Top 10 Bombshell Eliminations in Survivor

Like chapters in a book, the dividing line between the before and after. Here are the top 10 eliminations that changed their season in dramatic fashion.
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[@Peridiam]

Happy Survivor finale day! 🥳

[@darkclawbunny]

:) cheers to the bombshells! The bomb that dropped when **** was voted out last week was unruly. Was jumping up and down.

[@edchee]

good luck maryanne!!

[@cyc__1]

10 mins!

[@lovable228]

no music really brings out how painfully awkward tribal actually is during filming lmao

[@siwap3809]

yeah lol

[@MythicalSalami]

In terms of a bombshell that caused waves outside of the season it happened, Woo voting out Kass is HUGE for the franchise. If Woo votes Tony, Tony is likely on second chance over Woo which means Jeremy may not be a winner. This could change the game changers casting, with Tony perhaps not being there or being less of a threat. This could cause Sarah not to win. If second chance is different, maybe we don’t see a Wentworth renaissance which changes the outcome of EOE. All of this makes WAW a completely different season. All because Woo made the worst move of all time.

[@Stephen12345]

That would be a great video idea. The butterfly effect. To look back at a small move someone made that changed the course of multiple seasons.

[@carlahyche9816]

I’ve often thought this of how Woo choosing to take Tony changes so many parallels

[@HeavyMetal-jy4vj]

Survivor: Multiverse of Madness

[@jayden-everttlinklater8794]

​@@HeavyMetal-jy4vj i finally love that you guys are talking about multiverse and butterfly effect after doctor strange, we've been trying to make it popular and mainstream forever,

[@morris_de]

@@jayden-everttlinklater8794 Butterfly effect was popular long before Dr Strange

[@caseydemarco8882]

It might be recency bias, but Denise’s decision to blindside Sandra OVER Tony in WAW was a huge move that shook the game It sort of started the end of the old school players having a chance to win the game, and it got rid of the only person who’d ever proven they can take down Tony before

[@kates7277]

I was surprised he didn't mention this one too!

[@ohandthefracking]

whats even worse is that Tony POTENTIALLY could have gotten Cirie'd on that tribal if everyone would choose to play their advantage (Sandra plays her idol on herself, Jeremy leaves tribal, then Denise and Kim play their idols too)

[@caseydemarco8882]

@@ohandthefracking I never even considered that, crazy possibility

[@DidTheMarinersWin]

"There's no good reason other than strategy to vote Gretchen off." is one of my favorite Survivor quotes ever. Thank you, Dr. Sean.

[@isaacmemtorie3347]

And in the meantime, he was so clueless on strategy by doing his ABC's.

[@dwcd_5341]

“Really no good reason other than strategy” that line is amazing

[@PhillipOnTakos]

gonna be honest seeing a tribal council without music is pretty damn funny

[@bergiefbaby]

I'm struggling to define "bombshell" but the Cagayan merge vote was one of the most memorable. "Kass, zero chance of winning the game".

[@siwap3809]

absolutely 🤝

[@kevinlohmann3185]

I feel like Tyson's huge blunder in HvV is what led to him winning BvW. In Tocantins and HvV, he was still the young, devil may care, funny guy; after making one of the dumbest moves in the game to that point, he clearly grew up, matured, and learned from his mistake.

[@HeavyMetal-jy4vj]

Tyson is the entire reason people deserve to come back.

[@raheemfielder-bey998]

I definitely agree Tyson should be #1 on anyone vote off list. That vote completely changed the course of the game in which Rob had s good chance of winning that season.

[@bigbuffguy9589]

Eh, he still chose to draw a rock rather than playing his idol, and if Ciera was a more experienced players, she flips at seven, and Tyson goes home. Plus, his jury management sucked. His BvW game is definitely his best but still fairly weak compared to all winners. Also, note that Tyson got himself voted out twice in five tribal councils in Winners at War. I think his winning game is kind of a fluke, actually.

[@yellercat500cat7]

@@bigbuffguy9589 Regardless of what you believe of his Jury Management, he had the Game won, Monica wasn't respected and Gervase got on everyone nerves. Also there would of been no gain for Ciera here, as she stills falls short anyway, and her flip was largely done due to Hayden convincing her, not herself. Also, Tyson possibly comes back into the game anyway or at least makes the final duel against Monica and whomever else, though mostly still Tina, Ciera, or Hayden. As for WAW, he shot himself in the foot by going after Sandra, a good choice, just not that early, and told the wrong person in Yul. His second boot is far from his own fault as that Final 10 Vote had a handful of targets, and was almost save by Kim as well. Also note that Tocantins JT and others stated if they hadn't voted off Tyson then, he stands a really good shot at winning the game.

[@why2goatdagame]

Biggest bomb shell … Cerie’s Non vote out Idol illumination. I cried. The Woman of All Players knocked out by Survivors over use of immunity.

[@baileybee]

Absolutely

[@VivKJean]

Honestly the fact you didn’t include the clip of Ozzy saying he was robbed of days with Amanda in the section of his blindside is a missed opportunity

[@kellydaunis]

I'm glad that wasn't shown

[@GamingFanactic911]

Ozzy in Micronesia will always be one of the best bombshells. Eliza's reaction says it all every single time :O

[@Yeaster]

Vecepia doesn't get enough credit for what she did in S4. I really wish Rich didn't have legal issues. Season 40 was definitely missing something without him. He and Tina were pioneers Omg The Marcus vote was insane. He was literally the most obvious winner of anything ever...only to leave at the halfway point. And then the season went wild. I love Gabon. Nonstop drama and chaos❤

[@teamsteed1]

I wish that Tina, and V were on "Winners at War."

[@Yeaster]

@@teamsteed1 Vecepia could've replaced Amber. Tina has been on a few times already, but I would've preferred her over Denise

[@christophermaybury4918]

@@Yeaster Amber was part of a package deal. Vecepia could have replaced Danni.

[@isaacmemtorie3347]

I know! No offense to Ethan, but Rich would have been more entertaining. Also, it wasn't his legal tax issues that prevented him from coming back. It was the S39 Dan incident b/c when he touched Sue Hawk in S8, they didn't want him back.

[@kellydaunis]

@@christophermaybury4918 Danni is my favorite female winner, and I'm glad she was there. Vecepia should have been on instead of Kim.

[@nootheralexis]

I remember watching the John episode in Marquesas as a kid and I was jumping for joy knowing my faves finally turned things around. It was a first of it's kind.

[@MMGuitarTV]

The JT vote in HvV, while overshadowed by Parvati’s legendary two idol move, was huge. At that time, he was the first former winner to get voted out since Ethan in All Stars 6 years prior.

[@cynthiaadam7558]

and tina in all stars

[@shinyumbreon194]

Tom westman lol

[@bigbuffguy9589]

@@shinyumbreon194 Lol, right. JT wasn't even the first winner to get voted out that season. I feel like Tom has actually gotten underrated with the passage of time. I didn't even really care for him, but there's no denying his Palau game is one of the best ever.

[@daniakurzhals120]

I have never been so fast in watching a video of yours! Love your channel! Keep it up!

[@Abovejay-vp3ih]

the shan blindside will always get a point against it only because shan missed majority of the day at camp by being with the medics ugh

[@supremeleader7863]

Wow I forgot how dramatic and revolutionary season 1s merge vote was the nostalgia hits hard great vid

[@isaacmemtorie3347]

Yeah I still remember watching that when I was 12 in 2000. I was shocked b/c it was so random, but strategy was finally being used.

[@ExcuseOurCharisma]

was expecting sophie's boot in winners at war

[@teamsteed1]

Same here. In the words of Sophie "idol in my pocket."

[@AdrianCastro92]

“No good reason except for strategy.” Such a different mentality in season one

[@misfit2989]

Yay! Content! I haven't even watched the video yet but looking forward to it

[@Ryan_and_John_Racing]

Reminds me of Inside by Bo Bernham. Daddy made you some content 😂

[@plentyofmagoes1143]

I agree with putting Gretchen in the number one spot. I was showing the first season of survivor to my friend who had no idea who the winner was going to be going in. This was his first season. Watching the pre-merge he had picked Gretchen as his winner pick and he was completely shocked when she went home.

[@teamsteed1]

Thank you for posting the video.

[@patrickcallahan9206]

Been waiting for this video. hope to see some wentworth on here!!!!

[@Lizzzard22]

Man some of those still hurt, Stephenie the most. Also did expect J.T.'s vote off from HvV in there somewhere

[@jamesevans4323]

As much as I hate to say it, Chris Underwood giving up immunity so he could personally take out his #1 at the time, Rick Devens was the biggest bombshell in modern Survivor

[@uglyaniimals]

great video as always ! i know you don't do international seasons but i feel like if we're counting them then the werner boot in south africa: phillipines deserves a mention, it was basically the equivalent of rob in redemption island LOSING immunity at the final 4 and getting booted (then there being a surprise final 2 and ashley getting the boot, leading to a phillip vs natalie final tribal) god what a beautifully absurd season

[@jamiesteiner3108]

"There's really no good reason, other than strategy, to vote Gretchen off."

[@cousinmose3193]

Can't help but feel like you fumbled the bag on this one. Cagayan merge? Sophie Blindside in WaW?

[@itome3499]

did you know that greg was the 1st individual immunity holder and 1st player to be on the jury

[@worthplayingfor2197]

i tried really hard to figure out how to edit the music out of tribal council footage but i was never able to do so. id love to listen to some survivor moments without music to see how different it is

[@LordKeram]

On the topic of that 1. season boot. Imagine what Survivor would have been if they didn't cast Hatch there. I would assume the producers wanted Survivor to become what it did, but I am not sure they would be able to stick to that vision had Hatch not shown everyone what to do. It could have taken another 10 seasons for the strategy to develop to the point of it being part of the program and we could have gotten a bunch of people just trying to survive in the jungle. The show could have been canceled by then.

[@goomsquadnation4208]

Such a different vibe with no soundtrack

[@cdawg4021]

Feels weird without the soundtrack.

[@goomsquadnation4208]

I agree actually intense

[@HeavyMetal-jy4vj]

Unironically, what if Survivor waited until a crushing all time nasty blindside and then did it without music to let the viewer feel insane tension and like something epic was just about to happen. All you hear are bird noises and breathing when people aren't talking. I guess people think its dorky or weird but I think it would get viewers feeling uncomfortable in a really cool way.

[@augustschroeder919]

The “Omigod, Omigod, it’s me…” it’s literally gut wrenching I want her back !!

[@owengette8089]

I think I’ve rewatched the Ozzy boot episode over a dozen times on its own

[@chriscapps206]

I’m honestly shocked no mention of Leannes blindside in Vanuatu or Alexes blindside in Amazon

[@nick2s]

both final 7!!!!

[@Peridiam]

Love the Leann blindside. Decided to make it an honorable mention.

[@chriscapps206]

@@Peridiam oh I must’ve not heard but I’m still shocked no mention of the Alex one cause it was the beginning of Rob C’s flip flop back and forth strategy and really did show that you don’t need to have loyalty to 1 alliance and was the start of some cutthroat gameplay that we can see for years to come,and truly was Rob C’s rise to power and dictated how the season went

[@charlestoti2252]

You missed Leann’s blindside in Vanuatu

[@Peridiam]

Honorable mention!

[@phobiccobra991]

You should do Top 5 moments of “Misting” in survivor since I know you did it for big brothe

[@drewveflin2842]

“everything is going your way” being said during a shot of someone vomiting into a bucket 😂

[@VeronicaSlavova]

Iconic season 1 vote. Simply iconic, ahead of its time.

[@theollewelyn3422]

"No good reason other than strategy." Hilarious

[@cameronmoland]

Hearing the tribal without the music is crazy!!

[@robertdenson5123]

I love Gretchen. I didn't know her personally when she played, but I cheered for her. Then my brother befriended her daughter Ava in high school. We both live in Clarksville, TN. One of the most genuine people in this world.

[@kingunda5013]

Tony V dominated WAW like no other. But there was a point in that season when he was most vulnerable. I forgot what episode that was but it was when Denise became a target and she was the one who was supposed to go next. Then she surprised everyone with a hidden immunity idol, became a swing vote and chose to vote out Sandra instead of Tony.

[@VondaInWonderland]

Would you please do a video on comfort items ♥

[@heyheyhey121121]

amazing Alex in the Amazon as soon as his final 4 had full control of the game

[@kimclaussen9413]

For me, the first bombshell I personally remember (started watching at season 3) was Hunter in Marquesas. I just remember my whole family, full on yelling at the TV about it. We could not fathom (at the time) how the most competent, physically strong, provider guy was getting ousted SO EARLY, way way before the merge. We were absolutely floored. (And Hunter's final words about the crew being a bunch of knuckleheads is a staple quote among my family. 😂) Also my Dad, to this day, ALWAYS says that Gretchen should've won. 😂 He's still genuinely salty about it 40+ seasons later.

[@AvinashSewpersadh]

Is there a number?.. Of how many times Jeff has said "I'll go tally the votes."

[@lofet1106]

Just count the seasons and how many tribal councils is in each one. He says it every time

[@Nitro55555]

@@lofet1106 You’d have to account though for tie-breakers, and in certain situations (such as the verbal eliminations of Ian, Brandon, and Varner).

[@olivermensinger6022]

I was so happy to see Shan go.

[@supergirloutdoors]

SAME

[@andyland5555]

Kellee IotI is a pretty big bombshell too imo, not for the best of reasons though

[@patrickoconnor3807]

Take a shot every time he says ouster 😂😂

[@LilannB]

That Gretchen vote is when Pagong discovered there was an alliance. Rich came into the game with a strategy and formed a voting block. While the Pagong tribe was voting all over the place for different reasons. Sean was voting alphabetically while Jenna put a vote on Jervis because of a comment he made about woman. Pagong had no strategy which is why they were picked off. Rich's alliance strategy formed the template for reality tv going forward.

[@nubytv6770]

I just realized Steph looks a lot like Natalie from David vs Goliath

[@BanditSurvivorContent]

Don't say BOMBShell too loudly Ben might start throwing freaking idols at these poor souls

[@teamsteed1]

Oh yeah "Ben Bomb"

[@reyfan011]

I don’t know Shan personally, I’m sure she’s nice but in the game, I was so rooting for her to lose. She was just so cocky and I hated how she seemed untouchable for so long and no one wanted to take her out when she was clearly a threat. I think she said in the beginning she planned to play the game like a villain and I will give her that she felt like a villain. But when she got voted out I was so happy.

[@alexweiss8784]

Seeing how devasted Alina was about the double quit was so upsetting. She was in such a bad position and wanted to play and was voted out. She needs a second chance

[@Lethimcookfr]

1:15 what is Danielle doing there behind shelter ? 🤣

[@ryans413]

Odd seeing tribal without the music

[@survivorfreaknr]

rupert is an interesting character because you can tell he fed into the hype and love he got from fans but continually got better at the game with every season (except BvW, he was set up really well premerge but we know what happened)

[@kellydaunis]

He never got any better each time.

[@survivorfreaknr]

@@kellydaunis he was the only hero who didnt buy into russel's bs at the merge and one of the few old school players willing to adapt to the newer game.

[@kellydaunis]

@@survivorfreaknr He played the same way each time. Him seeing through Russell doesn't change that. His game style was the exact same each time, which is why he'll never win.

[@survivorfreaknr]

@@kellydaunis it wasnt exactly the same, he had minute differences where you can see that he changed and improved. I dont disagree that he'll never win, though. He's too himself that no one will let him to the end.

[@randycrawford1132]

What about Jonathan of Survivor 42

[@ShadowandKirby324]

I have a few that were very much bombshells: Sandra's Vote off in Game Changers Yau-Man's Blindside in Fiji Cirie's Vote offs in every season she's played Rob's Vote off in the Amazon Deena's Vote off in the Amazon Amanda's Vote off in HVV Lauren's Vote off in HHH Aubry's Blindside in Edge of Extinction Chris U's Blindside in Edge of Extinction Malcolm's Blindside in both Philippines and Game Changers

[@SoulSurvivor14]

I feel like vote offs at the very beginning or the very end are hard to consider bombshell, as it’s not often it’s someone going from top to bottom unexpectedly in those situations that changes the rest of the season. Ie. Yau’s ouster didn’t really change the season because that alliance hadn’t voted to that point yet. Or Malcolm’s ouster in Philippines was more of an expected move and only had an impact on who was at final tribal. That’s why we see a lot of merge boots or other middle of the pack oysters on his list. Definitely some fantastic choices outside of that though!

[@sydaemanic1587]

i wanted Rupert to win SO BAD in either season pearl islands was where he shined

[@kingunda5013]

The Shantel Smith boot was the most satisfying elimination in Survivor history to me. It was like killing hitler before he became too big to be taken down. Nobody got under my skin more than that racist woman.

[@bedroomtimemachine]

I WILL NOT TAKE THIS FABIO SLANDER, he does not deserve this ire from the likes of you voiceover man

[@MrGibbo9876]

leann in Vanuatu??

[@Scottsgamerlounge]

Rupert is and will always be my favourite

[@adamn.4856]

Edgardo?

[@dumbinfp7951]

JT in Heroes vs Villains should’ve made the list

[@danielcampos8503]

Malcum in game changers

[@daniellevine6131]

Sarah getting blindsided in Cagayan?? Sophie getting voted out in Winners at War?? NO love for the Tony bombshells

[@ryanwbee]

I HATE when Jeff says "I'll go tally the votes" ... uhm that would mean you'd come back with the result and a break down... "I'll go collect the votes" is an appropriate term as you read them and share the information as it becomes available. You can't GO and tally something and THEN share it like it's brand new information!

[@drewveflin2842]

I’m curious about your mention of Kelley’s blindside in 38. What do you think was bombshell-ish about it?

[@Peridiam]

Probably the weakest example mentioned, but Manu were given so much focus throughout the season, and the underdog trio seemed to be hanging on for a while despite not having numbers. Kelley was such a big character, the most prominent returning player, she held an idol, and then - Wardog turning on Kelley felt ruthless, it was the first time 'captains' players were routed from a season. It felt like a message was sent: "we're done with letting returning players run our season."

[@drewveflin2842]

@@Peridiam yea Wardog’s move felt really out of left field-I really hope Survivor realizes that no cast is interested in letting a few returning players go far and that they have to make up at least half the cast to stand a chance.

[@janejones7638]

@@drewveflin2842 Very true. On Big Brother they either bring a big group of former players on or they have special rules such as for Paul on Season 19 (I did feel bad for Cody but that man had no place on Big Brother).

[@drewveflin2842]

@@janejones7638 I loved Cody lol he was such a regular person compared to all those huge personalities. But yea he was screwed by having to put so many people on the block.

[@chrissymcnamara5416]

YES GIVE GRETCHEN HER FLOWERS!✨

[@louisnstalley]

U say two players quit but purple Kelly basically didn’t exist lol

[@thrasher930]

Sandra destroyed the fish

[@coolcammancool]

No Aubrey vote from edge?

[@valerium7513]

If Shan would have won, She would be known as one of the greatest survivor players of all time.

[@janetjohnson7279]

What are you doing tonight?

[@sashngs]

Alex in Amazon

[@anthonymort5202]

Did you just say James from China everybody knew he was getting eliminated even Jeff and the producers probably knew he had two idols and after this fall there's only two more chances to play them after this though so I mean it was pretty obvious

[@christophermaybury4918]

I’d have bet anything John from season 37 would be on this list.

[@bellasmith2444]

7:28 ERIKA ATE THAT UP!! can't believe she got danny and deshawn to vote against their own alliance 🤣 also, ricard rlly thought he did smth by turning on his closest ally only to be at erika's mercy for the rest of the game. Omar did the same to drea 🤣

[@juanmora9190]

Yeah Shan really that to herself warning Ricard and then targeting Deshawn only to then still wanting to vite Erika she drew the lIst straw.

[@Jakeexmvs]

@@juanmora9190 no because she didn’t have the votes to get rid of DeShawn so she had to play it safe with Erika

[@bellasmith2444]

@@Jakeexmvs she didnt have the votes to get erika out either LOL

[@Jakeexmvs]

@@bellasmith2444 she did up until Ricard made a bad move

[@bellasmith2444]

@@Jakeexmvs so basically, she didnt!

[@patrickcallahan9206]

kelly getting blindsided worlds apart??

[@anthonymort5202]

Marcus was a good player that's his problem though he's so good of a player that he got cocky and thought he had the game on lock he even named his alliance the onion alliance and his biggest problem was trusting Crystal to vote of her closest Ally she has nobody in this game except for Kenny why would you suggest that she loves him out why not Susie who you were planning on replacing with Crystal anyway

[@maddennate2689]

Honestly, Lex in All-Stars should be here

[@janejones7638]

If #1 never happened, I don't think the show would be on today. To be honest part of season #1 bored me. I actually picked Rich to win episode #1 (he was the only person that said he was going to win). It seemed like he had a strategy. But then the season turned into an adult wilderness camp reality show. But this was the vote that said no this really is who's the best survivor in a Charles Darwin way. This vote showed outwit was just as important as the other.

[@emmettadams5920]

KZbin bideo

[@bigbuffguy9589]

I don't think I'd rank Steph on this list at all. I mean, she was down 8-1 at the merge. Her chances of winning were effectively zero.

[@ridrfan1]

i dont know why everyone liked rupert.. he is probably my least favorite well known survivor..

[@LilannB]

I am not sure either but many fans loved Rupert beyond all reason. CBS even found a way to get Rupert $1 mil.

[@kellydaunis]

My least favorite is Amanda

[@the_fd_180]

"Coward."

[@francb1634]

The Shan boot changed the season's tone from "irritating" to "actually enjoyable"

[@carolinecunningham7677]

THE GAME IS AFOOT

[@flipflopnerd4759]

modern choice and a very early boot, but Jennys boot from Survivor: 42 definitely changed the season as a whole. If Lydia went here, Hai goes next, and the Mike/Jenny/Chanelle/Daniel alliance probably lasts for a little bit more into the merge, the "Top Dog" alliance formed between the eight power players at the final twelve most likely doesn't happen since the idea was mostly Hai's. Romeo most likely doesn't get the arc that he does of feeling like he can be open with his sexuality with his family now since he doesn't have Hai to talk to about it. At some point, I do feel Chanelle or Daniel probably flip to try and get one of the two out as Jenny or Mike would be seen as the controller. Weirder thing though, Mike is probably goes in this section instead of Jenny. He has a much more dominant social game, focused on integrity. Jenny was more quiet and thoughtful, leading to a lower threat. This leads to a completely different season in my eyes with a bunch of different changes. Daniel, Jenny and Chanelle all are likely contenders to make it to the top eight now, and its very possible that Tori, Rocksroy and others make it much farther then originally intended.

[@marufjaved6551]

Waiting for and the winner of survivor 42 ,.....maryanne

[@TrackMasterAsh]

God no pls no no NOOOOOOOOO

[@olivermensinger6022]

@@TrackMasterAsh who do you think should win?

[@hklaurent]

Jeremy is a cocky player and is also a bully, don’t understand why he is so loved. Extremely overrated. I was thrilled when he was blindsided

[@Lizzy-yl4un]

shameless plug but I just made a video of the survivor 42 cast as vines and i’d love for you all to check it out !!!

[@voltaicyurtrashlul2371]

First

[@constantinvaldor1498]

Grow up!

[@reginamachamer821]

Can we maybe come up with a new nickname for female villains? "Black widow" is getting old. And, frankly, Jerri is the original Black Widow. The Black Widow Brigade is okay bc it's an alliance name. Other than those.. let's stop using the tern constantly, eh? Surely we can think of other cool villain names.

[@owenpierce4874]

I have a reason stacy left. She wasn't liked. By the production.