Challenges: MPF percentile
52%
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 37 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- SurvivorSA: Immunity Island (2021) - 4th place, 17th out - 8th juror.
- Voted out in Episode 15, "The Fruits of Your Labour" (Day 37).
- Sent to Immunity Island one time (opted to Give Up and Go).
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| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| SA8: Immunity Island | 0.95 | 10.76 | 0.09 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 0.74 | 1.50 | - | - | - | 0.83 | 2.45 |
| Career | 0.95 | 10.76 | 0.09 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 0.74 | 1.50 | - | - | - | 0.83 | 2.45 |
Tyson Zulu - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
78%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
64%
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.
Tyson Zulu - Challenge record
SA:
Immunity Island challenges 
Tribal/team challenge record (7-for-12; 1 sit-out):
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 1 IC: (Rope rungs, puzzle) - Builds ladder #1; Vuna wins.
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 2 RC: (Fish traps, cog puzzle) - One of several Vuna to place no pieces on the puzzle; Vuna loses.
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 2 IC: (Obstacles, sandbags, block puzzle) - Crosses obstacles, Vuna loses again.
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 3 RC: "Battle Dig" - Loses to Paul, but both tribes sort of win?
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 3 IC: "The Cruel Sea" - Retrieves a ring, and Vuna wins, 5-4.
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 4 IC: "A Crate Idea" - Rolls and stacks crates; Vuna wins.
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 5 RC: (Rice balance) - Last Vuna to drop out, but Vuna wins.
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 6 RC: "Deep In Thought" - Sits out, as Vuna eventually wins.
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 6 IC: "Basket Brawl" - Part of one team; Zamba loses.
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 7 RC/IC: (Keys, climb, puzzle) - Swims, climbs, but Zamba loses.
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 9 RC: (Ball on disc, targets) - Part of the winning team.
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 11 RC: (Coconuts, puzzle) - Part of the green winning team.
Individual challenge record (0-for-9; 1 sit-out): (Mean % finish: 57.8%)
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 8 IC: "Get a Grip" - Tenth person out, lasting over 3 hours (3rd/12).
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 9 IC: "Living Color" - Tied with Anela for ninth person eliminated, in third round, 4th tile (tie-3rd/11).
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 10 RC/IC: "A Leg Up" - One of three players blown off their perch in a wind gust (tie-3rd/10).
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 11 IC: "Keel Hauling" - Sits out to eat spaghetti (tie-8th/8).
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 12 IC: "Rope-A-Dope" - Makes finals, does not win (tie-2nd/7).
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 13 RC: "Audio Slave" - Final person out, over 5 min. in (2nd/6).
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 14 RC: (Bucket cascade) - One of 4 filling the bucket (tie-2nd/5).
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 14 IC: "Might As Well Jump" - Working the puzzle (4th/5).
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 15 RC/IC: "Step Brothers" - 2nd to puzzle, doesn't win (tie-3rd/4).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 1 Hero RC: (Fire-making) - Did not participate.
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 4 Hero RC: (Turnstile) - Did not participate.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 7 |
| Played: | 12 |
| Win%: | 0.58 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 9 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Mean % Finish: | 57.8% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean% Finish: | - |
Tyson Zulu - Tribal Council record
SA:
Immunity Island Tribal 
Idols held/played (2/2; 11 votes voided):
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 3: Receives a clue from Paul (who got it from Santoni) during the RC, then finds the Vuna camp's idol (Day 7).
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 5: Plays his idol, voiding 4 votes, saving himself (Day 13).
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 6: Swapped to Zamba, finds their idol (Day 15).
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 8: Plays his idol for Chappies, voiding all 7 votes against him, and saving him (Day 21).
VFB - Votes for the person booted (9/12):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep2 | Pinty | Pinty Nkanjeni (voted out, 6-2-1) | Yes |
| Ep5 | Thoriso | Thoriso M-Afrika (idoled out, [0]-2-1) | Yes |
| Ep6 | Dino | Dino Paulo (voted out, 4-[0]) | Yes |
| Ep7 | Qieän | Qieän Wang (voted out, 4-1) | Yes |
| Ep8 | Marisha | Marisha du Plessis (idoled out, [0]-4]) | Yes |
| Ep9 | Shaun | Shaun Wilson (voted out, 6-5) | Yes |
| Ep10 | Renier | Renier Louwrens (voted out, 6-4) | Yes |
| Ep11 | Anesu | Anesu Mbizvo (voted out, 5-2) | Yes |
| Ep12 | Santoni | Wardah Hartley (idoled out, [0]-2) | - |
| Ep13 | Santoni | Santoni Engelbrecht (voted out, 3-2-[0]) | Yes |
| Ep14 | Nicole | Kiran Naidoo (voted out, 3-2) | - |
| Ep15 | Nicole | Tyson Zulu (voted out, 2-1-1) | - |
| 12 | TOTALS | 9 | |
VAP - Votes against (10):
- [SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 5: Four votes, from Dino, Nicole, Qieän, and Renier, all voided by Tyson's idol play.]
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 10: Four votes, from Amy, Anela, Nicole, and Renier.
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 11: Two votes, from Anesu and Chappies.
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 13: Two votes, from Chappies and Santoni.
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 15: Two votes, from Anela and Nicole.
Jury votes made (1/1):
- SA: Immunity Island, Ep. 16: Voted for Nicole Wilmans, who won, 8-1.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Found: | 2 |
| Played: | 2 |
| Votes voided: | 11 |
| VFB: | 9 |
| Tribals: | 12 |
| VAP: | 10 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 1 |
| Received: | - |
Tyson Zulu - Pictures
SA:
Immunity Island pictures -
SA: Immunity Island intro shot -
SA: Immunity Island intro shot -
SA: Immunity Island pre-game shot -
Hiking in, Day 1 -
Greeting Nico -
Picking buffs -
The new tribes, Zamba and Vuna -
Talking about Day 1 camp progress -
Night 1 -
Chappies won a firemaking kit! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Starting line -
Building the ladder -
Watching the puzzle stage -
Vuna wins immunity! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC -
Starting line -
Watching the puzzle stage -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC -
Crossing obstacles -
Talking about the vote -
Vuna, Ep2 Tribal Council -
Listening to Santoni -
The new Vuna tribe, Ep3 -
Getting idol clues from Paul -
Appreciating the free info -
Greeting the new tribemates -
Just found the idol -
Telling Anesu about the idol -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 IC -
Watching Kiran toss rings -
Vuna wins! -
Dino and Marisha won the Ep4 reward feast for Vuna! -
Reward feasting -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC -
Arranging crates -
Vuna wins! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 RC -
Starting line -
Nicole wins it for Vuna -
Plotting with Kiran -
Showing his idol to Renier -
Vuna, Ep5 Tribal Council -
Listening to Dino -
Playing this for myself, Nico -
Time to eat, during Zamba's Tribal -
Watching the Ep6 RC from the sit-out bench -
Swapped again! Now on Zamba -
New tribe meet-and-greet -
Just found Zamba's idol, same spot as Vuna's -
Safety -
Plotting with Kiran -
Zamba, Ep6 Tribal Council -
Listening to Qieän -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC -
Building the stairs -
Zamba, Ep7 Tribal Council -
Listening to the merge treemail, Ep8 -
New buffs! -
The newly merged Osindile tribe -
Merge feasting -
Talking about the chickens, or maybe Zamba -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC -
Starting line -
Still going... -
Necklace taken, giving up and going at Immunity Island -
Talking about big plans for Tribal -
Osindile, Ep8 Tribal Council -
Bequeathing the necklace to Wardah -
Playing his idol for Chappies -
Orange team in action, Ep9 RC -
Orange team wins reward! -
Reward feasting, learning there's an idol at II -
Dropping tiles, Ep9 IC -
Osindile, Ep9 Tribal Council -
Listening to Nicole -
Learning about the Tied Destinies twist, Ep10 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 RC/IC -
Still going... -
The plan is obvious, Renier and Amy -
Osindile, Ep10 Tribal Council -
Listening to Anela -
Working the puzzle, Ep11 RC -
Green team wins reward! -
Barbecuing with Chappies -
The League of Shadows forms -
Sitting out to eat, Ep11 IC -
It's time to target Anesu -
Oh yeah, we're voting out ... someone else -
Osindile, Ep11 Tribal Council -
Talking to Nico -
Kiran passes out auction wallets, Ep12 -
Fish and chips! -
Also an IC advantage -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 IC -
Starting line, final round -
Osindile, Ep12 Tribal Council -
Listening to Wardah -
Loved ones are here! Ep13 -
Starting line, Ep13 RC -
Showdown with Chappies -
Everyone gets a reward feast! -
Reward feasting -
Quick strategy update -
Kiran suggests voting Nicole -
Osindile, Ep13 Tribal Council -
Talking to Nico -
From now on, the goal is to get rid of Chappies -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep14 RC -
Collecting water -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep14 IC -
Not quite catching Chappies -
Giving Kiran a goodbye hug -
Osindile, Ep14 Tribal Council -
End of the line for this duo -
Sad that Kiran's gone, but I have to keep fighting, Ep15 -
I have no respect for Chappies -
Starting line, Ep15 RC/IC -
Untying keys -
Working the puzzle -
Chappies wins again -
Making a final pitch to Chappies -
Osindile, Ep15 Tribal Council -
The ninth member of our jury... -
Snuffed, Day 37 (Episode 15) -
With the jury, Final Tribal Council -
Addressing the final two -
Reunion show, finalists and jury -
Talking to Nico -
Candy delivery from Santoni
Tyson Zulu - Interviews
SA:
Immunity Island interviews Pre-game interviews
- Shannon Guss & Mike Bloom at RHAP (5/12/21): "Survivor South Africa: Immunity Island - Pre-Season Interviews, Part 3"
Post-game interviews
- Claudio Barreiro at TNO (9/10/21): "SurvivorSA - Season 8: Immunity Island | Episode 15 Recap with 17th Boot + Geoffrey Cooke-Tonneson"
Tyson Zulu - Bio
SA: Immunity Island bio Official SurvivorSA: Immunity Island bio, from News24.com (5/2/21):
"Creative director and entrepreneur Tyson Zulu (24) from Johannesburg: 'I'm a super creative, a jack of all trades and a perfectionist to a fault. I love animals more than people,' says the Durban-born entrepreneur. 'Ten out of 10 times I'll always speak my mind and do what I feel.' He entered SurvivorSA as a learning experience. 'I want to be a big player in the film and TV industry and learning, first-hand, from the biggest show in the country is a massive opportunity,' he says."
Pre-game interview video: https://twitter.com/TysonCreme/status/1388920786627465221