Survivor: All-Stars
Filming location	Pearl Islands, Panama
Winner	Amber Brkich (4-3)
Original run	February 01, 2004 – May 09, 2004
Filming dates	November 03, 2003 – December 09, 2003
No. of episodes	15
No. of days	39
No. of survivors	18
Tribes	Chapera      Saboga      Mogo Mogo      Chaboga Mogo
Season chronology
Previous	Survivor: Pearl Islands
Next	Survivor: Vanuatu

Survivor: All-Stars is the eighth installment of the popular television reality show Survivor. It was taped in 2003 and debuted in the United States on CBS on February 1, 2004 after Super Bowl XXXVIII. It was set on the Pearl Islands of Panama, where the previous Survivor: Pearl Islands had just finished. The winner of this series was Amber Brkich, whose 4-3 victory over Rob Mariano was announced on live television on May 9, 2004. At the end of the series a twist called America's Tribal Council was broadcast live on May 13, 2004. It involved the public voting for who they wanted to win a second million dollar prize. When the show was broadcast Rupert Boneham won the million dollars.

This season was released on DVD on September 14, 2004.

Casting

Producer Mark Burnett has confirmed that two people turned down formal offers to appear on the All-Stars edition of Survivor — Elisabeth Filarski Hasselbeck from The Australian Outback, who had recently taken a job as a co-host of The View, and Colleen Haskell of the show's premiere season, who "had moved on with her life and just genuinely didn't want to go through that again." There has also been speculation that Brian Heidik was asked to appear on the show, but he would only do so on the condition that he be paid a substantial sum for his appearance regardless of his standing in the game. Burnett jokingly said that "the casting was really, really scientific. I got a yellow legal pad and wrote down 24 names, and [then] cut down to 18. It was that quick."[1] Survivor: Pearl Islands winner Sandra Diaz-Twine also confirmed that she turned down an offer to join the show, saying that she was still recovering from parasites that she received at Pearl Islands. [2]

Season Summary

This season of the series featured the return of eighteen players from previous seasons, divided into three tribes: Chapera, Mogo Mogo, and Saboga. The three tribes each are named after various islands of the Pearl Islands. During the fifth episode, the Saboga tribe was dissolved and its members divided between the other two tribes. In the ninth episode, the ten remaining contestants randomly chose new tribal memberships; improbably, every contestant but Brkich swapped tribes. One episode later, the two teams merged into a tribe called Chaboga Mogo, named by the Survivors for a combination of all three tribes (CHApera, SaBOGA, MOGO Mogo).

For the second and third times ever in Survivor, two contestants voluntarily quit the game for personal reasons rather than being voted off. Jenna Morasca left during episode three over mounting concern for her mother's health. Her mother ultimately succumbed to cancer eight days after Jenna's resignation. Sue Hawk left distraught in episode six, one day after an incident during an immunity challenge in which a naked Richard Hatch had brief but inappropriate bodily contact with her.

Before the reading of the final votes at the live reunion show, Rob Mariano unexpectedly proposed to Amber Brkich, whom he had developed a romantic relationship with throughout the course of the game. She accepted. Also at the reunion, Shii Ann Huang was awarded a car by winner Brkich, who had seen her as the "swing vote" on the jury. Also, Rupert Boneham was awarded a second million dollar prize for being the most popular All-Star, as decided by viewers who voted online or via telephone. He received 85% of the 38 million votes cast. Tom Buchanan, Colby Donaldson and Rob Mariano finished in the top four. The Reunion Show was also boasted as a high point when Survivor Australia contestant Jerri Manthey attempted to insert herself into the whole controversial discussion between Lex van den Berghe and Rob Mariano. She was greeted twice with a resounding round of boo's from the 5000 person audience, resulting in her storming out of the Reunion show during a commercial break. [3]

Contestants

The Total Votes is the number of votes a castaway has received during Tribal Councils where the castaway is eligible to be voted out of the game. It does not include the votes received during the final Tribal Council.

The game

In the case of multiple tribes or castaways who win reward or immunity, they are listed in order of finish, or alphabetically where it was a team effort; where one castaway won and invited others, the invitees are in brackets.

Note 1: : Saboga chose to give some taste of reward to the other two tribes. They gave a flint and pot to all the tribes.
Note 2: : Since Jenna M left the game, no immunity challenge and no tribal council were shown during the episode.
Note 3: : Saboga, having lost the reward challenge, was dissolved with two members sent to each of the Chapera and Mogo Mogo tribes.
Note 4: : Despite Susan's resignation from the game, a reward challenge was still held.
Note 5: : The challenge was combined Reward and Immunity. Chapera was able to chose one Mogo Mogo member for their reward. They selected Kathy, who was not permitted to go to tribal council with her tribe.
Note 6: : A tribe reshuffling took place instead of a reward challenge. Improbably, Amber was the only one not to change tribes.
Note 7: : Black is used to indicate that the reward challenge is individual and not tribal. No merge color was given out at this point in the episode.
Note 8: : Two were given immunity at the night's tribal council.
Note 9: : Rob M forwent seeing his video from home. He gave everybody rain ponchos and letters from home.

Elimination notes

• Tina - As a previous winner of the game, the non-winners felt it was unfair for her to win again. Jenna L. urged the non-winners in her group (Rupert, Jerri, Rudy, and herself) to eliminate the winners first. Between Tina and Ethan, Ethan was seen as more of a tribal challenge benefit. Despite the former winners attempting to make a pact with Rupert and Rudy, Tina was the first to go. (4-2)
• Rudy - Rudy injured his foot in a challenge and was therefore seen as a detriment to his tribe. Even though Ethan was supposed to go, Jenna L. and Jerri changed their plans to keep Ethan for physical strength. (3-2)
• Jenna M - Jenna quit the game on Day 9, citing "a vibe" that her mother (who had long been battling cancer) needed her. According to the end of the episode, her mother died eight days later, soon after Jenna arrived home.
• Rob C - Rob was voted off for a variety of reasons. Dubbed "the smartest player to never win the game" by Jeff Probst, Rob's sneaky strategy in the Amazon made the All-Stars perceive him as a threat. While discussing the vote, Amber explained to Tom that Rob was "too smart." His Chaperan tribemates also found him foolhardy and his work ethic was questioned as he always seemed to take the easy way out. Boston Rob also didn't like that Rob C. took the stance that he was the best Rob to play the game. With overwhelming odds against him, eventually his number was up. (5-1)
• Richard - Though the original decision was to eliminate Ethan, Colby had a change of mind and decided it was Richard's time to go. Colby felt Richard was a "cancer" hurting Mogo Mogo. Richard was the original Survivor, and he always claimed that he was the best player ever to play the game. Despite Jerri's rallying for Colby's overthrow, as well as Richard's, Richard was "bamboozled!". (6-1)
• Sue - Quit the game on day 17 because she felt she had been sexually violated by Richard in the previous immunity challenge.
• Colby - Colby and Ethan believed they were running the show and their plan was to eliminate Jerri. Lex, figuring that Colby was a threat coming into the merge (he won five immunity challenges in a row in the Outback), decided to convince Shii-Ann and Jerri to vote him out. (Kathy had been "kidnapped" and was unable to cast a vote) (3-2)
• Ethan - His winner status ultimately caught up to him. Lex felt that Ethan was too much of a physical threat to keep around. (4-1)
• Jerri - The tribes switched and all 4 members of Mogo Mogo headed to Chapera camp with Amber. The new Chapera tribe chose to send Jerri packing after Boston Rob asked Lex for a favor to save Amber after the immunity challenge. Lex and Kathy, feeling Rob's favor would be beneficial and believing Amber's promise to go with them to the final five, switched the vote. Jerri, despite making pleas to Lex, was voted off. (4-1)
• Lex - Although Lex saved Rob's girlfriend during the previous tribal council, and Amber made promises to Lex and Kathy to keep them to the Final 4, Rob and Amber broke their agreements and chose to stick with the original Chapera tribe. An angry Lex was voted out of the tribe and became the first member of the jury. (7-2)
• Kathy - Kathy was a part of the original Mogo Mogo tribe and was seen as more of a threat than Shii Ann. Despite her attempts to sway Tom, Alicia, and Rupert away from the power trio of Boston Rob, Amber and Jenna L., she was voted off and became the 2nd member of the jury. (6-2)
• Alicia - Alicia entered this episode believing that it would be "Rupert before Shii Ann" and throughout the entire episode, felt completely comfortable with her place in the game. After Shii Ann, the last remaining Mogo Mogo member, won immunity, the powers-that-be went ahead with their plan to blindside Alicia, whom did not fit into any of the alliances, was a physical threat, and had an abrasive personality that irritated others. She was voted out and became the 3rd jury member. (6-1)
• Shii Ann - She was the last remaining Mogo Mogo member and despite a valiant effort, could not win immunity again. The Chapera alliance finished the "pagonging" of the Mogo Mogo tribe and Shii Ann became the 4th member of the jury. (5-1)
• Tom - Despite having an alliance with Tom, Rob and Amber chose to give their loyalty to Jenna and Rupert instead. In addition, there was speculation about whether Lex and Tom made an alliance before the game, and whether Tom was conspiring to betray Rob. Seen as two-faced, Tom was unanimously voted off and became the 5th member of the jury. (4-1)
• Rupert - Rupert was voted out when Boston Rob and Amber convinced his ally Jenna to vote for him instead of risking drawing a purple rock (which would not have been the tie breaker in this case; here the tie breaker would have been a fire-starting challenge. However, producers did not tell the contestants beforehand what the tie breaker would be until the next season, Survivor: Vanuatu. The castaways thought the purple rock would be used because it was used the last time there was a tie in Survivor: Marquesas, even though Probst had admitted it was a mistake to use it previously with the final four). He was voted off and was the 6th jury member. (3-1).
• Jenna L - Jenna's foot slipped during the final immunity challenge. Rob won immunity and chose to take Amber, to the Final Two. Jenna was the 7th and final member of the jury (1-0).
• Rob M - The jury saw him as a diabolical backstabber who chose winning over friendship. He gained the votes of Kathy, Rupert, and Jenna, but Rob lost by only one vote. Months after the season ended, Big Tom admitted that he should have voted for Rob.
• Amber - Seen as the lesser of two evils by the jury, Amber successfully portrayed herself as the "lucky" one and Rob as the mastermind responsible for key betrayals. Votes cast for her could be seen as votes really cast against Boston Rob (except for Shii Ann, who said she would have voted for Rob if he brought Jenna, presumably because Shii Ann and Jenna HATED each other during the game). Amber won in a close 4-3 decision with the votes of Lex, Alicia, Shii Ann, and Tom.

Voting history

Note 10: Jenna M. quit the game on day 9 to return home to her dying mother.
Note 11: Susan quit the game on day 17 after being outraged about the incident with Richard at the previous challenge.
Note 12: Kathy abstained from the vote, as she was chosen to enjoy the reward with the Chapera tribe.

External links

• Official CBS Survivor All Stars Website