Surv!vor: Samoa

Surv!vor: Samoa is the seventeenth season in the "Surv!vor" series.
In this season, the appointed tribe Leader would make all major tribe decisions, from who would sit out at challenges to Tr!bal Council tibreaker and !mmunity Idol rules. Upon winning a Reward Challenge, the Leader would also choose someone from their tribe to send over to the other tribe as an "Observer." The Observer would not only get insight to the other tribe, but also receive a clue to the Hidden !mmunity Idol. If a Leader was voted out, another would be elected.
For the first time, the winner of the Final Reward Challenge would determine whether or not there would be a Final 2 or 3 that would face the Jury. This twist later became a significant element of many future seasons. In the end, it was Jaison Robinson / Mr X819 who made the best decisions of the game, beating Ashley Trainer / AbrcrmbinfitchGi and Marisa Calihan / s17gabon in a 4-3-1 vote.
==Contestants==
Contestant 	Original Tribe	Switched Tribe	Merged Tribe 	Finish 	Total Votes
Erik Cardonanelehrocks 	 	 	 	1st Voted Out	7
John Finchersurvivormarc14 	 	 	 	2nd Voted Out	7
Shambo Watersdragonlady640 	 	 	 	3rd Voted Out	7
Kelly Sharbaughwasityou72 	 	 	 	4th Voted Out	5
Yasmin GilesRebnik222 	 	 	 	5th Voted Out	4
Monica PadillaMonique90210 	 	 	rowspan=13 	6th Voted Out	8
Betsy Bolansurvivorspecies 	 	 	7th Voted Out 	5 	
Brett ClouserVaelinarei 	 	 	8th Voted Out1st Jury Member 	8 	
Dave Ballsizzlingbikini 	 	 	9th Voted Out2nd Jury Member 	9 	
Russell HantzSambr23 	 	 	10th Voted Out3rd Jury Member	11 	
Laura MorettAndand19 	 	 	11th Voted Out4th Jury Member	9 	
Liz KimLizkimwwasrobbed 	 	 	12th Voted Out5th Jury Member	10 	
Natalie Whitesurvivorluver999 	 	 	13th Voted Out6th Jury Member	6 	
Mick Trimmingchillfactor7 	 	 	14th Voted Out7th Jury Member	4 	
Ben BrowningAnhphan 	 	 	15th Voted Out8th Jury Member	9 	
Marisa Calihans17gabon 	 	 	Second Runner-up 	5 	
Ashley TrainerAbrcrmbinfitchGi	 	 	First Runner-up 	5 	
Jaison RobinsonMr X819 	 	 	Sole Survivor 	1 	
===Future appearances===
Jaison returned in Surv!vor: Heroes vs. Villains and has since contributed as the ! Wiki's Editor-in-Chief. Marisa returned in Surv!vor: The Commemorative Season. Betsy returned in Surv!vor: Game Changers.
==The game==
Episode Titles 	Challenges 	Challenges	Observer 	Eliminated 	Vote 	Finish
Episode Titles 	Reward 	Immunity 	Observer 	Eliminated 	Vote 	Finish
First Impressions 	 	 	None 	 	7-2 	1st Voted OutDecember 18
Scroll Lock 	None 	 	 	 	7-1 	2nd Voted OutDecember 26
The Path Less Traveled 	None 	 	 	 	6-1 	3rd Voted OutDecember 29
Natural Disaster 	rowspan=2 	 	rowspan=2 	rowspan=2 	5-1 	4th Voted OutJanuary 7
Natural Disaster 	 	 	 	 	5-1 	4th Voted OutJanuary 7
The Winds of Fate 	rowspan=3 	 	rowspan=3 	rowspan=3 	4-0 	5th Voted OutJanuary 18
The Winds of Fate 	 	 	 	 	4-0 	5th Voted OutJanuary 18
The Winds of Fate 	 	 	 	 	4-0 	5th Voted OutJanuary 18
A Messy Affair 	 	 	rowspan=10	 	6-6-25 	6th Voted OutJanuary 27
United We Stand,Divided We Fall	None 	 	 	5-4-2-1 	7th Voted OutJanuary 30 	
Metaphorical See-Saw 	 	 	 	7-4-26 	8th Voted Out1st Jury MemberFebruary 8 	
Danger and Opportunity 	 	 	 	8-1-1 	9th Voted Out2nd Jury MemberFebruary 15 	
Going, Going, Gone 	Surv!vor Auction	 	 	5-4 	10th Voted Out3rd Jury MemberFebruary 23	
The Color of Doom 	None 	 	 	4-4 	11th Voted Out4th Jury MemberMarch 2 	
Out in the Open 	None 	 	 	4-3 	12th Voted Out5th Jury MemberMarch 8 	
Past Actions 	None 	 	 	4-2 	13th Voted Out6th Jury MemberMarch 12 	
Season Finale 	None 	 	 	4-1 	14th Voted Out7th Jury MemberMarch 20 	
Season Finale 	colspan=2 	 	3-1 	15th Voted Out8th Jury MemberApril 10	 	
ReunionApril 23 	rowspan=3 	Jury Vote 	Jury Vote 	 	4-3-1 	Second Runner-up
ReunionApril 23 	 	Jury Vote 	Jury Vote 	First Runner-up 	4-3-1 	
ReunionApril 23 	 	Jury Vote 	Jury Vote 	Sole Survivor 	4-3-1 	
Note 1: In getting the highest score in the Reward Challenge, Monica won individual !mmunity for the next Tr!bal Council she attended.
Note 2: In winning his match-up (therefore winning Reward for his tribe) in the Reward Challenge, Mick won individual !mmunity for the next Tr!bal Council he attended.
Note 3: After the switch, there was an individual !mmunity challenge, which Russell won, before the normal tribal !mmunity challenge.
Note 4: After the merge, with only one tribe, the observer twist was no longer in effect.
Note 5: Liz did not submit her vote. According to the Tr!bal Council rules set out by chief Russell, she got two self-votes instead of one. Thus the vote total adds up to 14 instead of 13.
Note 6: Natalie and Brett both did not submit their votes. According to Tr!bal Council rules set out by chief Russell, they each got two self-votes instead of one. Thus the vote total adds up to 13 instead of 11.
Note 7: In winning the Final !mmunity Challenge, Marisa also won the right to choose whether there would be a Final Two or Final Three facing the jury. She chose a Final Three.
Note 8: After voting out Ben, the Final Three competed in one final challenge. Ashley won a tie-breaking power, in case the final vote ended up being a tie.
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Note: A prefix denoted "SV" refers to a self-vote. A castaway receives a self-vote when he or she does not submit their vote before the deadline. From Episodes 6 to 10, under the rules by Aiga's chief Russell, anyone who received a self-vote actually got TWO self-votes, as reflected on the voting chart.
Note 9: In Episode 6, there was a tie between Monica and Russell. In the re-vote, Liz changed her vote to Russell, while Dave changed his vote to Monica, making the vote now 6-5 against Monica.
Note 10: In Episode 11, the vote was initially 4-4 between Laura and Ben. After the re-vote, there was still a deadlock of 3-3. By the rules of chief Marisa, Ben and Laura then picked rocks. Laura picked the purple rock and was sent home.