Episode 23 · Power brief
Dee pays Yash, takes his warning, and puts Drew on the block.
Dee begins Week 7 looking at Yash. By nominations, he is safe and Drew is the target. The turn comes through two separate channels: Yash accepts $5,000 and a future obligation, then his anti-Drew account joins several warnings Dee already trusts. She nominates Drew with LaTrice and Taylor.
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Power snapshot
Terminal: Ashley remains terminal at 7. Rome and Jason remain terminal at 8. Lyric remains terminal at 13. Chuk remains terminal at 9. Kamu remains terminal at 12. All six are excluded from the active ranking.
Yash accepts $5,000 and owes Dee protection if he later becomes HOH. The agreement does not prove that the money alone keeps him safe now.
Dee credits his account and changes course. Taylor, LaTrice, Mallory, Melody, and Dee’s prior distrust share the causal story.
The public resource reaches Drew, but his disclosure does not change Dee’s plan.
Episode action sequence
Dee starts with Yash in danger and ends with Drew as the target.
- 1The blindside reshapes trust
Mallory and Melody place blame on Drew and Barrett
- 2Dee wins HOH
She gains formal authority and an active Safety Lock
- 3Yash accepts the BB Bribe
The payment creates a future HOH protection obligation
- 4Yash makes the case against Drew
Dee changes her primary target as other accounts corroborate it
- 5Dee names three nominees
Drew, LaTrice, and Taylor receive formal jeopardy
What changes
Dee uses HOH, the BB Bribe, and Yash’s warning in the same round.
HOH authority raises Legitimate Power 1 → 4. Yash’s accepted $5,000 obligation raises Reward 2 → 3. The three nominations raise Coercive 1 → 4. The competition win does not add Expert Power, and every other active score carries.
How the target changes
The money gets Yash’s promise. His warning helps move the target.
- Yash accepts the termsHe owes Dee future protection if the opportunity appears
- Yash points Dee toward DrewShe credits his account and moves her primary target
- Taylor and LaTrice add supportTheir information strengthens a case Dee already distrusts
- Angela and Barrett push backTheir advocacy for Drew does not reverse Dee’s choice
The reward contract and the target change are both real, but they are not the same claim. The bribe produces an accepted future obligation. Yash’s information helps redirect Dee, alongside other disclosures and her preexisting suspicion of Drew.
Claim stop: Episode 23 establishes Dee’s HOH, the accepted BB Bribe, the shift from Yash to Drew, the Never-Not Pass, and the nominations of Drew, LaTrice, and Taylor. It excludes later conversations, the veto draw, the veto competition and ceremony, the Blockbuster, eviction, and every Episode 24 or later event.
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Where this Episode sits in the season
The frame stays consistent. The values show only what is established through Episode 23.Formal authority, accepted reward leverage, and imposed jeopardy each cross a separate threshold.
The conversion supports Informational3 while visible attribution and shared causes cap the claim.
A member reaches the block after trust and information discipline break down.
Public selection creates structure without an in-house power score or nomination shield.
The people inside the numbers
Players in this Power story
Featured cards are limited to the strongest Episode-level Power changes, uses, responses, or closures.
HOH · Rank 1
Dee Valladares
Miami, Florida · Survivor 45 winner · Survivor 50
Dee wins the office, spends the bribe, changes her target, and names three nominees.
Dee peaks at 19 during the opening HOH, settles at 13 after that office expires, and reaches 14 through accepted strategic judgment. Episode 23 takes her to a season-high 21 when new authority, a paid obligation, and formal jeopardy arrive together.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 4
- Reward
- 3
- Coercive
- 4
- Expert
- 3
- Referent
- 3
- Informational
- 4
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 21
- Current
- 21
- Episode 4 · Reaches 19
- Episodes 15–22 · Holds at 14
- Episode 23 · Peaks at 21
- Episode position
- Week 7 HOH and BB Bribe holder making the nomination decision.
- What they do
- Pays Yash $5,000, listens to competing accounts, moves the target to Drew, and nominates Drew, LaTrice, and Taylor.
- Result
- Yash accepts a future obligation. Three nominees receive formal jeopardy, and Dee keeps final ownership of the choice.
- Power change
- Total Power rises 14 → 21 as Legitimate moves 1 → 4, Reward 2 → 3, and Coercive 1 → 4.
Bribe contract · Rank 6
Yash Patel
24 · Monroe Township, New Jersey · Financial analyst
Yash accepts Dee’s money and gives her a case that moves the target to Drew.
Yash reaches 13 through early protection and accepted vote framing, rises to 17 with HOH, and returns to 11 when the office expires. Episode 23 shows that his persistent information channel still matters even without formal authority.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 1
- Reward
- 2
- Coercive
- 1
- Expert
- 2
- Referent
- 2
- Informational
- 3
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 17
- Current
- 11
- Episodes 11–14 · Holds at 13
- Episodes 20–21 · Holds at 17
- Episodes 22–23 · Holds at 11
- Episode position
- Initial target who accepts Dee’s offer and redirects attention toward Drew.
- What they do
- Takes $5,000 and a future obligation, verifies the blindside account, and argues that Drew is the larger threat.
- Result
- Dee credits the account and changes her primary target. Visible attribution and corroboration keep the claim shared.
- Power change
- Total Power holds at 11. The response supports Informational3 but does not reach the broader, lower-attribution threshold for 4.
Nominated · Rank 6
Drew Campbell
22 · Temecula, California · Surgical dental assistant
Drew receives the Never-Not Pass, discloses it, and stays Dee’s target.
Drew reaches 12 through early information and relationships, then settles at 11 when one channel narrows. Episode 23 adds a public resource but no response strong enough to move his score or stop Dee from nominating him.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 1
- Reward
- 2
- Coercive
- 1
- Expert
- 2
- Referent
- 2
- Informational
- 3
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 12
- Current
- 11
- Episodes 5–13 · Holds at 12
- Episode 14 · Falls to 11
- Episodes 14–23 · Holds at 11
- Episode position
- Primary target and final Time Capsule recipient.
- What they do
- Discloses the Never-Not Pass while Angela and Barrett separately advocate for his protection.
- Result
- Dee receives the information and refuses to reverse. Drew enters the nominee group with the pass intact.
- Power change
- Total Power holds at 11. Resource possession is structural, and accurate disclosure without conversion adds no Informational threshold.
Nominated · Rank 3
Taylor Brown
27 · Deerfield Beach, Florida · Elementary school counselor
Taylor moves Melody with the Drew account, then draws an adverse response from Dee.
Taylor holds at 11 through Episode 16 and rises to 12 when a repeated information pattern reaches its next threshold. Episode 23 preserves that strength while showing its limit: one disclosure converts, but her jury framing does not move Dee.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 1
- Reward
- 1
- Coercive
- 1
- Expert
- 2
- Referent
- 3
- Informational
- 4
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 12
- Current
- 12
- Episodes 3–16 · Holds at 11
- Episode 17 · Rises to 12
- Episodes 17–23 · Holds at 12
- Episode position
- High-information player inside the renewed anti-Drew subset and the final nominee group.
- What they do
- Transfers the Drew-blame account to Melody, repairs with Yash and LaTrice, and later offers Dee a jury-vote frame.
- Result
- Melody’s distrust of Drew grows. Dee reacts against the later pitch and nominates Taylor.
- Power change
- Total Power holds at 12. Informational4 remains supported, while one adverse response and nomination create no automatic penalty.
Nominated · Rank 10
LaTrice Verrett
57 · Maplewood, New Jersey · Boutique salesperson
LaTrice strengthens the anti-Drew case and still joins him on the block.
LaTrice holds near 10 for most of the season, rises to 16 during her HOH cycle, and returns to 9 when the office expires. Episode 23 gives her one consequential information response without enough reach to change her global score.
Power profile
- Legitimate
- 1
- Reward
- 1
- Coercive
- 1
- Expert
- 2
- Referent
- 2
- Informational
- 2
Season Power
Episode checkpoints- Start
- 9
- Peak
- 16
- Current
- 9
- Episodes 3–15 · Holds at 10
- Episodes 17–18 · Holds at 16
- Episodes 19–23 · Holds at 9
- Episode position
- Corroborating source in the anti-Drew case and one of Dee’s final nominees.
- What they do
- Adds support to the account against Drew after Yash changes Dee’s direction.
- Result
- Dee retains Drew as the target and also nominates LaTrice. The response remains limited to one target and event.
- Power change
- Total Power holds at 9. Corroboration receives a response, but nomination itself adds no score penalty.
Cast details: Paramount+ official Season 28 cast guide. Official cast portraits: Evan Mulling / CBS. Episode analysis: S28E23 Technical Episode Report v2.
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