Sole Survivor

The **Sole Survivor** is the title held by the winner of *Survivor CAN*, as determined by a plurality of votes from the jury. It is the task of the jury to award the title to the castaway it believes to have most thoroughly embodied the game's three-word slogan: "Outwit, Outplay, Outlast."

## Criteria

There are no formal rules in choosing the Sole Survivor. The only eligibility requirement for the title is to make it to the final day of the game.

On the final evening of the game, the Final Tribal Council will be held in which the finalists are subjected to questioning by the jury. The jury may ask any questions or make any statements that they feel will help them make the best decision possible. As there is no objective definition of 'best' in this case, the methods by which castaways have won the game, and the reasons adopted by the jurors in voting for them, have varied widely throughout the history of the series.

Jury members are expected, however, to elect a winner that have credibly embodied the game's three-word motto: "Outwit, Outplay, Outlast."

## Prizes

The Sole Survivor receives a check of $1,000,000, to be received after the season finale.

## Trivia

### Winning and Perfect Games

* So far, 5 women and 4 men have become Sole Survivors.
* Madeleine Allakariallak is the oldest Sole Survivor, while Wab Kinew is the youngest by age at the time crowned.
	+ Madeleine Allakariallak is the oldest overall winner, being 37 at the time of her win.
	+ Barth Wise is the oldest male winner, being 27 at the time of his win.
	+ Wab Kinew is the youngest overall winner, being 20 at the time of his win.
	+ Huma Mansour is the youngest female winner, being 23 at the time of her win.
* No Sole Survivor has won a jury vote unanimously.
* There have been no LGBTQ winners to date.

### Tribal Council

* Neda Jaksic has the most jury votes received by a winner in a season, with 7.
* Three winners have won without ever having a single vote cast against them during their winning season: Selma Alho, Madeleine Allakariallak and Barth Wise.
* Madeeha Rattani has the most votes cast against any winner in a single season, with 10.
* The most common decision for Sole Survivor by the jury is a 4-3 vote, occurring a total of 5 times.
* No winners to date have voted against the person who was ultimately eliminated at every Tribal Council they voted in.

### Challenge Wins

* Rich Francis won the most challenges in a single season, with 14. Neda Jaksic has the most challenge wins for a female winner, with 11.
* Rich Francis won the most individual challenges in a single season, with 7. Madeeha Rattani won the most individual challenges for a female winner, with 5.
* Rich Francis won the most individual Immunity challenges for a winner in a single season, with 4. Madeleine Allakariallak won the most individual Immunity challenges in a single season for a female winner, with 3.
* Jonathan Cheechoo won the fewest challenges in a single season out of all Sole Survivors, with 8.
* Selma Alho, Wab Kinew, Jonathan Cheechoo and Barth Wise won the fewest individual challenges in a single season, with 3.
* Selma Alho won the fewest individual Immunity challenges for a winner in a single season, with 1. Wab Kinew and Jonathan Cheechoo are tied with the fewest individual Immunity challenges in a single season for a male winner, with 2.
* No Sole Survivors have won without ever having won an individual Immunity Challenge.

### Hidden Immunity Idol & Twists

* Neda Jaksic is the first Sole Survivor to have found a Hidden Immunity Idol.
* Neda Jaksic is the only Sole Survivor to use a Hidden Immunity Idol successfully in their winning season.

### Returning Winners

* One winner has won the game as returnees: Neda Jaksic.
	+ All were second-timers.
* Eight Sole Survivors who have competed more than once have experienced being voted out, either prior to or after the season that each of them had won.
	+ Voted out once: Neda Jaksic, Cedric Anderson, Madeleine Allakariallak, Jonathan Cheechoo, Huma Mansour, Wab Kinew, Barth Wise, and Selma Alho.
* Madeeha Rattani is the only Sole Survivor to play multiple times and never be voted out, as Madeeha made the Final Tribal Council in both her seasons.

## See also

* *Survivor CAN*
* Final Tribal Council
* Final Two
* Final Three