Survivor Enderron: Philippines

Survivor Enderron: Philippines – White Collar vs. Blue Collar vs. No Collar is the third season of the Enderronian competitive reality television series Survivor Enderron. Filming took place on Caramoan Islands in the Philippines from 22 May to 29 June 2017. The season premiered on 17 September 2017, and aired weekly until the live finale on 17 December 2017.

For the first time ever, the 18 contestants were initially separated into tribes based on a theme. They were divided by social class: Masaya (white collar), Kasama (blue collar) and Ayuda (no collar). When 11 contestants remained, the tribes merged into the Manalo tribe (Filipino for "to win").

In the final episode, Yae-jae Kim was named the "Sole Survivor", defeating Candice Keplinger and Jamie Hampton in a 4–2–1 vote.

Contestants
Notable contestants this season include Lydia Gregson, former CEO of Westfield Enderron, and Katie Sims, drummer of rock band Midnight Revival.

Future appearances
Yae-jae Kim, Candice Keplinger, Mitch Sorensen, Angie Watford and Greg Ezarik returned for Survivor Enderron: All-Stars.

Season summary
Eighteen new castaways were divided into three tribes of six based on social class: Masaya (White Collar), Kasama (Blue Collar) and Ayuda (No Collar). Despite frequent arguments between the Blue Collars, they only went to Tribal Council once, as did the No Collars. The White Collar tribe struggled at camp life and there remained little social cohesion between its members; by day 11 it had dwindled to a tribe of four. With fourteen castaways remaining, the players were redistributed into two tribes of seven. On Kasama, Damian, the sole White Collar, aligned with the Blue Collars, and No Collar Harpreet was eliminated. On Ayuda, the Blue Collars and No Collars formed an alliance against the White Collars, and voted out Leon for being most likely to flip after the merge.

When the tribes merged, two alliances vied for dominance: the Ayuda alliance, which consisted of two people from each original tribe, and the Kasama alliance, which was dominated by the Blue Collars. At the first post-merge tribal council, the Kasama alliance was in the minority, and Blue Collar Bruce was voted out, giving the Ayuda alliance the upper hand; despite this, it began to fracture. At the next tribal council, Ayuda alliance member Justine was sent home from a hidden immunity idol play by Joe. Afterwards, Blue Collars Candice and Greg jumped ship to the Kasama alliance, and the Ayuda alliance disintegrated, with Jamie and Yae-jae left as outsiders. With most of its enemies eliminated, the Kasama alliance itself then began to break apart. Greg was next to be voted out for his unpredictable behaviour and disloyalty to the alliance. Candice and Mitch began to notice an alliance core of Angie, Joe and Ryan, so they aligned with outsiders Jamie and Yae-jae, and Ryan was blindsided. After overhearing Candice, Jamie and Yae-jae form a final three alliance, Mitch reunited with his former allies Angie and Joe, hoping to eliminate Yae-jae. Both correctly deduced they were being targeted, and played idols, nullifying all six votes at tribal council and forcing a fresh vote; Joe was voted out instead for being a social threat. Candice, Jamie and Yae-jae remained aligned for the remainder of the game, and voted out Angie and Mitch, becoming the final three.

At the Final Tribal Council, Candice was praised for being strategically aggressive but castigated for her frequent betrayals and deception. Yae-jae was commended for using her outsider status to manoeuvre around alliances and ability to escape elimination multiple times, but she was criticised for hiding behind bigger players. Jamie's game was seen as too conservative, with a resume lacking compared to Candice and Yae-jae. Ultimately, Yae-jae prevailed as the Sole Survivor in a 4–2–1 vote, as her under-the-radar gameplay was perceived more favourably than Candice's cutthroat and ruthless style and Jamie's passive strategy.