BRYAN ’S RANKINGS OF ALL SURVIVOR PLAYERS
Just a reminder that this is a performance-based ranking of every player who’s ever played the game. There’s so bonus points for personality, moxie, or a successful social game. Win a challenge, you get points, sit in a challenge, you don’t get points, find an idol, points, quit, lose points. It’s all very straightforward and objective.
Today’s group includes #74-124, which includes former winners, some big personalities, and many who made the jury and got to ask the revealing and shocking questions. These are the folks who helped decide the game. Next week, I’ll be releasing the final “big batch” of names and then it’ll be the Top Ten Players of All Time. And I hope you’re enjoying the comments…
The Categories:
Days on the “island”
Reward Challenges (Tribe) won
Reward Challenges (Individual/Post-Merge) won
Immunity Challenges (Tribe) won
Immunity Challenges (Individual) won or “gifted”
Hidden Immunity Idols found or “gifted”
Redemption Island duels won or passed
Final tribal council non-winners
Sole Survivors
Points deducted for:
Medically Evacuated
Quitting the show voluntarily
Rank Pts Name Season(s) Comment:
74 61 Susie Smith Gabon
74 61 Brett Clouser Samoa
76 60 Rafe Judkins Guatemala A nice little writer career…
76 60 Chelsea Meissner One World Cutie
76 60 Ashley Underwood Redemption Island You don’t tell Phillip to shut up!
76 60 Twila Tanner Vanuatu Don’t ever swear on your son’s life!
80 59 Kim Johnson Africa
80 59 Todd Herzog China An interesting ride post-Survivor…
80 59 Vecepia Towery Marquesas The 2nd least deserving winner?
80 59 Sabrina Thompson One World
80 59 Bobby Jon Drinkard Palau , Guatemala Hosts a show in Alabama
80 59 Natalie Tenerelli Redemption Island No chance to win against Rob
80 59 Stephen Fishbach Tocantins Staying active in the Survivorverse.
87 58 Neleh Dennis Marquesas
87 58 Darrah Johnson Pearl Islands Thisclose to being on Amazing Race
87 58 Carter Williams Philippines Would like to see him play again…
87 58 Grant Mattos Redemption Island Another screwed over by Rob
87 58 Clay Jordan Thailand Voting rules changed b/c of him
92 56 Keith Famie Australian Outback
92 56 Natalie Bolton Micronesia How did she pull that off?
92 56 Denise Stapley Philippines Survived.Every.Tribal.Council.Wow.
92 56 Lisa Whelchel Philippines Was it such a big secret?
96 55 Rudy Boesch Borneo , All-Stars The oldest Survivor ever.
96 55 Jason Siska Micronesia First to find a fake idol
96 55 “Troyzan” Robertson One World Nice photos on Instagram!
99 54 Reynold Toepfer Caramoan Had a baby 5 days ago! Congrats!
99 54 Randy Bailey Gabon , H vs. V Not a fan…
99 54 “Jonny Fairplay” Dalton Pearl Is. , Micronesia Survivor’s first “mean” lie…
102 53 Denise Martin China Don’t lie about your job…
102 53 Ted Rogers, Jr. Thailand Mr. Grinder…
104 52 “Eddie” Fox Caramoan How you doin’, Andrea…?
104 52 Adam Gentry Cook Islands Could have been Mr. Woodcock…
104 52 Sundra Oakley Cook Islands
104 52 Cindy Hall Guatemala The dreaded car curse!
104 52 Paschal English Marquesas Our only “purple” rock victim…
104 52 Katie Gallagher Palau
104 52 Burton Roberts Pearl Islands First person voted off twice
104 52 Mike Chiesl Redemption Island An honorable dude…
104 52 Helen Glover Thailand
104 52 Julie Berry Vanuatu She knows what Jeff’s packing…
114 51 Peih-Gee Law China Too smart for her tribe…
114 51 “Alex” Angarita Fiji
114 51 Holly Hoffman Nicaragua That shoe incident!
114 51 Jane Bright Nicaragua
114 51 Alicia Rosa One World What a bitch…
114 51 Gregg Carey Palau
114 51 Natalie White Samoa The LEAST deserving winner
121 50 Teresa Cooper Africa
121 50 Sherri Biethman Caramoan Delusional…
121 50 Jaison Robinson Samoa Hey, where my socks?!
124 49 Ciera Eastin B v. W We’ll see her again…
124 49 Judd Sergeant Guatemala 1st person to get a HI clue…
124 49 Caryn Groedel Palau
124 49 Jennifer “Jenn” Lyon Palau So sad…
124 49 Abi-Maria Gomes Philippines What a bitch…
124 49 Mick Trimming Samoa Unduly attacked at Final Tribal?
124 49 “Shambo” Waters Samoa Should be on Duck Dynasty…
124 49 Jan Gentry Thailand
124 49 Heidi Strobel The Amazon Yeah, I saw her in Playboy…
124 49 Debra “Debbie” Beebe Tocantins
124 49 Erinn Lobdell Tocantins
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135 48 Elisabeth Filarski Australian Outback Whatever happened to her…?
135 48 Marcus Lehman Gabon Ladies loved him, so did Charlie
135 48 Tammy Leitner Marquesas
135 48 Alexis Jones Micronesia Part of the Black Widow Brigade
135 48 Ben “Benry” Henry Nicaragua On the wrong side of alliances
135 48 Dan Lembo Nicaragua Who brings $1,600 shoes?
135 48 Christina Cha One World Chones! heavenlycurveslingerie.com
135 48 Rick Nelson South Pacific Applied 15 times!
135 48 “Taj” Johnson-George Tocantins
144 47 Edgardo Rivera Fiji Another Dreamz victim…
144 47 Matty Whitmore Gabon Dude, where’s my trust fund?
144 47 Dave Ball Samoa
144 47 John Fincher Samoa Rocket scientists be cool. Period.
144 47 Monica Padilla Samoa
144 47 Scout Cloud Lee Vanuatu The only “omnisexual” castaway
150 46 Sean Kenniff Borneo Alphabet strategy = so dumb
150 46 Greg “Tarzan” Smith One World Anomalous and perspicacious…
150 46 Pete Yurkowski Philippines Single-handedly screwed RC…
150 46 Matt Elrod Redemption Island Mr. Redemption Island !
150 46 Ralph Kiser Redemption Island Stood up to Russell…
155 45 Hayden Moss B v. W You can’t win both shows!
155 45 Charlie Herschel Gabon
155 45 Gary Hogeboom Guatemala Survivor’s first “celebrity”
155 45 Jay Byars One World
155 45 Lillian Morris Pearl Islands
155 45 Butch Lockley The Amazon Burn, baby, burn. Disco inferno!
161 44 Erik Huffman China Married Jaime, so he won too!
161 44 Robert DeCanio Marquesas
161 44 NaOnka Mixon Nicaragua Quitter, loudmouth, bi*ch!
161 44 Shane Powers Panama Almost returned 3 times!
161 44 Edna Ma South Pacific
161 44 Whitney Duncan South Pacific Found love on the island…
167 43 Kim Powers Africa
167 43 Nick Brown Australian Outback
167 43 Rodger Bingham Australian Outback
167 43 Colleen Haskell Borneo Survivor’s 1st sweetheart!
167 43 Ken Hoang Gabon
172 42 Frank Garrison Africa
172 42 Sean Rector Marquesas
172 42 Bruce Kanegai Panama
172 42 Artis Silvester Philippines He beat stage 4 cancer!
172 42 Jake Billingsley Thailand
172 42 Leann Slaby Vanuatu Ms. Earthquake Confessional!
178 41 Lydia Morales Guatemala
178 41 Courtney Marit Panama The definitive “free-spirit”…
178 41 Christy Smith The Amazon The 1st disabled contestant
181 40 Katie Collins B v. W The only female “purple rock” victim
181 40 Sally Schumann Panama
181 40 Steve Wright Redemption Island Did he throw that challenge?
181 40 Sierra Reed Tocantins It was always an uphill battle for her
185 39 Brandon Quinton Africa
185 39 Caleb Bankston B v. W Made a HUGE move at Tribal!
185 39 Michael “Frosti” Zernow China A real Ninja Warrior!
185 39 Crystal Cox Gabon Forfeited gold medal due to steroids!
185 39 Penny Ramsey Thailand
185 39 Alex Bell The Amazon One of 3 Survivor marriages
185 39 Deena Bennett The Amazon
185 39 Brendan Synnott Tocantins The proverbial “Dragon”…
185 39 James ” Chad ” Crittenden Vanuatu The show’s 1st amputee…
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194 38 Jean-Robert Bellande China Made his million in poker…
194 38 “Nate” Gonzalez Cook Islands
194 38 Lisette “Lisi” Linares Fiji You can’t unsee “Tightie Whities”
194 38 Jamie Newton Guatemala
194 38 Coby Archa Palau
194 38 Christa Hastie Pearl Islands She can wash MY car!
194 38 Kelly Sharbaugh Samoa
194 38 Jim Rice South Pacific Loving Colorado’s new laws?
194 38 Lea “Sarge” Masters Vanuatu
203 37 Greg Buis Borneo 1st to wear immunity necklace
203 37 Zoe Zanidakis Marquesas
203 37 Leif Manson One World Did he even speak all season?
203 37 Janu Tornell Palau 1st to go to Exile Island
203 37 Tijuana Bradley Pearl Islands
203 37 Julie Wolfe Redemption Island
203 37 Erik Cardona Samoa Did his speech help Natalie win?
210 36 Jeff Kent Philippines “Obama” comment = bad timing
210 36 Ken Stafford Thailand I wish he’d gone farther…
212 35 Vytas Baskauskas Blood vs. Water Mr. Yoga or Mr. Cheap Shot?
212 35 Michael Jefferson One World Stuck on a bad tribe
212 35 Colton Cumbie One World, B v W Should be ranked last…
212 35 Russell Swan Samoa , Philippines Not a good leader…
216 34 Jenny Guzon-Bae Cook Islands Oops, don’t doodle guns…
216 34 Alina Wilson Nicaragua
216 34 Kelly Shinn Nicaragua Purple is the color of quitters
216 34 Marty Piombo Nicaragua Played the game right…
216 34 Keith Tollefson South Pacific 1st player with a pacemaker
216 34 Dave Johnson The Amazon
222 33 Michelle Yi Fiji Cutie-patootie!
222 33 Mookie Lee Fiji 1st to give away Immunity Idol
222 33 Dan Kay Gabon
222 33 Kathy Sleckman Micronesia The eldest quitter…
222 33 “RC” Saint-Amour Philippines That laugh! That ample bosom!
222 33 Erin Collins Thailand
228 32 Kelly Goldsmith Africa “Dr. Goldsmith, I presume…”
228 32 Brad Virata Cook Islands
228 32 Brandon Bellinger Guatemala
231 31 Michael Snow Caramoan
231 31 Rebecca Borman Cook Islands Does Elizabeth ’s make-up
231 31 Ace Gordon Gabon Don’t hit women, Ace-hole…!
231 31 Ryan Opray Pearl Islands Was on “Total Blackout”
231 31 David Murphy Redemption Island A high IQ, but a cheater…
231 31 John Kenney Vanuatu
237 30 Jeff Varner Australian Outback Became quite the news anchor!
237 30 Jessica Smith Cook Islands
237 30 John Carroll Marquesas Only Survivor peed on…
237 30 Austin Carty Panama
241 29 Clarence Black Africa That ill-fated can of beans…
241 29 Gretchen Cordy Borneo Survivor’s 1st major blindside!
241 29 Jill Behm Nicaragua
241 29 Roger Sexton The Amazon
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245 28 Lindsey Richter Africa
245 28 Laura Boneham B v. W
245 28 Andrew Savage Pearl Islands
245 28 Shawn Cohen Pearl Islands
245 28 Trish Dunn Pearl Islands
245 28 Sarita White Redemption Island
251 27 Robb Zbacnik Thailand
251 27 Rory Freeman Vanuatu
253 26 Joel Klug Borneo
253 26 Jaime Dugan China
253 26 “Cao Boi” Bui Cook Islands
253 26 Tracy Hughes-Wolf Micronesia
253 26 Jonas Otsuji One World
253 26 Nick Stanbury Panama
253 26 Stephanie Valencia Redemption Island
253 26 Christine Shields Markoski South Pacific
253 26 Shawna Mitchell The Amazon
253 26 Joe Dowdle Tocantins
253 26 Sydney Wheeler Tocantins
264 25 Kelly Czarnecki Gabon
264 25 Margaret Bobonich Guatemala
264 25 Gabriel Cade Marquesas
264 25 Ibrehem Rahman Palau
264 25 Mikayla Wingle South Pacific
269 24 Aaron Reisberger China
269 24 Sherea Lloyd China
269 24 Amy O’Hara Guatemala
269 24 Blake Towsley Guatemala
269 24 Michelle Tesauro Pearl Islands
274 23 Silas Gaither Africa
274 23 John Cody B v. W
274 23 Julia Landauer Caramoan
274 23 Liliana Gomez Fiji
274 23 Dan Barry Panama
274 23 Osten Taylor Pearl Islands
280 22 Kimmi Kappenberg Australian Outback
280 22 James “Rocky” Reid Fiji
280 22 Danny “GC” Brown Gabon
280 22 Gina Crews Marquesas
280 22 Chet Welch Micronesia
280 22 Kelly Bruno Nicaragua
280 22 Katie Hanson Philippines
280 22 Spencer Duhm Tocantins
280 22 Lisa Keiffer Vanuatu
289 21 Dirk Been Borneo
289 21 Cristina Coria Cook Islands
289 21 Elizabeth “Liz” Kim Samoa
289 21 Elyse Umemoto South Pacific
289 21 Jeanne Hebert The Amazon
294 20 Matt Bischoff Caramoan
294 20 Brian Corridan Guatemala
294 20 Willard Smith Palau
294 20 Bobby Mason Panama
294 20 Krista Klumpp Redemption Island
294 20 Stephanie Dill Thailand
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300 19 Stephannie Favor Cook Islands
300 19 Jacquie Berg Gabon
300 19 Joel Anderson Micronesia
300 19 Yve Rojas Nicaragua
300 19 Bill Posley One World
300 19 Sandy Burgin Tocantins
306 18 Anthony Robinson Fiji
306 18 Brooke Struck Guatemala
306 18 Tyrone Davis Nicaragua
306 18 James Miller Palau
306 18 Dana Lambert Philippines
306 18 Kristina Kell Redemption Island
306 18 Joanna Ward The Amazon
313 17 Linda Spencer Africa
313 17 Mitchell Olson Australian Outback
313 17 Ramona Gray Borneo
313 17 Stacey Powell South Pacific
317 16 J.P. Calderon Cook Islands
317 16 Gary Stritesky Fiji
317 16 Rita Verreos Fiji
317 16 “Mikey B” Bortone Micronesia
317 16 Ruth-Marie Milliman Panama
317 16 Sarah Dawson Philippines
317 16 Ashley Trainer Samoa
317 16 Yasmin Giles Samoa
325 15 Carl Bilancione Africa
325 15 Brad Culpepper B v. W
325 15 Dave Cruser China
325 15 Ghandia Johnson Thailand
325 15 Travis Sampson Vanuatu
330 14 Maralyn Hershey Australian Outback
330 14 Jimmy Tarantino Nicaragua
330 14 Matt Quinlan One World
330 14 Angie Jakusz Palau
330 14 Misty Giles Panama
330 14 Jed Hildebrand Thailand
336 13 Leslie Nease China
336 13 Paloma Soto-Castillo Gabon
336 13 “Kim” Mullen Palau
336 13 Brady Finta Vanuatu
340 12 Stacey Stillman Borneo
340 12 Laura Alexander Caramoan
340 12 Sylvia Kwan Fiji
340 12 Sarah Jones Marquesas
340 12 “Papa Bear” Caruso South Pacific
340 12 Jerry Sims Tocantins
346 11 Marissa Peterson B v. W
346 11 Cecilia Mansilla Cook Islands
346 11 Jimmy Johnson Nicaragua
346 11 Daniel Lue The Amazon
346 11 Mia Galeotalanza Vanuatu
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351 10 Kel Gleason Australian Outback
351 10 Shamar Thomas Caramoan
351 10 Brianna Varela Guatemala
351 10 Jeff Wilson Palau
351 10 Francesca Hogi Redemption Island , Caramoan
351 10 Dolly Neely Vanuatu
351 10 John Palyok Vanuatu
358 9 B.B. Andersen Borneo
358 9 Hope Driskill Caramoan
358 9 Billy Garcia Cook Islands
358 9 Hunter Ellis Marquesas
358 9 Mary Sartain Micronesia
358 9 Ben Browning Samoa
358 9 Janet Koth The Amazon
358 9 Candace Smith Tocantins
366 8 Morgan McDevitt Guatemala
366 8 Shannon Elkins Nicaragua
366 8 Ryan Shoulders Pearl Islands
366 8 Angie Layton Philippines
370 7 Rachel Foulger B v. W
370 7 “Allie” Pohevitz Caramoan
370 7 Ashlee Ashby Palau
370 7 Jolanda Jones Palau
374 6 Jessie Camacho Africa
374 6 Ashley Massaro China
374 6 Erica Durousseau Fiji
374 6 Gillian Larson Gabon
374 6 Patricia Jackson Marquesas
374 6 Melinda Hyder Panama
374 6 “Roxy” Morris Philippines
374 6 Betsy Bolan Samoa
374 6 Semhar Tadesse South Pacific
374 6 Tanya Vance Thailand
384 5 Nina Acosta One World
384 5 Nicole Delma Pearl Islands
386 4 Jim Lynch Guatemala
386 4 Marisa Calihan Samoa
388 3 Diane Ogden Africa
388 3 Debb Eaton Australian Outback
388 3 Sonja Christopher Borneo
388 3 Steve “Chicken” Morris China
388 3 Sekou Bunch Cook Islands
388 3 Jessica DeBen Fiji
388 3 Michelle Chase Gabon
388 3 Peter Harkey Marquesas
388 3 Wendy DeSmidt-Kohlhoff Nicaragua
388 3 Tina Scheer Panama
388 3 Zane Knight Philippines
388 3 Mike Borassi Samoa
388 3 John Raymond Thailand
388 3 Ryan Aiken The Amazon
388 3 Carolina Eastwood Tocantins
388 3 Brook Geraghty Vanuatu
404 2 Jonathan Libby Palau
404 2 Wanda Shirk Palau
406 1 Kourtney Moon One World
Hi Bryan,
I really should get on Twitter, I just don’t get it! But then I could read more of the comments. I really think this season is great and your comments/recap are always the highlight of each episode. I hope your sabotage idea gets some press. It seems really clever and would be fun to watch. I didn’t get at all why Tony showed everyone the idol he found. I would have kept it quiet myself. I know he said his reasons why but I thought they were stupid. Though over all, he’s a fun guy to watch and I wouldn’t mind if he won. It seems to me like Tasha should be the one they are all gunning for as soon as they can. With respect to the survivor auction, the food portions were really skimpy. Like Woo’s ribs, all you get are 3 ribs and a beer. No fries, no brownie! And Trish, all she gets is some gummies and a small popcorn/soda? Come on, these people are starving! Sorry you didn’t get to see Jefra shower-PERV! 🙂 Finally, I keep thinking LJ looks totally awful at all of these jury shots at Tribal. I will confess, I had a tiny LJ crush, but in the jury scenes, he looks like an old guy with a bad comb-over. The jury members usually look so good when they come out at Tribal, but he always looks terrible.
Yeah, I thought Trish really showed how dumb she is during the auction when she kept asking what they were waiting for. Had she never seen this show before?
My girls! So nice to hear from you… 🙂
(kinb) As you may recall, I was hesitant to get on Twitter all of last season, but it’s necessary for what I’m trying to do now. I get it if people don’t wanna get on it, so here’s my two cents based on my 6 months:
1. If you don’t wanna tweet a lot and just follow a couple people, that’s best. Just as long as the people you follow aren’t fanatically tweeting shit all the time (annoying!)
2. If you follow too many people, you’ll just end up missing everything. I’m following a ton of ex-players now and it’s more work trying to catch up on every tweet I missed than it is joy from reading some good ones.
3. It’s hard/frustrating trying to get followers at the beginning. Believe me!
And thanks for being such a big fan. I’m glad you’re digging my columns.
-I wont’ hold my breath on my Sabotage theme, but I wont’ give up either.
-Re: Tony, if you had Twitter, you would have seen my post where I wondered if Tony’s going to end up “pulling a Russell Hantz” and make it all the way to the end but lose to a Trish, Woo, or Tash because of the way he got everyone voted out. He’s putting WAY TOO BIG a target on his own back, seemingly orchestrating everyone’s departure. That’s not the way to cull jury votes…
-And yeah, the auction was very…sparse. I wonder why?
-Me? A perv? Pul-lease… 😉
-Totally agree on LJ. Is anyone doing hair & make-up SUGGESTIONS for these people at Ponderosa? He looks older than me!
Thanks for your input, I really appreciate it!
(ericah) Something about Trish just makes me think she’s not the brightest light on the porch. Just comes across as a very simple person. Nothing wrong with that, but in a game based on outwitting, it seems like she’s unprepared. Like going to battle without a weapon…
Thanks for writing! Have a great weekend!
Fish
1) I like your “Sabotage” idea in some respect. It would be different and would definitely change how someone plays the game. Here’s what I fear though – I really like having someone to root for. There has to be players who I WANT to win the money. I tend to be totally turned off by players like Tony, Russell, and Brad C (to name a few). Those that are rude, overbearing, obnoxious people. I don’t even care if “they played a good game” by the end. I just want them to lose. SO, if they pick up your idea, I wouldn’t want it to be all totally cut throat and mean players. For example, Rupert stole those shoes at the very beginning of his first season. He could have come off as a total jerk, but instead he came off as a lovable guy with a mischievous streak. I could back a Rupert …. never a Russell or a psycho like J’Tia.
2) I wanted to scream at Tash during the auction. First she bid on some stupid thing for $20 or something – WHAT?!? Do you realize you are playing Survivor? You know there will be some type of advantage at the end. You NEED that; you don’t need some jelly beans (or whatever). And then to let it go at just the two of them. Did you start out on the Brains tribe? Isn’t she an accountant or something? You don’t realize that you two have a better shot with 2 out of 3 than letting Spencer go it alone for a 50/50 shot? She did at least have an explanation …. But I still think she should have gone all in.
3) Russell ran the game through fear, but he also played well (I still didn’t want him to get the money – see #1). Tony seems to be getting more and more irrational. I’m waiting for a J’Tia moment to pop up any time. I think he has lost any chance of getting votes from the jury at this point. Who knows though – these people tend to change their mind a LOT more than their underwear.
Thanks for the great recap – as always!
Hi rsanon, I totally agree with your point #1. If you recall, I said when I revealed it that you can’t have just a bunch of villains, America wouldn’t get behind it. You need to have some contestants who embody the “outwit” part of the theme. Whether that’s someone like Vytas who tried that cheap shot on his brother, or someone like Ciera who was willing to play both sides and make big moves, or even a guy like LJ, who everyone seems to love. It’s just the theme of the show, and Jeff can spin players any way he wants to make them more “sabotag-y.” If that’s a word…
But I’m with you on not having a mean player win. As much as I enjoy a good blindside, deep down I want someone to win who a) deserves it (up to my discretion), b) played a smart game, and c) isn’t a jerk. There have been some players who played a strong game (like Russell H.) but the way he bullied people and his chauvinistic comments were troubling for me to get behind. I would have voted for Mick… And don’t even get me started on X’XXX…
2. I discussed all that in the column. I totally agree with you. Why not go for the advantage and face off against Tony? Even if you don’t win, you’re making it more difficult on him. Oh well…
3. I have a feeling that Tony’s actions are losing him jury votes (or LOST him jury votes) but he’s blinded by his own game. He’s thinking about how HE would vote for a winner, rather than how THEY should vote for a winner. It’s all about communication… You gotta figure out what they want to hear rather than what you wanna say…
Thanks! Stay tuned for an epic conclusion to the season and the recaps…and hopefully more!
Fish