History ShockingElimination / Survivor

* The first big move in ''Heroes Vs Healers Vs Hustlers'' is a '''[[DisasterDominoes monster]]''', and it actually involves ''two'' tribes totally separate from one another getting someone out, [[DiabolusExNihilo even if they didn't mean to work together.]]

* The first big move in ''Heroes Vs Healers Vs Hustlers'' is a '''[[DisasterdDominoes monster]]''', and it actually involves ''two'' tribes totally separate from one another getting someone out, [[DiabolusExNihilo even if they didn't mean to work together.]]

* The first big move in ''Heroes Vs Healers Vs Hustlers'' is a monster, and it actually involves ''two'' tribes totally separate from one another getting someone out, [[DiabolusExNihilo even if they didn't mean to work together.]] It starts with the monkey wrench thrown into the works by Jessica right after a tribe shuffle, when the new Yawa wins Reward and a secret advantage is hidden in her potato chip bag, but Cole's habit of LooseLips causes it to be spoiled to the entirety of Yawa and she basically cannot use it for herself within her own tribe without getting into trouble. The tribe also places first in the Immunity Challenge (the first win for the red team overall this season). Jessica then wills it to somebody in the Levu tribe, Devon, who was ironically a member of the old Yawa in the Hustlers. All throughout the episode, the new Levu is going on about how Devon is the odd guy out with no familiar people in the new tribe and thus a swing vote, and we're led to think he's going to receive even more power through use of the power to block a vote. WRONG. Unlike how Ryan benefited Chrissy with the Super Immunity Idol in the first episode to gain an ally post-shuffle (which she kept and keeps as a now-powerless idol for a potential fake-out), Jessica has used the advantage ''against'' him to block ''his'' vote, thereby stripping Levu of a swing vote and bringing the vote down to four people. Rather intelligently, she took the opposite route Ryan did because the tribes won't be shuffled again and the merge is far off, so now is the time to cripple the opposing tribes, and got to do so anonymously. As a result, the decision gets split at Tribal Council, with Ashley and Alan banded against Joe and Desi. However, Joe takes this opportunity to play his Hidden Immunity Idol and nullifies both his votes, reading into fellow Healer Desi's confident poker face. He previous threw both Ashley and Desi's names out as votes, but Desi and he managed to reach an agreement to stage a coup and blindside Alan with two votes. Because the two votes against Joe are invalid and Devon can't vote, the only votes in play are for Alan and he automatically gets the boot, similar to what happened to Cirie last season. Now, Jessica has proven herself to be a sleeper threat unknown to the Levu tribe and Joe is proving to be the BigBad of the season. And in the sickest sense of irony, Alan, the guy who was very anal-retentive about flushing out an idol on his own tribe, got caught by surprise by an idol found in ''someone else's camp'', [[DidntSeeThatComing which he never anticipated]], nor had a reason to in the first place up until now. LaserGuidedKarma strikes sooner than you think in this game!!

** In the finale, Cirie isn't exactly voted out, she's eliminated by default [[GambitPileup because everyone else had immunity thanks to idols, the legacy advantage, and individual immunity.]] Not only is this surprising because she had no votes cast against her, but because this is the first time this has happened in Survivor history, and everyone paid her due respect when she left the game gracefully.

** In the finale, Cirie isn't exactly voted out, she's eliminated by default because everyone else had immunity thanks to idols, the legacy advantage, and individual immunity. Not only is this surprising because she had no votes cast against her, but because this is the first time this has happened in Survivor history

** Andrea Boehlke's elimination also qualifies. She had strong performances in challenges, especially after the merge, and was the only contestant with multiple individual immunity challenge wins. However, she got blindsided on Day 33.

** Andrea Boehlke's elimination also qualifies due to her strong performance in challenges, especially after the merge. She got blindsided on Day 33.

** Andrea Boehlke also qualifies due to her strong performance in challenges, especially after the merge. She got blindsided on Day 33.

** Debbie Wanner was playing a stronger game and getting a more pleasant edit after talking to Cochran, but got voted out in 11th place

* Debbie Wanner was playing a stronger game and getting a more pleasant edit after talking to Cochran, but got voted out in 11th place

** This happened again in the fourth episode. The New Mana and New Nuku tribes were both sent to the same Tribal. Nuku had a numbers advantage, but J.T. felt on the outs, his only friend being Malcolm, and wanted Sandra out from his own tribe. Mana was down a person and had only Hali from the old Mana tribe, and feared her own disloyalty. However, Tai found an idol which would keep one of them safe and negate votes if played right. At Tribal Council, what kicked off the confusion and cross-talking was J.T. telling Brad of New Mana who his tribe was voting for. This frees Mana up to vote out Sandra, who insists that Mana doesn't have an idol and is a two-time winner. However, J.T. neglects to say who his only ally is on the Nuku tribe, and when Tai's idol is correctly played, it isn't Sandra who goes (she doesn't even get a vote against her!) but ''Malcolm''.

* Out of all the players to possibly be booted in the premiere of ''Game Changers'', Tony Vlachos was probably the most shocking due to a) brilliant editing suggesting that Sandra would be voted out to keep the tribe strong, and b) the fact that he seemingly had put together a loyal all-threat alliance while Sandra's counter-alliance was going to split the vote between him and Aubry. But somehow, Sandra managed to turn his entire alliance onto each other - including Tony - and Tony ended up booted second while Sandra didn't even receive a single vote.

** David is also a major character in the season and many predicted him for being the winner of the season. Come to the final four, his biggest ally Ken ended up turning on him despite him wanting to play a game with loyalty and trust. Prior to that vote, many people expected David and Adam to be put into a fire-making challenge with David being the winner of that challenge. When that didn't happen and he got voted out, many people were surprised.

** Jessica may have topped Michaela as the most shocking elimination of the season. After the votes were deadlocked between Zeke and David's alliance, the tribe went to rocks, with Jessica picking the black rock and being sent home. Rock Drawing has happened a grand total of three times in 33 seasons- ''Marquesas, Blood vs Water, and Millennials vs Gen X''. Not only that, but while the Blood vs Water Rock Draw was heavily spoiled in the commercials that week, there was no hint that rocks would be drawn that week, especially in the last half of a double episode. Plus, generally people that are ousted by twists get very minimal edits- as seen that season by Lucy getting idoled out with no airtime at all until her boot episode. Will, Sunday, and Bret- all sparingly edited- drew rocks, so it was very surprising that Jessica, a pretty major character, drew the rock.

** Jessica may have topped Michaela as the most shocking elimination of the season. After the votes were deadlocked between Zeke and David's alliance, the tribe went to rocks, with Jessica picking the black rock and being sent home.

** Michelle could be one due to the edit leading people into believing that Taylor or Adam is going home that week.

* Michaela from ''Millennials vs. Gen X'' might as well be the queen of this trope. She has received a huge edit with her receiving a lot of confessionals and she got eliminated right before the merge.

** Cydney Gillon was a dominant strategic force who controlled the game right to the finale, and everyone assumed she would be safe since she seemingly had a spot in everyone's final three. But because Aubry anticipated that Cydney would turn on her after Michele won immunity, she quickly flipped Tai which ended up causing a tied vote, and then a tie-breaker challenge with fire. Cydney lost and became the final member of the Jury.

* Andrew Savage in ''Cambodia''. After the majority alliance places all of their votes on Kelley, she surprises everyone and whips out an immunity idol, negating all of the votes and manages to crack the majority alliance.

* Scot Pollard in ''Kaoh Rong''. Due to the threat of the Super Idol, which could be played after the votes were read, and his antagonistic behavior making him an ideal goat, he was expected to be dragged to the end...only for one his own alliance member to turn on him in episode ten, resulting in not only his elimination, but the Super Idol's elimination too.

* Andrew Savage in ''Cambodia''. After the majority alliance places all of their votes on Kelley, she surprises everyone and whips out an immunity idol, negating all of the votes and manages to crack the majority alliance.

* Vince was the second person voted out in Worlds Apart despite his athleticism and the edit hinting that Nina would get voted out.

** Baylor, who was betrayed by her ally Natalie in the final 5 due to Natalie teamed up and idoled Jacyln under everyone else's' nose.

* On the ''Redemption Island'', Matthew was voted out over the unbearable Phillip and shady Kristina because of because of bonding with Andrea. Later he realigned with Rob at the much and he was screwed over again at the first vote. Then Matt loses the final duel and is permanently eliminated.
there were only Rob, Natalie, Phillip, and Ashley remaining... And Ashley was absolutely shocked to be eliminated.

** Hyper-controlling yet physically fit Garrett being voted out by Kass and Tasha over J'Tia, who had just finished utterly biffing a puzzle despite being on the Brains Tribe and ''dumped the rice'' after she was told by Garrett she was going home.

* ''San Juan Del Sur'' to the viewers, had Josh and Jeremy become key players judging from the pre-merge...And they were both voted off in the first 2 merged episodes.

** Stephenie in ''Heroes vs Villains'' - convinced that thanks to her Ulonging in ''Palau'' that she was kryptonite to the tribe, she was voted out over the much more conniving and scheming Amanda due to almost that fact alone (although there are unconfirmed rumors that she asked to be voted out due to her shoulder injury hampering her). The Villains tribe was clearly shocked that a strong competitor such as her was voted out so early.
* On the ''Redemption Island'', there were only Rob, Natalie, Phillip, and Ashley remaining... And Ashley was absolutely shocked to be eliminated.

*** Trish swings to LJ/Jefra and convinces Tony as well to oust former Brawn tribesmate, affable NBA giant Cliff Robinson.
*** Come merge, usually-sane Sarah Lacina slowly loses her mind and openly declares being a swing vote, causing a disenfranchised Kass to potentially throw away a power position in order to vote Sarah out with the other tribe.
*** Then Tony decides he wants LJ out, moving Heaven and Earth to get it to happen, which it eventually does.
*** In the finale, Spencer, A GeniusBruiser loses to Kass(The weakest in challenges of those remaining) in the final four immunity challenge after she been left behind for ''15 Minutes''.
*** Kass herself, who was unpopular for her SmugSnake attitude and seen as the biggest jury goat in the season was voted out by Woo, over Tony, viewed with playing a strong game.

** Paschal in the same season was eliminated due to both his own refusal to vote for his alliance-mate Neleh and a tiebreaker that exposed him to elimination despite never being voted for in the entire game. At a deadlocked final four, Vecepia and Kathy had voted for Neleh, while Neleh and Paschal had voted for Kathy. When both Paschal and Vecepia refused to change their votes, the newest deadlock solution was implemented - drawing for the purple rock. Paschal, Neleh and Kathy would draw rocks and whoever received the purple one would be sent home (Vecepia had won individual immunity and was thus immune). After 37 days and no votes ever cast against him, Paschal drew the purple rock and was thus eliminated. Despite the accusations of unfairness, it should be noted that [[AllThereInTheManual Paschal knew exactly the risk of tying the vote]], as all the contestants were informed of this course of action in their pre-game briefing. However, due to the perceived "unfairness", the purple rock has been removed as a tiebreaker solution at the final four ever since (it is still a solution at any other time, however). Ironically, Paschal might have actually been evacuated had he stayed in the game, one of the jury members revealed he collapsed before the final three tribal council.

** Stephenie in ''Heroes vs Villains'' - convinced that thanks to her Ulonging in ''Palau'' that she was kryptonite to the tribe, she was voted out over the much more conniving and scheming Amanda due to almost that fact alone (although there are unconfirmed rumors that she asked to be voted out due to her shoulder injury hampering her). The Villains tribe was clearly shocked that a strong competitor such as Stephenie was voted out so early.

* ''Cagayan'' was filled with these. To specify, these people along with David, Alexis, Jefra, Trish and Kass all was blindsided:

*** In the finale, Spencer, A GeniusBruiser loses to Kass(The Weakest in challenges of those remaining) in the final four immunity challenge after she been left behind for ''15 Minutes''.
*** Kass herself, who was unpopular for her SmugSnake attitude and seen as the biggest jury goat in show's history was voted out by Woo, over Tony, viewed with playing a strong game.
* ''San Juan Del Sur'' to the viewers, had Josh and Jeremy become key players judging from the pre-merge...And they were both voted off in the first 2 merged episodes.

* If it wasn't for Richard Hatch and his alliance changing ''Series/{{Survivor}}'' from a mere feat of survival on a "DesertedIsland" to a battle of Machiavellian strategy, Gretchen Cordy (probably the best genuine survivalist of the initial cast) would have easily made it much farther than the merge.

* Paschal in ''Marquesas'' was eliminated due to both his own refusal to vote for his alliance-mate Neleh and a tiebreaker that exposed him to elimination despite never being voted for in the entire game. At a deadlocked final four, Vecepia and Kathy had voted for Neleh, while Neleh and Paschal had voted for Kathy. When both Paschal and Vecepia refused to change their votes, the newest deadlock solution was implemented - drawing for the purple rock. Paschal, Neleh and Kathy would draw rocks and whoever received the purple one would be sent home (Vecepia had won individual immunity and was thus immune). After 37 days and no votes ever cast against him, Paschal drew the purple rock and was thus eliminated. Despite the accusations of unfairness, it should be noted that [[AllThereInTheManual Paschal knew exactly the risk of tying the vote]], as all the contestants were informed of this course of action in their pre-game briefing. However, due to the perceived "unfairness", the purple rock has been removed as a tiebreaker solution at the final four ever since (it is still a solution at any other time, however). Ironically, Paschal might have actually been evacuated had he stayed in the game, one of the jury members revealed he collapsed before the final three tribal council.

* On the Redemption Island season, there were only Rob, Natalie, Phillip, and Ashley remaining... And Ashley was absolutely shocked to be eliminated.
* One of the most famous eliminations on Survivor was the blindside of Edgardo in ''Fiji''.
* ''Cagayan'' was filled with these. To specify, David, Garrett, Cliff, Alexis, Sarah, LJ, Jefra, Trish and Kass all was blindsided.