Survivor: The Amazon
| Survivor: The Amazon | |
|---|---|
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| Presented by | Jeff Probst |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| No. of days | 39 |
| No. of castaways | 16 |
| Winner | Jenna Morasca |
| Production | |
| Location(s) |
Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil |
| Filming dates | November 7 – December 15, 2002 |
| Release | |
| Original release | February 13 – May 11, 2003 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Survivor: Thailand |
| Followed by | Survivor: Pearl Islands |
Survivor: The Amazon is the sixth season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor. The season was filmed from November 11, 2002 through December 15, 2002 in the Amazon and premiered on February 13, 2003. Hosted by Jeff Probst, it consisted of the usual 39 days of gameplay with 16 competitors.
For the first time ever, the initial tribes were divided by sex. The two initial tribes were the all-female Jaburu (named for a native stork) and the all-male Tambaqui (a native fish). The season is noted for having the first reality show contestant with a disability, the hearing impaired Christy Smith. They were eventually merged into the Jacaré (Portuguese for "alligator") tribe when ten contestants remained. The winner, swimsuit model Jenna Morasca, was named Sole Survivor after defeating Matthew von Ertfelda by a jury vote of 6-1.
The complete season was released on DVD exclusively through Amazon on November 22, 2011.
A challenge during the season in which Jenna Morasca and Heidi Strobel removed their clothing ultimately led to a cover shot and nude pictorial in a Playboy spread.
Morasca and Rob Cesternino later competed in Survivor: All-Stars, placing 16th and 15th, respectively. Morasca quit the game to return to the U.S. and be with her mother, who was dying of cancer; she died eight days after Morasca left the game. In 2011, Morasca appeared on The Amazing Race 19 with boyfriend Ethan Zohn, who appeared on Survivor: Africa and Survivor: All Stars, placing 10th in a double elimination episode.
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