Operation: Italy
Operation: Italy is the fan name for a 3-castaway voting bloc on Survivor 47, recorded as forming on day 21. Andy Rueda is credited with starting it. No member won: the group's best finish was Sam Phalen at 2nd of 18.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sam Phalen | Loyal to the end | Days 21 to 23 | |
 Genevieve Mushaluk | Loyal to the end | Days 21 to 23 | 14th voted out |
 Andy Rueda | Founder | Days 21 to 23 | 13th 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.
Worked with the group
Recorded as allied with Operation: Italy at times without being counted as members.
Played against it
Rival alliance on the other side of the vote.
Read more about Survivor 47, 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.