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Template:Infobox Television Survivor Survivor: South Pacific is the twenty-third season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor. The season was filmed from May 30 through July 7, 2011 and premiered on September 14, 2011.[1] Applications were due in January 11, 2011, approximately 800 applicants visited in various states, from there 16 contestants were chosen as participants.[2] The two original tribes were Savaii and Upolu (both named from Savai'i and Upolu, two main islands of the independent nation of Samoa), and the merged tribe into Te Tuna (were given from a Samoan legend about the origins of the coconut tree).

Samoa was not initially selected as a location for this season, as the show had already filmed two seasons (Samoa and Heroes vs. Villains) in the area. The production team withdrew from their original locale, Tonga, due to economic problems.[3] The season was filmed in the vicinity of Upolu and it served as the location for the next season.[4] Redemption Island, first introduced in the prior season, returned for this season.

Sophie Clarke was named the winner in the final episode on December 18, 2011, defeating Benjamin "Coach" Wade and Albert Destrade in a 6–3–0 vote.[5] Ozzy Lusth won $100,000 as the "Sprint Player of the Season", winning this honor by the largest margin since the award's inception in Survivor: China, and earning the fans' vote over John Cochran.

Casting

Alina Wilson from Nicaragua states that she was asked back to this season, but did not make the final cast.[6] Jeff Varner from The Australian Outback states that he was asked to return, which he accepted, but was cut.[7] Michael Skupin, also from The Australian Outback declined the offer to return due to his mother passing away; he later returned for Survivor: Philippines.[8] After agreeing to compete on The Amazing Race, Jenna Morasca, winner of The Amazon, and her boyfriend Ethan Zohn, winner of Africa, were asked to return in this season but they turned down because they didn't want to compete against each other for a second time, after having done so in Survivor: All-Stars.[9] Shane Powers from Exile Island was considered to be on this season, but was cut and replaced by Ozzy Lusth.[10]

Contestants

This season features 16 players new to Survivor, as well as two returning players: Ozzy Lusth from Cook Islands and Micronesia, and Benjamin "Coach" Wade from Tocantins and Heroes vs. Villains. Of the new players include Brandon Hantz, nephew of three-time Survivor contestant Russell Hantz, and country singer Whitney Duncan, a finalist on the fifth season of Nashville Star.[11]

Whitney Duncan came in 9th place, and was the fourth jury member
Ozzy Lusth came in 4th place, and was the ninth jury member
Benjamin "Coach" Wade was the 1st runner-Up
List of Survivor: South Pacific contestants
Contestant Original tribe Merged tribe Voted out Redemption Island Finish
Semhar Tadesse
24, Los Angeles, California 		Savaii 1st
Day 3 		Lost 1st duel
Day 6 		18th
Day 6
Mark "Papa Bear" Caruso
48, Forest Hills, New York 		Savaii 3rd
Day 8 		Lost 2nd duel
Day 9 		17th
Day 9
Stacey Powell
44, Grand Prairie, Texas 		Upolu 4th
Day 11 		Lost 3rd duel
Day 12 		16th
Day 12
Elyse Umemoto
27, Las Vegas, Nevada 		Savaii 5th
Day 14 		Lost 4th duel
Day 15 		15th
Day 15
Mikayla Wingle
22, Tampa, Florida 		Upolu 6th
Day 16 		Lost 5th duel
Day 17 		14th
Day 17
Christine Shields Markoski
39, Merrick, New York 		Upolu 2nd
Day 5 		Lost 6th duel
Day 19 		13th
Day 19
Oscar "Ozzy" Lusth
Returned to game 		Savaii 7th
Day 18 		1st returnee
Day 19
Jim Rice
35, Denver, Colorado 		Savaii Te Tuna 10th
Day 24 		Lost 7th duel
Day 25 		12th
1st jury member
Day 25
Keith Tollefson
26, Edina, Minnesota 		Savaii 8th
Day 21 		Lost 7th duel
Day 25 		11th
2nd jury member
Day 25
Dawn Meehan
41, South Jordan, Utah 		Savaii 11th
Day 27 		Lost 8th duel
Day 28 		10th
3rd jury member
Day 28
Whitney Duncan
27, Nashville, Tennessee 		Savaii 12th
Day 27 		Lost 8th duel
Day 28 		9th
4th jury member
Day 28
John Cochran
24, Oakton, Virginia 		Savaii 13th
Day 30 		Lost 9th duel
Day 31 		8th
5th jury member
Day 31
Edna Ma
35, Los Angeles, California 		Upolu 14th
Day 32 		Lost 10th duel
Day 33 		7th
6th jury member
Day 33
Brandon Hantz
19, Katy, Texas 		Upolu 15th
Day 35 		Lost 11th duel
Day 36 		6th
7th jury member
Day 36
Oscar "Ozzy" Lusth
Returned to game 		Savaii 9th
Day 22 		2nd returnee
Day 36
Rick Nelson
51, Aurora, Utah 		Upolu 16th
Day 37 		5th
8th jury member
Day 37
Oscar "Ozzy" Lusth
30, Venice, California
Cook Islands & Micronesia 		Savaii 17th
Day 38 		4th
9th jury member
Day 38
Albert Destrade
26, Plantation, Florida 		Upolu 2nd runner-up
Benjamin "Coach" Wade
39, Susanville, California
Tocantins & Heroes vs Villains 		Upolu Runner-up
Sophie Clarke
22, Willsboro, New York 		Upolu Sole Survivor

Future appearances

Brandon Hantz, John Cochran and Dawn Meehan returned for Survivor: Caramoan.[12] Hantz finished in 15th place, Meehan tied for runner-up, and Cochran won the season. Whitney Duncan and Keith Tollefson have since married, and competed as a team for The Amazing Race 25,[13] placing 8th.

Season summary

Sixteen new castaways, previously divided into two tribes, Savaii and Upolu, were joined by returning contestants, Oscar "Ozzy" Lusth and Benjamin "Coach" Wade, with Ozzy joining Savaii and Coach joining Upolu by random draw. Redemption Island was again in play: voted out players would be sent to Redemption Island and participate in duels, with the winner remaining there until either the next duel or until two specific points where players were brought back into the game.

Both tribes rallied under the leadership of Ozzy and Coach. Ozzy's style was somewhat more aggressive, establishing a rift between the majority of his alliance and others, specifically the weaker Cochran. Coach, having reflected on his past performances on Survivor, had a more open style, which most of the group readily followed, including Brandon, who later revealed himself to be the nephew of former Survivor castaway Russell Hantz, and had feared revealing this to draw his tribe's ire. Both Ozzy and Coach found their tribes' respective Hidden Immunity Idols.

The two tribes fared equally at challenges and retained similar numbers, and as they approached the perceived merge, Ozzy offered a plan to volunteer to be voted to go to Redemption Island, where he would likely win the challenge over Christine, a former Upolu member, assuring that the tribes would be equal at six members each when merged. This plan went as expected, and the newly merged tribe named themselves Te Tuna. However, Ozzy's former rash behavior to Cochran was seen as an opportunity by the former Upolu members, and they were able to turn Cochran to their side on the first vote after the merge, voting out former Savaii member Keith. The Upolu members and Cochran would continue to dominate at Tribal Council, sending the remaining Savaii members to Redemption Island, starting with Ozzy, who dominated at Redemption Island subsequently.

With no other Savaii members remaining, Cochran was voted out next, followed by Upolu outsider Edna. In the subsequent challenge, Brandon won immunity but offered it to his closest ally Albert, who was the intended target of the vote. Brandon was voted out and defeated by Ozzy the next day at the final Redemption duel. Ozzy returned to the game and won the subsequent challenge; at Tribal Council, Sophie broke down into tears but affirmed her commitment to the game, and Rick was voted off. In the final immunity challenge between Coach, Ozzy, Sophie, and Albert, Sophie was narrowly able to defeat Ozzy; she and her former Upolu members voted off Ozzy for the third and final time. Coach, Albert, and Sophie faced the final Tribal Council, where Coach was criticized for manipulating his tribe while simultaneously preaching the importance of honor and Albert was considered to have given his former tribe members false hope. The jury awarded Sophie the title of Sole Survivor over Coach and Albert in a 6-3-0 vote, respectively.

Challenge winners and eliminations by episode
Episode title Original air date Redemption Island Challenge winner(s) Voted out Finish
Inhabitant Challenger(s) Eliminated Reward Immunity
"I Need Redemption" September 14, 2011 Savaii Upolu Semhar 1st Voted Out
Day 3
"He Has Demons" September 21, 2011 Semhar Savaii[a] Christine 2nd Voted Out
Day 5
"Reap What You Sow" September 28, 2011 Semhar Christine Semhar Upolu[a] Papa Bear 3rd Voted Out
Day 8
"Survivalism" October 5, 2011 Christine Papa Bear Papa Bear Savaii[a] Stacey 4th Voted Out
Day 11
"Taste the Victory" October 12, 2011 Christine Stacey Stacey Upolu[a] Elyse 5th Voted Out
Day 14
"Free Agent" October 19, 2011 Christine Elyse Elyse Savaii[a] Mikayla 6th Voted Out
Day 16
"Trojan Horse" October 26, 2011 Christine Mikayla Mikayla Upolu[a] Ozzy 7th Voted Out
Day 18
"Double Agent" November 2, 2011 Christine Ozzy[b] Christine None Dawn Keith 8th Voted Out
Day 21
Ozzy
"Cut Throat" November 9, 2011 Keith None Jim Ozzy 9th Voted Out
Day 22
Whitney Jim 10th Voted Out
Day 24
"Running the Show" November 16, 2011 Keith Ozzy Jim None Sophie Dawn 11th Voted Out
Day 27
Jim Keith Sophie Whitney 12th Voted Out
Day 27
"A Closer Look" November 23, 2011 Recap episode
"Cult Like" November 30, 2011 Ozzy Dawn Dawn Albert
[Coach, Cochran][c] 		Cochran 13th Voted Out
Day 30
Whitney Whitney
"Ticking Time Bomb" December 7, 2011 Ozzy Cochran Cochran None Coach Edna 14th Voted Out
Day 32
"Then There Were Five" December 14, 2011 Ozzy Edna Edna Brandon (Albert)[d]
[Rick] 		Brandon 15th Voted Out
Day 35
"Loyalties Will Be Broken" December 18, 2011 Ozzy4 Brandon Brandon None Ozzy Rick 16th Voted Out
8th Jury Member
Day 37
None Sophie Ozzy 17th Voted Out
9th Jury Member
Day 38
"Reunion" December 18, 2011 Jury Vote
Albert 2nd Runner-up
Coach Runner-up
Sophie Sole Survivor

In the case of multiple tribes or castaways who win reward or immunity, they are listed in order of finish, or alphabetically where it was a team effort; where one castaway won and invited others, the invitees are in brackets.

  1. ^ a b c d e f Combined reward and immunity challenge.
  2. ^ Returned to game upon winning Redemption duel.
  3. ^ Albert chose to give his reward to Cochran.
  4. ^ At Tribal Council, Brandon chose to give his immunity to Albert.

Episodes

No. in
series 		Episode
# 		Title Rating/Share
(Household) 		Rating/Share
18-49 		Original air date U.S. viewers
(million) 		Weekly
Rank
3341"I Need Redemption"6.4/10[14]3.4/10[15]September 14, 201110.74[15]#9[14]
3352"He Has Demons"6.3/10[16]3.2/9[17]September 21, 201110.46[17]N/A
3363"Reap What You Sow"6.4/10[18]3.2/9[19]September 28, 201110.71[19]#25[18]
3374"Survivalism"6.3/10[20]3.1/9[21]October 5, 201110.72[21]#24[20]
3385"Taste the Victory"6.6/11[22]3.2/9[23]October 12, 201110.69[23]#23[22]
3396"Free Agent"6.7/11[24]3.3/9[25]October 19, 201111.24[25]#23[24]
3407"Trojan Horse"7.1/11[26]3.5/10[27]October 26, 201111.79[27]#17[26]
3418"Double Agent"7.0/11[28]3.6/10[29]November 2, 201111.95[29]#18[28]
3429"Cut Throat"6.5/10[30]3.2/9[31]November 9, 201110.80[31]#22[30]
34310"Running the Show"7.0/11[32]3.3/9[33]November 16, 201111.66[33]#20[32]
34411"A Closer Look"4.6/8[34]1.9/6[35]November 23, 20117.98[35]N/A
34512"Cult Like"6.6/10[36]3.1/9[37]November 30, 201111.05[37]#9[36]
34613"Ticking Time Bomb"6.8/11[38]3.3/9[39]December 7, 201111.59[39]#16[38]
34714"Then There Were Five"6.5/11[40]3.1/9[41]December 14, 201110.87[41]#16[40]
34815"Loyalties Will Be Broken"7.3/11[40]4.0/10[42]December 18, 201113.07[42]#7[40]
34916"Reunion"5.8/11[40]3.0/8[42]December 18, 20119.92[42]#20[40]

Voting history

  1. ^ The first Tribal Council vote resulted in a tie. Per the rules, a second vote was held where the castaways involved in the tie would not vote and the remaining castaways could only vote for those who tied.
  2. ^ a b Rick and Keith were not eligible to vote in the second round of voting.

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