Seema

**Seema** is the very first *AI Survivor* winner, earning the title of Sole Survivor in *Survivor: Borneo*.

Seema has the distinction of being the first person ever to win the tile of Sole Survivor in the series. On her time in *Borneo*, Seema won the Final Immunity Challenge and was able to secure a spot in the Final Tribal Council, ultimately beating Erika in a 5-2 vote, despite the Pagong tribe making up the majority of the Jury.

## Survivor

### Borneo

In *Survivor: Borneo*, Seema was a member of the Tagi tribe. On Day 2, Seema and her tribe lost the inaugural Immunity Challenge, sending them to Tribal Council. Back at camp, Seema originally targeted Mark, believing that he was the weakest on the tribe and should go home. However, Seema did not stick to her original target, going along with Lois' suggestion to target Ted. At the first Tribal Council of the season, Seema voted with the majority to vote Ted out of the game.

Following Ted's elimination, Tagi went on to win the next reward and immunity challenges. Back at camp, Seema has a major camp with Nikolas after the challenge, clashing over the shelter and work ethic, stemming from a fight that started between Lois and Iskra. On Day 8, the Tagi tribe lost their second challenge of the season, sending them back to Tribal Council. At camp, Seema was targeted by Nikolas, following their explosive fight togeher, with Seema attempting to spread his name around the tribe as well. At Tribal Council, Seema received 3 votes from Nikolas, Iskra and Mark, narrowly escaping elimination. However, Seema was able to vote alongside the majority against Mark, eliminating him from the game.

Tagi was able to win the next immunity challenge, keeping Seema safe from Tribal Council. However, on Day 14 Tagi lost their third immunity of the season, sending them back to Tribal Council, yet again. Back at camp, Seema tried to target Nikolas once again, with Nikolas reciprocating this by targeting her as well. At Tribal Council, the vote was in Seema's favour, not receiving a vote against her, with Nikolas eliminated unanimously.

After Nikolas' elimination, The Tagi tribe, lost their second consecutive Immunity Challenge to Tribal Council. After this loss, The League was formed, a four-person alliance consisting of Iskra, Seema, Julienne and Michael. *The League* set their sights on Lois, who was the odd-one-out on the Tribe without any solid connections as a result of her arguments in camp. Around camp, Seema's name was passed around as an option. As a result, at Tribal Council, Seema received 1 vote from Lois, but voted with the rest of the *The League*, eliminating her.

On Day 19, the tribes merged, Seema going into the merge with a strong alliance of four, having nearly survived the past few Tribal Councils and facing a 6-person Pagong majority. After the first Individual Immunity Challenge, Seema distanced herself from *The League*, placing the former alliance in a difficult position. Following this, Seema used this opportunity to rest at camp, restoring her energy and maintaining a low profile. Going into Tribal Council, Michael became the target, with Original Pagong members Erika, Keinan, Gabrielle & Stephan trying to persuade the tribe to vote him out. At Tribal Council, however, Seema voted with *The League*, blindsiding the Original Pagong, thanks to Anne and Viktor who voted with them to eliminate Keinan in a 6-4 vote.

On Day 24, following the Immunity Challenge, Seema continued to maintain a low profile, keeping quiet. At Tribal Council, Seema voted with Julienne against Stephan, but she found herself in the minority, with former ally Michael sent to Jury.

After the next immunity challenge on Day 26, Seema and Erika worked on developing a relationship, with Seema showing the first signs of strengthening her connections on the tribe since her departure from *The League*. After their conversation, Erika and Stephan had a fight with one another, leading Erika to propose a Final Two alliance with Seema, the pair deciding to target Stephan and send him home at the Upcoming Tribal Council. However, because of concerns surrounding Seema and Erika's perceived, developing alliance, Gabrielle became suspicious of Seema, proposing to Erika that she needed to go. However, this was futile. At Tribal Council, Seema voted against Stephan, keeping her vote against him at the re-vote and sending him to the Jury as a result.

Heading into the next Tribal Council, on Day 30, Erika and Seema proposed voting out Anne next, with the pair having no outstanding connections to her. At Tribal Council, Seema found herself in the majority vote, voting alongside Viktor, Gabrielle and Erika, with Anne eliminated.

Going into Day 31, Seema was in a comfortable position, finding herself in a solid alliance, and having voted in the majority for the past few Tribal Councils. On Day 33, Seema's former alliance, *The League*, officially disbanded, with Iskra abandoning Julienne to work with Viktor and Seema instead. Seema found herself with options of who to target at this point, with Viktor and Iskra considering voting for Gabrielle and Erika considering voting for Julienne. Ultimately, at Tribal Council, Seema voted with Erika against Julienne, resulting in a 2-2-2 tie-vote between Gabrielle, Iskra and Julienne. With Seema and Erika controlling 2 out of 3 of the eligible votes, Julienne was eliminated in a 2-1 vote.

Heading into the final stages of the game, Seema had great connections within her tribe, but had just created distrust with Viktor and Iskra for not voting alongside them at the previous Tribal Council. On Day 35, following the Immunity Challenge, Iskra tried to persuade Seema and Viktor to vote for Gabrielle again. However, Seema had other plans, with her and Erika considering voting out Viktor instead. At Tribal Council, with Gabrielle's support, Seema and Erika cast the majority votes against Viktor, with Seema betraying her alliance once again, sending her ally to the Jury.

On Day 37, Seema was in a comfortable position, despite having upset Iskra at the previous Tribal Council for a second consecutive time. Following the Immunity Challenge, Iskra tried to persuade Seema to vote with her once again, despite Seema's lack of loyalty. This time, however, at Tribal Council, Seema kept her word, voting alongside Iskra and Erika, eliminating Gabrielle.

On Day 38, Seema found herself in the final three, one of the last remaining original Tagi members, alongside Iskra. At the Final Immunity Challenge, Seema won her first and only Individual Immunity, having the final decision on who to bring with her to the Final Two. Back at camp, it was clear that Iskra and Erika were voting for one another as they had no other options. Seema found herself torn between keeping an original Tagi ally, who she had betrayed multiple times, and a newfound merge ally who had consistently voted alongside her following the formation of their alliance. At Tribal Council, Seema chose to forego Jury management and severed her loyalties with Iskra, making her the final member of the Jury and solidifying Seema and Erika as the Final Two of the season.

At the Final Tribal Council, Seema attempted to convince the Jury that she had played the best strategic and social game, referencing her ability to survive the early stages of the game and remedying her gameplay in the merge phase, by consistently maintaining her tribemates allegiances, even when she didn't reciprocate. Although the majority of the Jury was comprised of former Pagong members, it overall found Seema's speech to be more convincing than Erika's. As a result, Seema won the season by a vote of 5-2, gaining the votes of Gabrielle, Julienne, Anne, Stephan & Michael, and becoming the first winner in *AI Survivor* history.

## Redemption Island

### Days spent on Redemption Island:

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* Seema is the first person to win *AI Survivor*.
	+ By extension, Seema is the first women to win *AI Survivor*.
* Seema, Keinan & Frank are the first contestants from California.
* Seema is the first castaway to win the Final Immunity Challenge.
	+ By extension, Seema is the first castaway to secure a seat at the Final Tribal Council.