| Season Number: | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Num Episodes: | 15 | ||||||||||
| Network: | TVNZ 2 | ||||||||||
| Film Start: | January 2018 | ||||||||||
| Film End: | March 2018 |
Survivor NZ: Thailand was the second and final season of Survivor NZ, a television series based on the popular reality game show Survivor. This season took place in Khao Laem National Park in Thailand.[1] Here, 18 contestants fought to survive for 39 days to try and win $250,000.[2] [3] [4] [5]
This season featured several alterations from the previous season, . The cash prize was increased from $100,000 to $250,000 and Redemption Island — which allowed voted out contestants to return to the game — was removed. This season also introduced hidden immunity idols, small trinkets that, when played on a castaway after the votes were cast at Tribal Council but before they were read, negated all votes cast against them at that Tribal Council, and the Outpost, where tribal representatives were to compete in head-to-head competitions for rewards and tote.
Two of the eighteen contestants — Francesca "Franky" March and Kaysha Whakarau — were chosen by fans.[6] [7] [8] In the premiere episode, it was revealed that David "Dave" Lipanovic and Matthew "Matt" Hancock were friends and had attended high school together.
| Contestant | Original Tribe | Swapped Tribe | Merged Tribe | Finish |
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| Josefien "Jose" Maasdam 23, Blenheim | ||||
| Karla Karaitiana 37, Palmerston North | ||||
| Francesca "Franky" March 24, Auckland | ||||
| Kaysha Whakarau 24, Shannon | ||||
| Liam Hose 23, Tauranga | ||||
| Joshua "Josh" Hickford 28, New Plymouth | ||||
| Jeremy "JT" Muirhead 32, Ashhurst | ||||
| Dylan Conrad 26, Whangārei | ||||
| Arun Bola 30, Hamilton | ||||
| Bradley "Brad" Norris 27, Nelson | ||||
| Renee Clarke 28, Auckland | ||||
| Evelyn "Eve" Clarke 26, Auckland | ||||
| Matthew "Matt" Hancock 25, Auckland | ||||
| Adam O'Brien 28, Auckland | ||||
| Tara Thorowgood 44, Hamilton | ||||
| David "Dave" Lipanovic 26, Auckland | ||||
| Theresa "Tess" Fahey 24, Christchurch | ||||
| Lisa Stanger 38, Christchurch | ||||
Eighteen new castaways arrived in Thailand and were divided into two tribes of nine: Chani and Khangkhaw. Chani proved to be inefficient in challenges whilst Khangkhaw dominated (though their members frequently bickered amongst themselves). After a tribe swap, JT's health started to deteriorate, and he opted to pull himself from the game as the new Khangkhaw and Chani tribes took opportunities to vote out newer members of their groups in an effort to retain a majority at the tribal merger.
When the tribes merged, the original Khangkhaw members, under the control of Lisa, used their majority to systematically eliminate the former Chani members. Khangkhaw's rocky tribe dynamic caused their numbers to dwindle as Dave stayed alive. He won a crucial immunity challenge and maneuvered his way to the Final Tribal Council alongside Tess and Lisa. At the Final Tribal Council, Dave was criticized for keeping his friendship with Matt being viewed as an unfair advantage in the game. Tess had many friends on the jury, though she was deemed to be an inferior strategist to Lisa, who was named the Sole Survivor in a 4-3-0 decision.
| Original air date | Challenge winner(s) | Outpost challenge | Eliminated | Finish | |||
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| Reward | Immunity | Winner | Loser | ||||
| 1 | April 22, 2018 | None | Day 3 | ||||
| 2 | April 29, 2018 | Day 6 | |||||
| 3 | May 6, 2018 | Day 9 | |||||
| 4 | May 13, 2018 | Arun & Josh were given a dilemma | Day 12 | ||||
| 5 | May 20, 2018 | None | Day 15 | ||||
| 6 | May 27, 2018 | Day 18 | |||||
| 7 | June 3, 2018 | Quit Day 21 | |||||
Day 21 | |||||||
| 8 | June 10, 2018 | None | 8th voted out 1st jury member Day 24 | ||||
| 9 | June 17, 2018 | 9th voted out 2nd jury member Day 27 | |||||
| 10 | June 24, 2018 | 10th voted out 3rd jury member Day 29 | |||||
| 11 | July 1, 2018 | 11th voted out 4th jury member Day 31 | |||||
| 12 | July 8, 2018 | Survivor Auction | 12th voted out 5th jury member Day 33 | ||||
| 13 | July 15, 2018 | 13th voted out 6th jury member Day 36 | |||||
| 14 | July 22, 2018 | 14th voted out 7th jury member Day 38 | |||||
| 15 | July 29, 2018 | Final vote | |||||
| 2nd runner-up | |||||||
| Runner-up | |||||||
| Sole Survivor | |||||||
| Final vote | |||
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| 15 | |||
| Day # | 39 | ||
| Finalist | |||
| Votes | colspan=3 | ||
| Juror | Vote | ||