Pick a leader, Probst told the Brains on night one — so Luzon picked David, the business executive, and his very first job was to banish one of his own. By the end of that two-hour Cagayan premiere, the tribe he was supposed to lead had banished him. Brains lost the first immunity, walked into Tribal in a full panic, and decided the guy talking the most strategy the soonest was the scariest thing on the beach. So the leader went first. David went out eighteenth, the season's opening casualty, gone before he ever got to be brilliant — and on a tribe literally branded the smart ones, voting out your own elected leader on Day 3 is about the most Brains thing that could possibly happen.
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David Samson
David Samson
Competed on Survivor: Cagayan (2014), finishing 18th.
- Seasons
- 1
Career record
18th
best finish
3
days on the island
At Tribal Council
Pulled from the urn — every vote ever cast against David, and how often David read the night right.
4
votes against
1
Tribal sat at
0 / 1
read right
0% of the time
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18th
Best finish
S28
1
Season
3
Days lasted
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4 votes against
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Common questions
- Did David Samson win Survivor?
- No. David Samson competed on Survivor but did not win. Competed on Survivor: Cagayan (2014), finishing 18th.
- How many times has David Samson played Survivor?
- David Samson has played 1 season of Survivor: Season 28 (Cagayan).
- What is David Samson's best finish on Survivor?
- David Samson's best finish is 18th on Survivor: Cagayan (Season 28).
- How many days has David Samson played Survivor?
- David Samson has spent 3 days on the island across 1 season.
- How many times was David Samson voted against at Tribal Council?
- Across 1 Tribal Council, 4 votes were cast against David Samson.
- What is David Samson known for?
- Competed on Survivor: Cagayan (2014), finishing 18th.
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