Melvin "Big Smoke" Harris

### Description

Melvin "Big Smoke" Harris is a three-time contestant on Survivor Hypothetical. He competed in Survivor: *Haropper,* Survivor: *All Stars,* and Survivor 30: *Champions vs. Contenders*. Harris was offered a spot on Survivor: *Second Chances*, however, he declined, stating that there were other players who deserved another chance more than himself.

## Appearances

#### Placements

On Survivor: Haropper, Big Smoke came in 2nd out of 16 with a final vote of 4-3.

On Survivor: All Stars, Big Smoke came in 9th out of 24, voted out by use of a vote steal.

On Survivor 30: Champions vs. Contenders, Big Smoke came in 20th out of 24.

### Haropper

Big Smoke was a part of the dominant Linotem tribe, who won almost every single immunity challenge in the game. This spared Big Smoke a pre-merge elimination. However, Big Smoke became a target for elimination by the tribe in Episode 5. On Episode 7, the first time Big Smoke's tribe was to go to Tribal Council, Big Smoke managed to negotiate his way out of elimination by barely surviving a tie with Shrek. Post-merge, Big Smoke proves himself an unlikely physical threat by winning the first immunity challenge. He helps his tribe to eliminate the last remaining members of the Bartam tribe over the course of the next three episodes. Big Smoke wins 2 more immunity challenges and makes an alliance with Haropper, guaranteeing his survival until the finale. Big Smoke narrowly lost to Haropper via a 4-3 vote.

### All Stars

At the beginning of the game, Big Smoke was a member of the Namaru tribe. On the second episode, Big Smoke became the first player to find one of the new hidden advantages, the Vote Steal. He used the advantage the next episode to vote out Oliver, reasserting himself as a strategic threat. During the Namaru schism on Episode 4, Big Smoke sides with Mokey, but nothing comes of his alliance. On Episode 6, Big Smoke won the challenge that guaranteed his immunity before the tribe shuffle, replacing Marv on the Pago Pago tribe. On the 9th episode, Big Smoke joined the original Pago Pago alliance. The next episode, Big Smoke convinces the Namaru alliance to vote for Swagrid, who has an idol, so that they can idol Mokey out. During the second tribe shuffle, Big Smoke returns to the Namaru tribe. During the merge the next episode, Big Smoke made an alliance with Swagrid, Professor Snoop, and Sr Pelo. Mokey and Shaqqy later join the alliance, before Professor Snoop backstabs them and abandons them. On Episode 15, the Chaboga alliance finds a vote steal and uses it to vote out Big Smoke. He made it to 9th place.

Tribe Affiliation
 No Tribe
 Pago Pago
 Namaru
 Chaboga
 Jury

### Champions vs. Contenders

Big Smoke was put on the Bahia Tribe initially, the runners-up. He quickly builds an alliance with Bawsah and Ian, and after losing the first immunity challenge due to a lack of basic supplies, he convinces Skid to join him in voting out Stutterin Boi, successfully doing so that night. After that vote he, Bawsah and Ian were in full control of the tribe, with Skid defecting to join Apu over his alliance. Big Smoke's tribe was immune for the next two episodes, in which Skid and Apu were able to find an immunity idol. Bahia came in third in the Episode 4 immunity challenge, forcing them to go to Tribal Council the night after the Mato Grosso Tribe's. There, Big Smoke and his alliance vote for Skid, who plays an idol on himself. Skid and Apu decided to vote for Big Smoke, eliminating him in 20th place.

Voting History
Boi
 2
(Invalidated)