Pagong

is a tribe from .
Pre-merge, Pagong was a competitive tribe that went on to merge evenly with the rivaling Tagi Tribe. However, Pagong became best-remembered for their strategic failure after the merge, as the concept of alliances was not yet universal in the series. After splitting their votes at the first merged tribal council, the remaining members were picked off one by one. Their extinction coined the term "Pagonging". Their tribe color is yellow.
==Members==
			
			
==Tribe History==
In the early days of the game, personalities clashed, with most of the arguments surrounding B.B. Andersen, the oldest member of the tribe, as his hard work ethic rubbed his younger tribemates the wrong way. The second oldest of the tribe, Gretchen, was seen as the mediator. Despite the dysfunction, Pagong narrowly won the first Immunity Challenge on Day 2 which also won them 50 waterproof matches. 
Frictions continued over next few days as B.B. continued to push his work ethic to his tribemates, particularly Ramona, who was sick and could not muster up enough strength to rise up to B.B.'s expectations. After losing the Day 6 Immunity Challenge, B.B., failing to fit in with his tribe, already resigned into going home, and the tribe gave him his wish by voting him out, 6-2.
After B.B.'s elimination, Gretchen took over the leadership position which was relatively well-received, despite some minor arguments. The tribe dismantled B.B. mostly built and constructed a new, more comfortable one. On Day 7, while foraging the jungle for tapioca, Greg, Gretchen, and Colleen stumbled upon a mud volcano. This new attraction became the special bonding place of the tribe. This allowed Pagong to arrive at the next Reward Challenge with a rather jovial mood, despite losing the challenge.
Ramona had been sick and pale early in the game, worrying her tribemates. Though she redeemed herself by dominating the Day 12 Immunity Challenge, the tribe lost, and her newfound strength was not enough to save her, and she was next to go with a 4-2-1 vote.
Despite their close bond as a tribe, conflicts continued to plague the tribe. The worst one was when Gervase and Joel blurted sexist remarks against their female tribemates. When the tribe lost by a hair in the Day 18 Immunity Challenge, the women of Pagong made a pact against Gervase and Joel. During their third Tribal Council, the three women, plus Greg, eliminated Joel in a 4-2 vote.
On Day 20, Pagong and the rival Tagi tribe were merged into one tribe. The remaining Pagongs migrated to Tagi's beach for the rest of the game.
After the merge, the five remaining members of Pagong fell victim to the Tagi Alliance, consisting of four of five members of the rival team.
<tabber>Challenge History =
Episode 	Challenge 	Challenge Type 	Sit-Out 	Result 	Eliminated(Vote) 	Finish
1 	Quest for Fire 	Reward/Immunity 	None 	 	colspan="2" 	
2 	Water Torture 	Reward 	Unknown 	 	rowspan="2" 	2nd Voted OutDay 6
2 	Buggin' Out 	Immunity 	None 	 	 	2nd Voted OutDay 6
3 	Treasure Chest 	Reward 	None 	 	rowspan="2" colspan="2" 	
3 	Rescue Mission 	Immunity 	None 	 	 	
4 	SOS Signal 	Reward 	None 	 	rowspan="2" 	4th Voted OutDay 12
4 	Buried Treasure 	Immunity 	 	 	 	4th Voted OutDay 12
5 	Choose Your Weapon 	Reward 	None 	 	rowspan="2" colspan="2" 	
5 	Shipwrecked 	Immunity 	None 	 	 	
6 	Abandoned Barracks 	Reward 	None 	 	rowspan="2" 	6th Voted OutDay 18
6 	The Obstacle Course 	Immunity 	 	 	 	6th Voted OutDay 18
colspan="7" 	 	 	 	 	 	
Notes: An unaired Reward Challenge was held on Day 4.	Notes: An unaired Reward Challenge was held on Day 4.	Notes: An unaired Reward Challenge was held on Day 4.	Notes: An unaired Reward Challenge was held on Day 4.	Notes: An unaired Reward Challenge was held on Day 4.	Notes: An unaired Reward Challenge was held on Day 4.	Notes: An unaired Reward Challenge was held on Day 4.
|-|
Voting History =
 	 	Original Tribes	Original Tribes	Original Tribes	Original Tribes	Original Tribes	Original Tribes	Original Tribes
Episode 	Episode 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7
Voted Out	Voted Out	 	 	 	 	 	 	rowspan="7"
Vote 	Vote 	— 	6-2 	— 	4-2-1 	— 	4-2 	
 	Colleen 	— 	 	— 	 	— 	 	
 	Gervase 	— 	 	— 	 	— 	 	
 	Jenna 	— 	 	— 	 	— 	 	
 	Greg 	— 	 	— 	 	— 	 	
 	Gretchen 	— 	 	— 	 	— 	 	
 	Joel 	— 	 	— 	 	— 	 	
 	Ramona 	— 	 	— 	 	 	 	
 	B.B. 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	
</tabber>
==Gallery==
Pagong into shot.png|Pagong's shot in the intro.
Pagong arrive.jpg|Pagong arrives at their beach.
Pagong camp 1.jpg|Pagong camp.
Pagong camp.jpg|Pagong's shelter.
Pagong first immunity challenge.png|Pagong competing in the first Immunity Challenge.
Pagong second immunity challenge.png|Pagong competing in the second Immunity Challenge.
Pagong first tribal council.png|Pagong at their first Tribal Council.
B.B. voted out.png|B.B. voted out.
Pagong muddy 2.png|Pagong at their mud volcano, which would be used in a challenge
Pagong second tribal council.png|Pagong at their second Tribal Council.
Ramona voted out.png|Ramona voted out.
Udder revenge.jpg|Pagong competes in the sixth Immunity Challenge, The Obstacle Course.
Pagong third tribal council.png|Pagong at their third Tribal Council.
Joel voted out.png|Joel voted out.
==Trivia==
* Pagong is the first tribe to win a challenge.
* Pagong is the first yellow tribe in history.
* Due to Pagong's subsequent failure after the merge, being systematically eliminated over the next six episodes, fans introduced a new word into the Survivor jargon: "Pagonging", which describes a post-merge situation of one tribe dominating the other tribe by systematically voting them out, until they are all eliminated from the game.http://www.buddytv.com/articles/survivor/survivor-renewed-for-two-more-42752.aspx
* During Pagong's first visit to Tribal Council, they all jokingly voted for host Jeff Probst before casting their real votes, to Probst's chagrin.
* Pagong's mud pit was later used in a post-merge challenge.
==References==
Category:Tribes
Category:Borneo Tribes
Category:Starting Tribes
Category:Yellow Tribes
Category:Pagong Tribe
Category:Survivor (U.S.)
Category:Survivor: Borneo