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Romeo Escobar

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Romeo Escobar

Romeo Escobar

Survivor 42's pageant coach who ran the pre-merge, clawed back from the bottom, won the final immunity, and reached the final three before the jury shut him out.

Seasons
1
Occupation
Pageant coach
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA
The story

Romeo Escobar ran the early going of Survivor 42 — a Belizean-born pageant coach who used his ease with strong personalities to build a web of pre-merge alliances and steer the vote. Then the merge turned on him: cast aside by ally Drea Wheeler, he spiraled into paranoia and became an outsider with no numbers.

His game was resurrected by Maryanne Oketch, who pulled him back in to help blindside Omar Zaheer, and Romeo punctuated the run by winning the final immunity to reach the final three. The jury rewarded Maryanne's bolder game, leaving Romeo third with no votes — but not before he came out on national television, a moment he's called more meaningful than any prize.

By the torchlight

Career record

3rd
best finish
1
immunity necklace
26
days on the island
1
Final Tribal

Where they finished

the bigger the blaze, the deeper the run

  1. 3rdS42
  1. 42

    Survivor 42

    3rd

    2022 · Mamanuca Islands, Fiji · Ika

    26 days1 immunity0 jury votes

Read the votes

At Tribal Council

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

6
votes against
10
Tribals sat at
5 / 9
read right
56% of the time
Where they rank

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The scorecard

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The Record — the facts

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3rd
Best finish
S42
1
Season
1
Indiv. immunities
1
FTC appearances
26
Days lasted

Vote Control · auto-computed

5 / 9 votes correct

56% — more right than wrong

Under Fire · auto-computed

6 votes against

across 10 Tribal Councils — the heat their game drew

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 Romeo

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

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Around the fire

Common questions

Did Romeo Escobar win Survivor?
No. Romeo Escobar competed on Survivor but did not win. Survivor 42's pageant coach who ran the pre-merge, clawed back from the bottom, won the final immunity, and reached the final three before the jury shut him out.
How many times has Romeo Escobar played Survivor?
Romeo Escobar has played 1 season of Survivor: Season 42 (Survivor 42).
What is Romeo Escobar's best finish on Survivor?
Romeo Escobar's best finish is 3rd on Survivor: Survivor 42 (Season 42).
How many days has Romeo Escobar played Survivor?
Romeo Escobar has spent 26 days on the island across 1 season.
How many immunity challenges has Romeo Escobar won?
Romeo Escobar has won 1 individual immunity challenge across 1 season.
How many times has Romeo Escobar made the Final Tribal Council?
Romeo Escobar has reached the Final Tribal Council 1 time.
How many times was Romeo Escobar voted against at Tribal Council?
Across 10 Tribal Councils, 6 votes were cast against Romeo Escobar.
How good was Romeo Escobar at reading the vote?
Romeo Escobar voted for the eliminated castaway at 5 of 9 vote-decided Tribal Councils — 56% of the time.
What is Romeo Escobar known for?
Survivor 42's pageant coach who ran the pre-merge, clawed back from the bottom, won the final immunity, and reached the final three before the jury shut him out.

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