The Long History of Celebrities on Survivor

Before we debate what it even means to be a celebrity, let alone a celebrity on Survivor, I asked myself: Does star power translate to in-game power? Keep scrolling for some beautiful data! If you'd like to support me, check out these links: 💎   / peridiam   💎   / peridiam   💎   / discord   💎   / billygiese   💎   / billywgiese   SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOW FOR ALL THE SURVIVOR & BIG BROTHER GOODNESS! :D EXPECT A NEW VIDEO EVERY THURSDAY! BEAUTIFUL, BOUNTIFUL DATA: Gary S11 - 7/16 - 44% - 46 years old Jonathan S13 - 7/20 - 35% - 44 Ashley S15 - 15/16 - 94% - 28 Jean-Robert S15 - 9/16 - 56% - 36 Jonathan S16 - 15/20 - 75% - 45 Crystal S17 - 6/18 - 33% - 29 Kenny S17 - 5/18 - 28% - 22 Taj S18 - 4/16 - 25% - 37 Jimmy S21 - 18/20 - 90% - 67 Steve S22 - 10/18 - 56% - 51 Grant S22 - 8/18 - 44% - 29 Whitney S23 - 9/18 - 50% - 27 Jeff S25 - 10/18 - 56% - 44 Jonathan S25 - 7/18 - 39% - 50 Lisa S25 - 2/18 - 11% - 49 Julia S26 - 13/20 - 65% - 21 Brad S27 - 14/20 - 70% - 44 David S28 - 18/18 - 100% - 45 Garrett S28 - 17/18 - 94% - 27 Cliff S28 - 14/18 - 78% - 46 John Rocker S29 - 16/18 - 89% - 39 Tyler S30 - 7/18 - 39% - 33 Anna S32 - 13/18 - 72% - 26 Scot S32 - 8/18 - 44% - 40 Mari S33 - 19/20 - 95% - 31 Brad S34 - 2/20 - 10% - 47 Katrina S35 - 18/18 - 100% - 46 Alan S35 - 15/18 - 83% - 32 John Hennigan S37 - 12/20 - 60% - 38 Mike S37 - 2/20 - 10% - 47 Ron S38 - 8/18 - 44% - 45 Ronnie S39 - 20/20 - 100% - 36 Tom S39 - 16/20 - 80% - 60 Elizabeth S39 - 9/20 - 45% - 26 (24) Men: 265/446 = 59.42% (10) Women: 108/182 = 59.34% 85% chance a celebrity will be cast on a season of Survivor (34 appearances in 40 seasons) The first 10 seasons feature no celebrities In the entire series, 18/40 seasons have no celebrities on them However, after Palau (S10), 8/30 seasons have no celebrities on them The biggest stretch of seasons to feature at least 1 celebrity is between Philippines (S25) and Worlds Apart (S30) The record for most celebrities on a season is 3 - Philippines (Jeff, Penner, Lisa), Cagayan (David, Garrett, Cliff), and Island of the Idols (Ronnie, Tom, Elizabeth) 3 celebrities have been the first boot (David, Katrina, Ronnie) No celebrity has ever been the merge boot 3 celebrities have been a runner-up (Lisa, Brad, Mike) No celebrity has ever won a season Combined age: 1,333 years Men: 1,013 years Women: 310 years Average age: 39.21 years old Men: 42.21 years old Women: 31 years old (17) Athletes: Gary, Crystal, Jimmy, Steve, Grant, Jeff, Julia, Brad x2, Cliff, Rocker, Tyler, Scot, Katrina, Alan, Tom, Elizabeth (5) Actors: Jonathan x3, Lisa, Mike (2) Musicians: Taj, Whitney (4) Entertainers: Ashley, John, Kenny, Mari (4) Poker Players: Jean-Robert, Garrett, Anna, Ronnie (2) Other: David, Ron