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Jonathan Penner

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Jonathan Penner

Jonathan Penner

A sharp, self-aware actor-writer who narrated his own game with wit across three seasons of scrappy, articulate Survivor.

Seasons
3
Occupation
Writer & actor
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA
The story

Jonathan Penner played Survivor like the writer he is — narrating his own game with wit and self-awareness across three seasons. In Cook Islands he was a major strategic force until a hard merge caught up with him; in Micronesia a knee infection pulled him early.

The Philippines was his best run: he found and played an idol, won immunity, and scrapped to seventh as one of the season's sharpest minds. Articulate, funny, and a little villainous, Penner is the rare player as fun to listen to as he was to watch.

By the torchlight

Career record

7th
best finish
1
immunity necklace
75
days on the island
1
idol found
1
idol played

Where they finished

the bigger the blaze, the deeper the run

  1. 7thS13
  2. 15thS16
  3. 7thS25
  1. 13

    Cook Islands

    7th

    2006 · Cook Islands · Raro

    33 days

  2. 16

    Micronesia

    15th

    2008 · Micronesia · Malakal

    15 days

  3. 25

    Philippines

    7th

    2012 · Caramoan, Philippines · Kalabaw

    27 days1 immunity1 idol found1 idol played

Read the votes

At Tribal Council

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

24
votes against
18
Tribals sat at
13 / 18
read right
72% of the time
5
votes idol’d away
The tribe weighs in

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Tribe rating

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Your scores

7
7
7
The wider tribe

Played alongside Jonathan

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

13Cook Islands2006+7 more from Cook Islands
16Micronesia2008+7 more from Micronesia
25Philippines2012+5 more from Philippines
Around the fire

Common questions

Did Jonathan Penner win Survivor?
No. Jonathan Penner competed on Survivor but did not win. A sharp, self-aware actor-writer who narrated his own game with wit across three seasons of scrappy, articulate Survivor.
How many times has Jonathan Penner played Survivor?
Jonathan Penner has played 3 seasons of Survivor: Season 13 (Cook Islands), Season 16 (Micronesia), Season 25 (Philippines).
What is Jonathan Penner's best finish on Survivor?
Jonathan Penner's best finish is 7th on Survivor: Cook Islands (Season 13).
How many days has Jonathan Penner played Survivor?
Jonathan Penner has spent 75 days on the island across 3 seasons.
How many immunity challenges has Jonathan Penner won?
Jonathan Penner has won 1 individual immunity challenge across 3 seasons.
How many times was Jonathan Penner voted against at Tribal Council?
Across 18 Tribal Councils, 24 votes were cast against Jonathan Penner, 5 of which an idol erased.
How good was Jonathan Penner at reading the vote?
Jonathan Penner voted for the eliminated castaway at 13 of 18 vote-decided Tribal Councils — 72% of the time.
What is Jonathan Penner known for?
A sharp, self-aware actor-writer who narrated his own game with wit across three seasons of scrappy, articulate Survivor.

Around the fire

The tribe's debating Jonathan'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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