Survivor: One World

Survivor: One World is the twenty-fourth season of . It featured two tribes, separated by sex, living on the same beach until a Tribe Switch on Day 12 separated the tribes. It premiered on February 15, 2012. The season saw two medical evacuations, and has to date produced five returning players (Colton Cumbie, Kat Edorsson, Kim Spradlin, Monica Culpepper, and Troyzan Robertson) for subsequent seasons.
Relations between the men's tribe and the women's tribe were tense in the early game, with negotiations for even basic resources growing complex and embittered. Early alliances based almost exclusively on gender resulted. After the Tribe Switch, several members of the new, mixed-gender Salani tribe formed a secret alliance with the object of stealthily seizing power in the game. Kim Spradlin was at the nucleus of both this new alliance and the long-established women's alliance. After the merge, she and her collaborator Chelsea Meissner used this leverage to tip the numbers in favor of the women, after which point they recommitted to their original all-female alliance, which easily picked off all of the remaining men in the game. The two were joined by the charismatic Sabrina Thompson in the Final Three, but Kim's role as the season's dominant strategist earned her a 7-2-0 victory over Sabrina and Chelsea, allowing her to become the winner.
==Production==
The season was filmed once again in the vicinity of Upolu, Samoa. It is in the same filming location as , , and .
The season was filmed immediately after the filming of Survivor: South Pacific was wrapped up. This was done to cut down production costs. The season premiered in February 15, 2012.
==Twists/Changes==
* Format: The two competing tribes, Manono and Salani, competed against each other while living together on the same beach for an indefinite time. After the Tribe Switch and Reward Challenge on Day 12, the tribes were separated.
* Battle of the Sexes: The cast will be divided according to gender, similar to both and . Salani and Manono were the all-women and all-men tribes respectively, before the tribe switch on Day 12.
* "Do-It-Yourself" Challenges: Similar to how a Reward Challenge in was conducted, certain challenges would require the contestants to run the challenge themselves, with no host overseeing them.
* Hidden Immunity Idol: Though there will be only one camp, there will still be two Hidden Immunity Idols, one per tribe. If someone finds the other tribe's idol, they must give it to a member of the opposite tribe before the next Tribal Council. Furthermore, for the first time, no clues would be provided.
* Tribe Switch: The tribes were switched on Day 12, mixing the men and the women.
* Merge: This season merged with twelve castaways in the game.
* Expanded Jury and Final Three: Instead of the conventional Final Two facing the jury of seven, the Day 39 Tribal Council was held with a Final Three facing a nine-person jury.
==Castaways==
Contestant	Contestant 	Tribe Affiliation	Tribe Affiliation	Tribe Affiliation	Finish	VotesAgainst
Contestant	Contestant 	Original Tribe 	Switched Tribe 	Merged Tribe 	Finish	VotesAgainst
 	Kourtney Moon29, Austin, TXMotorcycle Repairwoman 	 	 	 	 	0
 	Nina Acosta51, Clovis, CARetired LAPD Officer 	 	 	 	 	6
 	Matt Quinlan33, San Francisco, CAAttorney 	 	 	 	 	7
 	Bill Posley27, Venice, CAStand-Up Comedian 	 	 	 	 	8
 	Monica Culpepper41, Tampa, FLEx-NFL Player's Wife 	 	 	 	 	5
 	Colton Cumbie20, Monroeville, ALStudent 	 	 	 	 	1
 	Jonas Otsuji37, Lehi, UTSushi Chef 	 	 	rowspan="12" 	 	10
 	Michael Jefferson29, Seattle, WABanker 	 	 	 	9 	
 	Jay Byars24, Gaffney, SCModel 	 	 	 	5 	
 	Leif Manson27, San Diego, CAPhlebotomist 	 	 	 	5 	
 	Troyzan Robertson50, Miami, FLSwimsuit Photographer 	 	 	 	6 	
 	Kat Edorsson22, Orlando, FLTimeshare Representative 	 	 	 	7 	
 	Tarzan Smith63, Houston, TXPlastic Surgeon 	 	 	 	12 	
 	Alicia Rosa24, Chicago, ILSpecial Education Teacher 	 	 	 	5 	
 	Christina Cha28, West Hollywood, CACareer Consultant	 	 	 	9 	
 	Chelsea Meissner26, Charleston, SCMedical Saleswoman	 	 	SecondRunner-Up 	4 	
 	Sabrina Thompson33, Brooklyn, NYHigh School Teacher 	 	 	Runner-Up 	2 	
 	Kim Spradlin28, San Antonio, TXBridal Shop Owner 	 	 	Sole Survivor 	3 	
==Season Summary==
The 18 castaways were split into gender-based tribes and given maps to their camps, unaware they would lead to the same location. Despite living on the same beach, the tribes would remain split, building separate shelters and fending for their own tribe. 
On the women's tribe, Salani, a five-person alliance was formed between Alicia, Chelsea, Kat, Kim, and Sabrina, who were able to control the votes on their tribe. Despite a strong start, the men of Manono found difficulty with Colton, an outspoken member of the tribe who was initially an outsider, often interacting with Salani instead. After Sabrina accidentally found Manono's Hidden Immunity Idol, she gave it to Colton, who used his new found power to overthrow Manono's dominant alliance and gain control of the tribe.
After a Tribe Switch, Colton found himself again in a position of power on the new Manono tribe, however he was medically evacuated from the game after being diagnosed with acute appendicitis. Meanwhile, on the new Salani tribe, Chelsea and Kim formed a second alliance with original Manono members Jay and Troyzan as a backup plan in case their original women's alliance failed.
Though the sexes entered the merge with equal numbers, the women decided to form a voting bloc. Jay and Troyzan chose to align with the women, betraying two of the men. With the women now in the majority, they eliminated the men until only Tarzan remained. However, Kat's unpredictability and youthful naivety was enough to convince Kim that keeping Kat around may be a bad idea, blindsiding Kat in a unanimous vote. With only six players remaining, Alicia wanted to vote Chelsea out, but Kim convinced Alicia that Tarzan was planning to betray her, leading to his elimination. Then Chelsea, Kim, and Sabrina formed an alliance, and the three managed to make it to the finals together.
At the Final Tribal Council, the jury castigated Chelsea for acting as Kim's main pawn and lack of social play, and while they praised Sabrina for her social game, she was berated for her poor challenge performance and being lazy at camp. The jury blamed Kim for all of their eliminations, with Kim taking responsibility for every blindside. Ultimately, Kim won the title of Sole Survivor over Sabrina and Chelsea by a vote of 7-2-0.
==Voting History==
==Trivia==
* The designs for this season's props, such as the season logo, buffs and challenge props resemble indigenous Maori designs.
* The font used for the props and tribe names is called "Creaky Frank".
* One World is the second season in which the tribe names have been explicitly revealed during the season preview at the reunion of the previous season, following .
* Despite the twist being this season's titular twist, this is not the first season it was introduced. It was originally introduced in , along with the Fake Merge.
* One World is the fourth season where tribes are divided by gender, following , , and .
** One World is the only "Battle of the Sexes" season where the men and the women entered the merge with even numbers.
** One World is the only "Battle of the Sexes" season to feature a Final Three, rather than a Final Two.
* One World is the first season not to include the twist since its introduction.
* One World is also the first season to not show the full intro until the season finale.
* One World the second season to have "Do-It-Yourself Challenges", following .
* One World has the fewest people voted out before the merge, with four. This would later be tied by .
* Although One World is not the first season when the tribes merged at Tribal Council, this is the first time that both tribes were present at Tribal Council when it happened.
* One World marked the first time that the first vote occurred in the second episode. This would be followed by .
* One World is the second season to have an episode () with neither a completed challenge nor a Tribal Council vote, following in Samoa.
* One World is the second season where a tribe gave up immunity to the opposing tribe, following .
** In this case, however, Manono voluntarily gave up immunity, while the Moto tribe in Fiji was given a choice to do so as part of a twist.
* One World is the first season since to feature a Tribe Switch and a televised Rites of Passage.
* From Colton Cumbie to Troyzan Robertson, six men were eliminated consecutively, the longest streak of eliminations of contestants of the same gender in Survivor history.
* One World is the most recent season to have a Final Three and a nine-person jury.
* Along with , One World was the first season to be released on Blu-Ray.
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