Mexico - Fans vs Flops

## Survivor: Mexico - Fans vs Flops

Survivor: Mexico - Fans vs Flops is the fourth season of Survivor Simps. It took place from early May 2021 to early June 2021. The theme of the season was the deserts of Mexico.

Grady Wyatt became the fourth Sole Survivor, defeating Garret and Alyssa in a 5-4-1 vote. To date, this season has produced six returning players (Michael, Mary, Maddox, Claire, Roach, Kendra) for future seasons. This season saw the return of thirteen returnees, as the season's theme was returnees, who didn't necessarily make a huge impact on their original seasons competing against newbies. Omike and Alyssa from Survivor: Seychelles returned. James, Andrew, Norma and Ahnica from Survivor: Ecuador returned. Noah, Grady, Kaidin, Garret, Matthew R., Payton, and Lea all returned from Survivor: Isle of Necromancy.

It was preceded by Survivor: Isle of Necromancy, and was succeeded with Survivor: All Stars.

## Format

* **Tribe Composition:** The twenty-four castaways were divided into three tribes of eight, all returnees.
* **Merge:** The merged tribe was composed of fifteen members.
* **Final Tribal Council Format:** Three finalists faced a jury of ten. The jurors individually addressed the finalists

## Season Summary

The series premiere began with twenty-five people divided into two tribes, Fracasos, the Flops, and Aficionados, the Fans. The season began with very straightforward votes, the first four being all nearly unanimous. After the Tribe Swap on Day 6, Omike was sent home in a blaze of glory with a 9-5 vote during a joint tribal. Following were more unanimous votes.

Then Day 13 occured. On Day 13, the tribes swapped once more, and Noah was taken out 6\*-1-1-1 -> 3-1-1. Noah was the catalyst for more insane tribals, with a 4-2-2 vote taking out Juji, a 3-2 vote taking out Ethan, and a 4\*-1 vote taking out Lea. We merged on Day 19.

The merge consisted of blindside after blindside, with the majority of the game revolving around Garret, Grady, Andrew and Roach. In the episode "A Little Lover's Quarrel", Michael was taken out in a shocking 8-5 blindside. The following episode, which is considered one of the best in the entire franchise, "U.S. History", had one of the most dramatic challenges and eliminations in which we saw Mary, a powerhouse and someone seen as one of the potential endgame threats, pull the white rock, sending her home. What followed were the following votes:

With the insanity of the game never lifting, Grady managed to win the last four individual immunities. The final four comprised of Grady, Garret, Roach and Alyssa. Grady won final immunity, and sent Garret and Roach to fire. Roach, the frontrunner, lost fire to Garret.

At the Final Tribal Council, the energy was evenly spread, with Grady receiving more questions about his strategic and social game, and Garret about his strategic and physical game. Alyssa received questions as well, and her game wasn't considered bad, but she was nowhere close to Garret and Grady. In the end, Grady pulled out the win in a very close 5-4-1 jury vote.

## Awards & Trivia

* **Most Popular:** Kaidin (Twenty-five votes against)
* **Comp Beasts:** Grady
* **Hero of the Season:** Garret
* **Villain of the Season:** Grady
* **Best Confessionals:** Garret
* **Best Premerger:** Ethan
* **Player of the Season:** Grady
* **Most Robbed:** Mary