Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown

Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Doubles Showdown is the fourth season of Survivor Philippines edition. Ten pairs of famous Filipino personalities with pre-existing relationships competed for the title of Sole Survivor.
This season is infamous for its high number of quits, as one individual player and two pairs left the game voluntarily during the first six days of the game, mostly for moral reasons.
Betong Sumaya Jr. defeated Mara Yokohama and Stef Prescott in a 4-2-1 jury vote to become the Sole Survivor.
==Production==
This season was filmed in San Vicente, Palawan, Philippines, marking the first time that the Filipino version had filmed in a domestic location.
Unlike the previous season, and any other celebrity and non-celebrity seasons in any Survivor franchise, this installment would feature celebrities paired as couples with preexisting relationships, similar to the twist that would later be employed in the American version's and . However, the doubles format resulted in a gender imbalance, with nine male and eleven female castaways. Each vote cast at Tribal Council was counted for both members of a pair (similar to in Koh-Lanta), thus both would be voted out if one received the most votes. The doubles format was abolished on Day 11.
Teasers of castaways' identities were partially revealed in the third week of October 2011. A week after the teasers were revealed, the identities of the celebrity castaways were released.
Despite being an overall successful franchise, ratings were not on par with the concurrently airing , produced by rival network . This, combined with the expensive production costs, forced GMA Network to cancel the series.
==Twists/Changes==
* Shorter Season: The season was filmed for 36 days, three days shorter than the standard 39.
* Couples Format and Paired Elimination: Ten local celebrity pairs were divided into two tribes with five pairs each. Prior to the Tribe Switch, every vote cast counted against the entire pair, thus eliminating an entire pair from the game at each Tribal Council.
* Schoolyard Pick: The two winning pairs in the Day 1 challenge began the tribe selection process, sorting the eight remaining pairs into tribes.
* Temptation Reward: The winning tribe in a Reward Challenge would choose one or two of their own to partake in the Temptation Reward. If the temptation was taken, they would receive an additional reward or an advantage in the game. Prior to the Tribe Switch, one pair from the tribe that won the Reward Challenge was selected to partake in the temptation, but after the tribe switch, only a single individual player was tempted.
* Immunity Bracelet: This season's Immunity Bracelets were used akin to the American version's Hidden Immunity Idol. Various mechanisms in which the castaways could obtain Immunity Bracelets were used, including as part of a Temptation Reward. However, unlike the idol from the American version, it is only valid for one round of voting, therefore a castaway involved in a tied vote situation would have to play another idol for the revote.
* Tribe Switch: On Day 11, a tribe switch occurred, splitting the pairs from each other. At this point, the paired elimination format was retired and the castaways began playing as individuals.
* Second Reward Challenge in a Cycle: On Day 31, a surprise second Reward Challenge occurred in the same cycle, with the castaways competing for a car.
==Castaways==
Contestant	Contestant 	Tribe Affiliation	Tribe Affiliation 	Tribe Affiliation	Tribe Affiliation 	Finish 	VotesAgainst
Contestant	Contestant 	Original Tribe 	Post-TemptationTribe	Switched Tribe 	Merged Tribe 	Finish 	VotesAgainst
 	Geneva CruzKC's Ex-Wife 	 	 	 	 	QuitDay 2 	0
 	Alyssa AlanoAifha's Best Friend 	 	 	 	 	 	7
 	Aifha MedinaAlyssa's Best Friend 	 	 	 	 	 	7
 	Jackie ForsterAngelika's Friend 	 	 	 	 	 	0
 	Angelika SchmeingJackie's Friend 	 	 	 	 	 	0
 	Filo CucuecoEllen's Boyfriend 	 	 	 	 	 	0
 	Ellen AdarnaFilo's Boyfriend 	 	 	 	 	 	0
 	Maribel LopezMara's Mother 	 	 	 	 	3rd Voted OutDay 8 	11
 	Isabel GranadaChuckie's Former On-Screen Partner 	 	 	 	 	4th Voted OutDay 12 	9
 	Carlo GonzalesArthur's Cousin 	 	 	 	 	5th Voted OutDay 15 	4
 	Chuckie DreyfusIsabel's Teenage Love Team Partner	 	 	 	rowspan=10 	6th Voted Out1st Jury MemberDay 18	13
 	Arthur SolinapCarlo's Cousin 	 	 	 	7th Voted Out2nd Jury MemberDay 21 	7 	
 	John OdulioArnold's Rugby Teammate 	 	 	 	8th Voted Out3rd Jury MemberDay 23 	5 	
 	Gino Dela PeñaStef's Boyfriend 	 	 	 	9th Voted Out4th Jury MemberDay 26 	9 	
 	Arnold AninionJohn's Rugby Teammate 	 	 	 	10th Voted Out5th Jury MemberDay 28	5 	
 	Maey BautistaBetong's Friend 	 	 	 	11th Voted Out6th Jury MemberDay 32	3 	
 	KC MonteroGeneva's Ex-Husband 	 	 	 	12th Voted Out7th Jury MemberDay 34	5 	
 	Stef PrescottGino's Girlfriend 	 	 	 	2nd Runner-Up 	8 	
 	Mara YokohamaMaribel's Daughter 	 	 	 	Runner-Up 	8 	
 	Betong Sumaya Jr.Maey's Friend 	 	 	 	Sole Survivor 	1 	
==Season Summary==
Ten pairs of Filipino celebrities were divided into two tribes named after local deities in Philippine mythology: the purple Bulan, named after the goddess of the moon, and the yellow Tala, named after the goddess of the stars. Throughout the pre-merge, a "Temptation Reward" was given to selected players from the tribe that won the Reward Challenge, giving the players an opportunity to earn an additional reward or advantages in the game. A paired elimination mechanic was introduced during which an entire pair was eliminated from the game. Several castaways however, one individual, Geneva Cruz, and pairs Angelika and Jackie, and Ellen and Filo quit the game, believing their morals to be too conflicting with the game's cutthroat nature, thus enforcing the paired elimination in only one Tribal Council. Geneva's partner however, KC, was allowed to compete as an individual castaway. When Bulan won a Reward Challenge, mother and daughter Maribel and Mara took the Temptation Reward, winning themselves an Immunity Bracelet for each of them, but Maribel had to switch to the other tribe where she was swiftly voted out; and because her mother's elimination occurred during the paired elimination phase, Mara had to give up her bracelet or she would be automatically eliminated as Tied Destinies was still in play.
The Day 11 Tribe Switch split the pairs, thus removing the paired elimination mechanic. However, tribal lines remained strong, with both tribes tying votes at their respective Tribal Councils, with the new Bulan settling their deadlock tie with a fire-making challenge, and the new Tala culminating theirs with a blindside through the use of an Immunity Bracelet. The tribes merged into the new Apolaki tribe with ten players, with the original Bulan having a 6-4 majority of the original Tala. At this point, only three full pairs remained: Betong and Maey, Gino and Stef, and Arnold and John. 
At the merge, Chuckie was unanimously voted out due to his worsening health problems, while Arthur was voted out along tribal lines, decimating the original Tala members to just Betong and Maey. A dispute within the Bulan alliance however led to Gino and Stef siding with Betong and Maey, blindsiding John. Betong and Maey found inroads within Bulan majority and survived until the final five where they became the last full pair left, though the remaining Bulans regrouped and voted Maey out at the final five. On Day 34, a controversial whisper occurred between Maey and Gino, now jury members, and Betong, Mara, and Stef regarding voting out KC, believed to be a frontrunner to win. Despite the intervention of host Richard, KC was still voted out, making him the final member of the jury. 
At the Final Tribal Council, all three finalists faced a generally hostile jury: Mara was accused of riding coattails and misusing the Immunity Bracelets she owned throughout the game, Stef of being a follower and being socially aloof, and Betong for soliciting pity from the jury and lacking conviction while answering their questions. In the end, Betong's strong relationships and fortitude won him the title of Sole Survivor in a 4-2-1 vote. 
===Voting History===
==Trivia==
*Red Buffs were given to the castaways' loved ones during the Family Visit.
*This is the only season in the Survivor franchise to incorporate the Blood vs. Water twist to not feature anyone from the Survivor (U.S.) franchise, Survivor: Blood vs. Water and Survivor: San Juan del Sur are part of the U.S. franchise and features Sandra Diaz-Twine, a castaway from the American series.
==References==
Category:Survivor Philippines seasons
Category:Survivor (Philippines)
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