| Survivor: Cape Verde | |
|---|---|
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| Season | 18 |
| Filming Location | Boa Vista, Cape Verde |
| Tribes | Wingobo Vultuvulta Nascer do Sol |
| Returning Castaways | |
| Heroes vs. Villains | Ms. Piggy |
| British Isles | Pizarro |
| Bermuda | Chica |
| Centennial | Donny Ms. Piggy |
| Chronology | |
| Previous Season | Survivor:Tonga |
| Next Season | Survivor:Heroes vs. Villains |
Survivor: Cape Verde was the eighteenth season of Survivor.
The season ended when Donny won the title of Sole Survivor, beating Ashley and Chica by a 5-2-0 jury vote at the Final Tribal Council. The season featured 18 contestants dubbed as "castaways" marooned on two separate beaches in Cape Verde. They were divided into two tribes: Wingobo in blue and Vultuvulta in purple. On Day 21, the tribes merged into the magenta Nascer do Sol tribe.
The hidden immunity idol was not used this season.
There was no main twist this season and no returning players, despite much speculation of the latter. However, this season gained ultimate fame in Episode 9, when two tied votes led to the Purple Rock Tie Breaker. Donny and Westmoreland, having been the two that had tied, were immune from picking, as was Pizarro, who had immunity. The remaining seven drew rocks and Earl drew the purple rock, thus eliminating him. The Purple Rock Tie Breaker became infamous, as no one wanted to have to resort to drawing rocks. However, the rocks returned for many future seasons, primarily due to the result of mutliple idols negating all votes.
Contestants[]
| Contestant | Original Tribe | Merged Tribe | Finish | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald | Wingobo | 1st Voted Out Day 3 |
4 | |
| Ariel | Wingobo | 2nd Voted Out Day 6 |
4 | |
| Cortez | Wingobo | 3rd Voted Out Day 9 |
3 | |
| Polanda | Vultuvulta | 4th Voted Out Day 12 |
8 | |
| Westi | Wingobo | 5th Voted Out Day 15 |
4 | |
| Cal | Vultuvulta | 6th Voted Out Day 18 |
7 | |
| Cony | Vultuvulta | 7th Voted Out Day 21 |
5 | |
| Leh | Wingobo | 8th Voted Out Day 24 |
5 | |
| Earl | Wingobo | Nascer do Sol | Eliminated 1st Jury Member Day 26 |
0 |
| Mason | Vultuvulta | 9th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 28 |
4 | |
| Sky | Vultuvulta | 10th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 30 |
5 | |
| Westmoreland | Wingobo | 11th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 32 |
17 | |
| Pizarro | Vultuvulta | 12th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 34 |
4 | |
| Tiler | Vultuvulta | 13th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 36 |
3 | |
| Ms. Piggy | Vultuvulta | 14th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 38 |
3 | |
| Chica | Wingobo | Third Place | 17 | |
| Ashley | Wingobo | Runner-Up | 10 | |
| Donny | Vultuvulta | Sole Survivor | 13 |
The Game[]
| Episode # | Immunity | Eliminated | Vote | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vultuvulta | Gerald | 4-3-1-1 | 1st Voted Out Day 3 |
| 2 | Vultuvulta | Ariel | 4-3-1 | 2nd Voted Out Day 6 |
| 3 | Vultuvulta | Cortez | 3-2-2 | 3rd Voted Out Day 9 |
| 4 | Wingobo | Polanda | 9-1 | 4th Voted Out Day 12 |
| 5 | Vultuvulta | Westie | 4-2 | 5th Voted Out Day 15 |
| 6 | Wingobo | Cal | 7-1 | 6th Voted Out Day 18 |
| 7 | Wingobo | Cony | 5-1-1 | 7th Voted Out Day 21 |
| 8 | Vultuvulta | Leh | 4-1 | 8th Voted Out Day 24 |
| 9 | Pizarro | Earl | 5-5 4-4 |
Eliminated 1st Jury Member Day 26 |
| 10 | Donny | Mason | 3-2-2-2 | 9th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 28 |
| 11 | Donny | Sky | 3-2-2-1 | 10th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 30 |
| 12 | Pizarro | Westmoreland | 4-3 | 11th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 32 |
| 13 | Donny | Pizarro | 4-2 | 12th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 34 |
| Finale | Donny | Tiler | 2-1-1-1 | 13th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 36 |
| Ashley | Ms. Piggy | 2-1-1 | 14th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 38 | |
| Jury Vote | Chica | 5-2-0 | Third Place | |
| Ashley | Runner-Up | |||
| Donny | Sole Survivor |
Voting History[]
| Episode # | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliminated: | Gerald 4/9 votes |
Ariel 4/8 votes |
Cortez 3/7 votes |
Polanda 7/8 votes |
Westi 4/6 votes |
Cal 7/8 votes |
Cony 5/7 votes |
Leh 4/5 votes |
Tie | Earl* No vote |
Mason 3/9 votes |
Sky 3/8 votes |
Westmoreland 4/7 votes |
Pizarro 4/6 votes |
Tiler 2/5 votes |
Ms.Piggy 2/4 votes |
| Donny | Polanda | Cal | Cony | Westmoreland | Tied | Chica | Chica | Westmoreland | Ashley | Ashley | Chica | |||||
| Ashley | Gerald | Ariel | Chica | Westi | Leh | Donny | Donny | Mason | Sky | Donny | Pizarro | Tiler | Ms. Piggy | |||
| Chica | Gerald | Ashley | Ashley | Westi | Leh | Donny | Donny | Mason | Sky | Donny | Pizarro | Tiler | Ms. Piggy | |||
| Ms. Piggy | Polanda | Cal | Mason | Westmoreland | Westmoreland | Chica | Westmoreland | Westmoreland | Pizarro | Chica | Donny | |||||
| Tiler | Polanda | Cal | Cony | Westmoreland | Westmoreland | Ashley | Westmoreland | Westmoreland | Pizarro | Ms. Piggy | ||||||
| Pizarro | Polanda | Cal | Cony | Westmoreland | Westmoreland | Ashley | Chica | Westmoreland | Ashley | |||||||
| Westmoreland | Gerald | Ariel | Cortez | Chica | Leh | Donny | Tied | Mason | Sky | Donny | ||||||
| Sky | Polanda | Cal | Cony | Westmoreland | Westmoreland | Westmoreland | Ashley | |||||||||
| Mason | Polanda | Cal | Cony | Donny | Donny | Westmoreland | ||||||||||
| Earl | Gerald | Ariel | Cortez | Westi | Leh | Donny | Donny | |||||||||
| Leh | Ashley | Chica | Ashley | Westi | Chica | |||||||||||
| Cony | Polanda | Cal | Sky | |||||||||||||
| Cal | Polanda | Sky | ||||||||||||||
| Westi | Leh | Ariel | Cortez | Chica | ||||||||||||
| Polanda | Tiler | |||||||||||||||
| Cortez | Chica | Chica | Chica | |||||||||||||
| Ariel | Chica | Chica | ||||||||||||||
| Gerald | Chica |
- The second tribal council votes led to a second tie. This was broken by having every player except Westmoreland, Donny, and Pizarro draw rocks. Earl drew the purple rock and was eliminated.
Jury Vote[]
| Jury vote | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Finalists: | Chica 0/7 votes |
Ashley 2/7 votes |
Donny 5/7 votes |
| Juror | Vote | ||
| Ms. Piggy | Donny | ||
| Tiler | Donny | ||
| Pizarro | Donny | ||
| Westmoreland | Ashley | ||
| Sky | Donny | ||
| Mason | Ashley | ||
| Earl | Donny | ||