Player file
Gavin Whitson
Erwin, Tennessee · YMCA Program Director
Survivor
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1season played
0seasons won
2ndbest finish
39days in the game
Career
Seasons played
What this shows: Each season Gavin played, oldest first. The bar runs from the first person out (left) to the winner (right); the tall block is Gavin. The tiles are that season's numbers.
Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.Finished 2nd of 18Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Survivor 38 →- 39days lasted
- 0votes against
- 71%vote accuracy10 of 14 with the majority
- 2individual wins
- 0/1 found / played
- 4 votes to win
- 26confessionalstimes they talked to camera
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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 38 · our labelChallenge threatWon (or nearly won) challenges far more often than most players.Also fits: Numbers player, All-rounder
Why this label
Players like this
The Survivor players whose bars sit closest to Gavin's in Survivor 38. Match is 100 minus the typical gap between the two sets of bars, in percentile points.
Amanda KimmelSurvivor 16 · Idol hunter94matchCompare
Wendell HollandSurvivor 36 · Challenge threat92matchCompare
Chris UnderwoodSurvivor 38 · Challenge threat91matchCompare
Nick WilsonSurvivor 37 · Challenge threat89matchCompare
Parvati ShallowSurvivor 20 · 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 38: Edge of Extinction15 moments
- Day13Part of the blindside of Aubry (4–1)blindside
- Day16Turned on Wendy, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 6 blindsideblindside
- Day22Turned on Eric, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 8–2–2 blindsideblindside
- Day23Won individual immunity ("Bo Diddley")immunity
- Day23Turned on Julia, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 9–1 blindsideblindside
- Day25Turned on David, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 8–2 blindsideblindside
- Day28Was given an Extra Vote advantageadvantage
- Day29Part of the blindside of Wardog (6–2)blindside
- Day31Won individual immunity ("Chimney Sweeps")immunity
- Day31Played an Extra Vote advantage for Ronadvantage
- Day31Turned on Ron, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 3–1 blindsideblindside
- Day34Part of the blindside of Aurora (5–1)blindside
- Day37Was given a hidden immunity idolidol
- Day37Played a hidden immunity idol on themself, but nobody had voted for themidol
- Day39Reached the Final Tribal Council but lost, with 4 of 13 jury votesfinal
Voting record
Who they voted for
What this shows: Each vote Gavin 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 38: Edge of Extinction10/14 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 13 | Aubry | Aubry | |
| Day 16 | Lauren | ||
| Day 16 | Wendy revote | Wendy | |
| Day 19 | Joe | Joe | |
| Day 22 | Eric | Eric | |
| Day 23 | Julia | Julia | |
| Day 25 | David | David | |
| Day 27 | Aurora | Kelley | |
| Day 29 | Wardog | Wardog | |
| Day 31 | Ron | ||
| Day 31 | Ron extra vote | Ron | |
| Day 34 | Aurora | Aurora | |
| Day 36 | Rick cancelled by an idol | Victoria | |
| Day 37 | Chris cancelled by an idol | Lauren | |
| Day 38 | Fire challenge (f4): Saved | Rick |
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The edit
Winners' edits →How much the show featured them
What this shows: Gavin's share of all in each Survivor season (the bar), against the average cast member's share (the tick). Counts from survivoR.
- S386%26 confessionals · 8th most of 18 · average 5.6%
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 winsImmunity 2Reward 1
Spoiler-safe. Gavin'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 Gavin, 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 38123 items · 1 with Taran Armstrong · 84 with Rob CesterninoSeason hub