Survivor: Micronesia, also known as Survivor: Micronesia — Fans vs. Favorites, is the 16th installment of Survivor. This season featured ten new contestants, dubbed as "the super-fans" facing ten of the most popular castaways at the time. It culminated with Parvati Shallow defeating Amanda Kimmel in a 5-3 jury vote.
Production
Casting for this season was originally done as an "All-Stars" season with all returning players, but that idea was scrapped in favor of the "Fans vs. Favorites" format.
Twists/Changes
- Fans versus Favorites: Ten new contestants (all of whom are die-hard fans of Survivor) faced ten of the show's most popular contestants. Airai was the tribe of fans, while Malakal was comprised of the favorites.
- Returning Players: As it is part of the theme of the season, ten returning players are featured in one original tribe.
- Temporary Immunity Idols: At the beginning of the game, the contestants vied for two individual Immunity Idols, one for each tribe. The first person who gets the tribe's idol will be immune at his/her first visit to Tribal Council.
- Exile Island: Exile Island returns after being absent in Survivor: China. Another twist is that one person from both tribes will be sent to Exile Island and compete to find one Hidden Immunity Idol.
- Hidden Immunity Idols: Hidden Immunity Idols return this season.
- Tribe Switch: Both tribes swapped four members each.
- Even-Numbered Jury: This season marked the first time that a jury is comprised of even numbers.
- Final Tribal Council: The standard two-finalist Final Tribal Council returns after three seasons of having a three-finalist finale.
Castaways
Contestant | Tribe Affiliation | Finish | Votes Against | |||
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Original Tribe | Switched Tribe | Merged Tribe | ||||
File:S16 jon t.jpg | Jon Dalton 33, Danville, VA Pearl Islands |
Malakal | 1st Voted Out Day 3 |
9 | ||
File:S16 mary t.jpg | Mary Sartain 29, Emeryville, CA |
Airai | 2nd Voted Out Day 6 |
6 | ||
File:S16 yauman t.jpg | Yau-Man Chan 55, Martinez, CA Fiji |
Malakal | 3rd Voted Out Day 8 |
6 | ||
File:S16 mikeyb t.jpg | Mikey Bortone 34, Los Angeles, CA |
Airai | 4th Voted Out Day 11 |
6 | ||
File:S16 joel t.jpg | Joel Anderson 32, Avondale, AZ |
Airai | Malakal | 5th Voted Out Day 14 |
6 | |
File:S16 jonathan t.jpg | Jonathan Penner 45, Los Angeles, CA Cook Islands |
Malakal | Airai | Evacuated Day 15 |
0 | |
File:S16 chet t.jpg | Chet Welch 48, Ford City, PA |
Airai | Malakal | 6th Voted Out Day 17 |
12 | |
File:S16 kathy t.jpg | Kathy Sleckman 45, Glen Ellyn, IL |
Airai | Airai | Quit Day 19 |
0 | |
File:S16 tracy t.jpg | Tracy Hughes-Wolf 43, Fredericksburg, VA |
Airai | Malakal | 7th Voted Out Day 20 |
7 | |
File:S16 ami t.jpg | Ami Cusack 34, Golden, CO Vanuatu |
Malakal | Malakal | 8th Voted Out Day 21 |
4 | |
File:S16 eliza t.jpg | Eliza Orlins 25, New York City, NY Vanuatu |
Malakal | Airai | Dabu | 9th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 24 |
8 |
File:S16 ozzy t.jpg | Ozzy Lusth 26, Venice, CA Cook Islands |
Malakal | Malakal | 10th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 27 |
9 | |
File:S16 jason t.jpg | Jason Siska 22, Fox River Grove, IL |
Airai | Airai | 11th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 30 |
8 | |
File:S16 james t.jpg | James Clement 30, Lafayette, LA China |
Malakal | Airai | Evacuated 4th Jury Member Day 31 |
3 | |
File:S16 alexis t.jpg | Alexis Jones 24, Los Angeles, CA |
Airai | Airai | 12th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 33 |
2 | |
File:S16 erik t.jpg | Erik Reichenbach 22, Pinckney, MI |
Airai | Malakal | 13th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 36 |
7 | |
File:S16 natalie t.jpg | Natalie Bolton 32, Los Angeles, CA |
Airai | Airai | 14th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 37 |
3 | |
File:S16 cirie t.jpg | Cirie Fields 37, Norwalk, CT Panama |
Malakal | Malakal | 15th Voted Out 8th Jury Member Day 38 |
3 | |
File:S16 amanda t.jpg | Amanda Kimmel 23, Los Angeles, CA China |
Malakal | Malakal | Runner-Up | 4 | |
File:S16 parvati t.jpg | Parvati Shallow 25, Los Angeles, CA Cook Islands |
Malakal | Airai | Sole Survivor | 4 |
Season Summary
The two tribes were pre-selected before the start of the show: ten returning Survivor contestants and ten fans of the show. In their first challenge, each tribe competed within themselves to be first at a distance island and retrieve an Immunity Idol that would only be good for that tribe's first visit to Tribal Council; these were claimed by Yau-Man Chan and Kathy Sleckman. In the pre-merge Reward Challenges, the winning tribe selected both a member of the losing tribe and a member of their own tribe to go to Exile Island where a series of clues would lead to a Hidden Immunity Idol. Ozzy Lusth managed to follow the clues to claim the Idol, and following Yau-Man's strategy from Fiji, left a fake Idol in its place. Jason Siska would later find this Idol, believing it to be real.
After 11 days, with the tribes still at equal numbers, the tribes were swapped through a Schoolyard Pick. Despite the separate tribes, the favorites worked within their new tribes to eliminate the fans, who succumbed to infighting. Before and through the merge, three people had to be removed from the game; Jonathan Penner, who suffered an infection on his knee; Kathy, who wanted to quit after suffering psychological trauma; and James Clement, who had an infected finger - James remained part of the jury though had to use an IV drip during Tribal Council.
After the merge, the remaining fans attempted to form alliances with the favorites that held the majority. A core alliance of Amanda Kimmel, Parvati Shallow, and Cirie Fields worked with the other female fans, Natalie Bolton and Alexis Jones, to push through several upsets. First, Eliza Orlins attempted to work with Jason to use his Idol to trick the majority, but her plan failed when she realized Jason's Idol was fake. After luring Ozzy to believe they would be voting off Jason, they were able to eliminate Ozzy without him playing the Idol. Jason was next sent to Exile Island and found the relocated Idol but he too was lured into not playing it, and was quickly eliminated. After James' evacuation, the remaining fans (Alexis, Natalie, and Erik Reichenbach) convinced Cirie to betray Amanda, but Amanda had been to Exile since Jason's elimination and had retrieved the Idol, playing it to protect her and eliminate Alexis. Finally, the remaining women convinced Erik he was safe at the next vote regardless if he won individual immunity; Erik, having won this immunity, gave it to Natalie to engender her trust, allowing the women to vote him off.
After eliminating the last fan, Natalie, and realizing that there would not be three contestants in the Final Tribal Council, Amanda and Parvati both saw Cirie as the likely winner against either of them, and through her immunity win, Amanda voted Cirie off, opting to go to the final with Parvati. The jury grilled both players, with Parvati ultimately winning in a 5–3 vote.
Episode Guide
Episode | Air date | Challenges | Exiled | Eliminated (Vote) |
Finish | Viewers (in millions)[1] |
Rating/Share (18-49)[1] | ||
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Reward | Immunity | ||||||||
1 | "You Guys Are Dumber than You Look" | February 7, 2008 | None | Yau-Man | Jon (9-1) |
1st Voted Out Day 3 |
14.02 | 4.8/N/A | |
Kathy | |||||||||
Airai1 | |||||||||
2 | "The Sounds of Jungle Love" | February 14, 2008 | Malakal1 | Kathy | Mary (6-2-2) |
2nd Voted Out Day 6 |
13.18 | 4.6/N/A | |
Cirie | |||||||||
3 | "I Should Be Carried on the Chariot-Type Thing!" | February 21, 2008 | Malakal | Airai | Kathy | Yau-Man (6-2-1) |
3rd Voted Out Day 8 |
12.66 | 4.1/N/A |
Ami | |||||||||
4 | "That's Baked, Barbecued and Fried!" | February 28, 2008 | Malakal | Malakal | Kathy | Mikey B. (4-4-1; 5-2)2 |
4th Voted Out Day 11 |
12.53 | 4.2/N/A |
Ozzy | |||||||||
5 | "He's a Ball of Goo!" | March 6, 2008 | Airai | Airai | None | Joel (6-2) |
5th Voted Out Day 14 |
12.64 | 4.0/N/A |
6 | "It Hit Everyone Pretty Hard" | March 13, 2008 | Airai | Airai | Chet | Jonathan (no vote) |
Evacuated Day 15 |
13.22 | 4.3/N/A |
Jason | Chet (5-2) |
6th Voted Out Day 17 | |||||||
7 | "Like a Wide-Eyed Kid in the Candy Store" | March 19, 2008 | Malakal | Airai | Jason | Kathy (no vote) |
Quit Day 19 |
11.56 | 3.8/N/A |
Tracy | Tracy (5-1) |
7th Voted Out Day 20 | |||||||
8 | "A Lost Puppy Dog" | April 3, 2008 | Ozzy3 | Ami (4-1) |
8th Voted Out Day 21 |
12.87 | 4.0/N/A | ||
Alexis3 | |||||||||
Airai1 | |||||||||
9 | "I'm in Such a Hot Pickle!" | April 10, 2008 | None | Jason | None | Eliza (8-2) |
9th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 24 |
11.59 | 3.9/N/A |
10 | "I Promise..." | April 17, 2008 | Amanda, Erik, Jason, Ozzy |
Parvati | Cirie | Ozzy (5-4) |
10th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 27 |
12.01 | 3.9/N/A |
11 | "I'm Ruthless... and Have a Smile on My Face" | April 24, 2008 | Survivor Auction |
Erik | Jason | Jason (4-3-1) |
11th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 30 |
12.90 | 4.3/N/A |
12 | "I'm Gonna Fix Her!" | May 1, 2008 | Alexis [Cirie, Natalie] |
Erik | Amanda | James (no vote) |
Evacuated 4th Jury Member Day 31 |
12.32 | 4.0/N/A |
Alexis (2-0)4 |
12th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 33 | ||||||||
13 | "If It Smells Like a Rat, Give It Cheese" | May 8, 2008 | Erik [Amanda] |
(Natalie)5 |
Parvati | Erik (4-1) |
13th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 36 |
12.62 | 4.1/N/A |
14 | "Stir the Pot!" | May 11, 2008 | None | Amanda | None | Natalie (3-1) |
14th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 37 |
12.98 | 4.1/N/A |
Amanda | Cirie (1-0) |
15th Voted Out 8th Jury Member Day 38 | |||||||
Jury Vote | Amanda (5-3) |
Runner-Up | |||||||
Parvati (5-3) |
Sole Survivor | ||||||||
15 | "Reunion" | 10.42 | 3.8/N/A | ||||||
Notes: ^1 Combined Reward and Immunity Challenge.
^2 The vote resulted in a tie. Per Survivor rules, a revote would commence. ^3 Before the Immunity Challenge, both tribes were tasked to send one member from the other tribe to Exile Island, preventing them from competing in the challenge. Although the person exiled from the losing tribe would attend the subsequent Tribal Council, they would be immune from being voted out. ^4 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played, negating all votes against its user. ^5 Erik gave up his immunity to Natalie at Tribal Council. |
Voting History
Original Tribes | Switched Tribes | Merged Tribe | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||
Voted Out | Jon |
Mary |
Yau-Man |
Tie | Mikey B. |
Joel |
Jonathan |
Chet |
Kathy |
Tracy |
Ami |
Eliza |
Ozzy |
Jason |
James |
Alexis |
Erik |
Natalie |
Cirie |
Amanda |
Parvati | |
Vote | 9-1 | 6-2-2 | 6-2-1 | 4-4-11 | 5-2 | 6-2 | No vote2 | 5-2 | No vote3 | 5-1 | 4-1 | 8-2 | 5-4 | 4-3-1 | No vote4 | 2-05 | 4-1 | 3-1 | 1-06 | 5-3 | ||
►► | Parvati | Jon | — | Yau-Man | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Eliza | Ozzy | Jason | — | Alexis | Erik | Natalie | None | Jury Vote | ||
►► | Amanda | Jon | — | Yau-Man | — | Joel | — | Chet | — | Tracy | Ami | Eliza | Jason | Jason | — | Alexis | Erik | Natalie | Cirie | |||
►► | Cirie | Jon | — | Yau-Man | — | Joel | — | Chet | — | Tracy | Ami | Eliza | Ozzy | Jason | — | Erik | Natalie | None | Parvati | |||
►► | Natalie | — | Mary | — | Mikey B. | Mikey B. | — | — | — | — | — | — | Eliza | Ozzy | James | — | Erik | Cirie | Parvati | |||
►► | Erik | — | Mary | — | Chet | Mikey B. | Chet | — | Chet | — | Tracy | Ami | Eliza | Jason | Jason | — | Parvati | Amanda | ||||
►► | Alexis | — | Mary | — | Chet | Chet | — | — | — | — | — | — | Eliza | Ozzy | James | — | Parvati | |||||
►► | James | Jon | — | Yau-Man | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Eliza | Jason | Parvati | Evacuated | Amanda | ||||||
►► | Jason | — | Chet | — | Chet | Chet | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ozzy | Ozzy | James | Parvati | ||||||
►► | Ozzy | Jon | — | Yau-Man | — | Joel | — | Chet | — | Tracy | Ami | Eliza | Jason | Amanda | ||||||||
►► | Eliza | Jon | — | Yau-Man | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ozzy | Parvati | |||||||||
► | Ami | Jon | — | Cirie | — | Joel | — | Chet | — | Tracy | Erik | |||||||||||
► | Tracy | — | Mary | — | Mikey B. | Mikey B. | Joel | — | Erik | — | Ozzy | |||||||||||
► | Kathy | — | Mary | — | Mikey B. | Mikey B. | — | — | — | Quit | ||||||||||||
► | Chet | — | Mary | — | Mikey B. | None | Joel | — | Erik | |||||||||||||
► | Jonathan | Jon | — | Parvati | — | — | Evacuated | |||||||||||||||
► | Joel | — | Tracy | — | Jason | Mikey B. | Chet | |||||||||||||||
Mikey B. | — | Chet | — | Chet | None | |||||||||||||||||
Yau-Man | Jon | — | Parvati | |||||||||||||||||||
Mary | — | Tracy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Jon | Ozzy | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Jonathan was medically evacuated over an infected knee wound. No vote occurred for his removal. ^3 Kathy elected to quit the game due to depression and boredom. No vote occurred for her removal. ^4 James was medically evacuated over an infected finger. No vote occurred for his removal. ^5 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played, negating all votes against its user. ^6 Cirie and Parvati did not vote as they could only vote for each other. By virtue of winning the Final Immunity Challenge, only Amanda voted. |
Reception
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Trivia
- This is the first season to have an even-numbered jury, with eight members.
- This is the only season with a Final Two and an even-numbered jury. It is unknown how a potential tie would have been broken.
- This was the first season to have two contestants be medically evacuated, followed by Survivor: Samoa, Survivor: One World, and Survivor: Caramoan.
- This was the first season where the Final 4 was comprised of castaways of the same gender.
- However, this would be surpassed in Survivor: One World, whose Final 5 was comprised of castaways of the same gender.
- This is the first season to have an equal number of returning players and new players at the beginning of the game. It was followed by Survivor: Caramoan and Survivor: Blood vs. Water.
- This is the second season to start with 20 contestants and have a Final Two, following Survivor: Palau.
- This season holds the record of the most number of episodes in which more than one castaway was eliminated, with 4.
- This is the last season to date to feature still headshot images of the contestants in the opening credits.
- For this season, once a player was eliminated, his/her name and images would no longer appear in the opening credits. Then, in continuing what was started in Survivor: China, once the game reached the jury phase, only the players remaining would be shown, divided into "the jury" and the "the merged Tribe."
- This is the fourth season with an evacuation. This is the first season with two evacuations.
- Parvati Shallow, Amanda Kimmel, and Cirie Fields are the only returning players to place higher than they did on their original season.
- Cirie is the only one not to make the Final Tribal Council.
- This is the only season to have Ponderosa and not be in HD.
- This season is tied with Survivor: Kaôh Rōng for the most contestants leaving the game without being voted out, or eliminated in a tiebreaker, eliminated by a twist, or duel at 3. Both Jonathan Penner and James Clement were evacuated, and Kathy Sleckman quit.
- It is notable that, in addition to these 3, Jon Dalton asked to be voted out after his tribe lost the first Immunity Challenge. While he technically didn't quit, as he was voted out, he still made for one less competitive castaway.
- This is the only returning players season to feature returning players from Vanuatu and Fiji.
- Half of the contestants from this season would visit Exile Island.
- Five of them were fans and the other five were favorites.
- None of the favorites who went to Exile Island the first time they played would return the second time.
- While no one of the original Casaya or Aitutaki visited the first time they played, both players originally from those tribes would visit this time that they played.
- The returning players from Panama, Cook Islands, and China would go on to become 3-time players.
- This was the first returning players season to have the first eliminated be a male.
- This season has the most LGBT contestants with 3: Chet Welch, Ami Cusack, and Natalie Bolton.
- This season is the first to have 2 tribes of 10 players each, despite there being 20 contestants in 2 previous seasons.
References
Survivor (U.S.) Seasons |
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Borneo • The Australian Outback • Africa • Marquesas • Thailand • The Amazon • Pearl Islands • All-Stars • Vanuatu • Palau • Guatemala • Panama • Cook Islands • Fiji • China • Micronesia • Gabon • Tocantins • Samoa • Heroes vs. Villains • Nicaragua • Redemption Island • South Pacific • One World • Philippines • Caramoan • Blood vs. Water • Cagayan • San Juan del Sur • Worlds Apart • Cambodia • Kaôh Rōng • Millennials vs. Gen X • Game Changers • Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers • Ghost Island • David vs. Goliath • Edge of Extinction • Island of the Idols • Winners at War • Survivor 41 • Survivor 42 • Survivor 43 • Survivor 44 • Survivor 45 • Survivor 46 |