Portrait of Tony Vlachos

Tony Vlachos

I'm sorry, I don't talk llama. I'm supposed to talk llama to you. You understand that better? Survivor 28, E12
2× Winner

Played on

84 days played

Game record

Vote alignment79%of 24 ballots

71st percentile of 423 castaways

Immunity record4career immunity wins

97th percentile of 751 castaways

Jury vote share80%of 25 jury votes

88th percentile of 125 finalists

Occupation at casting Police Officer Hometown Allendale, New Jersey

Beyond Survivor
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Played with 52 castaways across 3 seasons See every connection ↓

Vlachos has shared a beach with fifty-two castaways, more than all but nineteen players in the show's history.

Biography

Tony Vlachos is a two-time champion widely hailed as one of the greatest Survivor players ever. On Survivor: Cagayan (Season 28), the frenetic New Jersey police officer won with a manic, spy-shack-building, idol-hoarding style that somehow overwhelmed the game rather than imploding. Six years later, on the all-winners Survivor: Winners at War (Season 40), he did the near-impossible and won again, controlling a field of champions.

After a rough return on Survivor: Game Changers (Season 34), his Winners at War victory made him the second person to win two U.S. Survivor seasons, following Sandra Diaz-Twine.

Wild, brilliant and impossible to predict, Tony Vlachos redefined how chaotic a winning game could look, a two-time Sole Survivor whose relentless, high-energy play sits atop many all-time rankings.

Get to know Tony Vlachos

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey The hometown on their cast bio, Allendale, New Jersey, is where they were living when they were picked for the show.

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

Claim to fame
Becoming a Jersey City police officer.
Hobbies
Jet skiing, playing pool and surfing the web.
Pet peeves
Thugs who wear skinny jeans. Also, people who see me speaking on the phone, but yet they feel the need to start a conversation with me. Like it's that urgent for them to know "how's it going" while I'm speaking on the phone. SO RUDE!!!
Inspiration
My father for being the dad that he was. He was a great role model and I hope that I can be the same for my children.
Castaway they say they are most like
Russell Hantz, because I can be just as devious. Boston Rob, because I can be just as slick.
Why they wanted to play
My main reason: The MILLION DOLLARS of course. There's no way I would be going out there for half that prize! Secondly, I'm a huge fan of the show and I would love to give the fans a great season to be remembered.

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
Cagayan Season 28, 2014 Aparri Solana Solarrion 5 97
Game Changers Season 34, 2017 2nd voted out Mana 7 12
Winners at War Season 40, 2020 Dakal Koru 0 73

Castaway network

Tony Vlachos’s connections

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52
castaway connections
25
tribemates
2
repeat castmates
6
other-show overlaps

Connections worth exploring

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Every castaway, by season

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Cagayan Season 28, 2014 17 castaways 1 winner 5 returning players View cast

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Game Changers Season 34, 2017 19 castaways 4 winners 19 returning players View cast

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Winners at War Season 40, 2020 19 castaways 19 winners 19 returning players View cast

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