# Koh-Lanta: Vanuatu

Koh-Lanta: Vanuatu was the sixth season of Koh-Lanta, the French version of Survivor. This season took place in Vanuatu, and was broadcast on TF1 from July 21 to September 5, 2006, on Fridays at 6:55 p.m. The two original tribes this season were Mosso and Tana. Along with the typical aspects of the game, this season contestants had to deal with both a cyclone and a series of earthquakes (one of which damaged the immunity idol). Due to several medical evacuations, Alain, Nathalie, and Sébastien who were all initially eliminated early on returned to the game.
The winner was François-David Cardonnel who took home the prize of €100,000.

## Contestants

List of Koh-Lanta: Vanuatu contestants :
| Contestant | Contestant | Contestant | Contestant | Tribe | Tribe | Tribe | Tribe | Finish | Finish | Finish |
| Name | Age | Residence | Occupation | Original | Day 12 | Switch | Merged | Placement | Jury | Day |
| Karine Amorsi | 24 | Monnetier-Mornex | Retirement home caregiver | Tana | | | | 1st voted out | | Day 3 |
| Sébastien Roullé | Sébastien Roullé | Sébastien Roullé | Sébastien Roullé | Tana | | | | 2nd voted out | | Day 6 |
| Nathalie Penigaud | Nathalie Penigaud | Nathalie Penigaud | Nathalie Penigaud | Mosso | | | | 3rd voted out | | Day 9 |
| Malika "Mama" El Fayed | 33 | Savoie | Holiday center director | Mosso | | | | Evacuated | | Day 10 |
| Nicolas-Benoit "Nicolas" Maire | 42 | Le Grau-du-Roi | Tennis instructor | Mosso | | | | Evacuated | | Day 12 |
| Nicolas "Nico" Felger | 26 | Marseille | Sports salesman | Tana | Tana | | | 4th voted out | | Day 12 |
| Alain Ponton | Alain Ponton | Alain Ponton | Alain Ponton | Mosso | Mosso | Mosso | | 5th voted out | | Day 15 |
| Jean-Claude Errin | 60 | Marly | Heating and sanitary warehouseman | Mosso | Mosso | Mosso | | Evacuated | | Day 18 |
| Mickaël "Mika" Lelièvre | 32 | Yvelines | Cabinetmaker carpenter | Mosso | Mosso | Mosso | | 6th voted out | | Day 18 |
| Estelle Granger | 33 | Landes | Baker | Mosso | Mosso | Mosso | Koh-Lanta | 7th voted out | 1st member | Day 21 |
| Nathalie Penigaud | 38 | Poitiers | Swimming pool company manager | Mosso | Mosso | Mosso | 8th voted out | 2nd member | Day 24 |
| Alain Ponton | 49 | Marne | Miller | Mosso | Mosso | Mosso | 9th voted out | 3rd member | Day 27 |
| Catherine Brun | 43 | La Bouilladisse | Housewife | Mosso | Mosso | Mosso | 10th voted out | 4th member | Day 31 |
| Gaëlle Zanetton | 27 | Annecy | Foreman | Tana | Tana | Tana | 11th voted out | 5th member | Day 34 |
| Marie Bayard Gautron | 21 | Les Rousses | Beautician | Tana | Tana | Tana | 12th voted out | 6th member | Day 37 |
| Ludovic "Ludo" Laresche | 28 | Montbéliard | Cheesemaker | Tana | Tana | Tana | Eliminated | 7th member | Day 38 |
| Sébastien Roullé | 30 | Rouen | Car wash maintenance manager | Tana | Mosso | Tana | 13th voted out | 8th member | Day 39 |
| Émilie Frahi | 24 | Saint-Martin-d'Hères | Insurance advisor | Tana | Tana | Tana | Runner-up | Runner-up | Day 40 |
| François-David "F-D" Cardonnel | 21 | Beaucaire | Fencer | Tana | Tana | Tana | Sole survivor | Sole survivor | | Day 40 |

### Future appearances

* Émilie Frahi and François-David Cardonnel returned for Koh-Lanta: Le Retour des Héros.
* Ludovic Laresche returned for Koh-Lanta: Le Combat des Héros.

## Season summary

Koh-Lanta: Vanuatu season summary :
| Episode | Episode | Challenge winner(s) | Challenge winner(s) | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| No. | Air date | Reward | Immunity | Tribe | Player |
| 1 | July 21, 2006 | Tana | Mosso | Tana | Karine |
| 2 | July 28, 2006 | Tana | Mosso | Tana | Sébastien |
| 3 | August 4, 2006 | Mosso | Tana | Mosso | Nathalie |
| 4 | August 4, 2006 | Tana | Mosso | Mosso | Mama |
| 4 | August 4, 2006 | Tana | Mosso | Mosso | Nicolas |
| 4 | August 4, 2006 | Tana | Mosso | Tana | Nico |
| 5 | August 11, 2006 | Tana | Tana | Mosso | Alain |
| 6 | August 11, 2006 | Tana | Tana | Mosso | Jean-Claude |
| 6 | August 11, 2006 | Tana | Tana | Mosso | Mika |
| 7 | August 18, 2006 | Tana | Gaëlle | Koh-Lanta | Estelle |
| 8 | August 18, 2006 | François-David | Sébastien | Nathalie |
| 9 | August 22, 2006 | Marie [Gaëlle] | Ludovic | Alain |
| 10 | August 22, 2006 | Marie [Gaëlle] | Émilie | Catherine |
| 11 | August 29, 2006 | Ludovic [Sébastien] | Sébastien | Gaëlle |
| 12 | August 29, 2006 | Ludovic [François-David] | François-David | Marie |
| 13 | September 5, 2006 | None | Émilie, François-David, Sébastien | Ludovic |
| 13 | September 5, 2006 | None | Émilie | Sébastien |

## Voting history

| | Original tribes | Original tribes | Original tribes | Original tribes | Original tribes | Day 12 tribes | Switched tribes | Switched tribes | Switched tribes | Merged tribe |
| Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Day | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| Tribe | Tana | Tana | Mosso | Mosso | Mosso | Tana | Mosso | Mosso | Mosso | Koh-Lanta | Koh-Lanta | Koh-Lanta | Koh-Lanta | Koh-Lanta | Koh-Lanta | Koh-Lanta | Koh-Lanta |
| Eliminated | Karine | Sébastien | Nathalie | Mama | Nicolas | Nico | Alain | Jean-Claude | Mika | Estelle | Nathalie | Alain | Catherine | Gaëlle | Marie | Ludovic | Sébastien |
| Votes | 4-2-1-1 | 4-3 | 5-3 | None | None | 4-2 | 4-2 | None | 3-2 | 7-2-1-1 | 8-1 | 6-2 | 6-1 | 5-1 | 4-1 | None | 1-0 |
| Voter | Vote | Vote | Vote | Vote | Vote | Vote | Vote | Vote | Challenge | Vote |
| François-David | Karine | Sébastien | | | | Nico | | | | Estelle | Nathalie | Alain | Catherine | Gaëlle | Marie | 2nd | None |
| Émilie | Karine | Sébastien | | | | Nico | | | | Estelle | Nathalie | Alain | Catherine | Gaëlle | Marie | 1st | Sébastien |
| Sébastien | Marie | Émilie | | | | | | | | Estelle | Nathalie | Alain | Catherine | Gaëlle | Marie | 3rd | None |
| Ludovic | Émilie | Émilie | | | | François-David | | | | Estelle | Nathalie | Alain | Catherine | Gaëlle | Marie | 4th | |
| Marie | Karine | Sébastien | | | | Nico | | | | Estelle | Nathalie | Alain | Catherine | Gaëlle | Émilie | |
| Gaëlle | Karine | Sébastien | | | | Nico | | | | Estelle | Nathalie | Alain | Catherine | François-David | |
| Catherine | | | Mama | | | | Alain | | Mika | Ludovic | Nathalie | Sébastien | Ludovic | |
| Alain | | | Nathalie | | | | Catherine | | Catherine | Nathalie | Nathalie | Sébastien | |
| Nathalie | | | Mama | | | | Alain | | Mika | François-David | François-David | |
| Estelle | | | Nathalie | | | | Alain | | Mika | Ludovic | |
| Mika | | | Nathalie | | | | Catherine | | Catherine | |
| Jean-Claude | | | Nathalie | | | | Alain | Evacuated | |
| Nico | Sébastien | Émilie | | | | François-David | |
| Nicolas | | | Mama | | Evacuated | |
| Mama | | | Nathalie | Evacuated | |
| Karine | Sébastien | |
| Jury vote |
| Episode | 13 | 13 |
| Day | 40 | 40 |
| Finalist | François-David | Émilie |
| Votes | 5-3 | 5-3 |
| Juror | Vote |
| Sébastien | | |
| Ludovic | | |
| Marie | | |
| Gaëlle | | |
| Catherine | | |
| Alain | | |
| Nathalie | | |
| Estelle | | |
* 1 2 3 Returned to game.
* 1 2 3 Evacuated.