Player file
Tom Westman
New York City, New York · Firefighter;Motivational Speaker
SurvivorWinner
RHAP winner page Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.
2seasons played
1season won
1stbest finish
53days 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 1st of 20Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Survivor 10 →- 39days lasted
- 0votes against
- 75%vote accuracy6 of 8 with the majority
- 5individual wins
- 0/0 found / played
- 6 votes to win
- 60confessionalstimes they talked to camera
Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.Finished 16th of 20Spoiler-safe. This is hidden until you've watched it.View Survivor 20 →- 14days lasted
- 5votes against+3 cancelled by idols
- 50%vote accuracy2 of 4 with the majority
- 0individual wins
- 1/1 found / played
- 17confessionalstimes 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 10 · our labelStrategic architectDrove the votes: strong strategy and a big say in who went home.Also fits: Challenge threat, Jury favourite, All-rounder
Why this label
Players like this
The Survivor players whose bars sit closest to Tom's in Survivor 10. Match is 100 minus the typical gap between the two sets of bars, in percentile points.
Brian HeidikSurvivor 5 · Strategic architect98matchCompare
James Thomas Jr.Survivor 18 · Strategic architect97matchCompare
Rob MarianoSurvivor 8 · Strategic architect97matchCompare
Jenna MorascaSurvivor 6 · Strategic architect97matchCompare
John CochranSurvivor 26 · Strategic architect96matchCompare
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.
- StrategyS10: 98S20: 31
- ChallengesS10: 99S20: 40
- InfluenceS10: 91S20: 52
- VotingS10: 94S20: 33
- AdvantagesS10: 0S20: 87
- Jury supportS10: 98S20: 0
- LastedS10: 85S20: 22
Percentiles, 0–99; 50 is the typical player.
What changed
- Advantages up 87 points S10 0th → S20 87th
- Jury support down 98 points S10 98th → S20 0th
- Strategy down 67 points S10 98th → S20 31st
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 10: Palau10 moments
- Day24Won individual immunity ("Perch")immunity
- Day24Turned on Coby, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 7–1–1 blindsideblindside
- Day27Won individual immunity ("Last Gasp")immunity
- Day30Turned on Stephenie, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 6–1 blindsideblindside
- Day33Turned on Gregg, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 4–2 blindsideblindside
- Day36Won individual immunity ("R.A.M.")immunity
- Day36Turned on Caryn, who had voted with them at the last tribal, in a 4–1 blindsideblindside
- Day37Won individual immunity ("Tower Of Domination")immunity
- Day37Won individual immunity ("Bob-Bob Buoy")immunity
- Day39Won the season with 6 of 7 jury voteswinner
Survivor 20: Heroes vs. Villains4 moments
- Day10Found a hidden immunity idolidol
- Day11Played a hidden immunity idol on themself, cancelling 3 votesidol
- Day11Part of the blindside of Cirie (3–2)blindside
- Day14Blindsided 5–2 on Day 14: J.T. 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 10: Palau6/8 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 12 | Willard | Willard | |
| Day 24 | Coby | Coby | |
| Day 30 | Stephenie | Stephenie | |
| Day 33 | Gregg | Gregg | |
| Day 36 | Caryn | Caryn | |
| Day 37 | Ian | ||
| Day 37 | Ian revote | Jenn | |
| Day 38 | Ian | Ian |
Survivor 20: Heroes vs. Villains2/4 with majority
| When | Voted for | With the majority? | Went home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 3 | Sugar | Sugar | |
| Day 6 | Amanda | Stephenie | |
| Day 11 | Cirie | Cirie | |
| Day 14 | James | Tom |
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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 · 1 win
- 53days played
- 5votes against+3 cancelled by idols
- 67%vote accuracy8 of 12 with the majority
- 5individual wins
- 1/1 found / played
- 6 votes to win
- 77confessionalstimes 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.
- S1013.9%60 confessionals · 2nd most of 20 · average 5% · a big edit
- S204.3%17 confessionals · 11th most of 20 · average 5%
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.
5 individual winsImmunity 5
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.
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.
- Talking with T-Bird ENCORE: Survivor: Palau Box SetRob Has a Podcast · Podcast · Survivor 10 · Jun 14, 2021
Season coverage on RHAP
- Survivor 102 items · 2 with Rob Cesternino
- Survivor 2015 items · 1 with Taran Armstrong · 6 with Rob CesterninoSeason hub