Challenges: MPF percentile
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Seasons: 1 | Days played: 27 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- Survivor 13: Cook Islands (2006) - 9th place, 12th out - 4th juror.
- Voted out in Episode 11, "Why Would You Trust Me?" (Day 27).
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| S13: Cook Islands | 0.47 | 3.57 | 0.13 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0.41 | 1.33 | - | - | - | 0.55 | 1.80 |
| Career | 0.47 | 3.57 | 0.13 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0.41 | 1.33 | - | - | - | 0.55 | 1.80 |
Nate Gonzalez - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
37%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
64%
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.
Nate Gonzalez - Challenge record
S13:
Cook Islands 
Tribal/team challenge record (3-for-14; 1 3rd; 3 sit-outs):
- Cook Islands Ep. 1 RC/IC: "Lock and Load Light" - Hiki finishes last (4th/4).
- Cook Islands Ep. 2 RC/IC: "Tow the Line" - Hiki somehow manages not to finish last (because Ozzy throws the challenge, 3rd*/4).
- Cook Islands Ep. 3 IC: "Steeple Chase" - Now with new Raro, assists in the final tackle. Raro wins.
- Cook Islands Ep. 4 RC: "Strung Along" - Competes, and Raro loses.
- Cook Islands Ep. 4 IC: "Mayday" - Performs the stretcher puzzle/carry part, and Raro loses again.
- Cook Islands Ep. 5 RC: "Never Tear Us Apart" - Paired with Adam, together leading to a Raro win.
- Cook Islands Ep. 5 IC: "United We Stand" - Holds poles, but Aitu overcomes an early Raro lead, so Raro loses.
- Cook Islands Ep. 6 RC: "Kicking and Screaming" - Pulled off his pole by Yul & Penner, Raro loses again.
- Cook Islands Ep. 8 RC: "Smash and Grab" - Forced to sit out by Aitu's kidnapping him, watches Raro lose.
- Cook Islands Ep. 8 IC: "Stairway to Heaven" - Does a zipline leg, and miraculously (thanks to Jenny), Raro wins.
- Cook Islands Ep. 9 RC: "Barrel of Monkeys" - With Adam, pushes the Raro's barrel. Barrel floats away, Raro loses.
- Cook Islands Ep. 9 IC: "Depth Charge" - Sits out again, and Raro loses again.
- Cook Islands Ep. 10 RC: "Make Your Point" - Sits out, watches Raro blow another challenge.
- Cook Islands Ep. 10 IC: "South Pacific" - Has trouble retrieving the puzzle bag at the farthest Raro station, giving Ozzy a huge lead, and Raro loses again.
Individual challenge record (0-for-1): (Mean % finish: 33%)
- Cook Islands Ep. 11 IC, "Mast Cling On" - Third person out, drops after 23 minutes (7th/9).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- Cook Islands: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 3 |
| 3rd place: | 1 |
| Played: | 14 |
| Win%: | 0.23 |
| Sat out: | 3 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 1 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Mean% Finish: | 33.3% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean% Finish: | - |
Nate Gonzalez - Tribal Council record
S13:
Cook Islands 
Idols held/played (0/0):
- Cook Islands: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (3/7):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep1 | Sundra | Sekou Bunch (voted out, 3-2) | - |
| Ep4 | Stephannie | J.P. Calderon (voted out, 7-2) | - |
| Ep5 | Stephannie | Stephannie Favor (voted out, 7-1) | Yes |
| Ep9 | Brad | Brad Virata (voted out, 7-1) | Yes |
| Ep10 (F11) | Rebecca | Rebecca Borman (voted out, 6-1) | Yes |
| Ep10 (F10) | Penner | Jenny Guzon-Bae (voted out, 4-2) | - |
| Ep11 | Yul | Nate Gonzalez (voted out, 5-4) | - |
| 7 | TOTALS | 3 | |
VAP - Votes against (5):
- Cook Islands, Ep. 11: Five votes, from Yul, Ozzy, Becky, Sundra, and Penner (voted out, 5-4).
Jury votes made (0/1):
- Cook Islands, Ep. 15: Voted for Ozzy Lusth (who finished second, 5-4-0).
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Advantages held/played: | 0/0 |
| Idols found: | 0 |
| Idols played: | - |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 3 |
| Tribals: | 7 |
| VAP: | 5 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 0 |
| Received: | - |
Nate Gonzalez - Pictures
S13:
Cook Islands -
Cook Islands intro shot -
Cook Islands intro shot -
Watching Parvati not paddle, opening minutes of Ep1 -
Paddling away from the ship -
Working Hiki's boat puzzle with Sundra, Ep1 IC -
Finally paddling back with Hiki -
With the unhappy Hikis, post-Ep1 IC -
Feeling chipper -
Back to Hiki camp -
Talking with Sekou -
'Making fire' with Sekou -
Building a very short-lived alliance -
First Cook Islands Tribal Council with Hiki, Ep1 -
Full Hiki tribe, Ep1 Tribal Council -
Getting to talk -
Hikis are ready to compete, Ep2 IC -
Hiki doesn't* lose! Ep2 IC -
Ready to get switched, Ep3 -
Looks like he'll be blue from now on -
Happy to have new tribemates, post-switch -
Getting to know new Raro, Ep3 -
Ready to help new Raro dominate some fools, Ep3 RC/IC -
Steeple Chasing -
Wondering what Yul is thinking -
Helping introduce Yul to the water -
Raros raring to go, Ep4 RC -
Moving Jenny and Cristina through the obstacles -
Watching as Aitu finishes the puzzle first -
Ready to go, Ep4 IC -
Somewhat less than pleased with his tribe's Ep4 IC performance -
The new Raro tribe attends its first Tribal together -
Perhaps not as wise to Jenny's hilarious plans as he should be -
Attentive Raros, pre-Ep5 RC -
Awaiting weight, Ep5 RC -
What most of Probst's dreams look like -
Raro wins for once! -
Who are these people coming into our camp? -
Listening to Probst, prior to the Ep5 IC -
Thanks a lot, Rebecca -
Angry Raros, post-Ep5 IC -
Okay, THIS time we're actually gonna vote out Stephannie. I hope. -
Looking forward to getting yanked off a pole, Ep6 RC -
Apparently getting yanked off a pole wasn't all it's cracked up to be -
Giving good but unheeded advice, Ep6 -
Raros, about to vote off Cristina -
Happy to exchange a role in voting out Cristina for some lamb -
Talking about writing down all the juicy gossip he's picking up -
Listening to Flica complain about being out of the Aitu loop, Ep7 -
Forced to sit out the Ep7 RC AND listen to Flica cheering? -
Groan -
Well, at least I'm back at Raro now. Time to fish. -
Raro dudes arguing over who has the longest pole, Ep7 IC -
Raro wins immunity! -
Ho hum. Another challenge (Ep9 RC). No big deal. -
Oh. Hey. Our tribe just got bigger. -
Watching new tribemate Candice lower herself into the barrel -
Let's roll! Ep9 RC -
We've made a huge mistake. -
Not loving Penner -
Go, extra-large team! -
Ep9 tribal council -
Ready to watch Raro lose the Ep10 RC -
Or not watch, as the case may be -
In camp with Rebecca on her last day, Ep10 -
Up against Ozzy in a swimming race. This should go well, Ep10 IC -
It didn't, but at least they got a shiny bottle for their troubles -
Well, I've voted against every one of the Hiki women, except Rebecca. Time to finish the set. -
Vote someone else out? So we're not merging, then? -
Oh, right. But we can still vote against Penner, at least -
Still... what? -
Yeah, Probst. There are five of us now, thanks a lot. -
It's a merge! Everybody hug Yul! -
A slightly better use of bottles -
Happy to be back in camp with new guests. Also beer. -
Broin' down with Ozzy -
I don't like the looks of those poles, Ep11 IC -
Not as comfortable as it looks, Ep11 IC -
Still going... -
Still grabbing some pole -
The end is nigh -
It's cool Ozzy is safe, but we've gotta take out Yul -
Right. Raro's camp has long been a site of excessive thinking -
We're sticking to our tribal alliances, Jeff. No worries here. -
Yul and Becky, sitting in a tree... ha ha! -
Uh... can I take that back? -
The end. Snuffed, Day 27 (Episode 11)
Nate Gonzalez - Interviews
S13:
Cook Islands Pre-game interviews
- Jeff Probst & Harry Smith on The Early Show cast reveal at CBSNews.com (8/23/06)
Post-game interviews
- Staci Krause at IGN.com (11/27/06): "Exclusive Survivor: Cook Islands interview: Nate"
- Angel Cohn at TVGuide.com (11/30/06): "Survivor's Nate takes on Jonathan, 'Nancy Boy,' and flirty Parvati"
- Tashi Tagg at TVSA(11/8/07): "Cook Islands Interview: Nate Gonzalez"
Nate Gonzalez - Bio
S13: Cook Islands From his CBS.com Survivor: Cook Islands bio page:
"Nathan 'Nate' Gonzalez was born in Staten Island, New York, to parents Manny and Jessy. He began playing the violin when he was eight years old. He graduated in 1998 from La Costa Canyon High School in San Diego and went on to attend Santa Barbara City College as a theater major. In 2001, he won the Lancaster Speech Tournament and he produced his first CD with his hip-hop group EZTHeI. He continues to play with numerous acoustic and rock bands while incorporating his hip-hop flavor.
Gonzalez is currently employed as a shoe salesman for a major department store and is a sales representative for a start-up urban clothing line based in New York. He previously worked as a waiter, club promoter and hip-hop artist. He hopes to pursue a career as a musician.
He enjoys playing basketball, and loves sushi and Chinese food.
Gonzalez currently resides in Playa del Rey, California. His birth date is July 26, 1980."