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Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers is the thirty-fifth season of Survivor.

The season continued the trend of three-tribe seasons prominent in the modern era of Survivor by dividing its cast based on how they were seen by their communities. Though the season seemed headed for a straightforward finish with the decimation of the Healers after the merge, a revolt within the majority alliance combined with Ben Driebergen's string of flashy Hidden Immunity Idol plays culminated in an unpredictable end-game. This season also saw the introduction of the mandatory fire-making challenge at the final four, which has had an indelible impact on strategy in the succeeding seasons. In the end, Ben emerged as the Sole Survivor in a 5-2-1 vote over Chrissy Hofbeck and Ryan Ulrich.

Production[]

The season was filmed in the spring of 2017, following the same schedule that was used for Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X. The following season was filmed a few weeks after.

The season's motif was inspired by the British colonization of Fiji from 1875 to 1970, with primary focus on shipping trade. As such, Tribal Council was designed to look like an abandoned warehouse overgrown with vines and cluttered with shipwreck debris. The walkway to Tribal Council consisted of actual disused cart tracks.[2]

The season also saw the introduction of the mandatory fire-making challenge at the final four, which has since become a mainstay in future seasons. Jeff Probst justified the addition of the mechanic as the resolution for a long-standing observation that the person who plays the best game may be voted out at the final four without the ability to plead their case at Final Tribal Council. This mechanic, he explained, gives everyone who makes the final four the chance to earn their way into the finals.[3]

Twists/Changes[]

  • Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers: The 18 contestants were divided into three tribes based on how they are perceived by their immediate communities:
    • The Levu​ tribe are the "Heroes", who serve their duties heroically and courageously.
    • The Soko tribe are the "Healers", who serve others by helping them heal physically or emotionally.
    • The Yawa​ tribe are the "Hustlers", who are praised for their work ethic and determination in achieving goals.
  • Hidden Immunity Idols: For this season, clues for the regular Hidden Immunity Idols were etched onto trees. In addition to regular idols, before the marooning, a "super-idol" which can be used after the votes are read will be planted beneath the supplies. Unlike its Panama, Cook Islands, Cagayan, and Kaôh Rōng counterparts, this idol could only be used during the first Tribal Council. If its finder's tribe won the first Immunity Challenge, that player must anonymously send the idol to a member of the losing tribe.[4]
  • Return of Previous Tiebreaker Rules: The revote, which was removed in the previous season, was reinstated this season.[4] This was announced to the castaways on this season prior to the start of the inaugural Immunity Challenge.
  • Tribe Switch: A tribe switch occurred on Day 9, shuffling the remaining fifteen castaways into three tribes of five.
  • Vote Blocker: After the Reward Challenge on Day 9, a vote blocker was hidden in a bag of potato chips for the winning tribe. This allows a castaway to block another from voting at the next Tribal Council. Should the person who found the advantage not attend the next Tribal Council, they must block someone on the losing tribe from voting.
  • Merge: This season merged with twelve castaways in the game.
  • Extra Vote: The extra vote returned, though with a difference in its mechanism. At their next Tribal Council, its finder was allowed to keep a blank parchment instead of casting a vote, allowing them to vote twice at a future Tribal Council.
  • Simplified Final Four Tribal Council: Instead of a traditional vote, the person who won the Final Immunity Challenge got to choose one person to take with them to the Final Three. The remaining two castaways competed in a fire-making challenge for the right to reach Day 39.
  • Expanded Jury and Final Three: The Final Tribal Council was held with a Final Three facing an eight-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[]

Contestant Tribe Affiliation Finish Votes
Against
Original Tribe Switched Tribe Merged Tribe
S35 katrina t
Katrina Radke
46, Excelsior, MN
Olympian
Levu 1st Voted Out
Day 3
5
S35 simone t
Simone Nguyen
25, New York City, NY
Diversity Advocate
Yawa 2nd Voted Out
Day 6
5
S35 patrick t
Patrick Bolton
25, Auburn, AL
Small Business Owner
Yawa 3rd Voted Out
Day 8
5
S35 alan t
Alan Ball
32, Houston, TX
NFL Player
Levu Levu 4th Voted Out
Day 11
2
S35 roark t
Roark Luskin
27, Santa Monica, CA
Social Worker
Soko Soko 5th Voted Out
Day 14
3
S35 ali t
Ali Elliott
24, Los Angeles, CA
Celebrity Assistant
Yawa Soko 6th Voted Out
Day 16
3
S35 jessica t
Jessica Johnston
29, Louisville, KY
Nurse Practitioner
Soko Yawa Solewa 7th Voted Out
Day 19
7
S35 desi t
Desi Williams
27, Newport News, VA
Physical Therapist
Soko Levu 8th Voted Out
1st Jury Member
Day 21
11
S35 cole t
Cole Medders
24, Little Rock, AR
Wilderness Therapy Guide
Soko Yawa 9th Voted Out
2nd Jury Member
Day 24
7
S35 jp t
JP Hilsabeck
28, Los Angeles, CA
Firefighter
Levu Soko 10th Voted Out
3rd Jury Member
Day 27
6
S35 joe t
Joe Mena
34, Tolland, CT
Probation Officer
Soko Levu 11th Voted Out
4th Jury Member
Day 30
12
S35 lauren t
Lauren Rimmer
35, Beaufort, NC
Fisherman
Yawa Yawa 12th Voted Out
5th Jury Member
Day 33
3
S35 ashley t
Ashley Nolan
26, Satellite Beach, FL
Lifeguard
Levu Levu 13th Voted Out
6th Jury Member
Day 36
8
S35 mike t
Mike Zahalsky
43, Parkland, FL
Urologist
Soko Yawa 14th Voted Out
7th Jury Member
Day 37
9
S35 devon t
Devon Pinto
24, Solana Beach, CA
Surf Instructor
Yawa Levu Eliminated
8th Jury Member
Day 38
2
S35 ryan t
Ryan Ulrich
23, North Arlington, NJ
Bellhop
Yawa Soko Second
Runner-Up
2
S35 chrissy t
Chrissy Hofbeck
46, Lebanon Township, NJ
Actuary
Levu Soko Runner-Up 7
S35 ben t
Ben Driebergen
34, Boise, ID
Marine
Levu Yawa Sole Survivor 11

Season Summary[]

The 18 new players were initially divided into three tribes: Levu, Soko, and Yawa. Yawa struggled early on losing two members; while Levu lost only one member, the tribe was dysfunctional due to Alan's paranoia; Soko went undefeated. With 15 players remaining, a Tribe Switch occurred. On the new Soko tribe, original Yawa member Ryan found himself as the swing vote, and he ended up flipping on his fellow Yawa member Ali and aligning with original Levu member Chrissy.

After the tribes merged, the former Levus and Yawas formed an alliance against the original Soko Alliance. However, the former alliance eventually splintered as Ashley, Ben, Devon, and Lauren formed a sub-alliance, though this alliance also dissolved as Ben became the main target for being perceived as the biggest threat. However, he managed to play three Hidden Immunity Idols, ending up in the final four along with Chrissy, Devon, and Ryan. After Chrissy won the Final Immunity Challenge, a new twist required her to save one of the remaining three players, which would force the other two players to compete in a fire-making challenge. Chrissy saved Ryan, forcing Ben and Devon to compete in the fire-making challenge. Ben won, joining Chrissy and Ryan in the finals.

At the Final Tribal Council, Ryan was chastised for his weak strategic game and laziness around camp, while Ben and Chrissy received mixed reception. Ben was respected for his strategic play and ability to make it to the end despite being a huge threat, while Chrissy was commended for her prowess in Immunity Challenges, but both, particularly Ben, were criticized for their weak social games. Ben's strong strategic game and ability to make it to the end despite the odds stacked against him beat out Chrissy's dominance in challenges and Ryan's weak gameplay, and he was awarded the title of Sole Survivor in a 5-2-1 vote.

Episode Air date Challenges Eliminated
(Vote)
Finish Viewers
(in millions)
Ratings/Share
(18-49)
Reward Immunity
1 "I'm Not Crazy, I'm Confident" September 27, 2017 Soko Soko Katrina
(5-1)
1st Voted Out
Day 3
8.33[5] 1.8/7[5]
Levu Yawa
2 "I'm a Wild Banshee" October 4, 2017 Soko1 Simone
(5-1)
2nd Voted Out
Day 6
8.15[6] 1.6/6[6]
Levu1
3 "My Kisses Are Very Private" October 11, 2017 Levu1 Patrick
(4-1)
3rd Voted Out
Day 8
8.02[7] 1.7/7[7]
Soko1
4 "I Don't Like Having Snakes Around" October 18, 2017 Yawa Yawa Alan
(2-0)2
4th Voted Out
Day 11
8.12[8] 1.8/7[8]
Soko
5 "The Past Will Eat You Alive" October 25, 2017 Levu Yawa Roark
(3-2)
5th Voted Out
Day 14
8.22[9] 1.7/7[9]
Yawa Levu
6 "This Is Why You Play Survivor" November 1, 2017 Soko Yawa Ali
(3-1)
6th Voted Out
Day 16
7.69[10] 1.6/6[10]
Yawa Levu
7 "Get to Gettin'" November 8, 2017 None Desi Jessica
(7-5)2
7th Voted Out
Day 19
7.82[11] 1.6/6[11]
8 "Playing with the Devil" November 15, 2017 Chrissy,
Cole, Devon,
JP, Ryan
[Joe]4
Cole Desi
(4-4-1-1;
7-1)5
8th Voted Out
1st Jury Member
Day 21
8.85[12] 1.7/6[12]
9 "Fear of the Unknown" November 22, 2017 Chrissy,
Cole, JP,
Joe, Mike
Lauren Cole
(7-1-0)2
9th Voted Out
2nd Jury Member
Day 24
7.37[13] 1.4/5[13]
10 "Buy One, Get One Free" November 29, 2017 Lauren
[Ashley,
Ben, Devon]
Ashley JP
(5-3-1)
10th Voted Out
3rd Jury Member
Day 27
8.27[14] 1.8/7[14]
Ashley, Ben,
Devon, Joe
Chrissy Joe
(4-2-0)2
11th Voted Out
4th Jury Member
Day 30
11 "Not Going to Roll Over and Die" December 6, 2017 Chrissy
[Ashley,
Mike, Ryan]
Ashley Lauren
(1-0)2
12th Voted Out
5th Jury Member
Day 33
8.96[15] 1.8/7[15]
12 "The Survivor Devil" December 13, 2017 Chrissy,
Devon
[Ryan]
Chrissy Ashley
(5-1)2
13th Voted Out
6th Jury Member
Day 36
8.74[16] 1.8/7[16]
13 "Million Dollar Night" December 20, 2017 Chrissy1 Mike
(1-1-0;
2-1)2,5
14th Voted Out
7th Jury Member
Day 37
8.70[17] 1.9/8[17]
[Devon,
Mike]
None Chrissy Devon
(No vote)6
Eliminated
8th Jury Member
Day 38
Jury Vote Ryan
(5-2-1)
Second Runner-Up
Chrissy
(5-2-1)
Runner-Up
Ben
(5-2-1)
Sole Survivor
14 "Reunion" 5.97[17] 1.2/5[17]
Notes:
^1 Combined Reward and Immunity Challenge.
^2 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played, negating all votes against its user.
^3 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played; however, no votes were cast against its user.
^4 Joe drew the odd-colored rock when the teams were being formed, and as a result automatically joined the winning team on reward without competing.
^5 The vote resulted in a tie. Per Survivor rules, a revote would commence.
^8 Instead of a traditional vote, the person who won the Immunity Challenge, Chrissy, would choose someone to take with them into the Final Three. She chose to take Ryan with her, leaving the two remaining castaways, Ben and Devon, to compete in a fire-making challenge to determine the last finalist.

Voting History[]

Original Tribes Switched Tribes Merged Tribe
Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Voted Out S35 katrina t
Katrina
S35 simone t
Simone
S35 patrick t
Patrick
S35 alan t
Alan
S35 roark t
Roark
S35 ali t
Ali
S35 jessica t
Jessica
Tie S35 desi t
Desi
S35 cole t
Cole
S35 jp t
JP
S35 joe t
Joe
S35 lauren t
Lauren
S35 ashley t
Ashley
Tie S35 mike t
Mike
S35 devon t
Devon
S35 ryan t
Ryan
S35 chrissy t
Chrissy
S35 ben t
Ben
Vote 5-1 5-1 4-1 2-02 3-2 3-1 7-53 4-4-1-14 7-1 7-1-02 5-3-1 4-2-02 1-02 5-13 1-1-02,4 2-1 No vote7 5-2-1
Ben Katrina Jessica Desi Desi Cole Mike Joe Lauren Ashley Devon Devon Jury Vote
Chrissy Katrina Roark Ali Jessica Joe Desi Mike Joe Ashley Ben Ashley Ben Mike
Ryan Simone Patrick Roark Ali Jessica Desi Desi Cole Mike Ashley Ben Ashley Ben Mike
Devon Simone Patrick None1 Jessica Desi Desi Cole JP Joe Ben Ashley Mike None Eliminated Ryan
Mike Chrissy Joe Joe Cole JP Ryan Ben Ashley Ben None Chrissy
Ashley Katrina Joe Jessica Joe Desi Cole JP Joe Ben Mike Chrissy
Lauren Simone Patrick Jessica None5 Cole JP Joe Ben Ben
Joe Alan Chrissy Ben None Cole JP Ryan Ben
JP Katrina Roark Ali Jessica Desi Desi Mike Mike Ben
Cole Chrissy Joe Desi Ben Ben
Desi Alan Chrissy Lauren None Ben
Jessica Chrissy
Ali Simone Patrick Chrissy JP
Roark Chrissy
Alan Katrina Joe
Patrick Simone Lauren
Simone Patrick
Katrina Ashley
Notes:
^1 This castaway's vote was blocked by a Vote Blocker.
^2 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played, negating all votes against its user.
^3 A Hidden Immunity Idol was played; however, no votes were cast against its user.
^4 The vote resulted in a tie. Per Survivor rules, a revote was held where the castaways involved in the tie would not vote and the remaining castaways could only vote for those involved in the tie.
^5 This castaway used an advantage that allowed them to abstain from the vote in exchange for an Extra Vote that can be used at a future Tribal Council.
^6 Instead of a traditional vote, the person who won the Immunity Challenge, Chrissy, would choose someone to take with them into the Final Three. She chose to take Ryan with her. The remaining two castaways, Ben and Devon, would compete in a fire-making challenge to determine the last finalist.

Trivia[]

  • The font used for this season is P22 Operina.[18]
  • Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers marks the first time that all three starting tribes remained in existence entering the merge, as Millennials vs. Gen X started with two tribes and later expanded to three tribes.
    • Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers marks the first three tribe to three tribe tribe switch.
  • Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers is the first season since Marquesas in which only one man won an individual Immunity Challenge.
  • Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers ties with David vs. Goliath and Island of the Idols for the most Hidden Immunity Idols played, with seven.
  • Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers is the only season with three starting tribes where the highest-placing member of every tribe was a man.
  • Until Natalie Anderson received four votes in Winners at War, Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers was the most recent season in which a woman received any jury votes.

References[]

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  14. 14.0 14.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-nov-29-2017/
  15. 15.0 15.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-dec-6-2017/
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  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-dec-20-2017/
  18. https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/ihof/p22-operina/

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