Survivor: The Amazon

Survivor: The Amazon was the sixth season of the American reality show Survivor. It was filmed in 2002. There were thirteen episodes, one was shown each week on CBS from February 13 - May 11, 2003.

Sixteen players were sent to the Amazon to compete to win one million dollars. For the first time ever, the starting tribes were divided by gender. The two starting tribes were the all-female Jaburu (named after a native stork) and the all-male Tambaqui (a native fish). They later merged (combined into one tribe), which the players named "Jacaré" (Portuguese for "alligator"). It started and ended as a battle of the genders. The winner of Survivor: The Amazon was Jenna Morasca, a 21-year-old swimsuit model from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who won against Matthew Von Ertfelda by a vote of 6-1. The season finale (last episode) included the announcement of the winner and a live reunion of all the season's players at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, on David Letterman's Late Show stage which was decorated to look like the set in the Amazon.

The season is well known for having the first reality show player with a disability, the hearing impaired Christy Smith.

Another well-known moment in this season was an immunity challenge where the players would have to stand on a pole longer than everyone else. While all the players were standing on a pole, the players were told that they'd be given a bunch of different rewards for hopping off on purpose. Right away, Jenna Morasca and Heidi Strobel said that they would take off all of their clothes if they were given chocolate and peanut butter. Probst said yes, and a very naked Jenna and Heidi left the challenge and ate a plate of Oreo cookies and peanut butter. This got them a cover shot and a nude picture in a Playboy spread.

Jenna Morasca and Rob Cesternino returned in Survivor: All-Stars, where they placed 16th and 15th.

Players
 Player Starting tribe Switched tribe Merged tribe Finish Total VotesRyan Aiken23, Ellicott City, MDTambaqui 1st Voted OutDay 34Janet Koth46, Manchester, MOJaburu2nd Voted OutDay 65Daniel Lue26, Houston, TXTambaqui3rd Voted OutDay 97Joanna Ward31, Orangeburg, SCJaburu4th Voted OutDay 124Jeanne Hebert40, North Attleboro, MAJaburuTambaqui5th Voted OutDay 155Shawna Mitchell23, Redwood City, CAJaburuJaburu6th Voted OutDay 186Roger Sexton56, Valencia, CATambaquiTambaquiJacaré7th Voted OutDay 2111Dave Johnson23, Pasadena, CATambaquiTambaqui8th Voted Out1st Jury MemberDay 248Deena Bennett35, Riverside, CAJaburuJaburu9th Voted Out2nd Jury MemberDay 276Alex Bell32, Los Angeles, CATambaquiJaburu10th Voted Out3rd Jury MemberDay 306Christy Smith24, Basalt, COJaburuTambaqui11th Voted Out4th Jury MemberDay 339Heidi Strobel24, Buffalo, MOJaburuTambaqui12th Voted Out5th Jury MemberDay 363Butch Lockley50, Olney, ILTambaquiTambaqui13th Voted Out6th Jury MemberDay 375Rob Cesternino24, Wantagh, NYTambaquiJaburu14th Voted Out7th Jury MemberDay 384Matthew Von Ertfelda33, Washington, D.C.TambaquiJaburuRunner-Up6Jenna Morasca21, Pittsburgh, PAJaburuJaburuSole Survivor3

The Total Votes is the number of votes a player got during Tribal Councils where the player is able to be voted out of the game. It does not count the votes they got during the final Tribal Council.

The game
Episode nameDate shown on TVChallengesEliminatedVoteFinish Reward Immunity"Boys vs. Girls"February 13, 2003NoneJaburuRyan4-3-11st Voted OutDay 3"Storms"February 20, 2003JaburuTambaquiJanet5-1-1-12nd Voted OutDay 6"Girl Power"February 27, 2003JaburuJaburuDaniel6-13rd Voted OutDay 9"Trapped"March 6, 2003TambaquiTambaquiJoanna4-2-14th Voted OutDay 12"Pick-up Sticks"March 13, 2003NoneJaburuJeanne4-25th Voted OutDay 15"More Than Meats the Eye"March 19, 2003TambaquiTambaquiShawna4-26th Voted OutDay 18"Girls Gone Wilder"March 26, 2003NoneDeenaRoger7-37th Voted OutDay 21"Sleeping With the Enemy"April 3, 2003Dave[Deena]JennaDave8-18th Voted OutDay 24"The Chain"April 10, 2003Alex[Jenna]MatthewDeena6-29th Voted OutDay 27"The First 27 Days"April 17, 2003Recap Episode"Q and A"April 24, 2003SurvivorAuctionRobAlex4-310th Voted OutDay 30"Sour Grapes"May 1, 2003MatthewJenna[Heidi]Christy4-211th Voted OutDay 33"The Amazon Heats Up"May 8, 2003Matthew [Rob]MatthewHeidi3-212th Voted OutDay 36"...And Then There Were Four"May 11, 2003NoneJennaButch3-113th Voted OutDay 37JennaRob1-014th Voted OutDay 38"The Reunion"May 11, 2003Jury VoteMatthew6-1Runner-UpJennaSole Survivor
If more than one tribe or player wins reward or immunity, they are listed in order of finish, or alphabetically if it was teamwork, or where one player won and invited others, the players they invited are in brackets.

 There was no Reward Challenge.

 There was no Reward Challenge due to tribal switch.

 There was no Reward Challenge due to tribal merge.

 Jenna won immunity but gave it to Heidi during tribal council.

Voting history
Starting tribesSwitched tribesMerged tribeEpisode #:12345678910111213ReunionEliminated:Ryan4/8 votesJanet5/8 votesDaniel6/7 votesJoanna4/7 votesJeanne4/6 votesShawna4/6 votesRoger7/10 votesDave8/9 votesDeena6/8 votesAlex4/7 votesChristy4/6 votesHeidi3/5 votesButch3/4 votesRob1 voteMatthew1/7 votesJenna6/7 votesVoterVoteJennaJanetJoannaShawnaRogerDaveDeenaMatthewChristyRobButchRobJury VoteMatthewRogerDanielShawnaRogerDaveDeenaAlexChristyHeidiButchRobRyanDanielShawnaRogerDaveDeenaAlexChristyHeidiButchJennaButchRyanDanielJeanneChristyDaveDeenaAlexJennaHeidiRobMatthewHeidiJanetJoannaJeanneRogerDaveDeenaMatthewChristyRobJennaChristyJennaJoannaButchRogerDaveAlexAlexJennaJennaAlexRyanDanielMatthewRogerDaveDeenaMatthewJennaDeenaJanetJoannaShawnaRogerDaveAlexJennaDaveDanielDanielJeanneChristyMatthewJennaRogerRyanDanielJeanneChristyShawnaJanetChristyMatthewJeanneJanetShawnaButchJoannaChristyShawnaDanielRogerRogerJanetJeanneRyanRoger

References

Other websites
 Official CBS Survivor The Amazon Website

Category:2003 American television seasons
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