Most Idols Found in Survivor History

Russell Hantz and Rick Devens have found more hidden immunity idols than anyone else in Survivor: 5 each. Since the idol arrived in Season 11, 130 castaways have dug one up. The career leaderboard below ranks everyone with 2+ idols found, alongside how many they actually played and how many votes those plays nullified, updated through Season 50.

# Player Idols found Idols played Votes nullified Seasons played
T1 Russell Hantz Best: 2nd place 5 4 11 S19, S20, S22
T1 Rick Devens Best: 4th place 5 4 10 S38, S50
T3 Ben Driebergen Winner Won Survivor 35 4 4 11 S35, S40
T3 Tai Trang Best: 3rd place 4 3 9 S32, S34
T3 Natalie Anderson Winner Won Survivor 29 4 3 7 S29, S40
T3 Tony Vlachos Winner Won Survivor 28 and 40 4 3 0 S28, S34, S40
T7 Kelley Wentworth Best: 4th place 3 2 12 S29, S31, S38
T7 Malcolm Freberg Best: 4th place 3 2 6 S25, S26, S34
T7 Kellee Kim Best: 13th place 3 0 0 S39
T7 Maryanne Oketch Winner Won Survivor 42 3 1 0 S42
T11 Davie Rickenbacker Best: 6th place 2 2 9 S37
T11 Jeremy Collins Winner Won Survivor 31 2 2 8 S29, S31, S40
T11 Michael Yerger Best: 9th place 2 2 7 S36
T11 Janet Carbin Best: 5th place 2 2 6 S39
T11 Christian Hubicki Best: 7th place 2 1 5 S37, S50
T11 David Wright Best: 4th place 2 2 5 S33, S38
T11 Adam Klein Winner Won Survivor 33 2 2 4 S33, S40
T11 Jon Misch Best: 6th place 2 1 4 S29
T11 Kyle Fraser Winner Won Survivor 48 2 1 3 S48, S50
T11 Dan Rengering Best: 11th place 2 2 2 S37
T11 Joe Mena Best: 8th place 2 2 2 S35
T11 Kim Spradlin-Wolfe Winner Won Survivor 24 2 1 2 S24, S40
T11 Ryan Ulrich Best: 3rd place 2 1 2 S35
T11 Troy Robertson Best: 3rd place 2 2 2 S24, S34
T11 Tyson Apostol Winner Won Survivor 27 2 2 2 S18, S20, S27, S40
T11 Alex Moore Best: 9th place 2 1 1 S49
T11 Donathan Hurley Best: 5th place 2 1 1 S36
T11 Karla Cruz Godoy Best: 5th place 2 1 1 S43
T11 Reynold Toepfer Best: 8th place 2 2 1 S26
T11 Rome Cooney Best: 13th place 2 1 1 S47
T11 Sai Hughley Best: 12th place 2 1 1 S48
T11 Austin Li Coon Best: 2nd place 2 0 0 S45
T11 Bruce Perreault Best: 8th place 2 0 0 S44, S45
T11 Cody Assenmacher Best: 6th place 2 0 0 S43
T11 Drea Wheeler Best: 7th place 2 1 0 S42
T11 Gabe Ortis Best: 9th place 2 1 0 S47
T11 Genevieve Mushaluk Best: 5th place 2 0 0 S47, S50
T11 Hunter McKnight Best: 9th place 2 0 0 S46
T11 J.T. Thomas Winner Won Survivor 18 2 0 0 S18, S20, S34
T11 Jeanine Zheng Best: 11th place 2 0 0 S43
T11 Jem Hussain-Adams Best: 14th place 2 0 0 S46
T11 MC Chukwujekwu Best: 10th place 2 1 0 S49
T11 Mike Turner Best: 2nd place 2 1 0 S42
T11 Naseer Muttalif Best: 10th place 2 0 0 S41
T11 Oscar Lusth Best: 2nd place 2 1 0 S13, S16, S23, S34, S50
T11 Rizo Velovic Best: 4th place 2 2 0 S49, S50
T11 Sabiyah Broderick Best: 16th place 2 0 0 S45
T11 Sam Phalen Best: 2nd place 2 0 0 S47
T11 Shantel Smith Best: 8th place 2 0 0 S41
T11 Star Toomey Best: 8th place 2 0 0 S48
T11 Tiffany Nicole Ervin Best: 5th place 2 0 0 S46, S50
T11 Xander Hastings Best: 3rd place 2 1 0 S41

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Frequently asked questions

Who has found the most hidden immunity idols in Survivor?

Russell Hantz and Rick Devens lead the all-time list with 5 hidden immunity idols found.

How many Survivor players have ever found an idol?

130 castaways have found at least one hidden immunity idol since the twist was introduced in Survivor 11 (Guatemala).

Whose idols nullified the most votes?

Kelley Wentworth: idol plays that nullified 12 votes in total, the most effective idol career in the game's history.

Has anyone played an idol to save another player?

Yes, 28 castaways have played an idol for someone else, one of the boldest moves in Survivor. Those saves are noted on the players' own pages.