Challenges: MPF percentile
64%
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 21 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- Survivor 42 (2022) - 7th place, 12th out - 5th juror.
- Voted out in Episode 11, "Battle Royale" (Day 21).
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| Survivor 42 | 0.64 | 6.97 | 0.09 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 0.74 | 2.33 | - | - | - | 0.83 | 2.98 |
| Career | 0.64 | 6.97 | 0.09 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 0.74 | 2.33 | - | - | - | 0.83 | 2.98 |
Drea Wheeler - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
77%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
71%
Performance ranks are a quick visual measure of the contestant's season vs. historical data from all prior contestants, in three basic (scorable) categories:
1. Performance in individual challenges (MPF), as a measure of "physical game";
2. Ability to vote people out consistently (VFB%, or VFB/TCA), or "strategic game"; and
3. Ability to avoid being voted against (rVAP, or TCA-VAP) - which scales better than a percentage would - for "social/strategic game."
See also: Full glossary for all these abbreviations.
Drea Wheeler - Challenge record
Survivor
42 challenges 
Tribal/team challenge record (2-for-9; 2 2nds; 1 sit-out):
- Survivor 42, Ep. 1 RC: "Open Reward Challenge" - Gets paddles, and Ika wins.
- Survivor 42, Ep. 1 IC: "Forty Two" - Paddles, hauls crates, but Ika loses (3rd/3).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 2 RC/IC: "Can't Find My Way Home" - Caller, and Ika doesn't lose (2nd*/3).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 3 RC/IC: "Spiral Architect" - Lands final bag, Ika doesn't lose (2nd*/3).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 4 RC: "Tangled Up Sled Slide" - Waiting to shoot, as Ika loses.
- Survivor 42, Ep. 4 IC: "Beyond the Tuna" - Grabs a key, works puzzle, but Ika loses (3rd/3).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 5 RC/IC: "Ramplified" - Hits first target, and Ika wins (1st/3).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 6 RC: "Rolling Stones Challenge" - Rolls boulder, climbs for losing team.
- Survivor 42, Ep. 8 RC: "Basket Case" - Volunteers to sit out; picks up an advantage.
Individual challenge record (0-for-3*; 2 sit-outs): (Mean % finish: 61.3%)
- Survivor 42, Ep. 9 IC: "Bermuda Triangles" - Second out on her team, quickly (4th/5).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 10 RC: "Walk this Way" - Fourth to reach sandbag toss, no win (tie-2nd/8).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 10 IC: "Bow Diddley" - Sixth out, on second section (3rd/8).
*Volunteered to sit out of the Ep8 IC, in exchange for
rice for the tribe (not counted); sat out of the Ep11 IC
because of the Do or Die twist (also not counted).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- Survivor 42: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 2 |
| 2nd place: | 2 |
| Played: | 9 |
| Win%: | 0.33 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 3* |
| Sat out: | 2 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Mean % Finish: | 61.3% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean % Finish: | - |
Drea Wheeler - Tribal Council record
Survivor
42 Tribal 
Idols held/played (1/1; 0* votes voided) | Advantages held/played (3/2):
- Survivor 42, Ep. 1: Grabs one of three "advantage" amulets, mid-Ep1 RC (Day 1).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 1: Risks her vote at the Ep1 dilemma (Day 2); wins an extra vote (Day 3).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 5: With Romeo, finds Ika's Beware idol; activates it next day (Day 10).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 8: Picks up an advantage while sitting out of the RC, it's the Knowledge is Power advantage (Day 15).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 9: *Plays her idol before the vote, most likely preventing at least one vote against, but by definition not voiding any votes (Day 17).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 11: Plays her Knowledge is Power advantage against Mike, attempting to take his idol, but he gave it to Omar. Then uses her extra vote against Mike, unsuccessfully (Day 21).
VFB - Votes for the person booted (6/8*):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep1 | Zach | Zach Wurtenberger (voted out, 5-0) | Yes |
| Ep4 | Swati | Swati Goel (voted out, 3-1) | Yes |
| Ep7 | Lydia | Lydia Meredith (voted out, 6-2-2-1) | Yes |
| Ep8 | Chanelle | Chanelle Howell (voted out, 7-3-1) | Yes |
| Ep9 (F9) | Tori | Tori Meehan (voted out, 4-0) | Yes |
| Ep10 | Hai | Hai Giang (voted out, 6-2) | Yes |
| Ep11 | Mike, Mike* | Drea Wheeler (voted out, 5-3) | -, - |
| 8* | TOTALS | 6 | |
*Drea used to her extra vote to vote twice at the Ep11 IC (both incorrectly, but 2 TCAs)
VAP - Votes against (5):
- Survivor 42, Ep. 11: Five votes, from Jonathan, Lindsay, Maryanne, Mike, and Omar (voted out, 5-3).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- Survivor 42, Ep. 13: Voted for Maryanne Oketch, who won, 7-1-0.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Advantages held/played: | 3/2 |
| Idols found: | 1 |
| Idols played: | 1 |
| Votes voided: | 0* |
| VFB: | 6 |
| Tribals: | 8* |
| VAP: | 5 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 1 |
| Received: | - |
Drea Wheeler - Pictures
Survivor
42 image gallery -
CBS pre-game intro shot -
Boating in, Day 1 -
Opening sequence confessional -
Greeting Probst -
Reading the Advantage Amulet instructions -
Making a deal with Hai and Lindsay -
Ika wins reward! -
Ika tribe meet-and-greet -
The adults form an alleged alliance -
Telling Rocksroy to ease up a bit -
Time to see what I won! -
Learning how the Advantage Amulet works -
Winning a trip to Dilemma Island -
Meeting Maryanne and Jenny -
Time to split up -
Risking her vote -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Directing the paddling -
The losing Ikas -
Let's vote Rocksroy -
Talking about the vote -
Ika, Ep1 Tribal Council -
Listening to Romeo -
Getting her extra vote -
Time for a women's alliance! Ep2 -
Telling Swati and Tori about her extra vote -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC -
Directing the blindfolded pairs -
Move that piece! -
Ika takes second! -
Starting line, Ep3 RC/IC -
Ika, underwater -
About to land the final sandbag -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC -
Grabbing a key -
Working the puzzle with Swati -
The losing Ikas -
Swati's been saying it to everyone, huh? -
Ika, Ep4 Tribal Council -
Talking to Probst -
Just found the Beware idol, Ep5 -
Displaying the new hardware -
Activating the idol -
Relieved that she can vote again -
Hitting a target -
Ika wins! -
Pre-(not-)merge lineup, Ep6 -
Digging deep -
Using Mike as a ladder -
Watching the puzzle stage -
The non-rewardees, eating their rice feast -
Bonding with Mike over idols -
The not-merge tribe (minus Rocksroy) assembles -
The amulet three propose a truce, for now -
Majority seven formed -
Talking about the new alliance -
Just learned they're excused from the Ep7 IC -
Watching the Ep7 IC -
The not-merge tribe, Ep7 Tribal Council -
Listening to Romeo -
Volunteering to sit out the Ep8 RC, in Maryanne's place -
Disliking peanut butter pays off -
Learning what she's won -
Getting the advantage, plus some paint -
Oh, yay, Knowledge is Power -
The arsenal -
Volunteering to sit out of the Ep8 IC in exchange for rice -
Kula Kula, Ep8 Tribal Council -
Listening to Tori -
Starting line, Ep9 IC -
Purple team, not yet plotting -
At least I have my idol if I need it -
Purple team, shocked to see Rocksroy on the jury -
Maryanne objects to the plan -
Talking about unconscious bias -
Drea and Maryanne play their idols before the vote -
Talking about the prior vote, Ep10 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 RC -
Starting line, Ep10 IC -
Still going... -
Kula Kula, Ep10 Tribal Council -
Listening to Omar -
The majority five, Ep11 -
Liking the idea of battling it out at five -
Just argued with hangry Jonathan -
Opting to sit out of the Ep11 IC, to avoid Do or Die -
It wouldn't be terrible if Lindsay is out via Do or Die, that would give me an idol -
Telling Omar she can steal Mike's idol -
Kula Kula, Ep11 Tribal Council -
Mike does NOT have an idol?! -
The fifth member of our jury... -
Snuffed, Day 21 (Episode 11) -
With the jury, Final Tribal
Drea Wheeler - Interviews
Survivor
42 interviews Pre-game interviews
- Rob Cesternino & Mike Bloom at RHAP (2/10/22): "Survivor 42 | Ika Tribe Castaway Preview"
- Mike Bloom at Parade.com (2/16/22): "Drea Wheeler Will Make Sure Her Camp Has No Drama"
Post-game interviews
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (5/12/22): "Drea Wheeler explains why she told Omar about her advantage on Survivor"
- Mike Bloom at Parade.com (5/12/22): "Drea Wheeler on Unseen Moments and Pride in that Tribal Council Discussion"
- Rob Cesternino at RHAP.com (5/12/22): "Survivor 42 | 7th Place Exit Interview - May 12, 2022"
Drea Wheeler - Bio
Survivor
42 bio Official CBS Survivor 42 bio excerpts (February, 2022):
"What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Becoming an All-American Track Runner. If you are or ever have been a competitive athlete, you know the dedication, sacrifice, sweat and tears it takes to succeed. Every time I question my ability to make something happen, I look back at the girl who ran track and remember I was, and still am, that person!
What is something we would never know from looking at you? I have a fear of death. I come off as super confident and strong, which I am, but deep down, I do fear the end. I think it stems from losing some very important people in my life at a young age. However, this fear doesn’t cripple me; it gives me the perspective to live every day to the fullest.
Which past Survivor will you play the game most like? Kelley Wentworth. She contributes to her team and sets up alliances while still being a competitor in the competitions.
Why do you believe you can be the Sole Survivor? I believe my personality, physical strength and ability to manipulate people to do what I want will help me get to the final. I am able to see where different personalities fit in my life and utilize them when it fits."