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Survivor: San Juan del Sur — Blood vs. Water is the twenty-ninth season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor, which premiered on September 24, 2014. Similarly, to Survivor: Blood vs. Water, the season features pairs of loved ones competing against each other but, unlike Blood vs. Water, all the players are new.[1] The season was filmed in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, the same location as Survivor: Nicaragua and Survivor: Redemption Island. The two-hour finale and one-hour reunion show aired on December 17, 2014, where Natalie Anderson was named the winner over Jaclyn Schultz and Missy Payne.[2]

This season saw the return of Exile Island, which was last used in Survivor: Tocantins. In lieu of a reward challenge, a castaway and their loved one would square off in a duel. The loser is sent to Exile Island, while the winner earns reward for his or her tribe and must send one of their tribemates to Exile Island as well. The two castaways who are sent to Exile Island then have to choose one of two vases, where in only one has a clue to a hidden immunity idol located at their tribe's camp. Exile Island continued after the merge with one castaway exiled by the reward winners, where there would be a single urn with a clue to an idol hidden somewhere on Exile.

Development and casting

The season was originally set to have 20 castaways, but a pair of sisters dropped out before the game began due to a medical emergency.[3] The season would continue with nine pairs, but with the first gender imbalance since Survivor: Fiji.[4] One of the sisters, So Kim, eventually competed on the following season, Survivor: Worlds Apart.[3] While this season initially included Redemption Island, production decided to ultimately not use it for the season, and instead replaced it with the return of Exile Island.[5][6]

On August 12, 2014, six weeks before the scheduled premiere, the post-production crew for the season went on strike, consequently endangering the premiere date. The approximately 20-person post-production team, who have been working on the show since its inception in 2000, demanded a better health insurance and pension fund.[7] The strike ended a day later, leaving the premiere's intended airdate intact.[8]

Contestants

File:Survivor, San Juan del Sur Cast.jpeg
The cast of the twenty-ninth season of Survivor.
Top: (from left to right) Julie, John, Jon, Jaclyn, Reed, Josh, Drew, Alec, Jeremy, Val
Bottom: (from left to right) Keith, Wes, Nadiya, Natalie, Missy, Baylor, Dale, Kelley

The cast is composed of nine pairs of loved ones, with relationships including parent-child, siblings, and partners (both married and dating). Notable contestants include former professional baseball player John Rocker, and two-time The Amazing Race contestants Natalie and Nadiya Anderson, who competed together on seasons 21 and 24.

List of Survivor: San Juan del Sur contestants
Contestant Original tribe Switched tribe Merged tribe Finish
Nadiya Anderson
28, Edgewater, New Jersey
Natalie's twin sister 		Coyopa 1st voted out
Day 3
Val Collins
35, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Jeremy's wife 		Coyopa 2nd voted out
Day 6
John Rocker
39, Atlanta, Georgia
Julie's boyfriend 		Coyopa 3rd voted out
Day 8
Drew Christy
25, Winter Park, Florida
Alec's brother 		Hunahpu 4th voted out
Day 10
Kelley Wentworth
28, Seattle, Washington
Dale's daughter 		Hunahpu Coyopa 5th voted out
Day 13
Dale Wentworth
55, Ephrata, Washington
Kelley's father 		Coyopa Coyopa 6th voted out
Day 15
Julie McGee
34, Atlanta, Georgia
John's girlfriend 		Hunahpu Hunahpu Huyopa Quit
Day 18
Josh Canfield
32, New York City, New York
Reed's boyfriend 		Coyopa Hunahpu 7th voted out
1st jury member
Day 21
Jeremy Collins
36, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Val's husband 		Hunahpu Hunahpu 8th voted out
2nd jury member
Day 24
Wes Nale
23, Shreveport, Louisiana
Keith's son 		Coyopa Hunahpu 9th voted out
3rd jury member
Day 26
Reed Kelly
31, New York City, New York
Josh's boyfriend 		Hunahpu Hunahpu 10th voted out
4th jury member
Day 29
Alec Christy
22, Winter Park, Florida
Drew's brother 		Coyopa Hunahpu 11th voted out
5th jury member
Day 32
Jon Misch
26, Waterford, Michigan
Jaclyn's boyfriend 		Hunahpu Coyopa 12th voted out
6th jury member
Day 35
Baylor Wilson
20, Nashville, Tennessee
Missy's daughter 		Coyopa Coyopa 13th voted out
7th jury member
Day 37
Keith Nale
53, Shreveport, Louisiana
Wes's father 		Hunahpu Coyopa 14th voted out
8th jury member
Day 38
Missy Payne
47, Dallas, Texas
Baylor's mother 		Hunahpu Coyopa 2nd runner-up
Jaclyn Schultz
25, Las Vegas, Nevada
Jon's girlfriend 		Coyopa Coyopa Runner-up
Natalie Anderson
28, Edgewater, New Jersey
Nadiya's twin sister 		Hunahpu Hunahpu Sole Survivor

Future appearances

Keith Nale, Jeremy Collins, and Kelley Wentworth returned for Survivor: Cambodia; Nale and Wentworth placed 5th and 4th, respectively, while Collins was the season's winner. Additionally, Val Collins and Dale Wentworth appeared for the loved ones' visit.

Season summary

The nine pairs of loved ones were separated onto two tribes: Coyopa and Hunahpu. Coyopa lost nearly every challenge; the tribe was initially dominated by a men’s alliance led by John, but Josh was torn between allegiances to the men and perpetual target Baylor. On Hunahpu, Jeremy and Natalie aligned after their loved ones were voted out, and argued with John at challenges over their loved ones' eliminations. Due to John's volatility, Josh orchestrated his ouster and took over the alliance. After a tribe swap, Missy—Baylor’s mother—came into power on Coyopa, while Josh and Jeremy vied for control on Hunahpu. While both men targeted each other, their conflict was never resolved as their tribe won every challenge.

At the merge, two factions emerged: Jeremy’s alliance with Natalie, Julie, Missy and Baylor, and Josh’s alliance with his boyfriend Reed, Wes and his father Keith, and Alec, with dating couple Jon and Jaclyn in the middle. While they prepared to side with Josh’s alliance for the first post-merge Tribal Council, it was cancelled after Julie quit the game, giving Jon and Jaclyn time to change their minds and side with Jeremy’s alliance to eliminate Josh. Jeremy’s fortune was not to last, and he was blindsided by his alliance sans Natalie. While Natalie rejoined her old alliance to pick off the remnants of Josh's alliance, Keith was spared as Natalie enacted her revenge, voting out Jon and Baylor and leaving no intact pairs of loved ones remaining. Keith then lost the final immunity challenge and was the last player voted out of the game.

Missy, Jaclyn, and Natalie were the final three. At the final Tribal Council, Reed eviscerated Missy’s character, comparing her to a “wicked stepmother” and chastising her for a lack of strategy, while Jaclyn was questioned for having only made moves with others, primarily Jon. Natalie was praised for making bold moves without a loved one's support, and was ultimately awarded the title of Sole Survivor with five votes to win, compared to Jaclyn’s two and Missy’s one.

Challenge winners and eliminations by episodes
Episode title Original air date Challenge winner(s) Exiled Eliminated Finish
Reward Immunity
"Suck It Up and Survive" September 24, 2014 Jeremy[a] Hunahpu Keith Nadiya 1st voted out
Day 3
Val[b]
"Method To This Madness" October 1, 2014 Julie[a] Hunahpu Jeremy Val 2nd voted out
Day 6
John[b]
"Actions vs. Accusations" October 8, 2014 Wes[a] Hunahpu Josh John 3rd voted out
Day 8
Keith[b]
"We're a Hot Mess" October 15, 2014 Jon[a] Coyopa Drew Drew 4th voted out
Day 10
Jaclyn[b]
"Blood is Blood" October 22, 2014 None[c] Hunahpu None[c] Kelley 5th voted out
Day 13
"Make Some Magic Happen" October 29, 2014 Reed[a] Hunahpu Baylor[b] Dale 6th voted out
Day 15
Natalie
"Million Dollar Decision" November 5, 2014 None[d] Keith None[d] Julie Quit
Day 18
"Wrinkle In the Plan" November 12, 2014 Jeremy,
Keith,
Natalie,
Reed,
Wes 		Jeremy Jon Josh 7th voted out
1st jury member
Day 21
"Gettin' to Crunch Time" November 19, 2014 Alec,
Baylor,
Jeremy
(Jaclyn),
Natalie
(Jon),
Reed[e] 		Baylor Jeremy Jeremy 8th voted out
2nd jury member
Day 24
"This Is Where We Build Trust" November 26, 2014 Alec,
Jaclyn,
Jon,
Reed
(Missy)[f] 		Reed Wes Wes 9th voted out
3rd jury member
Day 26
"Kind Of Like Cream Cheese" December 3, 2014 Missy[g]
[Baylor,
Natalie] 		Keith Jon Reed 10th voted out
4th jury member
Day 29
"Still Holdin' On" Natalie
[Jaclyn,
Jon] 		Jon Alec Alec 11th voted out
5th jury member
Day 32
"Let's Make a Move" December 10, 2014 Jon
(Baylor),
Keith,
Missy[h] 		Natalie Natalie Jon 12th voted out
6th jury member
Day 35
"This Is My Time" December 17, 2014 Keith Keith Jaclyn Baylor 13th voted out
7th jury member
Day 37
None Jaclyn None Keith 14th voted out
8th jury member
Day 38
"Reunion" Jury vote
Missy 2nd Runner-up
Jaclyn Runner-up
Natalie Sole Survivor

In the case of multiple castaways who win reward, 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 square brackets.

  1. ^ a b c d e This castaway won the hero duel, earning reward for their entire tribe and sending one person from their tribe to join the loser of the duel on Exile Island.
  2. ^ a b c d e This castaway lost the hero duel and was sent to Exile Island as a result.
  3. ^ a b There was no reward challenge and no one sent to Exile Island due to the tribe swap.
  4. ^ a b There was no reward challenge and no one sent to Exile Island due to the merge.
  5. ^ Jeremy and Natalie were on the winning team but chose to give up their reward to Jaclyn and Jon, respectively.
  6. ^ Reed was on the winning team but chose to give up his reward to Missy.
  7. ^ Baylor, Jaclyn, Jon, and Natalie conceded the challenge to Missy after Alec, Keith, and Reed were eliminated.
  8. ^ Jon was on the winning team but chose to give up his reward to Baylor.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleCBS recapRating/share (18-49)Original air dateUS viewers
(millions)		Weekly rank
4261"Suck It Up and Survive"Recap2.7/9[9]September 24, 20149.75[9]20
4272"Method To This Madness"Recap2.4/9[10]October 1, 20149.49[10]24
4283"Actions vs. Accusations"Recap2.5/8[11]October 8, 20149.6520
4294"We're a Hot Mess"Recap2.3/8[12]October 15, 20149.3324
4305"Blood is Blood"Recap2.2/7[13]October 22, 20149.22<25
4316"Make Some Magic Happen"Recap2.2/7[14]October 29, 20149.0724
4327"Million Dollar Decision"Recap2.3/7[15]November 5, 20149.3119
4338"Wrinkle In the Plan"Recap2.3/7[16]November 12, 20149.5124
4349"Gettin' to Crunch Time"Recap2.4/8[17]November 19, 20149.85[17]21
43510"This Is Where We Build Trust"Recap2.1/7[18]November 26, 20148.90[18]18
43611"Kind Of Like Cream Cheese"Recap2.1/7[19]December 3, 20148.71[19]TBA
43712"Still Holdin' On"Recap2.1/7[19]December 3, 20148.71[19]TBA
43813"Let's Make a Move"Recap2.4/8[20]December 10, 20149.47[20]TBA
43914"This Is My Time"Recap2.4/8[21]December 17, 20149.79[21]TBA
44015"Reunion"Recap1.8/8[21]December 17, 20147.31[21]TBA

Voting history

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ No vote; Julie chose to quit the game.
  3. ^ Jon and Keith both played hidden immunity idols, therefore four votes against Jon and three votes against Keith were not counted.
  4. ^ Natalie played a hidden immunity idol on Jaclyn, therefore three votes against Jaclyn were not counted.
  5. ^ a b c Jaclyn, Jon, and Keith were not eligible to vote in the second Tribal Council vote.
  6. ^ a b Baylor and Val were not eligible to vote in the second round of voting.

Reception

Former contestants Spencer Bledsoe (Survivor: Cagayan) and Rob Cesternino (Survivor: The Amazon and Survivor: All-Stars) both called the season’s final five “one of the worst” and "least strategic" final fives in the show’s history, while Cagayan winner Tony Vlachos criticized the cast as a whole.[24] Entertainment Weekly's Survivor columnist Dalton Ross called the cast "boring, if not boorish," and said that there were no standout moments from the season. Ross added, "This is not a season that inspires anger or rage, just apathy, which is maybe the worst indictment of all." Despite adding that the final episodes of the season were an improvement, as well as praising Anderson's post-merge gameplay, Ross ultimately ranked it as the fifth-worst season of the series, only ahead of One World, Thailand, Fiji, and Nicaragua.[25] The season was similarly ranked as the fifth-worst by Andrea Deiher of Zap2it in 2015, only ahead of Africa, Vanuatu, Thailand, and Redemption Island.[26] Survivor: Tocantins runner-up and People’s Survivor columnist Stephen Fishbach called it a “humdrum” season, and although it had “a great winner,” he also called the Final Tribal Council “one of the worst in the show’s history.”[27] Host Jeff Probst acknowledged the season as lackluster, especially in comparison to the previous four seasons. In response to whether or not he disliked most of the cast, he stated that “there was a lot of frustration this season,” but similarly to Ross, added that “it got a lot better as it went along.”[28] In 2015, Survivor fan site "The Purple Rock Podcast" ranked San Juan Del Sur as the 8th-worst season of the series, describing the cast as "realistically about 80% fodder," and that "it's hard to get past how unappealing this cast is."[29] Also in 2015, a poll on the website of former Survivor contestant and reality TV podcast host Rob Cesternino saw San Juan Del Sur rank as the 9th-worst season of the series.[30] While Tom Santilli of Examiner.com reserved some praise for aspects such as the idol plays and the memorability of Keith Nale, he said that the season "mainly consisted of a cast full of people who could only be considered as 'non-gamers,'" and ultimately concluded that "something about this season didn't quite click, and I'm afraid that most of it will be forgotten over time." Gordon Holmes of Xfinity similarly summarized: "I don't get this season. There are big, interesting moves, but it doesn't feel right. It just doesn't pop."[31]

References

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  10. ^ a b Bibel, Sara (October 2, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Modern Family', 'The Middle', 'The Goldbergs', '6EC3AC-ish', 'The Mysteries of Laura', & 'Nashville' Adjusted Up; 'Chicago P.D.' Adjusted Down". TV By the Numbers. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
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  18. ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (December 1, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving' Rebroadcast Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  19. ^ a b c d Kondolojy, Amanda (December 4, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: No Adjustment for 'Arrow', 'Modern Family' or 'The 100'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  20. ^ a b Bibel, Sara (December 11, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Arrow', 'Hell's Kitchen' & 'Chicago P.D.' Adjusted Up". TVByTheNumbers. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  21. ^ a b c d Kondolojy, Amanda (December 18, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Survivor' Reunion Adjusted Down; No Adjustment for 'The 100' or 'The Sing-Off'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
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  23. ^ https://twitter.com/farmguy69/status/521469174774640640
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  31. ^ http://my.xfinity.com/blogs/tv/2014/12/11/survivor-san-juan-del-sur-episode-13-recap-who-got-the-boot/
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