Survivor: Santorini

## Series Chronology

***Survivor: Santorini*** is the fifth season of the third generation of Will's Survivor Series, which premiered on June 29, 2020 and ended with the reunion on July 15, 2020.

It ended with Johnny defeating Eric at the Final Tribal Council by a vote of 6-2.

## Production

The fifth season was announced on June 15, 2020. Applications for new players opened on the same day. The full cast was revealed on June 27, 2020, along with the tribal designations.

This season, 16 castaways were divided into two tribes. The tribes are named after places in Santorini - Akrotiri, wearing blue, and Thirasia, in green. On Day 9, the 10 remaining castaways merged into the Fyli tribe, wearing gray buffs.

The series is produced and hosted by SurvivorFan37 and TotsTrashy, with production assistance from hellocat. This season's logo, buffs, and art were created by Cryptspartan.

## Twists

* **Hidden Immunity Idols**: There was one idol for each tribe hidden on a Tengaged user's first blog.
* **Secret Partners**: Everyone was randomly partnered with somebody on the other tribe. When the tribes merged, the remaining secret partners were able to compete in a challenge at a shot for an advantage, which was two halves to a hidden immunity idol. Eric and Rick won this advantage and both halves were given to Rick.
* **Tribe Switch**: After Matt’s elimination, the tribes were switched into 2 tribes of 6.

## Contestants

* **^Note 1** : Steve's 8 votes includes a self-vote from the first Tribal Council.
* **^Note 2** : Patty's 7 votes includes a self-vote from the second Tribal Council.
* **^Note 3** : Big Ben played an immunity idol on himself in Episode 8, but no votes were cast against him.
* **^Note 4** : Rick played a hidden immunity idol on himself in Episode 8, nullifying 6 votes against him.
* **^Note 5** : Johnny played a hidden immunity idol on himself in Episode 9, nullifying 5 votes against him.
* **^Note 6** : Keith played hidden immunity idols for himself in Episode 10 and Episode 11, nullifying 7 total votes against him.
* **^Note 7** : In Episode 12, Johnny played a hidden immunity idol on Eric, nullifying 2 votes against Eric.
* **^Note 8** : Ryan was voted out after a 2-2 tie between himself and Eric. As there were only four voters, the two involved in the tie competed in a tiebreaker trivia challenge to determine who would be eliminated. Ryan lost and was eliminated.

## The Game

* **^Note 1** : This 8 votes includes a self-vote Steve received as a punishment for not voting.
* **^Note 2** : This 7 votes includes a self-vote Patty received as a punishment for not voting.
* **^Note 3** : Rick played a hidden immunity idol on himself, nullifying 6 votes against him.
* **^Note 4** : Big Ben played a hidden immunity idol on himself, but no votes were cast against him.
* **^Note 5** : Johnny played a hidden immunity idol on himself, nullifying 5 votes against him.
* **^Note 6** : Keith played a hidden immunity idol on himself, nullifying 4 votes against him.
* **^Note 7** : Keith played a hidden immunity idol on himself, nullifying 3 votes against him.
* **^Note 8** : Johnny played a hidden immunity idol on Eric, nullifying 2 votes against Eric.
* **^Note 9** : Due to a tie at the Final Four, Eric and Ryan competed in a tiebreaker Will's Survivor trivia challenge to determine who would be eliminated. Ryan lost and was eliminated.

## Voting History

* **^Note 1** : Since Steve failed to submit a vote before the deadline, he received a self-vote at this Tribal Council.
* **^Note 2** : Since Patty failed to submit a vote before the deadline, he received a self-vote at this Tribal Council.
* **^Note 3** : Rick played a hidden immunity idol on himself, nullifying 6 votes against him.
* **^Note 4** : Big Ben played a hidden immunity idol on himself, but no votes were cast against him.
* **^Note 5** : Johnny played a hidden immunity idol on himself, nullifying 5 votes against him.
* **^Note 6** : Keith played a hidden immunity idol on himself, nullifying 4 votes against him.
* **^Note 7** : Keith played a hidden immunity idol on himself, nullifying 3 votes against him.
* **^Note 8** : Johnny played a hidden immunity idol on Eric, nullifying 2 votes against Eric.
* **^Note 9** : Due to a tie at the Final Four, Eric and Ryan competed in a tiebreaker Will's Survivor trivia challenge to determine who would be eliminated. Ryan lost and was eliminated.