The Biggest Decoy Winners in Survivor History

Ten people who were sure bets to win... Until they were voted out.
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[@lindam156]

I just rewatched the David vs Goliath season (knowing that Nick wins) and there were ENTIRE individual challenges where Nick's presence isn't even acknowledged and episodes where he got, at best, 10 minutes of screen time and it honestly makes sense why a lot of these newer winners are seen as unworthy because we really don't see a lot of their gameplays throughout the show and then BAM they just win

[@m3ltt]

im now feeling happy that australian survivor sucks at editing bc the winners gameplay is seen by viewers instead of them seen doing nothing then winning

[@andrecanton7591]

Where did you watch it?

[@bevs9995]

I think Nick is one of those players who is too conscious of what he is doing - and therefor he is not entertaining to watch. I think he is probably also someone clever and aware enough to think of the possibility of the production spoiling his plans to switch things up for the sake of making a show, so he moderates himself and gives shallow answers during confessionals. I knew the second I saw him, the second I saw the shape of his smile --- I was like "SLYTHERIN"

[@UlyssesWachowski-vw5vi]

@@bevs9995agreed

[@cwestover5706]

@@andrecanton7591it’s on Paramount Plus

[@roger_towny_jr]

Quick note: Anyone who has been saying Rob Cesternino, Boston Rob from All Stars, or Russell should have been in the list, please note that there is a difference between a Villain Edit, and a Decoy Winner Edit. Very rarely do the the players getting Villain Edits go on to win the game, with Richard Hatch, Brian Hiedick, and Cagayan Tony being the few exceptions.

[@ramibaghdadi1255]

Very true and I agree with you. Usually if someone is a villain the audience doesn't like them and then it's completely understandable why they lost. The decoy winner is generally a person who seems to be well liked enough to be able to win.

[@JodiMcCreery-mi4gf]

Todd Parvati Boston rob in RI Chris daugerty need I say more?

[@ThorHC11]

This is fair, but Rob C is kind of different from those two - he would have won at FTC but got 3rd with a final 2, whereas the others lost *because* they were villains.

[@showbizroxs]

5:45 There aren't any decoy edits in the first dozen seasons of the show Rob Cesternino: Am I a joke to you?!

[@nathanboyer7739]

Colby in AO comes to mind too. (Edit: accidentally said Tina)

[@IdoledOut]

Rob and Kathy were tough to drop from the list 😢

[@stevemagic1409]

@@IdoledOut bruh season 19 the biggest decoy edit ever?!?!

[@StephenWong14]

The Amazon edit made Jenna very unlikeable, making it look like Rob C created a monster out of Matthew which would outplay him en route to a victory.

[@ramibaghdadi1255]

Villain edits usually aren't winners. I thought Matthew was the decoy winner who would outlast Rob (I was right) but people didn't think Jenna was the winner. Most people initially thought Heidi and Jenna were too dumb to win.

[@derekbroekhoven5498]

Russell Hantz is as invisible in this video as Natalie White in Samoa

[@IdoledOut]

It's the universe course correcting!

[@jonathanbierman6305]

@@im_linus Robbed is a strong word....more like got what he deserved

[@ThePrawz]

1st half of Gabon: Seeing Marcus as decoy winners 2nd half of Gabon: Waiting for Randy, Crystal, Sugar and Corinne voting confessional

[@lucasmussen]

id say coach should be on this list, it looked like he won south pacific with ease

[@VitaEmerald324]

Nah that one made sense pretty quickly I feel like Lil’s edit in PI was honestly a bit of a decoy edit. She had not much respect from the jury but the edit did its best to get the audience on her side.

[@siwap3809]

even Ozzy from South Pacific. he got so much screen time despite being on redemption island for the majorit of the merge portion

[@lucasmussen]

@@siwap3809 true

[@irfan7395]

Yep..you're bang on..coach did look like the winner from the beginning to the very end

[@uhhm.]

What coach didnt win sp

[@SpanishFly120]

The most hilarious thing about Marcus's decoy winner status is that it led to us getting Kenny as ANOTHER decoy winner as a direct result right after.

[@thefuzzzone7399]

Gabon really is the "bitch, you thought" of Survivor seasons

[@shesjustafrienduhhafriend8655]

Yes thought he was the winner

[@feasible]

God, don't remind me. I was rooting for Kenny so hard and thought he was playing a quietly stellar game and when he got into the limelight I was like "YES FINALLY" and then.. well. :(

[@Dark_Aeon]

I thought kenny was being portrayed as overly confident and arrogant the whole time

[@Dmnthygtshlds2]

@@Dark_Aeon same here

[@moviemaniac14]

I thought Russell Hantz, Rob M from All Stars or Christian was going to be number one, but instead you blindsided us with Marcus from Gabon. I'm especially surprised it wasn't Russell since he got more confessionals in one season than literally every other contestant that's ever played.

[@jackfriedman3998]

I thought he was going to say that Marcus was the decoy winner of the list, and Russell was the real number 1.

[@tokyotourist]

honestly Marcus was definitely going to win Gabon if there was no second swap

[@roger_towny_jr]

@@tokyotourist Not entirely true. Don't forget, Sugar still had an idol. So long as she plays it right, Marcus might still go home at 10.

[@tokyotourist]

@@roger_towny_jr this is Sugar you’re talking about.

[@roger_towny_jr]

@@tokyotourist Yeah. It is. And we saw her play the idol for Matty at the final 6. What makes you think she wouldn't do it at the final 10 if he needed it?

[@deadlyarc1805]

So I def expect Russell, Coach, Aubry, Devens, Rob (All Stars) to be the big ones on here.

[@zjschwartz6002]

Lmao ikr i was totally expecting russell or coach or rob or rob c but also bobs winner edit painfully obvious

[@ChimRichalds34]

@@encycl07pedia- Maybe he just Gasp Disagrees with you

[@ThorHC11]

@@encycl07pedia- There are ways to share your differing opinion without being a dick about it.

[@King-Revel22]

Idk if I’d consider Spencer a decoy in Cambodia. If anything watching it, it kinda becomes Jeremy or Kelly Wentworth

[@PineappleLiar]

I mean when my mom watched she thought Spencer was at least a contender.

[@connercaughlin7626]

i just rewatched second chance, and the edit's like 70% spencer win, 20% wentworth, 10% jeremy

[@dannydoyle4798]

Shoutout too Yau Man in Fiji, also Coach in South Pacific

[@giovanniorellana2200]

"Don't let that fool you!" as Gervase said in Blood vs. Water!

[@jenncammel4850]

I’m so happy someone else has realized Marcus was a contestant on Labor of Love. It’s the most mind blowing thing to me that they didn’t even mention his time on survivor on the show

[@bartallen8121]

Gabon straight out destroyed edgic, Marcus was given an ideal winners edit until the very episode he was booted and then the edgic charts were a complete mess, nobody expected Bob of all people to win

[@killlerkai18]

Omg i love your profile picture

[@W81Researcher]

I thought there was something the first episode Marcus said that him and Charlie seem superficial.

[@savageguineapig5857]

When me and my dad were re-watching the season, Marcus fooled him so much that even though he watched it before he thought Marcus won

[@thriftqueen1621]

That sounds just like my dad😂

[@survivornorthwest1326]

I would have to say their are lots more decoy winners that are even more convincing then some of these: -Christian (I was fully convinced he would win) -Rob C -Russell -Coach (in South Pacific) -Kelley W (I would call her the decoy winner In Cambodia) -Boston Rob -Cirie

[@lindam156]

CIRIE!!!!! every...damn...season... especially when she was idoled out. ARGH

[@periwinkledoodles5167]

I too was hoping that Christian would win David vs. Goliath as one, he was my favorite player that season, and I thought he was very very cute.

[@peytondenault4093]

The Margaery Tyrell analogy was ICONIC and I wholeheartedly agree

[@baileyolde7302]

Margaery winning the game of thrones was simply too good to be true

[@kingofthorns203]

It was amaze. Perhaps that will happen in the books LOL

[@blakeboettcher531]

Can we get a video on the most unstable players emotionally (Dawn, Colton, etc.) PLEASE!!!!

[@bridiehart5906]

Gabby

[@nathanboyer7739]

Brandon Hantz, Shirin, Sue all come to mind.

[@discgolfer08]

Watching redemption isle right now... hands down phillip belongs on that list

[@NYChica23]

Debbie

[@taylorkeyes8623]

Brandon hantz is the worst lol

[@johnathantaylor4862]

Kelley wentworth was way more of a decoy winner on Cambodia then spencer

[@ajl9772]

1. Wigglesworth- Got the hero edit 2. Colby- American Hero edit 3. Lex/ Big Tom- Both were very involved strategically and it seemed like they could easily be the winners 4. Kathy- Really got a great edit of growing into a good strategic player 5. None- Really couldn't think of anyone. Maybe Helen? Shii ann got screen time, but like a winner. 6. Cesternino/Matt- Cesternino got a ton of screen time, but very villain like as well so I included Matt he was portrayed as being the opposite of Rob as a kind hardworker. I thought it was going to come down to these 2 and that Matt may win for not screwing over others. 7. Rupert- Rupert was a big character and got a great edit of being a loyal leader. 8. Boston Rob- It was the Boston Rob show and it seemed like no one was gonna beat him. 9. Twila- The season had a big theme of strong women. Twila got along with the men and it made her more likable than the women who were just picking the men off. Ami was getting setup to look like the villain who Twila beat. 10. Ian- We knew it was gonna be him or Tom and Ian was given quite a bit screen time especially on his friendship with Katie. 11. Rafe- Seemed to be in control and got portrayed as a nice level headed guy. 12. Cirie/Terry- Looked like it was gonna be brains or brawns who was gonna win. 13. Ozzy- Ozzy was portrayed as the jungle boy. What people traditionally thought a survivor player should be. 14. YauMan- Most lovable person on the season. Seemed like with the car deal that Dreamz was gonna keep his word. 15. Amanda- Surely she can beat Courtney who just cruised and Todd who came across as devious right? 16. Amanda/Cirie- It was gonna be 1 of the main 3. Amanda was hyped up by the others to be an unbeatable jury threat and Cirie got a great edit too. 17. Marcus/Kenny- Marcus was absolutely the decoy premerge. Post merge it looked like it was gonna be Kenny who grew so much this season and was the biggest strategic threat in the game. 18. Tyson- Tyson was the true leader of his alliance and people were willing to go to the end with him. It seemed after he picked off Brenden he was setup to win. 19. Russell Hantz- The guy got 90% of the confessionals. Surely the winner isn't gonna be someone who average 1 confessional per episode right? 20. Parvati- Okay Russell is out, but Parvati won challenges, had the flashiest move and overcame the most. Surely she can beat Sandra... 21. Brenda- She was running the show and had her alliance ready to roll. And then she got taken out early... 22. None- C'mon this was Robs season lol 23. Coach- It was absolutely Coach's season to win. He controlled everything. All he had to do was own his game... 24. None- C'mon this was Kim's season lol 25. Malcolm- Malcolm got the screen time and played great. He even had the advantage for the final challenge and a partner willing to go to fire with him. How could he lose? 26. Malcolm- At the merge it was quickly Malcolm's alliance vs Cochran's alliance. It seemed 1 of them was winning based on their screen time. 27. None- I really can't think of anyone who stands out. Maybe Monica, but it seemed clear to me she wasn't going to. 28. Spencer- Underdog edit 29. Jeremy/Josh- The 2 hyped up people going into the merge. 30. Tyler- C'mon Mike ain't winning every challenge and this guy is easily gonna outwit Rodney. 31. Wentworth/Spencer- Wentworth had the underdog edit and Spencer a good edit too. 32. Aubry- Between her screen time and control over the game she seemed like an obvious winner. 33. David- Tons of screen time and control over the game just like Aubry 34. Tai- Tai was finding idols and seemed like his edit set him up as a winner early, but it quickly came obvious it was Sarah. 35. Chrissy- Her screen time and control over the game made it seem like she was going to win. 36. Dom- It was gonna be him or Wendell 37. Davie- I knew Christian was too big of a target, but Davie was maybe as likable while also somewhat under the radar. It seemed he might sneak into the final 3 and win the game. 38. Devens- Got a huge edit over the final few episodes where he crushed everyone. Seemed obvious winner. 39. Dean- Okay Tommy was pretty obvious, but near the end it started to look like Dean might pull off the upset. 40. Sophie/Sarah- People were convinced 1 of these 2 were gonna win. They had almost everyone working for them. Then Tony came in and blindsided Sophie and Sarah never recovered. From then on it seemed like it was gonna be Tony.

[@UnderdawgMLB]

I actually thought Tai was going to win Kaoh Rong instead of Aubry and definitely over Michele. I have no idea what I was thinking

[@IdoledOut]

It's okay, I thought Gavin was gonna win EOE (or maybe it was wishful thinking at FTC)

[@aa9968]

@@IdoledOut he def deserved the win over chris

[@ramibaghdadi1255]

I mean Tai was a huge jury threat at the beginning of the game but he became an absolute goat due to his idiotic, nonsensical and emotion based gameplay. He had a clear path to victory with Jason and Scot and then he blew it. He wasted his idol, used his advantage in the dumbest way possible, voted incorrectly 4 times. He was a goat not because of his likability but due to his strategic gameplay.

[@garnetBUNNIES]

@Riyan Sita how?

[@shramanap7011]

i was so sad when michelle was picked.. the players that season were vile and dumb and honetsly they held a personal grudge against both aubry and tai...tahts why they voted for Michelle..i have seen that season and i think michelle mostly scatted through the season..the major point where the game chnaged was done both by aubrey and Tai when Tai did not give the idol on aubry's insistence. It was a sad season.

[@handsoaphandsoap]

I already knew Adam was the winner going into the season but I also think the edit clearly portrays him as the winner. There's of course the heavy focus on his relationship with his dying mom throughout the entire season, but what I keyed more in on is how heavily they feature him during tribals. After pretty much every vote out, the camera cuts to a reaction shot of Adam, subtly telling us that what he thinks of how the tribal went is the most important perspective and something we should keep in mind. They do the exact same thing with Jeremy on Cambodia, every time he makes a successful hit and a person's torch gets snuffed, we get a closeup reaction shot from him, telling us his importance in the vote out. Though to be fair, I don't think I'd have caught on to that if I hadn't known the winner beforehand (I also knew Jeremy was the winner going into Cambodia, I'm a little behind on my Survivor watchthrough due to issues with accessibility).

[@anthonydemott9534]

Soooooooo how is Malcolm’s name not getting any run here?

[@vlnakajr2346]

Seriously, Malcolm in Philippines had a decoy winner edit if I ever saw one.

[@Hockeyhobo89]

He may have gotten out too early to be considered one but I'm rewatching BvW and Vytas seemed to get a strong winner's edit until his boot.

[@kenneyp.9456]

Kind of mad he didn’t make it far would have been a good villain

[@Sindowne]

I still think Vytas was one of the best players from BvW. His survival on the swap cemented that for me.

[@kikosan1109]

@@Sindowne yes however there is pre-season alliance which played a major role in his survival.

[@cjandthewall9135]

Always glad to see you upload! Love your content!

[@MiKen877]

I still say Sugar got robbed in Gabon. She made some big moves that got her all the way to the end. I know she had her short comings, but out of the 3 finalists, I think she had the best resume.

[@Captain-Sum.Ting-Wong]

Everyone absolutely hated Sugar though. Plus her "moves" were done purely out of emotion and who she felt "deserved" to stay in.

[@lindam156]

@@Captain-Sum.Ting-Wong yea… Sugar f**ked herself over by not voting Bob out.

[@shesjustafrienduhhafriend8655]

@@lindam156 she would still loose that jury hated her with a passion she didn’t stand a chance with anyone in the top ten even randy beats her if she sends bob packing Matty wins which would have been better

[@anjunxis]

@@Captain-Sum.Ting-Wong i mean ,,, making big moves based on emotion is better than making no big moves at all?

[@bevs9995]

@@Captain-Sum.Ting-Wong Sugar was sent to exile island about 5 times, the most in survivor history. It was stated OUT LOUD that she was not liked. And not only was she not liked, but her campmates found her so forgettable, that she did not get a single vote against her throughout her season, and they still sent her to exile every opportunity that they got: telling her that not only is totally forgettable - but that they would like to send her off for days at a time so that they could forget her completely; and they weren't worried about her getting an idol because no one was going to vote for her anyway; and no thought of her as competition, because they knew no one would vote for her to win anyway. And knowing that there was not a chance that she was going to win, she decided to play the game in the benefit of who she thought deserved the million dollars -- the two oldest tribe members; especially bob, who she was probably attached too because her Dad just died. But she ended up playing a brilliant and understated game. It was horrible that the Jury was so jealous of Sugar that they tried to rip her apart or completely ignore her. Sugar not getting a single vote during Final Tribal council was the biggest crime in survivor history; second to her being the first to get voted off in Heroes vs Villains -- I think it was Colby that said "she's too emotional, she'll never last out here." Ignoring the fact that she had been in Gabon for 30+ days, and everyone there had previous experience. I think the real issue here is prejudice. Thinking of Sugar as a thick, dumb blonde, silly pin-up model with a navel tattoo --- and that's probably where you are coming from too, as there was no reason whatsoever to hate her at all.

[@otterdog102]

Him: Winner Decoys Me: Rightful Winners

[@jacade5898]

That's why he's woke

[@stevencook388]

It’s funny that Devens was also an Edge returnee himself

[@AlexH274]

That season was so bad because of the jury voting incorrectly.

[@mrjollyguy25]

@@AlexH274 Wait what? Who did you want them to vote for?

[@AlexH274]

@@mrjollyguy25 Gavin

[@SpanishFly120]

Yeah, that's the crazy thing. People were like "Chris shouldn't have won! He was voted out already! Rick deserved it!", but the thing is...Rick was voted out literally THE NEXT EPISODE, so it's the EXACT SAME PROBLEM.

[@Nightterror21x]

@@SpanishFly120 I didn’t really have that much of a problem with Devens because while he WAS voted out and he did come back from the Edge, he didn’t spend a lot of time on the edge compared to Chris, and actually played for most of the season. Also, Rick really got screwed over by the swap in a completely unprecedented way... if literally any player on his swapped tribe is switched for anyone else, he doesn’t get voted out at all. In comparison, Chris gets voted out early because of his own mistake.

[@BladeBlur]

I'd argue Jon Misch was a bigger decoy than both Jeremy and Josh combined. His dad backstory, his Ken persona to Jacqueline's Barbie, his goofy humor. Ask Stephen Fishbach he'll say the same.

[@IdoledOut]

The show trying to turn Jon into a late-game villain over his apparently ~bougie~ love of wine -a passion he shares with his father, is still so strange to me.

[@a.jdeets5527]

After the Jeremy blindside, the show went out of its way to paint him as a villain lol.

[@BladeBlur]

@@a.jdeets5527 I think more of a doofus than a villain really

[@W81Researcher]

Honestly Jon had a too subtle edit first few episodes in. Keith had the next best edit behind Jeremy and Josh. Jon's edit picked up at the swap but that's misleading. Jon before that was too out balanced by Keith and Missy. More so by Jeremy and Josh.

[@stayhappy7228]

I was convinced Domenick was winning over Wendell

[@tinseltonya]

I am still team Aubrey! I think she should’ve won.

[@TheTastyTounge]

Wow, no mention of Russell

[@siwap3809]

5:45 There aren't any decoy edits in the first dozen seasons of the show Kathy Vavrick O'Brien: im gonna pretend i didnt -see- hear that

[@joshuaclemons5452]

I considered Kathy on my list but she received too much of a more of a 'wildcard' edit than a winner's edit. But I would still say she could arguably be included.

[@icecreamchick45]

While true for pre-merge, I'd argue that in Gabon Mattie feels like he was given an underdog winner edit to try and make people try to root for him as the winner only for him to get out in firemaking at final 4

[@matthewandres3306]

I have never seen Gabon, idk why I thought the whole time you talking about Marcus was a joke

[@SB-jq8jj]

i HAVE seen Gabon but thought him talking about Marcus was a joke until like 30 seconds in

[@VitaEmerald324]

Idk I think it could be intentional meta humor?

[@siwap3809]

same

[@gracestephens1523]

Now that season 41 is over, you GOTTA add Xander to this list

[@medmax5941]

The finale reaaally tried to make it seem like he would win when it was pretty obvious based on exit interviews that he wouldn’t

[@enormxty4715]

I believe Spencer could’ve beat tony in final 2 and most certainly would’ve beat Kass and Woo

[@parkerduncan978]

He would have in his ponderosa for Cagayan the jury even told him they were going to vote for him

[@selin1587]

100% Spencer is really well spoken and still shocked to this day how he got 0 votes on second chance..

[@miz_flamingo1470]

Easily win against kass and woo Unanimous against kass and maybe woo too Tony def a close vote def 5-4 vote

[@nala122]

Hey Idolded out! Great video! You deserve so many more subs! Just a few questions Who is ur fav player? Who is ur least fav player? What is ur fav season? And what is ur least fav season? Thanks ! (also if anyone else wants to reply, feel free🤗)

[@nala122]

@@bloodyl3gend952 Nice choices! might would have be my favroite player is Brenda Lowe (s.21) might least favorite is Will (s.30) favorite season is HvV and least fav is s.21

[@nala122]

@@bloodyl3gend952 ha yes! but also the lack of a good winner and very little strategic gameplay goes into it to. i honestly like brenda more because of caramoan

[@gadjman]

I'm just thinking back to EoE and how much better the edit would've been if Gavin had won cause now we get more stuff at Kama and things with people like Julia, Victoria, and Eric, and all of a sudden the season is about more than one player. It's still possibly a tough sell because of Gavin's primarily social game but we get some more context into his plays and he was never even voted against.

[@AubreyMichelle09]

Love seeing Gabon in this... Back in the day I honestly thought it was going to be Matty.

[@ramibaghdadi1255]

I did as well, obviously Matty would have won if he won fire. That was a great decoy winner edit.

[@soysauce420]

Is it just me or is idoled out the best survivor KZbinr

[@michaelv5040]

He’s pretty good but watch Peridiam. Idoled out usually talks about the sillier aspects of survivor.

[@cwilfrid5121]

@sawyer daboss: it's not only you...

[@letstalkfiction5187]

Spencer is my favorite survivor player of all time. He is just such a good player, and is a joy to watch. And he broke my heart twice. Hope to see him in more seasons

[@aidanklingenberger3680]

Rob C Amazon, Russell Samoa, Boston Rob All Stars, Coach South Pacific how were none of these on the list

[@SouthernSkeptic]

Russell was a goat, not a decoy, imo.

[@KaseyRacem]

If If and Buts were cans of nuts we'd all have a merry Christmas

[@adamsbriee6330]

It’s usually always the robbed final 4 goddesses who have the best decoy edits

[@SandeProHiQu]

A decoy winner list without Russell is invalid.

[@ramibaghdadi1255]

Difference between villain and decoy winner edits. Villains generally don't win because the audience understands why they lost because they're always shown as unlikable.

[@GayLatinoBear]

11:15 You owe me Alcohol good Sir, I spit took at that

[@NYChica23]

I'm surprised Malcolm was left out, because he definitely had a strong winner edit in Philippines

[@bigbuffguy9589]

Hmm, I don't know about Marcus. He struck me more as John Carroll 2.0. Both were in a great position to win the game if their alliance held power throughout. But since their place at the top of the pecking order was so obvious, they were big targets. Edit: Now that I think of it, Ami in Vanuatu was in a similar position as well. There may be some others I forgot about.

[@FalloutboyGreenDay22]

I swore Malcolm was going to be number 1

[@danieloconnor4638]

IK Survivor is an old show, but a lot of people have just recently discovered it, but still like these vids so it'd be cool if you put a list of seasons that ur gonna spoil in the description or something

[@IdoledOut]

This is a great idea, I appreciate it!

[@robat228]

Spencer's narrative in Cambodia was so stupid. In Cagayan, he was the big socially likable jury threat that absolutely had to go at the final 4. Basically, only Kass didn't like him. It's more like he was too much of a jerk in the second season.

[@briansousa7301]

We all knew that Kelly Wentworth was gonna be the biggest underdog winner of second chance until the finale. If only there was a fire making challenge

[@Zoey-oo4nm]

marcus and charlie are hands down one of my favorite survivor duos even though Gabon was one of my least favorite seasons

[@franck5599]

I would add Savage in Cambodia, and Culpepper from Game Changers.

[@VitaEmerald324]

I wanna see a video about the growth edit now.

[@calebos268]

People were really shocked about Marcus's vote off. Just look at Sugar and Corinne!

[@Earlsweatpantch]

I still fail to see why everyone hates Bob as a good winner, I mean the guy successfully made and used two fake idols for petes sake!

[@a.jdeets5527]

You can’t complain about the Edge of Extinction twist and then turn around and say Rick deserved to win when he was already voted out.

[@dominicbernard8880]

You could add Shan to this list

[@LB-py8ls]

No Boston rob, Russel, coach, Rob c? (Not trying to hate, just giving my opinion 🙂)

[@yen7564]

The island to the players...”Come On In Guys”

[@EzraDair]

David was not a decoy winner to me he was like first time Cirie fish out of water growth experience kinda survivor.

[@bigbuffguy9589]

I mean, David wins 100% of the time if he makes it to the end, and he nearly did. But yes, he's basically the male Cirie.

[@micahlarimer155]

Let me know when you edit this video to include russell, or perhaps you are related to natalie and predicted it all along.

[@kellydaunis]

Natalie winning Samoa is an insult to Survivor. I'm still bitter that Russell didn't win.

[@annawegener7781]

Thank you for shouting out Labor of Love lol

[@markjackson6431]

Boston Rob, Cirie, Cirie, Russell, Coach, Ozzy, and Lisa..

[@garnetBUNNIES]

I love how Cirie is in your list twice. She was robbed from winning too many times

[@ariesancajas3151]

Hahahahahaha that Charlie prolly did not know what was happening with his attention zoomed into Marcus lol

[@Pokemon73lp]

That Chip guy sounds cool, I wanna meet him ngl

[@ProfessorJayGaming]

I was waiting for the Marcus thing to be a joke. 😂 I thought for sure that Christian would be on this list!

[@cocosolis8240]

Man millennials vs gen x was such an amazing season, at points it borders on being the best modern season

[@noahs5636]

I love Gabon for the trainwreck that it is but damn it could’ve been a top tier season if they hadn’t done that second tribe swap.

[@JodiMcCreery-mi4gf]

It would have been boring if that 2nd tribe swap didn't happen cause it just would've been a boring Marcus win

[@pokemonyghchamp]

You forget about season 8 Survivor All-Stars

[@derricktucker1533]

@Kelsey Anderson I think both of those seasons don't really count as decoys because it was fairly obvious that neither one would win solely based on how much the jurors disliked Rob and Russell. They got a lot of air time, but both of them were given the "villain" edit instead of the "winner lol jk" edit.

[@joshuaclemons5452]

People that come to mind immediately: Kelley, Island of Idols Marcus, Gabon Gretchen, Borneo (yes) Colby, Australia Cirie, Exile Island But I'm sure I'm missing so many people that I just can't remember right now.

[@PintheDog]

Honestly, if you really look at it, there were small clues in Marcus's edit that he wasn't going to win. The very first clue was when Paloma was voted out, And he did that arrogant tear wipe gesture to taunt her. And then, once his boot episode came along, there was him calling everybody idiots for letting the hidden Immunity Idol float away.

[@freddytang2128]

Wait, Boston rob and Russell aren’t on this list?

[@malvey111]

I wouldn't put a guy who didn't make the merge in my top 10, much less number 1. My top 10 is: 1. Russell (Samoa), 2. Devens (Edge of Extinction) 3. Yau-Man (Fiji) 4. Boston Rob (All-Stars) 5. Spencer (Cagayan and Cambodia) 6. Kathy (Marquesas) 7. Dom (Ghost Island) 8. Colby (Australian Outback) 9. Aubry (Kaoh Rong), 10. Rob C (Amazon) Honorable mentions to David in MvGX, Coach in South Pacific, Malcolm in Philippines and Werner in SA6: Philippines

[@GratitudeGriot]

How can the producers do a winner edit when the winner is determined live by the jury?

[@darpress9086]

They're doing it now with that Pastor lady in this season

[@mantautasbilotas8828]

The disrespect to Kelley Wentworth in Cambodia, oof

[@a.jdeets5527]

She had zero personal content

[@chaselarsen7238]

What about Wentworth from season 31?

[@TheLoserface45]

How dare you! Bob was a fkn delight! He was never unsatisfying!!!

[@alexdee5341]

Where can I watch past seasons?

[@joroz9808]

Hulu has a good amount of Survivor seasons, as well as the seasons of other reality shows

[@TDCT26]

Margaery was my favorite character, so I definitely would have loved that ending... at least we got Natalie Anderson instead 😅

[@cyber_zen8366]

KZbin, I know why you're recommending this to me right now.

[@JakeGoesOnline]

Maybe Russell was the decoy winner of this list

[@ryancheco4794]

id love to see zeke come back i thought he was gonna win on his returnee season

[@travisflint7616]

Ughh.. I know this wasn't the point of your video, but I still think Chelsea got dogged in Ghost Island. I feel her game play didn't deserve a Purple Edit. Good list though.

[@IdoledOut]

For real, I'm still confused why they did her so dirty!

[@cocosolis8240]

I never realized how much Marcus looks like Bob but 30 years younger

[@BIGGEST_WOODY]

Love how he keeps calling Chris Chip

[@braindeadbrian]

I thought of Malcolm Christian russel coach Christie as well

[@sadieteawalsh]

Gabon may have edited Marcus to seem like the winner, but he made some major mistakes leading up to his elimination. Throwing away an idol, almost voting out Susie the tribal before, and telling Crystal about his plans to vote out Kenny.

[@TheOscar401]

I feel like I'm the only one but I just knew Wendell was gonna win fairly early on

[@gmsimon]

"Because Gabon" Understandable.

[@RyokoAsakuraLastFan]

I would say Hannah is also another Decoy, as we see her making and calling the moves

[@aleksa99se]

I also noticed that Jeff, when first time deliberately addressing survivors, in recent seasons, seems to pick a winners. Example Nick in David vs Goliath, Adam in Millennials vs Gen X. Maybe coincidence, but looks like good topic for another video?

[@joroz9808]

Peridiam did a video about winners edit clues, one of them was when Jeff deliberately singles out a Survivor to talk to at the start of the premiere. It isn’t the winner 100% of the time, but there have been a couple of recent examples like you mentioned

[@mccainjames116]

I know this was a year ago but the same thing happened most recently too, first confessional and the first person Jeff addressed was the winner of 42

[@SirJM_Academy]

I love how Survivor Content creators pronounce Cagayan as "Ka-Guh-Yan" with emphasis on all syllables.

[@leslietinashechingosho5144]

I feel like you have been getting some of these from Peridiam..

[@alphahunterd]

lols "because Gabon"

[@OneBraveSoulBeauty]

I want some of these people to have a win, but some of them are also more notorious than the winners of their season

[@petefabio1530]

Now after season 43, you can add both Jesse & Cassidy, or anyone but Gabler