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{{Season
| image = [[Image:Africa NB.png|200px]]
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| image = [[Image:Africa NB.png|250px|center]]
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| season = 3
| filminglocation = {{wp|Shaba National Reserve}}, {{wp|Kenya}}, {{wp|Africa}}
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| filminglocation = {{wp|Shaba National Reserve}}, {{wp|Kenya}}, {{wp|Africa}}
| seasonrun = October 11, 2001 – January 10, 2002
 
| filmingdates = July 11, 2001 – August 18, 2001
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| seasonrun = October 11, 2001 – January 10, 2002
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| filmingdates = July 11, 2001 – August 18, 2001
| viewership = 20.69<ref>http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2002/jan02/jan14/3_wed/news1wednesday.html</ref>
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| viewership = 20.69<ref>http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2002/jan02/jan14/3_wed/news1wednesday.html</ref>
| numberofepisodes=14
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| numberofepisodes = 14
| numberofdays = 39
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| numberofdays = 39
| numberofsurvivors = 16
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| numberofsurvivors = 16
| winner = [[Ethan Zohn]]
 
| runnerups = [[Kim Johnson]]
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| winner = [[Ethan Zohn]]
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| runnerups = [[Kim Johnson]]
| castphoto = [[file:Africa Cast.png|250px|center]]
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| castphoto = [[File:Africa Cast.png|250px|center]]
| tribes2 = {{tribeicon|boran}} <br>{{tribeicon|samburu}}<br>{{tribeicon|motomaji}}
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| tribes = {{tribeicon|boran}} <br />{{tribeicon|samburu}}<br />{{tribeicon|motomaji}}
| returnees = [[Ethan Zohn]] ''([[Survivor: All-Stars|8]])''<br />[[Lex van den Berghe]] ''([[Survivor: All-Stars|8]])''<br />[[Tom Buchanan]] ''([[Survivor: All-Stars|8]])''
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| returnees = [[Ethan Zohn]] ''([[Survivor: All-Stars|8]])''<br />[[Lex van den Berghe]] ''([[Survivor: All-Stars|8]])''<br />[[Tom Buchanan]] ''([[Survivor: All-Stars|8]])''
| video = [[File:Survivor 03 Africa Intro ( FULL HD )|250px|center]]
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| video = [[File:Survivor 03 Africa Intro ( FULL HD )|250px|center]]
| previousseason = {{s2|2}}
 
| nextseason = {{s2|4}}
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| previousseason = {{s2|2}}
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| nextseason = {{s2|4}}
| season=3
 
 
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the third season of the reality TV show ''[[Survivor]].''
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'''Survivor: Africa''' is the third season of the reality TV show ''[[Survivor]].''
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==Production==
 
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==Development==
 
The season was filmed in Kenya, where the contestants had to put up with extreme heat conditions and dangerous wildlife. Because there were man-killing animals in the area, the tribes lived in thorny enclosures like local tribal Kenyans do.
 
The season was filmed in Kenya, where the contestants had to put up with extreme heat conditions and dangerous wildlife. Because there were man-killing animals in the area, the tribes lived in thorny enclosures like local tribal Kenyans do.
   
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Because of the September 11, 2001 attacks, this season's premiere was delayed. As a result, this season's finale wasn't held before the end of the year.
 
Because of the September 11, 2001 attacks, this season's premiere was delayed. As a result, this season's finale wasn't held before the end of the year.
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==Twist/Changes==
 
==Twist/Changes==
* '''Tribe Switch''': For the first time in the history of the series, tribe members switched tribes during the tribal phase.
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* '''[[Tribe Switch]]''': For the first time in the history of the series, tribe members switched tribes during the tribal phase.
 
* '''39-Day Format''': The season was filmed under the standard 39 days, unlike the [[Survivor: The Australian Outback|previous season]], which was three days longer.
 
* '''39-Day Format''': The season was filmed under the standard 39 days, unlike the [[Survivor: The Australian Outback|previous season]], which was three days longer.
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==Castaways==
 
==Castaways==
 
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| align="left"|'''[[Diane Ogden]]'''<br /><small>42, Lincoln, NE</small>
 
| align="left"|'''[[Diane Ogden]]'''<br /><small>42, Lincoln, NE</small>
 
| {{tribebox|boran}}
 
| {{tribebox|boran}}
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| rowspan="6" style="background-color: rgb(166, 166, 166); border-color: rgb(166, 166, 166);"|
 
| {{nowrap|1st Voted Out<br />Day 3}}
 
| {{nowrap|1st Voted Out<br />Day 3}}
 
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| align="left"|'''[[Carl Bilancione]]'''<br /><small>46, Winter Springs, FL</small>
 
| align="left"|'''[[Carl Bilancione]]'''<br /><small>46, Winter Springs, FL</small>
 
| {{tribebox|samburu}}
 
| {{tribebox|samburu}}
| {{nowrap|3rd Voted Out<br />Day 9}}
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| {{nowrap|Eliminated<br />Day 9}}
 
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| align="left"|'''[[Linda Spencer]]'''<br /><small>44, Cambridge, MA</small>
 
| align="left"|'''[[Linda Spencer]]'''<br /><small>44, Cambridge, MA</small>
 
| {{tribebox|samburu}}
 
| {{tribebox|samburu}}
| {{nowrap|4th Voted Out<br />Day 12}}
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| {{nowrap|3rd Voted Out<br />Day 12}}
 
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| rowspan="10" {{tribebox|motomaji}}
 
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| {{tribebox|samburu}}
| {{nowrap|8th Voted Out<br />1st Jury Member<br />Day 24}}
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| {{nowrap|9th Voted Out<br />2nd Jury Member<br />Day 27}}
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| {{nowrap|10th Voted Out<br />3rd Jury Member<br />Day 30}}
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| {{nowrap|11th Voted Out<br />4th Jury Member<br />Day 33}}
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| {{nowrap|13th Voted Out<br />6th Jury Member<br />Day 37}}
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| {{nowrap|14th Voted Out<br />7th Jury Member<br />Day 38}}
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Kim J. (the oldest contestant of the season) shocked everyone by winning the final two Immunity Challenges, causing the men to have to turn on each other. Tom, who had been conspiring to have others vote off Lex earlier, was voted off unanimously. At the final three Tribal Council, Kim J. voted off Lex and brought Ethan with her to the Final.
 
Kim J. (the oldest contestant of the season) shocked everyone by winning the final two Immunity Challenges, causing the men to have to turn on each other. Tom, who had been conspiring to have others vote off Lex earlier, was voted off unanimously. At the final three Tribal Council, Kim J. voted off Lex and brought Ethan with her to the Final.
   
At the [[Final Tribal Council]], Kim J. was met with mixed criticism from the [[Jury]]. She was praised by the jury for lasting all 39 days, in spite of her age. However, she was perceived as riding the coattails of Ethan, Lex, and Tom for the entirety of the game. The Jury voted 5-2 for Ethan to win due to his more active strategy and congenial personality and he was named the third Sole Survivor.
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At the [[Final Tribal Council]], Kim J. was met with mixed criticism from the [[jury]]. She was praised by the jury for lasting all 39 days, in spite of her age. However, she was perceived as riding the coattails of Ethan, Lex, and Tom for the entirety of the game. The Jury voted 5-2 for Ethan to win due to his more active strategy and congenial personality and he was named the third Sole Survivor.
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==Episode Guide==
 
==Episode Guide==
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{{S3epguide}}
{|class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; font-size: 8pt;"
 
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! colspan="2" rowspan="2"| Episode
 
! rowspan="2"| Air Date
 
! colspan="2"| Challenges
 
! rowspan="2" width="11%"| Eliminated
 
! rowspan="2"| Vote
 
! rowspan="2"| Finish
 
! rowspan="2"| Viewers<br />(in millions)<ref>http://www.spottedratings.com/2011/12/spotvault-survivor-cbs-fall-2001.html</ref>
 
! rowspan="2"| Rating/Share<br />(18-49)
 
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! Reward
 
! Immunity
 
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| 1
 
| align="left"| {{Ep|0301}}
 
| align="left"| October 11, 2001
 
| colspan="2" {{tribeboxdark|samburu}}{{sup|[[#endnote combined|<font color=white>1</font>]]}}
 
| {{tribebox3|boran|Diane}}
 
| {{nowrap|6-2}}
 
| {{nowrap|1st Voted Out<br />Day 3}}
 
|23.84
 
|10.4/23
 
|-
 
| 2
 
| align="left"| {{Ep|0302}}
 
| align="left"| October 18, 2001
 
| {{tribeboxdark|samburu}}
 
| {{tribeboxdark|samburu}}
 
| {{tribebox3|boran|Jessie}}
 
| {{nowrap|5-2}}
 
| {{nowrap|2nd Voted Out<br />Day 6}}
 
|19.59
 
|7.9/20
 
|-
 
| 3
 
| align="left"| {{Ep|0303}}
 
| align="left"| October 25, 2001
 
| {{tribebox|boran}}
 
| {{tribebox|boran}}
 
| {{tribebox3dark|samburu|Carl}}
 
| {{nowrap|4-4;<br />3-3;<br />Tiebreaker}}{{sup|[[#endnote carl|2]]}}
 
| {{nowrap|3rd Voted Out<br />Day 9}}
 
|20.43
 
|8.0/20
 
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| 4
 
| align="left"| {{Ep|0304}}
 
| align="left"| November 1, 2001
 
| {{tribeboxdark|samburu}}
 
| {{tribebox|boran}}
 
| {{tribebox3dark|samburu|Linda}}
 
| {{nowrap|4-3}}
 
| {{nowrap|4th Voted Out<br />Day 12}}
 
|18.73
 
|7.8/18
 
|-
 
| 5
 
| align="left"| {{Ep|0305}}
 
| align="left"| November 8, 2001
 
| {{tribebox|boran}}
 
| {{tribeboxdark|samburu}}
 
| {{tribebox3|boran|Silas}}
 
| {{nowrap|5-1}}
 
| {{nowrap|5th Voted Out<br />Day 15}}
 
|20.55
 
|8.3/20
 
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| 6
 
| align="left"| {{Ep|0306}}
 
| align="left"| November 15, 2001
 
| {{tribeboxdark|samburu}}
 
| {{tribebox|boran}}
 
| {{tribebox3dark|samburu|Lindsey}}
 
| {{nowrap|3-3;<br />2-2;<br />Tiebreaker}}{{sup|[[#endnote lindsey|3]]}}
 
| {{nowrap|6th Voted Out<br />Day 18}}
 
|19.71
 
|8.1/21
 
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| 7
 
| align="left"| {{Ep|0307}}
 
| align="left"| November 22, 2001
 
| None
 
| {{tribebox3dark|motomaji|Teresa}}
 
| {{tribebox3dark|motomaji|Clarence}}
 
| {{nowrap|8-2}}
 
| {{nowrap|7th Voted Out<br />Day 21}}
 
|17.70
 
|6.6/18
 
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| 8
 
| align="left"| {{Ep|0308}}
 
| align="left"| November 29, 2001
 
| colspan="5"|''Recap Episode''
 
|N/A
 
|N/A
 
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| 9
 
| align="left"| {{Ep|0309}}
 
| align="left"| December 6, 2001
 
| {{tribebox3dark|motomaji|Ethan<br />[Lex]}}
 
| {{tribebox3dark|motomaji|Ethan}}
 
| {{tribebox3dark|motomaji|Kelly}}
 
| {{nowrap|5-4}}
 
| {{nowrap|8th Voted Out<br />1st Jury Member<br />Day 24}}
 
|19.28
 
|7.9/21
 
|-
 
| 10
 
| align="left"| {{Ep|0310}}
 
| align="left"| December 13, 2001
 
| {{tribebox3dark|motomaji|Brandon, Frank}}
 
| {{tribebox3dark|motomaji|Lex}}
 
| {{tribebox3dark|motomaji|Brandon}}
 
| {{nowrap|6-2}}
 
| {{nowrap|9th Voted Out<br />2nd Jury Member<br />Day 27}}
 
|20.41
 
|8.1/21
 
|-
 
| 11
 
| align="left"| {{Ep|0311}}
 
| align="left"| December 22, 2001
 
| Survivor<br />Auction
 
| {{tribebox3dark|motomaji|Lex}}
 
| {{tribebox3dark|motomaji|Frank}}
 
| {{nowrap|6-1}}
 
| {{nowrap|10th Voted Out<br />3rd Jury Member<br />Day 30}}
 
|19.60
 
|7.7/22
 
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| 12
 
| align="left"| {{Ep|0312}}
 
| align="left"| December 27, 2001
 
| {{tribebox3dark|motomaji|Lex<br />[Tom]}}
 
| {{tribebox3dark|motomaji|Tom}}
 
| {{tribebox3dark|motomaji|Kim P.}}
 
| {{nowrap|4-2}}
 
| {{nowrap|11th Voted Out<br />4th Jury Member<br />Day 33}}
 
|18.92
 
|7.5/20
 
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| 13
 
| align="left"| {{Ep|0313}}
 
| align="left"| January 3, 2002
 
| {{tribebox3dark|motomaji|Lex}}
 
| {{tribebox3dark|motomaji|Lex}}
 
| {{tribebox3dark|motomaji|Teresa}}
 
| {{nowrap|4-1}}
 
| {{nowrap|12th Voted Out<br />5th Jury Member<br />Day 36}}
 
|21.31
 
|8.7/20
 
|-
 
| rowspan="2"| 14
 
| rowspan="2" align="left"| {{Ep|0314}}
 
| rowspan="4" align="left"| January 10, 2002
 
| rowspan="2"|None
 
| {{tribebox3dark|motomaji|Kim J.}}
 
| {{tribebox3dark|motomaji|Tom}}
 
| {{nowrap|3-1}}
 
| {{nowrap|13th Voted Out<br />6th Jury Member<br />Day 37}}
 
| rowspan="2"|27.26
 
| rowspan="2"|11.3/25
 
|-
 
| {{tribebox3dark|motomaji|Kim J.}}
 
| {{tribebox3dark|motomaji|Lex}}
 
| {{nowrap|1-0}}
 
| {{nowrap|14th Voted Out<br />7th Jury Member<br />Day 38}}
 
|-
 
| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Reunion Show
 
| colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Jury Vote
 
| {{tribebox3dark|motomaji|Kim J.}}
 
| rowspan="2"| {{nowrap|5-2}}
 
| {{nowrap|Runner-Up}}
 
| rowspan="2"|30.94
 
| rowspan="2"|13.1/30
 
|-
 
| {{tribebox3dark|motomaji|Ethan}}
 
| {{nowrap|Sole Survivor}}
 
|}
 
'''<small>Notes:</small>'''
 
{{refbegin}}
 
{{note|combined|<small>1</small>}} <small>Combined Reward and Immunity Challenge</small><br />{{note|carl|<small>2</small>}}<small>With a deadlock tie between Carl and Lindsey and no previous votes to take into account, a quiz trivia was held, eliminating Carl.</small><br />{{note|lindsey|<small>3</small>}} <small>With a deadlock tie between Lindsey and Tom, Lindsey's past votes were taken into account, eliminating her.</small>
 
{{refend}}<noinclude>
 
</noinclude>
 
 
==Voting History==
 
==Voting History==
 
{{s3votetable}}
 
{{s3votetable}}
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==Reception==
 
==Reception==
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
* This season marks the first Tribal Switch.
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* This season marks the first [[Tribe Switch|Tribal Switch]]. 
 
* This is the first season to feature multiple castaways with the same first name. There were two contestants named Kim: [[Kim Johnson]] and [[Kim Powers]].
 
* This is the first season to feature multiple castaways with the same first name. There were two contestants named Kim: [[Kim Johnson]] and [[Kim Powers]].
 
* This is the first season in which the first two eliminated contestants are of the same gender.
 
* This is the first season in which the first two eliminated contestants are of the same gender.
 
* This is the first season in which the winner was not decided by one vote.
 
* This is the first season in which the winner was not decided by one vote.
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* This is the first season where there was both an [[Clarence Black|African-American male]] and an [[Linda Spencer|African-American female]] contestant that were not placed on the same starting tribe.
* During the finale, after Jeff collected the final votes, the producers made it appear as if he returned to the original tribal council site to read them. After he read them and announced [[Ethan Zohn]] was the winner, it was revealed that the votes were actually read live on the CBS sound stage made to look like the site. This would be repeated two seasons later in {{S|5}}.
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* During the finale, after Jeff collected the final votes, the producers made it appear as if he returned to the original Tribal Council site to read them. After he read them and announced [[Ethan Zohn]] was the winner, it was revealed that the votes were actually read live on the CBS sound stage made to look like the site. This would be repeated two seasons later in {{S|5}}.
 
* This is the only season to use the trivia quiz tiebreaker.
 
* This is the only season to use the trivia quiz tiebreaker.
* This is the only season to have its premiere in one year (2001) and its finale the next year (2002).
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* This is the only season to have its premiere in one year (2001) and its finale the next year (2002).
* This is the first season to be set in the African continent.
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* This is the first season to be set in the African continent.
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* The only season that takes place in a landlocked area.
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==References==
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
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{{Reflist}}
 
{{SurvivorSeason}}
 
{{SurvivorSeason}}
{{SocialMedia}}
 
{{TimorAd}}
 
{{TimorAd}}
 
 
[[Category:Seasons|03]]
 
[[Category:Seasons|03]]
 
[[Category:Seasons with Tribe Swap]]
 
[[Category:Seasons with Tribe Swap]]

Revision as of 17:50, 3 November 2015

Survivor: Africa is the third season of the reality TV show Survivor.

Development

The season was filmed in Kenya, where the contestants had to put up with extreme heat conditions and dangerous wildlife. Because there were man-killing animals in the area, the tribes lived in thorny enclosures like local tribal Kenyans do.

The series later returned to the African continent for its seventeenth season, which was filmed in Gabon, but the title Survivor: Africa refers only to the third season.

Because of the September 11, 2001 attacks, this season's premiere was delayed. As a result, this season's finale wasn't held before the end of the year.

Twist/Changes

  • Tribe Switch: For the first time in the history of the series, tribe members switched tribes during the tribal phase.
  • 39-Day Format: The season was filmed under the standard 39 days, unlike the previous season, which was three days longer.

Castaways

Contestant Tribe Affiliation Finish Votes
Against
Original Tribe Switched Tribe Merged Tribe
File:S3 diane t.jpg Diane Ogden
42, Lincoln, NE
Boran 1st Voted Out
Day 3
6
File:S3 jessie t.jpg Jessie Camacho
27, Orlando, FL
Boran 2nd Voted Out
Day 6
5
File:S3 carl t.jpg Carl Bilancione
46, Winter Springs, FL
Samburu Eliminated
Day 9
7
File:S3 linda t.jpg Linda Spencer
44, Cambridge, MA
Samburu 3rd Voted Out
Day 12
4
File:S3 silas t.jpg Silas Gaither
23, Germantown, TN
Samburu Boran 4th Voted Out
Day 15
8
File:S3 lindsey t.jpg Lindsey Richter
26, Portland, OR
Samburu Samburu 5th Voted Out
Day 18
12
File:S3 clarence t.jpg Clarence Black
24, Detroit, MI
Boran Boran Moto Maji 6th Voted Out
Day 21
12
File:S3 kelly t.jpg Kelly Goldsmith
22, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Boran Samburu 7th Voted Out
1st Jury Member
Day 24
5
File:S3 brandon t.jpg Brandon Quinton
25, Dallas, TX
Samburu Samburu 8th Voted Out
2nd Jury Member
Day 27
6
File:S3 frank t.jpg Frank Garrison
43, Odessa, NY
Samburu Boran 9th Voted Out
3rd Jury Member
Day 30
9
File:S3 kimp t.jpg Kim Powers
29, Conshohocken, PA
Samburu Samburu 10th Voted Out
4th Jury Member
Day 33
4
File:S3 teresa t.jpg Teresa Cooper
42, Jackson, GA
Samburu Boran 11th Voted Out
5th Jury Member
Day 36
4
File:S3 tom t.jpg Tom Buchanan
45, Rich Valley, VA
Boran Samburu 12th Voted Out
6th Jury Member
Day 37
9
File:S3 lex t.jpg Lex van den Berghe
38, Santa Cruz, CA
Boran Samburu 13th Voted Out
7th Jury Member
Day 38
10
File:S3 kimj t.jpg Kim Johnson
56, Oyster Bay, NY
Boran Boran Runner-Up 1
File:S3 ethan t.jpg Ethan Zohn
27, Lexington, MA
Boran Boran Sole Survivor 0

Season Summary

16 new castaways were marooned on the outskirts of the Shaba National Reserve, Kenya, Africa. The group was divided into two tribes named after two real-life Kenyan tribes, Samburu and Boran. During the first six days, Samburu dominated in challenges, while the depleted Boran lost two members. Despite their early winning streak, Samburu was divided into two existing voting alliances defined by age: the younger members (Silas Gaither, Kim Powers, Brandon Quinton, and Lindsey Richter) and the older members (Frank Garrison, Teresa Cooper, Carl Bilancione, and Linda Spencer). After losing the third Immunity Challenge, Samburu's age-defined voting blocs resulted in a 4-4 deadlock tie vote between Carl and Lindsey. Since it was the tribe's first Tribal Council, and there were no previous votes to count in order to break the tie, a nature quiz tiebreaker commenced. In the end, Lindsey edged out Carl, sending him home, and giving power to the younger Samburu alliance. Because of Samburu's lack of unity, momentum changed, as Boran won another Immunity Challenge. Linda was eliminated by the younger Samburus, thus evening up the tribes with six members each.

When it seemed that the younger members of the Samburu tribe became unstoppable, a new unexpected twist shook things up. On Day 13, both tribes were given the vaguest Tree Mail yet, asking them to send half of their tribe "to a quest". Boran chose Kelly Goldsmith, Tom Buchanan, and Lex van den Berghe, while Silas (the leader of the younger Samburu alliance) sent himself, along with the older Frank and Teresa (the only two remaining members of the older alliance) to represent Samburu. Everything turned on its head when Jeff announced that they will be switching tribes. This gave Frank and Teresa a chance to get rid of Silas, and when the new Boran lost the Immunity Challenge the older ex-Samburu members had their revenge. The new Samburu tribe lost the final pre-merge Immunity Challenge, and sent Silas' ally Lindsey home.

On Day 19, the two tribes merged to form the Moto Maji tribe. The former Samburu members, Teresa, Frank, Kim P. and Brandon, entered into the merge in a precarious position being down 4 members to Boran's 6. However, Teresa hatched a plan to turn the former Boran members against each other. First, the entire tribe agreed to vote off Clarence Black, fearing his physical prowess at challenges. However, unknown to anyone else, Teresa voted with Clarence against Lex. Angered by this mystery vote, Lex swore to track down whoever had cast that vote against him and promptly vote them off. He mistakenly suspected Kelly of treachery and swayed his alliance of Tom, Ethan Zohn and Kim Johnson to vote against her. In order to save herself, Kelly sided with the former Samburu members and voted against Lex, but Lex managed to convince Brandon to also vote against Kelly, thus eliminating her. Brandon's actions made both his old and new allies, minus Lex, lose trust in him, and the six other people banded together to vote him out. However, this put the former Samburu members in jeopardy, as they were subsequently picked off one-by-one by the original Borans. Teresa, the last original Samburu left, tried to shake things up, even telling Lex that she was the caster of the mystery vote against him, but her efforts were in vain.

Kim J. (the oldest contestant of the season) shocked everyone by winning the final two Immunity Challenges, causing the men to have to turn on each other. Tom, who had been conspiring to have others vote off Lex earlier, was voted off unanimously. At the final three Tribal Council, Kim J. voted off Lex and brought Ethan with her to the Final.

At the Final Tribal Council, Kim J. was met with mixed criticism from the jury. She was praised by the jury for lasting all 39 days, in spite of her age. However, she was perceived as riding the coattails of Ethan, Lex, and Tom for the entirety of the game. The Jury voted 5-2 for Ethan to win due to his more active strategy and congenial personality and he was named the third Sole Survivor.

Episode Guide

Episode Air Date Challenges Eliminated
(Vote)
Finish Viewers
(in millions)[2]
Rating/Share
(18-49)[2]
Reward Immunity
1 "Question of Trust" October 11, 2001 Samburu1 Diane
(6-2)
1st Voted Out
Day 3
23.84 10.4/23
2 "Who's Zooming Whom?" October 18, 2001 Samburu Samburu Jessie
(5-2)
2nd Voted Out
Day 6
19.59 7.9/20
3 "The Gods Are Angry" October 25, 2001 Boran Boran Carl
(4-4;
3-3;
tiebreaker)2,3
Eliminated
Day 9
20.43 8.0/20
4 "The Young and Untrusted" November 1, 2001 Samburu Boran Linda
(4-3)
3rd Voted Out
Day 12
18.73 7.8/18
5 "The Twist" November 8, 2001 Boran Samburu Silas
(5-1)
4th Voted Out
Day 15
20.55 8.3/20
6 "I'd Never Do It to You" November 15, 2001 Samburu Boran Lindsey
(3-3;
2-2;
tiebreaker)2,4
5th Voted Out
Day 18
19.71 8.1/21
7 "Will There Be a Feast Tonight?" November 22, 2001 None Teresa Clarence
(8-2)
6th Voted Out
Day 21
17.70 6.6/18
8 "The First 21 Days" November 29, 2001 Recap Episode N/A N/A
9 "Smoking Out the Snake" December 6, 2001 Ethan
[Lex]
Ethan Kelly
(5-4)
7th Voted Out
1st Jury Member
Day 24
19.28 7.9/21
10 "Dinner, Movie and a Betrayal" December 13, 2001 Brandon,
Frank
Lex Brandon
(6-2)
8th Voted Out
2nd Jury Member
Day 27
20.41 8.1/21
11 "We Are Family" December 20, 2001 Survivor
Auction
Lex Frank
(6-1)
9th Voted Out
3rd Jury Member
Day 30
19.60 7.7/22
12 "The Big Adventure" December 27, 2001 Lex
[Tom]
Tom Kim P.
(4-2)
10th Voted Out
4th Jury Member
Day 33
18.92 7.5/20
13 "Truth Be Told" January 3, 2002 Lex Lex Teresa
(4-1)
11th Voted Out
5th Jury Member
Day 36
21.31 8.7/20
14 "The Final Four: No Regrets" January 10, 2002 None Kim J. Tom
(3-1)
12th Voted Out
6th Jury Member
Day 37
27.26 11.3/25
Kim J. Lex
(1-0)
13th Voted Out
7th Jury Member
Day 38
Jury Vote Kim J. Runner-Up
Ethan Sole Survivor
15 "Reunion" 30.94 13.1/30
Notes:
^1 Combined Reward and Immunity Challenge.
^2 The vote resulted in a tie. Per Survivor rules, a revote would commence.
^3 A deadlock tie occurred, but because it was the tribe's first Tribal Council, no previous votes could be taken into account. Per Survivor rules, a tiebreaker challenge was held between the tied castaways.
^4 Per Survivor rules, in the event of a deadlock tie, past votes were taken into account. The castaway with more past votes would be eliminated.

Voting History

Original Tribes Switched Tribes Merged Tribe
Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14
Voted Out S3 diane t
Diane
S3 jessie t
Jessie
Tie Deadlock S3 carl t
Carl
S3 linda t
Linda
S3 silas t
Silas
Tie Deadlock S3 lindsey t
Lindsey
S3 clarence t
Clarence
S3 kelly t
Kelly
S3 brandon t
Brandon
S3 frank t
Frank
S3 kimp t
Kim P.
S3 teresa t
Teresa
S3 tom t
Tom
S3 lex t
Lex
S3 kimj t
Kim J.
S3 ethan t
Ethan
Vote 6-2 5-2 4-41 3-32 Tiebreaker 4-3 5-1 3-31 2-23 Past votes 8-2 5-4 6-2 6-1 4-2 4-1 3-1 1-04 5-2
Ethan Diane Jessie Silas Clarence Kelly Brandon Frank Kim P. Teresa Tom None Jury Vote
Kim J. Diane Jessie Silas Clarence Kelly Brandon Frank Kim P. Teresa Tom Lex
Lex Diane Jessie Lindsey Lindsey Clarence Kelly Frank Frank Kim P. Teresa Tom None Ethan
Tom Clarence Clarence Lindsey None Clarence Kelly Brandon Frank Kim P. Teresa Lex Ethan
Teresa Lindsey Lindsey Silas Silas Lex Lex Brandon Frank Lex Tom Ethan
Kim P. Carl Carl Linda Tom Tom Clarence Lex Brandon Frank Lex Kim J.
Frank Lindsey Lindsey Silas Silas Clarence Lex Brandon Kim J. Ethan
Brandon Carl Carl Linda Tom Tom Clarence Kelly Frank Kim J.
Kelly Diane Jessie Lindsey Lindsey Clarence Lex Ethan
Clarence Diane Jessie Silas Lex
Lindsey Carl None Linda Tom None Voted Out
Silas Carl Carl Linda Frank
Linda Lindsey Lindsey Silas
Carl Lindsey None Eliminated
Jessie Diane Clarence
Diane Clarence
Notes:
^1 The vote 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.
^2 A deadlock tie occurred, but because it was the tribe's first Tribal Council, no previous votes could be taken into account. Per Survivor rules, a tiebreaker challenge was held between the tied castaways.
^3 Per Survivor rules, in case of a deadlock tie, past votes were taken into account. The castaway with more past votes would be eliminated.
^4 Ethan and Lex did not vote as they could only vote for each other. By virtue of winning the Final Immunity Challenge, only Kim J. voted.

Reception

Trivia

  • This season marks the first Tribal Switch
  • This is the first season to feature multiple castaways with the same first name. There were two contestants named Kim: Kim Johnson and Kim Powers.
  • This is the first season in which the first two eliminated contestants are of the same gender.
  • This is the first season in which the winner was not decided by one vote.
  • This is the first season where there was both an African-American male and an African-American female contestant that were not placed on the same starting tribe.
  • During the finale, after Jeff collected the final votes, the producers made it appear as if he returned to the original Tribal Council site to read them. After he read them and announced Ethan Zohn was the winner, it was revealed that the votes were actually read live on the CBS sound stage made to look like the site. This would be repeated two seasons later in Survivor: Thailand.
  • This is the only season to use the trivia quiz tiebreaker.
  • This is the only season to have its premiere in one year (2001) and its finale the next year (2002).
  • This is the first season to be set in the African continent.
  • The only season that takes place in a landlocked area.

References

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