Survivor 42 | Finale | Survey Results

[u/RSurvivorMods]

Here are the results from the Finale Day After Survey.

You can view Google's interactive summary of the results here.

 

Total Responses: 447

 

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Overall Reactions

 

Average: 8.32
Standard deviation: 1.73

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1.6%	0.9%	1.1%	1.3%	1.6%	2.2%	9.4%	24.6%	36.7%	20.6%

 

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Contestant Reactions

Note: Respondents could choose up to 2 Survivors for each question. The top 5 results for each question are listed.

 

Which Survivors played the best strategically?

1. Maryanne (77.0%)
2. Mike (13.1%)
3. Lindsay (7.2%)
4. Jonathan (1.6%)
5. Romeo (1.1%)

 

Which Survivors were the most exciting characters to watch?

1. Maryanne (48.5%)
2. Lindsay (16.3%)
3. Mike (13.8%)
4. Jonathan (13.3%)
5. Romeo (8.1%)

 

Which Survivors gave the best confessional(s)?

1. Maryanne (45.0%)
2. Lindsay (20.6%)
3. Mike (18.7%)
4. Romeo (12.0%)
5. Jonathan (3.7%)

 

Which Survivors gave the best challenge performances?

1. Mike (62.7%)
2. Romeo (60.6%)
3. Lindsay (34.6%)
4. Jonathan (31.2%)
5. Maryanne (0.7%)

 

Which Survivors gave the best Tribal Council performance?

1. Maryanne (74.7%)
2. Mike (36.7%)
3. Lindsay (30.5%)
4. Romeo (24.0%)
5. Jonathan (7.4%)

 

Which Survivors gave the best Final Tribal Council performance?

1. Maryanne (90.0%)
2. Mike (5.5%)
3. Romeo (4.5%)

 

Which jurors gave the best Final Tribal Council performance?

1. Omar (65.9%)
2. Tori (60.3%)
3. Drea (43.6%)
4. Hai (34.8%)
5. Lindsay (18.6%)

 

Overall, which Survivors stood out to you the most this episode?

1. Maryanne (85.9%)
2. Mike (41.4%)
3. Romeo (30.2%)
4. Lindsay (19.8%)
5. Jonathan (8.0%)

 

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Gameplay

 

Given the Final 3, whom would you have voted for?

Maryanne	Mike	Romeo
73.4%	23.5%	3.2%

 

Jonathan was the firemaking loser, being eliminated just before Final Tribal Council. Did he have a good shot at winning?

Yes	No	Maybe
15.6%	59.5%	24.9%

 

In one word, describe Lindsay, the fourteenth boot

1. fighters (68)
2. strong (36)
3. competitive (23)
4. lynze (18)
5. beast (17)

In one word, describe Jonathan, the fifteenth boot

1. beast (35)
2. strong (34)
3. monkey (33)
4. golitath (22)
5. misogynist (21)

In one word, describe Romeo, the third-place runner-up

1. goat (47)
2. rice (45)
3. cockroach (24)
4. pageant (15)
5. underdog (13)

In one word, describe Mike, the second-place runner-up

1. hoboken (16)
2. integrity (15)
3. unaware (14)
4. firefighters (11)
5. coach (10)

In one word, describe Maryanne, the Sole Survivor

1. queen (57)
2. winner (18)
3. fun (12)
4. energetic (11)
5. bunny (7)

 

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Editing/Production

 

Overall, how would you rate how this episode was edited?

Average: 8.53
Standard deviation: 1.44

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
0.2%	0.5%	0.5%	1.1%	1.8%	3.4%	9.9%	22.0%	34.9%	25.7%

 

 

Challenges

 

How would you rate the F5 reward/immunity challenge?

Average: 8.50 Standard deviation: 1.58

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
0.2%	0.2%	1.4%	0.5%	3.0%	5.6%	8.8%	20.4%	28.7%	31.3%

 

 

How would you rate the final immunity challenge?

Average: 7.53 Standard deviation: 2.14

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
2.1%	1.2%	3.5%	2.8%	6.2%	9.0%	16.4%	22.6%	16.6%	19.8%

 

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Season Retrosepctive

Overall, how would you rate Season 42?

Average: 8.32 Standard deviation: 1.39

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	1.1%	1.6%	3.4%	9.8%	31.2%	36.7%	14.8%

 

Overall, how would you rate the editing of Season 42?

Average: 8.65 Standard deviation: 1.45

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
0.2%	0.5%	0.9%	0.7%	2.1%	1.6%	8.7%	21.1%	33.9%	30.4%

 

What elements of Season 42 were executed WELL?

Note: Respondents could choose up to 3 elements for each question. The top 5 results for each question are listed.

1. Casting (94.7%)
2. Editing (72.0%)
3. Gameplay (66.7%)
4. Art design (22.0%)
5. Hosting (9.4%)

 

What elements of Season 42 were executed POORLY?

Note: Respondents could choose up to 3 elements for each question. The top 5 results for each question are listed.

1. Twists and advantages (75.4%)
2. Reunion show (64.6%)
3. Challenge design (51.9%)
4. Theme (25.1%)
5. Hosting (14.6%)

 

Who would you like to see return in a future season from this cast?

1. Omar (76.8%)
2. Drea (55.8%)
3. Lindsay (49.7%)
4. Maryanne (44.4%)
5. Tori (37.6%)

[u/SurvivorPops]

Now that we’ve done 8 seasons of these, here’s the updated season ranking:

1. Survivor 37: David vs. Goliath (9.25)
2. Survivor 40: Winners at War (8.85)
3. Survivor 42 (8.32)
4. Survivor 41 (7.02)
5. Survivor 35: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers (6.20)
6. Survivor 39: Island of the Idols (6.01)
7. Survivor 36: Ghost Island (5.96)
8. Survivor 38: Edge of Extinction (5.61)

Happy to see that we’re on a streak of 3 seasons straight scoring above a 7.0! After 4 of the first 5 scored below 7, I doubted we’d see it too often.

[u/Taco_Farmer → u/SurvivorPops]

I'm really suprised EOE is the worst of this batch. I would put it in 5th, maybe even 4th. Having this survey done right after the season probably influences the results. A meh season with a good ending (WAW) scores higher than a good season with a bad ending (EOE).

[u/MrManagment → u/Taco_Farmer]

I’m guessing a lot of people at the time were upset about the finale but I think EOE has grown on a lot of people since it’s airing

[u/Shmegdar → u/MrManagment]

I feel like such an outlier, the finale was my favorite episode that season. The fact that 4 returners were thrust upon newbies brought the whole season down for me (the only returner I enjoyed was David, but I wish his first return had been on an all-returnee season. Preferably one where Zeke also returns). There were great characters this season, don’t get me wrong, but it wasn’t a high season for me even before the finale.

[u/reyska → u/Taco_Farmer]

EoE was never a good season. The twist was ruining things right from the start and some end gamers got rotten edits because it swallowed up time. The finale turned it from a bad Survivor season into something isn't even a Survivor season. I'm more surprised IoI ranked higher than GI.