1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁December ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁main ▁tw ist ▁this ▁season ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁contest ants ▁were ▁split ▁into ▁two ▁teams ▁based ▁on ▁their ▁country ▁of ▁origin , ▁with ▁the ▁North ▁team ▁initially ▁being ▁composed ▁of ▁eight ▁Germ ans ▁and ▁the ▁South ▁team ▁of ▁eight ▁Aust ri ans . ▁The ▁early ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁competition ▁saw ▁the ▁South ▁team ▁struggle ▁to ▁just ▁surv ive ▁as ▁they ▁quickly ▁lost ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁imm unity ▁challeng es ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁elim ination ▁of ▁three ▁of ▁their ▁members . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁ev acu ation ▁of ▁Claud ia ▁in ▁episode ▁two ▁and ▁the ▁volunt ary ▁ex its ▁of ▁Bab si ▁and ▁Lor raine ▁in ▁episodes ▁four ▁and ▁six , ▁j ok ers ▁Julia , ▁Frank , ▁and ▁Ul rike ▁were ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁and ▁South ▁teams ▁( Jul ia ▁and ▁Frank ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁and ▁Ul rike ▁to ▁the ▁South ) ▁mid way ▁through ▁the ▁pre - merge ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁competition . ▁When ▁the ▁tribes ▁merged ▁in ▁episode ▁eight , ▁the ▁former ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁team ▁found ▁themselves ▁the ▁target ▁of ▁a ▁North ▁team ▁based ▁al liance ▁and ▁were ▁system atically ▁picked ▁off ▁until ▁only ▁Ul rike ▁remained . ▁When ▁it ▁came ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁four , ▁the ▁contest ants ▁competed ▁in ▁two ▁challeng es ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁determine ▁who ▁would ▁make ▁the ▁final ▁two . ▁As ▁Thomas ▁and ▁Ul rike ▁lost ▁both ▁of ▁said ▁challeng es ▁they