The "Wandoff" is a popular segment of the RHAP Survivor podcast "The Wiggle Room." In it, Rob Cesternino and Josh Wigler review listener-submitted parody songs in order to select finalists for the "Final Wandoff" at the end of the season. The name derives from Survivor contestant Wanda Shirk, who was eliminated in the first episode of Survivor: Palau, after singing made up songs about the show.
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The "Wandoff" began during coverage of Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers. Wigler had previously used "The Wiggle Room" to highlight exclusive parody songs based on Survivor, often using a comedic imitation of Wanda Shirk's voice. Now, the baton turned to the listeners, as they were now given the opportunity to write, record, and send in their own songs. During every Wiggle Room podcast, the two review a selection of that week's submissions. Then, once the podcast is released, the listeners go to a poll to vote for their favorite song of the week. The artists who get voted through get to compete in the "Final Wandoff" after the season, where they submit one final song for review. At the end of another popular vote, a winner is declared. Starting with Survivor: Ghost Island, the winner received a prize in a much sought-after "Wigler's Wombats" hat.
Though Rob has consistently vocalized the polarization of the "Wandoff," it has received vocal praise from several Survivor alumni, including Ben Driebergen, Joe Mena, and Kellyn Bechtold.
Additionally, avid Rob Has a Podcast listener and patron Jason Curtis Rivera has been making terrific accompanying videos for all the Wandoff submissions on the Wandoff Videos YouTube channel.
Also see: Wandoff Records
Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers Wandoff Winners[]
Main article: Wandoff: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers
| Episode | Wandoffer | Wandoff | Song | Artist | Casey Kaspun | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Eliza M | Sad Birthday Party (Simone) | [Original Song] | 39% | ||
| 3 | Shannon Gaitz & Will from America | A Cole New World | A Whole New World | Aladdin | 42% | |
| 4 | Eric H | Shame on a Playa | Shame on a | Wu-Tang Clan | Woo-Huang Clan | 30.15% |
| 5 | Jenny & Colin | Roark It | Work It | Missy Elliott | 55.67% | |
| 6 | Jenny & Colin | Without Ali | Without Me | Eminem | 33.6% | |
| 7 | Alex G | I Vote Virgins Not Parole Officers | I Write Sins Not Tragedies | Panic! at the Disco | 44.11% | |
| 8 | Alex G | Herstler Crew | Shape of You | Ed Sheeran | 39.1% | |
| 8 | Adam B | We Kept in the Douchey Guy | Hello | Adele | Exemption | |
| 9 | Adam B | Cole Squatted Pose | Kiss from a Rose | Seal | 26.83% | |
| 10 & 11 | DJ LaBelle-Klein | Strong Her | Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) | Kelly Clarkson | Purple Kelly Clarkson | 32.14% |
| 12 | Becky & Taylor | Goodbye Lauren Rimmer | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road | Elton John | Elton Zhan Hu | 55.1% |
| 13 | DJ LaBelle-Klein | One Week | One Week | Barenaked Ladies | Barenaked Ladies a.k.a. Jenna and Heidi | 40.71% |
| RHAPpy Holidays | Jenny & Colin | Santa Tony | Santa Baby | Eartha Kitt | 29.2% | |
| Final | DJ LaBelle-Klein | RHAP Can Can | Orpheus in the Underworld (Can-Can section) | Jacques Offenbach | 42.5% | |
Ghost Island Wandoff Winners[]
Main article: Wandoff: Ghost Island
| Episode | Wandoffer | Wandoff | Song | Artist | Casey Kaspun | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 & 2 | Leah & JD | Thoughts about the Premiere | Wannabe | Spice Girls | The Spice Shack Girls | 26.97% |
| 3 | DJ LaBelle-Klein | Say Something | Say Something | A Great Big World | A Great Big One Worlds Apart | 66.78% |
| 4 | Corey B | Whiny | Shiny | Moana | Moanna Khait | 27.02% |
| 5 | Phil T | Dude Chris | Move | Ludacris | Ludachris Noble | 29.05% |
| 6 | Phil T | Ask Malolo - A Diss Track | Black and Yellow | Wiz Khalifa | Wiz Khalifa Keiffer / Wiz Khalish | 35.73% |
| 7 | Bob from Columbus | Mr. Blindside | Mr. Brightside | The Killers | The Millers by John Cochran | 46.9% |
| 8 | Bob from Columbus (ft. Maio Jar) | Noble's Entourage | Sabotage | Beastie Boys | The Beastie Cao Bois | 33.91% |
| 9 | Jenny & Colin | Yergerlicious | Fergalicious | Fergie | Lisa Keiffergie ft. will.i.amber | 49.13% |
| 10 | Eric H | It Wasn't Me | It Wasn't Me | Shaggy | Shaggy aka Gary Hogeboombastic | 32.81% |
| 11 | Tyler Jacob Jones | Hero Edit | Hero | Mariah Carey | Mariah Gregg Carey | 49.96% |
| 12 | Alex G | Crank That Aunt Patty | Crank That | Soulja Boy | Sonja Boy ft. Brice Izyah | 48.88% |
| Final | Tyler Jacob Jones | Laurel vs The Superfans | Belle | Beauty and the Beast | Beauty and the Beast Mode Cowboy | 33.16% |
David vs. Goliath Wandoff Winners[]
Main article: Wandoff: David vs. Goliath
| Episode | Wandoffer | Wandoff | Song | Artist | Casey Kaspun | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corey B | Pat's Tweaked Back | Everybody | Backstreet Boys | Bad Back Street Boys | 45.4% |
| 2 | Jenny & Colin | Talk Nerdy to Me | Talk Dirty | Jason Derulo | Kyle Jason Derulo | 42.8% |
| 3 | Karen from Canada | Boogers on Your Tooth | Look What You Made Me Do | Taylor Swift | Taylor Lee Stocker Swift or Tay Trang | 35.29% |
| 4 | JD & Leah | Bring the Charmpocalypse | Semi-Charmed Life | Third Eye Blind | Third Eye Blindfold Challenges Are Dangerous, Arbitrary, and Reductive | 45.78% |
| 5 | Karen from Canada | Rockstar Catz Waltz | Blue Danube Waltz | Johann Strauss II | Richard Hatch Strauss | 33.5% |
| 6 | Tyler Jacob Jones | Gabby's Lament, He's a Bro | Let It Go | Idina Menzel | Ideena Bennett Menzel | 34.25% |
| 7 | Alex G | Elizabeth's Feud Symphony | Für Elise | Ludwig van Beethoven | Ludwig von Ertfelda Beethoven | 46.85% |
| 8 | PineappleBoy27 ft. Phil from Canada | Rickenback City | Rack City | Tyga | Taiga Trang | 24.7% |
| 9 | DJ LaBelle-Klein | David vs. Goliath Dance Mix | In the Navy / Y.M.C.A. / Macho Man | Village People | Village People Strategy Blog ft Our #1 Listener Stephen Fishbach | 53.27% |
| 10 & 11 | Corey B | I Got Plans And I'm Wasted | Friends in Low Places | Garth Brooks | Garth Brook Geraghty | 32.54% |
| 10 & 11 | Bob from Columbus | Stand | Stand | R.E.M. | R.E.M.I.N.G.T.O.N. | 22.09% (Exemption) |
| 12 | Matt from Waterloo | Hubicki Man | It's Tricky / Oops I Did It Again | Run-D.M.C. / Britney Spears | Run-D.M.G.C. and Knock Knock Bee's Knees Spears | 31.94% |
| Final | Matt from Waterloo | Survivor Life, Pull Yourself | Circle of Life / Lose Yourself | The Lion King / Eminem | EminEMILLLLY | 21.72% |
Edge of Extinction Wandoff Winners[]
Main article: Wandoff: Edge of Extinction
| Episode | Wandoffer | Wandoff | Song | Artist | Casey Kaspun | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob with Two Bs | Handlebars | Handlebars | Flobots | Brenda Flowebots | 50.67% |
| 2 | Alex G | Ron Clark Likes to Dance | Just Dance | Lady Gaga | Lady Gagabon | 24.28% |
| 3 | Alex G | Vegetarian | Since U Been Gone | Kelly Clarkson | Kelly Ron Clarkson | 29.29% |
| 4 | Alex G | Hotel Reem Service | Hotel Room Service | Pitbull | Pitbull Posley | 35.54% |
| 5 & 6 | DJ LaBelle-Klein & Corey B | You've Just Offended Reem | You've Got a Friend in Me | Randy Newman | Randy Manuman | 51.25% |
| 7 | Amazing Mayzie | Oh Hell No, No Shampoo | How Bizarre | OMC | OMCeCe Taylor | 22.24% |
| 8 | Tyler Jacob Jones | Go, Aurora! | A Million Reasons | Lady Gaga | Lady Gagalu | 41.14% |
| 9 | Adam B | I Am Reem | This is Me | The Greatest Showman | The Greatest Showmanu | 42.02% |
| 10 | Tyler Jacob Jones | Making Edgic Out of Nothing at All | Making Love Out of Nothing at All | Air Supply | Papa Bear Supply | 42.04% |
| 11 | Robyn from Rochester | La Cheeserie | Happier | Marshmello and Bastille | Marshmello and Seabasstille | 36.91% |
| 12 | Graham from the Bay | It's Raining DILFs | It's Raining Men | The Weather Girls | The Weather Girls That Work at Rick Devens' News Channel | 44% |
| 13 | Michael & Kimberly | Fixer Upper | Fixer Upper | Frozen | N/A | 39% |
| Final | Tyler Jacob Jones | The Showrunner | Unfaithful | Rihanna | Rihannah Shapiro | 49% |
Island of the Idols Wandoff Winners[]
Main article: Wandoff: Island of the Idols
| Episode | Wandoffer | Wandoff | Song | Artist | Casey Kaspun | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corey B | Hat Guy | Bad Guy | Billie Ellish | Billy Garcia Eilish | 50.41% |
| 2 | Kiri & Alex | Rob Will Remember You | I Will Remember You | Sarah McLachlan | Sarah McCochran | 30.36% |
| 3 | Kiri & Alex | I Really Hurt My Hand | I Want to Hold Your Hand | The Beatles | The Dirk Beentles | 50.73% |
| 4 | Becky & Taylor | The Art of Persuasion | Walk Like an Egyptian | The Bangles | The Bangarangles | 56.7% |
| 5 | Jenny & Phil T | Kid on My Socks | Dick in a Box | Lonely Island | Lonely Island of the Idols | 71.35% |
| 6 | Mike from Massachusetts | Cesternino 2.0 | Buddy Holly | Weezer | Kel Weezernicke / Buddy Holly Hoffman | 40.96% |
| 7 | Becky & Taylor & Dave from Ohio | Janet's Rack | Men in Black | Will Smith | Will Wahl Smith | 42.21% |
Winners at War Wandoff Winners[]
Main article: Wandoff: Winners at War
| Episode | Wandoffer | Wandoff | Song | Artist | Casey Kaspun | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam B & Bob with Two Bs | EthánZohn | Pokémon Theme | Pokémon | Pokémonica Culpepper | 33.16% |
| 2 | Aaron Robertson & Jordan Kalish | Put My Torch in You | I'll Make Love to You | Boyz II Men | Cao Boiz II Men | 29.5% |
| 3 | Jenny & Colin | Spit On, by Tony | Pony | Ginuwine | Ginuwineglass Held by the World's Greatest Writer, Mike White | 24.22% |
| 4 | Lea H | 5000 Torches in the Wind | 5000 Candles in the Wind | Parks and Recreations | Snakes and Mouse Rat | 25.92% |
| 5 | Micheal J Clark & Laura ED | Use to Kick It | (I've Got A) Golden Ticket | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | Grandpa Joe Anglim from the Film Charlie Herschel and the Chocolate Factory | 45.84% |
| 6 | Alex G | Queen Slays Queen | The Imperial March | The Empire Strikes Back | Bobby Jon Williams (for Darth Vaderwin) | 39.79% |
| 7 | JR & V in Nashville | Since Yul's Been Gone | Since U Been Gone | Kelly Clarkson | Reed Kelly Clarkson | 23.62% |
| 8 | Jason Lee | That Song | Your Song | Elton John | Elton Jon Dalton | 32.72% |
| 8 | Kyle G | Wendell's a Builder | Mirrors | Justin Timberlake | Justin Timber Tina Lake | Exemption |
| 9 | DJ E Berries | A Mumment Like This | A Moment Like This | Kelly Clarkson | Kelly Ron Clarkson | 32.65% |
| 10 | DJ LaBelle-Klein | Cutting Room Floor | On the Floor | Jennifer Lopez feat Pitbull | J Lo feat Pitbull Posley | 31.86% |
| 11 | Carey & Cal | Tony Vlachos | Desperado | The Eagles | 31.87% | |
| 12 | Amazing Mayzie | Ahhh Look at All of Tony's People | Eleanor Rigby | The Beatles | The Mikey Beatles | |
| 13 | Tyler Jacob Jones | Scrappy Female Underdog | Can't Fight This Feeling | REO Speedwagon | REO Speedwag My Finger in Your Face | 44.77% |
| Final | Carey & Cal | Fiji | Paris | Chainsmokers | Zanesmokers | 17.97% |