Survivor 36: Ghost IslandWendell Holland won Survivor 36.
Survivor 36: Ghost Island put 20 new castaways in Mamanuca Islands, Fiji for 39 days, split into two : Malolo and Naviti. The tribes were reshuffled in a in Episodes 2 and 5. On Day 22 the 13 players left into one tribe, Lavita, and from then on voted-out players began joining the .
At the the 11 jurors gave Wendell 6, Domenick 5, Laurel 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.
Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
Ghost Island: an exile island decorated with props from past seasons, where banished players could gamble their vote for advantages and idols that had been misplayed in earlier seasons.
- Malolostarting tribe
- Navitistarting tribe
- Yanuyatribe after the swap
- Lavitamerged tribe
- The fifth season in Fiji, making it the country with the most Survivor seasons.
- Ghost Island displayed real relics such as torch snuffers, tribal idols and immunity necklaces; some had been auctioned for charity and were bought back.
- Tribes got only a machete, a pot, a fishing kit and half the usual minimum rice.
Sources: Survivor: Ghost Island · Wikidata Q1754342
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.
- 2 tribal councils
RewardOpenMalolo
ImmunitySled ZeppelinNaviti
Reward + immunityComing Up For AirNaviti
- ◆Jacob found a hidden immunity idol.
- ◆Domenick found a hidden immunity idol.
- ◆Morgan was given the hidden immunity idol.
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- Tribe swap
- Morgan voted out4–3–1
- ◆Michael found a hidden immunity idol.
- ◆Domenick was given the hidden immunity idol.
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RewardWater SlaughterNaviti
ImmunityCell Block SeaNaviti
- Brendan voted out5–4
- ◆Michael played the hidden immunity idol for Stephanie. It turned out not to be needed.
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RewardRod Screw-ItNaviti
ImmunityHitch A RideNaviti
- Stephanie voted out7–1
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RewardDiscy BusinessNavitiYanuya
ImmunityCruel SeaMaloloYanuya
- Bradley voted out4–1
- ✦Kellyn found an Extra Vote.
- ◆Michael found a hidden immunity idol.
- ◆Wendell found a hidden immunity idol.
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- Merge: Lavita
- Jury starts
ImmunityAudio SlaveKellyn
- Chris voted out10–2
- ◆Chris found a hidden immunity idol.
- ◆Chris was voted out still holding the hidden immunity idol.
- ◆Domenick played the hidden immunity idol. It turned out not to be needed.
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RewardGone Shootin'
+36 winners
ImmunityFijian FeastAngela
- Libby voted out4–1–0 · 7 votes cancelled by an idol
- ◆Michael played the hidden immunity idol. It cancelled 7 votes.
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RewardCaged Tigers
+25 winners
ImmunityTake The ReinsChelsea
- Desiree voted out8–2
- ◆Donathan found a hidden immunity idol. (×2)
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- 2 tribal councils
ImmunityCrocodile Rock
Chelsea & Domenick
- ✦Kellyn played the Extra Vote for Laurel. It didn't change the result.
- ◆Donathan played the hidden immunity idol. It turned out not to be needed.
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RewardA Quick AffairSebastian
ImmunityThe Ball DropDomenick
- Chelsea voted out5–3
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RewardAlways On The Run
3 winners
ImmunitySeven Bridges RoadLaurel
- Kellyn voted out after a tie4–1
- ✦Sebastian found an Extra Vote.
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- 3 tribal councils
- Finale
Reward + immunityVin SkullyWendell- ImmunityPyramid SchemeWendell
ImmunityStacked UpDomenick
Fire-makingFinal four fire-makingWendell
- Sebastian voted out4–1–0 · 1 vote cancelled by an idol
- Donathan voted out4–0 · 1 vote cancelled by an idol
- Angela lost fire-making
- ✦Sebastian was voted out still holding the Extra Vote.
- ◆Domenick played the hidden immunity idol. It turned out not to be needed.
- ◆Wendell played the hidden immunity idol for Laurel. It turned out not to be needed.
Episode 13, Day 38: Sebastian voted out 4–1–0; Donathan voted out 4–0. 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. Wendell won the jury vote 6–5–0.
Episode 13“It is Game Time Kids”
What this shows: The key events of this one episode, pulled from the vote, challenge and advantage records.
- Wendell and Domenick won individual .
- Sebastian was voted out still holding the .
- Domenick played the . It turned out not to be needed.
- Wendell played the for Laurel. It turned out not to be needed.
- Sebastian voted out 4–1. Joins the .
- Donathan voted out 4–0. Joins the .
- Angela lost the and went home. Joins the .
- Wendell won the 6–5–0 and is the .
Who's still playing
What this shows: All 20 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
| 15 | 9 | 56% | 0 | 29 | |
| 11 | 11 | 55% | 0 | 37 | |
| 10 | 6 | 67% | 0 | 27 | |
| 10 | 0 | – | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 11 | 78% | 1 | 35 | |
| 8 | 6 | 67% | 0 | 25 | |
| 8 | 3 | 67% | 0 | 19 | |
| 8 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | 4 | 50% | 0 | 14 | |
| 6 | 4 | 75% | 0 | 17 | |
| 5 | 11 | 78% | 1 | 38 | |
| 5 | 10 | 67% | 0 | 36 | |
| 5 | 8 | 75% | 2 | 32 | |
| 5 | 3 | 67% | 0 | 12 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | 12 | 91% | 1 | 38 | |
| 3 | 10 | 56% | 1 | 38 | |
| 3 | 8 | 63% | 0 | 29 | |
| 2 | 12 | 80% | 3 | 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 Laurel, most often in the majority so far (10 of 11). 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
Wendell wins 6–5–0
· Episode 13 · the jury votes for a winner
650no votes - Day38
Angela loses at fire
Episode 13 · Merged tribe (Lavita) · 4th place
Domenick had and was safe. Laurel was also kept safe. Wendell beat Angela in the , so Angela went home.
- Day37
Donathan voted out 4–0
Episode 13 · Merged tribe (Lavita) · 5th place
Donathan was voted out with 4 of 4 votes, a unanimous vote.
40- Safe with : Wendell.
- 1 vote against Laurel didn't count because Wendell played an for them.
- Day36
Sebastian voted out 4–1
Episode 13 · Merged tribe (Lavita) · 6th place
Sebastian was voted out with 4 of 5 votes. The rest went to Donathan (1).
410- Safe with : Wendell.
- 1 vote against Domenick didn't count because Domenick played an .
- Day35
Kellyn voted out 4–1
Episode 12 · Merged tribe (Lavita) · 7th place
The first vote was a : Donathan 3, Kellyn 3 and Domenick 1. In the revote, Kellyn was voted out 4–1.
First vote (tie)331Revote41- Safe with : Laurel.
- Day32
Chelsea voted out 5–3
Episode 11 · Merged tribe (Lavita) · 8th place
Chelsea was voted out with 5 of 8 votes. The rest went to Wendell (3).
53- Safe with : Domenick.
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.
- Naviti
- Malolo
- 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 · 2
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.
Naviti Alliance
ActiveFormed Episode 2 (Day 7) · ended Episode 13 (Day 38): ended in a betrayal
Original Naviti players, Kellyn among the most loyal, who held the numbers through the early swap. Splits between members such as Domenick and Chris undermined it.
Domenick, Sebastian and Wendell turned on the group, and the loyal members were voted out.
Voted together at 6/11 tribal councils they attendedSource: survivor.fandom.com ↗
Final Four Alliance
ActiveFormed Episode 3 (Day 10) · lasted to the end
Laurel and Donathan from Malolo teamed up with Domenick and Wendell after the swap, then worked together in secret after the merge.
Donathan wavered, but Domenick, Wendell and Laurel reached Final Tribal Council; Laurel broke the jury tie for Wendell.
Voted together at 6/9 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 13: 4 players at risk, Domenick and Wendell safe with immunity.
Sebastian was voted out (4th on our list). Not counted in the hit rate: only 4 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.
- Went home holding an idol or advantage+4
- 4 allies voted them out: Angela, Domenick, Laurel, Wendell+4
- They voted for Donathan+2
- A one-sided 4–1 vote+1.8
Next biggest: Libby (Ep 8, 9.8) · Desiree (Ep 9, 8.8)
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 13: Domenick had the most (68, 17%). The winner, Wendell, had 39 (10%), 3rd 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.
- RHAPKnow-It-AllsMay 24, 2018Survivor Know-It-Alls | Ghost Island FINALE Recap | Sophie Clarke
- RHAPKnow-It-AllsMay 17, 2018Survivor Know-It-Alls | Ghost Island Episode 13 Recap
- RHAPRecapMay 25, 2018Survivor Ghost Island Post Finale Recap with Josh Wigler
- RHAPRecapMay 18, 2018Kim Spradlin Recaps Episode 13 of Survivor: Ghost Island
- RHAPTaran ArmstrongPower RankingsMay 8, 2018Survivor: Ghost Island Power Rankings—Week 10 with Taran Armstrong
- RHAPTaran ArmstrongRoundtableMar 7, 2018LFC Roundtable | Survivor 36 Draft
- RHAPKnow-It-AllsApr 28, 2018Rhapsody, Rain and Romance: Boston Know It Alls
- RHAPWish ListJul 25, 2024Survivor 50 Wish List | Ep 36: Ghost Island with Brice Izyah
- RHAPPower RankingsMay 15, 2018Survivor: Ghost Island Power Rankings—Week 11 with Ali Lasher
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell helped get them out | voted for Domenick; Domenick helped get them out | Laurel helped get them out | |
| voted for Domenick | Laurel helped get them out | ||
| Wendell helped get them out | voted for Domenick; Domenick helped get them out | Laurel helped get them out | |
| voted for Domenick | |||
| Wendell helped get them out | voted for Domenick; Domenick helped get them out | ||
| voted for Wendell; Wendell helped get them out | Domenick helped get them out | Laurel helped get them out | |
| voted for Wendell; Wendell helped get them out | Domenick helped get them out | Laurel helped get them out | |
| voted for Wendell; Wendell helped get them out | Domenick helped get them out | Laurel helped get them out | |
| voted for Wendell; Wendell helped get them out | Domenick helped get them out | Laurel helped get them out | |
| voted for Wendell | |||
| voted for Wendell |
“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.