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It started out a little like Survivor. 16 contestants, split into two teams. Each team gets a map and has to venture into the jungle to find a treasure. First team to the treasure gets it.

So they get back to the ship and count out the treasure - it's $40K.

Then the show gets good.

The host tells the winning team to elect a Captain. Once he's elected, the host says "OK, he gets half the treasure to do with what he wants." Then he tells the Captain to pick two officers. He does and they each get $5,000. The other 5 "winners" get $2000 each. Then the team is disbanded and the Captain gets a luxury room, which he shares with his officers. The other 13 players become the crew and have to follow the Captain's orders.

The first episode ended with a vote. The Captain (with his officers) must choose three crew members to defend themselves, lest they get voted off (in a nice pirate-y fashion, they're notified that they're marked for possible expulsion with a black spot). The three marked crew members are then voted on by the 10 other crew members. The only twist: the crew can vote for the Captain, and if the officers agree to go along with the mutiny, the Captain is set adrift. That didn't happen in episode one, but the Captain is a tough cookie, so it might happen soon...