Player file
Sam Phalen
Nashville, Tennessee · Sports Reporter
Survivor
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1season played
0seasons won
2ndbest finish
26days in the game
Career
Seasons played
What this shows: Each season Sam played, oldest first. The bar runs from the first person out (left) to the winner (right); the tall block is Sam. 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 47 →- 26days lasted
- 10votes against
- 100%vote accuracy8 of 8 with the majority
- 0individual wins
- 2/0 found / played
- 1 votes to win
- 93confessionalstimes they talked to camera
Spoiler-safe. Sam'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 47 · our labelStrategic architectDrove the votes: strong strategy and a big say in who went home.Also fits: All-rounder
Why this label
Players like this
The Survivor players whose bars sit closest to Sam's in Survivor 47. Match is 100 minus the typical gap between the two sets of bars, in percentile points.
Eva EricksonSurvivor 48 · Strategic architect95matchCompare
Mike TurnerSurvivor 42 · Strategic architect94matchCompare
Sage Ahrens-NicholsSurvivor 49 · Strategic architect94matchCompare
Todd HerzogSurvivor 15 · Strategic architect93matchCompare
Sarah LacinaSurvivor 34 · Strategic architect93matchCompare
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 479 moments
- Day4Found a hidden immunity idolidol
- Day4Found a hidden immunity idolidol
- Day12Part of the blindside of Rome (9–2–1)blindside
- Day13Won individual immunity ("Audio Slave")immunity
- Day16Part of the blindside of Sol (8–1)blindside
- Day18Turned on Gabe, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 7–2 blindsideblindside
- Day20Turned on Kyle, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 6–1–1 blindsideblindside
- Day22Turned on Caroline, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 3–2–2 blindsideblindside
- Day26Reached the Final Tribal Council but lost, with 1 of 8 jury votesfinal
Voting record
Who they voted for
What this shows: Each vote Sam 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 478/8 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 3 | Jon | Jon | |
| Day 10 | Anika | Anika | |
| Day 12 | Rome | Rome | |
| Day 15 | Lost vote at survivor auction: Lost vote | ||
| Day 15 | Lost vote at survivor auction: Lost vote revote | Sierra | |
| Day 16 | Sol | Sol | |
| Day 18 | Gabe | Gabe | |
| Day 20 | Kyle | Kyle | |
| Day 22 | Caroline | Caroline | |
| Day 23 | Block a vote: Lost vote | Andy | |
| Day 24 | Genevieve | Genevieve | |
| Day 24 | Fire challenge (f4): Won | Teeny |
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The edit
Winners' edits →How much the show featured them
What this shows: Sam's share of all in each Survivor season (the bar), against the average cast member's share (the tick). Counts from survivoR.
- S4712.8%93 confessionals · the 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.
2 individual winsFire-making 1Reward 1
Spoiler-safe. Sam'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 Sam, matched by name or episode title, then how much analyst coverage each of their seasons got. Strongest matches first. Links open the original.
- Sam Phalen Post-Season Interview | Survivor 47Rob Has a Podcast · Interview · Podcast · Survivor 47 · Jan 11, 2025
- Survivor 47 Pre-Game Day 6: Sam & SierraRob Has a Podcast · Preview · Podcast · Survivor 47 · Sep 10, 2024
Season coverage on RHAP
- Survivor 47129 items · 4 with Taran Armstrong · 84 with Rob CesterninoSeason hub