Jonathan Young
I go fishing, but I'm like a duck on top of the water. Survivor 50, E2
Played on
51 days played
Game record
Vote alignment71%of 21 ballots
55th percentile of 423 castaways
Immunity record4career immunity wins
97th percentile of 751 castaways
Jury vote share27%of 11 jury votes
48th percentile of 125 finalists
Occupation at casting Beach Service Company Owner Hometown Gulf Shores, Alabama
Played with 40 castaways across 2 seasons See every connection ↓ Jonathan Young played twice (Survivor 42 and Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans), 51 days on the beach in total. Young's best finish, runner-up, came on Survivor 50. Young has shared a beach with forty castaways, inside the most-connected tenth of everyone who has played.
Get to know Jonathan Young
Jonathan Young's own answers from the pre-game cast profile CBS published before the season aired.
- Hobbies
- Working out, spearfishing and surfing
- Pet peeves
- Wearing shirts, people who bully others and when people are disrespectful
- Castaway they say they are most like
- Ozzy
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 Jonathan Young in or out?
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Seasons
| Season | Result | Days | Tribes | Votes against | Confessionals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Survivor 42 2022 | Lost final 4 fire challenge | 25 of 26 days
| Taku Kula Kula | 7 | 31 |
 In the Hands of the Fans Season 50, 2026 | 26 of 26 days
| Kalo Cila Mergatory Manulevu | 0 | 58 |
Castaway network
Jonathan Young’s connections
The strongest overlaps are surfaced first; every castmate is organized by season below.
- 40
- castaway connections
- 23
- tribemates
- 5
- winners
- 23
- returning players
Connections worth exploring
Repeat pairings, other-show overlaps, tribe overlap, winners and Survivor veterans rise to the top.
Every castaway, by season
Open a season for the complete cast list and the context behind each connection.
Survivor 42 17 castaways 1 winner View cast
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Chanelle Howell Shared the cast1 season -
Daniel Strunk Shared the cast1 season -
Drea Wheeler Shared the cast1 season -
Hai Giang Shared the cast1 season -
Jackson Fox Shared a tribe1 season -
Jenny Kim Shared the cast1 season -
Lindsay Dolashewich Shared a tribe1 season -
Lydia Meredith Shared the cast1 season -
Marya Sherron Shared a tribe1 season -
Maryanne Oketch Shared a tribe1 season Winner -
Mike Turner Shared the cast1 season -
Omar Zaheer Shared a tribe1 season -
Rocksroy Bailey Shared the cast1 season -
Romeo Escobar Shared the cast1 season -
Swati Goel Shared the cast1 season -
Tori Meehan Shared the cast1 season -
Zach Wurtenberger Shared the cast1 season
In the Hands of the Fans 23 castaways 4 winners 23 returning players View cast
- Oscar Lusth Shared a tribe5 seasons
- Cirie Fields Shared a tribe5 seasons
- Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick Shared a tribe4 seasons
- Aubry Bracco Shared a tribe4 seasons Winner
- Benjamin Wade Shared a tribe4 seasons
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Colby Donaldson Shared a tribe4 seasons -
Jenna Lewis-Dougherty Shared the cast3 seasons -
Angelina Keeley Shared the cast2 seasons -
Chrissy Hofbeck Shared a tribe2 seasons -
Christian Hubicki Shared a tribe2 seasons -
Genevieve Mushaluk Shared a tribe2 seasons -
Mike White Shared a tribe2 seasons - Dee Valladares Shared a tribe2 seasons Winner
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Emily Flippen Shared a tribe2 seasons -
Rick Devens Shared a tribe2 seasons -
Rizo Velovic Shared a tribe2 seasons -
Savannah Louie Shared the cast2 seasons Winner -
Charlie Davis Shared a tribe2 seasons -
Joe Hunter Shared a tribe2 seasons -
Kamilla Karthigesu Shared a tribe2 seasons -
Kyle Fraser Shared the cast2 seasons Winner -
Q Burdette Shared the cast2 seasons -
Tiffany Nicole Ervin Shared a tribe2 seasons
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