Portrait of Dean Kowalski

Dean Kowalski

I was under a little stress seeing the goat army assemble… Survivor 39, E10

Played on

39 days played

Game record

Vote alignment69%of 13 ballots

48th percentile of 423 castaways

Immunity record2career immunity wins

88th percentile of 751 castaways

Idol impact1of 2 idol plays canceled a vote

57th percentile of 45 idol players

Occupation at casting Tech Sales Hometown New York City, New York

Played with 19 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓

Dean Kowalski faced the jury on Survivor 39: Island of the Idols, 39 days in, and finished as runner-up. Kowalski never had a vote cast against them in Survivor 39. In all, Kowalski cast 13 tribal council votes in Survivor 39, 9 with the majority.

Get to know Dean Kowalski

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

Hobbies
Basketball, crafts, and DJ-ing.
Pet peeves
People honking in dead-stop traffic, people from the back pushing up a couple rows upon airplane landing, and roommates leaving dirty dishes in the sink for a prolonged period of time.
Castaway they say they are most like
Wendell for his quiet leadership.

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
Island of the Idols Season 39, 2019 Lairo Lumuwaku 0 47

Castaway network

Dean Kowalski’s connections

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tribemates
1
winner

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Island of the Idols Season 39, 2019 19 castaways 1 winner View cast

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