Survivor Enderron: Purgatory Island

Survivor Enderron: Purgatory Island is the thirteenth season of the Enderronian competitive reality television series Survivor Enderron. Filming took place in Far North Queensland, Australia from TBA to TBA 2018. The season premiered on TBA 2018, and aired weekly until the live finale on TBA 2018.

The 18 contestants were initially separated into two tribes: Batur and Jembrana (named after two towns in Bali). When twelve contestants remained, the two tribes merged into the Kepanasan tribe (an Indonesian word meaning "suffering from the heat"). A new mechanic introduced in this season was Purgatory Island; in a game-changing twist, castaways would not be eliminated straight away after being voted out at Tribal Council. They instead go to Purgatory Island, which is similar to Redemption Island in international versions of Survivor. When the next person gets voted out, the two players will battle against each other to stay on Purgatory island. The loser of the duel will be eliminated from the game for good. At the time of the merge, the last person standing on Purgatory Island will return to the main game, after which Purgatory Island is retired.

In the final episode, Leanne Chatsworth was named the "Sole Survivor", defeating Ronan Wellington and Geraldine Sykora in a 5–2–1 vote.

Future appearances
Geraldine Sykora returned for Survivor Enderron: Sierra.

Season summary
Eighteen new castaways were divided into two tribes, Batur and Jembrana. The tribes were then told about Purgatory Island, a secluded location where voted out players would go to compete in duels, with the winner remaining there until either the next duel or until a specific point where they were brought back into the game.

Batur started the game off poorly, but under the leadership of Ronan, emerged as the physically stronger tribe, sending Jembrana to three consecutive tribal councils. Jembrana struggled through the early stages of the game due to a lack of cohesion and a number of injuries, including a knee infection that forced the medical evacuation of Linus on Day 13. As the merge approached, Batur maintained a slight numerical advantage over Jembrana, but lost a critical immunity challenge on Day 15. At tribal council, Rita offered a plan to volunteer to be voted to go to Purgatory Island, in an attempt to defeat Alex, a former Jembrana member, and ensure that the tribes would merge with Batur in the majority. The plan ultimately backfired as Alex eked out a win in what turned out to be the final duel, and he re-entered the game at the merge, with the tribes now tied at six members a piece.

Initially, the merged tribe appeared to split along original tribal lines. The former Jembrana members were able to gain the upper hand after turning Batur outsider Brian to their side at the first vote after the merge, and former Batur member Roy was eliminated. This majority did not last, however, as the Jembrana alliance fractured into two factions, one led by Cathy, and the other by Leanne. Leanne's faction, consisting of herself, Walter and Alex, aligned with the Batur majority alliance to blindside Cathy and her allies Jessica N. and Natalie. By Day 30, with eight players remaining, a core alliance had formed between former Jembrana members Leanne and Walter, and former Batur members Ronan and Geraldine. The four worked together to vote out the remaining outsiders Fred and Alex, followed by strategic threat Jessica P., until only Brian, who was perceived as a floater and an easy player to win against at the finals, was left. At the final five, Walter was blindsided after Ronan, the original target, won individual immunity. In the final immunity challenge between Brian, Geraldine, Ronan and Leanne, Ronan was narrowly able to claim a third straight immunity win; the original alliance held together, and Brian became the final player voted out. Geraldine, Ronan and Leanne faced the Final Tribal Council, where all three players were praised for their strategic gameplay. The jury saw Leanne as the all-round strongest player of the three, and criticised Ronan for his weak social connections to the rest of the tribe, while Geraldine was lambasted for being over-apologetic and unable to own up to her game. Ultimately, Leanne was awarded the title of Sole Survivor in a 5–2–1 vote.