| Hint | Season |
| First time the tribes were not preselected by producers | |
| Featured the Outcast Tribe | |
| Featured the first final three | |
| First season to have a hidden immunity idol | |
| Had a contestant exiled five times in a row | |
| Only season with an even-numbered jury | |
| Had a medical evacuation earlier than any other season | |
| Of the final seven, six were female | |
| Two contestants quit in the same episode | |
| Tribes were originally divided by both age and gender | |
| Only season to air during the summer | |
| Featured the infamous 'purple rock' | |