Simon Ghebremariam

== Summary ==
Simon Ghebremariam is a contestant from New Beginnings. He is most remembered for the iconic legacy of the Simon Moment, which originated in All Stars where he sent a text to the wrong group chat.
== Gameplay ==
=== New Beginnings ===
Simon started off on the Poopoobear Tribe and after a vote for Gavin, he found himself in the minority with Manny. They attempted to vote off Chelsea, but Manny went instead. At the following vote, Simon voted for Jessica, assuming that he and Colin had an unspoken alliance. Colin, who was working with the girls, voted for Simon. However, the girls turned on him and voted Colin out. From there, Simon thrived with the Poopoobear Tribe until the tie crisis between him and Ashlee, where he was voted out. He voted for Emilee to win.
=== All Stars ===
Simon returned as a Villain. He never submitted for the first immunity challenge, but his tribe still won. He sat in an alliance with two power players, Emilee and Colin. Their tribe lost the next challenge, however, and Simon was the target. He and his allies sought to take out Lizbeth, but Megan and Shannon were in the middle and decided to side against him, sending Simon home in a 5-3 vote. He later created the Simon Moment.
=== Second Chance ===
Simon later returned on Second Chance on Amaral and had a pretty nonchalant yet impactful appearance. He started off and teamed up with Emilee, whose connections propelled him to the merge where he aligned with Jessica, Shannon, and Megan. The group of five cooperated well until the final seven, where Shannon and Megan jumped ship and blindsided Jessica, leaving him and Emilee alone. However, Simon completely turned the game around by winning the following immunity challenge, Style Savvy. Despite having a low presence, he proved himself when it was most vital. Both he and Emilee survived this next cycle as Lilly went home instead and Jessica returned from Redemption Island. Working with his allies, he made the final three with both Jessica and Emilee. He only received one jury vote by Llewellyn, and due to the tie between the two girls, he had the sole vote to decide the winner in an unprecedented scenario. He voted for Jessica to win. He also received the fan favorite award at the end of the season, which is very fitting considering his fun personality.
== Personality Assessment ==
==== New Beginnings ====
* Favorite Color: Red
* Favorite Aspect: Social
==== All Stars ====
* Self-View: Neutral
* Favorite Moment: winning one of them i don't remember
* Feelings For All Stars: Fine
== Trivia ==
* After Simon's elimination in All Stars, he said "yeah, and fuck Lizbeth too." in the Villain chat instead of his alliance chat. Lizbeth was fine and Simon expressed legitimate remorse.
*He is the first player to ever place 15th.
Category:Fan Favorite
Category:Third Place Finalists