Tom Westman

Tom Westman is the winner of Survivor: Palau, and later returned to Survivor: Heroes vs Villains

Best known for his leadership over Koror, Tom is regarded as one of the most likeable contestants in the series and being the first person to vote out a contestant without visiting Tribal Council.

Trivia

 * Tom holds the record for least number of tribes affiliated with for a returning contestant at two. During Palau, he was part of the Koror tribe, which never merged, and during Heroes vs. Villains he was part of the Heroes tribe, where he was eliminated before the merge.
 * Prior to starting, Tom's wife said to wear swim trunks as the Production team told them to dress in their street clothes typical in their career.
 * Tom is the fifth winner to not get any votes at Tribal Council (Palau), following Tina Wesson, Ethan Zohn, Brian Heidik and Sandra Diaz-Twine.
 * Tom's win in Survivor: Palau marks the first time in Survivor that two male players have won consecutively (Chris Daugherty had won the previous season Survivor: Vanuatu).
 * Tom is one of six winners (Along with Ethan Zohn, Jenna Morasca, Sandra Diaz-Twine, Tina Wesson, and Richard Hatch) to play twice and not be a member of the jury in either season.
 * Tom is the second person in survivor history to win 5 individual immunity challenges in one season, following Colby Donaldson.
 * Coby Archa's vote for Katie at the Final Tribal Council prevented Tom from having the first "perfect game" of Survivor, a title that would also be barely missed by future winner Earl Cole and eventually earned by J.T. Thomas.
 * Was inducted into Xfinity's Survivor Hall of Fame in 2011.