Colton Cumbie is a contestant from Survivor: One World and Survivor: Blood vs. Water.
Colton began the game as the odd man out, but after receiving a Hidden Immunity Idol from Sabrina Thompson, he was granted control over the Manono tribe, gathering those in the minority to form a Misfit Alliance and successfully taking threats out. He later met this position of power with conceit and self-importance, to a degree of blurting out derogatory remarks to his fellow competitors. Colton's game reached its abrupt end when a medical condition forced him to be evacuated from the game, but not before taking his idol with him.
In Blood vs. Water, Colton competed with his fiancé, Caleb Bankston, in an attempt to show the growth he went through after drawing a lot of negative attention following his first season, but found himself reverting to his old ways of chaos. As such, his new tribemates rejected his brand of playing. Frustrated, Colton quit the game at Redemption Island moments before the second duel took place.
Profile[]
Retrieved from CBS.com
Name (Age): Colton Cumbie (21)
Name (Age): Colton Cumbie (22) |
Survivor[]
One World[]
| “ | He makes Russell look like... a freaking schoolgirl! | ” |
—Jonas Otsuji (on Colton) | ||
When Colton and the other contestants arrived, Colton was hoping to be placed on a tribe with females. Instead, the teams were arranged according to gender, much to his dismay and dislike. He found consolation upon learning that his all-male Manono tribe will coexist with the all-female Salani tribe. Colton wasted no time mingling with the girls more than his own tribe, even as going far as not helping in the males' camp chores. He was well-liked by the women, on Day 3, Colton received a Hidden Immunity Idol from Salani member Sabrina Thompson, because it was exclusive for Manono's disposal. Thompson told him to use the idol to eliminate threats.
By Day 4, Colton's frequent visits to Salani started to grate the women, with the women telling him to get to know his own tribemates, something he did not do as much with Salani. Using the idol as leverage, he formed an unlikely Misfit Alliance with Troyzan Robertson, Leif Manson, Jonas Otsuji, and Tarzan Smith, to combat the "Muscle Alliance," consisted by Manono's strongest members.
When Manono lost their first Immunity Challenge on Day 8, Colton began his strategy. His original target was Bill because of Bill's loss in the challenge and obnoxious behavior. However, the misfit alliance persuaded Colton to vote out Matt who was seen as a bigger threat. At Tribal Council, Colton revealed that he had an Immunity Idol to the rest of his team. Colton's alliance was successful on taking down one of the Muscles, Matt Quinlan.
Colton gained an enemy in Muscle Alliance member Bill Posley. Despite Bill having no problems at all with Colton, Colton viewed him as loud and obnoxious. On Day 11, a heated confrontation escalated between the two men when Colton became increasingly frustrated with Bill, refusing to talk to him, while Bill attempted to make amends with him. Colton then conversed with allies Troyzan and Jonas about giving up immunity to the women so that they could vote out Bill, however Tarzan and Troyzan felt that ally Leif should be the next to go, since he betrayed their trust by accidentally telling Bill that Colton wanted him out last round. Unanimously, Colton got his way and the men headed to Tribal Council. Another heated debate ensued between Bill and Colton when Colton revealed to Jeff that he did not like Bill because he was obnoxious, loud, and that he needed to "get a real job" instead of being a struggling stand-up comedian, which Bill did not accept lightly, saying it was his dream to be a comedian. Colton was then asked by Jeff if there are any black people in his personal life, and Colton responded that his house helper is black. In the end, Colton ultimately got his wish, and Bill was unanimously voted out.
The next day, a Tribe Switch occurred, and Colton remained at Manono, and in an unfortunate turn of events, the new Manono tribe, was almost entirely comprised of physically weaker competitors, save for Monica Culpepper. Colton likened their situation as "peasants" being pitted against "Greek Gods," referring to the much physically stronger new Salani tribe. Lucky for Colton, the majority of the Misfit alliance, Jonas, Tarzan and Leif, remained on his tribe as well. Colton approached their new members, Monica, Alicia Rosa, and Christina Cha, that he is still on board with the women, but in truth, he was making a play to blindside them. Colton conspired with Alicia, the only member of the Salani Alliance to be in the new Manono to eliminate the other two women, with Culpepper going first, as she is a physical threat. In a rather lopsided physical Immunity Challenge, Monica tried to solely carry the challenge for the tribe, but Manono's disadvantage sent them to Tribal Council. At Tribal Council, while Christina and Monica believed Colton (and Alicia) were on their side, Colton pulled a double-cross, blindsiding Monica in a 5-2 vote.
Returning from Tribal Council, Colton and Alicia taunt Christina and tell her that she was going home next. Colton's dislike of Christina intensified at the next Reward Challenge, where Colton harped on Christina's poor performance. On Day 16, Colton began to complain about suffering a headache. Tarzan diagnosed it as dehydration and told Colton to drink more water. Colton stumbled into the forest where he collapsed on the ground and despite his mistreatment of her, Christina helped him walk back to camp. The medical team diagnosed Colton with acute appendicitis, and recommended him to be evacuated from the game. Before leaving, Jeff asked Colton on what to do with his Hidden Immunity Idol, and while Alicia assumed he will give it to her, Colton decided to keep the idol with him as a souvenir, after which he was carried away by a stretcher. Because of Colton's evacuation, there was no Challenge, and the tribes were convened at Tribal Council the next day, where they were informed about Colton's condition and removal from the game, and the announcement of the merge. At the Rites of Passage, the final four acknowledged Colton's impact during his short stay in the game.
| Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manono | Free Fallin' | Reward/Immunity | No | Won1 |
| 2 | D.I.Y. Knots | Reward | No | Won | |
| By the Numbers | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| 3 | Shut Your Trap | Reward | No | Lost | |
| Ow Pairs | Immunity | Yes | Lost | ||
| 4 | Coco Connection | Reward | No | Lost | |
| Puzzle Relay | Immunity | No | Won2 | ||
| 5 | Dear Liza | Reward | No | Lost | |
| Basket Brawl | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| 6 | Coco Pops | Reward | No | Lost | |
| Evacuated, Day 16 | |||||
| Notes: | |||||
Blood vs. Water[]
Colton entered the game on the Galang tribe, who generally dominated in challenges. When Jeff announced that the returnees would be playing against their loved ones, Colton was visibly upset. For the first day, Colton tried to sell his new "change of personality" from his previous season. However, Colton became frustrated with the tribe's peacefulness, stating that "they should be playing Survivor!". Colton tried to create chaos in the tribe, by backstabbing everyone and creating fake alliances. Colton was caught in his actions, and this formed the 5-person alliance of Tyson Apostol, Aras Baskauskas, Gervase Peterson, Tina Wesson, and Monica Culpepper. Over the course of the next few days, the game started drifting from Colton's grasp, and he felt like an outcast. On Day 7, when Galang headed to Redemption Island to witness the duel between Candice Cody, Marissa Peterson, and Rachel Foulger, Colton decided to quit the game because he was depressed he wasn't with his partner, Caleb Bankston, and he just felt that he had no shot at winning due to being on the outs of his tribe and nobody wanting to talk strategy with him. Denying the tribe the satisfaction of getting him voted out, Colton left the game for good.
| Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galang | Blue Lagoon Bustle | Reward/Immunity | No | Won |
| 2 | In the Barrel | Reward/Immunity | No | Won | |
| Quit, Day 7 | |||||
Post-Survivor[]
- Colton had planned to marry Caleb Bankston in October 2014. However, Caleb was killed in a railroad accident on June 24, 2014.[3]
- As of 2021, Colton is now a real estate agent in Monroeville, Alabama.[4]
Trivia[]
- In his pre-game interview for One World, he claimed that he invited fifteen other peers during his 10th birthday party just to play Survivor.
- Colton is the youngest contestant on One World.
- Being 20 at the time of filming, Colton is the youngest person to be evacuated from the game due to medical reasons.
- Starting with Colton's evacuation, 6 men were eliminated consecutively, the longest streak of eliminations of contestants of the same gender in Survivor history.
- Colton is the first person to be evacuated for medical reasons while holding a Hidden Immunity Idol. He would be followed by Neal Gottlieb.
- According to Colton's exit interview with Reality TV Magazine, Colton had originally intended to give his Hidden Immunity Idol away to his former Manono tribemate and then-Salani member Jay Byars, but was not allowed to do so as because Jay was on the Salani tribe.
- Colton's fury with Bill Posley attributed from Bill throwing Colton's Hidden Immunity Idol into the ocean. This would be a direct violation of Survivor rules, as Hidden Immunity Idols are considered to be personal items, and thus cannot be stolen. Leif Manson told Colton about the incident, while Production returned Colton's idol to him.[5]
- In an interview on Rob Has a Podcast, Colton heavily implied that he was slated to return in Philippines, but was not chosen due to a negative audience reception during the airing of One World.[6]
- Colton is the first contestant to both be medically evacuated in one season and quit another.
- Colton is one of four contestants to play the game more than once and never be voted out. The others are Jenna Morasca, Michael Skupin, and Michele Fitzgerald. Of the group, Colton is the only one to never reach the Final Tribal Council.
- Colton is the only player on the Galang tribe to never cast a vote against Laura, and to an extent, the only player in Blood vs. Water to simultaneously be on the same tribe with Laura to never vote against her.
- Colton is the only player to quit at Redemption Island.
- In "Opening Pandora's Box", a visibly irate Jeff Probst claimed that Colton "faked" his appendicitis as an excuse to leave the game just for him to quit the show. In an interview, Colton stood by his statement about his evacuation, saying he was willing to publicize his medical receipts to prove his claim.[7]
- Colton, Francesca Hogi, Tom Westman, Russell Swan, and Caleb Reynolds have only been affiliated with two tribes, despite playing two seasons.
References[]
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20230321174954/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/81120/
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20220625142647/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/214730/
- ↑ http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/06/25/former-survivor-contestant-27-killed-in-railroad-accident/#.U6unXm3h6JU.facebook
- ↑ https://www.zillow.com/profile/ColtonTCumbie
- ↑ http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/survivor_one_world/2012_Oct_08_idol-stealing}}
- ↑ Cesternino, Rob (November 3, 2012). "Colton Cumbie Breaks Down Jeff Kent's Big Decision". Rob Has a Podcast. http://robhasawebsite.com/survivor-philippines-colton-cumbie-interview-merge-penner-idol/.
- ↑ https://www.etonline.com/tv/139128_Survivor_Colton_Cumbie_Jeff_Probst_Fake_Appendicitis_Claims_Crazy_Insulting
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