Michael Yerger
Born: July 20, 1998
Hometown: Los Angeles, California Occupation: Real Estate Agent Seasons: Ghost Island Placing: Ninth (Ghost Island) Tribes: Malolo; Lavita Total Challenge Wins: 4
Days Lasted: 29 Votes Against: 8 (7 Cancelled out with Hidden Immunity Idol Awards: Bamboozled! (Ghost Island); Super Hero (Ghost Island) |
Survivor: Ghost Island
Michael started off on the sinking ship known as the Malolo Tribe. They lost the first Immunity and the biggest target, Jacob Derwin, was sent to Ghost Island, so he wouldn't be at Tribal Council. The next target was Donathan Hurley, who was the weakest, and Michael was all about keeping the strong. However, Donathan pushed hard to get out Stephanie Gonzalez. Eventually, the Tribe unanimously voted out Gonzalez. They lost another Immunity soon after and James Lim was a big part in their loss, so Michael wanted to throw a few votes at him. However, the Tribe chose to vote out their weakest and least trustworthy member, Jacob. There was then a Tribal Switch that saw Michael, Jenna Bowman, Stephanie Johnson and Brendan Shapiro from the original Malolo, and Desiree Afuye, Sebastian Noel, Kellyn Bechtold, Bradley Kleihege, and Chelsea Townsend from the original Naviti, meaning that the original Malolo had a huge disadvantage.
After losing Immunity, Michael revealed to Stephanie, Brendan and Jenna that he has a Hidden Immunity Idol and planned to bluff that it could save two people and try to get people to flip and blindside Bradley, who is the leader of the Naviti alliance. However, the bluff didn't work and Michael played it on the wrong person, Stephanie, and his closest ally, Brendan, was voted out. After losing Immunity again, it was up in the air who was going and the Malolo members were unsure of what to do, so they turned on each other and began throwing each other under the bus and Naviti chose to vote out Stephanie. There was then another Tribal Switch, which saw Michael once again stay on Malolo, where he was joined by James of the original Malolo, as well as Desiree, Angela Perkins and Kellyn from the original Naviti.
Still down in numbers, Michael and James had a slight hope, that while on Naviti together, James had helped save Angela from being voted out by her own alliance. Michael and James tried to pull in Angela to turn the numbers but it didn't work, as Michael was forced to turn on and vote out James. The Tribes then Merged, and Michael was again way down on the numbers, with Donathan, Jenna, Laurel Johnson, Libby Vincek and Michael of the original Malolo, and Angela, Chelsea, Chris Noble, Desiree, Domenick Abbate, Kellyn, Sebastian Noble, and Wendell Holland of the original Naviti. However, even though they were down on numbers, they weren't in danger, as Domenick and Chris wanted each other out badly. Both of the big guys lobbied for the other to be voted out but in the end, most of the Tribe unanimously blindsided Chris.
The Naviti Alliance then got together and targeted Michael, who they considered a physical and strategic threat, with Michael's closest ally, Libby, as a close second target for her strategic prowess. Michael just barely lost Immunity, meaning his head was on the chopping block. However, Michael played his Hidden Immunity Idol, saving himself, but the Naviti Alliance threw a few votes on Libby, so she was voted out. The next day, Desiree approached Malolo about blindsiding Domenick, but Laurel told Dom what was going on, causing things to blow up around camp and Michael was safe, as the original Naviti members voted out Desiree. There was then a twist, as the 10 remaining players were split into two temporary Tribes of 5, which would both go to Tribal Council and vote someone off. The Tribes were, Michael, Laurel, Domenick, Wendell and Kellyn, and then Chelsea, Sebastian, Angela, Jenna, and Donathan. At camp, Michael tried a Hail Mary plan. He told Kellyn that he has a Hidden Immunity Idol and he was playing it, causing Kellyn and Laurel to both freak out. Laurel voted for Kellyn and Kellyn used an Extra Vote advantage to throw two votes at Laurel, which forced a Re-Vote, but Michael was still voted out. Michael would later vote for Domenick to win, but Wendell won instead.
After losing Immunity, Michael revealed to Stephanie, Brendan and Jenna that he has a Hidden Immunity Idol and planned to bluff that it could save two people and try to get people to flip and blindside Bradley, who is the leader of the Naviti alliance. However, the bluff didn't work and Michael played it on the wrong person, Stephanie, and his closest ally, Brendan, was voted out. After losing Immunity again, it was up in the air who was going and the Malolo members were unsure of what to do, so they turned on each other and began throwing each other under the bus and Naviti chose to vote out Stephanie. There was then another Tribal Switch, which saw Michael once again stay on Malolo, where he was joined by James of the original Malolo, as well as Desiree, Angela Perkins and Kellyn from the original Naviti.
Still down in numbers, Michael and James had a slight hope, that while on Naviti together, James had helped save Angela from being voted out by her own alliance. Michael and James tried to pull in Angela to turn the numbers but it didn't work, as Michael was forced to turn on and vote out James. The Tribes then Merged, and Michael was again way down on the numbers, with Donathan, Jenna, Laurel Johnson, Libby Vincek and Michael of the original Malolo, and Angela, Chelsea, Chris Noble, Desiree, Domenick Abbate, Kellyn, Sebastian Noble, and Wendell Holland of the original Naviti. However, even though they were down on numbers, they weren't in danger, as Domenick and Chris wanted each other out badly. Both of the big guys lobbied for the other to be voted out but in the end, most of the Tribe unanimously blindsided Chris.
The Naviti Alliance then got together and targeted Michael, who they considered a physical and strategic threat, with Michael's closest ally, Libby, as a close second target for her strategic prowess. Michael just barely lost Immunity, meaning his head was on the chopping block. However, Michael played his Hidden Immunity Idol, saving himself, but the Naviti Alliance threw a few votes on Libby, so she was voted out. The next day, Desiree approached Malolo about blindsiding Domenick, but Laurel told Dom what was going on, causing things to blow up around camp and Michael was safe, as the original Naviti members voted out Desiree. There was then a twist, as the 10 remaining players were split into two temporary Tribes of 5, which would both go to Tribal Council and vote someone off. The Tribes were, Michael, Laurel, Domenick, Wendell and Kellyn, and then Chelsea, Sebastian, Angela, Jenna, and Donathan. At camp, Michael tried a Hail Mary plan. He told Kellyn that he has a Hidden Immunity Idol and he was playing it, causing Kellyn and Laurel to both freak out. Laurel voted for Kellyn and Kellyn used an Extra Vote advantage to throw two votes at Laurel, which forced a Re-Vote, but Michael was still voted out. Michael would later vote for Domenick to win, but Wendell won instead.
Voting History
Episode |
Michael Voted For |
Voted For Michael |
1 |
Stephanie Gonzalez |
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1 |
James Lim |
Jacob Derwin |
3 |
Bradley Kleihege |
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4 |
Stephanie Johnson |
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5 |
James Lim |
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7 |
Chris Noble |
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8 |
Hidden Immunity Idol (Angela Perkins, Domenick Abbate, Donathan Hurley, Jenna Bowman, Libby Vincek, Sebastian Noel, Wendell Holland) |
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9 |
Desiree Afuye |
Chelsea Townsend, Desiree Afuye |
10 |
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13 |
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Trivia
- Michael is the youngest contestant to compete on Survivor: Ghost Island.
- Michael received the most votes out of anyone in Ghost Island, with 15.
- Michael lost 21 lbs. during his time on Ghost Island.