Episode 2 Stats

Each week Inside Survivor contributor Rob Brodeur will be collecting various Survivor-related statistics and information based on the latest episode of Survivor 45.

Season

• This is the first season since Edge of Extinction to have a “Previously On Survivor” segment.
• This is the first season since Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers to show the opening credits.

Cast/Tribes

• The Belo tribe is at the former beach for the following tribes:
  • Takali (Millennials vs. Gen X), Mana/Makumaku (Game Changers), Soko (Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers), Naviti/Lavita (Ghost Island), Jabeni (David vs. Goliath), Manu/Vata (Edge of Extinction), Lairo (Island of the Idols), Sele/Koru (Winners at War), Yase (Survivor 41), Vati/Kula Kula (Survivor 42), Vesi (Survivor 43), and Ratu/Va Va (Survivor 44).
    • Wendell & Chris U. are the only winners to have their starting tribe on this beach.
• The Lulu tribe is at the former beach for the following tribes:
  • Vanua/Vinaka (Millennials vs. Gen X), Tavua (Game Changers), Yawa/Solewa (Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers), Malolo (Ghost Island), Tiva/Kalokalo (David vs. Goliath), Kama (Edge of Extinction), Vokai/Lumuwaku (Island of the Idols), Dakal (Winners at War), Luvu/Viakana (Survivor 41), Taku (Survivor 43), Baka/Gaia (Survivor 43), and Soka (Survivor 44).
    • This location has the most winners whose starting tribe was on this beach with six (Adam, Tommy, Tony, Erika, Maryanne, & Gabler).
      • Yam Yam is the only new era winner to not start the game at this beach.
        • Soka is the first tribe that started on this beach to not produce a winner since Edge of Extinction.
      • Sarah was on Tavua and Ben was on Yawa after the tribe swaps, so this beach has produced a total of eight winners who lived on this beach before the merge.
      • Malolo, Soka, and Kama are the only tribes on this beach to not produce a winner.
      • David vs. Goliath is the only season where the winner was only on this beach during the merge and never be at the beach pre-merge.
• The Reba tribe is at the former beach for the following tribes:
  • Yara(Winners at War), Ua (Survivor 41), Ika (Survivor 42), Coco (Survivor 43), and Tika (Survivor 44).
    • Reba is the first red tribe on this beach.
    • Yam Yam is the only winner to start at this beach.
    • This beach has only been used in the 40s seasons.

The Summit

• Drew is the second player to have the safety without power advantage.
  • The first was Jeremy in Winners at War.
    • Janet had the opportunity to earn one in Island of the Idols but declined the mentor challenge.
    • Internationally, George Mladenov had one in Australian Survivor: Brains vs. Brawn, and KJ Austin had one in Australian Survivor: Blood vs. Water.

Immunity Challenge: “Smash & Grab”

• Lulu is the 7th yellow tribe to lose the first two immunity challenges. The others are as follows:
  • Boran in Africa
  • Maraamu in Marquesas
  • Saboga in All-Stars
  • Zhan Hu in China
  • Foa Foa in Samoa
  • Yase in Survivor 41
• Lulu is the 6th tribe to lose the first two challenges in a three-starting tribe season.
  • Saboga in All-Stars
  • Matsing in Philippines
  • Luzon in Cagayan
  • To Tang in Kaoh Rong
  • Yase in Survivor 41
• Versions of this challenge have been used on Cook Islands, Micronesia, Redemption Island, Caramoan, San Juan del Sur, Millennials vs. Gen X, and Survivor 44.
  • Lulu is the first yellow tribe to compete in this challenge and also the first yellow tribe to lose this challenge.

Tribal Council

• Brandon was voted out 3-0.
  • Brandon is the first player to be voted out 3-0 without it being a revote or due to idols being played.
• He’s the second player named Brandon to be eliminated before the merge.
  • The first was Brandon Hantz in Caramoan.
    • Brandon Hantz made it to the merge in South Pacific, so Brandon Donlon is the only Brandon to never make it to the merge in a season.
  • Every other Brandon to play Survivor made it to the merge.
    • Brandon Quinton in Africa
    • Brandon Bellinger in Guatemala
    • Brandon Cottom in Survivor 44
• Brandon is the first man since David Voce in Survivor 41 to be voted out on day 5.
  • Coincidentally, they both went to two tribal councils and were on yellow tribes.
• The only players eliminated from yellow tribes on day 5 are men.
  • Samoa: Mike Borassi was medically evacuated while on Foa Foa.
  • Survivor 41: David Voce was voted out while on Yase.
  • Survivor 45: Brandon Donlon was voted out while on Lulu.
    • All three tribes also lost the first two immunity challenges of the season.
• Brandon is the 8th 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 – Survivor 45
    • Chris in Ghost Island did, however, cast a jury vote at final tribal council.
      • Brandon is the first person to attend multiple tribal councils but never cast a vote.
• Brandon is the second man to be voted out first but not be the first player eliminated.
  • The first was Zach in Survivor 42.
• Brandon is the 7th person to be voted out first but not be the first player eliminated (Hannah quit in the first episode). The others are as follows:
  • Jolanda in Palau: Wanda and Jonathan were eliminated in the schoolyard pick.
  • Nina in One World: Kourtney was medically evacuated before the first tribal council.
  • Laura B. in Blood vs. Water: Rupert was the first person officially eliminated from the season after losing the Redemption Island duel.
  • Jessica in David vs. Goliath: Pat was medically evacuated before the first tribal council.
  • Natalie in Winners at War: Natalie returned from Edge of Extinction at the final five and made it to final tribal council, so she wasn’t eliminated from the season.
  • Maddy in Survivor 44: Bruce was medically evacuated before the first tribal council.
• Brandon is the third player to be eliminated in the same episode where he went to the summit. The others are as follows:
  • Brad in Survivor 41
  • Geo in Survivor 43
    • All three players with this distinction are men.
• This is the second season where nobody remaining in the game had any votes against them going into episode 3.
  • The first was Survivor 42.

Confessionals

• Drew and Sabiyah had the most confessionals this episode with 8.
• J.Maya, Sifu, Jake, Kellie, and Kendra had the least amount of confessionals with 1.
• Sabiyah has the most confessionals so far with 15.
• J. Maya has the least amount of confessionals so far with 2.
• Everyone got at least 1 confessional this episode.
• This is the first time in Survivor history that everyone had a confessional in episode 2.

Ratings

• The second episode received 4.879 million viewers and 0.78 in the Adults 18-49 demo.

Episode Title

• The episode title “Brought a Bazooka to a Tea Party” was said by Emily when talking about her aggressive personality in comparison to the rest of her tribe.

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