Cole Groth

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**Cole Groth** is the Sole Survivor of *Season 2*, as well as the host of *Good vs. Bad vs. Neutral*, *Heroes vs. Villains*, *Exile Island*, *Bloodlines*, *Worlds Collide*, *The Forest Enigma*, *Island of Desolation*, *Lord of the Lads*, and *All-Stars*. Additionally, he later competed on *Heroes vs. Villains* and *Clash of the Champions*.

Considered to be one of the greatest games of all-time, Cole debuted in *Season 2* playing alongside his returning twin brother Thorin Groth. While in danger at the start of the game, he was able to find his footing with an alliance to take him to the merge, where he would balance the divide between both gendered sides to his advantage, flipping to whichever side he deemed necessary at the time. This placed him in an ultimate position of power for almost the entire merge phase, with his win being ensured when season-long ally Zoey Thomas took him to the end. He would go on to win in a 5-2-0 vote.

*Heroes vs. Villains* would be Cole's first season since his back-to-back hosting performances, placing a large target on his back that was offset by the level of pre-game planning he had done before playing. Riding on the success of the Villains tribe, he would spend the pre-merge working on his later game connections, orchestrating a blindside against former Villain tribe member Alberto Araya at a twist Joint Tribal Council. At the final eight, his season-long fight against George Stedronsky would come to a head, and he would ultimately lose the battle due to the distrust he set in Cecelia Gutman and Kristen Paul in *Season 2*, resulting in his eighth-place finish.

Cole entered *Clash of the Champions* with the "Mount Rushmore" alliance, considered the four greatest to play the game. He navigated through rounds of consensus targets while balancing the line between the season's gender divide. However, his manic gameplay would soon catch up to him in the final seven, where his former alliance would be sent scrambling for survival. His time would run out at the final five, where he would be eliminated at the hands of the remaining girls alliance.

Cole is widely regarded as the face of the *Survivor Winter Park* franchise, due to revitalizing the series at its lowest point and transforming it into the revolutionary and wide-spread success that the franchise became. Without his or Thorin's control over the franchise, it would've never become as large as it has.

## Survivor Winter Park

### Season 2

Cole began the game on the Komoran tribe.

At the Final Tribal Council, Cole gave a dominant and decisive performance by highlighting how he had successfully controlled the entirety of the merge and stayed loyal to Zoey for all of it. He would receive the votes of both Joseph and Thorin to be crowned the winner in a 2-1-1 vote. After the season, George's vote for Ashton would be retroactively changed, as would his claim that Cece had voted for Zoey. Had the entire jury been present, he likely would've won in a 5-2-0 vote, only losing the votes of Kaley and Ryan to Zoey.

#### Voting History

**^1** In Round 8, Cole used a Hidden Immunity Idol, but did not negate any votes against him. Also, Thorin used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating Cole's vote against him.

**^2** In Round 10, Zoey won immunity and took Cole to the Final Tribal Council.

### Heroes vs. Villains

Cole began the game on the Villains tribe.

At the Final Tribal Council, Cole was largely disappointed with both finalists, whom he believed had ridden the coattails of George for the entirety of the merge. Sensing the unanimous sway towards Ethan from the jury, he would go on to be the lone vote for Rylee, still respecting the bond they had prior to his elimination and not wanting her to become a zero-vote finalist.

### Clash of the Champions

Cole began the game on the Champions tribe.

At the Final Tribal Council, Cole shared a similar sentiment to his previous jury status, believing that none of the finalists deserved to win the game. He was against Sarah for repeating her strategy of getting an all-female final three once again and believed that Jaz was more honest than Maddie, whom he didn't believe deserved her win in her first season. He campaigned for Jaz to receive the win, garnering her a second-place finish in a 5-4-1 vote.

#### Voting History

**^1** In Round 3, Owen used his Shot in the Dark, negating Cole's vote against him.

**^2** In Round 10, Cole used his Shot in the Dark, making him ineligible to vote at Tribal Council.

## Advantages

### Advantages played:

0

* Cole hosted the most seasons of any *Survivor Winter Park* host, with a total of nine seasons as the leading host. Including his co-host status in *Guild of the Girlies*, he would be the only person to host a double digit number of seasons.
	+ He is the only host of the Third Era to host multiple seasons.
* Cole is the fourth contestant to give up individual immunity, following Darcy Zobel in *Edge of Extinction*, Thorin Groth in *Exile Island*, and Davis Hofmann in *Clash of the Champions*.

## *Survivor* Career

### Tribe(s)

The Jackcoles
► Best Team
► Yellow Team
► Pencillers

### Tribe(s)

Clubbers
► Green Team
Clubbers

### Points Earned

9

**Cole Groth** is a contestant from *Club Royale* and *The Club Conclusion*.

He is the host of *The Jungle Dominion*.

In the chaotic *Club Royale* season, Cole was quickly targeted for being an actual threat in the first round, where he was swiftly booted, only saved by two quits in the following round. Cole's frustration would be channeled into taking a more aggressive leadership position, which would drive him further into the game until a Tribal Council too small would leave him vulnerable, resulting in his seventh-place finish.

Cole returned for *The Club Conclusion*, where he wanted to play under the radar to avenge his previous mini season performance, knowing that his status as the face of the game would make him another immediate target. He allowed other, more aggressive players to throw out names, which allowed him to integrate himself into a core alliance. His allies would eventually turn on him when he was finally seen as the largest threat in the game, being eliminated in fifth place.

## Survivor Winter Park Mini

### Club Royale

Cole began the game in the The Jackcoles pairing with Jackson Fu. In the opening immunity challenge, he granted the win to Francelys Hernandez and Vladimir Almonte to diminish his apparent threat level to the rest of the cast. This would be for naught, as he would still be targeted for the first elimination and was voted out in a landslide 11-3-2 vote. However, upon the quits of Marina Rentz and Natalie Watkins immediately after his elimination, he would take the offer to return to the game and joined up with Owen Rimes in the Best Team pairing. He would seek his revenge against Francelys' betrayal by voting out her three friends of the Los Marditos Boludos grouping in a 9-4 vote, isolating her entirely.

Cole would switch into the Yellow Team group with Vladimir and Zachary Asarnow, going on to win immunity. He would vote against his team to send out Coleman Preisser, Francelys, and William So in an attempt to save his friend Nicole Salmons, but would ultimately fail. He would get the opportunity to bring her back alongside Owen in an immediate return vote.

Cole decided to intentionally throw the Round 4 immunity challenge, putting him at risk in the small grouping of Nicole, Owen, and Vladimir with the requirement of voting out two of the players. Still working with Nicole, he decided to target Owen and Vladimir While he successfully eliminated the latter, he would be thrown into a tiebreaker vote with the former involving the other four immune players. He would be narrowly eliminated for a second time in a 3-2 vote, finishing in seventh place.

Cole would have two more chances to impact the game beyond his elimination. In Round 5, he competed in the immunity challenge with the chance to take away immunity from the players, which he would lose. At Tribal Council, he would enact his revenge against Owen by voting him out in a 5-4 vote alongside Will. In Round 6, the jury would get the chance to break the tie between Nicole and Zachary. While he would once again try to save his friend, Nicole would be voted out in a 3-2 vote.

At the Final Tribal Council, Cole believed that Coleman had played an awful game, and while he didn't respect Francelys' entirely, he thought it would be funnier to award her the win. He would contribute to her narrow 4-3 victory over Coleman.

#### Voting History

**^1** In Round 2, Natalie and Marina quit the game. Cole and Jackson were offered the chance to return in their place, with only Cole accepting the offer.

**^2** In Round 3 (part 2), the players in the game voted for two of the players in the trio that had just been voted out to return to the game.

**^3** In Round 5, the jury members were allowed to vote. As Cole was already eliminated, he was ineligible to be voted out.

**^4** In Round 6 (part 2), a tiebreaker was held between the jury members. As Cole was already eliminated, he was ineligible to be voted out.

### The Club Conclusion

Cole began the game on the Clubbers tribe. He immediately recognized the alliance of Brandon Yohe, Coleman Preisser, and Tyler Sibley and orchestrated the other nine players to split votes between the latter two, with his previous mini season's runner-up being his direct target. He would vote for Coleman and contribute to his 6-4-3 elimination. In the following round, he would pivot to target social pariah Henry Iddiols, eliminating him following a tiebreaker.

In Round 3, he would be one of six players eligible for two consecutive eliminations. He would form an alliance with Cecelia Gutman, Griffin Hallemeier, and Leah Munro against Caroline Dentel and Francelys Hernandez, successfully eliminating both of them. In the following round, he would be paired up with former rival Brandon, as the two went on to win immunity. Per Leah's request, Cole voted for her and Joseph Ales to be eliminated, an affair that was needlessly prolonged by a series of tie votes. He would target Brandon in the next round to preserve his original alliance. This would prove to be fateful for Cole, as Tyler, now without any allies, would join up with Cece, Griffin, and Jacob to take him out of the game in fifth place. This would not be his last act of revenge, as he would corral the jury to vote out Jacob immediately after his elimination.

At the Final Tribal Council, Cole saw Tyler as a player who was always an option for elimination and was spared for being an easier beat at the end of the game. Wanting his friend to win the final season, he voted for Griffin to win and contributed to his 7-3 victory over Tyler.

#### Voting History

**^1** In Round 2 (part 2), a second vote was held between the three immune players. Cole was ineligible to vote for that vote.

**^2** In Round 5 (part 2), a second vote was held between the jury members. As Cole was already eliminated, he was ineligible to be voted out.

## Advantages

### Advantages played:

0

* Cole is the first player to be eliminated in one round, only to immediately return in the next.
* Cole voted for Coleman Preisser at the first Tribal Council in both mini seasons he played.
* Cole voted out the three other former *Club Royale* players in *The Club Conclusion*.
	+ He voted for Coleman Preisser in Round 1.
	+ He voted for Francelys Hernandez in Round 3 (vote 1).
	+ He voted for Brandon Yohe in Round 5.

## *Survivor* Career

### Tribe(s)

Mokobolaki
Thigpioneers

### Points Earned

8

**Cole Groth** is a contestant from *Sexy Host Extravaganza* and *Thigsanity*.

A recap of Cole's *Sexy Host Extravaganza* game.

A recap of Cole's *Thigsanity* game.

## Survivor Winter Park Tiny

### Sexy Host Extravaganza

Cole began the game on The Second Sexies tribe.

At the Final Tribal Council, Cole was generally annoyed with Ava for getting to the end easily, and while Rachel's belittlement of him after his elimination was not respected by the jury, Cole would vote her to win the game. She would go on to lose to Ava in a 4-2 vote.

#### Voting History

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### Thigsanity

Cole began the game on the Mokobolaki tribe.

At the Final Tribal Council, Jeremy's betrayal of Cole immediately cost him any chance of getting his vote, instead wanting to award Luca the win simply for not being Jeremy. His vote would contribute to Luca's 5-2 win.

## Player Profile

### Versions Played

Winter Park - Main
Winter Park - Mini
Winter Park - Tiny

## *Survivor* Career

### Tribe(s)

Komoran
Senolva

### Tribe(s)

Villains
► Salarin
Bayarin

### Tribe(s)

The Jackcoles
► Best Team
► Yellow Team
Pencillers

### Tribe(s)

Clubbers
► Green Team
Clubbers

### Tribe(s)

Mokobolaki
Thigpioneers

### Points Earned

8

**Cole Groth** is the Sole Survivor of *Season 2*. He later competed on *Heroes vs. Villains*, *Club Royale*, *Sexy Host Extravaganza*, *The Club Conclusion*, *Clash of the Champions*, and *Thigsanity*.

He is the host of *Good vs. Bad vs. Neutral*, *Redemption Island*, *Exile Island*, *Bloodlines*, *Worlds Collide*, *The Jungle Dominion*, *The Forest Enigma*, *Island of Desolation*, *Lord of the Lads*, and *All-Stars*.

## Advantages

### Advantages played:

0

* Cole hosted the most seasons of *Survivor*, with 10.