Sook Jai Alliance

**Highest Ranking Member**:Kay J (Runner-Up/18)

The Sook Jai was an alliance from Survivor: Thailand II.

This alliance of women was originally created on a tribe that began with a female majority. They dominated the early merge, but soon then dissolved following a twist that saw one tribe split back into two.

## History

### The Women

The purple Sook Jai tribe was formed on Day 1 of *Survivor: Thailand II*. The women quickly established an alliance because they had a 5-4 majority over the men. The women worked together when the tribe lost the first two immunity challenges of the season, leading to the eliminations of Sarge and Carmen. The alliance of women appeared unstoppable, but cracks were beginning to form when Sook Jai lost for the third time in a row. Bee, Dusk and Lisa were aligned on one side of the alliance, whilst Gia and Kay J were on the other. This division left Derrick and Troye on the outs of the tribe, but they worked with Gia and Kay J in order to blindside Lisa.

### The First Merge

The women spoke to each other when they returned from tribal council and agreed they would only go after each other once the men were gone. The new dynamics of the Sook Jai tribe proved to be for their benefit because they won the next two immunity challenges. At the Final Thirteen, Sook Jai merged with the rival Chuay Gahn tribe. The division within Chuay Gahn led to the castaways drifting apart from each other, which was beneficial for the Sook Jai Alliance. At the first merged tribal council, the alliance worked with Britney, Carlos, Chad and Jenna in order to split the votes between Adam and Troye. This plan ensured that the Sook Jai castaways would have the numbers to eliminate Troye, who they couldn't fully trust. This larger group worked together at the following vote, where they voted out Scoop.

### The Tribe Splits in Half

For the first time in *Survivor* history, the merged tribe was disbanded at the Final Eleven and the remaining castaways were split into the original Chuay Gahn and Sook Jai tribes. Derrick and Kay J from the Sook Jai Alliance were placed on Chuay Gahn along with Britney, Carlos and Chad. This switch worried Derrick and Kay J because they were in a 3-2 minority against the original Chuay Gahn castaways. When the tribe lost the challenge on Day 24 however, Chad approached them with the possibility of voting for Carlos. They were also approached by Britney and Carlos, who wanted them to vote out Chad. In the end, Derrick and Kay J decided that Chad would be a greater shield once the tribes merged and voted with him to eliminate Carlos.

Meanwhile, Bee, Dusk and Gia returned to Sook Jai and were joined by Adam, Jenna and Symon. Bee and Dusk were more closely aligned with each other than with Gia because they had worked together when the original Sook Jai women first split itself earlier in the game. After losing the first immunity challenge as a tribe, Gia had tried rallying the votes against Bee. However, Bee and Dusk spoke to Adam and Symon and convinced them that it was better for their two pairs to work together as a united front. The girls weren't willing to get rid of Gia, so this group of four worked together and Jenna was eliminated. When the tribe lost again on Day 26, Adam and Symon decided to exploit the division within the Sook Jai Alliance and told Gia they should vote together to get rid of Dusk. Gia didn't like this plan and told her Sook Jai allies that Adam and Symon were coming after them. The girls were suspicious of Gia, but felt more comfortable with her than with the men. The men voted for Dusk, but the Sook Jai Alliance had the majority and Symon was voted out.

### The Merge Again

On Day 27, the Sook Jai Alliance of Bee, Derrick, Dusk, Gia and Kay J reconnected when the Final Eight castaways reunited into one final merged tribe. However, the faction of Bee, Gia and Kay J within the alliance agreed they in control against Derrick and Dusk. The girls wanted to use their majority position to their advantage and blindside Dusk, but didn't know if they had the numbers without Derrick or Dusk. In addition to winning the individual immunity challenge at the Final Eight, Kay J won the extra vote advantage. She shared her advantage with Bee and Gia, but this still gave their alliance a 5-4 numbers disadvantage. They tried convincing Derrick to turn on Dusk, but he knew the relationship between Bee, Gia and Kay J and didn't work with them. At the first merged tribal council as a new tribe, the trio of women and Kay J's advantage voted for Dusk but the rest of the tribe eliminated Bee.

Bee's elimination greatly affected the Sook Jai Alliance because mistrust was only growing between Derrick, Dusk, Gia and Kay J. By the Final Seven, the tribe was divided based on their unmerged tribes. Adam, Dusk and Gia were hoping that Derrick and Kay J would vote with them to eliminate Chad, but they didn't and Gia was voted out. Gia's elimination signalled the permanent end of the Sook Jai Alliance, as the remaining alliance members either worked with the Chuay Gahn Alliance or became their victims.