Malcolm Freberg
The easygoing fan favorite whose aggressive, calculated games kept producing wild Tribal Councils.
Known for
Malcolm's career began in the wreckage of Matsing, the Philippines tribe that was decimated early. He survived its collapse and climbed with ally Denise Stapley on a rags-to-riches run, impressing Jeff Probst enough that Probst approached him right after his boot to ask about a return, only for Malcolm to cut him off because he already knew the question.
In Caramoan he got his merged tribe named Enil Edam, his mother's name spelled backwards, and at one point held two Hidden Immunity Idols he had found himself. He contributed to a double idol play that produced the series' first "live" Tribal Council. He went out on a revote after a three-way tie. Game Changers ended fast: a "live" Joint Tribal Council swallowed him instead, making him the first player voted out at one.
Background: Survivor Wiki
Season by season
Photos and logos: CBS
Where they rank
- 31stMost times on the jury2 juries
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 (5)
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- “Survivor: Caramoan,” Wikipedia, accessed September 28, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor:_Caramoan.
- “Survivor: Game Changers,” Wikipedia, accessed September 28, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor:_Game_Changers.
- “List of Survivor (American TV series) episodes,” Wikipedia, accessed September 25, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Survivor_(American_TV_series)_episodes.
- “Malcolm Freberg,” Survivor Wiki, accessed September 28, 2026, https://survivor.fandom.com/wiki/Malcolm_Freberg.