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(+/-) John Cochran ~ South Pacific & Caramoan

10thOct 19, 2016 by BlueBarracuda

John Cochran (aka just Cochran) is a Survivor superfan who originally appeared on Survivor: South Pacific, where he was known for being socially awkward and out of his element. He is remembered for betraying his own alliance at the merge, leading to them being systematically eliminated, including himself, where he was the 5th jury member. He returned to play as a favorite on Survivor: Caramoan- Fans vs. Favorites, where he was able to play a more focused, strategic game, and once again aligned with Dawn and together, they went to the end, where Cochran was named Sole Survivor in a unanimous vote.

John started South Pacific as a HUGE superfan of the show, having written tons of Survivor research papers (like yours truly…) and insisted that Jeff Probst call him Cochran, because he calls all of his favorite players by their last name (i.e. Penner). Although an expert of the game, Cochran was socially awkward and found himself immediately at the bottom and outside the major alliance. Despite this, he formed a tight bond with Dawn. As one of the weakest players, he received votes during the pre-merge portion of the game, but managed to nagivate himself from going home. He was supposed to go to Redemption Island before the merge, but seeing it as too risky and unlikely for Cochran to defeat Christine, they sent Ozzy instead with their Trojan Horse strategy to ensure they had numbers at the merge- Ozzy even gave his Idol to Cochran. His Savaii tribe mates wanted him to be a double agent and gather intel from Upolu. Feeling like an outcast and bullied by his old tribe mates, when the votes were tied 6-6 between Keith and Rick, Cochran betrayed his alliance and sent Keith out of the game. Called disgusting and a coward by Whitney and Jim, Cochran helped Upolu take out the rest of his former tribe, including Dawn. No longer needed by Upolu, they voted him out in a 5-2 vote with only Edna voting for Rick with him. At Redemption Island, he faced off against Ozzy and did surprisingly well, only to be defeated. As a jury member, he voted for Coach to win the game.

He would return for Survivor: Caramoan – Fans vs. Favorites 2 and was on the Bikal tribe with other “favorites”, this time more relaxed and less phased about being on his favorite tv show. He and Dawn re-formed an alliance and found themselves at the swing votes early on, ultimately siding with the Stealth R Us alliance which they joined. During a tribe swap, he stayed on Bikal with Dawn and they were outmatched by the stronger Gota tribe. Noticing Matt and Michael’s friendship, Cochran was able to orchestrate Matt’s elimination, as well as Julia’s, and at the merge, the former Bikal had the numbers against the “Cool Kids Alliance”. Despite being perceived as the weakest his original season, Cochran was able to defeat his more physically strong competitors by winning several individual immunities. Seeing likability as a liability to win, Cochran helped organize the blindside of Brenda, as well as taking out physical threats Malcolm and Eddie (after several failed attempts prevented it from happening). Cochran secured his place in the Final Tribal Council without ever receiving a vote against him. Because of Sherri’s lack of game play and the jury’s criticism of Dawn’s ethic and emotional stability, Cochran secured the votes of all 8 jury members, becoming the 25th person to be named Sole Survivor and the 2nd person (after JT) to play a perfect game, a huge contrast to the player that received a vote at every pre-merge tribal during South Pacific. He is the fifth returnee to win the game, after Amber, Parvati, Sandra, and Rob, and was followed by Tyson & Jeremy.

Despite receiving his law degree from Harvard Law, Cochran’s love for TV has led him to be a screenwriter for CBS shows like The Millers and more recently Kevin Can Wait. He was inducted into Xfinity’s Survivor Hall of Fame in 2013.

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