Survivor: The Amazon
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| Filming Location | Floresta da Vida, Rio Negro, Amazon Rainforest, Brazil |
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| Winner | Jenna Morasca (6-1) |
| Season run | 2003-02-13 – 2003-05-11 |
| Filming Dates | 2002-11-07 – 2002-12-15 |
| Number of episodes | 14 |
| Number of days | 39 |
| Number of survivors | 16 |
| Tribes | Jaburu Tambaqui Jacare |
| All-Stars | Jenna Morasca, Rob Cesternino |
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| Previous season | Survivor: Thailand |
| Next season | Survivor: Pearl Islands |
Survivor: The Amazon was the sixth incarnation of the popular television reality show Survivor. It was filmed in 2002 and 13 episodes aired weekly in the United States on CBS from February 13 - May 11, 2003.
Sixteen people were sent to the Amazon to win one million dollars. The two initial tribes were the all-female Jaburu (named for a native stork) and the all-male Tambaqui (a native fish). They were eventually merged into the Jacaré (Portuguese for "cayman") tribe. It started out and ended as a battle of the sexes. The winner of Survivor 6 was Jenna Morasca, a 21-year-old swimsuit model from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The season finale including the announcement of the winner and a live reunion of all the season's contestants at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, on David Letterman's Late Show stage which was decorated to look like the set in the Amazon.
The season is noted for having the first handicapped reality show contestant, the hearing impaired Christy Smith.
Another notable moment in this season was a challenge that tested players' endurance against temptation. While all the players were standing on a pillar, in a typical endurance Immunity challenge, the players were told that they'd be tempted with various rewards for hopping off voluntarily. Almost immediately, Jenna Morasca and Heidi Strobel offered to take off all of their clothes if they were provided with chocolate and peanut butter. Probst complied with their request, and a very naked (and very blurry) Jenna and Heidi exited the challenge and ate a plate of Oreo cookies and peanut butter. Their escapades earned them a cover shot and a nude pictorial in Playboy.
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[edit] Episodes
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| Episode Title | Reward | Immunity | Voted Out | Original | Episode 5 | Merged | Finish |
| Boys vs. Girls | None | Jaburu | Ryan Aiken 23, Ellicott City, MD |
Tambaqui | Voted out 1st - Day 3 | ||
| Storms | Jaburu | Tambaqui | Janet Koth 47, Manchester, MO |
Jaburu | Voted out 2nd - Day 6 | ||
| Girl Power | Jaburu | Jaburu | Daniel Lue 27, Houston, TX |
Tambaqui | Voted out 3rd - Day 9 | ||
| Trapped | Tambaqui | Tambaqui | Joanna Ward 31, Orangeburg, SC |
Jaburu | Voted out 4th - Day 12 | ||
| Pick-up Sticks | None | Jaburu | Jeanne Hebert 41, North Attleboro, MA |
Jaburu | Tambaqui | Voted out 5th - Day 15 | |
| More Than Meats the Eye | Tambaqui | Tambaqui | Shawna Mitchell 23, Redwood City, CA |
Jaburu | Jaburu | Voted out 6th - Day 18 | |
| Girls Gone Wilder | None | Deena | Roger Sexton 56, Valencia, CA |
Tambaqui | Tambaqui | Jacaré | Voted out 7th - Day 21 |
| Sleeping With the Enemy | Dave | Jenna | Dave Johnson 24, Pasadena, CA |
Tambaqui | Tambaqui | Voted out 8th - Day 24 | |
| The Chain | Alex | Matthew | Deena Bennett 35, Riverside, CA |
Jaburu | Jaburu | Voted out 9th - Day 27 | |
| Q and A | Survivor Auction | Rob | Alex Bell 32, Los Angeles |
Tambaqui | Jaburu | Voted out 10th - Day 30 | |
| Sour Grapes | Matthew | Jenna | Christy Smith 24, Basalt, CO |
Jaburu | Tambaqui | Voted out 11th - Day 33 | |
| The Amazon Heats Up | Matthew | Matthew | Heidi Strobel 24, Buffalo, MO |
Jaburu | Tambaqui | Voted out 12th - Day 36 | |
| ...And Then There Were Four | None | Jenna | Butch Lockley 50, Olney, IL |
Tambaqui | Tambaqui | Voted out 13th - Day 37 | |
| Jenna | Rob Cesternino 24, Wantagh, NY |
Tambaqui | Jaburu | Voted out 14th - Day 38 | |||
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Matthew Von Ertfelda 33, Washington, D.C. |
Tambaqui | Jaburu | Runner-Up | ||
| Jenna Morasca 21, Pittsburgh, PA |
Jaburu | Jaburu | Sole Survivor | ||||
[edit] All-Stars
Rob Cesternino and Jenna Morasca would return for Survivor: All Stars. Jenna was on the Mogo Mogo tribe and decided to exit the game in Episode 3 to be with her dying mother. Her mother passed away 8 days after she left the game. In Episode 4, Rob was booted from the Chapera tribe. His gameplay in this season made him a huge target.
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| 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 | Third Place | Runner- Up |
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| Eliminated: | Ryan 4/8 votes |
Janet 5/8 votes |
Daniel 6/7 votes |
Joanna 4/7 votes |
Jeanne 4/6 votes |
Shawna 4/6 votes |
Roger 7/10 votes |
Dave 8/9 votes |
Deena 6/8 votes |
Alex 4/7 votes |
Christy 4/6 votes |
Heidi 3/5 votes |
Butch 3/4 votes |
Rob 1 Vote |
Mathew 1/7 Jury votes |
Jenna 6/7 Jury votes |
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[edit] Elimination notes
- Ryan Aiken - Along with Daniel, was given most of the blame for losing Immunity for Tambaqui on the balance beam. He was also viewed (again along with Daniel) as being too lazy around camp, but since Daniel was considered the lesser of two evils, Ryan was voted off (4-3-1).
- Janet Koth - Janet struggled with feeling ill during the very first episode - and it seemed to carry into the second. Also, a granola bar was discovered at camp, and Janet was blamed (by tribemate Jeanne) with smuggling it into camp (5-1-1-1).
- Daniel Lue - He didn't get along with Roger and some of the other guys. Also, he never redeemed himself from the lazy image he had garnered in the first episode (6-1).
- Joanna Ward - An alliance of four was spawned (Jenna-Heidi-Shawna-Deena) that didn't include Joanna. Some of the younger girls felt they were being persecuted by Joanna for being good-looking, while Deena considered her a physical threat. Her religious preaching and rudeness to Christy annoyed some tribe members. Even though Shawna requested her alliance to vote her out, Joanna took the fall (4-2-1).
- Jeanne Hebert - The tribes were shuffled and the new Tambaqui tribe lost immunity. It appeared that the women were sticking together to vote off Butch and the men planned on ousting Jeanne. Though Heidi had agreed to vote with the girls, Dave convinced Heidi to join the men in voting off Jeanne, whom Heidi could not trust (4-2).
- Shawna Mitchell - Shawna's demise truly began when she wanted to throw in the towel. This seemed to diminish the loyalty Jenna, Heidi and Deena had for Shawna. Though she recovered at the tribal switch, she was starting to form a relationship with Alex to oust Matt. Deena and Rob formed an alliance, voting out Shawna (4-2).
- Roger Sexton - Before the merge, the new Jaburu tribe made an alliance (also to include Heidi) to take out the Tambaqui men. When both tribes merged, Roger irritated the women with his sexist views and annoyed many of the men with his arrogance. Even though Dave was the first target, Jenna and Heidi convinced Deena to take out Roger due to the fact that he may not vote for a woman in a man/woman final 2 scenario. Therefore, he was voted off (7-3).
- Dave Johnson - One of the minority three who didn't vote for Roger, Dave was both outside the alliance and seen as an incredible physical and social threat. He was the 1st member of the jury (8-1).
- Deena Bennett - Though she was part of the majority alliance, and the group planned on voting for Matt. Deena plotted against Alex to have him voted out. This angered Jenna, Heidi and Alex. She threw the final round of the immunity challenge to Matt, and was voted off and the 2nd member of the jury (6-2)
- Alex Bell - In a final four alliance with Rob, Jenna, and Heidi, Alex told Rob that when it got down to four, Alex would join the women and vote off Rob. In response, Rob got together with Matt, Christy, and Butch to take out his former alliance. He was seen as a threat, and thus he was voted off and became the 3rd member of the jury (4-3).
- Christy Smith - Christy refused to quickly commit to either the men or the women. When Jenna gave Heidi immunity at Tribal Council, Matt and Rob decided to side with the girls to vote out the wild card. Surprising to her, Christy was voted off and was the 4th member of the jury (4-2).
- Heidi Strobel - Neither of the women helped the men rebuilding the burned shelter, which angered the men. However, Heidi appeared to be better in the challenges than an increasingly sick Jenna. Heidi was voted off and became the 5th member of the jury (3-2).
- Butch Lockley - When Jenna won immunity, Matt and Rob decided to stick to their alliance and vote for Butch. Even though Jenna said that she was interested in siding with Butch, she turned to the two other guys and ousted Butch to be the 6th member of the jury (3-1).
- Rob Cesternino - Jenna won the Final Immunity despite Rob's attempts to make a deal with her. She professed she was "taking the threat with her," as she wanted the jury to believe she was bold, but she eliminated Rob on the grounds that she knew he would beat her. Jenna took Matt to the Finals while Rob became the 7th and final member of the jury (1-0).
- Matthew von Ertfelda - Matt was considered by the jury to be dependent on Rob and played more of a survival game than a strategic one. His responses to most of the questions weren't direct or well-spoken. Only Butch voted for him.
- Jenna Morasca - The jury considered Jenna to be the smarter, more strategic player. Her responses to the questions were strong and clear. She won in an overwhelming 6-1 victory with the votes of Rob, Heidi, Christy, Alex, Deena, and Dave.
[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) · Fiji (2007) · Survivor 15 (TBA) |
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