Survivor: Final Verdict

## Series Chronology

***Survivor: Final Verdict*** is the twentieth season of the third generation Suitman's Survivor Series, which premiered on October 15, 2021 and ended with the winner reveal on November 2, 2021.

It ended with Josh L. defeating Ulka B. and Jay A. at the Final Tribal Council in an 4-3-2 vote.

## Production

The twentieth season was revealed on October 2, 2021. It was previously teased as a *Discord All-Star* season - confirming it's designation as an All-Star season - on September 22, 2021. Casting began on October 6, 2021, with the first round of invitations being sent out. The full cast of twenty-two was handpicked by production, based on their success in their previous season. The full cast and tribal designations were revealed on October 13, 2021.

This season, twenty-two castaways were divided into two tribes of eleven. The tribes are named after islands of Vanuatu - Eretoka, wearing purple, and Lataroa, in black. On Day 5, a third tribe was added - Malakula, with green. On Day 9, the tribes merged into Espiritu Santo, wearing yellow.

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

## Features

### Twists

* **The Final Verdict:** A series of decisions or game 'paths' that can be debated by the tribes, but will ultimately be in the hands of a single player, who makes the final verdict.
	+ **Tribunal Vote:** A winning tribe is able to cast one or more whole-group votes at a losing tribe's Tribal Council via a majority tribe verdict.
	+ **Security Guards:** Each player is given someone to protect on their tribe. If that person receives no votes at the first two merge Tribal Councils, the player wins immunity for the third.
* **Shot in the Dark:** By sacrificing their vote at Tribal Council, a player in trouble may draw a parchment for a one in six chance to be immune from the vote. Although a successful outcome is slim, the safety acts as if a Hidden Immunity Idol has been played.
* **Tribe Switch:** On Day 5, the Eretoka and Lataroa tribes underwent a tribe switch, mixing up the tribes in a school-yard pick. The Malakula tribe was created during this switch.
* **Double Tribal Council:** On Day 6, two tribes went to Tribal Council to vote someone out, with only one tribe winning immunity.
* **Blackjack Gamble:** The ability for players to play a game of Blackjack, to potentially win an Extra Vote in the game if victorious, or a Vote Stealer if able to get an outright 21.
* **Returning Players:** Twenty-two one-time castaways from the first nine seasons hosted on the *Discord* platform returned this season.

### 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.
* **Extra Vote:** This power enables the user to vote twice at a particular Tribal Council.
* **Vote Stealer:** This power enables the user to take away someone's vote and instead cast two themselves at a particular Tribal Council.
* **Idol Nullifier:** This power enables the user to void the use of a Hidden Immunity Idol, by playing it on a specific person.
* **Viruses:** A group of curses which allow players to impose a ban on a particular game element to a player of their choice. This season featured a two-round ban on **Idols**.
* **Vote Intruders:** This power enabled its holder(s) to have two people of choice from the winning tribe cast a vote at the losing tribe's Tribal Council.
* **Legacy Advantage:** A variant of the Hidden Immunity Idol, this power allows its holder to gain immunity at either the Final 10 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.
* **Vote Blocker:** This power allows the holder to prevent one castaway from being able to vote for anyone at a specific Tribal Council.

## Contestants

* **^Note 1** : Jared played a Hidden Immunity Idol, therefore 2 votes against him were not counted.
* **^Note 2** : Zac played a Hidden Immunity Idol, therefore 2 votes against him were not counted.
* **^Note 3** : Capy played a Hidden Immunity Idol, but didn't negate any votes against him
* **^Note 4** : Tyrell played a Hidden Immunity Idol, therefore 9 votes against him were not counted.
* **^Note 5** : Josh L. used his Shot in the Dark, therefore 5 votes against him were not counted.
* **^Note 6** : Maddie played a Hidden Immunity Idol, therefore 3 votes against her were not counted.
* **^Note 7** : Maxwell played a Hidden Immunity Idol, therefore 1 votes against him were not counted.
* **^Note 8** : Maxwell played a Legacy Advantage, therefore 2 votes against him were not counted.

## The Game

* **^Note 1** : A Hidden Immunity Idol was used, negating all votes against the user.
* **^Note 2** : An Extra Vote was used, allowing the user to vote twice at this Tribal Council.
* **^Note 3** : A Shot in the Dark was successful, negating all votes against the user.
* **^Note 4** : Due to a tie, there was a re-vote between the tied players.
* **^Note 5** : A Legacy Advantage was used, negating all votes against the user.

## Voting Table

* **^Note 1** : This castaway lost their vote after losing a Blackjack Gamble.
* **^Note 2** : A Hidden Immunity Idol was used, negating all votes against the user.
* **^Note 3** : This castaway sacrificed their vote to use their Shot in the Dark.
* **^Note 4** : An Extra Vote was used, allowing the user to vote twice at this Tribal Council.
* **^Note 5** : Due to the Tribunal Vote, Jared received 2 votes against him from the Eretoka tribe.
* **^Note 6** : This castaway's vote was blocked by a Vote Blocker.
* **^Note 7** : Riley used Vote Intruders, bringing this castaway to Tribal Council from the winning tribe.
* **^Note 8** : Nolan used a Vote Stealer, taking away Zac's vote at this Tribal Council and cast two votes himself.
* **^Note 9** : A Shot in the Dark was successful, negating all votes against the user.
* **^Note 10** : A Legacy Advantage was used, negating all votes against the user.