Surv!vor: Africa

Surv!vor: Africa was the twelfth season in Ashley Neleh's "Surv!vor" series.
One of the large twists in this season was the institution of a leader for the first five Tribal Councils of the game, to signify the importance of the leader in African tribal culture. When a tribe went to Tribal Council, the only people up for elimination were the leader and another tribemate of the leader's choosing. The rest of the tribe then voted between the two to see who would go. In the case of a tie, the tribe would elect another leader during Tribal Council, and that person would decide who would go.
The final !mmunity Challenges also featured !mmunity Charms which negated votes, instead of the !mmunity Necklace. The final Reward Challenge was a challenge among jury members to earn an extra vote to cast in the finale, the first and only time this has been done in Surv!vor history.
==Contestants==
Contestant 	Original Tribe	Switched Tribe	Merged Tribe 	Finish 	Total Votes
Gretchen CordyAljenk11 	 	 	 	1st Voted Out 	6
Jolanda JonesRobVanStratus 	 	 	 	2nd Voted Out 	6
Stacey Stillmanfireballinsky 	 	 	 	3rd Voted Out 	6
Kelly GoldsmithJukebox Blues 	 	 	 	4th Voted Out 	3
Ian Rosenbergershoomrat 	 	 	 	5th Voted Out 	3
Jamie Newtonshoomrat 	 	 	 	6th Voted Out 	4
Anthony RobinsonSambr23 	 	 	 	7th Voted Out 	6
Cirie FieldsBenred1221 	 	 	 	8th Voted Out 	7
Jeff WilsonColton Pierzina 	 	 	 	9th Voted Out 	5
Kel GleasonElectric Autumn 	 	 	 	10th Voted Out1st Jury Member	3
Cindy HallJoey500 	 	 	rowspan=9 	11th Voted Out2nd Jury Member	10
Daniel LueAnh Phan 	 	 	12th Voted Out3rd Jury Member	6 	
Jed HildebrandTroyIanRe 	 	 	13th Voted Out4th Jury Member	4 	
Jon DaltonMr X819 	 	 	14th Voted Out5th Jury Member	7 	
Stephannie Favorjxxxxxblaze 	 	 	15th Voted Out6th Jury Member	4 	
Silas Gaitheraussiedude757 	 	 	16th Voted Out7th Jury Member	4 	
Brooke Strucklups272 	 	 	17th Voted Out8th Jury Member	4 	
Kim Johnsondragonlady640 	 	 	Runner-Up 	4 	
Lindsey RichterAfricalover333	 	 	Sole Survivor 	2 	
===Future appearances===
Kim, Brooke, Silas and Jon later formed the Secret Society team on Surv!vor: China. Lindsey and Kim returned in Surv!vor: Heroes vs. Villains. Brooke and Gervase returned in Surv!vor: The Commemorative Season. Silas would return again in Surv!vor: Game Changers which he ended up winning.
==The game==
Episode 	Challenges	Challenges	Exiled 	Eliminated	Vote 	Finish
Episode 	Reward 	Immunity 	Exiled 	Eliminated	Vote 	Finish
Episode 1 	None 	 	 	 	6-1 	1st VotedOut
Episode 2 	None 	 	 	 	6-0 	2nd VotedOut
Episode 3 	 	 	 	 	6-1 	3rd VotedOut
Episode 4 	 	 	None 	 	3-1-1	4th VotedOut
Episode 5 	 	 	 	 	3-3 	5th VotedOut
Episode 6 	 	 	None 	 	4-1 	6th VotedOut
Episode 7 	None 	 	None 	 	6-1 	7th VotedOut
Episode 8 	None 	 	None 	 	6-0 	8th VotedOut
Episode 9 	None 	 	None 	 	4-2 	9th VotedOut
Episode 10	None 	 	None 	 	3-2 	10th VotedOut1st Jury Member
Episode 11	 	 	 	 	5-3 	11th VotedOut2nd Jury Member
Episode 12	None 	 	 	 	4-3 	12th VotedOut3rd Jury Member
Episode 13	None 	 	 	 	4-1-1	13th VotedOut4th Jury Member
Episode 14	None 	 	 	 	4-1 	14th VotedOut5th Jury Member
Episode 15	None 	 	 	 	3-1 	15th VotedOut6th Jury Member
Episode 16	 	 	None 	 	3-1 	16th VotedOut7th Jury Member
Episode 16	None 	 	None 	 	1-0 	17th VotedOut8th Jury Member
Reunion 	Jury Vote 	Jury Vote 	Jury Vote	 	5-4 	Runner-up
Reunion 	Jury Vote 	Jury Vote 	Jury Vote	 	5-4 	Sole Survivor
===Voting History===
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Finalist: 	 	
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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.
Note 1: For the first six Tr!bal Councils, a grey box that says "Leader" or "Nominated" indicates that the castaway was either the leader or the tribe or the person the leader nominated against themselves for elimination. Aside from self-votes, only those two people were eligible to receive votes.
Note 2: Silas received a penalty on Ex!le Island and therefore could not vote at Tr!bal Council.
Note 3: The castaway was exiled and missed Tr!bal Council. He or she could neither vote nor be voted for.
Note 4: Before the final Tr!bal Council, there was a challenge among the jury to get an extra vote. Kel won, and so he cast two votes for Kim to win.