Survivor: The Amazon

Production
Production location(s)	Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil
Filming dates	November 7 – December 15, 2002
Release
Original release	February 13 – May 11, 2003
Chronology
Preceded by	Survivor: Thailand
Followed by	Survivor: Pearl Islands

Survivor: The Amazon was the sixth season of the American reality show Survivor. It was filmed in 2002. There were thirteen episodes, one was shown each week on CBS from February 13 - May 11, 2003.

Sixteen players were sent to the Amazon to compete to win one million dollars. For the first time ever, the starting tribes were divided by gender. The two starting tribes were the all-female Jaburu (named after a native stork) and the all-male Tambaqui (a native fish). They later merged (combined into one tribe), which they players named "Jacaré" (Portuguese for "alligator"). It started and ended as a battle of the genders. The winner of Survivor: The Amazon was Jenna Morasca, a 21-year-old swimsuit model from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who won against Matthew Von Ertfelda by a vote of 6-1. The season finale (last episode) included the announcement of the winner and a live reunion of all the season's players at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, on David Letterman's Late Show stage which was decorated to look like the set in the Amazon.

The season is well known for having the first reality show player with a disability, the hearing impaired Christy Smith.

Another well-known moment in this season was an immunity challenge where the players would have to stand on a pole longer than everyone else. While all the players were standing on a pole, the players were told that they'd be given a bunch of different rewards for hopping off on purpose. Right away, Jenna Morasca and Heidi Strobel said that they would take off all of their clothes if they were given chocolate and peanut butter. Probst said yes, and a very naked Jenna and Heidi left the challenge and ate a plate of Oreo cookies and peanut butter. This got them a cover shot and a nude picture in a Playboy spread.

Jenna Morasca and Rob Cesternino returned in Survivor: All-Stars, where they placed 16th and 15th.

Players

Player	Starting tribe	Switched tribe	Merged tribe	Finish	Total Votes
Ryan Aiken 23, Ellicott City, MD	Tambaqui			1st Voted Out Day 3	4
Janet Koth 46, Manchester, MO	Jaburu			2nd Voted Out Day 6	5
Daniel Lue 26, Houston, TX	Tambaqui			3rd Voted Out Day 9	7
Joanna Ward 31, Orangeburg, SC	Jaburu			4th Voted Out Day 12	4
Jeanne Hebert 40, North Attleboro, MA	Jaburu	Tambaqui		5th Voted Out Day 15	5
Shawna Mitchell 23, Redwood City, CA	Jaburu	Jaburu		6th Voted Out Day 18	6
Roger Sexton 56, Valencia, CA	Tambaqui	Tambaqui	Jacaré	7th Voted Out Day 21	11
Dave Johnson 23, Pasadena, CA	Tambaqui	Tambaqui		8th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 24	8
Deena Bennett 35, Riverside, CA	Jaburu	Jaburu		9th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 27	6
Alex Bell 32, Los Angeles, CA	Tambaqui	Jaburu		10th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 30	6
Christy Smith 24, Basalt, CO	Jaburu	Tambaqui		11th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 33	9
Heidi Strobel 24, Buffalo, MO	Jaburu	Tambaqui		12th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 36	3
Butch Lockley 50, Olney, IL	Tambaqui	Tambaqui		13th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 37	5
Rob Cesternino 24, Wantagh, NY	Tambaqui	Jaburu		14th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 38	4
Matthew Von Ertfelda 33, Washington, D.C.	Tambaqui	Jaburu		Runner-Up	6
Jenna Morasca 21, Pittsburgh, PA	Jaburu	Jaburu		Sole Survivor	3

The Total Votes is the number of votes a player got during Tribal Councils where the player is able to be voted out of the game. It does not count the votes they got during the final Tribal Council.

The game

Episode name	Date shown on TV	Challenges		Eliminated	Vote	Finish
		Reward	Immunity
"Boys vs. Girls"	February 13, 2003	None[1]	Jaburu	Ryan	4-3-1	1st Voted Out Day 3
"Storms"	February 20, 2003	Jaburu	Tambaqui	Janet	5-1-1-1	2nd Voted Out Day 6
"Girl Power"	February 27, 2003	Jaburu	Jaburu	Daniel	6-1	3rd Voted Out Day 9
"Trapped"	March 6, 2003	Tambaqui	Tambaqui	Joanna	4-2-1	4th Voted Out Day 12
"Pick-up Sticks"	March 13, 2003	None[2]	Jaburu	Jeanne	4-2	5th Voted Out Day 15
"More Than Meats the Eye"	March 19, 2003	Tambaqui	Tambaqui	Shawna	4-2	6th Voted Out Day 18
"Girls Gone Wilder"	March 26, 2003	None[3]	Deena	Roger	7-3	7th Voted Out Day 21
"Sleeping With the Enemy"	April 3, 2003	Dave [Deena]	Jenna	Dave	8-1	8th Voted Out Day 24
"The Chain"	April 10, 2003	Alex [Jenna]	Matthew	Deena	6-2	9th Voted Out Day 27
"The First 27 Days"	April 17, 2003	Recap Episode
"Q and A"	April 24, 2003	Survivor Auction	Rob	Alex	4-3	10th Voted Out Day 30
"Sour Grapes"	May 1, 2003	Matthew	Jenna [Heidi][4]	Christy	4-2	11th Voted Out Day 33
"The Amazon Heats Up"	May 8, 2003	Matthew [Rob]	Matthew	Heidi	3-2	12th Voted Out Day 36
"...And Then There Were Four"	May 11, 2003	None	Jenna	Butch	3-1	13th Voted Out Day 37
			Jenna	Rob	1-0	14th Voted Out Day 38
"The Reunion"	May 11, 2003	Jury Vote		Matthew	6-1	Runner-Up
				Jenna		Sole Survivor

If more than one tribe or player wins reward or immunity, they are listed in order of finish, or alphabetically if it was teamwork, or where one player won and invited others, the players they invited are in brackets.

^  There was no Reward Challenge.

^  There was no Reward Challenge due to tribal switch.

^  There was no Reward Challenge due to tribal merge.

^  Jenna won immunity but gave it to Heidi during tribal council.

Voting history

	Starting tribes				Switched tribes		Merged tribe
Episode #:	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13		Reunion
Eliminated:	Ryan 4/8 votes	Janet 5/8 votes	Daniel 6/7 votes	Joanna 4/7 votes	Jeanne 4/6 votes	Shawna 4/6 votes	Roger 7/10 votes	Dave 8/9 votes	Deena 6/8 votes	Alex 4/7 votes	Christy 4/6 votes	Heidi 3/5 votes	Butch 3/4 votes	Rob 1 vote	Matthew 1/7 votes	Jenna 6/7 votes
Voter	Vote
Jenna		Janet		Joanna		Shawna	Roger	Dave	Deena	Matthew	Christy	Rob	Butch	Rob	Jury Vote
Matthew	Roger		Daniel			Shawna	Roger	Dave	Deena	Alex	Christy	Heidi	Butch
Rob	Ryan		Daniel			Shawna	Roger	Dave	Deena	Alex	Christy	Heidi	Butch			Jenna
Butch	Ryan		Daniel		Jeanne		Christy	Dave	Deena	Alex	Jenna	Heidi	Rob		Matthew
Heidi		Janet		Joanna	Jeanne		Roger	Dave	Deena	Matthew	Christy	Rob				Jenna
Christy		Jenna		Joanna	Butch		Roger	Dave	Alex	Alex	Jenna					Jenna
Alex	Ryan		Daniel			Matthew	Roger	Dave	Deena	Matthew						Jenna
Deena		Janet		Joanna		Shawna	Roger	Dave	Alex							Jenna
Dave	Daniel		Daniel		Jeanne		Christy	Matthew								Jenna
Roger	Ryan		Daniel		Jeanne		Christy
Shawna		Janet		Christy		Matthew
Jeanne		Janet		Shawna	Butch
Joanna		Christy		Shawna
Daniel	Roger		Roger
Janet		Jeanne
Ryan	Roger

Other websites

• Official CBS Survivor The Amazon Website