Survivor NZ: Nicaragua

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Survivor NZ: Nicaragua
Season 1
Presented byMatt Chisholm
No. of days40
No. of castaways16
WinnerAvi Duckor-Jones
Runner-upThomas "Tom" Paterson
Location Nicaragua
No. of episodes20
Release
Original network TVNZ 2
Original release7 May (2017-05-07) –
5 July 2017 (2017-07-05)
Season chronology

Survivor NZ: Nicaragua is the first season of Survivor NZ , a television series based on the popular reality game show Survivor . The series was announced in February 2016, and premiered on TVNZ 2 on 7 May 2017. [1] The season was filmed in Nicaragua, [2] the same location as four seasons of the American edition of Survivor: Nicaragua , Redemption Island , San Juan del Sur and Worlds Apart .

Contents

The sixteen contestants were initially separated into two tribes, named Hermosa and Mogotón. When ten players remained, they merged into one tribe, named Casar. Avi Duckor-Jones won the season and was named the Sole Survivor. Matai'a Salatielu "Sala" Tiatia was voted the Gem People's Choice Award. [3]

Contestants

List of Survivor NZ: Nicaragua contestants
ContestantOriginal tribeSwitched tribeMerged tribeMain gameRedemption Island
Deanna "Dee" Cambiaso
29, Auckland 		Hermosa2nd voted out
Day 1		Lost duel 1
Day 2
Hannah Gough
27, Whangārei 		Mogotón1st voted out
Day 1		Lost duel 2
Day 6
Anthony "Tony" Deane
55, Gisborne 		Mogotón3rd voted out
Day 4		Lost duel 3
Day 10
Louisa "Lou" McClintock
19, Cheviot 		MogotónMedically evacuated
Day 10
Isabel "Izzy" Pearson
30, Auckland 		Mogotón4th voted out
Day 8		Lost duel 4
Day 14
Georgia Bergerson
26, Palmerston North 		HermosaHermosa5th voted out
Day 12		Lost duel 5
Day 17
Shayna "Shay" Swain-Tapusoa
Returned to game		MogotónMogotón6th voted out
Day 16		1st returnee
Day 17
Leandro "Lee" Den Haan
29, Motueka 		HermosaMogotónCasar7th voted out
Day 20		Lost duel 6
1st jury member
Day 22
Matai'a Salatielu "Sala" Tiatia
40, Christchurch 		MogotónHermosa9th voted out
Day 24		Lost duel 7
2nd jury member
Day 25
Shannon Quinn
24, Christchurch 		HermosaHermosa [lower-alpha 1] 11th voted out
Day 28		Lost duel 8
3rd jury member
Day 30
Shayna "Shay" Swain-Tapusoa
27, Hamilton 		MogotónMogotón12th voted out
Day 32		Lost duel 9
4th jury member
Day 34
Jakob "Jak" Thomas
22, Lower Hutt 		HermosaMogotón10th voted out
Day 26		Lost duel 10
5th jury member
Day 36
Michael "Mike" Sparrow
Returned to game		HermosaMogotón8th voted out
Day 20		2nd returnee
Day 36
Nathan "Nate" Davis
Returned to game		HermosaHermosa13th voted out
Day 35		3rd returnee
Day 36
Michael "Mike" Sparrow
27, Tauranga 		HermosaMogotón14th voted out
6th jury member
Day 37
Nathan "Nate" Davis
45, Dannevirke 		HermosaHermosa15th voted out
7th jury member
Day 38
Barbara "Barb" Raos
53, Auckland 		HermosaHermosa2nd runner-up
Thomas "Tom" Paterson
26, Tauranga 		MogotónMogotónRunner-up
Avi Duckor-Jones
32, Wellington 		MogotónHermosaSole Survivor
  1. ↑ Shannon was exiled to Redemption Island for 24 hours after drawing the black buff during the tribe switch. She joined the tribe that lost the next Immunity Challenge, Hermosa, after their Tribal Council.

Season summary

The season filmed in San Juan del Sur in Nicaragua. Beach Vista - Playa Hermosa - South of San Jose del Sur - Nicaragua - 03 (31060217114) (2).jpg
The season filmed in San Juan del Sur in Nicaragua.

Sixteen castaways arrived in Nicaragua and were divided into two tribes of eight: Mogotón and Hermosa. Immediately, both tribes were informed that they would each vote out a player that same day with no opportunity to earn immunity. Following the double elimination, Redemption Island was introduced, giving previously eliminated players another chance to return to the game. Hermosa fared better in challenges, and Mogotón's woes continued with a surprise medical evacuation. Afterwards, tribes were shuffled with the former Hermosa members in the majority on both tribes. Nate and Barb blindsided Georgia on Hermosa, and Tom betrayed his former Mogotón members to side with the Hermosa men and eliminate his rival Shay on Mogotón.

Shay returned to the game after defeating Georgia in the final pre-merge duel, and the tribes merged. The former Hermosa members maintained a majority over Mogotón, but loyalties were in question due to the tribal shuffle. Nate, Barb, Avi and Sala brought in Shannon and counted on Tom to rejoin his old Mogotón players, due to their being down in numbers. The alliance of five quickly took out Lee and Mike, but briefly fell apart after Barb organised a blindside of Sala, the most liked player in the game.

After Sala's blindside, Tom realised he needed to realign with Avi, and they proved to be the most powerful duo in the game (rivaling Nate and Barb). Nate was eliminated at the final four after Barb won a crucial immunity. In spite of both Mike and Nate winning their way back from Redemption Island at the end of the competition, Avi, Tom and Barb remained strong to the end, with Barb saying all along that her mission in the game was to get one of them to win. When the three finalists faced the jury, Barb was grilled for being lazy and accused of not playing for almost half of the game. Tom had many allies on the jury but Avi's stronger argument (highlighting Tom staying in the game due to Avi saving him) earned him the title of Sole Survivor by a vote of 6-1-0.

Challenge winners and eliminations by cycle
Episode(s)Original air date(s)Redemption Island duelChallenge winner(s)Voted outFinishSource
Winner(s)EliminatedRewardImmunity
1 & 2May 7 & 8, 2017None [lower-alpha 1] None [lower-alpha 2] Hannah1st voted out
Day 1		 [4] [5]
Dee2nd voted out
Day 1
HannahDeeNoneHermosaTony3rd voted out
Day 4
3 & 4May 14 & 15, 2017TonyHannahHermosaHermosaIzzy4th voted out
Day 8		 [6] [7]
5 & 6May 21 & 22, 2017IzzyTonyMogotónShannon [lower-alpha 3] LouMedically evacuated
Day 10		 [8]
MogotónGeorgia5th voted out
Day 12
7 & 8May 28 & 29, 2017GeorgiaIzzyHermosaHermosaShay6th voted out
Day 16
9 & 10June 4 & 5, 2017Shay [lower-alpha 4] GeorgiaMike
[Shannon,
Shay]		MikeLee7th voted out
Day 20
11 & 12June 11 & 12, 2017None [lower-alpha 1] None [lower-alpha 5] JakMike8th voted out
Day 20
MikeLeeBarb
[Jak,
Nate,
Sala]		TomSala9th voted out
Day 24
13 & 14June 18 & 19, 2017MikeSalaNoneTomJak10th voted out
Day 26
TomShannon11th voted out
Day 28
15 & 16June 25 & 26, 2017JakShannonAvi
[Tom,
Barb]		TomShay12th voted out
Day 32
Mike
17, 18 & 19July 2, 3 & 4, 2017JakShayAvi,
Nate		BarbNate13th voted out
Day 35
Mike
Mike [lower-alpha 4] JakNoneTomMike14th voted out
6th jury member
Day 37
Nate [lower-alpha 4]
NoneAviNate15th voted out
7th jury member
Day 38
20July 5, 2017Final vote
Barb2nd runner-up
TomRunner-up
AviSole Survivor

Episodes

No. in series Episode No. Title Timeline Original air date
11"Episode 1"Day 1-27 May 2017 (2017-05-07)

On Day 1, the sixteen castaways, already divided, arrived on trucks at a beach. Matt, the host, asked them who would be more than happy to be labeled a villain if it meant winning the game, to which Dee rose her hand in agreement. He later proceeded to give them their buffs for their tribes, Hermosa and Mogotón. Matt also announced to the tribes that each tribe would vote someone out on their first day. He then gave them two minutes to strip everything of value from their boats. During the challenge, Izzy managed to steal from Hermosa's gathering.

As Mogotón arrived at their camp after the challenge, Tony quickly embraced the leading role. Hannah, Izzy, and Shay agreed to vote out Tom first, as they found him untrustworthy. As Shay approached Sala with their plan, Sala suggested voting out Hannah in order to keep the tribe strong in future challenges. At Hermosa, Dee talked strategy with Georgia and Shannon, but the two weren't sure about her. Georgia managed to get Mike on her side, who also talked with Nate about voting out Dee. Georgia warned Mike about Barb and Nate, as they would likely align as the two oldest tribe members. Mogotón arrived at Tribal Council first, where Hannah was voted out unanimously. Later, at Hermosa's Tribal Council, Dee was voted out, also unanimously.

The morning after, Izzy hadn't felt well, as her tribemates looked out for her. The two tribes arrived at an arena with a challenge on set. Matt surprised the tribes by calling Dee and Hannah in. He welcomed everyone to Redemption Island. He explained that after being eliminated from their tribe, they would get a chance to re-enter the game.

  • Redemption Island Challenge: The two Redemption Island inhabitants would use rope to tie together sticks in order to make a pole to retrieve three keys. The first two castaways to retrieve all three keys and unlock three locks would remain in the game.

At the Redemption Island Duel, Hannah was in an early lead. Dee managed to catch up to her, but in the end, Hannah won the duel, sending Dee home.

No. in series Episode No. Title Timeline Original air date
22"Episode 2"Day 2-414 May 2017 (2017-05-14)

After returning to the camp from the Redemption Island Challenge, Mogotón realized that they might have underestimated Hannah. Avi and Tom made an alliance, while Sala approached Tony to join him alongside Lou and Shay to vote out Tom next. Avi talked with Lou and Shay, who assured him that he was safe and that they were going after Tom, which Avi wasn't sure about. At Hermosa, Lee and Mike bonded while eating termites in search of protein. Georgia and Lee discussed voting out Nate if they would lose immunity, as he was a bit of an outsider due to being older than them. Nate likewise grew wary of Georgia, wanting to vote her out.

  • Immunity Challenge: One member of each tribe would act as a caller while two other blindfolded tribe members would navigate the course to retrieve five items and lastly a flag, eventually working with another blindfolded pair who would hoist the items up to the caller's platform. The first tribe to get their flag up to their caller wins immunity.

The challenge started fairly even until Tony from Mogotón, who hoisted the items to the caller while blindfolded, accidentally caused an item to drop, letting Hermosa gain momentum and eventually win immunity. At Tribal Council, Tony was voted out due to costing his tribe the challenge.

Voting history

  1. 1 2 There was no Redemption Island duel as there were fewer than two inhabitants.
  2. ↑ There were no challenges due to the double Tribal Council.
  3. ↑ Shannon was exiled to Redemption Island for 24 hours after drawing the black buff during the tribe switch. She joined the tribe that lost the next Immunity Challenge, Hermosa, after their Tribal Council.
  4. 1 2 3 Returned to game upon winning Redemption Island duel.
  5. ↑ Immediately after the Tribal Council vote on Day 20, a second immunity challenge and Tribal Council vote were held; there was no reward challenge.
  6. ↑ Immediately after the Tribal Council vote on Day 20, a second immunity challenge and Tribal Council vote were held.
  7. ↑ Lou was medically evacuated from the game.
  8. ↑ Shannon was exiled to Redemption Island for 24 hours after drawing the black buff during the tribe switch. She joined the tribe that lost the next Immunity Challenge, Hermosa, after their Tribal Council.

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