Manu Alliance

Manu Alliance is the fan name for a 6-castaway voting bloc on Survivor 38 (Edge of Extinction), recorded as forming on day 3. Kelley Wentworth is credited with starting it. It held together long enough to make Chris Underwood the winner.

6 Members
Day 3 Formed
1st of 18 Best finish Chris Underwood
1 Made the final tribal 5 on the jury
35 days Longest run inside the alliance

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

Manu Alliance members on Survivor 38 (Edge of Extinction), best finish first
Castaway Role In the alliance Finish
Chris Underwood Winner Turned on it Days 3 to 38
Rick Devens Left the group Days 3 to 38 Lost final 4 fire challenge
Lauren O'Connell Loyal to the end Days 3 to 37 16th voted out
Dan DaSilva Turned on it Days 3 to 27 12th voted out
Kelley Wentworth Founder Days 3 to 27 11th voted out
David Wright Turned on it Days 3 to 19 10th voted out

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.

Castaways named individually as working against it.

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.