Tyler Smith

**Tyler Smith** was a contestant on Survivor: Summer Solstice and Survivor: Evolution.

Despite the quiet start, Tyler made a big splash in the game with his gameplay in *Survivor: Summer Solstice*. This, alongside his refusal to tell others "straight-up" what he was thinking, made others weary of him, sealing his fate. Tyler returned in *Survivor: Evolution*, only to

## Survivor: Summer Solstice

Tyler started his game on Tribe Asini alongside returnee player Corey and newbie players Aleks, Liz, Nate, and Ryan, all given a sneak peek at their first challenge. Tyler bonded with his tribemates at camp and planned for the challenge, which could be a reason for their win at the first immunity challenge. At camp, Tyler, pumped about their win, searched for hidden immunity idols and advantages alongside his tribemates, and found something. In private, an excited Tyler revealed that he found a clue to an advantage which will be hidden under a table at the Final 9 challenge. Ryan and Tyler were then approached by Corey, wanting to align with them as "The Unlikely Trio", and Tyler was ready to join them.

At the next challenge, Tyler's efforts helped Asini to another immunity win as a storm took place, causing them all to take shelter in a common location. At camp, Tyler took the time to bond with his tribe as Corey and Nate started to feud over things they heard about at camp. At the third challenge, Tyler's attempts in the challenge helped Asini get the first point, which eventually led to their third consecutive victory. At camp, Tyler privately stated that he was not planning anything game or idol-wise since they keep winning, and wanted to take the whole game slow and gauge what everyone was doing and play off of that, of which he ended up doing later as he only started to search for idols again only when his other tribemates started to do so.

Things did not stay on easy mode for long though, as Tribe Asini lost the next challenge, with Tyler managing to grab the advantage before heading back to camp to strategize. However, he did not get a clean grab, as many people saw him get this. At camp, Tyler told Corey that people were throwing his name out and kept saying that it was a "tough call" when Corey asked him what he wanted to do. As time went on though, Tyler began to gain his footing as, after a conversation with Ryan, he privately narrowed it down to Corey or Nate, seeing both as very influential people and revealed that his advantage, which he worried that some people saw him grab, was the *Steal-A-Vote* advantage, good until the Final 7. At Tribal Council, despite hearing campaigns from Nate the entire round to take out Corey, who tried to make a public deal with Nate to vote Aleks to keep him there, Tyler voted Nate, sending him to Redemption Island. After his exit, Aleks and Tyler about the vote, both surprised at aspects of it and both believing they knew where everyone now stood. After Asini lost the next challenge, Tyler, who was coming up as a potential name for not being in the majority of Corey, Liz, and Ryan; began campaigning for Corey for being a smart player. However, Tyler was the only one who was left out of the loop, as Aleks was sent to Redemption Island in a 3-2 vote as he believed no one knew he had the advantage.

The next round gave new life to his game, as the merge was announced alongside Allie's return to the game. In private, Tyler revealed that many people were trying to align with him despite him being unsure of what he wanted to do or when to use his advantage, believing himself to be alone and wanting to be a "sleeper" who could come from behind and win it all. Even though he narrowly lost individual immunity to Liz, Tyler was approached by Mike, who told him that the former Susus knew he had an advantage but did not think that one of the Susus had a hidden immunity idol, despite Tyler stating his belief that someone had it as they both debated on voting Corey or Ryan. However, his tune changed once Allie told him of a plan to vote Mike, with her telling him of Mike's deceptive move against her the first round. At Tribal Council, Tyler voted against Mike, sending him to the jury in a 5-2-1 vote.

Tyler's loss at the next individual immunity challenge came back to bite him, especially considering that Connor, who was upset with Tyler for not voting with him at the last Tribal Council, won individual immunity. At Camp, Liz and Tyler talked about going for Allie or Kyle to keep the former Asinis together. However, he then spoke to Allie and Connor, former Susus, and did not answer his questions, making Connor distrust him more. As he made his rounds and talked to Kyle, Tyler suggested going for Corey and Ryan for their influence over others. In private, Tyler thought of using his *Steal-A-Vote* advantage against Corey or Ryan to guarantee they go home. Tyler later told Connor and Corey that Kyle was being "sus" and pushed for him, even though everyone knew Kyle was Connor's ally, and then told Ryan he believed Corey was leading them on. Connor later warned Tyler that he was being targeted, as the others were weary of his quiet gameplay. Tyler talked to Liz, and the two agreed that Connor, Corey, and Ryan were all threats in some form. At Tribal Council, Tyler misplayed his advantage, trying to play it during the voting process when he was supposed to play it beforehand. Tyler voted for Ryan, but it was ultimately him who was voted out in a 5-2 vote. Tyler would place 7th out of 12th and became the second member of the jury.

At the Jury Roundtable, Tyler agreed with the other jurors about Corey's game seeming to be very sporadic and listened closely to what the others were saying about the finalists. At the Final Tribal Council, Tyler asked the finalists as to who turned on him, to which Allie and Corey took responsibility and explained their reasonings for doing so. Respecting her game, Tyler cast his jury vote for Allie, who went on to win the game in the second unanimous vote in the *Survivor Wisconsin* series.

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

## Survivor: Evolution

Tyler returned once again, this time beginning on Tribe Toa alongside Chris, Christian, Collin, Emma, Matt, and Mike. Tyler privately expressed his happiness with his tribe due to it being a mix of people he knew and people he did not, with him wanting to talk more with the others, of which he did do, even aligning with Chris and Matt. However, his tune soon changed after Toa lost the first immunity challenge, as Tyler privately was frustrated about his inability to do anything in the first challenge, and seemed to unofficially have his sights set on Mike, believing him to have a hidden immunity idol. As time went on though, Mike began to put a target onto Tyler's back, citing his betrayal that led to Mike's voteoff the previous season, and the others started considering on voting Tyler as they feared Mike's potential idol, even as Mike tried to protect him. At Tribal Council, Tyler privately believed Mike found an idol but voted Collin incase Mike played it. This did not matter, as Mike not only played nothing, but Tyler ended up being the first voted out of the game in a 4-2-1 vote, being sent to Redemption Island.

On Redemption Island, Tyler was soon joined by Richie, and the two men shared information with each other and bitterly talked of their opponents in the game, with both being upset at not being able to do much this time around as Richie tried talking to Tyler, and the others who soon joined them, about targeting the winners if either got back into the game. This was all for naught though, as Tyler ultimately lose the comeback challenge to his ally, Matt, ending Tyler's second chance. Tyler would ultimately place 14th out of 14th.

**Tyler's Voting History**

## Trivia

* Although this was not caught on film in *Survivor: Summer Solstice*, it was revealed by other players that Tyler attempted to play his *Steal-A-Vote* advantage at the wrong time at Tribal Council, making him the first contestant in the *Idol Identifiers* *Survivor* series to misplay an advantage.
* As of *Survivor: Evolution*, the number of votes Tyler received throughout both of his seasons is equal to the amount of challenges he's competed in across his two seasons, garnering 9 votes against him after competing in 9 challenges throughout *Survivor: Summer Solstice* and *Survivor: Evolution*.