Each week Inside Survivor contributor Rob Brodeur will be collecting various Survivor-related statistics and information based on the latest episode of Survivor 47.
Hidden Immunity Idol/Advantage
- Rachel is the first player this season to use her shot in the dark.
- This is the second latest playing of the first shot in the dark in a season, with the first being Sami in Survivor 43, who played his in episode 11.
Reward Challenge – “Survivor Auction”
- This is the 18th season with an auction.
- It’s been previously used in The Australian Outback, Africa, Thailand, The Amazon, Palau, Guatemala, Cook Islands, Micronesia, Gabon, Tocantins, Samoa, One World, Philippines, Caramoan, Cagayan, Worlds Apart, and Survivor 45.
- Sierra holds the record for being in possession of the most money at the start of an auction with $1,060.
- She also holds the record for the most money spent at an auction.
- Andy is the first player to start an auction with no money.
- He’s also the only player not to receive an auction item this episode. Everyone else got at least one auction item.
- In the last four seasons with an auction, the player that won the margarita was voted out in the same episode.
- Jefra in Cagayan, Jenn in Worlds Apart, Kellie in Survivor 45, and Sierra in Survivor 47.
- In the two new era seasons with auctions, the player who won the margarita was a nurse who got blindsided in that same episode.
- Kellie in Survivor 45 and Sierra in Survivor 47.
Immunity Challenge – “Wrist Assured”
- This challenge was previously used in Philippines, Blood vs. Water, Worlds Apart, Survivor 43, and Survivor 46.
- Both previous times that this challenge was used where a man and woman won, the merged tribe was black (Philippines & Worlds Apart).
- Sue is the oldest woman to win individual immunity at 58.
- The previous record was held by Kim Johnson in Africa who was 56 when she played.
- The only women who have played Survivor who are older than/equal in age to Sue are Sonja (Borneo), Scout (Vanuatu), Gillian (Gabon), and Janet (Island of the Idols), and none of them won individual immunity.
- All four times that this challenge was won by a woman, she was the oldest/one of the oldest women left in the game.
- Denise was the second oldest woman competing when she won in Philippines.
- Monica was the oldest woman competing when she won in Blood vs. Water.
- Carolyn was the oldest woman competing when she won in Worlds Apart
- Sue was the oldest woman competing when she won in Survivor 47.
- Kyle is the first new era player to win three individual immunity challenges in a row.
- The most recent person to do this was Tony in Winners at War.
- Kyle is the third player to win the first three individual immunity challenges in a season after Joe in Cambodia and Terry in Panama.
- Kyle is the 20th player to win at least three individual immunity challenges in a row. The others are as follows:
- Kelly in Borneo
- Colby in The Australian Outback
- Brian in Thailand
- Darrah in Pearl Islands
- Tom in Palau
- Terry in Panama
- Ozzy in Cook Islands
- Erik in Micronesia
- Bob in Gabon
- JT in Tocantins
- Brett in Samoa
- Fabio in Nicaragua
- Tasha in Cagayan
- Mike in Worlds Apart
- Joe in Cambodia
- Brad in Game Changers
- Chrissy in Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers
- Nick in David vs. Goliath
- Tony in Winners at War
- Carter in Philippines is the only previous player to win this challenge and not make it to the final three of his season.
- Four of the six times this challenge was used, a woman was voted out in that episode’s tribal council.
- Sierra in Survivor 47, Tiffany in Survivor 46, Shirin in Worlds Apart, and RC in Philippines.
Confessionals
- Rachel had the most confessionals this episode with 7.
- Sue had the fewest number of confessionals this episode with 1.
- Sam has the most confessionals of the remaining players with 45.
- Caroline has the fewest number of confessionals of the remaining players with 18.
- Teeny is the only player that has had at least 3 confessionals in every episode.
- Episodes 7 & 8 both had exactly 40 confessionals.
- All three original Lavo members had 3 confessionals in this episode.
Tribal Council
- Sierra was voted out 8-1 after a 4-4-1 tied vote.
- The most recent player to be voted out 8-1 was Danni in Winners at War.
- Sierra is the first player to be voted out 8-1 after a 4-4-1 tied vote.
- Sierra is the first person to be involved in a tied vote but still be able to cast a vote during the revote.
- This is due to Sam not having a vote.
- Sierra and Brandon (Survivor 44) are the only new era players to be voted out on day 15.
- Both Sierra Wright and David Wright came in 11th place in a season.
- Steve Wright is the only player with the last name “Wright” not to come in 11th place in a season, as he came in 10th place in Redemption Island.
- The three players named Sierra have never shared a placement.
- Sierra Reed – 7th Place in Tocantins.
- Sierra Dawn Thomas – 5th place in Worlds Apart and 9th place in Game Changers.
- Sierra Wright – 11th place in Survivor 47.
- Sierra is the 21st woman to be the first jury member in a season.
- Five out seven of the first jury members in the new era have been women.
- Women: Tiffany (41), Chanelle (42), Jeanine (43), Soda (46), and Sierra (47).
- Men: Matt (44) and Kaleb (45).
- Rachel was unable to vote in the past two episodes.
- In episode 7, she used her safety without power, and in episode 8, she played her shot in the dark.
- Gabe received votes from both women who have been eliminated during the merge.
- This is the fifth episode in a row where someone was unable to vote at tribal council.
- This is the second episode after episode 4 where two players were unable to vote.
- After this episode, Rachel is the only Gata member without any votes against her.
- The three players who have been voted out in the “merge” portion of the game were all from different starting tribes.
- Rome – Lavo
- Tiyana – Tuku
- Sierra – Gata
Ratings
- The eighth episode received 4.644 million viewers and 0.69 in the Adults 18-49 demo.
Episode Title
- The episode title “He’s All That” was said by Andy.
Survivor Birthdays
- This week’s episode aired on the following Survivor players’ birthdays:
- Christa Hastie (Pearl Islands)
- Jolanda Jones (Palau)
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