Survivor: David vs. Goliath

Survivor: David vs. Goliath is the thirty-seventh season of Survivor.

Production
The season was filmed in the spring of 2018, following the same schedule as and.

Twists/Changes

 * David vs. Goliath: The castaways were divided into tribes defined by their degree of success in life. The tribe is comprised of underdogs, while the ​ tribe is comprised of overachievers.
 * Hidden Immunity Idol
 * Tribe Expansion: On Day 10, fifteen of the sixteen remaining players were randomly spread across three tribes of five. The David and Goliath tribes were renamed ​ and respectively, and a third tribe,, was introduced.
 * One-time Exile Island: The castaway who did not receive a buff during the Tribe Expansion was sent to Exile Island with the opportunity to find the Idol Nullifier. The exiled player later joined the tribe that went to Tribal Council, replacing the member it lost.
 * Idol Nullifier: Introduced on Day 10 following the Tribe Expansion, the Idol Nullifier advantage can be used to void the use of a Hidden Immunity Idol.
 * Early Merge: The merge occurred with thirteen players remaining.
 * Vote Steal: A vote steal was hidden after the merge.
 * Simplified Final Four Tribal Council: Instead of a traditional vote, the person who wins the final four Immunity Challenge will get to choose one person to take with them to the Final Three. The remaining two castaways would compete in a fire-making challenge to determine who would be eliminated.
 * Expanded Jury and Final Three: Instead of the conventional Final Two facing the jury of seven, the Day 39 Tribal Council was held with a Final Three facing a ten-person jury.
 * Reformatted Final Tribal Council: Instead of having each jury member speak one by one, an open forum was held to ensure a more insightful rapport between the jury and finalists.

Castaways
Vuku and Jabeni were known as "David" and "Goliath" respectively for the first 10 days of the game.

Season Summary
The 20 new players were initially divided into two tribes: David and Goliath. The David's struggled at the beginning, quickly losing three members which put them in the minority following the Tribe Switch. However, distrust and tension among the Goliaths caused them to vote among themselves, giving away their numbers advantage. The tribes merged 7-6 still in favor of the Goliaths.

At the merge, while it would seem the former Goliaths would easily decimate the Davids following the elimination of one of the latter, the Davids found and correctly used a Hidden Immunity Idol and two game advantages, allowing them to gain temporary control until former David's Christian Hubicki and Gabby Pascuzzi betrayed the alliance. With tribal lines at a stalemate, inter-tribal strategies took place, with both sides eliminating members within their own ranks. Former Goliath Mike used the opportunity to lead the charge to eliminate the rest of the Davids. However, the last remaining David, Nick, won the remaining Immunity Challenges, forcing the Goliaths to turn on each other. Mike, Nick, and another Goliath, Angelina made up the final three.

At the Final Tribal Council, Angelina was ignored by the jury, being perceived as unsubtly opportunistic and theatrical, while Mike was praised for his slow but steadily progressive game play, Nick's strategic moves, strong social relationships and underdog status won him the title of Sole Survivor in a 7-3-0 vote.

Trivia

 * This season breaks the record set with the  for the longest consecutive use of a country, as David vs. Goliath marks the first time a country has been used five consecutive times.
 * The Tribal Council set is specifically designed to hide the voting booth away from the contestants to prevent them from catching who played the Idol Nullifier advantage.
 * This marks the first time that tribes are officially renamed, as David and Goliath were renamed to Vuku and Jabeni, respectively, after the tribe expansion.
 * David vs. Goliath is the second season, following, to have both an evacuation and a quit.
 * Along with, this season has the fewest pre-merge Tribal Councils, with only five.
 * This season has the most individual immunity winners, with eight.