Survivor: The Australian Outback

Survivor: The Australian Outback is the second season of the American reality television show Survivor. Jeff Probst returned as host of this season. The series aired between January 28, 2001 and May 3, 2001. It was filmed on the Herbert River at Goshen Station in Queensland, Australia.

This season was preceded by Survivor: Borneo, and followed by Survivor: Africa on October 11, 2001.

Format
This first season consisted of sixteen castaways, split into two tribes of eight. The two tribes were Kucha, who wore blue buffs, and Ogakor, who wore green 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. 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. This season lasted 42 days, instead of the 39 days of the prior season.

Contestants
There were sixteen contestants overall, divided into two tribes, Kucha and Ogakor. 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.