Survivor: All-Stars
Survivor: All-Stars is the eighth installment of the popular television
reality show Survivor. It was taped in
2003 and debuted in the
United States on
CBS on
February 1,
2004. It was set on the
Pearl Islands of
Panama, where the previous
Survivor: Pearl Islands had just finished. The winner of this series was
Amber Brkich, whose 4-3 victory over
Rob Mariano was announced on live television on
May 9,
2004. At the end of the series a twist called
America's Tribal Council was broadcast live on
May 13 2004. It involved the public voting for who they wanted to win a second million dollar prize. When the show was broadcast
Rupert Boneham won the million dollars.
This season of the series featured the return of eighteen players from previous seasons, divided into three teams: Chapera, Mogo Mogo, and Saboga. The three tribes each are named after various islands of the Pearl Islands. During the fifth episode, the Saboga tribe was dissolved and its members divided between the other two tribes. In the ninth episode, the ten remaining contestants randomly chose new tribal memberships; improbably, every contestant but Brkich swapped teams. One episode later, the two teams merged into a tribe called Chaboga Mogo, named by the Survivors for a combination of all three tribes (CHApera, SaBOGA, MOGO Mogo).
This season was released on DVD on
September 14,
2004.
The tribe colors used were:
* Chapera - Red
* Mogo Mogo - Green
* Saboga - Yellow
* Chaboga Mogo - Blue
For the second and third times ever in
Survivor, two contestants voluntarily quit the game for personal reasons rather than being voted off.
Jenna Morasca left during episode three over mounting concern for the health of her mother, who succumbed to
cancer eight days after Jenna's resignation.
Sue Hawk left distraught in episode six, one day after an incident during an immunity challenge in which a naked
Richard Hatch had brief but inappropriate bodily contact with her.
One unexpected aspect of this series was the transformation of the relationship between
Amber Brkich and
Rob Mariano from an alliance within the game to a romantic relationship. This climaxed during the live finale when just before the reading of the final votes, Mariano proposed marriage and Brkich accepted.
A second surprise at the reunion show was the announcement that a second million dollar prize would be awarded to the All-Star player who received the most votes from viewers who could call in or vote online. The winner, announced on May 13, was
Rupert Boneham. Boneham won an overwhelming victory over the other seventeen players, receiving 85% of the 38 million votes cast (
Tom Buchanan,
Colby Donaldson and
Rob Mariano also finished in the top four).
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Players who did worse than their previous finish | | B | Players who did better than their previous finish |
