Showing posts with label survivor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label survivor. Show all posts

Saturday, October 14, 2017

AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR : JERICHO IS THE SOLE SURVIVOR

Australian Survivor just crowned its 4th season's sole survivor - and it is Filipino Jericho Malabonga!

Jericho beat stay home mom Tara in the final tribal council with a jury vote of 6 votes to 3. Jericho officially becomes the first Filipino to win an international franchise season ever.

As I predicted in my last blog post, Jericho's social game and under the radar strategy won over Tara's gameplay of flip flopping and risk taking. Jericho even won the last immunity challenge, outlasting Tara and Peter in the endurance challenge after more than 5 hours.

Here is the post from the show's Twitter page:

With the win, Jericho will take home $500,000.

Congratulation Jericho!

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR : WHO WILL BE THE ULTIMATE SURVIVOR?

It's the finale night of Australian Survivor tonight and after a season full of blindsides, great game moves and hard challenges, who will emerge victorious tonight?

First of all, I just want to say that this is the first season that I followed Australian Survivor and I am really impressed on how this is similar and yet different from the US version. First of all, 55 days in the wild is brutal and at the same time, you have 23 other castaways to go against, this is just hard. I also like the challenges, some were also from the US version but some are original so I really like the challenges here.

So who will win tonight?

Let us look at this in 2 ways. First, let us analyze how each of the three remaining players played the game and then second, let us look at how I think the jury members will vote.

So first, let's look at the players.

JERICHO

I have a bit of bias on Jericho mainly because he is Filipino and a survivor fan as well.

Jericho I think played a good social game. Everyone likes him. He hasn't have any serious confrontation with anyone all through out the season except probably for Michelle in the last stretch before the last tribal council. He is very likeable and has created strong bonds with the other castaways.

He also has good game play. He used his cookie temptation to his advantage by getting Luke, Henry and Sarah's loyalty. He and Luke has orchestrated some of the blindsides in the season - notable once are the Jarrad and Tessa blindsides. I also think he did the right choice in eliminating Tessa since he knows she will always vote for Peter in the final two.

He also speaks well during tribal councils. He always says what the jury needs to hear - being always ready for war, doing what is best for your game and fear nothing. For me, I think he did enough to win the title.

On the other hand, he has a disadvantage on the jury since he never switched tribes until merge. He is in the Asaga tribe from the beginning and he will be in the final 2, he will be against an original Samatau and the jury will be composed of 5 Samatau and 4 Asaga. Some of the Samatau guys known him for only a short time.

Also, being the strongest physically, he will definitely be a target of both Tara and Peter and if he does not win the individual immunity tonight, he will definitely be the last jury member.

PETER

Peter is a nice guy but did he play enough to really win the title? To tell you honestly, I cannot remember a single game move that would put Peter as the mastermind. Yes, he was the swing vote in several occassions but I will not put him as one of the guys who dictated the outcome of the tribal council.

He is also a likeable person and has also made strong bonds with other contestants. As I have said, Samatau has a numbers advantage in the jury. His chance also suffered when Tessa was eliminated from the jury by Jericho - which should have been a sure vote for him.

I also don't think he will be able to beat Jericho in an endurance challenge. I do not see him winning the immunity tonight. But will he reach the final two? Yes, I think it will be the best interest of both Jericho and Tara to bring Peter into the final two because they can both beat Peter.

If he wins immunity tonight, I think he will have a better chance against Tara since she flipped a lot and that might be her downfall.

TARA

Tara also had a good game considering that she should have been voted out by Samatau in episode 8 where the first tribal swap happened. She found her niche in the Asaga Tribe. She constantly worked her way up the ladder and was the swing vote in several occasions.

Knowing her performance from previous challenge, I would not bet on her winning the endurance challenge for the final immunity. It would be wise for her just to outlast one of the boys and make a deal to give the immunity but make her safe.

She is also in a disadvantage in some of the jury members. I would definitely think Jarrad, Anneliese and Ziggy would probably not vote for her to win. Her social game is definitely has not been at par with Jericho's and will definitely play a lot in the final tribal council.

Next, let us see how I think the jury will vote based on their alliances, voting history and relationships with the remaining castaways:

Jarrad will vote for Peter if he stays. If not he will vote for Jericho.
Annelise will vote for Jericho if he stays, If not she will vote for Peter.
Henry will vote for Jericho if he stays, If not he will vote for Tara.
Sarah will vote for Jericho if he stays, If not she will vote for Tara.
Luke will vote for Jericho if he stays, If not he will vote for Tara.
Ziggy will vote for Peter if he stays, If not she will vote for Jericho.
Locky will vote for Tara if she stays, If not he will vote for Jericho.
Michelle will vote for Jericho if he stays, If not she will vote for Peter.

With that said, I think JERICHO will win this season.

But as we know, there will be a lot of surprises come the final tribal council. I am so excited to watch it tonight!

Saturday, September 2, 2017

SURVIVOR 35 : MEET THE CAST OF SURVIVOR HEROES VS HEALERS VS HUSTLERS

The cast of the 35th season of the hit reality show Survivor has been revealed by CBS. The new season, dubbed as Survivor Heroes vs Healers vs Hustlers will feature 18 new players.

The players are divided into 3 tribes of 6 cast aways based on their perceived dominant trait - courage for the Heroes, helping others for the Healers and tenacity for the Hustlers tribe.

This season was shot in Fiji, the fourth season shot in these islands - after Survivor Fiji, Survivor Millenials vs Gen X and Survivor Game Changers.

Here are the cast aways in their respective tribes:


Heroes Tribe - Tribe Name : Levu

from left to right in the picture:
Ben Driebergen - 34, Idaho, Marine
Chrissy Hofbeck - 46, New Jersey, Actuary
Alan Ball - 31, Texas, NFL Player
Ashley Nolan - 26, Florida, Lifeguard
John "JP" Hillsabeck - 28, California, Firefighter
Katrina Radke - 46, Minnesota, Olympian (Swimmer)


Healers Tribe - Tribe Name : Soko

from left to right in the picture:
Joe Mena - 24, Connecticut, Corrections Officer
Cole Medders - 24, Arizona, Wilderness Therapy Guide
Mike Zahalsky - 43, Florida, Urologist
Jessica Johnston - 29, Kentucky, Nurse
Desiree Williams - 27, Virginia, Physical Therapist
Roark Luskin - 27, California, Social Worker


Hustlers Tribe - Tribe Name : Yawa

from left to right in the picture:
Devon Pinto - 23, California, Surf Instructor
Lauren Rimmer - 35, North Carolina, Fisherman
Patrick Bolton - 24, Alabama, Business Owner
Ryan Ulrich - 23, New Jersey, Bellhop
Ali Elliott - 24, California, Celebrity Assistant
Simone Nguyen - 25, New York, Diversity Advocate

The new season will premiere on September 27, 2017 (September 28 in the Philippines).

All pics and information are from the CBS website.

Friday, May 22, 2015

SURVIVOR CAMBODIA SECOND CHANCE : CAST REVEALED

The cast of the next season of Survivor was revealed during the reunion show of the recently concluded Survivor : Worlds Apart. Now at its 31st season, the show will film next in Cambodia and this season will be dubbed as Survivor Cambodia : Second Chance.

This season will feature 20 former castaways that did not win in their season and will be given a second shot to win this game. The fans voted from a pool of 32 players and the top 10 males and top 10 female with the most number of votes will be included in this new cast (see this blogpost).

Here is Jeff Probst revealing the 20 castaways of the season during last night's reunion show:




The new cast includes :



  • From Survivor Borneo - Kelley Wiglesworth
  • From Survivor Australian Outback - Jeff Varner and Kimmi Kappenberg
  • From Survivor Pearl Islands - Andrew Savage
  • From Survivor Panama - Terry Deitz
  • From Survivor China - Peih-Gee Law
  • From Survivor Tocantins - Stephen Fishbach
  • From Survivor Samoa - Monica Padilla
  • From Survivor Philippines - Abi Maria Gomes
  • From Survivor Blood vs Water - Vytas Baskauskas and Ciera Eastin
  • From Survivor Cagayan - Spencer Bledsoe, Tasha Fox, Woo Hwang and Kass McQuillen
  • From Survivor San Juan del Sur - Jeremy Collins, Keith Nale and Kelly Wentworth
  • From Survivor Worlds Apart - Joe Anglim and Shirin Oskooi
Based on this cast list alone, this will be a great season! The new season will premiere this fall.

Thursday, May 21, 2015

SURVIVOR WORLDS APART : MIKE WINS!

Mike Holloway, a 38 year old oil driller from Texas, is the official winner of Survivor : Worlds Apart, the reality show's 30th season. Mike is originally part of the blue collar tribe that went up against a tribe with white collars and another tribe of no collars.

Mike won via a 6-1-1 vote from the jury, winning over white collar Carolyn Rivera and no collar Will Sims.

Mike simply dominated the last parts of the game, winning all of the last five challenges - 2 reward challenges and 3 immunity challenges. When he won the last immunity challenges, I think it was quite obvious that Mike is a sure winner, having played both a very physical and strategic game.

I think what Mike has that sets him apart from the other past winners in the show is that he was an outsider in the tribe. The majority alliance has been targeting him for a long time but he just played his hidden immunity idol and won challenges enough to keep him in the game.

With this win, he was disqualified from the voting for the next season of Survivor, dubbed as the Survivor : Cambodia - Second Chances.

It was a well deserved win - Congrats Mike!

Image is from the official CBS - Survivor Worlds Apart website

Sunday, May 17, 2015

SURVIVOR : SECOND CHANCE : CHOOSE YOUR CASTAWAYS NOW!

For the 31st season of reality show Survivor, they will be bringing back 10 male and 10 female castaways and give them another shot to win Survivor : Second Chance which will be filmed in Koh Rong, Cambodia.

None of the pool of 32 former castaways won their season and this season will make one of them the Ultimate Survivor. The lucky Survivor players that can be given a second chance are the following:

MALE CASTAWAYS



  • Jeremy Collins - 10th place, Survivor San Juan del Sur
  • Jim Rice - 12th place, Survivor South Pacific
  • Keith Nale - 4th place, Survivor San Jual del Sur
  • Shane Powers - 5th place, Survivor Panama
  • Stephen Fishbach - Runner up, Survivor Tocantins
  • Jeff Varner - 10th place - Survivor : The Australian Outback
  • Joe Anglim - 10th place, Survivor Worlds Apart
  • Max Dawson - 14th place, Survivor Worlds Apart
  • Mike Holloway - TBD, Survivor Worlds Apart
  • Spencer Bledsoe - 4th place, Survivor Cagayan
  • Troyzan Robertson - 8th place, Survivor One World
  • Woo Hwang - Runner up, Survivor Cagayan
  • Terry Deitz - 3rd place, Survivor Panama
  • Andrew Savage - 10th place, Survivor Pearl Islands
  • Brad Culpepper - 15th place, Survivor Blood vs Water
  • Vytas Baskauskas - 10th place, Survivor Blood vs Water

FEMALE CASTAWAYS



  • Ciera Eastin - 5th place, Survivor Blood vs Water
  • Kass McQuillen - 3rd place, Survivor Cagayan
  • Monica Padilla - 7th place, Survivor Samoa
  • Natalie Tenerelli - 3rd place, Survivor Redemption Island
  • Peih Gee Law - 5th place, Survivor China
  • Sabrina Thompson - Runner up, Survivor One World
  • Stephanie Valencia - 14th place, Survivor Redemption Island
  • Tasha Fox - 6th place, Survivor Cagayan
  • Teresa "T-Bird" Cooper - 5th place, Survivor Africa
  • Carolyn Rivera - TBD, Survivor Worlds Apart
  • Kelley Wentworth - 14th place, Survivor San Juan del Sur
  • Kelly Wiglesworth  - Runner up, Survivor Borneo
  • Kimmi Kappenberg - 12th place, Survivor : The Australian Outback
  • Mikayla Wingle - 14th place, Survivor South Pacific
  • Shirin Oskooi - 8th place, Survivor Worlds Apart
  • Abi-Maria Gomes - 5th place, Survivor Philippines
If you have noticed, Mile and Carolyn are still competing in the on going season, Survivor Worlds Apart. If one of them is declared the winner, he or she will be disqualified from this new season and if he or she is in the Top 10 of votes, the 11th male (if Mike wins) or 11th woman (if Carolyn wins) with the highest votes will have the slot.

You can vote thru the CBS website.

Images are from the CBS Website

Friday, August 29, 2014

meet the cast of the 25th season of the amazing race

cbs announced the new cast of the silver season of the amazing race. this season 11 teams of 2 will be racing around the world and they are:


  • adam and bethany, married surfers
  • dennis and isabelle, dating couple
  • brooke and robbie, couple / professional wrestlers
  • keith and whitney, engaged couple
  • kym and alli, friends / cyclists
  • lisa and michelle, sisters / realtors
  • maya and amy, friends / scientists
  • michael and scott - friends / firefighters
  • misti and jim, married dentists
  • shelley and nici, mother & daughter
  • tim and te jay, dating couple
notable contestants are bethany, the one-armed surfer who survived a shark attack; and whitney and keith who previously appeared in survivor south pacific and eventually became a couple after the show.

here is the meet the cast video from the official youtube channel of the show:


the show also had its first public starting line in las vegas earlier this year. they will also introduce a new twist, "the save". this will be awarded to the first team to finish in the first leg and will allow that team to save themselves from elimination. the show will also have a new timeslot (fridays 8pm) and will premiere on september 26 (september 27 in the philippines).

ps - rumors is that they will be having 2 legs in the philippines! this is only the 2nd season that they will have pitstops in the philippines. the last time they were here were legs 11 and 12 in season 5 where they went to manila, cavite, laguna and palawan.

Thursday, August 28, 2014

cast of survivor san juan del sur revealed

the new cast of survivor san juan del sur has been revealed by cbs in their official website. the season will be using the blood versus water theme again and will also feature the comeback of the exile island.

the show will feature 9 pairs of castaways with existing relationships, they are:

  • dale and kelley wentworth - father & daughter
  • drew and alec christy - brothers
  • val and jeremy collins - married
  • john rocker and julie mcgee - dating
  • jaclyn schultz and jon misch - college sweethearts
  • josh canfield and reed kelly - dating
  • baylor wilson and missy payne - mother & daughter
  • nadiya and natalie anderson - twin sisters
  • wes and keith nale - father & son

here is a sneak peek on the new castaways from the survivor youtube channel:


notable castaways this season are former professional baseball player johnny rocker, broadway stars and gay couple josh and reed and of course, natalie and nadya who was also casted in 2 seasons of the amazing race.

the show will have its special 90 minute season premiere on september 24 (september 25 in the philippines).

individual videos of the teams can be viewed at the survivor you tube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/SurvivorOnCBS

Sunday, February 2, 2014

meet the cast: survivor cagayan

the cast of the newest season of survivor; survivor cagayan has been revealed. in this season, the castaways wiull be divided into three tribes based on their prominent characters. one tribe will be beauties, one will be brains and the last will be brawn.

here is a sneak peek of the upcoming season and the new cast:



this seems to be a very interesting season with lots of character based on this preview.

the new season will premiere on february 27, 2014 here in the philippines (feb 26 in the US).

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

survivor blood vs water premieres on september 18


the 27th season of the reality show survivor; dubbed as survivor blood versus water will premiere on september 18 (september 19 here in the philippines). the show will feature returning castaways with a loved one competing with them. but they will not be competing with each other, they will be competing on opposite tribes - against each other.

the tribe of the returning castaways is named "galang" or respect (but i really prefer if it was "respeto") and the tribe color is yellow. the tribe of the loved ones is named "tadhana" which means destiny with red as tribe color.

the castaways this season are the following:


standing, starting from left:
> tyson from survivor tocantins and heroes vs villains and girlfriend rachel
> rupert from survivor pearl island, all stars and heroes vs villains and wife laura
> tina from survivor australian outback and all stars and daughter katie
> colton from survivor one world and fiance caleb
> laura from survivor samoa and daughter ciera
> gervase from the original survivor borneo and niece marissa
> monica from survivor one world and husband brad

seated, from left
> aras from survivor exile island and brother vytas
> candice from survivor cook islands and heroes vs villains and husband john
> kat from survivor one world and boyfriend hayden

it is interesting to note that this season features a castaway from season 1 (gervase) and 2 (tina); 2 winners (tina and aras) and a fourth chance for a castaway (rupert). notable loved ones includes former nfl player brad and big brother winner hayden.

this is also the show's 3rd straight season in the philippines. but this time, they are moving to the northern part of the country. the show was filmed in the palaui islands in cagayan. there are also news that the show will also feature a redemption island kind of twist.

this morning, i was able to find a sneak peek into the first seven minutes of the show. it was released in the entertainment weekly website. based on the video clips, this seems to be a very interesting season and i can't wait to start watching it; being a big fan of the show from season 1!

here is the link to the sneak peek video:

http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/09/16/survivor-blood-vs-water-premiere-video/

survivor blood vs water will air in jack tv here in the philippines; with live via satellite airing at 2pm and primetime airing at 9pm on september 19.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

the amazing race 19 spoiler: ethan zohn and jenna morasca are speculated to be contestants of tar 19

survivor couple ethan zohn (winner of survivor africa) and jenna morasca (winner of survivor the amazon) is rumored to be joining the 19th season of the amazing race, which is currently filming. spoilers from los angeles, taiwan and indonesia has been coming in and indicates that the survivor couple is indeed in the race. this has been posted in the realityfanforum website (links available at the bottom of the post)

please see attached pics below:


pics are from:

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

are coach and ozzy the returning castaways in survivor south pacific?

rumors are circulating in the internet that the two returning castaways in the reality show's new season are ozzy lusth (from survivor cook islands and survivor fans vs favorites) and benjamin "coach" wade (survivor tocantins and survivor heroes vs villains). both have not won the title but are definitely valuable in terms of work ethics.

here is an article from realityblurred.com which tends to confirm the rumor:

Coach, Ozzy returning for Survivor South Pacific
by Andy Dehnart / June 2, 2011, 1:23 PM

Ben “Coach” Wade and Oscar “Ozzy” Lusth are the two cast members returning for Survivor South Pacific. They’ll compete in Samoa with 16 new people, as Jeff Probst revealed during last season’s finale.

The evidence that Coach/Ben is on season 23 is pretty clear. As someone alerted me to, his voice mail message isn’t subtle: “I’m going to be traveling the next couple weeks,” he says, encouraging people to e.mail instead of texting or leaving a message. Ben conducts the Susanville Symphony, which he helped to found, and its final concert is next weekend, which up until recently he was conducting. But now, its web site says there will be “a very special guest conductor” instead.

Ben’ movie 180, which features him making out with Danielle DiLorenzo, has its premiere a week later, June 17. The producer of the film, William Price, told me in an e.mail that Ben was supposed to be at the premiere: “That is plan. We are flying him in the day before.” However, he did not respond to a follow-up in which I mentioned that Ben was likely in Samoa. If Ben shows up for that, we’ll all be surprised.

Reports that Coach would return first surfaced on Survivor Sucks (where Jeff Probst recently responded to criticism about the show), while news of Ozzy’s return first came from Survivor Skills’ DanieuBleau, who cited “one of my highly dependable, and trusted sources.” Ozzy’s return was confirmed in a report today on TVFunSpot, which says that Ozzy’s voicemail has a similar message to Coach’s, and that he’s taken a leave of absence from his job as a waiter.

Calling this pairing or season Coach vs. Ozzy makes little sense, because besides the fact that Russell and Rob never faced off during Survivor Redemption Island, Ozzy and Coach never appeared on the same season. (Ozzy did get naked and have sex on Playboy TV’s Foursome.) The only way it’d be Coach vs. Ozzy is if the producers start both returnees on Redemption Island, where they’d face off in a duel, with the winner remaining to face off against the first person voted out of the game. I wish they’d do something like that but think it’s a safe bet that Coach and Ozzy will be placed on tribes, just like Rob and Russell were.

Speaking of Playboy, my piece that includes an extensive interview with Coach—or Ben, as I call him in the piece, and as people call him in his actual life—will be especially interesting now that he’s decided to go on the show for a third time. As you’ll read in the story, which is in the July issue out later this month, Ben still has very raw feelings about his time on Survivor Tocantins, and has now settled into a life as a conductor, pastor, and actual coach. When I spent a weekend with him in late February, there was no indication he’d ever even be asked to return.

But he did tell me that “life is about the experiences” and said that, with Survivor Heroes vs. Villains, “I looked at it as an adventure” and “a time to prove what I’d learned about myself. And I thought it was really important to go out there again and find redemption.”

Meanwhile, the media contingent left for Samoa last week (EW’s Dalton Ross announced that he was going offline) and arrived by Friday, meaning that interviews with the cast were likely Saturday, and the game started on Monday, Memorial Day in the United States.

Monday, May 16, 2011

survivor redemption island: rob mariano is the sole survivor!

after four seasons of survivor (marquesas, all stars, heroes vs villains and redemption island), one of the show's most popular player rob mariano is finally declared the sole survivor. rob won via a 8-1-0 jury vote over phillip and natalie, respectively, of the strong ometepe alliance.

the finale started with the last duel in redemption island. it was a balancing challenge, with one castaway going back to the game and the other three being the next members of the jury. grant was the first one to be eliminated, followed by matt and then mike. surprisingly, it was andrea who came back to the game.

in the next immunity challenge, which involves balancing on the beam, getting bags of puzzle pieces and arranging 100 tiles in order, ashley won the challenge. in a bold move, andrea attempted to get the girls together for the all girl alliance and vote rob off, which stirred camp a bit. in tribal council, rob played the immunity idol and andrea was voted off, 4-1.

the last immunity challenge was a maze and puzzle challenge. it was a close fight between rob and ashley since ashley's strategy in the maze was to follow rob. but in the end, rob and ashley decided to work together but only one can win. and it was boston rob who wins immunity. in the tribal council, they decided to vote out ashley; making rob, natalie and phillip the final three.

at the last tribal council, both natalie and phillip admitted that they owe their spots in the final 3 to boston rob. it was basically a show of how weird phillip is, how natalie showed his loyalty to rob and how magnificent rob is. it was no surprise that rob won via a landslide, 8-1-0; with ralph's vote going to phillip.

i think rob also holds the record of having played the game the most number of days with 117 days. he also joins his wife, amber in the winner's circle after amber won in the all star season with rob being the runner up that season where their romance started.

in my personal opinion, i think the jury got this one right. rob really played the best this season, even his best game in his four seasons. i already said this in an earlier post that rob deserves to win this season.

in the reunion special, the sprint fan favorite was announced who will win USD100,000. this season's fan favorite is still rob mariano. it was a close fight between him and matt, with 40% and 36% of the votes respectively. david also proposed to another survivor alumae, carolina who was voted out first in survivor tocantins.

it was also announce that season 23 will be in samoa or the south pacific. same format as this season, with the redemption island and 2 returning survivors getting another shot at the title.

survivor redemption island season finale tonight

the finale of the 22nd season of survivor; survivor: redemption island; will air today via jack tv here in the philippines. as of now, 4 castaways are sure to be in the finals, with one voted off castaway returning from redemption island.

who will be able to return to the game? will it be matt, mike, andrea or grant? who will the jury favor, the ometepe alliance or the one who will return from redemption island? who will win final immunity? will rob mariano finally win survivor after 4 survivor seasons?

if you ask me who i think deserves to win, there are still 2 persons that i think deserves the title. first, matt deserves to win simply because his mental toughness is incredible. after surviving 2 blindsides, he still in the game and has a good chance of coming back to the game. if he makes it to the final vote, he has a good chance of winning, because he will get the sympathy votes from the jury.

the other person is rob mariano. rob definitely dominated his tribe in terms of strategy. he is the brains behind the ometepe alliance. we cannot doubt how he outplayed each and everyone of the castaways, including russel. having everyone know how you play the game (since they have watched you in the previous seasons) would definitely put a big target on your head. but surviving until the end definitely makes you deserving to win the title.

so tune in later to find out who will be this season's ultimate survivor. the next location of survivor will also be revealed tonight. some speculations states that caramoan is next.