Survivor: Uruguay

## DVD Cover

***Survivor: Uruguay*** is the second season of CJvivor. The season began on January 1st, 2023 and ended with the finale and live reunion on February 1st, 2023.

The second season ended with Hatty defeating Bobby at the Final Tribal Council by a jury vote of 7-0.

At the Final Tribal Council on Day 32, the jury praised the impact that each finalist had on the season and acknowledged their strengths. For Hatty, a strong influence over the social and strategic game, and for Bobby a dominant challenge performance that locked him into the final two.

Bobby was congratulated for winning four Individual Immunity challenges and not being vulnerable from the final six Tribal Council onward. He was also applauded for making it to the Final Tribal Council with zero votes cast against him over the course of the season, being the first CJvivor castaway to do so. However, the jury was displeased with Bobby's complacency in allowing Hatty, the biggest threat of the season, to make it to the final two despite being easily identified as the biggest threat and frontrunner to win the season. The jury also felt that Bobby's social game had its shortcomings when compared to Hatty's.

Hatty was commended for the grasp he had on the social and strategic game over the course of the season. Despite only winning one Individual Immunity challenge, Hatty exercised his power in the game by spearheading the creations of deals and alliances that led to other threats in the game being eliminated. However, the jury discussed Hatty's safety potentially being the result of his Hidden Immunity Idol and the fear to make a move against him. It was also noted that Hatty had to rely on others to take him to the end of the season, rather earning his way to the end through Immunity Challenges.

In the end, the jury couldn't overlook the strategic dominant force Hatty was in the game, punctuated by Bobby's decision to bring him to the Final Tribal Council despite being the biggest threat. Hatty's gameplay awarded him all seven jury votes and the title of Sole Survivor.

## Production

Applications for *Uruguay* began December 4th, 2022. 26 people applied, 22 were selected to complete a secondary interview, and 16 were selected for the final cast. 1 castaway was selected for *Uruguay,* but dropped before the season began and was promptly replaced by a new applicant.

On Day 2, Jay, a 19-year-old Pizza Maker from Virginia, quit the game prior to the end of the first Immunity Challenge. As the first challenge had yet to conclude, Matt, a 26-year-old Instructor from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was put on the Minas Tribe in his place.

When the 16 castaways arrived in Uruguay, they were split into two tribes. Colonia, wearing teal and Minas, wearing gold. Colonia is named for the Uruguayan city of Colonia del Sacramento, while Minas is named after a city of the same name.

## Twists

**Hidden Immunity Idols:** Hidden Immunity Idols were hidden in the game this season. Each tribe had a Hidden Immunity Idol hidden somewhere at their camp. When played at Tribal Council, the individual who the idol is played on becomes safe, any votes cast against them do not count, and the person with the next highest number of votes is eliminated. The tribe that won the Immunity Challenge also received a clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol.

**Tribe Swap:** After Don's elimination on Day 7, Connor asked Don for a number between one and five. Don selected three. This meant that the list of the remaining 13 castaways was randomized three times to determine two new tribes. Six castaways were assigned to the new Colonia Tribe: Bobby, Hatty and Rich from the original Colonia Tribe, joined by Jeremy, Matt and Yung from the original Minas Tribe. The new Minas Tribe was comprised of two original Colonia members, Aaron and Hare, and four castaways from the original Minas Tribe: Finn, Kaphret, Sonically and Yawn. Ryan, who was left without a tribe, was randomly selected to go to The Outpost for the episode where he would play a game to determine which tribe he would join the following episode.

**The Outpost:** After each pre-merge Immunity Challenge, the winning tribe chose one member from their tribe and one member from the opposing tribe to head to The Outpost. Once there, the two chosen castaways were able to discuss whatever they'd like about the game. They also had the chance to receive an advantage in the game.

* **Pre-Merge Outpost:** While the two chosen castaways were at The Outpost, they competed in a game to determine a winner. The Outpost winner would have the option to choose either a Tribal Advantage, giving their tribe an advantage in the following Immunity Challenge, or an Individual Advantage, which would only benefit the castaway who won The Outpost game.
* **Post-Merge Outpost:** After the merge, the winner of the Individual Immunity Challenge sent one castaway to The Outpost. When that castaway arrived, they were informed that they would have the opportunity to make a bet for a Hidden Immunity Idol. If the castaway correctly guessed the castaway who would leave the game at the upcoming Tribal Council and the number of votes they would receive at that Tribal Council, they would receive a Hidden Immunity Idol. If they were incorrect, however, they would lose their vote at the following episode's Tribal Council.

## Castaways

When the 16 castaways arrived in Uruguay, they were divided into two tribes of eight: Colonia, wearing teal, and Minas, wearing gold. On Day 13, Colonia and Minas merged into a maroon tribe, which the remaining 10 castaways named Yauguru, which is Uruguay spelled backward.

## Episode Guide

*\*A bolded name denotes that a castaway won at The Outpost*

## Connor's Winner Predictions

Following the Tribal Council of every episode, Connor ranked the remaining castaways on how likely he thought they were to win the game. Connor filled out the Final Tribal Council column following the final two's opening statements to the jury. His predictions are recorded below.

## Trivia

* The background photo used for the this season's Discord advertisement was a photo Connor took in Uruguay.
	+ It was also the background image in the invitation sent to the castaways when they were informed they would be on the *Uruguay* cast.
* Connor visited Colonia del Sacramento and Minas, the cities this season's tribes were named after, when he visited Uruguay.
	+ He went skydiving in Minas.
* The average age for the *Uruguay* cast is 23.25 years old.
	+ This number does not take Jay's age into account.
* The *Uruguay* cast is the first to be wearing their buffs in their cast photo.
* *Uruguay* is the first season to have two castaways win Individual Immunity in the same episode.
* The ten castaways who made the merge this season named their tribe Yauguru, which is "Uruguay" spelled backward.
* *Uruguay* is the second season to be filmed in South America.
* Hatty is the first, and currently only winner to win in a unanimous jury vote.
* At 49 years old, Hatty is currently the oldest winner.
* Neither *Uruguay* finalist was ever on the Minas Tribe.
* *Uruguay* is the first, and currently only season to feature The Outpost.
* Ruby, a 24-year-old Substitute Teacher, was supposed to be part of the *Uruguay* cast, but dropped prior to the marooning and was replaced. Rich was the replacement castaway.
* On Day 2, Jay, a 19-year-old Pizza Maker from Virginia, quit the game. As Jay quit prior to the ending of the first Immunity Challenge, Matt took his place on the Minas Tribe.
	+ Matt is the first, and currently only castaway to enter the game on a day other than Day 1.
* *Uruguay* is the first season to feature a castaway quitting who was not replaced. This occurred when Finn voluntarily left the game on Day 20.
	+ It would be followed by *Brazil* and *Argentina.*
	+ Typically, any castaway who quit the game would be strictly prohibited from serving on the jury, but due to the nature of Finn's emergency that led to his departure, he was given a spot on the jury and a vote at the Final Tribal Council.
* To find a Hidden Immunity Idol, castaways had the opportunity to guess once every day where an idol or advantage may be located. To do so, they guessed a country. Each clue castaways received when winning Immunity would narrow the scope of possible countries that could hold the Hidden Immunity Idol.