Koh-Lanta: Nicoya was the second season of the French version of Survivor, Koh-Lanta. This season took place in Costa Rica on the island of Nicoya, and was broadcast on TF1 from June 28, 2002 to September 13, 2002 airing on Saturdays and Sundays at 6:55 p.m.[1] The two original tribes this season were Tambor and Ventanas. As part of a special twist this season following the evacuation of Xavier in episode two, Jacky who was voted out of the Tambor tribe in the previous episode returned to the game. This season also saw the first tribal swap in the history of Koh-Lanta, in which Bernard and Jacky was sent to the Ventanas tribe.
| Koh-Lanta: Nicoya | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Denis Brogniart |
| No. of days | 40 |
| No. of castaways | 16 |
| Winner | Amel Fatnassi |
| Runner-up | Nicolas Roy |
| Location | Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Release | |
| Original release | June 28 – September 13, 2002 |
| Season chronology | |
The winner of this season of Koh-Lanta was Amel Fatnassi, who took home the prize of €100,000 after winning in a 5-2 jury vote against Nicolas Roy.[2]
Contestants
| Contestant | Tribe | Finish | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Age | Residence | Occupation | Original | Switch | Merged | Placement | Jury | Day |
| Jacky Moreau[a] | Tambor | 1st voted out | Day 4 | ||||||
| Xavier Lemasson | 29 | Mornant | Physiotherapist | Tambor | Evacuated | Day 5 | |||
| Caroline Lamotte | 28 | Paris | Commercial assistant | Ventanas | 2nd voted out | Day 7 | |||
| Céline Fortier | 22 | Toulouse | Receptionist | Ventanas | 3rd voted out | Day 10 | |||
| Nelly Baradeau | 24 | Bordeaux | Barmaid | Tambor | 4th voted out | Day 13 | |||
| Pierre Cambon | 51 | Brignoles | SME boss | Tambor | 5th voted out | Day 16 | |||
| Jacky Moreau | 29 | Lille | Butler | Tambor | Ventanas | 6th voted out | Day 19 | ||
| Adonis Koupaki | 33 | Noisy-le-Grand | Holiday center director | Ventanas | 7th voted out | Day 22 | |||
| Jimmy Denis | 22 | Paris | Fairground vendor | Tambor | Koh-Lanta | 8th voted out | 1st member | Day 25 | |
| Béatrice Cloix Penisson | 35 | Bandol | Marketing sales manager | Tambor | 9th voted out | 2nd member | Day 28 | ||
| François-Xavier Arguillère | 25 | Rueil-Malmaison | Jewelry designer | Ventanas | 10th voted out | 3rd member | Day 31 | ||
| Isabelle Vial | 36 | Nice | Pharmaceutical assistant | Ventanas | 11th voted out | 4th member | Day 34 | ||
| Maud Garnier | 25 | Nantes | Model | Tambor | 12th voted out | 5th member | Day 37 | ||
| Marianne Mondon | 34 | Mauléon-Licharre | Police officer | Ventanas | Eliminated | 6th member | Day 38 | ||
| Bernard Lenoir | 47 | Lyon | Beautician | Ventanas | Tambor | 13th voted out | 7th member | Day 39 | |
| Nicolas Roy | 29 | Bressuire | Agri-food team leader | Ventanas | Runner-up | Day 40 | |||
| Amel Fatnassi | 28 | Paris | Social worker | Tambor | Sole survivor | ||||
Season summary
| Episode | Challenge winner(s) | Eliminated | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Air date | Reward | Immunity | Tribe | Player |
| 1 | June 28, 2002 | None | Ventanas | Tambor | Jacky |
| 2 | July 5, 2002 | Ventanas | Tambor | Tambor | Xavier[b] |
| Ventanas | Caroline | ||||
| 3 | July 12, 2002 | Ventanas | Tambor | Ventanas | Céline |
| 4 | July 19, 2002 | Ventanas | Ventanas | Tambor | Nelly |
| 5 | July 26, 2002 | None | Ventanas | Tambor | Pierre |
| 6 | August 2, 2002 | Ventanas | Tambor | Ventanas | Jacky |
| 7 | August 9, 2002 | Ventanas | Tambor | Ventanas | Adonis |
| 8 | August 16, 2002 | None | Béatrice | Koh-Lanta | Jimmy |
| 9 | August 23, 2002 | Béatrice | François-Xavier | Béatrice | |
| 10 | August 30, 2002 | François-Xavier & Isabelle | Nicolas | François-Xavier | |
| 11 | September 6, 2002 | Marianne | Nicolas | Isabelle | |
| 12 | Bernard | Marianne | Maud | ||
| 13 | September 13, 2002 | None | Amel, Nicolas, Bernard | Marianne | |
| Amel | Bernard | ||||
Voting history
| Jury vote | ||
|---|---|---|
| Episode | 13 | |
| Day | 40 | |
| Finalist | Amel | Nicolas |
| Votes | 5-2 | |
| Juror | Vote | |
| Bernard |  | |
| Marianne | | |
| Maud | | |
| Isabelle | | |
| François-Xavier | | |
| Béatrice | | |
| Jimmy | | |