Board 8 > **Save My Survivor III** Results and Discussion

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Here is where we will talk about play-in results, round results, etc.
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First day of Play-Ins is done, and we have our first 16 spots filled on the roster, as well as 24 torches snuffed.

GROUP 1
Erinn Lobdell (Tocantins) - 41
Joe Del Campo (Kaoh Rong) - 25
John Fincher (Samoa) - 12
James "Rocky" Reid (Fiji) - 10
Liliana Gomez (Fiji) - 9
Kel Gleason (Australia) - 7
Tyler Fredrickson (Worlds Apart) - 5
Ben "Benry" Henry (Nicaragua) - 5
Dolly Neely (Vanuatu) - 4
Brady Finta (Vanuatu) - 2

Erinn has long been a low-key favorite to many and easily stomps this weak group. Old Man Joe also puts up solid numbers, and the Finchelor narrowly secures a spot as well. Meanwhile, fans of the controversial Rocky push him in above the numerous nobodies.

GROUP 2
Greg Buis (Borneo) - 33
Michaela Bradshaw (Millennials vs. Gen X/Game Changers) - 31
James Clement (China/Micronesia/Heroes vs. Villains) - 31
Jane Bright (Nicaragua) - 13
Jessica Johnston (Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers) - 7
Jamie Newton (Guatemala) - 5
Jill Behm (Nicaragua) - 3
Edna Ma (South Pacific) - 3
Alex Bell (Amazon) - 0
Jeanne Hebert (Amazon) - 0

Not very surprising that Greg, Michaela and James all had very strong showings. The Jane fans managed to get their lady in, but it's worth noting that Jessica actually appeared on more ballots, but with almost all 1's.

GROUP 3
Cydney Gillon (Kaoh Rong) - 33
Debbie Wanner (Kaoh Rong/Game Changers) - 28
Jenna Morasca (Amazon/All-Stars) - 21
Danielle DiLorenzo (Exile Island/Heroes vs. Villains) - 18
Marisa Calihan (Samoa) - 9
Michelle Schubert (Millennials vs. Gen X) - 8
Shannon "Shambo" Waters (Samoa) - 7
Nicole Delma (Pearl Islands) - 2
Mike Borassi (Samoa) - 0
Nina Poersch (Worlds Apart) - 0

Cydney and Debbie led this from the beginning and never looked back. Jenna and Danielle started out slow and for a little while it looked like Marisa, one of the most popular first-boots ever, might just sneak in. But it quickly became apparent who would be advancing.

GROUP 4
Malcolm Freberg (Philippines/Caramoan/Game Changers) - 31
Tom Buchanan (Africa/All-Stars) - 29
James "J.T." Thomas, Jr. (Tocantins/Heroes vs. Villains/Game Changers) - 23
Stephenie LaGrossa (Palau/Guatemala/Heroes vs. Villains) - 18
Michelle Chase (Gabon) - 8
Chase Rice (Nicaragua) - 8
Carter Williams (Philippines) - 7
Peter Baggenstos (Kaoh Rong) - 1
Christina Cha (One World) - 1
Denise Martin (China) - 0

I've got nothing interesting to say because the second I saw this division I knew which four people would be advancing without a doubt. So I'll use this space to donate 50,000 votes to Denise for sucking at life.
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what's the total number of the field?

kateee posted...

what's the total number of the field?

208.

There are 52 groups, the top 4 in each group advance. Because there are four short of an even 520 contestants, the last four groups only have nine players each.
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GROUP 5
Keith Nale (San Juan del Sur/Cambodia) - 42
Anh-Tuan "Cao Boi" Bui (Cook Islands) - 28
Chelsea Meissner (One World) - 21
Jimmy Tarantino (Nicaragua) - 15
Baylor Wilson (San Juan del Sur) - 13
Wanda Shirk (Palau) - 10
Sandy Burgin (Tocantins) - 8
Daniel Lue (Amazon) - 3
Wendy DeSmidt-Kohlhoff (Nicaragua) - 0
Jim Lynch (Guatemala) - 0

No surprise that Keith utterly Naled this division. Cao Boi and Chelsea also get lots of love, and two contestants with mixed reception went head to head for the last spot until Jimmy T. narrowly beat out Baylor for the spot, while the two crazy old ladies did their best.

GROUP 6
Earl Cole (Fiji) - 37
Kat Edorsson (One World/Blood vs. Water) - 24
Ace Gordon (Gabon) - 23
Michael "Frosti" Zernow (China) - 22
Brian Corridan (Guatemala) - 19
Jimmy Johnson (Nicaragua) - 8
Trish Dunn (Pearl Islands) - 3
Joe Dowdle (Tocantins) - 2
Ramona Gray (Borneo) - 2
Reed Kelly (San Juan del Sur) - 0

While Earl took care of business as expected, a mere 5 points separated 2nd from 5th place, and Brian was the victim of the closest match yet.

GROUP 7
Francesca Hogi (Redemption Island/Caramoan) - 32
Sierra Dawn Thomas (Worlds Apart/Game Changers) - 28
Sierra Reed (Tocantins) - 23
Hali Ford (Worlds Apart/Game Changers) - 17
Kathy Sleckman (Micronesia) - 14
Artis Silvester (Philippines) - 7
Becky Lee (Cook Islands) - 5
Dana Lambert (Philippines) - 2
Willard Smith (Palau) - 2
Melinda Hyder (Exile Island) - 0

Another division with no surprises, but congrats to Francesca for being the first first-boot to secure a spot in the contest, as well as being the second first-boot to secure a spot in the contest. Also shoutout to Krazy Kathy and how close she came to upsetting Hali.

GROUP 8
Tai Trang (Kaoh Rong/Game Changers) - 44
Teresa Cooper (Africa) - 36
Julia Sokolowski (Kaoh Rong) - 18
Jessica "Flicka" Smith (Cook Islands) - 12
Garrett Adelstein (Cagayan) - 6
Joel Anderson (Micronesia) - 2
Sunday Burquest (Millennials vs. Gen X) - 2
Dirk Been (Borneo) - 0
Scot Pollard (Kaoh Rong) - 0
Will Sims II (Worlds Apart) - 0

Three interesting things here. Firstly, Tai and Teresa become the first contestants to appear on every single ballot in a division. Congrats! Second, the first five ballots cast in this division all had an identical +4 Tai, +3 Teresa, and +2 Julia. Pretty neat. Third, all of Julia's votes were +2s, making her the first person to get in without any +4s or +3s.
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GROUP 9
Bob Crowley (Gabon) - 28
Tom Westman (Palau/Heroes vs. Villains) - 28
Courtney Marit (Exile Island) - 24
Ali Elliott (Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers) - 18
Vecepia Towery (Marquesas) - 17
Burton Roberts (Pearl Islands) - 13
Travis "Bubba" Sampson (Vanuatu) - 4
Michael Snow (Caramoan) - 3
Jed Hildebrand (Thailand) - 1
Ken Stafford (Thailand) - 0

One of the less fondly-remembered winners, V just barely misses out on a spot by one point. Other than that, this is business as usual.

GROUP 10
Jon "Jonny Fairplay" Dalton (Pearl Islands/Micronesia) - 36
Chris Daugherty (Vanuatu) - 30
Parvati Shallow (Cook Islands/Micronesia/Heroes vs. Villains) - 28
Rudy Boesch (Borneo/All-Stars) - 25
Brandon Bellinger (Guatemala) - 5
Jolanda Jones (Palau) - 4
Kenward "Boo" Bernis (Fiji) - 3
Vince Sly (Worlds Apart) - 2
Taylor Stocker (Millennials vs. Gen X) - 2
Danny "GC" Brown (Gabon) - 1

Parvati got off to a surprisingly weak start, and at first it looked like she might even be snubbed. But she rebounded later and joins the other A-listers from this group.

GROUP 11
Yau-Man Chan (Fiji/Micronesia) - 47
Natalie White (Samoa) - 31
Mike Holloway (Worlds Apart) - 26
Jeff Varner (Australia/Cambodia/Game Changers) - 14
Betsy Bolan (Samoa) - 12
Rachel Foulger (Blood vs. Water) - 6
Jenny Guzon-Bae (Cook Islands) - 6
Jaison Robinson (Samoa) - 3
Janu Tornell (Palau) - 1
Mike Chiesl (Redemption Island) - 0

Varner and Betsy were tied for much of the day and it looked like I was going to have to run our first tiebreaker. But the last vote pushed Jeff over.

GROUP 12
Ciera Eastin (Blood vs. Water/Cambodia/Game Changers) - 35
Elisabeth Filarski (Australia) - 33
Roberta "RC" Saint-Amour (Philippines) - 26
Kelly Bruno (Nicaragua) - 13
Kelly Czarnecki (Gabon) - 11
Linda Spencer (Africa) - 9
Dan Barry (Exile Island) - 5
Liz Kim (Samoa) - 2
Kelly Sharbaugh (Samoa) - 2
Janet Koth (Amazon) - 0

The two sweethearts expectedly crush this division, and Board-favorite RC puts up strong numbers as well. Peg-Leg Kelly ekes in among the low-tier candidates.
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Underleveled posted...

Varner and Betsy were tied for much of the day and it looked like I was going to have to run our first tiebreaker. But the last vote pushed Jeff over.

We all know Varner hasn't had much luck with tiebreakers.
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Underleveled posted...

One of the less fondly-remembered winners, V just barely misses out on a spot by one point. Other than that, this is business as usual.

Vee would have made it in over Ali if HHH had been less recent.
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BlueCrystalTear posted...

Underleveled posted...

One of the less fondly-remembered winners, V just barely misses out on a spot by one point. Other than that, this is business as usual.

Vee would have made it in over Ali if HHH had been less recent.

True. I expect recency bias will play a part in getting some of the borderline HHH people in. But then again, Jessica.
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ya go my RC

welp first awful snub that i theoretically could have prevented. i mean i did +3 V but i also +2'd Ali, guess i should have left her off. i gambled that maybe Bob would be a borderline that could miss, definitely underestimated his popularity here.
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damn, was really hoping the board would collectively snub a certain person from group 11

if the group had anyone else really worth voting, he would've been toast too
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GROUP 13
Michelle Yi (Fiji) - 29
Dave Cruiser (China) - 25
Erik Cardona (Samoa) - 22
Jefra Bland (Cagayan) - 18
Ben Driebergen (Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers) - 18
Reynold Toepfer (Caramoan) - 16
Marcus Lehman (Gabon) - 15
Tyrone Davis (Nicaragua) - 8
Missy Payne (San Juan del Sur) - 5
Shawn Cohen (Pearl Islands) - 4

Our closest division yet results in our first tie. Jefra and Ben will go head-to-head tomorrow.

GROUP 14
Amy O'Hara (Guatemala) - 43
Nate Gonzalez (Cook Islands) - 24
Caleb Bankston (Blood vs. Water) - 22
Penny Ramsey (Thailand) - 21
Cole Medders (Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers) - 19
Kourtney Moon (One World) - 9
Kyle Jason (Kaoh Rong) - 7
Brooke Struck (Guatemala) - 7
Stacey Stillman (Borneo) - 5
Krista Klumpp (Redemption Island) - 3

Amy joins Tai and Teresa on the group of people who have appeared on every ballot in a division. But perhaps just as big here is that even with recency bias and an incredibly weak division, Dumbass Cole still can't get in.

GROUP 15
Jerri Manthey (Australia/All-Stars/Heroes vs. Villains) - 51
Jaime Dugan (China) - 33
Jenn Brown (Worlds Apart) - 29
Josh Canfield (San Juan del Sur) - 12
Sylvia Kwan (Fiji) - 11
Nick Maiorano (Kaoh Rong) - 10
Kelly Shinn (Nicaragua) - 8
Jerry Sims (Tocantins) - 2
Brad Virata (Cook Islands) - 2
Sarita White (Redemption Island) - 2

The three ladies expectedly dominate this group, with Jerri getting the highest score yet. Josh ekes in among the weaklings.

GROUP 16
Adam Klein (Millennials vs. Gen X) - 38
Kelly Goldsmith (Africa) - 34
Rob Mariano (Marquesas/All-Stars/Heroes vs. Villains/Redemption Island) - 34
Shii Ann Huang (Thailand/All-Stars) - 31
Debb Eaton (Australia) - 7
Jeremiah Wood (Cagayan) - 6
Sekou Bunch (Cook Islands) - 3
Joel Klug (Borneo) - 3
Alicia Rosa (One World) - 3
Yve Rojas (Nicaragua) - 1

Another division where the four locks move through and there's nothing to see here.
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Save
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Low votals are low.

GROUP 17
Denise Stapley (Philippines) - 36
Jean-Robert Bellande (China) - 29
Ian Rosenberger (Palau) - 14
Dan Lembo (Nicaragua) - 8
Brandon Hantz (South Pacific/Caramoan) - 6
Sarah Jones (Marquesas) - 6
Tina Scheer (Exile Island) - 5
Mary Sartain (Micronesia) - 4
Marissa Peterson (Blood vs. Water) - 3
Ruth-Marie Milliman (Exile Island) - 1

Denise and JR expectedly dominate. Ian does okay and Mafia Dan gets to sneak in as well.

GROUP 18
Jenna Lewis (Borneo/All-Stars) - 18
Stacey Powell (South Pacific) - 18
Corinne Kaplan (Gabon/Caramoan) - 15
Jessica Lewis (Millennials vs. Gen X) - 14
Tracy Hughes-Wolf (Micronesia) - 7
Brett Clouser (Samoa) - 6
Sherea Lloyd (China) - 5
Angie Layton (Philippines) - 4
Gary Stritesky (Fiji) - 3
Ben Browning (Samoa) - 2

BLAM!

GROUP 19
Kass McQuillen (Cagayan/Cambodia) - 28
David Wright (Millennials vs. Gen X) - 18
Twila Tanner (Vanuatu) - 17
Gary Hogeboom (Guatemala) - 16
Sean Kenniff (Borneo) - 8
Mike Zahalsky (Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers) - 8
Cecilia Mansilla (Cook Islands) - 3
Jonathan Libby (Palau) - 1
Nina Acosta (One World) - 0
Robert DeCanio (Marquesas) - 0

Chaos Kass lives up to her nickname and crushes this group. Meanwhile, the two doctors who probably could have passed in some of the weaker divisions draw the short sticks here.

GROUP 20
Matthew von Ertfelda (Amazon) - 26
Christy Smith (Amazon) - 19
Frank Garrison (Africa) - 17
Natalie Bolton (Micronesia) - 15
John Cody (Blood vs. Water) - 8
Stacy Kimball (Fiji) - 5
Anthony Robinson (Fiji) - 5
Rick Nelson (South Pacific) - 2
Ryan Shoulders (Pearl Islands) - 2
Stephanie Dill (Thailand) - 0

Crazy Matt machetes the competition while Christy tags along commenting how cweepy it is. Oh and the stuffy but unintentionally funny Frank and maneating Natalie are in too.

GROUP 13 TIEBREAKER
Ben Driebergen (Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers) - 6
Jefra Bland (Cagayan) - 4

Ben's getting into this contest very much parallels his winning HHH, doesn't it? At least the Ben haters can take solace knowing that he had to narrowly beat Jefra in overtime to get into this thing.
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With Kass and Natalie finally getting Cagayan and Micronesia on the board, Caramoan is now the only season not represented by any of its original castaways.
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weird that Cagayan hadn't gotten anyone in yet. apparently almost all of its cast ended up in the later groups somehow. i could see it getting half its cast in by the end.
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kate's survivor hot list top 10 not in order tsss

Tina Wesson
Stephanie Valencia
RC
Candace Smith
Alicia One World
Chelsea One World
Rita Fiji
Candice Woodcock
Malcolm Philippines
James China

watched up til Philippines, though there are some seasons where i just don't remember anything. i think i skipped out on South Pacific after like one episode. and don't remember how much of One World i watched but i remember getting pretty mad early on because of that thing that happened. definitely did not finish.

Only people from Cagayan to show up thus far are Garrett, Jefra, Jeremiah, and Kass. Tomorrow should usher in more.
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top 3 Survivor hotties
Jaclyn Shultz
Kelley Wentworth
Sierra Dawn Thomas

if i expanded to top 10, maybe add
Cecilia Mansilla
Candace Smith
Kelly Shinn
Ashley Trainer
Julie Berry
Katie Hanson
Whitney Duncan

though that's far less certain. i'm probably forgetting a few. i literally don't even remember one of the girls who DID make the list (Katie).
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Underleveled posted...

With Kass and Natalie finally getting Cagayan and Micronesia on the board, Caramoan is now the only season not represented by any of its original castaways.

Does anyone from Caramoan deserve to get in, though?
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bwburke94 posted...

Underleveled posted...

With Kass and Natalie finally getting Cagayan and Micronesia on the board, Caramoan is now the only season not represented by any of its original castaways.

Does anyone from Caramoan deserve to get in, though?

Reynold is out and he's one of the more arguable ones. Snowy is out and he also had a bit of an argument. Eddie can get in with a weak division simply for wanting to open the Dog Bar.

But anybody else? No. Allie, Hope, and Wholia were all irrelevant. Laura Alexander could have been cool but why didn't she target Reynold primarily to flush his idol? Sherri sucks. Shamar sucks even more. Matt the Viking is p. cool but was too swapfucked for a season five years ago. So... yeah, I don't see anybody getting in except MAYBE Eddie.
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fwiw i do think at least one caramoan fan will get in

i'd be gambling on two though
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GROUP 21
Andrea Boehlke (Redemption Island/Caramoan/Game Changers) - 41
Sean Rector (Marquesas) - 34
Abi-Maria Gomes (Philippines/Cambodia) - 33
Phillip Sheppard (Redemption Island/Caramoan) - 18
Brice Johnston (Cagayan) - 11
Ryan Opray (Pearl Islands) - 9
Candace Smith (Tocantins) - 8
Peter Harkey (Marquesas) - 7
Kelly Remington (Worlds Apart) - 4
Ghandia Johnson (Thailand) - 1

Andrea obliterates this surprisingly strong group while her special agent buddy rides in off the strong support of his few but vocal fans. Sean also puts on a very good show despite being from an underrated season, and Abi has seemingly shaken the hate that surrounded her on this board when Philippines first aired.

GROUP 22
J'Tia Taylor (Cagayan) - 43
Alina Wilson (Nicaragua) - 25
Albert Destrade (South Pacific) - 20
Andria "Dreamz" Herd (Fiji) - 19
Misty Giles (Exile Island) - 17
Lindsey Cascaddan (Worlds Apart) - 7
CeCe Taylor (Millennials vs. Gen X) - 7
Colton Cumbie (One World/Blood vs. Water) - 4
Adam Gentry (Cook Islands) - 4
David Samson (Cagayan) - 1

Poor Misty, drew a decent hand here and still couldn't hack it. Meanwhile four people who in an average group might be able to nab a 3rd or 4th place if they are lucky easily advance in this weak division.

GROUP 23
Lex van den Berghe (Africa/All-Stars) - 31
Christa Hastie (Pearl Islands) - 30
Lisa Whelchel (Philippines) - 29
Troy "Troyzan" Robertson (One World/Game Changers) - 22
Scout Lee (Vanuatu) - 14
Dan Kay (Gabon) - 13
Mookie Lee (Fiji) - 9
Max Dawson (Worlds Apart) - 7
Jessie Camacho (Africa) - 1
Erin Collins (Thailand) - 0

Not an especially surprising result here, but the closeness of Lex/Christa/Lisa was pretty fun.

GROUP 24
Todd Herzog (China) - 44
Amanda Kimmel (China/Micronesia/Heroes vs. Villains) - 38
Rafe Judkins (Guatemala) - 21
Aras Baskauskas (Exile Island/Blood vs. Water) - 18
Joe Anglim (Worlds Apart/Cambodia) - 16
Brad Culpepper (Blood vs. Water/Game Changers) - 16
Morgan McDevitt (Guatemala) - 3
Will Wahl (Millennials vs. Gen X) - 3
Caryn Groedel (Palau) - 0
Blake Towsley (Guatemala) - 0

In the most competitive group yet, one winner dominates while another hangs on for dear life. Meanwhile Joe and Brad become the first two significant snubs of the contest, and could possibly be the two biggest snubs when all is said and done.
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oh man Phillip made it? after being his only supporter in like, the first 10 replies i was getting super worried he wouldn't. didn't even end up all that close; he benefitted from having 3 really strong choices and the rest of the field kinda wide open.

should have a bonus round to get Joe and Brad in. or just manually add them or something; those are way too big of names to leave out.
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Amanda sucks, how did she get that many points?
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boobs

Amanda was entertaining and played well up until FTC in China. wasn't as good in Micronesia but still fine. and boobs don't hurt, of course.
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Amanda was great in China... I actually rank her fairly low among that season but that's ONLY because the season had a great cast in general. China Amanda probably ranks in my top half of all contestants overall.

In Micronesia and Heroes vs. Villains.... @Inviso you wanna take this one?
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"Amanda sucks." :P
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all right i guess i'm in the mood to watch some survivor for the first time in years

should i rewatch a season i remember nothing about or check out a new one?

also is there a good source to stream so i don't have to go through the trouble of...acquiring episodes through other means?

currently looking at the cbs all access free trial. they should have all the eps right? hulu is missing some seasons.

What's the most recent season you have seen?

My assumption based on your hottie list is Philippines.
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kateee posted...

watched up til Philippines, though there are some seasons where i just don't remember anything. i think i skipped out on South Pacific after like one episode. and don't remember how much of One World i watched but i remember getting pretty mad early on because of that thing that happened. definitely did not finish.

you know what i think i've seen some of Blood vs. Water too because Tina was on it but I bounced at some point because Redemption Island was still a thing.

please tell me Redemption Island is not still a thing. that will probably kill interest for me from the start lol.

older seasons i more or less forgot
Africa
Marquesas
Thailand
Vanuatu
Exile Island

woww cbs free trial still makes you watch commercials if you want the whole month. otherwise it's only three days. you serious cbs

Hmm, well you have a few options.

-Go back and watch every season from the start (this will take a VERY long time; well over a year)
-Go back and watch the seasons you listed then pick up where you left off
-Pick up right where you left off
-Jump around a bit

Redemption Island has not reappeared since Blood vs. Water.

If you're going to jump around a bit, avoid Cambodia and Game Changers for now. Those are both full-returnee seasons and are largely made up of people you don't know (and WILL spoil seasons you haven't seen).

Otherwise, out of the post-Philippines seasons, Cagayan is almost universally considered to be the best, so that's a good place to start if you're going to jump around. Avoid Caramoan. It's another Fans vs. Favorites, and both of those terms are to be taken with a gigantic grain of salt. That would be forgivable if it were a good season, but it's not. Worlds Apart is another one to be avoided if you're trying to get back into the show and could potentially be turned off. It's probably the single most mean-spirited season of the entire show. Even more than All-Stars and Gabon. Kaoh Rong is good but definitely watch Cagayan before that, because it has the same starting twist and I'm pretty sure they outright spoil Cagayan's winner in Kaoh Rong. Millennials vs. Gen X and San Juan del Sur could be hit-or-miss. A lot of crazy shit in both of those seasons, but MvGX has a LOT of duds in the cast and SJDS has a couple stretches of yawn-inducing episodes.
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yeah i'm not watching every season lol

definitely not rewatching anything with a Hantz. man they ran that shit to the ground super fast

i'm not bothered as much about spoilers as other people are. i've seen the list of most of the winners multiple times and some of the more popular people because any time you look anything survivor up that stuff is impossible to avoid. Micronesia was the second season i watched lol.

i'll check out Cargayan

kateee posted...

i'll check out Cargayan

Good choice. It's my third-favorite season overall. Remarkable cast with only one dud as far as I'm concerned, and some incredible gameplay right up to the finish.
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1 min in

oh i guess we know who's getting the bitch edit

this "brains" girl is better looking than anybody on the "beauty" tribe and they haven't even showed her name yet.

obligatory rally post for Natalie Tenerelli

for psychosomatically saving my life

Also...

Underleveled posted...

I'm pretty sure they outright spoil Cagayan's winner in Kaoh Rong.

They do. China also spoils the biggest plot point of Pearl Islands ("How's Grandma?"), for example.

If you're pressed for time, I suggest skipping Caramoan and Worlds Apart but watching the rest in order. I think because of potential spoilers, it's best to experience them as they happened, but skipping a bad season is never a terrible thing. None of the so-called "Fans" in Caramoan are likely to ever return to the show, so you're only missing the emergence of a few veterans that return in Game Changers anyway. Worlds Apart is not worth the time and its returnees in Cambodia and Game Changers are better without the negativity of their original season.

Blood vs. Water makes the best use of Redemption Island of any season it was on, but also made it clear why the twist won't be brought back. Good season, though. Cagayan is an iconic season of Survivor. SJDS is good, but not great. Cambodia is one of the best returnee seasons. Kaoh Rong is overrated. Millennials vs. Gen X is great. Game Changers not so much. HHH is a mixed bag.

But yeah, watch them in order. Just skip those two if you want to save some time, though there's one Tribal Council in Caramoan you need to see...
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Ah, while I was writing that you started watching, XD

I feel lame now.
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what the fuck

how is J'Tia zzzzz so bad

lmao this tribal

this tribe

I wouldn't say BvW makes it clear why RI won't ever come back, since they were planning on bringing it back for SJDS until Probst got a negative reaction and they hastily turned it into Exile Island and hero challenges.
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Mewtwo59 posted...

I wouldn't say BvW makes it clear why RI won't ever come back, since they were planning on bringing it back for SJDS until Probst got a negative reaction and they hastily turned it into Exile Island and hero challenges.

Well, RI at the merge phase of the game, anyway. It didn't add anything significant after the merge like it did pre-merge. If they ever do it again, it'll be before the merge and go away then like the arena did in SJDS.

Probst loved the RI twist until Mike White said he didn't and that many fans were of the same mind.
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GROUP 25
Shane Powers (Exile Island) - 39
Tony Vlachos (Cagayan/Game Changers) - 38
Jaclyn Schultz (San Juan del Sur) - 25
Lauren Rimmer (Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers) - 23
Ozzy Lusth (Cook Islands/Micronesia/South Pacific/Game Changers) - 10
Cindy Hall (Guatemala) - 9
Osten Taylor (Pearl Islands) - 3
Desi Williams (Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers) - 3
Rachel Ako (Millennials vs. Gen X) - 0
Elyse Umemoto (South Pacific) - 0

Shane joins the elusive list of competitors who appeared on every ballot in their division, and the once-beloved Ozzy gets lost in the shuffle. I was pleasantly surprised to see so much love for Jaclyn; I thought she'd maybe get a decent 5th place here or something.

GROUP 26
Yul Kwon (Cook Islands) - 42
Colby Donaldson (Australia/All-Stars/Heroes vs. Villains) - 31
Bruce Kanegai (Exile Island) - 30
Shirin Oskooi (Worlds Apart/Cambodia) - 25
Clay Jordan (Thailand) - 8
Chris Hammons (Millennials vs. Gen X) - 6
Coby Archa (Palau) - 5
Julie McGee (San Juan del Sur) - 2
Rebecca Borman (Cook Islands) - 1
Mick Trimming (Samoa) - 0

Very surprised to see Yul dominate this one so handily... I thought Hershey Bar or Daffy Duck had it in the bag. Oh and Shirin is in too, that's pretty cool.

GROUP 27
Rodney Lavoie, Jr. (Worlds Apart) - 45
Russell Swan (Samoa/Philippines) - 31
Alexis Maxwell (Cagayan) - 26
Natalie Tenerelli (Redemption Island) - 16
Nick Brown (Australia) - 12
Julie Wolfe (Redemption Island) - 9
Grant Mattos (Redemption Island) - 6
John Paul "J.P." Calderon (Cook Islands) - 4
Brook Geraghty (Vanuatu) - 1
Jeff Wilson (Palau) - 0

Top 3 were pretty obvious in this relatively weak group. Oldschool Factor couldn't beat out Dat Ass Factor for fourth.

GROUP 28
Kimmi Kappenberg (Australia/Cambodia) - 27
Morgan McLeod (Cagayan) - 25
Angie Jakusz (Palau) - 24
Amber Brkich (Australia/All-Stars) - 18
John Carroll (Marquesas) - 17
Kelly Wiglesworth (Borneo/Cambodia) - 17
Alecia Holden (Kaoh Rong) - 13
Wes Nale (San Juan del Sur) - 9
Jessica DeBen (Fiji) - 0
John Kenney (Vanuatu) - 0

This division stacked with obscured favorites definitely ends in some heartaches.
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lol Ozzy

does anyone have the results from the last two contests?

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GROUP 29
Judd Sergeant (Guatemala) - 43
Chrissy Hofbeck (Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers) - 38
Julie Berry (Vanuatu) - 19
Jennifer Lanzetti (Kaoh Rong) - 10
Jay Byars (One World) - 8
Liz Markham (Kaoh Rong) - 5
Patrick Bolton (Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers) - 4
Ashley Trainer (Samoa) - 3
Ashlee Ashby (Palau) - 0
Katrina Radke (Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers) - 0

Chrissy joins the group of perfect ballot attendance, but also becomes the first to garner that distinction while losing to someone who did not. So Judd and a couple scumbags also get in.

GROUP 30
Tina Wesson (Australia/All-Stars/Blood vs. Water) - 35
Trish Hegarty (Cagayan) - 32
Michele Fitzgerald (Kaoh Rong) - 16
Chad Crittenden (Vanuatu) - 10
Bret LaBelle (Millennials vs. Gen X) - 10
Pete Yurkowski (Philippines) - 9
Debbie Beebe (Tocantins) - 8
Sydney Wheeler (Tocantins) - 6
Tanya Vance (Thailand) - 4
Paul Wachter (Millennials vs. Gen X) - 0

Oh mah werd, Tina is on every ballot! And Chad and Bret go into overtime!

GROUP 31
Heidi Strobel (Amazon) - 41
Jim Rice (South Pacific) - 24
Kim Powers (Africa) - 16
Shamar Thomas (Caramoan) - 11
Laura Boneham (Blood vs. Water) - 10
Tammy Leitner (Marquesas) - 9
Yasmin Giles (Samoa) - 7
John Paul "J.P." Hilsabeck (Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers) - 6
Simon Nguyen (Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers) - 6
Erica Durousseau (Fiji) - 0

Heidi and Jim use their questionable intelligence to advance, and Shamar narrowly takes advantage of a weak division to finally get Caramoan on the board.

GROUP 32
Rob Cesternino (Amazon/All-Stars) - 40
Cirie Fields (Exile Island/Micronesia/Heroes vs. Villains/Game Changers) - 35
Colleen Haskell (Borneo) - 20
Jason Siska (Micronesia) - 17
Ashley Underwood (Redemption Island) - 8
Lill Morris (Pearl Islands) - 6
Alex Angarita (Fiji) - 4
Mikey Bortone (Micronesia) - 0
Diane Ogden (Africa) - 0
Ibrehem Rahman (Palau) - 0

Rob C gets on all the ballots, Cirie shows that she's still a force to be reckoned with, Colleen proves that almost 2 decades later she's still loved, and Jason gets in by throwing a fucking stick at a bunch of weaklings.
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everyone else in future rounds is now of less interest now that Tina "The Goddess" Wesson has made it in.