Player file
Dean Kowalski
New York City, New York · Tech Sales
Survivor
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1season played
0seasons won
2ndbest finish
39days in the game
Career
Seasons played
What this shows: Each season Dean played, oldest first. The bar runs from the first person out (left) to the winner (right); the tall block is Dean. The tiles are that season's numbers.
Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.Finished 2nd of 20Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Survivor 39 →- 39days lasted
- 0votes against+5 cancelled by idols
- 69%vote accuracy9 of 13 with the majority
- 2individual wins
- 1/1 found / played+1 other advantage
- 2 votes to win
- 47confessionalstimes they talked to camera
Spoiler-safe. Dean's game details (votes, moments, totals and takes) is hidden until you've watched it.
Game style
How they played
What this shows: Each bar is a percentile: the share of all 917 Survivor appearances that scored lower (50 is the typical player). Survivor bars use survivoR's scores. The label is our rule of thumb, not an official rating.
Survivor 39 · our labelIdol hunterFound and used idols and advantages more than almost anyone.Also fits: Numbers player, All-rounder
Why this label
Players like this
The Survivor players whose bars sit closest to Dean's in Survivor 39. Match is 100 minus the typical gap between the two sets of bars, in percentile points.
Heidi Lagares-GreenblattSurvivor 44 · Idol hunter91matchCompare
Chris UnderwoodSurvivor 38 · Challenge threat91matchCompare
Wendell HollandSurvivor 36 · Challenge threat90matchCompare
Amanda KimmelSurvivor 16 · Idol hunter90matchCompare
Austin Li CoonSurvivor 45 · Challenge threat89matchCompare
How the labels work
Key moments
How their games played out
What this shows: Built from the vote and competition records, in order. Survivor: , individual wins, (we count one when a player is voted out by someone who voted with them at the previous tribal) and how they left.
Survivor 39: Island of the Idols12 moments
- Day19Was given a hidden immunity idolidol
- Day19Played a hidden immunity idol on themself, cancelling 5 votesidol
- Day22Part of the blindside of Kellee (8–5)blindside
- Day27Turned on Aaron, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 5–1 blindsideblindside
- Day34Found an Idol Nullifieradvantage
- Day35Won individual immunity ("Dizzy Miss Lizzy")immunity
- Day35Turned on Elaine, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 5–2 blindsideblindside
- Day36Won individual immunity ("Born")immunity
- Day36Found a hidden immunity idolidol
- Day37Played an Idol Nullifier for Janetadvantage
- Day37Turned on Janet, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 1 blindsideblindside
- Day39Reached the Final Tribal Council but lost, with 2 of 10 jury votesfinal
Voting record
Who they voted for
What this shows: Each vote Dean cast at . A filled dot means they voted with the majority; a hollow dot means they were on the losing side. The last column is who went home.
Survivor 39: Island of the Idols9/13 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 3 | Ronnie | Ronnie | |
| Day 8 | Karishma | Vince | |
| Day 11 | Karishma | Chelsea | |
| Day 14 | Karishma | Tom | |
| Day 19 | Jack | Jack | |
| Day 22 | Kellee | Kellee | |
| Day 24 | Jamal | Jamal | |
| Day 27 | Aaron | Aaron | |
| Day 30 | Karishma cancelled by an idol | ||
| Day 30 | Elizabeth revote | Elizabeth | |
| Day 32 | Karishma | Karishma | |
| Day 35 | Elaine | Elaine | |
| Day 37 | Janet cancelled by an idol | Janet | |
| Day 38 | Fire challenge (f4): Won | Lauren |
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The edit
Winners' edits →How much the show featured them
What this shows: Dean's share of all in each Survivor season (the bar), against the average cast member's share (the tick). Counts from survivoR.
- S3910.3%47 confessionals · 2nd most of 20 · average 5% · a big edit
Competitions
All comps →Competition wins by format
What this shows: Individual wins only (each competition counted once), sorted into the formats they used: endurance, puzzles, OTEV and so on. A competition can have several formats.
3 individual winsFire-making 1Reward + immunity 1Immunity 1
Spoiler-safe. Dean's alliances and analyst takes (they cover the rest of the season) is hidden until you've watched it.
Alliances
Who they worked with
What this shows: Named alliances from the Survivor Wiki and other cited sources, with when each formed and ended (episode and day) where the source says. Tap a face to open that player.
Analysts
What the analysts said
What this shows: Podcasts, videos and articles about Dean, matched by name or episode title, then how much analyst coverage each of their seasons got. Strongest matches first. Links open the original.
Season coverage on RHAP
- Survivor 39155 items · 1 with Taran Armstrong · 77 with Rob CesterninoSeason hub