Survivor: All-Stars

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Survivor: All-Stars is the eighth installment of the popular television reality show Survivor. It was taped in 2003 and debuted in the United States on CBS on February 1, 2004. It was set on the Pearl Islands of Panama, where the previous Survivor: Pearl Islands had just finished. The winner of this series was Amber Brkich, whose 4-3 victory over Rob Mariano was announced on live television on May 9, 2004. At the end of the series a twist called America's Tribal Council was broadcast live on May 13 2004. It involved the public voting for who they wanted to win a second million dollar prize. When the show was broadcast Rupert Boneham won the million dollars.

This season of the series featured the return of eighteen players from previous seasons, divided into three teams: Chapera, Mogo Mogo, and Saboga. The three tribes each are named after various of the Pearl Islands. During the fifth episode, the Saboga tribe was dissolved and its members divided between the other two tribes. In the ninth episode, the ten remaining contestants randomly chose new tribal memberships; improbably, every contestant but Brkich swapped teams. One episode later, the two teams merged into a tribe called Chaboga Mogo, named by the Survivors.

Many Survivor Fans were dissapointed with this season. One of mnay reasons is problems with the casting, like winner Amber Brkich who was a non-entity in her original season

This season was released on DVD on September 14, 2004.

The tribe colors used were:

• Chapera - Red
• Mogo Mogo - Green
• Saboga - Yellow
• Chaboga Mogo - Blue

For the second and third times ever in Survivor, two contestants voluntarily quit the game for personal reasons rather than being voted off. Jenna Morasca left during episode three over mounting concern for the health of her mother, who succumbed to cancer eight days after Jenna's resignation. Sue Hawk left distraught in episode six, one day after an incident during an immunity challenge in which a naked Richard Hatch had brief but inappropriate bodily contact with her.

One unexpected aspect of this series was the transformation of the relationship between Amber Brkich and Rob Mariano from an alliance within the game to a romantic relationship. This climaxed during the live finale when just before the reading of the final votes, Mariano proposed marriage and Brkich accepted.

A second surprise at the reunion show was the announcement that a second million dollar prize would be awarded to the All-Star player who received the most votes from viewers who could call in or vote online. The winner, announced on May 13, was Rupert Boneham. Boneham won an overwhelming victory over the other seventeen players, receiving 85% of the thirty eight million votes cast (Tom Buchanan, Colby Donaldson and Rob Mariano also finished in the top four).

Contestants

Contestant	Previous program	Original tribe	Episode 5 tribe	Episode 9 tribe	Merged tribe	Finish
Tina Wesson*	Australian Outback	Saboga				Voted out 1st 3 days
Rudy Boesch*	Pulau Tiga	Saboga				Voted out 2nd 6 days
Jenna Morasca*	Amazon	Mogo Mogo				Resigned 9 days
Rob Cesternino*	Amazon	Chapera				Voted out 4th 12 days
Richard Hatch*	Pulau Tiga	Mogo Mogo	Mogo Mogo			Voted out 5th 15 days
Sue Hawk*	Pulau Tiga	Chapera	Chapera			Resigned 17 days
Colby Donaldson*	Australian Outback	Mogo Mogo	Mogo Mogo			Voted out 7th 19 days
Ethan Zohn*	Africa	Saboga	Mogo Mogo			Voted out 8th 21 days
Jerri Manthey*	Australian Outback	Saboga	Mogo Mogo	Chapera		Voted out 9th 24 days
Lex van den Berghe*	Africa	Mogo Mogo	Mogo Mogo	Chapera	Chaboga Mogo	Voted out 10th 26 days
Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien*	Marquesas	Mogo Mogo	Mogo Mogo	Chapera		Voted out 11th 28 days
Alicia Calaway**	Australian Outback	Chapera	Chapera	Mogo Mogo		Voted out 12th 30 days
Shii Ann Huang**	Thailand	Mogo Mogo	Mogo Mogo	Chapera		Voted out 13th 33 days
Tom Buchanan*	Africa	Chapera	Chapera	Mogo Mogo		Voted out 14th 36 days
Rupert Boneham**	Pearl Islands	Saboga	Chapera	Mogo Mogo		Voted out 15th 37 days
Jenna Lewis**	Pulau Tiga	Saboga	Chapera	Mogo Mogo		Voted out 16th 38 days
Rob Mariano**	Marquesas	Chapera	Chapera	Mogo Mogo		Runner-up 39 days
Amber Brkich**	Australian Outback	Chapera	Chapera	Chapera		Sole Survivor 39 days

• *Players that did worse than their previous finish
• **Players that did better than their previous finish

Note: No one tied their previous finish in terms of ranking; however, going by the order in which they were voted out rather than the order they finished, then Jerri Manthey tied where she was last time, being ninth to leave both in the Outback and on All-Stars.

Elimination notes

• Tina Wesson - Voted off for winning her previous edition of Survivor
• Rudy Boesch - He hurt his foot in a challenge and was therefore seen as a detriment by his tribe.
• Jenna Morasca - Left the game on day 9 due to concern over her mother's health
• Rob Cesternino - Voted off due to the way he played on his previous edition of Survivor
• Richard Hatch - Voted off for last minute scrambling. His tribemates could not trust him. He was also a past winner.
• Susan Hawk - Left the game on day 17 because she felt she had been sexually violated by Richard in the previous immunity challenge.
• Colby Donaldson - Voted off for being a possible challenge threat in a post-merge situation.
• Ethan Zohn - Voted off for being a past winner. Tribe leader Lex did not feel like Ethan fit into his game plan.
• Jerri Manthey - The new Chapera tribe chose to send Jerri packing after Boston Rob asked Lex for a favor to save his girlfriend, Amber.
• Lex van den Berghe - Although Lex saved Rob's girlfriend during the previous tribal council, Rob chose to stick with his original Chapera tribe and send Lex home.
• Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien - Kathy was a part of the original Mogo Mogo tribe and was thus sent home.
• Alicia Calaway - After Shii Ann, the last remaining Mogo Mogo member, won immunity, the Chaperans had to turn on one of their own. Alicia did not fit into any of the alliances and was thus voted off.
• Shii Ann Huang - Voted off for being the last remaining Mogo Mogo member.
• Tom Buchannan - Despite having an alliance with Rob and Amber, they chose to give their loyalty to Jenna and Rupert instead.
• Rupert Boneham - Rupert was unanimously voted out when his ally Jenna chose to vote for him instead of risking drawing a purple rock.
• Jenna Lewis - Jenna's foot slipped during the final immunity challenge. Rob won immunity and his bond with Amber was too hard to break.
• Rob Mariano - The jury saw him as a diabolocal backstabber who chose winning over friendship and therefore did not chose him to win at the finale, Rob proposed to Amber Brkich, and was accepted.
• Amber Brkich - Seen as the lesser of two evils by the jury

Tribal council history

• The Saboga tribe lost the first immunity challenge and was sent to tribal council on day 3. Jenna, Jerri, Rudy and Rupert voted to send Tina packing, while Tina and Ethan voted for Jenna.
• The Saboga tribe was once again sent to tribal council on day 6. Jenna, Jerri and Ethan cast votes for Rudy while Rudy and Rupert voted for Ethan.
• There was no tribal council held on day 9 due to Jenna Morasca leaving the game.
• The Chapera tribe lost the immunity challenge on day 12 and were sent to tribal council. Rob M, Amber, Tom, Alicia and Sue voted to send Rob C packing, while Rob C cast his vote for Alicia.
• The Mogo Mogo tribe with new members Jerri and Ethan unanimously voted out Richard on day 15. Kathy, Jerri, Shii Ann, Lex, Ethan and Colby cast votes for Richard, while Richard voted for Colby.
• No tribal council was held on day 18 due to Susan Hawk leaving the game
• The Mogo Mogo tribe once again lost immunity on day 19. Lex, Jerri and Shii Ann cast votes for Colby, while Colby and Ethan voted for Jerri. Kathy abstained from the vote, as she was chosen to enjoy the reward with the Chapera tribe.
• The Mogo Mogo tribe lost their third straight immunity challenge on day 21 and unanimously voted to eliminate Ethan. Jerri, Kathy, Lex and Shii Ann cast ballots for Ethan, while Ethan voted for Jerri.
• The newly formed Chapera tribe lost the immunity challenge on day 24 and unanimously voted for Jerri. Amber, Shii Ann, Kathy and Lex voted against Jerri, who cast the dissenting vote for Amber.
• Rob and Kathy won the individual immunity challenge on day 27 in the newly formed Chaboga Mogo tribe. Rob, Amber, Rupert, Jenna, Tom, Shii Ann and Alicia cast ballots for Lex and he and Kathy voted against Amber.
• Rob once again won the immunity challenge on day 28. He, along with Amber, Rupert, Jenna, Tom and Alicia banded together to send Kathy packing. Kathy and Shii Ann voted against Amber.
• Shii Ann won immunity on day 30. She, along with Rob, Amber, Rupert, Jenna and Tom unanimously voted off Alicia. Alicia cast her vote against Rupert.
• Tom won the immunity challenge on day 33. He along with Rob, Amber, Rupert and Jenna unanimously voted off Shii Ann, who voted against Amber.
• Rob won the challenge on day 36 and along with Amber, Rupert and Jenna, they unanimously voted off Tom. Tom voted for Rupert.
• Amber won day 37's immunity challenge. She voted with Rob and Jenna to unanimously send Rupert home. Rupert voted for Rob.
• Rob won the immunity on day 38 and cast the only vote against Jenna.
• Amber won the game with 4 jury votes from Lex, Alicia, Shii Ann and Tom. Rob received votes from Kathy, Rupert and Jenna.

Other notes

• Jenna and Rupert are the only contestants ever to have worn four buffs over the run of a single season: their original yellow, the red that came from being absorbed into another tribe, the green that came from the switch, and finally the blue from the merge.
• Chaboga Mogo is, of course, a combination of all three original tribe names, just as Chuay Jai was for the Thailand season.

External link

• Survivor My Pad
• Official CBS website