Gabriela "Gabby" Pascuzzi[2] is a contestant from Survivor: David vs. Goliath.
Despite wearing her emotions on her sleeves, Gabby proved her strategic acumen while on the original David tribe by aligning with Christian Hubicki and orchestrating Jessica Peet's blindside, though the latter move made her a target. Despite being at the bottom following the Tribe Switch, a lengthy immunity streak brought her to the merge. At the final 8 however, she decided to target Christian, seeing him as a major threat who would draw credit away from the moves they executed together. Unfortunately, her plan backfired when Christian played his Hidden Immunity Idol, causing her to get blindsided instead.
Profile
Retrieved from CBS.com
Age: 25
Hometown: St. Augustine, Florida
Current residence: Denver
Occupation: Technical Writer
Hobbies: Hiking, binge-watching cooking shows but never cooking, reading too many online reviews before I commit to anything.
Pet peeves: Loud chewers, people who are wrong about facts but think they are right, people who lack self-awareness.
Three words to describe you: Excitable, intelligent, and empathetic.
What's your personal claim to fame? Going from a couch potato to an adventure-seeker who sometimes gets off the couch to hike mountains, including 14ers (mountains over 14,000 feet)!
Who or what is your inspiration in life? Anyone brave enough to: be vulnerable, love with their whole heart, or speak out against injustice. Any anyone brave enough to rock bangs.
If you could have three things on the island what would they be and why? A phone to call my family and friends for love and advice. A journal so I could record my thoughts and plot out strategy. A mirror because I'd be scared something would be in my teeth the entire time and no one would tell me.
Which Survivor contestant are you most like? I relate to Aubry because she is both smart and emotionally intelligent. I am prone to tear-filled moments like Dawn. And I'm flirty like Parvati... if she were bad at flirting and only nerdy guys liked her.
What's your reason for being on Survivor? Human psychology and social dynamics fascinate me, and I'm excited to insert myself into the craziest experiment out there. I simultaneously love and hate pushing myself out of my comfort zone. I want to see if I can rise above the mental, emotional, and physical turmoil found in this game.
Why do you think you'll "survive" Survivor? I have the knowledge of the game, but I'm social enough to hide it and not be a (complete) dork. I'm an emotional, empathetic person who happens to have the capacity for analytical thinking. My balance between brain and heart will win me allies and a million dollars.[3]
Survivor
Gabby started on the David tribe. She formed an alliance with Christian Hubicki on Day 1. While the Davids lost the first Immunity Challenge, Tribal Council was canceled due to Pat Cusack's evacuation. Following the Davids losing the Immunity Challenge on Day 6, Gabby talked to Jessica Peet and Bi Nguyen about the plan to vote out Lyrsa Torres, but the their lack of information made Gabby paranoid and caused her to turn on them. She suggested to Christian to take out Jessica. At Tribal Council, Jessica was blindsided in a 5-4 vote. Following Tribal Council, Nick Wilson and Christian told Davie Rickenbacker that Gabby was the reason for Jessica's elimination. The following day, Nick plotted with Bi and Davie about getting Gabby out next as they saw her as a threat. Fortunately for Gabby, the David's won immunity on Day 9.
When the Tribe Switch occurred, Gabby and Christian were moved the the new Tiva tribe and were joined by Goliath members John Hennigan, Dan Rengering and Alison Raybould. While on Tiva, she felt like she was on the outs as Christian bonded with Dan and John. However, she eventually gained some hope as Alison expressed desire to work with her and take out Dan. Fortunately, Tiva won the remaining challenges.
At the merge, Gabby, along with the other former Davids, knew they were outnumbered 7-6. Prior to the Kalokalo's first Tribal Council, former David Elizabeth Olson told her that Angelina Keeley notified her that she was the target. Gabby encouraged her to throw her under the bus at Tribal Council. At Tribal Council, however, Gabby contributed to Elizabeth's unanimous elimination. On Day 22, she voted against Angelina, but John was blindsided when Davie played his Hidden Immunity Idol on Christian. On Day 25, she voted against Dan, and Dan was blindsided after former David Carl Boudreax used his Idol Nullifier to negate Dan's idol, sending him to the jury.
Over the next several days, Gabby grew frustrated with Carl's controlling personality, and she even compared him to the godfather. While former Goliath Alec Merlino was the target on Day 28, Gabby wanted Carl out, but at Tribal Council, she aided in Alec's unanimous elimination. The next day, Gabby plotted with Christian and Alison about getting Carl out. On the morning of Day 30, Christian notified Gabby that Carl wanted to lie to Gabby about getting Angelina out. At Tribal Council, Gabby got her way as Carl was blindsided.
On Day 31, Gabby met her mother, Carnita, at the Loved Ones Challenge. After losing the challenge, Gabby went back to camp with Kara Kay, Christian, and Alison. At camp, Gabby realized how big of a threat Christian was and that he was taking all the credit for the moves they made together. With that in mind, she notified Alison and Kara that she wanted Christian out. Following the Immunity Challenge, she gave Christian false hope that she was with him. At Tribal Council, however, Christian played his idol, negating the 5 votes against him. Gabby received two votes from Angelina and Mike White, sending her to the jury in a 2-1-0 vote.
Voting History
| Gabby's Voting History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Episode | Gabby's Votes |
Voted Against Gabby |
| 1 | No Tribal Council | |
| 2 | Jessica | - |
| 3 | David Tribe Immune | |
| 4 | Tiva Tribe Immune | |
| 5 | Tiva Tribe Immune | |
| 6 | Tiva Tribe Immune | |
| 7 | Elizabeth | - |
| 8 | - | |
| 9 | Dan | - |
| 10 | Alec | - |
| Carl | - | |
| 11 | Angelina, Mike | |
| Voted Out, Day 32 | ||
| Voted for Sole Survivor |
Kalokalo | |
^1 In You Get What You Give, Dan used a Hidden Immunity Idol on Angelina, negating Gabby's vote against her.
^2 In So Smart They're Dumb, Christian used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating Gabby's vote against him.
Post-Survivor
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Trivia
- Gabby is the highest-ranking female member of the original David tribe.
- Gabby lost 13 lbs. during her time on David vs. Goliath.[4]
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