Individual challenge wins, career

By: Jeff Pitman | Last updated: August 8, 2026


Most individual challenge wins Ind(ChW), career - Boston Rob Mariano, S4, S8, S20, S22, S40

10 wins

Boston Rob Mariano: S4 S8, S20, S22, S40

See also:

IndChW - Season

Most individual challenge wins: Career | Single season
Rank Contestant Season(s) IndChW IndChA
1 Boston Rob Mariano, S4, S8, S20, S22, S40 Boston Rob Mariano S4, S8, S20, S22, S40 10 24
2 Ozzy Lusth, S13, S16, S23, S34, S50 Ozzy Lusth S13, S16, S23, S34, S50 9 21
3-t Terry Deitz, S12, S31 Terry Deitz S12, S31 7 11
3-t Joe Anglim, S30, S31, S38 Joe Anglim S30, S31, S38 7 14
3-t Colby Donaldson, S2, S8, S20, S50 Colby Donaldson S2, S8, S20, S50 7 20
3-t Parvati Shallow, S13, S16, S20, S40, AU11 Parvati Shallow S13, S16, S20, S40, AU11 7 35
7-t Mike Holloway, Worlds Apart Mike Holloway S30 6 11
7-t Kim Spradlin, S24, S40 Kim Spradlin S24, S40 6 18
7-t Joe Hunter, S48, S50 Joe Hunter S48, S50 6 19
7-t Spencer Bledsoe, Cambodia Spencer Bledsoe S28, S31 6 22
7-t Keith Nale, San Juan del Sur Keith Nale S29, S31 6 24
12-t Savannah Louie, S49, S50 Savannah Louie S49, S50 5 8
12-t Brian Heidik, Thailand Brian Heidik S5 5 9
12-t Bob Crowley, Gabon Bob Crowley S17 5 9
12-t Tom Westman, S10, S20 Tom Westman S10, S20 5 10
12-t Brad Culpepper, S27, S34 Brad Culpepper S27, S34 5 10
12-t Chrissy Hofbeck, S35, S50 Chrissy Hofbeck S35, S50 5 12
12-t Lex van den Berghe, S3, S8 Lex van den Berghe S3, S8 5 13
12-t Kelly Wiglesworth, S1, S31 Kelly Wiglesworth S1, S31 5 16
12-t Erik Reichenbach, S16, S26 Erik Reichenbach S16, S26 5 16
12-t Tyson Apostol, S18, S20, S27, S40 Tyson Apostol S18, S20, S27, S40 5 18
12-t Tony Vlachos, S28, S34, S40, AU11 Tony Vlachos S28, S34, S40, AU11 5 20
12-t Michele Fitzgerald, S32, S40 Michele Fitzgerald S32, S40 5 20
12-t Rick Devens, S38, S50 Rick Devens S38, S50 5 20
12-t Amanda Kimmel, S15, S16, S20 Amanda Kimmel S15, S16, S20 5 24
26-t Kyle Ostwald, Survivor 47 Kyle Ostwald S47 4 6
26-t Ricard Foye, Survivor 41 Ricard Foyé S41 4 8
26-t Yau-Man Chan, Fiji Yau-Man Chan S14, S16 4 10
26-t Fabio Birza, Nicaragua Fabio Birza S21 4 10
26-t Dee Valladares, S45, S50 Dee Valladares S45, S50 4 10
26-t Rachel LaMont, Survivor 47 Rachel LaMont S47 4 10
26-t Ken McNickle, Millennials vs Gen X Ken McNickle S33 4 11
26-t Jenna Morasca, The Amazon Jenna Morasca S6, S8 4 12
26-t Matt von Ertfelda, The Amazon Matt von Ertfelda S6 4 12
26-t Rafe Judkins, Guatemala Rafe Judkins S11 4 12
26-t J.T. Thomas, S18, S20, S34 J.T. Thomas S18, S20, S34 4 12
26-t Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien, S4, S8 Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien S4, S8 4 13
26-t Malcolm Freberg, S25, S26, S34 Malcolm Freberg S25, S26, S34 4 15
26-t John Cochran, S23, S26 John Cochran S23, S26 4 17
26-t Natalie Anderson, S29, S40 Natalie Anderson S29, S40 4 17
26-t Jonathan Young, S42, S50 Jonathan Young S42, S50 4 18
26-t Rupert Boneham, S7, S8, S20, S27 Rupert Boneham S7, S8, S20, S27 4 19
26-t Nick Wilson, S37, S40 Nick Wilson S37, S40 4 19
26-t Andrea Boehlke, S22, S26, S34 Andrea Boehlke S22, S26, S34 4 20

Complete through S50: In the Hands of the Fans. Click contestant name/picture to view their contestant page. Now includes stats from Australian Survivor appearances.

What do we mean by IndChW?

IndChW, or individual challenge wins, is the sum of all individual challenges won. When people talk about how many challenges Contestant X won, this is probably the stat they mean. These can be reward, immunity, or reward/immunity, but it excludes post-merge team challenges and Redemption/Exile Island duels (which are handled separately here). This is winning under your own power, in a real competition.

Ties are broken in favor of the person with the fewest individual challenge appearances. We cut the table off at three wins, because you have to stop somewhere.

Note: The only exception is challenges that include loved ones. We've tried our best to include challenges where the Survivor is paired with their loved one, but exclude ones in which the loved one competes in the Survivor's place. Feel free to let us know if we missed or messed up something, in the comments below.

†Additional note: Terry's total has gone up and down over time. 7 wins in 11 appearances does NOT include the Ep1 reward challenge in Panama-Exile Island, in which each of the four tribes had one representative run out and smash fake skulls to find a key. This was clearly a tribal challenge (the reward went to the tribe), and we scored it as a "hero challenge" (as with the Ozzy/Coach one that opened South Pacific, and Boston Rob's HvsV Ep6 win in the second, reward portion of the Rope-A-Dope challenge vs. Candice). But it does include the car challenge (Ep11 RC, second half), which Terry only gained access to after his team won the initial, team-based portion of the challenge. It's kind of a grey area.

**Additional additional note: In re-watching The Australian Outback, we took away a challenge appearance for Colby, since none of the contestants competed in the Ep12 Loved Ones RC. Rather, their loved ones competed in their place.

Glossary:
  • IndChW: Challenge wins. How many times they won.
  • IndChA: Challenge Appearances. The number of challenges in which they competed.