Survivor: Cursed Hand is the sixteenth season of the second generation Suitman's Survivor Series, which began on July 10, 2014, and ended with a live reunion on July 24, 2014.
It ended with Alex C. defeating Coldan D. and FireDragon A. at the Final Tribal Council in a 4-3-0 Jury vote. At the Reunion, Alex won Player of the Season, while Natasha won Fan Favorite.
Production[]
This season features eighteen castaways, divided into three tribes of eight. The tribes for this season are named after cities in Zambia. The tribes are Chingola, wearing red, Lusaka, in orange, and Solwezi, with dark green. The tribe insignias are circular tribal drawings. On Day 9, the tribes merged in Kalulushi, wearing purple.
40 people applied, 22 were cut from the casting, and the other 18 went on to become the castaways competing in the game. The full cast of 18 including tribal designations was revealed on July 8, 2014.
This season was originally called Survivor: Sri Lanka. However, the decision was made to change the location to Zambia and introduce the Cursed Hand theme.
Twists[]
- Cursed Hand: In this new twist, players who are voted out may select one member of their former tribe to switch with a member of one of the other two tribes, where they will both need to fight to stay in the numbers. However it is not all doom and gloom for the switched castaways as they will recieve an idol clue to the whereabouts of the Neglect and Reflect Idol. This twist continued into the merge with a new purpose. Voted out players now got to select one or two people to be voided from voting at the next Tribal Council.
- Color Level Hierarchy: This season the castaways were divided into three tribes based upon their Tengaged color level. The lower levels (White - Light Green) were the Chingola tribe, the middle levels (Dark Green - Brown) were the Lusaka tribe, and the higher levels (Black - TV Star) were the Solwezi tribe.
- Three-Tribe Format: For the first time since All-Stars, the castaways were divided into three tribes instead of the usual two. It is the first time there has been more than two tribes since the four-tribe format of the tenth season, Seychelles.
- Tribe Switch: On Day 5, the Chingola, Lusaka and Solwezi tribes underwent a tribe switch, mixing up the tribes. The Lusaka tribe was dismantled in this switch, leaving only Chingola and Solwezi.
- 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 two immune tribes. There was also an extra hidden idol in the post-merge camp.
- Neglect and Reflect Idol: This is a "special idol", only available to castaways effected by Cursed Hand, that, if found, gives the user the chance to not only void votes against whoever it is played on, but also have those votes changed (or "reflected") to the person who the now protected castaway is voting for, increasing their chances at surviving and beating a split vote. Credit for this idol goes to Spinner554.
Contestants[]
Contestant | Tribe Affiliation | Finish | Votes Against | |||
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Original Tribe | Switched Tribe | Merged Tribe | ||||
James T. 18, Blood |
Solwezi | 1st Voted Out Day 1 |
4 | |||
Jake P. 17, Green |
Lusaka | 2nd Voted Out Day 2 |
5 | |||
Connor L. 15, Yellow |
Chingola | 3rd Voted Out Day 3 |
5 | |||
Chris M. 16, Blue |
Lusaka | 4th Voted Out Day 4 |
5 | |||
Mickle P. 16, Light Green |
Chingola | Chingola | 5th Voted Out Day 5 |
31 | ||
Shadi C. 21, Light Green |
Chingola | Solwezi | 6th Voted Out Day 6 |
7 | ||
Nikki P. 17, Green |
Lusaka | Solwezi | 7th Voted Out Day 7 |
4 | ||
Chingola2 | ||||||
Francesca F. 16, Orange |
Chingola | Chingola | 8th Voted Out Day 8 |
33 | ||
Newz O. 16, Brown |
Lusaka | Solwezi | Kalulushi | 9th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 9 |
45 | |
Nick J. 15, Black |
Solwezi | Solwezi | 10th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 10 |
5 | ||
Natasha N. 18, Blue |
Lusaka | Chingola | 11th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 11 |
4 | ||
Solwezi2 | ||||||
Dra D. 15, Orange |
Chingola | Solwezi | 12th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 12 |
7 | ||
Kamani R. 14, Yellow |
Chingola | Chingola | 13th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 13 |
8 | ||
Josh P. 14, Silver |
Solwezi | Chingola | 14th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 14 |
14145 | ||
Michonne A. 15, Black |
Solwezi | Solwezi | 15th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 14 |
5 | ||
FireDragon A. 17, TV Star |
Solwezi | Chingola | Third Place | 63 | ||
Coldan D. 16, Black |
Solwezi | Solwezi | Runner-up | 0 | ||
Alex C. 14, Red |
Lusaka | Chingola | Sole Survivor | 1 |
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 Mickle was voted out in a 3-2 tie-breaker vote between himself and Josh. In the initial vote, Mickle and Josh received three votes each.
^2 On Day 6, Mickle used his Cursed Hand power to make Natasha and Nikki swap tribes. Natasha joined Solwezi while Nikki joined Chingola.
^3 Francesca was voted out in a 1-0 tie-breaker vote between herself and FireDragon. In the initial vote, Francesca and FireDragon received one vote each.
^4 Kamani played a Hidden Immunity Idol on Josh, therefore three votes against Josh were not counted.
^5 Newz was voted out in a 5-1 tie-breaker vote between himself and Josh. In the initial vote, Josh and Newz received four votes each.
The Game[]
Episode | Air Date | Immunity | Eliminated | Vote | Finish | |
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1 | "Mother, I'm Tired of Your Bullshit!" | July 10, 2014 | Chingola | James | 4-1 | 1st Voted Out Day 1 |
Lusaka | ||||||
2 | "Count My Chickens" | July 11, 2014 | Solwezi | Jake | 5-1 | 2nd Voted Out Day 2 |
Chingola | ||||||
3 | "Dental Surgery From a Blind Person" | July 12, 2014 | Solwezi | Connor | 5-1 | 3rd Voted Out Day 3 |
Lusaka | ||||||
4 | "Unspoken Threats and Wildcards" | July 13, 2014 | Solwezi | Chris | 4-0 | 4th Voted Out Day 4 |
Chingola | ||||||
5 | "Bitter Self-Righteous Douche" | July 14, 2014 | Solwezi | Mickle | 3-3-1 3-21 |
5th Voted Out Day 5 |
6 | "Whirlwinds of Disaster" | July 15, 2014 | Chingola | Shadi | 6-1 | 6th Voted Out Day 6 |
7 | "Feel That Freeze?" | July 16, 2014 | Solwezi | Nikki | 4-1 | 7th Voted Out Day 7 |
8 | "The Lamest Alliance" | July 17, 2014 | Solwezi | Francesca | 1-1-02 1-01 |
8th Voted Out Day 8 |
9 | "That's An Abrupt Ending" | July 18, 2014 | Coldan | Newz | 4-4-1-1 5-11 |
9th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 9 |
10 | "Close But No Cigar" | July 19, 2014 | Alex | Nick | 4-3-2 | 10th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 10 |
11 | "Big Risk, Big Reward" | July 20, 2014 | Dra | Natasha | 4-3-1 | 11th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 11 |
12 | "Sticky Situation" | July 21, 2014 | Alex | Dra | 6-0 | 12th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 12 |
13 | "Delusional as Hell" | July 22, 2014 | Alex | Kamani | 5-1 | 13th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 13 |
14 | "Don't Even Want to Type Your Name" | July 23, 2014 | Alex | Josh | 4-1 | 14th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 14 |
Alex | Michonne | 3-1 | 15th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 14 | |||
Reunion Show | July 24, 2014 | Jury Vote | FireDragon | 4-3-0 | Third Place | |
Coldan | Runner-up | |||||
Alex | Sole Survivor |
^1 Due to a tie, there was a re-vote between the tied players.
^2 Kamani played a Hidden Immunity Idol on Josh, therefore three votes against Josh 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 | 14 | ||||||||
Eliminated: | James | Jake | Connor | Chris | Mickle | Shadi | Nikki | Francesca | Newz | Nick | Natasha | Dra | Kamani | Josh | Michonne | FireDragon | Coldan | Alex | ||||
Vote: | 4-1 | 5-1 | 5-1 | 4-0 | 3-3-1 | 3-2 | 6-1 | 4-1 | 1-1-01 | 1-0 | 4-4-1-1 | 5-1 | 4-3-2 | 4-3-1 | 6-0 | 5-1 | 4-1 | 3-1 | 4-3-0 | |||
►► | Alex | — | Jake | — | Chris | Mickle | Mickle | — | Nikki | DNV | Josh | DNV | Nick | Josh | Dra | Kamani | Josh | Michonne | Jury Vote | |||
►► | Coldan | James | — | — | — | — | — | Shadi | — | — | — | Newz | Newz | Kamani | Natasha | — | Kamani | Josh | Michonne | |||
►► | FireDragon | James | — | — | — | Mickle | Mickle | — | Nikki | None | S-V | Newz | S-V | Natasha | Dra | Kamani | Josh | Michonne | ||||
►► | Michonne | James | — | — | — | — | — | Shadi | — | — | — | Newz | Newz | Kamani | Natasha | Dra | Kamani | S-V | FireDragon | Alex | ||
►► | Josh | Nick | — | — | — | Francesca | None | — | Francesca | Francesca | DNV | Alex | None | FireDragon | Natasha | Dra | Kamani | S-V | Coldan | |||
►► | Kamani | — | — | Connor | — | Josh | Josh | — | Nikki | FireDragon | Francesca | Josh | Josh | Nick | FireDragon | Dra | Michonne | Alex | ||||
►► | Dra | — | — | Connor | — | — | — | Shadi | — | — | — | Josh | DNV | Nick | Josh | S-V | Coldan | |||||
►►► | Natasha | — | Jake | — | Chris | Mickle | Mickle | Shadi | — | — | — | Newz | Newz | Nick | Josh | Alex | ||||||
►► | Nick | James | — | — | — | — | — | Shadi | — | — | — | Newz | Newz | Kamani | Coldan | |||||||
►► | Newz | — | Jake | — | Chris | — | — | Shadi | — | — | — | Josh | None | Alex | ||||||||
► | Francesca | — | — | Connor | — | Josh | Josh | — | Nikki | None | ||||||||||||
►► | Nikki | — | Jake | — | DNV | — | — | — | DNV | |||||||||||||
► | Shadi | — | — | Connor | — | — | — | Dra | ||||||||||||||
► | Mickle | — | — | Connor | — | Josh | None | |||||||||||||||
Chris | — | S-V | — | S-V | ||||||||||||||||||
Connor | — | — | Shadi | |||||||||||||||||||
Jake | — | S-V | ||||||||||||||||||||
James | DNV |
^1 Kamani played a Hidden Immunity Idol on Josh, therefore three votes against Josh were not counted.
Returning Players[]
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 |