Davie Rickenbacker
Born: September 14, 1987
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia Occupation: Social Media Manager Seasons: David vs. Goliath Placing: Sixth (David vs. Goliath) Tribes: David; Vuku; Kalokalo Total Challenge Wins: 9
Days Lasted: 36 Votes Against: 5 (2 Cancelled with Hidden Immunity Idol) Awards: Best Strategic Move (David vs. Goliath); Bamboozled (David vs. Goliath) |
Survivor: David vs. Goliath
Davie was originally placed on the David Tribe, and after they lost the first Immunity, they didn't go to Tribal Council when Pat Cusack was medically evacuated. However, they then lost the second Immunity, and Davie joined with Carl Boudreaux, Jessica Peet and Bi Nguyen in trying to get out Lyrsa Torres, who they perceived to be the weakest. However, Lyrsa and her ally Elizabeth Olson managed to pull in Nick Wilson, Christian Hubicki and Gabby Pascuzzi to blindside Jessica.
The Tribes were then switched and it saw Davie and Elizabeth from the Davids and Kara Kay, Alec Merlino and Natalia Azoqa from the Goliaths. When they lost Immunity, it looked as if Davie or Elizabeth were going home. However, Alec didn't like how bossy Natalia was, so he made a plan with Davie and Elizabeth and together, they blindsided Natalia. The Tribe was then joined by Carl, who was on Exile Island beforehand.
The Tribes would later Merge, with Davie, Elizabeth, Carl, Christian, Nick and Gabby from the Davids, and Kara, Alec, Mike White, Dan Rengering, John Hennigan, Alison Raybould and Angelina Keeley from the Goliaths. The Davids were down in numbers but they joined with the Goliaths on the first vote to vote out Elizabeth, who was a big threat. However, the Goliaths had originally said that they were going to vote out Angelina after Elizabeth, so they didn't mind sacrificing one of their own. The Davids sensed that the Goliaths were coming after one of them, though, which caused Davie to play his Hidden Immunity Idol on Christian, saving him, and prompting Dan to play his Idol on Angelina. However, Nick had had a back-up plan, as they threw a few votes on John, blindsiding him.
However, they were still down in numbers, even though the Goliaths continued to say that they wanted to work with them. The Davids didn't believe them, so they sat in a group and shared their advantages to formulate a plan. At Tribal, Nick played his Steal-A-Vote to steal Alison's vote, which prompted Dan to play his Hidden Immunity Idol. However, Carl played a new advantage, the Idol Nullifier, on Dan, cancelling Dan's Idol and allowing them to vote Dan off. The next target was Alec, because he is a physical threat and they got a unanimous vote out of that. The following target was Alison, who was also viewed as a physical threat. However, something happened, as Christian and Gabby joined Mike, Kara and Alison in blindsiding Carl.
After that, Nick wanted Christian out for turning on him, while Gabby wanted Christian out to bolster her own game. However, Davie didn't want Christian out just yet, feeling like he is a threat that protects Davie from looking like a threat, so he told Christian he was in danger. This prompted Christian to play his Hidden Immunity Idol, which sent Gabby home, as Mike and Angelina had thrown some votes on her in case of an Idol.
The next day, Nick found a second Hidden Immunity Idol, which caused Davie to want him out, because two Idols was too threatening. Davie would also find an Idol that was only good for the next Tribal. However, when Nick told Davie that his second Idol was a fake, Davie took the target off of Nick and put it on Alison, who they had agreed would be next. However, Mike, Nick and Alison had voted out Christian instead. The next target was Alison once again and he was sure that Nick was on his side. However, Mike, Angelina, Kara and Alison blindsided Davie, to split up the Nick-Davie partnership. As a member of the Jury, Davie voted for Nick to win and he did with a 7-3-0 vote over Mike and Angelina.
The Tribes were then switched and it saw Davie and Elizabeth from the Davids and Kara Kay, Alec Merlino and Natalia Azoqa from the Goliaths. When they lost Immunity, it looked as if Davie or Elizabeth were going home. However, Alec didn't like how bossy Natalia was, so he made a plan with Davie and Elizabeth and together, they blindsided Natalia. The Tribe was then joined by Carl, who was on Exile Island beforehand.
The Tribes would later Merge, with Davie, Elizabeth, Carl, Christian, Nick and Gabby from the Davids, and Kara, Alec, Mike White, Dan Rengering, John Hennigan, Alison Raybould and Angelina Keeley from the Goliaths. The Davids were down in numbers but they joined with the Goliaths on the first vote to vote out Elizabeth, who was a big threat. However, the Goliaths had originally said that they were going to vote out Angelina after Elizabeth, so they didn't mind sacrificing one of their own. The Davids sensed that the Goliaths were coming after one of them, though, which caused Davie to play his Hidden Immunity Idol on Christian, saving him, and prompting Dan to play his Idol on Angelina. However, Nick had had a back-up plan, as they threw a few votes on John, blindsiding him.
However, they were still down in numbers, even though the Goliaths continued to say that they wanted to work with them. The Davids didn't believe them, so they sat in a group and shared their advantages to formulate a plan. At Tribal, Nick played his Steal-A-Vote to steal Alison's vote, which prompted Dan to play his Hidden Immunity Idol. However, Carl played a new advantage, the Idol Nullifier, on Dan, cancelling Dan's Idol and allowing them to vote Dan off. The next target was Alec, because he is a physical threat and they got a unanimous vote out of that. The following target was Alison, who was also viewed as a physical threat. However, something happened, as Christian and Gabby joined Mike, Kara and Alison in blindsiding Carl.
After that, Nick wanted Christian out for turning on him, while Gabby wanted Christian out to bolster her own game. However, Davie didn't want Christian out just yet, feeling like he is a threat that protects Davie from looking like a threat, so he told Christian he was in danger. This prompted Christian to play his Hidden Immunity Idol, which sent Gabby home, as Mike and Angelina had thrown some votes on her in case of an Idol.
The next day, Nick found a second Hidden Immunity Idol, which caused Davie to want him out, because two Idols was too threatening. Davie would also find an Idol that was only good for the next Tribal. However, when Nick told Davie that his second Idol was a fake, Davie took the target off of Nick and put it on Alison, who they had agreed would be next. However, Mike, Nick and Alison had voted out Christian instead. The next target was Alison once again and he was sure that Nick was on his side. However, Mike, Angelina, Kara and Alison blindsided Davie, to split up the Nick-Davie partnership. As a member of the Jury, Davie voted for Nick to win and he did with a 7-3-0 vote over Mike and Angelina.
Voting History
Episode |
Davie Voted For |
Voted For Davie |
2 |
Lyrsa Torres |
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4 |
Natalia Azoqa |
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7 |
Elizabeth Olson |
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8 |
John Hennigan |
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9 |
Dan Rengering |
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10 |
Alec Merlino |
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10 |
Alison Raybould |
Individual Immunity |
11 |
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12 |
Alison Raybould |
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13 |
Alison Raybould |
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13 |
For Sole Survivor: Nick Wilson |
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Trivia
- Davie was not part of the originally intended cast for Survivor: David vs. Goliath, as he was initially meant to appear on Survivor: Edge of Extinction instead. He was called at the last minute as a replacement for one of the original contestants of David vs. Goliath, who dropped out for unrevealed reasons. At the Reunion show, Jeff revealed that Davie was called 40 hours before David vs. Goliath first started filming.
- Davie lost 36 lbs. during his time on David vs. Goliath.