Survivor: Ghost Island is the thirty-sixth season of Survivor.
The jury vote ended in a tie between two players for the first time in Survivor history. Domenick Abbate and Wendell Holland received five votes each. The third finalist, Laurel Johnson, broke the tie in favor of Wendell, making him the Sole Survivor.
Production
The season was filmed in the summer of 2017, only a few weeks after filming for Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers wrapped. It followed the same filming schedule that was used for Survivor: Game Changers.
Notable non-playable relics found on Ghost Island include snuffers (all of which Jeff Probst kept as souvenirs), tribal Immunity Idols, and individual Immunity Necklaces from past seasons. Some props that were previously auctioned off for charity were bought back by production.[3]
Twists/Changes
- Ghost Island:[4] The tribe that wins a Reward Challenge gets the opportunity to banish one member from the losing tribe to Ghost Island, a variant of Exile Island that is adorned with authentic props from past seasons, some of which are Hidden Immunity Idols and advantages that can be played this season. To obtain a relic, inhabitants must first smash an urn to earn the right to play a game of chance. Winning the game earns them the advantage. The playable relics were:
- Sierra Dawn Thomas's Legacy Advantage from Game Changers (obtained on Ghost Island).
- Andrea Boehlke's unplayed Hidden Immunity Idol from Caramoan (obtained at the Naviti camp).
- One of James Clement's unplayed Hidden Immunity Idols from China (obtained at the Malolo camp).
- The fake Hidden Immunity Idol Ozzy Lusth created in Micronesia, which is now repurposed as a playable idol (obtained at the Malolo camp).
- Sarah Lacina's Vote Steal, from Game Changers, which for this season is simply an Extra Vote (obtained on Ghost Island). This item was later put back in play on Ghost Island after previously being used on Day 29.
- The individual Immunity Necklace from Micronesia that Erik Reichenbach infamously gave away before being voted out. This item is now repurposed as a Hidden Immunity Idol (obtained at the Yanuya camp).
- J.T. Thomas's unplayed Hidden Immunity Idol from Game Changers, which is initially usable only at the immediate Tribal Council, but can have its shelf life can be extended by up to five times via a game of chance (obtained on Ghost Island).
- Scot Pollard's and Tai Trang's Hidden Immunity Idols from Kaôh Rōng, the effects of which differ this season, as they are no longer idols on their own, but form a regular Hidden Immunity Idol instead of a Super Idol when combined (both halves hidden separately at the Lavita camp).
- David Wright's fake idol that Jay Starrett played in Millennials vs. Gen X, which is still a fake idol (obtained at the Lavita camp).
- Malcolm Freberg's advantage for the Final Immunity Challenge from Philippines, allowing him a second chance at the challenge. The advantage works in the same fashion, allowing the user a second chance at the Day 32 Immunity Challenge (obtained on Ghost Island).
- Meager Supplies: For this season, tribes will only be supplied with a machete, pot, a fishing kit, and a supply of rice cut in half from the minimum the medical team allots for the castaways.[5][6]
- Tribe Leader: Shortly after entering the game, both tribes will select a leader, who will in turn choose two people, one athletic and one puzzle solver, for an immediate Reward Challenge.[5]
- Tribe Switch: On Day 7, the eighteen remaining castaways were spread across two tribes of nine.
- Tribe Expansion: On Day 15, a second tribe switch introduced a third tribe, Yanuya, spreading the fifteen remaining players across three tribes of five.
- Early Merge: The merge occurred with thirteen players remaining.
- Double Elimination: On Day 29, Lavita was subjected to a Double Elimination, where the tribe was divided into two groups of five and two castaways would be eliminated through two separate Tribal Councils on a single night.
- Simplified Final Four Tribal Council: Instead of a traditional vote, the person who wins the final four Immunity Challenge will get to choose one person to take with them to the Final Three. The remaining two castaways would compete in a fire-making challenge to determine who would be eliminated.[7]
- Expanded Jury and Final Three: Instead of the conventional Final Two facing the jury of seven, the Day 39 Tribal Council was held with a Final Three facing a ten-person jury.
- Reformatted Final Tribal Council: Instead of having each jury member speak one by one, an open forum was held to ensure a more insightful rapport between the jury and finalists.
Castaways
Contestant | Tribe Affiliation | Finish | Votes Against | ||||
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Original Tribe | Switched Tribe | Expanded Tribe | Merged Tribe | ||||
Stephanie Gonzalez 26, Ocala, FL |
Malolo | 1st Voted Out Day 3 |
8 | ||||
Jacob Derwin 22, Brooklyn, NY |
Malolo | 2nd Voted Out Day 6 |
5 | ||||
Morgan Ricke 29, Orlando, FL |
Naviti | Naviti | 3rd Voted Out Day 9 |
4 | |||
Brendan Shapiro 41, Herndon, VA |
Malolo | Malolo | 4th Voted Out Day 12 |
5 | |||
Stephanie Johnson 34, Chicago, IL |
Malolo | Malolo | 5th Voted Out Day 14 |
7 | |||
James Lim 24, New York City, NY |
Malolo | Naviti | Malolo | 6th Voted Out Day 17 |
6 | ||
Bradley Kleihege 26, Los Angeles, CA |
Naviti | Malolo | Naviti | 7th Voted Out Day 19 |
8 | ||
Chris Noble 27, Brooklyn, NY |
Naviti | Naviti | Yanuya | Lavita | 8th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 22 |
10 | |
Libby Vincek 24, Houston, TX |
Malolo | Naviti | Naviti | 9th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 25 |
8 | ||
Desiree Afuye 21, Brooklyn, NY |
Naviti | Malolo | Malolo | 10th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 27 |
10 | ||
Jenna Bowman 23, Venice Beach, CA |
Malolo | Malolo | Yanuya | 11th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 29 |
3 | ||
Michael Yerger 18, Los Angeles, CA |
Malolo | Malolo | Malolo | 12th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 29 |
15 | ||
Chelsea Townsend 25, Los Angeles, CA |
Naviti | Malolo | Naviti | 13th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 32 |
5 | ||
Kellyn Bechtold 31, Denver, CO |
Naviti | Malolo | Malolo | 14th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 35 |
8 | ||
Sebastian Noel 22, Satellite Beach, FL |
Naviti | Malolo | Yanuya | 15th Voted Out 8th Jury Member Day 36 |
5 | ||
Donathan Hurley 26, Kimper, KY |
Malolo | Naviti | Naviti | 16th Voted Out 9th Jury Member Day 37 |
11 | ||
Angela Perkins 42, Cincinnati, OH |
Naviti | Naviti | Malolo | Eliminated 10th Jury Member Day 38 |
3 | ||
Laurel Johnson 29, Minneapolis, MN |
Malolo | Naviti | Yanuya | Second Runner-Up 11th Jury Member Day 39 |
3 | ||
Domenick Abbate 38, Nesconset, NY |
Naviti | Naviti | Naviti | Runner-Up | 2 | ||
Wendell Holland 33, Philadelphia, PA |
Naviti | Naviti | Yanuya | Sole Survivor | 5 |
Season Summary
The twenty castaways were divided into two tribes, Malolo and Naviti; and throughout the course of the game, Naviti had dominated over Malolo strategically and physically. Multiple tribe switches then later allowed Naviti to secure the numbers in all tribes, entering the merge with a 8-5 supermajority. Despite their successes, fractures within Naviti still surfaced, notably between Domenick Abbate and Chris Noble, with both competing over tribe leadership. During the pre-merge, Domenick and Wendell Holland also found allies from the dwindling Malolo tribe in Laurel Johnson and Donathan Hurley.
At the merge, Domenick rallied both tribes into voting out his rival Chris before the Navitis began to systematically eliminate the former Malolos. Despite the majority's imminent success, an all-female coup led by Desiree Afuye was foiled by Laurel, who already cemented her pact with Domenick and Wendell, leaked the plot, with Desiree swiftly paying the price. The purging of the Malolos continued until only Laurel and Donathan remained. With seven castaways remaining, the cracks within the Naviti alliance can no longer be ignored, but with Domenick and Wendell possessing Hidden Immunity Idols, they were virtually untouchable, leaving their rivals in the dust.
With the end in sight, Donathan began to waver in his pact with Domenick and Wendell and plotted to have their idols flushed out, but ultimately failed. By winning the Final Immunity Challenge, Domenick chose Laurel to join him in the final three, pitting his closest ally Wendell against Angela Perkins in a fire-making challenge. Angela ultimately lost, advancing Wendell to the Final Tribal Council with Domenick and Laurel.
At the Final Tribal Council, the jury lambasted Laurel for wasting multiple opportunities to come out of her own and turn against Domenick and Wendell while being torn between Domenick's aggressively strategic game and Wendell's stronger social game. The jury vote ended up in a 5-5-0 vote between the two men, which was broken by third-placer Laurel, who voted for Wendell in respect to their closer friendship in the game. The deciding vote was read live, and with six votes to Domenick's five, Wendell was crowned Sole Survivor.
Episode | Air date | Challenges | Exiled | Eliminated (Vote) |
Finish | Viewers (in millions) |
Ratings/Share (18-49) | ||
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Reward | Immunity | ||||||||
1 | "Can You Reverse the Curse?" | February 28, 2018 | Malolo | Naviti | Jacob | Gonzalez (8-1) |
1st Voted Out Day 3 |
8.19[8] | 1.7/7[8] |
Naviti1 | Donathan | Jacob (5-2-1) |
2nd Voted Out Day 6 | ||||||
2 | "Only Time Will Tell" | March 7, 2018 | Malolo1 | Chris | Morgan (4-3-1) |
3rd Voted Out Day 9 |
8.23[9] | 1.7/7[9] | |
3 | "Trust Your Gut" | March 14, 2018 | Naviti | Naviti | Kellyn | Brendan (5-4)2 |
4th Voted Out Day 12 |
8.39[10] | 1.7/7[10] |
4 | "A Diamond in the Rough" | March 21, 2018 | Naviti | Naviti | Stephanie | Stephanie (7-1) |
5th Voted Out Day 14 |
8.61[11] | 1.8/7[11] |
5 | "Fate Is the Homie" | March 28, 2018 | None | Yanuya | None | James (4-1) |
6th Voted Out Day 17 |
8.15[12] | 1.7/7[12] |
Naviti | |||||||||
6 | "Gotta Risk It for the Biscuit" | April 4, 2018 | Naviti | Yanuya | Kellyn | Bradley (4-1) |
7th Voted Out Day 19 |
8.42[13] | 1.7/7[13] |
Yanuya | Malolo | ||||||||
7 | "Fear Keeps You Sharp" | April 11, 2018 | None | Kellyn | Chris | Chris (10-2)3 |
8th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 22 |
7.97[14] | 1.6/7[14] |
8 | "The Sea Slug Slugger" | April 18, 2018 | Angela, Chelsea, Donathan, Laurel, Libby, Wendell |
Angela | Jenna | Libby (4-1-0)4 |
9th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 25 |
7.73[15] | 1.6/7[15] |
9 | "It's Like the Perfect Crime" | April 25, 2018 | Chelsea, Jenna, Kellyn, Michael, Sebastian |
Chelsea | Angela | Desiree (8-2) |
10th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 27 |
7.81[16] | 1.6/7[16] |
10 | "The Finish Line Is in Sight" | May 2, 2018 | None | Chelsea | None | Jenna (3-1-0)4 |
11th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 29 |
7.84[17] | 1.5/7[17] |
Domenick | Michael (2-2-1-1; 3-0)5 |
12th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 29 | |||||||
11 | "A Giant Game of Bumper Cars" | May 9, 2018 | Sebastian [Domenick, Donathan, |
Domenick | Wendell | Chelsea (5-3) |
13th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 32 |
7.74[18] | 1.5/7[18] |
12 | "Always Be Moving" | May 16, 2018 | Domenick, Wendell [Laurel] |
Laurel | Sebastian | Kellyn (3-3-1; 4-1)5 |
14th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 35 |
7.54[19] | 1.5/6[19] |
13 | "It Is Game Time Kids" | May 23, 2018 | Wendell1 | None | Sebastian (4-1-1) |
15th Voted Out 8th Jury Member Day 36 |
7.31[20] | 1.4/6[20] | |
[Angela, Sebastian] |
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None | Wendell | Donathan (4-0)2,4 |
16th Voted Out 9th Jury Member Day 37 | ||||||
Domenick | Angela, Domenick, Laurel, Wendell |
Angela (no vote)7 |
Eliminated 10th Jury Member Day 38 | ||||||
Jury Vote | Laurel (6-5-0)8 |
Second Runner-Up 11th Jury Member Day 39 | |||||||
Domenick (6-5-0) |
Runner-Up | ||||||||
Wendell (6-5-0) |
Sole Survivor | ||||||||
14 | "Reunion" | 4.62[20] | 0.8/3[20] | ||||||
Notes: ^1 Combined Reward and Immunity Challenge.
^2 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played; however, no votes were cast against its user. ^3 The Legacy Advantage was played; however, no votes were cast against its user. ^4 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played, negating all votes against its user. ^5 The vote resulted in a tie. Per Survivor rules, a revote would commence. ^6 Sebastian was instructed to send someone to Ghost Island where the person going would be guaranteed to win an advantage. Wendell volunteered to go, giving up his spot on reward. ^7 Instead of a traditional vote, the person who won the Immunity Challenge, Domenick, would choose someone to take with them into the Final Three. He chose Laurel. The remaining two castaways, Angela and Wendell, would compete in a fire-making challenge to determine the last finalist. ^8 The final vote resulted in a tie. Per Survivor rules, the second runner-up, Laurel, would become a member of the jury and cast the tiebreaking vote. |
Voting History
Original Tribes | Switched Tribes | Expanded Tribes | Merged Tribe | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||
Voted Out | Gonzalez |
Jacob |
Morgan |
Brendan |
Stephanie |
James |
Bradley |
Chris |
Libby |
Desiree |
Jenna |
Tie | Michael |
Chelsea |
Tie | Kellyn |
Sebastian |
Donathan |
Angela |
Laurel |
Domenick |
Wendell | |
Vote | 8-1 | 5-2-1 | 4-3-1 | 5-42 | 7-1 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 10-24 | 4-1-05 | 8-2 | 3-1-05 | 2-2-1-16 | 3-0 | 5-3 | 3-3-16 | 4-1 | 4-1-1 | 4-02,5 | No vote8 | 6-5-09 | |||
►►► | Wendell | — | — | Angela | — | — | — | — | Chris | Desiree | — | Michael | Michael | Chelsea | Kellyn | Kellyn | Sebastian | Donathan | — | Jury Vote | |||
►►► | Domenick | — | — | Angela | — | — | — | Bradley | Chris | Desiree | — | Michael | Michael | Chelsea | Kellyn | Kellyn | Sebastian | Donathan | — | ||||
►►► | Laurel | Gonzalez | Jacob | Morgan | — | — | — | — | Chris | Libby | Desiree | — | Kellyn | None | Chelsea | Kellyn | Kellyn | Sebastian | Donathan | — | Wendell | ||
►►► | Angela | — | — | Libby | — | — | James | — | Libby | None3 | Jenna | — | Wendell | Donathan | Kellyn | Sebastian | Donathan | Eliminated | Wendell | ||||
►►► | Donathan | Gonzalez | Exiled1 | Morgan | — | — | — | Bradley | Chris | Desiree | Sebastian | — | Chelsea | Domenick | None | Domenick | Wendell | ||||||
►►► | Sebastian | — | — | — | Brendan | Stephanie | — | — | Chris | Desiree | Jenna | — | Chelsea | Donathan | Donathan | Donathan | Wendell | ||||||
►►► | Kellyn | — | — | — | Brendan | Stephanie | James | — | Chris | Libby | Desiree | — | Laurel | Michael | Wendell | Donathan | None | Wendell | |||||
Laurel7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
►►► | Chelsea | — | — | — | Brendan | Stephanie | — | Bradley | Chris | Libby | Michael | Jenna | — | Wendell | Wendell | ||||||||
►►► | Michael | Gonzalez | James | — | Bradley | Stephanie | James | — | Chris | Wendell | Desiree | — | Wendell | None | Domenick | ||||||||
►►► | Jenna | Gonzalez | Jacob | — | Bradley | Stephanie | — | — | Chris | Desiree | Domenick | ||||||||||||
►►► | Desiree | — | — | — | Brendan | Stephanie | James | — | Libby | Libby | Michael | Domenick | |||||||||||
►►► | Libby | Gonzalez | James | Morgan | — | — | — | Bradley | Chris | Domenick | |||||||||||||
►►► | Chris | — | — | Exiled1 | — | — | — | — | None3 | Domenick | |||||||||||||
►► | Bradley | — | — | — | Brendan | Stephanie | — | Libby | |||||||||||||||
►► | James | Gonzalez | Jacob | Morgan | — | — | Desiree | ||||||||||||||||
► | Stephanie | Gonzalez | Jacob | — | Bradley | Desiree | |||||||||||||||||
► | Brendan | Gonzalez | Jacob | — | Bradley | ||||||||||||||||||
► | Morgan | — | — | Angela | |||||||||||||||||||
Jacob | Exiled1 | Michael | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gonzalez | Donathan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes: ^1 After winning the Immunity Challenge, Malolo was given the opportunity to send one member of the losing tribe to Ghost Island, allowing them to abstain from Tribal Council.
^2 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played, however, no votes were cast against its user. ^3 This castaway lost their vote on Ghost Island, thus they were unable to cast a vote. ^4 The Legacy Advantage was played, but did not negate any votes against its user. ^5 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played, negating all votes against its user. ^6 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. ^7 This castaway played an Extra Vote advantage, allowing them to vote twice at Tribal Council. ^8 Instead of a traditional vote, the person who won the Immunity Challenge, Domenick, would choose someone to take with them into the Final Three. He chose Laurel. The remaining two castaways, Angela and Wendell, would compete in a fire-making challenge to determine the last finalist. ^9 The final vote resulted in a tie. Per Survivor rules, the second runner-up, Laurel, would become a member of the jury to cast the tiebreaking vote. |
Trivia
- This is the first season since Survivor: Samoa to have a cast of new castaways divided randomly into tribes.
- This is the first season since Survivor: Cook Islands to have a Tribe Switch result in two tribes of nine.
- Ghost Island is the first season in which a tie occurred at the Final Tribal Council.
- As a result, Ghost Island has the most jurors of any season with 11.
References
- ↑ http://www.cbs.com/recommended/news/1007998/cbs-reveals-winter-premiere-dates-for-new-shows-and-returning-favorites/
- ↑ https://www.truedorktimes.com/s36/calendar.htm
- ↑ https://survivingtribal.com/2018/01/08/survivor-ghost-island-breakdown-props-past-seasons/
- ↑ http://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/news/1008124/survivor-s-past-comes-back-to-haunt-the-new-castaways-of-season-36/
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://ew.com/tv/2018/01/31/survivor-ghost-island-cast-twist-revealed/
- ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/survivor-ghost-island-jeff-probst-previews-season-36-1079902
- ↑ http://ew.com/tv/2017/12/21/survivor-finale-jeff-probst-twist/
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-feb-28-2018/
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-march-7-2018/
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-march-14-2018/
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-march-21-2018/
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-march-28-2018/
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-april-4-2018/
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-april-11-2018/
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-april-18-2018/
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-april-25-2018/
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-may-2-2018/
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-may-9-2018/
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-may-16-2018/
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-may-23-2018/
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