Expedition Robinson 2000 (Central Europe)

Expedition Robinson, was the first season of the Central European version of Survivor which was broadcast on RTL II in Germany and on ORF 1 in Austria from September 17, 2000 to December 3, 2000.

Expedition Robinson 2000
Season 1
Presented byVolker Piesczek
No. of days39
No. of castaways19
WinnerMelanie Lauer
Runner-upThomas Irawan
LocationMalaysia
No. of episodes13
Release
Original network
Original release17 September (2000-09-17) –
3 December 2000 (2000-12-03)

Season summary

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The main twist this season was that the contestants were split into two teams based on their country of origin, with the North team initially being composed of eight Germans and the South team of eight Austrians. The early portion of the competition saw the South team struggle to just survive as they quickly lost the first three immunity challenges leading to the elimination of three of their members.

Due to the evacuation of Claudia in episode two and the voluntary exits of Babsi and Lorraine in episodes four and six, jokers Julia, Frank, and Ulrike were added to the North and South teams (Julia and Frank to the North and Ulrike to the South) midway through the pre-merge stage of the competition.

When the tribes merged in episode eight, the former members of the South team found themselves the target of a North team based alliance and were systematically picked off until only Ulrike remained. When it came time for the final four, the contestants competed in two challenges in order to determine who would make the final two. As Thomas and Ulrike lost both of said challenges they were eliminated from the game. Ultimately, it was Melanie who won the season over Marc with a jury vote of 4-3.

Finishing order

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Contestant Original
Tribes
Merged
Tribe
Finish
Stefan
21, Vienna
South Team 1st Voted Out
Day 3
Claudia Bader
22, Bobenheim-Roxheim
North Team Evacuated
Day 5
Gerhard Arnhofer
23, Graz
South Team 2nd Voted Out
Day 6
Andrea
36, Hitzendorf
South Team 3rd Voted Out
Day 9
Babsi
18, Vienna
South Team Left Competition
Day 10
Gabi Wendlandt
36, Ottweiler
North Team 4th Voted Out
Day 12
Nico Brachmann
20, Ingolstadt
North Team 5th Voted Out
Day 15
Lorraine "Lorri" Spaughton
21, Stuttgart
North Team Left Competition
Day 16
Brigit Zauder
27, Vienna
South Team 6th Voted Out
Day 18
Marcus Lengler
32, Dresden
North Team 7th Voted Out
Day 21
Otis
28, Ennstal
South Team Robinson 8th Voted Out
1st Jury Member
Day 24
Franz Tanzer
33, Vienna
South Team 9th Voted Out
2nd Jury Member
Day 27
Frank
29, Celle
North Team 10th Voted Out
3rd Jury Member
Day 30
Maria
34, Vienna
South Team 11th Voted Out
4th Jury Member
Day 33
Julia
23, Hanau
North Team 12th Voted Out
5th Jury Member
Day 36
Ulrike Paris
21, Sankt Pölten
South Team Lost Challenge
6th Jury Member
Day 38
Marc Lindemann
23, Hamburg
North Team Lost Challenge
7th Jury Member
Day 38
Thomas Irawan
22, Dortmund
North Team Runner-Up
Day 39
Melanie Lauer
19, Munich
North Team Sole Survivor
Day 39

Voting history

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Original Tribes Merged Tribe
Episode #: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Eliminated: Stefan
6/8 votes
Claudia
No vote
Gerhard
6/7 votes
Andrea
5/6 votes
Babsi
No vote
Gabi
5/8 votes
Nico
6/7 votes
Lorraine
No vote
Brigit
4/5 votes
Marcus
4/6 votes
Otis
6/9 vote
Franz
4/8 votes
Frank
5/7 votes
Maria
4/6 votes
Julia
4/5 votes
Ulrike
Marc
No vote
Thomas
3/7 votes
Melanie
4/7 votes
Voter Vote
Melanie Nico Nico Marcus Otis Franz Frank Maria Julia Jury Vote
Thomas Gabi Nico Marcus Otis Franz Frank Maria Julia
Marc Gabi Nico Marcus Otis Franz Frank Maria Julia Thomas
Ulrike Not in game Brigit Otis Maria Frank Maria Julia Thomas
Julia Not in game Marcus Otis Maria Maria Ulrike Melanie Thomas
Maria Stefan Gerhard Andrea Brigit Thomas Ulrike Frank Ulrike Melanie
Frank Gabi Nico Julia Otis Franz Julia Melanie
Franz Stefan Gerhard Andrea Brigit Thomas Ulrike Melanie
Otis Stefan Gerhard Andrea Brigit Thomas Melanie
Marcus Gabi Nico Julia
Brigit Stefan Gerhard Andrea Maria
Lorraine Nico Nico
Nico Not in game Gabi Lorraine
Gabi Nico
Babsi Stefan Gerhard Andrea
Andrea Stefan Gerhard Maria
Gerhard Maria Maria
Claudia
Stefan Maria
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