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Template:Infobox Television Survivor Survivor: Guatemala — The Mayan Empire (commonly referred to as Survivor: Guatemala) is the eleventh season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor. Filming took place from June 27, 2005 through August 4, 2005 and the season premiered on September 15, 2005. It was filmed in the Yaxhá-Nakúm-Naranjo National Park near the more popular Tikal National Park, located in northern Guatemala. Hosted by Jeff Probst, it consisted of the usual 39 days of gameplay with 18 competitors.

This season also featured the return of Survivor: Palau contestants Stephenie LaGrossa and Bobby Jon Drinkard. Aside from the staple twists such as the double Tribal Council and the tribe switch, a new twist called the hidden immunity idol was introduced. The tribes merged with ten remaining players, naming their tribe Xhakúm. After the merge, they received news that an immunity idol was hidden somewhere at camp. Whoever possessed the idol had to use the idol before the tribe voted. After usage, the idol would be discarded. The idol was only valid until there were four remaining contestants. Danni Boatwright won the title of Sole Survivor by defeating LaGrossa in a 6–1 jury vote.

The complete season was released on DVD exclusively through Amazon.com on May 22, 2012.

Casting

While the plan for the season always included two former castaways returning for a second chance, there were several discarded concepts and themes for these returnees. Rodger Bingham and Michael Skupin, both from Survivor: The Australian Outback, were in talks to be the returnees, as were Jonathan Libby and Wanda Shirk, both eliminated on Day 2 of Survivor: Palau after not being selected to join a tribe.[1] Skupin eventually returned in Survivor: Philippines. Additionally, Hunter Ellis from Marquesas allegedly turned down an offer to return.[2]

Contestants

Stephenie LaGrossa, runner-up of Survivor: Guatemala
Danni Boatwright, winner of Survivor: Guatemala

Notable cast members include former Survivor: Palau castaways, Stephenie LaGrossa and Bobby Jon Drinkard, former beauty queen and model-turned radio announcer Danni Boatwright, and ex-NFL quarterback Gary Hogeboom.

List of Survivor: Guatemala contestants
Contestant Original tribe Switched tribe Merged tribe Finish
Jim Lynch
63, Northglenn, Colorado 		Nakúm 1st voted out
Day 3
Morgan McDevitt
21, Decatur, Illinois 		Yaxhá 2nd voted out
Day 6
Brianna Varela
21, Edmonds, Washington 		Yaxhá 3rd voted out
Day 8
Brooke Struck
25, Hood River, Oregon 		Nakúm Nakúm 4th voted out
Day 11
Blake Towsley
24, Dallas, Texas 		Nakúm Yaxhá 5th voted out
Day 14
Margaret Bobonich
43, Chardon, Ohio 		Nakúm Nakúm 6th voted out
Day 15
Brian Corridan
22, New York City, New York 		Yaxhá Yaxhá 7th voted out
Day 15
Amy O'Hara
39, Revere, Massachusetts 		Yaxhá Yaxhá 8th voted out
Day 18
Brandon Bellinger
22, Manhattan, Kansas 		Nakúm Yaxhá Xhakúm 9th voted out
Day 21
Bobby Jon Drinkard
28, Troy, Alabama
Palau 		Nakúm Yaxhá 10th voted out
1st jury member
Day 24
Jamie Newton
24, North Hollywood, California 		Yaxhá Nakúm 11th voted out
2nd jury member
Day 27
Gary Hogeboom
46, Grand Haven, Michigan 		Yaxhá Yaxhá 12th voted out
3rd jury member
Day 30
Judd Sergeant
34, Ridgefield, New Jersey 		Nakúm Nakúm 13th voted out
4th jury member
Day 33
Cindy Hall
31, Naples, Florida 		Nakúm Nakúm 14th voted out
5th jury member
Day 36
Lydia Morales
42, Lakewood, Washington 		Yaxhá Nakúm 15th voted out
6th jury member
Day 37
Rafe Judkins
22, Providence, Rhode Island 		Yaxhá Nakúm 16th voted out
7th jury member
Day 38
Stephenie LaGrossa
25, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Palau 		Yaxhá Nakúm Runner-up
Danni Boatwright
29, Tonganoxie, Kansas 		Nakúm Yaxhá Sole Survivor

Future appearances

Stephenie LaGrossa competed for a third time as a castaway on Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, where she was assigned to the "Heroes" tribe and placed 19th.

Season summary

Sixteen of the 18 players in the game were already split into two tribes, Nakúm and Yaxhá; both tribes received one additional tribe member, Bobby Jon and Stephenie, respectively, both who had previously appeared on Survivor: Palau; Probst described these players as resources to help either tribe, but had otherwise no safety against being voted out. The first challenge began immediately, requiring both tribes to trek 11 miles overnight through the jungle to one of the camps near Mayan ruins, along with any available supplies that they wished to carry. The trek left many of the players exhausted and dehydrated for several days following.

During the first nine days, the Nakúm tribe proved more successful at the challenges losing only one immunity challenge, sending Yaxhá to Tribal Council twice. During one challenge, Danni, a sportscaster, identified Gary as a former professional quarterback, though Gary would maintain that he was just a landscaper through most of the rest of the game. A tribal switch occurred on Day 10 that left Bobby Jon, Danni, Blake, and Brandon in the majority at Yaxhá, outnumbering Brian, Amy, and Gary. At Nakúm, the tribe was split 4-4 with Margaret, Judd, Cindy, and Brooke from the original Nakúm and Stephenie, Rafe, Jamie, and Lydia from the original Yaxhá. Immediately after the swap, Stephenie and Jamie formed an alliance with Judd to take control of Nakúm, which later included Rafe, Cindy, and Lydia. Though the two tribes performances were fairly even in wins and losses, a crucial immunity challenge won by Nakúm put them in a decisive 6-4 lead into the merge over Yaxhá. On night 18, directly after the Yaxhá tribe had voted off Amy, they left for the Nakúm campsite where the two tribes merged into the Xhákúm tribe. Upon merging, the new tribe was informed of a hidden immunity idol located in the jungle, that could be used before the votes were cast to save themselves. However, the Nakúm alliance of six held strong initially as they voted off Brandon.

As a reward for winning a reward challenge, Judd received a clue to the hidden idol. To distract the other players, Judd lied about the clue's contents, which Gary was able to pick up on, locating the idol himself and using it to save himself from being eliminated at the next tribal council, where Bobby Jon was voted off in his place. Judd's lie became a focal point for Gary to attempt to break the original Nakúm voting block; though Gary was soon voted off, Stephenie and the other former Nakúm members felt Judd was no longer trustworthy and voted him out. At the reward challenge for the final five, a car was the reward prize. Cindy won the challenge, but was given an option by Probst as a means to break the Survivor "car curse" (that no player that has won a car continued on to win the game) by exchanging her prize to give a car to each of the other four players. Cindy ultimately rejected the option, and was voted off at the next tribal council.

After Lydia's elimination, Stephenie became concerned on an earlier deal made by Rafe and Danni to take each other to the final tribal council; though she struggled to remain in the final immunity challenge and outlast Danni, she ultimately lost, becoming emotional over her failure. Rafe informed Danni that she did not have to stay true to their previous deal, and at the following tribal council, Danni eliminated Rafe. The jury at the final tribal council considered that Stephenie has played a more devious game than Danni and had backstabbed several of them, and ultimately gave Danni's more social play the win, six votes to one.

Challenge winners and eliminations by episode
Episode title Original air date Challenge winner(s) Eliminated Finish
Reward Immunity
"Big Trek, Big Trouble, Big Surprise" September 15, 2005 Nakúm Yaxhá Jim 1st voted out
Day 3
"Man Down" September 22, 2005 Nakúm Nakúm Morgan 2nd voted out
Day 6
"The Brave May Not Live Long, but the Cautious Don't Live at All" September 29, 2005 Nakúm Nakúm Brianna 3rd voted out
Day 8
"To Betray, or Not to Betray" October 6, 2005 None[a] Yaxhá Brooke 4th voted out
Day 11
"Crocs, Cowboys and City Slickers" October 13, 2005 Yaxhá Nakúm Blake 5th voted out
Day 14
"Big Ball, Big Mouth, Big Trouble" October 20, 2005 Nakúm Rafe Margaret 6th voted out
Day 15
[Gary][b] Brian 7th voted out
Day 15
"Surprise Enemy Visit" October 27, 2005 Yaxhá Nakúm Amy 8th voted out
Day 18
"The Hidden Immunity Idol" November 3, 2005 None[c] Gary Brandon 9th voted out
Day 21
"Secrets and Lies and an Idol Surprise" November 10, 2005 Judd Jamie[d] Bobby Jon 10th voted out
1st jury member
Day 24
"Eating and Sleeping With the Enemy" November 17, 2005 Danni,
Gary,
Judd,
Stephenie 		Rafe Jamie 11th voted out
2nd jury member
Day 27
"Everything Is Personal" November 24, 2005 Cindy,
[Rafe] 		Rafe Gary 12th voted out
3rd jury member
Day 30
"Price for Immunity" December 1, 2005 Survivor Auction Danni Judd 13th voted out
4th jury member
Day 33
"Big Win, Big Decision, Big Mistake?" December 8, 2005 Cindy,
[Stephenie] 		Stephenie Cindy 14th voted out
5th jury member
Day 36
"Thunder Storms & Sacrifice" December 11, 2005 None Rafe Lydia 15th voted out
6th jury member
Day 37
Danni Rafe 16th voted out
7th jury member
Day 38
"The Reunion" December 11, 2005 Jury vote
Stephenie Runner-up
Danni 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. ^ There was no reward challenge due to the tribe switch.
  2. ^ As an additional reward for winning individual immunity, Rafe was given a chance to award individual immunity to one member of Yaxha; he chose Gary.
  3. ^ There was no reward challenge due to the merge.
  4. ^ Gary found the hidden immunity idol and played it at Tribal Council, earning additional immunity from the vote.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)		Rating/share (18-49)
1531"Big Trek, Big Trouble, Big Surprise"September 15, 200518.416.6/19
1542"Man Down"September 22, 200516.986.1/17
1553"The Brave May Not Live Long, but the Cautious Don't Live at All"September 29, 200517.295.7/16
1564"To Betray, or Not to Betray"October 6, 200517.926.3/17
1575"Crocs, Cowboys and City Slickers"October 13, 200517.856.5/18
1586"Big Balls, Big Mouth, Big Trouble"October 20, 200517.786.1/17
1597"Surprise Enemy Visit"October 27, 200517.386.2/17
1608"The Hidden Immunity Idol"November 3, 200518.286.6/17
1619"Secret and Lies and an Idol Surprise"November 10, 200518.986.9/19
16210"Eating and Sleeping With the Enemy"November 17, 200518.826.4/17
16311"Everything Is Personal"November 24, 200519.546.6/20
16412"Price for Immunity"December 1, 200519.827.0/21
16513"Big Win, Big Decision, Big Mistake?"December 8, 200520.217.1/19
16614"Thunder Storms & Sacrifice"December 11, 200521.18 [3]7.7/17 [4]
16715"The Reunion"December 11, 200515.21 [5]5.7/14 [6]

Voting history

  1. ^ a b Rafe and Stephenie were not eligible to vote as the only eligible players they could vote for were each other.

References

  1. ^ "An interview with Rodger Bingham 10 years after Survivor: The Australian Outback". YouTube. 2011-08-28. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
  2. ^ http://survivorozwordpress.com/2013/3/08/hunter-ellis-interview/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Survivor Guatemala ends with bang; delivers best finale ratings since Survivor All Stars". Reality TV World. 2005-12-15. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  4. ^ "Survivor Guatemala ends with bang; delivers best finale ratings since Survivor All Stars". Reality TV World. 2005-12-15. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  5. ^ "Survivor Guatemala ends with bang; delivers best finale ratings since Survivor All Stars". Reality TV World. 2005-12-15. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  6. ^ "Survivor Guatemala ends with bang; delivers best finale ratings since Survivor All Stars". Reality TV World. 2005-12-15. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
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