Sausage Island IX

Sausage Island 9 is the latest installment of the Sausage Island Survivor series hosted by Lex and Brett.

The season began on February 21st, 2015 and featured fifteen new players facing off against returning Sausage Island castaways Rory, Kim P, and Boston Rob. On April 14th, Austin narrowly beat out secret alliance partner Monica C by a vote of 5-4.

Production
Sausage Island IX began about six months following the conclusion of Sausage Island VIII, making it one of the longest times between seasons to date. The season started on February 21st, 2015 and ended on April 14th, 2015.

Since the very first season, the hosts toyed with the idea of bringing back Sausage Island favorites Rory, Kim P, and Boston Rob to be featured in their own season. As season nine was in production, the timing was finally right for all three returnees, and thus all three were brought back. The rest of the season featured 15 brand new players to the series, and was arguably the most diverse Sausage cast as far as ORG backgrounds go.

The format of the season took a more traditional approach. For the first time since Sausage Island II, the cast was made up of 18 players. And for the first time ever, the season began with three tribes of six players, modeled after several recent Survivor seasons. The season featured a final two format with a Jury of nine.

Possible locations included Tanzania, Congo, and Madagascar, but eventually settled on The Serengeti. This season featured the heaviest influence from the location, with many of the season's graphics, challenges, and twists modeled after African culture.

Trivia

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 * For the first time since Sausage Island II, the game began with 18 castaways.
 * This was also the first season to begin with three tribes of six, a popular format on Survivor.
 * For the first time, a male player defeated a female player in the Final Tribal Council.