# Koh-Lanta season 1

Les Aventuriers de Koh-Lanta was the first season of the French version of Survivor, titled Koh-lanta. This season took place in Thailand on the island of Koh Rok, and was broadcast on TF1 from August 4, 2001 to September 22, 2001 airing on Saturdays and Sundays at 6:55 p.m.
The winner of this season of Koh-lanta was Gilles, who took home the prize of €100,000.

## Contestants

List of Les Aventuriers de Koh-Lanta contestants :
| Contestant | Contestant | Contestant | Contestant | Tribe | Tribe | Finish | Finish | Finish |
| Name | Age | Residence | Occupation | Original | Merged | Placement | Jury | Day |
| Marie Besnier | 22 | Saint-Marcellin | Communications student | Lanta-Naï | | 1st voted out | | Day 3 |
| Guillaume Noël | 24 | Saint-Brieuc | Car salesman | Korok | | 2nd voted out | | Day 6 |
| Jean-Luc Florina | 50 | Toulon | Retired naval officer | Lanta-Naï | | 3rd voted out | | Day 10 |
| Gaël Gollen | 18 | Brest | Management student | Korok | | 4th voted out | | Day 13 |
| Harry Levy | 44 | Marseille | Dental technician | Korok | | 5th voted out | | Day 16 |
| Sandra Acabado | 19 | Athis-Mons | Foreign language student | Lanta-Naï | | 6th voted out | | Day 19 |
| David Noël | 24 | Estérençuby | Musician | Lanta-Naï | Koh-Lanta | 7th voted out | | Day 22 |
| Stéphane Bertheau | 24 | Nanterre | Graduate in town planning | Lanta-Naï | 8th voted out | 1st member | Day 25 |
| Géraldine Doyen | 27 | Avignon | Temporary employment in insurance | Lanta-Naï | 9th voted out | 2nd member | Day 30 |
| Michèle Valembois | 58 | Toulon-sur-Allier | Pensioner | Korok | 10th voted out | 3rd member | Day 33 |
| William Lecomte | 32 | Tours | Postgraduate student | Korok | 11th voted out | 4th member | Day 36 |
| Françoise Avignon | 41 | Arras | Municipal employee | Lanta-Naï | 12th voted out | 5th member | Day 40 |
| Romain Bissol | 27 | Vigneux-sur-Seine | Electrician | Korok | Eliminated | 6th member | Day 41 |
| Patricia Tanguy | 31 | La Garenne-Colombes | Executive secretary | Korok | 13th voted out | 7th member | Day 42 |
| Guénaëlle Biras | 25 | Paris | Graphic designer | Korok | Runner-up | Runner-up | Day 43 |
| Gilles Nicolet | 35 | Bordeaux | Freelance writer | Lanta-Naï | Sole survivor | Sole survivor | | Day 43 |

## Season summary

Les Aventuriers de Koh-Lanta season summary :
| Episode | Episode | Challenge winner(s) | Challenge winner(s) | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| No. | Air date | Reward | Immunity | Tribe | Player |
| 1 | August 4, 2001 | None | Korok | Lanta-Naï | Marie |
| 2 | August 5, 2001 | Lanta-Naï | Lanta-Naï | Korok | Gillaume |
| 3 | August 11, 2001 | Korok | Korok | Lanta-Naï | Jean-Luc |
| 4 | August 12, 2001 | Lanta-Naï | Lanta-Naï | Korok | Gaël |
| 5 | August 18, 2001 | Lanta-Naï | Lanta-Naï | Korok | Harry |
| 6 | August 19, 2001 | Lanta-Naï | Korok | Lanta-Naï | Sandra |
| 7 | August 25, 2001 | None | William | Koh-Lanta | David |
| 8 | August 26, 2001 | Françoise | William | Stéphane |
| 9 | September 1, 2001 | Gilles | Michèle | Geraldine |
| 10 | September 2, 2001 | Romain | Gilles | Michèle |
| 11 | September 8, 2001 | William | Guénaëlle | William |
| 12 | September 15, 2001 | Guénaëlle | Gilles | Françoise |
| 13 | September 22, 2001 | None | Gilles, Guénaëlle, Patricia | Romain |
| 13 | September 22, 2001 | None | Gilles | Patricia |

## Voting history

| | Original tribes | Original tribes | Original tribes | Original tribes | Original tribes | Original tribes | Merged tribe |
| Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Day | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Tribe | Lanta-Naï | Korok | Lanta-Naï | Korok | Korok | Lanta-Naï | Koh-Lanta | Koh-Lanta | Koh-Lanta | Koh-Lanta | Koh-Lanta | Koh-Lanta | Koh-Lanta | Koh-Lanta |
| Eliminated | Marie | Guillaume | Jean-Luc | Gaël | Harry | Sandra | David | Stéphane | Géraldine | Michèle | William | Françoise | Romain | Patricia |
| Votes | 6-1-1 | 4-3-1 | 5-1-1 | 4-3 | 4-2 | 4-2 | 6-5 | 5-3-1 | 7-1 | 4-3 | 4-2 | 3-2 | None | 1-0 |
| Voter | Vote | Vote | Vote | Vote | Vote | Challenge | Vote |
| Gilles | Marie | | Jean-Luc | | | Sandra | Michèle | Romain | Géraldine | William | William | Romain | 1st | Patricia |
| Guénaëlle | | Michèle | | Gaël | Harry | | David | Stepháne | Géraldine | Michèle | William | Françoise | 2nd | None |
| Patricia | | Michèle | | Gaël | Harry | | David | Stepháne | Géraldine | Michèle | William | Françoise | 3rd | None |
| Romain | | Harry | | Gaël | Harry | | David | Stepháne | Géraldine | Michèle | Gilles | Françoise | 4th | |
| Françoise | Marie | | Sandra | | | Sandra | Michèle | Michèle | Géraldine | William | William | Romain | |
| William | | Guillaume | | Michèle | Patricia | | David | Stéphane | Géraldine | Michèle | Gilles | |
| Michèle | | Guillaume | | Gaël | Harry | | David | Stéphane | Géraldine | William | |
| Géraldine | Marie | | Jean-Luc | | | Françoise | Michèle | Michèle | Romain | |
| Stéphane | Marie | | Jean-Luc | | | Sandra | Michèle | Michèle | |
| David | Marie | | Jean-Luc | | | Sandra | Michèle | |
| Sandra | Marie | | Jean-Luc | | | Françoise | |
| Harry | | Guillaume | | Michèle | Patricia | |
| Gaël | | Guillaume | | Michèle | |
| Jean-Luc | Sandra | | Françoise | |
| Guillaume | | Michèle | |
| Marie | Gilles | |
| Ambassadors | | | | | | David | |
| Jury vote |
| Episode | 13 | 13 |
| Day | 43 | 43 |
| Finalist | Gilles | Guénaëlle |
| Votes | 4-3 | 4-3 |
| Juror | Vote |
| Patricia | | |
| Romain | | |
| Françoise | | |
| William | | |
| Michèle | | |
| Géraldine | | |
| Stéphane | | |
* ↑ The contestant who placed last in the challenge was automatically eliminated.

## Ratings

| Episode | Date | Viewers | Rating Share |
| 1 | Saturday, August 4, 2001 | 4 200 000 | 38,6% |
| 2 | Sunday, August 5, 2001 | 4 500 000 | 40,0% |
| 3 | Saturday, August 11, 2001 | 3 500 000 | 37,2% |
| 4 | Sunday, August 12, 2001 | 4 100 000 | 41,5% |
| 5 | Saturday, August 18, 2001 | 4 000 000 | 35,0% |
| 6 | Sunday, August 19, 2001 | 5 700 000 | 44,0% |
| 7 | Saturday, August 25, 2001 | 3 900 000 | 38,5% |
| 8 | Sunday, August 26, 2001 | 4 800 000 | 44,5% |
| 9 | Saturday, September 1, 2001 | 4 600 000 | 39,5% |