Survivor: David vs. Goliath

Survivor: David vs. Goliath is the thirty-seventh season of the CBS competitive reality television series .
Inspired by the eponymous biblical story, David vs. Goliath pitted a group of tenacious underdogs against a group of accomplished leaders in their fields. The season saw 39 days of creative strategic gameplay, an eclectic cast that collaborated as often as they conflicted, and a merged tribe where the power shifted on a regular basis. Despite usurping control of the numbers, the David Alliance was unable to keep itself intact, breaking apart and leaving the field open for an unpredictable endgame. Ultimately, the last remaining David Nick Wilson defeated Goliaths Mike White and Angelina Keeley in a 7-3-0 vote to become the Sole Survivor.
==Production==
The season was filmed in the spring of 2018, following the same schedule as and .
===Casting===
According to Elizabeth Olson, Cirie Fields's son Jared was planned to compete on this season, before dropping out last minute and being replaced by Davie Rickenbacker.https://www.reddit.com/r/survivor/comments/f53480/is_there_a_list_of_all_the_contestants_who_were/fhyqssr/?context=3 Jared would later go on to compete on Big Brother 25 alongside Cirie herself.
==Twists/Changes==
* David vs. Goliath: The castaways were divided into tribes defined by their degree of success in life. The ​ tribe was comprised of underdogs, while the tribe was comprised of overachievers.
* Hidden Immunity Idol
* Tribe Expansion: On Day 10, fifteen of the sixteen remaining players were randomly spread across three tribes of five. The David and Goliath tribes were renamed and respectively; and a third, tribe, ​, was introduced.
* One-time : The castaway who did not receive a buff during the Tribe Expansion was sent to Exile Island with the opportunity to find the Idol Nullifier. The exiled player later joined the tribe that went to Tribal Council, replacing the member it lost.
**Idol Nullifier: Introduced on Day 10 following the Tribe Expansion, the Idol Nullifier advantage can be used to void the use of a Hidden Immunity Idol.https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/survivor-david-goliath-jeff-probst-season-37-1139268
* Merge: The merge occurred with thirteen players remaining.
* Vote Steal: A vote steal was hidden after the merge.
* Simplified Final Four Tribal Council: Instead of a traditional vote, the person who wins the final four Immunity Challenge will get to choose one person to take with them to the Final Three. The remaining two castaways competed in a fire-making challenge to determine who would be eliminated.http://ew.com/tv/2018/05/24/survivor-finale-jeff-probst-ghost-island-tie/
* Expanded Jury and Final Three: The Final Tribal Council was held with a Final Three facing a ten-person jury.
* Reformatted Final Tribal Council: Instead of having each jury member speak one by one, an open forum was held to ensure a more insightful rapport between the jury and finalists.
==Castaways==
Contestant	Contestant 	Tribe Affiliation	Tribe Affiliation	Tribe Affiliation	Finish	VotesAgainst
Contestant	Contestant 	Original Tribe 	Expanded Tribe 	Merged Tribe 	Finish	VotesAgainst
 	Pat Cusack41, Watervliet, NYMaintenance Manager 	 	 	 	 	0
 	Jessica Peet19, Lakeland, FLWaitress 	 	 	 	 	5
 	Jeremy Crawford39, New York City, NYAttorney 	 	 	 	 	9
 	Bi Nguyen28, Houston, TXMMA Fighter 	 	 	 	 	0
 	Natalia Azoqa25, Irvine, CAIndustrial Engineer 	 	 	 	 	3
 	Natalie Cole57, Los Angeles, CAPublishing CEO 	 	 	 	 	4
 	Lyrsa Torres36, Boston, MAAirline Agent 	 	 	 	 	9
 	Elizabeth Olson31, Longview, TXKitchen Staff 	 	 	rowspan="13" 	 	13
 	John Hennigan38, Los Angeles, CAProfessional Wrestler 	 	 	 	3 	
 	Dan Rengering27, Gainesville, FLS.W.A.T. Officer 	 	 	 	6 	
 	Alec Merlino24, San Clemente, CABartender 	 	 	 	9 	
 	Carl Boudreaux41, Houston, TXTruck Driver 	 	 	 	6 	
 	Gabby Pascuzzi25, Denver, COTechnical Writer 	 	 	 	2 	
 	Christian Hubicki32, Tallahassee, FLRobotics Scientist 	 	 	 	18 	
 	Davie Rickenbacker30, Atlanta, GASocial Media Manager 	 	 	 	7 	
 	Alison Raybould28, Chapel Hill, NCPhysician 	 	 	 	13 	
 	Kara Kay30, San Diego, CARealtor 	 	 	 	0 	
 	Angelina Keeley28, San Clemente, CAFinancial Consultant	 	 	SecondRunner-Up 	6 	
 	Mike White47, Los Angeles, CAFilmmaker 	 	 	Runner-Up 	1 	
 	Nick Wilson27, Williamsburg, KYPublic Defender 	 	 	Sole Survivor 	0 	
Notes: Vuku and Jabeni were known as "David" and "Goliath" respectively before the Tribe Switch.
==Season Summary==
The 20 new players were initially divided into two tribes: David and Goliath. The Davids struggled at the beginning, quickly losing three members which put them in the minority following the tribe switch. On the other hand, distrust and tension among the Goliaths caused them to vote among themselves, eating away their numbers. The tribes merged 7-6 still in favor of the Goliaths.
At the merge, while it would seem the original Goliaths would easily decimate the Davids following the elimination of Elizabeth, the Davids found and correctly used a Hidden Immunity Idol and two game advantages, allowing them to gain temporary control until former Davids Christian and Gabby betrayed the alliance. 
With tribal lines at a stalemate at 5-5, inter-tribal strategies took place, with both sides eliminating members within their own ranks. Former Goliath Mike used the opportunity to lead the charge to eliminate the rest of the Davids. However, the last remaining David, Nick, won the remaining Immunity Challenges, forcing the Goliaths to turn on each other. Mike, Nick, and another Goliath, Angelina, made up the Final Three.
At the Final Tribal Council, Angelina was ignored by the jury, being perceived as transparently opportunistic and theatrical, and Mike was praised for his slow but steadily progressive game play, but it was Nick whose strategic moves, strong social relationships and underdog status won him the title of Sole Survivor in a 7-3-0 vote.
==Voting History==
==Trivia==
* David vs. Goliath breaks the record set with the for the longest consecutive use of a country, as David vs. Goliath marks the first time a country has been used five consecutive times.
* David vs. Goliath was previously tied with , , , and for having the most LGBT contestants, with three: Jeremy, Lyrsa, and Mike. This record was broken by , with 5, and , with 6.
*The Tribal Council set is specifically designed to hide the voting booth away from the contestants to prevent them from catching who played the Idol Nullifier advantage.
* David vs. Goliath marks the first time that tribes are officially renamed, as David and Goliath were renamed to Vuku and Jabeni, respectively, after the tribe expansion.
* David vs. Goliath is the second season, following , to have both an evacuation and a quit.
*Along with and , David vs. Goliath has the fewest pre-merge Tribal Councils, with only five.
* David vs. Goliath is tied with for the most different individual immunity winners, with eight. 
**In addition, David vs. Goliath holds the record for the longest streak of unique individual immunity winners.
*David vs. Goliath contains the most contestants who did not receive any votes cast against them, with 4.
**David vs. Goliath is the only season where the first person eliminated and the Sole Survivor both received zero votes against them.
==References==
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