Ryan Snyder

**Ryan Snyder** was a contestant on Survivor: Summer Solstice.

Despite not seeming to be, Ryan was constantly targeted for being "sneaky", and was saved due to his alliance with Corey up until an endgame Tribal Council that went awry.

## Survivor: Summer Solstice

Ryan began the game on Tribe Asini alongside returnee player Corey and newbies Aleks, Liz, Nate, and Tyler, all given a sneak peek at the first challenge. Ryan bonded with his tribe and strategized for the challenge at camp, a potential reason for their success as they won the first immunity challenge. At camp, Ryan privately expressed his optimism with his tribe and planned to keep his options open and not close any doors for potential allies, and people thought good of him, such as Liz who believed he "turned a new leaf" after initially believing he was going to backstab everyone. The good times kept on rolling, as Ryan and Tyler were approached by Corey to make an alliance, and "The Unlikely Trio" was formed.

At the next challenge, Ryan's efforts helped Asini to another well-deserved win right before a storm took hold, resulting in the contestants taking shelter together in a common location. At camp, despite Ryan not seeming to have done anything, people still talked about him negatively, as Nate told Corey that he wanted them to vote Ryan because he was being "sneaky" and possibly having the hidden immunity idol, but Ryan still made efforts to bond with his tribemates in spite of this. At the next challenge, Asini's fight in the challenge helped them to another victory. At camp, despite the rough start, people started to look at him more positively, such as Aleks and Corey, both of whom wanted to work with him long-term. In private, Ryan mentioned his suspicions towards Nate playing too fast too early and had him on his radar even though he wanted to stay Asini Strong at a predicted merge. Ryan continued to have fun with his tribe though, all joking and bonding with one another before the game got too serious to do so.

The fun soon came to an end though as Asini lost their first challenge. At camp, Ryan suggested to have a group discussion for the vote, which was heavily turned down by Corey. As time went on, Ryan spoke to Tyler, pushing for Nate's elimination despite Tyler's concerns about Corey's intertribal connections. In private, Ryan stated the vote being down to Corey, for his social game, and Nate, with Ryan believing he threw a challenge, and was surprised that people falsely thought he had the hidden immunity idol. Ironic considering the same people who accused him of being sneaky and having the idol were now coming to him for safety, as Ryan assuaged Nate's concerns about his name being thrown out by Corey, who was vouching for Ryan to get people off of his back. At Tribal Council, Ryan voted for Nate, sending him to Redemption Island in a 3-2-~~1~~ vote. After Asini lost the next challenge, Ryan spoke with Liz about the last vote and discussed voting either Aleks or Tyler for the next vote, with the latter talking to the two of them about voting Corey. At Tribal Council, Aleks was the recipient of Ryan's vote, and he was sent to Redemption Island in a 3-2 vote.

The next round gave exciting news for Ryan, as Allie's return marked the merge. In private, Ryan wanted to gain info from the former Susus and plan with the intel from both tribes, despite him wanting to target Tyler. After losing individual immunity to Liz, Ryan spoke to Kyle and Mike about Corey having Asini's hidden immunity idol and Tyler being on the outs of their original tribe, with the two Susus later talking to Tyler about voting Ryan, despite Corey continuing to vouch for Ryan to Connor. Ryan was then brought in on Allie's and Liz' plan to vote Mike, as Allie wanted to get him out for what he did against her before Susu's first voteoff, and Ryan agreed to this. At Tribal Council, despite getting two votes, Ryan was saved as Mike became the first juror in a 5-2-1 vote.

Despite coming close, Ryan lost individual immunity to Connor, and the target on him remained. This, alongside his past votes, gave him a lot to talk about with Allie, as he knew Connor wanted him out and they questioned who cast the stray vote against her at the last vote. When talking to Connor and Corey, his concerns were validated as Connor mentioned he voted him due to a "miscommunication" over an alliance between him and the women, and they planned to vote Tyler. In private, Ryan believed he was on the hotseat and wanted to lock onto others' thoughts and work with whoever to get by. Ryan went out with this strategy in mind as he continued talking to the others and got locked into Tyler's mindset when he was told that Tyler believed Corey was leading them on. When talking later to Corey, he was reassured that Tyler was going and that Corey wanted him in the game and even witnessed him finding an advantage. At Tribal Council, Ryan voted Tyler, helping to send him to the jury in a 5-2 vote, with him once again receiving votes. After losing individual immunity to Corey, he and Corey tried campaigning to Kyle and then later the women, both separately and together, with Ryan talking to Liz 1:1, to split the votes between Connor and Kyle in an attempt to flush the former's idol of which he claimed to be playing that round. However, this did nothing for his target, as people still had their sights set on him to be the next voted out. Despite Ryan being both privately and publicly worried once again, Corey had a plan to save him, and the two talked about his advantage, being *Safety-Without-Power*, which expired that round, and Corey intended to make the best use out of it for his game. At Tribal Council, Ryan used Corey's advantage after it was given to him, although it was played in a way where he unintentionally exposed his ally for having it first. Due to this, Ryan was able to leave Tribal Council, and Kyle was voted out after Connor misplayed his *50/50 Coin*.

After losing the next challenge to Allie, Ryan searched for the powerful items that they were told were still hidden and, with Corey, planned to vote out Connor. As he did this, the others were plotting against him and Corey once again, with his ally being their main target and Ryan being a backup option incase Corey had something in his pocket. In private, Ryan fully believed Connor was next due to his threat status and believed Connor was lying about having a hidden immunity idol, but still desired to have an idol on him for his safety while talking about Corey's successes in finding another idol. At Tribal Council, Ryan voted Connor, hoping to get a big threat out. However, Connor and Corey both used hidden immunity idols on themselves, and he was taken out by Connor, who voted Ryan to keep the women safe on the offchance that Corey played an idol. Ryan would place 5th out of 12th and became the fourth member of the jury.

At the Jury Roundtable, Ryan facilitated talks about the finalists, explaining aspects of Allie's and Corey's games to the jury and claiming Liz to be Corey's follower. At the Final Tribal Council, Ryan asked Allie about what votes she took the lead in, with her unintentionally giving him the answer he was looking for and more. Liking her game, Ryan cast his jury vote for Allie, who went on to win the game in the second unanimous vote in the *Survivor Wisconsin* series.

**Ryan's Voting History**
 **5** | Aleks
 **6** | Mike
 **7** | Tyler
 **Voted To Win** | Allie

**\*:** In Round 8, Ryan played the *Safety-Without-Power* advantage, allowing him to leave that Tribal Council. While he was not eligible to be voted for, he was not allowed to cast a vote that round either.

## Trivia

* Ryan is the first contestant in the *Survivor Wisconsin* series to play the *Safety-Without-Power* advantage.
	+ Ryan is also the first contestant in the *Idol Identifiers Survivor* series to play the *Safety-Without-Power* advantage after having it be given, getting it from Corey Davis in *Survivor: Summer Solstice*.
* In *Survivor: Summer Solstice*, Ryan received no votes against him before the merge. After the merge, Ryan received votes at every Tribal Council he was eligible to be voted at.