Survivor BG

Survivor BG is the Bulgarian version of the reality show Survivor, broadcast and produced by bTV.

Season 1

Survivor BG's first season logo. The tagline means "Only one person will survive in the end."

The show's first season was filmed on a deserted island in the Caribbean off the coast of the Dominican Republic in the summer of 2006 by an international Bulgarian-Argentine team. Slavi Trifonov's Seven/Eight Productions was a Creative Producer of the first season of the show; PromoFilm - Argentina and bTV Production Team. Local Producer in Dominican Republic, Gary Hurtado. The first season was hosted by the famous actor Kamen Vodenicharov. The show started on 20 September 2006 and ended on 11 December 2006.

16 Bulgarians (8 women and 8 men) took part in the first season. The prize was 250,000 leva (about €125,000).

The first winner in Survivor BG was Neli Ivanova. Atanas, Tanya, Petya and Ivan gave their votes for her.

Participants

Contestant	Original Tribe	Switched Tribe	Merged Tribe	Finish
Olya Gospodinova 51, Sofia	Dulo			Voted out 1st
Margarita Yankova 21	Dulo			Voted out 2nd
Diyana Agontseva 35, Sofia	Dulo			Voted out 3rd
Aleksandar Dimitrov 28, Sofia	Dulo	Dulo		Voted out 4th
Iliana Valcheva 27, Pleven	Vokil	Vokil		Voted out 5th
Kostadin Traykov 33, Varna	Dulo	Dulo		Voted out 6th
Andrey Manev 27, Varna	Vokil	Dulo	Kubrat	Voted out 7th
Zvezdomir Shutov 24, Burgas	Dulo	Dulo		Voted out 8th 1st Jury Member
Ivan Sirakov 48, Sofia	Dulo	Dulo		Voted out 9th 2nd Jury Member
Tanya Vasileva 22, Sofia	Vokil	Vokil		Voted out 10th 3rd Jury Member
Semra Niyazieva 26, Sofia	Dulo	Dulo		Voted out 11th 4th Jury Member
Petya Spasova 27, Gulyantsi	Vokil	Vokil		Voted out 12th 5th Jury Member
Valentin Hristov 53, Sofia	Vokil	Vokil		Eliminated 6th Jury Member
Atanas Ganev 32, Burgas	Vokil	Vokil		Eliminated 7th Jury Member
Ahmed Shuganov 26, Yakoruda	Vokil	Vokil		Runner-up
Neli Ivanova 29, Burgas	Vokil	Vokil		Sole Survivor

Voting history

	Starting Tribes			Switched Tribes			Merged Tribe
Episode #:	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	13	Final Tribal Council
Eliminated:	Olya 4/8 votes	Margarita 5/7 votes	Diyana 4/6 votes	Aleksandar 3/6 votes	Iliana 4/7 votes	Kostadin 3/5 votes	Andrey 5/10 votes	Zvezdomir 6/9 votes	Ivan 4/8 votes	Tanya 5/7 votes	Semra 3/6 votes	Petya 3/5 votes	Valentin Challenge1	Atanas Challenge2	Ahmed 3/7 votes	Neli 4/7 votes
Neli					Valentin		Andrey	Zvezdomir	Ivan	Tanya	Semra	Valentin			Jury Vote
Ahmed					Iliana		Andrey	Zvezdomir	Ivan	Tanya	Semra	Petya
Atanas					Iliana		Andrey	Zvezdomir	Tanya	Tanya	Petya	Petya				Neli
Valentin					Iliana		Andrey	Zvezdomir	Ivan	Tanya	Semra	Petya			Ahmed
Petya					Valentin		Andrey	Zvezdomir	Ivan	Tanya	Ahmed	Valentin				Neli
Semra	Margarita	Kostadin	Kostadin	Kostadin		Kostadin	Zvezdomir	Zvezdomir	Atanas	Valentin	Ahmed				Ahmed
Tanya					Iliana		Zvezdomir	Ahmed	Ahmed	Ahmed						Neli
Ivan	Olya	Margarita	Diyana	Aleksandar		Kostadin	Zvezdomir	Neli	Ahmed							Neli
Zvezdomir	Olya	Margarita	Diyana	Aleksandar		Ivan	Ivan	Ahmed							Ahmed
Andrey				Semra		Kostadin	Zvezdomir
Kostadin	Olya	Margarita	Diyana	Aleksandar		Ivan
Iliana					Valentin
Aleksandar	Kostadin	Margarita	Diyana	Zvezdomir
Diyana	Margarita	Margarita	Ivan
Margarita	Olya	Kostadin
Olya	Margarita

^Note 1 : In the proper final 4 immunity challenges, the format of the game changed. The first person to fall off the endurance challenge would be eliminated from the game and join the jury.
^Note 2 : In the proper final 3 immunity challenges, the format of the game changed. The first person to fall off the endurance challenge would be eliminated from the game and join the jury.

Season 2

Main article: Survivor BG: Expedition Robinson

DreamTeam is the Creative Producer of the second season of the show.

Season 3

Survivor: Pearl Islands
Survivor: Pearl Islands Logo
Genre	Reality television
Winner	Nikolay Martinov (4-4-1)
No. of episodes
No. of days	52
No. of survivors	22
Tribes	Mogo Mogo      Pacheka      Balboa
Production
Location(s)	Pearl Islands, Philippines
Filming dates	May – July, 2008
Broadcast
Original run	September, 2008 – December, 2008

The name of the third season of the show was Survivor BG: Pearl Islands. Actor Vladimir Karamazov hosted Survivor BG: Pearl Islands just as he did the second season of the show.

The winner was Nikolay Martinov, who got 250 000 leva.

Contestants

Mogo Mogo

• Ali Aliev - model
• Dimitar Dimitrov - director
• Filip Lhamsuren - chief
• Georgi Vanov - engineer
• Ivan Dimitrov - waiter
• Lachezar Angelov - security agent
• Nikolay Martinov - extreme sports instructor
• Spas Stoyanov - restaurant manager
• Valentin Gavazov - boxing instructor
• Zdravko Zdravkov - soccer player (former goalkeeper of the Bulgarian national team)
• Zhivko Naydenov - optician

Pacheka

• Evgeniya Angelova - swimmer
• Galina Petkova - psychologist
• Gergana Dimitrova - software programmer
• Gergana Savova - bodybuilder
• Ivanka Kostova - housewife
• Marina Antonova - volleyball player
• Silviya Dimitrova - kinesitherapeutist
• Silviya Radulova - motorbike racer
• Vanya Boneva - soldier
• Yana Marinova - actress
• Yanita Yancheva - student

Tribes

Contestant	Original Tribe	Switched Tribe	Merged Tribe	Finish	Total Votes
Ivanka Kostova 46, Sofia	Pacheka			1st Voted Out	9
Marina Antonova 19, Pleven	Pacheka			2nd Voted Out	9
Filip Lhamsuren 28, Sofia	Mogo Mogo			3rd Voted Out	7
Lachezar Angelov 40, Sofia	Mogo Mogo	Mogo Mogo		4th Voted Out	7
Zhivko Naydenov 27, Sofia	Mogo Mogo	Pacheka		5th Voted Out	7
Dimitar Dimitrov 29, Sofia	Mogo Mogo	Mogo Mogo		6th Voted Out	4
Valentin Gavazov 52, Plovdiv	Mogo Mogo	Mogo Mogo		7th Voted Out	8
Silviya Radulova 29, Sofia	Pacheka	Mogo Mogo		Eliminated	0
Ali Aliev 28, Burgas	Mogo Mogo	Pacheka	Balboa	8th Voted Out	10
Ivan Dimitrov 38, Varna	Mogo Mogo	Pacheka		9th Voted Out	8
Vanya Boneva 23, Plovdiv	Pacheka	Pacheka		10th Voted Out 1st Jury Member	11
Yana Marinova 29, Sofia	Pacheka	Pacheka		11th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member	8
Zdravko Zdravkov 37, Sofia	Mogo Mogo	Pacheka		Removed 3rd Jury Member	9
Gergana Dimitrova 23, Sofia	Pacheka	Pacheka		12th Voted Out 4th Jury Member	7
Evgeniya Angelova 18, Sofia	Pacheka	Pacheka		13th Voted Out 5th Jury Member	7
Georgi Vanov 45, Varna	Mogo Mogo	Mogo Mogo		14th Voted Out 6th Jury Member	6
Gergana Savova 31, Sofia	Pacheka	Mogo Mogo		15th Voted Out 7th Jury Member	13
Yanita Yancheva 21, Varna	Pacheka	Pacheka		16th Voted Out 8th Jury Member	1
Galina Petkova 34, Burgas	Pacheka	Mogo Mogo		Eliminated 9th Jury Member	10
Silviya Dimitrova 27, Stara Zagora	Pacheka	Mogo Mogo		2nd Runner-Up	3
Spas Stoyanov 24, Sofia	Mogo Mogo	Mogo Mogo		Runner-Up	0
Nikolay Martinov 40, Kardzhali	Mogo Mogo	Pacheka		Sole Survivor	7

Voting history

	Original Tribes			Switched Tribes					Merged Tribe
Episode #:	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Eliminated:	Ivanka 9/11 votes	Marina 9/10 votes	Filip 7/11 votes	Lachezar 6/9 votes	Zhivko 7/10 votes	Dimitar 4/8 votes	Valentin 5/7 votes	Silviya R. Challenge1	Ali 7/13 votes	Ivan 8/12 votes	Vanya 6/12 votes	Yana ?/11 votes	Zdravko Quit	Gergana D. ?/9 votes	Evgeniya ?/8 votes	Yanita ?/7 votes
Voter	Vote
Galina	Ivanka	Marina		Lachezar		Dimitar	Valentin		Ali	Ivan	Gergana S.	Yana		Gergana D.	Evgeniya	Yanita
Georgi			Filip	Lachezar		Gergana S.	Galina		Ali	Ivan	Gergana S.	Yana		Gergana D.	Evgeniya	Yanita
Gergana S.	Ivanka	Marina		Lachezar		Dimitar	Valentin		Ali	Ivan	Vanya	Yana		Gergana D.	Evgeniya	Yanita
Nikolay			Ali		Zhivko				Exiled		Vanya	?		?	?	?
Silviya D.	Gergana S.	Marina		Lachezar		Dimitar	Valentin		Ali	Ivan	Vanya	Yana		Gergana D.	Evgeniya	Yanita
Spas			Filip	Silviya D.		Dimitar	Valentin		Ali	Ivan	Gergana S.	Yana		Gergana D.	Evgeniya	Yanita
Yanita	Ivanka	Marina			Evgeniya				Ali	Ivan	Gergana S.	?		?	?	?
Evgeniya	Ivanka	Marina			Yanita				Vanya	Ivan	Vanya	?		?	?
Gergana D.	Ivanka	Marina			Zhivko				Evgeniya	Galina	Vanya	?		?
Zdravko			Ali		Zhivko				Vanya	Ivan	Vanya	?
Yana	Ivanka	Marina			Zhivko				Vanya	Galina	Silviya D.	?
Vanya	Ivanka	Marina			Zhivko				Ali	Galina	Gergana S.
Ivan			Filip		Zhivko				Vanya	Galina
Ali			Filip		Zhivko				Vanya
Silviya R.	Ivanka	Marina		Valentin		Galina	Valentin
Valentin			Filip	Lachezar		Gergana S.	Galina
Dimitar			Filip	Lachezar		Gergana S.
Zhivko			Lachezar		Evgeniya
Lachezar			Filip	Silviya D.
Filip			Ali
Marina	Ivanka	Evgeniya
Ivanka	Gergana S.

^Note 1 : Each tribe had to choose a member of their own tribe to be eliminated. Mogo Mogo chose to eliminate Silvia R. and Pacheka Tribe chose to eliminate Nikolay. However, only one of them would be eliminated, Nikolay and Silvia R. will compete in a challenge with the winner remaining in the game. After 48 hours, Silvia R. quit the challenge and is the 7th Survivor to be eliminated. Nikolay remains in the game and goes to Exile Island.

Season 4

Main article: Survivor Bulgaria 4

External links

• Official website
• Survivor Bulgaria fan site
• bgSurvivor.com