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Sydney Segal

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Sydney Segal

Sydney Segal

A Survivor 41 record-setter — the first player ever to use a Shot in the Dark, and the first castaway in history to leave without ever casting a vote.

Seasons
1
Occupation
Law student
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA
The story

Sydney Segal earned a permanent place in the Survivor record book during the new era's chaotic debut season. A law student from Los Angeles, she became the first player ever to use a Shot in the Dark — gambling her vote for a one-in-six shot at immunity.

It came up safe — and because her game ended at the merge soon after, Sydney also left as the first castaway in Survivor history to play her entire game without ever casting a vote at Tribal Council. A genuine footnote-maker in the season that rewrote the rules.

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. 12thS41
  1. 41

    Survivor 41

    12th

    2021 · Mamanuca Islands, Fiji · Luvu

    14 days

Read the votes

At Tribal Council

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

5
votes against
1
Tribal sat at
0 / 1
read right
0% of the time
The tribe weighs in

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Tribe rating

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Your scores

7
7
7
The wider tribe

Played alongside Sydney

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

41Survivor 412021+5 more from Survivor 41
Around the fire

Common questions

Did Sydney Segal win Survivor?
No. Sydney Segal competed on Survivor but did not win. A Survivor 41 record-setter — the first player ever to use a Shot in the Dark, and the first castaway in history to leave without ever casting a vote.
How many times has Sydney Segal played Survivor?
Sydney Segal has played 1 season of Survivor: Season 41 (Survivor 41).
What is Sydney Segal's best finish on Survivor?
Sydney Segal's best finish is 12th on Survivor: Survivor 41 (Season 41).
How many days has Sydney Segal played Survivor?
Sydney Segal has spent 14 days on the island across 1 season.
How many times was Sydney Segal voted against at Tribal Council?
Across 1 Tribal Council, 5 votes were cast against Sydney Segal.
What is Sydney Segal known for?
A Survivor 41 record-setter — the first player ever to use a Shot in the Dark, and the first castaway in history to leave without ever casting a vote.

Around the fire

The tribe's debating Sydney'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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