Survivor: Thailand

Survivor: Thailand	
Survivor: Thailand
 	
Season 	5
Genre 	Reality competition
Winner 	Salma (4-3)
Episodes 	13
Days 	39
Castaways 	16
Tribes 	Chuay Gahn Sook Jai Chuay Jai
Production 	Production
Filming Location	Ko Tautao, Satun Province, Thailand
Season Run 	September 19, 2017 -January 6, 2018
Chronology 	Chronology
Previous Season 	Marquesas
Next Season 	The Amazon
Survivor: Thailand is the fifth season of James' Survivor FanFiction. Sixteen strangers will compete against one another while battling the elements. They must learn to adapt, or they will be voted out. If they can learn to outwit, outplay, and outlast the rest, they will be given the million dollar prize and the title of sole survivor!
The winner of the season was Salma, defeating Julius in a 4-3 vote for the title of Sole Survivor and the $1,000,000 prize. Salma was also named the "Player of the Season", winning an additional $100,000.
==Production==
This season featured sixteen all new castaways, divided into two tribes of eight. The tribes this season were Chuay Gahn, wearing orange, and Sook Jai, in purple. The tribes are Thai phrases for "to help one another" and "a happy heart". On Day 25, the two tribes merged into the Chuay Jai tribe, a portmanteau of the initial tribe names, with its color being gold.
==Twists==
* Tribes Divided by the Eldest: Unlike the previous four editions where the producers pre-selected the contestants' tribe affiliations, this season had the contestants choose their own tribemates. The fact that elders are given utmost respect in Thailand was incorporated into the game by allowing the eldest male contestant, Ricardo, and the eldest female contestant, Salma, to divide the rest of the group into two tribes.
* Camp Advantages and Disadvantages: Similar to the previous season, the tribes had camps with pros and cons. Camp Chuay Gahn is virtually a cave, thus making shelter a non-issue, though its water source was on the other side of the island. Sook Jai's camp has a nearby water hole, though they have to make their own shelter.
* Mutiny: On Day 14 the castaways were invited to change tribal affiliation at their own will.
* Fake Merge and Delayed Merge: On Day 19, the Sook Jai tribe was instructed to move to Chuay Gahn's old camp. This created a situation where the two tribes lived at the same camp without being merged (as they were soon to find out). The actual merger took place six days later, on Day 25.
==Contestants==
Contestants	Contestants 	Original Tribes	Merged Tribe	Finish 	VotesAgainst
 	West29, Rapper 	Chuay Gahn 	 	1st Voted OutDay 3 	5
 	Joan35, Preschool Teacher 	Sook Jai 	 	2nd Voted OutDay 6 	4
 	Harper29, Triathlete 	Chuay Gahn 	 	3rd Voted OutDay 9 	5
 	Gypsy24, Pole Dancer 	Chuay Gahn 	 	4th Voted OutDay 12 	7
 	Melissa25, Architect 	Sook Jai 	 	5th Voted OutDay 15 	3
 	Rachel20, Backpacker 	Chuay Gahn 	 	6th Voted OutDay 18 	3
 	Rick44, Sheriff 	Sook Jai 	 	7th Voted OutDay 21 	7
 	Estan19, Student 	Sook Jai 	 	8th Voted Out1st Jury MemberDay 24 	4
 	Ricardo53, Club Owner 	Sook Jai 	Chuay Jai 	9th Voted Out2nd Jury MemberDay 27 	8
 	Kanda34, Language Teacher 	Sook Jai 	Chuay Jai 	10th Voted Out3rd Jury MemberDay 30	5
 	Karen33, Call Center Worker	Sook Jai 	Chuay Jai 	11th Voted Out4th Jury MemberDay 33	6
 	Phillip33, Police Detective	Sook Jai 	Chuay Jai 	12th Voted Out5th Jury MemberDay 36	9
 	Aaron28, Nurse 	Chuay Gahn 	Chuay Jai 	Eliminated6th Jury MemberDay 37 	5
 	Vince27, Photographer 	Chuay Gahn 	Chuay Jai 	13th Voted Out7th Jury MemberDay 38	6
 	Julius42, Talent Agent 	Chuay Gahn 	Chuay Jai 	Runner-up 	5
 	Salma60, Crime Writer 	Chuay Gahn 	Chuay Jai 	Sole Survivor 	1
 	 	 	Chuay Jai 	 	
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==The Game==
Episode #	Episode title 	Reward 	Immunity 	Eliminated	Vote 	Finish
1 	"The Importance Of Being Eldest" 	none 	Sook Jai 	West 	5-3 	1st Voted OutDay 3
2 	"No Light At The End Of This Tunnel" 	Chuay Gahn 	Chuay Gahn	Joan 	4-2-2 	2nd Voted OutDay 6
3 	"Stand Up And Shut It Down" 	Sook Jai 	Sook Jai 	Harper 	5-1-1 	3rd Voted OutDay 9
4 	"Potassium Overdose" 	Sook Jai 	Sook Jai 	Gypsy 	3-3;3-1 	4th Voted OutDay 12
5 	"Divide And Rule" 	SurvivorAuction	Chuay Gahn	Melissa 	3-2-2 	5th Voted OutDay 15
6 	"Bring The Regime To Its Knees" 	Chuay Gahn 	Sook Jai 	Rachel 	3-1-1 	6th Voted OutDay 18
7 	"Hiding Wine Isn't a Crime" 	none 	Chuay Gahn	Rick 	3-3;4-0 	7th Voted OutDay 21
8 	"Put Your Faith In a Rock, Not a Person" 	none 	Chuay Gahn	Estan 	4-1 	8th Voted Out1st Jury MemberDay 24
9 	"The Windows To My Escape Are Closing" 	Ricardo 	Karen 	Ricardo 	5-3 	9th Voted Out2nd Jury MemberDay 27
10 	"When Girls Come Together No Man Is Safe"	Vince[Julius] 	Salma 	Kanda 	5-2 	10th Voted Out3rd Jury MemberDay 30
11 	"Basic Human Responses" 	Vince 	Vince 	Karen 	4-2 	11th Voted Out4th Jury MemberDay 33
12 	"Convince" 	Salma[Aaron] 	Salma 	Phillip 	4-1 	12th Voted Out5th Jury MemberDay 36
13 	"Fiction Becomes Reality" 	none 	Julius 	Aaron 	2-2;1-1;Eliminated	Eliminated6th Jury MemberDay 37
13 	"Fiction Becomes Reality" 	none 	Julius 	Vince 	1-0 	13th Voted Out7th Jury MemberDay 38
13 	"Fiction Becomes Reality" 	Jury Vote 	Jury Vote 	Julius 	4-3 	RunnerUp
13 	"Fiction Becomes Reality" 	Jury Vote 	Jury Vote 	Salma 	4-3 	SoleSurvivor
==Voting Table==
 	 	Original Tribes	Original Tribes	Original Tribes	Original Tribes	Original Tribes	Original Tribes	Original Tribes	Original Tribes	Original Tribes	Original Tribes	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 	4 	5 	6 	7 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	13 	13 	13 	13 	13
Eliminated:	Eliminated:	West 	Joan 	Harper 	Gypsy 	Gypsy 	Melissa 	Rachel 	Rick 	Rick 	Estan 	Ricardo 	Kanda 	Karen 	Phillip 	Aaron 	Aaron 	Vince 	Julius 	Salma 	
Vote: 	Vote: 	5-3 	4-2-2 	5-1-1 	3-3 	3-1 	3-2-2 	3-1-1 	3-3 	4-0 	4-1 	5-3 	5-2 	4-2 	4-1 	2-2 	Lottery 	1-0 	4-3 	4-3 	
 	Salma 	West 	— 	Harper 	Gypsy 	Gypsy 	— 	Aaron 	— 	— 	— 	Ricardo 	Kanda 	Karen 	Phillip 	Vince 	— 	— 	Jury Vote 	Jury Vote 	
 	Julius 	Gypsy 	— 	Harper 	Gypsy 	Gypsy 	— 	Rachel 	— 	— 	— 	Ricardo 	Kanda 	Karen 	Phillip 	Aaron 	— 	Vince 	Jury Vote 	Jury Vote 	
 	Vince 	Gypsy 	— 	Gypsy 	Gypsy 	None 	— 	Rachel 	— 	— 	— 	Ricardo 	Kanda 	Karen 	Phillip 	Aaron 	— 	— 	— 	Salma 	
 	Aaron 	West 	— 	Harper 	Vince 	Gypsy 	— 	Rachel 	— 	— 	— 	Ricardo 	Kanda 	Karen 	Phillip 	Vince 	Eliminated 	 	— 	Salma 	
 	Phillip 	— 	Joan 	— 	— 	— 	Melissa 	— 	Ricardo 	Rick 	Estan 	Ricardo 	Kanda 	Julius 	Aaron 	 	 	 	— 	Salma 	
 	Karen 	— 	Rick 	— 	— 	— 	Rick 	— 	Rick 	Rick 	Estan 	Julius 	Phillip 	Julius 	 	 	 	 	Julius 	— 	
 	Kanda 	— 	Joan 	— 	— 	— 	Rick 	— 	Rick 	Rick 	Estan 	Julius 	Phillip 	 	 	 	 	 	Julius 	— 	
 	Ricardo 	— 	Karen 	— 	— 	— 	Phillip 	— 	Rick 	None 	Estan 	Julius 	 	 	 	 	 	 	— 	Salma 	
 	Estan 	— 	Rick 	— 	— 	— 	Melissa 	— 	Ricardo 	Rick 	Phillip 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Julius 	— 	
 	Rick 	— 	Joan 	— 	— 	— 	Melissa 	— 	Ricardo 	None 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Rachel 	West 	— 	Harper 	Vince 	Vince 	— 	Salma 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Melissa 	— 	Joan 	— 	— 	— 	Phillip 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Gypsy 	West 	— 	Harper 	Gypsy 	None 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Harper 	West 	— 	Aaron 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Joan 	— 	Karen 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	West 	Gypsy 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Trivia==
* This is the third season to feature tribes merging with an equal number of members, following Borneo and The Australian Outback.
** However, this was mostly due to the fact that the season featured a delayed merge, giving Chuay Gahn the opportunity to come back from their numbers disadvantage.
* This season saw the first African-American male to not at least reach the jury merge stage of the game. As the first person voted out, it also saw the second consecutive season where the first person voted out was not Caucasian.
* Thailand is the first season to feature a tribe being consecutively taken out one by one after the merge by their rival tribe.
* Salma holds the distinction of being the oldest Sole Survivor of all time.
** Her win is also the first to occur during a 4-3 vote, or a final vote in which only one vote separates the winner and the runner-up.
** Like the previous season, the winner managed to win the most individual immunity challenges during the game, having tied with 2 wins alongside runner-up Julius.
* Thailand is the first season in which the winner of the final immunity challenge did not go on to win the game.
* This is the first season in the shows history to feature an all Caucasian final two. It is also the first instance of a woman beating a man at the final tribal council.
* Phillip received the most votes during the season, with 9 cast against him during the thirty-six days he played.