Portrait of David Samson

David Samson

In the real world I may hire you, but in this world? Not tonight. Survivor 28, E1

Played on

3 days played

Game record

Vote alignment0of 1 ballot

Too few ballots to rank

Immunity record0career immunity wins

No wins to rank

Occupation at casting Miami Marlins President Hometown Plantation, Florida

Played with 17 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓

David Samson's time on Survivor 28: Cagayan was short: they went out as the 1st voted out, gone after 3 days, sent home by a 4-2 vote. While the run lasted, Samson cast 1 tribal council vote in Survivor 28, 0 with the majority.

Get to know David Samson

David Samson's own answers from the pre-game cast profile CBS published before the season aired.

Claim to fame
Got local government in Miami to contribute over 350 million dollars to a new baseball park during the recession.
Hobbies
Running, watching movies and traveling.
Pet peeves
Laziness, entitlement and those who are not charitable.
Inspiration
My grandfather, who taught me how to both make money and be charitable.
Castaway they say they are most like
Boston Rob. He won the game before others thought it had started.
Why they wanted to play
Winning! The desire to be extraordinary and doing what all say they could not do.

Birthplace, pre-game profile and alliance facts adapted from Survivor Fandom and Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-07-21. Licensed CC BY-SA.

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Seasons

Season Result Days Tribes Votes against Confessionals
Cagayan Season 28, 2014 1st voted out Luzon 4 4

The vote that sent David Samson home

Four of the six ballots named David Samson on day 3 of Survivor 28: Cagayan, a 4-2 vote.

Spencer Bledsoe, Latasha Fox, J'Tia Taylor and Garrett Adelstein

David Samson voted for J'Tia Taylor.

Castaway network

David Samson’s connections

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17
castaway connections
5
tribemates
2
winners
6
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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Cagayan Season 28, 2014 11 castaways View cast

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