Portrait of Zeke Smith

Zeke Smith

I'm here to slay everyone and to win a million dollars, right? Survivor 34, E1

Played on

62 days played

Game record

Vote alignment54%of 13 ballots

19th percentile of 423 castaways

Immunity record0career immunity wins

No wins to rank

Days played79%of 78 possible days

Share of days available, not a rank

Occupation at casting Asset Manager Hometown Brooklyn, New York

Played with 37 castaways across 2 seasons See every connection ↓

Smith has shared a beach with thirty-seven castaways, inside the most-connected tenth of everyone who has played.

Biography

Zeke Smith was a sharp, entertaining strategist across two seasons of Survivor, first on Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X (Season 33) and then on Survivor: Game Changers (Season 34). A gifted social player with a great sense of humor, he quickly established himself as one of the more likable and capable competitors of his era.

Zeke's Game Changers run became the backdrop for a landmark moment when he was publicly outed as transgender at Tribal Council against his will, an incident that prompted a powerful, widely praised response and an important conversation about privacy and dignity.

Beyond that difficult chapter, Zeke Smith is remembered as a strong, engaging player, and his gracious handling of an unwanted spotlight became a meaningful moment in the show's history.

Get to know Zeke Smith

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

Claim to fame
Being ranked one of the Top 16 high-school debaters in the country my senior year of high school. I got a plaque. It's been downhill ever since.
Hobbies
Writing, improv, gym, and cooking.
Pet peeves
Sniffling. Chewing with one's mouth open. Black shoes with brown belts. Children who don't listen to their mothers.
Inspiration
Joan Rivers. She told Helen Keller jokes into her eighties. The woman lived.
Why they wanted to play
I love Survivor! I've dreamed of starving on desert beaches and running around in my unwashed underwear for years! It's long been my desire for Jeff Probst to reward my mastery of lying and manipulation with $1 million dollars.

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

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Seasons

Season Result Days Tribes Votes against Confessionals
Millennials vs. Gen X Season 33, 2016 12th voted out Vanua Vinaka 14 40
Game Changers Season 34, 2017 11th voted out Nuku Tavua Maku Maku 11 25

The vote that ended Zeke Smith's best run

Five of the nine ballots named Zeke Smith on day 33 of Survivor 33: Millennials vs. Gen X.

Adam Klein, Ken McNickle, Hannah Shapiro, David Wright and Will Wahl

Castaway network

Zeke Smith’s connections

The strongest overlaps are surfaced first; every castmate is organized by season below.

37
castaway connections
22
tribemates
1
repeat castmate
6
winners

Connections worth exploring

Repeat pairings, other-show overlaps, tribe overlap, winners and Survivor veterans rise to the top.

Survivor 34

Sarah Lacina

3 Survivor seasons

Shared a tribe Winner

Survivor 34

J.T. Thomas

3 Survivor seasons

Shared a tribe Winner

Survivor 33

Adam Klein

2 Survivor seasons

Shared a tribe Winner

Every castaway, by season

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Millennials vs. Gen X Season 33, 2016 19 castaways 1 winner 3 returning players View cast

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Game Changers Season 34, 2017 19 castaways 5 winners 19 returning players View cast

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