Strong Five

Strong Five is the fan name for a 5-castaway voting bloc on Survivor 48, recorded as forming on day 12. David Kinne is credited with starting it. It held together long enough to make Kyle Fraser the winner.

5 Members
Day 12 Formed
1st of 18 Best finish Kyle Fraser
3 Made the final tribal 2 on the jury
14 days Longest run inside the alliance

Survivor does not name alliances on screen, so this name and this roster are a fan convention rather than an official record. Placements and days below are from our own season data.

Members

Strong Five members on Survivor 48, best finish first
Castaway Role In the alliance Finish
Kyle Fraser Winner Turned on it Days 12 to 17
Eva Erickson Loyal to the end Days 12 to 26
Joe Hunter Loyal to the end Days 12 to 26
Shauhin Davari Left the group Days 12 to 23 13th voted out
David Kinne Founder Days 12 to 17 10th voted out

Roles come from the fan record: a founder started the group, a member who stayed loyal voted with it to the end, one who left the group drifted out of it, and one who turned on it broke ranks before the game was over.

Worked with the group

Recorded as allied with Strong Five at times without being counted as members.

Played against it

Castaways named individually as working against it.

Birthplace, pre-game profile and alliance facts adapted from Survivor Fandom and Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-07-21. Licensed CC BY-SA. Alliance names and rosters are fan-curated and are not an official record.