Each week Inside Survivor contributor Rob Brodeur will be collecting various Survivor-related statistics and information based on the latest episode of Survivor 51.
Merge – Tovuto
- Tovuto is the Fijian word for “whale”
- It was named by Kristin.
- Tovuto is the 34th blue tribe and the 7th blue merged tribe.
- Survivor 46 is the most recent season without a blue tribe.
- The Tovuto tribe merged at the former Savu camp.
- Tovuto is the first merged tribe since Koru in Winners at War to have 13 players.
- Tovuto is the 2nd merged tribe whose name matches their tribe emblem.
- The first was Beka in Survivor 47 whose tribe emblem was a bat.
- Tovuto is the 17th “T” tribe.
- Tovuto is the 3rd merged tribe that starts with a “T”.
- Te Tuna in South Pacific and Tikiano in One World are the others.
- This is the 14th time where multiple tribes on one season started with the same letter.
- Chuay Gahn & Chuay Jai in Thailand
- Jaburu & Jacare in The Amazon
- Chapera & Chaboga Mogo in All-Stars
- Aitutaki & Aitutonga in Cook Islands
- La Flor & Libertad in Nicaragua
- Solana & Solarrion in Cagayan
- Hunahpu & Huyopa in San Juan del Sur
- Masaya & Merica in Worlds Apart
- Vanua & Vinaka in Millennials vs. Gen X
- Mana & Maku Maku in Game Changers
- Soko & Solewa in Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers
- Lairo & Lumuwaku in Island of the Idols
- Nami & Nuinui in Survivor 46
- It’s the season with this distinction where the merged tribe name wasn’t a combination of starting tribe names. The others are as follows:
- The Amazon, Nicaragua, Worlds Apart, Millennials vs. Gen X, Island of the Idols, Survivor 46.
- It’s the season with this distinction where the merged tribe name wasn’t a combination of starting tribe names. The others are as follows:
Hidden Immunity Idol
- Jelly is the only player to find a hidden immunity idol so far this season and not transfer it to another player.
- Rob quit, but gave his idol to Carter before he left
- Kristin gave Sharonda the tethered idol
Reward Challenge – “Grub Hubt”
- Variations of this challenge have previously been used in Borneo, The Australian Outback, Africa, Marquesas, Thailand, The Amazon, Pearl Islands, All-Stars, Palau, Fiji, China, Samoa, Caramoan, Blood vs. Water, Cambodia, & Ghost Island
- This is the first time in 15 seasons that there’s been a “gross food” challenge.
- This is the first time since Kaoh Rong that an individual reward challenge had multiple winners.
- It’s also the first individual reward challenge since Fiji where the finish order determined who won the challenge.
Immunity Challenge – “Ten Foot Pole”
- Variations of this challenge have previously been used in Samoa, South Pacific
- Cambodia, Millennials vs. Gen X, Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers, Ghost Island, Edge of Extinction, Winners at War, Survivor 43, Survivor 44, Survivor 47, Survivor 48, & In the Hands of the Fans.
- Every time this challenge has been used on a blue merged tribe, a man won.
- Russell in Samoa
- Kyle in Survivor 48
- Mike in Survivor 51
- Only 4 women have won this challenge; Christine in South Pacific, Kelley in Cambodia, Kellyn in Ghost Island, & Julie in Edge of Extinction.
- Only two of them won individually, and for immunity.
- Christine’s win was on redemption island in South Pacific
- Kelley won alongside Keith in Cambodia.
- Only two of them won individually, and for immunity.
Confessionals
- Brady had the most confessionals this episode with 7.
- He’s the 2nd person in a row after Ori to have the most confessionals in their boot episode.
- Carter, Cristian, Lewis & Thien An had the lowest number of confessionals this episode with 1.
- Devin has the highest total number of confessionals with 39.
- Cristian & Thien An have the lowest total number of confessionals with 10.
Tribal Council
- Brady was voted out 9-4.
- He’s the 2nd person to be voted out 9-4 after Michelle in Millennials vs. Gen X.
- This is the first episode this season where multiple players received votes, but only men were voted for.
- Brady is the first Toka player since Jenna to be voted out.
- Brady is the only player who was on Toka through the mutiny and swap that has received votes.
- Maggie, Mike & Thien An haven’t been voted for yet.
- Brady is the 17th player to be the first player voted out at the merge, and the first jury member. The others are as follows:
- Lex in All-Stars
- Coby in Palau
- Jamie in China
- Eliza in Micronesia
- Erik in Samoa
- Alina in Nicaragua
- Jonas in One World
- R.C. in Philippines
- Aras in Blood vs. Water
- Sarah in Cagayan
- Kass in Cambodia
- Michelle in Millennials vs. Gen X
- Hali in Game Changers
- Chris in Ghost Island
- Elizabeth in David vs. Goliath
- Nate in Survivor 49
- Kilby, Kristin, & Maggie are the only players at this point with perfect voting records.
Episode Title
- The episode title “The Girl at the Prom” was said by Brady about Mike telling Kristin the plan to vote her out.
- The original episode title was changed from “You Broke My Heart Like I Was a Girl at the Prom”
Survivor Birthdays (November 4th)
- This week’s episode aired on the following Survivor’s birthday:
- David Kinne – Survivor 48
- It is also Jeff Probst’s birthday.
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