Challenges: MPF percentile
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Seasons: 1 | Days played: 39 | Wins: 1
- Survivor 14: Fiji (2007) - Winner, 9-0-0.
- Received nine jury votes to win unanimously, 9-0-0, in Episode 14, "You've Got a Puzzled Look" (Day 39).
- Sent to Exile Island 4 times. Cumulative time: In-game - 33 days; Exile - 6 days.
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| S14: Fiji | 1.18 | 10.73 | 0.11 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0.89 | 4.98 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 12.16 |
| Career | 1.18 | 10.73 | 0.11 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0.89 | 4.98 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 12.16 |
Earl Cole - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
89%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
94%
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.
Earl Cole - Challenge record
S14: Fiji challenges 
Tribal/team challenge record (6-for-16):
- Fiji Ep. 1 RC/IC: "Chariots of Mire" - Lead puller on the the chariot, but Ravu loses.
- Fiji Ep. 2 RC/IC: "Supply Ships" - Paddles the canoe, but Ravu blows another puzzle, loses.
- Fiji Ep. 3 RC: "Slip, Slide, and Score" - Loses a point vs. Edgardo; Ravu loses, 6-2.
- Fiji Ep. 3 IC: "U Pick I Chews" - Loses a point to Alex; Ravu loses 4-2.
- Fiji Ep. 4 RC: "By the Numbers" - Never gets a chance to cross the beam; Ravu loses.
- Fiji Ep. 4 IC: "Crab Pots" - Helps make up time on the paddling, but Ravu loses again.
- Fiji Ep. 5 RC: "Kung Fu Cannibals" - Loses a point vs. Boo, Ravu loses big.
- Fiji Ep. 5 IC: "Concentration" - Shown making one match, but Ravu loses, 7-6.
- Fiji Ep. 6 IC: "Crosswalk" - Now with Moto, barely edges out Ravu, and Moto wins.
- Fiji Ep. 7 RC: "Hot La Cross Buns" - Misses two shots, and finally, Moto loses.
- Fiji Ep. 7 IC: "Concentration" - Smashes a skull, works the puzzle, and Moto wins.
- Fiji Ep. 8 RC: "So You Think You Can Meke?" - Lead meke-er, and Moto wins.
- Fiji Ep. 8 IC: "Warrior's Choice" - Never needs to shoot, and Moto wins.
- Fiji Ep. 9 RC/IC: "River Rats" - Paddles and works the puzzle for the orange winning team.
- Fiji Ep. 11 RC: "Slosh Pit" - Makes no catches; but his team wins, 5-4.
- Fiji Ep. 13 RC: "Keep on Truckin'" (team portion) - Part of the losing team.
Individual challenge record (0-for-8): (Mean % finish: 35.7%)
- Fiji, Ep. 10 RC: "Get Smashed" - Fourth out, chopped by Edgardo (6th/9).
- Fiji, Ep. 10 IC: "Chimney Sweeps" - Third person out, at 34 minutes (7th/9).
- Fiji, Ep. 11 IC: "Torched" - First person eliminated, on a hit by Yau-Man (8th/8).
- Fiji, Ep. 12 RC: "Hungry for Love" - Gnaws 5 lbs of pork, not near the top three (6th/7).
- Fiji, Ep. 12 IC: "Twister" - Out in first round, fails to dig up a step (tie-5th/7).
- Fiji, Ep. 13 IC: "Grapple Perch" - Eliminated in the second round (tie-3rd/6).
- Fiji, Ep. 14 F5 IC: "Fiji Braille Maze" - Does not advance beyond first section (tie-4th/5).
- Fiji, Ep. 14 F4 IC: "Hanging By a Thread" - Second person to drop out, at 20 minutes (3rd/4).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- Fiji: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 6 |
| Played: | 16 |
| Win%: | 0.38 |
| Sat out: | - |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 8 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Mean% Finish: | 35.7% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean% Finish: | - |
Earl Cole - Tribal Council record
S14: Fiji Tribal 
Idols held/played (1/1; 0 votes voided):
- Fiji, Ep. 14: Finds the rehidden idol, aided by Yau-Man's clue (Day 37).
- Fiji, Ep. 14: Plays the idol for himself at F5, voiding no votes (Day 37).
VFB - Votes for the person booted (8/9):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep1 | Jessica | Jessica deBen (voted out, 6-1-1-1) | Yes |
| Ep3 | Sylvia | Sylvia Kwan (voted out, 4-3-1) | Yes |
| Ep5 | Rita | Rita Verreos (voted out, 5-2) | Yes |
| Ep10 | Edgardo | Edgardo Rivera (voted out, 5-3-1) | Yes |
| Ep11 | Alex | Mookie Lee (voted out, 4-3-1) | - |
| Ep12 | Alex | Alex Angarita (voted out, 6-1) | Yes |
| Ep13 | Stacy | Stacy Kimball (idoled out, [0]-2) | Yes |
| Ep14 (F5) | Boo | Boo Bernis (voted out, 4-1) | Yes |
| Ep14 (F4) | Yau-Man | Yau-Man Chan (voted out, 3-1) | Yes |
| 9 | TOTALS | 8 | |
VAP - Votes against (1):
- Fiji, Ep. 3: One vote, from Rita.
Jury votes received (9/9):
- Fiji, Ep. 14: Nine votes, from Rocky Reid, Lisi Linares, Michelle Yi, Edgardo Rivera, Mookie Lee, Alex Angarita, Stacy Kimball, Boo Bernis, and Yau-Man Chan, to win unanimously, 9-0-0.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Found: | 1 |
| Played: | 1 |
| Votes voided: | 0 |
| VFB: | 8 |
| Tribals: | 9 |
| VAP: | 1 |
| Made: | - |
| Received: | 9 |
| Total jurors: | 9 |
Earl Cole - Pictures
S14: Fiji image gallery -
Fiji intro shot -
Fiji intro shot -
On the boat, Day 1 -
Arrival at the (future Moto) camp -
Talking about the lack of early information -
I'm the king of Fiji! -
Watching Rocky and Boo fail to open the box -
Reading the instruction manual -
Lining up, Day 3 -
The freshly picked Ravu tribe -
Starting line, Ep1 RC/IC -
Pulling the chariot -
Ravu, leading -
The losing Ravus -
At the new, almost empty camp -
Talking about voting options and his poker face -
Okay, Rita sounds like a target -
Mookie proposes Jessica instead -
Ravu, Ep1 Tribal Council -
Talking to Probst -
Talking about the starvation and dehydration, Ep2 -
Ravu fails to make fire again -
Oh good, Sylvia's here from Exile -
Erica found pineapples. We're getting married now. -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC/IC -
Paddling out -
Opening crates -
Ravu, about to lose again -
Hooray, Exile Island -
Snakes are misunderstood ... we have come to an understanding -
Returning from Exile, Ep3 -
Ravu finally has fire! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC -
Pre-challenge sit-down Ep3 IC -
Losing a point vs. Alex -
Ravu, Ep3 Tribal Council -
Listening to Mookie -
Talking about the previous Tribal, Ep4 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC -
I like Anthony, but I don't know how much longer I can protect him -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC -
Waiting to be released -
Ravu loses, but gets immunity anyway -
Collaborating on idols with Yau-Man, Ep5 -
On top of another hill, with Anthony (while Yau-Man digs) -
Ravu selects its preferred reward items -
Pre-challenge sit-down, Ep5 RC -
Watching Rocky lose a point to Dreamz -
Yau-Man scored a point! -
Hooray, exiled again -
Reading the fifth clue -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC -
Making a match -
Time to swap, Ep6 -
The newly swapped tribes, as Lisi heads to Exile -
Movin' on up! -
Swap feasting with the new Motos -
Fishing with Yau-Man -
Who's in charge on this tribe? -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 IC -
Navigating the poles -
New Moto wins! -
Finally won the idol -
Time to distract the tribe again, Ep7 -
Going to 'retrieve the raft' or something -
Mission accomplished, Yau-Man reports -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 RC -
Not hitting the target -
Third time at Exile. Yay? -
Claiming ownership -
Working the puzzle, Ep7 IC -
Moto wins immunity! -
Talking about breaking out his Michael Jackson moves, Ep8 -
Moto learns to meke -
Pre-challenge sit-down, Ep8 RC -
Moto performs its meke -
Moto wins reward! -
Appreciating the opportunity to meet the locals -
Reward feasting -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC (Moto wins again) -
Happy to have reached the merge, ready to start the real game, Ep9 -
The merge tribe arrives at Moto beach again -
I lived at Ravu! I can handle a stripped-down Moto camp -
The orange team, Ep9 IC -
Orange team, leading -
Working the puzzle with Yau-Man -
Orange team wins! -
Speculating about what's happening at Tribal -
Worried that Michelle might go, that would be bad -
Unhappy that Michelle was booted, Ep10 -
Boo wants to make a final 5 deal? Okay! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 RC -
Waiting to see who Cassandra exiles -
A little worried that Dreamz is always talking to the guy they want to target -
Dreamz says Mookie has an idol -
Starting line, Ep10 IC -
Blindside plans are afoot -
Bula Bula, Ep10 Tribal Council -
Edgardo was blindsided? That's a shame -
Getting choked by Cassandra, Ep11 RC -
The winning green team -
That sounds useful -
Alex tries to find an in -
The cleaned-up rewardees return to camp -
Pre-challenge sit-down, Ep11 IC -
Waiting for it to end -
Discussing challenge randomness -
Okay, it's a plan -
Bula Bula, Ep11 Tribal Council -
I am not going to agree to a split vote again! Ep12 -
Discussing preferred F4 scenarios with Cassandra and Yau-Man -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 RC -
Starting line -
Exiled again, checking the new clue -
Anxious to get back to camp and search -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 IC -
Digging deep, first round -
Of course Alex is trying to save himself now -
Alex wants to target Yau-Man -
Don't listen to that guy, Cassandra! -
Heading to Tribal -
Bula Bula, Ep12 Tribal Council -
Listening to Probst -
Final six! Ep13 -
Duly noted -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 RC -
Green team, starting line -
About to lose the team portion -
Ready to watch the individual portion -
Yau-Man wins, proposes a deal to Dreamz -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 IC -
About to reach the second round -
Shoving Dreamz in -
Getting the clue download from Yau-Man -
There are a lot of pine trees here! -
Ah, there it is! -
Idol twins! -
Stacy claims she's willing to accept her fate. Good. -
May need an idol play... -
Bula Bula, Ep13 Tribal Council -
Well, at least Yau-Man played his idol -
One idol left for the next time, Ep14 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep14 F5 IC -
Boo proposes targeting Dreamz -
Discussing the options with Yau-Man -
Bula Bula, final 5 Tribal Council -
Playing this for myself, Jeff, just in case -
Talking about his friendship with Yau-Man -
The Ravu two -
Reading treemail -
Collecting torches, Rites of Passage -
No auctioning these off! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep14 F4 IC -
Starting line -
Down to three -
Congrats, Dreamz. Also, ow -
Will he or won't he hand over the necklace? -
I think Dreamz will do the right thing -
Heading to Tribal -
Bula Bula, final 4 Tribal Council -
Dreamz is *keeping* the necklace?! -
A little worried about how the jurors will view his vote against Yau-Man -
Final three! -
Learning about the dumb treasure hunt for their morning 39 breakfast -
Finally getting to eat -
One last hike to the top of the mountain -
Surveying his domain -
The final three, Final Tribal Council -
Addressing the jury -
Reunion show, waiting for the vote reveal -
The (unanimous) winner of Survivor: Fiji ... -
Earl wins! -
Getting hugs -
The final four, reunion show -
Answering questions
Earl Cole - Interviews
S14: Fiji interviews Pre-game interviews
- None found.
Post-game interviews
- Staci Krause at IGN.com (5/15/07): "Survivor: Fiji Interview: Winner -- Earl Cole"
- Rob Cesternino at RHAP (4/12/19): "Catching Up with Earl Cole"
- Rob Cesternino at RHAP (6/24/20): "Black Voices of Survivor: Roundtable Wednesday, June 24"
Earl Cole - Bio
S14: Fiji bio Official CBS Fiji bio excerpts (circa January, 2007):
"Originally from Kansas City, Kansas, Earl Cole attended business school at the University of Washington in Seattle and received a National Scholastic Achievement Award before moving to Southern California. He is currently a Senior Advertising Executive who creates and manages new media strategies, brand marketing and advertising budgets for major accounts. He formerly worked as a marketing manager at a cable company, a sales analyst for a film company and a writer’s assistant for a television comedy series.
In addition, Cole also works as a composer and is an accomplished musician. He plays multiple instruments (piano, saxophone, guitar, violin…and a little bit of drums). He also enjoys playing chess, hiking, watching movies, billiards and playing basketball. He considers himself to be very intelligent, creative, athletic and confident, with a witty sense of humor. He is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).
Earl currently resides in Santa Monica, California. His birth date is April 9, 1971."