Corey Davis

**Corey Davis**, a S*urvivor Whitewater* veteran, was the Co-Runner-Up of Survivor: Summer Solstice.

Despite playing a solid game and making it to the end, Corey upset a few people along the way, with one of them not holding back from telling him his thoughts at the Final Tribal Council, leading to him taking the Co-Runner-Up spot alongside one of his allies.

## Survivor: Summer Solstice

Corey, a *Survivor Whitewater* legend and former winner, returned to the game and was placed on Tribe Asini alongside Aleks, Liz, Nate, Ryan, and Tyler, with both tribes getting a sneak peek at the first challenge before heading back to camp. At camp, the entire tribe took time to bond with each other and strategize for the challenge, which came back to help them as they won the first immunity challenge. Back at camp, a confident Corey got right to work, finding a hidden immunity idol while privately stating that, after Aleks' remarks about veteran players going first, him being a returnee was Aleks' problem, not his. Corey further privately stated a concern of someone seeing him find the idol but loved his tribe and was hyped to see where they will go while saying he was "Michael Jordan playing against make-a-wish kids...". Corey spoke to Ryan and Tyler and formed an "Unlikely Trio" alliance, and he later chatted with Aleks and made good with him. Corey's aggressive gameplay was getting noticed, specifically by Nate, already noting Corey as a major threat to take out down the line.

At the next challenge, Corey's efforts gave his tribe a significant lead that they rode out to another immunity win. As a storm overtook the game, the contestants huddled up in a common location. During this, Corey privately talked about how he was having a fun time even with the weather and exclaimed "We **ARE** Survivors!" as he weathered out the storm, bonding and attempting to align with Liz. At camp, Corey and Nate argued over information about both of them targeting the other, and Corey campaigned for the two of them to go after the person telling them this stuff and found out Nate did not have the hidden immunity idol and wanted to target Ryan for being "sneaky". At the next challenge, Asini dominated the first two rounds and won immunity once again. Back at camp, despite Corey's strong game making him Nate's target, other people wanted Corey around and sided with him on the Corey vs. Nate feud. Corey privately talked of his idol find, claiming himself as the "Greatest Of All Time" as he felt safe and assumed a merge was coming. Corey further privately planned not to go with Aleks' "Pagonging" strategy post-merge, but to get Liz and Ryan and pull in Kyle or Mike and wanted to target Nate if they lost.

That time came sooner than expected, as Asini lost the next challenge, and Corey started his campaigns to take out Nate. However, he did not fully want to take out Nate, and the two men thought to vote Aleks instead before Nate revealed that he *had* been throwing out Corey's name by saying that he was powerful, angering Corey. In private, Corey revealed he still wanted to keep Nate, noting his past experiences with working with his rivals and said that voting out Nate could hurt him later on, and wanted to force an Aleks vs. Nate showdown. However, this did not stop Nate from openly campaigning against Corey, who later spoke to Aleks and got him to go for Nate and reassured Aleks that he was safe and told him that others were using him as a "throwout" name. Tribal Council did not follow his claims though, as Corey offered Nate a public deal to vote with him against Aleks to keep himself around. Corey was in on this deal, but Nate was not; and Corey, wanting to cause chaos and be safe, played his hidden immunity idol, and Nate was sent to Redemption Island in a 3-2-~~1~~ vote. The bad times kept on rolling as Asini lost the next challenge, and Corey was not having campaigns made to take him out. However, Corey was able to reel Liz to his side, despite her anger and her blaming him for voting Nate out, and the two plotted to vote Aleks. However, Corey later spoke to Aleks about working together, and the two agreed despite Corey warning Aleks he will vote alongside the majority regardless. At Tribal Council, the majority went against Aleks in a 3-2 vote, the last to go to Redemption Island.

The next round, beginning with the merge announcement and Allie's return from Redemption Island, gave Corey much to think about, as he privately regretted playing his hidden immunity idol but still believed he had the numbers and that Allie or Ryan will flip from their original tribe as he planned to target Connor and take back the throne he once held in the *Survivor Whitewater* series. Taking the throne was not as easy as expected, as Corey lost a challenge he had previously been the only winner for in the *Survivor Whitewater* series, but was still safe, as he aligned with Connor and they exchanged tribe info before he searched for the announced "idol with special powers". At Tribal Council, despite being a target, Corey helped to vote Mike out in a 5-2-1 vote while catching a glimpse of Connor's *50-50 Coin* advantage.

Following Mike's exit, Corey and Kyle searched for advantages or hidden immunity idols but came up empty-handed. After losing the next challenge to Connor, Corey's target increased for his influential status. However, this target did not do much, as most people, such as Connor, wanted to vote Ryan, of whom Corey vouched for with Liz, both citing him to be a lesser threat than Kyle, who they pushed to go next. Once Liz left and Tyler joined them, Tyler refused to say anything until Connor left and Ryan came in, and he began pushing for Kyle as well, only to try to put a target on Corey's back once he walked away. When talking to the women, the trio narrowed down their options to Kyle and Tyler, and then agreed on the latter once Kyle came to speak with them, only to pretend to not know what was going on when passing by Connor. In private, Corey stated his "cluelessness" to be a part of his strategy while revealing his intentions to vote Tyler while saying he knew where something was hidden. Later, while reassuring Ryan he was safe and that Tyler was going next, Corey found the item in question, *Safety-Without-Power*, good until the next round. At Tribal Council, Corey revealed Tyler tried to play his *Steal-A-Vote* advantage after the time to do so had passed and voted for him, sending him to the jury. After Tyler's exit, Corey spoke to Connor, and the nervous duo tentatively agreed to work together as Corey then went on to win himself individual immunity, putting people's plans on hold. At camp, Corey and Ryan talked to Kyle about splitting the votes 3-2-1 between Connor and Liz, with them assuming Connor will want to vote Ryan while playing his idol. As Corey and Ryan campaigned to the women to split the votes between Connor and Kyle, he started to think of another idea both privately and with Ryan. This idea involved him giving him the *Safety-Without-Power* advantage, which expired that round, and have him play it and leave Tribal Council to force them to vote Connor or Kyle. At Tribal Council, this plan came to fruition, as Ryan was saved thanks to *Safety-Without-Power*, although it was in a way that exposed that Corey knew more than he should have, concerning him. Corey voted for Kyle, who was sent home in a 4-~~1~~ vote as Connor misplayed his *50/50 Coin*.

After losing the next challenge to Allie, Corey became a prime target as he campaigned for Connor to go. However, Connor was worried about Corey potentially having something to save himself with. As Corey searched for something to aid him, he talked to the women about voting Connor, and Allie warned a skeptical Corey about his target holding multiple hidden immunity idols, to which he assumed Connor was playing her as a strategy to keep himself safe via. idol fear tactics. In private, Corey revealed he found another idol and claimed himself to be very good at the game while wanting to play it to make a point. At Tribal Council, Corey waved the idol in front of everyone, and he voted Connor, citing him as an endgame threat to take it all. However, Corey's decision to wave his idol made Connor waver in his vote, as he then voted Ryan, who was voted out with one vote after the two men played their idols. After Ryan's exit, Corey privately believed he should win the game but was shocked Connor was still in, claiming it to be insane. At the next challenge, Corey was heavily underestimated, with jokes made at his expense from many, but he persevered through it all and came out on top, winning individual immunity and locking his spot at the Final Tribal Council. At camp, Corey privately talked about how he was showing that he deserved to win after winning the challenge after everyone counted him out, citing it to be a high point in his *Survivor* career; with him planning to stumble back into the throne as he stumbled into his challenge win. Corey then talked to Allie, who claimed to have a Super Idol she could use that round as the two planned to go with each other to the end. He was skeptical of her story though, and he told Connor of his skepticism after telling him that he will be the next to go and gave his respects for his game before campaigning to Liz to vote Connor. At Tribal Council, Corey finally got his rival out of the game, as Connor was eliminated in a 3-1 vote

At the Final Tribal Council, Corey opened up about his gameplay as he admitted to lying to everyone and playing the "drunk" card to get them to underestimate him to lower his threat status and took credit for finding multiple hidden immunity idols and advantages and for giving Ryan the *Safety-Without-Power* advantage and taking out Kyle as a result to split him from Connor. This was Corey's high point, and after he explained his reasonings for voting Tyler out, things got worse for him. When Connor brought up his dislike for Corey's lies and gameplay and claimed he stumbled into the finals, Corey mentioned this to be a move to gain his trust, with the women and Connor mocking him and laughing at him when he continued to talk about how he knew Connor was going to win if he made the end due to him playing the best game and that "the best players never win". He then acknowledged it was fine if Connor did not like his game and that he was rude towards him as he campaigned for his loyalty towards his ride or dies that he fell in with at the right times. Connor asked Corey for more information with Kyle's voteoff, to which he claimed credit for as no one was going to vote Kyle before his move at the Final 6 and stated his belief that it was unfair for Connor to hate his game without giving it a chance, to which Connor replied that he was basing his jury vote off of factors other than challenges and idol plays and asked Corey about what he did better than Allie. Corey responded about how he and his trusted ally, Ryan, were the flip votes every round except for Ryan's boot round, and that he tried to work with Connor and had to act dumb to lower his threat status while bouncing back and learning from his "dumb" idol play at Asini's first vote. Corey closed off his Final Tribal Council campaigning for the jury to vote off of who worked the hardest for the win, stating he did his own thing in the game as the women dominated the game. Despite a good story-arc, Corey did not win, nor did he gain a single vote, as both he and Liz lost to Allie in a unanimous 5-0-0 vote. Corey shared the Co-Runner-Up spot with Liz, with both placing 2nd out of 12th.

**Corey's Voting History**
 **6** | Mike
 **7** | Tyler
 **8** | Kyle

## Trivia

* Corey is the only contestant on *Survivor: Summer Solstice* to have competed in the *Survivor Whitewater* series but not in a prior *Survivor Wisconsin* season.
* Corey is the first contestant in the *Survivor Wisconsin* series to be the only returnee player on his starting tribe, being the only returnee player on Tribe Asini in *Survivor: Summer Solstice*.
* Corey is the first former *Survivor Whitewater* winner to play *Survivor Wisconsin* and make the Final Tribal Council.