- VFB: Votes For Bootee. The number of times the contestant has voted for the person who was ultimately voted out. Applies only to initial votes (no points for revotes in case of a tie). Special case: In a final three TC, where only one vote is cast (by the F3 IC winner), only that vote counts.
- VAP: Votes Against the Player. The total number of tribal council votes cast against the contestant. Again, only initial votes count (no penalty for revotes), and here a hidden immunity idol (if played) erases the votes. In the special case of a final three tribal council above, only the F3 bootee receives a vote against.
- TotV: Total votes cast during the tribal councils the player has attended (again, only initial votes count). Used to adjust for different vote totals as tribes shrink.
- TCA: Tribal council appearances. The number of times a contestant has attended tribal council (at which they voted).
- TC%: Tribal Council percent. Attempts to reward voting for the bootee (which players controlling the vote almost always do), while punishing receiving votes yourself. The formula is: TC% = [VFB - (VAP/TotV)] / TCA.
- wTCR: weighted Tribal Council Ratio. Very similar in intent to TC%, but calculated as a ratio of VFB to VAP, while also scaling to a uniform number of TC appearances. The formula is as follows: wTCR =2* [VFB / (4+VAP)] x (14/TCA). I originally tried (1+VAP) to avoid dividing by zero, but this overly rewarded getting zero votes against relative to just one vote against, which seemed silly. (4+VAP) scaled that effect back comfortably. 14 was used as the scaling factor for TC appearances because there are usually 14 episodes, then a final scaling factor of 2 to bring maximal scores up to roughly even with ChW and JV% high scores.
Ep.12: "A Very Simple Plan"
Survivor: Island of the Idols boxscores
Filmed: April 20-21, 2019 | Aired: December 4, 2019
- Ep.12 Reward challenge: "Full Tilt Affair" - In just the third RC of the season, Tommy and Janet win, bring their two alliance members, and their respective loved ones. At the feast, Dan calls the other four non-rewardees "losers," because projection is a big thing in Hollywood.
- Ep.12 idol: Meanwhile, back in camp, the non-rewardees hunt for an idol, and Elaine finds one.
- Ep.12 Immunity challenge: "Ballin' A Jack" - Somehow, endurance comes down to Elaine vs. Lauren. Lauren wins.
- Ep.12 voted out: Karishma out, 5-3 over Noura. With a lot of both whispering and loud talking.
Episode 12 scoring notes
Notes:
- Karishma's vote total: It's a record, albeit with an asterisk. Karishma was voted against 22 total times this season, which is the most ever, as long as you count the 7 votes she erased with her idol play last week. If you don't, she has 15 VAP, which is still good for a tie for 5th place.
Vote count:
- Karishma received 5 votes, from Dean, Elaine, Lauren, Noura, and Tommy (voted out, 5-3).
- Noura received 3 votes, from Karishma, Janet, and Dan.
| Reward Challenge | Immunity Challenge | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contestant | ChW | ChA | ChW | ChA | Plc | % Fin | MPF |
| Noura | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.38 | 63.3% |
| Karishma | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.78 | 52.9% |
| Elaine | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.88 | 50.9% |
| Tommy | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.25 | 46.8% |
| Lauren | 0.00 | 0.50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 42.1% |
| Janet | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.50 | 40.9% |
| Dan | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 | 36.4% |
| Dean | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.13 | 35.8% |
| Tribal council stats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contestant | VFB | VAP | TotV | TCA | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| Lauren | 1 | - | 8 | 1 | 0.85 | 5.87 |
| Noura | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1.06 | 4.85 |
| Tommy | 1 | - | 8 | 1 | 0.92 | 4.71 |
| Elaine | 1 | - | 8 | 1 | 1.00 | 4.62 |
| Dean | 1 | - | 8 | 1 | 0.64 | 4.45 |
| Janet | 0 | - | 8 | 1 | 0.64 | 3.31 |
| Dan | 0 | - | 8 | 1 | 0.83 | 3.09 |
| Karishma | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0.52 | 0.99 |
| Elizabeth | - | - | - | - | 0.70 | 3.85 |
| Missy | - | - | - | - | 1.11 | 4.50 |
| Aaron | - | - | - | - | 1.20 | 4.42 |
| Jamal | - | - | - | - | 0.37 | 1.18 |
| Kellee | - | - | - | - | 0.67 | 1.65 |
| Jack | - | - | - | - | 0.73 | 2.03 |
| Jason | - | - | - | - | 1.51 | 3.53 |
| Tom | - | - | - | - | 0.61 | 1.51 |
| Chelsea | - | - | - | - | 0.84 | 1.98 |
| Vince | - | - | - | - | 0.65 | 1.38 |
| Molly | - | - | - | - | -0.23 | 0.10 |
| Ronnie | - | - | - | - | -0.78 | 0.00 |
Glossary of terms