Monday, September 26, 2011

Borneo (Season 1)

I recently decided that I would go through and watch all of the seasons of Survivor - - you know, for "research."  So, why not start with the very first season?  Survivor aired in 2000 and took place in Borneo.  One of the best players of all time was the winner of this season - Richard Hatch.  There were quite a few things that I learned when I re-watched this season, and I want to share them with you.


I have heard that in the interview process you have to state which Survivor you are most like and why.  I absolutely believe that I am like Richard Hatch - - it's just a coincidence that he's gay.
         1.  He wanted to prove to be a valuable member of the tribe, so he went fishing everyday for the tribe.
         2.  He was very respectful of people's ideas and their emotions, but he talked shit about them in his interviews.  He knew how to play the social aspect of the game.
         3.  He knew how to work as a team, but always knew that it was an individual game.
         4.  Other than Russell, he is probably the second most hated person to ever play the game.  He didn't care about how the media was going to depict him, he just did whatever was necessary in order to win.
         5.  He laughed at some of the other competitors stances on the "ethical/moral" dilemmas that they thought they would put themselves in joining an alliance.  He considers himself a moral person, but that's not what the game is about. 
         6.  When the tribes merged, Richard was the only person from the original Tagi tribe to greet the members of the Pagong members, thus establishing an early relationship with the other players.

Other tidbit of information that I learned.
         1.  Ramona mentioned that the first two days are crucial for building relationships (which she failed to do, which was why she was the second person booted from her tribe).
         2.  If you know the trbies are getting ready to merge, why hnot sacrifice a strong comptetitor?  That way you won't have to worry about him/her winning individual immunity challenges.
         3.  Also, the more people from your original tribe on the jury, the better.  Sometimes it would be good to blindside some "friends." 

The tribes of Survivor Borneo included:

        Tagi:  Richard, Sue, Sean, Kelly, Rudy, Sonja, Stacey, and Dirk


        Pagong:  Jenna, Gervase, Colleen, B.B., Ramona, Joel, Greg, and Gretchen

      The merged tribe was named Rattana and it consisted of:  Richard, Sue, Kelly, Rudy, Sean, Jenna, Gervase, Greg, Colleen, and Gretchen.

Kelly was the runnerup.  I do believe that she played an amazing game.  She won the last five individual immunity challenges.  She also established very personal relationships with members of both tribes.  The only thing that she failed out as the fact that she let her morals get in the way from making the big moves that needed to be made.

Obviously the winner of the show was Richard Hatch!


Contestant Original Tribe Merged Tribe Finish Total Votes
Sonja Christopher
63, Walnut Creek, CA
Tagi
1st Voted Out
Day 3
4
B.B. Anderson
64, Mission Hills, KS
Pagong
2nd Voted Out
Day 6
6
Stacey Stillman
27, San Francisco, CA
Tagi
3rd Voted Out
Day 9
6
Ramona Gray
29, Edison, NJ
Pagong
4th Voted Out
Day 12
6
Dirk Been
23, Spring Green, WI
Tagi
5th Voted Out
Day 15
4
Joel Klug
27, Sherwood, AR
Pagong
6th Voted Out
Day 18
4
Gretchen Cordy
38, Clarksville, TN
Pagong Rattana 7th Voted Out
Day 21
4
Greg Buis
24, Gold Hill, CO
Pagong 8th Voted Out
1st Jury Member
Day 24
6
Jenna Lewis
22, Franklin, NH
Pagong 9th Voted Out
2nd Jury Member
Day 27
11
Gervase Peterson
30, Willingboro, NJ
Pagong 10th Voted Out
3rd Jury Member
Day 30
6
Colleen Haskell
23, Miami, FL
Pagong 11th Voted Out
4th Jury Member
Day 33
7
Sean Kenniff
30, Brooklyn, NY
Tagi 12th Voted Out
5th Jury Member
Day 36
9
Susan Hawk
38, Palmyra, WI
Tagi 13th Voted Out
6th Jury Member
Day 37
7
Rudy Boesch
72, Richmond, VA
Tagi 14th Voted Out
7th Jury Member
Day 38
8
Kelly Wiglesworth
22, Las Vegas, NV
Tagi Runner-Up 0
Richard Hatch
39, Middletown, RI
Tagi Sole Survivor 6

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