the amazing race 19 spoiler: ethan zohn and jenna morasca are speculated to be contestants of tar 19

survivor couple ethan zohn (winner of survivor africa) and jenna morasca (winner of survivor the amazon) is rumored to be joining the 19th season of the amazing race, which is currently filming. spoilers from los angeles, taiwan and indonesia has been coming in and indicates that the survivor couple is indeed in the race. this has been posted in the realityfanforum website (links available at the bottom of the post)

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survivor philippines: palau: airai reigns supreme, justine voted off

here is a recap of survivor philippines: Palau's first week. the show started off with the castaways being fetched fofrom their homes. they have a limited time to pack and they need to go with the staff to palau immediately. the emotions were high since some of them have not yet said goodbye to their loved ones. this part reminds me so much of the first episode of pinoy fear factor. i think they could have had a special primer where they showed this just like last season where the castaways were introduced during a special sunday show rather than during the first episode.

upon arrival at the island, they were greeted by paolo bediones. he then asked the two oldest castaways to step forward. it was cris and carol. cris was assigned in airai and carol was assigned to koror. they will pick tribes. males will pick female members and vice versa. so the final tribes were:

airai: cris, amanda,mika, jef, vlad, troy, shaun, maya
koror: carol, justine, echo, tara, marvin, louie, suzuki, charles

then they were off to the first challenge. they were asked to navigate the island using a map. they should follow the marked path and avaoid going to the areas marked with red exclamation points. they will carry with them 2 heavy crates containing their supplies. the first tribe to get to the other side of the island wins and will take home to their camp the supplies. the losing tribe will take only the bolo. the race was pretty much even at the start with airai working as a team a little better. but it was obvious in the end that airai had better communication skills than koror, giving them the edge and eventually winning the race. so airai takes the supplies and koror settles for the bolo.

at camp, both tribes made shelter upon their arrival at the area. airai had ann easy time makinbg their shelter since they divided the labor among themselves and they easily agreed on the area. on the other hand, koror had strong personalities that they had a hard time finishing their shelter. both tribes also found their water supply and their tree mail. that night, both teams attempted to make fire but bothe were unsuccessful. they settled for body heat to warm them up. charles went down with a fever and was helped by his koror tribemates to keep warm.

there was another reward challenge in day 2. here is the mechanics lifted from wikipedia:

The members of each tribe are divided into two: one group of six puzzle seekers and another group of two puzzle solvers. The puzzle seekers, harnessed to each other, enter a partially-submerged maze to retrieve twelve bundles of puzzle pieces and exit through the opposing tribe's entrance. The puzzle pieces are passed to the puzzle solvers, who would untie the pieces and solve the puzzle. First tribe to solve their puzzle wins the second reward.

the reward is a flint so they can make fire.it was a see saw battle in the beginning, with both tribes retrieving the puzzle pieces in the maze. they even tually collected all 12 but it was koror who got out of the maze first, with airai not far behind. it is now up to the puzzle solvers. and in the end, airai's puzzle solvers were better than koror's. so it was airai again winning reward.
at camp, both tribes are now strategizing on who to vote out, despite the fact that the immunity challenge has not taken place. at koror, the guys and the girls are planning for a gender based vote. since the tribe is split into 4 - 4, the guys are planning to get jef to their side while the girls are planning to get cris to their side. in airai, carol's attitude is getting into the castaways nerves and talks of voting her off in the tribal council is intensifying.

then came the immunity challenge. here is the mechanics again from wikipedia:

Each tribe would dig out a stone monolith weighing 250 kg (550 lb) and carry it between two balance beams and over a wall before placing it on its new portal. Once that is done, two tribe members would jump into a sand pit and search for the immunity idol. First person to find the idol wins immunity for their tribe.

if koror wins immunity, they will get their supplies. if airai wins, they will decide if the supplies will be given to koror. at the start of the race, it was koror leading since they got the monolith out of the sand first. airai followed soon and caught up in the balance beam. it was the good teamwork of airai that enabled them to take over the lead. the wall was really a challenge to both teams. but airai proved to be stronger. airai was first to the pit and never looked back. it was shaun who found the immunity idol, giving airai the first immunity. koror did not even passed the wall.

the airai tribe decided not to give the supplies to koror. and their is another twist. the eye of the idol when pulled out turns into a bracelet. this is an immunity bracelet. the winning tribe will decide to whom they will give the bracelet among the losing tribe and that castaway will be safe from the vote. without second thoughts, they decided to give it to carol, who they think is the weakest among the tribe. the second eye of the idol also is an immunity bracelet. paolo got it and said that will come into play in the later part of the game.

back at camp, koror was really disappointed on their loss and they were still talking about the challenge. realizing that they were up for the vote and they cannot vote out carol, two names comes up in the chopping block. first, it was charles for being too relaxed in the challenge and having no "mind power". another name was justine since they were worried if she can still cope up in the next challenges. it was clear that louie, suzuki and marvin has an alliance. the girls (justine, tara and echo) also formed theirs. there was also some drama when charles said to tara's face that he is considering voting her off. tara was so angry that he swore at charles. the macias sisters really speaks their minds out.

at tribal council, justine's identity was revealed. justine is a transgender, a man who underwent operation to become a woman. it was revealed to the koror tribe in day 2 when the suzuki told louie that he thinks justine is gay. louie then told tara and tara told echo. echo was the one who asked justine and she confirmed it. she said that it was a complement that they did not notice it at first.

then came the votes. here are the votes:

charles
justine
justine
justine
justine
justine

5 is enough so justine is the first castway to be voted off this season. the final score is 7 - 1, only justine voted for charles. it was a complete backstab at week 1. justine never saw it coming. she though that everyone was voting for charles.

in the primer for next week, it was shown that justine is not eliminated yet. she was brought to a new island and will live there. and she might be able to join the game again. this is the same concept used in survivor pearl islands where the outcasts (the third tribe) competed in week 7 against the 2 tribes. if they placed first, 2 of them will come back to the game. if they placed 2nd, only 1 can come back. it was burton and lil who rejoined the castaways after the challenge. so

let's see how the philippine version works.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor_Philippines_(season_2)

survivor philippines palau: premieres in philippine tv on august 17

last year breakthrough hit in philippine reality television, survivor philippines will launch its second season, survivor philippines palau on monday, august 17 in gma 7. this season, survivor will go to palau, the same location where the us version's 10th (survivor palau) and 16th (survivor micronesia) was filmed.

the new set of 16 castaways are:

> louie ang (24, pasig) - an IT professional and is dubbed as "the chickboy"
> mika batchelor (25, palawan) - "the sexy chef" who is a chef and restaurateur in palawan
> cris bolado (39, quezon) - dubbed as the "gentle giant;" the oldest among the men but definitely the most recognizable one, a former basketball player who has played in the PBA
> echo caceres (20, bicol) - "the spicy bicolana," a call center agent and her family's breadwinner from albay
> amanda coolley van cooll (25, mindoro) – “probinsyanang tisay,”
> charles fernandez (21, dagupan) – a general labor construction worker in alaska
> justine ferrer (29, caloocan) – “the beauty queen,” worked as a singer in Japan before but now owns a buy and sell business and managed a baby ultrsound company
> jef gaitan (22, laguna) – “the girl next door,” a model who stopped school since 18 to focus on her career
> carol gementiza (45, iloilo) – “istriktong guro,” the oldest among the castaways, and a public school teacher for more than 20 years
> marvin keifer (18, cagayan de oro) – “the ultimate crush,” the youngest among the castaways; he is swiss – filipino and is a backpacker and environmentalist; had tv exposure before through qtv 11’s hired where he won to be a model of a designer jeans company
> tara jane macias (19, cebu) – “taray queen,” an english tutor and is said to be the sister of season 1 castaway, chev macias
> vlad nesas (24, las pinas) – “the metrosexual,” an industrial design major, varsity swimmer and model
> troy perez (27, manila) – “the mentalist,” a biology major, works ina bank and is a magician
> shaun rodriguez (31, zambales) – “the hot dad,” a PR staff in Manila’s city council office, has experienced bankruptcy when his investment was lost due to the closure of a mining company he invested in
> maya segovia (32, batangas) – “the lady pilot,” a military officer and a pilot of the philippine air force; considers herself a man trapped in a woman’s body
> sadatsugu suzuki (21, tondo) – “japinoy hunk,” grew up in japan for 18 years but stayed pinoy and now studies criminology in emilio aguinaldo college

the castaways will be divided into 2 tribes namely, koror and airai which are also tribe names in the us versions that were shot in the same location (koror in survivor palau and airai in survivor micronesia). more twists will definitely be introduced this season.

so, who will be the second pinoy sole survivor? watch so you will know.

source: http://blogs.gmanews.tv/survivor-philippines/

survivor tocantins: debbie's game is over

school principal debbie beebe becomes the 10th castaway voted off survivor tocantins: the brazlian highlands. she lasted 33 days and becomes the fourth member fo the jury.

after the last tribal council, where sierra was voted off; coach was visibly upset that taj and erin did not vote for sierra. they are calling them cowards. debbie is getting annoyed by all that coach is saying. coach is plotting to vote off taj, then erinn, which he has agreed with jt. he still has no clue that jt and stephen is not solid in their alliance.

the next morning, debbie woke up and decided that her alliance with coach is not doing her any favor and coach is not liked by any one at camp. so she decided to put her game face on and drop coach and plot to vote him out. she talks with jt about it jt is still in doubt about debbie's loyalty.

the reward challenge for this week is the survivor auction. each castaway has 500 dollars to buy any of the items up for grabs. teh first item is french fries with mayo and ketchup dip. taj and debbie wants this and bids for it. but in the end, it was debbie who won the fries.

next item is chicken parmessan and garlic bread and a glass of wine. coach immediately bids at 100, stephen beat it at 120. they are fighting for it when jt immediately raises it to 300. coach raised it to 320 and jt did not bid any more. coach gets the item.

the next item will be kept covered. jt and stephen are bidding for it. but in the end, it was jt at 160 dollars that won it. when the item was revealed, jt was pleased to see that it was nachos. the fourth item is also covered. stephen bids at 20 and jt challenges him up to the 100 mark, saying that anything is painful to see below 100. so the fourth item goes to stephen. jeff reveals that it is chicken heart, which is a local delicacy in brazil.

the last item is now for auction. it's a cellphone with a message from home. any castaway can give his or her money to someone who they think deserves it (they can pool money) and only one can receive the message from home. the castaways gave their money tpo taj, who misses her family the most. so taj wins the last item.

what? erinn did not even participate in the auction. she did not even bid once. is she the first to ignore the auction in survivor history?

so taj cries over the message from his husband with his son and their dog. at the end, her husband said "see you at camp..." and he kisses the camera. jeff repeated the last statement to taj and it was only then that taj realized that her husband will be there in tocantins!

so jeff reveals the twist, if she agrees to go to exile with her husband, all the other castaways will get to see their lovedones. of course taj will agree, for all of them gave their money so taj can buy the last item in the auction. so all of them will see their loved ones.

taj heads on to exile where she meets her husband, football player eddie george. he was amazed on how much weight she has lost and she shows him her insect bitten legs and unshaved armpits, oh how sweet...

back at camp, the other castaways meet their loved ones. jt got a visit from his little sister, stephen got his brother, erinn got his dad and debbie was with her husband. but wait, coach's loved one is his assistant coach. does coach's family doesn't want to see him? hugs here and their, crying everywhere. i think this is one of the most emotional reunions ever in survivor.

when it was time to say goodbye, all had a hard time letting go and there was more crying and hugging....

the immunity challenge follows soon. it's an obstacle race and a mental challenge as well. each castaway must dig a hole on the sand below a plank. they must pass through the hole and below the plank. they would next cross a balance beam and then crawl under ropes to the end of the course. at the end, they need to memorize 10 math symbols that they need to put in order on the equation on the starting line. they will then solve the equation. first castaway to finish wins immunity.

at the start, it was jt who leads the course, followed by coach then taj and tstephen. jt had a huge lead and was the first to write down symbols on his board. most of the castaways had 2 trips through the course before they got all the symbols, except for stephen, who got it all on his first trip. it was down to jt and stephen on solving the math equation. but in the end, it was stephen who finish first. jeff checks his board and declared... stephen wins immunity!

back at camp, more haggling continues. debbue is still considering voting coach out. the ex-jalapao tribe is in complete control of the game! it is really amazing. who ever goes tonight will definitely be between debbie or coach. coach is still clueless that jt and stephen is not with him. poor coach.

at tribal council, coach again provided so much words of wisdom about the remaining castaways and the jury seems annoyed by it. so it still comes down to the vote. stephen keeps the immunity necklace and he is the only one who is safe tonight.

so now, the votes:

taj
debbie
coach
debbie
debbie
debbie

debbie is eliminated!

coach looks surprised. he is the only one who did not know that debbie is going (aside from debbie of course). hope he realizes he is in danger next tribal council.

survivor tocantins: coach wins immunity, sierra becomes the third jury member

after tyson's elimination during the last tribal council, debbie and coach are obviously surprised that tyson is gone. sierra seems to be pleased that she escaped yet another tribal council. the morning after, debbie was talking with jt and stephen and asking if they are still into what they have agreed. jt and stephen said yes and debbie relayed this to coach.

surprisingly, the old jalapao tribe is in control of the game now. having been down in numbers at the merge (4 jalapao and 6 timbira) and even suffering a blow at the unexpected elimination of joe due to his wound infection. it is amazing how the three did it by simply gaining timbira's trust and good choices.

the reward challenge involves a survey. each castaway is asked to answer a survey and it was tallied. jeff will ask questions from the survey randomly and they need to answer the most popular response, which is not necessarily their answer.each correct answer will give them a chance to cut another castaway's rope. each castaway has three ropes. if all the three ropes are cut, their figurine will be smashed and will be out of the game. the last castaway standing wins reward.

sierra was the first one out, followed by coach. next out was debbie. by the fourth question, the next person out was erinn. wow! jalapao is killing timbira. having answered the last question right, erinn cut jt's last rope and eliminated him. then it was between taj and stephen. both got the next question right, leaving taj with 1 rope and stephen with 2. stephen was the one who got the last question and won reward.

he has to choose one person to be sent to exile island, and he chose erinn (since they need to know if there is a new idol, and erinn is definitely with the old jalapao, after voting out tyson in the last tribal council). he also has to choose who he will share the reward with and he chose taj and jt, his old jalapao tribemate.

at exile, erinn knew that there is no idol and she was shown with no fire and no food. it rains and she is all wet. that is basically it, and she is amazed on how emotionally strong she is.

at camp, coach and debbie asked sierra if she will be willing to join them in bringing back the old timbira alliance. this is the best time to get erinn after stephen sent her to exile. but sierra hates the fact that coach and debbie is trying to get her despite attempting to get her out the previous tribal council. so it ended up in drama, with debbie walking out and debbie and coach agrees to vote sierra out.

at the reward, the old jalapao tribe was ate with a family and they were served with local brazilian delicacies, which they absolutely enjoyed. during the meal, the family's 3 year old daughter fell and hit her head. now comes taj on her mother mode and came to the rescue. she comforted her and she said that she reminded her of her son and how she missed her family.

they then went to the small spring which jeff told them was unique. it turned out that the spring has no bottom, since the sand is being continuously pushed up and you would not sink into it. it was pretty cool and as expected, the three talked about strategy on who to keep and who to eliminate.

when the three returned to camp, coach immediately talked to jt and wants his assurance if he will be in the final four. look at how coach think that jt is in complete control of the game? jt assured hima nd coach resorted to badmouthing sierra. coach told him that sierra and debbie approached him and asked him if he would consider to bring back the old timbira together, which was the opposite of what really happened.

sierra, on the other hand talked to stephen and told him what really happened. stephen is scared of this happening and went to talk to jt and coach. coach also told him his version and he is really confused on who is telling the truth.

the immunity challenge is a two part challenge. in the first part, the castaways needs to get 3 bags several meters away by throwing grapling hooks. the first three to get all three bags will advance to the next round. in the second round, castaway will manneuver a ball through a maze with holes. if the ball falls through a hole, they need to start over. first person to get the ball to the finish hole wins immunity.

at the first part, it was evident that jt and coach has an advantage, finishing way ahead of the others. then after that, it was between stephen and debbie. both got a good throw but it was debbie who got her bag across the line. so the finalists are coach, jt and debbie.

in the final round, jt got an early lead but his ball fell through a hole. debbie was nowhere in the game. coach had it slowly but surely and had an edge over jt since he started over. having done several risky moves, jt overtook coach's lead but unfortunately, his ball fell again. coach then regained lead and heads on to win coach wins immunity!

so back at camp, sierra is fighting for her life and told jt and taj about the attempt to revive the timbira alliance. she even confronted coach and debbie about it. much drama followed but nothing was resolved. they are still in limbo on who to vote, either sierra since she is a non-entity in the game despite the loyalty she has shown or debbie due to her scheming.

at tribal council, the topic was again brought up and again, coach lied straight up. coach did not gave up the idol and they voted.

here are the votes:

sierra
debbie
stephen
sierra
debbie
sierra
sierra

sierra is eliminated from tocantins and is the third member of our jury.

i am surprised on how far sierra got in this game. she was votedthe weakest in timbira when they arrived but she managed to hang on and stay there. she was even instrumental to tyson's elimination last week and she really survived this despite the odds.

image is from: http://tocantins.survivor.com/survivor-tocantins-cast/2009.01.14/sierra-reed.html

survivor tocantins: tyson apostol is eliminated

for the second week in a row, blindside is the name of the game insurvivor tocantins: the brazilian highlands. utah native tyson apostol is voted off the show, which was completely unexpected to him and two other castaways.

the episode started with sierra completely surprised of brendan's elimination last week. she was so sure of their so-called exile island alliance with the old jalapao tribe. they have decided to vote out coach but the complete opposite happened, brendan was voted out and he didnot use his hidden immunity idol.

sensing that she is in grave danger to be eliminated next, she talks to tyson to take her again and promised to be loyal to the old timbira again. but as expected, tyson hates her and sierra cannot convince her.

at the reward challenge, the 8 remaining castaways were divided into 2 groups of four. the red team are jt, tyson, erin and debbie while the blue team are stephen, coach, taj and sierra. in pairs, they will get big puzzle pieces from the trees and place it to their proper spots. after retrieveing all four pieces and putting them in place, the teams will flip or rotate the pieces so that the holes will align and they will see the vowels.

when they get the vowels, they will arrange it together with the given consonant to form a phrase. first team to get the phrase wins reward. reward will be a feast and they will be entertained by local capoeira dancers, a local martial arts. they will also send one member of the losing team to exile island.

the retrieval of the pieces were neck to neck until the red team had a slight advantage in the last piece. but red team's team work proved supeior when they arranged the puzzle pieces first, getting the vowels. once they were arranging the letters, it was debbie who suggested the word feast and they immediately got it. the blue team was not even close to getting the vowels. red team wins immunity and sent stephen to exile island.

at the reward, the four enjoyed the feast and the dance. the dancers even invited them to dance with them. debbie were doing back flips and the others were doing cartwheels here and there. after dancing, erin was shown vomiting after eating and dancing, talking about embarrassing moments on tv.

at exile island, stephen discovered that there is no new idol in play.

at camp, sierra is still finding a way to stay in the game. now, talking with debbie. she gets points for her fighting spirit and perseverance.

at immunity challenge, the castaways are given an option whether to play or not. if they decide not to play, they will eat pizza during the duration of the challenge. three opted to eat the pizzas rather than participating. they are jt, stephen and coach. wow! the girls are rocking and all decided to play.

the challenge is that the castaways will slide pucks across a playing board and they need to get the pucks nearest the x mark. the one closest to the x after 3 rounds wins immunity. the first round was just a feel of the board, almost all of them are far from the x. at the second round, all threw near the target. at the last round, they were simply hitting each other's targets and taking the lead. so debbie was the last to throw during this round with sierra leading. but her puck was nearer to the x mark so debbie wins immunity.

with debbie winning immunity, the old jalapao tribe saw the opportunity to vote for tyson. after winning the last 2 immunity challenge, he is simply a threat. sierra is in and they talked to erin about it. she agrees and they hope she is really solid to it.

at tribal council, sierra emphasized that she has a big target in her back. jeff on the other hand pointed out how big a physical threat tyson is. then the votes were casted. the old jalapao tribe did not play the immunity idol. so, the votes:

sierra

tyson

sierra

sierra

tyson

tyson

tyson

tyson

another blindside! tyson is voted out of the game. the old jalapao tribe, sierra and erin voted for tyson. it was a complete surprise to tyson. brendan was happy at the votes and sierra was visibly happy.

well, that is survivor, one day you are top, the next day you are out (just like project runway...)

image is from: http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor/bio/tyson_18/bio.php?season=18

survivor tocantins: brendan is eliminated

after 24 days in the island, brendann synott became the 7th person eliminated and the first jury member of survivor tocantins: the brazilian highlands. the votes were split between him, sierra and coach, but brendan got the most votes.

in the reward challenge, the remaining castaways were divided into three teams of three; black, red and white. the black team was composed of jt, brendan and debbie. the white team is composed of sierra, errin and stephen. the red team is made up of taj, coach and tyson. they will alternately take turns of throwing metal balls and try to break the other teams' tiles. once all the teams' tiles are broken, they are eliminated. team with the last tile standing wins reward.

red looks like the team to beat since they have coach and tyson. sensing these, the two other teams immediately targeted the red tiles. this strategy paid off and the first team eliminated was the red team. it goes down to a nail biting showdown between black and white team. but in the end, the black team wins reward. their reward is a white water arfting trip down rio dovo and a picnic of sandwiches, chicken, brownies, chips and watermelon.

at this trip, jt really enjoyed the rafting part and he looks so happy. he also bonded with brendan so much and jt told him that he can be in their alliance with sierra, stephen and taj (which he already knows). jt really changed brendan's mind since brendan already wanted him out next.

at the immunity challenge, the castaways will navigate through a rope course. they are attached to a rope that is entangled over and under a wooden obstacle. they need to go from one end to the other by climbing, going over and under the wooden obstacle. first three to finish the first part will advance to the final round, which is more complicated, with a three level obstacle already. first to finish the course wins immunity.

the castaways started the race pretty even but towards the middle, it was evident that only four are in contention to advance. thes four are tyson, brendan, jt and sierra. first to finish is jt, followed by tyson. so the last place was contended by brendan and sierra, with brendan getting the last spot in the finals.

in the finals, brendan got the early lead, breezing through the three level course easily. tyson is not far behind but jt seems to lag much. but towards the end, brandan's rope got tangled up and tyson got up to him. he eventually took the lead and finished the course. tyson wins individual immunity back to back!

so at camp, planning on who to vote is very much evident. brendan is planning to vote out coach and coach is planning to eliminate brendan. eventhough the old timbira has the numbers, they are not sticking together and is working to eliminate each other. the power is now with the old jalapao, since who ever they decide to vote with will be safe.

at tribal council, brendan revealed that he has the hidden immunity idol but he decided not to use the idol. in the end, the old jalapao mebers decided to vote with coach. they split the vote between brendan and sierra. four voted for brendan, three for sierra and their votes went to coach.

an unexpected twist, blindsided again... brendan is eliminated!

brendan will be the first member of the jury and will be one of the few who will determine who will win the title of ultimate survivor.

image is from: http://www.buddytv.com/photos/galleryviewer.aspx?csi=21&ci=40000416&pi=2007947&ai=-1&idx=-1

survivor philippines: kiko rustia will co-host born to be wild

survivor philippines castaway kiko rustia will be hosting born to be wild, a late night adventure shown every thursday night at gma 7. he will be replacing romi garduce, the first filipino to climb the summit of mt. everest.

kiko became popular after finishing 9th in the maiden season of survivor philippines. he became the unofficial leader of the naak tribe but was blindsided on the 8th tribal council. many fans reacted on his elimination since he was considered as one of the favorites to win the reality show during the early stages of the game. after the show, this restaurant owner and single father guested in several shows in gma 7. this will be his first regular assignment.

on his first episode on march 25, he will explore the caves in the northern part of the philippines while doc ferds will explore bears found in ho chi minh city in vietnam and the market of bear bile in manila.

source: http://www.pep.ph/guide/3602/Kiko-Rustia-will-co-host-Born-to-Be-Wild-starting-March-25

survivor: local location becomes survivor favorite

a local philippine destination has become the favorite location for filming the hit reality show survivor. it is none other than the gota beach in the caramoan island in camarines sur.

after survivor france (survivor koh-lanta) filmed a season in the said location, the beach is said to be closed from now until july. the reason behind this is that 3 survivor franchises are scheduled to shoot their new seasons in the said beach. according to philippine entertainment portal, survivor israel is the one currently shooting in the beach. this will be followed by survivir turkey and then survivor bulgaria.

souces:

> http://www.pep.ph/news/21142/Gota-Beach-in-CamSur-is-becoming-the-choice-destination-for-the-Survivor-franchise

> http://www.vistapinas.com/article/gota-beach

survivor tocantins: spencer eliminated

spencer duhm, the youngest survivor castaway ever at 19, was the 5th person voted off the show after he was eliminated unanimously by the jalapao tribe. spencer is a student from lakeland, florida.

the episode started with taj and stephen working together to find the hidden immunity idol at the jalapao tribe. unknown to their tribemates, they have a secret alliance with brendan and sierra of the timbira tribe, which was formed at the exile island. they got the hidden immunity idol at the tree mail, which completes the plan of taj and brendan.

at timbira, sierra got a chance to talk to brendan privately. she said that taj has talked about the alliance while they were in exile and she is willing to join. this made their plan btter since sierra was really on it.

the reward challenge was a very unique one. a tribemate will sit tied to a spinning platform. on jeff's signal, another tribemate would race to that platform, get the rope attached to it and pull it, allowing the platform to spin. when it stops spinning, the tribemate on the platform would stand up, untie himself and try to finish a bbalance beam. if he falls, he will start all over again. first tribe to get 3 points wins reward. the reward is a chance to drink coffee and eat pastries at a cafe.

timbira got to an early lead, 1 - 0 by scoring the first point. but jalapao proved their determination and scored the next three points through great efforts from spencer, sydney and jt. only taj failed to deliver on the jalapao side. jalapao wins immunity and decided to send brendan back to exile island. brendan then chose stephen to go with him, since stephen is also part of their secret alliance.

at the reward, jalapao enjoyed the coffee and pastries and used clean bathroom. but what made it better was they received letters from home. most of them got emotional, especially the girls. jt almost cried after reading his letter. this gave them mental edge over the other team.

at exile island, brendan and stephen got to know each other better. they are the only ones that has not talked personally among the four allies. stephen als revealed to brendan that they already found the idol at the jalapao tribe and it was with stephen. this made brendan happy since their plan is very much on track. stephen was still not convinced if he will go with the alliance or not but he is trying it out.

at the immunity challenge, 2 members of the tribe will release a ball from a large slingshot and their 4 other tribemates would try to catch them using handheld nets. each successful catch would merit a point for the tribe. first team to get 5 points wins the challenge. jt immediately went to work and gave jalapao a 2-0 lead. brendan then got 2 catches, tying the game. then jt got one again. this time, he bumped his mouth on the handle of his net, thus losing half of his front tooth. jeff pointed out that it was the first point scored in survivor history while losing a tooth. jt then again got a catch. then coming from behind, tyson scored 3 more points for timbira, and timbira won immunity.

jt was very disappointed at spencer since he was almost useless at this challenge. jt wants him out of the game. sensing that she is a candidate to be sent home, taj had a n impulsive outburst; going at joe and defending herself. but at tribal council, it was stephen's weak performance that mattered and jalapao sent spencer home via a 5 - 1 vote. spencer's vote went to taj.

at the end, jeff pointed out that jalapao has lost its 2nd straight member and more importantly, they have lost momentum.they need to win to get back in the game.

spencer was really disappointed being voted off this early. he knew that he can do better than what he has shown in the 15 days he spent on the island. he is openly gay but decided to hide it to his tribe. spencer is now rumored to be dating survivor china's winner, todd herzog.

survivor philippines: season 2 audition dates and venues announced

after a successful first season, gma 7 has announced the auditions for the second season of the hit reality show survivor philippines. who will become the next sole survivor after baketball heartthrob jc tiuseco in season 1?

the audition is open to all individuals 18 to 39 years old, physically and mentally fit and can last in an unfamiliar terrain for 39 days. audition dates and venues are as follows:

feb 26 - 27 - csi, the city mall lucao in dagupan
mar 3 - 4 - sm city baguio
mar 9 - 10 - lcc mall - naga
mar 12 - 13 - sm iloilo
mar 15 - 16 - sm city cebu
mar 18 - 19 - sm davao
mar 23 - 24 - sm lipa
mar 27 - 28 - sm north edsa
mar 29 - 30 - sm mall of asia

source: http://www.pep.ph/guide/3400/Survivor-Philippines-Season-2-will-begin-nationwide-auditions

survivor tocantins: candace is the 2nd person voted off

in the second episode of survivor tocantins, lawyer candace smith of the timbira tribe was voted out of survivor tocantins. she lasted 6 days in the island and was voted unanimously by her tribemates, 7 - 1 with her vote going to sierra.

there was no reward challenge again in this episode. the challenge was a combined reward and immunity. in this challenge, each tribe will send out 3 players at a time (composition of which will be said by jeff) to play a game soirt of basketball. a ball will be released and they will try to gain possession and shoot the ball on their goal. the other team will try to stop them in what ever way they can. it is a very physical game.

having momentum on their side after winning the first challenge, timbira gained the upperhand by getting the first 2 points of the game. but jalapao came back and gained the next 2 points tying up the game. the last point was gained by jalapao. jalapao wins immunity! in addition, they also get fishing gear as a reward.

also part of winning is they can send a member of timbira to the exile island. they choise to send brendan. in a twist, brendan need to choose a member of jalapao to go with him. he chose taj to go with him. upon arrival at the exile island, each of them needs to choose an urn, one contains a clue to the location of the hidden immunity idol. taj chose first and it was the empty one so brendan got the clue. he decided to keep it to himself. there was also an option that he can switch tribes if he wants to.

when he returned to taj, taj convinced him to show her the clue and she will help him find it. he showed it to taj and they both decided that the idol was in their respective camp. taj was a little bit uneasy because the revelation that she is a wife of a football star might make her a target in her tribe. brendan also decided to remain in his tribe.

back at timbira, the vote was between sierra and candace. sierra was the one they voted at the start of the game when they were asked to vote for someone that would not join them in the trek. sierra was woried because she has not found the idol and she was in danger. on the other hand, coach was rooting for candace to go because of her bossy attitude. coach has already assured sierra that it will be candace that would go but she still feels uneasy.

at tribal council, it was coach's rallying to vote off candace that triumph and candace was voted out. candacewas really surprised and it was a complete blindside, at their first tribal council.

14 are left, who would be voted off next?

local reality shows announces new seasons for 2009

several local reality shows has announced that they will stage new seasons this year. at least 3 local shows have announced their plans through the teasers that is shown in their respective networks.

first on the list is the original reality artista search on tv, starstruck. after leaving the air for three years, the show that produced mark herras, jennelyn mercado, marky cielo, ryza cennon, yasmin kurdi, aljur abrenica, mike tan, lj reyes, mart escudero and jris bernal among others will stage a comeback this year. also rumored to host the show is the original host, nancy jane and drew arellano. as a prelude to the show's comeback, they will stage a reunion of the show's alumni and auditions will commence sometime in 3Q 2009. the show is rumored to be dubbed as starstruck: the elite comeback.

next on the list is the most successful reality show from abs cbn, pinoy big brother. teasers has been shown in almost all shows of abs cbn, alerting all housemates wannabees to be ready for the auditions are coming soon. after season 1's nene tamayo and season 2's beatriz saw, another set of housemates will battle it out to be declared the season's big winner.

last on the list is last year's reality show to beat, survivor philippines. gma 7 has been showing teasers on the show's forthcoming second season. after season 1's jc tiuseco, another set of castaways will set foot on yet another 39 days of challenges and triumphs in a remote island in a nother country.

survivor philippines: cast off john lopez to star in daisy siete's new season

survivor philippines' resident mechanic is the second castoff to have a drama show. after jace's inclusion in luna mystika, john lopez will be starring in daisy siete's 21st season. titled tarzariray, amazonang kikay, john will be the love in=terest of the show's lead and sexbomb group leader rochelle pangilinan.

here is an excerpt from the seen scene column of pilipino star ngayon last 11-jan-09:

Scene : Tarzariray, Amasonang Kikay ang pamagat ng Season 21 ng Daisy Siete. Bida si Rochelle Pangilinan at leading man niya si John Lopez, ang cast-away ng Survivor Philippines.

john was the 6th person voted out of survivor philippines and was a jarakay member. he was pulled out in day 8 of the show due to low level of potassium. he never recovered from that incidence and this led to his ouster in day 15.

link: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=430811&publicationSubCategoryId=96

survivor philippines: season 2 auditions will be on march

after a successful first season of the reality show survivor philippines, gma 7 will hold auditions for the second season by march, as a local newspaper revealed. the seen scene article in the entertainment wrote on its january 7 issue the following:

Scene : Magkakaroon ng Season 2 ang Survivor Philippines dahil naging matagumpay ito sa telebisyon. Magsisimula ang kanilang audition sa March 2009.

i think the great ratings and huge fanbase prompted gma 7 to have a second season. for sure, thousands of fans and challenge seakers would again flock to the audition venues and try their luck in the show. we wuill wait for the formal announcement from gma 7 regarding the audition schedules.

link: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=429686&publicationSubCategoryId=96

2008 pinoy reality junkee reality awards

a year has again ended and reality tv is very much alive here in the philippines. i have decided to give away some awards of my own of the best and most unforgettable personalities, events and shows in philippine reality tv. this blog will be updated as my mind remembers some other awards that needs to be given out.

without further ado, here are the awards:

most unforgettable reality moment of the year

winner: alex's circumcision in pinoy big brother teen edition plus - who would forget the first circumcision that happened in a big brother house, and to make it more interesting, it was performed by a doctor and a nurse that is also in the house(guradians doc boy - robi's father and nurse carina - beauty's mother) in front of the male housemates and the whole world!
runner up: marcus indecent exposure in survivor gabon - this gained some critics for the show for poor editing and indecent exposure... but guys, they are running a challenge and it was an accident, can't we understand?
honorable mention: dallas losing their passport in russia at the amazing race season 13 - also a first in amazing race history, losing all their money and passport by leaving the bag in a taxi at a roadblock, eventually leading to their elimination.

most unforgettable elimination in a reality show

winner: kiko rustia in survivor philippines - after forming a strong alliance with his former tribemates in naak, kiko was blindsided by her allies kaye and cris after the ex-jarakay members convinced the 2 to vote against him. he was eliminated with a 5 - 4 vote and became the 2nd jury member. the elimination led to some nasty comments in the internet forums from kiko's fans.
runner up: jon avila's forced eviction in pinoy big brother season 2 - after admiting that he implied that they would give one vote to each other, which manipulated the outcome of the last nomination, jon was given a forced eviction and failed to make it to the big four despite being popular among the fans and texters

fight of the year

winner: terri and henry in amazing race asia season 2 - terri's uncontrolled emotion was no match to henry' macho image. these couple fought their way to 6th place and lasted 8 legs, fighting in each of the leg with terri screaming on top of her lungs each time. poor henry. well, that is true love...
runner up: marlon versus zita in survivor philippines - marlon's fight with zita was the most controversial fight in survivor philippines. whether it was strategy or not, marlon surely got several nasty comments from fans after the episode was aired
honorable mention: laarni lozala versus scholars in pinoy dream academy season 2 - laarni was the most emotionally unstable scholar in pda season 2 and she has several breakdowns in the course of the show. despite this, she still manage to get the top prize and sing her way to the recording contract
honorable mention: veejay floresca versus eli gonzales in project runway philippines - a fight over a tank top used as an accessory, eli talked to the producers about it and spoke in behalf of the other designers. it was the constant parinigan that made the fight intersting, but eventually led to veejay being allowed to use the tank top and the show being stricter in allowing the use of accessories.
honorable mention: john versus anna in pinoy big brother teen edition plus - the fight between josef's and kevin's guardians even led to the misunderstanding inside the house among the housemates. it was quite a show when john even fought with josef in the house's kitchen.

medical emergency of the year

winner: chivas malunda in pinoy dream academy season 2 - chivas is one of the front runners in pda season 2 and his attacks were really bad that he had to be pulled out a couple of times from the academy. he is losing conciousness which has been happening years before when he is stressed. he was given an automatic expulsion after he did not show signs of improvement and his health was more important. despite this, he got to sing the theme song of another reality show, pinoy fear factor.
runner up: john's attack in survivor philippines - despite his good built and strong personality, camp life was never easy for john. at day 8, he was pulled out of the jarakay camp and was rushed to the hospital after he lost conciousness. he returned the day after and revealed that his potassium level dipped down and was the cause of the attack.
honorable mention: jose sarasola's snake bites in pinoy fear factor - not once but twice, jose was bitten twie by snakes in the second stunt of the quarta ronda de eliminacion titled tanque con serpientes . the bites were not poisonous but was painful which affected his performance in the 3rd stunt and led to his elimination in the show.

villain of the year

winner: marlon carmen of survivor philippines - no contest, marlon is definitely the villain of the year in philippine reality tv. dubbed as the bad boy of prime time television, he made his mark after having a fight with almost all of the naak tribe members. but don't get me wrong, i don't hate him and i really liked the way he played the game.

underdog of the year / upset of the year

winner: david cook of american idol season 7 - everyone was expecting david archuletta to win the title for he was so adorable and the fans love him. he was the most downloaded contestant and seems to be on his way to stardom. but david cook came from behind and stole the title from him and eventually became the 7th american idol.
runner up: laarni lozala of pinoy dream academy season 2 - same scenario, everyone was expecting bugoy bugayong to get the top prize but her great voice and mass appeal gave laarni the title and became the 2nd grand star dreamer of the show after yeng constantino.
runner up: adrian & collin in the amazing race asia season 2 - marc & rovilson was a favorite to win the second season of the amazing race asia season two, after topping 8 legs out of the 11 legs (and finishing second in the other 3 legs) before the finale. these two never gave up and what determined the winner was the last roadblock where rovilson fumbled and led to the win of the singapore gym buddies.
honorable mention: bob crowley of survivor gabon - who would have thought that a 57 year old man can still win survivor? with his superb outdorr skills, great mind and strategy, this man won survivor with 5 consecutive individual challenge wins under his belt and eventually winning the ultimate survivor title.

most promising reality star of the year

winner: robi domingo - pinoy big brother teen edition plus - despite losing the title to ejay falcon and placing only 2nd, he went on to be the hottest star among his batch and eventually won a vj search in a music station.
runner up: nikki dacullo of survivor philippines - undoubtedly the most beautiful face among the bunch, nikki is a face to watch out if given the right breaks in showbusiness. she can sing, dance, host and her first acting stint in dear friend was also not bad.
honorable mention: paula taylor of the amazing race asia season 2 - now a vj and a commercial endorser, she is ready for stardom. with a good life and a new found love (marc nelson, as the rumors as saying), she is bound for stardom.

reality twist of the year

winner: double elimination twist in survivor philippines - this has been done in the us version of survivor, but this time, the twist had no sign that it is coming what so ever. this led to the elimination of patani, the most popular castaway then. fans shouted foul on this twist that earned so much criticism for weeks.
runner up: guardians twist of pinoy big brother teen edition plus - the addition of the guardians in the big brother house was a big surprise to the teens but helped us know the housemates better.
honorable mention: the 13th look / male outfit twist of project runway philippines - just as the final 3 designers thought it was over, a twist was revealed that they need to make a 13th look for their collection and surprise, it should be a male outfit.

fan favorite of the year

winner: bugoy bogayan of pinoy dream academy season 2 - who did not fell in love with the story of this young singer from camarines sur? he has no formal voice training, he was poor, he was a working student and is rumored gay, what more can you ask for? but what really struck the fans is the fact that he has a very good voice that can capture your heart.
runner up: zita ortiga of survivor philippines - she is the most popular among the castaways. her great story, never stay die attitude and being amother figure for the castaways was an inspiration for most of the fans of the show.

reality love team of the year

winner: nicole and josef of pinoy big brother teen edition plus - everyone was captivated with the blossoming love they had inside the big brother house, complete with the parents who are against their relationship. and they thanks to the great music of colbie calliat's realize, which is always the music when their moments were shown
runner up: chivas and bunny malunda of pinoy dream academy season 2 - a tale of young lovers that held on to each other for better or for worse. the whole nation witnessed their love for each other inside the academy
honorable mention: veronica and jace of survivor philippines - the love team that stuck together till the end, but unfortunately, it did not extend out of the game. vern is now dating survivor philippines runner up rob sy

blunder of the year

winner: erik giving natalie individual immunity at tribal council in survivor micronesia - erik gave natalie a free pass to the final 4 by giving the immunity necklace to her at the tribal council, believing that he will not be voted out. but the all girls alliance blindsided him and voted him out.
runner up: dallas losing their passport and money in the amazing race - coming in first the previous leg, after dallas lost their passports and all their money, they came in last and was eliminated just before the finale.
honorable mention: rovilson in the final roadblock in amazing race asia season 2 - marc & rovilson was a sure favorite to win the race, but rovilson struggled with the last roadblock which involves arranging the flags of the countries they visited in order which allowed the other teams to overtake them. they finished third.

comeback of the year

winner: parvati shallow of survivor micronesia - she placed 6th in survivor cook islands but came back in survivor micronesia fan versus favorites. she had a great strategy and was the brains behind the all girl alliance and went on to beat amanda in the finale.
runner up: gab valenciano and jasmin abelgas of shall we dance: the search for the next dance superstar - they were eliminated just before the finale, but was invited to compete in a wild carp phase and was able to enter the finals. in the finals, their great partnership and superb skills led them to win the title.

most deserving winner

winner: jc tiuseco of survivor philippines - despite the criticism at the start of the season and the spoilers that got out in the net and the news, i think jc really deserved the prize as the sole survivor of the first season of survivor philippines. with his great social skills and strategy, jc played the game well despite stepping on some toes on the way
runner up: luis palaganas, jr. of my mvp - the most consistent among the bunch of basketball hopefuls in the show. works hard and is very well liked by the other competitors, he really deserves the prize and the title.
honorable mention: ejay falcon of pinoy big brother teen edition plus - this young lad from mindoro won the heart of the pbb fans with the love he showed to his family and to his loveteam valerie. his hardwork and perseverance paid off and he won the top plum and is currently doing some modeling stints
honorable mention: gab valenciano and jasmin abelgas of shall we dance: search for the next dance superstar - great pair and they can really dance. great partnering and really works hard. they were eliminated but entered the finals through a wildcard competition and eventually moved on and won the title.

most unexpected winner

winner: gretchen espina of pinoy idol - yes, this girl can sing and she is from the same school as i am (though different campus). but so many of her competitotrs is way better than her. and where is she now? aside from her sunday stint at sop, i don't hear anything about her anymore.

best reality host of the year

winner: jeff probst of survivor - yes, i still think jeff probst is still the best reality show host there is. he has the balance of seriousness and fun that a host should have, and i still do think that the original is still the best.
runner up: paolo bediones of survivor philippines - he had a rough start in survivor philippines but did well towards the end of the show. his hosting skill is very good and his blogs at the official site made fans understand the show better plus the fact that he participated in several live chat sessions with the cast offs.
honorable mention: terasa herrera of project runway philippines - the right combination of wit and poise, she hosted the maiden season of project runway philippines with ease. she seems so kind and carries herself well. she seems to be comfortable with the show despite the fact that this is her first television show.best reality host of the year.
honorable mention: allan wu of amazing race asia - the most improved among the bunch. i think he is now more comnfortable compared to the first season and now builds raport with the contestants.

reality host that needs improvement

winner: billy crawford of pinoy dream academy season 2- he has to improve his tagalog if he wants to host a tagalog reality show. the king of stutter, it is very obvious when he forgets his lines and he usually rely on cue cards and idiot boards, its quite distracting, needs to be more spontaneous
runner up: jon avila and victor basa of shall we dance: the search for the next dance superstar - actually they are okay in front of the camera but jon needs to improve his diction since he is incomprehesible most of the times. victor is too focused on his lines that he lacks spontaneity.

survivor philippines: jc tiuseco is the new segment host of unang hirit

first pinoy soile survivor jc tiuseco now has his first regular tv asignment in gma 7. after winning the premiere season of survivor philippines, jc will be a segment host of the station's morning show unang hirit. this was announced during his guesting today (january 1, 2009) at the said show. after modeling one of jc buendia's (reality show reference: celebrity duets season 2) all white suit creation. he will be handling a youth realted segment starting on monday, january 5, 2009.

jc will be the 4th survivor to co-host the show. earlier castaways that appeared on the show as co-hosts are patani, nikki, jace and zita.

image is from: http://www.igma.tv/photo/1904/Laughs-all-around-pagkatapos-magpakita-ni-JC-ng-abs

american idol, survivor and the amazing race: new seasons to premiere early 2009

american idol, survivor and the amazing race will kickoff reality tv premieres in 2009. both show will start their latest season on early months of 2009.

the 8th season of american idol will air on philippine cable television via star world. the new season will premiere on january 14, 2009. another notable change this season is the addition of a new judge, kara dioguardi. 38 year old dioguardi is an american singer, song writer and record producer. she has 46 albums in billboard's op 10 album chart under her belt. she has also worked with several idols before, taking kelly clarkson, carrie underwood and david archuleta to name a few. it was also announced that due to the on going economic crisis, the show will not air its charity work idol gives back. i am still trying to get some information if qtv 11 will still air american idol since they were the once who aired the show last year.

one month after american idol, amazing race and survivor will premiere its respective new seasons. amazing race will premiere on philippine cable television via axn on february 16, 2009. studio 23 will telecast the show in philippine free tv. this is already the reality show's 14th season.

on the other hand, survivor will premiere in philippine free television via qtv 11 starting february 13, 2009. the new season is titled survivor tocantins - the brazilian highlands. another notable change this season is that this is the first time that hopefuls below 21 year old were allowed to apply. so expect someone younger than frosty from survivor china will be on the show. this is survivor's 18th season.

survivor philippines: why jc won

basketball hunk jc tiuseco was declared the first pinoy sole survivor via a 7-2 vote. he even won the philippines' vote with a whopping 93% versus rob sy's 7%. he was hated at the start of the show, having given up on thye first immunity challenge which led to the loss of the naak tribe. he was viewed as a traitor and backstabber by some of the jury members.

so why did jc win survivor philippines?

first, he remained true to his allies. he stuck it out with rob and kiko despite everything that is happening at camp. kiko was very much satisfied by how jc played the game. they were on the same page. it was his loyalty to rob that prompted him to be in the final two. so his 2 main allies played a big factor on his win.

second, he was impressive in challenges. as an athlete, he is very competitive and focused. he does not give up on challenges. he does his best everytime he goes to the game and give it his all. he shared the rewards he won with almost everyone in the tribe and it was very much appreciated by most of the castoffs.

third, he was reserved. he does not blurt out his frustrations and throw out tantrums. he was the opposite of rob. rob dishes out cuss words and harsh actions at camp everytime something bad happens at tribal council. this shows how jc handles his problems and i think this made the jury feel that he is stronger emotionally than rob.

fourth, he is very likeable and has the charms that really works. with his boyish feature, jc was the hearthrob of the show. he can use his charms and his looks so you can feel that you can trust him easily. that was one of the keys why most of the castaways trusted him.

fifth, he transformed in the game. at the start, he was viewed as a schoolboy. he cant eat raw fish, he does not know anything at camplife. he gave up on the first challenge. everything was going against him at the start of the season. but he aligned with the right persons that brought him far in the game. he transformed from being a kid to a young man, winning challenge after challenge and dictating who goes next. he was an underdog at the start of the season, and filipinos really love underdogs.

if i were to chose the main reason why jc won, it would probably his loyalty and his transformation. he grew in the show, he was likeable and almost all the castoffs like him. even though he stepped on some toes during the game, he never lost the respect of those person and he really played the game well.

survivor philippines: why rob lost

rob sy won the last and the most important immunity challenge of the game. he gained the advantage of choosing who he will be up to in the final 2. he chose jc, his long time ally to join him in the final 2. despite having the advantage, rob still lost with a wide margin of 7 - 2, 7 votes going to jc's favor. even the text votes was against him.

so why did rob lose?

first, rob lost the trust of his allies. kiko hated his attitude when he was thinking more of the prize and not taking it one step at a time. most of them noticed how he threw tantrums every time something bad happens at tribal council. marlon also told them how he sealed a deal with him regarding the prize money. he never recovered from the distrust that was accorded to him.

second, there is still an impression that he is not strong despite his body built. being called "ampaw" by the former jarakay tribe, he was not a big factor in challenges and even gave up early on most individual challenges. the jury members might see this as a sign of giving up and not giving your best in challenges. he has not earned the respect of the jury in terms of his physical capabilities.

third, he won the last immunity challenge but chose to stick with his ally in the final 2. i think he could have a better chance of winning if he chose charisse over jc. jc is a difficult man to beat and most of the jury members like jc better than him. jc won more challenges and has proven himself in challenges. charisse has been riding the currents since the merge and has been a non-factor in challenges. charisse betrayed several persons and has not comp[letely gained the trust of the naak members. charisse could have been beaten by rob, but jc would be a difficult person to be with in the final 2.

fourth, rob's exposure in the show was more negative rather than positive. he was shown having tantrums after kiko gave him the black pearl. he was shown swearing at kiko after charisse was voted off. he had several fights with other cast offs. he took advantage of vern at the thai pillow challenge. he gave up at most challenges faster than the female castaways. is this the character that the sole survivor should have? i think this is the reason why rob lost badly in the text votes (93% vs 7%). it could have been an extra vote for him if he was projected positively on tv.

if i were to chose the main reason why he lost, it would definitely be the wrong choice of person to bring to the final 2. yes, rob build relationships in the show and he did his best, but jc is definitely not in his league. he definitely cannot beat a person so likeable and trustworthy as jc. rob simply cannot beat jc in a head to head match, and his decision simply lost him 3 million pesos and the title of being the first sole survivor.