Each week Inside Survivor contributor Rob Brodeur will be collecting various Survivor-related statistics and information based on the latest episode of Survivor 47.
Advantage
- This was the first time that players used their shot in the dark for the rice negotiation.
- It’s also the highest number of shots in the dark being taken out of the game in the same episode, with 8 people losing theirs.
Reward Challenge – “Slither Me Timbers”
- This challenge has previously been used in Millennials vs. Gen X, Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers, Island of the Idols, and Survivor 44.
Immunity Challenge – “Roller Ball”
- Variations of this challenge have previously been used in Redemption Island, One World, San Juan del Sur, Cambodia, Kaôh Rōng, Ghost Island, David vs. Goliath, Island of the Idols, and Survivor 44.
- Both challenges in this episode were used in Island of the Idols and Survivor 44.
- Kyle holds the record for most individual immunity wins in the new era with four.
- He’s the first person to win four immunity challenges since Tony in Winners at War.
Confessionals
- Genevieve had the most confessionals this episode with 9.
- Kyle had the lowest number of confessionals this episode with 2.
- Sam has the highest confessional total of the season for remaining players with 62.
- Caroline has the lowest confessional total of the season for remaining players with 24.
Tribal Council
- Gabe was voted out 7-2.
- He’s the seventh player to be voted out 7-2 after the following players:
- Ronnie in Island of the Idols
- Tony in Game Changers
- Dawn in South Pacific
- Paloma in Gabon
- JP in Cook Islands
- Lex in All-Stars
- He’s the seventh player to be voted out 7-2 after the following players:
- Gabe is the first player to be voted out on day 18 in the new era.
- The most recent player voted out on day 18 was Yul in Winners at War.
- This was the first time since episode 3 that everyone voted at the tribal council.
- Episode 4: Teeny & Kishan didn’t vote.
- Episode 5: Anika didn’t vote.
- Episode 6: Kyle didn’t vote.
- Episode 7: Rachel (and the winning team) didn’t vote.
- Episode 8: Rachel & Sam didn’t vote.
- Episode 9: Caroline didn’t vote.
- Every new era season with a blue starting tribe had someone from that tribe voted out in 9th place, with the exception of Survivor 41, where Evvie, who started on Yase, placed 9th.
- Tori was on Ika in Survivor 42
- Ryan was on Coco in Survivor 43
- Kendra was on Belo in Survivor 45
- Gabe was on Tuku in Survivor 47
- All three jury members were voted out while receiving votes alongside someone whose first name had the same starting letter.
- Episode 8: Sierra was voted out and Sam also received votes.
- Episode 9: Sol was voted out and Sue also received a vote.
- Episode 10: Gabe was voted out and Genevieve also received votes.
- Ever since Kishan was voted out, no two starting tribes have lost back-to-back players.
- Since the mergatory vote, there’s been a pattern of starting tribe vote-offs.
- Rome – Lavo
- Tiyana – Tuku
- Sierra – Gata
- Sol – Lavo
- Gabe – Tuku
- Caroline, Kyle, Rachel, and Teeny have zero votes against them.
- Andy, Genevieve, and Sam have “perfect” voting records; everyone they’ve voted for has been voted out.
- Caroline could be considered for having a perfect voting record as well if split votes are included. In episode 8, she voted for Sam during the initial vote and Sierra in the revote.
- The first three players voted out of the season, and the first three players on the jury represent one starting tribe each.
- First three players voted out: Jon (Gata), TK (Tuku), and Aysha (Lavo).
- First three jury members: Sierra (Gata), Sol (Lavo), and Gabe (Tuku).
- Every new era season that had a yellow tribe had the first member of the jury be from that tribe.
- Survivor 41- Tiffany from Yase
- Survivor 43– Jeanine from Baka
- Survivor 45– Kaleb from Lulu
- Survivor 47– Sierra from Gata
Ratings
- The ninth episode received 4.421 million viewers and 0.68 in the Adults 18-49 demo.
Episode Title
- The episode title “Loyal to the Soil” was said by Andy.
- This is his third episode title in a row and his fourth episode title this season.
Survivor Birthdays
- This week’s episode aired on the following Survivor players’ birthdays:
- Brook Geraghty (Vanuatu)
- Taylor Stocker (Millennials vs. Gen X)
- Kellyn Bechtold (Ghost Island)
- Kara Kay (David vs. Goliath)
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