Survivor 22: Redemption IslandRob Mariano won Survivor 22.
Survivor 22: Redemption Island put 18 castaways, 2 of them returning players, in San Juan del Sur, Rivas, Nicaragua for 39 days, split into two : Ometepe and Zapatera. Voted-out players went to to duel for a way back in. On Day 21 the 11 players left into one tribe, Murlonio, and from then on voted-out players began joining the .
At the the 9 jurors gave Boston Rob 8, Phillip 1, Natalie 0.
Where it was filmed
What this shows: The island where the season was shot, the season's theme, and what each name means, where we know it.
San Juan del Sur, NicaraguaRivas
Introduced Redemption Island: voted-out players lived alone on a separate site and fought duels to stay alive, with the last survivor re-entering the game. Rivals Rob Mariano and Russell Hantz returned.
- Ometepestarting tribe
- Zapaterastarting tribe
- Murloniomerged tribe
- Duels took place in an arena built to look like old temple ruins, watched by two members of each tribe.
- Production stayed on in Nicaragua after the previous season, partly to save money, and reused the same Ponderosa site.
- The idea drew on similar exile-island concepts from foreign versions, such as Israel's "Island of the Dead".
Sources: Survivor: Redemption Island · Wikidata Q240247
The whole season on one line
What this shows: Every episode's challenges and who won them, who went home at and by how many votes, swaps, the , the jury and plays. Tap a challenge for its history.
- Spoiler-safe. The rest of the season is hidden until you've watched it.
- Francesca to Redemption Island
- Reward + immunityPush It UphillZapatera
- Francesca voted out4–3–2
- ◆Kristina found a hidden immunity idol.
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- Matt to Redemption Island
- Matt voted out4–2–0 · 2 votes cancelled by an idol
- ◆Ralph found a hidden immunity idol.
- ◆Kristina played the hidden immunity idol. It turned out not to be needed.
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- Russell to Redemption Island
DuelJail BreakMatt
Reward + immunitySpin CycleOmetepe
- Russell voted out after a tie5–1
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- Kristina to Redemption Island
DuelDomino EffectMatt- Reward + immunityToolin' AroundZapatera
- Kristina voted out4–3
- ◆Boston Rob found a hidden immunity idol.
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- Stephanie to Redemption Island
- Stephanie voted out5–2
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- Sarita to Redemption Island
- Sarita voted out4–2
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- Merge: Murlonio
- Matt won a way back into the game from Redemption Island.
- Matt to Redemption Island
DuelChimney SweepMatt
ImmunityRoller BallNatalie
- Matt voted out6–5–1
- ◆Ralph played the hidden immunity idol for Mike. It turned out not to be needed.
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- Mike and David to Redemption Island
- 2 tribal councils
ImmunityMeso SoupGrant
ImmunityGang HangAndrea
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- Julie to Redemption Island
- Jury starts
DuelHouse Of Cards
Matt & Mike
ImmunityMayan PizzaBoston Rob
- Julie voted out6–3
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- Ralph and Steve to Redemption Island
- 2 tribal councils
DuelShuffleboardMatt & Mike
Reward + immunityLog JamGrant
ImmunityFlashbackBoston Rob
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DuelRock Block
3 winners
ImmunityStep On UpBoston Rob
- Andrea voted out5–1
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- Grant to Redemption Island
DuelA Maze N' Jig
3 winners
Reward + immunityBone To PickAshley
- Grant voted out4–1
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- 2 tribal councils
- Finale
DuelA Leg UpAndrea
ImmunityA Numbers GameAshley
ImmunityMeso MazeBoston Rob
- ◆Boston Rob played the hidden immunity idol. It turned out not to be needed.
Episode 14, Day 38: Andrea voted out 4–0; Ashley voted out 3–1. 3 players left.
Where the game stands
What this shows: The state of the game at the end of the episode picked above.
Game over. Boston Rob won the jury vote 8–1–0.
Episode 14“Seems Like a No Brainer”
What this shows: The key events of this one episode, pulled from the vote, challenge and advantage records.
- Ashley and Boston Rob won individual .
- Boston Rob played the . It turned out not to be needed.
- Matt lost a duel on and joins the .
- Mike lost a duel on and joins the .
- Grant lost a duel on and joins the .
- Andrea lost a duel on and joins the .
- Ashley voted out 3–1. Joins the .
- Boston Rob won the 8–1–0 and is the .
Who's still playing
What this shows: All 18 castaways, split into who is still in the game, who is on the , and who left before the jury began. The ring is the player's at that point. Tap a player to follow them across every panel (their profile is one tap away in the Following chip).
Who got written down
What this shows: How many times each player's name was written on a ballot at , up to this episode. Switch to the table for votes cast, how often they voted with the majority, wins and days lasted. Tap a player to follow them.
- Still in the game
- Already out
| 17 | 13 | 92% | 0 | 38 | |
| 10 | 11 | 82% | 2 | 35 | |
| 10 | 9 | 33% | 0 | 30 | |
| 10 | 3 | 33% | 0 | 21 | |
| 9 | 11 | 64% | 1 | 37 | |
| 9 | 11 | 40% | 0 | 30 | |
| 9 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 11 | |
| 8 | 8 | 43% | 0 | 24 | |
| 8 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 16 | |
| 8 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 8 | |
| 7 | 13 | 92% | 4 | 38 | |
| 6 | 9 | 50% | 0 | 27 | |
| 6 | 7 | 67% | 0 | 22 | |
| 6 | 5 | 75% | 0 | 18 | |
| 6 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 13 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 13 | 85% | 2 | 38 | |
| 1 | 13 | 92% | 1 | 38 |
Who controlled the votes
What this shows: One square per up to this episode: filled when the player's final vote named the person sent home. Lots of filled squares means they were usually in the majority.
Showing Boston Rob, most often in the majority so far (12 of 13). Tap any player on the page to follow someone else.
Numbers are episodes. Tap a square for that vote.
Every vote, newest first
What this shows: Each up to this episode, in a sentence, then each name that got votes with the people who wrote it. The person sent home is in orange; struck-through names were cancelled by an .
- Day39
Boston Rob wins 8–1–0
· Episode 14 · the jury votes for a winner
810no votes - Day38
Ashley voted out 3–1
Episode 14 · Merged tribe (Murlonio) · 4th place
Ashley was voted out with 3 of 4 votes. The rest went to Phillip (1).
31- Safe with : Boston Rob.
- Day37
Andrea voted out 4–0
Episode 14 · Merged tribe (Murlonio) · 5th place
Andrea was voted out with 4 of 4 votes, a unanimous vote.
40- Safe with : Ashley.
- 1 vote against Boston Rob didn't count because Boston Rob played an .
- Day35
Grant voted out 4–1
Episode 13 · Merged tribe (Murlonio) · 6th place
Grant was voted out with 4 of 5 votes. The rest went to Natalie (1).
41- Safe with : Ashley.
- Grant went to instead of going home.
- Day32
Andrea voted out 5–1
Episode 12 · Merged tribe (Murlonio) · 5th place
Andrea was voted out with 5 of 6 votes. The rest went to Phillip (1).
51- Safe with : Boston Rob.
- Day30
Steve voted out 6–1
Episode 11 · Merged tribe (Murlonio) · 7th place
Steve was voted out with 6 of 7 votes. The rest went to Grant (1).
61- Safe with : Boston Rob.
- Steve went to instead of going home.
Who voted with whom
What this shows: Each circle is a castaway, coloured by starting . A line joins two players who wrote down the same name at , thicker the more often, up to this episode. Tap a player to follow them, or a named to see its members.
- Ometepe
- Zapatera
- Out of the game by now
- Winner
Named alliances
Tap a player to see who they voted with most. Tap empty space to clear.
From the Survivor WikiAlliance details · 3
When each named alliance formed and ended, and how often its members actually voted the same way. Faded = not formed yet or already over at this episode; grey names are out of the game.
Russell's Zapatera Alliance
Over · Ep 7Formed Episode 1 (Day 1) · ended Episode 7 (Day 17): members picked off
Russell used his usual approach on Zapatera, promising Stephanie and Krista a path to the end. The rest of the tribe saw him coming and took the group apart early.
Targeted at once and eliminated before the merge, starting with Russell.
Voted together at 2/2 tribal councils they attendedSource: survivor.fandom.com ↗
Stealth R Us
ActiveFormed Episode 1 (Day 3) · lasted to the end
Rob's majority on Ometepe, named by Phillip, ran the whole season with near-total control. It gave Rob his first win on his fourth try.
Rob cut members one by one to keep weaker opponents, then beat Phillip and Natalie at Final Tribal Council.
Voted together at 8/13 tribal councils they attendedSource: survivor.fandom.com ↗
Zapatera Six
ActiveFormed Episode 3 (Day 7) · ended Episode 14 (Day 36): members picked off
The Zapatera players who united to vote out Russell Hantz early. They could not break Rob's Ometepe majority after the merge; Mike was their highest finisher.
Ometepe stayed united after the merge and voted out the Zapatera members one by one.
Voted together at 7/9 tribal councils they attendedSource: survivor.fandom.com ↗
Who was in danger
What this shows: before each , the 5 players a simple score ranked most at risk, and whether the person voted out was one of them. Tap a name to follow them.
Going into the vote in Episode 14: 3 players at risk, Ashley and Boston Rob safe with immunity.
Andrea was voted out (1st on our list). Not counted in the hit rate: only 3 people were at risk, so any top 5 would include them.
How this is scored
| Input | Points |
|---|---|
| Votes received so farper vote that counted, all season (a revote counts once) | +1 |
| Votes at their last tribalper vote against them at the last tribal council they went to | +2 |
| Individual immunity winsper win so far: winners are seen as threats | +2 |
| Holding an idol or advantageif they hold one going in: they can protect themselves | −2 |
| Voted on the losing sideif their vote at their last tribal didn't go to the person sent home | +3 |
Scored after the challenge and before the vote: whoever won immunity is safe and left out. Only things that already happened count. Ties are listed A to Z. A vote counts toward the hit rate when more than 5 people were at risk and at least one of them had a score.
This is a simple model, not a prediction engine: it can't see alliances forming, camp life, idols nobody knows about or who is seen as a jury threat. The “by chance” number is what picking 5 names at random would score on the same votes.
Biggest blindside of the season
What this shows: the vote-out that scores highest on our index so far: idols in their pocket, allies who turned on them, their own vote and how one-sided it was.
- 5 allies voted them out: Ashley, Grant, Natalie, Phillip, Boston Rob+5
- They voted for Phillip+2
- A one-sided 5–1 vote+2.1
Next biggest: Matt (Ep 8, 8.3) · Grant (Ep 13, 7.8)
How this is scored
| Input | Points |
|---|---|
| Idols or advantages in their pocketper idol or advantage they went home holding | ×4 |
| Allies who voted them outper voter in an alliance with them, or on their side of a split vote at their last shared tribal | ×1 |
| They voted for someone elseif their own vote went to another player | ×2 |
| How one-sided the vote wasx (their votes - next highest) / all votes, so 0 to 3 | ×3 |
| An idol flipped the voteif cancelled votes would have sent someone else home | ×3 |
A simple, documented score from the vote records. It can't know what players were told at camp or in the house; it only reads the votes.
Who the edit focused on
What this shows: Each square is one player in one episode, darker when they got more (talking to camera). Sorted by confessionals up to this episode. Fans read a big edit as a sign of whose story it is. Counts from survivoR.
Through Episode 14: Boston Rob had the most (97, 23%). The winner, Boston Rob, had 97 (23%), the most.
Hover or tap a square for the count. Tap a name to follow that player.
What the experts said
What this shows: Podcasts and videos from Rob Has a Podcast (including Taran Armstrong's analysis), plus official CBS clips, about the episode you picked and the season as a whole. Links open on their site; a video only loads from youtube-nocookie.com when you press Watch.
- RHAPMay 15, 2011Survivor 22 LIVE Post-Finale Show
- RHAPWish ListJul 3, 2024Survivor 50 Wish List | Ep 22: Redemption Island with Christian Hubicki
- RHAPPreviewFeb 12, 2011The Survivor Redemption Island Preview Podcast
- RHAPAll-Time Top 40 RankingsJan 14, 2021Survivor All-Time Top 40 Rankings | #39: Redemption Island
- RHAPMar 25, 2011Stealth Esteem: Sash on Phillip, Redemption Island
- RHAPVideoMar 11, 2011Survivor Podcast Party: John Fincher in the House
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How the jury voted
What this shows: Each , in the order they joined the jury: how they left, who voted them out, and which they voted for to win. ● is their vote; ✕ marks a finalist who helped send them home.
| Juror | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| voted for Boston Rob; Boston Rob helped get them out | Phillip helped get them out | Natalie helped get them out | |
| voted for Boston Rob; Boston Rob helped get them out | Phillip helped get them out | Natalie helped get them out | |
| voted for Boston Rob; Boston Rob helped get them out | Phillip helped get them out | Natalie helped get them out | |
| voted for Boston Rob; Boston Rob helped get them out | Phillip helped get them out | Natalie helped get them out | |
| Boston Rob helped get them out | voted for Phillip; Phillip helped get them out | Natalie helped get them out | |
| voted for Boston Rob; Boston Rob helped get them out | Phillip helped get them out | Natalie helped get them out | |
| voted for Boston Rob; Boston Rob helped get them out | Phillip helped get them out | Natalie helped get them out | |
| voted for Boston Rob; Boston Rob helped get them out | Phillip helped get them out | Natalie helped get them out | |
| voted for Boston Rob; Boston Rob helped get them out | Phillip helped get them out | Natalie helped get them out |
“Helped” means wrote their name down at the Tribal Council where they left.
Survivor words, explained
What this shows: The show's terms in plain English. Any underlined word on this page opens the same explanation when you tap it.
Jury
Players knocked out late in the game. They stay on to watch the rest of it, and at the finale they vote for who wins.
Finalist
One of the last two or three players, who face the jury's vote for the win.
Returning player
Someone who had already played the show (or the other show) before this season.
Boot
Fan slang for a player being voted out or evicted. "First boot" means the first person out.
Blindside
A player is voted out without seeing it coming, usually because their allies voted against them.
Confessional (the edit)
A short interview to camera, away from the other players, cut into the episode. Fans count them to see whose story the editors are telling.
Tribe
The team a castaway lives and competes with before the merge. Each tribe has its own camp and colour.
Tribal council
The meeting where players vote someone out. Each player secretly writes down a name; whoever gets the most votes leaves the game.
Immunity
Protection from being voted out at the next tribal council. Tribes win it as a group early on; after the merge, one player wins it in a challenge.
Hidden immunity idol (idol)
A hidden object a player can find and play at tribal council after the votes are cast. Votes against the protected player don't count.
Advantage
A secret power found around camp or on a trip, such as an extra vote or the chance to block someone's vote.
Tribe swap
The players are reshuffled into new tribes, which splits up old loyalties.
Merge
The point where the tribes join into one. From then on everyone competes for themselves and immunity is individual.
Mergatory
Fan nickname for the stretch just before or around the merge, when the game is in limbo between tribes and individual play.
Final tribal council (FTC)
The last vote of the season. The finalists make their case and the jury votes for who should win.
Shot in the Dark
A one-time gamble at tribal council: a player gives up their vote for a small chance (about 1 in 6) of being safe.
Fire-making challenge
At the final four, the player with immunity is safe and picks one other to be safe. The last two race to build a fire, and the loser goes home.
Split vote
The majority spreads its votes across two names on purpose, so an idol can't save everyone. If an idol saves one name, the other still goes home.
Tie and revote
If two players get the same number of votes, everyone except them votes again between the tied players.
Medical evacuation (medevac)
A player is removed from the game by the medical team. No vote happens.
Alliance
A group of players who agree to vote together and protect each other. Alliances are secret, often shift, and are named by the players or by fans.
Voting bloc
Players who keep writing down the same name. We work blocs out from the vote records alone, so a bloc hints at an alliance without proving one.
Redemption Island
A twist where voted-out players go to a separate island instead of home. They fight in duels, the loser of each duel is out for good, and the last one standing returns to the game.
Edge of Extinction
A twist where voted-out players can stay on a bare island instead of going home. They can later win a challenge to get back into the game, and those who stay still vote on the jury.
Exile Island
A separate camp where a player is sent alone for a while, often with a clue to a hidden idol. They are still in the game and come back for the next challenge.
Rock draw
If a revote is still tied and the players can't agree, everyone not tied or immune draws a rock. Whoever draws the odd-coloured rock goes home.