Mikey

**Mikey** was a contestant on Season 3 - Survivor.

## Survivor

Mikey entered the game as one of the 20 players competing for the title and one of the 10 original Calumma members. Despite being one of the youngest players in the cast, Mikey went to work quickly building bonds. He made it through the first vote and at the Swap stayed on Calumma with Nicole and Sunny, two players he had not bonded with, for a 3-3 split. On his new tribe, he bonded with Jessica and the other original Brookesia members and flipped on his original tribe. However, Jessica and the other Brookesia members flipped the vote to test Mikey and leave him out, letting him cast the sole vote for Nicole in a 3-2-1 split. Despite this, he still bonded with the Brookesia members and had shown his commitment to them, furthering their trust. The rest of the premerge went smoothly for Mikey, not attending another Tribal Council until the merge. At the merge, he went back to forming strong bonds with as many people as he could. During the 2 Can Keep a Secret night, he was able to gain information from every player in the game and successfully participate in the Ethan blindside that happened that night while keeping the trust of the other side of the game. After the chaos of that night, he was pulled into the Justice League alliance with Jennet, Jones, Sam, and Sammy, setting the stage for the rest of his game.

For the rest of the game, Mikey focused on building his connections within his new alliance, specifically with Jennet, while maintaining his relationship with Jessica to keep him safe from the other side of the game. His constantly moving social game allowed him time to look for a Hidden Immunity Idol which he found shortly into the merge. He, along with his Justice League alliance, looked like they were going to be a solid group heading into the end game until Mikey stoked paranoia against Sam, someone he believed would take his spot as a young person taken to the end. The alliance turned against Sam with the help of Jake. The next vote, Jake flipped back, leaving the Justice League in a 4-4 tie with Jones flipping on the revote, sending Sammy home. Over the next few days, Mikey and Jennet worked to get Jake and Jones back on their side to target Jessica for her phenomenal game, despite being close to Mikey. At Tribal Council, Mikey played his Hidden Immunity Idol on Jennet, canceling three votes and sending his main connection to the other side to the jury.

After the chaos of that vote, Jake, Jennet, and Mikey formed a strong alliance, planning on going to the end. With only half of the tribe in their alliance, the next vote resulted in a 3-3 tie with Jennet receiving three of the votes. Mikey along with Jake kept their vote, forcing rocks after the deadlock tie. As Jake has immunity and Jennet was safe from the tie, Mikey was the only member to pull a rock. He survived the rock draw, giving the three majority heading into the end of the game. Mikey, however, was realizing the threat Jennet posed and began thinking about how he could target her. The next vote they targeted Shane for his physical abilities. At the Final Four, Jones won the Final Immunity Challenge, meaning the trio would have to turn on one another. Mikey took this opportunity to target Jennet and sent them and Jake to a firemaking challenge. Mikey, not receiving any votes, guaranteed himself a spot at the Final Tribal Council.

At the Final Tribal Council, Mikey was critiqued for letting Jennet get so far in the game and actively sacrificing his own positioning for them, as well as undoing all of his work by cutting them at the end. In the end, Mikey received no jury votes. Throughout the game, his air-brained moments and "Mikey-isms" kept the cast and hosts entertained, earning him the Quirky™ award.