Survivor: Xibalba

## Series Chronology

***Survivor: Xibalba*** is the twenty-fifth season of the third generation Suitman's Survivor Series, which premiered on June 24, 2022 and ended with the winner reveal on July 16, 2022.

It ended with Lilly R. defeating Owen Z. and Nick D. at the Final Tribal Council in an 6-3-1 vote.

## Production

The twenty-fifth season was revealed at the *Uzbekistan* reunion on June 9, 2022 as the 90th total *Suitman's Survivor* season of all time, with an *All-Star* cast confirmed. Applications opened the same day, and closed nearly two weeks later on June 22, 2022. 57 people applied, 33 were cut from the casting, and 24 went on to become the castaways competing in the game. The full cast and tribal designations were revealed on June 23, 2022.

This season, twenty-four castaways were divided into three tribes of eight. The tribes are named after Mayan gods - Cabrakan, wearing orange, Huracan, in black, and Vatanchu, with blue. On Day 11, the tribes merged into Kimi, wearing red.

The series is produced and hosted by SuitMan13, with production assistance from JackTheFlop, Spark\_, Ian.Reis, Christian37 and Tierkreis.

## Features

### Twists

* **The Place of Fright:** Throughout the season, castaways were temporarily exiled from their tribes and given the opportunity to compete for cursed relics from past seasons. Players could refuse to compete if they wanted, with the warning that competing and losing would cost them their vote at their next Tribal Council.
* **Double Tribal Council:** On Day 4, two tribes went to Tribal Council to vote someone out, with only one tribe winning immunity.
* **Tribe Switch:** On Day 6, the Cabrakan, Huracan and Vatanchu tribes underwent a tribe switch, mixing up the tribes in a school-yard pick. The Cabrakan tribe was dismantled in the switch.
* **One Day Hell:** On Day 8, the sixteen remaining castaways were divided into factions for one day, before returning to their switched tribes the next day.
* **Fire & Ice Urns:** On Day 13, the eleven remaining castaways had to decide which urn they wanted to vote in when casting their vote at Tribal Council - Fire or Ice. Votes from both urns were read, culminating in two castaways being eliminated.
* **Returning Players:** Twenty-four castaways from the first twenty-four seasons returned this season to compete for a second or third time. They were divided by their style of play - Strong (Cabrakan), Strategic (Huracan), or Social (Vatanchu).
	+ **Strong vs. Strategic vs. Social:** The tribes were divided based upon methods they utilized to play the game in past seasons. The "Strong" tribe, who are known for winning immunity challenges, the "Social" tribe, who are known for forging strong relationships, and the "Strategic" tribe, who are known for making intelligent game moves.

### Powers

* **Hidden Immunity Idols:** There was one hidden idol placed in each tribe camp, which could be found by correctly guessing the location in camp where it was hidden.
* **Vote Stealer:** This power enables the user to take away someone's vote and instead cast two themselves at a particular Tribal Council.
* **Legacy Advantage:** A variant of the Hidden Immunity Idol, this power allows its holder to gain immunity at either the Final 11 or the Final 6 if played. In the event that the holder is eliminated, they must will it to another player still in the game.
* **Knowledge Is Power:** This advantage entitles one player to ask another castaway if they possess a Hidden Immunity Idol, an advantage or a game perk at Tribal Council. If the target has the item in question, the player may steal it from them.

## Contestants

* **^Note 1** : Lilly played a Hidden Immunity Idol, therefore 1 vote against her was not counted.
* **^Note 2** : Nick J. played a Hidden Immunity Idol, therefore 1 vote against him was not counted.
* **^Note 3** : Kyle played a Hidden Immunity Idol on Josh, therefore 1 vote against him was not counted.
* **^Note 4** : Owen played a Hidden Immunity Idol, therefore 2 votes against him wer not counted.

## The Game

* **^Note 1** : Due to the One Day Hell twist, players competed in factions instead of tribes.
* **^Note 2** : A Hidden Immunity Idol was used, negating all votes against the user.

## Voting Table

* **^Note 1** : This castaway lost their vote while on a journey to The Place of Fright.
* **^Note 2** : Owen used a Vote Stealer, taking away Scott's vote at this Tribal Council and cast two votes himself.
* **^Note 3** : A Hidden Immunity Idol was used, negating all votes against the user.