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John Cochran

Sole Survivor

John Cochran

John Cochran

The superfan who lived it twice — from flip-flopping rookie to the perfect storm that swept Caramoan.

Seasons
2
Title
Sole Survivor
Occupation
Law student
The story

John Cochran lived the superfan dream twice. In South Pacific he was the nervous, sunburned law student who made the season's most infamous flip — turning on his own tribe at the merge — and got voted out for it soon after, a cautionary tale he openly regretted.

Caramoan was his redemption. Cochran came back sharper, funnier, and ruthless, riding a perfect-storm position to three individual immunities and total control of the endgame. He won 8-0, the unanimous champion who turned a lifetime of watching into a clinic.

By the torchlight

Career record

Winner
best finish
3
immunity necklaces
69
days on the island
1
Final Tribal
8
jury votes

Where they finished

the bigger the blaze, the deeper the run

  1. 8thS23
  2. WinnerS26
  1. 23

    South Pacific

    8th

    2011 · Samoa · Savaii

    30 days

  2. 26

    Caramoan

    Sole Survivor

    2013 · Caramoan, Philippines · Bikal

    39 days3 immunities8 jury votes

    Cochran, the self-aware underdog of his first season, played a flawless second game atop the dominant alliance and was rewarded with a unanimous win.

Read the votes

At Tribal Council

Pulled from the urn — every vote ever cast against John, and how often John read the night right.

13
votes against
22
Tribals sat at
18 / 21
read right
86% of the time
The tribe weighs in

Rate John's game

Tribe rating

Rate John

7.6
121 ratings
Outwit
8.9
Outplay
6.2
Outlast
7.8

Your scores

7
7
7
The wider tribe

Played alongside John

Castaways John shared the island with — tap any face to cross over to their game.

23South Pacific2011+5 more from South Pacific
26Caramoan2013+7 more from Caramoan
Around the fire

Common questions

Did John Cochran win Survivor?
Yes. John Cochran won Survivor: Caramoan (Season 26).
How many times has John Cochran played Survivor?
John Cochran has played 2 seasons of Survivor: Season 23 (South Pacific), Season 26 (Caramoan).
How many days has John Cochran played Survivor?
John Cochran has spent 69 days on the island across 2 seasons.
How many immunity challenges has John Cochran won?
John Cochran has won 3 individual immunity challenges across 2 seasons.
How many times has John Cochran made the Final Tribal Council?
John Cochran has reached the Final Tribal Council 1 time, winning once.
How many times was John Cochran voted against at Tribal Council?
Across 22 Tribal Councils, 13 votes were cast against John Cochran.
How good was John Cochran at reading the vote?
John Cochran voted for the eliminated castaway at 18 of 21 vote-decided Tribal Councils — 86% of the time.
What is John Cochran known for?
The superfan who lived it twice — from flip-flopping rookie to the perfect storm that swept Caramoan.

Around the fire

The tribe's debating John's game right now

“Cirie never needed an idol. She WAS the idol — read every vote a round early and bent the whole jungle to her will without a single immunity win. That's the cei…”
— MergeBeast · 64 🔥 and climbing

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