Survivor: Polynesia is the thirtieth season of the second generation Suitman's Survivor Series, which began December 5, 2015, and ended with a live reunion on February 5, 2016.
It ended with John P. defeating Daniel K. and Nick J. at the Final Tribal Council in a 4-3-1 vote. There was no Fan Favorite award this season.
Production[]
This season features twenty-one returning castaways, divided into three tribes of seven. They are divided based on their association with one of three unique ways to win the game. Castaways known to get far through challenge prowess are the "Strong" tribe. Castaways known for their ability to get far through creating strong bonds, alliances and likability are the "Social" tribe. Castaways known for their ability to make big smart moves to further their game are the "Strategic" tribe. The tribes are Savave, wearing red, Tanrake, in yellow, and Vaiaku, with blue. On Each tribe has a tribal circle pattern as their insignia. On Day 10, the tribes merged into Funafuti, wearing black.
The entire cast of returning players were hand-picked by production this season. The castaways were chosen for fitting one of the three divisional categories of the season - Strong, Social and Strategic. The full cast of 21 and tribal designations were revealed on December 2, 2015.
Twists[]
- The Madhouse: Returning twist from Second Chances. When players are voted out they do not go home. They instead face off in a head-to-head duel with another voted out player to earn a spot in the next stage. The winner advances while the loser is out for good. Once a certain number of people have advanced, the successful candidates will compete in a condensed version of the Survivor post-merge, all taking place on one day, to decide who will re-enter the game.
- Strong vs. Social vs. Strategic: The tribes were divided based upon methods they utilised to play the game in past seasons. The "Strong" tribe, who are known for winning immunity challenges, the "Social" tribe, who are known for forging bonds to lay low, and the "Strategic" tribe, who are known for making major moves to shake up the game.
- Three-Tribe Format: This season is the ninth season to have more than two tribes, and is the third all-returnee season to feature three tribes, after New Zealand and Conqueror's Crusade. It's also the second time the three-tribe format has been used in a season with more than 18 castaways.
- Returning Players: This season, twenty-one returnees were all specifically selected to fit the three categories for this season. It is the first season to feature returnees from the six most recent seasons - Last Leap to El Salvador.
- Tribe Switch: On Day 6, the Savave, Tanrake and Vaiaku tribes underwent a tribe switch, mixing up the tribes. The Tanrake tribe was dismantled in this switch, leaving only Savave and Vaiaku.
- Double Tribal Council: On three separate occasions - Day 1, Day 5 and Day 7 - two tribes went to Tribal Council to vote someone out. Due to the three-tribe format, the challenge was still for tribal immunity on the first two occasions, but with only one tribe winning. The third occasion featured just two tribes, so the challenge was individual. Then, on Day 10, One Day Tribes was initiated.
- One Day Tribes: On Day 10, the ten remaining castaways were divided back into two tribes, just for a Double Tribal Council that day, before reverting back to a normal merged tribe. AJ and Nick J. each picked one person to join them on their tribe. They chose Sam and Derek respectively.
- 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.
- Extra Vote: This season featured an extra vote as a prize in the Survivor Auction. It was won by Jacob B.
Contestants[]
Contestant | Tribe Affiliation | Voted Out | The Madhouse |
Votes Against | |||
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Original Tribe | Switched Tribe | Merged Tribe | |||||
Mickle P. 17, Green Cursed Hand & Second Chances |
Tanrake | 1st Voted Out Day 1 |
Lost Duel 1 Day 2 |
6 | |||
Charlie B. 16, Black Jan Mayen, Eritrea & Last Leap |
Vaiaku | Quit Day 3 |
0 | ||||
Austin W. 21, Gold Kiribati |
Vaiaku | Quit Day 5 |
2 | ||||
Tony I. 19, Green Venezuela, Moral vs. Merciless & Bingo vs. Suitman |
Savave | Savave | 6th Voted Out Day 6 |
Lost Duel 2 Day 7 |
5 | ||
Will T. 16, Light Green Jan Mayen & Last Leap |
Tanrake | Savave | 7th Voted Out Day 7 |
Lost Duel 3 Day 8 |
6 | ||
Will C. 17, Brown Jordan, All-Stars & Moral vs. Merciless |
Tanrake | 5th Voted Out Day 5 |
1st Voted Off Madhouse Day 8 |
3 | |||
Kelly R. 19, Gold El Salvador |
Savave | Vaiaku | 8th Voted Out Day 7 |
Eliminated1 Madhouse Day 8 |
4 | ||
George I. 17, TV Star Occultus Island & Reclamation |
Savave | 2nd Voted Out Day 1 |
2nd Voted Off Madhouse Day 8 |
6 | |||
Evan T. 17, TV Star Great Britain, All-Stars & Last Leap |
Vaiaku | 3rd Voted Out Day 2 |
Lost Final Vote Madhouse Day 8 |
4 | |||
Morgan S. 18, Red Kiribati |
Tanrake | Funafuti | 4th Voted Out Day 4 |
Returned Day 8 |
10 | ||
9th Voted Out 1st Juror Day 8 |
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Chris D. 18, TV Star Great Britain, Friends vs. Favorites & Moral vs. Merciless |
Savave | Savave | 10th Voted Out 2nd Juror Day 9 |
7 | |||
Newz O. 17, Black Cursed Hand, Bingo vs. Suitman & Last Leap |
Vaiaku | Vaiaku | 11th Voted Out 3rd Juror Day 10 |
8 | |||
Robby J. 15, Brown Bingo vs. Suitman, New Zealand & Last Leap |
Savave | Vaiaku | 12th Voted Out 4th Juror Day 10 |
11 | |||
AJ R. 20, TV Star Bhutan |
Tanrake | Vaiaku | 13th Voted Out 5th Juror Day 11 |
4 | |||
Nick R. 16, Black Kiribati |
Tanrake | Vaiaku | 14th Voted Out 6th Juror Day 12 |
9 | |||
Sam S. 21, TV Star Seychelles & Conqueror's Crusade |
Tanrake | Savave | 15th Voted Out 7th Juror Day 13 |
6 | |||
Jacob B. 21, Sky Rejects vs. Royals |
Savave | Savave | 16th Voted Out 8th Juror Day 14 |
62 | |||
Derek Z. 18, Black Brazil, Moral vs. Merciless & Conqueror's Crusade |
Vaiaku | Vaiaku | 17th Voted Out 9th Juror Day 15 |
7 | |||
Nick J. 16, Sky Cursed Hand & Rejects vs. Royals |
Vaiaku | Vaiaku | Third Place | 3 | |||
Daniel K. 19, TV Star Bhutan |
Vaiaku | Savave | Runner-up | 6 | |||
John P. 17, Gold Great Britain, Jordan & Bingo vs. Suitman |
Savave | Savave | Sole Survivor | 0 |
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 OR in the Madhouse.
^1 Kelly was voted out after a 2-2 tie between herself and George. Since only four people were left in The Madhouse, they both drew rocks to determine who was eliminated. Kelly drew the purple rock and was eliminated.
^2 Jacob played a Hidden Immunity Idol, therefore 3 votes against him were not counted.
The Game[]
Episode | Air Date | Immunity | Voted Out | Vote | Finish | |
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1 | "Maybe I Should Switch Cocaine Dealers" | December 5, 2015 | Vaiaku | Mickle | 6-1 | 1st Voted Out Day 1 |
George | 6-1 | 2nd Voted Out Day 1 | ||||
2 | "I Was No Tony Vlachos" | December 9, 2015 | Tanrake | Evan | 4-2-1 | 3rd Voted Out Day 2 |
Savave | ||||||
3 | "We Are Not Luzon!" | December 16, 2015 | Tanrake | Charlie | No Vote | Quit Day 3 |
Savave | ||||||
4 | "With It For the Long Haul" | December 17, 2015 | Savave | Morgan | 4-2 | 4th Voted Out Day 4 |
Vaiaku | ||||||
5 | "Sketchier By the Day" | December 19, 2015 | Savave | Will C. | 3-2 | 5th Voted Out Day 5 |
Austin | No Vote | Quit Day 5 | ||||
6 | "Ditching the Core" | December 20, 2015 | Vaiaku | Tony | 5-2 | 6th Voted Out Day 6 |
7 | "Someone Needs to Call the Bulldozer" | December 22, 2015 | Jacob1 | Will T. | 5-1 | 7th Voted Out Day 7 |
Nick J.1 | Kelly | 4-3 | 8th Voted Out Day 7 | |||
8 | "Slay the Season" | January 6, 2016 | Jacob | Morgan | 6-4-1-1 | 9th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 8 |
9 | "Work Extra Hard on His Hooves" | January 7, 2016 | Newz | Chris | 6-5 | 10th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 9 |
10 | "The Shepherds Had Their Own Agendas" | January 10, 2016 | Nick J. | Newz | 4-1 | 11th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 10 |
Robby | 2-02 | 12th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 10 | ||||
11 | "It's A Complete Fluke" | January 12, 2016 | Jacob | AJ | 4-2-1-1 | 13th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 11 |
12 | "Battle of the Sheep" | January 13, 2016 | Derek | Nick R. | 4-3-1 | 14th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 12 |
13 | "Erase the Target" | January 16, 2016 | Nick J. | Sam | 4-2 | 15th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 13 |
14 | "Cirque-Du-Soleil Game" | January 20, 2016 | Derek | Jacob | 3-2 | 16th Voted Out 8th Jury Member Day 14 |
January 30, 2016 | John | Derek | 3-1 | 17th Voted Out 9th Jury Member Day 15 | ||
Reunion Show | February 5, 2016 | Jury Vote | Nick J. | 4-3-1 | Third Place | |
Daniel | Runner-up | |||||
John | Sole Survivor |
^1 Both tribes went to Tribal Council on Day 6, so the challenge was individual.
^2 Jacob played a Hidden Immunity Idol, therefore 3 votes against him were not counted.
Elimination History[]
Voting Table[]
Original Tribes | Switched Tribes | Madhouse | Merged Tribe | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Episode #: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||||
Eliminated: | Mickle |
George |
Evan |
Charlie |
Morgan |
Will C. |
Austin |
Tony |
Will T. |
Kelly |
Morgan |
Morgan |
Chris |
Newz |
Robby |
AJ |
Nick R. |
Sam |
Jacob |
Derek |
Nick J. |
Daniel |
John | |||
Vote: | 6-1 | 6-1 | 4-2-1 | No Vote | 4-2 | 3-2 | No Vote | 5-2 | 5-1 | 4-3 | 7-43 | 6-4-1-1 | 6-5 | 4-1 | 2-01 | 4-2-1-1 | 4-3-1 | 4-2 | 3-2 | 3-1 | 4-3-1 | |||||
►► | John | — | George | — | — | — | — | — | Tony | Will T. | — | Morgan | Newz | Robby | — | Robby | AJ | Sam | Sam | Nick J. | Derek | Jury Vote | ||||
►► | Daniel | — | — | S-V | — | — | — | — | Tony | Will T. | — | Evan | S-V | Robby | Newz | — | Sam | Nick R. | Sam | Jacob | Derek | |||||
►► | Nick J. | — | — | Evan | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kelly | Morgan | Morgan | Chris | — | AJ | Jacob | Sam | Jacob | Derek | ||||||
►► | Derek | — | — | Evan | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kelly | Morgan | Morgan | Chris | — | AJ | Jacob | Sam | Jacob | Daniel | John | |||||
►► | Jacob | — | George | — | — | — | — | — | Tony | Will T. | — | Morgan | Newz | Robby | — | Robby | Nick J. | Nick R. x22 | Derek | Nick J. | John | |||||
►► | Sam | Mickle | — | — | — | Morgan | Will C. | — | Tony | Will T. | — | Evan | Newz | Robby | Newz | — | Derek | Nick R. | Derek | Daniel | ||||||
►► | Nick R. | Mickle | — | — | — | Morgan | Will C. | — | — | — | Robby | Evan | Morgan | Chris | Newz | — | AJ | Jacob | John | |||||||
►► | AJ | Mickle | — | — | — | Morgan | Will C. | — | — | — | Robby | Evan | Newz | Robby | Newz | — | Derek | Daniel | ||||||||
►► | Robby | — | George | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kelly | Morgan | Morgan | Chris | — | Nick J. | ||||||||||
►► | Newz | — | — | Evan | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kelly | Morgan | Morgan | Chris | Nick R. | John | ||||||||||
►► | Chris | — | George | — | — | — | — | — | Tony | Will T. | — | Morgan | S-V | S-V | Daniel | |||||||||||
► | Morgan | Mickle | — | — | — | Nick R. | S-V | Did Not Vote | ||||||||||||||||||
Evan | — | — | Austin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
George | — | Robby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
► | Kelly | — | George | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Robby | |||||||||||||||
Will C. | Mickle | — | — | — | Nick R. | Nick R. | ||||||||||||||||||||
► | Will T. | Mickle | — | — | — | Morgan | Nick R. | — | Daniel | Daniel | — | |||||||||||||||
Tony | — | George | — | — | — | — | — | Daniel | ||||||||||||||||||
Austin | — | — | Evan | — | — | — | Quit | |||||||||||||||||||
Charlie | — | — | Austin | Quit | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mickle | Will T. |
^1 Jacob played a Hidden Immunity Idol, therefore 3 votes against him were not counted.
^2 Jacob used his extra vote to cast two votes for Nick R. at one Tribal Council.
^3 On Day 8, the remaining eleven castaways were asked to vote who they wanted to re-enter the game from the Final 2 of the Madhouse, Evan and Morgan, due to the tie that occurred with the Madhouse Jury.
Madhouse History[]
The Madhouse | ||||||||||||||||
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Episode #: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||
Eliminated: | Mickle |
Tony |
Will T. |
Will C. |
Kelly |
George |
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Vote: | No Vote | 3-1-1 | 2-2 | No Vote | 1-0 | 1-12 | ||||||||||
Morgan | — | — | — | Arrived | Waiting | Advanced | — | — | Will C. | George | — | — | Jury Vote | Returned | ||
Evan | — | Arrived | Advanced | — | — | — | — | — | Will C. | Kelly | — | George | ||||
George | Arrived | Won | — | — | — | — | — | — | Evan | Kelly | — | — | Evan | |||
► | Kelly | — | — | — | — | — | — | Arrived | Won | Will C. | George | Eliminated1 | Morgan | |||
Will C. | — | — | — | — | Arrived | Waiting | Won | — | George | Did Not Vote | ||||||
► | Will T. | — | — | — | — | — | — | Arrived | Lost | Did Not Vote | ||||||
► | Tony | — | — | — | — | — | Arrived | Lost | Did Not Vote | |||||||
Mickle | Arrived | Lost |
^1 Kelly was voted out after a 2-2 tie between herself and George. Since only four people were left in The Madhouse, they both drew rocks to determine who was eliminated. Kelly drew the purple rock and was eliminated.
^2 On Day 8, the remaining eleven castaways were asked to vote who they wanted to re-enter the game from the Final 2 of the Madhouse, Evan and Morgan, due to the tie that occurred with the Madhouse Jury. They voted in Morgan.
Returning Players[]
Season | Castaways | |||||||||||||
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AJ R. |
Jacob B. |
Nick J. |
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Kelly R. |
Newz O. |
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Charlie B. |
Evan T. |
Jacob B. |
Nick J. |
Robby J. | ||||||||||
Derek Z. |
Kelly R. |
Nick R. |
Sam S. |
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 |