Survivor NZ: Nicaragua
Season 1
Presented byMatt Chisholm
No. of days40
No. of castaways16
WinnerAvi Duckor-Jones
Runner-upThomas "Tom" Paterson
LocationNicaragua
Country of originNew Zealand
No. of episodes20
Release
Original networkTVNZ 2
Original release7 May (2017-05-07) 
5 July 2017 (2017-07-05)
Season chronology

Survivor NZ: Nicaragua is the first season of Survivor NZ, a television series based on the popular reality game show Survivor. The series was announced in February 2016, and premiered on TVNZ 2 on 7 May 2017.[1] The season was filmed in Nicaragua,[2] the same location as four seasons of the American edition of Survivor: Nicaragua, Redemption Island, San Juan del Sur and Worlds Apart.

The sixteen contestants were initially separated into two tribes, named Hermosa and Mogotón. When ten players remained, they merged into one tribe, named Casar. Avi Duckor-Jones won the season and was named the Sole Survivor. Matai'a Salatielu "Sala" Tiatia was voted the Gem People's Choice Award.[3]

Contestants

List of Survivor NZ: Nicaragua contestants
Contestant Age From Tribe Main game[lower-alpha 1] Redemption Island
Original Switched[lower-alpha 2] Merged Finish Day Finish Day
Hannah Gough 27Whangarei Mogotón 1st voted outDay 1 Lost duel 2Day 6
Deanna "Dee" Cambiaso 29Auckland Hermosa 2nd voted out Lost duel 1Day 2
Anthony "Tony" Deane 55Gisborne Mogotón 3rd voted outDay 4 Lost duel 3Day 10
Isabel "Izzy" Pearson 30Auckland 4th voted outDay 8 Lost duel 4Day 14
Louisa "Lou" McClintock 19Cheviot Medically evacuatedDay 10
Georgia Bergerson 26Palmerston North Hermosa Hermosa 5th voted outDay 12 Lost duel 5Day 17
Shayna "Shay" Swain-Tapusoa[lower-alpha 3] Mogotón Mogotón 6th voted outDay 16 1st returneeDay 17
Leandro "Lee" Den Haan 29Motueka Hermosa Casar 7th voted outDay 20 Lost duel 6
1st jury member
Day 22
Michael "Mike" Sparrow[lower-alpha 3] 8th voted out 2nd returneeDay 36
Matai'a Salatielu "Sala" Tiatia 40Christchurch Mogotón Hermosa 9th voted outDay 24 Lost duel 7
2nd jury member
Day 25
Jakob "Jak" Thomas 22Lower Hutt Hermosa Mogotón 10th voted outDay 26 Lost duel 10
5th jury member
Day 36
Shannon Quinn 24Christchurch Hermosa 11th voted outDay 28 Lost duel 8
3rd jury member
Day 30
Shayna "Shay" Swain-Tapusoa 27Hamilton Mogotón Mogotón 12th voted outDay 32 Lost duel 9
4th jury member
Day 34
Nathan "Nate" Davis[lower-alpha 3] Hermosa Hermosa 13th voted outDay 35 3rd returneeDay 36
Michael "Mike" Sparrow 27Tauranga Mogotón 14th voted out
6th jury member
Day 37
Nathan "Nate" Davis 45Dannevirke Hermosa 15th voted out
7th jury member
Day 38
Barbara "Barb" Raos 53Auckland 2nd runner-upDay 39
Thomas "Tom" Paterson 26Tauranga Mogotón Mogotón Runner-up
Avi Duckor-Jones 32Wellington Hermosa Sole Survivor
  1. Elimination order is based on when the contestant was voted out at Tribal Council
  2. Shannon was exiled to Redemption Island for 24 hours after drawing the black buff during the tribe switch. She joined the tribe that lost the next Immunity Challenge, Hermosa, after their Tribal Council.
  3. 1 2 3 Returned to game.

Season summary

Sixteen castaways arrived in Nicaragua and were divided into two tribes of eight: Mogotón and Hermosa. Immediately, both tribes were informed that they would each vote out a player that same day with no opportunity to earn immunity. Following the double elimination, Redemption Island was introduced, giving previously eliminated players another chance to return to the game. Hermosa fared better in challenges, and Mogotón's woes continued with a surprise medical evacuation. Afterwards, tribes were shuffled with the former Hermosa members in the majority on both tribes. Nate and Barb blindsided Georgia on Hermosa, and Tom betrayed his former Mogotón members to side with the Hermosa men and eliminate his rival Shay on Mogotón.

Shay returned to the game after defeating Georgia in the final pre-merge duel, and the tribes merged. The former Hermosa members maintained a majority over Mogotón, but loyalties were in question due to the tribal shuffle. Nate, Barb, Avi and Sala brought in Shannon and counted on Tom to rejoin his old Mogotón players, due to their being down in numbers. The alliance of five quickly took out Lee and Mike, but briefly fell apart after Barb organized a blindside of Sala, the most liked player in the game.

After Sala's blindside, Tom realised he needed to realign with Avi, and they proved to be the most powerful duo in the game (rivaling Nate and Barb). Nate was eliminated at the final four after Barb won a crucial immunity. In spite of both Mike and Nate winning their way back from Redemption Island at the end of the competition, Avi, Tom and Barb remained strong to the end, with Barb saying all along that her mission in the game was to get one of them to win. When the three finalists faced the jury, Barb was grilled for being lazy and accused of not playing for almost half of the game. Tom had many allies on the jury but Avi's stronger argument (highlighting Tom staying in the game due to Avi saving him) earned him the title of Sole Survivor by a vote of 6-1-0.

Challenge winners and eliminations by episode
Episode Redemption Island Challenge winner(s) Eliminated
No.Air date WinnerEliminated RewardImmunity TribePlayer
1 May 7, 2017 None[lower-alpha 1] None[lower-alpha 2] MogotónHannah
HermosaDee
HannahDee None
2 May 8, 2017 None NoneHermosa MogotónTony
3 May 14, 2017 TonyHannah Hermosa None
4 May 15, 2017 None NoneHermosa MogotónIzzy
5 May 21, 2017 IzzyTony MogotónNone MogotónLou
6 May 22, 2017 None NoneShannon[lower-alpha 3] HermosaGeorgia
Mogotón
7 May 28, 2017 GeorgiaIzzy Hermosa None
8 May 29, 2017 None NoneHermosa MogotónShay
9 June 4, 2017 Shay[lower-alpha 4]Georgia Mike
[Shannon, Shay]
None
10 June 5, 2017 None[lower-alpha 5] NoneMike CasarLee
11 June 11, 2017 NoneJak Mike
MikeLee Barb
[Jak, Nate, Sala]
None
12 June 12, 2017 None NoneTom CasarSala
13 June 18, 2017 MikeSala NoneTom Jak
14 June 19, 2017 None NoneTom Shannon
15 June 25, 2017 Mike, JakShannon Avi
[Barb, Tom]
None
16 June 26, 2017 None NoneTom CasarShay
17 July 2, 2017 Mike, JakShay Avi, Nate None
None Barb Tribal Council
occurred in the next episode.
18 July 3, 2017 Conclusion of Tribal Council. CasarNate
Mike, Nate[lower-alpha 4]Jak None
19 July 4, 2017 Tom CasarMike
Avi Nate
20 July 5, 2017
  1. There was no Redemption Island duel as there were fewer than two inhabitants.
  2. There were no challenges due to the double Tribal Council.
  3. Shannon was exiled to Redemption Island for 24 hours after drawing the black buff during the tribe switch. She joined the tribe that lost the next Immunity Challenge, Hermosa, after their Tribal Council.
  4. 1 2 Returned to the game upon winning the Redemption Island challenge.
  5. There was no Redemption Island duel as there were fewer than two inhabitants.

Episodes

No. in series Episode No. Title Timeline Original air date
11"Episode 1"Day 1-27 May 2017 (2017-05-07)

On Day 1, the sixteen castaways, already divided, arrived on trucks at a beach. Matt, the host, asked them who would be more than happy to be labeled a villain if it meant winning the game, to which Dee rose her hand in agreement. He later proceeded to give them their buffs for their tribes, Hermosa and Mogotón. Matt also announced to the tribes that each tribe would vote someone out on their first day. He then gave them two minutes to strip everything of value from their boats. During the challenge, Izzy managed to steal from Hermosa's gathering.

As Mogotón arrived at their camp after the challenge, Tony quickly embraced the leading role. Hannah, Izzy, and Shay agreed to vote out Tom first, as they found him untrustworthy. As Shay approached Sala with their plan, Sala suggested voting out Hannah in order to keep the tribe strong in future challenges. At Hermosa, Dee talked strategy with Georgia and Shannon, but the two weren't sure about her. Georgia managed to get Mike on her side, who also talked with Nate about voting out Dee. Georgia warned Mike about Barb and Nate, as they would likely align as the two oldest tribe members. Mogotón arrived at Tribal Council first, where Hannah was voted out unanimously. Later, at Hermosa's Tribal Council, Dee was voted out, also unanimously.

The morning after, Izzy hadn't felt well, as her tribemates looked out for her. The two tribes arrived at an arena with a challenge on set. Matt surprised the tribes by calling Dee and Hannah in. He welcomed everyone to Redemption Island. He explained that after being eliminated from their tribe, they would get a chance to re-enter the game.

  • Redemption Island Challenge: The two Redemption Island inhabitants would use rope to tie together sticks in order to make a pole to retrieve three keys. The first two castaways to retrieve all three keys and unlock three locks would remain in the game.

At the Redemption Island Duel, Hannah was in an early lead. Dee managed to catch up to her, but in the end, Hannah won the duel, sending Dee home.

No. in series Episode No. Title Timeline Original air date
22"Episode 2"Day 2-414 May 2017 (2017-05-14)

After returning to the camp from the Redemption Island Challenge, Mogotón realized that they might have underestimated Hannah. Avi and Tom made an alliance, while Sala approached Tony to join him alongside Lou and Shay to vote out Tom next. Avi talked with Lou and Shay, who assured him that he was safe and that they were going after Tom, which Avi wasn't sure about. At Hermosa, Lee and Mike bonded while eating termites in search of protein. Georgia and Lee discussed voting out Nate if they would lose immunity, as he was a bit of an outsider due to being older than them. Nate likewise grew wary of Georgia, wanting to vote her out.

  • Immunity Challenge: One member of each tribe would act as a caller while two other blindfolded tribe members would navigate the course to retrieve five items and lastly a flag, eventually working with another blindfolded pair who would hoist the items up to the caller's platform. The first tribe to get their flag up to their caller wins immunity.

The challenge started fairly even until Tony from Mogotón, who hoisted the items to the caller while blindfolded, accidentally caused an item to drop, letting Hermosa gain momentum and eventually win immunity. At Tribal Council, Tony was voted out due to costing his tribe the challenge.

Voting history

  1. Lou was medically evacuated from the game.
  2. Shannon got the black buff during the tribe switch; therefore, she was exiled to Redemption Island and rejoined the game as a member of Hermosa, replacing Georgia and evening the tribes at 5-5.

Notes

    References

    1. "SURVIVOR NEW ZEALAND IS COMING TO TV2". TVNZ. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
    2. "TVNZ's Survivor is filming in Nicaragua". Stuff. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
    3. Chisholm, Matt (host) (5 July 2017). "Finale - Reunion". Survivor New Zealand. Season 1. TVNZ.
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