Survivor: Vanuatu
Season	9
Filming Location	Efate, Shefa Province, Vanuatu
Season Run	September 16, 2004 – December 12, 2004
Filming Dates	June 28, 2004 – August 5, 2004
Survivors	18
Winner	Chris Daugherty
Runner(s)-up	Twila Tanner
Tribes	██ Lopevi ██ Yasur ██ Alinta
Opening Sequence
Series Chronology
Previous Season	All-Stars
Next Season	Palau

Survivor: Vanuatu — Islands of Fire, also known simply as Survivor: Vanuatu, is the ninth season of Survivor. Filmed in Vanuatu, a chain of volcanic islands in the South Pacific, the season premiered on September 16, 2004.

Chris Daugherty defeated Twila Tanner by a vote of 5-2 to become the Sole Survivor.

ProductionEdit

Also debuting that day was Survivor Live, an hour-long Internet talk show hosted by the show's first winner Richard Hatch and Entertainment Tonight correspondent Chris Booker. The talk show, airing every Thursday and Friday on the CBS website, interviews former contestants and reviews the players' gameplay.

The DVD for this season was released on December 5, 2006.

Twists/ChangesEdit

• Expanded cast: Following the previous season, this season also featured eighteen castaways.
• Battle of the Sexes: For the second time, the castaways are divided to tribes based on gender.
• Double Tribal Council: On one occasion, both tribes go to Tribal Council and vote somebody out, with one member of each tribe possessing individual Immunity.
• Tribe Switch: Two tribe "chiefs" are selected to rearrange the tribes, mixing up the gender-based tribes.

CastawaysEdit

Contestant		Original Tribe	Switched Tribe	Merged Tribe	Finish	Votes Against
	Brook Geraghty 27, Winthrop, MA	Lopevi			1st Voted Out Day 3	5
	Dolly Neely 25, Mercer, PA	Yasur			2nd Voted Out Day 6	5
	John Palyok 31, Los Angeles, CA	Lopevi			3rd Voted Out Day 7	5
	Mia Galeotalanza 29, Toms River, NJ	Yasur			4th Voted Out Day 7	5
	Brady Finta 33, Huntington Beach, CA	Lopevi			5th Voted Out Day 10	6
	Travis Sampson 33, Blountville, TN	Lopevi	Yasur		6th Voted Out Day 12	6
	Lisa Keiffer 44, New Orleans, LA	Yasur	Yasur		7th Voted Out Day 15	4
	John Kenney 22, Los Angeles, CA	Lopevi	Lopevi		8th Voted Out Day 18	5
	Rory Freeman 35, Des Moines, IA	Lopevi	Yasur	Alinta	9th Voted Out Day 21	14
	Lea Masters 40, Columbia, SC	Lopevi	Lopevi		10th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 24	7
	Chad Crittenden 34, Oakland, CA	Lopevi	Lopevi		11th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 27	7
	Leann Slaby 35, Kansasville, WI	Yasur	Yasur		12th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 30	8
	Ami Cusack 31, Lakewood, CO	Yasur	Yasur		13th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 33	8
	Julie Berry 23, Gorham, ME	Yasur	Lopevi		14th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 36	4
	Eliza Orlins 21, Syracuse, NY	Yasur	Yasur		15th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 37	9
	Scout Cloud Lee 59, Stillwater, OK	Yasur	Yasur		16th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 38	3
	Twila Tanner 41, Marshall, MO	Yasur	Lopevi		Runner-Up	6
	Chris Daugherty 33, South Vienna, OH	Lopevi	Lopevi		Sole Survivor	3

Season SummaryEdit

The players were brought into the game at a native gathering, with the natives dividing the group to men and women. The men were clearly revered at the ceremony, suggesting they would have the advantage in the game. After the ceremony, the men were named the Lopevi tribe, and the women the Yasur tribe, and sent to find their camps in the dark. Lopevi lost the first challenge, mainly due to Chris Daugherty's inability to cross over a balance beam. This seemed like the end of the game for him; however, he succeeded in convincing the older men of the tribe to form an alliance and vote off the younger men. Brook Geraghty was chosen as the first target, and was quickly eliminated. The plan would continue through their next two Tribal Councils, eliminating John Palyok and Brady Finta.

In Yasur, two factions emerged. An alliance of Julie Berry, Mia Galeotalanza, Lisa Keiffer, and Eliza Orlins and an alliance led by Ami Cusack, who gathered Twila Tanner, Scout Cloud Lee, and Leann Slaby. Both groups fought over Dolly Neely's vote. With Dolly refusing to commit to either faction, a concerned Eliza made a temporary jump to Ami's group to vote Dolly out. Mia was sent home after the double-boot twist because of her combative demeanor. The women would then dominate the game by winning the next two challenges.

A Tribe Switch occurred on Day 11, mixing the two tribes; Rory Freeman and Travis Sampson were sent to Yasur, while Twila and Julie were sent to Lopevi. Lopevi went on winning four challenges in a row. The first Yasur loss resulted in Travis being eliminated for trying to send a message to Chris right in front of Ami. It seemed Rory, the last man on the new Yasur, will go home next, however, concerned over Lisa's loyalty, Ami arranged her elimination at the next Tribal Council. At Lopevi, Lea Masters, Chad Crittenden, and Chris decided to invite Twila into their alliance as a fourth member, not trusting John Kenney (the last younger man on the tribe). The next Lopevi Tribal Council resulted in John K. being voted off. After the vote, Twila and Julie swore allegiance to Lopevi come the merge.

On Day 19, the two tribes merged and took the name Alinta, with the women outnumbering the men, six to four. While the men reformed their alliance, Julie and Twila broke their promise to them. The six women joined forces and eliminated Rory, Lea, and Chad in quick succession, leaving Chris as the last man in the game. By this time, Ami's core alliance consisted of her, Julie, and Leann, while Twila and Scout had formed a closer pairing, and Eliza was on the outside. When Chris was unable to secure the next immunity, he was given a lifeline by Twila, who wanted to remove Ami from power. Ami, meanwhile, also decided to spare Chris, and instead remove Eliza from the game. This helped Chris, Scout, and Twila to make an alliance with Eliza and get rid of Leann (Ami won immunity, and could not be voted out). The plan worked, and Leann was sent home. Ami and Julie soon followed, despite their last-minute attempts to swing Chris to their side. Chris won the last two Immunity Challenges, which allowed him to remain in power. He started by getting rid of Eliza, and ultimately took Twila over Scout with him to the Final Two.

Before the Final Tribal Council, Chris convinced Twila not to go easy on the Jury, and not suck up to them. He told Twila he was going to do the same. The Jury heavily criticized Chris, with Julie and Eliza being especially mad at him for breaking his promises to them. Chris, however, was able to appease them, he admitted that he was wrong, and that his time on Survivor has changed him. This, combined with Twila following his "advice", and Chris' ability to stay in the game despite the incredible odds against him, convinced the Jury to vote for him. He won the title of Sole Survivor by a vote of 5-2.

Episode GuideEdit

Voting HistoryEdit

Survivor: Vanuatu Voting History
		Original Tribes					Switched Tribes			Merged Tribe
Episode #:		1	2	3		4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Eliminated:		Brook	Dolly	John P.	Mia	Brady	Travis	Lisa	John K.	Rory	Lea	Chad	Leann	Ami	Julie	Eliza	Scout	Twila	Chris
Vote:		5-3-1	5-4	5-3	5-3	6-1	6-1	4-2	5-1	6-4	7-1-1	6-2	4-3	4-2	3-2	3-1	1-0	5-2
►►	Chris	Brook	—	John P.	—	Brady	—	—	John K.	Ami	Lea	Eliza	Leann	Ami	Julie	Eliza	Scout	Jury Vote
►►	Twila	—	Dolly	—	Mia	—	—	—	John K.	Rory	Lea	Chad	Leann	Ami	Julie	Eliza	—
►►	Scout	—	Dolly	—	Mia	—	Travis	Rory	—	Rory	Lea	Chad	Leann	Ami	Julie	Eliza	—	Twila
►►	Eliza	—	Dolly	—	Twila	—	Travis	Lisa	—	Rory	Lea	Chad	Leann	Ami	Twila	Twila			Chris
►►	Julie	—	Leann	—	Twila	—	—	—	John K.	Rory	Lea	Chad	Eliza	Scout	Twila				Chris
►►	Ami	—	Dolly	—	Mia	—	Travis	Lisa	—	Rory	Lea	Chad	Eliza	Scout				Twila
►►	Leann	—	Dolly	—	Mia	—	Travis	Lisa	—	Rory	Lea	Chad	Eliza						Chris
►►	Chad	Brook	—	John P.	—	Brady	—	—	John K.	Ami	Julie	Eliza							Chris
►►	Lea	Brook	—	John P.	—	Brady	—	—	John K.	Ami	Eliza								Chris
►►	Rory	Brook	—	John P.	—	Brady	Travis	Lisa	—	Ami
►	John K.	Chris	—	Rory	—	Brady	—	—	Chad
►	Lisa	—	Leann	—	Mia	—	Travis	Rory
►	Travis	Brook	—	John P.	—	Brady	Rory
	Brady	Rory	—	Rory	—	Rory
	Mia	—	Leann	—	Twila
	John P.	Chris	—	Rory
	Dolly	—	Leann
	Brook	Chris

Notes:

TriviaEdit

• This is the second season to feature a Battle of the Sexes format, following Survivor: The Amazon.
  • It is the only Battle of the Sexes season where the women entered the merge with numbers over the men (The men had the numbers on Survivor: The Amazon and Survivor: Panama, while on Survivor: One World, the men and women were equal).
• All eighteen contestants of Survivor: Vanuatu were present during the Survivor 10th anniversary party.
• During this season, the filming location was struck by an earthquake.
• After the Day 18 Immunity Challenge, Rory snapped the head of the Immunity Idol.
• This is the second season where the Immunity Idol is a spear, following Survivor: Pearl Islands.
• This season featured the first amputee contestant - Chad.
• This is the first season to have a subtitle.
• This season featured the least number of male Jury members in the history of Survivor, with two (Sarge and Chad). Ironically, they were the first jurors of the season.
• Every contestant's name was 5 letters or less
  • Travis, however, is 6 letters, but his nickname, "Bubba", is 5.

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