Rafferty Dolan

**Rafferty Dolan** was the Sole Survivor of *Survivor: Barbados*. He later competed on *Survivor: Venezuela - All Stars*.

## *Survivor: Barbados*

### Profile

**Name (Age):** Rafferty Dolan (39)

**Current Residence:** Novi, MI

**Occupation:** Bartender

**Tribe Designation:** Cambor (Older Men)

**3 Words to Describe You:** Social, Comical, Conniving

**3 Things You’d Bring on the Island:** Beer. Loose lips sink ships, or in this case people's games. My job's helped me learn how to get people to open up so they buy more beer. I can do it without alcohol, but it makes finding stuff out easier. Also probably some Cheetos, best food ever, and some sort of book of logic puzzles to keep my mind sharp.

**Previous Survivor Contestant You're Most Like:** I've always seen parallels between myself and Rob C, but Amazon was my first season and he's my all time favorite so it may be favoritism and wishful thinking speaking more than anything. I've got some Ian from Palau in me too.

**Why are you the next Sole Survivor?:** I think I'm really going to be able to relate to anyone; I know how to talk to people of all genders, races, creeds, whatever. In the end, everyone's a person who wants their ego stroked and most people fall for the same traps every time. I know how people work better than most and I'll use that to my advantage. Also, I've watched this show for most of my life so I know the strategy really well, and I'm not out of shape. I have everything I need to win wrapped into an inconspicuous package so I think I'll do great!

### Voting History

Rafferty is remembered for his personable and deft win in Barbados. On the original Older Men tribe, Rafferty built strong bonds despite being the youngest, and continued to build relationships with most of the men in the game throughout the pre-merge, especially with Thom Glover and Dev Squires. Once the merge came, Rafferty's alliance gained the upper hand, and he survived idol plays and the blindside of his closest ally, Dev Squires. From there, Rafferty took up Dev's mantle of power and controlled much of the game, getting out his targets and winning Immunities when it mattered, only coming close to elimination at the Final 5. Rafferty made it to Final Tribal Council and earned 5 of the jury's votes, winning over his allies Maura Phipps and Lambert Osten due to his more impressive overall game.

## *Survivor: Venezuela - All Stars*

### Profile

**Name (Age):**

**Previous Finish(es):** Sole Survivor of Barbados

**Tribe Designation:** Baniwa

**Favorite Past Moment:** I know this might be stereotypical, but when Su announced that I was the Sole Survivor at the Reunion Show. There's just no other moment like that, I'm sorry. Everything in the game was great, but finding out you just won a million dollars, and that the hard work paid off, is the best part.

**Biggest Regret:** I really can't have any regrets, since I won, and I don't. *Barbados* was such a fun and successful experience, I made great friends and I made some cash. You can't really ask for much else!

**Previous Player You Respect the Most:**  Dev Squires has been one my best friends ever since *Barbados*, and then seeing him come back for *Socotra* and absolutely kill the game was so great. He's definitely one of the best players to never win in my opinion.

**Previous Player You Respect the Least:** Probably Ernesto Hernandez. We had a spat after I flipped on him to vote him out pre-merge to save myself, and ever since then he's been rude whenever I see him.

**Why You're Back:** I do love this game, and being asked to be on All-Stars was just such an honor. I know this is the best of the best, and I want to show everyone that I have it in me to hang with the big dogs and not get booted early for being one of the first winners. Another million dollars would be nice, but even more I just want to prove it to myself that I can destroy this game again!