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Val Collins

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Val Collins

Val Collins

A Massachusetts police officer who played San Juan del Sur opposite husband Jeremy — remembered for bluffing two idols she didn't have, a gambit that backfired in seventeenth.

Seasons
1
Occupation
Police officer
Hometown
Foxboro, MA
The story

Tell a tribe you're holding not one but TWO hidden idols and you'd better be ready to flash a coconut at Tribal. Val Collins wasn't. The Foxboro cop landed on Coyopa in San Juan del Sur's Blood vs. Water season, husband Jeremy stranded across the divide on Hunahpu, and when Coyopa kept losing challenges she swung for the fences with a bluff: two idols, all hers, cross her at your own risk.

Nobody bought it. The brag did the opposite of what she wanted, painting her as exactly the unpredictable wild card the tribe wanted gone, and there was no idol to flash when her name kept coming up. Coyopa sent her out seventeenth while Jeremy could only watch from the other beach. Two episodes, one swing that whiffed — and the better twist is what came of it: that helpless watch lit a fire under Jeremy, who walked off the runaway winner the very next year.

By the torchlight

Career record

17th
best finish
6
days on the island

Where they finished

the bigger the blaze, the deeper the run

  1. 17thS29
  1. 29

    San Juan del Sur

    17th

    2014 · Nicaragua · Coyopa

    6 days

Read the votes

At Tribal Council

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

9
votes against
2
Tribals sat at
0 / 2
read right
0% of the time
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The scorecard

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17th
Best finish
S29
1
Season
6
Days lasted

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9 votes against

across 2 Tribal Councils — the heat their game drew

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Around the fire

Common questions

Did Val Collins win Survivor?
No. Val Collins competed on Survivor but did not win. A Massachusetts police officer who played San Juan del Sur opposite husband Jeremy — remembered for bluffing two idols she didn't have, a gambit that backfired in seventeenth.
How many times has Val Collins played Survivor?
Val Collins has played 1 season of Survivor: Season 29 (San Juan del Sur).
What is Val Collins's best finish on Survivor?
Val Collins's best finish is 17th on Survivor: San Juan del Sur (Season 29).
How many days has Val Collins played Survivor?
Val Collins has spent 6 days on the island across 1 season.
How many times was Val Collins voted against at Tribal Council?
Across 2 Tribal Councils, 9 votes were cast against Val Collins.
What is Val Collins known for?
A Massachusetts police officer who played San Juan del Sur opposite husband Jeremy — remembered for bluffing two idols she didn't have, a gambit that backfired in seventeenth.

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