Player file
Joe Mena
Tolland, Connecticut · Probation Officer
Survivor
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1season played
0seasons won
8thbest finish
30days in the game
Career
Seasons played
What this shows: Each season Joe played, oldest first. The bar runs from the first person out (left) to the winner (right); the tall block is Joe. The tiles are that season's numbers.
Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.Finished 8th of 18Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Survivor 35 →- 30days lasted
- 10votes against+2 cancelled by idols
- 50%vote accuracy3 of 6 with the majority
- 0individual wins
- 2/2 found / played
- 28confessionalstimes 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 35 · our labelIdol hunterFound and used idols and advantages more than almost anyone.
Why this label
Players like this
The Survivor players whose bars sit closest to Joe's in Survivor 35. Match is 100 minus the typical gap between the two sets of bars, in percentile points.
Star ToomeySurvivor 48 · Idol hunter91matchCompare
James JonesSurvivor 43 · Middle of the pack90matchCompare
Sol YiSurvivor 47 · Middle of the pack90matchCompare
Mitch GuerraSurvivor 48 · Under-the-radar90matchCompare
Carl BoudreauxSurvivor 37 · Middle of the pack89matchCompare
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 35: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers6 moments
- Day5Found a hidden immunity idolidol
- Day11Played a hidden immunity idol on themself, cancelling 2 votesidol
- Day15Found a hidden immunity idolidol
- Day19Played a hidden immunity idol on themself, but nobody had voted for themidol
- Day24Part of the blindside of Cole (7–1)blindside
- Day30Blindsided 4–2 on Day 30: Ashley, Devon and Lauren had voted with them at the previous tribalblindside
Voting record
Who they voted for
What this shows: Each vote Joe 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 35: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers3/6 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 11 | Alan | Alan | |
| Day 19 | Chrissy | Jessica | |
| Day 21 | Ben | ||
| Day 21 | Deadlock: Can't vote revote | Desi | |
| Day 24 | Cole | Cole | |
| Day 27 | JP | JP | |
| Day 30 | Ryan cancelled by an idol | Joe |
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As a , voted for Ben to win.
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The edit
Winners' edits →How much the show featured them
What this shows: Joe's share of all in each Survivor season (the bar), against the average cast member's share (the tick). Counts from survivoR.
- S356.5%28 confessionals · 7th most of 18 · average 5.6%
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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.
Soko Alliance
Survivor 35: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers- Formed
- Ep 7 · Day 17
- Ended
- Ep 11 · Day 33
- Joe
- loyal to the end
Rivals picked members off.
Final Four Alliance
Survivor 35: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers- Formed
- Ep 10 · Day 26
- Ended
- Ep 13 · Day 37
- Joe
- member
The group turned on itself.
Analysts
What the analysts said
What this shows: Podcasts, videos and articles about Joe, matched by name or episode title, then how much analyst coverage each of their seasons got. Strongest matches first. Links open the original.
- Survivor 35 Latest Exit Interview – 11/30/17Rob Has a Podcast · Exit Interview · Podcast · Survivor 35 · Nov 30, 2017
- Survivor 35 Pre-Season Interviews with Joe Mena & Roark LuskinRob Has a Podcast · Preview · Podcast · Survivor 35 · Sep 24, 2017
Season coverage on RHAP
- Survivor 35166 items · 9 with Taran Armstrong · 85 with Rob CesterninoSeason hub