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Nakúm (pronounced na-koom) is a tribe from Survivor: Guatemala. Their tribe color is yellow.

The stronger tribe of the season in both of its iterations, Nakúm began with most of its male members weakened after the opening Reward Challenge but steadily recovered thereafter to win eight of twelve pre-merge challenges. The post-switch Nakúm tribe continued their dominance during the merge phase of the game until the last remaining member of the rival alliance successfully broke them apart.

Members[]

Blake Towsley
24, Dallas, TX
Real estate broker
S11 blake t
Bobby Jon Drinkard
28, Los Angeles, CA
Palau
S11 bobbyjon t
Brandon Bellinger
22, Manhattan, KS
Farmer
S11 brandon t
Brooke Struck
25, Hood River, OR
Law student
S11 brooke t
Cindy Hall
30, Naples, FL
Zookeeper
S11 cindy t
Danni Boatwright
29, Tonganoxie, KS
Sports radio host
S11 danni t
Jim Lynch
63, Northglenn, CO
Retired fire captain
S11 jim t
Judd Sergeant
34, Ridgefield, NJ
Hotel doorman
S11 judd t
Margaret Bobonich
43, Chardon, OH
Nursing practitioner
S11 margaret t

 Brooke Struck
    
S11 brooke t
 Cindy Hall
    
S11 cindy t
 Jamie Newton
    
S11 jamie t
 Judd Sergeant
    
S11 judd t
 Lydia Morales
    
S11 lydia t
S11 margaret t
 Rafe Judkins
    
S11 rafe t
S11 stephenie t

Tribe History[]

Original[]

Following the addition of Survivor: Palau contestant Bobby Jon Drinkard, the Nakúm tribe proved to be a powerhouse: maintaining a considerable lead against the rival Yaxhá during the Day 1 Reward Challenge where the tribes had an 11-mile race to the better of two camps. Nakúm won and secured the camp the following day, but at the cost of the men getting sick and injured. This became a concern for the female members as it would significantly affect their performance at the next Immunity Challenge. The women's worries did become true as the toll the hike took on the men did lose them them immunity on Day 3, sending them to Tribal Council. That night, Jim Lynch, who was the most ailing of the men and later tore his bicep at the Immunity Challenge, was unanimously voted out, 8-1.

Despite the men of Nakúm down from sickness, the tribe four challenges. During this period, Blake Towsley, who was also sick, was continued to be nursed by Margaret Bobonich. Margaret's leadership of the tribe however grated to Judd Sergeant, who perceived her as bossy when the tribe was setting the tarp they won from a Reward Challenge. Nakúm's four-challenge winning streak however avoided them from attending the next two Tribal Councils.

Post-Swap[]

On Day 9, the tribes were switched. The two tribes chose the most deserving man and woman to go to a picnic, and they chose Margaret and Judd. Those two were away when the new tribes were separated, meaning they were stuck on their current team. The new Nakúm consisted of Brooke Struck, Cindy Hall, Judd, Margaret, and new tribemates Jamie Newton, Lydia Morales, Rafe Judkins, and Stephenie LaGrossa. The new Nakúm tribe lost their first Immunity Challenge on Day 11. The members from the original Nakúm had decided that they would stick together and pick the other tribe off, but Judd had second thoughts. He decided he would flip on his old tribe, joining the old Yaxhá tribe members, and backstabbed his old tribe members one by one. He started with Brooke, then Nakúm won the next Immunity Challenge. When a Double Tribal Council forced them to vote someone out on Day 15, they continued with voting out Margaret. Nakúm won the next Immunity Challenge on Day 18, and the two tribes immediately merged after Yaxhá's last Tribal Council.

Challenge History[]

Episode Challenge Challenge Type Sit-Out Result Eliminated
(Vote)
Finish
1 11-Mike Hike Reward None Won Jim
(8-1)
1st Voted Out
Day 3
Paddle Battle Immunity None Lost
2 Web Over Water Reward None Won Tribe Immune
Dragged Through Mud Immunity None Won
3 Blind Build Reward None Won Tribe Immune
Holding Court Immunity None Won
Tribes Switched, Day 9
4 Rows and Throws Immunity Lydia Lost Brooke
(5-3)
4th Voted Out
Day 11
5 Slave to the Grind Reward None Lost Tribe Immune
What's for Launch? Immunity None Won
6 Boulder Smash Reward Lydia Won Margaret
(6-1)
6th Voted Out
Day 15
Sudden Death Immunity None Rafe1
7 Spooling Around Reward Judd Lost Tribe Immune
Tomb Raider Immunity Lydia Won
Tribes Merged, Night 18
Notes:
^1 Both tribes were sent to Tribal Council. The tribe that won the Reward Challenge earned the right to compete in an individual Immunity Challenge.

Voting History[]

Original Tribes Switched Tribes
Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Voted Out S11 jim t
Jim
Tribe
Immune
Tribe
Immune
S11 brooke t
Brooke
Tribe
Immune
S11 margaret t
Margaret
Tribe
Immune
Tribes
Merged
Vote 8-1 5-3 6-1
Danni Jim On Yaxhá
Stephenie On Yaxhá Brooke Margaret
Rafe On Yaxhá Brooke Margaret
Lydia On Yaxhá Brooke Margaret
Cindy Jim Lydia Margaret
Judd Jim Brooke Margaret
Jamie On Yaxhá Brooke Margaret
Bobby Jon Jim On Yaxhá
Brandon Jim On Yaxhá
Margaret Jim Lydia Judd
Blake Jim On Yaxhá
Brooke Jim Lydia
Jim Margaret
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.
^1 Rafe and Stephenie did not vote as they could only vote for were each other. By virtue of winning the Final Immunity Challenge, only Danni voted.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Nakúm is the first starting tribe to hang their own flag.
  • Nakúm has had the most illness and injuries on one tribe, with 3 cases.
  • Nakúm is the first tribe to live amongst ruins.
  • Out of the people who reached the merge, Gary Hogeboom is the only one to have never been a member of Nakúm.

References[]

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