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Janet Carbin

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Janet Carbin

Janet Carbin

Island of the Idols' principled lifeguard, who found two idols and risked her game to stand up for the women around her.

Seasons
1
Occupation
Chief lifeguard
Hometown
Neptune, NJ
The story

A 59-year-old chief lifeguard found two idols on Island of the Idols and still gets remembered for the one she couldn't play.

When the younger women told her Dan Spilo's touching had made them uncomfortable, Janet stepped in as their protective voice and put a target on her own back doing it. Production handed Dan a formal warning, and Janet kept looking out for the players around her right through a brutal merge where Kellee Kim sat on two idols, sensed the hit coming, pocketed them anyway, and went out on a historic 8-5 vote.

It cost her in the end. At the finale she was holding an idol that would've locked up a final-four spot, but Dean Kowalski played an idol nullifier and voided it, sending her to the jury fifth on an idol she never got to use.

By the torchlight

Career record

5th
best finish
37
days on the island
2
idols found
2
idols played

Where they finished

the bigger the blaze, the deeper the run

  1. 5thS39
  1. 39

    Island of the Idols

    5th

    2019 · Mamanuca Islands, Fiji · Vokai

    37 days2 idols found2 idols played

Read the votes

At Tribal Council

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

2
votes against
10
Tribals sat at
5 / 8
read right
63% of the time
6
votes idol’d away
Where they rank

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The scorecard

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The Record — the facts

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5th
Best finish
S39
1
Season
2
Idols found
2
Idols played
37
Days lasted

Vote Control · auto-computed

5 / 8 votes correct

63% — more right than wrong

Advantage IQ · auto-computed

2 found · 2 played

6 votes an idol erased — negated, not just found

The Read — your rating

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5.0
overall
5
5
5
5
5
for fun5

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The wider tribe

Played alongside Janet

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

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Around the fire

Common questions

Did Janet Carbin win Survivor?
No. Janet Carbin competed on Survivor but did not win. Island of the Idols' principled lifeguard, who found two idols and risked her game to stand up for the women around her.
How many times has Janet Carbin played Survivor?
Janet Carbin has played 1 season of Survivor: Season 39 (Island of the Idols).
What is Janet Carbin's best finish on Survivor?
Janet Carbin's best finish is 5th on Survivor: Island of the Idols (Season 39).
How many days has Janet Carbin played Survivor?
Janet Carbin has spent 37 days on the island across 1 season.
How many times was Janet Carbin voted against at Tribal Council?
Across 10 Tribal Councils, 2 votes were cast against Janet Carbin, 6 of which an idol erased.
How good was Janet Carbin at reading the vote?
Janet Carbin voted for the eliminated castaway at 5 of 8 vote-decided Tribal Councils — 63% of the time.
What is Janet Carbin known for?
Island of the Idols' principled lifeguard, who found two idols and risked her game to stand up for the women around her.

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