Nate Gonzalez
Cook Islands' hardworking swing man, who kept landing on his feet until Penner's flip knocked him flat.
Known for
Nate opened Cook Islands on Manihiki, where he and Sekou Bunch took charge until the women voted Sekou out. Stuck on the bottom, he kept his head down and his hands busy. The swap to Rarotonga changed everything: J.P. Calderon picked him, and Nate joined the tribe's men, only to watch the rest of the tribe blindside J.P. He recovered by steering the next vote himself, flipping it onto Stephannie Favor after reading her craving for comfort food as a sign she wanted out.
Kidnapped by Aitutaki, Nate dined on lamb shanks and skipped a vote, then returned as Rarotonga's numbers kept shrinking. He was wary of newcomers Jonathan Penner and Candice Woodcock, correctly suspecting they could flip again. At the merge he struck up a real friendship with Ozzy Lusth even as the Raro side targeted Yul Kwon. Penner jumped back to Aitutaki and Nate was blindsided. At the Final Tribal Council he pressed all three finalists and voted for Ozzy.
Background: Survivor Wiki
The season they played
- 9Survivor 13: Cook Islandsage 26, Playa del Rey, California9th of 20 · 27 days · jury
Source
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.