Gota Alliance
Gota Alliance is the fan name for a 6-castaway voting bloc on Survivor 26 (Caramoan), recorded as forming on day 3. Sherri Biethman is credited with starting it. No member won: the group's best finish was Sherri Biethman at 3rd of 20.
Survivor does not name alliances on screen, so this name and this roster are a fan convention rather than an official record. Placements and days below are from our own season data.
Members
| Castaway | Role | In the alliance | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sherri Biethman | Founder | Days 3 to 39 | |
 Michael Snow | Turned on it | Days 3 to 16 | 9th voted out |
 Julia Landauer | Loyal to the end | Days 3 to 19 | 7th voted out |
 Matt Bischoff | Turned on it | Days 3 to 16 | 6th voted out |
 Laura Alexander | Left the group | Days 3 to 10 | 4th voted out |
 Shamar Thomas | Loyal to the end | Days 4 to 10 | Medically evacuated |
Roles come from the fan record: a founder started the group, a member who stayed loyal voted with it to the end, one who left the group drifted out of it, and one who turned on it broke ranks before the game was over.
Played against it
Rival alliance on the other side of the vote.
Read more about Survivor 26: Caramoan, browse every named Survivor alliance, or see the tribe rosters behind them.
Birthplace, pre-game profile and alliance facts adapted from Survivor Fandom and Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-07-21. Licensed CC BY-SA. Alliance names and rosters are fan-curated and are not an official record.