| Survivor South Africa: Santa Carolina | |
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| Winner | Perle "GiGi" van Schalkwyk |
| Presented by | |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| No. of days | 27 |
| No. of castaways | 18 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Santa Carolina, Mozambique |
| Filming dates | November 2009 – December 2009 |
| Release | |
| Original release | 20 January 2010 – 21 April 2010 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Malaysia |
| Followed by | Maldives |
Survivor South Africa: Santa Carolina[1] is the third season of the South African reality television show Survivor South Africa. With Nico Panagio replacing Mark Bayly as host, the show premiered on 20 January 2010 and aired on Wednesdays for fourteen weeks on M-Net until the ninety-minute live season finale on 21 April 2010. M-Net also commissioned a 15th episode that had a look at the whole series with retrospective views from all the contestants.
The season was filmed on the small island of Santa Carolina, a member of the Bazaruto Archipelago off the southern coast of Mozambique. The castaways (eight women and ten men) lived amongst white sand beaches, coral reefs and buildings left abandoned by the Mozambican Civil War, including a prison and a hotel. The two original tribes were named Chibudu and Timbila, after local Chopi words for "harmony" and "togetherness", and the merged tribe name, Kululama, means "strength."
Several new twists were introduced to the established Survivor formula. In a departure from the first two seasons, the cast was made up entirely of South African celebrities, each of whom was playing the game to raise money for a charity of their choice. The number of castaways was increased to eighteen. Exile Island and the hidden immunity idol were imported from the American version of the show. Also, for the first time the viewing public was able to influence the outcome of the game. The audience was allowed to vote for a winner out of the two finalists via internet or text message voting. The finalist with the most votes received one jury vote.
In the end, 42-year-old exotic dancer and club owner Perle "GiGi" van Schalkwyk was crowned the Sole Survivor in a 6-3 decision over television presenter Ashley Hayden, winning R500,000 for her charity, a Hospice in Johannesburg.
Contestants[edit]
| Contestant | Original Tribe | Episode 6 Tribe | Merged Tribe | Charity | Finish | Total Votes |
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| Christina Storm 35, Cape Town Actress and Model |
Chibudu | Lucinda Greyling Help Fund | Quit Day 3 |
0 | ||
| Garth Collins 43, Johannesburg Actor and Comedian |
Chibudu | South African Guide Dogs Association | 1st Voted Out Day 3 |
7 | ||
| Molemo "Jub Jub" Maarohanye 29, Johannesburg Rapper and Musician |
Chibudu | Ithuteng Trust | Quit Day 6 |
1 | ||
| Cindy Nell 28, Johannesburg Model and Presenter |
Timbila | WAG & The Chrysalis Foundation | 2nd Voted Out Day 6 |
8 | ||
| Craig Jacobs 35, Cape Town Designer |
Chibudu | The Trust | 3rd Voted Out Day 9 |
5 | ||
| Lea "Lady Lea" Moscou Barrett 29, Johannesburg DJ and Music Producer |
Timbila | The Wet Nose Animal Rescue Center | 4th Voted Out Day 11 |
6 | ||
| Darren Maule 37, Johannesburg Actor, Comedian and TV Host |
Timbila | Wesley Flavell Heart Foundation | 5th Voted Out Day 12 |
6 | ||
| Sandra "Sandi" Schultz 45, Johannesburg Actress |
Timbila | Timbila | RCCTT | 6th Voted Out Day 14 |
6 | |
| Hanna Grobler 28, Johannesburg Actress and Entrepreneur |
Chibudu | Chibudu | Kululama | Hanna Charity and Empowerment Foundation | 7th Voted Out 1st Juror Day 15 |
6 |
| Louw Venter 34, Cape Town Actor and Comedian |
Timbila | Timbila | MyLifE Foundation | 8th Voted Out 2nd Juror Day 17 |
10 | |
| Okkert Brits 36, Port Elizabeth Former Athlete and Entrepreneur |
Chibudu | Chibudu | Give Me a Chance Foundation | 9th Voted Out 3rd Juror Day 19 |
8 | |
| Gys de Villiers 49, Knysna Actor, Writer and Voice-Artist |
Chibudu | Timbila | HOKISA | 10th Voted Out 4th Juror Day 21 |
4 | |
| Izak Davel 26, Johannesburg Singer, Actor and Dancer |
Timbila | Chibudu | Ons Huis Trust | 11th Voted Out 5th Juror Day 23 |
3 | |
| Kaseran Pillay 34, Johannesburg Comedian and Actor |
Timbila | Timbila | Durban Children's Home | 12th Voted Out 6th Juror Day 25 |
7 | |
| Sade Giliberti 24, Johannesburg TV Host |
Chibudu | Chibudu | Childline | 13th Voted Out 7th Juror Day 26 |
7 | |
| Tebogo "ProVerb" Thekiso 28, Johannesburg Recording Artist, TV and Radio Host |
Timbila | Timbila | Bophelo Care Center, Kimberly | 14th Voted Out 8th Juror Day 27 |
9 | |
| Ashley Hayden 42, Johannesburg TV Host and Businesswoman |
Timbila | Timbila | The Homestead-Projects for Street Children | Runner-Up Day 28 |
0 | |
| Perle "GiGi" van Schalkwyk 42, Johannesburg Dancer, Businesswoman and Actress |
Chibudu | Chibudu | Hospice Houghton, Johannesburg | Sole Survivor Day 28 |
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- The Total Votes is the number of votes a castaway has received during Tribal Councils where the castaway is eligible to be voted out of the game. It does not include the votes received during the final Tribal Council.
The game[edit]
| Episode & air date | Challenges | Exiled | Kidnapped | Eliminated | Vote | Finish | |
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| 20 January 2010 | Timbila1 | Craig2 | None | Christina | No vote | Quit Day 3 |
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| Kaseran2 | Garth | 7-1 | 1st Voted Out Day 3 |
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| 27 January 2010 | Timbila | Chibudu | Gys3 | Izak3 | Jub Jub | No vote | Quit Day 6 |
| Cindy | 8-1 | 2nd Voted Out Day 6 |
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| 3 February 2010 | Chibudu4 | Timbila | None | Craig | 5-1 | 3rd Voted Out Day 9 |
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| 10 February 2010 | Chibudu | Chibudu | Darren3 | Okkert3 | Lady Lea | 6-1-1 | 4th Voted Out Day 11 |
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| 17 February 2010 | Chibudu1 | None | Darren | 6-1 | 5th Voted Out Day 12 |
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| 24 February 2010 | Chibudu | Chibudu | Sandi | 5-1 | 6th Voted Out Day 14 |
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| 3 March 2010 | Okkert, Izak, Louw, Hanna, Kaseran, Sade, Ashley, GiGi | Kaseran | ProVerb7 | None8 | Hanna | 5-5 | 7th Voted Out First Juror Day 15 |
| 10 March 2010 | GiGi, Kaseran, Okkert | Kaseran | None | Louw | 4-4-1 | 8th Voted Out Second Juror Day 17 |
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- In the case of multiple tribes or castaways who win reward or immunity, they are listed in order of finish, or alphabetically where it was a team effort; where one castaway won and invited others, the invitees are in brackets.
^1 : This challenge was a combined reward and immunity.
^2 : Before the tribes were picked, Craig and Kaseran were chosen to not make the journey to the island with the other contestants. Instead, they were flown to the island and isolated on a beach where they received a clue to a hidden immunity idol.
^3 : After the reward challenge, a contestant from the losing tribe was chosen by the winning tribe to go to Exile Island, where they received a clue to a hidden immunity idol. The exilee also chose someone to be kidnapped from the winning tribe to replace them at their camp until the next immunity challenge.
^4 : This reward challenge was a duel between Izak and Okkert in which they alone represented their tribes and no one else participated.
^5 : Darren played the hidden immunity idol at Timbila's tribal council, and therefore was immune from the vote.
^6 : After the reward challenge, each tribe selected an ambassador to go the other camp, take one item, and steal one castaway permanently onto their own tribe. The two contestants selected to switch tribes were given immunity for this round only.
^7 : Since ProVerb was ranked last in the reward challenge, he was isolated at camp while the rest of the tribe partook in the reward. At camp, he received a clue to a hidden immunity idol.
^8 : After the merge, kidnapping was no longer possible as there was only one tribe.
Voting history[edit]
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^9 : Christina voluntarily left the game before tribal council on Day 3 due to homesickness.
^10 : Jub Jub voluntarily left the game before the immunity challenge on Day 6, claiming he needed to seek outside medical attention for his infected penis.
^11 : Since Hanna and Louw tied with five votes each, and neither had previous votes from the Kululama tribe, they participated in a timing tiebreaker challenge. Hanna lost and was therefore eliminated.
^12 : Since Louw and Okkert tied with four votes each, Louw was eliminated due to having five previous votes to Okkert's zero.
^13 : Since Okkert and ProVerb tied with four votes each, Okkert was eliminated due to having four previous votes to ProVerb's zero.
^14 : Since GiGi, Izak, and Sade tied with two votes each, Izak was eliminated due to having one previous vote to GiGi and Sade's zero.
^15 : The viewing public was given the chance to vote for a finalist to win the game by means of internet and/or text message voting. Ashley received the most viewer votes, giving her one jury vote.