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Revision as of 08:22, 29 December 2015
Template:Infobox Television Survivor Survivor: Thailand is the fifth season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor. The season was filmed from June 10, 2002 through July 18, 2002 on the island of Ko Tarutao in Thailand, and premiered on September 19, 2002. Hosted by Jeff Probst, it consisted of the usual 39 days of gameplay with 16 competitors.
The two initial tribes were Chuay Gahn (Thai: ช่วยกัน "to help one another") and Sook Jai (สุขใจ "happy heart"). They eventually merged into the Chuay Jai tribe when eight contestants remained. At the live finale, Brian Heidik was named Sole Survivor, defeating runner-up Clay Jordan by a jury vote of 4-3. The season introduced several new gameplay twists. The first occurred on Day 1, when the two eldest contestants, Jake Billingsley and Jan Gentry, were given the power to pick their own tribes. This was the first time in Survivor history that the two initial teams were not preselected by the producers. The second was an offer of mutiny on Day 14: each of the twelve remaining contestants were given the chance to leave their tribe and join the other if they wished, though no one took the offer. The third was the fake merge: with ten players remaining, the two tribes moved onto one beach. They took this to signify a merge, however, at the next challenge they were informed that they were living on one beach, but not yet merged.
The complete season was released on DVD exclusively through Amazon on October 25, 2011.
Contestants
Contestant | Original tribe | Merged tribe | Finish |
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John Raymond 40, Slidell, Louisiana |
Chuay Gahn | 1st voted out Day 3 | |
Tanya Vance 27, Kingsport, Tennessee |
Chuay Gahn | 2nd voted out Day 6 | |
Jed Hildebrand 25, Dallas, Texas |
Sook Jai | 3rd voted out Day 9 | |
Ghandia Johnson 33, Denver, Colorado |
Chuay Gahn | 4th voted out Day 12 | |
Stephanie Dill 29, Fayetteville, Arkansas |
Sook Jai | 5th voted out Day 15 | |
Robb Zbacnik 23, Scottsdale, Arizona |
Sook Jai | 6th voted out Day 18 | |
Shii Ann Huang 28, New York, New York |
Sook Jai | 7th voted out Day 21 | |
Erin Collins 26, Austin, Texas |
Sook Jai | 8th voted out 1st jury member Day 24 | |
Ken Stafford 30, Brooklyn, New York |
Sook Jai | Chuay Jai | 9th voted out 2nd jury member Day 27 |
Penny Ramsey 27, Plano, Texas |
Sook Jai | 10th voted out 3rd jury member Day 30 | |
Jake Billingsley 60, McKinney, Texas |
Sook Jai | 11th voted out 4th jury member Day 33 | |
Ted Rogers, Jr. 37, Durham, North Carolina |
Chuay Gahn | 12th voted out 5th jury member Day 36 | |
Helen Glover 47, Middletown, Rhode Island |
Chuay Gahn | 13th voted out 6th jury member Day 37 | |
Jan Gentry 53, Tampa, Florida |
Chuay Gahn | 14th voted out 7th jury member Day 38 | |
Clay Jordan 46, Monroe, Louisiana |
Chuay Gahn | Runner-up | |
Brian Heidik 34, Quartz Hill, California |
Chuay Gahn | Sole Survivor |
Future appearances
Shii Ann Huang competed on Survivor: All-Stars, placing 6th.
Season summary
The sixteen contestants were split into two tribes of eight by the two eldest contestants, Jake and Jan; this was the first time in series history that the tribes were not preselected. Jake's tribe, Sook Jai, was composed of younger players and took an early lead. Chuay Gahn, despite losing five of the first seven challenges, remained mostly cohesive barring a conflict between Ghandia and Ted, whom Ghandia claimed made unwanted sexual advances toward her. Ghandia's instigation led to her ouster, resulting in Chuay Gahn gaining momentum to win the next two immunity challenges, evening the playing field at five members per tribe.
On Day 19, the tribes were instructed to live on the same beach. Assuming a merge had occurred, Shii Ann from Sook Jai decided to switch allegiances to the Chuay Gahn alliance under the presumption that she was being ostracized by her tribe. However, the players were shocked to learn that they had not yet merged and were only living on the same beach; Shii Ann was subsequently voted off after Sook Jai lost the immunity challenge. Sook Jai was never able to recover from their numerical deficit, and they were systematically picked off one by one once the merge finally happened on Day 25.
With only Chuay Gahn members left, they were forced to turn on each other. Brian, who had made separate alliances with three of the four other people used his influence to manipulate the vote to his liking. First, he turned the tribe on Ted, who was perceived as the biggest physical threat. Then, he targeted Helen and successfully convinced Clay and Jan to follow suit. After winning the final immunity challenge, Brian decided to take Clay with him to the finals, eliminating Jan.
Both Brian and Clay were met with heavy criticism from the jury. Brian, who had made separate alliances and formed friendships with both Helen and Ted, was lambasted for his callous approach, but he was praised for his challenge performances and strong work ethic. In comparison, Clay was felt as not deserving for his lack of work ethic, and he was accused of making racial slurs against Ted. In the end, the jury voted 4-3 for Brian to win, awarding him for his control of the game.
Episode title | Original air date | Challenge winner(s) | Eliminated | Finish | |
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Reward | Immunity | ||||
"The Importance of Being Eldest" | September 19, 2002 | None | Sook Jai | John | 1st voted out Day 3 |
"The Great Divide" | September 26, 2002 | Sook Jai | Sook Jai | Tanya | 2nd voted out Day 6 |
"Family Values" | October 3, 2002 | Chuay Gahn | Chuay Gahn | Jed | 3rd voted out Day 9 |
"Gender Bender" | October 10, 2002 | Sook Jai | Sook Jai | Ghandia | 4th voted out Day 12 |
"The Ocean's Surprise" | October 17, 2002 | Survivor Auction1 | Chuay Gahn | Stephanie | 5th voted out Day 15 |
"The Power of One" | October 24, 2002 | Sook Jai | Chuay Gahn | Robb | 6th voted out Day 18 |
"Assumptions" | October 31, 2002 | None | Chuay Gahn | Shii Ann | 7th voted out Day 21 |
"Sleeping with the Enemy" | November 7, 2002 | None | Chuay Gahn | Erin | 8th voted out 1st jury member Day 24 |
"Desperate Measures" | November 14, 2002 | Brian | Clay | Ken | 9th voted out 2nd jury member Day 27 |
"While the Cats are Away" | November 21, 2002 | Brian [Clay] |
Helen | Penny | 10th voted out 3rd jury member Day 30 |
"A Big Surprise... and Another" | December 5, 2002 | Helen2 | Ted3 | Jake | 11th voted out 4th jury member Day 33 |
"The Tides are Turning" | December 12, 2002 | Ted [Helen] |
Brian | Ted | 12th voted out 5th jury member Day 36 |
"Slip Through Your Fingers" | December 19, 2002 | None | Brian | Helen | 13th voted out 6th jury member Day 37 |
Brian | Jan | 14th voted out 7th jury member Day 38 | |||
"The Reunion" | December 19, 2002 | Jury vote | |||
Clay | Runner-up | ||||
Brian | Sole Survivor |
- In the case of multiple tribes or castaways who win reward or immunity, 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 brackets.
^1 For the first time, the players would be bidding for items as tribes. Sook Jai and Chuay Gahn each received $1,000 in American currency.
^2 In a twist, the Survivors' family members competed in a food-eating challenge on behalf of their loved one. Helen's husband Jim won the challenge and the right to spend 24 hours at the Chuay Jai camp.
^3 In another twist, the players and their loved ones competed as teams for immunity. Ted and his younger brother Aljuan won, thus earning immunity for Ted.
Episodes
No. in series |
Episode # |
Title | CBS recap | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) |
Rating/Share 18-49 |
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59 | 1 | "The Importance of Being Eldest" | Recap | September 19, 2002 | 23.05 | 9.6/28 |
60 | 2 | "The Great Divide" | Recap | September 26, 2002 | 21.72 | 8.6/21 |
61 | 3 | "Family Values" | Recap | October 3, 2002 | 20.60 | 8.5/21 |
62 | 4 | "Gender Bender" | Recap | October 10, 2002 | 21.16 | 8.6/22 |
63 | 5 | "The Ocean's Surprise" | Recap | October 17, 2002 | N/A | 8.3/23 |
64 | 6 | "The Power of One" | Recap | October 24, 2002 | 20.8 | 8.4/22 |
65 | 7 | "Assumptions" | Recap | October 31, 2002 | N/A | 7.5/ |
66 | 8 | "Sleeping with the Enemy" | Recap | November 7, 2002 | N/A | TBA |
67 | 9 | "Desperate Measures" | Recap | November 14, 2002 | 21.62 | 8.6/22 |
68 | 10 | "While the Cats are Away" | Recap | November 21, 2002 | N/A | TBA |
69 | 11 | "The First 30 Days" | N/A | November 28, 2002 | N/A | TBA |
70 | 12 | "A Big Surprise... and Another" | Recap | December 5, 2002 | 21.50 | 8.6/ |
71 | 13 | "The Tides are Turning" | Recap | December 12, 2002 | 19.00 | 7.4/ |
72 | 14 | "Slip Through Your Fingers" | Recap | December 19, 2002 | 24.08 | 9.9/26 |
73 | 15 | "The Reunion" | N/A | December 19, 2002 | N/A | TBA |
Voting history
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Reception
Survivor: Thailand was met with a mostly negative reception, and is generally considered one of the worst seasons in the show's history with the primary criticisms being the completely unlikeable cast and the Fake Merge twist which led to the demise of Sook Jai. In 2005, Probst stated that he was not fond of the season, going as far as calling it his least favorite to date.[1] He described the season as mean-spirited and marred with hostility and ugliness, even calling Brian, Clay, Helen, and Jan "the least likable final four ever."[2] Dalton Ross, the Survivor columnist of Entertainment Weekly, ranked it as the third worst season of the series, only ahead of Survivor: Fiji and Survivor: Nicaragua.[3] Andrea Reiher of Zap2it ranked Thailand as the second-worst season of the series, only ahead of Survivor: Redemption Island, while Joe Reid of The Wire ranked it as the 6th-worst season.[4][5] In 2015, Survivor fan site "The Purple Rock Podcast" ranked Thailand as the 4th-worst season of the series, only ahead of Survivor: South Pacific, Survivor: Gabon, and Nicaragua.[6] Also in 2015, Thailand was ranked as the third-worst season of all time on Rob Cesternino's website, only ahead of Survivor: One World and Redemption Island.[7]
References
- ^ http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20354695_20343257_20738546,00.html#20738546
- ^ "Jeff Probst: "Survivor" seasons I loved – and hated". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ Ross, Dalton (December 11, 2014). "Survivor recap: The Art of the Blindside". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ^ Reiher, Andrea (December 10, 2013). "Survior's 10 best and 5 worst seasons". Zap2it. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ http://www.thewire.com/entertainment/2014/02/definitive-ranking-every-season-survivor/358537/
- ^ https://purplerockpodcast.wordpress.com/2015/01/12/survivor-season-rankings-with-spoiler-free-summaries/
- ^ http://robhasawebsite.com/survivor-seasons-rankings-results-live-sept-22-2015-s31/