Challenges: MPF percentile
32%
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 36 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- Survivor 22: Redemption Island (2011) - 7th place, 12th out - 6th juror.
- Voted out in Episode 2, "You Own My Vote" (Day 5).
- Re-entered the game in Episode 8, "This Game Respects Big Moves" (Day 19).
- Voted right back out again later in Episode 8 (Day 21).
- Eliminated in a duel (by Andrea Boehlke) in Episode 14, "Seems Like a No-Brainer" (Day 36).
- Cumulative totals: In-game - 8 days; Redemption Island - 28 days (2 visits).
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| S22: Redemption Island | 3.50 | 5.74 | 0.61 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0.21 | 0.67 | - | - | - | 0.82 | 4.92 |
| Career | 3.50 | 5.74 | 0.61 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0.21 | 0.67 | - | - | - | 0.82 | 4.92 |
Matt Elrod - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
25%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
7%
Performance ranks are a quick visual measure of the contestant's season vs. historical data from all prior contestants, in three basic (scorable) categories:
1. Performance in individual challenges (MPF), as a measure of "physical game";
2. Ability to vote people out consistently (VFB%, or VFB/TCA), or "strategic game"; and
3. Ability to avoid being voted against (rVAP, or TCA-VAP) - which scales better than a percentage would - for "social/strategic game."
See also: Full glossary for all these abbreviations.
Matt Elrod - Challenge record
S22:
Redemption Island 
Tribal/team challenge record (0-for-2)
- Redemption Island Ep.1 RC/IC: "Push It Uphill" - Pushes blocks, chops ropes, and Ometepe loses.
- Redemption Island Ep.2 RC/IC: "Smash, Grab, Smash" - Retrieves keys for Ometepe, but again, Ometepe loses.
Individual challenge record (0-for-1): (Mean % finish: 50%)
- Redemption Island Ep. 8 IC: "Rollerballs" - Sixth person out, in the three-ball phase (7th/12).
Redemption Island duel record (7-for-11; 3 2nds): (Mean % finish: 87.9%)
- Redemption Island Ep. 3 duel: "Jail Break" - First to finish, Matt wins, eliminates Francesca (1st/2).
- Redemption Island Ep. 4 duel: "Domino Effect" - Matt wins, ending Russell Hantz's reign (1st/2).
- Redemption Island Ep. 5 duel: "Cube Crisis" - Matt wins again, eliminates Kristina (1st/2).
- Redemption Island Ep. 6 duel: "Grapple & Maze" - Channeling Coach, Matt wins! (1st/2).
- Redemption Island Ep. 7 duel: "Concentration" - Matt wins, Stephanie is out (1st/2).
- Redemption Island Ep. 8 duel: "Chimney Sweep" - First to finish, Matt wins, re-enters the game (1st/2).
- Redemption Island Ep. 10 duel: "House of Cards" - Stays alive, barely, in the first post-merge duel (2nd*/3).
- Redemption Island Ep. 11 duel: "Survivor Shuffle Board" - Matt wins! (1st/3).
- Redemption Island Ep. 12 duel: "Rock Block" - Matt gets second, stays alive (2nd*/4).
- Redemption Island Ep. 13 duel: "A Maze N' Jig" - Matt pulls off another second-place finish (2nd*/4).
- Redemption Island Ep. 14 duel: "A Leg Up" - Falls just short in the final re-entry duel (3rd/4).
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 2 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Sat out: | - |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 1 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Mean% Finish: | 50% |
| Wins: | 7 |
| 2nd place: | 3 |
| Played: | 11 |
| Win%: | 0.77 |
| Mean% Finish: | 87.9% |
Matt Elrod - Tribal Council record
S22:
Redemption Island 
Idols held/played (0/0):
- Redemption Island: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (1/3):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep1 | Francesca | Francesca Hogi (voted out, 4-3-2) | Yes |
| Ep2 | Phillip | Matt Elrod (voted out, 4-2-[0]) | - |
| Ep8 | Steve | Matt Elrod (voted out again, 6-5-1) | - |
| 3 | TOTALS | 1 | |
VAP - Votes against (10):
- Redemption Island, Ep. 2: Four votes, from Rob, Natalie, Ashley, and Grant (voted out, 4-2-[0]).
- Redemption Island, Ep. 8: Six votes, from Rob, Phillip, Natalie, Ashley, Andrea, and Grant (voted out again, 6-5-1).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- Redemption Island, Ep. 14: Voted for Boston Rob Mariano, who won (8-1-0).
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Found: | 0 |
| Played: | - |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 1 |
| Tribals: | 3 |
| VAP: | 10 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 1 |
| Received: | - |
Matt Elrod - Pictures
S22:
Redemption Island -
Redemption Island intro shot -
Redemption Island intro shot -
CBS pre-game interview -
Opening sequence -
Still on the plane, close-up -
Opening sequence confessional -
No foreshadowing here! -
Seeing the returnees -
The Ometepe tribe, now complete -
Heading out, about to be Robbed -
Early confessional about the tribe -
Everyone loves Phillip -
Ometepe, ready for the Ep1 IC -
Chopping ropes -
Watching the puzzle-doing -
Ometepe heads to Tribal -
Ometepe, Ep1 Tribal Council -
Listening to Francesca -
Unaware of impending doom, Ep2 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC -
Making an unwise post-loss display of sportsmanship -
Well, we lost -
This is fine, everything is fine -
Ometepe, back at Tribal again, Ep2 -
Talking to Probst -
What? Me? -
This isn't a joke? -
Snuffed, Day 5 (Episode 2) -
Ready to go, Ep3 duel -
Tying sticks -
Catching up -
Matt wins! Post-victory chat with Probst -
So long, Franny -
Battling Hantz, Ep4 duel -
Talking to Probst -
T.ears -
Angel and devil -
Sending Russell on his way -
Battling Kristina, Ep5 duel -
Another victory -
Bye, Kristina -
Pre-duel lineup, Ep6 duel -
Receiving Krista's Bible -
Taking on Stephanie, Ep7 duel -
See ya, Stephanie -
Big audience for the Ep8 re-entry duel -
Talking to Probst -
So far, so good -
Almost there... -
Sarita out, Matt in, and back into the game -
Round 1 of the Ep8 (merge) IC -
Still going, Round 2, Ep8 IC -
Good news, Rob! I've decided not to flip on you! -
Hanging out with the nearly re-departed Matt -
Well, back to Redemption Island with ye -
Again? -
Competing, Ep10 duel -
Not first, but also not out -
Staying alive -
Pre-duel lineup, Ep11 duel -
And... just beat Julie -
Farewell, Julie -
Ready to go, Ep12 Duel -
Mike wins again -
Waiting for Mike's loved ones choice -
Sigh. -
Competing again, Ep13 Duel -
So long, Ralph -
Final duel, now underway -
So far, so good -
Still going... -
Grant departs -
Burning his own buff, Day 36 -
Final words -
On the jury, ready to vote for the final three
Matt Elrod - Interviews
S22:
Redemption Island Pre-game interviews
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (2/16/11): Pre-game interview
- CBS pre-game interview (on YouTube)
Post-game interviews
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (5/16/11): "Matt admits he wasn't there to play the game; talks possible future with Andrea"
- Jennifer Still at Digital Spy (5/18/11): "Matt Elrod (Survivor: Redemption Island)"
Matt Elrod - Bio
S22:
Redemption Island Excerpts from his official CBS bio page:
"Inspiration in Life: I think that there are so many people worthy of being deemed "a hero" in everyday life that are overlooked. So, I'm going to say people who put others before themselves.
Pet Peeves: People who act out for attention.
Survivor Contestant You Are Most Like: Any contestant who has played the game with honesty and integrity.
Why you think you will be the sole Survivor: I'm athletic, amicable and intelligent. I can also hold my own socially. "