Michael Pagliarulo

**Michael Lorenzo Pagliarulo** is a contestant from *Zovivor: Yap*.

Starting on the Kanifay tribe, Michael was able to bond with Pedro Tejada, but the two found themselves left out of Jesse Byrd's majority alliance. Michael was targeted early, but when Pedro found a hidden immunity idol, he was able to use it to swing Melissa Schultz, Ari Yokoyama, and Abby Nichols to their side. Michael was able to survive to the merge, where he finally fell into a true power position, being one of the main leaders in eliminating Torrance Butler and Aadi Madhwesh. However, at the final 10, Pedro was blindsided by his own allies, leaving Michael on the bottom once more. He fell under the radar, allowing bigger threats to be eliminated until the final 6. There, Michael coincidentally stood as the last man remaining in the game. Although Michael had little win equity, the women decided to lock in an all-female final five, and Michael was eliminated.

## Profile

**Pronouns**: He/Him
**Age**: 46
**Location**: Paterson, NJ
**Occupation**: Arcade Owner
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**Pet Peeves**: ---
**What are three words to describe you?** ---
**What is one accomplishment you're most proud of?** ---
**Why will you be the Sole Survivor?** ---
 **Which previous player do you identify with the most?** ---

## Survivor

Shambo was placed on the Galu tribe. At the selection for tribe leader Shambo voted for Erik. Shambo earned votes from John, Russell S., and Monica, but the tribe elected Russell as the leader. At the first challenge, Shambo was placed at the puzzle. Despite her concerns, Shambo did very well. Foa Foa won the challenge in the end. Shambo was considered the outsider of the Galu tribe as she didn't really fit in with any of them. She felt more at home when she was sent to the Foa Foa tribe for a day and got along with everybody, which would prove important later on. Shambo was the only player to vote against Monica (aside from Yasmin) in the Tribal Council where Yasmin was eliminated, further alienating herself from the tribe. Monica scolded Shambo for voting against her and when Shambo tried to deny it was her, Monica knew she was lying. When both tribes were sent to a double elimination at Tribal Council in on Day 15, Shambo was a target for voting against Monica, but Shambo was safe when Jeff cancelled the double elimination. Since Russell S. was removed from the game due to injury, Shambo was chosen to be the new Tribe Leader by the men, which made her feel a little more united with the tribe. Laura and Monica were angered Shambo was chosen to be the new leader. Galu won the next two challenges. As the leader, Shambo made Laura the observer to go to Foa Foa, which the latter resented and knew Shambo chose her on purpose.

After the merge, Shambo's friendship with Foa Foa and her animosity towards Laura made her unsure of whether or not she would stay with Galu. In the first post-merge Tribal Council, Shambo's uncertainty continued as she was the only one other than Erik to vote off Jaison when Erik was voted off. In the next Tribal Council, Shambo, though knowing Russell H. had the Hidden Immunity Idol, stuck with Galu in voting off Russell H., but Russell's idol caused Kelly to be eliminated instead. Shambo then sided with Foa Foa in voting off Laura as soon as she didn't win immunity and played a part in Laura's elimination, pleasing Shambo. With Shambo's help, all the former Galu members would be systematically eliminated. However, when Brett won immunity on Day 36, Shambo tried to convince her allies to vote off Mick, but she was voted off unanimously 5-1.

At the Final Tribal Council, Shambo apologized to America for dismantling Galu, adding that she questions her judgement at the time. Shambo called Mick's gameplay feckless, which he was unaware of the word's meaning and said he would have to look it up which Shambo nodded her head to and said "You do that". Then she turned to Natalie, calling her a coattail rider. She asked Natalie how would America perceive the fact that she is a finalist. Natalie said that the she would be viewed as the most ill-equipped and should have been the first to go. Natalie added that the aggressive girl would be targeted for elimination, which Shambo called major BS on her part. Shambo said there is no way on earth that she would vote for either of them. Sure enough, Shambo voted for Russell H. to win who lost Natalie in a 7-2-0 vote.

* Challenge History
* Voting History

**^1** In Template:Ep, Russell H. used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating Shambo's vote against him.
**^2** In Template:Ep, the vote ended with a 5-5 tie between Laura and Natalie, forcing a revote. Shambo did not change her vote on the revote.