Claim to Fame scoring

Competition

• Win the challenge

  Won the episode's challenge outright, or captained the winning team. Counts even in weeks with no immunity.

  +5
• On the winning team

  Was on the winning team in a team challenge but was not its captain.

  +2

Strategy

• Make a correct guess

  As guesser, correctly named another player's famous relative. Includes finale guess-offs.

  +8 / guess
• Withstand a wrong guess

  Was the target of a wrong guess, so the guesser went home instead.

  +4

Survival

• Survive the episode

  Still in the game at the end of a scoring episode. Not awarded in the finale.

  +2
• Return to the game

  Officially brought back into the competition after being eliminated. Finale cameos don't count.

  +6
• Removed for medical or personal reasons

  Removed by production for reasons outside their control. No points; they stop scoring.

  0

Penalties

• Land in the bottom two

  Named one of the bottom two, including the losing captain and the teammate they chose.

  −2
• Eliminated

  Went home outside the finale, either because their relative was guessed or because their own guess was wrong.

  −10
• Quit or disqualified

  Left the game voluntarily or was removed for breaking the rules.

  −10

Finale

• Reach the finale

  Competed in the finale episode as one of the finalists.

  +10
• Finish runner-up

  Made the final two but did not win.

  +6
• Win the season

  Last relative standing.

  +20