Survivor: Guatemala

***Survivor: Guatemala*** is the fifth season of Connor's Minecraft Survivor Series. This season began on March 8th, 2019 and ended with the finale and live reunion on March 9th, 2019.

The fifth season ended with Teemo defeating Duke at the Final Tribal Council by a Jury Vote of 4-3.

At the Final Tribal Council, Duke was praised for successfully playing numerous Hidden Immunity Idols throughout the duration of the season, but was chastised for relying too heavily on advantages and Immunity Challenges to further himself in the game. Teemo was priased for having a social game that was superior to Duke's, but the jury criticised him for not making moves that were as big as his opponent's. When it was explained to the jury that Teemo found numerous idols for Duke, the attractiveness of the idol plays wore off to the jury and Teemo was crowned the Sole Survivor.

*Survivor: Guatemala*is remembered for being the first season to have 16 casatways and a Tribe Expansion. Notable moments from this season include the final six rock draw and the infamous four-way tie vote during the pre-merge. *Guatemala*is also known for its somewhat unpredictable vote counts.

## Production

This season was the first to feature only sixteen castaways. Eight castaways had played before, while eight were making their debut to the series. The sixteen casatways were divided into two tribes at the start of the game: Antigua, wearing orange, and Tikal, wearing teal. They would later be expanded into three tribes, once the Zacapa tribe was introduced in the fourth episode of the season.

## Twists

**Hidden Immunity Idols:** Hidden Immunity Idols were hidden in the game this season. Each tribe had a Hidden Immunity Idol at their camp.

**16-Castaway Format:** For the first time in Connor's Minecraft Survivor history, only 16 castaways participated in the fifth season.

**Expanded Tribes:** At the beginning of episode four, the remaining 13 castaways were divided into three tribes of four, with one castaway being exiled. Antigua and Tikal were joined by a third tribe, Zacapa, which wore gold. Pahee wasn't selected to be on a tribe, so he was exiled for the duration of the episode.

**One-Day Exile:** When the tribes were switched, one castaway was sent to Exile Island due to the uneven number of castaways. Pahee drew the black buff and we subsequently sent to Exile Island for the duration of the episode. After Tikal lost the following challenge and voted out Jermu, Pahee replaced him on the Tikal tribe, evening the numbers once again.

**One-Day Tribes:** In episode eight, the remaining ten castaways were split into two tribes of five. They attended Tribal Council separately for a single episode.

## Castaways

The sixteen castaways were split into two tribes. Antigua, wearing orange, and Tikal, wearing teal. At the start of the fourth episode, Zacapa, an Expansion Tribe, was introduced.

## Trivia

* *Guatemala* is the only season to feature 16 castaways at the start of the game.
* *Guatemala* is the only season to feature an **Expanded Tribe.**
* *Guatemala* is the only season during which each member of a tribe received a vote at Tribal Council.
* *Guatemala* is the only season to feature a four-way tie.