Sam Phalen
"That bamboo dug into my side a little bit weird last night." It's bamboo. Survivor 47, E3
Played on
26 days played
Game record
Vote alignment100%of 8 ballots
98th percentile of 423 castaways
Immunity record0career immunity wins
No wins to rank
Jury vote share13%of 8 jury votes
32nd percentile of 125 finalists
Occupation at casting Sports Reporter Hometown Nashville, Tennessee
Played with 17 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓ Sam Phalen faced the jury on Survivor 47, 26 days in, and finished as runner-up. In all, Phalen cast 8 tribal council votes in Survivor 47, 8 with the majority.
Get to know Sam Phalen
Sam Phalen's own answers from the pre-game cast profile CBS published before the season aired.
- Hobbies
- Playing trivia, critiquing movies, working out.
- Pet peeves
- When someone leaves the door open too long entering the sauna and wastes the heat. When someone uses an accent to say a foreign word correctly when they're not from there. Overly confident sports fans.
- Inspiration
- My fiancé. She is my best friend. I'm inspired by her patience, loving nature, loyalty, and the joy she carries with her every day. She makes me want to be the best version of me.
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 Sam Phalen in or out?
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Community votes are fan estimates for fun, not a scientific survey.
Seasons
| Season | Result | Days | Tribes | Votes against | Confessionals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Survivor 47 2024 | 26 of 26 days
| Gata Beka | 10 | 93 |
Castaway network
Sam Phalen’s connections
The strongest overlaps are surfaced first; every castmate is organized by season below.
- 17
- castaway connections
- 5
- tribemates
- 1
- winner
- 1
- returning player
Connections worth exploring
Repeat pairings, other-show overlaps, tribe overlap, winners and Survivor veterans rise to the top.
The other 15 castaways
Open the season for the rest of the cast and the context behind each connection.
Survivor 47 15 castaways View cast
- Andy Rueda Shared a tribe1 season
- Anika Dhar Shared a tribe1 season
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Aysha Welch Shared the cast1 season -
Caroline Vidmar Shared the cast1 season -
Gabe Ortis Shared the cast1 season -
Jon Lovett Shared a tribe1 season -
Kishan Patel Shared the cast1 season -
Kyle Ostwald Shared the cast1 season -
Rome Cooney Shared the cast1 season -
Sierra Wright Shared a tribe1 season -
Sol Yi Shared the cast1 season -
Sue Smey Shared the cast1 season -
Teeny Chirichillo Shared the cast1 season -
Tiyana Hallums Shared the cast1 season -
TK Foster Shared the cast1 season