Dan DaSilva
Who can get the wardog closer to a million dollars? Survivor 38, E4
Played on
29 days played
Game record
Vote alignment75%of 12 ballots
64th percentile of 423 castaways
Immunity record0career immunity wins
No wins to rank
Occupation at casting Law Student/Former Military Hometown Los Angeles, California
Played with 17 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓ Dan DaSilva lasted into the jury phase of Survivor 38: Edge of Extinction in the modern era, 29 days in, and went out as the 12th voted out. DaSilva's torch went out by a 6-2 vote. Before that, DaSilva cast 12 tribal council votes in Survivor 38, 9 with the majority.
Get to know Dan DaSilva
Dan DaSilva's own answers from the pre-game cast profile CBS published before the season aired.
- Claim to fame
- Bronze Star Medal in Afghanistan, close second was being the youngest in my Basic Training company and making it through in a time when 20 percent or so were sent home. It was 1997 pre-war standards.
- Hobbies
- Gym, basketball, and Netflix binging.
- Pet peeves
- Weakness for sure, but most of all negative energy, that person who just complains constantly that the world never breaks their way.
- Inspiration
- The young men and women who joined the Army after the war began, I fought alongside these 19, 20, and 21-year-olds, and they certainly were my heroes.
- Why they wanted to play
- Win the game of games! Also, to go on an adventure that few will ever partake in, and to challenge myself physically, mentally, and emotionally.
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 Dan DaSilva in or out?
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Seasons
| Season | Result | Days | Tribes | Votes against | Confessionals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edge of Extinction Season 38, 2019 | 12th voted out | 29 of 39 days
| Manu Lesu Vata | 8 | 28 |
The vote that sent Dan DaSilva home
Six of the eight ballots named Dan DaSilva on day 29 of Survivor 38: Edge of Extinction, a 6-2 vote.
Dan DaSilva voted for Aurora McCreary.
Castaway network
Dan DaSilva’s connections
The strongest overlaps are surfaced first; every castmate is organized by season below.
- 17
- castaway connections
- 8
- tribemates
- 2
- winners
- 5
- returning players
Connections worth exploring
Repeat pairings, other-show overlaps, tribe overlap, winners and Survivor veterans rise to the top.
The other 11 castaways
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Edge of Extinction 11 castaways View cast
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Aurora McCreary Shared the cast1 season -
Eric Hafemann Shared the cast1 season -
Gavin Whitson Shared the cast1 season -
Julia Carter Shared the cast1 season -
Julie Rosenberg Shared the cast1 season -
Keith Sowell Shared a tribe1 season -
Lauren O'Connell Shared a tribe1 season -
Reem Daly Shared a tribe1 season -
Ron Clark Shared the cast1 season -
Victoria Baamonde Shared the cast1 season -
Wendy Diaz Shared a tribe1 season