Canadian Survivor: India

*****Canadian Survivor: India*****, also known as **Canadian Survivor: India - Gen X vs Boomers**, is the fifth season of *Canadian Survivor*.

Omar Morsli became the first Middle Eastern-Canadian and African-Canadian Sole Survivor, defeating Jeremie Augustin in a 5-2 vote.

## Format

* **Gen X vs Boomers:** The 16 castaways will be divided into two tribes based on their generation: The Ajagara tribe consisted of Gen X'ers, while the Hati tribe consisted of Baby Boomers.
* **Mutiny:** Before the auction started, the castaways were invited to change tribe affiliations at will. Dino accepted the offer and switched from Ajagara to Hati.
* **Fake Merge** The two tribes, having a collective roster of ten members, were instructed to live on one camp for the rest of the game. They took this to mean that the two tribes had merged. However, it was revealed not to be the case, with the tribes remaining separate and still competing for tribal immunity.
* **Merged Tribe Composition:** The merged tribe was composed of eight members.
* **Final Tribal Council Format:** Two finalists faced a jury of seven. The jurors individually addressed the finalists.

## Season Summary

The 16 castaways were divided into tribes based on generation: Gen X vs Boomers. The Gen X tribe, Ajagara, was strong, winning 4 consecutive Immunity Challenges. The Boomers tribe, Hati, was controlled by the Hati Final 2 alliance of Jeremie and Omar.

After twelve days of competition, the younger Ajagara tribe dominated the elderly Hati tribe in challenges, with Hati's members immediately decimated to four. During this time, the tribe experienced many unflattering fights and was controlled by Jeremie and Omar, who sent their targets home in consecutive tribal councils. Although considered the happy-tribe, Ajagara did experience some turmoil, primarily with Dino who found himself at the bottom after arguments with Noel and Litia.

Hati's fortunes turned around on day 14, when at the Auction, both tribes were offered mutiny, where they could switch tribes. Dino took this offer as an opportunity to escape the bottom of Ajagara and create bonds on Hati. Dino would bring his good challenge performance and his perfect Immunity record and Hati would win the next 2 Immunity Challenges. Ajagara would finally have to go to Tribal Council, where Sahel found himself on the outter and voted out unanimously and when Troy had a disagreement with Noel, was instantly targeted and sent packing. During this time, Dino made the same impact on Hati when he butt-heads with Jeremie and Frank.

On Day 19, a twist in the game sent Ajagara to live together with the Hati's at their camp, making everybody believe that a merge had occurred. With this, Dino immediately felt the pressure from the upset Ajagara members. However, in a shocking announcement at the seventh Immunity Challenge, the host revealed that the tribes weren't merging yet, they were just living together on one beach. With Ajagara suffering two Immunity losses in a row, Dino was saved and Litia and Emma paid the price, dwindling the once strong Ajagara tribe to a paltry three members against Hati's five.

On Day 25, the two tribes finally merged into the Shompen tribe, despite the deficit Ajagara faced entering the merge, Gen X was able to bring Dino back into the fold and they found new life, forcing a tie-vote between Frank and Jana. But in the revote, the Gen X didn't stay strong, they were too concerned with going home on rocks and they sacrificed Jana, putting them at a deficit moving forward. The next Tribal Council, Dino finally lost Immunity and for the first time was vulnerable, the entire Shompen tribe agreed and voted him out to make it to Final 6.

By Final 6, Jeremie and Omar put in the work to create side allegiances with fan favourite Gen X, Jess and the Boomer villain, Val. They would finish the game with everything falling into place, eliminating Frank to keep Val with them and then Noel, keeping close allies in the Final 4, who didn't like working together. At Final 4, Jeremie and Omar forced a tie-vote to send Jess and Val to fire, which Jess would lose and at Final 3, Jeremie sent home the sacrificial lamb, Val.

At the Final Tribal Council, Omar was praised for playing a strategic game and never being targeted, while Jeremie was painted as a villain for constant meltdowns and poor relationships. Eventually, Omar's superb strategy awarded him the title of Sole Survivor by a vote of 5-2.

## Trivia

* This is the first season to have a subtitle in its name.
* With an average age of 37 among its castaways, ***India*** & *Solomon Islands* has the oldest average age of any season.
* *India* is the first season where the contestants were divided with a theme.
* *India* is the first season where the mutiny offer was accepted.
* *India* marks the first time two tribes lived on one beach without being merged, as part of the Fake Merge twist.
* *India* is the season to have the fewest castaways comprise the merged tribe with eight.
* *India* is the first season to have the jury phase begin before the merge.
* *India* is the first season to have a fire-making tie-breaker.
* *India* has the overall oldest Final Three, at 46-years-old.
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*Kootenays* • *Borneo* • *Tanzania* • *New Caledonia* • ***India*** • *Peru*

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*Solomon Islands* • *Bahamas* • *Greece* • *Marshall Islands* • *Belize* • *Egypt*

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*Norway* • *Dominica* • *Japan* • *Tonga* • *Madagascar*