Domenic

Survivor: Panama
Tribe(s): Viveros, Casaya, Gitanos
Finish: Runner-Up/32
 Survivor: San Juan Del Sur
Tribe(s): Coyopa, Hunahpu, Huyopa
Finish: Runner-Up/20
 Survivor: Gabon
Tribe(s): Kota, Fang, Nobag
Finish: 8/18
 Survivor: Philippines
Tribe(s): Matsing, Kalabaw, Dangrayne
Finish: 10/24
 Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains
Tribe(s): Villains, Yin-Yang
Finish: Runner-Up/28
 Survivor: Blood vs. Water
Tribe(s): Galang, Tadhana, Kasama
Finish: 5/20
 Survivor: All Stars
Tribe(s): Mogo Mogo, Chapera, Chaboga Mogo
Finish: 5/24
Days Lasted: 36

Domenic is a contestant from *Survivor: Panama*, *Survivor: San Juan Del Sur*, *Survivor: Gabon*, *Survivor: Philippines*, *Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains*, *Survivor: Blood vs. Water* and *Survivor: All Stars*.

He later appeared as a mentor during *Survivor: Island of the Idols* on Day 30, where he was exiled with Leo.

## Survivor: Panama

Domenic began *Survivor: Panama* on the green Viveros tribe. He and Cody immediately formed a strong Final Two deal, and wanted to establish a strong majority alliance. The pair then brought along Marina and Katrina, where it was decided for the boys and girls to separately bring in one more player. Cody and Domenic bonded with Liam, whilst the girls bonded with Catherine. Viveros was an extremely strong tribe, winning all four immunity challenges together. During this time, Domenic's four agreed that Liam was a more valuable ally than Catherine, where she was isolated from the alliance. After Catherine confronted the Viveros Alliance, Domenic was angered by the assumption that his allies were bad people and started a large argument.

At the Tribe Dissolve, Domenic was placed on the purple Casaya tribe along with all original Viveros tribe members besides Cody. His alliance with Liam, Marina and Katrina continued, but they included Bianca, Lana, Peighton and Tison to maintain a majority. At their first three tribal councils, Domenic and his alliance voted out Catherine to silence her anger, Natalia and Matthew. Both Domenic and Liam were becoming increasingly concerned with the social bonds that both Katrina and Marina had with their new alliance members, where they led the charge to blindside Tison and Bianca. However, the Viveros Alliance then reunited to eliminate Lana and Rachel who were now apart of the minority.

At this point, the tribes merged and Domenic reunited with his number one ally Cody. He was excited to hear that Cody was able to become apart of the majority alliance, and united his Viveros Alliance from Casaya with the Casaya Alliance of La Mina at the first merged tribal council against Sarah. Domenic and the rest of the Viveros Alliance understood that both alliances would continue to work together to eliminate Alexis, but the Casaya Alliance flipped to blindside Katrina. Domenic and Marina, who were close friends and allies, decided that it was important for Alexis and Erinn to feel comfortable with the dwindling Viveros Alliance. Domenic realised that Marina already had an established reputation with Erinn, and felt it was best that she build a social connection between them and the alliance. In the meantime, Domenic followed Cody's understanding of the rival Casaya Alliance to systematically eliminate Oliver, Axel, Hayden and Hunter whilst also blindsiding Spencer.

At the Final Seven, it was believed that Darcy would be eliminated as the final member of the Casaya Alliance. When she won individual immunity however, Domenic and the rest of the Viveros Alliance had to turn on each other. Liam told the Viveros boys that Erinn should be the next target, but this angered Domenic because Liam was originally brought into their alliance as a number. For trying to lead the alliance, Domenic and Cody felt threatened and were responsible for his blindside. Luckily, Darcy lost the next challenge and she was eliminated at the following tribal council. Domenic was under the impression that Cody, Marina and himself would be the Final Three, and they would vote for Alexis and Erinn at the next votes. When Alexis won immunity, Domenic wanted to vote for Erinn until Marina offered a future worse case scenario. She proposed to Domenic that he could be eliminated next if Erinn won the final immunity challenge, leading to both of them approaching the girls to blindside Cody. When Alexis won the final immunity challenge, Domenic was thankful for Marina's forward thinking and eliminated Erinn.

On Day 58, Domenic stood in front of the jury at the Final Tribal Council. A large percentage of the jury were impressed with Domenic's strong strategic gameplay throughout the game, and the fact that he had many alliances to get him to the end from the first day. However, he was also criticised for his highly emotional gameplay and inability to make genuine connections with some members of the jury unlike Marina. In the end, the holes in his social game was a fatal error for Domenic and he was given the title of Runner-Up after only earning three of nine jury votes from Cody, Erinn and Spencer.

## Survivor: San Juan Del Sur

In his second attempt, Domenic returned to the game in *Survivor: San Juan Del Sur*. He quickly made an alliance with the women, though he wanted to include his previous ally Liam to create the Panama Veterans Alliance. The Coyopa and Hunahpu tribes had to both go to Tribal Council on Day 3 in a Double Tribal Council. In the end, Mitchell was voted out by his alliance. At the next Coyopa Tribal Council, Montana was voted out, balancing the genders.

At the tribe switch, Domenic was placed on the blue Hunahpu tribe, along with his original members Liam, Vanessa and Erinn. When they lost on Day 14, Domenic voted with his Coyopa allies for Aisha but Vanessa didn't feel comfortable with this and Erinn was voted out. With his duo of Liam, Domenic convinced Aisha and Travis that the couples should stay together. They flipped on the original plan to eliminate Domenic and Penny was voted out. Aisha, Travis, Vanessa, Domenic and Liam became the Hunahpu Alliance and promised to look after each other as they entered the merge by the Final 12. The post-switch Hunahpu tribe stuck together and voted out Leo, Katrina and Marina. However, Travis was too much of a physical threat to their alliance and he was later blindsided. This later meant that Ryan and Joel as Coyopa members, were voted out.

With Priya as the only Coyopa left, it was believed she was going home. However, she was able to join forces with Vanessa, Domenic and Aisha in voting out Lina and Liam. When she lost the final individual immunity challenge, Priya was sent home by the threesome. Now at his second Final Tribal Council, Domenic was praised by some of the jury. However, others criticised him flipping and sending home his allies. This caused him to be Runner-Up with Vanessa, receiving two jury votes from Liam and Joel.

## Survivor: Gabon

*Survivor: Gabon* was Domenic's third attempt for the win, and he wanted to play a less cut-throat game. He was originally placed on the yellow Kota tribe and formed an alliance again with Erinn. They included Leo and Priya into their plans, but were unfortunately placed in the minority when a coalition was formed against him. Luckily for Domenic, the Kota tribe won all four immunity challenges in a row. At the tribe switch, Domenic remained on Kota along with Aisha, Erinn, Leo and Thomas whilst being joined by Ryan and Skye from Fang. His alliance with Erinn and Leo led to a majority when Leo brought in his ally Skye from SJDS. At their first loss, the four held the power and eliminated former winner Aisha.

In a shocking twist, a second tribe switch occurred where Domenic was switched to Fang along with Erinn and Thomas in addition to Lina and Penny from Fang. Though Thomas was apart of the coalition against Domenic, the trio stuck together with the intention of separating the original Fang duo. The new Fang tribe however, did not lose the two immunity challenges they had together. At this point, the tribes merged. Domenic and Erinn were quickly put in the minority when Vanessa created a coalition against him. They were able to reel in Ryan and Skye, but Ryan flipped at tribal council to finally eliminate Domenic. At the Final Tribal Council, he voted for his closest ally Erinn to win the title of Sole Survivor.

### Voting History

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## Survivor: Philippines

Domenic began *Survivor: Philippines* originally on the blue Matsing tribe. Once more, he aligned with Katrina and Marina whilst bringing in newbie Jessica into their tight alliance (now named the Matsing Veterans Alliance). Though they were an alliance of four on a tribe of eight, Domenic found the tribes Hidden Immunity Idol to ensure they were in power. At their first loss, the four voted for Natalia but a tie occurred when the remaining four castaways voted for Domenic. Thomas at the revote switched his vote from Domenic to Natalia, and she was voted out. Though Thomas formed an alliance with the newbies against Domenic, he played his idol at their second loss and Jessica was eliminated. Though he disliked working with Thomas, Domenic's trio worked with him to have the majority and eliminate the newbies. At their third loss, a three way tie occurred between Alexander, Marina and Thomas. Domenic and Katrina decided to keep Thomas for the time being and Alexander was eliminated at the revote.

At the Tribe Dissolve on Day 13, Domenic was switched to the red Kalabaw tribe along with Jasmine. They were joined by Bianca, Joel and Liam from the original Kalabaw in addition to Elyse, Mitchell, Montana and Tison from the yellow Tandang tribe. The tension between Domenic and Jasmine from Matsing continued on Kalabaw, with the tribe forced to pick between the two castaways. Domenic rekindled his connection to Liam from their previous attempts, and they were able to bring in Mitchell, Montana and Tison to form the majority. At their first loss, Domenic's rivalry with Jasmine concluded when his alliance voted her out. Following their loss on Day 22, Kalabaw was shocked to find out they were attending a Double Tribal Council. Domenic and his majority voted out Joel from the minority alliance at the first half of their tribal council. Domenic and Liam thought it was a perfect opportunity to vote out Bianca, but Montana and Tison voted for Domenic and Mitchell flipped with Bianca and Elyse to blindside Liam.

With his closest ally now gone, Domenic was thankful when Montana and Tison returned to the alliance. Their luck only improved when Elyse wanted to flip on Bianca and Mitchell to avoid a tied vote. After losing immunity, the four planned on targeting Bianca. Unfortunately for them, she found the rehidden Kalabaw idol and Elyse was voted out with the second highest number of votes. On Day 25, the two tribes merged and Domenic was reunited with Katrina and Marina. Domenic felt he was in a comfortable position when his two alliances merged together, where it was agreed Vanessa was threatening due to her reputation in *Gabon*. At tribal however, Montana and Tison flipped and Catherine was voted out. With a 5-5 split in numbers, it appeared that Domenic's group would band together to vote for Aiden. However, Montana once again flipped to avoid a tie and Domenic was voted out when the majority voted for him. At the Final Tribal Council, he voted for TBA to win the title of Sole Survivor.

## Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains

Domenic was placed on the Villains tribe during *Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains* for constantly turning on his allies and voting them out. The female villains created The Villainesses early on and decided to throw the first challenge to eliminate Cody, a perceived threat. They proceeded to win four immunity challenges, saving themselves. When the lost the next three times, Brendan, Jase and Cherry were voted out. Sarah was then blindsided when she wanted to change her alliance. At this point, the women's alliance broke down and Bailey and Darcy were sent home when the tribe lost the next challenges.

At this point, Domenic made the merge. Bethany was voted out first by the all members of the Villains tribe, closely followed by Priya being blindsided from her alliance. By this point, an unsettling pair of alliances were at war, with it literally being Heroes vs. Villains. However, with the help of Ashleigh, the Heroes voted out Hunter. The minority members of Jeremiah, Glimmer, Aiden, Travis and Mandy were voted out for not having a strong enough game.

Domenic and Ashleigh, as the only villains left made the Heroes turn on each other through some shifty gameplay. This led to the eliminations of Dion, Aisha and Karleigh. The villainous pair kept their pact and brought Winston to the Final Three. At the Final Tribal Council, Domenic received jury votes from Aisha, Jeremiah and Travis, becoming the Runner-Up.

## Survivor: Blood vs. Water

With another chance in mind, Domenic returned to *Blood vs. Water* with his sister, Gabriella. He was placed on the yellow Galang tribe with other returning castaways. Domenic was safe during the first impressions twist and whilst Tadhana lost the first two immunity challenges. Even when the Galang tribe voted out Kayla and Bethany, Domenic was able to stay in the game.

He was able to make the tribe switch and went to Tadhana with his sister. The power pair of Domenic and Gabriella controlled the votes on the new Tadhana tribe, successfully sending the other couple, Beau and Mallory to Redemption Island. With some immunity challenge wins, Tadhana was able to remain intact, making it to the merge.

Domenic was able to make it to the merge. Mandy was a larger target and was sent home. This was followed by Adelaide, Dane and Neal, all original Tadhana members. Seeing as Lana was a Tadhana member, she made an alliance with the post-switch Tadhana tribe as they held the majority. This resulted in Domenic bringing Lana told the Final Five. It was at this point that Domenic was voted out for being such a strong player. At the Final Tribal Council, he voted for Karleigh to win the title of Sole Survivor.

## Survivor: All Stars

Domenic's six seasons of aggressive and villainous gameplay earnt him a spot on the green Mogo Mogo tribe during *Survivor: All Stars*. Lucky for them, the first 12 days were easy as the tribe did not have to vote out anyone.

At the tribe switch, Domenic moved to Chapera with his original members, Katie and Aaron. When the tribe lost, Lora and Aaron were voted out for their challenge weakness. The tribe then went on a winning streak. When the tribes dissolved, Domenic remained on Chapera and only had to eliminate Winston.

At this point, Domenic made the merge. Formers winners were the main target at the start, with Ashleigh, Hunter and Karleigh being voted out, along with Heron. Knowing his position might be in jeporady, Cody formed an unlikely pairing with leader in charge, Katie. Together, they voted out Dane, Domenic, Amy and Rory. At the Final Tribal Council, Domenic voted for Katie to win the title of Sole Survivor.

## Trivia

* Due to their tie for second place during Survivor: San Juan Del Sur, Domenic and Vanessa are the first castaways to share the title as the highest ranking member of their tribe which in their case was Coyopa.
* Domenic was the first person to use a Hidden Immunity Idol on Day 6 of Survivor: Philippines.
	+ He holds the record for the most votes cast against them during *Philippines* with twenty one. This is also the current record for votes cast against a male on a single season.
* Domenic is one of five castaways to compete in three consecutive *Survivor* seasons, along with Erinn, Montana, Thomas and Vanessa. They all achieved this feat for competing on *SJDS*, *Gabon* and *Philippines*.
* Every time Domenic got a vote during *Heroes vs. Villains*, including at the Final Tribal Council, he received exactly three.
* Domenic along with Winston, Bianca, Ashleigh, Byron, Jack and Igor are the only castaways to be involved in multiple Final Three's.
	+ Domenic is the first person to become a finalist in two, and later, three seasons.
	+ Both he and Winston are the only two castaways to be finalists of three separate seasons.
* Domenic and Gabriella during *Blood vs. Water* currently hold the record for the pair of loved ones that spent the longest time together, being 23 days.
* Domenic was considered for Survivor: Fiji but was ultimately cut. Had he been on the season, Domenic would have been placed on the blue Kuneho tribe originally for being a finalist on multiple occasions.
* Domenic holds the record for the most days played in *Survivor* history, with 263.
	+ He also holds the record for the most number of consecutive days played before his torch was snuffed, with 125 (from Day 1 of *Panama* to Day 28 of *Gabon*).
* Domenic holds a number of challenge related records:
	+ Most combined tribal and individual immunity challenge wins over the course of their *Survivor* career, with fifty-five wins.
	+ First man to win an individual immunity challenge.
	+ First contestant to win individual immunity multiple times and consecutively.
	+ First contestant to win immunity in more than one season.
	+ Most individual immunity wins across multiple seasons with 9 (2 wins in *Panama*, 2 wins in *SJDS*, 2 wins in *Heroes vs. Villains*, 2 wins in *Blood vs. Water* and 1 win in *All Stars*).
* Domenic holds the record for the male castaway with the most number of votes cast against them during their *Survivor* career, with sixty-five and the second highest overall, after Karleigh's sixty-seven votes.
* He and Charlie are currently the only castaways to be apart of three eight person juries.
	+ Ashleigh, Domenic, Dion, Karleigh, Katniss, Liam, Leo and Marina are tied for the most times on a *Survivor* jury, each of them appearing on four juries.