Sam Rehl

Legends

### Tribe(s)

Tribe Parvati, Tribe Cochran, Merge Tribe (Fans vs. Favorites: Revenge of the Fallen)Tribe Potowatomi (Last Chance)

Tribe Garcia (Legends)

### Finish

5/14 (Fans vs. Favorites: Revenge of the Fallen)10/17 (Last Chance)

15/19 (Legends)

### Alliances

Vin Petruzzella (Fans vs. Favorites: Revenge of the Fallen)The Silent 4 (Last Chance)

TBD (Legends)

### Votes Against

8 (Fans vs. Favorites: Revenge of the Fallen)1 (Last Chance)

9 (Legends)

**Sam "Dolphin Sam" Rehl** was a contestant on Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites, Survivor: Last Chance, and Survivor: Legends.

Known for his "silent" but deadly gameplay, Sam tried to conceal himself while dealing damage to others in *Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites: Revenge of the Fallen*. However, things took a downhill turn when he found himself on the chopping block in the endgame and was not able to shake off his threat status. He returned to *Survivor: Last Chance*, where his gameplay alarmed some but not enough to get him out until a stray vote caused mischief in the middle of the season.

## Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites: Revenge of the Fallen

At the beginning of the game, Sam immediately looked around at his opponents when told that the group of Fans will be voting someone out. Seeing her as the weakest link, Sam sided with the majority and voted for Kenzie. However, she was not out of the game, nor were the group of Fans all on his official tribe, as Sam's official tribe, Tribe Parvati, consisted of both the Fans and the Favorites of the game, and all competing in their first challenge together. After his tribe narrowly lost the first immunity challenge, Sam was included in on many talks, and he bonded with Michael in order to see where his head was at in the game in order to gain information on the first vote. This became very valuable to his game, as Michael began to trust Sam and he got intel of how the vote was going towards Cole's elimination.

At the first Tribal Council of the season, Sam voted Cole, effectively helping to send him out of the game very early on. After Tribe Parvati lost their second immunity challenge in a row, Sam began to question his tribe, and he was let in on a plan by Adam and Ness to take out Michael. Seeing the benefits of taking out Michael over Ness, Sam voted to take out Michael at Tribal Council. However, a deadlocked vote put Sam's game at risk when it was announced that it will cause a rock drawing. Sam was safe though, and his tribemate, Em, took the downfall for the deadlocked vote. A tribe swap finally gave Sam the break he needed in the game, as he was thrown onto the new Tribe Cochran alongside Adam, Darius, and Vin. Together, they formed one of the strongest tribes in the game's history, and they went on to win the next two immunity challenges. At camp, Sam used his time to bond with his new tribemates, seeing these connections as valuable for later in the game.

Sam was shocked as much as the others were when it was revealed that they will be put through another tribe swap before the merge. Sam, Adam, and Darius were thrown onto Tribe Parvati with Corey and Kenzie. Together, they won the next immunity challenge, keeping themselves safe once again. At camp, Sam attempted to bond with his tribemates while they all searched for the hidden immunity idol that was stowed away somewhere within their camp. While Sam did not find the hidden immunity idol, he found the *Voodoo Idol*, and he knew that he was not at risk either way, as he was in everyone's good graces, and no one was currently targeting him.

However, none of this mattered, as the merge came upon him and would test his alliances in the game, especially after Cole returned to the game via. the Comeback Challenge. After losing the first individual immunity challenge to Richie, Sam was be included in on many talks from multiple people in the game, all campaigning to vote either Michael or Darius. When talking to Michael, Sam lied to him saying that he was with him, and he handed him a fake hidden immunity idol he had made before the merge in hopes that Michael will play it. At Tribal Council, Sam ultimately helped to vote off Michael in a 7-3 vote, and even got a front row seat as Michael played the fake hidden immunity idol for good measure, despite believing it to be fake. Sam received more intel in the game after losing the next individual immunity challenge, as Darius became the prime target. Along with Corey and Richie, he helped to make it seem to Darius that Kenzie was going home. However, Sam told his former ally a different story at Tribal Council, and he voted Darius off with no hesitations.

At the first *Survivor: Whitewater Auction*, Sam saved his money, but did not make any purchases of his own. Instead, he got value from the information Richie gave him after Corey won the next individual immunity challenge, where he told Sam that he had the *Idol Nullifier* and was intending to use it against Ness at the next Tribal Council, as they all quickly agreed that she was the target. However, things took a sharp turn and Sam started becoming a threat to Adam and Richie, as Adam became the new target and Richie talking to a few of the others about how Sam reminded him of former player Jack Demet, known for his cunning strategic game. At Tribal Council, with the help of Richie's *Idol Nullifier*. Sam was successfully able to help execute the new plan to take Adam out of the game. He did not escape unscathed though, as he received his first vote in the game from Adam. After narrowly losing the next individual immunity challenge to Maggie, Sam started to consider more of an earlier plan between him and Corey to eliminate Richie from the game, as the both of them saw him as an endgame threat with the jury votes. However, Corey and Sam saw more benefits from eliminating Ness from the game, as they knew she could cause more trouble in the future. At Tribal Council, Sam aided in Ness' elimination from the game, and Sam was safe once again.

After losing the next individual immunity challenge to Richie, him and Maggie bonded and devised a plan to take out Cole, as they knew he was a big threat that they could easily get people on board with. The two of them talked to Richie, who wanted to take out Corey instead, mentioning how he was a bigger threat than the others left in the game. After more deliberation with Kenzie, Sam told Richie moments before Tribal Council that the plan now involved taking out Cole instead of Corey. At Tribal Council, both Sam and Richie voted against Cole, and Sam used his *Voodoo Idol* to negate the immunity from Cole's hidden immunity idol and transfer it to him, keeping himself safe. Together, Sam and Richie took Cole out of the game for the second time that season. He would not be able to celebrate his success for too long though, as Corey winning the next individual immunity challenge put him at risk yet again. This time was different though, as Richie was not immune, and Sam saw an opportunity knocking at his door. Sam attempted to convince Corey, Kenzie, and Maggie to vote for Richie, stating that he will win jury votes in the Final Tribal Council if they took him any further. However, Tribal Council showed that his words went in one ear and out the other, as Sam only got Kenzie's vote in a 3-2 voteoff. Sam would place 5th out of 14th and became the sixth member of the jury.

At the Final Tribal Council, Sam asked a general question to all of the finalists, asking them to state what they believed was the most crucial aspect of their game that helped them get to the end. Satisfied with their answers and impressed with his game, Sam casted his vote for Corey to win the season.

## Survivor: Last Chance

A fan favorite fan from *Fans vs. Favorites*, Sam would return to the game for a second chance and would be placed onto the Potowatomi Tribe. Sam would then be put into his first immunity challenge of the season alongside his tribemates Alex, Ashley, Collin, Conner, Lita, Michael, and Sam C., and they would win, guaranteeing Sam to not have to repeat the immediate hardships of his first season. At camp, Michael would quickly be concerned with Sam's presence, due to the fake idol situation from their previous season together. Ironically, Sam privately mentioned he was not concerned with Michael, but was more concerned with the lack of connections he had on his tribe and emphasized the importance of winning challenges to help his game in order to allow him time to get to know people at every point in the game, per his gameplan, with him predicting all hell will break loose at the merge.

At the next immunity challenge, Sam would give much effort to his tribe in the challenge in order to help them create a lead for their puzzle-makers, which would eventually lead to them winning. Back at camp, Sam would celebrate and bond with his tribemates, enjoying their victory as they continued to search for the hidden immunity idol. Despite their good spirits and positive outlook, Sam was still a negative thought on Michael's mind as he viewed Sam as a major social threat to his game, but was willing to try to get on Sam's good side. This would all come in handy for Sam, as a tribe swap the next round would keep Michael and Sam together on Tribe Potowatomi alongside Collin, Conner, and Sam C., with all of the men hyping themselves up for the next challenge, of which they would win by a landslide, keeping them together and keeping Sam safe again. Back at camp, Sam would continue to make social connections and bond with his tribemates, with him and Michael reminiscing about their previous season and how it was much more stressful for them when compared to their current situation as they all predicted a potential comeback challenge to occur.

At the next immunity challenge, Sam would help his tribe to another victory, keeping himself away from Tribal Council once again. Back at camp, Sam and his tribemates would eventually search for hidden immunity idols and advantages within the game once they were told that things were still hidden. Unfortunately, Sam was unable to find anything at yet, but was not hesitant to search for a potential aid to his game. At the next immunity challenge, both of the Sams would flip-flop as to if they would sit out of the challenge or participate, with them deciding that only one of them would participate. Sam C. would end up being the one who sat out, with Sam participating in the challenge, which would prove to be the best choice as he would go on to help his tribe quickly win immunity once again, winning 5 consecutive challenges. Back at camp, Sam R. would give a confessional, of which he would finally be bestowed his eventual moniker, Dolphin Sam. In his confessional, Dolphin Sam stated he was glad Tribe Parvati won and that both tribes sent Tribe Targaryen to Tribal Council since it would help his game as he wanted to reconnect with Maggie, who was on Tribe Parvati. He would go on to privately state that he believed two things, the first being that he believed Michael might be in possession of a hidden immunity idol, and the second being that something was coming their way, of which he believed was another tribe swap.

Sam was partially right, as there was something coming their way, not a tribe swap, but the merge, and when the former Tribe Potowatomi members were told their entire tribe never went to Tribal Council in the premerge, Sam took much pride in their success in asking "Who can say that they did that?" as the whole group celebrated the second half of the game before being quickly thrown into the first individual immunity challenge of the season, losing to Lita. At camp, despite being safe all game, Sam, now being nicknamed Dolphin Sam, became a quick target for certain people in the game, one of which being Michael, who was attempting to convince Ashley, Conner, JP, and Maggie to target him, even though he was attempting to work with Michael's group and JP to form a new majority to keep themselves safe in the long run. Even though Michael wanted him out, this did not stop Maggie from becoming a quick ally for Dolphin Sam, as the duo recognized they were better together than alone, and even Michael started to reconsider his plans after recognizing he could be a number for his alliance. While the shenanigans of Michael's group were occurring, Dolphin Sam conversed with the others, being Collin, Jack D., Jake, Lita, Sam C., and Tom, about how he had heard no names from the others, joking about how "We're really making progress...", and he quickly agreed to a plan to target Michael with a split vote, with their fears of Michael having a hidden immunity idol already having been confirmed by Lita, and Dolphin Sam got information from Jake about Michael targeting him. While they had a clear plan for one idol play, they had no plan for if there was two idols played by Michael's alliance, prompting Dolphin Sam to jokingly claim "That's life" if it played out like that. Later on, Dolphin Sam talked to Michael, who told him Jack D. was a concern due to his reputation in the game for being good at challenges and strategy, and the two of them agreed to go with that plan moving forward, with Dolphin Sam clearly knowing he was not going to vote Michael's way. Eventually, the "anti-Michael" alliance, plus JP now as an added number, planned to split the votes between Conner and Michael, with Dolphin Sam being a reason for why Conner was the backup vote, and they decided the original Tribe Potowatomi members will vote Conner, and the original Tribe Targaryen members will vote Michael. However, Jack D. and Lita grew concerned with him due to his talks with Michael and his allies, but agreed not to do anything while knowing it will be him if anyone flipped. In private, Dolphin Sam stated his rising anxiety due to his name being thrown around and believed Michael was gunning for him due to their last season together, but hoped the plan will go well even though he was convinced he was the next one to go. At Tribal Council, Dolphin Sam voted for Conner, helping to lock him and Michael in a 4-4-3-1 tied vote, and he made an easy decision on the revote by sending a bitter Michael to the jury.

Despite the rocky start, things started to peak up again for Dolphin Sam, even after losing individual immunity to Sam C.. At camp, Dolphin Sam spoke to his Core 8 allies, and a plan went into motion to vote off Ashley, intending to completely dismantle Michael's alliance. As the game went on though, Dolphin Sam was included on many talks about targeting JP and Lita for being a power couple and Jake for his and Sam C.'s familial relation being seen as another "power couple". As this all went on around him, Dolphin Sam made a Final 3 alliance with Ashley and Maggie, with the trio feeling good moving forward together. Dolphin Sam privately stated his optimism, but also stated he did not think the good feelings were good, despite a good Final 3 alliance he was happy with as he mentioned his desires to help the others take each other out, starting with Jake. Dolphin Sam continued talking to Ashley and Maggie, and even included Conner on their chats about voting Jake first and then separating JP and Lita after gaining their trust, something the four agreed to. He went forth with this plan by telling Lita that Jake and Sam C. were gunning for her and JP, and in return, she revealed to him that no one wanted to vote him out the one time his name was brought up. At Tribal Council, Dolphin Sam helped blindside Jake, completing Part 1 of his plan. Dolphin Sam lost the next challenge to Jack D., and at camp, he strategized with the Silent, with them considering taking out Sam C. to continue their plan. In private, Dolphin Sam knew the Silent 4 were under the radar and believed he will beat any of them at the end, with him planning on voting Sam C. next despite him seeing this vote as an opportunity for someone to flip and take a big threat out. Later, Dolphin Sam spoke to Collin about the plan, and the two of them agreed to stick together. Although he was seemingly safe, some started to consider him a bigger threat now due to his gameplay; with Ashley, Collin, and Sam C. agreeing to keep an eye on him. At Tribal Council, Dolphin Sam voted for Sam C., only to have his vote negated when Sam C. played a hidden immunity idol on himself, and Lita had one played on her as well. What he really did not expect though was Tom voting for Dolphin Sam on the offchance multiple idols were played, which took him out of the game and sent him to the jury with only one vote against him. Dolphin Sam would place 10th out of 17th and became the third member of the jury.

***Jury Roundtable/Final Tribal Council Coming Soon...***

**Sam's Voting History**
Michael
 **7** | Jake
 **Voted**
**To Win**

## Survivor: Legends

***More Coming Soon...***

**Sam's Voting History**
 **4** | Jake
Corey, Dylan

## Trivia

* Sam Rehl is given the nickname of "Dolphin Sam" due to his outfit choices in all of his seasons holding a reference towards the Miami Dolphins NFL Team. He would be given this moniker in a confessional within Episode 3 of *Survivor: Last Chance*, and he would later be given the nickname publicly by Michael Garcia after the merge in Episode 4 of *Survivor: Last Chance*.
* Everytime Sam played the game in the *Survivor Whitewater* series, his placement would go down by 5 placements everytime, with him placing 5th in *Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites: Revenge of the Fallen*, placing 10th in *Survivor: Last Chance*, and placing 15th in *Survivor: Legends*.
* Everytime Sam got voted out, one of the finalists would have a hand in his voteoff.