Survivor: Bhutan is the twenty-sixth season of the second generation Suitman's Survivor Series, which began on July 10, 2015, and ended with a live reunion on July 25, 2015.
It ended with Marcus A. defeating Eric A. at the Final Tribal Council in a 4-3 vote. At the Reunion, Max won Fan Favorite.
Production[]
This season features sixteen castaways, divided into two tribes of eight. Half the cast was selected by the host from applications as standard, while the other half was picked by the winner of Survivor: Conqueror's Crusade, Sam S., as part of the Host vs. Hero twist. The tribes this season are named after the places in Bhutan. The tribes are Punakha, wearing orange (cockerel insignia), and Thimphu, in dark purple (deer insignia). On Day 7, the tribes merged into Zhemgang, wearing teal.
66 people applied, 15 were cast for Survivor: Kiribati, 50 were cut from the casting, and the other 16 went on to become the castaways competing in the game. The full cast of 16 including tribal designations were revealed on July 8, 2015.
Twists[]
- Host vs. Hero: As a reward for the winning, the Conqueror's Crusade champion Sam S. was given the opportunity to pick half of the Season 26 cast, which formed one of the two tribes of the season, while other tribe was formed by the host's choices.
- Exile Island: Returning twist from Jordan and Reclamation. This twist temporarily forces contestants out of the game so that they cannot vote or be voted out at Tribal Council. This season, two people each day (decided by the Viewer's Voice twist) will duel to decide who goes to Exile Island. The winner gets to decide weather to send themselves or their opponent, and whoever gets sent may pick another person from the opposite tribe to go with them.
- Viewer's Voice: New viewer interaction twist which lets the viewers have their say on some in-game events. This season the viewers have the power to select two people each day - one from each tribe - to participate in the next Exile Island duel, which will decide which two people get exiled each day.
- Tribe Switch: On Day 4, the Punakha and Thimphu tribes underwent a tribe switch, mixing up the tribes. The one person not picked to be on a tribe went to Exile Island and joined the tribe that next voted out a player.
- Hidden Immunity Idols: There was one hidden idol placed in each tribe camp, which could be found by correctly guessing the answer to the clues sent daily to the immune tribe. There were also a total of three idols out on Exile Island, and an extra hidden idol in the post-merge camp.
Contestants[]
Contestant | Tribe Affiliation | Finish | Votes Against | |||
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Original Tribe | Switched Tribe | Merged Tribe | ||||
Zach B. 17, Silver |
Thimphu | 1st Voted Out Day 1 |
6 | |||
Mark M. 18, Yellow |
Thimphu | 2nd Voted Out Day 2 |
7 | |||
Austin T. 14, Silver |
Thimphu | 3rd Voted Out Day 3 |
4 | |||
Joe H. 19, Sky |
Punakha | Thimphu | 4th Voted Out Day 4 |
5 | ||
Brandan M. 14, Yellow |
Punakha | Thimphu | 5th Voted Out Day 5 |
3 | ||
Vanessa P. 20, White |
Punakha | Punakha | 6th Voted Out Day 6 |
5 | ||
Nick A. 16, Brown |
Thimphu | Punakha | Zhemgang | 7th Voted Out Day 7 |
5 | |
Rob R. 23, Blue |
Punakha | Thimphu | 8th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 8 |
5 | ||
Max A. 16, TV Star |
Punakha | Thimphu | 9th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 9 |
4 | ||
Jan D. 19, Sky |
Punakha | Punakha | 10th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 10 |
4 | ||
Daniel K. 19, TV Star |
Thimphu | Thimphu1 | 11th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 11 |
3 | ||
Scott Y. 17, Light Green |
Punakha | Thimphu | 12th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 12 |
5 | ||
AJ R. 20, TV Star |
Thimphu | Thimphu | 13th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 13 |
6 | ||
John C. 20, TV Star |
Punakha | Punakha | 14th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 13 |
8 | ||
Eric A. 14, Blood |
Thimphu | Punakha | Runner-up | 1 | ||
Marcus A. 19, TV Star |
Thimphu | Punakha | Sole Survivor | 32 |
The Total Votes is the number of votes a castaway received during Tribal Councils where the castaway was eligible to be voted out of the game, excluding tiebreakers. It does not include the votes received during the final Tribal Council.
^1 On Day 4, during the tribe swap, Daniel was instead sent to Exile Island where he would return onto the tribe that lost the next immunity challenge.
^2 Marcus played a Hidden Immunity Idol, therefore 4 votes against him were not counted.
The Game[]
Episode | Air Date | Immunity | Eliminated | Vote | Finish | |
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1 | "The Maxi Mart is Open For Business!" | July 10, 2015 | Punakha | Zach | 6-1 | 1st Voted Out Day 1 |
2 | "Honey There's a Hurricane Coming" | July 11, 2015 | Punakha | Mark | 6-0 | 2nd Voted Out Day 2 |
3 | "John McGuire is a Simple Man" | July 12, 2015 | Punakha | Austin | 4-0 | 3rd Voted Out Day 3 |
4 | "Asexual Macbook Pro" | July 13, 2015 | Punakha | Joe | 5-1 | 4th Voted Out Day 4 |
5 | "Hands Covered in Chetto Dust" | July 14, 2015 | Punakha | Brandan | 3-2 | 5th Voted Out Day 5 |
6 | "The New Bruce Jenner" | July 16, 2015 | Thimphu | Vanessa | 5-0 | 6th Voted Out Day 6 |
7 | "Epitome of a Pebble in a Shoe" | July 17, 2015 | Jan | Nick | 5-3-1 | 7th Voted Out Day 7 |
8 | "Sucks Being the Backstabbing Douche" | July 18, 2015 | Daniel | Rob | 4-01 | 8th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 8 |
9 | "Rather Amputate My Arms" | July 19, 2015 | Daniel | Max | 4-3 | 9th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 9 |
10 | "Seventh is an Ugly Placing" | July 21, 2015 | Marcus | Jan | 4-2 | 10th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 10 |
11 | "Psychotic Begging Mode" | July 22, 2015 | Scott | Daniel | 3-2 | 11th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 11 |
12 | "Antidepressants That Cause Depression" | July 23, 2015 | Marcus | Scott | 3-2 | 12th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 12 |
13 | "Have Some Heads to Scalp" | July 24, 2015 | Marcus | AJ | 3-1 | 13th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 13 |
Eric | John | 1-0 | 14th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 13 | |||
Reunion Show | July 25, 2015 | Jury Vote | Eric | 4-3 | Runner-up | |
Marcus | Sole Survivor |
^1 Marcus played a Hidden Immunity Idol, therefore 4 votes against him were not counted.
Voting Table[]
Original Tribes | Switched Tribes | Merged Tribe | |||||||||||||||
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Episode #: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||
Eliminated: | Zach |
Mark |
Austin |
Joe |
Brandan |
Vanessa |
Nick |
Rob |
Max |
Jan |
Daniel |
Scott |
AJ |
John |
Eric |
Marcus | |
Vote: | 6-1 | 6-0 | 4-0 | 5-1 | 3-2 | 5-0 | 5-3-1 | 4-01 | 4-3 | 4-2 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 4-3 | ||
►► | Marcus | Zach | Mark | Exile | — | — | Vanessa | John | Rob | Max | Jan | Exile | John | AJ | — | Jury Vote | |
►► | Eric | Zach | Mark | Austin | — | — | Vanessa | AJ | Rob | Max | Jan | Daniel | Scott | AJ | John | ||
►► | John | — | Exile | — | — | Exile | Vanessa | Nick | Marcus | Scott | Daniel | Scott | AJ | — | Eric | ||
►► | AJ | Exile | Mark | Austin | Joe | Brandan | Exile | Nick | Marcus | Exile | Daniel | Scott | Eric | Marcus | |||
►► | Scott | — | — | — | Joe | AJ | — | Exile | Rob | Max | Jan | John | John | Marcus | |||
►► | Daniel | Zach | Exile | Austin | Exile | Brandan | — | John | Rob | Max | Jan | John | Marcus | ||||
►► | Jan | — | — | — | — | — | Exile | Nick | Exile | Scott | Eric | ||||||
►► | Max | Exile | — | — | Joe | Exile | — | Nick | Exile | Marcus | Marcus | ||||||
►► | Rob | — | — | — | Joe | Brandan | — | Nick | Eric | ||||||||
►► | Nick | Zach | Mark | Exile | — | — | Vanessa | John | |||||||||
► | Vanessa | — | — | — | — | — | S-V | ||||||||||
► | Brandan | — | — | — | Joe | AJ | |||||||||||
► | Joe | — | — | Exile | Rob | ||||||||||||
Austin | Zach | Mark | S-V | ||||||||||||||
Mark | S-V | S-V | |||||||||||||||
Zach | S-V |
^1 Marcus played a Hidden Immunity Idol, therefore 4 votes against him were not counted.
Returning Players[]
Season | Castaways | |||||||||||
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AJ R. |
Daniel K. |
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Max A. |
Rob R. |
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Zach B. |
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John C. |
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AJ R. |
Eric A. |
Marcus A. |
Rob R. | |||||||||
Joe H. |
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Max A. |
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Marcus A. |
Gallery[]
Suitman's Survivor Seasons | |||||
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Mongolia • Saint Lucia • Brazil • Great Britain • Jordan • All-Stars • Venezuela • Caicos Islands • East Timor • Seychelles Brunei • Friends vs. Favorites • Vietnam • Occultus Island • Moral vs. Merciless • Cursed Hand • Reclamation • Second Chances Jan Mayen • Bingo vs. Suitman • Eritrea • New Zealand • Japan • Last Leap • Conqueror's Crusade • Bhutan Kiribati • Rejects vs. Royals • El Salvador • Polynesia • Kazakhstan • Unfinished Business • Puerto Rico • Ayia Thekla Solomon Islands • Worlds Collide • Honduras • Indonesia • Canary Islands • Entitled vs. Earned • Ragnarok |