Gavin Whitson

I'm thinking, "How the heck do these people find this stuff?" Survivor 38, E2

Played on

39 days played

Game record

Vote alignment71%of 14 ballots

55th percentile of 423 castaways

Immunity record2career immunity wins

88th percentile of 751 castaways

Jury vote share31%of 13 jury votes

53rd percentile of 125 finalists

Occupation at casting YMCA Program Director Hometown Erwin, Tennessee

Played with 17 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓

Gavin Whitson faced the jury on Survivor 38: Edge of Extinction, 39 days in, and finished as runner-up. Whitson never had a vote cast against them in Survivor 38. In all, Whitson cast 14 tribal council votes in Survivor 38, 10 with the majority.

Get to know Gavin Whitson

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

Claim to fame: Five years ago I asked a girl to go out with me and she said no. One year later I asked again and she said yes. Now we are engaged and I couldn't be happier. She is also lucky because I am a catch! It's really an accomplishment for both of us.
Hobbies: Going to Disney World, binge-watching The Office (I can quote every episode), eating Texas Roadhouse fried pickles. I might need to rethink my life based on my hobbies...
Pet peeves: Holding the door for someone and they don't say thank you, people who vape, people asking me if I am still in high school, slow texters, other people touching the radio in my car, and parents yelling at their kids in youth sporting events.
Castaway they say they are most like: Keith Nale. Everyone loves Keith! I would just play more socially aware. He's the only guy that could compete with Joe Anglim. I want to be the guy everyone is pulling for back home.

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.