Survivor 36: Ghost Island

What made it different

Built around Ghost Island, which held advantages that players in previous seasons had misplayed, and sent them back into the game cursed.

All 20 castaways, in boot order

1. 1Wendell Holland2 seasons playedSole Survivor · 39 days
2. 2Domenick AbbateRunner-up · 39 days
3. 3Laurel Johnson2nd runner-up · 39 days · jury

   The Final Tribal Council vote resulted in a tie. As the finalist that finished in third place, Laurel became the 11th and final member of the jury to cast the deciding vote.

4. 4Angela PerkinsEliminated · 38 days · jury
5. 5Donathan Hurley16th voted out · 37 days · jury
6. 6Sebastian Noel15th voted out · 36 days · jury
7. 7Kellyn Bechtold14th voted out · 35 days · jury
8. 8Chelsea Townsend13th voted out · 32 days · jury
9. 9Michael Yerger12th voted out · 29 days · jury
10. 10Jenna Bowman11th voted out · 29 days · jury
11. 11Desiree Afuye10th voted out · 27 days · jury
12. 12Libby Vincek9th voted out · 25 days · jury
13. 13Chris Noble8th voted out · 22 days · jury
14. 14Bradley Kleihege7th voted out · 19 days
15. 15James Lim6th voted out · 17 days
16. 16Stephanie Johnson5th voted out · 14 days
17. 17Brendan Shapiro4th voted out · 12 days
18. 18Morgan Ricke3rd voted out · 9 days
19. 19Jacob Derwin2nd voted out · 6 days
20. 20Stephanie Gonzalez1st voted out · 3 days

Trivia from Survivor 36

• Who won Survivor: Ghost Island on a tied jury vote?

  Wendell Holland — Wendell and Domenick tied 5–5, and Laurel — the third finalist, who received zero votes — cast the deciding ballot for Wendell.