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James Lim

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James Lim

James Lim

A strategic Malolo business analyst who engineered the Morgan blindside — left exposed once the tribe lines shifted against him.

Seasons
1
Occupation
Business analyst
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA
The story

James Lim, a business analyst, was a sharp original-Malolo strategist who spearheaded the pre-merge blindside of Naviti's Morgan Ricke.

When the numbers shifted, a solid anti-Malolo bloc left him exposed, and he was voted out fifteenth.

By the torchlight

Career record

15th
best finish
17
days on the island

Where they finished

the bigger the blaze, the deeper the run

  1. 15thS36
  1. 36

    Ghost Island

    15th

    2018 · Mamanuca Islands, Fiji · Malolo

    17 days

Read the votes

At Tribal Council

Pulled from the urn — every vote ever cast against James, and how often James read the night right.

6
votes against
4
Tribals sat at
3 / 4
read right
75% of the time
The tribe weighs in

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Tribe rating

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Your scores

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The wider tribe

Played alongside James

Castaways James shared the island with — tap any face to cross over to their game.

36Ghost Island2018+7 more from Ghost Island
Around the fire

Common questions

Did James Lim win Survivor?
No. James Lim competed on Survivor but did not win. A strategic Malolo business analyst who engineered the Morgan blindside — left exposed once the tribe lines shifted against him.
How many times has James Lim played Survivor?
James Lim has played 1 season of Survivor: Season 36 (Ghost Island).
What is James Lim's best finish on Survivor?
James Lim's best finish is 15th on Survivor: Ghost Island (Season 36).
How many days has James Lim played Survivor?
James Lim has spent 17 days on the island across 1 season.
How many times was James Lim voted against at Tribal Council?
Across 4 Tribal Councils, 6 votes were cast against James Lim.
What is James Lim known for?
A strategic Malolo business analyst who engineered the Morgan blindside — left exposed once the tribe lines shifted against him.

Around the fire

The tribe's debating James's game right now

“Cirie never needed an idol. She WAS the idol — read every vote a round early and bent the whole jungle to her will without a single immunity win. That's the cei…”
— MergeBeast · 64 🔥 and climbing

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