The contestants were divided into two tribes: Maraamu and Rotu (Marquesan for 'Southern Wind' and 'Rain' respectively). They later merged into the Soliantu tribe (Marquesan for "Sacred Alliance to the Sun").
Peter Harkey - Was voted off due to his tribe thinking that he was weird and his plotting against Patricia
Patricia Jackson - Was voted off because she was considered to be too bossy and was the weakest in Maraamu.
Hunter Ellis - He was voted out by Rob, Vecepia, Sarah, and Sean because he was a huge threat and Rob felt threatened by his leadership role within the tribe that Rob felt he deserved himself.
Sarah Jones - A tribal swap rewarded Gina with three allies while depriving Sarah of her entire alliance. Sarah was voted off because of her laziness and was weaker physically than Gina.
Gabriel Cade - After losing their first immuntiy challenge, the original Rotu members planned to vote out new arrivals Boston Rob, Sean or Vecepia, but Gabriel refused to make any promises. Although he did ultimately vote for Rob, the rest of the original Rotu members felt that they couldn't trust him.
Gina Crews - Was the last original Maraamu member left on the tribe.
Rob Mariano - Left after he stirred the pot at Soliantu with him revealing to Kathy that she was the first target and tried to reveal Zoe as a liar to Kathy.
John Carroll - After winning an immunity challenge, the alliance of the four original Rotu Members (which became known as the "Rotu Four") openly congratulated each other for their victory. Neleh and Paschal, two of their key allies, felt isolated by this move, so they joined Kathy, Sean, and Vecepia to form a new alliance. In a transition of power, the five members voted of the members "Rotu Four" alliance, beginning with John, who proclaimed himself the leader.
Zoe Zanidakis - The next member of the "Rotu Four" to be voted off, Zoe was considered to be stronger than Robert and was seen as two faced. (Tammy had immunity)
Tammy Leitner - Was considered to be stronger than Robert and was the person second in charge with the "Rotu Four". Robert had immunity which left her as the only target left.
Robert DeCanio - The last remaining member of the "Rotu Four".
Sean Rector - Kathy sided with Neleh and Paschal, voting out Sean because of all the fighting he was causing at camp and at tribal council.
Paschal English - After Vecepia won immunity, a tie vote led to a random elimination. Paschal was eliminated, even though he had never received a previous vote.
Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien - Vecepia gave up in the immunity challenge after Neleh agreed to vote out Kathy. She was seen as the person that no one could beat at the Final tribal council.
Neleh Dennis - She was considered to have ridden coat-tails, played the game too late, didn't really play a strategic game, and was a "Bible-thumper" (according to Tammy). Got the votes of Kathy, Paschal, and Zoe.
Vecepia Towery - Vecepia won because she played the game at the very beginning and was seen as more strategic compared to Neleh. Won with the votes of Sean, Robert, Tammy, and John.
Note: The "Rotu Four" alliance consisted of John, Robert, Tammy, and Zoe.
"Purple Rock" controversy
Paschal's elimination marked a large controversy in the game of Survivor. In this vote, Neleh and Kathy each received two votes while Vecepia was immune. To break the tie, the three without immunity - Kathy, Neleh, and Paschal - each pulled a rock out of a sack and Paschal pulled out a purple rock. Though he received no votes in the entire game, he was eliminated due to chance. In a later interview, Probst has admitted that using the purple rock tie-breaker was a mistake with only four survivors left.
Since then, all tie-breakers that have occurred have been in 2 or 4 person situations, settled with a challenge between the two players at risk. The challenge has, through Survivor: Cook Islands, been a fire-starting challenge. However, the Purple Rock rules appear to remain in place if there's 5 or more Survivors at the Tribal Council, based on strategy employed by some players:
The Marquesas was only selected as a backup location- the original location was Jordan, but the September 11 terrorist attacks prompted CBS to move it from the Middle East. [1]
The Maraamu Tribe set a record for fewest wins by tribe (two reward challenges, one immunity challenge). The Ulong Tribe in Survivor: Palau later set an all-time low by winning 3 reward challenges and no immunity challenges. Ravu on Fiji set an even lower low by winning only one challenge, a reward challenge in episode 7.
Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien and Rob Mariano were selected as contestants on Survivor: All-Stars, with Mariano finishing second.
This was the last season that doesn't feature Jeff Probst as the host of the reunion show.
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