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SURVIVOR PING!

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

18 players, 3 tribes (and yes, rumor has it that Richard is still naked.)

The Chapera Tribe
Average Age: 33 years, 9 months
Average Place in previous shows: 6th

Alicia Calaway

Current Age: 35
Current Occupation: New York lifestyle reporter
Previous Show: Australian Outback

Age then: 32
Place: 8th voted out; 1st Jury member
Best known for: finger-wagging at Kimmi; being one tough cookie
Best pal: Jeff Varner
Nemesis: Kimmi Kappenberg

Amber Brkich

Current Age: 25
Current Occupation: Pennsylvania model
Previous Show: Australian Outback

Age then: 22
Place: 11th voted out; 4th Jury member
Best known for: flying under the radar
Best pal: Jerri Manthey

Rob Cesternino

Current Age: 25
Current Occupation: Plainview, New York stand-up comic
Previous Show: Amazon

Age then: 24
Place: 3rd place; 7th Jury member
Best known for: being constantly distracted by Heidi and Jenna
Nemesis: Jenna Morasca
Famous Luxury Item: Magic 8 Ball that melted in the fire

Rob Mariano

Current Age: 28
Current Occupation: Boston construction foreman
Previous Show: Marquesas

Age then: 26
Place: 7th voted out
Best known for: his aggressive attitude
Best pal: Sarah Jones
Nemesis: Hunter Ellis
Nickname: “Boston Rob”, “The RobFather”

Susan Hawk

Current Age: 42
Current Occupation: Las Vegas juice bar owner
Previous Show: Pulau Tiga

Age then: 38
Place: 4th place; 6th Jury member
Best known for: impassioned snake-and-rat speech at the Final Tribal Council
Best pal: Kelly
Nemesis: Kelly

Tom Bucanhan

Current Age: 48
Current Occupation: Virginia goat farmer
Previous Show: Africa

Age then: 46
Place: 4th place; 6th Jury member
Best known for: his distinctive accent, his feather dance during a Challenge
Nemesis: Kim Johnson
Nickname: Big Tom
Father Figure to: Lil' Kim

The Saboga Tribe

Average Age: 41 years, 2 months
Average Place in previous shows: 5th

Ethan Zohn

Current Age: 30
Current Occupation: New York soccer promoter
Previous Show: Africa

Age then: 27
Place: 1st, Sole Survivor
Best known for: winning SURVIVOR: AFRICA
Best pal: Lex
Nemesis: Brandon

Jenna Lewis

Current Age: 26
Current Occupation: Los Angeles actress
Previous Show: Pulau Tiga

Age then: 22
Place: 9th voted out; 2nd Jury member
Best known for: not being able to see her family videotape
Famous Fashion Attire: Her Pink Two Piece Bathing Suit

Jerri Manthey

Current Age: 33
Current Occupation: Los Angeles actress
Previous Show: Australian Outback

Age then: 30
Place: 9th voted out; 2nd Jury member
Best known for: Accusing Kel of bringing Beef Jerky to the Outback
Best pal: Amber Brkich
Nemesis: Keith Famie

Rudy Boesch

Current Age: 76
Current Occupation: Virginia Beach retired Navy SEAL
Previous Show: Pulau Tiga

Age then: 72
Place: 3rd place; 7th Jury member
Best known for: being the oldest Survivor on any show
Individual Immunities: 1

Rupert Bonham

Current Age: 40
Current Occupation: Indiana social worker
Previous Show: Pearl Islands Panama

Age then: 39
Place: 9th voted out; 2nd Jury member
Best known for: wearing a skirt; his fishing skills
Best pal: Balboa the snake
Nemesis: Burton Roberts
Nickname: Blackbeard, Hagrid

Tina Wesson

Current Age: 42
Current Occupation: Tennessee motivational speaker
Previous Show: Australian Outback

Age then: 40
Place: Sole Survivor
Best known for: betraying pal Maralyn "Mad Dog" Hershey, winning with no votes cast against her until final round, winning no Immunity Challenges
Best pal: Colby

The Mogo Mogo Tribe

Average Age: 35 years, 6 months
Average Place in previous shows: 4th

Colby Donaldson

Current Age: 29
Current Occupation: Los Angeles actor
Previous Show: Australian Outback

Age then: 26
Place: 2nd place
Best known for: taking Tina, not Keith, with him into the Final Two
Best pal: Tina
Nemesis: Jerri

Jenna Morasca

Current Age: 22
Current Occupation: Pennsylvania Playboy playmate
Previous Show: Amazon

Age then: 21
Place: Sole Survivor
Best known for: winning SURVIVOR: THE AMAZON, & getting naked for Peanut Butter.
Best pal: Heidi Strobel
Nemesis: Rob Cesternino

Lex Van Den Berghe

Current Age: 40
Current Occupation: Santa Cruz writer
Previous Show: Africa

Age then: 38
Place: 3rd place; 7th Jury member
Best known for: many tattoos
Kathy Vavrick-O’Brien

Current Age: 50
Current Occupation: Vermont realtor
Previous Show: Marquesas

Age then: 47
Place: 3rd place; 7th Jury member
Best known for: peeing on John's hand after he was stung by a sea urchin
Richard Hatch

Current Age: 42
Current Occupation: Rhode Island corporate trainer
Previous Show: Pulau Tiga

Age then: 39
Place: Sole Survivor
Best known for: being the first Sole Survivor; walking around naked
Nickname: Naked Guy

Shii Ann Huang

Current Age: 30
Current Occupation: New York TV producer
Previous Show: Thailand

Age then: 28
Place: 7th voted out
Best known for: scheming prior to the merge
Best pal: Jake
Nemesis: Robb
Nickname: Shii Devil

[MattinNJ]

It will be interesting to see how the tribes are divided and how much old hatreds (Colby and Jerri), grudges (Rudy and Hatch) and alliances (Rob and Jenna M are now good friends)) play into it.

[So Cal Rocket]

Anyone have any intel on how the initial immunity challenges/tribal councils will work with 3 tribes?

My totally uneducated guess is that the first few shows will have one tribe win immunity and two tribal councils.

Any other thoughts?

[ErnBatavia]

Super Bowel munchies

Ewwww!

[jmc813]

See this thread yet?

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

Well, Survivor FReeper Phreaks, while I can’t vouch for her credibility, E! Online columnist Kristin of “Watch With Kristin” fame claims to have seen the first 15 minutes of the first episode of Survivor: All-Stars and also claims to have a reliable source who has supposedly revealed a few spoilers.

If you want to read her column, including spoilers, highlight the section indicated below and decide for yourself if she is credible or not.

In the meantime, I’ll be getting ready for my Super Bowl/Survivor: All-Stars kickoff Party, so consider this your:

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SURVIVOR: ALL-STARS PING!

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Lighting the Torch:
By Kristin

I have seen the first 15 minutes of the first episode of Survivor: All-Stars, and I gotta tell ya, tubers, it's so good it makes me want to infiltrate CBS and sneak out copies of all the episodes.

Instead, I infiltrated a certain industry type, using the reliable "stiff martini" technique, and said industry type had startling revelations about the new twists of All-Stars.

SPOILER ALERT! (Skip the next paragraph if you don't want to know!) According to this insider, for at least the first few episodes, two Survivors are voted out of the losing tribe at each tribal council. That particular tidbit explains why they're starting with 18 castaways--two more than usual. Furthermore, other Survivors make surprise appearances later on in the show, shocking the whittled-down competition, à la the hunks in Average Joe. I also hear that Richard Hatch does something shocking, which could get him disqualified. And let me tell you, it's a kick in the underpants.

And after an interview session with Jeff Probst and Mark Burnett, Jeff dropped this lovely little bomb: "This season we have the first bona fide romance. It's the first real romance--not a hookup, not sex--romance, which is way better. It can be a big impact on the game, especially if it becomes public knowledge within the camps."

And ladies, you're going to eat up this little tidbit about my former (imaginary) boyfriend, Ethan. Probst says, "Ethan has had a lot of women surrounding him since the show, in one way or another, and it was kind of the running joke. Rob Mariano said in the beginning he was outing every relationship he knew of if it helped him in the game. And early on, he's going, 'So Ethan, you've got one [fling] over here and over here and over here.' "

Yep, get ready, y'all, this might just be the best Survivor yet.



That’s it for now,
Be back next week with my re-cap, so till then
Take care,

[MotleyGirl70]

What Super Bowl! Bring on the "All Stars".

[MotleyGirl70]

I hope you will start a LIVE thread on Sunday.

[YaYa123]

did anyone else notice?

Rob the comedian could be Mr. Spock's illegal earthly clone.

[MomwithHope]

Hey, just an anxious pre-ping for tonight. Took a nap this afternoon so I can make it all the way through the Super Bowl and Survivor. Go Rupert and Rudy!
I am betting on the millionaires being the first to get booted. Noticed that 2 tribes have 2 millionaires each, while Big Tom's tribe has none. Interesting!
I would've liked to be in on the strategy sessions where they planned the makeup of each tribe. They look carefully constructed. See you all tonight!

[EveningStar]

bttt

[richardhford]

I THINK THE TELEVISON PUBLIC SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO CAST ONE VOTE A WEEK FOR TRIBAL COUNCIL ON SURVIVOR, LOTS OF OLDIES BUT GOODIES ON THIS TIME, WISH TO COMMENT EMAIL ME AT heartsel37@hotmail.com

[Central Scrutiniser]

I changed my prediction, it won't be Colby, It will be someone weak and anonymous, like Amber, the most boring survivor ever...

WE all want Jerri voted off early, but CBS won't let that happen, because everyone hates her with a white hot magnesium fire blazing intensity. And that equals ratings.

Best thing about it being on after the super bowl is that for those of us blessed enough to live in the West (72 degrees today) we get the show when you all do and can post live...

[Dianna]

I'm sorry I ignored the survivor test ping. Will you take me back so I can play too?

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

Hi everybody.
I’m afraid that I have some bad news.
Yesterday, Mrs. Cuz was informed by her doctor that she has cancer.
The good news is that he thinks that we have caught it in time and with surgery and aggressive treatment we will be able to stop it from spreading.
However, since most of my time and energy will be spent supporting and taking care of her, I will not be able to continue with the Survivor: All Stars Ping and recaps.
Hope everybody understands.
Here is the ping list if anybody wants to take over.

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Thanks for all your support and understanding.
I’ll try from time to time to post a comment or two about the show and to give everyone an update on Mrs. Cuz.
Thanks again,

[So Cal Rocket]

“BAMBOOZLED!” RICHARD HATCH VOTED OUT

The first-ever Sole Survivor, the man who started it all, Richard Hatch, the 42-year-old from Middletown, Rhode Island, for the first time heard the words, "The tribe has spoken!" Wary of Hatch from the beginning, the rest of Mogo Mogo voted unanimously to give this former winner the heave-ho, causing the cheerful Hatch to simply exclaim, "I've been bamboozled!"

MAKE IT FLOAT, MAKE IT SWIFT

As day thirteen dawned, all three tribes were surprised to find a pile of bamboo poles at their camps. They were instructed to use the bamboo to build a raft that would be crucial for an upcoming Reward Challenge.

After building a faulty shelter for Saboga, Rupert Boneham, the 40-year-old castaway of SURVIVOR: PEARL ISLANDS PANAMA from Indianapolis, Indiana, took on the endeavor for a chance at redemption as he led his tribe in building a raft that was similar to a catamaran.

Mogo Mogo went for the "less is more" approach, choosing to keep the bundle of bamboo as it was and not construct at all. "Ultimately it came down to laziness and pure exhaustion that designed that raft," noted Colby Donaldson, the 29-year-old tribe member of SURVIVOR: THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK from Christoval, Texas.

Over at Chapera, Susan Hawk, the 42-year-old All-Star of SURVIVOR: BORNEO from Palmyra, Wisconsin, made an unusual choice for how to christen their new craft: she chose to urinate on it. "I'm afraid the ship's gonna sink now," worried Tom Buchanan, the 48-year-old tribe member of SURVIVOR: AFRICA from Rich Valley, Virginia.

REWARD CHALLENGE: SHIPWRECKED RAFT RESCUE

As the tribes assembled for a Reward Challenge, host Jeff Probst explained that this competition would involve using the newly constructed rafts to rescue two tribemates, then paddle out to a buoy to grab a flag, race to shore, run up the beach and cross the finish line. The winning tribe would win fishing hooks and a fishing spear as well as a clue to their lock box.

The tribes were taken aback when they heard the third part of the reward, which involved dissolving the losing tribe into the two others. Members of the losing tribe would be recruited schoolyard-style, with the winning tribe receiving the first pick.

With their "minimalist" raft, Mogo Mogo took a slight lead as they rescued their tribemates. Chapera paddled into second place, with Saboga taking up the rear. Saboga had the best-looking raft, but it was least effective.

As Mogo Mogo captured their flag and paddled toward shore, it was evident that they would be the victors. The other two tribes would battle it out for second place with Chapera in the lead. Exhausted, Chapera paddled to shore first, then ran across the beach to save their tribe and finish second. In last place, Saboga realized they would be no more.

After the rewards were handed out, it was time to dissolve Saboga into the other two tribes. Mogo Mogo used their first pick to take Ethan, while Chapera used theirs to pick Rupert. As Jerri went to Mogo Mogo and Jenna to Chapera, SURVIVOR: ALL-STARS became a competition between two tribes instead of three.

HOME SWEET (NEW) HOME

As the newly formed tribes returned to their camps, the former Saboga members were impressed with their new homes. New Chapera member Rupert noted, "Our camp was Hobo Junction; theirs is the Taj Mahal."

Over at Mogo Mogo, new tribe member Ethan Zohn, the 30-year-old winner of SURVIVOR: AFRICA from Lexington, Massachusetts, immediately made himself an asset by catching fish, to the chagrin of tribe fisherman Richard. The competition between Ethan and Richard gave all the members of Mogo Mogo a full stomach.

IMMUNITY CHALLENGE: PILFERING PIRATES

As the castaways reconvened for an Immunity Challenge, Jeff Probst explained that they would race across long balance beams in order to retrieve their tribe-colored flags. When two castaways from opposing tribes met in the middle, they would have to battle it out, with the first to fall into the pool of water below losing. The first tribe to get twenty of their flags back to the starting area would win Immunity.

The Challenge started with a splash as Shii Ann fell hard into the water. Chapera took the lead, two flags to none. The first showdown between Ethan and Rob proved to be a turning point as Ethan prevailed, then claimed the first flag for Mogo Mogo.

Battle after battle wore on the castaways as Chapera took over the Challenge. In an act of brilliance, Chapera tribemates jumped off the course on purpose in order to give skilled Rob Mariano, the 28-year-old All-Star of SURVIVOR: MARQUESAS from Canton, Massachusetts, another run at the final flag. This proved to be effective, because Rob swiftly negotiated the beams, then claimed the winning flag, along with Immunity for Chapera. Mogo Mogo would have to make the trip to Tribal Council, where they had to vote out one of their own.

ALLIANCE SHUFFLE AT MOGO MOGO

As the losing Mogo Mogo tribe returned to camp, the lobbying about who would go home heated up. The original plan was to vote Ethan out, due to his status as a previous winner. However, Colby quickly changed his mind, deciding Richard must go because of his arrogance and deception. In an act of revenge, Jerri tried to recruit an alliance on the fly in order to vote off Colby. The scramble to Tribal Council was fast and furious, with no tribe member secure with their position in the game.

In the end, the Mogo Mogo tribe came together in unison to vote off the first-ever winner of Survivor by sending home Richard Hatch in a six-to-one decision.

[YourAdHere]

I'm going with Lex this week. I think the dismantling of Mogo Mogo will begin.