Koh-Lanta: Nicoya

Koh-Lanta: Nicoya is the second season of Koh-Lanta. This season took place in Costa Rica on the island of Nicoya, and was broadcast on TF1 from June 28, 2002 to September 13, 2002, airing on Saturdays and Sundays at 6:55 p.m.
Amel Fatnassi defeated Nicolas Roy in a 5-2 jury vote to become the Sole Survivor. To date, this season has produced three returning players (Amel Fatnassi, Maud Garnier and Nicolas Roy) for future seasons.
==Production==
After the success of , the French television network TF1 decided to make a second season with a new host, Denis Brogniart. Sixteen contestants were chosen by the producers to take part.
They were marooned on the coast of Nicoya in Costa Rica for 40 days.
==Twists/Changes==
* Tribe Composition: The sixteen castaways were divided into two tribes of eight.
* Replacement: After a castaway got evacuated, the previously eliminated player returned to the game in their place.
* Tribe Switch: On Day 14, instead of an expected Reward Challenge, the tribes were informed to select one representative, without knowing why. The two representatives would be revealed to be switching tribes.
* Merge: The merged tribe was composed of ten members.
* Final Four Elimination: At the final four, the remaining castaways compete in the Fallen Comrades challenge, and the castaway with the fewest right answers is eliminated from the game.
==Castaways==
Contestant 	Contestant 	Tribe Affiliation	Tribe Affiliation	Tribe Affiliation	Finish	VotesAgainst
Contestant 	Contestant 	Original Tribe 	Switched Tribe 	Merged Tribe 	Finish	VotesAgainst
 	Xavier Lemasson29, MornantPhysiotherapist 	 	 	 	 	0
 	Caroline Lamotte28, ParisCommercial Assistant 	 	 	 	 	7
 	Céline Fortier22, ToulouseReceptionist 	 	 	 	 	4
 	Nelly Baradeau24, BordeauxBarmaid 	 	 	 	 	4
 	Pierre Cambon51, VarSME Boss 	 	 	 	 	6
rowspan="2"	Jacky Moreau29, LilleButler 	rowspan="2" 	rowspan="2" 	 	 	10
 	Jacky Moreau29, LilleButler 	 	 	 	 	10
 	Adonis Koupaki33, Noisy-le-GrandHoliday Center Director 	 	 	 	 	5
 	Jimmy Denis22, ParisFairground Vendor 	 	 	rowspan="9" 	 	6
 	Béatrice Cloix Penisson35, BandolMarketing Sales Manager 	 	 	 	5 	
 	François-Xavier Arguillère25, Rueil-MalmaisonJewelry Designer	 	 	 	5 	
 	Isabelle Vial36, NicePharmaceutical Assistant 	 	 	 	10 	
 	Maud Garnier25, Loire-AtlantiqueModel 	 	 	 	4 	
 	Marianne Mondon34, MauléonPolice Officer 	 	 	 	4 	
 	Bernard Lenoir47, LyonBeautician 	 	 	 	8 	
 	Nicolas Roy29, BressuireAgri-food Team leader 	 	 	Runner-Up 	3 	
 	Amel Fatnassi28, ParisSocial Worker 	 	 	Sole Survivor 	2 	
==Season Summary==
==Voting History==
==Trivia==
*Nicoya is the first Koh-Lanta season to feature a Tribe Switch, with one person from each tribe being switched to the other tribe.
*This is the first season of Koh-Lanta to feature an evacuation.
*This is the first season to feature a castaway returning to the game having previously been voted out due to an unexpected unorthodox elimination.
*Nicoya is the first Koh-Lanta season to produce a female winner.
*Both finalists of this season would return in a future season and finish in 14th place.
==References==
Category:Koh-Lanta
Category:Koh-Lanta Seasons
Category:Koh-Lanta: Nicoya
Category:Seasons