Portrait of Matt Blankinship

Matt Blankinship

I don't think that tribe split could've been any worse for me, but sometimes that's just how the cookie crumbles. Survivor 44, E7

Played on

14 days played

Game record

Vote alignment0of 1 ballot

Too few ballots to rank

Immunity record0career immunity wins

No wins to rank

Occupation at casting Security Software Engineer Hometown San Francisco, California

Played with 17 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓

Matt Blankinship lasted into the jury phase of Survivor 44 in the New Era, 14 days in, and went out as the 6th voted out. Blankinship's torch went out by a 3-2 vote. Before that, Blankinship cast 1 tribal council vote in Survivor 44, 0 with the majority.

Get to know Matt Blankinship

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

Hobbies
Taiko, music, running
Pet peeves
People who interrupt other people
Inspiration
Both my parents have inspired and continue to inspire me. No matter what personal issue they had, they always prioritized my brother and I, which I'll always be grateful for.

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.

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Seasons

Season Result Days Tribes Votes against Confessionals
Survivor 44 2023 6th voted out Soka Va Va 3 30

The vote that sent Matt Blankinship home

Three of the five ballots named Matt Blankinship on day 14 of Survivor 44, a 3-2 vote.

Yam Yam Arocho, Jaime Lynn Ruiz and Brandon Cottom

Matt Blankinship voted for Yam Yam Arocho.

Castaway network

Matt Blankinship’s connections

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17
castaway connections
9
tribemates
1
winner
1
returning player

Connections worth exploring

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The other 15 castaways

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Survivor 44 2023 15 castaways View cast

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