Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Showdown is the third season of the Philippine version of the reality television series Survivor.
Richard Gutierrez took over hosting duties after the show's previous host, Paolo Bediones, moved to TV5 a few months after the second season ended airing. Unlike the first two seasons, this installment would feature 18 celebrities from different fields of film, TV, sports and pop culture. Teasers of the castaways' identities were partially revealed between July and August 2010 before they were revealed on August 14, 2010.
The show would be the second time that the Philippine franchise would take place in Thailand (after the first season). Also, the edition took place for only 36 days (although some printed teasers put the duration at 40) instead of the usual 39. This would also be the first one in which castaways would live in a single camp before eventually splitting into three tribes. The three tribes, as well as the merged tribe, are named after Burmese mythical creatures: the crocodile-like creature Magan, the dragon Nagar, the long-haired ox Sar Mayee (Sarmaree),Mythical Creatures, All Things Burmese. Accessed September 8, 2010. and the eagle warrior Galone (Garuda's Burmese counterpart). The various Burmese references were attributed to the setting's proximity to Myanmar. The show premiered on GMA Network on August 30, 2010.
The season was won by Brazilian-Japanese model and TV actor Akihiro Sato, with a vote of 3–2–2 in its live finale aired on December 3, 2010.
Twists and changes
Tribe Leaders: Tribe-colored armbands were given to the tribe leaders to symbolize their tribe's position. Their role in the game was significant for challenges and other tribe matters. Tribe Leader Vote: This twist only allowed the tribe leader to vote off a tribe mate and only occurred on the second Tribal Council. Isla Misteryo: Based on the "Exile Island" twist on the US version, known in this case as "Isla Misteryo" (lit. "Mystery Island"), where a chosen member of each tribe would stay until the following Immunity challenge. While immunity is indeed waiting at Isla Misteryo, obtaining it is a little different. Instead, castaways would search for gold coins to be used as currency to buy certain items at a store there. Those items include creature comforts, reminders of home, and immunity bracelets. Kidnapping: Completely different from the first season, instead of the kidnapped castaway staying in the opposing tribe for a period of time, he/she would become a member of the tribe who kidnapped him/her. This power was given to the first winning tribe on the Cycle 3 Reward Challenge. Tribal Shuffle: This twist dissolved a certain tribe who had the fewest castaways. To put the castaways from the dissolved tribe into the remaining tribes, new tribe leaders were determined first by picking rocks, after which a schoolyard pick occurred. Double Elimination Tribal Council: For the third consecutive season, this twist had returned, which occurred just before the merge. This time, the winning tribe would join the losing tribe in voting off another castaway from the latter tribe. Jury House: The activities of the jury members in a so-called "Jury House", where they would stay until the final Tribal Council, were aired. For consistency with other Survivor articles, events in the Jury House are not covered in this article and in succeeding ones. 7th Jury Member Vote:, The penultimate Tribal Council involved the 6 members of the jury and the final 4 voting to eliminate one of the final 4, making the evictee the 7th and final member of the jury. The results of this vote was revealed live back in Manila on its live finale. The vote resulted in a tied vote, leading to a live re-vote. Sole Survivor Live Vote: After the final 3 were declared, the Final Tribal Council was held and 7 members of the jury voted for the Sole Survivor between the final three live (as opposed to the normal format where the vote would be held on the island).
Contestants Contestant Original tribe Day 9 tribe Shuffled tribe Merged tribe FinishPrincess SnellStarStruck (season 5) Avenger/ActressQuitDay 2Ferdinand "Doc Ferdz" RecioVeterinarian/TV host1st voted outDay 6Myka FloresComedienne2nd voted outDay 9Buhawi MenesesParokya ni Edgar/Franco bassist3rd voted outDay 11Glomirose "Karen" delos ReyesFormer commercial model/Actress4th voted outDay 13Ronaldo "Pretty Trizsa" CelsoStand-up comedienne5th voted outDay 16Mico AytonaTV host6th voted outDay 19Ian BathersonStarStruck (season 5) Avenger/Model7th voted outDay 19Jon HallModelrowspan=10 8th voted out1st jury memberDay 22Aira BermudezSexBomb Girls member9th voted outDay 24Michelle MadrigalActress10th voted out3rd jury memberDay 27Ahron VillenaActor11th voted out4th jury memberDay 30Elma Muros-PosadasTrack/Field Athlete12th voted out5th jury memberDay 33Moi MarcampoCommercial model/Personal assistant to Piolo Pascual13th voted out6th jury memberDay 35 Aubrey MilesFilm/TV Actress, The Amazing Race Asia 114th voted out7th jury memberFinale nightJon Ervic Manalo VijandreBasketball player/Model Runners-upSolenn HeussaffModel/Make-up artistAkihiro SatoModel/TV ActorSole Survivor
The game Cycles in this article refer to the three-day periods in the game (unless indicated), composed of at least the Immunity Challenge and the subsequent Tribal Council. Except on the first cycle, every cycle begins at the end of the previous Tribal Council. So any events that occurred after a Tribal Council will be chronicled in the next cycle.
Cycle no. Air dates Challenge winner(s) Exiled Eliminated Finish Reward Immunity 01August 30 to September 3and September 6, 2010align="center" align="center" Nonealign="center" QuitDay 2 02September 6 to 10, 2010rowspan="3" align="center" rowspan="2" align="center" align="center" rowspan="3" align="center" 1st voted outDay 6align="center" align="center" align="center" 03September 13 to 17, 2010align="center" align="center" Nonerowspan="2" align="center" 2nd voted outDay 9align="center" align="center" 04September 20 to 24, 2010rowspan="2" align="center" align="center" Nonerowspan="2" align="center" 3rd voted outDay 11align="center" 05September 24 andSeptember 27 to 30, 2010rowspan="2" align="center" rowspan="2" align="center" align="center" rowspan="2" align="center" 4th voted outDay 13align="center" 06October 1 andOctober 4 to 8, 2010rowspan="2" align="center" align="center" align="center" rowspan="2" align="center" 5th voted outDay 16align="center" align="center" 07October 11 to 15and October 18, 2010rowspan="3" align="center" rowspan="3" align="center" align="center" align="center" 6th voted outDay 19align="center" rowspan="2" align="center" 7th voted outDay 19align="center" 08October 18 to 22, 2010align="center" align="center" align="center" rowspan="7" align="center" 8th voted out1st jury memberDay 22 09October 22 andOctober 25 to 29, 2010align="center" align="center" align="center" 9th voted out2nd jury memberDay 24 10November 1 to 5, 2010align="center" align="center" align="center" 10th voted Out3rd jury memberDay 27 11November 5 andNovember 8 to 11, 2010align="center" align="center" align="center" 11th voted out4th jury memberDay 30 12November 12 andNovember 15 to 18, 2010align="center" align="center" align="center" 12th voted out5th jury memberDay 33 13November 18 to 19and November 22, 2010 Nonealign="center" align="center" 13th voted out6th jury memberDay 35 FinaleNovember 23 to 25and December 3, 2010align="center" 14th voted out7th jury memberFinale nightJury votealign="center" Runners-upalign="center" align="center" Sole Survivor
Episodes Cycle 1: Days 1-3 Reward Challenge: In a challenge based on the four classical elements, the castaways would start by scaling a wall and traverse a cargo net. They would then run to a mud pit, retrieve at least three rings of the same color (red or yellow), emerge from the pit, walk over a bed of hot coals and shoot the rings to a pole. When the reserve of rings ran out, they could go back to the mud pit and retrieve at least another ring to repeat the process. Once three rings had been shot to the pole, they would then run to a platform and raise a flag. First two to raise their flag would win. Reward: A scroll each. One to be opened on the spot and the other be opened on the holder's first Tribal Council. Immunity Challenge: Using a piece of flint and several pieces of tinder, castaways would try to light a fire high enough to burn a rope. The two persons who did this would each win an immunity bracelet that they may use on a Tribal Council of their choice.
Day 1: At a hotel in Ranong, Thailand, the celebrities, as well as Philippine and Thai media were assembled for an upcoming press conference. During the event, the celebrities, still in their formal attire, were dragged out of the hotel by several locals and whisked away in several small songthaews. Upon arrival at a designated spot, they were met by Richard and were told that the game had started there. To bring home the point of being on their own, their luggages were burned in front of them. They were also told that they would start as one tribe. The host even handed a piece of flint to Buhawi. They were also given a map to their camp, and told to arrive before sundown. Along the way, they gathered tags with their names on them. Meanwhile, Ian lost his nametag and went searching for it, with some of his fellow castaways helping as well. Ian's tag was eventually found by Doc Ferdz. Upon arrival at camp, several castaways already started making shelter and fire. After eating a meager amount of oysters, the castaways attempted to sleep amid the pouring rain and the swarming mosquitoes.
Day 2: Moi, Elma, and Buhawi started gathering more food, which the rest of the castaways shared. Meanwhile, Trizsa and Aubrey talked about the latter's past relations with Jon. Similarly, Jon was thinking of ways to use his past relationship with Aubrey to further himself in the game. The first Reward Challenge was first finished by Buhawi, followed by Aira. Buhawi opened the contents of his scroll, which said of him being designated as "tribe leader". Aira would open hers at her first Tribal Council. Meanwhile, Princess, who never advanced through the cargo net after the challenge had finished, stayed behind at the challenge area. Later that night, to pass the time, Trizsa, Ian, Aubrey, and Myka did some role playing. Princess talked about her grievances and troubles with the show's resident psychologist. It was during this talk that she expressed her declaration to quit the game altogether due to hunger.