Zach Wurtenberger
The debate-kid superfan who talked his way into Ika's good graces and fell on his own puzzle.
Known for
Zach arrived on Survivor 42 wearing his fandom proudly, and it won him fast friends on Ika, especially Romeo Escobar, who matched him in energy and stature. When Tori Meehan wandered off on day two in search of taro leaves, the tribe suspected an idol hunt and Drea Wheeler floated sending her home. Zach passed that along to Tori, putting her on high alert.
Then came a punishing immunity loss. Zach owned the failed puzzle, and Swati Goel seized on it as a reason to cut him. He and Romeo pushed for Tori instead, but the numbers settled on Zach. He refused to go quietly, rolling the Shot in the Dark die at Tribal as a final gamble. The scroll came back not safe, and he left on a 5-0 vote.
Background: Survivor Wiki
The season they played
- 17Survivor 42age 22, St. Louis, Missouri17th of 18 · 3 days
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.