In Survivor, if there is a tie vote at Tribal Council, the standard procedure is to have a revote. If the revote also results in a deadlock, the remaining tribe members discuss and decide openly which of the tied contestants should be eliminated. If a deadlock continues, then other tiebreakers such as drawing rocks may be used, except at Final Tribal Council where the tie is handled differently by the producers. At the Final Tribal Council, if there is a tie in the jury votes, the third-place finalist (the finalist not involved in the tie) acts as a tiebreaker and casts the deciding vote. This scenario has happened before, such as in Season 36. If there is a more complicated tie scenario at Final Tribal Council (e.g., three-way tie), the producers have a secret method for resolving it, but it is not publicly disclosed. Jeff Probst has mentioned having a secret plan for final vote ties that is not revealed until needed.

To summarize:

• Regular Tribal Council tie: revote follows; if tie persists, open discussion and then potentially rock draw to decide.
• Final Tribal Council tie: third-place finalist casts tiebreaking vote.
• Complex or deadlocked ties at finals: resolved by producer's secret method.

These rules ensure tie votes are resolved fairly while keeping the game challenging and dramatic.