Challenges: MPF percentile
99%
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 39 | Wins: 1
- Survivor: Worlds Apart (2015) - Winner, 6-1-1.
- Received six jury votes to win in Episode 14, "It's a Fickle, Fickle Game" (Day 39).
- Survivor: Cambodia - Second Chance (2015) - Was part of the voting pool, but because he won Worlds Apart, was technically ineligible to participate.
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| S30: Worlds Apart | 7.54 | 13.80 | 0.55 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0.82 | 5.73 | 6 | 8 | 0.75 | 2.11 | 17.76 |
| Career | 7.54 | 13.80 | 0.55 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0.82 | 5.73 | 6 | 8 | 0.75 | 2.11 | 17.76 |
Mike Holloway - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
84%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
99%
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.
Mike Holloway - Challenge record
S30:
Worlds Apart 
Tribal/team challenge record (6-for-13; 2 2nds; 1 sit-out):
- Worlds Apart Ep. 1 RC/IC: "Ladder Daze" - Performs both the knots and the puzzle, rescuing Escameca from an early deficit (2nd*/3).
- Worlds Apart Ep. 2 RC/IC: "Basket Case" - Middle swimmer, later rebounds, as Escameca doesn't lose again (2nd*/3).
- Worlds Apart Ep. 3 RC/IC: "Dear Liza" - Helps carry the bucket and pour, and Escameca wins (1st/3).
- Worlds Apart Ep. 4 RC: "Collar Blind" - Sits out, and eventually, Blue Collar loses (3rd/3).
- Worlds Apart Ep. 4 IC: "Houses of the Holey" - Places the first ball, but Blue Collar loses again (3rd/3).
- Worlds Apart Ep. 5 RC: "Beach Balls" - Now with New Escameca, makes the final catch; Escameca wins (5-2).
- Worlds Apart Ep. 5 IC: "Swing Break" - Paired with Sierra pulling the sled; Escameca wins big again.
- Worlds Apart Ep. 6 RC: "Air Raid" - Hits one target for Escameca, but they lose, barely (6-5).
- Worlds Apart Ep. 6 IC: "Shut Your Trap" - Takes three tries to throw his bout vs. Kelly, and Escameca loses.
- Worlds Apart Ep. 9 RC: "O-Black Water" - Part of the winning team, with Dan, Shirin, Tyler, and Sierra.
- Worlds Apart Ep. 11 RC: "Barrel Bridge" - Leads the losing team, with Shirin, Rodney, and Sierra.
- Worlds Apart Ep. 12 RC: "Dulcimer Stomp" - Lands all five balls for the winning team, with Carolyn and Sierra.
- Worlds Apart Ep. 13 RC: "For-Word Progress" - Part of the winning team, with Carolyn and Will.
Individual challenge record (6-for-11): (Mean % finish: 87.7%)
- Worlds Apart, Ep.7 IC: "Get A Grip" - Seventh to drop out, circa 25 minutes (6th/12).
- Worlds Apart Ep.8 RC: "Anchorman" - Second to reach the finals, but does not win (2nd/11).
- Worlds Apart Ep.8 IC: "Hip to be Square" - Fifth to reach the final puzzle, does not win (5th/11).
- Worlds Apart Ep. 9 IC: "Keep on your Toes" - Lasts a while, eighth to drop out (3rd10).
- Worlds Apart Ep. 10 IC: "Soul to Squeeze" - Places all six balls, easily outpacing Tyler, and Mike wins immunity (1st/9).
- Worlds Apart Ep. 11 IC: "Water Weight" - Outlasts all other men (and women), and Mike wins again! (1st/5).
- Worlds Apart Ep. 12 IC: "Back Splash" - Fifth person to drop out, at final transition (3rd/7).
- Worlds Apart Ep. 13 IC: "Puppet Master" - Narrowly beats Sierra, but Mike wins (1st/6).
- Worlds Apart Ep. 14 RC: "The Home Stretch" - As his mom watches, Mike wins again (1st/5).
- Worlds Apart Ep. 14 F5 IC: "Going Blind" - Perhaps helped by his advantage, Mike wins yet again (1st/5).
- Worlds Apart Ep. 14 F4 IC: "Final Four-Titude" - First to the puzzle, first to finish; Mike wins! (1st/4).
RECORD: Mike's 5 individual immunity challenge wins in Worlds Apart are tied with Colby Donaldson (The Australian Outback), Tom Westman (Palau), Terry Deitz (Panama), Ozzy Lusth (Cook Islands), and Brad Culpepper (Game Changers) for the all-time mark of most in a single season.
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- Worlds Apart: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 6 |
| 2nd place: | 2 |
| Played: | 13 |
| Win%: | 0.54 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Wins: | 6 |
| Played: | 11 |
| Win%: | 0.55 |
| Mean% Finish: | 87.7% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean% Finish: | - |
Mike Holloway - Tribal Council record
S30:
Worlds Apart 
Idols held/played: (1/1; 4 votes voided)
- Worlds Apart, Ep. 8: Catches Tyler and Joe reading Joe's clue, gets Tyler to tell him the clue's contents, publicly congratulates Joe for "finding" the idol (which gets him to stop looking), then Mike gets to work finding the idol himself (and does so).
- Worlds Apart, Ep. 9: Plays Joe's fake idol, for Will. Nothing happens.
- Worlds Apart, Ep. 12: Plays his idol for himself, voiding four votes, and saving himself from the boot.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (9/11):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep4 | Lindsey | Lindsey Cascaddan (voted out, 2-2-2; 3-0) | Yes |
| Ep6 | Joaquin | Joaquin Souberbielle (voted out, 4-3) | Yes |
| Ep7 | Jenn | Kelly Remington (idoled out, [0]-4-1) | - |
| Ep8 | Hali | Hali Ford (voted out, 7-4) | Yes |
| Ep9 | Joe | Joe Anglim (voted out, 5-4-1) | Yes |
| Ep10 | Jenn | Jenn Brown (voted out, 5-3-1) | Yes |
| Ep11 | Tyler | Shirin Oskooi (voted out, 4-2-2) | - |
| Ep12 | Tyler | Tyler Fredrickson (idoled out, [0]-3) | Yes |
| Ep13 | Dan | Dan Foley (idoled out, [0]-2) | Yes |
| Ep14 (F5) | Sierra | Sierra Dawn Thomas (voted out, 4-1) | Yes |
| Ep14 (F4) | Rodney | Rodney Lavoie (voted out, 2-2; fire) | Yes |
| 11 | TOTALS | 9 | |
VAP - Votes against (0):
- [Worlds Apart, Ep. 12: Four votes, from Rodney, Dan, Will, and Tyler - voided by Mike's idol, did not count.]
Jury votes received (6/8):
- Worlds Apart, Ep. 14: Received six votes, from Hali Ford, Joe Anglim, Jenn Brown, Shirin Oskooi, Tyler Fredrickson, and Dan Foley (and won, 6-1-1).
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Advantages held/played: | 0/0 |
| Idols found: | 1 |
| Idols played: | 1 |
| Votes voided: | 4 |
| VFB: | 9 |
| Tribals: | 11 |
| VAP: | 0 |
| Made: | 0 |
| For winners: | - |
| Received: | 6 |
| Total jurors: | 8 |
Mike Holloway - Pictures
S30: Worlds Apart image gallery -
Worlds Apart intro shot -
Worlds Apart intro shot -
CBS pre-game interview -
Opening sequence confessional, about getting his hands dirty -
Escameca, the Blue Collar tribe -
Choosing a representative (Dan, wisdom) -
Mike volunteers to join Dan in the decision-making -
More Escameca walking (to camp?) -
In camp with Dan, debating the opening dilemma -
Choosing honesty... for now -
Getting disbelief from the tribe that they were actually honest -
Working on Escameca's fire-making effort -
Feeling a bit peckish, looking for extra protein -
Mmm, scorpion -
Do not try this at home -
Giving Dan a pep talk -
Escameca arrival, Ep1 RC/IC -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 RC/IC -
Starting line, Ep1 RC/IC -
Belatedly hitting the hay -
Watching Lindsey fiddle with the locks -
Swapping in, doing the knots instead -
STILL doing the knots -
Pushing Escameca's ladder along -
Watching Sierra dump out the puzzle bag -
No Collar has already won, Sierra still struggling -
Getting help from the No Collars at working the puzzle -
Blue Collar doesn't lose! -
Happy Blue Collars -
Admiring the second-place trophy -
Describing Dan's makeshift underwear, early Ep2 -
Waking up, telling everyone to get to work -
Working, solo -
Twitching in frustration -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC/IC -
Listening to Probst -
More listening to Probst -
Starting line -
Watching Dan move his buoy along -
Watching Sierra shoot, ready to rebound -
Blue Collar doesn't lose! -
Complaining about Rodney's lack of work, Ep3 -
Listening to Rodney yell -
Personal hashtag -
Lindsey argues with Mike -
Seeing No Collars arrive without Vince, pre-Ep3 RC/IC -
Listening to Probst -
Starting line, Ep3 RC/IC -
Ready to collect some water -
Pouring -
Coming back with another barrel load -
Almost there... -
Blue Collar wins! -
Preparing a headless snake for grilling, early Ep4 -
The snake eats the rat, but the Mike eats the snake -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC -
Listening to Probst -
Watching the starting line from the sidelines -
Kelly returns to camp, freshly bandaged -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC -
Starting line -
Placing a ball for Blue Collar -
Whoops -
That didn't go so well. Oh well, time to boot someone. -
Listening to Rodney talk about spanking Lindsey 'like a bad baby' -
Telling Kelly about his doubts -
Blue Collar heads to its first Tribal Council -
Listening to Probst -
We're Blue Collar, we work hard, etc. -
Trying to reunite the tribe and make Sierra feel welcome after Lindsey's boot, early Ep5 -
Pre-swap lineup, Ep5 -
Looking at what buffs everyone pulled -
Now with New Escameca, pre-Ep5 RC -
Watching Joaquin make a catch -
Scoring the final point: New Escameca wins! -
Heading back to camp, reward in hand -
Talking about the new tribe -
Suggesting that Dan should apologize to Sierra -
We need to pull Sierra back in -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC -
Starting line -
With Sierra, returning the sled, almost lapping Carolyn/Kelly -
Watching Dan swing & break -
New Escameca wins! -
Receiving the idol -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 RC -
Starting line -
Helping Joe up the net obstacle -
Oh no! Escameca missed! -
Some fleeting cheering -
Not appreciating New Nagarote's victory celebration -
Rodney wants to throw the IC? What? -
Yes -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 IC -
Listening to Probst -
Joaquin elects to sit out -
Good try, Sierra -
Gosh! How did I get that wrong? Again? -
New Nagarote 'wins' -
A little part of me died when we threw that -
Conferring with Rodney -
Listening to Joe's point that they need to break up Joaquin-Rodney -
Checking in with Dan & Sierra -
New Escameca, Ep6 Tribal Council -
With the other ex-Blue Collars, listening to Dan -
We like Sierra! -
Bad news for Rodney -
Trying to explain what just happened to Rodney, early Ep7" -
Escameca arrives, Ep7 merge -
Hi, Kelly! -
Listening to the official merge announcement -
Yay, black buffs -
Merge feasting -
More eating -
Getting to work at the newly shelter-less merge camp -
So happy to make it to the merge with Kelly -
Checking in with Kelly -
Keeping their alliance hidden, obviously -
That would make a great merge tribe name -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC -
Listening to Probst -
Ep7 IC, now in progress -
Rooting against Joe -
Yay, Joe won -
Oh well, time for plan B -
Talking to Dan -
With Rodney, making plans to test Will's loyalty -
Merica, Ep7 Tribal Council -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 RC -
Listening to Probst -
Getting started collecting puzzle bags -
Out to an early lead -
Ready to go, final puzzle stage -
Listening to Probst comment on his lack of progress -
Waiting for Joe to pick his tagalongs -
Joe didn't pick him, but oh well -
Watching Joe and Tyler sneak off together -
Talking about his surveillance operation -
Getting Tyler to spill the contents of the clue -
Trailing Joe as he looks for the idol -
Publicly congratulating Joe on finding the idol -
Heading out to find the idol himself -
Talking about how hard it is to hunt for the idol -
Hard work pays off -
The happy tastes a lot like sad -
Worth the effort -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC -
Listening to Probst -
Starting line -
Making progress... -
Yay, Joe wins again -
The alliance discusses boot options -
Merica, Ep8 Tribal Council -
Talking to Probst -
Getting support as Shirin stirs the pot, early Ep9 -
Talking about maybe working with Shirin -
With Sierra, getting approached by Shirin for a possible alliance -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 RC -
Overcome at the thought of Snickers -
Blue team, ready to go -
Retrieving the rings -
Taking aim -
Blue team wins! -
Ready for some candy -
Mmm, Snickers -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 IC -
Listening to Probst -
Starting line -
Still going... -
Since Tyler won, we can vote out Joe -
Getting Shirin's promise to vote for Joe -
Joe promises to give Mike his 'idol' at Tribal in exchange for safety -
Mmmmaybe -
Getting Joe's 'idol' -
Merica, Ep9 Tribal Council -
Can you validate this please, Jeff? -
Playing Joe's fake idol for Will -
Ready to go, Ep10 auction -
Listening to Shirin explain that everyone can buy letters for the highest bid price -
Rethinking paying for let -
With Dan and Carolyn, rock draw for advantage -
Trying to blow up Rodney's plotting -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 IC -
Shirin raises her hand to oppose Will -
Out to an early lead, Ep10 IC -
Still going... -
Almost there... -
Mike wins! -
Freshly necklaced -
Safe at Tribal Council tonight -
Trying to convince Dan that Rodney is plotting against both of them -
Making no progress -
Merica, Ep10 Tribal Council -
Listening to Will talking over Shirin -
Listening to Rodney yell -
So long, Jenn -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 RC -
Listening to Probst -
Preparing to walk on some barrels -
Stretchy -
Over a barrel. Well, several. -
Sierra tries a new approach -
So far, so good -
Well that didn't work -
Oh well, time for chicken -
Sorry... -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 IC -
Tyler impersonates Mike -
Ep11 IC, now in progress -
Still going... -
The men's and women's final two -
Heroically escaping the exploding building -
Mike wins immunity again! -
Making one more try to get Dan back on board -
Synchronized necklacing, with Carolyn -
Merica, Ep11 Tribal Council -
Reacting to Dan's attempt to hijack Shirin's sympathetic backstory -
Letting Shirin see his idol -
Shirin's voting for Tyler, I'm voting for someone else. You guys decide what you want to do. -
Sorry, Shirin. Not actually playing it tonight. -
Enjoying the vote reveal -
Wow, that sort of worked -
Returning to camp, early Ep12 -
Amused that the majority are now having to explain why they voted for Dan -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 RC -
Listening to Probst -
Red team, ready to go -
Working the ladder puzzle -
Launching the catapult -
Racing Dan to the end -
Red team wins! -
Ready to go on the orphanage trip -
Sorry, Rodney. Nobody's swapping out for you. -
Winner, winner, winner, chicken dinner -
Enjoying a performance -
Not buying Rodney's I-want-to-quit charade for a second -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 IC -
Starting line -
Ep12 IC, now in progress -
Still going... -
Merica, Ep12 Tribal Council -
You guys *do* remember I still have an idol, right? Just saying. -
Voting out Tyler -
Playing his idol (for himself) -
Thanks for voting for me, guys. Good job. -
Talking over options with Mama C, early Ep13 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 RC -
Listening to Probst -
Red team, starting line -
Opening the gate -
Releasing the puzzle pieces -
Trying to work the puzzle -
*Sigh* -
*Deeper sigh* -
Red team wins! -
Chopper-bound arrival at the reward feast -
Cheers -
Will won't even consider voting with Mike -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 IC -
Grappling hook-ing bags -
Out to an early lead on the table maze -
Working the table maze -
Mike wins again -
Safe at Tribal Council tonight -
Like the 4th of July! -
Giving Dan one final warning (unheeded) that his alliance is coming for him -
Pointing out that Dan and Rodney are napping, meaning they're planning to vote out a woman, probably Carolyn -
Merica, Ep13 Tribal Council -
Listening to Probst -
Oh, Dan. -
Dan plays his advantage -
Carolyn reacts to her successful idol play -
Amused that the others all just voted for Carolyn, but are now off plotting with her, early Ep14 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep14 RC -
Learning that the loved ones are there, too -
Telling Probst about his mom, Deborah -
Starting line, Ep14 IC -
Sliding tiles -
Out to another early lead -
Testing a combination -
Mike wins reward and advantage! -
Hugging his mom in celebration -
Getting instructions from Probst -
It's really great having my mom here in camp -
Letting his mom know that everyone is against him -
Checking out the IC test-run advantage instructions -
Testing out the F5 IC -
Didn't make it to the necklace, darn it -
Oh well -
Pre-challenge lineup, F5 IC -
Listening to Probst -
Ready to try the blindfolded maze for real -
Starting line -
Collecting medallions -
Now in search of the necklace -
Come to papa -
Mike wins Final Five immunity! -
Getting congratulations from Probst -
Still trying to swing Sierra and Carolyn -
Listening to Rodney's all-male final three plan -
Merica, F5 Tribal Council -
The usual fun stuff -
Pre-challenge lineup, Final 4 IC -
Listening to Probst -
Starting line -
Beware of flying Mikes -
Going through the obstacle to collect puzzle bags -
Out to yet another lead, starting on the final puzzle -
Almost there... -
Mike wins his fifth immunity! -
Necklaced by his peers -
Pleased to be guaranteed a chance to win -
Telling Mama C he wants to force a tie, so she can beat Rodney at making fire -
Final four Tribal Council -
Did *I* cast a second vote for Rodney? Gosh! -
Time to make some fires -
*Sigh* -
*Deeper sigh* -
Rodney seems displeased -
Hugs -
Morning 39 breakfast time -
Cheers -
Ready to face the jury and win that million -
Heading to the Final Tribal Council -
Final three, final Tribal Council -
Telling Tyler 'Sorry, I guess I sucked socially' -
Apologizing to Dan -
Getting a jury vote from Jenn -
Reunion show, ready to hear the vote tally -
Get on with reading the votes, Probst -
The winner of Survivor: Worlds Apart... -
Mike wins -
Dawsoning Probst -
Already has his check -
Listening to Probst, reunion show -
Full cast, reunion show
Mike Holloway - Interviews
S30:
Worlds Apart Pre-game interviews
- Gordon Holmes at MoreW.com (2/10/15): "Mike: 'I'll Be the Biggest Liar You've Ever Seen'"
Post-game interviews
- Gordon Holmes at MoreWhatnot.com (5/21/15): "Survivor Champion Mike: 'Rodney Played a Great Game. A Scary Game.'"
- Rob Cesternino at RHAP (5/21/15): "Worlds Apart Winner and Final Five Exit Interviews"
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (5/21/15): "Mike Holloway on his big moment and what has him 'pissed off'"
- Josh Wigler at Parade.com (5/21/15): "Mike Holloway Just Won Survivor: Worlds Apart, And He's Not Stopping There"
- Steve Helling at People.com (5/22/15): "Survivor Winner Mike Holloway: 'It's a Crazy Game, But I Won It!'"
Mike Holloway - Bio
S30:
Worlds Apart From his official CBS Survivor: Worlds Apart cast bio page:
"Personal Claim to Fame: Paying off my house in 2 ½ years. It took a lot of Ramen noodle nights, but to see the focus and drive pay off, was priceless.
Inspiration in Life: Don Couch - He is the man and I call him “Dad.” Even though we are in no way related he took it upon himself to teach me how to be man. He is a man of morals and values and he is a man of his word. He means what he says and is who he says. What a mentor.
What is your favorite sport? When I was younger, it was playing football because the sound of someone losing their air is awesome. Now that I am older, it is disc golf because I love the challenge of me against the course.
Pet Peeves: People who are bad at time management. If you say you’re going to be somewhere at a certain time, be there! Also spelling, I can’t stand it when someone can’t spell.
If You Could Have 3 Things on The Island What Would They Be and Why? 1. Any ball because I can make a game out of anything, MacGyver-ish in this case. But it would be nice to have a ball. 2. Toilet paper because it kind of stinks rubbing your bum with your hands. 3. Tooth brush because it’s refreshing not having yuck mouth.
Survivor Contestant You Are Most Like: Cochran, because he knows the game and how to move pieces; Ozzy because that dude has the best posture of anyone and he’s a bad ass; and Rob because he takes over and gives 110% at everything.
Reason for Being on Survivor: There’s a competitive fire inside me. I can’t get enough. I live to compete daily in my own life. If you guys let me loose on the challenges you will see. Also, I want to see if I am as good of a manipulator as I think I am.
Why Will You Be the Sole Survivor: My life is constantly changing. At work, I must adapt to what the oil well is doing and sometimes drastic measures need to be taken. In my personal life, I have had to overcome being molested and bullied when I was young and not having a father. Learning to be influenced by the right people has been no easy chore. I have grown into my own skin - I know who I am and what I am about. My faith has made me whole, my family and friends have me strong, and my experiences have made me adapt. Let’s get it on!!!!"