Hali Ford is a contestant from Survivor: Worlds Apart and Survivor: Game Changers.
In Worlds Apart, Hali formed a bond with fellow free spirits Jenn Brown and Joe Anglim, with the three taking control of the Nagarote tribe. However, their Nagarote Alliance entered the merge down in numbers to the opposing Escameca Alliance and despite earning a reprieve after playing their Hidden Immunity Idol, the alliance failed to find a weak link who would flip from the Escameca Alliance. Although Hali was not seemingly in immediate danger, the target, Joe, won immunity, and she was eliminated as the first member of the jury.
Returning in Game Changers, Hali vowed to change her game entirely to advance her further. However, due to poor luck and inability to get into the original Nuku majority, Hali found herself outside of both of the major alliances after the merge. While she was initially the secondary target in a split vote, Cirie Fields and Zeke Smith managed to turn the majority of the tribe against her, leading Hali to become the first member of the jury again.
Profile[]
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Name (Age): Hali Ford, 25
Age: 26 |
Survivor[]
Worlds Apart[]
Hali began on the "No Collar" Nagarote tribe, where she formed an early bond with Jenn Brown. Despite a victory in the initial Immunity Challenge, the tribe lost on Day 6. Before the vote, Hali and Jenn formed an alliance with Joe Anglim, targeting Nina Poersch due to her constant complaints about her hearing disability. At Tribal Council, the vote split between Nina, Jenn, and Vince Sly, but a pivotal flip by Will Sims II blindsided Vince in a 3-2-1 vote. Hali's alliance succeeded in eliminating Nina on the next vote, overcoming some internal dilemmas about voting out Will.
After a tribe switch on Day 12, Hali remained with Jenn and Will on Nagarote. Following the switch, Hali and the rest of the tribe grew frustrated with Max Dawson and Shirin Oskooi's constant strategic discussions, and she contributed to the former's elimination at the Day 14 Tribal Council. After Nagarote's Immunity win on Day 17, Hali joined the merged tribe Merica.
Post-merge, Hali and Jenn reconnected with Joe and also recruited Shirin into their alliance. However, Will's defection to the Escameca Alliance left them in an 8-4 deficit. Despite Jenn using a Hidden Immunity Idol to eliminate Kelly Remington on Day 19, Hali and her allies struggled to gain traction. Facing a 7-4 vote on Day 22, Hali became the first jury member after she failed to pull Sierra Dawn Thomas and Tyler Fredrickson to her side.
At the Final Tribal Council, Hali queried Carolyn Rivera about how being a mother impacted her game. Though Hali seemed satisfied with Carolyn's responses, she ultimately voted for Mike Holloway to be the Sole Survivor, who secured a 6-1-1 victory.
| Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagarote | Ladder Daze | Reward/Immunity | No | 1st |
| 2 | Basket Case | Reward/Immunity | No | Lost | |
| 3 | Dear Liza | Reward/Immunity | No | Lost | |
| 4 | Collar Blind | Reward | No | 1st | |
| House of the Holey | Immunity | No | 1st | ||
| 5 | Beach Balls | Reward | No | Lost | |
| Swing Break | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| 6 | Air Raid | Reward | No | Won | |
| Shut Your Trap | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| Tribes Merged, Day 17 | |||||
| 7 | Merica | Get a Grip | Immunity | Lost | |
| 8 | Anchorman | Reward | Lost | ||
| Hip to Be Square | Immunity | Lost | |||
| Voted Out, Day 22 | |||||
Game Changers[]
Entering the game wanting to play more like a "Cobra" compared to her first time, Hali was initially placed on the Mana tribe. By Day 6, the tribe had divided between two rival alliances: one led by Sandra Diaz-Twine and the other by Tony Vlachos. Hali sided with the former's faction, contributing to Tony's elimination at the second Tribal Council.
Hali remained on Manu following the tribe switch on Day 7, where she was left in a 4-2 minority alongside Caleb Reynolds against the original Nuku. When the tribe lost immunity again on Day 9, Hali became a potential target for elimination. However, due to Caleb's prior relationship with Tai Trang, he was eliminated over Hali in a unanimous 5-1 vote.
On Day 11, Tavua won immunity, and the losing tribes, Mana and Nuku, had to go to a Joint Tribal Council and vote out one member instead of two. At Tribal Council, Hali collaborated with her original Mana allies to blindside Brad Culpepper. However, after sensing disunity in the Nuku tribe, Hali ultimately voted with Mana, eliminating Malcolm Freberg. Following a second tribe switch on Day 14, Hali remained on Mana. As the tribe would go on to win the remaining Immunity challenges, Hali joined the merged tribe Maku Maku on Day 19.
An outsider to both of Nuku's major alliances, Hali found herself a target ahead of the first merged Tribal Council, alongside Michaela Bradshaw. Not wanting to strike at each other, both sides decided to split the vote between Hali and Michaela. While she was originally the secondary target, Cirie Fields and Zeke Smith managed to turn the vote onto Hali to save Michaela, who they felt they could work with more. Thus At Tribal Council, Hali was blindsided in a 7-4-1-1 vote, becoming the first member of the jury once again.
At the Final Tribal Council, Hali questioned Brad for insinuating that he had used condescension as a strategy. In the end, Hali voted for Sarah Lacina to be the Sole Survivor, which she did in a 7-3-0 vote over Brad and Troyzan Robertson.
| Episode | Tribe Affiliation |
Challenge | Challenge Type | Sit-Out? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mana | The Marooning | Reward | No | Lost |
| Blue Lagoon Bustle | Reward/Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| Serpent Turf | Reward/Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| 2 | Austin's Elemental Obstacle Course | Reward/Immunity | No | Lost | |
| 3 | Ram-Ball On | Reward | Yes | 2nd | |
| Ow-Pairs | Immunity | No | Lost | ||
| 4 | Unchained Medley | Reward | No | Lost | |
| Box Car Blues | Immunity | No | 1st | ||
| 5 | Cargo Salvage | Immunity | No | Won | |
| 6 | Dulcimer Stomp | Reward | No | Lost | |
| Plunge, Pop, Pull | Immunity | No | Won | ||
| Tribes Merged, Day 19 | |||||
| 7 | Maku Maku | Keep on Your Toes | Immunity | Lost | |
| Voted Out, Day 21 | |||||
Post-Survivor[]
- Hali got engaged on July 1, 2017.[3]
- A trailer that Hali lived in appeared in the film Ford v Ferrari.[4]
Trivia[]
- Hali is the only person from the original Nagarote tribe to not have any votes cast against her before the merge.
- Ironically, she received votes at both Tribal Councils she attended after the merge.
- Hali is the only Game Changers castaway to stay on the same tribe at the first tribe switch, and still be in the game at the second switch.
- By extension, she is the only person to remain on the same tribe for the entire pre-merge stage.
- Hali lost 6.4 lbs. (2.9 kg) during her time in Worlds Apart.[5]
- Hali lost 2.4 lbs. during her time in Game Changers.[6]
- Both times Hali competed:
- She received a single vote at one Tribal Council and would later receive and be successfully eliminated with seven votes against her.
- She was the 8th voted out.
- She was the first member of the jury.
- One of the votes she received to successfully eliminate her was from Sierra Dawn Thomas.
- She stayed on her (red) starting tribe and won exactly three tribal Immunity Challenges.
- She voted for the eventual Sole Survivor.
References[]
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20221209031656/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/215006/
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20230321164233/https://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/215580/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/hali_ford/status/881396526248935424
- ↑ https://www.knoxnews.com/story/entertainment/2019/11/15/ford-v-ferrari-airstream-trailer-hali-ford-survivor-knoxville/2529502001/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPU70VYyU4o
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpaQSuBo7Wo
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