Michael Stock

**Michael "Mike" Stock** is currently a contestant on Survivor: Evolution was a contestant on Survivor: Summer Solstice.

Despite his early struggles in *Survivor: Summer Solstice*, Mike found himself within the core structure on Tribe Susu, with him surviving his tribe's annihilation. However, the merge did not go as well for him, as he found himself the receiving end of a revenge move that took him out very quickly.

## Survivor: Summer Solstice

Mike began the game on Tribe Susu with Aaron, Allie, Savana, and returnee players Connor and Kyle. When arriving at camp, a concerned Mike began to look for hidden immunity idols after Connor began a quick hunt. At the first immunity challenge, Mike's struggles put Susu behind, a major reason towards their eventual loss. At camp, Mike campaigned to vote the weakest and took responsibility for his challenge mishaps. In private, Mike was uneasy due to his mistakes but hoped his tribe saw his worth for future challenges and planned to play up a divide with the women and either align with them or claim they are weaker and get them out first. This did not seem difficult, especially after Savana threw out Connor's name for his idol hunts as he and Allie somewhat agreed to this. Mike took this intel and aligned with Connor and told him Allie said his name and got him to target Allie. Mike continued this with Aaron, who he easily got on his side to vote Allie and aligned with, and then with Savana, who he claimed to be campaigning to save over Allie. After this, Allie and Kyle asked him who he was voting, to which he claimed it was coming down to "2-3 names", making Allie nervous. At Tribal Council, despite yelling out "Original Plan" and upsetting his allies, Mike was saved as Allie was sent to Redemption Island in a 4-2 vote.

Things only got worse, as Savana cost them the next immunity challenge and a storm overtook the game. At camp, Kyle admitted to voting Mike, shocking Mike. This was not the biggest shock to his system though, as Aaron asked them to vote him out, something to which the entire Susu Men's Alliance denied. At Tribal Council, still paranoid about his past votes, Mike voted for Savana as a way to protect himself. However, he had no need to fear, as he was the only one to not get votes as Savana was sent to Redemption Island in a 2-1-1-1 vote. After she left, Aaron shocked the alliance again by saying he voted against Kyle, and Mike questioned the votes Connor and Aaron got. At the next challenge, despite Mike's strong attempts, Susu once again lost immunity, only this time with insult added to a literal injury as Aaron dislocated his shoulder. At camp, Mike privately stated that he thought they would do better in challenges but thinks they were getting beaten handily as he planned to vote Aaron and saw only deception at the last vote. Mike would then talk 1:1 with Kyle, who told him he was the other vote for Savana and that they should vote Aaron, to which Mike agreed to. Although one talk with Aaron made Mike start to reconsider his options, as Mike agreed with Aaron's belief that Kyle was manipulating them and neither trusted what was coming out of Kyle's mouth. However, at Tribal Council, Mike sided with Kyle and sent Aaron to Redemption Island in a 3-1 vote.

At the next challenge, despite Mike initially struggling with bouncing the balls into their cups, Susu went on to finally win their first immunity challenge. At camp, the three men enjoyed their free time together, with Mike remarking that it was not about how fast you take your turn, but about making each turn count. At the next challenge, Susu went on to continue their streak, thanks to Connor, as they won immunity once again. At camp, Mike and his allies planned for the merge, with them thinking about pulling Tyler to their side via. a "Blackmail Alliance" with the information that Connor saw him grab an advantage at one of the previous challenges.

The next round gave Mike a shock and a surprise, as Allie's return to the game began the merge. In private, Mike started thinking about the changing alliances, especially considering Allie's return as he worried about a potential revenge move despite her not being his ideal target, implying it to be Corey due to his strong gameplay. Despite losing individual immunity to Liz, Mike knew what he had to do, as he quickly started talking to Ryan and Tyler 1:1 to see if he could get them on his side or give him information about Asini's tribe dynamics. Mike then conversed with Connor and Kyle, and the trio decided to vote Ryan to break apart an alliance forming between Allie, Liz, and Ryan. As Connor walked away, Mike revealed his long-term goals to Kyle about going for Ryan now and then taking out Corey later. However, as Mike made his rounds with everyone, Allie and Liz had done their rounds campaigning for Mike's elimination due to his actions against Allie before the first vote. At Tribal Council, feeling good, Mike voted Ryan, hoping their new alliances will hold. They did not hold though, as Mike was blindsided in a 5-2-1 vote, ending his game. Mike would place 8th out of 12th and became the first member of the jury.

When the time came for the jury roundtable, Mike was very curious with several aspects of Allie's game, such as her alliances and facilitated voteoffs alongside the stray vote she had casted against her at the round he was voted out in. This led into the Final Tribal Council, where Kyle finally owned up for voting Allie in his boot round, and Mike followed up by asking Allie about her alliances in the game, and he found out that Allie was the one who orchestrated his blindside. Respecting his former rival, Mike cast his jury vote for Allie, who went on to win the second unanimous vote in the *Survivor Wisconsin* series.

**Mike's Voting History**
 **2** | Savana
 **3** | Aaron
 **Voted** **To Win** | Allie

## Survivor: Evolution

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**Mike's Voting History**

## Trivia

* Mike is the first new contestant in the *Survivor: Wisconsin* series to be the first member of the jury.
	+ In *Survivor: A New Beginning*, Sam "Idol Sam" Chovanec, a *Survivor Whitewater* veteran was the first member of the jury. In *Survivor: Cabin Fever*, Arthur Colaianni, another *Survivor Whitewater* veteran was the first member of the jury.