"Welcome"
S01E01 · Season 1, Episode 1 · September 21, 2000
S01E01 — "Welcome"
| Season | 1 |
| Episode | 1 of 13 |
| Air Date | September 21, 2000 |
| Days Covered | Days 1–2 |
| Challenge | Reward only |
| Winner | Tribe Vanua |
| Tribal Council | None |
| Eliminated | None |
"Welcome" is the series premiere of Extinction Island, airing September 21, 2000. Eighteen castaways arrive in the Fiji Islands, are divided into three tribes, and compete in the season's first challenge. No Tribal Council is held.
✓ No elimination this episode — no Tribal Council was held.
Castaways
| Tribe Vanua | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Occupation | Age |
| 1 | Marcus Delgado | Firefighter | 34 |
| 2 | Priya Nair | Pharmacist | 27 |
| 3 | Colton Briggs | Cattle Rancher | 41 |
| 4 | Sienna Walsh | College Student | 23 |
| 5 | Raymond Okafor | Retired Detective | 55 |
| 6 | Denise Fuentes | Hotel Manager | 38 |
| Tribe Kadavu | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Occupation | Age |
| 7 | Trevor Holt | Personal Trainer | 29 |
| 8 | Lorraine Chu | Tax Attorney | 44 |
| 9 | Beau Fontaine | Aspiring Actor | 22 |
| 10 | Nadine Kowalski | Principal | 51 |
| 11 | Darius Webb | Graphic Designer | 36 |
| 12 | Tammy Ostrowski | Antique Shop Owner | 60 |
| Tribe Yasawa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Occupation | Age |
| 13 | Jonah Prescott | Lifeguard | 21 |
| 14 | Celeste Monroe | Obstetrician | 47 |
| 15 | Felix Drummond | Line Cook | 33 |
| 16 | Audra Sinclair | Real Estate Agent | 58 |
| 17 | Kwame Asante | Marine Biologist | 26 |
| 18 | Petra Vance | Documentary Filmmaker | 42 |
| Extinction Island | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No residents yet. |
Reward Challenge — "Castaway Carry"
Reward Challenge · Day 2
Castaway Carry
Each tribe races to retrieve supply crates — rice, rope, and flint — from an offshore platform and carry them back through the surf to their beach. First tribe to land all supplies wins a fire-starting kit and a large tarp.
WinnerTribe Vanua — fire kit + tarp
Trivia
- Series premiere of Extinction Island, airing September 21, 2000.
- The title "Welcome" refers to the host's opening address — the first line of dialogue spoken in the series.
- Tribe Vanua won the first challenge of the season and are the only tribe to make fire on Night 1.
- Tammy Ostrowski (60) is the oldest castaway this season; Jonah Prescott (21) is the youngest.
- Extinction Island is shown for the first time and described by the host as "the place where the game never ends," though no one is sent there yet.
- Filming of Season 1 began in the Yasawa Islands of Fiji in August 2000, roughly six weeks before the premiere aired.