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Koh-Lanta: Nicoya is the second season of Koh-Lanta. This season took place in Costa Rica on the island of Nicoya, and was broadcast on TF1 from June 28, 2002 to September 13, 2002, airing on Saturdays and Sundays at 6:55 p.m.

Amel Fatnassi defeated Nicolas Roy in a 5-2 jury vote to become the Sole Survivor. To date, this season has produced three returning players (Amel Fatnassi, Maud Garnier and Nicolas Roy) for future seasons.

Production[]

After the success of Les Aventuriers, the French television network TF1 decided to make a second season with a new host, Denis Brogniart. Sixteen contestants were chosen by the producers to take part. They were marooned on the coast of Nicoya in Costa Rica for 40 days.

Twists/Changes[]

  • Tribe Composition: The sixteen castaways were divided into two tribes of eight.
  • Replacement: After a castaway got evacuated, the previously eliminated player returned to the game in their place.
  • Tribe Switch: On Day 14, instead of an expected Reward Challenge, the tribes were informed to select one representative, without knowing why. The two representatives would be revealed to be switching tribes.
  • Merge: The merged tribe was composed of ten members.
  • Final Four Elimination: At the final four, the remaining castaways compete in the Fallen Comrades challenge, and the castaway with the fewest right answers is eliminated from the game.

Castaways[]

Contestant Tribe Affiliation Finish Votes
Against
Original Tribe Switched Tribe Merged Tribe
FRS2 xavier t Xavier Lemasson
29, Mornant
Physiotherapist
Tambor Evacuated
Day 5
0
FRS2 caroline t Caroline Lamotte
28, Paris
Commercial Assistant
Ventanas 2nd Voted Out
Day 7
7
FRS2 celine t Céline Fortier
22, Toulouse
Receptionist
Ventanas 3rd Voted Out
Day 10
4
FRS2 nelly t Nelly Baradeau
24, Bordeaux
Barmaid
Tambor 4th Voted Out
Day 13
4
FRS2 pierre t Pierre Cambon
51, Var
SME Boss
Tambor Tambor 5th Voted Out
Day 16
6
FRS2 jacky t Jacky Moreau
29, Lille
Butler
Tambor Ventanas 1st Voted Out
Day 4
10
6th Voted Out
Day 19
FRS2 adonis t Adonis Koupaki
33, Noisy-le-Grand
Holiday Center Director
Ventanas Ventanas 7th Voted Out
Day 22
5
FRS2 jimmy t Jimmy Denis
22, Paris
Fairground Vendor
Tambor Tambor Merged Tribe 8th Voted Out
1st Jury Member
Day 25
6
FRS2 beatrice t Béatrice Cloix Penisson
35, Bandol
Marketing Sales Manager
Tambor Tambor 9th Voted Out
2nd Jury Member
Day 28
5
FRS2 francoisxavier t François-Xavier Arguillère
25, Rueil-Malmaison
Jewelry Designer
Ventanas Ventanas 10th Voted Out
3rd Jury Member
Day 31
5
FRS2 isabelle t Isabelle Vial
36, Nice
Pharmaceutical Assistant
Ventanas Ventanas 11th Voted Out
4th Jury Member
Day 34
10
FRS2 maud t Maud Garnier
25, Loire-Atlantique
Model
Tambor Tambor 12th Voted Out
5th Jury Member
Day 37
4
FRS2 marianne t Marianne Mondon
34, Mauléon
Police Officer
Ventanas Ventanas Eliminated
6th Jury Member
Day 38
4
FRS2 bernard t Bernard Lenoir
47, Lyon
Beautician
Ventanas Tambor 13th Voted Out
7th Jury Member
Day 39
8
FRS2 nicolas t Nicolas Roy
29, Bressuire
Agri-food Team leader
Ventanas Ventanas Runner-Up 3
FRS2 amel t Amel Fatnassi
28, Paris
Social Worker
Tambor Tambor Sole Survivor 2

Season Summary[]

Episode Air date Challenges Eliminated
(vote)
Finish
Reward Immunity
1 June 28, 2002 None Ventanas Jacky
(6-2)
1st Voted Out
Day 4
2 July 5, 2002 Ventanas Tambor Xavier
(no vote)
Evacuated
Day 5
Caroline
(7-1)
2nd Voted Out
Day 7
3 July 12, 2002 Ventanas Tambor Céline
(4-3)
3rd Voted Out
Day 10
4 July 19, 2002 Ventanas Ventanas Nelly
(4-2-1)
4th Voted Out
Day 13
5 July 26, 2002 None Ventanas Pierre
(4-2)
5th Voted Out
Day 16
6 August 2, 2002 Ventanas Tambor Jacky
(4-1-1)
6th Voted Out
Day 19
7 August 9, 2002 Ventanas Tambor Adonis
(4-1)
7th Voted Out
Day 22
8 August 16, 2002 None Béatrice Jimmy
(5-4)
8th Voted Out
1st Jury Member
Day 25
9 August 23, 2002 Béatrice François-Xavier Béatrice
(5-1-1-1)
9th Voted Out
2nd Jury Member
Day 28
10 August 30, 2002 François-Xavier,
Isabelle
Nicolas François-Xavier
(4-3)
10th Voted Out
3rd Jury Member
Day 31
11 September 6, 2002 Marianne Nicolas Isabelle
(5-1)
11th Voted Out
4th Jury Member
Day 34
12 Bernard Marianne Maud
(3-2)
12th Voted Out
5th Jury Member
Day 37
13 September 13, 2002 None Amel Marianne
(no vote)1
Eliminated
6th Jury Member
Day 38
Nicolas
Bernard
Amel Bernard
(1-0)
13th Voted Out
7th Jury Member
Day 39
Jury Vote Nicolas
(5-2)
Runner-Up
Amel
(5-2)
Sole Survivor
Notes:

^1 At the final four, the remaining castaways competed in an elimination challenge. Marianne came in last and
was eliminated.

Voting History[]

Original Tribes Switched Tribes Merged Tribe
Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Voted Out FRS2 jacky t
Jacky
FRS2 xavier t
Xavier
FRS2 caroline t
Caroline
FRS2 celine t
Céline
FRS2 nelly t
Nelly
FRS2 pierre t
Pierre
FRS2 jacky t
Jacky
FRS2 adonis t
Adonis
FRS2 jimmy t
Jimmy
FRS2 beatrice t
Béatrice
FRS2 francoisxavier t
François-Xavier
FRS2 isabelle t
Isabelle
FRS2 maud t
Maud
FRS2 marianne t
Marianne
FRS2 bernard t
Bernard
FRS2 nicolas t
Nicolas
FRS2 amel t
Amel
Vote 6-2 No vote1 7-1 4-3 4-2-1 4-2 4-1-1 4-1 5-4 5-1-1-1 4-3 5-1 3-2 No vote2 1-03 5-2
Amel Jacky Nelly Pierre Bernard Marianne Marianne Isabelle Nicolas Bernard Jury Vote
Nicolas Caroline Céline Jacky Adonis Jimmy Béatrice François-Xavier Isabelle Maud None
Bernard Caroline Céline Pierre Jimmy Béatrice François-Xavier Isabelle Maud None Nicolas
Marianne Caroline Céline Jacky Adonis Jimmy Béatrice François-Xavier Isabelle Maud Eliminated Nicolas
Maud Jacky Pierre Pierre Bernard Bernard Marianne Isabelle Nicolas Amel
Isabelle Caroline Céline Jacky Adonis Jimmy Béatrice François-Xavier Maud Amel
François-Xavier Caroline Isabelle Jacky Adonis Jimmy Béatrice Marianne Amel
Béatrice Amel Nelly Pierre Bernard Nicolas Amel
Jimmy Jacky Nelly Bernard Bernard Amel
Adonis Caroline Isabelle Isabelle Isabelle
Jacky Amel Jimmy François-Xavier
Pierre Jacky Nelly Bernard
Nelly Jacky Pierre
Céline Caroline Isabelle
Caroline Adonis
Xavier Jacky Evacuated
Notes:

^1 Xavier was medically evacuated after a fall that caused him potential head and spine trauma. Jacky returned to the game on Day 5 to replace him.
^2 At the final four, the remaining castaways competed in an elimination challenge. Marianne came in last and was eliminated.
^3 Bernard and Nicolas did not vote as they could only vote for each other. By virtue of winning the final Immunity Challenge, only Amel voted.

Trivia[]

  • Nicoya is the first Koh-Lanta season to feature a Tribe Switch, with one person from each tribe being switched to the other tribe.
  • This is the first season of Koh-Lanta to feature an evacuation.
  • This is the first season to feature a castaway returning to the game having previously been voted out due to an unexpected unorthodox elimination.
  • Nicoya is the first Koh-Lanta season to produce a female winner.
  • Both finalists of this season would return in a future season and finish in 14th place.

References[]

Koh-Lanta Seasons
Les Aventuriers · Nicoya · Bocas del Toro · Panama · Pacifique · Vanuatu · Palawan · Caramoan · Le Retour des Héros · Palau · Le Choc des Héros · Viêtnam · Raja Ampat · La Revanche des Héros · Malaisie · La Nouvelle Édition · Johor · Thaïlande · L'Île au Trésor · Cambodge · Fidji · Le Combat des Héros · La Guerre des Chefs · L'Île des Héros · Les 4 Terres · Les Armes Secrètes · La Légende · Le Totem Maudit · Le Feu Sacré · Les Chasseurs d'Immunité
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