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Rob Mariano

Sole Survivor

Rob Mariano

Rob Mariano

“Boston Rob”

Took four tries across a decade to finally win. On Redemption Island he ran the tribe like a mob boss and never looked back.

Seasons
5
Title
Sole Survivor
Occupation
TV personality
Hometown
Boston, MA
The story

It took Boston Rob a full decade and four tries to finally win. He was the brash schemer of Marquesas, the All-Star who fell one vote short against the woman he'd marry, and the returning villain flushed early in Heroes vs. Villains.

Redemption Island was his masterpiece. Rob ran the Ometepe tribe like a mob boss — controlling the food, the camp, even when his alliance was allowed to speak — found and played an idol he didn't need, and stacked four immunity wins on top of it to cruise to an 8-1 victory. Winners at War, with the whole game gunning for a legend, ended his run early, but the title was already his.

By the torchlight

Career record

Winner
best finish
9
immunity necklaces
136
days on the island
2
Final Tribals
11
jury votes
1
idol found
1
idol played

Where they finished

the bigger the blaze, the deeper the run

  1. 10thS4
  2. 2ndS8
  3. 13thS20
  4. WinnerS22
  5. 17thS40
  1. 4

    Marquesas

    10th

    2002 · Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia · Maraamu

    21 days

  2. 8

    All-Stars

    Runner-up

    2004 · Pearl Islands, Panama · Chapera

    39 days4 immunities3 jury votes

  3. 20

    Heroes vs. Villains

    13th

    2010 · Samoa · Villains

    18 days1 immunity

  4. 22

    Redemption Island

    Sole Survivor

    2011 · Nicaragua · Ometepe

    39 days4 immunities1 idol found1 idol played8 jury votes

    On his fourth try, Rob ran his tribe like a mob boss — controlling every vote, every idol clue, every move — to finally claim the crown that had eluded him for a decade.

  5. 40

    Winners at War

    17th

    2020 · Mamanuca Islands, Fiji · Sele

    19 days

Read the votes

At Tribal Council

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

24
votes against
33
Tribals sat at
27 / 33
read right
82% of the time
1
vote idol’d away
Where they rank

Where does Rob rank?

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The scorecard

Score Rob’s game

The facts are settled; the read is yours — your deep take on Rob. Two layers, never blended into one mystery number. (Separate from your ranking.)

The Record — the facts

📜 from the data

Pulled straight from the dataset. Ungameable — nobody scores these, they just are.

Winner
Best finish
S22
5
Seasons
9
Indiv. immunities
1
Idols found
1
Idols played
11
Jury votes won

Vote Control · auto-computed

27 / 33 votes correct

82% — rarely on the wrong side

Advantage IQ · auto-computed

1 found · 1 played

1 vote an idol erased — negated, not just found

The Read — your rating

What the data can’t measure. Score every skill, cite a moment.

5.0
overall
5
5
5
5
5
for fun5

Overall is a plain average of every skill you scored — no hidden math. It’s your deep read on Rob; your ranking is a separate ordered list.

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The wider tribe

Played alongside Rob

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

4Marquesas2002+3 more from Marquesas
8All-Stars2004+6 more from All-Stars
20Heroes vs. Villains2010+7 more from Heroes vs. Villains
22Redemption Island2011+5 more from Redemption Island
40Winners at War2020+7 more from Winners at War
Around the fire

Common questions

Did Rob Mariano win Survivor?
Yes. Rob Mariano won Survivor: Redemption Island (Season 22).
How many times has Rob Mariano played Survivor?
Rob Mariano has played 5 seasons of Survivor: Season 4 (Marquesas), Season 8 (All-Stars), Season 20 (Heroes vs. Villains), Season 22 (Redemption Island), Season 40 (Winners at War).
How many days has Rob Mariano played Survivor?
Rob Mariano has spent 136 days on the island across 5 seasons.
How many immunity challenges has Rob Mariano won?
Rob Mariano has won 9 individual immunity challenges across 5 seasons.
How many times has Rob Mariano made the Final Tribal Council?
Rob Mariano has reached the Final Tribal Council 2 times, winning once.
How many times was Rob Mariano voted against at Tribal Council?
Across 33 Tribal Councils, 24 votes were cast against Rob Mariano, 1 of which an idol erased.
How good was Rob Mariano at reading the vote?
Rob Mariano voted for the eliminated castaway at 27 of 33 vote-decided Tribal Councils — 82% of the time.
What is Rob Mariano known for?
Took four tries across a decade to finally win. On Redemption Island he ran the tribe like a mob boss and never looked back.

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