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Nicholas "Sifu" Alsup

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Nicholas "Sifu" Alsup

Nicholas "Sifu" Alsup

Competed on Survivor: Survivor 45 (2023), finishing 12th.

Seasons
1
The story

Nicholas "Sifu" Alsup brought a martial artist's calm to the Reba tribe in Survivor 45 — a thoughtful, philosophical presence who tried to play a measured, relationship-first game through the new era's frantic opening stretch.

He made the merge before the hardening alliances squeezed him out in twelfth. A composed, low-key competitor on a season that rewarded the bold.

By the torchlight

Career record

12th
best finish
14
days on the island

Where they finished

the bigger the blaze, the deeper the run

  1. 12thS45
  1. 45

    Survivor 45

    12th

    2023 · Mamanuca Islands, Fiji · Reba

    14 days

Read the votes

At Tribal Council

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

6
votes against
3
Tribals sat at
2 / 3
read right
67% of the time
The tribe weighs in

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Played alongside Nicholas

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

45Survivor 452023+5 more from Survivor 45
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Common questions

Did Nicholas "Sifu" Alsup win Survivor?
No. Nicholas "Sifu" Alsup competed on Survivor but did not win. Competed on Survivor: Survivor 45 (2023), finishing 12th.
How many times has Nicholas "Sifu" Alsup played Survivor?
Nicholas "Sifu" Alsup has played 1 season of Survivor: Season 45 (Survivor 45).
What is Nicholas "Sifu" Alsup's best finish on Survivor?
Nicholas "Sifu" Alsup's best finish is 12th on Survivor: Survivor 45 (Season 45).
How many days has Nicholas "Sifu" Alsup played Survivor?
Nicholas "Sifu" Alsup has spent 14 days on the island across 1 season.
How many times was Nicholas "Sifu" Alsup voted against at Tribal Council?
Across 3 Tribal Councils, 6 votes were cast against Nicholas "Sifu" Alsup.
What is Nicholas "Sifu" Alsup known for?
Competed on Survivor: Survivor 45 (2023), finishing 12th.

Around the fire

The tribe's debating Nicholas'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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