Steve Wright on Survivor: Redemption Island

Steve Wright

Phil, you are one odd duck, brother. Survivor 22, E9

Steve helped Zapatera throw a challenge to remove Russell. After Ometepe erased that alliance, he became the last active Zapatera member on Day 30.

Played on

30 days played

Game record

Vote alignment45%of 11 ballots

12th percentile of 423 castaways

Immunity record0career immunity wins

No wins to rank

Occupation at casting Ex-NFL Player Hometown Huntington Beach, California

Played with 17 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓

Steve Wright's one season ended on the jury: they went out as the 13th voted out on Survivor 22: Redemption Island after 30 days. Wright's torch went out by a 6-1 vote. Before that, Wright cast 11 tribal council votes in Survivor 22, 5 with the majority.

Get to know Steve Wright

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

Claim to fame
Making the Dallas Cowboys with two other free agents out of 110 in 1981 and playing for 13 years. I'm also proud of my own start-up company and all it's accomplished.
Hobbies
Photography, scuba diving and biking.
Pet peeves
People who litter and people who don't respect others.
Inspiration
Regular people who do extraordinary things.
Castaway they say they are most like
Tom Westman - just a pretty normal likeable guy.
Why they wanted to play
To show how team work is done, win a million dollars and help my team the best I can.

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.

Sources

Fan poll Players

Survivor Hall of Fame: is Steve Wright in or out?

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Seasons

Season Result Days Tribes Votes against Confessionals
Redemption Island Season 22, 2011 13th voted out Zapatera Murlonio 9 23

The vote that sent Steve Wright home

Six of the seven ballots named Steve Wright on day 30 of Survivor 22: Redemption Island, a 6-1 vote.

Rob Mariano, Phillip Sheppard, Natalie Tenerelli, Ashley Underwood, Andrea Boehlke and Grant Mattos

Steve Wright voted for Grant Mattos.

Castaway network

Steve Wright’s connections

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castaway connections
8
tribemates
1
winner
5
returning players

Connections worth exploring

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The other 12 castaways

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Redemption Island Season 22, 2011 12 castaways View cast

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