Cole Medders
I was hoping that it would be Joe instead of me, but that's not what happened. Survivor 35, E9
Played on
24 days played
Game record
Vote alignment1of 4 ballots
Too few ballots to rank
Immunity record1career immunity win
77th percentile of 751 castaways
Occupation at casting Wilderness Therapy Guide Hometown Little Rock, Arkansas
Played with 17 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓ Cole Medders's one season ended on the jury: they went out as the 9th voted out on Survivor 35: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers after 24 days. Medders's torch went out by a 7-1 vote. Before that, Medders cast 4 tribal council votes in Survivor 35, 1 with the majority.
Get to know Cole Medders
Cole Medders's own answers from the pre-game cast profile CBS published before the season aired.
- Claim to fame
- I have climbed the two tallest peaks in the Western Hemisphere—Denali and Acacongua.
- Hobbies
- Rock climbing, mountaineering, and backpacking.
- Pet peeves
- I can't stand lazy people who shirk responsibility.
- Inspiration
- Tommy Coldwell—this man is a professional climber who lost his ring finger and has a family. This man has it all just by pursuing his passions. His motto is "no excuses."
- Castaway they say they are most like
- Spencer from Season 28. He came across as a nerd or just a little awkward but he ended up being really dominant in challenges and in the mental/social game and that's how I see myself.
- Why they wanted to play
- Of course the money would be incredible but I honestly think having the title of Sole Survivor is the ultimate accomplishment for an outdoorsman like me.
- Luxury item
- Weights to work out every day, a giant box of Legos for endless possibilities of fun, and a beach volleyball set because I could destroy everyone at it.
Alliances fans have named
Survivor never names an alliance on screen. These names, and who counts as a member, are how the fan community records the game rather than an official record of it.
Birthplace, pre-game profile and alliance facts adapted from Survivor Fandom and Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-07-21. Licensed CC BY-SA.
Fan poll Players
Survivor Hall of Fame: is Cole Medders in or out?
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Seasons
| Season | Result | Days | Tribes | Votes against | Confessionals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers Season 35, 2017 | 9th voted out | 24 of 39 days
| Soko Yawa Solewa | 7 | 21 |
The vote that sent Cole Medders home
Seven of the ten ballots named Cole Medders on day 24 of Survivor 35: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers.
Cole Medders voted for Ben Driebergen.
Castaway network
Cole Medders’s connections
The strongest overlaps are surfaced first; every castmate is organized by season below.
- 17
- castaway connections
- 7
- tribemates
- 1
- winner
- 2
- returning players
Connections worth exploring
Repeat pairings, other-show overlaps, tribe overlap, winners and Survivor veterans rise to the top.
The other 15 castaways
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Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers 15 castaways View cast
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Joe Mena Shared a tribe1 season -
John Hilsabeck Shared the cast1 season -
Katrina Radke Shared the cast1 season -
Lauren Rimmer Shared a tribe1 season -
Mike Zahalsky Shared a tribe1 season -
Patrick Bolton Shared the cast1 season -
Roark Luskin Shared a tribe1 season -
Ryan Ulrich Shared the cast1 season -
Simone Nguyen Shared the cast1 season