De Farm
Season of television series
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De Farm (The Farm) is the first and only season of the Belgian/Dutch version of the reality television franchise The Farm. The season brings 16 contestants, 8 of whom from Belgium, 8 of whom from the Netherlands to a farm near Swartberg in South Africa where they live amongst each other like it was a century prior to compete in challenges and in the end try and win the grand prize of €50,000.[1] The series was hosted by Flemish presenter Evi Hanssen and Dutch presenter Gijs Staverman where the season premiered on 3 March 2005 on VTM and Yorin.[2][3][4] The series concluded on 26 May 2005 where Matthijs Vegter won against fellow Dutch contestant Peyman Azizi to win the grand prize and be crowned the winner of De Farm.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
| De Farm | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| Presented by | Evi Hanssen Gijs Staverman |
| No. of days | 65 |
| No. of castaways | 16 |
| Winner | Matthijs Vegter |
| Runner-up | Peyman Azizi |
| Location | Swartberg, South Africa |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Release | |
| Original network | VTM Yorin |
| Original release | March 3 – May 26, 2005 |
Contestants
All contestants entered on Day 1.
| Contestant | Age on entry | Residence | Exited | Status | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antony van den Berg | 36 | Vlissingen, Netherlands | Day 5 | 1st Evicted Day 5 |
16th |
| Edmonda Vertonghen | 45 | Merchtem, Belgium | Day 10 | 2nd Evicted Day 10 |
15th |
| Nelson Morais | 21 | Antwerp, Belgium | Day 15 | 3rd Evicted Day 15 |
14th |
| Nicolette Kluijver | 21 | Almere, Netherlands | Day 20 | 4th Evicted Day 20 |
13th |
| Caroline Leenaert | 28 | Lauwe, Belgium | Day 25 | 5th Evicted Day 25 |
12th |
| Oscar Aantjes | 48 | Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands | Day 30 | 6th Evicted Day 30 |
11th |
| Mathieu Simons | 66 | Genk, Belgium | Day 35 | 7th Evicted Day 35 |
10th |
| Jeanette Marcis | 51 | Assen, Netherlands | Day 40 | 8th Evicted Day 40 |
9th |
| Bibi Leushuis | 30 | Badhoevedorp, Netherlands | Day 45 | 9th Evicted Day 45 |
8th |
| Bernd Hermans | 35 | Neerpelt, Belgium | Day 50 | Medically evacuated Day 50 |
7th |
| Ellen Schutten | 38 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Day 55 | 10th Evicted Day 55 |
6th |
| Manu Raemdonck | 34 | Antwerp, Belgium | Day 60 | 11th Evicted Day 60 |
5th |
| Sofie Kerkhofs | 23 | Leopoldsburg, Belgium | Day 62 | 12th Evicted Day 62 |
4th |
| Mieke Van Parys | 34 | Merelbeke, Belgium | Day 63 | 13th Evicted Day 63 |
3rd |
| Peyman Azizi | 26 | Tilburg, Netherlands | Day 65 | Runner-up Day 65 |
2nd |
| Matthijs Vegter | 21 | Leiderdorp, Netherlands | Day 65 | Winner Day 65 |
1st |
The game
| Week | Head of Farm | 1st Dueler | 2nd Dueler | Evicted | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu | Antony | Oscar | Antony | 1st Evicted Day 5 |
| 2 | Oscar | Ellen | Edmonda | Edmonda | 2nd Evicted Day 10 |
| 3 | Oscar | Matthijs | Nelson | Nelson | 3rd Evicted Day 15 |
| 4 | Matthijs | Oscar | Nicolette | Nicolette | 4th Evicted Day 20 |
| 5 | Jeanette | Caroline | Matthijs | Caroline | 5th Evicted Day 25 |
| 6 | Ellen | Oscar | Matthijs | Oscar | 6th Evicted Day 30 |
| 7 | Jeanette | Mathieu | Sofie | Mathieu | 7th Evicted Day 35 |
| 8 | Bernd | Jeanette | Manu | Jeanette | 8th Evicted Day 40 |
| 9 | Sofie | Peyman | Bibi | Bibi | 9th Evicted Day 45 |
| 10 | Ellen | Bernd | Matthijs | Bernd | Medically evacuated Day 50 |
| 11 | Manu | Mieke | Ellen | Ellen | 10th Evicted Day 55 |
| 12 | Peyman | Manu | Mieke | Manu | 11th Evicted Day 60 |
| 13 | Jury {Peyman}[a] |
All | Sofie | 12th Evicted Day 62 | |
| Matthijs | Mieke | Mieke | 13th Evicted Day 63 | ||
| Peyman | Matthijs | Peyman | Runner-up Day 65 | ||
| Matthijs | Winner Day 65 | ||||
Notes
- The Jury were tasked with choosing a finalist to immediately advance to the final duel and in addition, decide who amongst the rest is eliminated. They chose to eliminate Sofie and make Peyman an immediate finalist.