Richard Hatch won the very first season ofSurvivorby a single vote.
The final Tribal Councils were nailbiters.
My how times have changed.

The ‘Survivor 42’ jury.Robert Voets/CBS
The problem with individual sequestration is the increased costs and logistics involved.
Still, with three straight landslide 7-1-0 votes, is it something the host and showrunnerJeff Probstwould consider?
“But you bring up an interesting question, and that is: Does it really matter?”

‘Survivor 44’ host Jeff Probst.Robert Voets/CBS
So maybe the last three winners have just been a very clear consensus by the jury."
However, those leans can be swayed.
When that failed to happen in a disastrous final Tribal performance, they voted for Maryanne instead.
“The real burden falls on the final three,” says Probst.