Survivor: Palau
| Survivor: Palau | |
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Fan recreation of official logo of Survivor Palau
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| Presented by | Jeff Probst |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| No. of days | 39 |
| No. of castaways | 20 |
| Winner | Tom Westman |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Koror, Palau |
| Filming dates | November 1 – December 9, 2004 |
| Release | |
| Original release | February 17 – May 15, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Survivor: Vanuatu |
| Followed by | Survivor: Guatemala |
Survivor: Palau is the tenth season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor. The season filmed from November 1, 2004 through December 9, 2004 and premiered on February 17, 2005. Filming took place in Koror, Palau. Hosted by Jeff Probst, it consisted of the usual 39 days of gameplay with 20 competitors, the most the series had ever began with.
For the second time since the series' premiere, the contestants selected the tribes instead of the producers. The self-selection into two tribes of nine left two contestants not chosen and immediately eliminated from the game. The two tribes were named Ulong (named after Ulong Island, one of Palau's tourist spots) and Koror (named after the capital city of Palau at the time). In the game, Koror dominated from the very beginning, winning every immunity challenge and all but three reward challenges. Mid-game, having survived alone at Ulong after the entirety of her tribe had been voted out or eliminated at tribal councils, remaining member Stephenie LaGrossa received a map to Koror. While the players at the finale spoke of this as a merger, the producers have described Palau as the only season without a merge. In the end, fire lieutenant Tom Westman defeated advertising executive Katie Gallagher in a 6–1 jury vote to become the Sole Survivor.
In addition to host Probst naming this as one of his favorite seasons, he stated that the final immunity challenge was his favorite immunity challenge from any season. He also said Palau was his favorite filming location. This season got Survivor a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2005. The complete season, including the Live Reunion Show, was released on DVD by CBS Home Video on August 29, 2006.
Bobby Jon Drinkard and Stephenie LaGrossa competed once again the following season, in Survivor: Guatemala, where they placed 9th and 2nd, respectively. LaGrossa would again compete in Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains alongside Tom Westman on the Heroes tribe, where they placed 19th and 16th respectively.
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