Saiounia Hughley

Saiounia "Sai" Hughley is a contestant from Survivor 48.

Saiounia met the game with a laser focus from the very beginning and was unafraid to draw lines between herself and her tribemates on Vula. Meanwhile, her scorched-earth tactics and propensity for tactlessness alienated her castmates. Thus, she entered the merge facing an uphill battle repairing her social game. By the Split Tribal Council, her poor reputation caught up to her as she was voted out right before the jury phase.

Profile

Retrieved from Parade.com

Age: 30
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Current Residence: Simi Valley, CA
Occupation: Marketing Professional

3 Words to Describe You: Outgoing, kind and driven.
Why do you want to be part of Survivor? Representation will always matter! It's so important for other young black / POC women to see themselves in spaces not many POC occupy often. I'm doing this for all of the other young black girls out there seeking the adventure of a lifetime.
What's one life experience you feel has prepared you for the game? The passing of my grandmother. She was such a force and raised me to be one as well. She taught me to continually be in pursuit of what brings me joy.
Which previous player do you identify with the most? Who do you think you will play most like? I really vibe w/ Maryanne because she played the game as her true quirky self, but I also loved the tenacity of Drea; her go-getter attitude was inspiring! I think I'll play the game like Maryanne in the sense of being authentically me.
What will you value in an alliance partner? Trust, someone who's themselves, someone who's observant and has their fingers on the pulse of the diff dynamics @ camp, someone funny, someone strong both mentally & physically.
Favorite Hobbies: Hiking, scrapbooking, volleyball, swim, vision boarding, ceramics.
Pet Peeves: People who say "Not to be offensive, but.." and proceed to offend you. People who smack when they chew. People who say the word "moist". People who pronounce the word salmon incorrectly.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? There's a few: being on S48 of Survivor, receiving a full ride scholarship to private high school, studying abroad in Argentina, having my dream job at @ NBC post-college, winning an Associated Press award from their VA chapter.
What is something we would never know from looking at you? That I was Nala in Lion King; Off Broadway, don't get too excited lol.
Who is your biggest inspiration and why? Ok this is hard! I am going to have to say ALL of the strong, smart, fearless, and kind women who helped raise me! It truly does take a village.
Why will you be the Sole Survivor? My social skills are unmatched, I have true gift of gab but also an ability to make others feel valued, seen and heard.^[1]

Survivor

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Episode	Tribe Affiliation	Challenge	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1	Vula	Uphill Battle	Reward	No	Lost
		Fight for Supplies	Reward	Yes	Won
		Slide Hustle	Reward/Immunity	No	Lost
2		Looks That Keel	Reward/Immunity	No	Lost
3		Blind Melon	Reward/Immunity	No	Lost
Switched Tribes, Day 8
4	Civa	Stage 48	Reward/Immunity	No	2nd
5		Enter Sandbag	Reward	Yes	Lost
5		48 Jump Street	Immunity	No	Lost
Tribes Disbanded, Day 12
6	None	Feel the Earn	Reward¹	Yes	Shared²
6	None	Over-Extended	Immunity		Lost
Tribes Merged, Night 13
7	Niu Nai	Wrist Assured	Reward/Immunity		Lost
Voted Out, Day 14
Notes: ^1 The castaways first competed as two teams for reward. Only the members of the winning team would have the right to compete for individual immunity. ^2 Saiounia found the Challenge Advantage and as a result, automatically joined the winning team on reward without competing.

Episode	Saiounia's Votes	Voted Against Saiounia
1	Stephanie	Mary
2	Kevin	~~Kevin~~¹
3	~~Mary~~; Justin; Justin; Ineligible	-; Cedrek; Cedrek; -²
4	Civa Tribe Immune
5	Chrissy	Mitch
6	Cedrek	Charity, David, Eva, Mitch, Shauhin
7	Ineligible³	Chrissy, Eva, Joe, Mitch, Star
Voted Out, Day 14

^1 In "Humble Traits", Saiounia used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating 1 vote against her.
^2 In "Committing to the Bit", Mary successfully played her Shot in the Dark, negating Saiounia's vote against her. Because Mary negated all the votes cast at Tribal Council, a vote restart was held between all the non-immune players. The restart ended with a 1-1 tie between Saiounia and Justin, forcing a revote. Nobody changed their vote on the revote, forcing a consensus tiebreaker. On the tiebreaker, Saiounia did not receive any votes to be eliminated.
^3 In "Survivor Smack Talk", Mitch used a Vote Blocker advantage on Saiounia, preventing her from voting at Tribal Council.

Post-Survivor

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Trivia

Saiounia is the second contestant to be involved in a tied vote but still be allowed to cast a vote during the revote, following Sierra Wright in "He's All That".
Saiounia received at least one vote at every Tribal Council she attended.
- Saiounia holds the record for most consecutive Tribal Councils attended with votes received, with 6. She shares this record with Rory Freeman.
Saiounia is the lowest-placing woman to be voted out during a Split Tribal Council.