
Wendell Holland
The smooth-talking builder who let his partner play loud and won the tightest jury vote imaginable.
Sole Survivor
- Won Survivor 36: Ghost Island (2018) after 39 days.
Known for
Wendell used his building skills to build Naviti's shelter and a lasting partnership with Domenick Abbate. The first swap briefly stranded them in the minority, but a final four pact with Malolo's Donathan Hurley and Laurel Johnson took over the game after the merge. Wendell survived Kellyn Bechtold's push against him, won immunity when it mattered, and beat Angela Perkins at fire after Domenick brought Laurel to the end instead. The jury split 5-5 between the two partners, and Laurel, as the third finalist, cast the deciding vote for Wendell.
Winners at War opened in a Dakal power bloc alongside Yul Kwon, Sophie Clarke and Nick Wilson that helped remove Amber Mariano and Tyson Apostol. The swap put him on a tribe with ex-girlfriend Michele Fitzgerald, and his cold, prickly edge made him a target, though Michele and Nick kept him safe. After the merge, his budding bond with Jeremy Collins spooked Sophie, who led his blindside. He came up just short of re-entering in the final Edge duel, won by Natalie Anderson.
Background: Survivor Wiki
Season by season
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)
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- “Survivor: Winners at War,” Wikipedia, accessed September 28, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor:_Winners_at_War.
- “List of Survivor (American TV series) episodes,” Wikipedia, accessed September 25, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Survivor_(American_TV_series)_episodes.
- “Wendell Holland,” Survivor Wiki, accessed September 28, 2026, https://survivor.fandom.com/wiki/Wendell_Holland.

