Survivor: Vanuatu
| Survivor: Vanuatu — Islands of Fire |
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| Presented by | Jeff Probst |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| No. of days | 39 |
| No. of castaways | 18 |
| Winner | Chris Daugherty |
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| Location(s) | Efate, Shefa Province, Vanuatu |
| Filming dates | June 28 – August 5, 2004 |
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| Original release | September 16 – December 12, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Survivor: All-Stars |
| Followed by | Survivor: Palau |
Survivor: Vanuatu — Islands of Fire, also known as Survivor: Vanuatu, is the ninth season of the American CBS competitive reality television series Survivor. The season was filmed from June 28, 2004 through August 5, 2004 and the season premiered on September 16, 2004. Filming took place in Vanuatu, a chain of volcanic islands in the South Pacific. Hosted by Jeff Probst, it consisted of the usual 39 days of gameplay, with 18 competitors for the second time in the series' history.
This was the second season to initially divide the tribes by gender. It was also the first season to feature an amputee (Chad Crittenden, who had lost a foot to cancer) and two open lesbians (motivational speaker Scout Cloud Lee and former Playboy model Ami Cusack). The male tribe was named Lopevi, after one of Vanuatu's volcanic islands, while the female tribe was named Yasur, after Mount Yasur. On Day 11, there was a tribal shuffle which ended up moving two people from each tribe over to the other tribe. On Day 20, the tribes were merged with ten contestants remaining; the tribe was named Alinta, a name proposed by Lee meaning "people of fire." The winner, Chris Daugherty was named Sole Survivor after defeating runner-up Twila Tanner by a jury vote of 5–2.
The DVD for this season was released on December 5, 2006.
Ami Cusack and Eliza Orlins returned for Survivor: Micronesia as members of the Favorites tribe, where they placed 11th and 10th, respectively. John "J.P." Palyok competed on Season 2 of Fox Reality Channel's reality-game show, Solitary, where he placed 4th out of 9 contestants.
The eighteen players were brought into the game at a native gathering, with the natives dividing the group into men and women. The men were clearly favoured at the ceremony, creating animosity between them and the women. After the ceremony, the men were named the Lopevi tribe, and the women the Yasur tribe, and sent to find their camps in the dark. Lopevi lost the first challenge mainly due to Chris, however he created a majority alliance with older tribe members Lea, Travis, Rory, and Chad, and worked to vote off the younger men. In Yasur, two factions began to emerge, one composed of Julie, Mia, Lisa, and Eliza and the other of Ami, Twila, Scout, and Leann. While both factions lobbied for Dolly's vote, her refusal to commit resulted in her elimination. Both tribes were sent to tribal council on Day 7 as a result of a twist. The older men continued to eliminate the younger ones, and Ami's faction, now in power, voted Mia off. The Yasur tribe continued their dominance over the tribal challenges by winning the next reward and immunity challenges, bringing the men's numbers down to six.
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