Yemen

Essential Survivor: Yemen - Social Strike is the ninth season of Essential Survivor.
If there was a season to rival Anarchy in greatness, this would be it. Although this was a more gamebotty cast than its predecessor, there were a bunch of character moments and fluid gameplay to keep the season on its feet. Despite a few controversial moments, we left Yemen with one of Essential's biggest fan favorites, and the oldest winner to-date.
==Casting==
Casting for Essential Survivor: Yemen began on February 12th, 2021 and ended on March 19th, 2021. A total of 43 applicants applied for this season, when only 20 got selected to compete in Yemen.
==Changes==
* Due to 2 completely unprecedented quits, the season was 6 days shorter than normal.
==Twists==
* Introverts vs. Extroverts: The castaways were divided by their social traits based off a personality test. 
* Tribe Expansion: At the Final Fifteen, a third tribe was added to create 3 tribes of 5. 
== Castaways ==
Contestant	Contestant	Tribe Affiliation	Tribe Affiliation	Tribe Affiliation	Finish	VotesAgainst
Contestant	Contestant	 	 	 	Finish	VotesAgainst
 	Tony 	 	 	 	 	6
 	Nic 	 	 	 	 	3
 	Neil 	 	 	 	 	9
 	Khamp 	 	 	 	 	5
 	Essence 	 	 	 	 	9
 	Seal 	 	 	 	 	5
 	Owen 	 	 	 	 	5
 	Cass 	 	 	 	 	5
 	Terry 	 	 	 	 	1
 	Preston 	 	 	 	 	4
 	Josh 	 	 	 	 	6
 	Matt 	 	 	 	 	8
 	Zak 	 	 	 	 	5
 	Joshua 	 	 	 	 	5
 	Abigail 	 	 	 	 	2
 	Neb 	 	 	 	 	7
 	Felix 	 	 	 	 	2
 	Alison 	 	 	 	 	8
 	Cedrick 	 	 	 	 	4
 	James 	 	 	 	 	10
==Episode Guide==
Episode	Title 	Challenge 	Eliminated 	Vote 	Finish
Episode	Title 	Immunity 	Eliminated 	Vote 	Finish
1 	Merge Level Energy 	 	 	6-2-1-1 	1st Voted OutDay 3
2 	I Need A Girlfriend 	 	 	4-3-2-1 	2nd Voted OutDay 5
3 	Petty With A Capital P 	 	 	5-2-1-1 	3rd Voted OutDay 7
4 	Why Don't I Drink More 	 	 	5-4 	4th Voted OutDay 9
5 	Step 1: Blowjob 	 	 	7-1 	5th Voted OutDay 11
6 	I Hope I'm Not In The Minority 	 	 	4-1 	6th Voted OutDay 13
7 	Loyalty Above All Else 	 	 	3-1 	7th Voted OutDay 15
8 	Can We Cut A Goddamn Deal 	 	 	3-2 	8th Voted OutDay 17
9 	White On Rice 	 	 	3-1 	9th Voted OutDay 17
10 	Hope This Doesn't Backfire 	rowspan="2"	rowspan="1"	N/A 	QuitDay 20
10 	Hope This Doesn't Backfire 	rowspan="1"	6-4 	10th Voted OutDay 21	
11 	Waking Up And Choosing Violence	 	 	4-3-2 	11th Voted OutDay 23
12 	Waking Up And Choosing Violence	 	 	5-3 	12th Voted OutDay 25
13 	Snuff My Torch Daddy 	rowspan="2"	rowspan="1"	4-2-1 	13th Voted OutDay 28
13 	Snuff My Torch Daddy 	rowspan="1"	N/A 	QuitDay 28 	
14 	Then You're A Damn Fool 	colspan="1"	rowspan="1"	3-2 	14th Voted OutDay 30
14 	Then You're A Damn Fool 	colspan="1"	rowspan="1"	2-2 	Lost TiebreakerDay 32
14 	Then You're A Damn Fool 	Jury Vote 	 	4-1-0 	Second Runner-Up
14 	Then You're A Damn Fool 	Jury Vote 	 	4-1-0 	Runner-Up
14 	Then You're A Damn Fool 	Jury Vote 	 	4-1-0 	Lone Survivor
14 	Then You're A Damn Fool 	 	 	 	
14 	Then You're A Damn Fool 	 	 	 	
14 	Then You're A Damn Fool 	 	 	 	
14 	Then You're A Damn Fool 	 	 	 	
==Voting History==
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Tribes 	Tribes 	Original Tribes	Original Tribes	Original Tribes	Original Tribes	Original Tribes	Expansion Tribes	Expansion Tribes	Expansion Tribes	Expansion Tribes	Merged Tribe 	Merged Tribe 	Merged Tribe 	Merged Tribe 	Merged Tribe 	Merged Tribe 	Merged Tribe 	Merged Tribe 	Merged Tribe 	Merged Tribe 	Merged Tribe 	Merged Tribe 	Merged Tribe
Episode #: 	Episode #: 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	10 	11 	12 	13 	13 	14 	14 	14 	14 	14 	14 	14
Voted Off: 	Voted Off: 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Vote: 	Vote: 	6-2-1-1 	4-3-2-1 	5-2-1-1 	5-4 	7-1 	4-1 	3-1 	3-2 	3-1 	N/A 	6-4 	4-3-2 	5-3 	4-2-1 	N/A 	3-2 	2-2 	4-1-0 	4-1-0 	4-1-0 	 	
align=left 	James 	 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Jury Vote 	Jury Vote 	Jury Vote 	 	
align=left 	Cedrick 	— 	 	 	— 	 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Jury Vote 	Jury Vote 	Jury Vote 	 	
align=left 	Alison 	 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Jury Vote 	Jury Vote 	Jury Vote 	 	
align=left 	Felix 	 	— 	— 	 	— 	 	 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
align=left 	Neb 	— 	 	 	— 	 	 	 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
align=left 	Abigail 	— 	 	 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
align=left 	Joshua 	 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
align=left 	Zak 	— 	 	 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
align=left 	Matt 	 	— 	— 	 	— 	 	 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
align=left 	Josh 	— 	 	 	— 	 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
align=left 	Preston 	— 	 	 	— 	 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
align=left 	Terry 	 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
align=left 	Cass 	 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
align=left 	Owen 	 	— 	— 	 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
align=left 	Seal 	— 	 	 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
align=left 	Essence 	— 	 	 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
align=left 	Khamp 	 	— 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
align=left 	Neil 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
align=left 	Nic 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
align=left 	Tony