Vanuatu is known as the Islands of Fire because of its volcanoes. What better place to chronicle the natives' journey than at the foot of the chain's most active volcano, Mount Yasur.
EPISODE 1: THEY CAME AT US WITH SPEARS!
AIRDATE: September 19, 2004
The 18 castaways arrive in Vanuatu and take part in a tribal ceremony, splitting the men from the women and forming the Yasur and Lopevi tribes
Immunity: Yasur
Voted Off: Brook (Lopevi)
EPISODE 2: BURLY GIRLS, BOWHEADS, YOUNG STUDS AND THE OLD BUNCH
AIRDATE: September 23, 2004
Lopevi's steamed when Mia shows off after her team wins the reward challenge. Dolly is caught between strategies, and it essentially leads to her downfall
Reward: Yasur
Immunity: Lopevi
Voted Off: Dolly (Yasur)
EPISODE 3: DOUBLE TRIBAL, DOUBLE TROUBLE
AIRDATE: September 30, 2004
When a twist is thrown into the game, making the challenge to be played team reward/individual immunity, the tribes must come to grips over each having to vote off a member. Meanwhile, Mia digs herself into a hole when she gets it on with Twila over the camp work ethic
Reward: Lopevi
Immunity: John K. (Lopevi) and Ami (Yasur)
Voted Off: John P. (Lopevi) and Mia (Yasur)
EPISODE 4: NOW THAT'S A REWARD!
AIRDATE: October 7, 2004
The older members of Lopevi continue to hold strong by eliminating the young, physical threats. Who will be next?
Reward: Yasur
Immunity: Yasur
Voted Off: Brady (Lopevi)
EPISODE 5: EARTHQUAKES AND SHAKEUPS!
AIRDATE: October 14, 2004
There's a shakeup in more ways than one when an earthquake hits the island. Vanuatuan natives visit the camps, urging them to select one tribemate to act as "chief". With Scout and Lea as representatives, they swap two of their own with Rory and Travis going to Yasur and Julie and Twila going to Lopevi
Reward: Lopevi
Immunity: Lopevi
Voted Off: Travis (Yasur)
EPISODE 6: HOG TIED
AIRDATE: October 21, 2004
The women of Yasur solidify a pact to stick together to the very end, and Rory (the only man in the tribe) tries to fit in.
Reward: Lopevi
Immunity: Lopevi
Voted Off: Lisa (Yasur)
EPISODE 7: ANGER, THREATS, TEARS...AND COFFEE
AIRDATE: October 28, 2004
John is seen as a threat to the older men of Lopevi because he's strong and athletic, capable of winning challenges. Lea, the alliance's mastermind, tries to convince Julie and Twila to eliminate him
Reward: Yasur
Immunity: Yasur
Voted Off: John K. (Lopevi)
EPISODE 8: NOW THE BATTLE REALLY BEGINS
AIRDATE: November 4, 2004
The final ten, after competing in an intertribal reward challenge, finally merge to become Alinta. The women's alliance, with Ami as their leader, set their sights on picking off the men
Reward: Lopevi
Immunity: Lea
Voted Off: Rory
EPISODE 9: GENDER WARS...AND IT'S GETTING UGLY
AIRDATE: November 11, 2004
Lea approaches Twila as to why she and Julie betrayed the men to go vote with the women. Chad sees Julie and Leann as a solid pair and tries to make a pact with the men to take one of them out
Reward: Leann
Immunity: Ami
Voted Off: Lea
EPISODE 10: CULTURE SHOCK AND VIOLENT STORMS
AIRDATE: November 18, 2004
With strength in numbers (6-2), the women continue to dominate Alinta. A reward challenge sees the castaways split into two "tribes" to win an experience in a Vanuatu tribal village
Reward: Ami, Chad, Chris and Eliza
Immunity: Twila
Voted Off: Chad
EPISODE 11: SURPRISE AND...SURPRISE AGAIN!
AIRDATE: November 25, 2004
Chris is fighting for his life as the last man standing among 6 women, but Scout finds a way to save him. Twila swears on her son's life to Ami and Leann that she will stick with the alliance, but jumps ship to vote with Chris, Scout and Eliza
Reward: Eliza
Immunity: Ami
Voted Off: Leann
EPISODE 12: NOW WHO'S IN CHARGE HERE?!
AIRDATE: December 2, 2004
With the game completely turned on its heels, it's Ami now on the defensive and she tries to work on Eliza during a spa retreat reward. With their numbers, the newly-formed foursome alliance sees the perfect opportunity to end the women's alliance once and for all
Reward: Eliza (Ami and Chris accompany)
Immunity: Chris
Voted Off: Ami
EPISODE 13: ERUPTIONS OF VOLCANIC MAGNITUDE!
AIRDATE: December 9, 2004
The castaways re-live previous challenges at their latest reward competition, with Julie taking Chris to Mount Yasur to talk strategy. Tempers flare at the Alinta camp when Eliza and Twila feud, sealing their dislike for each other
Reward: Julie
Immunity: Eliza
Voted Off: Julie
EPISODE 14: SPIRITS AND THE FINAL FOUR
AIRDATE: December 12
What started out as a rocky beginning for Chris in the first immunity challenge now ends in a spot in the final four with Eliza, Scout and Twila. The Vanuatu adventure finally comes to an end with the revealing of the final Survivor
Immunity-Day 37: Chris
Voted Off: Eliza
Immunity-Day 38: Chris
Voted Off: Scout
Runner-Up: Twila
Final Survivor: Chris
FINAL VOTE COUNT-SURVIVOR 9
Votes for Chris: 5 (Chad, Eliza, Julie, Lea and Leann)
Votes for Twila: 2 (Ami and Scout)