Each week Inside Survivor contributor Rob Brodeur will be collecting various Survivor-related statistics and information based on the latest episode of Survivor 46.
Immunity Challenge – “Get A Grip”
- This challenge was previously used in Vanuatu, Cook Islands, Tocantins, Heroes vs. Villains, South Pacific, Blood vs. Water, Worlds Apart, Game Changers, Winners at War, and Survivor 45.
- In previous seasons, it’s been won by an equal amount of men and women (six each).
- This is the first time in the new era that nobody sat out during the pre-challenge rice negotiation.
- Hunter is the first person to win this challenge while on a red tribe.
- Hunter is currently tied with Erika (Survivor 41), Jonathan (Survivor 42), and Dee (Survivor 45) for most challenge wins in the new era with 9.
- All three individual immunity challenge winners were on different starting tribes.
- Kenzie started on Yanu, Maria started on Siga, and Hunter started on Nami.
Confessionals
- Q had the most confessionals in this episode with 15.
- This is the highest single-episode confessional count this season.
- Ben and Maria had the lowest number of confessionals in this episode with 1 each.
- Q has the highest total confessional count with 53.
- A Yanu member has had the highest total confessional count after every episode so far this season.
- Episode 1: Tiffany & Bhanu – 9
- Episode 2: Tiffany – 19
- Episode 3: Bhanu – 25
- Episode 4: Bhanu – 35
- Episode 5: Kenzie – 32
- Episode 6: Kenzie – 36
- Episode 7: Kenzie – 42
- Episode 8: Q – 53
- This was the first time since episode 4 that Kenzie didn’t have the highest total confessional count.
- A Yanu member has had the highest total confessional count after every episode so far this season.
- Tevin is the lowest placing contestant who had the first confessional in the season since Tony in Game Changers (who came in 19th place).
- Everyone since Tony has come in 9th place or higher.
Tribal Council
- Tevin was voted out 8-2.
- The most recent player voted out 8-2 was David Wright in Edge of Extinction.
- Tevin is the first player who was voted out by someone with the same last name as him.
- Charlie and Tevin have the same last name (Davis).
- Venus has received at least one vote at every tribal council she’s attended.
- There’s now an even number of Nami, Siga, and Yanu players left in the game.
- All three starting tribes also have at least one player of each gender remaining.
- Survivor 45 and 46 both had an LGBTQ+ player voted out in 10th place.
- Kellie came in 10th in Survivor 45.
- Kenzie is now the only LGBTQ+ player left in the game.
- Bhanu, Moriah, and Tevin have been voted out.
- Tevin is the fourth player voted out while in possession of an extra vote.
- Lauren in Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers
- Sebastian in Ghost Island
- Aubry in Edge of Extinction
- The three remaining Yanu players still have 0 votes cast against them.
- At least one Nami player has received a vote at every post-merge tribal council so far.
- Episode 6: Venus received a vote.
- Episode 7: Hunter, Soda, and Venus received votes.
- Episode 8: Tevin and Venus received votes.
- Liz is the only remaining Nami player without any votes cast against her.
Ratings
- The eighth episode received 4.839 million viewers and 0.77 in the Adults 18-49 demo.
Episode Title
- The episode title “Hide ‘n Seek” was said by Q (and other players) while playing hide and seek.
Survivor Birthdays
- This week’s episode aired on the following player’s birthday:
- Elie Scott (Survivor 43)
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