Ricard Foyé

Ricard Foyé is a contestant from .
One half of the strategic center that controlled the ill-fated Ua tribe, Ricard and his ally Shan Smith entered the merge seemingly down in numbers. However, a string of challenge wins and successful blindsides against Naseer Muttalif and Shan brought Ricard to the top, making him a huge physical threat. Unable to convince the remaining players to vote out Deshawn Radden, Ricard was voted out by his alliance at the final five.
==Profile==
Retrieved from cbs.com
Age: 31
Hometown: Lynnwood, Washington
Current Residence: Sedro-Woolley, Washington 
Occupation: Flight attendant
Hobbies: Violin, running, winterguard 
Three Words to Describe You: Hopeful, positive, funny
Pet Peeves: Being asked a question and the answer being ignored
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? I've always been willing to make a change, pick up and go. It makes me feel brave to know I've changed my career when unhappy. I've purchased a one-way plane ticket not knowing what to expect, just to audition to dance around the country and succeeded. I've moved alone to new states on a whim. I only have this one life, I don't want to waste it doing what's easy.
What is something we would never know from looking at you? I am deaf in one ear. I focus heavily on reading lips and am fluent in ASL.
Who is your hero and why? My husband, Andy. He has navigated through life after many setbacks, struggles and the tragic loss of a parent in a car accident. Andy focused on putting his physical comfort behind his and my desire for our family to grow and carried our children as a transgender man. I cannot think of a better human.
Which past Survivor will you play the game most like? Aubry Bracco, but win.
Why do you believe you can win Survivor? The ability to show kindness, but also not take certain attacks and situations seriously feels like most players' downfall. They succumb to the emotions and get voted out. I have awareness of my being while also being very observant of others and loyal, but not to a fault.http://web.archive.org/web/20230327094959/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/216557/
==Survivor==
Ricard started the game on the Ua tribe, whose victory in the first Reward Challenge let the tribe to forgo the "Savvy" or "Sweat" task, allowing him to immediately start forming relationships with his tribemates. Being hearing-impaired, Ricard hoped to use his lip reading skills to his advantage. He quickly bonded with Sara Wilson and Shan Smith, the latter of whom would become his long-time ally. At the first Immunity Challenge, Ricard spoke up against Jeff Probst's use of the word "guys" in his catchphrase "Come on in, guys!"; Jeff agreed to drop the word in the interest of making the show more inclusive. When Ua lost the first Immunity Challenge, Ricard had to make a decision between getting rid of a suspicious JD Robinson or his ally Sara, whose fumble with the puzzle lost Ua the challenge. Ricard and Shan decided to join their tribe in voting off Sara; however, he received a stray vote from Genie Chen, who did not trust him.
Though Ua won the next Immunity Challenge, they would quickly experience a disastrous losing streak, forcing Ricard to kick his game into high gear early on. He and Shan would work as a unit to blindside Brad Reese and JD for their sketchy behavior, in the process allowing Shan to gain JD's Extra Vote. This advantage would become an early source of tension between Ricard and Shan after she yielded it to him when they conspired to open the Beware Advantage. Though Shan managed to activate her Hidden Immunity Idol and restore her vote, Ricard was unwilling to return the Extra Vote for fear that she would join with Genie to eliminate him. However, Shan put their differences aside and stayed loyal to Ricard, voting off Genie on Day 11 and allowing the pair to survive Ua's decimation. Before the merge on Day 12, Ricard returned Shan her advantage in the interest of their working relationship.
Ricard was initially part of the team that won the first post-merge Reward/Immunity Challenge. However, his security was stripped by the Hourglass twist; fortunately, he won the following individual Immunity Challenge and guaranteed himself a spot in the merge. Ricard would be pulled by Shan into the supermajority that controlled the early merge. In the meantime, he built relationships with Xander Hastings by telling him to play his idol on Day 16, and Erika Casupanan and Heather Aldret by convincing Shan to save Heather by blindsiding Naseer Muttalif on Day 17 instead. These relationships would prove essential when he decided that Shan was becoming too dangerous. Therefore, he formed a with the outsiders of the All-Black Alliance to blindside Shan at the final eight, simultaneously giving his alliance control of the endgame.
After Shan's blindside, Ricard took over as the biggest remaining threat. When he lost the Immunity Challenge at the final seven, Erika and Heather considered taking him out, but his alliance stuck with him to continue steamrolling their rivals by voting Liana Wallace out. At the final six, his alliance decided that it was the right opportunity to depose Ricard. However, he saved himself by winning the Immunity Challenge, causing Danny McCray to be eliminated instead. His luck finally ran out at the final five when Erika, assisted by a Challenge Advantage, deprived him of the Immunity Necklace. As a last-ditch effort, Ricard pleaded with Xander to play his idol on him. Though Xander toyed with the idea, this proved fruitless. At his last Tribal Council, Ricard openly acknowledged his threat status and was proud of the game he played. Probst commended him, saying that the best players rarely win. Following a unanimous 4-1 vote, Ricard left the game in fifth place and became the seventh member of the jury.
At Final Tribal Council, Ricard chided Xander for giving him false hope that he would save him with his idol. He showed respect for Erika's social strategy and chose to give her his jury vote. Erika would win the title of Sole Survivor in a 7-1-0 vote.
<tabber>Challenge History=
Episode 	TribeAffiliation 	Challenge 	Challenge Type 	Sit-Out? 	Result
1 	rowspan=7 	Marooning 	Reward 	No 	
1 	Bonus Track 	Immunity 	No 	 	
2 	Water Sports 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
3 	Victory in the Bag 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
4 	Running Down a Dream 	Reward 	No 	 	
4 	Kenny Log-Ins 	Immunity 	No 	 	
5 	Ramplified 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
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6 	None 	Keep Digging 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	
7 	None 	The Game is Afoot 	Immunity 	No 	
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8 	rowspan=9 	Puzzle Pieces 	Reward 	No 	
8 	Keep on Your Toes 	Immunity 	Yes 	 	
9 	Uncomfortably Numb 	Reward/Immunity 	 	 	
10 	Starfish 	Reward 	 	 	
10 	Hard to Handle 	Immunity 	 	 	
11 	Balance On The Line 	Immunity 	No 	 	
12 	Beach Front Bay Bash 	Reward 	 	 	
12 	Dizzy Miss Lizzy 	Immunity 	 	 	
13 	Born to Rung 	Reward/Immunity 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Notes: The unchosen sit-out from the challenge (Erika) was exiled. There, she was given an hourglass which she may choose to break to strip the winning team of their immunity, transferring it to the losing team and herself. Erika broke the hourglass and Ricard lost his immunity. Ricard elected to sit out of the challenge to help his tribe win a supply of rice.	Notes: The unchosen sit-out from the challenge (Erika) was exiled. There, she was given an hourglass which she may choose to break to strip the winning team of their immunity, transferring it to the losing team and herself. Erika broke the hourglass and Ricard lost his immunity. Ricard elected to sit out of the challenge to help his tribe win a supply of rice.	Notes: The unchosen sit-out from the challenge (Erika) was exiled. There, she was given an hourglass which she may choose to break to strip the winning team of their immunity, transferring it to the losing team and herself. Erika broke the hourglass and Ricard lost his immunity. Ricard elected to sit out of the challenge to help his tribe win a supply of rice.	Notes: The unchosen sit-out from the challenge (Erika) was exiled. There, she was given an hourglass which she may choose to break to strip the winning team of their immunity, transferring it to the losing team and herself. Erika broke the hourglass and Ricard lost his immunity. Ricard elected to sit out of the challenge to help his tribe win a supply of rice.	Notes: The unchosen sit-out from the challenge (Erika) was exiled. There, she was given an hourglass which she may choose to break to strip the winning team of their immunity, transferring it to the losing team and herself. Erika broke the hourglass and Ricard lost his immunity. Ricard elected to sit out of the challenge to help his tribe win a supply of rice.	Notes: The unchosen sit-out from the challenge (Erika) was exiled. There, she was given an hourglass which she may choose to break to strip the winning team of their immunity, transferring it to the losing team and herself. Erika broke the hourglass and Ricard lost his immunity. Ricard elected to sit out of the challenge to help his tribe win a supply of rice.
|-|Voting History=
Episode 	Ricard'sVotes	Voted AgainstRicard
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Voted forSole Survivor	colspan="2" 	
 In , the vote ended with a 3-3 tie between Heather and Naseer, forcing a revote. Ricard changed his vote to Naseer on the revote. In , the vote ended with a 3-3 tie between Liana and Shan, forcing a revote. Ricard did not change his vote on the revote. In , the vote ended with a 3-3 tie between Danny and Deshawn, forcing a revote. Ricard changed his vote to Danny on the revote.</tabber>
==Post-Survivor==
* In 2022, Ricard joined the Drop Your Buffs podcast as a contributor, becoming a correspondent for the Australian Survivor franchise.
* In April 2023, Ricard announced his separation from his husband Andy.
==Trivia==
* Ricard is the second hearing-impaired man to compete on , following Donathan Hurley, and the fourth overall, following Christy Smith, Nina Poersch, and Donathan. Ricard has unilateral hearing loss, being deaf in his right ear.
** In consideration to Ricard's disability, production always had him sit on the rightmost stool in Tribal Council to hear better.https://twitter.com/RicardFoye/status/1448836987817918464
* Ricard won the most individual Immunity Challenges in , with 3 wins.
* Ricard is the highest-placing member of Ua.
* Ricard successfully voted out all five of his Ua tribemates.
** He is the fourth castaway ever to successfully vote out all of their original tribemates during a single season, after John Cochran (in ), Denise Stapley (in ), and Cydney Gillon (in ). He would be followed by Jesse Lopez (in ).
* Ricard lost 22 lbs. during his time on Survivor 41.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpcyWJn1iE0
* Ricard is friends with Hai Giang, whom he was surprised to learn was on the cast.https://robhasawebsite.com/survivor-42-episode-11-recap/ (1:02:00)
==References==
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