CtC Survivor: Duos In Paradise

***CtC Survivor: Duos In Paradise*** is the eleventh season of the *Coast to Coast* series. It served as a Blood vs. Water variant season.

## Production

This season was hosted by John B, Zoe M, Linden W, Caryn S, and Vicky M. The season premiered on March 24th, 2023.

* **Advertisement Blurb**: CTC has pushed players to their limits strategically, socially, and mentally in intense, fast paced environments. So naturally, it's time to add another layer of complexity to the CTC formula. This season, 11 duos will check into our island oasis, and into a game of deceit. Comprised of combinations of two returnees, two new players, or one new player and one returnee, these duos will play in tandem, but also as individuals. Will these duos rise together in power, or will there be trouble in paradise?

The blog for this season was Survivor: Duos In Paradise.

## Twists/Changes

* **Duos In Paradise**: At any point while both members of a given duo were still in the game, they could interact with each other and exchange any items, no matter if they were on the same tribe or not. If both members of a duo made the merge, they would be gifted a Blood Ring.
* **Blood Rings**: Any pair who remained in the game by the beginning of the merge phase would be given a Blood Ring. This ring gained different powers in the game the longer a duo held onto it, but they were only be able to use it one time. At the start of each round, each duo would be informed of what the Blood Ring’s power will be. They then had an hour after the immunity challenge was posted to decide if they were using it. The ring lasted until the end of the final 8 round. If one player of the duo was voted out, the Blood Ring would go out with them. The powers per round are as follows:
	+ **Final 15**: Save one of the two from Tribal Council, but neither could vote.
	+ **Final 14**: Extra vote for one of the duo.
	+ **Final 13/12**: Save one of the two from Tribal Council. Player saved would be unable to vote.
	+ **Final 11**: If one player of the duo wins immunity, they are both safe.
	+ **Final 10**: Duo is able to steal a vote.
	+ **Final 9**: Save both players from Tribal Council, but neither can vote.
	+ **Final 8**: Save both players from Tribal Council, both would be able to vote.
* **Redemption Island**: For the premerge portion of the game, each player that was voted out of the game was sent to Redemption Island. Once there were three players on Redemption, duels were be held each round. The top two in each duel continued on, while the player in last place was out for good.
	+ In the hour after Tribal Council, starting after the third one, players on Redemption were able to discuss with their partner still in the game if they wanted to swap places. Duos could swap places as many times as they would like to, with a limit of once per round. At the merge, the final duel occured, and the last two players standing reentered the game. AJ and Rose won the redemption duel on day 16 and reentered the game, creating the merge tribe of 15.
* **Amulets**: Amulets returned once again this season. Amulets are a style of advantage used in CTC Survivor that are played anonymously and unleash a twist for one round. Each Amulet contains its own set of rules.
	+ **Amulet of Democracy**: When played, this amulet would cause the voting party to be split in half. Two separate votes would happen, and each of the players that received the highest amount of votes would then be voted on again in a revote that would involve the whole group. The two groups would be divided randomly. This amulet was never played.
	+ **Amulet of Indecision**: When played, this amulet would force every player to submit two players’ names to potentially be their vote at that round’s Tribal Council. During the voting period at Tribal Council, each player’s vote would be randomly determined between the two names they provided. If any extra votes or steal-a-votes were played, the same process of random determination would occur for those as well. This amulet was never played.

## Episode Guide

**^1** Rose did not submit a vote, but was asked post-season who they would have voted for and confirmed they would have cast their vote for Abrielle, making the vote 7-4.