Challenges: MPF percentile
56%
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 26.5 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- Survivor: San Juan del Sur (2014) - 9th place, 10th out - 3rd juror.
- Idoled out in Episode 10, "This Is Where We Build Trust" (Day 26).
- Cumulative totals: In-game - 25.5 days; Exile Island - 1 day (1 visit).
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| S29: San Juan del Sur | 1.18 | 6.03 | 0.20 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.49 | 2.33 | - | - | - | 0.69 | 3.51 |
| Career | 1.18 | 6.03 | 0.20 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.49 | 2.33 | - | - | - | 0.69 | 3.51 |
Wes Nale - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
46%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
78%
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.
Wes Nale - Challenge record
S29:
San Juan del Sur 
Tribal/team challenge record (4-for-9):
- San Juan del Sur Ep. 1 IC: "Temple of Syrinx" - Participates in the obstacle crawl and climbing, but Coyopa loses.
- San Juan del Sur Ep. 2 IC: "Sumo at Sea" - Wins his bout against Jeremy, but Coyopa loses again, 5-4.
- San Juan del Sur Ep. 3 IC: "Game of Throw-Ins" - Paired with Alec, scores vs. Missy/Julie, but not Jon/Natalie, and Coyopa loses again, 3-2.
- San Juan del Sur Ep. 4 IC: "The Cruel Sea" - Swims (final leg, vs. Keith) for Coyopa, and thanks to Drew's shenanigans, Coyopa wins!
- San Juan del Sur Ep. 5 IC: "Shakedown Street" - Tosses sandbags for New Hunahpu, which wins, easily.
- San Juan del Sur Ep. 6 IC: "Flips, Flops & Flags" - Retrieves the final bag, hoists the flags, and Hunahpu wins.
- San Juan del Sur Ep. 8 RC: "Long Road to Ruins" - With Keith, Jeremy, Natalie, and Reed, wins a taco bar trip.
- San Juan del Sur Ep. 9 RC: "Shake It Off" - Wins one and loses one bout vs. Reed, but his team loses, 5-4.
- San Juan del Sur Ep. 10 RC: "Dirty Water Dog" - With Missy, Baylor, and Natalie, has no chance of winning, then gets exiled for his efforts.
Individual challenge record (0-for-4): (Mean % finish: 58.5%)
- San Juan del Sur Ep. 7 IC: "Take the Reins" - Makes the final, 2-ball round, but just loses to his dad (2nd/12).
- San Juan del Sur Ep. 8 IC: "My Poor Brain" - With Alec, 3rd/4th person eliminated, on the fourth item in the first round (tie-8th/11).
- San Juan del Sur Ep. 9 IC: "The Game Is Afoot" - One of several people working on the third layer (tie-4th/10).
- San Juan del Sur Ep. 10 IC: "Uncomfortably Numb" - Happily drops out for wings & beer (and chatting with Probst about appearing nude on Two and a Half Men), at around 30 minutes in (5th/9).
Hero challenge/ duel record (1-for-1): (Mean % finish: 100%)
- San Juan del Sur Ep. 3 RC: "Sunset Grill" - Wins against his dad, Keith; picks Josh (and Keith) for exile.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 4 |
| 2nd place: | - |
| Played: | 9 |
| Win%: | 0.44 |
| Sat out: | - |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 4 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Mean% Finish: | 58.5% |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Played: | 1 |
| Win%: | 1.00 |
| Mean% Finish: | 100% |
Wes Nale - Tribal Council record
S29:
San Juan del Sur 
Idols held/played (0/0):
- San Juan del Sur Ep. 10: Declines his dad's (Keith's) offer of his idol after the vote. Keith plays it, Wes gets voted out.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (3/6):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep1 | Nadiya | Nadiya Anderson (voted out, 5-3-1) | Yes |
| Ep2 | Val | Val Collins (voted out, 4-4; 5-1) | Yes |
| Ep3 | John | John Rocker (voted out, 5-2) | Yes |
| Ep8 | Baylor | Josh Canfield (voted out, 6-5) | - |
| Ep9 | Reed | Jeremy Collins (voted out, 5-3-2) | - |
| Ep10 | Jon | Wes Nale (idoled out, [0]-[0]-2) | - |
| 6 | TOTALS | 3 | |
VAP - Votes against (2):
- San Juan del Sur Ep. 10: Two votes, from Jon and Jaclyn (idoled out, 2-[0]-[0]).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- San Juan del Sur, Ep. 14: Voted for Natalie Anderson (who won, 5-2-1).
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Advantages held/played: | 0/0 |
| Idols found: | 0 |
| Idols played: | - |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 3 |
| Tribals: | 2 |
| VAP: | 6 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 1 |
| Received: | - |
Wes Nale - Pictures
S29: San Juan del Sur image gallery -
San Juan del Sur intro shot -
San Juan del Sur intro shot -
CBS pre-game interview, with Dad (Keith) -
Finding (and soon losing) the flint on Day Zero, with Keith -
Welp, we lost our flint -
Day Zero confessional, trading insults -
Day 1, not raising hands for having made fire -
Yup, we lost the flint -
Opening buff packages, morning 1 -
Cheering for Val, pre-Ep1 RC -
Whoa, that didn't go so well -
Stop blaming me for losing the flint, Dad! -
Working on Coyopa's non-glasses-based fire effort -
Helping Dale with his actual fire -
Ep1 confessional about recognizing John Rocker -
Hearing that he's actually John Wetteland. Damn. -
Stirring the pot (literally, sadly), circa Ep1 -
Chopping coconuts, with Baylor -
Relaxing in the Coyopa shelter -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Go! -
Helping Baylor climb on Rocker's back -
Looking away as Baylor drops the bag on Rocker's head -
Starting up the rope wall -
Scaling the rope wall, Ep1 IC -
Helping Val scale Rocker -
Watching the puzzle -
Giving suggestions on the puzzle -
More puzzle -
Coyopa, about to lose -
Not happy with the outcome -
Arriving back in camp, Ep1 -
Listening to Dale suggest Nadiya as a vote target -
Coyopa heads out to the first Tribal -
Coyopa, Ep1 Tribal Council -
Blindsides are fun -
Listening to Val -
Waiting for the votes to be tallied -
Coyopa, looking over at the reward, pre-Ep2 RC -
Listening to Dale talk about Rocker's past, Ep2 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC -
Watching the first Kelley-vs-Jaclyn bout -
Ready to take on Jeremy -
Now watching Missy vs Baylor -
Getting back to camp, watching Rocker toss the flag -
Listening to one of Rocker's stories -
Coyopa, Ep2 Tribal Council -
Uh... good one, Probst -
So long, Val -
Looking concerned as Rocker blames Val's boot on his alliance, pre-Ep3 RC -
Volunteering to compete, Ep3 RC -
Ready to go, Ep3 RC -
Battling Keith -
More battling -
Not as happy at beating his dad as might be expected -
Post-RC hugs -
Picking Josh to join Keith on Exile -
Bye, Dad! -
Taking the fishing gear back to camp -
Talking about being approached by Baylor to boot Rocker -
With Alec, amused at Baylor's idea -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 IC -
Making contact with Natalie -
Heading back to camp after another IC loss -
Talking Alec into Josh's Boot Rocker plan -
Coyopa, Ep3 Tribal Council -
Listening to Probst -
Post-Tribal fireside chat, early Ep4 -
Coyopa arrival, minus Rocker, Ep4 RC -
Losing the rock-paper-scissors battle to Missy, pre-Ep4 RC -
Not really cheering for Jaclyn, Ep4 RC -
Listening to the Ep4 IC treemail -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC -
Watching Baylor take on Missy, Ep4 IC -
Dale scored a point! -
Coyopa wins* a challenge! (*Sort of) -
Coyopa, finally with the idol -
Reading the Ep5 (swap) treemail -
Coyopa, looking over at the Drew-less Hunahpu, pre-Ep5 swap -
Buff dropped, ready to swap -
Now with new Hunahpu -
Arriving at the new camp, Ep5 -
Not excited about the lack of food at his new camp -
NuHunahpu heads out to the Ep5 IC -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC -
Go! -
Digging deep -
Hunahpu, already with an insurmountable lead -
With Jeremy, tossing sandbags -
NuHunahpu wins! -
Post-IC discussion with Probst about the rice -
Watching the negotiations with Probst, early Ep6 -
Taking a dim view of the proceedings -
Delivering the rice ransom to Probst -
Seeing Coyopa arrive, minus Kelley, early Ep6 -
Overcome at the sight of the Ep6 RC barbecue reward -
Watching Reed vs. Baylor, Ep6 RC -
Silently cheering on Reed -
Yay, Reed won. -
Carrying the barbecue back to camp -
Soggy Hunahpus -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 IC -
Retrieving puzzle bags, Ep6 IC -
Yay, Hunahpu wins again -
Merge feasting, Ep7 -
More eating -
Pleased with the merge food -
Birthday wishes from Josh -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC -
Listening to Probst -
Ready to go, Ep7 IC -
Ep7 IC, underway -
Still in it... -
Hey, Dad won. That's great. -
Waiting for Julie to officially quit, Ep7 -
Listening to Probst talk about Julie's quit -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 RC -
Ooh! Tacos! That sounds good! -
Yellow team, ready to go -
Hauling puzzle pieces, Ep8 RC -
Yay, the yellow team won! -
Ready to eat some tacos! -
Pre-overload feasting -
Mmm, tacos -
It truly was all-you-can-eat! -
Just one more? -
Yup -
Showing Alec Keith's idol instructions, apparently -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC -
Showing cubes to Probst, Ep8 IC -
Watching Jeremy get his necklace -
Learning Jeremy plans to vote out Josh -
Huyopa, Ep8 Tribal Council -
Talking to Probst about the reward, Ep8 Tribal -
Huyopa arrives, Ep9 RC -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 RC -
Liking the sound of another food reward -
Teal team, ready to go -
Taking on Reed, first bout -
Evening the score with Reed, second bout -
Back at camp, trying to turn Keith's idol into something useful -
Please tell us if we're getting booted, don't want to be #blindsided -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 IC -
And Baylor wins at foot-puzzling -
Huyopa, Ep9 Tribal Council -
Listening to Missy, Ep9 Tribal -
Arguing with Jon about idols -
Re-joining Reed for the next vote, early Ep10 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 RC -
Happily listening to Probst mention food -
Blue team, ready to lose, Ep10 RC -
Grabbing a key, getting his team a soon-to-be-squandered lead -
Trying to find a key that works -
Just starting to work on the puzzle as the yellow team finishes it -
Great challenge, Probst -
I get exiled too? Great. -
Heading out for no chance at an idol, Ep10 exile -
Coming back from Exile, pre-Ep10 IC -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 IC -
Ep10 IC, now underway -
Resisting Probst's offer of candy -
Just dropped out for wings & beer. Seems worth it right now. -
Still eating -
Mmmm, wingy -
Reminiscing about the times Probst has been naked on TV -
Hilarity ensues -
Heading out to one last Tribal Council -
Huyopa, Ep10 Tribal -
Looking for leftover wing sauce, probably -
Watching Keith play his idol, Ep10 Tribal -
Declining a generous offer -
Dangit -
If only there'd been an idol at Exile -
Snuffed, Day 26 (Episode 10) -
Final Tribal Council, the jury assembles -
Asking his question -
Reunion, waiting for the final vote reveal -
Reunion Q&A with Probst
Wes Nale - Interviews
S29:
San Juan del Sur Pre-game interviews
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (9/10/14): "The new Survivor players reveal if they would vote out their own loved ones"
Post-game interviews
- Josh Wigler at Parade.com (11/30/14): "Survivor's Wes Nale: 'I'm Done With Chicken Wings'"
- Gordon Holmes at MoreWhatnot.com (12/1/14): "Wes - 'My Dad Got Scared and Blurted It Out'"
- Rob Cesternino at RHAP (12/1/14): "Exit Interview with the Latest Player Voted off San Juan del Sur - 12/01/14"
- Daniel Fienberg at HitFix.com (12/3/14): "Wes Nale talks Survivor: San Juan del Sur"
Wes Nale - Bio
S29:
San Juan del Sur From his official CBS Survivor: San Juan del Sur cast bio page (8/27/14):
"Occupation: Firefighter
Inspiration in Life: My dad because he has always been a family man who has been there for me. He has taught me everything I know to this day and I give him credit for making me the man I am today.
Hobbies: Hunting, fishing and drinking beer.
3 Words to Describe You: Athletic, winner and crazy.
If You Could Have 3 Things on The Island What Would They Be? 1) Beer 2) Dip/smokeless tobacco 3) Mila Kunis
Survivor Contestant You Are Most Like: Ozzy and Russell Hantz because I’ll dominate challenges and have girls under my wings making them think I will take them to the end.
Reason for Being on Survivor: Winning the money so I can get out on my own and to prove to all those who said I could never get on the show, much less win it
Why You Think You’ll “Survive” Survivor: I can provide food for my tribe. I can climb trees and I’m strong as an ox. I can also start fire easily and can talk to people and lift their spirits if they’re having a bad day.
What Does It Mean to You to Play Survivor with Your Loved One? Getting to play with my loved one is going to be awesome. I’m sure my dad will impress me with everything he does and how he will play his social game. It will be more fun playing the game of Survivor with him because I will have somebody on the island that I could 100% trust when things get tough or when big moves need to be made."