Each week Inside Survivor contributor Rob Brodeur will be collecting various Survivor-related statistics and information based on the latest episode of Survivor 46.
Season
- This is the 14th consecutive season to film in Fiji.
- It’s the 15th season to film in Fiji (including Survivor: Fiji)
- This is the 6th consecutive season to start with three tribes.
- Seasons 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, and 46 all started with three tribes.
- The most recent season to only have two pre-merge tribes was Island of the Idols.
- Seasons 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, and 46 all started with three tribes.
Cast/Tribes
- The average age of the cast is 30.94.
- Venus is the 8th Canadian to be on US Survivor.
- Island of the Idols – Tom
- Survivor 41 – Erika & Shan
- Survivor 42 – Maryanne & Omar
- Survivor 44 – Kane
- Survivor 45 – Kaleb
- Survivor 43 is the only new era season to not have someone from Canada on the cast.
- Bhanu is the first Survivor player to be born in India.
- Jem is the first Survivor player to be born in Guyana.
- Q is the first Survivor player to have a name that starts with “Q.”
- Maria (47) is the oldest player this season, while David (21) is the youngest.
- Maria is the 10th player to be in her 40s and the oldest player in her season. The others are as follows:
- Sekou Bunch (45) in Cook Islands
- Steve “Chicken” Morris (47) in China
- Trish Hegarty (48) in Cagayan
- Katrina Radke (46) in Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers
- Angela Perkins (42) in Ghost Island
- Reem Daly (46) in Edge of Extinction
- Denise Stapley (48) in Winners at War
- Bruce Perrault (46) in Survivor 44
- Julie Alley (49) in Survivor 45
- Five out of 10 of these players were the first person eliminated from their season (Sekou, Chicken, Katrina, Reem, & Bruce).
- Survivor 46 is the third three-starting tribe season to have orange, green, and purple starting tribes. Cagayan and Survivor 44 are the others.
- Millennials vs. Gen X, Ghost Island, and David vs. Goliath also had orange, green, and purple pre-merge tribes, but the green tribe on those three seasons was an expansion tribe.
- Every even-numbered new era season has an orange, green, and purple tribe.
- Survivor 42: Taku, Vati, Kulakula
- Survivor 44: Ratu, Soka, Tika
- Survivor 46: Nami, Siga, Yanu
- This is the 4th consecutive season where the starting tribes had four letter names.
- Survivor 43: Baka, Coco, Vesi
- Survivor 44: Ratu, Soka, Tika
- Survivor 45: Belo, Lulu, Reba
- Survivor 46: Nami, Siga, Yanu
- There have been 32 tribes since David vs. Goliath with two-syllable names.
- David vs. Goliath: Vuku & Tiva
- Edge of Extinction: Manu, Kama, & Lesu
- Island of the Idols: Vokai & Lairo
- Winners at War: Dakal, Sele, & Yara
- Survivor 41: Luvu, Ua, & Yase
- Survivor 42: Vuku, Ika, & Vati
- Survivor 43: Baka, Coco, & Vesi
- Survivor 44: Ratu, Soka, & Tika
- Survivor 45: Belo, Lulu, & Reba
- Survivor 46: Nami, Siga, & Yanu
- Not including merged tribes, the most recent tribe name with more than two syllables was “Jabeni” in David vs. Goliath.
- Nami
- Average age: 29.5
- Oldest member: Randen Montalvo (40)
- Youngest member: Venus Vafa (24)
- Nami is based on the Japanese word for “wave.”
- This is the second tribe (not counting merged tribes) in a season set in Fiji to not be based on a Fijian word or location in Fiji.
- The first was Tika in Survivor 44, whose name was based on a Maori word for “righteousness.”
- The starting tribes in David vs. Goliath were originally named to match the theme but were given Fijian word names after the swap.
- This is the second tribe (not counting merged tribes) in a season set in Fiji to not be based on a Fijian word or location in Fiji.
- Nami is the 3rd tribe to be named for a wave, after Galu in Samoa and Ua in Survivor 41.
- Nami is the 22nd orange tribe.
- Nami is the first orange tribe to start with “N”
- Naviti in Ghost Island is the most recent tribe to start with “N”
- Randen and Liz are both from Orlando, FL.
- Siga
- Average age: 32
- Oldest member: Maria Shrime Gonzalez (47)
- Youngest member: Charlie Davis (25)
- Siga is based on the Fijian word for “day.”
- Siga is the 24th green tribe.
- The most recent green tribe also started with an “S.”
- They’re also the only two green “S” tribes.
- The most recent green tribe also started with an “S.”
- This is the 4th consecutive four letter “S” starting tribe after Soko, Sele, and Soka.
- Survivor 45 is the only new era season without a green tribe.
- Yanu
- Average age: 31.33
- Oldest member: Bhanu Gopal (41)
- Youngest member: David Jelinsky (21)
- Yanu is based on the Fijian word “yanuyanu” which means “island.”
- Yanu is the 18th purple tribe.
- Yanu is the first purple tribe to start with the letter “Y.”
Hidden Immunity Idol
- Tiffany is the 9th player to find a hidden immunity idol in the first episode.
- The others are Brandon in Survivor 44, Dan in Survivor David vs. Goliath, Domenick in Ghost Island, Kelley in Cambodia, Carolyn in Worlds Apart, Garrett & Tony in Cagayan, and Kristina in Redemption Island.
- Other limited-use idols found/received in the premiere are as follows:
- Sabrina found the Manono idol in the premiere episode of One World but had to give it to someone on that tribe.
- Ryan found an idol during the marooning in the premiere of Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers, but it needed to be given to someone on a different tribe.
- Natalie found one on Edge of Extinction in Winners at War but had to sell it to someone still in the game.
- Gabler got an idol during the summit trip by risking his vote in the Survivor 43 premiere.
Marooning – “Tiers of Heaven”
- Nami won both challenges in this episode. They’re the 4th new era tribe in a row to win both premiere challenges.
- Reba in Survivor 45, Soka in Survivor 44, and Vesi in Survivor 43.
- Ika (Survivor 42) and Ua (Survivor 41) are the only new-era tribes to win the marooning challenge but not win the first immunity challenge.
- Reba in Survivor 45, Soka in Survivor 44, and Vesi in Survivor 43.
- This is the first time an orange tribe won this challenge.
- Both times this challenge was used with a purple tribe, they lost.
- This is only the second time a variation of this challenge was used on a season where none of the tribes competing were primary colors.
- Survivor 44 was the first time.
- Both seasons had orange, green, and purple tribes competing.
- Survivor 44 was the first time.
Sweat vs Savvy
- This is the second season in a row where both tribes lost the sweat vs. savvy challenge.
The Summit
- Jelinsky is the first player to go to the summit and get eliminated in the premiere episode.
Immunity Challenge – “Lizard King”
- Variations of this challenge were used in Thailand and Nicaragua.
- Both times it was used as a pre-merge challenge, an orange and purple tribe competed.
- Nakhum in Guatemala is the only “N” tribe to lose the first immunity challenge.
- Nagarote in Worlds Apart, Nuku in Game Changers, Naviti in Ghost Island, and Nami in Survivor 46 all won the first immunity challenge of the season.
- Takali in Millennials vs Gen X is the most recent purple tribe to lose the first immunity challenge of the season.
- 8/13 purple tribes have won the first immunity challenge.
- Casaya (Panama), Malakal (Micronesia), Bikal (Caramoan), Takali (Millennials vs Gen X), and Yanu (Survivor 46) are the only purple tribes to lose.
- 8/13 purple tribes have won the first immunity challenge.
- Ua is the only new-era green tribe not to win the first immunity challenge of the season.
- Vati (Survivor 42), Soka (Survivor 44), and Siga (Survivor 46) all won.
Confessionals
- Bhanu and Tiffany had the most confessionals in this episode, with 9.
- Hunter, Liz, and Randen had the lowest number of confessionals ,with 2.
- Everyone had at least two confessionals in this episode.
- Jelinsky had several (7) confessionals in this episode.
Tribal Council
- Jelinsky was voted out 5-0.
- He’s the second player voted out 5-0 unanimously since Zach in Survivor 42.
- He is the first man to be voted out of a purple tribe since Johnny Fairplay in Micronesia.
- The purple tribe lost a member in both new era seasons.
- Bruce was medevaced from Tika in Survivor 44.
- David was voted out from Yanu in Survivor 46.
- He is the second new era player to be the only person eliminated in the first episode.
- The first was Morriah in Survivor 43.
- The most recent person named David to play Survivor was David Voce in Survivor 41, who also went by his last name on the show.
- Jelinsky is the 8th David/Dave to play Survivor.
- Dave Johnson – The Amazon
- Dave Cruser – China
- Dave Ball – Samoa
- David Murphy – Redemption Island
- David Sampson – Cagayan
- David Wright – Millennials vs. Gen X & Edge of Extinction
- David Voce – Survivor 41
- David Jelinsky- Survivor 46
- Coincidentally, everyone before Heroes vs. Villains was Dave, while everyone after Heroes vs. Villains was David.
- Every Dave/David to play Survivor has been from California except for David Sampson, David Voce, and David Jelinsky.
- David Sampson is from Florida, David Voce is from Illinois, and David Jelinsky is from Nevada.
- Both David Jelinsky and David Sampson (Cagayan) were voted out in 18th place.
- Jelinsky is the first person to be the youngest player in the season to finish in last place.
- He’s the third person to be the youngest player in a season and be voted out at the first tribal council after Marissa in Blood vs. Water and Jessica in David vs. Goliath.
- Jelinsky is the 10th player to attend tribal council but never cast an elimination vote. The others are as follows:
- Chris – Ghost Island
- Sydney – Survivor 41
- Zach & Marya – Survivor 42
- Claire & Matthew – Survivor 44
- Hannah, Sabiyah, & Brandon – Survivor 45
- He’s the first player to lose his vote (not voluntarily give it up to gain an advantage) and get voted out at the first tribal council of the season.
- Jelinsky is the 18th player to never cast a vote in the game. The others are as follows:
- Jonathan & Wanda in Palau – They were both not chosen for a tribe in the premiere
- Gary in Fiji – Quit
- Kourtney in One World – Medevaced
- Dana in Philippines – Quit
- Chris in Ghost Island – He lost his vote to get an idol, then was voted out at the first tribal he attended.
- Pat in David vs. Goliath – Medevaced
- Sydney in Survivor 41 – Played Shot in the Dark
- Jackson in Survivor 42 – Medevaced
- Zach in Survivor 42 – Played Shot in the Dark
- Marya in Survivor 42 – Played Shot in the Dark
- Bruce in Survivor 44 – Medevaced
- Claire in Survivor 44 – Played Shot in the Dark
- Matthew in Survivor 44 – Played Shot in the Dark at his first tribal, then was medevaced/quit before attending tribal again.
- Hannah in Survivor 45 – Quit
- Brandon in Survivor 45 – Didn’t vote at the first tribal due to Hannah’s quit, then lost his vote at the summit in the second episode.
- Sabiyah in Survivor 45 – Didn’t vote at the first tribal due to Hannah’s quit, then lost her vote due to the beware advantage, and lost another vote to extend her idol timeline.
Ratings
- The first episode received 4.90 million viewers and 0.83 in the Adults 18-49 demo.
Episode Title
- The episode title “This is Where the Legends Are Made” was said by Jelinsky.
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