Each week Inside Survivor contributor Rob Brodeur will be collecting various Survivor-related statistics and information based on the latest episode of Survivor 48.
Reward Challenge – “Union of the Snake”
- Variations of this challenge were previously used in Millennials vs. Gen X, Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers, Island of the Idols, Survivor 44, and Survivor 47.
- Both times it was won individually, a man won (Carson & Kyle).
- Eva and Shauhin have been chosen by the reward challenge winners in the past two episodes.
Immunity Challenge – “A Bit Tipsy”
- Variations of this challenge were previously used in Blood vs. Water, San Juan del Sur, Kaôh Rōng, Game Changers, Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers, Ghost Island, David vs. Goliath, Edge of Extinction, Winners at War, Survivor 41, Survivor 42, and Survivor 47 .
- Both challenges in this episode were used in Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers and Survivor 47.
- Cydney, Tori, and Rachel are the only women to individually win this challenge.
- Tyson, Jon, Troyzan, Chris U., Tony, Xander, and Joe individually won this challenge.
- Cydney, Tori, and Rachel are the only women to individually win this challenge.
Confessionals
- Star had the most confessionals this episode with 8.
- This was the first time she had the most confessionals in an episode and the first time she had more than 3 confessionals in an episode.
- Eva had the lowest number of confessionals this episode with 2.
- Kyle has the most confessionals of the remaining players this season with 56.
- Mary has the lowest number of confessionals of the remaining players this season with 31.
Tribal Council
- Star was voted out 5-3.
- She’s the first player this season to be voted out and only affiliated with the Lagi tribe during the pre-merge.
- Star is the second LGBTQ+ woman to be voted out in 8th place after Frannie in Survivor 44.
- Star shares some similarities with Tiffany Ervin, who was the most recent player voted out on day 19.
- Both started out on a purple tribe.
- Both of them placed 8th, were the 10th player voted out, and were the 4th jury member.
- Both are Black women.
- Both received their first votes at the tribal council where they were eliminated.
- Both were voted out in a 5-3 vote.
- Both women found a hidden immunity idol and didn’t end up using it.
- Kyle is the only player with a perfect voting record.
- This is the first episode where Kyle and Kamilla didn’t vote the same.
Episode Title
- The episode title “My Enemies are Plottin” was said by Star in her rap confessional.
- She’s the first player this season to have an episode title in the episode that she was eliminated in.
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This season has been the most boring season
I thought eve would be going home on the very next episode she didn’t win.