Survivor All Final Fives

A Survivor fan probably remembers the strange way of how Cook Islands began with five players on each tribe. Also, people wonder what twists could bring back players who made it far in their seasons. So I thought, why not take the final fives of various seasons and put them on one tribe against other final fives from other seasons? You may have noticed that I did a list like this with the final fours of various seasons. But, I thought that I should see if final fives would work. Just to be clear about something: the gender ratio has to be pretty close to even. So if the final five wasn’t three men and two women or two men and three women, then I won’t be choosing it, even if it was likely that they would return anyways. I will go through all the seasons and, if all goes well, I can find four tribes that will work from various seasons. What are they? Well, let’s look. (Sorry if the font is weird on this blog post.)

We start with Borneo. The final five was Sean, Sue, Rudy, Kelly, and Richard. Sue is definitely not coming back, Rudy probably isn’t, and Kelly won’t so this tribe won’t happen. Next we have Australia. The final five was Elisabeth, Rodger, Keith, Colby, and Tina. Elisabeth is not returning and Colby probably won’t so this tribe isn’t happening. Next we have Africa. The final five was Ethan, Kim Johnson, Lex, Tom, and Teresa. If Ethan is healthy enough and everyone can play, then this tribe could conceivably happen. The Marquesas final five was Sean, Vecepia, Kathy, Neleh, and Paschal. I see no problems with this tribe happening. The Thailand final five was Brian, Clay, Helen, Jan, and Ted. Production has openly admitted to not liking Brian and he probably won’t play again. Likewise, I doubt any of them would return, regardless of if they all accepted. The Amazon final five was Heidi, Jenna, Butch, Matthew, and Rob. I don’t think Heidi wants to do the show again, Jenna returning is complicated due to her quitting her second season, and Rob is very busy with his podcast. The Pearl Islands final five was Burton, Johnny Fairplay, Sandra, Darrah, and Lillian. They are unlikely to have Johnny Fairplay return to the game again, so I say that this is unlikely to happen. The All-Stars final five was Amber, Boston Rob, Tom, Jenna Lewis, and Rupert. I don’t see Amber or Rob playing again, so this won’t happen.

Now we get to Vanuatu. The final five that season was Chris, Julie, Eliza, Twila, and Scout. Julie can’t play again since she dated Jeff Probst. However, gender imbalance gets rid of this tribe anyways. In Palau, the final five was Caryn, Jenn, Tom, Katie, and Ian. Since Jenn is dead, this tribe can’t happen. In Guatemala, the final five was Cindy, Danni, Lydia, Rafe, and Stephenie. Due to gender imbalance, this tribe can’t happen. In Panama, the final five was Danielle, Cirie, Shane, Terry, and Aras. This tribe I could easily see as happening. In Cook Islands, the final five was Ozzy, Sundra, Becky, Yul, and Adam. Depending on if Ozzy agreed to return, I’d see this tribe as possibly happening. The Fiji final five was Dreamz, Kenwood, Yau-Man, Earl, and Cassandra. Due to gender imbalance, that won’t happen. Next, we get to the China final five. That was Amanda, Courtney, Denise, Todd, and Peih-Gee. I’m not sure that Denise would play again and Todd is going through a constant crisis with alcohol, so I don’t see this tribe happening. Next is the Micronesia final five which was Erik, Natalie, Amanda, Cirie, and Parvati. This one I don’t see happening due to gender imbalance. It was a great final five, but Cirie can’t be on more than one starting tribe in the same season anyways.

Now we get to Gabon. Ken, Matty, Susie, Bob, and Sugar were the final five that season. I don’t see Sugar returning to the game so this probably won’t happen. The Tocantins final five was JT, Stephen, Taj, Coach, and Erinn. Taj has openly stated that she won’t play again so this tribe probably won’t happen. Next we have the Samoa final five. The Samoa final five was Jaison, Mick, Natalie, Russell Hantz, and Brett. Since I’m not sure if they’ll let Russell back (not to mention the gender imbalance), so we won’t be seeing this tribe. Next we have the final five of Heroes versus Villains. That was Colby, Jerri, Parvati, Russell, and Sandra. Once again, they probably won’t let Russell back and Colby doesn’t want to play again so this won’t happen.

The Nicaragua final five is next. That was Dan, Holly, Chase, Fabio, and Sash. Even without the gender imbalance, Chase is too busy with his music career and Sash probably won’t play again due to an unaired event that would probably not let production think he’s a good returning player. Then we have the Redemption Island final five which was Andrea, Ashley, Natalie, Phillip, and Rob. Since Rob isn’t playing again, this tribe won’t happen. The South Pacific final five was Ozzy, Albert, Coach, Rick, and Sophie. This won’t happen due to gender imbalance. The One World final five was Alicia, Christina, Chelsea, Kim, and Sabrina. It’s the first final five to be comprised of a single gender. So, this tribe won’t happen. The next final five was in Philippines. It was Denise, Abi-Maria, Malcolm, Lisa, and Michael. This probably would happen, in my mind at least. Then we have the Caramoan final five which was Erik, Dawn, John, Eddie, and Sherri. This could potentially happen if John wants to play again.

The Blood versus Water final five was Monica, Gervase, Ciera, Tina, and Tyson. I don’t think that Monica will play again so this won’t happen. The Cagayan final five was Trish, Tony, Woo, Spencer, and Kass. This one I could see happening. The last known final five at the moment was from San Juan del Sur. It was Natalie, Missy, Baylor, Keith, and Jaclyn. Yet another one eliminated due to gender imbalance. Now, we get to the tribes that could potentially happen in a season like this. I have to remember which of the tribes would produce an even number of men and women in the end.

Borneo- no, Australia- no, Africa- probably yes, Marquesas- yes, Thailand- probably no, Amazon- probably no, Pearl Islands- no, All-Stars- no, Vanuatu- no, Palau- no, Guatemala- no, Panama- yes, Cook Islands- probably yes, Fiji- no, China- no, Micronesia- no, Gabon- probably no, Tocantins- no, Samoa- no, Heroes versus Villains- no, Nicaragua- no, Redemption Island- no, South Pacific- no, One World- no, Philippines- yes, Caramoan- probably yes, Blood versus Water- no, Cagayan- yes, San Juan del Sur- no. Now I only need four tribes, but there can’t be gender imbalance. So let’s see if this will work. Here are the seasons/tribes I will go with: Marquesas, Panama, Philippines, and Cagayan. That’s my idea for a Survivor season. I hope that you like it. For now, this is Adam Decker, signing off.