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Jonny Fairplay
2 seasons · 41 days

Jonny Fairplay

Jonny Fairplay, the gleefully villainous schemer behind the dead-grandma lie, who later asked out of his return.

2
seasons played
41 days
on the island
3rd
best finish
0
final tribal councils

Known for

Jonny Fairplay went to war on Pearl Islands' Drake tribe, sparring with Shawn Cohen and Sandra Diaz-Twine and helping throw a challenge to backstab his buddy Burton Roberts. His signature move came at the final seven: his friend Dan showed up for the Loved Ones Challenge and announced his grandmother had died, and most of the tribe let Jon win the reward out of sympathy. It was a lie Jon had planned before the game, and Grandma was fine.

Burton came back through the Outcasts twist and the two teamed up again until the women took Burton out. Facing the axe at the final four, Jon told Lillian Morris that Darrah Johnson and Sandra never meant to take her to the end, and Darrah went home instead, buying him three more days. Lillian then won the final immunity and voted him out; he voted for Sandra. He returned to Micronesia as a Malakal favorite with two alliances courting him, but after the first loss he asked his tribe to vote him out, and they obliged.

Background: Survivor Wiki

Season by season

  1. Jonny Fairplay, Survivor 7: Pearl Islands
    3Survivor 7: Pearl Islandsage 29, Los Angeles, California3rd of 16 · 38 days · jury
  2. Jonny Fairplay, Survivor 16: Micronesia
    20Survivor 16: Micronesiaage 33, Los Angeles, California20th of 20 · 3 days

Photos and logos: CBS

Seasons played, finishing positions, day counts, jury status, ages and hometowns come from the contestant table in each season's Wikipedia article, cross-checked against the series overview before publication.

Sources (4)

  1. “Survivor: Pearl Islands,” Wikipedia, accessed September 28, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor:_Pearl_Islands.
  2. “Survivor: Micronesia,” Wikipedia, accessed September 28, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor:_Micronesia.
  3. “List of Survivor (American TV series) episodes,” Wikipedia, accessed September 25, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Survivor_(American_TV_series)_episodes.
  4. “Jon Dalton,” Survivor Wiki, accessed September 28, 2026, https://survivor.fandom.com/wiki/Jon_Dalton.