PHOTO: Chané, Annalize and Katinka enjoying some downtime on the beach.
What weighs the same as 48 704 ping pong balls, 1 315 blueberry muffins, 188 iPads or 44 billion grains of sand? The total weight shed by our 18 Survivor SA: Philippines Castaways during their stay on the island. That’s what.
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Seamus
Despite being the first person to be voted out this season, Seamus still managed to lose 3.5 kg during his brief stay on the island. Seamus described the fact that he nearly lost a kilo a day as “absolutely unbelievable.”
Neil
Neil lost 3.1 kg during his short spell in the game, after being the unfortunate victim of a Tribe Split in two. Neil could visibly see that he had lost some weight after six days on the island and suggested that he “may just adopt this diet going home.”
Stacey-Lee
Stacey-Lee lost 4.5 kg before she asked her tribemates to vote her off the island and, in referencing her weight loss, stated that she “loved it.”
Ace
After being the fourth person to be voted out of the game, Ace was surprised to find out that he had lost 5.2 kg on the island. The most shocking fact to Ace was that he hadn’t weighed less than 83 kg in seven years. He weighed 81.8 kg on the night he was eliminated.
Murishca
Remarkably, Murishca only lost 1.8 kg in 13 days on the island! Upon receiving this information, Murishca stated that a diet consisting of only bananas and water “clearly is not the diet for me.”
A diet consisting of only bananas and water “clearly is not the diet for me.”
Marthinus
Following Marthunis’ voluntary exit from the game, he found out that he lost a massive 8.1 kg on the island. Marthinus had a target weight of less than 100 kg and was astounded to see that he had lost much more than he expected.
Tevin
After being blinsided at Tribal Council, Tevin was shocked to find out that he had lost 7.6 kg during the game. Besides the lack of proper meals, Tevin says that the physical nature of the game takes more of a toll on the body than many viewers might realise.
Josie
Voted off just before merge, Josie managed to lose 4.5 kg in 21 days on the island. Josie’s hunger became apparent when she immediately asked if she was allowed to dig into her first meal since being eliminated from the game.
Vusi
Vusi had lost a full 8.2 kg by the time he was voted out and became the first member of the Jury. Despite having lost so much weight, his very first request after being eliminated was a single malt beer.
Chané
Chané had lost 5.2 kg when she was eliminated in the most bizarre Tribal Council of the season. Upon this discovery, Chané laughed and stated that she hadn’t weighed this little since she was in grade eight!
Palesa
Palesa blamed her “broken gut” after being voted off at Tribal Council with an Immunity Idol in her bag! She lost 4.4 kg on the island and couldn’t hide her excitement when she saw a big plate of pasta waiting for her.
Toni
Toni felt shocked and betrayed after being eliminated from the game and was just as surprised when she saw that she had lost 5.5 kg. When she weighed herself she gasped loudly and stated: “That is hectic!”
PK
In his own words, PK was “never, ever blinsided.” He was, however, probably a bit caught off guard when he saw that he had lost a massive 11.2 kg during an impressive spell on the island.
Katinka
Katinka was the vitcim of a show of power by Werner and felt the full wrath of her own betrayel. She was surprised to find out that she had lost 6 kg on the island and now weighed 65 kg “on the dot.”
Werner
By the time Werner was betrayed by Tom and voted out of the game, he had lost an astounding 16.5 kg, one of the largest amounts of the season. Werner was shocked into momentary silence when the realisation of exactly how much weight he had lost struck him.
Annalize
Being one of the longest surviving Castaways, Annalize lost a full 7.2 kg during the filming of the show. When Annalize looked down at the number on the scale she started laughing out of shock and felt inclined to weigh herself again to make sure it was real.
Jeanne
“That’s a small child!”
Jeanne managed to lose an astonishing 12.3 kg during her stay on the island! Upon learning exactly how much she had lost, she commented “that’s a small child!” Afterwards, she laughed and said “it’s not worth it.”
Tom
Having lasted the whole course of the game, Tom equalled Werner’s weight-loss feat having dropped a massive 16.5 kg. In finding out about this extreme weight loss, Tom jokingly said “I lost a whole Backstreet Boy.” He was however not very impressed with the look of a skinnier Tom.
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So, to more accurately answer the question posed at the start, our 18 Castaways lost a total of 131.5 kg during their stay in the Philippines. That would be a very, very large Backstreet Boy, Tom.
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