Survivor: Phu Quoc - Second Chance

Survivor: Phu Quoc - Second Chance is the eighth season of Survivor Simps. It took place from mid October 2021 to early November 2021. The theme of the season was to bring back players for another shot at the game, who have played only once and have never won prior. The season was based off of the Phú Quốc island in Vietnam.

Christmas became the eighth Sole Survivor, defeating Caleb and Cam in a 12-3-2 vote. This season saw the return of twenty returnees, at least one representative from each of the first seven seasons (with the exception of All Stars).

It was preceded by Survivor: Journey Through Time, and was succeeded with Survivor: Nepal - The Himalayas

## Format

* **Tribe Composition:** The twenty castaways were divided into two tribes of ten, all returnees.
* **Merge:** The merged tribe was composed of twelve members.
* **Final Tribal Council Format:** Three finalists faced a jury of seventeen. The merge jurors individually addressed the finalists, while the premerge jurors were only able to vote.

## Twists

* **Lorenz Twist:** The returning player, Lorenz, had already played twice, but was invited back anyways.
* **The Unbiased:** The players were given the opportunity to go to the Unbiased, where two players, Julia and Mohammed, would give the players advice, and potentially give them an advantage.
* **Jury Twist:** The entire cast were assigned as jurors, meaning no matter how early you went home, you would at least have the opportunity to vote for a winner.

## Season Summary

The series premiere began with the twenty castaways being divided into two tribes of ten. The first few days were dominated with Braeden controlling his tribe, Di San, much to the dismay of Kate, who frequently had fights together. On Day 3 however, the tides were turned onto Braeden, and he was voted out 5-2-2. After the Tribe Swap, Bell was shockingly voted out on Day 5, and Kate was then voted out on Day 6. On Day 7, after the second Tribe Swap, Jake was blindsided 5-2-1 with two Hidden Immunity Idols in his pocket. The game kept its pace, leading to the shocking blindside of Logan on Day 10 when he was idoled out 3\*-3\*-1.

The merge started off with a blindside on Kendra in a 6\*-5-1 vote. Claire was then idoled out the very next day 5\*-5-1. James Bole, a power player in the game was taken out on Day 14, followed by Maddox being blindsided with an idol in his pocket on Day 18. Pesto was voted out on Day 19 in a 4-2-1-1 vote, followed with Kaidence being idoled out 5\*-3 the very next day, and then Grace also being idoled out 4\*-2 the day after that. Most of the blindsides in the game were led by Christmas and Caleb, who at this point were driving towards an all POC Final Tribal Council.

With Keegan being voted out 3-2\* on Day 23, the goal was achieved of an all POC Final Tribal Council with the final four being Davion, Caleb, Cam, and Christmas. Christmas won final immunity, sending Cam and Davion to fire, leading to Davion's elimination.

At Final Tribal Council, Christmas and Caleb received praise, where Cam was essentially dismissed as an option. Most of the energy however, did ultimately go to Christmas, who played a much flashier and more controlled game. Ultimately, Christmas came out victorious in a 12-3-2 jury vote.

## Awards & Trivia

* **Most Popular:** Caleb (Fourteen votes against)
* **Comp Beasts:** Christmas
* **Hero of the Season:** Davion and Pesto
* **Villain of the Season:** Christmas and Caleb
* **Best Confessionals:** James Bole
* **Best Premerger:** Jake
* **Player of the Season:** Christmas
* **Most Robbed:** Pesto
* **Most Underrated:** Davion
* **Duo of the Season:** Kaidence and Christmas