Sole Survivor

The Sole Survivor is the title earned by the winner of every season of Survivor. They win by receiving the majority of votes from the jury. Usually, the winner earns the votes from the jury based on their ability to "Outwit, Outplay, Outlast".

## Purpose

The winner of a season wins based on various criteria. It is worth noting that each season has the Sole Survivor win for a different purpose, with many jurors voting on a subjective basis. This would involve the winner being from an alliance that the juror was apart of or even friends and family being the juror. Undoubtedly, the Sole Survivor wins as they are able to Outwit, Outplay and Outlast:

* **Outwit**: The *strategic* ability. This could be that the finalists deserves the jury vote as they were able to survive and make big or risky moves that payed off. An example of this could be Cecilia of Survivor: Micronesia winning as she brought along a goat to the finale and eliminated her main competition, Xenia at the Final Three. Her ability to outwit earnt her the title of Sole Survivor.

* **Outplay**: The *social* ability. This could be the fact that the finalist was able to make big moves and compete effectively. However, they were still able to make friends, be approachable and become likeable to the jury, been if they may have been voted out by them. An example of this could be through Jack of Survivor: Cook Islands winning after voting out the majority alliance, but still being charismatic enough to receive votes to win.

* **Outlast**: The *physical* ability. This is the ability that a finalist had to survive and last all 39 days without being voted out, evacuated or quitting. It could also be the ability that the finalist had to survive through a challenge and win them. An example of outlasting in challenges is Byron of Survivor: Worlds Apart. After having his whole alliance voted out, he won consecutive immunity challenges, leaving the majority alliance to turn on each other. His ability to outlast later earnt him the title of Sole Survivor.

## Trivia

### Winning and Perfect Games

* Ashleigh was the first *Survivor* castaway to win two seasons, having won both *Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains* and *Survivor: India*.
* Nick is the youngest Survivor winner ever, winning at aged 19 and Alexys is the youngest female to win the game at age 20.
	+ By contrast, Jenny at aged 62 is the oldest female to win the game and DJ is the oldest male to win the game, winning at aged 38 years.
* Cecilia is the first Sole Survivor to win a jury vote unanimously, as she garnered all 9 jury votes in *Survivor: Micronesia*. She also holds the record for the most jury votes received.
	+ India in *Survivor: Kaôh Rōng* (8-0-0) has also won unanimously.
* Bethany is the first Sole Survivor to win following a tie vote in the Final Tribal Council (5-5-0), in which the second runner-up cast the tie-breaking vote that awarded him the victory.
* Karleigh and Carly are the first two Sole Survivors to share a name.

### Tribal Council

* Mandy, Skye, Winston, Ashleigh (during *Heroes vs. Villains*), Mikey and Ethan all have the least amount of jury votes towards them, with only 4.
	+ Mandy, Ashleigh (during *Heroes vs. Villains*) and Ethan are the only Sole Survivors to have less jury votes than the combination of their fellow finalists.
* Bianca currently holds the record as the Sole Survivor with the most votes cast against them in their winning season, with 22.
* Seven winners have voted correctly at every tribal council they attended, Jon, Cecilia, Nick, Joe, Jen, Bianca and India.
* Four winners were directly saved from elimination with a Hidden Immunity Idol, Natalia, Patricia, DJ and Annaliese.
	+ Five winners were indirectly saved by preventing a tied vote with a Hidden Immunity Idol, Hunter, Bianca, Alexys, Tito and Sefa.
* Four winners never received a vote against them, Winston, Byron, Britney and Symon.
* Isabelle, DJ and Sefa are the only Sole Survivors to have used a Voting Advantage.

### Challenge Wins

* Mitchell holds the record as the winner with the most number of pre-merge immunity wins, with nine.
	+ On the other hand, Jon, Jenny, Clay, India and Bethany hold the record as winners for the fewest tribal immunity wins, with two.
* Skye and Ashleigh (during *Heroes vs. Villains*) hold the record as winners for attending the most pre-merge tribal councils, with seven.
	+ On the other hand, Symon is currently the only winner to not attend a pre-merge tribal council on a season they won.
* Alexys and Natalia hold the record for the most individual immunities won by both a winner and overall in *Survivor* history, with six.

### Miscellaneous

* *The Australian Outback* hold the record for the newbie seasons which have subsequently produced the most winners across all seasons, with six.
* Twenty-four castaways have won on their first season. This includes Marina, Mandy, Aisha, Winston, Jon, Cecilia, Nick, Joe, Byron, Jenny, Mikey, Carly, Britney, Charlie, India, Sam, Jericho, Isabelle, DJ, Ethan, Annaliese, Tito, Sefa and Hayley.
* Fifteen castaways have won on their second attempt. This includes Skye, Mitchell, Cherry, Darcy, Jack, Grayson, Harry, Jen, Derrick, Blue Jay, Alexys, Symon, Patricia, Clay and Anthony.
* Four castaways have won on their third attempt, Ashleigh (during *Heroes vs. Villains*), Natalia, Hunter and Katie.
* Three castaways have won on their fourth attempt, Karleigh, Bianca and Bethany.
* Two castaways have won on their fifth attempt, Montana and Jase.
* Only one castaway so far has won on their sixth attempt, Ashleigh (during *India*).
* Aisha is the first and only castaway, and by extension, the first and only winner to be from New Zealand.
* Skye is the first returning player to win the game.
	+ Mitchell is the first male, and by extent, the first returning male to win the title of Sole Survivor.
* DJ is the first Sole Survivor who was saved because of an idol play for them.

### Gallery

Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X winner, PatriciaSurvivor: Indonesia winner, ClaySurvivor: Australia II winner, JerichoSurvivor: David vs. Goliath winner, DJSurvivor: Island of the Idols winner, BethanySurvivor: Island of Secrets winner, AnthonySurvivor: Africa winner, EthanSurvivor: The Congo winner, AnnalieseSurvivor: Ghost Island winner, TitoSurvivor: Shipwheel Island winner, SefaSurvivor: Cloncurry winner, Hayley