and Matt was dominating the duels, causing the elimination of both Krista and Stephanie. David's turn against the alliance caused more distrust between him and Sarita, and Ralph wondered if the former was going to flip on Zapatera come the merge. At the final tribal Immunity Challenge, the lead was shifted back and forth, but Zapatera lost the challenge. Once again, the debate went over loyalty and strength as it could be either Sarita or David going to Redemption Island. In the end, strength won as Sarita was voted out 4-2.

On Day 19, both tribes were called into the Redemption Island duel, the one that would let either Matt or Sarita back into the game. Ultimately, Matt won and Sarita was eliminated. With Matt back in the game, the tribes merged, and Zapatera faced a 5-7 disadvantage.

Challenge History[]

Episode Tribe Members on Redemption Island Challenge Challenge Type Sit-Out Result Voted Out
(Vote)
Status
Duel Inhabitant Challenger Eliminated Finish
1 Push It Uphill Reward/Immunity None Won Tribe Immune
2 None Smash, Grab, Smash Reward/Immunity David Won Tribe Immune
3 Jail Break None None None Spin Cycle Reward/Immunity Ralph,
Sarita
Lost Russell
(3-3-3;
5-1-0)1
3rd Voted Out
Day 8
4 Domino Effect None Russell Russell 2nd Eliminated
Day 10
Toolin' Around Reward/Immunity Krista Won Tribe Immune
5 Cube Crisis None None None Smoko Reward/Immunity Julie,
Steve
Lost Krista
(6-2)
5th Voted Out
Day 13
6 Grapple and Maze None Krista Krista 4th Eliminated
Day 14
Beach Balls Reward/Immunity Sarita Lost Stephanie
(5-2)
6th Voted Out
Day 16
7 Concentration None Stephanie Stephanie 5th Eliminated
Day 17
Crash Course Reward/Immunity None Lost Sarita
(4-2)
7th Voted Out
Day 18
8 Chimney Sweep None Sarita Sarita 6th Eliminated
Day 19
Tribes Merged, Day 19
Notes:
^1 The vote resulted in a tie. Per Survivor rules, a revote would commence.

Voting History[]

Original Tribes
Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Voted Out Tribe
Immune
Tribe
Immune
Tie S22 russell t
Russell
Tribe
Immune
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Krista
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Stephanie
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Sarita
Tribes
Merged
Vote 3-3-31 5-1-0 6-2 5-2 4-2
Steve Russell Russell Krista Stephanie Sarita
Ralph Russell None Krista Stephanie David
Julie Stephanie Russell Krista Stephanie Sarita
David Stephanie Russell Krista Sarita Sarita
Mike Russell Russell Krista Stephanie Sarita
Sarita Stephanie Russell Krista Stephanie David Eliminated
Stephanie Ralph None Steve Sarita Eliminated
Krista Ralph Ralph Steve Eliminated
Russell Ralph None Eliminated
Notes:
^1 Tribal Council resulted in a tie. Per Survivor 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.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Zapatera's camp was previously used as the camp site for Espada and Libertad in Survivor: Nicaragua.
  • Zapatera is the first tribe to experience a three-way tie vote at Tribal Council.
  • Julie Wolfe is the only female member of Zapatera to make the merge.
  • Zapatera ties with Sook Jai and Galu for the longest elimination streak of an original tribe, with seven of its members being eliminated consecutively.
    • Coincidentally, all three tribes were purple.
  • Zapatera is tied with Ulong and Solana for the earliest date where all its original members were voted out, with Steve being voted out on Day 30 and no members returning from Redemption Island.

References[]

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