Survivor 51 · The Open Era
Survivor 51 Twists So Far
Only what the show has aired, a page each the week it happens. For what could still turn up, see The Open Era.
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Twist · Ep 8The Double Duo
In Episode 8 tree mail split the twelve into six pairs. Pairs competed for immunity together, each vote at Tribal named a pair, and the pair with the most votes went home together. Kristin and Kilby left on a single vote.Read itPhoto: CBS
Format · Ep 7The Merge: Tovuto
Survivor 51 merged in Episode 7. The thirteen castaways still in the game became one tribe, Tovuto, in royal blue buffs.Read itPhoto: CBS
Idol · Ep 6The Tethered Idol
A hidden immunity idol that its owner cannot play on herself. Kristin got it on Day 11, and she can play it only for the two castaways who were at the Day 11 summit with her. If both are voted out, it becomes a regular idol.Read itPhoto: CBS
Advantage · Ep 5The Alliance Builder
An extra vote that came with a trip to another tribe. Maggie drew it in Episode 5, took it to Dina and gave it away, along with her own Secret Extra Vote, so that Kilby and Lewis could each vote twice.Read itPhoto: CBS
- Format · Ep 4
The Three-Tribe Swap
In Episode 4 the castaways dropped their buffs and the two tribes became three: Toka and Dina with six each and Savu with five. Dina is new, in hot pink, and started from scratch on its own beach.Read itPhoto: CBS
Twist · Ep 3The Visit and the Mutiny Offer
Tree Mail sent one castaway from each tribe to live at the other camp for a visit. Each visitor was offered the chance to mutiny, and stay with their new tribe for good, and each camp had an advantage hidden for whoever went looking.Read itPhoto: CBS
Advantage · Ep 3The Secret Extra Vote
Two Secret Extra Votes turned up in Episode 3: Devin’s, found tied to the ladle at Savu’s well, and Maggie’s, found hidden inside an oar on the Toka beach. Maggie’s was played in Episode 5, by Kilby or Lewis at Dina’s Tribal. Devin still holds his.Read itPhoto: CBS
Twist · Ep 1The Million-Dollar Coin Toss
At some point in the season one castaway steps up to flip a coin. Call it right and $1 million is added to the prize. Call it wrong and they are out of the game on the spot, and the million rolls over to the next season.Read itPhoto: CBS
Twist · Ep 1Exile Island
Exile Island is back as a solo journey away from both tribes. In the premiere it held a hidden immunity idol that could only be claimed by completing a task in the time allowed.Read itPhoto: CBS
Idol · Ep 1Hidden Immunity Idols
Survivor 51 hid an idol at each tribe camp from the start, plus the idol on Exile Island. The Savu idol was found on day one.Read itPhoto: CBS
Format · Ep 1The 26-Day Game
Survivor 51 is a 26-day game, the length every season has run since the new era began, starting with two tribes: Savu and Toka.Read itPhoto: Scott Duncan/CBS
Advantage · Ep 1Shot in the Dark
Four castaways have rolled it so far, and one came back Safe: Cristian, in Episode 8. Aaliyah and Jenna in Episode 1, Ori in Episode 6 and Kristin in Episode 8 all read Not Safe.Read itPhoto: CBS