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Intro:
Survivor: Cook Islands is the thirteenth season of the
American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor, having
premiered on September 14, 2006. The location was discovered by a
Survivor maps website before it was officially revealed on the
Survivor: Panama reunion. The two-hour season finale aired on
December 17, 2006, followed by the Reunion show live from CBS
Television City in Los Angeles.
During this season of Survivor, the contestants were divided into
four tribes by ethnicity; African American, Asian American, Hispanic
American, and White American, a decision that generated some
controversy prior to the premiere. Besides random division or
team-choosing by the contestants, tribes had previously been divided
by gender and/or age. The respective tribes' names were Manihiki ("Hiki"),
Puka Puka ("Puka"), Aitutaki ("Aitu"), and Rarotonga ("Raro"). These
four tribes were named after islands located in the Cook Islands. In
the third episode, the four tribes evenly divided into two new mixed
tribes, just Aitutaki and Rarotonga. After the merge, the tribe
decided to name themselves Aitutonga.
A mutiny offer was made to all remaining players during this season.
In Survivor: Thailand, mutiny was offered but no one accepted the
offer. In this season, two players from the same tribe accepted the
mutiny offer, which turned out to be a critically important turning
point in the game, as it caused the remaining four members of that
tribe to become underdogs through the rest of the competition.
During the Immunity challenge in Episode 9, the losing tribe was
given a bottle with a note in it that was only to be revealed after
that tribe voted off a member at the following Tribal Council. As it
turned out, the note required the losing tribe to immediately vote a
second person off, thus creating the first time one tribe has voted
off two members during a single Tribal Council.
The concept of Exile Island returned, with a hidden immunity idol
located somewhere on the island. While the idol itself was never
used to prevent a player from being eliminated, it was used
strategically as a lure to swing a vote at a key turning point in
the game.
Instead of the usual Final Two players facing a jury of seven, there
was a Final Three facing a jury of nine, which included players that
were voted out before the merge. The final jury setup meant that a
two or three-way tie to decide the winner of the game was possible,
though the method to resolve this tie was unknown at the time.
Jeff
Probst - Host |
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The 4 Original Tribes:
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Hiki (African-American): |
Puka (Asian-American): |
Aitu (Latino-American): |
Raro (Caucasian): |
Nate - Nathan "Nate" Gonzalez
Playa del Rey, California |
Becky - Rebekah
"Becky" Lee
Washington, D.C |
Billy - Virgilio
"Billy" Garcia
New York, NY |
Adam - Adam Gentry
San Diego, California |
Rebecca - Rebecca Borman
Laurelton, New York |
Brad - Brad Virata
Santa Monica, California |
Cecilia - Cecilia
Mansilla
Oakland, California |
Candice - Candice
Woodcock
Washington, D.C. |
Sekou - Sekou Bunch
Los Angeles, California |
Cao Boi - Anh-Tuan "Cao
Boi" (Cowboy) Bui
Christiansburg, Virginia |
Cristina - Cristina
Coria
Los Angeles, California |
Jessica - Jessica
Smith
Chico, California |
Stephannie - Stephannie Favor
Columbia, South Carolina |
Jenny - Jenny
Guzon-Bae
Lake Forest, Illinois |
J.P. - John "J.P."
Calderon
Long Beach, California |
Jonathan - Jonathan
Penner
Los Angeles, California |
Sundra - Sundra Oakley
Los Angeles , California |
Yul - Yul Kwon
San Mateo, California |
Ozzy - Oscar "Ozzy"
Lusth
Venice, California |
Parvati - Parvati
Shallow
West Hollywood, California |
Episodes:
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Encoding: Region 1 NTSC
Format: Colour, Box set
Studio: Paramount Home Video
Run Time: 748 minutes |
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