Survivor 27 Blood vs. Water

Palaui Island, Cagayan, Philippines Sep 18 – Dec 15, 2013 Filmed May 19 – Jun 27, 2013

Tribes Galang Tadhana Kasama

Format Blood vs. Water debut Day Zero debut First Impressions Redemption Island Returning Players +2 more

20 Castaways 10 returning

39 Days

8 Jury

Winner Tyson Apostol won 7-1-0

Who won Survivor 27?

Tyson Apostol won Survivor 27, defeating Monica Culpepper and Gervase Peterson by a 7-1-0 final jury vote.

Cast: 20 castaways
Filmed in: Palaui Island, Cagayan, Philippines
Premiere: Sep 18, 2013
Finale: Dec 15, 2013

Jump to the full cast and finish order or season voting history.

More winners: Survivor 26 winner John Cochran and Survivor 28 winner Tony Vlachos. See every Survivor winner in order.

Survivor: Blood vs. Water features ten returning castaways competing against their own loved ones in the Philippines, introducing a unique dynamic where tribal loyalties are tested by pre-existing family bonds and the return of Redemption Island.

Day one split the cast into two tribes: Galang and Tadhana. Ten castaways arrived with prior seasons played, and four of this cast would go on to play again.

Loved ones this season

Castaways from this cast with a documented bond off the island — read the story behind each pair.

Full cast & placements

Days, tribes and votes are on each castaway's page.

Survivor 27: Blood vs. Water cast results
Place	Castaway	Result	Days	Tribes	Votes against
1	Tyson Apostol Returnee Also played S18, S20, S40	7 of 8 jury votes	39	GalangTadhanaKasama	2
2	Monica Culpepper Returnee Also played S24	1 of 8 jury votes	39	GalangKasama	6
3	Gervase Peterson Returnee Also played S1	0 of 8 jury votes	39	GalangTadhanaKasama	4
4	Tina Wesson Returnee Also played S2, S8	17th voted out	38	GalangKasama	10
5	Ciera Eastin Also played S31, S34	16th voted out	37	TadhanaKasama	14
6	Hayden Moss	15th voted out	35	TadhanaKasama	8
7	Katie Collins	Eliminated	32	TadhanaGalangKasama	4
8	Caleb Bankston	14th voted out	29	TadhanaKasama	4
9	Laura Morett Returnee Also played S19	13th voted out	26	GalangKasama	19
10	Vytas Baskauskas Also played S31	11th voted out	22	TadhanaGalangKasama	10
11	Aras Baskauskas Returnee Also played S12	10th voted out	21	GalangTadhanaKasama	7
12	Laura Boneham	9th voted out	18	TadhanaGalang	11
13	Kat Edorsson Returnee Also played S24	8th voted out	16	Galang	5
14	Brad Culpepper Also played S34	6th voted out	10	Tadhana	7
15	John Cody	5th voted out	8	Tadhana	8
16	Colton Cumbie Returnee Also played S24	Quit	7	Galang	0
17	Rachel Foulger	4th voted out	6	Tadhana	5
18	Marissa Peterson	3rd voted out	3	Tadhana	10
19	Rupert Boneham Returnee Also played S7, S8, S20	Switched	1	Galang	0
20	Candice Cody Returnee Also played S13, S20	2nd voted out	1	Galang	6

Episode guide

All 14 episodes of Survivor 27: when each aired, who won reward and immunity, who left, and how many people watched.

US viewers per episode

US viewers, episode by episode: 8.8M at the low point to 10.6M at the high. The dashed line is the season average of 9.8M. Episode 12 drew the biggest audience.

Survivor 27 episode guide: number, title, air date, reward and immunity winners, who left, and US viewers
#	Episode	Aired	Reward	Immunity	Voted out	Viewers
1	Blood Is Thicker than Anything Sep 18 Reward Galang 9.7M viewers	Sep 18	Galang	Galang	Laura Boneham Candice Cody Marissa Peterson	9.7M
2	Rule in Chaos Sep 25 Reward Galang 9.5M viewers	Sep 25	Galang	Galang	Rachel Foulger	9.5M
3	Opening Pandora's Box Oct 2 Reward Galang 10.2M viewers	Oct 2	Galang	Galang	Colton Cumbie Quit John Cody	10.2M
4	One Armed Dude and Three Moms Oct 9 Reward Galang 9.6M viewers	Oct 9	Galang	Galang	Brad Culpepper	9.6M
5	The Dead Can Still Talk Oct 16 Reward Tadhana 10.1M viewers	Oct 16	Tadhana	Tadhana	Laura Morett	10.1M
6	One-Man Wrecking Ball Oct 23 Reward Tadhana 9.5M viewers	Oct 23	Tadhana	Tadhana	Kat Edorsson	9.5M
7	Swoop In for the Kill Oct 30 Reward Tadhana 9.0M viewers	Oct 30	Tadhana	Tadhana	Laura Boneham	9.0M
8	Skin of My Teeth Nov 6 9.3M viewers	Nov 6	–	Vytas Baskauskas	Aras Baskauskas	9.3M
9	My Brother's Keeper Nov 13 9.9M viewers	Nov 13	–	Monica Culpepper, Katie Collins	Vytas Baskauskas Tina Wesson	9.9M
10	Big Bad Wolf Nov 20 Reward Monica Culpepper 10.2M viewers	Nov 20	Monica Culpepper	Monica Culpepper	Laura Morett	10.2M
11	Gloves Come Off Nov 27 8.8M viewers	Nov 27	–	Monica Culpepper	Caleb Bankston	8.8M
12	Rustle Feathers Dec 4 Reward Gervase Peterson, Monica Culpepper, Tyson Apostol 10.6M viewers	Dec 4	Gervase Peterson, Monica Culpepper, Tyson Apostol	Gervase Peterson, Monica Culpepper, Tyson Apostol	Katie Collins Eliminated	10.6M
13	Out on a Limb Dec 11 Reward Ciera Eastin 9.9M viewers	Dec 11	Ciera Eastin	Ciera Eastin	Hayden Moss	9.9M
14	It's My Night Dec 15 10.2M viewers	Dec 15	–	Tyson Apostol	Ciera Eastin Tina Wesson	10.2M

Episode, twist and location facts adapted from Survivor Fandom and Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-07-21. Licensed CC BY-SA.

Who got the edit

Confessional counts: the to-camera interviews the edit gave each castaway across Survivor 27. A rough proxy for who the season was built around.

432 confessionals across the season. Top 10 of 20 castaways shown.

Voting history

Every tribal-council vote of the season. Rows are castaways by finish, columns are councils in order. Each cell is who that castaway voted for.

Key Vote matched the boot Struck through = vote nullified by an idol No vote cast (immune, absent, or already out)

Survivor 27 voting history: each row is a castaway, each column a tribal council, and each cell shows who that castaway voted for.
Voter	Ep 1 Laura 6-2-1-1	Ep 1 Candice 6-3-1	Ep 1 Marissa 8-1	Ep 2 Rachel 5-2-1	Ep 3 John 6-1	Ep 4 Brad 6-4	Ep 5 Laura 7-1	Ep 6 Kat 5-1	Ep 7 Laura 4-1	Ep 8 Aras 7-2-2	Ep 9 Vytas 8-1-1	Ep 9 Tina 7-1-1	Ep 10 Laura 7-1	Ep 11 Caleb 4-3	Ep 12 Katie 5-5	Ep 13 Hayden 3-2	Ep 14 Ciera 3	Ep 14 Tina 3-1
Tyson Apostol		Laura					Laura			Aras	Vytas	Tina	Laura	Caleb	Hayden	Hayden	Ciera	Tina
Monica Culpepper		Candice					Laura	Kat	Laura	Aras	Vytas	Tina	Laura	Caleb	Hayden	Hayden	Ciera	Tina
Gervase Peterson		Candice					Laura			Aras	Vytas	Tina	Laura	Caleb	Hayden	Hayden	Ciera	Tina
Tina Wesson		Candice					Laura	Kat	Laura	Ciera	Vytas	Tyson					Gervase	Gervase
Ciera Eastin	Laura		Marissa	John	John	Brad				Aras	Katie	Tina	Laura	Caleb	Monica	Gervase	Gervase
Hayden Moss	Laura		Marissa	Rachel	John	Ciera				Aras	Vytas	Tina	Laura	Ciera	Monica	Gervase
Katie Collins	Marissa		Marissa	John	John	Brad		Kat	Laura	Ciera	Vytas	Monica	Laura	Ciera	Monica
Caleb Bankston	Laura		Marissa	Rachel	John	Brad				Aras	Vytas	Tina	Laura	Ciera
Laura Morett		Candice					Laura			Aras	Vytas	Tina	Katie
Vytas Baskauskas	Laura		Marissa	Rachel	John	Ciera		Kat	Laura	Laura	Tyson
Aras Baskauskas		Gervase					Laura			Laura
Laura Boneham	Marissa						Laura	Kat	Vytas
Kat Edorsson		Candice					Laura	Vytas
Brad Culpepper	Laura		Marissa	Rachel	John	Ciera
John Cody	Laura		Marissa	Rachel	Ciera
Colton Cumbie		Candice
Rachel Foulger	Katie		Marissa	Ciera
Marissa Peterson	Brad		Katie
Rupert Boneham		Laura
Candice Cody		Laura

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