John Cochran (writer)
| John Cochran | |
|---|---|
| Born |
John Martin Cochran January 17, 1987 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Known for |
Survivor: South Pacific Survivor: Caramoan (winner) |
| Television |
The Millers (writer) Kevin Can Wait (writer) |
John Martin Cochran, commonly referred to as simply Cochran, is an American reality television personality and television writer. He first appeared on the 23rd season of Survivor, Survivor: South Pacific, and came in 8th place. He returned for the 26th season, Survivor: Caramoan, and ultimately won the title of Sole Survivor and the $1,000,000 prize. He later went on to become a writer for several CBS sitcoms, including The Millers and, more recently, Kevin Can Wait.
Originally from Oakton, Virginia, Cochran attended Columbia University and Harvard Law School. Even at a young age, Cochran was already a fan of Survivor, following the show since the very first season, and even writing a college paper comparing the jury system of Survivor to the American jury system. During high school, he handed out Survivor newsletters, wore a Survivor-style buff on his arm when the show was airing (and even wore a buff in his yearbook picture), and chose his senior year quote as "The tribe has spoken."
Cochran was originally placed on the Savaii tribe, and ended up receiving at least one vote in every Tribal Council that Savaii attended, with one vote in their first, second, and fourth Tribal Councils, and two votes in their third Tribal Council. In the last episode before the merge, returning player Ozzy Lusth, in an effort to end the winning streak of Christine Shields-Markoski on Redemption Island, asked his tribe to vote him out, saying that he would tell Shields-Markoski that his elimination was caused by Cochran using a Hidden Immunity Idol. Lusth subsequently gave Cochran the Immunity Idol he had found, making him promise to return it when he came back to the game. When the merge finally came, Cochran returned the Idol, and then pretended to be the outsider of his former tribe when speaking to the other returning player, Benjamin "Coach" Wade. However, Wade quickly realized Cochran's intentions and instead decided to persuade Cochran into voting with the former Upolu members, promising him that he would outlast all of his former tribemates. When the vote that night came down to a split vote and the contestants had to vote again, it was Cochran who switched his vote and sent home former tribemate Keith Tollefson. He was immediately criticized by all of his former tribemates, but the former Upolu members, including Brandon Hantz, came to his defense. Soon afterward, all other former Savaii members were voted out in succession, with Lusth, Jim Rice, Dawn Meehan, and Whitney Duncan all being sent home. However, once Cochran was the last Savaii member left, the former Upolu members turned on him and voted him out by a vote of 5/7, with only Cochran himself and former Upolu member Edna Ma voting for Rick Nelson instead. After losing the Redemption Island duel to Lusth, Cochran came in 8th place, having lasted for exactly 31 days; he became the fifth member of the nine-member jury. In the final Tribal Council, Cochran voted for Wade to win, along with Nelson and Ma. These three votes made Wade the runner-up to Sophie Clarke, who received six votes.
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