Survivor Winter Park: Double Trouble

## Double Trouble

***Double Trouble*** is the first mini season of *Survivor Winter Park*.

*Double Trouble* was a group of friends competing in a high-speed season of the game in the first mini iteration. The players who would rise to the top would be quickly taken down by the others, with Grace Peters surviving to the end, where she would once again find herself in second place when Gabriel Fenton-Zeira's non-serious demeanor would earn him the respect of the jury, winning him the title in a narrow 5-4 final vote.

## Production

Thorin Groth began the conception for mini Survivor seasons following the conclusion of *Bloodlines*, wanting a way to have the game played between friends without the factor of being a returning player messing with the casting for seasons. They would be smaller seasons hosted in a day (a unique aspect of any mini season until *Clash of the Champions*) and would be designed to test out twists for the actual game. Without worrying of the consequences of screwing over a player in a regular season, twists could be as chaotic as possible due to the unserious nature of the game. Essentially, mini seasons were designed as a way for players to play an "official" seasons of Survivor while hanging out with their friends. Every player would be a member of the jury to not exclude them from the game, marking the first time a first boot would be eligible for the jury.

Gabriel Fenton-Zeira was never meant to be an official player; instead, he wanted to spectate the season. However, he would be put into the game when Caleb Susunaga was going to be late to the season. When Caleb arrived after the first immunity challenge, he was left without a pair partner and the season would end up having one more player than originally planned.

## Twists/Advantages

### **Twists**

* **Double Trouble:** Four pairs of players were formed at the start of the game. If their pair member won immunity, they would win immunity as well. This twist lasted until six players remained. Caleb Susunaga, a late entrant into the season, had no pair partner.
* **Double Elimination:** At the Final 8, the players were subject to a double elimination, with two Tribal Councils following a single immunity challenge. One player would win immunity for both voting rounds, while another would only win for a single round of their choosing. The primary winner had the option to only be safe at one voting round if they wanted to give their partner immunity for that round as well (Ryan Hagerty had the option of this for Gabriel Fenton-Zeira, where she declined.)

### **Advantages**

* **Double Vote**: Every player started the game with an advantage that allowed them to count their vote twice. This could be used for every round of voting.
* **Hidden Immunity Idol:** A Hidden Immunity Idol was hidden inside the bathroom of Cole and Thorin's house. The last time it could be used was when there were five players remaining.
* **Legacy Jury Vote:** At the opening reward challenge, a player won an advantage that would give them an extra jury vote, should they make the Final Tribal Council. If eliminated, that player would will their advantage to another player in the game.
* **Extra Jury Vote:** At the Final 4, the jury members participated in a challenge to win a second jury vote for the Final Tribal Council

## Season Summary

The first-ever mini Survivor season began with the splitting of the eight players into four pairs of two and the introduction of the Double Trouble twist, with every pair being of two players who weren't close. Alliances barely worked around the twist, with two core alliances forming (Grace Peters, Jacob Thigpen, Nicole Salmons, Nika Forouzannia, and Ryan Hagerty against Caleb Susunaga, Griffin Hallemeier, and Joseph Ales), leaving last-minute addition Gabriel Fenton-Zeira in the middle, not choosing to take a side at Tribal Council by throwing his vote onto Caleb. While Nicole would flip on her alliance and use her Double Vote, Ryan's retaliation Double Vote would tie the vote 5-5-1, with neither side budging and forcing Gabe to pick, either by taking out his duo partner (Ryan) or his best friend (Griffin). Knowing that he'd get Griffin's vote anyways and wanted to secure Ryan's for the end, he would side with Ryan's side, giving them the majority going forward.

The second round would see another major twist, with... (to be continued).

## Trivia

* TBA