Survivor: Guatemala

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Survivor: Guatemala
Filming Location	Yaxhá-Nakum-Naranjo National Park, Guatemala
Winner	Danni Boatwright (6-1)
Season run	2005-09-15 – 2005-12-11
Filming Dates	2005-06-22 – 2005-08-05
Number of episodes	14
Number of days	39
Number of survivors	18
Tribes	Nakúm Yaxhá Xhakúm
Season chronology
Previous season	Survivor: Palau
Next season	Survivor: Panama

Survivor: Guatemala - The Maya Empire (temporarily changed pre-show to "The Mayan Empire" and then back to "The Maya Empire"; season also known as Survivor: Guatemala for short) is the eleventh season of Survivor, and it is set inside of the ruins of the Maya civilization. Specifically, the series is in Yaxhá-Nakum-Naranjo National Park near the more popular Tikal National Park, located in northern Guatemala. A preview of the show's location was shown during the finale of Survivor: Palau. The season premiered on September 15, 2005 on CBS. The finale was on Sunday, December 11, 2005 on CBS. Danni Boatwright won the million dollars as sole survivor. This season also features the return of Palau contestants Stephenie LaGrossa and Bobby Jon Drinkard.

In addition to a tribal switchup never done before in episode 4, the 2nd of the early stages of the future Exile Island was completed. After the merge, production placed a tiny immunity idol in the Xhakum tribe. Gary Hogeboom found it up in a tree, protecting him for that Tribal Council. Unlike future seasons, this idol could only be used before the vote instead of after, and once it was exposed, it wouldn't be used anymore. However, it could be used until the Final 4.

This season is been talked about as one of the toughest seasons for a group of castaways. According to Jeff Probst, temperatures appeared to be well over 110 degrees with high humidity, as he talked about it during some of the competitions. Challenges like the 11-mile hike through the jungle and Mayan basketball showed how exhausted all the castaways were. In Day 1, many of the Nakúm men all were sick after the hike, and had a tough time recovering.

The tribes were Yaxhá (wearing blue) and Nakúm (wearing yellow). The ten members merged into the Xhakúm tribe (wearing red)marking the 3rd time that all names in previous tribe were blended into one.

The contestants arrived on June 22nd and began filming on June 27th. Filming ended on August 4th and contestants returned home August 5th. (Source from Survivor Fever)

Contents 1 Contestants 2 The game 2.1 Tribes 2.2 Elimination Notes 2.3 Voting History 2.4 Episode Summaries 3 Trivia 4 External links

[edit] Contestants

18 contestants took part in this Survivor series. Two, Stephenie LaGrossa and Bobby Jon Drinkard, are returning contestants from Survivor: Palau, while the remainder are new.

Contestant	Original Tribe	Episode 4 Tribe	Merged Tribe	Finish	Total votes
Jim Lynch Retired fire captain 63, Northglenn, CO	Nakum			1st Voted Out	8
Morgan McDevitt Magician's assistant 21, Decatur, IL	Yaxha			2nd Voted Out	8
Brianna Varela Salesperson 21, Edmonds, WA	Yaxha			3rd Voted Out	7
Brooke Struck Law student 26, Hood River, OR	Nakum	Nakum		4rd Voted Out	5
Blake Towsley Commercial real estate broker 24, Dallas, TX	Nakum	Yaxha		5th Voted Out	5
Margaret Bobonich Family nurse practitioner 43, Chardon, OH	Nakum	Nakum		6th Voted Out	7
Brian Corridan Ivy League student 22, New York, NY	Yaxha	Yaxha		7th Voted Out	7
Amy O'Hara Police sergeant 39, Revere, MA	Yaxha	Yaxha		8th Voted Out	4
Brandon Bellinger Farmer / Rancher 22, Manhattan, KS	Nakum	Yaxha	Xhakum	9th Voted Out	6
Bobby Jon Drinkard Waiter 27, Troy, AL	Nakum	Yaxha	Xhakum	10th Voted Out	7
Jamie Newton Water ski instructor 24, North Hollywood, CA	Yaxha	Nakum	Xhakum	11th Voted Out	10
Gary Hogeboom Ex-NFL quarterback / Real estate developer 46, Grand Haven, MI	Yaxha	Yaxha	Xhakum	12th Voted Out	8
Judd Sergeant Hotel doorman 34, Ridgefield, NJ	Nakum	Nakum	Xhakum	13th Voted Out	4
Cindy Hall Zookeeper 31, Naples, FL	Nakum	Nakum	Xhakum	14th Voted Out	5
Lydia Morales Fishmonger 42, Lakewood, WA	Yaxha	Nakum	Xhakum	15th Voted Out	9
Rafe Judkins Wilderness guide 22, Providence, RI	Yaxha	Nakum	Xhakum	16th Voted Out	2
Stephenie LaGrossa Pharmaceutical sales representative 25, Philadelphia, PA	Yaxha	Nakum	Xhakum	Runner-up	2
Danni Boatwright Sports radio talk show host 30, Tonganoxie, KS	Nakum	Yaxha	Xhakum	Sole Survivor	1

[edit] The game

		Challenges
Episode Title	Air Date	Reward	Immunity	Eliminated	Vote	Finish
Big Trek, Big Trouble, Big Surprise	2005-09-15	Nakum	Yaxha	Jim	8-1	1st Voted Out - Day 3
Man Down	2005-09-22	Nakum	Nakum	Morgan	8-1	2nd Voted Out - Day 6
The Brave May Not Live Long, but the Cautious Don't Live at All	2005-09-29	Nakum	Nakum	Brianna	7-1	3rd Voted Out - Day 8
To Betray or Not to Betray	2005-10-06	Multiple	Yaxha	Brooke	5-3	4th Voted Out - Day 11
Crocs, Cowboys and City Slickers	2005-10-13	Yaxha	Nakum	Blake	5-2	5th Voted Out - Day 14
Big Ball, Big Mouth, Big Trouble	2005-10-20	Nakum	Rafe	Margaret	6-1	6th Voted Out - Day 15
				Brian	5-1	7th Voted Out - Day 15
Surprise Enemy Visit	2005-10-27	Yaxha	Nakum	Amy	4-1	8th Voted Out - Day 18
The Hidden Immunity Idol	2005-11-03	None	Gary	Brandon	6-4	9th Voted Out - Day 21
Secrets and Lies and an Idol Surprise	2005-11-10	Judd	Jamie	Bobby Jon	6-2-1	10th Voted Out - Day 24
Eating and Sleeping With the Enemy	2005-11-17	Danni, Gary, Judd, Stephenie	Rafe	Jamie	6-2	11th Voted Out - Day 27
Everything Is Personal	2005-11-24	Cindy	Rafe	Gary	6-1	12th Voted Out - Day 30
Price for Immunity	2005-12-01	Multiple	Danni	Judd	4-2	13th Voted Out - Day 33
Big Win, Big Decision, Big Mistake?	2005-12-08	Cindy	Stephenie	Cindy	4-1	14th Voted Out - Day 36
Thunder Storms & Sacrifice	2005-12-11	None	Rafe	Lydia	3-1	15th Voted Out - Day 37
			Danni	Rafe	1-0	16th Voted Out - Day 38
The Reunion	2005-12-11	Jury Vote		Stephenie	6-1	Runner-Up
				Danni		Sole Survivor

[edit] Tribes

• Nakum: yellow buffs, living adjacent to the Mayan ruins
• Yaxha: teal buffs, living in a shelter in the jungle
• Xhakum: red buffs, living at Nakum camp

[edit] Elimination Notes

• Jim - Although he was a good leader at first, he was eliminated after tearing a muscle in his arm, which made him detrimental to the progress of the tribe. On the morning after this episode aired, Jim appeared on the Early Show still wearing a sling.
• Morgan - Lydia was the target, but she had allies in Brian and Jamie. Brian spoke up in her defense, and convinced her to do the same. Gary and Stephenie suggested that Morgan didn't pull her weight at camp, and ultimately she was eliminated.
• Brianna - Brianna was eliminated for not performing well in challenges.
• Brooke - Brooke was eliminated for being the weakest link of the members of Nakum who had not swapped tribes. The team had 4 Nakum and 4 Yaxha, and the 4 Yaxha members managed to form an alliance with Judd, thus eliminating Brooke.
• Blake - Blake was voted off to improve team unity, and because he annoyed the other tribe members by continually talking about himself.
• Margaret - Margaret was voted out in a 6-1 vote due to her being on the outside of Nakum's majority alliance and due to her personality conflicts with Judd.
• Brian - Brian was one of the more physically weak Yaxha members, and was seen as being too smart to keep in the game. The same strategy he used to knock Blake out of the game was used on him.
• Amy - Although Yaxha did not want to vote anyone out, they lost the immunity challenge, and Amy was seen as the weakest.
• Brandon - The tribes merged, and Brandon was hit with the double whammy of being in the minority alliance as well as being a challenge threat. He was voted out 6-4. He also was voted off because of Stephenie's urge to let Bobby Jon make the jury this time.
• Bobby Jon - Because Gary had picked up the individual immunity idol, the power core was forced to shift gears. Bobby Jon was considered more threatening physically than Danni and thus voted out 6-2-1.
• Jamie - Jamie was very cocky after the merge. Although he calmed down, he was still a physical threat and increasingly paranoid and spreading lies among his alliance. Rafe came up with the idea to vote him out because Jamie repeatedly approached him about their alliance and Rafe couldn't deal with him anymore.
• Gary - Gary was not in the five person alliance, and was one of the strongest competitors remaining. Though Gary exposed Judd's lie about the hidden immunity idol, it wasn't enough and he was the next to go.
• Judd - Danni was able to break up the four person alliance by raising doubts with Rafe and Stephenie about Judd's trustworthiness.
• Cindy - Cindy alienated Rafe and Danni when deciding to keep the car she won for herself instead of giving everybody one through an offer from Jeff at the reward challenge. Stephenie also apparently decided to vote for Cindy, even after previously stating she didn't want to betray another alliance member, and Cindy became the first female juror. Became the 10th victim of the Survivor car curse.
• Lydia - Lydia was voted off because Stephenie, Rafe and Danni felt she was well-liked by the jury and could possibly win, so she was voted out.
• Rafe - After Danni won immunity, Rafe said their deal was done and to vote with her heart. Danni felt she could most likely win against Stephenie so she voted her close friend, Rafe out of the game.
• Stephenie - Danni decided to take Steph to the final two instead of Rafe, knowing she could beat her. Steph lost because she had already played the game before and because she had backstabbed many of her alliance members while playing this time. Her sole jury vote came from Rafe, the one person in her alliance she did not have a hand in voting out.
• Danni - Danni fought back from a minority alliance and became the Sole Survivor without backstabbing anyone. Danni got votes from 6 of the 7 jurors: Bobby Jon, Jamie, Gary, Judd, Cindy, and Lydia all voted for Danni to win the million dollars.

[edit] Voting History

Here is a chart showing who voted for who at each tribal council.

	Starting Tribes			Mixed Tribes				Merged Tribe
Episode:	Episode 1:	Episode 2:	Episode 3:	Episode 4:	Episode 5:	Episode 6:	Episode 7:	Episode 8:	Episode 9:	Episode 10:	Episode 11:	Episode 12:	Episode 13:	Episode 14:	Third Place:	Runner-up:	Sole Survivor:
Eliminated:	Jim 8/9 votes	Morgan 8/9 votes	Brianna 7/8 votes	Brooke 5/8 votes	Blake 5/7 votes	Margaret 6/7 votes	Amy 4/5 votes	Brandon 6/10 votes	Bobby-Jon 6/9 votes	Jamie 6/8 votes	Gary 6/7 votes	Judd 4/6 votes	Cindy 4/5 votes	Lydia 3/4 votes	Rafe 1 vote	Stephenie 1/7 votes	Danni 6/7 votes
						Brian 5/6 votes
Danni	Jim				Blake	Brian	Amy	Jamie	Stephenie	Jamie	Gary	Judd	Cindy	Lydia	Rafe	Jury Vote
Stephenie		Morgan	Brianna	Brooke		Margaret		Brandon	Bobby Jon	Jamie	Gary	Judd	Cindy	Lydia
Rafe		Morgan	Brianna	Brooke		Margaret		Brandon	Bobby Jon	Jamie	Gary	Judd	Cindy	Lydia		Stephenie
Lydia		Morgan	Brianna	Brooke		Margaret		Brandon	Bobby Jon	Jamie	Gary	Judd	Cindy	Danni			Danni
Cindy	Jim			Lydia		Margaret		Brandon	Bobby Jon	Jamie	Gary	Lydia	Rafe				Danni
Judd	Jim			Brooke		Margaret		Brandon	Bobby Jon	Gary	Gary	Lydia					Danni
Gary		Morgan	Brianna		Blake	Brian	Amy	Jamie	Cindy	Jamie	Cindy						Danni
Jamie		Morgan	Brianna	Brooke		Margaret		Brandon	Bobby Jon	Gary							Danni
Bobby Jon	Jim				Blake	Brian	Amy	Jamie	Stephenie								Danni
Brandon	Jim				Brian	Brian	Amy	Jamie
Amy		Morgan	Brianna		Blake	Brian	Bobby-Jon
Brian		Morgan	Brianna		Blake	Bobby-Jon
Margaret	Jim			Lydia		Judd
Blake	Jim				Brian
Brooke	Jim			Lydia
Brianna		Morgan	Lydia
Morgan		Lydia
Jim	Margaret

[edit] Episode Summaries

Episode/Week 1: Big Trek, Big Trouble, Big Surprise; Days 1-3

• Aired: 15 September 2005, Thursday
• Reward Challenge: "11-mile race"; Nakum won the best living quarters and flint
• Injuries: Blake hurt by thorn branch; all men except Brandon retched from dehydration; Jim snapped biceps
• Immunity Challenge: "Paddle Battle" (and boat drag over logs); Yaxha won immunity and flint
• Ousted: Jim Lynch of Nakum for his injured biceps by vote of 8=Jim/1=Margaret

Episode/Week 2: Man Down; Days 4-6

• Aired: 22 September 2005, Thursday
• Injuries: Blake suffered cramps and hyperventilation
• Reward Challenge: "Web over Water"; Nakum won fishing gear
• Immunity Challenge: "Dragged through Mud" (tug of war); Nakum won
• Ousted: Morgan McDevitt of Yaxha for her perceived lazy work ethic and lack of physical strength by vote of 8=Morgan/1=Lydia

Episode/Week 3: The Brave May Not Live Long, But The Cautious Don't Live At All; Days 7-8

• Aired: 29 September 2005, Thursday
• Reward Challenge: "Blind Build"; Nakum won pillows, blankets, tarp
• Immunity Challenge: "Holding Court" (Mayan 'basketball'); Nakum won
• Injuries: Danni hit on head twice; Amy sprained ankle
• Ousted: Brianna Varela of Yaxha for her perceived lack of athletic ability by vote of 7=Brianna/1=Lydia

Episode/Week 4: To Betray or Not to Betray

• Aired: 6 October 2005, Thursday; Days 9-11
• Reward Challenge: "Tribal Switch" [names in italics were switched to tribe named below from the other tribe]
• Nakum: Brooke, Cindy, Jamie, Judd, Lydia, Margaret, Rafe, Stephenie
• Yaxha: Amy, Blake, Bobby Jon, Brandon, Brian, Danni, Gary
• Immunity Challenge: "Rows and Throws"; Yaxha won
• Injuries: no new injuries; Amy's sprain is still bad
• Ousted: Brooke Struck of Nakum for her perceived lack of athletic ability by vote of 5=Brooke/3=Lydia

Episode/Week 5: Crocs, Cowboys and City Slickers; Days 12-14

• Aired: 13 October 2005, Thursday
• Reward Challenge: "Slave to the Grind"; Yaxha won chips and drinks, and a croc proof swimming cage
• Immunity Challenge: "What's for Launch"; Nakum won
• Injuries: no new injuries; Amy's sprain not mentioned
• Ousted: Blake Towsley of Yaxha for his cocky attitude and lengthy stories by a vote of 5=Blake/2=Brian

Episode/Week 6: Big Ball, Big Mouth, Big Trouble; Day 15

• Aired: 20 October 2005, Thursday
• Reward Challenge: "Boulder Smash"; Nakum won 3/2
• Injuries: Amy re-sprained her ankle
• Immunity Challenge: "Sudden Death"; Nakum's Rafe won; watched part of Yaxha TC, and gave immunity to Gary [not needed]
• Ousted: Margaret Bobonich of Nakum because of her personality conflicts with Judd by vote of 6=Margaret/1=Judd
• Ousted: Brian Corridan of Yaxha for being weakest player by vote of 5=Brian/1=Bobby Jon

Episode/Week 7: Surprise Enemy Visit; Days 16-18

• Aired: 27 October 2005, Thursday
• Injuries: Bobby Jon and Brandon's shoulder wounds from the giant ball
• Reward Challenge: "Spooling Around"; Yaxha won; jungle canopy zipline ride, then chocolate feast
• Note: "Howdy Neighbors"; Yaxha has Nakum over for swim party in their croc proof cage
• Immunity Challenge: "Tomb Raider"; Nakum won
• Ousted: Amy O'Hara of Yaxha for being minority alliance player by vote of 4=Amy/1=Bobby Jon
• Note: 4 remaining Yaxha headed for the Nakum camp for the merger

Episode/Week 8: The Hidden Immunity Idol; Days 19-21

• Aired: 3 November 2005, Thursday
• Note: night-time Nakum/Yaxha merger
• Note: search for the hidden immunity idol
• Note: merged tribe named Xhakum
• Immunity challenge: "Pot Head"; Gary won; Jamie, Lydia, Rafe, and Stephenie partook in the feast
• Ousted: Brandon Bellinger for being minority alliance player and challenge threat by vote of 6=Brandon/4=Jamie

Episode/Week 9: Secrets and Lies and an Idol Surprise; Days 22-24

• Aired: 10 November 2005, Thursday
• Reward challenge: "Atlatl", competed for food, 1st place (Judd) received the steak and lobster, and shared it with Bobby Jon and Stephenie; food was progressively worse from there.
• Immunity challenge: "Bridge It"; Gary, Rafe, Stephenie and Jamie won 1st stage; Rafe and Jamie won 2nd stage; Jamie won immunity
• Note: Gary surprised the tribe with the hidden immunity idol at tribal council
• Ousted: Bobby Jon Drinkard (1st Jury member) for being challenge threat by a vote of 6=Bobby Jon/2=Steph/1=Cindy

Note: Bobby Jon lasted 3 days longer than he did on Survivor: Palau.

Episode/Week 10: Eating and Sleeping With the Enemy; Days 25-27

• Aired: 17 November 2005, Thursday
• Reward challenge: "Mudslide", Danni, Gary, Judd, and Stephenie won night away with shower, finger-food, a sound night's sleep, breakfast coffee, and a surprise video message from home
• Immunity challenge: "Around the Bend", Rafe, Stephenie, Cindy and Jamie won 1st stage; Rafe won immunity
• Ousted: Jamie Newton (2nd Jury member) for being paranoid and challenge threat by a vote of 6=Jamie/2=Gary

Episode/Week 11: Everything Is Personal; Days 28-30

• Aired: 24 November 2005, Thursday
• Reward challenge: "Shattered Dreams", Cindy won, and took Rafe with her for reward of feast, waterfall pool, and massage
• Immunity challenge: "Mayan Folklore", Rafe won immunity again
• Ousted: Gary Hogeboom (3rd jury member) for being minority alliance player by a vote of 6=Gary/1=Cindy

Episode/Week 12: Price of Immunity; Days 31-33

• Aired: 01 December 2005, Thursday
• Reward Challenge: "Loved Ones Auction"; Danni won the immunity challenge advantage; Judd won and took Cindy and Stephenie with him for reward of their loved ones spending the night with them in camp: Judd's wife; Cindy's twin sister; Stephenie's boyfriend
• Note: the other three loved ones, who didn't even get a hug, were: Danni's brother; Lydia's brother; Rafe's mother
• Immunity Challenge: "Watch Your Step", Danni won over Stephenie after switching places with her as per the immunity challenge advantage
• Ousted: Judd Sergeant (4th jury member) for being a threat by a vote of 4=Judd/2=Lydia

Episode/Week 13: Big Win, Big Decision, Big Mistake?; Days 34-36

• Aired: 08 December 2005, Thursday
• Reward Challenge: "Second Chance"; Cindy won, who had the option of taking a 2006 Pontiac Torrent, or giving one to each of the other survivors. She took the car for herself, and took Stephenie with her on an overnight barbeque reward, and a storytelling and Q & A with a Mayan Archeologist
• Immunity Challenge: "Pole Dancing"; won by Stephenie -- her first individual win in 2 seasons of Survivor
• Ousted: Cindy Hall (5th jury member) for keeping the car, thus continuing the "curse of the car," by a vote of 4=Cindy/1=Rafe

Episode/Week 14: Thunder Storms & Sacrifice (Season Finale); Days 37-39

• Aired: 11 December 2005, Sunday
• Immunity Challenge: "Maya Maze"; won by Rafe (his fourth individual immunity in the game)
• Ousted: Lydia Morales (6th jury member) due to the fact that she could win against anyone in the final two, by a vote of 3=Lydia/1=Danni
• Final Immunity: "Wobbly Boots"; won by Danni after 2 hours and 38 minutes
• Ousted: Rafe Judkins (7th jury member) because Danni felt she would have a better chance in the final two against Stephenie, by a vote of 1=Rafe
• Second Place: Stephenie LaGrossa
• Winner: Danni Boatwright, by a 6-1 vote.

Note: Stephenie lasted 9 days longer than she did on Survivor: Palau.

[edit] Trivia

• Stephenie and Rafe were the only players in the game whose every vote were for the eliminated contestant.
• Normally, when taking tribute to the eliminated players, the torches would be burned. Instead, either Danni, Rafe or Stephenie takes the drawing of the eliminated player and lets it burn in a nearby fire.
• The idea of the hidden immunity idol was used in the following two series (Survivor: Panama, and Survivor: Cook Islands) where the hidden immunity idol was at camp and not at Exile Island. Two hidden immunity idols will be used on Survivor: Fiji at least one is near camp. This immunity idol won by Gary had to be used before the vote otherwise it would have no power.
• Stephenie set a record for one Survivor season by being chosen to participate three times by the Reward Challenge winner in rewards she did not win herself. She was chosen by Judd twice and Cindy once.

[edit] External links

• Official CBS Survivor Guatemala Website
• Survivor Fever
• Survivor Maps

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