Challenges: MPF percentile
31%
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 26 | Wins: 0 | Final Three: 1
- Survivor 42 (2022) - 3rd place, 7-1-0.
- Received no jury votes to finish in 3rd place in Episode 13, "It Comes Down to This" (Day 26).
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| Survivor 42 | 1.52 | 10.97 | 0.14 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 0.54 | 1.56 | 0 | 8 | 0.00 | 0.68 | 3.07 |
| Career | 1.52 | 10.97 | 0.14 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 0.54 | 1.56 | 0 | 8 | 0.00 | 0.68 | 3.07 |
Romeo Escobar - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
54%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
72%
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.
Romeo Escobar - Challenge record
Survivor
42 challenges 
Tribal/team challenge record (2-for-9; 1 2nd; 3 sit-outs):
- Survivor 42, Ep. 1 RC: "Open Reward Challenge" - Helps paddle, and Ika wins.
- Survivor 42, Ep. 1 IC: "Forty Two" - Sits out, as Ika loses.
- Survivor 42, Ep. 2 RC/IC: "Can't Find My Way Home" - Blindfolded, grabs bags, as Ika doesn't lose (2nd*/3).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 3 RC/IC: "Spiral Architect" - Sits out, as Ika takes second again (2nd/3).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 4 RC: "Tangled Up Sled Slide" - Untangles ropes, as Ika loses.
- Survivor 42, Ep. 4 IC: "Beyond the Tuna" - Sits out again, Ika loses (3rd/3).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 5 RC/IC: "Ramplified" - Crosses obstacles, and Ika wins (1st/3).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 6 RC: "Rolling Stones Challenge" - Retrieves keys for the losing team.
- Survivor 42, Ep. 8 RC: "Basket Case" - Moves a buoy along for the losing team.
Individual challenge record (1-for-9; 1 sit-out): (Mean % finish: 49.9%)
- Survivor 42, Ep. 8 IC: "Can't Buoy Me Love" - Fourth out, in under a minute (4th/7).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 9 IC: "Bermuda Triangles" - Last out for the orange team (2nd/5).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 10 RC: "Walk this Way" - Still untying his knots as it ends (8th/8).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 10 IC: "Bow Diddley" - Third out, on first section (6th/8).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 12 RC: "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" - Working the puzzle as it ends (tie-2nd/6).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 12 IC: "Stair Down the Walls" - On the table maze as it ends (tie-3rd/6).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 13 F5 IC: "Giant Tick" - Working on the puzzle as it ends (5th/5).
- Survivor 42, Ep. 13 F4 IC: "Simmotion" - Lasts to 4-ball stage; Romeo wins! (1st/4).
*Sat out of the Ep11 IC, to avoid the Do or Die twist (not counted).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- Survivor 42: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 2 |
| 2nd place: | 1 |
| Played: | 9 |
| Win%: | 0.28 |
| Sat out: | 3 |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Played: | 9 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Win%: | 0.11 |
| Mean % Finish: | 49.9% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean % Finish: | - |
Romeo Escobar - Tribal Council record
Survivor
42 Tribal 
Idols held/played (0/0):
- Survivor 42: None. Although he did create a fake idol, revealed at final five.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (5/9):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep1 | Zach | Zach Wurtenberger (voted out, 5-0) | Yes |
| Ep4 | Swati | Swati Goel (voted out, 3-1) | Yes |
| Ep7 | Maryanne | Lydia Meredith (voted out, 6-2-2-1) | - |
| Ep8 | Hai | Chanelle Howell (voted out, 7-3-1) | - |
| Ep9 (F10) | Rocksroy | Rocksroy Bailey (voted out, 4-1) | Yes |
| Ep10 | Jonathan | Hai Giang (voted out, 6-2) | - |
| Ep11 | Mike | Drea Wheeler (voted out, 5-3) | - |
| Ep12 | Omar | Omar Zaheer (voted out, 3-2-2) | Yes |
| Ep13 | Lindsay | Lindsay Dolashewich (voted out, 4-1) | Yes |
| 9 | TOTALS | 5 | |
VAP - Votes against (6):
- Survivor 42, Ep. 8: Three votes, from Chanelle, Maryanne, and Omar.
- Survivor 42, Ep. 9: One vote, from Rocksroy.
- Survivor 42, Ep. 12: Two votes, from Jonathan and Mike.
Jury votes received (0/8):
- Survivor 42, Ep. 13: Received no jury votes, to finish in third place, 7-1-0.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Found: | 0 |
| Played: | - |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 5 |
| Tribals: | 9 |
| VAP: | 6 |
| Made: | 0 |
| Received: | 0 |
| Total jurors: | 8 |
Romeo Escobar - Pictures
Survivor
42 image gallery -
CBS pre-game intro shot -
Boating in, Day 1 -
Greeting Probst -
Watching Rocksroy hook the key -
Ika wins reward! -
Arrival at camp -
Ika tribe meet-and-greet -
Talking about meshing with the older players -
The adults, allegedly forming an alliance -
#SkinnyGuysAlliance -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Watching from the sit-out bench -
Not wanting to vote out Zach -
Ika, Ep1 Tribal Council -
Talking to Probst -
Disappointed to have to vote Zach, Ep2 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC/IC -
Ika takes second! -
Wisely sitting (standing) out, Ep3 RC/IC -
Starting line, Ep4 RC -
Complaining about Rocksroy's micromanagement tendencies -
The losing Ikas, Ep4 IC -
A plan emerges -
Ika, Ep4 Tribal -
Drea recites her line, pre-Ep5 IC -
Ika finally wins! -
Fake merge lineup, Ep6 -
Not catching the orange team, Ep6 RC -
Fake-merge feasting on rice -
Talking about coming out with Hai -
Saved from having to compete in Ep7 IC. Thanks, Rocksroy -
The out-of-the-numbers group confers -
Not-merge tribe, Ep7 Tribal -
Talking to Probst -
Competing, Ep8 IC -
Kula Kula, Ep8 Tribal -
Starting line, Ep9 IC -
Not excited about the upcoming all-dudes Tribal -
Omar has a plan -
Orange team, Ep9 Tribal -
Starting line, Ep10 IC -
Kula Kula, Ep10 Tribal -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 IC -
Wisely avoiding Do or Die -
Kula Kula, Ep11 Tribal -
Working the puzzle, Ep12 RC -
Picked for reward with Omar -
Kula Kula, Ep12 Tribal -
I made a fake idol! Ep13 -
Pre-challenge lineup, F5 IC -
Crossing the slack line -
Kula Kula, F5 Tribal -
Listening to Lindsay -
Catching balls, F4 IC -
Romeo wins final immunity! -
Guaranteed a spot in the final three -
Happy to have achieved this -
Watching the fire-making -
Morning 26 breakfast -
Final three, ready to face the jury -
Answering questions -
About to hug Maryanne for her win -
Finalists + jury, aftershow
Romeo Escobar - Interviews
Survivor
42 interviews Pre-game interviews
- Rob Cesternino & Mike Bloom at RHAP (2/10/22): "Survivor 42 | Ika Tribe Castaway Preview"
- Mike Bloom at Parade.com (2/17/22): "Pageant Coach Romeo Escobar Is Ready to Prove People Wrong"
Post-game interviews
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (5/26/22): "Romeo Escobar reveals reaction from family that found out he was gay on Survivor"
- Mike Bloom at Parade.com (5/26/22): "Finalist Romeo Escobar on His Many Unseen Alliances and the Reaction to His Coming Out on the Show"
- Rob Cesternino at RHAP (5/26/22): "Survivor 42 | Final 5 Exit Interviews - May 26, 2022"
Romeo Escobar - Bio
Survivor
42 bio Official CBS Survivor 42 bio excerpts (February 9, 2022):
"What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Several. I always dreamed of working in the industry so I am. I dreamed of owning my own pageant, so I do. I dreamed of traveling the world, so I have. I always accomplish my goals.
What is something we would never know from looking at you? How competitive I am. Because I am a small man, and gay and Latino, people always underestimate me. I love proving them wrong. I hate losing or being wrong. I always want to have the right answer and win everything I do.
Who is your hero and why? My mother and father. They are immigrants who came to this country with nothing. They wanted a better life for their family. Despite not knowing the language, they were able to build a home and offer me a better life than the one they had growing up.
Which past Survivor will you play the game most like? I don’t think anyone has played a game like the one I will play. But I do want to achieve great Survivor historical moments like Sandra, Cirie, Parvati, Rupert, Rob. I want to be remembered.
Why do you believe you can be the Sole Survivor? I know I can be the final Survivor because I am likable enough and persuasive enough to convince people to vote for me. I always find a way to get what I want."