Each week Inside Survivor contributor Rob Brodeur will be collecting various Survivor-related statistics and information based on the latest episode of Survivor 48.
Hidden Immunity Idol/Advantages
- All three of the tribes’ beware advantages were found by Black players.
- Civa: Kyle
- Lagi: Star
- Vula: Sai
- Sai used her hidden immunity idol this episode negating one vote against her.
- Mitch is the fourth player to receive the Vote Blocker after Jessica in Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers, Elaine in Island of the Idols, and Rachel in Survivor 47.
- He’s the first man to be in possession of this advantage.
Immunity Challenge – “Looks That Keel”
- Variations of this challenge were previously used in Vanuatu, Cook Islands, Micronesia, Philippines, Cagayan, Millennials vs. Gen X, Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers, Ghost Island, Survivor 41, Survivor 43, and Survivor 46.
- Survivor 44 is the only season with orange, green, and purple starting tribes that didn’t use this challenge, as Cagayan, Survivor 46, and Survivor 48 used it.
- All three times it was used with orange, green, and purple starting tribes had the orange tribe win the challenge.
- In those seasons, the purple and green tribes have never won this challenge together.
- However, in Millennials vs. Gen X, which had a green expansion tribe alongside an orange and purple tribe, the green and purple tribes won this challenge.
- Vula is the eighth tribe to lose the first two challenges in a three-starting tribe season.
- Saboga in All-Stars
- Matsing in Philippines
- Luzon in Cagayan
- To Tang in Kaoh Rong
- Yase in Survivor 41
- Lulu in Survivor 45
- Yanu in Survivor 46
- Vula is the second green tribe after Luzon to lose the first two immunity challenges.
Confessionals
- Sai and David had the most confessionals this episode with 7.
- Bianca and Kamilla had the lowest number of confessionals with 1.
- Sai has the most confessionals so far this season with 28.
- Bianca has the lowest number of confessionals so far this season with 2.
Tribal Council
- Kevin was voted out 3-0.
- He’s the first player to be voted out 3-0 after an initial 3-1 vote.
- Kevin is the seventh Asian player from San Francisco who has been voted out pre-merge in the new era after Anika & Kishan in Survivor 47, Jess & Jem in Survivor 46, J Maya in Survivor 45, and Helen in Survivor 44.
- Jeanine in Survivor 43 and Matt in Survivor 44 are the only Asian players from San Francisco to not be voted out pre-merge.
- Game Changers is the most recent season to not have an Asian-American player voted out pre-merge.
- Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers: Simone
- Ghost Island: James
- David vs. Goliath: Natalia
- Edge of Extinction: No Asian-American players on the cast
- Island of the Idols: Vince
- Winners at War: Natalie
- 41: Genie
- 42: Jenny & Swati
- 43: Justine
- 44: Helen
- 45: Brando & J Maya
- 46: Jess, Bhanu, & Jem
- 47: Kishan & Anika
- Kevin is the fourth Asian player to be voted out on Day 5 in the new era after Justine, Helen, and Jess.
- He’s the first man with this distinction.
Episode Title
- The episode title “Humble Traits” was said by Charity about her and her tribemates weird quirks and body parts.
Survivor Birthdays
- This week’s episode aired on the following Survivor player’s birthdays:
- Paschal English – Marquesas
- Jonathan Penner – Cook Islands, Micronesia, and Philippines
- Ciera Eastin – Blood vs. Water, Cambodia, and Game Changers
- Genie Chen – Survivor 41
- Kyle Ostwald – Survivor 47
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