Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers is the thirty-fifth season of Survivor.
The season was won by Ben Driebergen 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]
Twists/Changes
- Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers: The 18 contestants are divided into three tribes based on how they are perceived by their immediate communities:
- Hidden Immunity Idols: For this season, clues for the regular Hidden Immunity Idols will be etched on a tree. In addition to regular idols, before the marooning, a "super-idol", an idol which can be used once a castaway receives enough votes to be voted out at Tribal Council rather than before the votes are read, will be planted beneath the supplies. Unlike its Panama, Cook Islands, Cagayan, and Kaôh Rōng counterparts, this idol can only be used during the first Tribal Council. If the finder's tribe wins the first Immunity Challenge, that player must anonymously send the idol to a member of the losing tribe.[3]
- Return of Previous Tiebreaker Rules: The revote, which was removed in the previous season, will be reinstated this season.[3] 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 at the final 15, shuffling the remaining 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.
- Early Merge: This season merged with twelve castaways in the game.
- Extra Vote: The extra vote returns, though with a difference in its mechanism. This allows one castaway to place the advantage into the voting urn in lieu of their vote and take a blank parchment, allowing them to vote twice at a future Tribal Council.
- Simplified Final Four Tribal Council: Instead of a traditional vote, the person who wins the final four Immunity Challenge will get to choose one person to take with them to the Final Three. The remaining two castaways would compete in a fire-making challenge for the right to reach Day 39.
- Expanded Jury and Final Three: Instead of the conventional Final Two facing the jury of seven, 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 | |||
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Original Tribe | Switched Tribe | Merged Tribe | ||||
Katrina Radke 46, Excelsior, MN Olympian |
Levu | 1st Voted Out Day 3 |
5 | |||
Simone Nguyen 25, New York City, NY Diversity Advocate |
Yawa | 2nd Voted Out Day 6 |
5 | |||
Patrick Bolton 24, Auburn, AL Small Business Owner |
Yawa | 3rd Voted Out Day 8 |
5 | |||
Alan Ball 32, Houston, TX NFL Player |
Levu | Levu | 4th Voted Out Day 11 |
2 | ||
Roark Luskin 27, Santa Monica, CA Social Worker |
Soko | Soko | 5th Voted Out Day 14 |
3 | ||
Ali Elliott 24, Los Angeles, CA Celebrity Assistant |
Yawa | Soko | 6th Voted Out Day 16 |
3 | ||
Jessica Johnston 29, Louisville, KY Nurse Practitioner |
Soko | Yawa | Solewa | 7th Voted Out Day 19 |
7 | |
Desi Williams 27, Newport News, VA Physical Therapist |
Soko | Levu | 8th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 21 |
11 | ||
Cole Medders 24, Little Rock, AR Wilderness Therapy Guide |
Soko | Yawa | 9th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 24 |
7 | ||
JP Hilsabeck 28, Los Angeles, CA Firefighter |
Levu | Soko | 10th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 27 |
6 | ||
Joe Mena 34, Tolland, CT Probation Officer |
Soko | Levu | 11th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 30 |
12 | ||
Lauren Rimmer 35, Beaufort, NC Fisherman |
Yawa | Yawa | 12th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 33 |
3 | ||
Ashley Nolan 26, Satellite Beach, FL Lifeguard |
Levu | Levu | 13th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 36 |
8 | ||
Mike Zahalsky 43, Parkland, FL Urologist |
Soko | Yawa | 14th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 37 |
9 | ||
Devon Pinto 23, Solana Beach, CA Surf Instructor |
Yawa | Levu | Eliminated 8th Jury Member Day 38 |
2 | ||
Ryan Ulrich 23, North Arlington, NJ Bellhop |
Yawa | Soko | Second Runner-Up |
2 | ||
Chrissy Hofbeck 46, Lebanon Township, NJ Actuary |
Levu | Soko | Runner-Up | 7 | ||
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 Ball's paranoia; Soko went undefeated. With 15 players remaining, a Tribe Switch occurred. On the new Soko tribe, original Yawa member Ryan Ulrich found himself as the swing vote, and he ended up flipping on his fellow Yawa member Ali Elliott and aligning with original Levu member Chrissy Hofbeck.
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 Nolan, Ben Driebergen, Devon Pinto, and Lauren Rimmer formed a sub-alliance, though this alliance soon splintered 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 game play, 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) | ||
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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[4] | 1.8/7[4] |
Levu | Yawa | |||||||
2 | "I'm a Wild Banshee" | October 4, 2017 | Soko1 | Simone (5-1) |
2nd Voted Out Day 6 |
8.15[5] | 1.6/6[5] | |
Levu1 | ||||||||
3 | "My Kisses Are Very Private" | October 11, 2017 | Levu1 | Patrick (4-1) |
3rd Voted Out Day 8 |
8.02[6] | 1.7/7[6] | |
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[7] | 1.8/7[7] |
Soko | ||||||||
5 | "The Past Will Eat You Alive" | October 25, 2017 | Levu | Yawa | Roark (3-2) |
5th Voted Out Day 14 |
8.22[8] | 1.7/7[8] |
Yawa | Levu | |||||||
6 | "This Is Why You Play Survivor" | November 1, 2017 | Soko | Yawa | Ali (3-1) |
6th Voted Out Day 16 |
7.69[9] | 1.6/6[9] |
Yawa | Levu | |||||||
7 | "Get to Gettin'" | November 8, 2017 | None | Desi | Jessica (7-5)2 |
7th Voted Out Day 19 |
7.82[10] | 1.6/6[10] |
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[11] | 1.7/6[11] |
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[12] | 1.4/5[12] |
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[13] | 1.8/7[13] |
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[14] | 1.8/7[14] |
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[15] | 1.8/7[15] |
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[16] | 1.9/8[16] | |
[Devon, Mike] |
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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[16] | 1.2/5[16] | |||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||
Voted Out | Katrina |
Simone |
Patrick |
Alan |
Roark |
Ali |
Jessica |
Tie | Desi |
Cole |
JP |
Joe |
Lauren |
Ashley |
Tie | Mike |
Devon |
Ryan |
Chrissy |
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 | Joe | Ashley | Ashley | Mike | — | ||||||
►► | Ryan | — | Simone | Patrick | — | Roark | Ali | Jessica | Desi | Desi | Cole | Mike | Ashley | Ashley | Mike | — | |||||
►► | Devon | — | Simone | Patrick | None1 | — | — | Jessica | Desi | Desi | Cole | JP | Joe | Ashley | Mike | None | Eliminated | Ryan | |||
►► | Mike | — | — | — | — | — | — | Chrissy | Joe | Joe | Cole | JP | Ashley | None | Chrissy | ||||||
►► | Ashley | Katrina | — | — | — | — | Jessica | Joe | Desi | Cole | JP | Joe | Mike | Chrissy | |||||||
►► | Lauren | — | Simone | Patrick | — | — | — | Jessica | None5 | Cole | JP | Joe | Ben | ||||||||
►► | Joe | — | — | — | Alan | — | — | Chrissy | Ben | None | Cole | JP | Ben | ||||||||
►► | JP | Katrina | — | — | — | Roark | Ali | Jessica | Desi | Desi | 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 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
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.[17]
- This season marks the first time that all three starting tribes remained existent entering the merge, as Millennials vs. Gen X started with two tribes and later expanded to three tribes.
- All three pre-merge tribes attended Tribal Council twice.
- This is the first season since Survivor: Marquesas in which only one male won an individual Immunity Challenge.
- This is the first season since Survivor: Kaôh Rōng not to feature the Legacy Advantage.
References
- ↑ https://www.truedorktimes.com/s35/calendar.htm
- ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/survivor-a-tour-season-35s-tribal-council-1042619
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/survivor-jeff-probst-explains-everything-know-season-35-1033552
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-sept-27-2017/
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-oct-4-2017/
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-oct-11-2017/
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-oct-18-2017/
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-oct-25-2017/
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/world-series-ends-big-survivor-goldbergs-blacklist-speechless-adjust-up-wednesday-final-ratings/
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-nov-8-2017/
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-nov-15-2017/
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/tv-ratings-wednesday-nov-22-2017/
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-nov-29-2017/
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-dec-6-2017/
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-dec-13-2017/
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-dec-20-2017/
- ↑ https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/ihof/p22-operina/
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