The 2021 season of Survivor: VIP (Hebrew: הישרדות VIP, romanized: Hisardut VIP) is the eleventh season overall of the Israeli reality program Survivor and the fourth VIP season. The season featured 19 celebrity contestants competing against each other for the 1 million NIS prize. The season was filmed in the Philippines between April and May 2021 and aired on Reshet 13 from October 16, 2021 until April 2, 2022, when model Alla Eibinder defeated chef Jackie Azoulay in a live firemaking challenge after initially tying the jury's votes.
The season included the return of the Cabin Guard from the previous season, in which eliminated players lived at the Negotiation Cabin and competed in duels to remain in or return to the game. In this season, if the Cabin Guard won the duel to steal a former tribemate's vote at Tribal Council, the Cabin Guard and the newly eliminated player were subject to a vote by the remaining tribe members to determine who between them would be the Cabin Guard and who would be permanently eliminated from the game, replacing the challenges from the previous season.
Contestants
The 19 castaways include three former Survivor players — Liya Gil (who became famous after appearing in the first season in 2007), Michael Lewis (who was medically evacuated from the 2012 VIP season) and Zohar Strauss (who competed in the 2020 VIP season) — and formerly married couple Ohad Buzaglo (brother of Survivor: VIP 2020 winner Asi Buzaglo) and Fani Bar Moha.[2]
Initially, Strauss was introduced as "the Masked Survivor" and sat out of the opening challenge, in which the 18 other players were divided into two tribes of nine: Apolaki, named after the Tagalog and Pangasinan god of the sun, and Libulan, named after the Visayan god of the moon. At the conclusion of the challenge, Strauss chose to join the victorious Apolaki tribe and revealed his identity to the others.[3] On Day 23, the remaining players were merged into the Pag-asa tribe, named after the Filipino word for "hope".
^At the Negotiation Cabin on Day 11, Kobi and Liza chose one member to switch to the other tribe; they chose Shira and Vered, respectively.
^ abAs “the Masked Survivor,” Zohar was able to join either tribe after they were both formed. He chose Apolaki, and revealed his identity immediately thereafter.
Season summary
Pre-merge challenge winners and eliminations by cycle
^ abcdefghThis player earned individual immunity by being the first member of their tribe to ring the bell after losing the immunity challenge.
^At Tribal Council, Dudu gave his individual immunity to Jackie.
^For switching tribes, Vered and Shira would receive individual immunity if their new tribe lost the next immunity challenge. Apolaki lost, and Vered became immune.
^There was no vote duel as Fani, Libulan's Cabin Guard, had quit the game on Day 14.
^Due to both tribes being sent to Tribal Council, there was no tribal immunity challenge.
^ abAt the Negotiation Cabin, Odelya and Yuval were to choose one member of the other tribe to be excluded from the merge feast and, unknowingly, earn immunity from that day's Tribal Council. As they were unable to come to a decision, Zohar, as the longest-lasting Cabin Keeper, chose Dandan and Jackie.
^Both tribes voted at Libulan's Tribal Council on Day 2.
^The initial vote resulted in a tie between Dandan and Liya; as such, the tie was resolved by a fire-making competition, which Dandan won.
^After ringing the bell, the penalty vote incurred against Alla was not counted.
^After ringing the bell, the penalty vote incurred against Jackie was not counted.
^ abcdefghiFor losing the duel, this castaway was unable to vote at the next Tribal Council, while the Cabin Guard voted in their stead.
^ abcdefghiFor winning the duel, the Cabin Guard voted at the next Tribal Council in the place of the castaway they defeated.
^At the Negotiation Cabin, Dudu and Jonathan chose one member of their tribe to vote at the other tribe's Tribal Council, should their tribe win the tribal immunity challenge; they chose Odelya and Yuval, respectively. Libulan won the challenge and Yuval voted at Apolaki's Tribal Council.
^For losing the final duel in the Day 1 tribe selection challenge, Fani received a penalty vote at the first Tribal Council.
^ abcdefFor placing last in the immunity challenge, this castaway received a penalty vote at Tribal Council.
^The initial vote resulted in a tie between Jackie and Alla; as such, the tie was resolved by a fire-making competition, which Alla won.
^For winning the final reward challenge, Odelya earned the power to stop one of the jurors from voting for the winner; she chose Liya.