Player file
Tom Buchanan
Rich Valley, Virginia · Goat Farmer
Survivor
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2seasons played
0seasons won
4thbest finish
73days in the game, all seasons
Career
Seasons played
What this shows: Each season Tom played, oldest first. The bar runs from the first person out (left) to the winner (right); the tall block is Tom. The tiles are that season's numbers.
Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.Finished 4th of 16Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Survivor 3 →- 37days lasted
- 9votes against
- 70%vote accuracy7 of 10 with the majority
- 1individual wins
- 0/0 found / played
- 58confessionalstimes they talked to camera
Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.Finished 5th of 18Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Survivor 8 →- 36days lasted
- 4votes against
- 83%vote accuracy5 of 6 with the majority
- 1individual wins
- 0/0 found / played
- 32confessionalstimes they talked to camera
Spoiler-safe. Tom'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 8 · our labelChallenge threatWon (or nearly won) challenges far more often than most players.Also fits: All-rounder
Why this label
Players like this
The Survivor players whose bars sit closest to Tom's in Survivor 8. Match is 100 minus the typical gap between the two sets of bars, in percentile points.
Denise MartinSurvivor 15 · Numbers player95matchCompare
Leann SlabySurvivor 9 · Numbers player94matchCompare
Ashley NolanSurvivor 35 · Challenge threat93matchCompare
Oscar LusthSurvivor 50 · Numbers player93matchCompare
Andrea BoehlkeSurvivor 34 · Challenge threat93matchCompare
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.
- StrategyS3: 63S8: 67
- ChallengesS3: 17S8: 85
- InfluenceS3: 89S8: 43
- VotingS3: 71S8: 74
- AdvantagesS3: 0S8: 0
- Jury supportS3: 0S8: 0
- LastedS3: 74S8: 72
Percentiles, 0–99; 50 is the typical player.
What changed
- Challenges up 68 points S3 17th → S8 85th
- Influence down 46 points S3 89th → S8 43rd
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 3: Africa7 moments
- Day21Part of the blindside of Clarence (8–2)blindside
- Day24Turned on Kelly, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 5–4 blindsideblindside
- Day27Turned on Brandon, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 6–2 blindsideblindside
- Day30Turned on Frank, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 6–1 blindsideblindside
- Day33Won individual immunity ("Pot Shots")immunity
- Day33Turned on Kim P., who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 4–2 blindsideblindside
- Day37Blindsided 3–1 on Day 37: Ethan, Kim J. and Lex had voted with them at the previous tribalblindside
Survivor 8: All-Stars5 moments
- Day27Part of the blindside of Lex (7–2)blindside
- Day30Turned on Alicia, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 6–1 blindsideblindside
- Day33Won individual immunity ("Fire And Rain")immunity
- Day33Turned on Shii Ann, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 5–1 blindsideblindside
- Day36Blindsided 4–1 on Day 36: Amber, Jenna L., Boston Rob and Rupert had voted with them at the previous tribalblindside
Voting record
Who they voted for
What this shows: Each vote Tom 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 3: Africa7/10 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 3 | Clarence | Diane | |
| Day 6 | Clarence | Jessie | |
| Day 18 | Lindsey | ||
| Day 18 | Deadlock: Can't vote revote | ||
| Day 18 | Countback: Safe revote | Lindsey | |
| Day 21 | Clarence | Clarence | |
| Day 24 | Kelly | Kelly | |
| Day 27 | Brandon | Brandon | |
| Day 30 | Frank | Frank | |
| Day 33 | Kim P. | Kim P. | |
| Day 36 | Teresa | Teresa | |
| Day 37 | Lex | Tom |
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As a , voted for Ethan to win.
Survivor 8: All-Stars5/6 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 12 | Rob C. | Rob C. | |
| Day 27 | Lex | Lex | |
| Day 28 | Kathy | Kathy | |
| Day 30 | Alicia | Alicia | |
| Day 33 | Shii Ann | Shii Ann | |
| Day 36 | Jenna L. | Tom |
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As a , voted for Amber to win.
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Career
Career totals
What this shows: Every season added together, per show. Vote accuracy is the share of Tom's votes that went with the majority.
Survivor2 seasons
- 73days played
- 13votes against
- 75%vote accuracy12 of 16 with the majority
- 2individual wins
- 0/0 found / played
- 90confessionalstimes they talked to camera
The edit
Winners' edits →How much the show featured them
What this shows: Tom's share of all in each Survivor season (the bar), against the average cast member's share (the tick). Counts from survivoR.
- S311.5%58 confessionals · 3rd most of 16 · average 6.3% · a big edit
- S86.5%32 confessionals · 7th 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. Tom'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.
Boran Alliance
Survivor 3: Africa- Formed
- Ep 7 · Day 20
- Ended
- Ep 14 · Day 39
- Tom
- left or was voted out
Held together to the Final Tribal Council.
Chapera Alliance
Survivor 8: All-Stars- Formed
- Ep 1 · Day 2
- Ended
- Ep 16 · Day 39
- Tom
- left or was voted out
Held together to the Final Tribal Council.
Analysts
What the analysts said
What this shows: Podcasts, videos and articles about Tom, 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 32 items · 1 with Rob Cesternino
- Survivor 83 items · 3 with Rob Cesternino