Hunter Heschke

Battle Royale

Legends

### Tribe(s)

Ho-Chunk Tribe, Merge Tribe (Twist Manor)Beasts Tribe, Purple Team, Merge Tribe (One World)

Scorpions Tribe, Snakes Tribe, Merge Tribe (Battle Royale)

Tribe Devontray (Legends)

### Finish

Winner (Twist Manor)Co-Runner-Up (One World)

6/14 (Battle Royale)

18/19 (Legends)

### Alliances

Dudewipes Alliance (Twist Manor)"The Coalition", Jacob Harris, Devin Ulrich, Josh Valin (One World)

Bri England, Devin Ulrich, Sam Adler, Casey MacPhetridge (Battle Royale)

Darius White (Legends)

### Votes Against

4 (Twist Manor)8 (One World)

1 (Battle Royale)

6 (Legends)

**Hunter Heschke** was the Sole Survivor of Survivor: Twist Manor, one of the co-runner-ups on Survivor: One World, and a contestant on Survivor: Battle Royale and Survivor: Legends.

Notorious for his quiet and machiavellian gameplay, Hunter was able to make many moves throughout his time in *Survivor: Twist Manor* to propel himself to the end, where he won the first tie Survivor Whitewater has ever had at the Final Tribal Council. He returned as a bigger target in *Survivor: One World*, and would be able to navigate his way through the game, but with a rockier path than before. While he was able to make it to the end once again, he was scolded by multiple members of the jury for playing a similar game to his winning season and he would find himself sharing the runner-up spot in his second run. However, he would play more aggressively on his third run in *Survivor: Battle Royale* to a point where many wanted to go to the end with him before he was eliminated in the game's second rock draw.

## Survivor: Twist Manor

Hunter was selected by Darius to be a part of the Ho-Chunk Tribe, where he was one of the forefront people who helped to form the *Dudewipes Alliance* that would wipe out a majority of its' opponents. Hunter and Darius would be sitting in a great position on their tribe as they easily coasted through the first two challenges. Hunter would make Darius his number one in the game and expressed having the most trust with Darius.

Once the swap came, Hunter found himself in a much more precarious situation, even though he was still in the majority with Darius and Rob. Richie and Breanne had swapped onto the Ho-Chunk Tribe, and the latter was attempting to target him in an attempt to separate him and Darius. Hunter would immediately get notice of Breanne attempting to target him. After losing the next immunity challenge, he would help to persuade Rob that Richie was not the person to target and would lead discussions to get Breanne out of the game for her past reputation as a winner alongside her targeting him. Hunter's efforts at the next immunity challenge would help the Ho-Chunk tribe secure another immunity challenge and would guarantee Hunter safety for the rest of the prejury portion of the game.

Once Hunter hit the merge, he came in second in the first individual immunity challenge, losing out narrowly to Richie after he slipped up at the last second. Although Hunter had not gotten voted out at that first merge tribal after he and the *Dudewipes Alliance*, now including Jack, voted Michael, Hunter received three votes. Hunter caught on right away that Richie was the third vote cast against him, and pretended to play along with Richie's lies. After Richie lost the next individual immunity challenge, Hunter would successfully lead a silent charge against Richie to get him out due to a distrust in Richie caused by Richie lying to him about his vote against Hunter. Hunter would succeed and would get Richie voted out in a unanimous 8-1 vote. Hunter would then come in second place for the third individual immunity challenge in a row as he lost to Juice. Hunter would still remain safe, as Darius wanted to blindside Jack for his multiple idols. Hunter would speak with Kyle S., Nathan, and Jack and make it seem as if he was with them to make them feel secure in the game. Hunter would then help to blindside Jack in a 5-2-1 vote and send him to the jury. After losing to Kyle S. in the next immunity challenge, Hunter would be let into Darius' plans on a fake idol being given to Nathan, and Hunter and Rob would once again point out how Hailey is not a threat when compared to others that were still left in the game. When Hunter talked to Nathan, he hyped up Juice's name to Nathan in an attempt to convince Nathan that he was secure. Hunter expressed much concern over the remaining idol that was hidden and would go on several idol hunts to find it. Hunter and Darius would have another talk with Nathan to continue to hype up Juice's name, in reality he would help in Nathan's blindside. Before the blindside, Hunter would hit his head on the low ceiling when going upstairs.

After narrowly losing immunity again at the Final 6, Hunter would talk to Juice and heavily mention to him how Hailey did not want to be in the game anymore by that point to make Juice feel comfortable with his position in the game and told him they were going with the original 5. Hunter would then find the fake idol that Darius gave to Nathan that he hid in the house for someone else to find. He would then go onto help blindside Juice in a 5-1 vote. Hunter remained in a strong position, as he not only found a hidden immunity idol but was also starting to lead a charge to get Darius out. However, once he found out Darius had three hidden immunity idols, he told Kyle S. and Hailey to hold off and he told the both of them to go after the other, and he helped vote out Kyle S. in a 4-1 vote. Hunter would then help to campaign for Rob's elimination after Darius won immunity, as by that point Rob was a bigger threat than Hailey. Hunter would then go on to win the final individual immunity challenge against Darius, and after much thought Hunter decided to blindside the contestant he was the most loyal to so he would have a better shot at winning the game.

At the Final Tribal Council, Hunter was heavily critiqued on his gameplay by people such as Michael and Richie for how he clung onto Darius for a large portion of the game even though he knew Darius was a threat and was also talked to about not making a big move until he blindsided Darius. However, Hunter would also receive praise from people such as Kyle S., who gave him credit for his gameplay being very under the radar so much to a point where he was heavily influencing the game but not coming off as too much to get others to want him out, as well as his ability to make others feel comfortable right before he would blindside them. Hunter would receive votes to win from Darius, Rob, Kyle S., and Juice; and this would cause a 4-4 tie. Once the prejury was called in to vote, Hunter would receive votes from Tom and Kyle G., securing his win over Hailey in a 6-5 vote, becoming the winner of *Survivor: Twist Manor*.

At the *Survivor: Twist Manor Reunion Episode*, Hunter firstly mentioned that even though he followed behind Darius for parts of the game, he still believes he did more than what he was given credit for, such as having a great social game, getting very close to winning in multiple individual immunity challenges, and getting Richie out. He then mentioned that after he won the Final Individual Immunity Challenge, that Michael had approached him, while inebriated, saying that he would get second place if he took Darius. Hunter said that his minor concussion had an effect in the game, as his memory became foggy at the Final Tribal Council, but he went on to mention that he is now better. Hunter highly hinted at a future return, hinting that he would be on *Survivor: One World.*

## Survivor: One World

Hunter started out on the Beasts Tribe, as he was well known for coming in second place within many of the immunity challenges taking place on Survivor Twist Manor. He would be set up in a great position, as his tribe would win the first immunity challenge of the season, especially due in part to his efforts in multiple rounds. Hunter would help to persuade his tribe to choose Christian to be a part of their tribe over Kathy as their reward for winning the first immunity challenge. The Beasts Tribe would then lose the next immunity challenge, and many names would be thrown out. Hunter would be on the receiving end of this by Christian, who saw him as the biggest threat on their tribe for his performance in Twist Manor. Hunter would be involved in a 2-2-2 split vote alongside Seth and Josh after receiving two votes from Josh and Christian. Hunter would receive no votes in the revote, as the others saw Seth and Josh as bigger targets than him. Hunter would then lose Josh, who was blindsided in a 2-1 vote that left everyone confused.

After tribal, Hunter and Jake would immediately tell Devin, Jack, and Bailey about what had just happened the previous vote and they would both put a huge target on Christian's back for how he caused the tiebreaker that got Josh out. Luck was then on their side as the same group of Devin, Bailey, Jake, and Jack ended up on the same tribe as Hunter after a tribe swap. They would win the next immunity challenge and keep themselves safe for another round.

At the merge, Hunter and his alliance had many options to go with. But they ended up targeting Sam due to her being an outsider of sorts in the game. After losing to Seth for a second time in a row, Hunter's name was thrown out by Kathy, who saw him as a target. Kathy used her *Steal a Vote* Advantage on Hunter, and Hunter's vote was now her's. Sensing the impending danger, Jake played his hidden immunity idol on Hunter, saving his best ally from being voted out and cancelling all of Hunter's votes against him and sending Kathy out with only two votes. Hunter would then be approached about taking out Cody, and agreed as he saw him as a potential threat towards the end. Hunter's vote would get blocked and he would see his best ally Jake get blindsided by three votes. After losing the next immunity challenge to Bailey again, Hunter and Jack and Devin agreed that they needed to stick together to get to the end together, and they predicted Cody having another advantage up his sleeve. Cody would then play his *Safety-without-Power* twist and it seemed like he would be in the majority, but Seth was the one they should have been concerned over, as he played a third hidden immunity idol and cancelled Hunter's vote, sending his next best ally, Devin, out the door.

After a season of rarely getting noticed as a threat, the couple of Seth and Bailey finally tuned in their targets to him. Luckily for Hunter, he and Cody were able to convince Jack that Seth was the bigger target, and he would remain safe again. Hunter would then go on to win the final individual immunity challenge of the season. Hunter would be approached by Cody about potentially working together in this last vote to vote out Bailey. Hunter considered this, but he had also been approached by Bailey about taking out Cody. Knowing Cody would be an immense threat to be at the end with, Hunter decided to vote Cody out to ensure himself a better position at the Final Tribal Council.

At the Final Tribal Council, Hunter preached about his accomplishments of having a great social game that made his allies trust him, as well as his immunity challenge win at the end. He also mentioned how he was able to navigate his way to the end twice in a row in back to back seasons. Hunter would be praised by some for his game being workable, despite it not being seen as flashy when compared to the games of Seth, Kathy, or Christian. However, others chose to criticize him very heavily, as they felt he just rode off of everyone else's coattails and played the same game he did last time, except with better competition. Hunter would only receive Jake's vote to win, and he would become the co-runner up with Jack after Bailey won in a 4-1-1 vote and would place 2nd out of 12th.

At the *Survivor: One World Reunion Episode*, Hunter mentioned that although people gave him a lot of negative talk about his game, he said he was proud of how it helped it get to the end twice in back to back seasons. He went on to say that even though his game worked, it was not as flashy as the game of *Survivor: Twist Manor* contestant Richie Gureski. He then said that he kept having to jump from person to person, as his main alliance, towards the end of the game and he would manipulate them until they believed he would take them to the end. Hunter then said that the next time he plays he would wish to play a harder and more cutthroat gameplay to keep up.

**Hunter's Voting History**
 **8** | Seth
 **9** | Cody

## Survivor: Battle Royale

Hunter would begin the game on the Scorpions Tribe, and he would immediately align with Bri, Casey, and Devin in order to ensure his spot in the majority alliance. His efforts in the first individual immunity challenge would help to guarantee his tribe immunity and would keep them safe from tribal council. However, this would not stop him from strategizing when they returned to camp, as he would help to encourage Devin's desire to eliminate Evan from the game due to a hidden immunity idol he found in front of his ally. Hunter would then go on to find a hidden immunity idol at their camp, and would keep this information to himself for the time being, planning to use it for the later half of the game. This would not prevent his tribe from losing the next immunity challenge, and Hunter and his allies would immediately make a plan to split their votes between Giselle and Evan, the two outside of their alliance to have hidden immunity idols. Hunter, Devin, and Bri would also decide to throw a vote onto Casey, so that if they both used their hidden immunity idols, then none of them would be sent out of the game. At tribal council, Hunter would help to cause a tie by voting for Giselle, and after neither would use their hidden immunity idol, Hunter would help to unanimously send Evan out of the game.

Hunter's spot in the game was good, and it would only seem to get better as a tribe swap would send him, Devin, Casey, and Giselle to the new Snakes Tribe. Being with two of his allies would not help them win the next immunity challenge, and they would have to go to the next tribal council with the new Sharks Tribe. Although the men would plan to vote Giselle out, Hunter would pounce on the idea to take Ryley out of the game when they were told they could vote anyone from either tribe. Hunter would immediately speak with Devin and Casey, and would inform Kyle of the plan that would involve Devin's *Extra Vote* Advantage. The men would be successful, and Ryley would be the third person eliminated from the game. Hunter would not have to stress about tribal council again so soon, as his tribe would be victorious in the next immunity challenge and would guarantee themselves to see the merge.

Although Hunter did not win the first individual immunity challenge of the season, he would be in many people's ears and would gather intel very quickly. At the same time, he would gain another ally in Sam, who was looking for safety in the game. While the original plan he was going to go with involved voting outBailey, Hunter would notice a nonverbal interaction between Bailey and Sam at tribal council that would convince him to throw his vote onto Jack. His instincts would be correct, as Bailey's hidden immunity idol win would negate everyone's votes except for his, Bailey's, Bri's, and Devin's votes for Jack, sending him out of the game.

After he would lose the next individual immunity challenge, he and Bri would assuage the fears of Sam, who was worried for betraying her ally, Bailey, by voting against her at the last tribal council. Hunter would then help to campaign for a plan to get rid of Casey, who at that point was being seen as expendable to the others in the game. However, this would not stop Hunter from throwing Devin's name out there to some of the others in order for them to consider him in the future, as he knew how big of a threat his ally was in the game. At tribal council, Hunter would vote against Casey, helping to eliminate him in a unanimous 8-1 vote, but it would not end there. The Final 8 would be informed of another vote that would be taking place right then and there, and Hunter's attempts at throwing Devin under the bus would not be in vain, as even though his vote against Giselle would be negated by her hidden immunity idol play, Devin would still receive the next highest amount of votes, and Hunter would see another ally walk out of the game.

After losing the next individual immunity challenge, Hunter would immediately lock an alliance with Sam, who told him of her desires to go far in the game with him. He would then start to convince her to go against Bri and to see her as the next biggest threat in the game. However, Hunter would know that neither Bri or Sam would be the next to go, as he helped to aide in the plan to oust Bailey from the game, as he knew she would be able to sway a jury if she would be able to make it to the end once again. Even though Hunter would not win the next individual immunity challenge, he would know his place in the game, and he would begin another campaign to that would lead to a showdown at tribal council when it ended in a tie between Bri and Sam. Not wanting to lose his ally, Bri, Hunter would vote for Sam twice, but that would not fix things, and Hunter would find himself, Dacota, and Maggie having to draw rocks for the first time in the game's history since *Survivor: Battle for Cambridge*, the first season. While Dacota and Maggie would find luck, Hunter would not be so fortunate. Picking the ill-fated rock, Hunter would see his game come to an untimely end, and for the first time he be eliminated from the game. Hunter would place 6th out of 14th, and would become the fifth member of the jury.

At the Final Tribal Council, Hunter would listen in and would comment on many aspects of the finalists' games, and would ask questions in regards to Sam's game and her desires for what she had hoped for in that point of the game. In the end, Hunter would still see Bri's game as the dominant of the three, and he would cast his vote for Bri to become the Sole Survivor of the season.

At the *Survivor: Battle Royale Reunion Episode*, Hunter was questioned about his status as a former winner in the game, and was also questioned about moves he helped orchestrate, such as the votes where he was the swing vote. Hunter was also giving feedback into many discussions about the season's gameplay in general, stating his opinions of his opponents and his experiences in a positive manner.

**Hunter's Voting History**
 Evan
 **6** | Casey
 **7** | Bailey
 **8** | Sam
Sam
***DREW***
***N/A***
 **Voted**
**To Win**

## Survivor: Legends

***MORE COMING SOON...***

**Hunter's Voting History**
Adam, Steph, Richie

## Trivia

* Hunter is the first winner to win the game after a tie-breaker vote.
* Hunter is the first male winner to play the game three times.
* Hunter is the first contestant in Survivor Whitewater to receive an injury during the game, that being in *Survivor: Twist Manor* when he hit his head hard against the low ceiling when he was going upstairs. He suffered a mild concussion.
* In *Survivor: Twist Manor*, Hunter is the only person to vote in the majority for every Tribal Council he was a part of.
* Hunter is the only contestant from *Survivor: Twist Manor* to play back to back seasons, playing in *Survivor: Twist Manor* and *Survivor: One World*.
* Hunter is the first of two to share the runner-up spot, the other being Jack Tryzna in *Survivor: One World*.
* Hunter is one of the first three people to be involved in a three-person rock drawing, the others being Maggie McNulty and Dacota Weiegert.
* Hunter currently holds the record for the most votes cast against him in his winning season, garnering four votes across his winning season in *Survivor: Twist Manor*.
* The first two times Hunter has played, he won the first and final immunity challenges of the season.
* Hunter is the second/third contestant to make it to the Final Tribal Council on their second attempt in the game, doing this with Bailey McDonald in *Survivor: One World*. They were both preceded by Kyle Scheel.
	+ Hunter is currently the only winner of the game to make this achievement in the game while being a former winner.
* Hunter has had the least amount of time between competing in two seasons, with only four weeks passing between him competing in *Survivor: Twist Manor* and *Survivor: One World*.