Season
- Survivor 42 is the only new era season to have players from three different starting tribes make up the final 3.
- Survivor 41: Two from Luvu, one from Yase, none from Ua.
- Survivor 42: One from Taku, one from Vati, one from Ika.
- Survivor 43: Two from Baka, one from Coco, none from Vesi.
- Survivor 44: Two from Tika, one from Soka, none from Ratu.
- Survivor 45: Two from Reba, one from Belo, none from Lulu.
- Survivor 46: Two from Siga, one from Yanu, none from Nami.
- Survivor 47: Two from Gata, one from Tuku, none from Lavo.
- All new era winners who went into final tribal council with another player from their starting tribe won the season with the exception of Kenzie, who was the lone Yanu member.
- Every even-numbered new era season had a medical evacuation, while every odd-numbered new era season did not.
- None of the new era seasons have had a final tribal council that consisted of members from only one starting tribe.
- Survivor 47 and Survivor 43 are the only new era seasons where the runner-up and third place were of different genders.
- Survivor 41: Deshawn & Xander
- Survivor 42: Mike & Romeo
- Survivor 44: Heidi & Carolyn
- Survivor 45: Austin & Jake
- Survivor 46: Charlie & Ben
- The placement of the final 4 players was in alphabetical order by first name.
- Rachel: Winner
- Sam: Runner-Up
- Sue: Third Place
- Teeny: Fourth Place
- Survivor 41 is the only new era season where the fifth place finisher was a man (Ricard).
- Survivor 42: Lindsay
- Survivor 43: Karla
- Survivor 44: Lauren
- Survivor 45: Julie
- Survivor 46: Maria
- Survivor 47: Genevieve
- This is the third three-starting tribe season where none of the highest ranking members of the starting tribes was a man.
- All-Stars: Amber for Chapera, Jenna L for Saboga, and Shii Ann for Mogo Mogo.
- Kaoh Rong: Michele for Gondol, Aubry for Chan Loh, and Cydney for To Tang.
- Survivor 47: Rachel for Gata, Sue for Tuku, and Teeny for Lavo.
- This was the first season in Survivor history where the finale didn’t have any elimination votes.
- This is the first season since Kaoh Rong where the finale only had four players remaining.
- All three members at final tribal council were in possession of a hidden immunity idol this season.
- This was the first season since Island of the Idols where four players were eliminated on back-to-back days.
- Survivor 47: Caroline on day 22, Andy on day 23, Genevieve on day 24, and Teeny on day 25.
- Island of the Idols: Elaine on day 35, Dan (ejected) on day 36, Janet on day 37, and Lauren on day 38.
Immunity Challenge – ”Suzi Quatro”
- Variations of this challenge were previously used in Borneo, The Australian Outback, Africa, Thailand, Pearl Islands, All-Stars, One World, Philippines, Millennials vs. Gen X, Survivor 43, Survivor 45, and Survivor 46.
- Malcolm in Philippines and David in Millennials vs. Gen X are the only players to individually win this challenge and not make it to final tribal council.
- Rachel tied for most individual immunity wins for a woman in one season with four wins. She tied with Kelly Wigglesworth (Borneo), Jenna Morasca (The Amazon), Kim Spradlin-Wolfe (One World), and Chrissy Hofbeck (Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers).
- She’s also the first woman of color to win four individual immunity challenges in a single season.
- Genevieve is the only Lavo member to win individual immunity this season.
- This is the first new era season where more women won individual immunity challenges than men.
- Women: Sue, Rachel, and Genevieve won individual immunity.
- Men: Kyle and Gabe won individual immunity.
- Rachel is the fourth winner that won the final immunity challenge of a season since the forced firemaking challenge was introduced.
- Nick, Chris U, and Dee also won the final immunity challenge.
- All of the even-numbered new era seasons had someone win the final individual immunity challenge without winning a previous individual immunity challenge, while all of the odd-numbered new era seasons had a final immunity challenge winner that had previously won at least one immunity challenge.
- Survivor 41: Xander won the final immunity challenge and the immunity challenge in episode 9.
- Survivor 42: Romeo won the final immunity without winning a prior one.
- Survivor 43: Cassidy won the final immunity challenge and the immunity challenge in episode 10 & 12.
- Survivor 44: Heidi won the final immunity without winning a prior one.
- Survivor 45: Dee won the final immunity challenge and the immunity challenge in episode 7 & 12.
- Survivor 46: Ben won the final immunity without winning a prior one.
- Survivor 47: Rachel won the final immunity challenge and the immunity challenges in episodes 11, 12, & 13.
- Dee and Rachel are the only new era winners who also won the final individual immunity challenge.
- This is the first season where two different people (Kyle and Rachel) won four individual immunity challenges.
Confessionals
- Sam had the highest confessional count this season with 93.
- He has the highest confessional count in a new era season.
- This was the first time since Cagayan that a player received more than 90 confessionals in a season.
- Tony had 90 that season.
- Rachel has the highest confessional count for a woman with 86, beating Kelly Wiglesworth’s record of 85 in Borneo.
- Rachel also holds the record for most confessionals for a female winner, beating out Kenzie, who had 75 confessionals in Survivor 46.
- Rachel and Sam both broke Charlie’s record for most confessionals in the new era.
- Charlie’s previous record was 84. Rachel had 86 confessionals, and Sam had 93.
- In seasons 41, 42, 45, 46, and 47, the runner-up had the most confessionals of the season.
- Yam Yam is the only new era winner with the highest confessional count of the season.
- This season holds the record for the highest number of total confessionals, with 728.
- Sam is the fifth player to have the first confessional of a season AND the highest total number of confessionals in a season. The others are as follows:
- Cirie in Panama
- Coach in South Pacific
- Tony in Cagayan
- Jon in San Juan del Sur
Fourth Place: Teeny
- Teeny is the highest-ranking non-binary player.
- Evvie from Survivor 41 came in ninth place, while Teeny came in fourth place.
- Both non-binary players made it to the jury and cast their jury vote for the eventual winner, who was an Asian-American woman in her 30s.
- Teeny is the fourth LGBTQ+ player to be eliminated in fourth place after Natalie in Micronesia, Ozzy in South Pacific, and Katurah in Survivor 45.
- Teeny lost the fire-making challenge against Sam in the final four fire-making challenge.
- They’re the 16th person to be eliminated from the game (outside of a quit, removal, or medevac) without a vote taking place at all.
- Wanda and Jonathan in Palau were the first and second (not chosen during the initial schoolyard pick for tribes), Bobby Jon in Palau was the third, Devon in Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers was the fourth, Angela was the fifth in Ghost Island, Kara was the sixth in David vs. Goliath, Rick was seventh in Edge of Extinction, Lauren Beck was the eighth in Island of the Idols Sarah Lacine was the ninth in Winners at War, Heather Aldret was the tenth in Survivor 41, Jonathan was the eleventh in Survivor 42, Jesse was the twelfth in Survivor 43, Carson was the thirteenth in Survivor 44, Katurah was the fourteenth in Survivor 45, and Liz was the fifteenth in Survivor 46
- Liz, Katurah, Carson, Jesse, Jonathan, Heather, Lauren, Rick, Kara, Angela, Devon, and Bobby Jon were eliminated due to a fire-making challenge.
- Wanda and Jonathan in Palau were the first and second (not chosen during the initial schoolyard pick for tribes), Bobby Jon in Palau was the third, Devon in Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers was the fourth, Angela was the fifth in Ghost Island, Kara was the sixth in David vs. Goliath, Rick was seventh in Edge of Extinction, Lauren Beck was the eighth in Island of the Idols Sarah Lacine was the ninth in Winners at War, Heather Aldret was the tenth in Survivor 41, Jonathan was the eleventh in Survivor 42, Jesse was the twelfth in Survivor 43, Carson was the thirteenth in Survivor 44, Katurah was the fourteenth in Survivor 45, and Liz was the fifteenth in Survivor 46
- Ian Rosenberger in Palau, Brandon Hantz in Caramoan, and Jeff Varner in Game Changers were eliminated without a formal vote taking place but were still voted out.
- They’re the 16th person to be eliminated from the game (outside of a quit, removal, or medevac) without a vote taking place at all.
- Teeny is the 19th player to lose a firemaking challenge at the final 4.
- Teeny is the 20th castaway to be eliminated without being voted out, removed, quitting, or being medically evacuated. The others are as follows:
- Paschal English in Marquesas – Rock draw.
- Jonathan Libby & Wanda Shirk in Palau – not chosen for a tribe in episode 1.
- Bobby Jon Drinkard in Palau – firemaking challenge with only 2 tribe members remaining.
- Rupert Boneham in Blood vs. Water – swapped places with Laura B. after she was voted out.
- Katie Collins in Blood vs. Water– Rock Draw
- Jessica Lewis in Millennials vs. Gen X– Rock Draw
- Cirie Fields in Game Changers – Didn’t receive any votes, but was the only person eligible to be eliminated due to idols and advantages being played.
- Devon Pinto in Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers – Lost the F4 firemaking challenge twist.
- Angela Perkins in Ghost Island – Lost the F4 firemaking challenge twist.
- Kara Kay in David vs. Goliath – Lost the F4 firemaking challenge twist.
- Rick Devens in Edge of Extinction – Lost the F4 firemaking challenge twist.
- Sarah Lacina in Winners at War – Lost the F4 firemaking challenge twist.
- Heather Aldret in Survivor 41 – Lost the F4 firemaking challenge twist.
- Jonathan Young in Survivor 42 – Lost the F4 firemaking challenge twist.
- Jesse Lopez in Survivor 43 – Lost the F4 firemaking challenge twist.
- Carson Garrett in Survivor 44 – Lost the F4 firemaking challenge twist.
- Katurah Topps in Survivor 45 – Lost the F4 firemaking challenge twist.
- Liz Wilcox in Survivor 46 – Lost the F4 firemaking challenge twist.
- Sam is the 19th person to win a firemaking challenge at final 4. The others are as follows:
- Ian Rosenberger in Palau
- Danielle DiLorenzo in Panama
- Becky Lee in Cook Islands
- Bob Crowley in Gabon
- Carolyn Rivera in Worlds Apart
- Aubry Bracco in Kaoh Rong
- Ben Driebergen in Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers
- Wendell Holland in Ghost Island
- Mike White in David vs. Goliath
- Chris Underwood in Edge of Extinction
- Dean Kowalski in Island of the Idols
- Tony Vlachos in Winners at War
- Deshawn Radden in Survivor 41
- Mike Turner in Survivor 42
- Mike Gabler in Survivor 43
- Heidi Legares-Greenblatt in Survivor 44
- Jake O’Kane in Survivor 45
- Kenzie Petty in Survivor 46
Third Place: Sue
- At 59, Sue is the oldest new era contestant to make it to final tribal council, the oldest woman to make it there, and the oldest player overall to make it there.
- Sue is only the fourth woman over 50 to make it to final tribal council after Kim J. in Africa, Lil Morris in Pearl Islands, and Carolyn in Worlds Apart.
- She’s the sixth woman to make it to the top three after the above-mentioned and Jan in Thailand and Scout in Vanuatu.
- Both players named Sue on Survivor made it to the final 4.
- Sue Hawk in Borneo
- Sue Smey in Survivor 47
- Sue is the 32nd player to receive 0 votes to win at final tribal council. The others are as follows:
- Becky in Cook Islands
- Dreamz & Cassandra in Fiji
- Sugar in Gabon
- Stephen in Tocantins
- Mick in Samoa
- Russell in Heroes vs. Villains
- Sash in Nicaragua
- Natalie in Redemption Island
- Albert in South Pacific
- Chelsea in One World
- Sherri & Dawn in Caramoan
- Gervase in Blood vs. Water
- Spencer & Tasha in Cambodia
- Tai in Kaoh Rong
- Ken & Hannah in Millennials vs. Gen X
- Troyzan in Game Changers
- Laurel in Ghost Island
- Angelina in David vs. Goliath
- Julie in Edge of Extinction
- Noura in Island of the Idols
- Michele in Winners at War
- Xander in Survivor 41
- Romeo in Survivor 42
- Owen in Survivor 43
- Carolyn in Survivor 44
- Jake in Survivor 45
- Ben in Survivor 46
- Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers is the most recent season where everyone in the final 3 got at least one vote to win.
- In every new era season, one player has received zero votes at the final tribal council.
- Xander in Survivor 41
- Romeo in Survivor 42
- Owen in Survivor 43
- Carolyn in Survivor 44
- Jake in Survivor 45
- Ben in Survivor 46
- Sue in Survivor 47
- Carolyn and Sue are the only women in the new era to receive zero votes to win.
Runner-Up: Sam
- Sam is the highest-ranking man on Survivor 47.
- He was the only member of the final 3 with a perfect voting record.
- He had the most votes against him this season with 10.
- The youngest man this season (Sam) and the oldest woman this season (Sue) made it to the final tribal council.
- The two youngest players this season made it to the final 4 and took part in the firemaking challenge.
- Kyle is the 19th player to cast the sole vote for the runner-up in a season.
- Butch voted for Mat in The Amazon
- Tijuana voted for Lil in Pearl Islands
- Coby voted for Katie in Palau
- Rafe voted for Stephenie in Guatemala
- Erik voted for Amanda in China
- Ralph voted for Phillip in Redemption Island
- RC voted for Lisa and Carter voted for Mike in Philippines
- Vytas voted for Monica in Blood vs. Water
- Tasha voted for Woo in Cagayan
- Baylor voted for Missy in San Juan del Sur
- Sierra voted for Carolyn & Rodney voted for Will in Worlds Apart
- Devon voted for Ryan in Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers
- Danny voted for Deshawn in Survivor 41
- Jonathan voted for Mike in Survivor 42
- James voted for Cassidy in Survivor 43
- Danny voted for Heidi in Survivor 44
- All five new era seasons where the runner-up received one jury vote to win, the person who cast that vote was a man (Danny, Jonathan, James, Danny, and Kyle).
Winner: Rachel
- Rachel won 7-1-0.
- She’s the seventh winner to win with this vote count and the fifth new era winner with this vote count.
- The last winner to have a 7-1-0 vote count was Yam Yam in Survivor 44.
- The past two seasons (Survivor 45 and 46) had a 5-3-0 vote count.
- Tyson is the only non-new-era winner to win with a 7-1-0 final vote count.
- She’s the seventh winner to win with this vote count and the fifth new era winner with this vote count.
- Rachel is tied with the following players for the most votes to win (7) at final tribal council for a woman:
- Natalie in Samoa
- Kim in One World
- Sarah in Game Changers
- Erika in Survivor 41
- Maryanne in Survivor 42
- She’s also tied with Erika and Maryanne for the highest percentage of jury votes for a woman, with 7/8 (87.5%) jury votes.
- All eight new era seasons ended with either a 7-1-0 or 5-3-0 vote total.
- Survivor 41, 42, 43, 44, and 47 had 7-1-0.
- Survivor 45 and 46 had 5-3-0.
- Rachel is the first winner from Michigan.
- She’s the fourth Asian-American winner after Yul in Cook Islands, Natalie in San Juan del Sur, and Erika in Survivor 41.
- Rachel is the third new era winner to lose the first immunity challenge of the season after Gabler in Survivor 43 and Kenzie in Survivor 46.
- She’s the 20th winner to lose the first immunity challenge of the season after Richard, Ethan, Vecepia, Brian, Chris D., Danni, Earl, Parvati, JT, Natalie W, Rob, Kim, Denise, Cochran, Ben, Nick, Chris U, Gabler, and Kenzie.
- Both new era winners who started on a yellow tribe (Gabler and Rachel) lost the first immunity challenge of the season.
- All of the new era women winners came from a different colored starting tribe.
- Erika – Blue
- Maryanne – Orange
- Dee – Red
- Kenzie – Purple
- Rachel – Yellow
- All of the new era women winners came from a starting tribe with four letters in its name.
- Erika – Luvu
- Maryanne – Taku
- Dee – Reba
- Kenzie – Yanu
- Rachel – Gata
- Rachel is the oldest woman winner in the new era at 34.
- The previous oldest woman was Erika, who was 31 when she won Survivor 41.
- This is the third three-season streak of women winners.
- The Amazon, Pearl Islands, and All-Stars, whose winners were Jenna, Sandra, and Amber.
- South Pacific, One World, and Philippines, whose winners were Sophie, Kim, and Denise.
- Survivor 45, 46, and 47, whose winners were Dee, Kenzie, and Rachel.
- Before the new era, only men had won on seasons with purple merged tribes, however in the new era, only women have won on seasons with purple merged tribes.
- Pre-new era: Earl on Bula Bula in Fiji, Tyson on Kasama in Blood vs. Water, and Ben on Solewa in Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers.
- New era: Maryanne on KulaKula in Survivor 42 and Rachel on Beka in Survivor 47.
- Gabler is the only winner in the new era to not be seated in the middle spot during the final tribal council. All the other winners sat in this spot.
- The 40s seasons have tied for the most women winners so far out of all the “decades.”
- Seasons 1-10: Tina, Vecepia, Jenna, Sandra, and Amber (5 women).
- Seasons 11-20: Danni, Parvati, Natalie, and Sandra (4 women).
- Seasons 21-30: Sophie, Kim, Denise, and Natalie (4 women).
- Seasons 31-40: Michele and Sarah (2 women).
- Seasons 41-47: Erika, Maryanne, Dee, Kenzie, and Rachel (5 women).
- This was the first time since Kaoh Rong that two women sat in the end with one man, and a woman won.
- Kaoh Rong: Michele won against Aubry & Tai.
- Winners at War: Tony won against Natalie & Michele.
- Survivor 44: Yam Yam won against Heidi & Carolyn.
- Rachel is the first woman to beat another woman at final tribal council since Michele in Kaoh Rong.
- Rachel is the first woman to negate a majority of votes with a hidden immunity idol and go on to win the game.
- Rachel is the first player named Rachel to make it to the merge of a season and also the only one to win.
- Rachel Foulger placed 18th in Blood vs. Water.
- Rachel Ako placed 20th in Millennials vs. Gen X.
- Rachel Lamont is the only Rachel to play on a season without “vs” in its title.
- Rachel is the fourth Asian woman to make it to FTC.
- The first was Becky in Cook Islands, the second was Natalie in San Juan del Sur, and the third was Erika in Survivor 41.
- She’s the only player to win the game and be in possession of the vote-blocker advantage during the season.
- Rachel was the first person to play a shot in the dark advantage while in possession of a hidden immunity idol.
- Yam Yam and Rachel are the only winners to start on the Tavua II beach.
- This beach has only been used in 40s seasons and has been the home for Yara, Ua, Ika, Coco, Tika, Lulu, Siga, and Gata.
- Rachel has the most number of challenge wins of any new era winner with 11.
- The most recent winner to have more challenge wins than her was Wendell in Ghost Island.
- Coincidentally, they share the same birthday (March 8th).
- The most recent winner to have more challenge wins than her was Wendell in Ghost Island.
- She’s the first new era winner and the first winner since Chris Underwood to negate votes against her with a hidden immunity idol.
- Every new era winner except for Maryanne in Survivor 42 won at least one individual immunity challenge in their winning season.
- Three winners started on “G” tribes, and all three of those tribes were yellow.
- Tyson from Galang in Blood vs. Water.
- Michele from Gondol in Kaoh Rong.
- Rachel from Gata in Survivor 47.
- Galu and Gota are the only “G” tribes without winners. In addition to the others mentioned above, Aras in Panama was on the merged tribe Gitanos, and Gabler in Survivor 43 was on the merged tribe Gaia.
- 11/22 (50%) of yellow starting tribes have produced a winner.
- This is the highest percentage of winners for a tribe color that has appeared more than once.
- Green is the only starting tribe color to not yet produce a winner in the new era.
- Red: Dee
- Orange: Maryanne
- Yellow: Gabler and Rachel
- Blue: Erika
- Purple: Kenzie
Ratings
- The finale episode received 5.032 million viewers and 0.80 in the Adults 18-49 demo.
Episode Title
- The episode title, “The Last Stand,” was said by Rachel.
- Every new era winner has had at least one episode title.
Survivor Birthdays
- This week’s episode aired on the following Survivor players’ birthdays:
- Matty Whitmore from Gabon.
- Sierra Dawn Thomas from Worlds Apart and Game Changers.
- Aysha and Andy were born on the same day, one year apart.
- Aysha’s birthday is April 2nd, 1992, and Andy’s is April 2nd, 1993.
- Genevieve is the first Survivor player to be born on June 4th.
- Rome is the first Survivor player to be born on October 11th.
- Sue is the first Survivor player to be born on June 6th
- Final Tribal Council was filmed on June 7th, so her birthday was the day before.
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