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Val Collins

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Val Collins

Val Collins

A Massachusetts police officer who played San Juan del Sur opposite husband Jeremy — remembered for bluffing two idols she didn't have, a gambit that backfired in seventeenth.

Seasons
1
Occupation
Police officer
Hometown
Foxboro, MA
The story

Val Collins played San Juan del Sur's Blood vs. Water twist opposite her husband, Jeremy — a Massachusetts police officer separated from him onto the rival tribe. Isolated and outnumbered, she tried a desperate bluff.

Val told the tribe she held two hidden immunity idols, hoping the threat would protect her. When she didn't produce one at Tribal, an annoyed tribe voted her out in seventeenth. The early exit became fuel for Jeremy, who'd win it all a season later.

By the torchlight

Career record

17th
best finish
6
days on the island

Where they finished

the bigger the blaze, the deeper the run

  1. 17thS29
  1. 29

    San Juan del Sur

    17th

    2014 · Nicaragua · Coyopa

    6 days

Read the votes

At Tribal Council

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

9
votes against
2
Tribals sat at
0 / 2
read right
0% of the time
The tribe weighs in

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Tribe rating

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Your scores

7
7
7
The wider tribe

Played alongside Val

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

Around the fire

Common questions

Did Val Collins win Survivor?
No. Val Collins competed on Survivor but did not win. A Massachusetts police officer who played San Juan del Sur opposite husband Jeremy — remembered for bluffing two idols she didn't have, a gambit that backfired in seventeenth.
How many times has Val Collins played Survivor?
Val Collins has played 1 season of Survivor: Season 29 (San Juan del Sur).
What is Val Collins's best finish on Survivor?
Val Collins's best finish is 17th on Survivor: San Juan del Sur (Season 29).
How many days has Val Collins played Survivor?
Val Collins has spent 6 days on the island across 1 season.
How many times was Val Collins voted against at Tribal Council?
Across 2 Tribal Councils, 9 votes were cast against Val Collins.
What is Val Collins known for?
A Massachusetts police officer who played San Juan del Sur opposite husband Jeremy — remembered for bluffing two idols she didn't have, a gambit that backfired in seventeenth.

Around the fire

The tribe's debating Val'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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