Survivor: Ghost Island

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## Twists

* **Returning Players:** 10 returning contestants, selected based on their story of why they came up short. They're back to finish what they started and the mark of elimination is still there, haunting them.
* **Day 1 Elimination:** On Day 1, there were three boats arriving to start their Survivor experience. 20 new players with 10 returning players who's previous seasons are still haunting them. The first challenge eliminated first group, but they could pick someone from the winning groups to battle against in a do or die challenge. The winners created the Molavu tribe, while the rest of the safe people created the Tavewa tribe. Ten players that have lost both challenges were eliminated for good and couldn't compete in this season.
* **Ghost Island:** The tribe that wins a Reward Challenge gets the opportunity to banish one member from the losing tribe to Ghost Island, a variant of Exile Island that is adorned with authentic props from past seasons, some of which are Hidden Immunity Idols and advantages that can be played this season. To obtain a relic, inhabitants must first smash an urn to earn the right to play a game of chance. Winning the game earns them the advantage. The playable relics were:

	+ **Chiqua Jones'**s unplayed Hidden Immunity Idol from Survivor: Nicaragua

	+ **Ashley Peck'**s unplayed Hidden Immunity Idol from Survivor: Cambodia

	+ **Sarah Willis'**s Extra Vote from Survivor: Cambodia

	+ **Sylvie Porter'**s Hidden Immunity Idol from Survivor: Millenials vs. Gen X

	+ **Nicolas Strickland'**s Hidden Immunity Idol from Survivor: Blood vs. Water

	+ **Lydia Hayden'**s Hidden Immunity Idol from Survivor: Panama

	+ **Alex Bradley'**s Hidden Immunity Idol from Survivor: Borneo

	+ **Dalton Wilson'**s Steal a Vote Advantage from Survivor: Cambodia

	+ **Ayleen Reed'**s Immunity Challenge Advantage from Survivor: Panama.
* **Meager Supplies:** For this season, tribes will only be supplied with a machete, pot, a fishing kit, and a supply of rice cut in half from the minimum the medical team allots for the castaways.
* **Tribe Leader:** Shortly after entering the game, both tribes will select a leader, who will, in turn, choose two people, one athletic and one puzzle solver, for an immediate Reward Challenge.
* **Tribe Switch:** On Day 7, the eighteen remaining castaways were spread across two tribes of nine.
* **Tribe Expansion:** On Day 15, a second tribe switch introduced a third tribe, Yaroi, spreading the fifteen remaining players across three tribes of five.
* **Early Merge:** The merge occurred with thirteen players remaining.
* **Double Elimination:** On Day 29, Nadi was subjected to a Double Elimination, where the tribe was divided into two groups of five and two castaways would be eliminated through two separate Tribal Councils on a single night.
* **Mandatory Day 38 Fire-Making Challenge:** Instead of a traditional vote, the person who wins the final four Immunity Challenge will get to choose one person to take with them to the Final Three. The remaining two castaways would compete in a fire-making challenge to determine who would be eliminated.
* **Expanded Jury and Final Three:** Instead of the conventional Final Two facing the jury of seven, the Day 39 Tribal Council was held with a Final Three facing a ten-person jury.
* **Reformatted Final Tribal Council:** Instead of having each jury member speak one by one, an open forum was held to ensure a more insightful rapport between the jury and finalists.