Big Tom Buchanan
Don't be stupid, stupid. Survivor 8, E16
Played on
73 days played
Game record
Vote alignment75%of 16 ballots
64th percentile of 423 castaways
Immunity record2career immunity wins
88th percentile of 751 castaways
Days played94%of 78 possible days
Share of days available, not a rank
Occupation at casting Goat Farmer Hometown Rich Valley, Virginia
Played with 30 castaways across 2 seasons See every connection ↓ Tom Buchanan debuted on Survivor 3: Africa and came back for Survivor 8: All-Stars, 73 days in all. The deepest run was Survivor 3, where Buchanan went out as the 13th voted out (4th overall).
Get to know Big Tom Buchanan
Big Tom Buchanan's own answers from the pre-game cast profile CBS published before the season aired.
- Luxury item
- Lucky Charm
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 Tom Buchanan in or out?
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Seasons
| Season | Result | Days | Tribes | Votes against | Confessionals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Africa Season 3, 2001 | 13th voted out | 37 of 39 days
| Boran Samburu Moto Maji | 9 | 58 |
 All-Stars Season 8, 2004 | 12th voted out | 36 of 39 days
| Chapera Mogo Mogo Chaboga Mogo | 4 | 32 |
The vote that ended Big Tom Buchanan's best run
Three of the four ballots named Big Tom Buchanan on day 37 of Survivor 3: Africa, a 3-1 vote.
Big Tom Buchanan voted for Lex van den Berghe.
Castaway network
Big Tom Buchanan’s connections
The strongest overlaps are surfaced first; every castmate is organized by season below.
- 30
- castaway connections
- 17
- tribemates
- 2
- repeat castmates
- 6
- winners
Connections worth exploring
Repeat pairings, other-show overlaps, tribe overlap, winners and Survivor veterans rise to the top.
Every castaway, by season
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Africa 15 castaways 1 winner 2 returning players View cast
- Ethan Zohn Reunited on Survivor 83 seasons Winner
- Lex van den Berghe Reunited on Survivor 82 seasons
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Brandon Quinton Shared a tribe1 season -
Carl Bilancione Shared the cast1 season -
Clarence Black Shared a tribe1 season -
Diane Ogden Shared a tribe1 season -
Frank Garrison Shared the cast1 season -
Jessie Camacho Shared a tribe1 season -
Kelly Goldsmith Shared a tribe1 season -
Kim Johnson Shared a tribe1 season -
Kim Powers Shared a tribe1 season -
Linda Spencer Shared the cast1 season -
Lindsey Richter Shared a tribe1 season -
Silas Gaither Shared the cast1 season -
Teresa Cooper Shared the cast1 season
All-Stars 17 castaways 6 winners 17 returning players View cast
- Rob Mariano Shared a tribe5 seasons Winner
- Colby Donaldson Shared the cast4 seasons
- Rupert Boneham Shared a tribe4 seasons
- Jenna Lewis-Dougherty Shared a tribe3 seasons
- Ethan Zohn Reunited on Survivor 33 seasons Winner
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Tina Wesson Shared the cast3 seasons Winner - Amber Mariano Shared a tribe3 seasons Winner
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Jerri Manthey Shared the cast3 seasons -
Shii Ann Huang Shared the cast2 seasons -
Jenna Morasca Shared the cast2 seasons Winner -
Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien Shared the cast2 seasons -
Rob Cesternino Shared a tribe2 seasons - Lex van den Berghe Reunited on Survivor 32 seasons
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Richard Hatch Shared the cast2 seasons Winner -
Rudy Boesch Shared the cast2 seasons -
Susan Hawk Shared a tribe2 seasons -
Alicia Calaway Shared a tribe2 seasons