Survivor 37: David vs. GoliathNick Wilson won Survivor 37.
Survivor 37: David vs. Goliath put 20 new castaways in Mamanuca Islands, Fiji for 39 days, split into two : David and Goliath. The tribes were reshuffled in a in Episode 4. On Day 20 the 13 players left into one tribe, Kalokalo, and from then on voted-out players began joining the .
Bi quit on Day 10. Pat left by on Day 3. At the the 10 jurors gave Nick 7, Mike 3, Angelina 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
David vs. Goliath: 20 new players split into underdogs (David) and overachievers (Goliath), an idea sparked by the contrast between two cast members during casting.
- Davidstarting tribeThe underdogs tribe, named for the biblical David; renamed Vuku at the Day 10 expansion.
- Goliathstarting tribeThe overachievers tribe, named for the biblical Goliath; renamed Jabeni at the Day 10 expansion.
- Jabenitribe after the swap
- Tivatribe after the swap
- Vukutribe after the swap
- Kalokalomerged tribeMeans "star"; suggested by Elizabeth. The merged tribe lived at the old Tiva camp.
- Rough water from Tropical Cyclone Josie injured a David castaway on a boat ride, and later Severe Tropical Cyclone Keni forced a two-day evacuation with tribes kept apart.
- The Tribal Council set hid the voting booth from view so players could not see who used the Idol Nullifier.
Sources: Survivor: David vs. Goliath · Kalokalo · 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.
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RewardOpenDavid
Reward + immunityMatchbox 25Goliath
- Pat medically evacuated
- ◆Dan found a hidden immunity idol.
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- Jessica voted out5–4
- ◆Davie found a hidden immunity idol.
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- Jeremy voted out9–1
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RewardBall-Istic MissilesJabeniVuku
ImmunityA Bridge You Must CrossTivaVuku
- Natalie voted out3–2
- ◆Dan found a hidden immunity idol.
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RewardCarry OnJabeniTiva
ImmunityDishwallaTivaVuku
- Lyrsa voted out3–1
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- Merge: Kalokalo
- Jury starts
ImmunityRing LeaderAlison
- Elizabeth voted out12–1
- ✦Nick found a Steal a Vote.
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RewardRaise The Roof
+36 winners
ImmunityDon't Buoy Me LoveDan
- John voted out3–0–0 · 9 votes cancelled by an idol
- ◆Dan played the hidden immunity idol for Angelina. It turned out not to be needed.
- ◆Davie played the hidden immunity idol for Christian. It cancelled 7 votes.
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RewardAll Mixed Up
+25 winners
ImmunityRoll Away The DewAlec
- Dan voted out6–3–2
- ◆Christian found a hidden immunity idol.
- ✦Carl played the Idol Nullifier for Dan. It worked.
- ◆Dan played the hidden immunity idol. It didn't change the result.
- ✦Nick played the Steal a Vote on Alison. It worked.
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- 2 tribal councils
RewardBack In Slack+25 winners
ImmunityUncomfortably NumbChristian
RewardBeastie Buoys
4 winners
ImmunityWord ForwardDavie
- ◆Nick found a hidden immunity idol.
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RewardRingo Starz
Angelina & Nick- ImmunityA Hand OutKara
- Gabby voted out2–1–0 · 5 votes cancelled by an idol
- ◆Christian played the hidden immunity idol. It cancelled 5 votes.
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RewardPole DancingDavie
ImmunityRollerballMike
- Christian voted out3–2–0 · 2 votes cancelled by an idol
- ◆Davie found a hidden immunity idol.
- ◆Nick played the hidden immunity idol. It turned out not to be needed.
- ◆Davie played the hidden immunity idol. It turned out not to be needed.
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- 3 tribal councils
- Finale
Reward + immunityStep BrothersNick
ImmunityVertigoNick
ImmunitySimmotionNick
Fire-makingFinal four fire-makingMike
- ◆Angelina found a hidden immunity idol.
- ◆Angelina played the hidden immunity idol. It turned out not to be needed.
Episode 13, Day 38: Davie voted out 4–2; Alison voted out 4–1. 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. Nick won the jury vote 7–3–0.
Episode 13“With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility”
What this shows: The key events of this one episode, pulled from the vote, challenge and advantage records.
- Nick won individual .
- Angelina found a .
- Angelina played the . It turned out not to be needed.
- Davie voted out 4–2. Joins the .
- Alison voted out 4–1. Joins the .
- Kara lost the and went home. Joins the .
- Nick won the 7–3–0 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
| 18 | 8 | 75% | 1 | 35 | |
| 13 | 9 | 56% | 1 | 37 | |
| 13 | 3 | 67% | 0 | 20 | |
| 9 | 6 | 50% | 1 | 28 | |
| 9 | 3 | 67% | 0 | 17 | |
| 9 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 9 | |
| 7 | 10 | 50% | 1 | 36 | |
| 6 | 12 | 67% | 0 | 38 | |
| 6 | 6 | 50% | 0 | 30 | |
| 6 | 4 | 50% | 1 | 25 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | 2 | 50% | 0 | 15 | |
| 3 | 3 | 67% | 0 | 22 | |
| 3 | 2 | 50% | 0 | 11 | |
| 2 | 7 | 71% | 0 | 32 | |
| 1 | 12 | 75% | 1 | 38 | |
| 0 | 13 | 75% | 1 | 38 | |
| 0 | 11 | 64% | 1 | 38 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 10 | |
| 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 |
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 Nick, most often in the majority so far (9 of 12). 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
Nick wins 7–3–0
· Episode 13 · the jury votes for a winner
730no votes - Day38
Kara loses at fire
Episode 13 · Merged tribe (Kalokalo) · 4th place
Nick had and was safe. Angelina was also kept safe. Mike beat Kara in the , so Kara went home.
- Day37
Alison voted out 4–1
Episode 13 · Merged tribe (Kalokalo) · 5th place
Alison was voted out with 4 of 5 votes. The rest went to Mike (1).
41- Safe with : Nick.
- Day36
Davie voted out 4–2
Episode 13 · Merged tribe (Kalokalo) · 6th place
Davie was voted out with 4 of 6 votes. The rest went to Alison (2).
42- Safe with : Nick.
- Day35
Christian voted out 3–2
Episode 12 · Merged tribe (Kalokalo) · 7th place
Christian was voted out with 3 of 5 votes. The rest went to Alison (2).
320- Safe with : Mike.
- 2 votes against Davie didn't count because Davie played an .
- Day32
Gabby voted out 2–1
Episode 11 · Merged tribe (Kalokalo) · 8th place
Gabby was voted out with 2 of 3 votes. The rest went to Alison (1).
210- Safe with : Kara.
- 5 votes against Christian didn't count because Christian played an .
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.
- David
- Goliath
- 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.
Goliath Alliance
ActiveFormed Episode 1 (Day 1) · ended Episode 13 (Day 39): members picked off
Grew from early Goliath pairings such as Dan and Kara. It entered the merge in the majority but lost it to the David Alliance's advantages.
Regained the edge late but was too uncoordinated to win.
Voted together at 5/11 tribal councils they attendedSource: survivor.fandom.com ↗
David Alliance
ActiveFormed Episode 7 (Day 18) · ended Episode 13 (Day 36): fell apart from infighting
The original David players set aside their differences to face a 7-6 deficit at the merge. Their advantages helped them overturn it.
Cracks between members cost the lead, but the group still produced winner Nick.
Voted together at 4/6 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: 5 players at risk, Nick safe with immunity.
Davie was voted out (2nd on our list). Not counted in the hit rate: only 5 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.
- 3 allies voted them out: Christian, Davie, Nick+3
- They voted for Christian+2
- A one-sided 3–0 vote+3
- An idol play flipped the vote+3
Next biggest: Alec (Ep 10, 10.4) · Elizabeth (Ep 7, 9.4)
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: Angelina had the most (54, 12%). The winner, Nick, had 53 (12%), 2nd 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-AllsDec 20, 2018Survivor Know-It-Alls | David vs. Goliath FINALE Recap | Domenick Abbate & Chrissy Hofbeck
- RHAPKnow-It-AllsDec 13, 2018Survivor Know-It-Alls | David vs. Goliath Episode 13 Recap
- RHAPRecapDec 21, 2018Bret Labelle & Tyler Fredrickson Recap the FINALE of Survivor: David vs. Goliath
- RHAPRecapDec 14, 2018Jeremy & Val Collins Recap Ep #13 of Survivor: David vs. Goliath
- Official · CBSSurvivor: David vs. Goliath · Official clip (official)
- RHAPTaran ArmstrongDraftNov 14, 2018Survivor 37 Final 12 | LFC Mid-Season Draft Nov 13
- RHAPKnow-It-AllsOct 7, 2018Know-It-Alls XII – We Are Family; I Got All my Bruudaa’s and Susses with Me
- RHAPWish ListJul 26, 2024Survivor 50 Wish List | Ep 37: David vs. Goliath with Jenny Autumn
- RHAPPreviewSep 27, 2018First One Out: The Storm – A Survivor Preseason Podcast | The End
- RHAPPreviewSep 26, 2018SUR54 3•2•1 | David vs Goliath Preseason
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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 Nick; Nick helped get them out | Mike helped get them out | Angelina helped get them out | |
| voted for Nick; Nick helped get them out | |||
| voted for Nick; Nick helped get them out | |||
| voted for Nick; Nick helped get them out | Mike helped get them out | Angelina helped get them out | |
| voted for Nick | Mike helped get them out | ||
| voted for Nick | Mike helped get them out | Angelina helped get them out | |
| Nick helped get them out | voted for Mike | Angelina helped get them out | |
| voted for Nick | Mike helped get them out | Angelina helped get them out | |
| Nick helped get them out | voted for Mike; Mike helped get them out | Angelina helped get them out | |
| voted for Mike |
“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.