He managed to gain the votes of everyone on the jury except Archa. Heroes vs. Villains In the show's 20th season, Westman participated on the Heroes tribe. He had discovered several chickens on Day One, which all of his tribe was able to surround and catch. At the beginning of the game, he made an alliance with Colby Donaldson and fellow Palau contestant Stephenie LaGrossa. The tribe beat the Villains at the first reward challenge, but lost at immunity. On Day Three, Westman and the rest of the tribe voted out Jessica "Sugar" Kiper because of her emotions and her weakness. After going to Tribal Council a second time, he was one of only three people who attempted to vote out Amanda Kimmel, but failed to do so when LaGrossa was voted out. He later found the hidden immunity idol at the Heroes campsite and thus got a target on his back. At the fourth Tribal Council (third for the Heroes), he played the idol which negated three votes cast against him, sending Cirie Fields home instead. After James Clement had injured his leg at the following reward challenge, Westman attempted to ensure the elimination of Clement. After losing their fourth immunity challenge, Westman again attempted to vote out Kimmel, however the Heroes tribe elected to keep her and Clement over Westman, and he was voted out 5–2. Reception Westman played Survivor for a combined total of 53 days. In 2011, he was officially inducted into the Xfinity "Survivor Hall of Fame," alongside Cook Islands castaway Ozzy Lusth and Panama contestant Cirie Fields. In a 2015 interview, host Jeff Probst declared Westman to be one of his top ten favorite Survivor winners ever, and one of his top six favorite male winners. Filmography Television Personal life A New York City firefighter for twenty years, Westman retired from Ladder Company 108 in 2005 and transitioned to working in the insurance industry. He has a deaf daughter. References External links 1964 births Archbishop Molloy High School alumni Living people Participants in American reality television series People from Queens, New York Survivor (American TV series) winners People from Sayville, New York