Survivor: David vs. Goliath · Season 37

Episode Guide

How Survivor: David vs. Goliath unfolded, week by week.

1“Appearances are Deceiving”Sep 26, 2018The new twist sorts twenty players by their life stories, the underdog Davids against the advantaged Goliaths. The Davids stumble out of the gate and lose the first immunity, but before they can cast a single vote, Pat Cusack's back seizes up after a rough boat ride in from the challenge. Medical makes the call and helicopters him out, ending his game on Day 3 with no Tribal Council needed. The Davids are down a man before they've even learned each other's names.
2“The Chicken Has Flown the Coop”Oct 3, 2018The Davids are still reeling, and the camp splinters along age lines, the older crew and the younger crew each angling to control their first real vote. Lyrsa looks like the easy target, but Carl and Nick quietly flip the script behind the scenes. When the votes are read, it's 19-year-old Jessica Peet who's blindsided 5-4, the youngest David sent packing before she ever saw it coming.
3“I Am Goliath Strong”Oct 10, 2018Jeremy Crawford, a sharp attorney, has been quietly trying to run the David tribe, and the rest of them have grown tired of being managed. The Goliaths keep stacking up challenge wins, so the Davids find themselves right back at Tribal with a decision to make. They make it loud and clear, banding together to vote Jeremy out 9-1 and refusing to be anyone's puppets.
4“Time to Bring About the Charmpocalypse”Oct 17, 2018Bi Nguyen has been battling a bad knee, and when a sprained MCL flares up she decides she can't keep going and chooses to walk away, even after medical clears her to stay. Then the buffs drop for the season's first swap, scrambling the tribes just as everyone's getting comfortable. On the new-look squad, Natalia Azoqa's take-charge streak rubs Alec and Kara the wrong way, and she's voted out 3-1-1 to cap a night with two departures.
5“Jackets and Eggs”Oct 24, 2018Natalie Cole has been a force around camp, but her blunt, take-charge style has worn the tribe thin, and her own allies quietly decide it's time. As Natalie's torch is snuffed on a 3-2 vote, Angelina seizes the moment to ask her, right there at Tribal, to leave her jacket behind for the rest of the tribe to use. Natalie's bewildered reaction turns the whole exchange into an instant classic.
6“Aren't Brochachos Just Adorable?”Oct 31, 2018On the beach, a goofy cross-tribe bromance takes shape as Nick, Christian, and a couple of the Goliath guys dub themselves the 'Brochachos.' With the Goliaths still holding the numbers, the Davids are stuck heading to one more Tribal before the merge. Lyrsa Torres draws the short straw and is voted out 3-1, the last boot before the game goes individual.
7“There's Gonna Be Tears Shed”Nov 7, 2018The two tribes finally come together as Kalokalo, and the merge feast quickly curdles for the Davids, who realize the Goliaths have both the numbers and a plan. Elizabeth Olson is the name they settle on, and there's nothing her side can do to stop it. She's voted out in a lopsided 12-1 as the first member of the jury.
8“You Get What You Give”Nov 14, 2018The Goliaths sense an opening and load all seven of their votes onto Christian, certain they're about to crack the David alliance wide open. But Davie has read the night perfectly, and he stands up at Tribal to play a hidden idol on Christian, wiping out every Goliath vote. Suddenly it's the Davids' three votes that count, and wrestler John Hennigan is sent to the jury in a turn that flips the whole game.
9“Breadth-First Search”Nov 21, 2018Dan Rengering, the cop who can't seem to stop finding idols, is sitting on two of them and feeling untouchable, so he confidently plays one to protect himself at Tribal. What Dan doesn't know is that Carl has dug up an Idol Nullifier, a brand-new advantage, and he plays it to cancel Dan's idol entirely. The votes stand, Dan is sent home 6-3-2 with a second idol still in his pocket, and Survivor sees its first nullifier turn a played idol into nothing.
10“Tribal Lines Are Blurred”Nov 28, 2018The immunity challenge turns into an endurance marathon that drags on for nearly six hours, until it comes down to Christian and Alec gritting it out side by side. Christian, ever the talker, rambles on about old Survivor seasons until Alec finally cracks and drops, handing Christian the win. With his closest challenge rival now exposed, Alec is voted out 9-1, undone by the very standoff he'd just lost.
11“So Smart They're Dumb”Dec 5, 2018The alliances are scrambling, and the vote splinters into a tense five-four standoff with nobody totally sure where the numbers will fall. Carl, the hero of the nullifier play not long before, suddenly finds the game has moved on without him. He's blindsided 5-4 and sent to the jury, while Mike White keeps quietly gliding along under everyone's radar.
12“Are You Feeling Lucky?”Dec 12, 2018Gabby decides her closest ally Christian has grown too dangerous to keep around, and she works the group to finally take her shot at him. But Christian has a hidden idol of his own, and he plays it at Tribal to erase all five votes aimed his way. With Christian safe, the vote ricochets back, and Gabby is the one sent to the jury 2-1-0, her big swing undone by her own partner.
13“With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility”FinaleDec 19, 2018Finale night is a gauntlet. First, Mike White engineers a huge blindside, convincing the group that Christian, beloved and a lock for jury votes, has to go right now; Christian is voted out 3-2-0. Davie follows him out 4-2, and then Alison goes 4-1, clearing the last of the real threats off the board. At the final four, Nick wins the immunity that matters most and hands a second necklace to Angelina, sending Mike White and Kara to make fire for the final seat. Mike builds the better flame, and Kara falls just short. That leaves a final three of Nick, Mike, and Angelina, where the jury rewards the underdog who slingshotted up from the very bottom, handing Nick Wilson the title 7-3 over Mike with Angelina shut out.