# Survivor: Camarines (Israeli season)

Survivor: Camarines (Hebrew: הישרדות איי קמרינס, Hisardut Ai Camarines) was the fifth season of the Israeli reality program Survivor. The show featured 20 contestants competing for 40 days, and was the third season in a row to be filmed in the Caramoan Peninsula in the Camarines Sur province of the Philippines. The season aired from February 14, 2011 until the live finale on June 19, 2011, when Irit Rahamim Basis was named Sole Survivor over Gev Pesti and Natalie Cabessa by a vote of 6–3–0, and Yaniv Ruhan was awarded the fan favorite award by public vote.
The original concept for the season was to split the players by ethnicity (Ashkenazi vs. people of Sephardic/Mizrahi descent), but was dismissed when rumors drew public criticism. Instead, the season featured a "Haves vs. Have Nots" premise wherein one tribe's camp was furnished with several luxuries, similar to "Survivor: Fiji," the 14th season of the United States' version. The Banao tribe won the furnished camp by winning the opening reward challenge, but both tribes automatically switched camps on Day 6. This twist ended when the tribes were shuffled on Day 12, as both new tribes went to new camps.

## Contestants

| Contestant | Original tribe | Switched tribe | Merged tribe | Finish |
| Natalie Ben Ari 22, Ramat HaSharon | Marikudo | | | 1st voted out Day 2 |
| Morel Ben Hamo 21, Kiryat Ata | Banao | | | 2nd voted out Day 5 |
| Pninit Rozenberg 25, Haifa | Marikudo | | | 3rd voted out Day 8 |
| Ofri Yariv 22, Hatzor | Banao | | | Medically evacuated Day 10 |
| Aviv Basis 33, Bat Hen | Banao | | | 4th voted out Day 11 |
| Yigal Ben Binyamin 39, Rehovot | Marikudo | | | Eliminated Day 12 |
| Ben Malka 28, Tiberias | Banao | Marikudo | | 5th voted out Day 14 |
| Yula Kravits 23, Rishon LeZion | Banao | Marikudo | | 6th voted out Day 16 |
| Yaniv Ruhan Returned to game | Marikudo | Banao | | 7th voted out Day 17 |
| Liron Strauss 28, Kfar Shmaryahu | Marikudo | Marikudo | Malaya | 8th voted out 1st jury member Day 21 |
| Yonatan Chemla 26, Ein Karem | Banao | Banao | Malaya | 9th voted out 2nd jury member Day 24 |
| Roei Lulu 35, Haifa | Banao | Banao | Malaya | 10th voted out 3rd jury member Day 24 |
| Yana Kalman 36, Tel Aviv | Banao | Banao | Malaya | 11th voted out 4th jury member Day 27 |
| Ohad Alon 28, Menahemia | Marikudo | Marikudo | Malaya | 12th voted out 5th jury member Day 30 |
| Giora Rothman 53, Herzliya | Banao | Marikudo | Malaya | 13th voted out 6th jury member Day 33 |
| Shunit Faragi 23, Kiryat Tiv'on | Marikudo | Marikudo | Malaya | 14th voted out 7th jury member Day 36 |
| Etti Halewa 28, Kiryat Shmona | Banao | Banao | Malaya | 15th voted out 8th jury member Day 39 |
| Yaniv Ruhan 29, Petah Tikva | Marikudo | Banao | Malaya | Eliminated 9th jury member Finale |
| Natalie Cabessa 29, Beit Yanai | Marikudo | Banao | Malaya | 2nd runner-up |
| Gev Pesti 27, Tel Aviv | Marikudo | Banao | Malaya | Runner-up |
| Irit Rahamim Basis 36, Tel Aviv | Marikudo | Marikudo | Malaya | Sole Survivor |
* ↑ Yigal was automatically eliminated after not being chosen for a tribe during the tribe switch.
* ↑ Yaniv was eliminated during the live finale by a public vote.

## Season summary

Pre-merge challenge winners and eliminations by cycle :
| Episode(s) | Original air date | Challenge winner(s) | Challenge winner(s) | Challenge winner(s) | Exile Island duel | Exile Island duel | Voted out | Finish |
| Episode(s) | Original air date | Reward | Tribal immunity | Individual immunity | Winner | Loser | Voted out | Finish |
| 1 | February 14, 2011 | Banao | Banao | Liron | None | None | Natalie B. | 1st voted out Day 2 |
| 2 & 3 | February 20 & 21, 2011 | Banao | Marikudo | Roei | Gev | Yonatan | Morel | 2nd voted out Day 5 |
| 4 & 5 | February 27 & 28, 2011 | Marikudo | Banao | Irit | Ohad | Aviv | Pninit | 3rd voted out Day 8 |
| 6 & 7 | March 6 & 7, 2011 | Marikudo | Marikudo | Aviv (Yana) | Etti | Natalie C. | Ofri | Evacuated Day 10 |
| 6 & 7 | March 6 & 7, 2011 | Marikudo | Marikudo | Aviv (Yana) | Etti | Natalie C. | Aviv | 4th voted out Day 11 |
| 8 & 9 | March 13 & 14, 2011 | Marikudo | Banao | Giora | Ben | Yaniv | Yigal | Eliminated Day 12 |
| 8 & 9 | March 13 & 14, 2011 | Marikudo | Banao | Giora | Ben | Yaniv | Ben | 5th voted out Day 14 |
| 10 & 11 | March 20 & 21, 2011 | Banao | None | Giora | None | None | Yula | 6th voted out Day 16 |
| 10 & 11 | March 20 & 21, 2011 | Banao | None | Yonatan | None | None | Yaniv | 7th voted out Day 17 |
Post-merge challenge winners and eliminations by cycle :
| Episode(s) | Original air date | Challenge winner(s) | Challenge winner(s) | Challenge winner(s) | Exile Island duel | Exile Island duel | Voted out | Finish |
| Episode(s) | Original air date | Reward | Immunity | Veto | Winner | Loser | Voted out | Finish |
| 12, 13 & 14 | March 27, 28 & April 3, 2011 | Roei [Yonatan] | Yaniv | Yonatan | Yana | Irit | Liron | 8th voted out 1st jury member Day 21 |
| 12, 13 & 14 | March 27, 28 & April 3, 2011 | Roei [Yonatan] | Yonatan | Yonatan | Yana | Irit | Liron | 8th voted out 1st jury member Day 21 |
| 16 & 17 | April 10 & 11, 2011 | Food roulette | Yaniv | Yaniv | Yonatan | Roei | Yonatan | 9th voted out 2nd jury member Day 24 |
| 16 & 17 | April 10 & 11, 2011 | Food roulette | Yaniv | Yaniv | Yonatan | Roei | Roei | 10th voted out 3rd jury member Day 24 |
| 18 & 19 | April 25 & May 2, 2011 | Gev, Natalie C., Yaniv | Gev | Ohad | Natalie C. | Yaniv | Yana | 11th voted out 4th jury member Day 27 |
| 20 & 21 | May 15 & 16, 2011 | Survivor Auction | Gev | Natalie C. | Shunit | Gev | Ohad | 12th voted ot 5th jury member Day 30 |
| 22 & 23 | May 22 & 23, 2011 | Gev | Yaniv | Giora | Yaniv | Irit | Giora | 13th voted out 6th jury member Day 33 |
| 24 & 25 | May 29 & 30, 2011 | Shunit | Etti | Etti | Etti | Yaniv | Shunit | 14th voted out 7th jury member Day 36 |
| 26 & 28 | June 5 & 12, 2011 | None | Irit | Gev | None | None | Etti | 15th voted out 8th jury member Day 39 |
| 28 & 30 | June 12 & 19, 2011 | None | Natalie C. | None | None | None | Yaniv | Eliminated 9th jury member Finale |
| 28 & 30 | June 12 & 19, 2011 | | | | | | Jury vote | Jury vote | Jury vote |
| 28 & 30 | June 12 & 19, 2011 | | | | | | Natalie C. | 2nd runner-up |
| 28 & 30 | June 12 & 19, 2011 | | | | | | Gev | Runner-up |
| 28 & 30 | June 12 & 19, 2011 | | | | | | Irit | Sole Survivor |
* ↑ At Tribal Council, Aviv chose to give his immunity to Yana.
* ↑ Yigal was automatically eliminated after not being chosen for a tribe during the tribe switch.
* 1 2 Due to both tribes being sent to Tribal Council, there was no tribal immunity challenge and no one was sent to Exile Island.
* ↑ Yaniv and Yula, the two castaways eliminated during the double Tribal Council, competed against each other to return to the game; Yaniv won, earning immunity at the next Tribal Council as a result.
* ↑ Episode 15, which aired on April 4, 2011, was a recap episode.
* ↑ Castaways chose the name of another castaway along with a prize and local delicacy, all at random. If the castaway ate the local delicacy, the castaway whose name they picked won the prize.
* ↑ Shunit chose to share her reward with the rest of the tribe.
* ↑ Episode 27 was a recap episode.
* ↑ Episode 29 was a recap episode.
* ↑ Natalie C. earned immunity from the public vote to determine the final elimination.
* ↑ Yaniv was eliminated during the live finale by a public vote.
* Survivor Auction: There was no Reward Challenge. Instead, a Survivor Auction was held. Here is what was purchased:
| Contestants | Item(s) |
| Etti | Hamburger and French Fries (₱1000) |
| Gev | Bowl of Pasta (₱1000) |
| Irit | Sabich |
| Natalie C. | Music device, water oboe. |
| Shunit | Baby Doll |
| Yaniv | Coffee and Croissant |
| Giora | Set of lotions and facial equipment |
| Ohad | A Massage and Popcorn |

## Voting history

| | | | Original tribes | Original tribes | Original tribes | Original tribes | Original tribes | Original tribes | Switched tribes | Switched tribes | Switched tribes | Merged tribe | Merged tribe | Merged tribe | Merged tribe | Merged tribe | Merged tribe | Merged tribe | Merged tribe | Merged tribe |
| Episode # | Episode # | Episode # | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 30 |
| Day # | Day # | Day # | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 39 | Finale |
| Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Natalie B. | Morel | Pninit | Ofri | Aviv | Yigal | Ben | Yula | Yaniv | Liron | Yonatan | Roei | Yana | Ohad | Giora | Shunit | Etti | Yaniv |
| Votes | Votes | Votes | 6–3–1 | 6–4 | 5–4 | Evacuated | 5–3 | Eliminated | 5–2 | 4–2 | 4–2–1 | 8–3 | 6–3–1 | 6–2–1 | 3–1–0 | 5–2 | 4–1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | Public vote |
| Voter | Voter | Voter | Vote | Vote | Vote | Vote | Vote | Vote | Vote | Vote | Vote | Vote | Vote | Vote | Vote | Vote | Vote | Vote | Vote | Vote |
| | | Irit | Natalie B. | | Pninit | | | | Ben | Yula | | None | Yonatan | Roei | Etti | Etti | Etti | Gev | Etti | |
| | | Gev | Yigal | | Yigal | | | | | | Natalie C. | Liron | Yonatan | Roei | Etti | Ohad | Giora | None | Etti | |
| | | Natalie C. | Yigal | | Yigal | | | | | | Gev | Liron | Yonatan | Roei | Yana | Ohad | Giora | Shunit | Etti | Immune |
| | | Yaniv | Natalie B. | | Pninit | | | | | | Natalie C. | Liron | Yonatan | Roei | Etti | Ohad | Giora | Shunit | Etti | |
| | | Etti | | Morel | | | Ben | | | | Yaniv | Liron | Giora | Giora | Giora | Ohad | Giora | Gev | None | |
| | | Shunit | Natalie B. | | Yigal | | | | Ben | Yula | | Giora | Yonatan | Roei | Yana | Etti | None | Gev | | |
| | | Giora | | Morel | | | Aviv | | Yula | Ohad | | Liron | None | None | Etti | Ohad | Shunit | | | |
| | | Ohad | Natalie B. | | Pninit | | | | Ben | Yula | | Giora | Yonatan | Roei | Yana | None | | | | |
| | | Yana | | Morel | | | Ben | | | | Yaniv | Liron | Giora | Giora | None | | | | | |
| | | Roei | | Aviv | | | Aviv | | | | Yaniv | Liron | Giora | Irit | | | | | | |
| | | Yonatan | | Morel | | | Aviv | | | | Yaniv | Liron | Irit | | | | | | | |
| | | Liron | Natalie B. | | Pninit | | | | Ben | Yula | | Giora | | | | | | | | |
| | Yula | Yula | | Morel | | | Aviv | | Ben | Ohad | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ben | Ben | | Aviv | | | Aviv | | Yula | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yigal | Yigal | Yigal | Natalie B. | | Pninit | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aviv | Aviv | Aviv | | Morel | | | Ben | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ofri | Ofri | Ofri | | Aviv | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pninit | Pninit | Pninit | Yigal | | Yigal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Morel | Morel | Morel | | Aviv | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Natalie B. | Natalie B. | Natalie B. | Natalie C. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Jury vote :
| Episode # | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Day # | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| Finalist: | Natalie C. | Gev | Irit |
| Votes: | 6–3–0 | 6–3–0 | 6–3–0 |
| Juror | Vote | Vote | Vote |
| Yaniv | | Gev | |
| Etti | | | Irit |
| Shunit | | | irit |
| Giora | | | irit |
| Ohad | | | irit |
| Yana | | Gev | |
| Roei | | | irit |
| Yonatan | | Gev | |
| Liron | | | irit |
* ↑ No vote; Ofri was medically evacuated from the game.
* ↑ Yigal was automatically eliminated after not being chosen for a tribe during the tribe switch.
* ↑ Yana used a hidden immunity idol on Etti, therefore the four votes cast against Etti were not counted.
* ↑ Gev used a hidden immunity idol, therefore the three votes cast against him were not counted.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 This castaway was given the veto bracelet, and was therefore not eligible to vote.
* ↑ Giora was given the veto bracelet for the double Tribal Council, and was therefore not eligible to vote for either ballot.