# Koh-Lanta: Pacifique

Koh-Lanta: Pacifique was the fifth season of the French version of Survivor Koh-Lanta. This season was held in New Caledonia on the Isle of Pines. It was broadcast on TF1 from Tuesday July 5, 2005 to Tuesday August 31, 2004. The two tribes original tribes this season were Kanawa and Kumo. Episode one of this saw the first ever double tribal council to occur in the history of Koh-Lanta. The reason for this was because it was discovered that the Kumo tribe had all openly discussed who would be leaving at the first tribal council. Due to the voluntary exit of Aude, a joker, Caroline entered the game in episode two. This also caused the re-entrance of Francis into the competition.
The winner of this season of Koh-lanta was Clémence Castel, who took home the prize of €100,000.

## Contestants

List of Koh-Lanta: Pacifique contestants :
| Contestant | Contestant | Contestant | Contestant | Tribe | Tribe | Tribe | Tribe | Finish | Finish | Finish |
| Name | Age | Residence | Occupation | Original | Original | Switch | Merged | Placement | Jury | Day |
| Name | Age | Residence | Occupation | Day 1 | Day 5 | Switch | Merged | Placement | Jury | Day |
| Aude Réant | 30 | Roissy-en-Brie | Makeup artist | Kumo | | | | 1st voted out | | Day 3 |
| Mathieu Huguin | 21 | Nancy | Pharmacy student | Kumo | | | | 2nd voted out | | Day 3 |
| Francis Bordas | Francis Bordas | Francis Bordas | Francis Bordas | Kanawa | Kanawa | | | 3rd voted out | | Day 6 |
| Sylvie Sébert | 43 | Aulnay-sous-Bois | Funeral director | Kanawa | Kanawa | | | Evacuated | | Day 9 |
| Caroline Colusso | 29 | Bayonne | Fashion designer | | Kumo | | | 4th voted out | | Day 9 |
| Marie-Cécile Maréchal | 21 | Mézy-sur-Seine | Unemployed | Kumo | Kumo | Kumo | | 5th voted out | | Day 12 |
| Éliane Vigneron | 40 | Toulon | Naval tailor | Kanawa | Kanawa | Kanawa | | 6th voted out | | Day 15 |
| Thierry Ramos | 38 | Romans-sur-Isère | Butcher | Kanawa | Kanawa | Kanawa | | 7th voted out | | Day 18 |
| Sakhone Holaphong | 23 | Nogent-sur-Marne | Commercial agent | Kumo | Kumo | Kumo | Koh-Lanta | 8th voted out | | Day 22 |
| Jérôme Villaseque | 33 | Annecy | Police diver | Kanawa | Kanawa | Kumo | Koh-Lanta | 9th voted out | 1st member | Day 25 |
| Christine Isoart | 35 | Toulon | Driving school operator | Kanawa | Kanawa | Kanawa | Koh-Lanta | 10th voted out | 2nd member | Day 28 |
| Coumba Baradji | 22 | Nanterre | Waitress | Kumo | Kumo | Kumo | Koh-Lanta | 11th voted out | 3rd member | Day 31 |
| Pierre Vaney | 51 | Nancy | Graphic studio manager | Kanawa | Kanawa | Kanawa | Koh-Lanta | 12th voted out | 4th member | Day 34 |
| Véronique Lobjoie | 37 | Saint-Quentin | Advertising manager | Kanawa | Kanawa | Kanawa | Koh-Lanta | 13th voted out | 5th member | Day 37 |
| Alexis Tournier | 28 | Lyon | Seer/astrologer | Kumo | Kumo | Kumo | Koh-Lanta | Eliminated | 6th member | Day 38 |
| Mohamed Derradji | 24 | Colombes | Bus driver | Kumo | Kumo | Kumo | Koh-Lanta | 14th voted out | 7th member | Day 39 |
| Francis Bordas | 59 | Périgueux | Retired manager | Kanawa | Kanawa | Kanawa | Koh-Lanta | Runner-up | Runner-up | Day 40 |
| Clémence Castel | 20 | Toulouse | STAPS student | Kumo | Kumo | Kumo | Koh-Lanta | Sole survivor | Sole survivor | | Day 40 |

### Future appearances

* Clémence Castel returned for Koh-Lanta: Le Retour des Héros.
* Coumba Baradji and Mohamed Derradji returned for Koh-Lanta: Le Choc des Héros.
* Baradji later returned alongside Francis Bordas for Koh-Lanta: La Revanche des Héros.
* Castel later returned for a third time for Koh-Lanta: Le Combat des Héros, which she won.
* Castel and Baradji returned again for Koh-Lanta: La Légende.

## Season summary

Koh-Lanta: Pacifique season summary :
| Episode | Episode | Challenge winner(s) | Challenge winner(s) | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| No. | Air date | Reward | Immunity | Tribe | Player |
| 1 | July 1, 2005 | Kanawa | Kanawa | Kumo | Aude |
| 1 | July 1, 2005 | Kanawa | Kanawa | Kumo | Mathieu |
| 2 | July 8, 2005 | Kumo | Kumo | Kanawa | Francis |
| 3 | July 8, 2005 | Kumo | Kanawa | Kanawa | Sylvie |
| 3 | July 8, 2005 | Kumo | Kanawa | Kumo | Caroline |
| 4 | July 15, 2005 | Kumo | Kanawa | Kumo | Marie-Cécile |
| 5 | July 22, 2005 | Kumo | Kumo | Kanawa | Éliane |
| 6 | July 29, 2005 | Kumo | Kumo | Kanawa | Thierry |
| 7 | August 5, 2005 | Kanawa | Mohamed | Koh-Lanta | Sakhone |
| 8 | August 12, 2005 | Jérôme [Pierre] | Mohamed | Jérôme |
| 9 | August 19, 2005 | Alexis & Coumba | Mohamed | Christine |
| 10 | August 26, 2005 | Clémence | Clémence | Coumba |
| 11 | August 30, 2005 | Francis | Alexis | Pierre |
| 12 | August 30, 2005 | Francis | Mohamed | Véronique |
| 13 | September 6, 2005 | None | Mohamed, Clémence, Francis | Alexis |
| 13 | September 6, 2005 | None | Clémence | Mohamed |

## Voting history

| | Original tribes | Original tribes | Original tribes | Original tribes | Original tribes | Switched tribes | Switched tribes | Switched tribes | Merged tribe |
| Episode | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Day | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| Tribe | Kumo | Kumo | Kanawa | Kanawa | Kumo | Kumo | Kanawa | Kanawa | Koh-Lanta | Koh-Lanta | Koh-Lanta | Koh-Lanta | Koh-Lanta | Koh-Lanta | Koh-Lanta | Koh-Lanta |
| Eliminated | Aude | Mathieu | Francis | Sylvie | Caroline | Marie-Cécile | Éliane | Thierry | Sakhone | Jérôme | Christine | Coumba | Pierre | Véronique | Alexis | Mohamed |
| Votes | 7–1 | 4–2–1 | 7–1 | None | 4–2–1 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 9–2 | 5–4 | 5–3 | 4–2–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | None | 1–0 |
| Voter | Vote | Vote | Vote | Vote | Vote | Vote | Vote | Challenge | Vote |
| Clémence | Aude | Sakhone | | | Caroline | Marie-Cécile | | | Sakhone | Jérôme | Christine | Coumba | Pierre | Véronique | 2nd | Mohamed |
| Francis | | | Christine | | | | Christine | Thierry | Sakhone | Jérôme | Christine | Coumba | Pierre | Véronique | 3rd | None |
| Mohamed | Aude | Clémence | | | Caroline | Marie-Cécile | | | Jérôme | Jérôme | Christine | Véronique | Véronique | Véronique | 1st | None |
| Alexis | Aude | Mathieu | | | Marie-Cécile | Marie-Cécile | | | Sakhone | Jérôme | Christine | Pierre | Pierre | Véronique | 4th | |
| Véronique | | | Francis | | | | Éliane | Thierry | Sakhone | Coumba | Francis | Coumba | Pierre | Alexis | |
| Pierre | | | Francis | | | | Éliane | Thierry | Sakhone | Coumba | Francis | Coumba | Véronique | |
| Coumba | Aude | Mathieu | | | Caroline | Marie-Cécile | | | Sakhone | Jérôme | Christine | Pierre | |
| Christine | | | Francis | | | | Éliane | Thierry | Sakhone | Coumba | Francis | |
| Jérôme | | | Francis | | | Mohamed | | | Sakhone | Coumba | |
| Sakhone | Aude | Mathieu | | | Caroline | Marie-Cécile | | | Jérôme | |
| Thierry | | | Francis | | | | Éliane | Francis | |
| Éliane | | | Francis | | | | Christine | |
| Marie-Cécile | Aude | Mathieu | | | Sakhone | Mohamed | |
| Caroline | | | | | Sakhone | |
| Sylvie | | | Francis | Evacuated | |
| Mathieu | Aude | Sakhone | |
| Aude | Mathieu | |
| Jury vote |
| Episode | 13 | 13 |
| Day | 40 | 40 |
| Finalist | Clémence | Francis |
| Votes | 7–0 | 7–0 |
| Juror | Vote |
| Mohamed | | |
| Alexis | | |
| Véronique | | |
| Pierre | | |
| Coumba | | |
| Christine | | |
| Jérôme | | |

## Controversy

During the broadcast of the second episode (July 8, 2005 in France and July 10, 2005, in New Caledonia), participants had to kill and cook Puffinus pacificus, a species of fully protected bird in New Caledonia. This caused that several spectators demanded explanations to the TF1 channel. TF1 responded that according to the LPO (in English; League for the Protection of Birds), Puffinus pacificus are not a protected species. LPO asked the CSA (broadcasting regulator in France) to take up the case, and the latter also decided to initiate legal action against TF1 and the producer of the Adventure Line Productions program.
The petition against the production company was accepted, therefore TF1 was ordered to pay the LPO €1,000 in damages and €2,000 for procedural expenses, while the TF1 channel lawsuit against the LPO was rejected.