Immediately after being voted out, the eliminated players are whisked away from
Tribal Council and are given finger foods to eat, while being interrogated by the in-game psychiatrist for debriefing as the
contestant headed to the sequester house. Upon reaching the house, the player in question will undergo medical examinations and a weigh-in (to compare his/her pre-game weight and all the weight he/she lost during the game). The eliminated castaway is then allowed to socialize with the other eliminated cast members. From there on out, the eliminated player can enjoy the luxuries that are uncommon to the game of
Survivor, such as eating all the food he/she can eat and sleeping on a soft bed.
The castaways that are eliminated prior to the merge are sequestered in an undisclosed location that was beyond the reach of the game, either a faraway hotel that was still within the territory where the season was being filmed, or a location outside the host country. If the castaways were to be on vacation trips, their expenses were all covered by production. While being sequestered, the evictees were still forbidden to have access to television, internet, and telephones; however, they were given a VCR and a DVD player to help alleviate boredom.
Those who did not make the jury phase would be sequestered in a separate location to lessen the possibility of spoilers to circulate before the season starts.
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The contestants headed home in batches; the first group contained the pre-merge or pre-jury eliminees, while the second group consisted of the
Jury and the finalists.