Survivor: Worlds Apart

Survivor: Worlds Apart, also known as Survivor: Worlds Apart — White Collar vs. Blue Collar vs. No Collar, is the thirtieth season of the CBS competitive reality television series . The initial tribes were divided based on the economic/professional background of their members. To date, it has produced four returning players (Hali Ford, Joe Anglim, Shirin Oskooi, and Sierra Dawn Thomas) for subsequent seasons.
This season saw an abnormally high level of interpersonal strife between contestants. Major incidents included: the controversial invective that Will Sims II directed against Shirin; the misogynistic conduct of Rodney Lavoie Jr.; the fraught social standing of Dan Foley; the latter's emotional conflict with Mike Holloway; Nina Poersch's feelings of exclusion from her tribe based on her hearing impairment; and Jenn Brown's withdrawal from the main social action of the game after the elimination of her friend, Hali. After an extended streak of Immunity Challenge victories, Mike won the title of Sole Survivor in a 6-1-1 jury vote over Will and Carolyn Rivera.
==Production==
Filming commenced weeks after , while information about this season was revealed at the end of that season's live Reunion Show.
Originally, the season was planned to feature returning players to mark the show's 15th anniversary and 30th installment, but Executive Producer Mark Burnett decided to have new contestants instead. Host Jeff Probst said:
Probst explained why San Juan del Sur failed to be on par with the past four seasons. He stated that they decided on the theme (the "" concept) before casting. In an attempt to remedy last season's less than stellar performance, the host said they went into casting before they decided how they were going to divide them into tribes.http://www.tvguide.com/news/survivor-season-worlds-apart-jeff-probst-white-blue-no-collar/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/01/21/survivor-worlds-apart-cast-jeff-probst
The idea of "White Collar vs. Blue Collar" was considered but the producers found the concept flat on its own. But with the success of 's "Brawn vs. Brains vs. Beauty", they settled on having a third tribe, thus "No Collar"'s conception. Probst claimed that the "No Collar" archetype was his idea.http://xfinity.comcast.net/blogs/tv/2014/12/17/survivor-host-jeff-probst-spills-the-beans-on-survivor-worlds-apart/
The contestants that were eliminated before the jury phase were sequestered in Costa Rica.http://www.people.com/article/survivor-vince-sly-speaks-out-elimination
The motif of the season was inspired by classic shipwreck novels and .http://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/photos/1003537/survivor-worlds-apart-behind-the-scenes/75824/tree-top-episode-1/
==Twists/Changes==
* Tribe Division by Profession: The 18 castaways are divided according to their professions and approaches to life:
** The ("White Collar") tribe is made up of castaways who work in the corporate world with a degree of authority. They "make the rules."
** The ​ ("Blue Collar") tribe is made up of castaways who work on manual labor. They "follow the rules."
** The ​​ ("No Collar") tribe is made up of castaways who are free spirits with passion-based occupations. They "break the rules."
* Hidden Immunity Idol: A Hidden Immunity Idol is hidden at each one of the tribe's camps.
* Tribe Leaders: At the beginning of the season, two people from each tribe would be chosen as "leaders" and would have to decide together between either receiving a large bag of beans or receiving a smaller bag of beans and a clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol.http://xfinity.comcast.net/blogs/tv/2015/01/21/survivor-host-jeff-probst-explains-the-first-worlds-apart-twist/
*Tribe Switch: On Day 12, a tribe switch occurred, simultaneously dissolving the Masaya tribe and mixing the castaways into two tribes of seven.
* Merge: This season merged with twelve castaways in the game.
* Extra Vote: A castaway would get the right to vote twice at the same Tribal Council. The intention of using the second vote should be voiced immediately after all the votes are cast and is valid until the final five.http://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/17/survivor-exclusive-jeff-probst-reveals-big-new-twisthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njEtcr-qE4I It is at the voter's discretion whether they would throw this vote away, vote for the same person twice, or vote against two targets.
* Expanded Jury and Final Three: The Final Tribal Council was held with a Final Three facing an eight-person jury.
==Castaways==
Contestant	Contestant 	Tribe Affiliation	Tribe Affiliation	Tribe Affiliation	Finish	VotesAgainst
Contestant	Contestant 	OriginalTribe 	SwitchedTribe 	MergedTribe 	Finish	VotesAgainst
 	So Kim31, Long Beach, CARetail Buyer 	 	 	 	 	4
 	Vince Sly32, Santa Monica, CACoconut Vendor 	 	 	 	 	3
 	Nina Poersch51, Palmdale, CAHearing Advocate 	 	 	 	 	4
 	Lindsey Cascaddan24, College Park, FLHairdresser 	 	 	 	 	5
 	Max Dawson37, Topanga, CAMedia Consultant 	 	 	 	 	5
 	Joaquin Souberbielle27, Valley Stream, NYMarketing Director 	 	 	 	 	4
 	Kelly Remington44, Grand Island, NYState Trooper 	 	 	rowspan="12" 	 	4
 	Hali Ford25, San Francisco, CALaw Student 	 	 	 	8 	
 	Joe Anglim25, Scottsdale, AZJewelry Designer 	 	 	 	8 	
 	Jenn Brown22, Long Beach, CASailing Instructor 	 	 	 	18 	
 	Shirin Oskooi31, San Francisco, CAYahoo! Executive 	 	 	 	7 	
 	Tyler Fredrickson33, Los Angeles, CAEx-Talent Agent Assistant	 	 	 	5 	
 	Dan Foley47, Gorham, MEPostal Worker 	 	 	 	9 	
 	Sierra Dawn Thomas27, Roy, UTBarrel Racer 	 	 	 	6 	
 	Rodney Lavoie Jr.24, Boston, MAGeneral Contractor 	 	 	 	5 	
 	Carolyn Rivera52, Tampa, FLCorporate Executive 	 	 	Runners-Up 	10 	
 	Will Sims II41, Sherman Oaks, CAYouTube Sensation 	 	 	Runners-Up 	4 	
 	Mike Holloway38, North Richland Hills, TXOil Driller 	 	 	Sole Survivor 	4 	
==Season Summary==
The eighteen new castaways were divided into three tribes of six based on profession: Escameca (Blue Collar), Masaya (White Collar), and Nagarote (No Collar). Despite frequent arguments between the Blue Collars, they only went to Tribal Council once, as did the White Collars. Though the No Collars lost two members, a core alliance of Hali, Jenn, and Joe formed, with Will as their fourth. With 14 players remaining, the players were redistributed into two tribes of seven; on Escameca, Blue Collar Rodney and White Collar Joaquin aligned, but Rodney's former Blue Collar allies, led by Mike, blindsided Joaquin to break up the pair and retain Rodney's loyalty.
When the tribes merged, two alliances vied for dominance: the Nagarote Alliance of No Collars, now with White Collar Shirin, against the Escameca Alliance of Blue Collars. However, due to White Collars Carolyn and Tyler, alongside Will joining the Blue Collars' side, the Escameca Alliance took control of the game, systematically eliminating the Nagarote Alliance. Though Rodney remained with the Blue Collars, he constructed his own alliance with the swing vote Carolyn, Tyler, and Will to eventually take down the other Blue Collars to avenge Joaquin. 
Mike overheard Rodney's inner alliance plotting his blindside and outed his plans, but instead found himself ousted from the majority alliance and made the primary target. However, Mike won five of the last six Immunity Challenges and played a Hidden Immunity Idol the only time he was vulnerable. Due to the alliance being unable to get rid of Mike, they were forced to turn on each other. Eventually Mike's immunity wins and the use of the Hidden Immunity Idol enabled him to make it to the end along with Carolyn and Will.
At the Final Tribal Council, Mike was praised for winning so many Immunity Challenges and making it to the end despite being a massive target, but was criticized for his poor social game, Carolyn received some criticism for backstabbing her ally Tyler, and Will was berated for making derogatory comments toward Shirin and her family. In the end, Mike was awarded with six of the eight jury votes, and the title of Sole Survivor in a 6-1-1 vote.
==Voting History==
==Trivia==
* Worlds Apart marks the first time since that there have been three seasons in a row to feature only new contestants.
* Worlds Apart is the first season with more than two starting tribes where all three tribes attended a Tribal Council before a tribe switch or absorption.
* Worlds Apart is the first season where all the Hidden Immunity Idols found were played effectively. Jenn Brown, Mike Holloway, and Carolyn Rivera all played their respective idols to negate a majority of the votes.
* Worlds Apart is the first season in Survivor (U.S.) where a castaway was able to vote twice at the same Tribal Council.
* Worlds Apart is tied with for fewest eliminations by a unanimous vote, with one. 
**Coincidentally, in both seasons, the only unanimous vote happened at the final five Tribal Council.
* Worlds Apart is the first season since to utilize the fire-making tiebreaker challenge.
* Worlds Apart is the first season where the finalists were not given the chance to give opening statements at Final Tribal Council.
* Worlds Apart is the first season with three starting tribes to have a representative from each of the original tribes present in the Final Three. Carolyn represented Masaya, Mike represented Escameca, and Will Sims II represented Nagarote. It would be followed by .
* Worlds Apart the first season since  to not have any contestants eliminated via evacuation or quit.
**Additionally, it is the first season with three starting tribes to feature no evacuations or quits.
==References==
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