Survivor contestant Tom Westman

Tom Westman - Survivor: Palau, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains

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Seasons: 2 | Days: 53 | Wins: 1 | Jury: 0

Survivor: Palau (2005) - Winner, six jury votes.

Received six jury votes to win (6-1) in Episode 14, "The Ultimate Shock" (Day 39).

Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains (2010) - 16th place, 5th out.

Voted out in Episode 5, "Knights of the Round Table" (Day 14).

Tom Westman - Career statistics
	Challenge stats	Tribal council stats	Jury stats	Overall scores
Season	ChW	ChA	ChW%	VFB	VAP	TCA	TC%	wTCR	JVF	TotJ	JV%	SurvSc	SurvAv
S10: Palau	6.66	13.60	0.49	6	0	7	0.86	6.00	6	7	0.86	2.20	17.81
S20: Heroes vs. Villains	0.23	1.03	0.22	2	5	4	0.46	1.56	-	-	-	0.68	1.78
Career	6.89	14.62	0.47	8	5	11	0.72	4.38	6	7	0.86	1.62	10.40

Palau challenges (click to expand/collapse)
Tribal/team challenge record (8-for-15; 4 sit-outs):
- Palau Ep. 1 RC/IC: "Supply Dump" - Crosses obstacles, paddles, and Koror wins.
- Palau Ep. 2 RC: "Gauntlet Dash" - Swings the sandbags, but Koror loses, 10-3.
- Palau Ep. 2 IC: "Heads Up" - Dives, hauls the crate, helps with the puzzle; Koror wins.
- Palau Ep. 3 RC: "By Any Means Necessary" - Loses vs. Jeff; Koror loses big.
- Palau Ep. 3 IC: "Hot Pursuit" - Stays in until the end, and Koror wins.
- Palau Ep. 4 RC: "Build a Better Bathroom" - Koror does indeed, and wins a shelter.
- Palau Ep. 4 IC: "Sumo at Sea" - Scores twice vs. Bobby Jon; Koror wins, 6-5.
- Palau Ep. 5 IC: "Sea Salvage" - Retrieves a bottle, pulls the rope, and Koror wins.
- Palau Ep. 6 RC: "Shooting Gallery" - Hits on one shot, but Koror loses, 8-7.
- Palau Ep. 6 IC: "Build It Up, Break It Down" - Sits out, as Koror wins.
- Palau Ep. 7 RC: "SOS" - Sits out, as Koror wins again.
- Palau Ep. 7 IC: "Sea Stars" - Sits out a third straight time, Koror keeps winning.
- Palau Ep. 8 RC: "Cool Hand Balut" - Beats Bobby Jon in balut-eating finals, Koror wins.
- Palau Ep. 8 IC: "Under Current" - Sits out, as Koror wins again.
- Palau Ep. 10 RC: "Water Tower" - Carries and builds the tower; light-green team wins.
Individual challenge record (5-for-10): (Mean % finish: 81.6%)
- Palau Ep.1 ind. IC: Middle of the pack, but ahead of Jonathan (tie-2nd/10).
- Palau Ep. 9 IC: "Perch" - Lasts over three hours, and Tom wins (1st/9).
- Palau Ep. 10 IC: "Last Gasp" - Holds on for over an hour; Tom wins (1st/8).
- Palau Ep. 11 IC: "Kamikaze" - Breaks two of his own tiles, has one broken (tie-2nd/7).
- Palau Ep. 12 RC: "First Quencher Q&A" - Second person eliminated (5th/6).
- Palau Ep. 12 IC: "Second Chance" - Loses to Ian in the final round (2nd/6).
- Palau Ep. 13 RC: "Raft Rally" - Gets all 5 bags, but not fast enough (2nd/5).
- Palau Ep. 13 IC: "R.A.M." - A few wrong answer checks, but Tom wins (1st/5).
- Palau Ep. 14 F4 IC: "Tower of Domination" - Gets the right combo; Tom wins (1st/4).
- Palau Ep. 14 F3 IC: "Bob-Bob-Buoy" - Lasts 11 hrs, 55 min. before Ian cuts a deal and steps down, and Tom wins (1st/3).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- Palau: None.
Heroes vs. Villains challenges (click to expand/collapse)
Tribal/team challenge record (2-for-8):
- Heroes vs. Villains Ep. 1 RC: "Battle Dig" - Parvati dislocates Stephenie's shoulder, but Heroes win, 3-2.
- Heroes vs. Villains Ep. 1 IC: "Lock & Load, Light" - Helps build a lead for the Heroes on the boating leg, which they promptly blow on the puzzle. Heroes lose.
- Heroes vs. Villains Ep. 2 RC/IC: "A Crate Idea" - After failing to follow James' idea of "one voice," the Heroes lose again.
- Heroes vs. Villains Ep. 3 RC/IC: "Sumo'an Mud" - Beats Russell, and Heroes win, 8-0.
- Heroes vs. Villains Ep. 4 RC: "Slip, Slide & Score" - Loses vs. Coach, and Heroes lose.
- Heroes vs. Villains Ep. 4 IC: "Roll With It" - Gets rolled in the ball; Heroes lose.
- Heroes vs. Villains Ep. 5 RC: "Schmergen Brawl" - Scores no points; Heroes lose, 3-0.
- Heroes vs. Villains Ep. 5 IC: "Blind Cube Crisis - Paired with Colby; Heroes lose.
Individual challenge record (0-for-0):
- None.
Redemption/Exile Island duel record: (0-for-0)
- None.

Career challenge totals

Team/tribal challenges
Wins:	10
Played:	23
Win%:	0.44
Sat out:	4

Individual challenges
Wins:	5
Played:	10
Win%:	0.50
Mean% Finish:	81.6%

Hero challenges
Wins:	0
Played:	0
Win%:	--
Mean% Finish:	--

Palau Tribal (click to expand/collapse)
Idols held/played (0/0):
- Palau: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (6/7):
- Palau, Ep. 5: Willard Smith (voted out, 8-1).
- Palau, Ep. 9: Coby Archa (voted out, 7-1-1).
- Palau, Ep. 11: Stephenie LaGrossa (voted out, 6-1).
- Palau, Ep. 12: Gregg Carey (voted out, 4-2).
- Palau, Ep. 13: Caryn Groedel (voted out, 4-1).
- Palau, Ep. 14 (F3 vote): Ian Rosenberger (voted out, 1-0 or 2-1).
VAP - Votes against (0):
- Palau: None.
Jury votes received (6/7):
- Palau, Ep. 14: Received six jury votes, from Janu, Stephenie, Gregg, Caryn, Jenn, and Ian, to win, 6-1.
Heroes vs. Villains Tribal (click to expand/collapse)
Idols held/played: (1/1; 3 votes voided)
- Heroes vs. Villains, Ep. 4: Finds the Heroes' idol (Day 10).
- Heroes vs. Villains, Ep. 4: Plays his idol for himself, voiding three votes and avoiding a tie (Day 11).
VFB: Votes for the person booted (2/4):
- Heroes vs. Villains, Ep. 1: Sugar Kiper (voted out, 9-1).
- Heroes vs. Villains, Ep. 3: Cirie Fields (idoled out, 3-[0]-2).
VAP: Votes against (5):
- [Heroes vs. Villains, Ep. 4: Three votes, from Candice, Amanda, and Cirie; all voided by Tom's idol play.]
- Heroes vs. Villains, Ep. 5: Five votes, from Rupert, Candice, Amanda, J.T., and James (voted out, 5-2).
Jury votes made (0/0):
- Heroes vs. Villains: None.

Career Tribal Council totals

Hidden idols
Found:	1
Played:	1
Votes voided:	3

Voting record
VFB:	8
Tribals:	11
VAP:	5

Jury votes
Made:	0
Received:	6
Total jurors:	7

Palau image gallery (click to expand/collapse)

Palau intro shot

Palau intro shot

On the big rowboat, Day 1

Listening to Probst describe the opening challenge

Almost there...

The race begins in earnest

Not wanting to get wrangled into making fire, that's a loser job

Day 1 alliance with Stephenie

Time to pick tribes

Ulong and Koror, freshly sorted

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 RC/IC

Gathering items

Koror, leading

Ulong, going the wrong direction

Koror wins immunity

Picking "new adventure" (a new camp)

Things are going swimmingly

Talking about capsizing

Arguing with Caryn about the new camp choice, Ep2

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC

Swinging sandbags

Talking about Koror's quest to retrieve the flint

They did it!

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC

Swimming out

Hauling the crate

Working the puzzle

Koror wins!

Talking about the need to improve the camp, Ep3

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC

About to lose a point to Jeff

Killing a snake

With Ian, hunting sharks with sticks

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 IC

In Hot Pursuit of Ulong

Still going...

Koror wins!

Koror picks a representative, Ep4

Building the bathroom

Watching the judging

Koror won the new shelter!

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC

Battling Bobby Jon

Chatting with Gregg about Willard's work ethic, Ep5

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 RC

Starting line

Koror wins again

The decision has been made

Heading to Tribal

Koror, Ep5 Tribal Council

Listening to Ian

Eating beef stew, watching Ulong's Tribal

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 RC

Making a shot

Giving Janu a pep talk

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 IC

Watching from the sit-out bench

Koror wins again

Tom catches a shark, Ep7

Talking about the shark hunt

SOS reward feasting

Concerned that Gregg and Jenn are getting too close

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC

Yay, Koror wins again

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 RC

Facing off vs. Bobby Jon, final round

Tom/Koror wins!

Decreeing that the new shower can only be used for drinking water

It's just common sense

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC

Koror wins again

Stephenie joins Koror, Ep9

About to get some fishing lessons

Fishing with Joe and Edwin

Success

Sort-of-merge feasting

Telling Stephenie not to worry

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 IC

Perch-ing

Still going...

Tom wins his first immunity

Safe at Tribal Council tonight

Koror, Ep9 Tribal Council

Listening to Katie

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 RC

Building the tower

Almost there...

The light-green team wins!

Appreciating the village feast reward

Reward feasting

Bringing back leftovers

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 IC

Last Gasp-ing

Outlasting Ian

Tom wins immunity!

Listening to Janu's Exile report

Koror, Ep10 Tribal Council

Listening to Stephenie

Trying to assure Stephenie they would have voted Janu anyway, Ep11

Asking not to be voted out

Pre-auction sitdown

Enjoying his very expensive letters from home

Talking about keeping Caryn in the loop to prevent an all-women's alliance

We should watch each other's backs

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 IC

About to accidentally give Ian the win

Caryn reports the women are plotting against Tom

Koror, Ep11 Tribal Council

Listening to Stephenie

Checking treemail with Caryn, Ep12

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 RC

Answering questions

The non-rewardees conspire back at camp

Pledging to go to rocks

Oh great, their loved ones are back at camp now, too

Reading treemail

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 IC

Starting line

Made it through the balut stage

Getting swept by Ian in the tile-shooting stage

Gregg was reassuringly okay with voting Caryn

Koror, Ep12 Tribal Council

Listening to Probst

Convincing Caryn she'd be #3 with the women, so it's a bad deal, Ep13

Telling Ian whoever wins reward needs to take a woman with them

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 RC

Starting line

Racing Ian

...and Ian picked Tom to join him

That was a mistake, Ian

Caryn sort of says the women are plotting against them, maybe

I tried to let Ian fix it, now I have to

Telling Katie if she votes him or Ian off, she won't get his jury vote

Starting line, Ep13 IC

Memorizing symbols

Probst checks his answer

Tom wins immunity!

Koror, Ep13 Tribal Council

Listening to Probst

Ah yes, the traditional Day 37 breakfast

Pre-challenge lineup, Final 4 IC

Working the grappling hook

Starting line, final stage

Tom wins immunity!

Guaranteed a spot in the final three

Sorry Jenn, it has to be you

Irate that Ian considered voting against him if he hadn't won immunity

Koror, Final 4 Tribal Council

Still mad at Ian

Burying torches at sea for Rites of Passage

Pre-challenge lineup, Final 3 IC

Barely started

Still going...

Per agreement, voting out Ian

Final two head back to camp

Reflecting on his game

Burning the picnic table

Final 2, ready to face the jury

Stating his case

Listening to Katie

Reunion show, waiting for the vote reveal

The winner of Survivor: Palau...

Reunion show, talking to Probst

Full cast, reunion show
Heroes vs. Villains image gallery (click to expand/collapse)

Heroes vs. Villains intro shot

Heroes vs. Villains intro shot

Bonus Heroes vs. Villains intro shot

Day 1, on the chopper with the Heroes

Palau interviews (click to expand/collapse)
Pre-game interviews
- EW staff (2/26/05): "Survivor: Palau - Meet Tom Westman"
Post-game interviews
- Angel Cohn at TVGuide.com (5/18/05): "Survivor Tom's Winning Strategy"
- Georgina Brennan at IrishAmerica.com (8/05): "The Survivor"
Heroes vs. Villains interviews (click to expand/collapse)
Pre-game interviews
- Andy Dehnart at Reality Blurred (2/8/10): "Tom Westman: 'You've actually seen me be trustworthy, so I hope that counts'"
- Jeff Probst's Heroes vs. Villains pre-season cast assessment
Post-game interviews
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (3/12/10): "Latest evictee blasts James, Rupert, and those damn puzzles!"
- Gordon Holmes at MoreWhatnot.com (3/12/10): "Castaway Interview: Tom Westman"
- Rob Cesternino & Teresa Cooper at RHAP (6/6/20): "Talking with T-Bird: Tom Westman"

Palau bio (click to expand/collapse)

Official CBS.com Survivor: Palau bio page excerpts (1/26/05):

"Born in Queens, New York, Tom Westman attended Archbishop Molloy High School, where he was a peer group counselor and member of the track team. In 1982, he held the school record in the pole vault, 14' 6'', which held for 20 years. He then studied history for three years at the State University of New York in Binghamton. In 1985, Westman followed his father's footsteps and joined the New York City Fire Department. He is currently a Lieutenant of Ladder Company 108 in Brooklyn. Simultaneously, he is finishing his undergraduate degree at Queens College, the City University of New York, pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.

Westman enjoys sailing, skiing, scuba diving, golfing and cooking. He is most happy spending time with his family and friends. He describes himself as gregarious, practical and competitive. He is most proud of his department's response to the rescue efforts of September 11, 2001, and the everyday efforts to help alleviate the suffering in New York City. His hero is his daughter, Meghan, who lost her hearing to meningitis at 18 months old and, after receiving a cochlear implant at 2 years old, is currently mainstreamed and thriving in the third grade.

Westman is a member of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association and the Fire Department of New York Emerald Society. He was also a member of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Having been recognized for his support by Disabled Sports, USA, in 2001, Westman has returned every year since to volunteer as an instructor where he helps introduce recently disabled veterans to adaptive skiing.

Westman currently resides in Sayville, New York with his wife, Bernadette, and their three children, Meghan (8), Declan (6) and Conor (4). They have one golden retriever, Guinness. Westman's birth date is January 4, 1964."
Heroes vs. Villains bio (click to expand/collapse)

From his official CBS Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains cast bio page:

"Personal Claim To Fame: "Being a proud member of the FDNY as a Lieutenant of Ladder Co.108 in Brooklyn."

Previous Finishes: Palau: Winner

Favorite Past Moment: “Palau sunsets.”

Previous Survivor He Respects Most: Jenn Lyon (Palau)

Previous Survivor He Respects Least: “I'd rather not comment. I don't know these guys well enough to say who I respect the least.”

Why Did He Come Back? : “It was so much fun the first time around. I couldn't resist having another adventure.”"