Outcome patterns
Gender, Age and Survivor Jury Outcomes
Male has the highest jury rate among the displayed groups at 63.3% of appearances. US Survivor data through Season 50.
The deeper read
Reaching the jury and converting that run into a win are separate tests
Male appearances reach the jury phase at 63.3% versus 57.8% for female appearances, a 5.5-point gap. The win-rate gap is 1.3 points.
Those two gaps need not move together. Jury participation measures survival into the back half; winning adds finalist selection, jury composition, format, and final-vote persuasion. Collapsing them into one “performance” number hides where an outcome gap appears.
At a glance
The outcome funnel
14.3% finalist rate; 4.8% win rate.
15.2% finalist rate; 6.1% win rate.
Returnees contribute once for every game played.
A single headline rate cannot explain whether a gap emerges before the merge, near the endgame, or at Final Tribal Council.
Tiny groups are descriptive only; appearance totals in the table show where percentages are unstable.
What the numbers say
Key findings
- Rates use appearances rather than unique careers, which reflects the outcome of each game played.
- Age bands are based on age during that season, so a returning player can appear in a different band later.
- Jury size, finale format, and game length changed over time; group rates do not adjust for those structural differences.
Full results
The underlying table
| Group | Appearances | Made jury | Made final | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 455 | 57.8% | 14.3% | 4.8% |
| Male | 460 | 63.3% | 15.2% | 6.1% |
| Non-binary | 2 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 45+ | 144 | 58.3% | 15.3% | 2.1% |
| 25–34 | 420 | 60.5% | 14.8% | 6.4% |
| 35–44 | 189 | 60.8% | 14.8% | 6.3% |
| Under 25 | 164 | 62.8% | 14% | 4.9% |
Reproduce the result
Methodology and limitations
What we counted
We joined the appearance table to player gender details, then calculated jury, finalist, and winner shares for each gender and four age bands.
Read this with care
The source uses a limited gender field and does not provide reliable race or ethnicity data. This page does not infer identity from names, photos, or biography text.
The generated CSV contains every row in the underlying table. See About the data for source provenance, update cadence, and corrections.