Outcast: Isla de Mona

**Outcast: Isla de Mona** is the first season of Outcast. It was originally broadcast under the name *Outcast*, but its official title has been changed to *Outcast: Isla de Mona*.

Andrew Cole defeated Mary Colley in a 6-1 vote to become the first ever Sole Outcast in *Outcast* history.

## Production

Due to the show's unique format, over 3,000 people applied. From there, 500 were flown out to 12 cities to be interviewed. 35 made the short list, where it was whittled down to 16 contestants and 2 alternates.

## Format

* **Tribe Composition:** The sixteen castaways were divided into two tribes of eight.
* **Summit:** On Day 19, both tribes were tasked with selecting an ambassador to attend a summit. The ambassadors would have to choose which camp the merged tribe would live at, along with giving it a name.
* **Merge:** The merged tribe was composed of ten members.
* **Final Tribal Council Format:** Two finalists faced a jury of seven. The jurors individually addressed the finalists.

## Season Summary

The season began with 16 people divided equally into two tribes, El Toro and Yabucoa. The first three eliminations were based on how well people connected with their tribes and physical strength. El Toro lost the first two immunities, but went on to win 6 out of the 8 next challenges. On day 12, just before Yabucoa went to tribal council, Kendra Burt decided she could no longer take the fatigue and elected to quit the game. On Yabucoa, Steven Byrne and Jack Conley developed a unique friendship that ultimately cost them their game as they locked themselves out socially from anybody else on their tribe. This caused the rest of the Yabucoa members to eliminate them back to back.

On Day 20 the two tribes merged, and began to compete individually. They named their tribe Lodo, the Spanish word for mud. At their first tribal council, the physical threat Robert Poyner and strategic threat Donald Campbell went after each other, seeing each other as fierce competition. This backfired, as they were both eliminated back to back. Following this, an alliance consisting of El Toro members Andrew Cole, James Hodghes, Mary Colley, and Regina Perez took control of the tribe along with the help of Julie Everwood who joined out of self preservation. They then voted out members outside of that alliance for the next three eliminations.

At the final 5, with no outsiders of the alliance left, the members began to turn on each other. James and Regina wanted Julie out for being the last Yabucoa member standing while Drew and Julie wanted James out for his untrustworthiness, leaving Mary in the middle. Ultimately she sided with the latter, causing James to be eliminated in a 3-2 vote. Regina , now an outsider, tried her best to stay in the game, even winning an immunity challenge exactly when she needed it. Regina ended up being voted out with Mary's sole vote at the final three.

At Final Tribal Council, Drew was praised for his amazing social game and never being on the wrong side of the votes. Mary was praised for her strategic game in which she was the driving force behind many votes by some, while others lambasted her for her many betrayals. Ultimately Drew won in a 6-1 vote becoming the first Sole Outcast in *Outcast* history, with Mary's sole vote coming from Denise Chute, who appreciated how Mary treated her throughout the game.