Survivor 1 - Borneo

Survivor: Borneo is the first season of the American version of the popular reality television series Survivor. The show was filmed between March 13, 2000 and April 20, 2000. Jeff Probst served as host of the season. This season was filmed on the island of Pulau Tiga in the state of Sabah in Malaysia. The island is roughly six miles from the island of Borneo.

This season was followed by Survivor: The Australian Outback on January 28, 2001.

Format
This first season consisted of sixteen castaways, split into two tribes of eight. The two tribes were Pagong, who wore yellow buffs, and Tagi, who wore orange buffs. After six had been voted out, the two tribes merged into the Rattana tribe, who wore green buffs. The final two left at the end of game were forced to defend themselves and convince the seven previously voted out castaways to reward them with $1,000,000.

Contestants
There were sixteen contestants overall, divided into two tribes, Pagong and Tagi. After six contestants were eliminated, the tribes were combined, or merged, to form one tribe, Rattana. Seven contestants made up the jury, who ultimately decided who would win the game and the $1 million grand prize.