Each week Inside Survivor contributor Rob Brodeur will be collecting various Survivor-related statistics and information based on the latest episode of Survivor 47.
Tribe Beaches
- The Tuku tribe is at the same beach as 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), Ratu/Va Va (Survivor 44), Belo (Survivor 45), and Yanu (Survivor 46)
- Wendell, Chris U, and Kenzie are the only winners to have their starting tribe on this beach.
- The Lavo tribe is at the same beach as 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), Soka (Survivor 44) , Reba/Dakuwaqa (Survivor 45), and Nami/Nui Nui (Survivor 46)
- This location has the most winners whose starting tribe was on this beach with 7 (Adam, Tommy, Tony, Erika, Maryanne, Gabler, & Dee).
- Yam Yam and Kenzie are the only new era winners to not start the game at this beach.
- Coincidentally, they were both on purple tribes.
- Sarah was on Tavua and Ben was on Yawa after the tribe swaps, so this beach has produced a total of 9 winners who lived on this beach before the merge.
- As it’s been used as a merge beach, Malolo, Kama, and Soka are the only tribes on this beach in their seasons to not produce a winner.
- Soka and Nami are the only new era tribes on this beach to not produce a winner.
- David vs. Goliath and Survivor 46 are the only seasons where the winner was only on this beach during the merge and never at the beach pre-merge.
- Malolo and Baka are the only tribes to be on this beach and lose the first immunity challenge of the season.
- Malolo is the only tribe on this beach that lost the first two immunity challenges.
- Yam Yam and Kenzie are the only new era winners to not start the game at this beach.
- This location has the most winners whose starting tribe was on this beach with 7 (Adam, Tommy, Tony, Erika, Maryanne, Gabler, & Dee).
- The Gata tribe is at the same beach as Yara (Winners at War), Ua (Survivor 41), Ika (Survivor 42), Coco (Survivor 43), Tika (Survivor 44), Lulu (Survivor 45), and Siga (Survivor 46).
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- Yam Yam is the only winner to start at this beach.
- This beach has only been used in the 40s seasons.
- Half of the tribes on this beach lost the first immunity challenge (Ua, Ika, Lulu, & Gata).
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Hidden Immunity Idol
- Sam and Rome found their hidden immunity idols and chose the option that was good for one tribal council.
- Gabe is the only player to risk his idol for one that lasted longer, earning him the option that is good for three tribal councils.
- Coincidentally, he used it at his first tribal council.
- Gabe is the only player to risk his idol for one that lasted longer, earning him the option that is good for three tribal councils.
- Gabe used his idol and negated 0 votes against him.
- This is the first hidden immunity idol used since Jake used one on Katurah in the finale episode of Survivor 45.
Immunity Challenge – “Rice Race”
- Variations of this challenge were used in Kaoh Rong, Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers, and Winners at War.
- This is the first time this challenge was used where Michele Fitzgerald or Ben Driebergen weren’t participating.
- Every time a yellow, blue, and red tribe competed in this challenge, the red tribe won (To Tang in Kaoh Rong, Yawa in Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers, and Lavo in Survivor 47).
- The only time a red tribe lost was when it was competing against a blue and green tribe. (Dakal in Winners at War)
- Every tribe has won two challenges so far.
- Gata won the episode 1 opening reward challenge and the episode 2 immunity challenge.
- Lavo won the immunity challenge in episode 1 and 2.
- Tuku won the tribe supplies reward challenge and the immunity challenge in episode 1.
- Sue is the only player who’s “sat out” of two challenges.
- TK was the only Taku player to compete in the second reward challenge in the premiere, and Sue sat out of the second episode immunity challenge.
Confessionals
- Sam had the most confessionals this episode with 16.
- This is the most confessionals for a player in a single pre-merge episode in Survivor history.
- Tony holds the record for most confessionals in a single episode with 18 confessionals during episode 11 of Winners at War.
- Genevieve is the only player who didn’t receive a confessional this episode.
- The first two players voted out of the game (TK and Jon) had 9 confessionals in the premiere episode.
- The only other player in the premiere episode with 9 confessionals was Rome.
- Sam has the most confessionals so far this season with 19.
- Genevieve, Sol, and Kyle have the least number of confessionals with 2.
- The top three players with the most confessionals so far are all from different tribes.
- Sam from Gata has 19.
- Gabe from Tuku has 18.
- Aysha from Lavo has 14.
Tribal Council
- TK was voted out 4-2.
- The most recent player voted out 4-2 was Q Burdette in Survivor 46.
- Both players are Black males who go by a letter nickname and had four players (1 man and 3 women) vote against them at the first tribal council where they received votes.
- Hunter, Kenzie, Liz, and Venus voted for Q in episode 9 of Survivor 46.
- Caroline, Gabe, Sue, and Tiyana voted for TK in episode 2 of Survivor 47
- Both players are Black males who go by a letter nickname and had four players (1 man and 3 women) vote against them at the first tribal council where they received votes.
- The most recent player voted out 4-2 was Q Burdette in Survivor 46.
- TK is the third player voted out from a blue tribe on day 5.
- Nina was voted out of Salani in One World.
- Christine was voted out of Upolu in South Pacific.
- He’s the first man voted out of a blue tribe on day 5.
- TK is the first new era man to be voted out on day 5 and not be on a yellow tribe.
- Brandon in Survivor 45 and Voce in Survivor 41 were voted out from yellow tribes on day 5.
- This is the first season since Cagayan where the first two players voted out were men.
- This is only the third season where the first two players voted out from a season were men.
- Cook Islands – Sekou & Billy.
- Cagayan – David & Garrett.
- Survivor 47 – Jon & TK.
- Survivor 42 had two men as the first players eliminated, but Jackson was medically evacuated, and Zach was voted out.
- Blood vs. Water had two men as the official first players eliminated when Rupert was eliminated on day 4 after losing a redemption island duel, and Colton quit on day 7.
- In contrast, 17 seasons have had women be the first two players voted out.
Ratings
- The second episode received 4.466 million viewers and 0.72 in the Adults 18-49 demo.
Episode Title
- The episode title “Epic Boss Girl Move” was said by Sue when talking to Tiyana about a plan to vote out TK.
- In the new era, all the players that said the premiere episode title made it to at least the Mergatory episode.
- In seasons 45-47, the player that said the premiere episode title went home first.
- Survivor 45 – Hannah said “We Can Do Hard Things.”
- Survivor 46 – Jelinsky said “This is Where Legends are Made.”
- Survivor 47 – Jon said “One Glorious and Perfect Episode.”
- In seasons 45-47, the player that said the premiere episode title went home first.
Survivor Birthdays
- This week’s episode aired on the following Survivor player’s birthdays:
- Jaison Robinson from Samoa
- Marissa Peterson from Blood vs. Water
- Kendra McQuarrie & Drew Basile from Survivor 45
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