Survivor: Pearl Islands () is the second season of the Israeli edition of Survivor. The season was filmed during June and July 2008, in the Pearl Islands, Panama. It was aired on Channel 10 from December 24, 2008, until May 23, 2009, when Arik Alper was named the Sole Survivor over Mirit Vaknin. Vaknin was named the audience's favorite player by winning a public vote.
Format changes This season largely retained the format from the previous season, with several changes:
Hidden immunity idols: A concept from the American production, hidden immunity idols are small trinkets that, when played on a castaway after the votes were cast at Tribal Council but before they were read, negated all votes cast against them at that Tribal Council. Exile Island: Another concept from the American production, Exile Island is a secluded location where castaways were banished from their tribemates for a night or two; in this version, following each Immunity Challenge, two castaways were sent to Exile Island, where they competed in a duel for a clue to a hidden immunity idol. Individual immunity challenge and veto challenge: The Double-Power challenge from the previous season was changed. Instead, before the merge, the members of the tribe that lost the immunity challenge competed in a challenge for individual immunity in that night's Tribal Council. After the merge, the castaways competed for the power to block a tribemate from voting in that night's Tribal Council, in the form of a veto bracelet that they would give to the player whose vote they are blocking. Endgame: At the end of the game, the remaining castaways were subjected to a public vote. During the live finale months after the game's conclusion, the player with the fewest votes was eliminated, automatically joining the jury. The now-completed jury then cast their votes for the winner, which were read immediately afterward.
Contestants Contestant Original tribe Post-mutiny Switched tribe Merged tribe FinishIrit Virag35, Tel Aviv Nasrin Ghandour27, Haifa Gal Erez43, Arsuf Sivan Rauch-Kahlon23, Neve Yamin Meir Tzarfati28, Tel Aviv Natan Bashevkin28, Nili Maayan Porter26, Eilat Diva Hatami-Goldwasser40, Kefar Vitkin Michal Siani30, Tel Aviv Mirit VakninReturned to game Efrat Yekutiel27, Manhattan, United States rowspan="12" Guy Geyor28, Tel Aviv Idan Haviv28, Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut Anastasia Mirkin24, Tirat Carmel Igor Tigner28, Herzliya Ofir Dallal33, Tel Aviv Itay Haephrati23, Tel Mond Yoav Caspi26, London, UK Neta-Li Zelcerman27, Tel Aviv Mirit Vaknin 26, Lod Arik Alper34, Tel Aviv
Future appearances Mirit Vaknin, Maayan Porter and Natan Bashevkin returned for Survivor: Fans vs. Survivors. Idan Haviv returned for the 2020 season of Survivor: VIP.
Guy Geyor became the "Bachelor" on the Israeli edition of The Bachelor
Season summary +Pre-merge challenge winners and eliminations by cycleEpisodes Challenge winner(s) Exile Island duel Eliminated Finish No. Original air date Reward Tribalimmunity Individualimmunity Winner Loser 1 & 2 December 24 & 26, 2008 None 1st voted outDay 3 3 & 4 December 31, 2008& January 2, 2009 2nd voted outDay 6 5 & 6 January 14 & 17, 2009 Medically evacuatedDay 7 7 & 8 January 21 & 24, 2009 3rd voted outDay 12 9 & 10 January 28 & 31, 2009 rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" DisqualifiedDay 13 4th voted outDay 15 11 & 12 February 4 & 7, 2009 5th voted outDay 18 13 & 14 February 11 & 14, 2009 6th voted outDay 21 15 & 16 February 18 & 21, 2009 7th voted outDay 24 17 & 18 February 25 & 28, 2009 8th voted outDay 27 +Post-merge challenge winners and eliminations by cycleEpisodes Challenge winner(s) Exile Island duel Eliminated Finish No. Original air date Reward Immunity Veto Winner Loser20, 21 & 22 March 7, 11 & 14, 2009 rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" rowspan="2" 9th voted out1st jury memberDay 31 23 & 24 March 21 & 25, 2009 10th voted out2nd jury memberDay 34 25 & 26 March 28 &April 4, 2009 11th voted out3rd jury memberDay 37 27 & 28 April 11 & 15, 2009 None 12th voted out4th jury memberDay 40 29 & 30 April 18 & 22, 2009 SurvivorAuction None 13th voted out5th jury memberDay 43 31 & 32 April 25 & 29, 2009 14th voted out6th jury memberDay 46 33 & 34 May 2 & 6, 2009 None 15th voted out7th jury memberDay 49 35 & 37 May 9 & 16, 2009 None Bribed8th jury memberDay 5238 May 23, 2009 Eliminated9th jury memberFinaleJury vote Runner-up Sole Survivor
Survivor Auction ContestantsItem(s) Arik Buffalo wings,French fries Igor Coconuts, The service of Alejandro Itay Falafel and Tahina, Baby doll (gave to Neta-Lee) Mirit Huge American waffle Neta-Li A bottle of rum Ofir Fishing kit,Cold Pinacolada Yoav Israeli sand & water
Episode summaries
Voting history
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References
External links Official Survivor 10 website