Each week Inside Survivor contributor Rob Brodeur will be collecting various Survivor-related statistics and information based on the latest episode of Survivor 45.
Hidden Immunity Idol
- Bruce is the 22nd player voted out with a hidden immunity idol in their possession.
- He’s the second person this season after Sabiyah.
- Both of the players voted out with idols found them on the Lulu beach.
- Bruce is the seventh returning player to be voted out with a hidden immunity idol. The others are as follows:
- Ozzy in Micronesia
- Andrea in Caramoan
- JT in Game Changers
- Aubry and Kelley in Edge of Extinction
- Sophie in Winners at War
- Bruce is the oldest player to be voted out with a hidden immunity idol.
- This the sixth season where multiple players were voted out with hidden immunity idols, after Micronesia, San Juan del Sur, Edge of Extinction, Island of the Idols, and Survivor 41.
Reward Challenge: “Running on Empty”
- Variations of this challenge were previously seen in Tocantins, Redemption Island, South Pacific, Blood vs. Water, Worlds Apart, and Kaôh Rōng.
- This was the first time it was used as an individual reward challenge.
Immunity Challenge: “Invertigo”
- This is the first time this challenge has been used on Survivor.
Tribal Council
- Bruce was voted out 4-3-1.
- The most recent player voted out 4-3-1 was Ethan in Winners at War.
- Both Ethan and Bruce started on a blue tribe in the season where this vote total happened.
- The very first vote in Survivor history was a 4-3-1 vote.
- Bruce is the oldest player to be voted out on Day 19.
- Bruce and Kellie were both voted out at the first opportunity of their being vulnerable after winning immunity.
- Kellie won immunity in episode 7 and was voted out in episode 8
- Bruce won immunity in episodes 8 & 9 and was voted out in episode 10.
- Bruce is the first player to win the “This Much” immunity challenge and not finish in 6th place.
- Both Kyle and Ashley, who won in Kaoh Rong & Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers, came in 6th.
- Bruce won 80% of the immunity challenges this season.
- Both tribal councils where he was vulnerable, he received at least 1 vote.
- He also received a vote from the player he voted for.
- In episode 7 Bruce and Sifu voted for each other.
- In episode 10 Bruce and Julie voted for each other.
- Bruce is the first returning player to place 8th in a season that isn’t composed of only returning players.
- In Guatemala, Micronesia, Redemption Island, South Pacific, Philippines, Caramoan, Blood vs. Water, and Edge of Extinction, the player who got 8th place was a newbie.
- This is the first time a player named “Bruce” was voted out of Survivor
- Bruce Kanegai was medevaced in Panama.
- Bruce from this season was medevaced in Survivor 44.
- Julie, Dee, and Drew are the only players who have voted at every tribal council they’ve attended.
- Not including the initial vote in episode 6, where Kaleb successfully played his Shot in the Dark, Julie has voted correctly AND cast a vote at every tribal she’s attended.
- Austin and Katurah are the only players without any votes against them.
Confessionals
- Jake had the most confessionals this episode with 9.
- Austin and Dee had the lowest number of confessionals with 2.
- Emily has the most total confessionals with 54.
- Julie has the lowest number of total confessionals with 28.
- The final seven players have had at least 1 confessional in every episode this season.
Ratings
- The tenth episode received 5.020 million viewers and 0.80 in the Adults 18-49 demo.
Episode Title
- The episode title “How Am I the Mobster?” was said by Jake after a conversation with Drew.
Survivor Birthdays
- This week’s episode aired on Tanya Vance (Thailand), Daniel Lue (The Amazon), Katie Hanson (Philippines), and Jesse Lopez’s (Survivor 43) birthday.
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