Survivor: Africa
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| Survivor: Africa | |
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| Filming Location | Kenya, Africa |
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| Winner | Ethan Zohn (5-2) |
| Season run | 2001-10-11 – 2002-01-10 |
| Filming Dates | 2001-07-01 – 2001-08-10 (approximately) |
| Number of episodes | 14 |
| Number of days | 39 |
| Number of survivors | 16 |
| Tribes | Boran (Gold), Samburu (Red), Moto Maji (Cyan) |
| All-Stars | Ethan Zohn, Lex van den Berghe, Tom Buchanan |
| Season chronology | |
| Previous season | Survivor: The Australian Outback |
| Next season | Survivor: Marquesas |
Survivor: Africa was the third installment of the popular United States reality show Survivor. It was filmed during 2001 and aired from October 11, 2001 - January 10, 2002 on CBS. It was set in Kenya's Shaba National Reserve on the African continent.
The two initial tribes were Boran and Samburu (named for the real-life Borana and Samburu tribes). In the fifth episode, after 12 days, three members from each team were switched to the other team, in what became known as the first "twist" in the Survivor series. This emphasized that the players must be ready for the most sudden changes; future seasons would have similar twists. Eventually the two tribes merged into the Moto Maji tribe.
There was some controversy surrounding an immunity challenge in the finale episode. In a "Fallen Comrades" challenge, in which the contestants were quizzed on trivia regarding other players in the game who had been voted out, the final question was "Which female contestant has no piercings?" The official answer was Kelly Goldsmith, which eventual runner-up Kim Johnson answered and received the win for. Unbeknownst to the producers, however, contestant Lindsey Richter fit the question as well, which eventual third-place finisher Lex van den Berghe answered and was incorrectly marked wrong for. After this producer mistake had been found out, both van den Berghe and fourth place finisher Tom Buchanan were awarded with the $100,000 runner-up fee instead of the traditional third and fourth place earnings.
Thirteen episodes were aired, plus a mid-season recap, a live reunion/interview with Bryant Gumbel after the finale, and a "where are they now" show. The winner, Ethan Zohn, was revealed on January 10, 2002.
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[edit] Contestants
| Contestant | Original Tribe | Episode 5 Tribe | Merged Tribe | Finish | Total Votes |
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| Diane Ogden 42, Lincoln, NE |
Boran | Voted out 1st - Day 3 | 6 | ||
| Jessie Camacho 27; Orlando, FL |
Boran | Voted out 2nd - Day 6 | 5 | ||
| Carl Bilacione 46, Winter Springs, FL |
Samburu | Voted out 3rd - Day 9 | 4 | ||
| Linda Spencer 44, Cambridge, MA |
Samburu | Voted out 4th - Day 12 | 4 | ||
| Silas Gaither 23, Germantown, TN |
Samburu | Boran | Voted out 5th - Day 15 | 8 | |
| Lindsey Richter 27, Portland, OR |
Samburu | Samburu | Voted out 6th - Day 18 | 7 | |
| Clarence Black 24, Detroit, MI |
Boran | Boran | Moto Maji | Voted out 7th - Day 21 | 12 |
| Kelly Goldsmith 22, Rancho Santa Fe, CA |
Boran | Samburu | Voted out 8th - Day 24 | 5 | |
| Brandon Quinton 25, Dallas, TX |
Samburu | Samburu | Voted out 9th - Day 27 | 6 | |
| Frank Garrison 43, Odessa, NY |
Samburu | Boran | Voted out 10th- Day 30 | 9 | |
| Kim Powers 29, Conshohocken, PA |
Samburu | Samburu | Voted out 11th - Day 33 | 4 | |
| Teresa Cooper 42, Jackson, GA |
Samburu | Boran | Voted out 12th - Day 36 | 4 | |
| Tom Buchanan 46, Rich Valley, VA |
Boran | Samburu | Voted out 13th - Day 37 | 6 | |
| Lex van den Berghe 38, Santa Cruz, CA |
Boran | Samburu | Voted out 14th - Day 38 | 10 | |
| Kim Johnson 57, Oyster Bay, NY |
Boran | Boran | Runner-Up | 0 | |
| Ethan Zohn 27, Lexington, MA |
Boran | Boran | Sole Survivor | 0 |
[edit] Elimination Notes
- Diane Ogden - was voted off for being seriously dehydrated. The vote was 6-2.
- Jessie Camacho - was voted off for the same reasons as Diane. The vote was 5-2.
- Carl Bilancione - The Samburu tribe divided 4-4 with the older Carl, Linda, Teresa and Frank deadlocked with younger Lindsey, Brandon, Kim P and Silas at Tribal Council. Unlike Season 2 where previous votes broke the tie, this was the first tribal council for Samburu. So Lindsey and Carl competed in a nature quiz tiebreaker, and Carl lost.
- Linda Spencer - was voted off for being seen as a weak link. And the fact that she was part of the old Samburu alliance played as another contribution to her departure, making her an easy target for the young Samburu alliance. The vote was 4-3.
- Silas Gaither - The first ever Survivor switch sent Silas, Frank and Teresa to a new team. Boran deliberately lost the immunity challenge and voted out Silas 5-1.
- Lindsey Richter - Samburu had 3 original Boran and 3 original Samburu. Their votes deadlocked and Lindsey was eliminated because she had four previous votes against her. Lex, Kelly, and Tom voted for Lindsey because Kim J. had sent them a signal at a challenge that Lindsey had votes against her.
- Clarence Black - His threat status finally got the best of him, and in the first tribal council for Moto Maji, he was voted off in an 8-2 vote.
- Kelly Goldsmith - In the previous Tribal Council, Lex received two votes against him. He thought Kelly had cast the vote and targeted her as a threat. Kelly made a pact with Kim P, Frank and Teresa, but Brandon sided with Ethan, Kim J, Tom and Lex to vote out Kelly 5-4.
- Brandon Quinton - Brandon alienated his tribemates following his decision to side against Kelly and his former original Boran tribemates in the previous tribal council. Even the people that he sided with saw this. He was voted off in a 6-2 vote.
- Frank Garrison - was an original member of the Samburu tribe, and also he wanted to go. He was voted off in a 6-1 vote.
- Kim Powers - was an original member of the Samburu tribe. She was voted off in a 4-2 vote.
- Teresa Cooper - was the last remaining member of the original Samburu tribe. She was voted off in a 4-1 vote.
- Tom Buchanan - was too untrustworthy. He was voted off in a 3-1 vote.
- Lex Van Der Berghe - His threat status finally caught up with him when he lost the final immunity challenge. He was voted off by the final immunity winner, Kim Johnson.
- Kim Johnson - She wasn't seen too much as a more deserving winner. Gained the votes of Brandon and Kim Powers.
- Ethan Zohn - Won 5-2, with the votes of Frank, Teresa, Tom, Lex and Kelly.
[edit] Episode Challenge Tracker
| Episode Title | Reward Winner | Immunity Winner | Eliminated |
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| Question of Trust | None | Samburu | Diane Ogden |
| Who's Zooming Whom? | Samburu | Samburu | Jessie Camacho |
| The Gods Are Angry | Boran | Boran | Carl Bilancione |
| The Young and Untrusted | Samburu | Boran | Linda Spencer |
| The Twist | Boran | Samburu | Silas Gaither |
| I'd Never Do It To You | Samburu | Boran | Lindsey Richter |
| Will There Be a Feast Tonight? | None | Teresa | Clarence Black |
| Smoking Out the Snake | Ethan | Ethan | Kelly Goldsmith |
| Dinner, Movie and a Betrayal | Frank & Brandon | Lex | Brandon Quinton |
| We Are Family | Survivor Auction | Lex | Frank Garrison |
| The Big Adventure | Lex | Tom | Kim Powers |
| Truth Be Told | Lex | Lex | Teresa Cooper |
| The Final Four: No Regrets | None | Kim J. | Tom Buchanan |
| The Final Four: No Regrets | None | Kim J. | Lex Van Den Berghe |
[edit] External links
| Survivor |
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| Seasons |
| Borneo (2000) · Australia (2001) · Africa (2001) · Marquesas (2002) Thailand (2002) · Amazon (2003) · Pearl Islands (2003) · All-Stars (2004) Vanuatu (2004) · Palau (2005) · Guatemala (2005) · Panama (2006) Cook Islands (2006) · Survivor 14 (TBA) · Survivor 15 (TBA) |
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| Jeff Probst · America's Tribal Council · Survivor Live Statistics and trivia · Survivor Car Curse · Survivor: The Ride! |
