Jury

The **jury** consists of a group of eliminated castaways (typically past the merge portion of the competition) that return to witness the remaining castaways' actions at Tribal Council. The information they take in from these visits is supposed to help them decide who to vote for to win the $1,000,000 prize and the title of Sole Survivor at the end of the game. They are usually forbidden to speak, with the exception of the Final Tribal Council, where they are allowed to address the finalists and ask them questions. The number of castaways on the jury ranges from seven to ten depending on the season.

## Post-elimination

When *Survivor* jury members get voted out, they are whisked away to a camp called [onderosa (not to be confused with the base camp where the production crew stays). Jury members stay at Ponderosa until the day after Day 39 and are transported to every Tribal Council to get a glimpse at what is happening with the remaining castaways who are still in the running. While at Ponderosa, cast-offs enjoy movies, all the food they can eat, special excursions, bedding, showers, and many other luxuries not permitted during the game of *Survivor*. Additionally, the contestants get a chance to ponder on who they will vote for as the winner of the show, and conversations between the jurors at Ponderosa can decide the outcome of the season.

## Final Tribal Council

On Day 39, except in the case of *Survivor: Panama* which lasted 58 days, at the Final Tribal Council, after hearing the finalists' opening words, every jury member gives their jury speech, giving a chance to ask them a question or make a comment regarding their game and the moves they made. After all jurors have spoken, the finalists give their final statements, trying to convince the jury members to vote for them. The jury then votes for a winner.

## History

**Seven Person Juries**

**Eight Person Juries**

**Nine Person Juries**

**Ten Person Juries**

**Eleven Person Juries**

## Trivia

* According to the revisions of the Survivor Rulebook, depending on the circumstances, a person who quits or is ejected during the jury phase may or may not be included on the jury. In such a case, the jury can be comprised of fewer members than initially planned, or a Final Two may take place instead of a Final Three.
* Despite competing in at least three seasons, Beau, Dave, Sarah and Tommy are the only castaways who have never made it to the jury phase of the game.
	+ Despite competing in at least three seasons, former finalists Brendan, Cherry, Johanna, Matthew, Ryder and Summer have also never been members of the jury.
* Puka Puka and Khu are the only original tribes not represented by the jury of their respective seasons. However, castaways from these tribes would appear on juries in other seasons.

### First Jury Phase

* *Gabon*, *Cook Islands*, *Thailand*, *Worlds Apart* and *Island of the Idols* are the only seasons where the jury phase began before the merge.
	+ Castaways who achieved this feat include Priya, Leo, Charlie, Natalia, Rachel, Tiarn and Ellis.
	+ In *Gabon* and *Thailand*, the jury began two rounds before the merge.
* *Panama*, *The Australian Outback*, *Heroes vs. Villains*, *Fiji*, *Tocantins*, *Guatemala*, *South Pacific*, *Caramoan*, *Mamanuca Islands* and *Cloncurry* are the only seasons where the jury phase began after at least one round of elimination after the merge.
	+ Castaways who achieved this feat include Sarah, Katrina, Johanna, Bethany, Priya, Darcy, Gabriella, Aaron, Lana, Gabriel, Mitchell, Will and Kez.
	+ The jury began after two rounds of elimination following the merge during *Panama*, *Heroes vs. Villains* and *South Pacific*.

### Multiple Jury Appearances

* Ashleigh, Domenic, Dion, Karleigh, Katniss, Leo, Liam and Marina are tied for the most times on a *Survivor* jury, each of them appearing on four juries.
	+ Ashleigh, Katniss and Leo are the only one of these castaways to have voted for the eventual Sole Survivor on every occasion they were a jury member.
	+ Liam is currently the only castaway to be apart of four nine person juries. He is also the first juror to vote for an eventual third-place finisher.
* Liam and Katrina have voted for the eventual Runner-Up or Second Runner-Up the most number of times, on three separate occasions.
	+ Katrina, Jasmin, Jeremiah and Joe are the only castaways to be a member of multiple juries and never vote for the eventual *Sole Survivor*.
* Jade is currently the only castaway to be apart of two seven person juries.
* Domenic and Charlie are currently the only castaways to be apart of three eight person juries.
* Many returning players have placed in the same position on two separate juries.
	+ 1st Jury Member: Caroline
	+ 2nd Jury Member: Spencer and Quentin
	+ 3rd Jury Member: Axel
	+ 4th Jury Member: Tison and Aura
	+ 5th Jury Member: Wyatt and Harriet
	+ 6th Jury Member: Liam and Jade
	+ 7th Jury Member: Dion and Emma
	+ 8th Jury Member: Mickey, Dusk and Ika
	+ 9th Jury Member: Karleigh