Survivor: Secret Island (Fox ORGs Survivor Season 2)

Survivor: Secret Island (also referred to as simply Survivor 2) is the second season of Survivor hosted by Fox ORGs. It was confirmed during the Finale of Survivor 1 that the ORG would be returning for a second season. During the Finale of The Mole, it was announced the season would be premiering in early January 2023.

Pre-Season
It was confirmed that the Fox ORGs Survivor series would be returning for a second season during the Finale of the first season on September 11, 2022, but that it would not be arriving until the "first quarter of 2023". Following the Finale of The Mole on November 21, 2022, it was announced that Survivor 2 would be premiering in January 2023. On December 11, 2022, the "Secret Island" subtitle and the addition of Elk as a host were confirmed and applications opened. Applications closed on January 6, 2023, when it was revealed that a record-breaking total of 41 applications were received.

Gameplay
The main twist of this season was the 'Secret Island'. Every few episodes, a riddle would be posted, with the castaways who found the riddles being entered into a draw to win a ticket to the Secret Island to win advantages. Advantages included in this season remained largely the same as last season, with the immunity idol, steal-a-vote, extra vote, and challenge disadvantages all returning. Notably, the size of the cast changed from Season 1, with 18 castaways now taking part instead of 16.

Jury Vote
Juan received the most votes, 5, at the Final Tribal Council, and won the game. Lacey finished as runner-up with 2 votes, and Bananna reached 3rd place with 1 vote.

Advantages
Below is a list of Advantages that appeared in this season. All Advantages from Season 1 returned.

Awards
Below is the list of Awards handed out during the Awards Ceremony at the end of the season.

Survivor: Secret Island Trivia

 * As of February 2023, this is the longest Fox ORGs production to date, running for 33 days and surpassing the 27-day record held by The Mole.
 * This was the first Fox ORGs production to date to have no contestants walk from the game.

Season Summary
On Day 1, 18 new castaways entered marooning. They were split into 3 tribes of 6 people each: the Surtsey Tribe (consisting of Drekk, Lex, Micefort, Raven, Kai and Star), the Comino Tribe (consisting of Bobby, Lacey, Juan, Sou, Tre and Yuto) and the Skopelos Tribe (consisting of Bananna, Ebby, Night, Phoenix, Rusher and Zach).

After the castaways were split into their respective tribes on Day 1, the first challenge, "Tribe Servers", was introduced to them. They had to create a server for their tribe and invite people to it. The tribe with the least members at the end would face the first Tribal Council of the season.

On Day 2, after a late start, the Comino Tribe staged a comeback and overtook both other tribes and won 1st Place in the challenge. The tribe with the least amount of members in their server was revealed as the Surtsey Tribe, and they attended the first Tribal Council of the season.

On Day 2, Juan found a ticket to the Secret Island, where he could choose one of three Totems that could potentially contain an advantage. He chose the third Totem, and as a result, won an extra vote.

On Day 3, Kai managed to avert elimination, although at one stage the majority of the tribe voted for him. He successfully flipped the vote against Raven, who was eliminated in a 4-2 vote, leaving the game in 18th place.

On Day 3, after Raven's elimination, the Final 17 tribal immunity challenge, "Puzzle of Peril", was introduced to the castaways. The tribe with the slowest combined puzzle solving time would face the second Tribal Council of the season.

On Day 4, it was revealed that the Comino Tribe again scored 1st Place in the challenge. It was then announced that the Skopelos Tribe took the longest combined time to solve the puzzle, with the Surtsey Tribe solving it 32 seconds faster, and Skopelos attended the second Tribal of the season.

On Day 4, Juan found a second consecutive ticket to the Secret Island, where he could choose one of the two remaining totems for a potential advantage. He chose the second totem, and won an immunity idol.

On Day 5, after a relatively straight-forward vote without any major hiccups, Zach became the second castaway to be eliminated from the game after a vote of 4-1-1, leaving in 17th place.

On Day 5, after Zach's elimination, the next tribal immunity challenge, "Mysterious Messages", was posted. The castaways had to translate 5 messages and list 1 country where the language of the message is an official language.

On Day 6, it was revealed that Phoenix and Rusher of the Skopelos Tribe failed to complete the challenge, and earned one strike each, as well as causing the Skopelos Tribe to go to their second consecutive Tribal Council.

On Day 7, Rusher became the third castaway to be eliminated from the game, being voted out by a vote of 4-1 and thus leaving the game in 16th place.

On Day 7, after Rusher's elimination, the Final 15 tribal immunity challenge, "Vicious Video Quiz", was posted. Castaways had to study a YouTube video about a secret island, and then answer 10 questions based on it.

On Day 8, it was revealed that the Skopelos Tribe scored 1st place in the immunity challenge. It was then announced that the Comino Tribe lost the challenge by one point, and therefore attended their first Tribal Council of the game.

On Day 9, Tre became the fourth castaway to be eliminated from the game, leaving the game in a 4-2 vote and in 15th place.

On Day 9, after Tre's elimination, a Tribe Swap occurred. The remaining 14 castaways were swapped into 2 tribes of 7 people each: the Poveglia Tribe (consisting of Bobby, Drekk, Ebby, Juan, Lex, Phoenix and Yuto) and the Jicaro Tribe (consisting of Bananna, Kai, Lacey, Micefort, Night, Sou and Star).

On Day 9, the first post-swap tribal immunity challenge, "Flummoxing Flags", was introduced to the castaways. They had to deduce whether eight flags presented to them were real or fake.

On Day 10, it was revealed that the Jicaro Tribe defeated the Poveglia Tribe by a score of 49 to 43, meaning Poveglia attended the first post-swap Tribal Council.

On Day 11, after Juan played his extra vote at tribal and Bobby received a strike and a self-vote for not submitting a vote on time, Bobby was eliminated by a vote of 8-0. However, unbeknownst to the castaways, Bobby was actually the first of three castaways to be sent to the Secret Island for a chance to return to the game.

On Day 11, after Bobby's "elimination", the Final 13 immunity challenge, "Stranded", was introduced to the castaways. The aim of the challenge was to solve a puzzle to inflate one lifeboat to escape from a stranded ship. As a twist, it was revealed that anyone who failed to solve the puzzle would lose their vote ane any advantages they may have at that Tribal Council.

On Day 12, it was revealed the Poveglia Tribe defeated the Jicaro Tribe by one point, meaning the Jicaro Tribe would be attending the next Tribal Council. Kai, Micefort and Sou were the only castaways who solved the puzzle, meaning they were the only three castaways who had votes.

On Day 13, Bananna was eliminated from the main game after being voted out by a vote of 3-0. Unbeknownst to the other castaways, Bananna was the second of three castaways to be sent to the Secret Island for a chance at re-entry to the game.

On Day 13, after Bananna's "elimination", the Final 12 immunity challenge, "Scrambled Eggs", was introduced to the castaways. The castaways had to form words from scrambled letters.

On Day 14, it was announced that the Poveglia Tribe defeated the Jicaro Tribe for the second time, meaning the Jicaro Tribe would be attending their second consecutive Tribal Council.

On Day 15, after failing to submit a vote on time and earning a strike, Micefort was eliminated from the main game after being voted out by a vote of 6-0. Unbeknownst to the castaways, Micefort joined Bobby and Bananna on the Secret Island for a chance at re-entry to the game.

On Day 15, after Micefort's "elimination", it was announced to the 11 remaining castaways that they had reached the Merge, and the Poveglia and Jicaro Tribes merged to form the Bora Bora Tribe, consisting of Drekk, Ebby, Juan, Kai, Lacey, Lex, Night, Phoenix, Sou, Star and Yuto. However, the castaways were then informed that the jury phase had not yet commenced, and would be commencing after the next Tribal Council.

On Day 15, after the Merge occurred, the first individual immunity challenge, "The Biggest Bid", was posted. Castaways had to bid 100 coins across 10 boxes at an auction, and the castaway who won the most boxes would win immunity. Bobby, Bananna and Micefort, who were on the Secret Island, were informed they were to complete the challenge too, with the winner of those three being granted re-entry to the game.

On Day 16, it was announced that, defeating Micefort and Bobby and winning the re-entry challenge, Bananna would be returning to the game. It was then revealed that Bananna and Drekk tied for the highest score in the challenge, so they both won individual immunity for the upcoming Tribal Council.

On Day 16, Bananna and Kai found one ticket each to the Secret Island, where they could choose one totem each out of five totems. As a result of their choices, Bananna won an extra vote and Kai won a vote destroyer.

On Day 17, Kai became the seventh castaway to be eliminated from the game, being voted out by a vote of 11-1.

On Day 17, after Kai's elimination, the remaining 11 castaways were informed they successfully made the jury phase of the game. After this, the Final 11 individual immunity challenge, "All Zoomed In!", was introduced. Castaways had to guess what zoomed-in images were of.

On Day 18, it was announced that Yuto scored the highest in the fastest time, and thus won individual immunity. Tribal Council then commenced.

On Day 19, Night became the eighth castaway to be eliminated from the game and became the first juror, being voted out by a vote of 7-4-1 after Bananna played her extra vote on Night.

On Day 19, after Night's elimination, all communication between the castaways was shut down as a tornado engulfed the island. A short time later, the Final 10 individual immunity challenge, "Terrifying Tornado", was posted. Castaways had to guess the identity of other castaways based on descriptions.

On Day 20, as a twist, it was revealed that after the tornado passed, the 10 remaining castaways were split into 2 groups of 5 castaways each: Group A, consisting of Yuto, Juan, Bananna, Lex and Star, and Group B, consisting of Drekk, Ebby, Lacey, Phoenix and Sou. After this demerge, both groups were informed they would both be attending Tribal Council this episode. As Yuto and Ebby scored the highest on their respective groups, they won individual immunity.

On Day 21, Star and Drekk became the ninth and tenth castaways to be eliminated from the game, becoming the second and third jurors. Star was voted out of Group A by a vote of 4-1, with Drekk being voted out of Group B by a vote of 4-1.

On Day 21, after Star and Drekk's eliminations, the 8 remaining castaways were brought back together. The Final 8 individual immunity challenge, "Touchy Subjects", was posted. Castaways had to guess what castaway would be the most popular answer in a series of questions.

On Day 22, it was announced that Yuto won the challenge, winning individual immunity for the second consecutive time. The Final 8 Tribal Council then commenced.

On Day 22, Sou found a ticket to the Secret Island, where they could choose one out of the remaining three totems. They chose Totem E, and as a result, won a challenge disadvantage they could play on someone else for the next challenge. They chose to play it on Yuto.

On Day 23, at Tribal Council, Juan played his immunity idol, negating two votes for him. Ebby then became the eleventh castaway to be eliminated in the resulting 4-2 vote, becoming the fourth juror.

On Day 23, after Ebby's elimination, the Final 7 individual immunity challenge, "See Shells on the Sea Shore", was posted. Castaways had to count the amount of shells on a sea shore. After the challenge was posted, it was announced a challenge disadvantage was played on Yuto. The person who played this was Sou.

On Day 24, it was announced that as Juan completed the challenge the fastest, he won individual immunity that episode. The Final 7 Tribal Council then commenced.

On Day 25, Phoenix became the twelfth castaway to be eliminated from the game, being voted out by a vote of 3-2-1-1 and becoming the fifth juror.

On Day 25, after Phoenix's elimination, the remaining 6 castaways were informed that the Finale would be taking place approximately one week from then, and that the Final Tribal Council would consist of a Final 3, rather than a Final 2, as did happen in Season 1. After this announcement, the Final 6 individual immunity challenge, "Who Said What?", was posted. Castaways had to guess which of the twelve previously eliminated castaways said quotes.

On Day 26, it was revealed that Juan scored the highest in the challenge, winning individual immunity for the second consecutive time. The Final 6 Tribal Council then commenced.

On Day 26, Juan found the final ticket to the Secret Island, where he could choose one of the remaining two totems that contain a potential advantage. He chose Totem D, and won a Steal-A-Vote advantage.

On Day 27, Yuto became the thirteenth castaway to be eliminated, being voted out by a vote of 3-2-1 and becoming the sixth juror.

On Day 27, after Yuto's elimination, the Final 5 individual immunity challenge, "Scary Search", was introduced to the 5 remaining castaways.

On Day 28, it was revealed that Lacey scored the highest in the fastest time, and won individual immunity. The Final 5 Tribal Council, also the last opportunity to play any advantages, commenced.

On Day 29, at the Final 5 Tribal Council, Juan played his Steal-A-Vote advantage, stealing Lex's vote and playing it on her. Lex subsequently became the fourteenth castaway to be eliminated, being voted out by a vote of 3-2 and becoming the seventh juror.

On Day 29, after Lex's elimination, the final 4 castaways were informed that the final immunity challenge, "The Challenge Marathon", would decide who would become the first Finalist, and would be able to choose the second Finalist.

On Day 30, it was revealed that Juan scored the most in the fastest time, and became the first Finalist at the Final Tribal Council. Juan now had the decision of who to bring to the Final Tribal Council with him, with the two castaways not selected having to participate in a live fire-making challenge.

On Day 31, Juan decided to bring Lacey to the Final Tribal Council. As a result, Bananna and Sou had to participate in a live fire-making challenge, "Finding Fire". The challenge was won by Bananna, who defeated Sou by a score of 5-2. Sou was therefore eliminated in 4th place, becoming the eighth and final juror.

On Day 31, after the 3 Finalists - Juan, Lacey, and Bananna - were decided, jury questioning opened for 24 hours.

On Day 32, jury questioning concluded, and voting started.

On Day 33, it was revealed that Juan won by a vote of 5-2-1, becoming the second Sole Survivor of Fox ORGs Survivor. Lacey received 2 votes, whereas Bananna received 1.