Each week Inside Survivor contributor Rob Brodeur will be collecting various Survivor-related statistics and information based on the latest episode of Survivor 50.
Tribes/Cast
- Ozzy holds the record for wearing the most tribe buff colors on Survivor with 8.
- He’s worn Red (twice), Yellow (twice), Green (twice), Orange, Blue, Purple, Black, & Pink buffs.
- The only buff color he’s never worn is Brown.
- He’s worn Red (twice), Yellow (twice), Green (twice), Orange, Blue, Purple, Black, & Pink buffs.
- The Vatu 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), Yanu (Survivor 46), Tuku/Beka (Survivor 47), Vula (Survivor 48), & Hina (Survivor 49)
- This is Q & Angelina’s 2nd time starting on this beach.
- The Kalo 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), Nami/Nui Nui (Survivor 46), Lavo (Survivor 47), Lagi/Niu Nai (Survivor 48), & Kele/Lewatu (Survivor 49)
- This is Jonathan & Dee’s 2nd time starting on this beach.
- The Cila 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), Siga (Survivor 46), Gata (Survivor 47), Civa (Survivor 48), & Uli (Survivor 49)
- This is Savannah & Emily’s 2nd time starting on this beach.
Hidden Immunity Idol/Advantages
- Genevieve is the first player to find two idols in a season since Maryanne in Survivor 42.
Immunity Challenge – “Arch Nemesis”
- This challenge was previously used in Survivor 46.
- Charlie has won this challenge twice, while Tiffany lost in Survivor 46, but won this season.
- Both times an orange tribe competed in this challenge, they won.
- The arch puzzle was previously used in Survivor 45 & Survivor 48.
- Dee, Emily, Joe, & Kamilla have previously done the arch puzzle.
- Kamilla won twice
- Dee & Joe won once and lost once
- Emily lost twice
- Dee, Emily, Joe, & Kamilla have previously done the arch puzzle.
- Christian, Ozzy, Emily have yet to win an immunity challenge this season.
- Emily has only won 1 tribal immunity challenge on Survivor.
Confessionals
- Christian had the most confessionals this episode with 6.
- Tiffany, Jonathan, Cirie, & Rick had 0 confessionals this episode.
- Christian currently has the highest confessional count with 29.
- Tiffany currently has the lowest confessional count with 2.
- Tiffany is the first player since Brando in Survivor 45 to have 0 confessionals in 2 of the first 4 episodes
- Zac Brown had more confessionals this episode (4) than Tiffany has had all season, and the same number as Dee has had all season.
Tribal Council
- Mike was voted out 3-2-1.
- He’s the 6th player voted out with this vote count. Monica in Cambodia is the most recent.
- This was the first non-unanimous vote this season.
- Mike is the first player to place 20th since Amber in Winners at War.
- He’s the first player this season that doesn’t have a unique placement.
- He’s the first person to be voted out in 20th place, but not be the first person eliminated from the season.
- Mike is the first LGBTQ player on Survivor to be voted out in 20th place.
- Mike is the first original Kalo member to be voted out, and the first original Kalo member to receive votes against him this season.
- Mike is the first player this season voted out of a tribe he didn’t start on.
- Mike is the only David vs. Goliath player to ever be voted out in 20th place.
- The 20th place player that season, Patrick was medevaced.
- Nick is the only other David vs. Goliath player to previously return and he placed 7th.
- Mike is the first runner-up to place 20th in a subsequent season.
- 3 of the 5 eliminated players have never been voted out of Survivor until this season.
- Kyle, Savannah, & Mike all made it to final tribal council on their first season.
- Angelina, Charlie, Chrissy, Dee, & Joe are the only remaining players who haven’t yet been voted out of Survivor.
- In their shared Survivor seasons, Mike and Christian have cast exactly 2 votes for each other.
- Christian voted for Mike to win David vs. Goliath and voted him out this episode.
- Mike cast a vote for Christian in episodes 8 & 9 of David vs. Goliath.
- An LGBTQ man has been voted out on day 9 in the four most recent seasons with day 9 eliminations.
- In the Hands of the Fans: Mike
- Survivor 48: Thomas
- Survivor 46: Bhanu
- Survivor 45: Sean
- An LBGTQ player has been the 4th player voted out or eliminated in every season since Survivor 44.
- Survivor 44: Claire – 4th player eliminated (Bruce was medevaced)
- Survivor 45: Sean – 4th player eliminated (Hannah quit)
- Survivor 46: Bhanu – 4th player eliminated (Randen was medevaced)
- Survivor 47: Kishan – 4th player voted out
- Survivor 48: Thomas – 4th player voted out
- Survivor 49: Jeremiah – 4th player eliminated (Jake was medevaced)
- In the Hands of the Fans: Mike – 4th player voted out (Kyle was medevaced)
- Christian, Joe, & Rick are the only original Cila members without any votes against them this season so far.
- Colby is the only player left who went on the journey in episode 1.
- Savannah and Mike have been voted out since then.
Episode Title
- The episode title “Knife to the Heart” was said by Christian when Mike told him that Emily would betray him like Gabby did in David vs. Goliath.
Survivor Birthdays
- This week’s episode aired on the following Survivor player’s birthdays:
- JD Robinson – Survivor 41
- Liz Wilcox – Survivor 46
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