Survivor 42
S50: In the Hands of the FansChallenges: MPF percentile
92%
Seasons: 2 | Days played: 25+ | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- Survivor 42 (2022) - 4th place, 15th out - 8th juror.
- Eliminated by F4 firemaking in Episode 13, "It Comes Down to This" (Day 25).
- Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans (2026) - nth place, nth out.
- Season has not yet finished airing.
Jonathan Young on social media: Instagram
| 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 | 3.48 | 11.97 | 0.29 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0.86 | 2.23 | - | - | - | 1.15 | 5.70 |
| S50: ItHotF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NA | NA |
| Career | 3.48 | 11.97 | 0.29 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0.86 | 2.23 | - | - | - | 1.15 | 5.70 |
Jonathan Young - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
88%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
56%
Challenges: MPF percentile
NA
Tribal: VFB% percentile
NA
Tribal: rVAP percentile
NA
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.
Jonathan Young - Challenge record
Tribal/team challenge record (6-for-9; 1 2nd):
- Survivor 42, Ep. 1 RC: "Open Reward Challenge" - Helps paddle, but Taku does not win.
- Survivor 42, Ep. 1 IC: "Forty Two" - Paddles, hauls crates, and Taku wins (1st/3).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 2 RC/IC: "Can't Find My Way Home" - Caller, but Taku loses (3rd/3).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 3 RC/IC: "Spiral Architect" - Carries the ladder, tribemates, and lands all five sandbags; Taku wins (1st/3).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 4 RC: "Tangled Up Sled Slide" - Directs the untangling, Taku wins.
- Survivor 42, Ep. 4 IC: "Beyond the Tuna" - Swims, tows the boat, and Taku wins (1st/3).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 5 RC/IC: "Ramplified" - Hits both targets, Taku doesn't lose (2nd*/3).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 6 RC: "Rolling Stones Challenge" - Rock roller, ladder for winning team.
- Survivor 42, Ep. 8 RC: "Basket Case" - Hits five straight shots for the winning team.
Individual challenge record (2-for-10): (Mean % finish: 75.0%)
- Survivor 42, Ep. 7 IC: "A Bit Tipsy" - One of five to drop stacks, not win (tie-2nd/6).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 8 IC: "Can't Buoy Me Love" - Final person out, over 10 min. in (2nd/7).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 9 IC: "Bermuda Triangles" - For team & overall, Jonathan wins (1st/5).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 10 RC: "Walk this Way" - First to reach sandbag toss, no win (tie-2nd/8).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 10 IC: "Bow Diddley" - Last to drop out, on final section (2nd/8).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 11 IC: "Uncomfortably Numb" - Lasts over 12 min., Jonathan wins (1st/2).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 12 RC: "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" - First to puzzle, does not win (tie-2nd/6).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 12 IC: "Stair Down the Walls" - Places first ball, does not win (2nd/6).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 13 F5 IC: "Giant Tick" - Watching Mike's puzzle as it ends (tie-3rd/5).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 13 F4 IC: "Simmotion" - Lasts to 4-ball stage, does not win (2nd/4).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- Survivor 42: None.
Tribal/team challenge record (0-for-0):
- In the Hands of the Fans: None yet.
Individual challenge record (0-for-0):
- In the Hands of the Fans: None yet.
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- In the Hands of the Fans: None yet.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 6 |
| 2nd place: | 1 |
| Played: | 9 |
| Win %: | 0.72 |
| Sat out: | - |
| Wins: | 2 |
| Played: | 10 |
| Win %: | 0.20 |
| Mean % Finish: | 75.0% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win %: | - |
| Mean% Finish: | - |
Jonathan Young - Tribal Council record
Idols held/played (0/0):
- Survivor 42: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (7/8):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep2 | Marya | Marya Sherron (voted out, 4-0) | 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 | Drea | Drea Wheeler (voted out, 5-3) | Yes |
| Ep12 | Romeo | Omar Zaheer (voted out, 3-2-2) | - |
| Ep13 | Lindsay | Lindsay Dolashewich (voted out, 4-1) | Yes |
| 8 | TOTALS | 7 | |
VAP - Votes against (7):
- Survivor 42, Ep. 7: Two votes, from Chanelle and Tori.
- Survivor 42, Ep. 10: Two votes, from Hai and Romeo.
- Survivor 42, Ep. 12: Two votes, from Lindsay and Omar.
- Survivor 42, Ep. 13 (F5 vote): One vote, from Lindsay.
Jury votes made (0/1):
- Survivor 42, Ep. 13: Voted for Mike Turner, who finished second, 7-1-0.
Idols/advantages held/played (0/0):
- In the Hands of the Fans: None yet
VFB - Votes for the person booted (0/0):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | TOTALS | 0 | |
VAP - Votes against (0):
- In the Hands of the Fans: None yet.
Jury votes made (0/0):
- In the Hands of the Fans: None yet.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Advantages held/ played: | 0/0 |
| Idols found: | 0 |
| Idols played: | - |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 7 |
| Tribals: | 8 |
| VAP: | 7 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 0 |
| Received: | - |
Jonathan Young - Pictures
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CBS pre-game intro shot -
Boating in, Day 1 -
Talking about pull-ups -
Greeting Probst -
Starting line, Ep1 RC -
Untying paddles -
Watching Marya -
Taku tests out their triangle-counting skills -
That's not for me -
Listening to the Day 2 dilemma message -
Saying goodbye to Jackson -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Paddling -
Taku wins! -
Enjoying Maryanne's antics, Ep2 -
Teaching Omar the art of coconut opening -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC/IC -
Directing the puzzle stage -
Taku, Ep2 Tribal Council -
Talking to Probst -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC/IC -
Carrying the team on his back, literally -
Taku (mostly Jonathan) wins! -
Taku wins again, Ep4 RC -
A decent selection of reward fish -
Taku wins again, Ep4 IC -
Happy Takus, Ep5 -
Fake merge lineup, Ep6 -
Rolling away the stone, Ep7 RC -
Orange team wins fake immunity, real reward -
Reward feasting -
Talking about the food, etc. -
Bonding with fellow big guy Mike -
Majority alliance formed -
The hourglass twist just screwed these people -
Trying to catch Tori, Ep7 IC -
Omar has a plan -
Tori says, "I'm voting for you!" -
Not-merge tribe, Ep7 Tribal -
Talking to Mr. Jeff -
Diving, Ep8 RC -
Blue team wins! -
Reward feasting -
Competing, Ep8 IC -
Kula Kula, Ep8 Tribal -
Rocksroy wants an all-men's alliance, Ep9 -
It makes sense! -
Starting line, Ep9 IC -
Jonathan wins for the blue team -
Telling Maryanne she's the decoy vote, and they're voting for someone with an idol -
Lindsay brings up some irrelevant point about how Maryanne has the Taku idol -
Blue team, Ep9 Tribal -
Things don't go to plan -
In the lead, Ep10 RC -
Starting line, Ep10 IC -
Reporting Hai's fake idol play to Omar -
Kula Kula, Ep10 Tribal -
The 100% real final five alliance, Ep11 -
The two participants, Ep11 IC -
Jonathan wins! -
Happy to avoid the Do or Die thing -
Kula Kula, Ep11 Tribal -
Table mazing, Ep12 IC -
Kula Kula, Ep12 Tribal -
You voted for me! Ep13 -
Not solving the word scramble -
Pre-challenge lineup, F5 IC -
Watching Mike place the last piece -
Invited to the reward feast with Mike -
Mmm, spaghetti-y -
Fun times, F5 Tribal -
Rolling balls, F4 IC -
D'oh! -
Kula Kula, F4 Tribal -
Starting line, F4 firemaking -
Mike wins -
Snuffed, Day 25 (Episode 13) -
With the jury, Final Tribal -
Finalists + jury, aftershow
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On the boat, Day 1 -
Arrival -
Arrival head shot -
Diving, early challenge
Jonathan Young - Interviews
Pre-game interviews
- Mike Bloom at Parade.com (2/13/22): "Jonathan Young Wants to Be a Provider and a Chaos Maker"
- Rob Cesternino & Mike Bloom at RHAP (2/15/22): "Survivor 42 | Taku Tribe Castaway Preview"
Post-game interviews
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (5/26/22): "Jonathan Young responds to accusations he was not treating women well on Survivor"
- Mike Bloom at Parade.com (5/26/22): "Jonathan Young Reacts to Comments on His Behavior"
- Rob Cesternino at RHAP (5/26/22): "Survivor 42 | Final 5 Exit Interviews - May 26, 2022"
Pre-game interviews
- None yet.
Post-game interviews
- None yet.
Jonathan Young - Bios
Official CBS Survivor 42 bio excerpts (February 9, 2022):
"Pet Peeves: Wearing shirts, people who bully others and when people are disrespectful
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Broke the Guinness World Record for most pullups with 100 lbs on my back.
What is something we would never know from looking at you? I can sing an amazing rendition of The Little Mermaid’s “Part of Your World.”
Who is your hero and why? Lex Luger. He is a man of God. My physical and spiritual mentor through some of the hardest times in my life.
Which past Survivor will you play the game most like? Ozzy.
Why do you believe you can be the Sole Survivor? My athleticism will help me greatly in the challenges. My wit and charm will help me outside of the challenges. I’m very strong willed and determined. I will not give up on anything."
Official CBS Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans cast bio excerpts, as published by Mike Bloom at Parade.com (January 28, 2026):
"Why do you want to come back for Survivor 50 and how does it feel to be chosen for this milestone season? Survivor is the greatest game ever played! Survivor 42 opened my eyes to different things that helped me grow as a person. When I came home from 42, I was very thankful for everything I had waiting for me at home. Being on an island starving is very humbling. It is such an honor to be chosen for this huge season.
What one life experience since the last time you played do you feel has prepared you for 50? Mr. Rob (Boston Rob) is one of my good friends now. He has been such a huge help. Every chance I get, I go listen and learn from the legend himself.
Coming into this season, what is the Survivor accomplishment you are most proud of? And what are you eager to have another shot at? I am proud of how I left the game, with nothing left in the tank. I felt like I fought the good fight. My social game is going to be a little different this time.
What would you say is your Survivor reputation and how will you manage that perception in the game? My reputation is that I will be good at challenges, fishing, and helping a lot around the camp. That’s all I want them to think of me. I want them to think I don’t have a strategic bone in my body.
What is your strategy going into 50? And how will it differ from previous time(s) you’ve played?
- Try to see the game through my opponents’ eyes, not just my own.
- Smile!
- No one is here to help me win. Never trust anyone too much.
- Keep it simple, worry about what I can control.
Survivor fans have had the opportunity to help shape the game this season by voting on various elements – what are you hoping makes the cut and why? I hope everyone voted for no rice so the contestants will need me to catch them some food.
At this point in your life who is your biggest inspiration and why? Mr. Lex Luger because he shows me how to live for God through the way he lives. My dad, because of his courage and strength. Mr. Rob (Boston Rob); he is so successful in the entertainment world but comes home to his beautiful family with arms wide open. He is a great dad and a great friend. I want to be like that someday.
Why will you be the Sole Survivor? Most of the players have played with at least one other person out here. Not me – I am a free agent and don’t have that target on my back. I don’t think my strategy was shown in season 42, which is great now that I am back for season 50."