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Survivor 19
CBS
premiered the 19th season of it's wildly successful Survivor franchise,
Survivor - Samoa on Thursday, September 17, 2009 (8:00-9:00
PM, ET/PT).
This
season fans had a chance to play Survivor
Fantasy for a trip to Samoa to see the area up close and personal.
So
what's it like?
"Deep in the exotic waters of the South
Pacific, eighteen strangers are abandoned on the rugged islands
of Samoa, a tropical paradise straight from Robert Louis Stevenson's
legendary tale, Treasure Island," says host Jeff Probst.
...and
the battle is on to see who will outwit, outplay, and outlast
the others in order to win the title of Sole Survivor.
With
Shambo voted off in the penultimate episode, the contest is now
down to the final five. The Survivor Samoa finale on Sunday, December
20th decides who wins the $1,000,000 and title of Sole Survivor.
Will it be Brett, Russell, Jaison, Mick or Natalie?

Natalie
White, surprise
Survivor 19 winner.
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UPDATES:
Jaison is voted out in the first hour, which leaves Foa Foa tribe
members Russell, Mick, Natalie to battle it out in the finale.
Meanwhile, the lone Galu member, Brett, wins his third immunity
challenge!
In
the second hour, Russell wins the final immunity challenge of
the night against Brett and proclaims, "In my opinion,
I just won the game." And he might be right. In
the last tribal council of the season Russell and the Foa Foa
team (predictably) give Brett the boot!
And
the jury decides: Russell is deemed - gasp! - a lying, cheating,
thieving scoundrel, while Mick is judged a self-important passive-aggressive.
So who's left? You guessed it.
The
weakest link and the No. 1 contestant thought to be voted off
tonight - blindsides them all!
So
congrats to Natalie,
who takes home the $1 million prize money and the title of Sole
Survivor!
Survivor
Samoa Castaways (& Eliminations)
Dave
Ball - 38, Los Angeles, CA
Betsy Bolan - 48, Campton, NH
Mike Borassi - 62, Marina del Rey, CA
Ben Browning - 28, Los Angeles, CA
Marisa Calihan - 26, Cincinnati, OH
Erik Cardona - 28, Ontario, CA
Brett Clouser - 23, Los Angeles, CA
John Fincher - 25, Los Angeles, CA
Yasmin Giles - 33, Los Angeles, CA
Russell Hantz - 36, Dayton, TX
Elizabeth Kim - 33, New York City, NY
Laura Morett - 39, Salem, OR
Monica Padilla - 25, San Diego, CA
Jaison Robinson - 28, Chicago, IL
Kelly Sharbaugh - 25, Los Angeles, CA
Russell Swan - 42, Glenside, PA
Ashley Trainer - 22, Maple Grove, MN
Mick Trimming - 33, Los Angeles, CA
Shannon Waters - 45, Renton, WA
Natalie White - 26, Van Buren, AR
Survivor
20 - Heroes vs Villains
Meanwhile,
Survivor's most famous castaways have been invited back to kick
off the 10-year anniversary edition of Survivor 20 - "Heroes
vs Villains" - which premieres February 11, 2010. As the
new season draws near, keep it glued here for more.
So
far, the following are the most frequently mentioned names as
contestants in the upcoming Survivor all-star competition:
The
Heroes : Rupert
Boneham, James J.T. Thomas, Tom Westman, Colby Donaldson,
James Clement, Stephenie LaGrossa, Amanda Kimmel, Jessica Sugar
Kiper, Cirie Fields and Candice Woodcock
The
Villians : Jerri
Manthey, Parvati Shallow, Sandra Diaz-Twine, Courtney Yates, Danielle
DiLorenzo, Rob Boston Rob Mariano, Randy Bailey, Tyson
Apostol, Ben Coach Wade and Russell Hantz
How
Survivor Works The
strategy Survivor contestants use on each other to form alliances and defeat enemies
has roots in the history of war. To
become Sole Survivor, players must rely on a combination of well-thought out strategy
and seat-of-your pants decision making, not to mention delicate diplomacy ...
and good old-fashioned bluffing. Jeff
Probst explains, Survivor is a war. The show deals with leadership and how
you defeat the other tribe. Its interesting how much it plays into the game
all the way through.
Whether
you have never missed an episode, or have no clue what immunity
is, the resources below will help you get to the heart of Survivor.
Host Jeff
Probst is ready to tell it like it is, and to use his clever
questioning technique to separate the lies from the truth as he
calls contestants out on relationships, broken promises, or bold
faced lies.
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Throughout
the season, keep it right here for rumors & spoilers, weekly
psych-outs and tribal squabbles, plus regular updates on weekly
eliminations.
More
about Survivor 19 around the Web:
Survivor
19 - Official Survivor site on CBS featuring photos, castaway
bios, videos, interviews, plus contests and polls.
Survivor
Skills - An all-inclusive multimedia Web site with videos,
cast bios, information on all things Survivor, updated articles,
heated Survivor fan forum, photo gallery, cast bios, episodes
recaps and predictions, tribal council, challenge winners and
losers, info tracker, lodge recaps, calendar, maps.
Survivor.com
Fan Forum - Busy site devoted to fans who like to talk Survivor.
Reality
Blurred Survivor Samoa - Always good for rumors that are
solid and facts that you won't find on other sites...
Survivor
Samoa - Basic info gets updated during the season, from
Wikipedia.
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