Expedition Robinson 1999 (Switzerland)

Expedition Robinson 1999 is the first season of the Swiss reality television series Expedition Robinson. The season was presented by journalist Silvan Grütter and had 16 Swiss compete into two tribes of eight against each other in Johor, Malaysia for 50 days, fighting for rewards, immunity and the grand prize of 50,000 Fr.[1] The season premiered on 6 September 1999 on TV3 and concluded on 4 December 1999 where Andreas Widmer won in an unknown jury vote against Silvia Herzog to win the grand prize and be crowned the title of Robinson.[2][3]

Expedition Robinson 1999
Season 1
Presented bySilvan Grütter
No. of days50
No. of castaways16
WinnerAndreas Widmer
Runner-upSilvia Herzog
LocationJohor, Malaysia
No. of episodes14
Release
Original networkTV3
Original releaseSeptember 6 (1999-09-06) –
December 4, 1999 (1999-12-04)
Season chronology
Next →
2000

Contestants

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List of Expedition Robinson 1999 contestants[4]
Contestant Original Tribe Merged Tribe Finish
Elisa Choi
26, Zürich
North Team 1st Voted Out
Day 3
Annette Berbig
33, Thurgau
South Team 2nd Voted Out
Day ?
Anita Ruiz
31, Schwerzenbach
South Team 3rd Voted Out
Day ?
Alex Riedi
32, Riehen
South Team 4th Voted Out
Day ?
Isabella Crescini
36, Zürich
North Team 5th Voted Out
Day ?
Olav Brunner
59, Bassersdorf
South Team 6th Voted Out
Day ?
Roland Schedler
28, Adliswil
South Team Robinson 7th Voted Out
Day ?
Katharina Fahrni
24, Thurgau
South Team 8th Voted Out
1st Jury Member
Day ?
Michael Bächtiger
26, Zürich
North Team 9th Voted Out
2nd Jury Member
Day ?
Riccarda Andri
26, Chur
South Team 10th Voted Out
3rd Jury Member
Day 40
Dominik “Dodo” Jud
22, Wallisellen
South Team 11th Voted Out
4th Jury Member
Day 43
Carlo Herger
40, Altdorf
North Team 12th Voted Out
5th Jury Member
Day 45
Gérard Rupp
26, Fribourg
North Team 13th Voted Out
6th Jury Member
Day 47
Edith Müller
45, Langenthal
North Team 14th Voted Out
7th Jury Member
Day 49
Silvia Herzog
26, Emmen
North Team Runner-up
Day 50
Andreas Widmer
37, Geroldswil
North Team Robinson
Day 50

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Schenker, Daniela (23 May 2022). "Dodo startet 1999 zum Abenteuer als Robinson". Zürcher Unterländer. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  2. ^ Hans, Christophe (4 December 1999). ""Expedition Robinson", l'extraordinaire succès qui assure la survie de TV3". Le Temps. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  3. ^ Hans, Christophe (12 October 1999). "TV3: "Expedition Robinson" n'offre pas d'aventures. Et un suspense aléatoire". Le Temps. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  4. ^ "SpielerInnen 1999". TV3. Archived from the original on 2000-09-03. Retrieved 2024-02-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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