Survivor 10: The Caribbean

Survivor: The Caribbean
Survivor: The Caribbean Logo
Winner	Neama Kaesari
Presented by	Guy Zu-Aretz
No. of episodes	36
No. of days	52
No. of castaways	20
Production
Location(s)	Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic
Filming dates	June – July, 2007
Release
Original release	December 15, 2007 – May 17, 2008
Chronology
Followed by	Survivor 10: Pearl Islands

Survivor 10: The Caribbean is the first season of the Israeli edition of Survivor. Based on the popular reality game show Survivor, the series was shot between June and July, 2007, in Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic. It was produced by Reyif HeMeiri production company, with an approximated budget of $5,000,000. It is broadcast on the Channel 10.

The show was criticized profusely by viewers, the media, and contestants for intervening in the game unfairly and for changing the format extensively for the production of numerous long episodes. The original U.S. series broadcasts 15 episodes per season. Each episode is 43 minutes long; the Israeli version broadcasts 40 episodes per season. Each episode is 60 minutes long or longer, and does not necessarily end with a tribal council elimination.

The Sole Survivor was Neama Kaesari, who defeated Noam Tor and Dan Mano in the final tribal council by a 5-4-0 vote. Neama received the grand prize of 645,000₪ in cash and an off-road car.

Differences between the Israeli and American versions

Although the main format is the same, a few differences were notable between the Israeli and the American versions:

• Filming length
  The American version was filmed during 39 days, and the Israeli version was filmed during 52 days.
• Double-Power Challenge
  The double-power challenge is an individual challenge, which is played after the Immunity challenge. Every person going to Tribal Council had to compete, and the winner of the challenge won an additional power at Tribal Council.
  • In Episodes 1-5, and from Episode 11, the winner of the challenge could vote twice at tribal council for two contestants⁵.
  • In Episodes 6-8, the Double-Power Challenge winner won Individual Immunity.
  • In Episodes 9 and 10, the winner chose two contestants who couldn't vote at Tribal Council.
• Island of the Dead
  The Israeli version introduced the Island of the Dead. Every person voted out is brought to the island, and had to compete with the person already staying there, for the right to stay on the island for at least another three days. When only three contestants remained, the winner of the last battle of the island returns to the game. In 2011, Survivor: Redemption Island, the 22nd season in the US version, will have the same process like Island of the Dead.
• Airing format
  Most seasons of the American version have thirteen episodes, dependent on the number of participants, generally with one episode for every three days. The Israeli version had 36 episodes, with two episodes for every three days. At the first episode of the week, the Reward and Immunity Challenges were aired, and in the second, the Double-Power Challenge, Island of the Dead battle and Tribal Council was aired. On two occasions, the Tribal council wasn't aired at the second episode, but at the start of the next week's first episode.
• Final Four
  The last three to stay on the island, together with the Island of the dead winner, assembled the final four. The four competed in two immunity challenges before going to tribal council. In tribal council, for the first time, the jury voted, together with the immunity necklaces holders. The results of this tribal council and the final tribal council, was filmed in a fortification next to Herzelia. The reunion was filmed at the Nokia Arena, Tel Aviv and was aired live.
• Final Tribal Council
  The final tribal council is held live, back in Israel, and not on the island. The reunion show is a part of this tribal council, and at the end of it - the final vote is held and tallied, live.

Contestants

Contestant	Original Tribe	Men vs. Women	Merged Tribe	Finish	Island Dead	Total Votes
Maya Elharar 29, Tirat Carmel	Sabana			1st Voted Out Day 3	1st "Island Dead" Day 7	8
Yoav Behr 33, Ramat HaSharon	Sabana			2nd Voted Out Day 6	2nd "Island Dead" Day 10	9
Omer Giladi 25, Caesarea	Gibaro			3rd Voted Out Day 9	4th "Island Dead" Day 16	8
Elisheva "Tina" Berkovich 57, Ein Hod	Sabana			4th Voted Out Day 12	3rd "Island Dead" Day 13	8
Vika Finkelstein 32, Sderot	Gibaro			5th Voted Out Day 15	6th "Island Dead" Day 22	5
Sivan Shitrit 25, Tel Aviv	Gibaro			6th Voted Out Day 18	5th "Island Dead" Day 19	9
Noam Tor Returned Day 49^1	Gibaro	Men		7th Voted Out Day 21	"Island of the Dead" winner	4
Muli Karacho 25, Fitness and martial arts instructor Alfei Menashe	Sabana	Men		8th Voted Out Day 21	6th "Island Dead" Day 22	5
Alex Metz 47, Karnei Shomron	Gibaro	Men		9th Voted Out Day 24	7th "Island Dead" Day 25	5
Moshe "Moshik" Lipetz 47, Businessman, Savyon	Sabana	Men	Tainu	10th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 28	8th "Island Dead" Day 29	5
Vera Lichtes 27, Tel Aviv	Sabana	Women		11th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 31	9th "Island Dead" Day 32	6
Guy Zilberman 29, Ramat Gan	Sabana	Men		12th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 34	10th "Island Dead" Day 35	8
Lia Gil 32, Ashkelon	Sabana	Women		13th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 37	11th "Island Dead" Day 38	7
Idan Kapon 30, Lawyer, Haifa	Sabana	Men		14th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 40	12th "Island Dead" Day 41	5
Shahar Raz , Arabic teacher, Desert Ashram	Sabana	Women		15th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 43	13th "Island Dead" Day 44	6
Yael Tzafrir 32, Tel Aviv	Gibaro	Women		16th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 45	14th "Island Dead" Day 46	7
Moshe Dan 23, waiter, Holon	Gibaro	Men		17th Voted Out 8th Jury Member Day 47	15th "Island Dead" Day 49	6
Marina Kavisher 24, Tel Aviv	Gibaro	Women		18th Voted Out 9th Jury Member Day 52		17
Dan Mano 29, Lawyer, Haifa	Gibaro	Women^2		2nd Runner Up		5
Noam Tor 24, Hofit	Gibaro	Men		Runner Up	"Island of the Dead" winner	4
Neama Kaesari 29, Carmiel	Gibaro	Women		Sole Survivor		12

^1 Noam was the Island of the Dead winner, and returned to the game at day 49.

The game

Air date	Challenges			Eliminated	Vote	Finish	Island of the Dead
	Reward	Immunity	Double- Power				Inhabitant	Challenger	Eliminated
December 15, 2007	Gibaro		Idan	Maya	8-1-1-1	1st Voted Out Day 3	None
December 22–23, 2007	Sabana	Gibaro	Tina	Yoav	8-1-1	2nd Voted Out Day 6	Maya	None
December 26, 29 2007	Sabana	Sabana	Dan	Omer	8-2-1	3rd Voted Out Day 9	Maya	Yoav	Maya
January 2, 5 2008	Gibaro	Gibaro	Moshik	Tina	7-1-1	4th Voted Out Day 12	Yoav	Omer	Yoav
January 9, 12 2008	Sabana	Sabana	Dan	Vika	5-4-1	5th Voted Out Day 15	Omer	Tina	Tina
January 16, 19 2008	Gibaro	Sabana	Yael	Sivan	6-2	6th Voted Out Day 18	Omer	Vika	Omer
January 23, 26 2008 (Tribal council aired on January 30)	Women^2	Women^2	Moshik	Noam^3	4-2-1	7th Voted Out Day 21	Vika	Sivan	Sivan
				Muli^3	3-2-1	8th Voted Out Day 21
January 30, February 2, 2008	Sabana	Sabana	Yael	Alex	5-1	9th Voted Out Day 24	Vika	Noam	Vika
								Muli	Muli
February 6, 9 2008	None	Dan	Marina	Moshik	5-4	10th Voted Out Day 28	Noam	Alex	Alex
February 13, 16 2008	Dan, Guy [Lia]	Guy	Dan	Vera	5-1-1-1	11th Voted Out Day 31	Noam	Moshik	Moshik
February 20, 23 2008	Idan, Lia	Yael	Dan	Guy	5-2-2-1	12th Voted Out Day 34	Noam	Vera	Vera
February 27, March 1, 2008 (Tribal council aired on March 4)	Neama	Marina	Dan [Marina]^4 ^5	Lia	6-2-1	13th Voted Out Day 37	Noam	Guy	Guy
March 4, 8 2008	Survivor Auction	Dan	Shahar	Idan	5-2-1	14th Voted Out Day 40	Noam	Lia	Lia
March 11, 15 2008	Dan	Marina	Dan^5	Shahar	6-1	15th Voted Out Day 43	Noam	Idan	Idan
March 18, 22 2008	Dan	Marina	Dan^5	Yael	4-2	16th Voted Out Day 45	Noam	Shahar	Shahar
March 25, 2008	Recap episode
March 29, April 5, 2008	Dan [Na'ama]	Dan	Dan	Moshe	3-1-1	17th Voted Out Day 47	Noam	Yael	Yael
April 12, 2008	Special episode						Noam	Moshe	Moshe
April 27, May 3, 10, 17, 2008	None	Dan Noam (Neama)^6	None	Marina	10-0	18th Voted Out Day 52	None
May 17, 2008	Jury Vote			Dan	5-4-0	2nd Runner-Up
				Noam		Runner-Up
				Neama		Sole Survivor

Survivor Auction

Contestants	Item(s)
Dan	Hamburger and French fries
Idan	A bowl of sand (Mystery item)
Marina	Chinese mind game
Moshe	Nothing
Neama	Falafel and Tachina, Cold Lemonade, MP3 Player
Shahar	Nothing
Yael	Apple

^2 In episode 7, the tribes were changed to "Men vs. Women" tribes. The women got back to Sabana's camp, and got the red color. The men got back to Gibaro's camp, and got the blue color. Although the colors of their tribes was changed, the contestants kept their buffs.
Before the immunity challenge, the host announced one of the Men's tribe members will move to the Women's tribe, to even things out. That person was chosen by number of double-power challenges won, and as Dan won 2 challenges, he was moved to the Women's tribe.
^3 Episode 7's tribal council was a double-elimination tribal council. One member of each old tribe (Sabana & Gibaro) was voted out. After the tribal council, the tribes changed back to Sabana and Gibaro.
^4 For the episode 12 double-power challenge, the contestants were divided to four pairs. The winning pair, Dan and Marina, competed within themselves for the win. Dan won the double-power challenge, but both him and Marina won a phone call home.
^5 Episodes 12, 14 and 15's double power challenge winner could vote twice in tribal council for the same contestant, and not for two contestants.
^6 Noam won Immunity but gave it to Na'ama during Tribal Council.

Voting history

Tribes:	Original						Men vs. Women^2		Original	Merged
TC #	1	2	3	4	5	6	7^3		8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17^7
Eliminated: Votes:	Maya 8/11 Votes	Yoav 8/10 Votes	Omer 8/11 Votes	Tina 7/9 Votes	Vika 5/10 Votes	Sivan 6/8 Votes	Noam 4/7 Votes	Muli 3/6 Votes	Alex 5/6 Votes	Moshik 5/9 Votes	Vera 5/8 Votes	Guy 5/10 Votes	Lia 6/9 Votes	Idan 5/8 Votes	Shahar 6/7 Votes	Yael 4/6 Votes	Moshe 3/5 Votes	Marina 10/10 Votes
Voter	Votes
Neama			Omer		Vika	Sivan			Alex	Moshik	Vera	Guy	Lia	Idan	Shahar	Yael	Moshe	Marina
Noam			Omer		Vika	Sivan	Guy
Dan			Omer Yael		Neama Sivan	Sivan			Alex	Moshik	Vera	Guy Shahar	Lia Lia	Idan	Shahar Shahar	Yael Yael	Moshe Neama	Marina
Marina			Omer		Vika	Sivan			Alex	Moshik	Vera	Guy	Lia	Idan	Shahar	Yael	Moshe
Moshe			Omer		Neama	Marina	Muli	Guy	Alex	Moshik	Vera	Guy	Lia	Idan	Shahar	Neama	Marina	Marina
Yael			Sivan		Vika	Sivan			Alex	Moshik	Vera	Guy	Lia	Idan	Shahar	Neama		Marina
Shahar	Maya	Yoav		Tina							Marina	Dan	Dan	Marina Neama	Dan			Marina
Idan	Maya Tina	Yoav		Tina			Noam	Muli		Neama	Moshe	Moshe	Yael	Marina				Marina
Lia	Maya	Yoav		Tina						Neama		Dan	Dan					Marina
Guy	Maya	Yoav		Tina			Noam	Idan			Yael	Moshe						Marina
Vera	Maya	Yoav		Tina						Neama								Marina
Moshik	Maya	Yoav		Idan Tina			Noam	Muli		Neama								Marina
Alex			Omer		Vika	Sivan	Muli	Muli	Marina
Muli	Maya	Yoav		Tina			Noam	Idan
Sivan			Omer		Neama	Marina
Vika			Omer		Neama
Tina	Vera	Yoav Guy		Shahar
Omer			Sivan
Yoav	Maya	Lia
Maya	Yoav

     This contestant was prohibited from voting by the Double-Power challenge winner.

^7 For the final tribal council, the jury voted along with Dan and Neama to eliminate either Marina or Noam. Because Marina and Noam were the only two that could be voted against, they didn't vote as they could only vote for each other.

Jury vote
Finalist:	Dan 0/9 Votes	Noam 4/9 Votes	Neama 5/9 Votes
Juror	Vote
Marina			Neama
Moshe			Neama
Yael		Noam
Shahar		Noam
Idan			Neama
Lia		Noam
Guy			Neama
Vera		Noam
Moshik			Neama

External links

• Official Survivor 10 website (Hebrew)