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* [[John Cochran]] replicated the feat in {{S|26}}, where he received 8 votes from the jury at the Final Tribal Council against opponents [[Dawn Meehan]] and [[Sherri Biethman]], while not having any votes cast against him throughout the season. Unlike J.T., Cochran did not win the Fan Favorite Award, which eventually went to [[Malcolm Freberg]]. |
* [[John Cochran]] replicated the feat in {{S|26}}, where he received 8 votes from the jury at the Final Tribal Council against opponents [[Dawn Meehan]] and [[Sherri Biethman]], while not having any votes cast against him throughout the season. Unlike J.T., Cochran did not win the Fan Favorite Award, which eventually went to [[Malcolm Freberg]]. |
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| − | + | Two other Sole Survivors are also sometimes credited as playing a perfect game, but does not fit this wiki's definition of the term. |
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| + | * In ''[[Survivor: Fiji]], ''Earl Cole won in an 9-0-0 vote without receiving any votes besides the vote on an eliminated player, sometimes referred to as a "throwaway vote" |
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* In {{S|31}}, [[Jeremy Collins]] won in a 10-0-0 vote without receiving any ''counted'' votes throughout the season, but did receive three votes on [[Lie, Cheat and Steal|Day 36]] that were voided by a [[Hidden Immunity Idol]]. |
* In {{S|31}}, [[Jeremy Collins]] won in a 10-0-0 vote without receiving any ''counted'' votes throughout the season, but did receive three votes on [[Lie, Cheat and Steal|Day 36]] that were voided by a [[Hidden Immunity Idol]]. |
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Revision as of 04:52, 27 December 2017
The Perfect Game is a rare feat in Survivor gameplay. It is achieved when a Sole Survivor receives no elimination votes, and then receives a unanimous jury vote at Final Tribal Council in a single season.
Because of the ambiguous definition of "no elimination votes" in seasons in which Hidden Immunity Idols are in play, some definitions of the term do not consider elimination votes voided by an idol as votes received by the player. Some other definitions also include the Fan Favorite Award for seasons in which it was awarded, but neither are a commonly accepted part of the achievement.
History
Since the series began, only two Sole Survivors have been credited with this achievement.
- In Survivor: Tocantins, J.T. Thomas played a perfect game. He received no votes against him during Tribal Council. He received all 7 jury votes at the Final Tribal Council to beat out Stephen Fishbach. He also won the Fan Favorite Award, as voted by the viewers.
- John Cochran replicated the feat in Survivor: Caramoan, where he received 8 votes from the jury at the Final Tribal Council against opponents Dawn Meehan and Sherri Biethman, while not having any votes cast against him throughout the season. Unlike J.T., Cochran did not win the Fan Favorite Award, which eventually went to Malcolm Freberg.
Two other Sole Survivors are also sometimes credited as playing a perfect game, but does not fit this wiki's definition of the term.
- In Survivor: Fiji, Earl Cole won in an 9-0-0 vote without receiving any votes besides the vote on an eliminated player, sometimes referred to as a "throwaway vote"
- In Survivor: Cambodia, Jeremy Collins won in a 10-0-0 vote without receiving any counted votes throughout the season, but did receive three votes on Day 36 that were voided by a Hidden Immunity Idol.
List of Sole Survivors by Closeness to Perfect Game
Per this wiki's definition of "votes received", votes voided by Hidden Immunity Idols and votes received at revotes are listed in the column but footnoted.
| Closeness to Perfect Game | ||||
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| Season | Winner | Votes Received |
Jury Vote Margin |
Total Votes Against |
| Borneo | Richard Hatch | 6 | 4-3 | 9 |
| Australia | Tina Wesson | 0 | 4-3 | 3 |
| Africa | Ethan Zohn | 0 | 5-2 | 2 |
| Marquesas | Vecepia Towery | 2 | 4-3 | 5 |
| Thailand | Brian Heidik | 0 | 4-3 | 3 |
| The Amazon | Jenna Morasca | 3 | 6-1 | 4 |
| Pearl Islands | Sandra Diaz-Twine | 0 | 6-1 | 1 |
| All-Stars | Amber Brkich | 6 | 4-3 | 9 |
| Vanuatu | Chris Daugherty | 3 | 5-2 | 5 |
| Palau | Tom Westman | 0 | 6-1 | 1 |
| Guatemala | Danni Boatwright | 1 | 6-1 | 2 |
| Panama | Aras Baskauskas | 9 | 5-2 | 11 |
| Cook Islands | Yul Kwon | 5 | 5-4-0 | 9 |
| Fiji | Earl Cole | 1 | 9-0-0 | 1 |
| China | Todd Herzog | 5 | 4-2-1 | 8 |
| Micronesia | Parvati Shallow | 4 | 5-3 | 7 |
| Gabon | Bob Crowley | 2 | 4-3-0 | 5 |
| Tocantins | J.T. Thomas | 0 | 7-0 | 0 |
| Samoa | Natalie White | 81 | 7-2-0 | 10 |
| Heroes vs. Villains | Sandra Diaz-Twine | 32 | 6-3-0 | 6 |
| Nicaragua | Fabio Birza | 2 | 5-4-0 | 6 |
| Redemption Island | Rob Mariano | 73 | 8-1-0 | 8 |
| South Pacific | Sophie Clarke | 5 | 6-3-0 | 8 |
| One World | Kim Spradlin | 3 | 7-2-0 | 5 |
| Philippines | Denise Stapley | 6 | 6-1-1 | 8 |
| Caramoan | John Cochran | 0 | 8-0-0 | 0 |
| Blood vs. Water | Tyson Apostol | 2 | 7-1-0 | 3 |
| Cagayan | Tony Vlachos | 5 | 8-1 | 6 |
| San Juan del Sur | Natalie Anderson | 0 | 5-2-1 | 3 |
| Worlds Apart | Mike Holloway | 44 | 6-1-1 | 6 |
| Cambodia | Jeremy Collins | 35 | 10-0-0 | 3 |
| Kaôh Rōng | Michele Fitzgerald | 2 | 5-2-0 | 4 |
| Millennials vs. Gen X | Adam Klein | 6 | 10-0-0 | 6 |
| Game Changers | Sarah Lacina | 36 | 7-3-0 | 6 |
| Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers | Ben Driebergen | 117 | 5-2-1 | 14 |
^1 Includes 3 votes received by Natalie at a revote. | ||||
Trivia
- Three castaways have fallen one vote short of a Perfect Game, either by receiving a vote at Tribal Council or by receiving all but one vote from the jury:
- Sandra Diaz-Twine lost Tijuana Bradley's jury vote in Survivor: Pearl Islands.
- Tom Westman lost Coby Archa's jury vote in Survivor: Palau.
- Earl Cole received one elimination vote from Rita Verreos in Survivor: Fiji
- During the Survivor: Fiji Reunion Show, Jeff Probst said that Earl is the first winner to play a Perfect Game. However, Probst had forgotten about Rita's vote against him.
- Ben Driebergen in Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers played the most "imperfect game of any Sole Survivor, receiving 14 votes against him: 11 votes against him throughout the game, and 3 votes lost at the Final Tribal Council
- Natalie White in Survivor: Samoa played the most "imperfect" game of any female Sole Survivor, receiving 10 votes against her: 8 votes against her throughout the game, and 2 votes lost at the Final Tribal Council.
- Three Sole Survivors have received all of the jury votes at the Final Tribal Council of their season, but received at least one vote against them at a prior Tribal Council.
- Earl Cole received 1 vote against him during Fiji.
- Jeremy Collins received 3 votes against him during Survivor: Cambodia, although all of these votes were voided by the use of a Hidden Immunity Idol.
- Adam Klein received 6 votes against him during Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X.
- Six Sole Survivors have reached the Final Tribal Council without receiving any votes against them, but lost at least one jury vote.
- Lost 1 Jury Vote: Sandra Diaz-Twine (Pearl Islands, won 6-1), Tom Westman (Palau, won 6-1)
- Lost 2 Jury Votes: Ethan Zohn (Survivor: Africa, won 5-2)
- Lost 3 Jury Votes: Tina Wesson (Survivor: The Australian Outback, won 4-3), Brian Heidik (Survivor: Thailand, won 4-3), Natalie Anderson (Survivor: San Juan del Sur, won 5-2-1)
- Seven castaways have reached the Final Tribal Council without receiving any votes against them, but failed to win the title of Sole Survivor.
- Lost 4 Jury Votes: Kelly Wiglesworth (Survivor: Borneo, lost 4-3)
- Lost 5 Jury Votes: Courtney Yates (Survivor: China, lost 4-2-1)
- Lost 6 Jury Votes: Amanda Kimmel (China, lost 4-2-1), Coach Wade (Survivor: South Pacific, lost 6-3-0)
- Lost 7 Jury Votes: Sugar Kiper (Survivor: Gabon, lost 4-3-0), Michael Skupin (Survivor: Philippines, lost 6-1-1), Lisa Whelchel (Philippines, lost 6-1-1)
- The first Perfect Game in the Survivor franchise was achieved by Jonny Gibb in Survivor 2002 (U.K.).