Survivor 11 Guatemala

Yaxhá-Nakúm-Naranjo National Park, Petén, Guatemala Sep 15 – Dec 11, 2005 Filmed Jun 27 – Aug 4, 2005

Tribes NakumYaxhaXhakum

Format Mock Vote Double Tribal Council Journey Returning Players Challenge Advantage debut +2 more

18 Castaways 2 returning
39 Days
7 Jury
Winner Danni Boatwright won 6-1

Set among ancient Mayan ruins, this eleventh season features eighteen contestants, including two returning players, and introduces the first hidden immunity idol in the series' history.

Day one split the cast into two tribes: Nakum and Yaxha. Two castaways arrived with prior seasons played, and two of this cast would go on to play again.

Starting tribes

Nakum

Danni Boatwright, Cindy Hall, Judd Sergeant, Bobby Jon Drinkard, Brandon Bellinger, Margaret Bobonich, Blake Towsley, Brooke Struck, Jim Lynch

Yaxha

Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick, Rafe Judkins, Lydia Morales, Gary Hogeboom, Jamie Newton, Amy O'Hara, Brian Corridan, Brianna Varela, Morgan McDevitt

Full cast & placements

Days, tribes and votes are on each castaway's page.

Place Castaway Result Days Tribes Votes against
1 Danni Boatwright Also played S40
6 of 7 jury votes
39 NakumYaxhaXhakum 1
2 Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick Returnee Also played S10, S20, S50
1 of 7 jury votes
39 YaxhaNakumXhakum 2
3 Rafe Judkins
16th voted out
38 YaxhaNakumXhakum 2
4 Lydia Morales
15th voted out
37 YaxhaNakumXhakum 10
5 Cindy Hall
14th voted out
36 NakumXhakum 6
6 Judd Sergeant
13th voted out
33 NakumXhakum 5
7 Gary Hogeboom
12th voted out
30 YaxhaXhakum 8
8 Jamie Newton
11th voted out
27 YaxhaNakumXhakum 10
9 Bobby Jon Drinkard Returnee Also played S10
10th voted out
24 NakumYaxhaXhakum 8
10 Brandon Bellinger
9th voted out
21 NakumYaxhaXhakum 6
11 Amy O'Hara
8th voted out
18 Yaxha 4
12 Brian Corridan
7th voted out
15 Yaxha 7
13 Margaret Bobonich
6th voted out
15 Nakum 7
14 Blake Towsley
5th voted out
14 NakumYaxha 5
15 Brooke Struck
4th voted out
11 Nakum 5
16 Brianna Varela
3rd voted out
8 Yaxha 7
17 Morgan McDevitt
2nd voted out
6 Yaxha 8
18 Jim Lynch
1st voted out
3 Nakum 8

Episode guide

All 14 episodes of Survivor 11: when each aired, who won reward and immunity, who left, and how many people watched.

US viewers per episode

US viewers, episode by episode: 17.0M at the low point to 21.2M at the high. The dashed line is the season average of 18.6M. Episode 14 drew the biggest audience.
# Episode Aired Reward Immunity Voted out Viewers
1 Big Trek, Big Trouble, Big Surprise Sep 15 Reward Nakum 18.4M viewers Sep 15 Nakum Yaxha Jim Lynch 18.4M
2 Man Down Sep 22 Reward Nakum 17.0M viewers Sep 22 Nakum Nakum Morgan McDevitt 17.0M
3 The Brave May Not Live Long, but the Cautious Don't Live at All Sep 29 Reward Nakum 17.3M viewers Sep 29 Nakum Nakum Brianna Varela 17.3M
4 To Betray or Not to Betray Oct 6 17.9M viewers Oct 6 – Yaxha Brooke Struck 17.9M
5 Crocs, Cowboys and City Slickers Oct 13 Reward Yaxha 17.9M viewers Oct 13 Yaxha Nakum Blake Towsley 17.9M
6 Big Ball, Big Mouth, Big Trouble Oct 20 Reward Nakum 17.8M viewers Oct 20 Nakum Rafe Judkins Margaret Bobonich Brian Corridan 17.8M
7 Surprise Enemy Visit Oct 27 Reward Yaxha 17.4M viewers Oct 27 Yaxha Nakum Amy O'Hara 17.4M
8 The Hidden Immunity Idol Nov 3 18.3M viewers Nov 3 – Gary Hogeboom Brandon Bellinger 18.3M
9 Secrets and Lies and an Idol Surprise Nov 10 Reward Judd Sergeant 19.0M viewers Nov 10 Judd Sergeant Jamie Newton Bobby Jon Drinkard 19.0M
10 Eating and Sleeping with the Enemy Nov 17 Reward Danni Boatwright, Gary Hogeboom, Judd Sergeant, Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick 18.8M viewers Nov 17 Danni Boatwright, Gary Hogeboom, Judd Sergeant, Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick Rafe Judkins Jamie Newton 18.8M
11 Everything Is Personal Nov 24 Reward Cindy Hall 19.5M viewers Nov 24 Cindy Hall Rafe Judkins Gary Hogeboom 19.5M
12 Price for Immunity Dec 1 19.8M viewers Dec 1 – Danni Boatwright Judd Sergeant 19.8M
13 Big Win, Big Decision, Big Mistake? Dec 8 Reward Cindy Hall 20.2M viewers Dec 8 Cindy Hall Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick Cindy Hall 20.2M
14 Thunder Storms and Sacrifice Dec 11 21.2M viewers Dec 11 – Rafe Judkins, Danni Boatwright Lydia Morales Rafe Judkins 21.2M

Episode, twist and location facts adapted from Survivor Fandom and Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-07-21. Licensed CC BY-SA.

Who got the edit

Confessional counts: the to-camera interviews the edit gave each castaway across Survivor 11. A rough proxy for who the season was built around.

  1. 1 Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick 64
  2. 2 Rafe Judkins 52
  3. 3 Danni Boatwright 41
  4. 4 Judd Sergeant 40
  5. 5 Cindy Hall 37
  6. 6 Gary Hogeboom 37
  7. 7 Brandon Bellinger 28
  8. 8 Bobby Jon Drinkard 27
  9. 9 Amy O'Hara 22
  10. 10 Lydia Morales 21

442 confessionals across the season. Top 10 of 18 castaways shown.

Voting history

Every tribal-council vote of the season. Rows are castaways by finish, columns are councils in order. Each cell is who that castaway voted for.

Key Vote matched the boot Struck through = vote nullified by an idol No vote cast (immune, absent, or already out)

Voter Ep 1 Jim 8-1 Ep 2 Morgan 8-1 Ep 3 Brianna 7-1 Ep 4 Brooke 5-3 Ep 5 Blake 5-2 Ep 6 Margaret 6-1 Ep 6 Brian 5-1 Ep 7 Amy 4-1 Ep 8 Brandon 6-4 Ep 9 Bobby 6-2-1 Ep 10 Jamie 6-2 Ep 11 Gary 6-1 Ep 12 Judd 4-2 Ep 13 Cindy 4-1 Ep 14 Lydia 3-1 Ep 14 Rafe 1
Danni Boatwright Jim Blake Brian Amy Jamie Stephenie Jamie Gary Judd Cindy Lydia Rafe
Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick Morgan Brianna Brooke Margaret Brandon Bobby Jamie Gary Judd Cindy Lydia
Rafe Judkins Morgan Brianna Brooke Margaret Brandon Bobby Jamie Gary Judd Cindy Lydia
Lydia Morales Morgan Brianna Brooke Margaret Brandon Bobby Jamie Gary Judd Cindy Danni
Cindy Hall Jim Lydia Margaret Brandon Bobby Jamie Gary Lydia Rafe
Judd Sergeant Jim Brooke Margaret Brandon Bobby Gary Gary Lydia
Gary Hogeboom Morgan Brianna Blake Brian Amy Jamie Cindy Jamie Cindy
Jamie Newton Morgan Brianna Brooke Margaret Brandon Bobby Gary
Bobby Jon Drinkard Jim Blake Brian Amy Jamie Stephenie
Brandon Bellinger Jim Brian Brian Amy Jamie
Amy O'Hara Morgan Brianna Blake Brian Bobby
Brian Corridan Morgan Brianna Blake Bobby
Margaret Bobonich Jim Lydia Judd
Blake Towsley Jim Brian
Brooke Struck Jim Lydia
Brianna Varela Morgan Lydia
Morgan McDevitt Lydia
Jim Lynch Margaret

See how every season's jury and boot votes compare on the final votes hub.

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