MattyIce

**MattyIce**, also known as **Matty**, is a contestant on *Survivor: Black Hills*.

Matty was initially set up to go far in the game, as he had a solid amount of social capitol over the rest of his tribe both before and after the swap. However, as the new Mo'Hota continued to dwindle in numbers, everyone had much less room to hide, and friendships had to be broken in order to stay alive. Matty was the final casualty of the collapse of Mo'Hota 2.0, as the merge would come one day after his exit.

## Profile

**Name and Age:** Matty (23)

**Tribe Designation:** Mo'Hota

**Current Residence:** USA

**Personal Claim to Fame:** Reading at my college graduation.

**Three Words to Describe You:** Extrovert, Granola, Country

**Pet Peeves:** So many I could name. But lately it is leaving the dishes in the sink for days on in.

**Survivor Contestant You Are Most Like:** I feel like this changes constantly but I think I am most like Michele Fitzgerald. A social icon that has an occasional immunity win every now and again with some strategic props.

**Why did you come on Survivor?** I just love to play and strategize and love to compete so this fits in right for me.

**Why do you think you'll become the Sole Survivor?** I think I am just the best....JUST KIDDING! I think that my social skills will help me go far, but we will see how the physical and strategic parts go and how far that will take me.

**Anything else we should know about you?** I am #OpenForWork

## Survivor: Black Hills

Starting out on the Mo'Hota Tribe, which was incredibly dominant in challenges to start the game, Matty resumed a quiet yet well-insulated position for the first few days. As alliances were slow to form, nobody was inducted into any sort of majority position at all; this didn't matter, however, because Anubis was the obvious target once Mo'Hota finally lost immunity.

After the tribe switch, Hiya grew worried about Matty's social abilities, and painted him as the biggest threat. Hiya tried to target Matty, but this failed and Hiya was voted out unanimously. Matty then became less active as the swap continued, and by the time Mo'Hota was visiting its fourth tribal council in a row, Matty became a potential target. Sebastián was voted out, but Zephyr threw a stray vote at Matty to avoid getting voted out in the event of an idol from Sebastián.

Following a simple vote against Captain, Mo'Hota was reduced to just four members, and options were growing incredibly slim. Mo'Hota lost yet another challenge, and Matty chose to target Jon, feeling as if Austin and Zephyr were much more trustworthy heading into a merge. Matty's plan almost worked, but Zephyr informed Jon about this plan, which caused Jon to start gunning for Matty. This put Austin in a swing position, and as they felt closer to Jon and Zephyr, they joined the pair in voting out Matty just one day short of the merge.

## Trivia

* Matty and Captain set the initial record for most challenge losses from anyone who failed to make the merge, with 7. They were followed by Hannah in *Canary Islands*.
* Following his appearance in *Black Hills*, Matty would go on to host *Iskanderkul* and *Socotra*.
* Matty is the longest-lasting contestant to only have affiliation with a single tribe, lasting 22 days.