South Carolina ' s kids wind up in a Careerkid alliance , and as soon as the group goes to sleep on the first night , they recruit a third of the alliance into a splinter cell and steal everything from the supply stash that they can carry . Religious fanatics and unbelievable military strategists , they become a major player throughout the Games , and survive on their own long after their group dies . The Alaskan kids have no chance at developing allies , because the other players have never heard of them and know next to nothing about their district . Their resourcefulness despite harsh environments , limited food and unreasonably pricey groceries allows them to survive in the most treacherous corners of the arenas where other tributes dare not tread . They ' re almost never noticed or acknowledged throughout the games , and hold their own remarkably well , even against the gamemakers ' valiant attempts to drive them out of their hiding place . The Louisianans manage to weasel out of the drawing entirely by pretending to be lost French tourists .