Baltic Robinson: 2002, was the third version of Expedition Robinson

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, or Survivor

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to air in the Baltic

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 region of Europe. This season premiered on October 5, 2002 and aired until December 15, 2002. Like in the first two seasons, the three tribes were divided based on the contestants country of origin. Along with this, each tribe was given the name of the country of its contestants origin in that country's native language. As the first twist of the season, in episode one all three tribes were forced to vote out one member. What the contestants didn't know was that these three eliminated players would later return to the game after the merge in episode five. As there were twelve players in the merge tribe and three finalists, there was a nine member jury. As each country had to be represented in the final three, contestant Ranno Rätsep became a finalist in episode eight when Maris Valdre, the only other remaining member of the Estonia

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n tribe left in the game, was voted out. Because of this, Ranno was immune from the final elimination challenge in episode ten when all remaining Latvia

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n and Lithuania

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n contestants had to compete against contestants from their home country for a spot in the final three. Ultimately, it was Rimas Valeikis of Lithuania who won the season with 4 votes against him, the runner up was Estonian Ranno Rätsep with 6 votes against him and the second runner up was Latvian Kristine Koļadina with 8 votes against her given by the jury.

Finishing order

Contestant	Original Tribe	Merged Tribe	Finish
Lisaks "Jaanus" Jaanusele Returned to game	Eesti
Madara Šlēkste Returned to game	Latvija
Gediminas Urbonas Returned to game	Lietuva
Baiba Liepiņa 26, Riga Riga Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...	Latvija
Rima Naujokienė 35, Tauragė Taurage Tauragė is an industrial city in Lithuania, and the capital of Tauragė County. In 2011, its population was 26,444. Tauragė is situated on the Jūra River, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast, and not far from the Baltic Sea coast....	Lietuva
Kaie Kiis 20, Viljandi Viljandi Viljandi is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 19,150 . It is the capital of Viljandi County. The town was first mentioned in 1283, upon being granted its town charter by Wilhelm von Endorpe....	Eesti
Reno Laidre 24, Valga	Eesti	Robinson
Lisaks "Jaanus" Jaanusele 35, Pärnu Pärnu Pärnu is a city in southwestern Estonia on the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea. It is a popular summer vacation resort with many hotels, restaurants, and large beaches. The Pärnu River flows through the city and drains into the Gulf of Riga...	Eesti
Madara Šlēkste 21, Bauska Bauska Bauska is a town in Bauska municipality, in the Zemgale region of southern Latvia. The town is situated at the confluence of the rivers Mūsa and Mēmele where they form the Lielupe River...	Latvija
Gediminas Urbonas 40, Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...	Lietuva
Maris Valdre 21, Tallinn Tallinn Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...	Eesti
Andris Upenieks 27, Ogre Ogre, Latvia Ogre is the principal town of Ogre District in Central Latvia, 36 km east of the capital Riga, situated at the confluence of the Daugava and Ogre rivers...	Latvija
Irmantas Mickevičius 27, Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...	Lietuva
Jānis Dūdums 23, Riga Riga Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...	Latvija
Ugnė Kazickienė 24, Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...	Lietuva
Kristine Koļadina 21, Riga Riga Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...	Latvija
Ranno Rätsep 20, Tartu Tartu Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...	Eesti
Rimas Valeikis 25, Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...	Lietuva

Voting history

	Original Tribes						Merged Tribe
Episode #:	1			2	3	4	5	6	7	8		9	10		Reunion
Eliminated:	Gediminas		Madara	Baiba	Rima	Kaie	Reno	Jaanus	Madara	Gediminas	Maris	Andris	Irmantas Ugnė	Jānis	Kristine	Ranno	Rimas
Voter	|Vote
Rimas	Gediminas				Rima		Reno	?	Jaanus		Maris	Andris	1st			Ranno
Ranno		?				Kaie		?	Madara		Jānis		Immune		Kristine
Kristine			?	Baiba			Jānis	?	Gediminas		Maris	Andris Irmantas		1st		Ranno
Ugnė	Gediminas				Rima		Reno	?	?		Ranno	Andris	2nd		Kristine
Jānis			?	Andris			Andris	?	?		Ranno	Andris		2nd			Rimas
Irmantas	Gediminas				Rima		Reno	?	?		Maris	Andris	3rd			Ranno
Andris			?	Baiba			Jānis	Madara	Gediminas		Jānis	Irmantas				Ranno
Maris		?				Kaie	Andris	Andris	Madara		Kristine	Rimas			Kristine
Gediminas	Irmantas			On Goal Island				Andris	Andris		Andris				Kristine
Madara			Andris	On Goal Island				Andris	Andris		Andris						Rimas
Jaanus		Kaie		On Goal Island				?	Rimas								Rimas
Reno		Jaanus				Maris	Maris	Irmantas									Rimas
Kaie		Jaanus				Ranno									Kristine
Rima	Irmantas				Irmantas										Kristine
Baiba			?	Jānis												Ranno

As Kristina and Ranno both lost plank, they each had additional votes against them at the final tribal council.

External links

• http://www.delfi.ee/news/meelelahutus/robinson/
• http://web.archive.org/web/20021119180129/http://www.delfi.ee/news/meelelahutus/robinson/
• http://web.archive.org/web/20030228130231/www.tv3.lt/index.phtml?page_type=document&document=22658
• http://web.archive.org/web/20021014151613/www.tv3.ee/index.phtml?nav=&page_type=document&document=17230
• http://web.archive.org/web/20020625195113/www.tv3.lv/index.phtml?nav=&page_type=document&document=11424