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Neal Gottlieb

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Neal Gottlieb

Neal Gottlieb

The Kaôh Rōng strategist medically evacuated with a hidden idol still in his pocket — then the first player ever voted off a jury.

Seasons
1
Occupation
Ice cream entrepreneur
Hometown
Sausalito, CA
The story

Neal Gottlieb, the founder of an ice cream company, was a sharp strategic force on Kaôh Rōng's Brains tribe who found a hidden immunity idol and looked poised for a deep run. The opposing alliance was so wary of that idol they planned to split votes against him at the first merge Tribal.

They never got the chance: an infection forced the medical team to pull him on Day 19, idol unplayed. He returned as a juror only to make history again — when Michele used a final-challenge advantage to remove a juror, Neal became the first person ever voted off a Survivor jury, denied even a finale vote.

By the torchlight

Career record

11th
best finish
19
days on the island
1
idol found

Where they finished

the bigger the blaze, the deeper the run

  1. 11thS32
  1. 32

    Kaôh Rōng

    11th

    2016 · Cambodia · Chan Loh

    19 days1 idol found

Read the votes

At Tribal Council

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

0
votes against
1
Tribal sat at
1 / 1
read right
100% of the time
Where they rank

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The scorecard

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The Record — the facts

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11th
Best finish
S32
1
Season
1
Idols found
19
Days lasted

Advantage IQ · auto-computed

1 found · 0 played

idols found vs. ones actually used

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The wider tribe

Played alongside Neal

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

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Around the fire

Common questions

Did Neal Gottlieb win Survivor?
No. Neal Gottlieb competed on Survivor but did not win. The Kaôh Rōng strategist medically evacuated with a hidden idol still in his pocket — then the first player ever voted off a jury.
How many times has Neal Gottlieb played Survivor?
Neal Gottlieb has played 1 season of Survivor: Season 32 (Kaôh Rōng).
What is Neal Gottlieb's best finish on Survivor?
Neal Gottlieb's best finish is 11th on Survivor: Kaôh Rōng (Season 32).
How many days has Neal Gottlieb played Survivor?
Neal Gottlieb has spent 19 days on the island across 1 season.
How many times was Neal Gottlieb voted against at Tribal Council?
Across 1 Tribal Council, 0 votes were cast against Neal Gottlieb.
What is Neal Gottlieb known for?
The Kaôh Rōng strategist medically evacuated with a hidden idol still in his pocket — then the first player ever voted off a jury.

Around the fire

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