Double Elimination

The **Double Elimination** is a game-changing twist that forces a tribe to vote out multiple contestants at one Tribal Council. A Double Elimination is different from a Double Tribal Council in several ways: it is not always revealed beforehand, individual immunity is not always offered, and only one tribe is involved in a Double Elimination. In this way, two members of one tribe go home consecutively.

## History

This twist first appeared in *Survivor: Vanuatu*, the twist was announced when the tribe that lost the Day 15 Immunity Challenge would receive a message in a bottle, to be opened after Tribal Council. After Lataro eliminated one member, they opened the bottle, expecting the merge. Instead, they were instructed to vote out an additional tribe member.

The twist was later modified and appeared in both *Survivor: Tahiti* and *Survivor: San Juan Del Sur*. In both seasons, the twist was used after the merged tribe had already voted someone out. An impromptu Immunity Challenge was held in between the votes before another member of the merged tribe was voted out.

## Appearances

In *Vanuatu*, Lataro was forced to vote out two members consecutively, after receiving a message in a bottle, for losing the Day 15 Immunity Challenge. After Lataro eliminated Helix Robles, they opened the bottle, expecting a swap or merge. Instead, they were instructed to vote out an additional tribe member, and Aubrey Anderson was eliminated.

In *Tahiti*, the merged Tiputa tribe received a mysterious package that they were to only open after voting out one member. After voting out Nadeen Parks, they then competed in another Immunity Challenge, won by Barnes Coleman, and voted out Beckett Donaldson.

In *San Juan Del Sur*, the merged Votan tribe received a mysterious bottle that they were to only open after voting out one member. The speculations led to another vote. At the first vote, they voted out Valo Gold unanimously. Fayola Swanson won her first Immunity Challenge, and the tribe tried to pull off a blindside, but resulted in Blake Jordan's blindside instead.

In *Mauritius*, Lapli was forced to vote out two members consecutively, after receiving a message in a bottle, for losing the Day 24 Immunity Challenge. After Lapli eliminated Creola Cheung, they opened the bottle, revealing the second elimination. Despite her best efforts to save herself with an idol play, Shea Forbes was voted out immediately afterwards.

In *Survivor 23*, the merged Tiwai tribe was informed that they would compete in two individual immunity challenges. The winner of the first challenge would be safe for the first vote while the winner of the second challenge would be safe for the second vote. However, in a twist, the winner of the first challenge can be voted out in the second vote unless they win both challenges. The winner of the second challenge winner can be voted out in the first vote unless they win both challenges. In the event that the second challenge winner was voted out in the first vote, immunity would be voided for the second vote and everyone would be vulnerable. Clementine Toussaint won the first challenge and despite the attempt to take out the second challenge winner, Jax Nicholson, the vote went to rocks and Nour Fasil was eliminated. After Clementine's betrayal against the Makeni alliance, the alliance went against her and she was voted out in the second vote.

## Trivia

* Both times the message in a bottle twist was active, the tribe with the fewest members went to Tribal Council.
* Both times two immunity challenges were held before Tribal Council, the immunity winner for the first vote was voted out in the second vote.
	+ Both times, the second voted out was a woman.
* Beckett Donaldson is the only male to be voted out during the second vote.