Stephen Fishbach

Fishbach was cast in the eighteenth season of the American television series Survivor.[2] He was initially a member of the Jalapao tribe, where he quickly made a lasting alliance with J.T. Thomas and Tamara "Taj" Johnson-George. Although he and his alliance were down in numbers after the two tribes merged, they were able to take advantage of the Timbira tribe's dysfunction and general distrust of each other and avoid being voted out. Fishbach won individual immunity at Final Six. He finished as runner-up, losing to Thomas and receiving zero votes from the jury.[3]

In 2015 Fishbach returned for the thirty-first season of the show after fans voted for him to participate in it.[4] He was originally on the Bayon tribe, where he allied with eventual winner Jeremy Collins. Although he was targeted early, a tribe swap in episode three improved his position in the game. After the tribes merged Fishbach frequently tried targeting fan-favorite and challenge beast Joe Anglim. At the Final 11 immunity challenge, Fishbach gave up his chance at immunity and won a secret advantage: the steal-a-vote. At the Final Ten Tribal Council, he received the majority of the votes but was saved when Collins used his hidden immunity idol on him. At the Final Nine Tribal Council, he used his advantage and stole Anglim's vote. He split his votes, voting once for Anglim and once for Abi-Maria Gomes; however his former ally Spencer Bledsoe had flipped on him and voted against him. Fishbach was eliminated in ninth place with a 4–3–2 vote.[5] At the finale he cast his jury vote for Collins, who received all ten of the jury members' votes.