Winner Takes All

Survivor: Winner Takes All
Season	30
Filming Location	Sonsorol, Palau
Tribes	Kynta      Asuku      Malakal
Returning Castaways
Dodranscentennial	Benry Cheesey
Centennial	Entire Cast
Chronology
Previous Season	Survivor: Tahiti
Next Season	Survivor: Vanuatu

Survivor: Winner Takes All-Quest for the Ultimate Survivor was the thirtieth season of Survivor. 

The season ended when Cheesey won the title of Sole Survivor, beating Benry and Bobby by a 5-3-1 jury vote at the Final Tribal Council. The season featured 18 former winner marooned on two separate beaches in Micronesia, the original filming location. They were divided into two tribes: Kynta in brown and Asuku in purple. Kynta was a combination of Kyro and Tonta, the original tribes of Season 1. Asuku was a combination of Asubuhi and Usiku, considered some of the strongest/weakest tribes. It as met with questionable reviews. The winners from Seasons 1-13 joined Kynta. The winners from Seasons 15-29 joined Asuku. Landon was the only winner to decline attendance to the special season. Caroline was cast in his place. On Day 21, the tribes merged into the blue Malakal tribe.

The hidden immunity was featured this season. One was hidden on each tribe, as well as one at the merge. Ash found the Kynta idol. Bobby found the Asuku idol. Koa found the merged tribe's idol. 

In Episode 1, Ash played his idol for Libby in an attempt to save his alliance. Due to the three votes cast against Ash (two from the alliance he tried to save), he was eliminated by his own idol. This was considered the best episode of the season. 

This season was originally slated to feature Sacrifice Island, but ultimately decided not to go through with it, as it had little impact on the game during its first run. 

Bobby, the winner from Nicaragua used what he called "the alphabet strategy;" he cast his vote for the contestant whose name began closest to the end of the alphabet. He used this strategy as leverage against the jury, but he was castigated for not using it the entire game (as well as it being a stupid strategy). He received Poe's jury vote for the win. 

Benry,the winner from Winners vs. All-Stars, Tonga, and Heroes vs. Villains, made the finals for an unprecedented fifth time. However, he was lauded for his effort, but many jurors were reluctant to vote for a three-time winner. Benry understood and did not expect to win. He advocated for Cheesey to win. Nonetheless, James, Lara, and Sky voted for Benry to win. 

Cheesey, the winner from Samoa, was lauded for her physical and strategic game. Cheesey announced early in the game that she would never play Survivor again. At the finale, many voted for her as a goodbye tribute. She received votes from Carolina, Danni, Leo, Coral, and Chocolate. Despite Cheesey's claim, she returned forty-five seasons later for Survivor: Dodranscentennial , where she placed 14th. She would return again for the 100th season.

This is the first season to have the entire cast return for the same season, Centennial. 

Contestants

Contestant	Original Tribe	Merged Tribe	Finish	Total Votes
Ash Belize	Kynta		1st Voted Out Day 3	3
Snickers Australia	Kynta		2nd Voted Out Day 6	5
Libby Vietnam	Kynta		3rd Voted Out Day 8	5
Googla Greece	Asuku		4th Voted Out Day 10	8
Sonny Sacrifice Island	Asuku		5th Voted Out Day 12	8
Koa Galapagos	Kynta		6th Voted Out Day 14	5
Caroline Madagascar	Kynta		7th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 16	5
Poe Amazon	Asuku		8th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 18	7
Danni Polynesia	Asuku		9th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 20	10
Sky China	Kynta	Malakal	10th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 23	9
Leo Seychelles	Kynta		11th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 26	11
Lara Bermuda	Asuku		12th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 29	4
James British Isles	Asuku		13th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 32	5
Coral Tahiti	Asuku		14th Voted Out 8th Jury Member Day 35	9
Chocolate South Pacific, Seychelles	Kynta		15th Voted Out 9th Jury Member Day 38	3
Bobby Nicaragua	Asuku		Third Place	2
Benry Winners vs. All-Stars, Tonga, Heroes v. Villains	Asuku		Runner-Up	2
Cheesey Samoa	Kynta		Sole Survivor	2

The Game

Episode #	Immunity	Eliminated	Vote	Finish
1	Asuku	Ash	3-1(-5)*	1st Voted Out Day 3
2	Asuku	Snickers	5-3	2nd Voted Out Day 6
3	Asuku	Libby	5-2	3rd Voted Out Day 8
4	Kynta	Googla	8-1	4th Voted Out Day 10
5	Kynta	Sonny	7-1	5th Voted Out Day 12
6	Asuku	Koa	5-1	6th Voted Out Day 14
7	Asuku	Caroline	4-1	7th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 16
8	Kynta	Poe	6-1	8th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 18
9	Chocolate	Danni	9-1	9th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 20
10	Cheesey	Sky	8-1	10th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 23
11	Cheesey	Leo	5-3	11th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 26
12	Cheesey	Lara	4-2-1	12th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 29
13	Coral	James	4-1-1	13th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 32
Finale	Cheesey	Coral	4-1	14th Voted Out 8th Jury Member Day 35
	Cheesey	Chocolate	3-1	15th Voted Out 9th Jury Member Day 38
	JuryVote	Bobby	5-3-1	Third Place
		Benry		Runner-Up
		Cheesey		Sole Survivor

• Ash played his idol for Libby, negating the five votes cast against her. However, Ash himself received three out of four votes, and was eliminated. 

Voting History

Episode #	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Eliminated:	Ash 3/4 votes	Snickers 5/8 votes	Libby 5/7 votes	Googla 8/9 votes	Sonny 7/8 votes	Koa 5/6 votes	Caroline 4/5 votes	Poe 6/7 votes	Danni 9/10 votes	Sky 8/9 votes	Leo 5/8 votes	Lara 5/7 votes	James 4/6 votes	Coral 4/5 votes	Chocolate 3/4 votes
Cheesey	Libby	Snickers	Libby			Koa	Caroline		Danni	Sky	Leo	Lara	James	Coral	Chocolate
Benry				Googla	Sonny			Poe	Danni	Sky	Leo	Lara	James	Coral	Chocolate
Bobby				Googla	Sonny			Poe	Danni	Sky	Leo	Lara	James	Coral	Chocolate
Chocolate	Libby	Snickers	Libby			Koa	Caroline		Danni	Sky	Leo	Lara	James	Coral	Benry
Coral				Googla	Sonny			Poe	Danni	Sky	Leo	James	Benry	Bobby
James				Googla	Sonny			Poe	Danni	Sky	Coral	Coral	Cheesey
Lara				Googla	Sonny			Poe	Danni	Sky	Coral	Coral
Leo	Libby	Snickers	Libby			Koa	Caroline		Danni	Sky	Coral
Sky	Libby	Snickers	Libby			Koa	Caroline		Danni	Leo
Danni				Googla	Sonny			Poe	Bobby
Poe				Googla	Sonny			Danni
Caroline	Libby	Snickers	Libby			Koa	Sky
Koa	Ash	Leo	Leo			Cheesey
Sonny				Googla	Poe
Googla				Sonny
Libby	Ash	Leo	Leo
Snickers	Ash	Leo
Ash	Caroline

Jury Vote

Jury vote
Finalists:	Bobby 1/9 votes	Benry 3/9 votes	Cheesey 5/9 votes
Juror	Vote
Chocolate			Cheesey
Coral			Cheesey
James		Benry
Lara		Benry
Leo			Cheesey
Sky		Benry
Danni			Cheesey
Poe	Bobby
Caroline			Cheesey