Player file
Michael Skupin
White Lake, Michigan · Software Publisher;Part-Time Professional Speaker
Survivor
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2seasons played
0seasons won
2ndbest finish
56days in the game, all seasons
Career
Seasons played
What this shows: Each season Michael played, oldest first. The bar runs from the first person out (left) to the winner (right); the tall block is Michael. The tiles are that season's numbers.
Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.Finished 11th of 16Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Survivor 2 →- 17days lasted
- 0votes against
- 100%vote accuracy2 of 2 with the majority
- 0individual wins
- 0/0 found / played
- 21confessionalstimes they talked to camera
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 25 →- 39days lasted
- 0votes against
- 75%vote accuracy6 of 8 with the majority
- 2individual wins
- 0/0 found / played
- 1 votes to win
- 40confessionalstimes they talked to camera
Spoiler-safe. Michael'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 25 · 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 Michael's in Survivor 25. Match is 100 minus the typical gap between the two sets of bars, in percentile points.
Susie SmithSurvivor 17 · Jury favourite95matchCompare
Sophie ClarkeSurvivor 23 · Challenge threat95matchCompare
Jud BirzaSurvivor 21 · Challenge threat94matchCompare
Chase RiceSurvivor 21 · Challenge threat94matchCompare
Yung HwangSurvivor 28 · Numbers player92matchCompare
How the labels work
Returnee tracker
How their game changed
What this shows: The same game-style bars as above, one column per season, with where they finished and how long they lasted. The changes list the biggest rises and drops from one appearance to the next, in percentile points. Their seasons span eras, so “vs their era” compares each season with its own era.
- StrategyS2: 84S25: 85
- ChallengesS2: 72S25: 91
- InfluenceS2: 80S25: 37
- VotingS2: 47S25: 90
- AdvantagesS2: 0S25: 0
- Jury supportS2: 0S25: 89
- LastedS2: 33S25: 85
Percentiles, 0–99; 50 is the typical player.
What changed
- Jury support up 89 points S2 0th → S25 89th
- Lasted up 52 points S2 33rd → S25 85th
- Influence down 43 points S2 80th → S25 37th
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 2: The Australian Outback2 moments
- Day15Turned on Kimmi, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 6–1 blindsideblindside
- Day17Was pulled from the game by the medical teamout
Survivor 25: Philippines9 moments
- Day22Part of the blindside of Jeff (5–4–1)blindside
- Day25Won individual immunity ("Paddle Out")immunity
- Day25Turned on Artis, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 5–4 blindsideblindside
- Day30Part of the blindside of Jonathan (4–3)blindside
- Day33Part of the blindside of Carter (5–1)blindside
- Day36Turned on Abi-Maria, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 4–1 blindsideblindside
- Day38Won individual immunity ("The Ball Drop")immunity
- Day38Turned on Malcolm, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 3–1 blindsideblindside
- Day39Reached the Final Tribal Council but lost, with 1 of 8 jury votesfinal
Voting record
Who they voted for
What this shows: Each vote Michael 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 2: The Australian Outback2/2 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 3 | Debb | Debb | |
| Day 15 | Kimmi | Kimmi |
Survivor 25: Philippines6/8 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 19 | Jonathan cancelled by an idol | RC | |
| Day 22 | Jeff | Jeff | |
| Day 25 | Artis | Artis | |
| Day 27 | Abi-Maria cancelled by an idol | Pete | |
| Day 30 | Jonathan | Jonathan | |
| Day 33 | Carter | Carter | |
| Day 36 | Abi-Maria | Abi-Maria | |
| Day 38 | Malcolm | Malcolm |
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Career
Career totals
What this shows: Every season added together, per show. Vote accuracy is the share of Michael's votes that went with the majority.
Survivor2 seasons
- 56days played
- 0votes against
- 80%vote accuracy8 of 10 with the majority
- 2individual wins
- 0/0 found / played
- 1 votes to win
- 61confessionalstimes they talked to camera
The edit
Winners' edits →How much the show featured them
What this shows: Michael's share of all in each Survivor season (the bar), against the average cast member's share (the tick). Counts from survivoR.
- S23.7%21 confessionals · 10th most of 16 · average 6.3% · a quiet edit
- S259.2%40 confessionals · 4th most of 18 · average 5.6% · 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 winsImmunity 2Reward 1
Spoiler-safe. Michael'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.
Kalabaw Alliance
Survivor 25: Philippines- Formed
- Ep 4 · Day 10
- Ended
- Ep 12 · Day 33
- Michael
- member
Rivals picked members off.
Matsing Alliance
Survivor 25: Philippines- Formed
- Ep 1 · Day 1
- Ended
- Ep 14 · Day 39
- Michael
- member
Split up in the endgame.
Tandang Alliance
Survivor 25: Philippines- Formed
- Ep 1 · Day 1
- Ended
- Ep 13 · Day 36
- Michael
- turned on it
A member turned on the group.
Fulcrum Alliance
Survivor 25: Philippines- Formed
- Ep 4 · Day 10
- Ended
- Ep 14 · Day 39
- Michael
- loyal to the end
Held together to the Final Tribal Council.
Analysts
What the analysts said
What this shows: Podcasts, videos and articles about Michael, 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 26 items · 4 with Rob CesterninoSeason hub
- Survivor 2547 items · 43 with Rob CesterninoSeason hub