Tiebreaker

A tiebreaker is invoked when two or more individuals share the same amount of votes at Tribal Council, with no other person receiving a higher amount. Several tiebreakers have been employed over the course of the series.
==Current Rules==
===Pre-Final Four===
In the event of a tie prior to the final four Tribal Council, a second round of voting will take place where all tied contestants will not vote, and the non-tied contestants may only choose between the tied contestants. Whoever receives the highest amount of votes will be voted out. Hidden Immunity Idols and Extra Vote advantages cannot be played at revotes, but depending on the specifics of the advantage, their effects may carry over into the revote.https://www.reddit.com/r/survivor/comments/9fda6z/kellyn_bechtold_ama/e5vm7im/
If the revote does not break the tie, the host may declare a deadlocked vote, after which he will allow the non-tied players to openly discuss who should be eliminated in front of the tied players and the jury. The decision has to be unanimous; otherwise, the tied players will be rendered immune, subjecting the non-immune, non-tied contestants to a lottery of rocks. The contestant with the odd-colored rock will be eliminated from the game instead. Any player barred from voting due to a twist would not be allowed to take part in the unanimous decision, but can still be allowed to take part in the discussion and would still be eligible to draw rocks. 
If there is a deadlocked tie between three or more players, and one or more players are unanimously agreed upon to not be eliminated, then they will join the non-tied players in the discussion between the remaining tied players. If no consensus can be reached, then any players that joined the discussion would also draw rocks as well, along with the initial non-immune, non-tied players.https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2010/05/survivor-rule-book/ (page 7)
If and the host declares a deadlocked vote, only those contestants tied at the revote are considered to be tied. However, in practice, a deadlock will not be declared in this scenario.
If all but two contestants are immune, and those two contestants are tied, no rock draw would occur as nobody would be eligible to draw rocks. In this instance, the two tied contestants would compete in a fire-making challenge. It is unknown what would happen if more than two players are tied in this situation.
If all but one contestant is either immune or tied, no rock draw would occur as only one person would be eligible to draw rocks. That person would be automatically eliminated.
=== Final Four (Vote) ===
If a occurs at the final four Tribal Council, there will be no official revote and the two tied contestants will compete in a fire-making challenge, where the winner stays and the loser is eliminated.
===Final Four (Forced Fire)===
 modified the final four Tribal Council to automatically advance to fire-making without a vote. The winner of the Immunity Challenge would choose one other contestant to save, and the two remaining contestants would compete in a fire-making challenge.
As first seen in , if the winner of the Immunity Challenge chooses to give away the Immunity Necklace, they retain the right to choose which other contestant is safe. They cannot save the person they already gave the necklace to, as this would be redundant.
It is unknown whether the right to choose which other contestant is safe can be transferred.
===Two-Person Tribe===
If a pre-merge tribe enters Tribal Council with only two members, as happened to the Ulong tribe in , no official vote is held and the tribe goes straight to fire-making. In this challenge, Stephenie LaGrossa defeated Bobby Jon Drinkard, sending the latter home.
This exercises the rule that two tied contestants would compete in a fire-making challenge if they are the only ones eligible to draw rocks, since if a two-person tribe votes, the vote would result in a 1-1 tie due to the contestants only being eligible to vote each other.
===Null Votes===
===Jury Vote Tiebreaker===
At the , host Jeff Probst confirmed that a tiebreaker rule is in place for a two-person Final Tribal Council, though he did not reveal to the audience what the tiebreaker was.
Prior to the finale, Probst confirmed that in the scenario of a in a three-person Final Tribal Council, the host would read the votes to reveal the tie and the jury would then revote between the two tied contestants. It is currently unknown if the third placer would be eligible to take part in this revote or not.https://web.archive.org/web/20170503154909/http://my.xfinity.com/blogs/tv/2012/05/07/what-if-theres-a-tie-at-a-survivor-final-tribal-council-jeff-probst-kinda-explains/ He also confirmed a three-person tiebreaker exists, but chose not to reveal what it is. One World is the most recent season in which a three-person tie was possible entering the Final Tribal Council.
During the Game Changers , it was further revealed that at a three-person Final Tribal Council, the second runner-up would join the jury to break the tie. Immediately after the votes are cast at the Final Tribal Council, the host would proceed to read the votes to reveal that a tie between the other two finalists had occurred, after which the second runner-up, now officially a member of the jury, will cast an impromptu deciding vote. This rule was exercised in , where Probst revealed the results of the vote on location instead of live. The second runner-up, Laurel Johnson, cast the deciding vote to break the 5-5-0 tie between Domenick Abbate and Wendell Holland, with the said vote being the only one kept as a secret and read live.
==Former Rules==
In , there would have been a tiebreaker challenge to break deadlocked ties. It is unknown what the challenge would have been, as the only tie that occurred was broken on the revote.
In and , if there is a deadlocked tie, the castaway with more previous votes against them is eliminated. Votes cast at revotes are not counted as part of the previous votes tiebreaker. If none of those who are tied have previous votes against them, or if all of those who are tied have the same number of previous votes against them, the players concerned will partake in a tiebreaker challenge. It is presumed that this tiebreaker was in effect throughout the entire game, including the final four Tribal Council.
In , the rock drawing tiebreaker was in effect even at the final four Tribal Council. A final-four tie did occur in that season, with Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien and Neleh Dennis tied and Paschal English untied and not immune. To avoid automatically eliminating Paschal, production forced Kathy and Neleh to also draw rocks, but Paschal was ultimately eliminated despite never receiving votes throughout the entire game. After the season, the producers admitted that they made a mistake, as the tiebreaker was impossible to be applied fairly with only four contestants left. Paschal's abrupt exit influenced voting strategies in subsequent seasons, with contestants often choosing to betray allies rather than risk elimination by random chance. 
Prior to , with the exception of Marquesas, the revote stage took place even at the final four Tribal Council. In , after a tied vote at the final four between Aubry Bracco and Cydney Gillon, a revote was offered to non-tied contestants Michele Fitzgerald and Tai Trang, but both players declined the offer, leading to the fire making tiebreaker challenge.
In Game Changers, the revote stage was removed as a one-season twist, immediately subjecting the contestants to the open discussion stage. However, this never came into play. Had there been a null vote under this rule with multiple non-immune contestants, the vote restart would still have occurred.
==Tiebreaker History==
===United States===
Tie Vote and Tiebreaker History 	Tie Vote and Tiebreaker History 	Tie Vote and Tiebreaker History 	Tie Vote and Tiebreaker History 	Tie Vote and Tiebreaker History
Season 	Episode 	Tied Contestants 	Eliminated 	Outcome
Borneo Rules 	Borneo Rules 	Borneo Rules 	Borneo Rules 	Borneo Rules
 	 	 	Susan Hawk 	2-2; Kelly switched her vote to Susan on the revote.
Previous Votes 	Previous Votes 	Previous Votes 	Previous Votes 	Previous Votes
 	 	Keith Famie and Mitchell Olson 	Mitchell Olson 	Deadlocked tie; Mitchell had one vote from a previous Tribal Council, while Keith had none, eliminating the former.
 	 	Colby Donaldson and Jeff Varner 	Jeff Varner 	Deadlocked tie; Jeff had two votes from previous Tribal Councils, while Colby had none, eliminating the former.
 	 	Carl Bilancione and Lindsey Richter 	Carl Bilancione 	Deadlocked tie; it was Samburu's first Tribal Council, so neither had any previous votes. The tiebreaker was a nature quiz. Carl lost the quiz, eliminating him.
 	 	Lindsey Richter and Tom Buchanan 	Lindsey Richter 	Deadlocked tie; Lindsey had four votes (excluding revotes) from the above Tribal Council, while Tom had none, eliminating the former.
Introduction of Rock-Drawing Tiebreaker	Introduction of Rock-Drawing Tiebreaker 	Introduction of Rock-Drawing Tiebreaker 	Introduction of Rock-Drawing Tiebreaker	Introduction of Rock-Drawing Tiebreaker
 	 	Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien and Neleh Dennis 	Paschal English(rock draw) 	Final four; all three non-immune contestants (Kathy, Neleh, and Paschal) drew rocks, where Paschal drew the odd purple rock and was eliminated.
Current Rules 	Current Rules 	Current Rules 	Current Rules 	Current Rules
 	 	Angie Jakusz and Bobby Jon Drinkard 	Angie Jakusz 	2-2-1 vote between Angie, Bobby Jon, and James; Angie was unanimously voted out on the revote.
 	 	Ibrehem Rahman and James Miller 	James Miller 	2-2 vote between Ibrehem and James; Stephenie changed her vote to James on the revote.
 	 	Bobby Jon Drinkard and Stephenie LaGrossa 	Bobby Jon Drinkard 	Fire-making challenge; with only two members left, Ulong did not vote. Bobby Jon lost the challenge, resulting in his elimination.
 	 	Ian Rosenberger and Jenn Lyon 	Jenn Lyon 	Final four; Jenn lost the fire-making challenge.
 	/ 	Cirie Fields and Danielle DiLorenzo 	Cirie Fields 	Final four; Cirie lost the fire-making challenge. Tie occurred in , while the fire-making challenge occurred in .
 	 	Becky Lee and Sundra Oakley 	Sundra Oakley 	Final four; Sundra lost the fire-making challenge. Due to how long both were unable to make fire with flint, they were given matches to complete the tiebreaker.
 	(unaired)https://www.reddit.com/r/survivor/comments/w72529/comment/ihl4pix/	Chet Welch and Mikey Bortone 	Mikey Bortone 	4-4-1 vote between Chet, Jason, and Mikey B.; Erik and Joel switched their votes to Mikey B. on the revote.
 	 	Bob Crowley and Matty Whitmore 	Matty Whitmore 	Final four; Matty lost the fire-making challenge.
 	 	Laura Morett and Natalie White 	Laura Morett 	5-5 vote between Laura and Natalie; John switched his vote to Laura on the revote.
 	 	Kelly Bruno and Marty Piombo 	Kelly Bruno 	3-3-2 vote between Brenda, Kelly B., and Marty; Jill and Sash switched their votes to Kelly B. on the revote.
 	 	Ralph Kiser, Russell Hantz, and Stephanie Valencia 	Russell Hantz(sent to ) 	3-3-3 vote between Ralph, Russell, and Stephanie; David, Julie, and Sarita switched their votes to Russell on the revote. This marks the first three-way tie.
 	 	Keith Tollefson and Rick Nelson 	Keith Tollefson(sent to ) 	6-6 vote between Keith and Rick; Cochran switched his vote to Keith on the revote.
 	 	Eddie Fox, Hope Driskill, and Shamar Thomas 	Hope Driskill 	3-3-3 vote between Eddie, Hope, and Shamar; Matt and Michael switched their votes to Hope on the revote.
 	 	Julia Landauer and Michael Snow 	Julia Landauer 	3-3 vote between Julia and Michael; Julia was unanimously voted out on the revote.
 	 	Andrea Boehlke, Malcolm Freberg, and Reynold Toepfer 	Malcolm Freberg 	3-3-3 vote between Andrea, Malcolm, and Reynold; Malcolm was unanimously voted out on the revote.
 	 	Brad Culpepper and Ciera Eastin 	Brad Culpepper(sent to ) 	3-3 vote between Brad and Ciera; Vytas switched his vote to Brad on the revote.
 	 	Hayden Moss and Monica Culpepper 	Katie Collins(rock draw; sent to ) 	Deadlocked tie; all three non-immune contestants (Ciera, Katie, and Tyson) drew rocks, where Katie drew the odd white rock and was sent to Redemption Island. This marks the first time the rock drawing tiebreaker was used as intended, with the tied contestants immune.
 	 	Alexis Maxwell, Brice Johnston, and Morgan McLeod 	Brice Johnston 	2-2-2 vote between Alexis, Brice, and Morgan; Brice was unanimously voted out on the revote.
 	 	Baylor Wilson and Val Collins 	Val Collins 	4-4 vote between Baylor and Val; Alec and John switched their votes to Val on the revote.
 	 	Jaclyn Schultz, Jon Misch, and Keith Nale 	Jon Misch 	2-2-2 vote between Jaclyn, Jon, and Keith; Baylor switched her vote to Jon on the revote.
 	 	Lindsey Cascaddan, Rodney Lavoie Jr., and Sierra Dawn Thomas	Lindsey Cascaddan 	2-2-2 vote between Lindsey, Rodney, and Sierra; Lindsey was unanimously voted out on the revote.
 	 	Carolyn Rivera and Rodney Lavoie Jr. 	Rodney Lavoie Jr. 	Final four; Rodney lost the fire-making challenge.
 	 	Kimmi Kappenberg and Tasha Fox 	Kimmi Kappenberg(consensus) 	Null vote between Jeremy Collins and Kelley Wentworth, followed by a 3-3 vote between Kimmi and Tasha on the restart, which deadlocked when no one was willing to change their vote on the revote. Kimmi was then eliminated by consensus.
 	 	Alecia Holden and Darnell Hamilton 	Darnell Hamilton 	3-3 vote between Alecia and Darnell; Darnell was unanimously voted out on the revote.
 	 	Aubry Bracco, Liz Markham, and Peter Baggenstos 	Liz Markham 	2-2-2 vote between Aubry, Liz, and Peter; Liz was unanimously voted out on the revote.
 	 	Aubry Bracco and Cydney Gillon 	Cydney Gillon 	Final four; Cydney lost the fire-making challenge.
 	 	Hannah Shapiro and Zeke Smith 	Jessica Lewis(rock draw) 	Deadlocked tie; all six non-immune contestants (Adam, Bret, David, Jessica, Sunday, and Will) drew rocks, where Jessica drew the odd black rock and was eliminated.
 	 	Desi Williams and Joe Mena 	Desi Williams 	4-4-1-1 vote between Ben, Desi, Joe, and Lauren; Ashley, Chrissy, and Cole switched their votes to Desi on the revote.
 	 	Devon Pinto and Mike Zahalsky 	Mike Zahalsky 	1-1-0 vote between Devon and Mike; Chrissy and Ryan switched their votes to Mike on the revote.
 	 	Laurel Johnson and Michael Yerger 	Michael Yerger 	2-2-1-1 vote between Kellyn, Laurel, Michael, and Wendell; Michael was unanimously voted out on the revote.
 	 	Donathan Hurley and Kellyn Bechtold 	Kellyn Bechtold 	3-3-1 vote between Domenick, Donathan, and Kellyn; Angela switched her vote to Kellyn on the revote.
 	 	Domenick Abbate and Wendell Holland(jury vote) 	Domenick Abbate(runner-up) 	5-5-0 vote between Domenick and Wendell; the second runner-up, Laurel, became a member of the jury to decide the winner, voting for Wendell to win. This marks the first time a tie has occurred at the Final Tribal Council.
 	 	Lauren O'Connell and Wendy Diaz 	Wendy Diaz(went to ) 	4-4 vote between Lauren and Wendy; Wendy was unanimously voted out on the revote.
 	 	Elizabeth Beisel and Janet Carbin 	Elizabeth Beisel 	1-1-0 vote between Elizabeth and Janet; Elizabeth was unanimously voted out on the revote.
 	 	Heather Aldret and Naseer Muttalif 	Naseer Muttalif 	3-3 vote between Heather and Naseer; Naseer was unanimously voted out on the revote.
 	 	Liana Wallace and Shan Smith 	Shan Smith 	3-3-2 vote between Erika, Liana, and Shan; Shan was unanimously voted out on the revote.
 	 	Danny McCray and Deshawn Radden 	Danny McCray 	3-3 vote between Danny and Deshawn; Danny was unanimously voted out on the revote.
 	 	Jenny Kim and Lydia Meredith 	Jenny Kim(consensus) 	2-2 vote between Jenny and Lydia followed by a 1-1 revote, causing a deadlock. Jenny was then eliminated by consensus.
 	 	Chanelle Howell and Daniel Strunk 	Daniel Strunk 	2-2-1 vote between Chanelle, Daniel, and Mike; Daniel was unanimously voted out on the revote.
===Australia===
Tie Vote and Tiebreaker History	Tie Vote and Tiebreaker History	Tie Vote and Tiebreaker History 	Tie Vote and Tiebreaker History 	Tie Vote and Tiebreaker History
Season 	Episode 	Tied Contestants 	Eliminated 	Outcome
Previous Votes 	Previous Votes 	Previous Votes 	Previous Votes 	Previous Votes
 	 	Jane Dalton and Joel Betts 	Jane Dalton 	Deadlocked tie; Jane had four votes from previous Tribal Councils, while Joel had none, eliminating the former.
 	11 	Justin Melvey and Nicolle Dickson 	Nicolle Dickson(jury vote) 	Final four; both Justin and Nicolle had four votes from previous Tribal Councils.As such, the decision was left in the hands of the jury, who unanimously voted out Nicolle.
Current Rules 	Current Rules 	Current Rules 	Current Rules 	Current Rules
 	5 	Conner Bethune and Flick Egginton 	Conner Bethune(consensus; sent to Vavau)	3-3 vote between Conner and Flick followed by a 2-2 revote, causing a deadlock. Conner was then eliminated by consenus.
 	7 	Nick Iadanza and Tegan Haining 	Tegan Haining 	2-2-0 vote between Nick and Tegan; Tegan was unanimously voted out on the revote.
 	23 	Matt Tarrant and Sam Webb 	Sam Webb 	2-2-1 vote between Matt, Sam, and El; Sam was unanimously voted out on the revote.
 	1 	Joan Caballero and Kent Nelson 	Joan Caballero 	6-6 vote between Joan and Kent; Ben and Jericho switched their votes to Joan on the revote.
 	8 	AK Knight and Tara Pitt 	Tara Pitt(sent to Asaga) 	3-3-2 vote between AK, Tara, and Locky; Anneliese and Peter switched their votes to Tara on the revote.
 	8 	Anneliese Wilson and Locky Gilbert 	Anneliese Wilson(sent to Asaga) 	3-3-1 vote between Anneliese, Locky, and AK; Anneliese was unanimously voted out on the revote.
 	25 	Jericho Malabonga and Michelle Dougan 	Michelle Dougan 	Final four; Michelle lost the fire-making challenge.
 	2 	Jackie Glazier and Russell Hantz 	Russell Hantz 	4-4-2-2 vote between Jackie, Russell, Damien, and Shane; Brian, Lydia, Mat, Monika, and Steve W. switched their votes to Russell on the revote.
 	18 	Benji Wilson and Sharn Coombes 	Benji Wilson 	4-4 vote between Benji and Sharn; Fenella switched her vote to Benji on the revote.
 	20 	Fenella McGowan, Sharn Coombes, and Steve Willis	Steve Willis 	2-2-2 vote between Fenella, Sharn, and Steve W.; Shonee switched her vote to Steve W. on the revote.
 	10 	Hannah Pentreath and Shaun Hampson 	Hannah Pentreath 	2-2-1-0 vote between Hannah, Shaun, and Daisy; Andy and Daisy switched their votes to Hannah on the revote.
 	12 	Matt Farrelly and Pia Miranda 	Matt Farrelly 	2-2-0 vote between Matt and Pia; Abbey and Ross switched their votes to Matt on the revote.
 	17 	Abbey Holmes and John Eastoe 	John Eastoe 	4-4-1 vote between Abbey, John, and Harry; Luke switched his vote to John on the revote.
 	11 	Moana Hope and Phoebe Timmins 	Phoebe Timmins 	5-5 vote between Moana and Phoebe; Sharn switched her vote to Phoebe on the revote.
 	17 	David Genat and Zach Kozyrski 	Zach Kozyrski(sent to Exile Beach) 	2-2-1-1 vote between Jacqui, Shonee, David, and Zach, the former two being sent to Exile Beach, and since there was only one place left on Exile Beach, the latter two were tied 1-1; Zach was unanimously voted out on the revote.
 	19 	Jacqui Patterson and Moana Hope 	Jacqui Patterson(consensus) 	4-4 vote between Jacqui and Moana followed by a 3-3 revote, causing a deadlock. Jacqui was then eliminated by consensus.
 	4 	Benny Burdo and Simon Mee 	Benny Burdo 	5-5 vote between Benny and Simon; Kez and Shannon switched their votes to Benny on the revote.
 	6 	Cara Atchison and Georgia Ray 	Cara Atchison(sent to Brawn) 	3-3-0 vote between Cara and Georgia; Hayley, Rachel, and Wai switched their votes to Cara on the revote.
 	21 	Cara Atchison, Dani Beale, and Flick Palmateer 	Dani Beale 	2-2-2 vote between Cara, Dani, and Flick; Hayley switched her vote to Dani on the revote.
 	21 	David Goodchild and Jordie Hansen 	David Goodchild 	2-2-0 vote between David and Jordie; Chrissy and Shay switched their votes to David on the revote.
 	23 	Josh Millgate and KJ Austin 	KJ Austin 	2-2-1 vote between Josh, KJ, and Mark; Chrissy switched her vote to KJ on the revote.
 	10 	Jordie Hansen and Sam Webb 	Jordie Hansen 	4-4 vote between Jordie and Sam; Hayley and Nina switched their votes to Jordie on the revote.
 	21 	Nina Twine and Simon Mee 	Simon Mee 	3-3 vote between Nina and Simon; Simon was unanimously voted out on the revote.
 	 	Charles Noonan and Raymond Chaney 	Charles Noonan 	1-1-0 vote between Charles and Raymond; Feras switched his vote to Charles on the revote.
 	 	Eden Porter and Raymond Chaney 	Eden Porter 	6-6 vote between Eden and Raymond; Jaden switched his vote to Eden on the revote.
 	23 	Caroline Courtis and Raymond Chaney 	Raymond Chaney 	Final four; Raymond lost the fire-making challenge.
===South Africa===
Tie Vote and Tiebreaker History	Tie Vote and Tiebreaker History	Tie Vote and Tiebreaker History 	Tie Vote and Tiebreaker History	Tie Vote and Tiebreaker History
Season 	Episode 	Tied Contestants 	Eliminated 	Outcome
Tiebreaker Challenge 	Tiebreaker Challenge 	Tiebreaker Challenge 	Tiebreaker Challenge 	Tiebreaker Challenge
 	9/10 	Hein Vosloo and Lorette Mostert 	Hein Vosloo 	4-4 vote between Hein and Lorette. Lorette won the tiebreaker challenge, eliminating Hein. Tie occurred in Episode 9, while the tiebreaker challenge occurred in Episode 10.
Previous Votes 	Previous Votes 	Previous Votes 	Previous Votes 	Previous Votes
 	7 	Hanna Grobler and Louw Venter 	Hanna Grobler 	5-5 vote between Hanna and Louw. Since both had the same number of votes from previous Tribal Councils at one apiece, a tiebreaker challenge was held, to which Hanna was eliminated.
 	8 	Louw Venter and Okkert Brits 	Louw Venter 	4-4-1 vote between Louw, Okkert and Gys. Louw had six votes from previous Tribal Councils, while Okkert had none, eliminating the former.
 	9 	Okkert Brits and ProVerb Thekisho 	Okkert Brits 	4-4 vote between Okkert and ProVerb. Okkert had four votes from previous Tribal Councils, while ProVerb had two, eliminating the former.
 	11 	GiGi van Schalkwyk, Izak Davel, and Sade Giliberti	Izak Davel 	2-2-2 vote between GiGi, Izak, and Sade. Izak had one vote from previous Tribal Councils, while GiGi and Sade had none, eliminating the former.
Current Rules 	Current Rules 	Current Rules 	Current Rules 	Current Rules
 	11 	Graham Jenneker and Marian de Vos 	Marian de Vos 	3-3-1-0 vote between Graham, Marian, and Sivu. Altaaf, Solly, and Zavion switched their votes to Marian on the revote.
 	17 	David de Wet and Sivu Xabanisa 	David de Wet 	Final four; David lost the fire-making challenge.
 	2 	Annalize Sainsbury and Josie Eveleigh 	Neil Voller(rock draw) 	Deadlocked tie; all six non-tied tribe members (Ace, Chané, Neil, Palesa, Tom, and Vusi) drew rocks, where Neil drew the odd-coloured rock and was eliminated.
 	10 	Chané Mynhardt and Tom Swartz 	Chané Mynhardt 	1-1-0-0 vote between Chané and Tom. Annalize, Jeanne, Katinka, and Werner switched their votes to Chané on the revote.
 	 	Felix Godlo, Killarney Jones, and Thoriso M-Afrika	Thoriso M-Afrika 	2-2-2 vote between Felix, Killarney, and Thoriso. Thoriso was unanimously voted out on the revote.
 	 	Felix Godlo and Killarney Jones 	Felix Godlo 	3-3-1 vote between Felix, Killarney, and Shane. Felix was unanimously voted out on the revote.
===Sweden===
Tie Vote and Tiebreaker History 	Tie Vote and Tiebreaker History 	Tie Vote and Tiebreaker History 	Tie Vote and Tiebreaker History 	Tie Vote and Tiebreaker History
Season 	Episode 	Tied Contestants 	Eliminated 	Outcome
Lottery 	Lottery 	Lottery 	Lottery 	Lottery
1997 	8 	Erika Bälldal and Kent Larsen 	Erika Bälldal 	Deadlocked tie; Erika was eliminated via lottery.
1998 	8 	Elizabeth Anderzén and Susanne Rittedal 	Susanne Rittedal 	Deadlocked tie; Susanne was eliminated via lottery.
1999 	2 	Deniz Özen and Jenny Hägglöf 	Deniz Özen 	4-4 vote between Deniz and Jenny; Deniz was eliminated via lottery.
Pair Rules 	Pair Rules 	Pair Rules 	Pair Rules 	Pair Rules
2003 	4 	Mariana Lundgren and Vincent Hamilton 	Vincent Hamilton(sent to The Borderlands) 	2-2 vote between Mariana and Vincent; the former Veterans, each of whom had paired up with a former Challenger on Episode 3, were made to vote in the revote, where Vincent was voted out 3-1.
2003 	6 	Camilla Eggenberger, Daniel Insulander, and Mariana Lundgren	Daniel Insulander(sent to The Borderlands) 	1-1-1 vote between Camilla, Daniel, and Mariana; the former Veterans, each of whom had paired up with a former Challenger on Episode 3, were made to vote in the revote, where Daniel was voted out 2-1.
Tribe Leaders Decide 	Tribe Leaders Decide 	Tribe Leaders Decide 	Tribe Leaders Decide 	Tribe Leaders Decide
VIP 	2 	Janne Rønningen and Lene Elise Bergum 	Lene Elise Bergum 	3-3 vote between Janne and Lene Elise; rival tribe leaders Asbjørn and Frank chose to eliminate Lene Elise.
Tiebreaker Challenge 	Tiebreaker Challenge 	Tiebreaker Challenge 	Tiebreaker Challenge 	Tiebreaker Challenge
Karibien 	12 	Jimmy Führ and Veronica Lundman 	Veronica Lundman 	2-2 vote between Jimmy and Veronica; Sanna switched her vote to Veronica on the revote.
2011 	12 	Fatima Nilsson and Sigvald Harryson 	Fatima Nilsson 	3-3 vote between Fatima and Sigvald; Sigvald won the tiebreaker challenge, eliminating Fatima.
1st-place Amulet Decides 	1st-place Amulet Decides 	1st-place Amulet Decides 	1st-place Amulet Decides 	1st-place Amulet Decides
Love Edition 	6 	Denice Andrée and Torun Eriksson 	Torun Eriksson(sent to Garden of Eden) 	3-3 vote between Denice and Torun; Jennifer, holder of the 1st-place amulet, chose to eliminate Torun.
Tiebreaker Challenge after Deadlock	Tiebreaker Challenge after Deadlock	Tiebreaker Challenge after Deadlock 	Tiebreaker Challenge after Deadlock 	Tiebreaker Challenge after Deadlock
2019 	21/22 	Åsa Engström and Fia Grönborg 	Åsa Engström(sent to The Borderlands) 	Deadlocked tie; Fia won the duel, eliminating Åsa. Tie occured in Episode 21, while the duel took place in Episode 22.
Tiebreaker Challenge 	Tiebreaker Challenge 	Tiebreaker Challenge 	Tiebreaker Challenge 	Tiebreaker Challenge
2020 	6/7 	Linn Fagerholm and Ola Helt 	Linn Fagerholm 	5-5 vote between Linn and Ola; Ola won the duel, eliminating Linn. Tie occured in Episode 6, while the duel took place in Episode 7.
2023 	6 	Christina Onuora and Dennis Johansson 	Christina Onoura(sent to The Borderlands) 	5-5 vote between Christina and Dennis J.; Dennis J. won the duel, eliminating Christina.
Current Rules 	Current Rules 	Current Rules 	Current Rules 	Current Rules
 	5 	Daniela Maniscalchi and Magnus Kannerbro 	Daniela Maniscalchi(sent to The Borderlands)	5-5 vote between Daniela and Magnus; Els-Marie and Ken switched their votes to Daniela on the revote.
2024 	1/2 	Lars Koefoed and Pontus Croneld 	Pontus Croneld(sent to The Borderlands) 	4-4 vote between Lars and Pontus; Kemo switched his vote to Pontus on the revote. Tie occured in Episode 1, while the revote took place in Episode 2.
===United Kingdom===
Tie Vote and Tiebreaker History	Tie Vote and Tiebreaker History	Tie Vote and Tiebreaker History 	Tie Vote and Tiebreaker History	Tie Vote and Tiebreaker History
Season 	Episode 	Tied Contestants 	Eliminated 	Outcome
Previous Votes 	Previous Votes 	Previous Votes 	Previous Votes 	Previous Votes
Pulau Tiga 	2 	J.J. Adams and Uzma Bashir Sheikh 	J.J. Adams 	4-4 vote between J.J. and Uzma; since this was Helang's first Tribal Council, neither J,J, nor Uzma had any past votes, so a revote was held. Simon switched his vote to J.J. on the revote.
Pulau Tiga 	11 	Charlotte Hobrough and Zoe Lyons 	Zoe Lyons 	4-4 vote between Charlotte and Zoe; Zoe had five votes from previous Tribal Councils, while Charlotte had one, eliminating the former.
Tiebreaker Quiz 	Tiebreaker Quiz 	Tiebreaker Quiz 	Tiebreaker Quiz 	Tiebreaker Quiz
Panama 	6 	Bridget Griffiths and Helen Carney	Helen Carney 	Deadlocked tie; Bridget won the survival quiz tiebreaker, eliminating Helen.
==Trivia==
* , , , , and are tied for having the most tied votes in a single season, with three each. 
* Lindsey Richter is the only castaway to be involved in a deadlocked tie twice in a single season, in . The first time occurred on Day 9, with her winning the trivia tiebreaker against Carl Bilancione, and the second time on Day 18, where she was eliminated by having more past votes than Tom Buchanan.
* is the only season to feature multiple fire-making challenges.
* Three pre-merge tribes have had multiple tie votes: Samburu, Ulong, and Vati.
* The first three-way tie occurred in in where Ralph Kiser, Russell Hantz, and Stephanie Valencia each received three votes, and Russell was voted out 5-1-0 on the following revote.
* The earliest occurrence of a tie was on Day 3, in in Kaôh Rōng.
**The earliest occurrence of a deadlocked vote was on Day 7, in in .
* In the rock drawing tiebreaker, the color configuration of the rocks has been different each time. Jeff Probst has stated that due to the rarity of the tiebreaker, the consistency of the colors was not considered.https://ew.com/article/2013/12/12/survivor-blood-vs-water-jeff-probst-episode-13/
** In , the safe rocks were yellow and the elimination rock was purple.
** In , the safe rocks were black and the elimination rock was white.
** In , the safe rocks were white and the elimination rock was black.
==See also==
* Lawsuits and Legal Action
* Null Vote
* Survivor Rulebook
* Tribal Council
==References==
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