Survivor contestant Ami Cusack

Ami Cusack - Survivor: Vanuatu, Survivor: Micronesia - FvF

Ami Cusack on social media: facebook

Seasons: 2 | Days: 54 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1

Survivor: Vanuatu (2004) - 6th place, 13th out - 4th juror.

Voted out in Episode 12, "Now Who's In Charge Here?" (Day 33).

Survivor: Micronesia-Fans vs. Favorites (2008) - 11th place, 10th out.

Sent to Exile Island (with Kathy) in Episode 3. Cumulative longevity: In-game - 20 days; Exile Isl. - 1 day.
Voted out in Episode 8, "A Lost Puppy Dog" (Day 21).

Ami Cusack - Career statistics
	Challenge stats	Tribal council stats	Jury stats
Season	ChW	ChA	ChW%	VFB	VAP	TCA	TC%	wTCR	JVF	TotJ	JV%	SurvSc	SurvAv
S9: Vanuatu	3.67	10.24	0.36	7	8	9	0.77	1.81	-	-	-	1.12	5.49
S16: Micronesia	0.64	2.80	0.23	4	4	6	0.64	2.33	-	-	-	0.88	2.97
Career	4.31	13.04	0.33	11	12	15	0.73	2.05	-	-	-	1.06	4.21

Vanuatu challenges (click to expand/collapse)
Tribal/team challenge record (7-for-14):
- Vanuatu Ep. 1 RC/IC: "Fire Starter" - Yasur performs well out of the gate (thanks mostly to Chris); Yasur wins.
- Vanuatu Ep. 2 RC: "By the Numbers" - Yasurs all get across; Yasur wins again.
- Vanuatu Ep. 2 IC: "Four on the Floor" - Tethered to Twila and Leann; thanks to Scout's forgetting a piece, Yasur loses.
- Vanuatu Ep. 3 RC: "Great Escape Run" - Participates, but Yasur loses on the reward portion.
- Vanuatu Ep. 4 RC: "Remembrance" - Makes the first match, Yasur wins (Dah!).
- Vanuatu Ep. 4 IC: "Tribal Tiles" - Places tiles for Yasur, and Yasur wins again.
- Vanuatu Ep. 5 RC: "Dive Masters" - Now with New Yasur, which is much worse than the old version. Yasur loses.
- Vanuatu Ep. 5 IC: "Outwit, Outplay, Outrig" - Retrieves the frame & paddles with Bubba, but Yasur loses again.
- Vanuatu Ep. 6 RC: "Pig Pen" - Carries pigs, Yasur loses again.
- Vanuatu Ep. 6 IC: "Strung Out" - Moves the float well enough for yet another New Yasur loss.
- Vanuatu Ep. 7 RC: "Jo Coconut" - Competes, and somehow, New Yasur wins! Coffee!
- Vanuatu Ep. 7 IC: "Shoot Your Way Home" - Shoots a slingshot at plates, Yasur wins (narrowly) again.
- Vanuatu Ep. 8 RC: "Fire Fighter" - New Yasur saves one last loss for the final tribal challenge.
- Vanuatu Ep. 10 RC: "Sacrificial Lamb" - Part of the winning team, with Chris, Chad, and Eliza.
Individual challenge record (2-for-8): (Mean % Finish: 75%)
- Vanuatu Ep. 8 IC: "Jumper" - Second in the first-round heat & advances to finals, where she and Rory trail Sarge (tie-2nd/10).
- Vanuatu Ep. 9 RC: "Head Hunter" - Takes out Sarge, ends up in third place (3rd/9).
- Vanuatu Ep. 9 IC: "Memory Mosaic" - Survives all four rounds, and Ami wins immunity! (1st/9)
- Vanuatu Ep. 10 IC: "Get A Grip" - No elapsed time shown, but fourth to drop out (5th/8).
- Vanuatu Ep. 11 RC: "Played Out" - gets six right, just misses the tie-breaker round (tie-3rd/7).
- Vanuatu Ep. 11 IC: "Love Is Blind" (with loved ones) - with Crissy, first to start the puzzle, and Ami wins (1st/7).
- Vanuatu Ep. 12 RC: "Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Finishes second, which qualifies her to join Eliza (and Chris) on the reward (2nd/6).
- Vanuatu Ep. 12 IC: "Island Hopping" - does not win.
Redemption/Exile Island duel record (0-for-0):
- Vanuatu: None.
Micronesia challenges (click to expand/collapse)
Tribal/team challenge record (5-for-13):
- Micronesia Ep.1 RC/IC: "Reinventing the Wheel" - Carries the flag for Malakal, Malakal loses.
- Micronesia Ep.2 RC/IC: "Smash and Grab" - One of Malakal's tile smashers, and Malakal wins.
- Micronesia Ep.3 RC: "Beach Bash" - Competes, Malakal wins, Ami's reward is getting exiled. With Kathy.
- Micronesia Ep.3 IC: "Nut Bucket" - Shoots baskets, but Malakal's four can't hold theirs. Malakal loses.
- Micronesia Ep.4 RC: "Diver Down" - Retrieves 2 of Malakal's 10 coconuts; Malakal wins.
- Micronesia Ep.4 IC: "Crosswalk" - One of Malakal's six walkers/necklace retrievers. Malakal wins.
- Micronesia Ep.5 RC: "Cat and Mouse" - Now switched to New Malakal, which loses.
- Micronesia Ep.5 IC: "A Stone's Throw" - Malakal loses again.
- Micronesia Ep.6 RC: "Build It Up, Break It Down" - Another Malakal loss.
- Micronesia Ep.6 IC: "United We Stand" - Malakal loses again.
- Micronesia Ep.7 RC: "Money Roll" - Finally, Malakal wins one.
- Micronesia Ep.7 IC: "What-Er Drag" - Malakal resumes its losing ways.
- Micronesia Ep.8 RC/IC: "The Gauntlet" - Malakal loses again.
Individual challenge record (0-for-1): (Mean % Finish: 45%)
- Micronesia Ep.1 Individual IC: Does not find Malakal's necklace/idol thing (bottom 8/10).
Redemption/Exile Island duel record (0-for-0):
- Micronesia: None.

Career challenge totals

Team/tribal challenges
Wins:	12
Played:	27
Win%:	0.44
Sat out:	--

Individual challenges
Wins:	2
Played:	9
Win%:	0.22
Mean% Finish:	72%

Duels
Wins:	0
Played:	0
Win%:	--
Mean% Finish:	--

Vanuatu Tribal (click to expand/collapse)
Idols held/played: (0/0)
- Vanuatu: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (7/8):
- Vanuatu, Ep. 2: Dolly Neely (voted out, 5-4).
- Vanuatu, Ep. 3: Mia Galeotalanza (voted out, 5-3).
- Vanuatu, Ep. 5: Travis 'Bubba' Sampson (voted out, 6-1).
- Vanuatu, Ep. 6: Lisa Keiffer (voted out, 4-2).
- Vanuatu, Ep. 8: Rory Freeman (voted out, 6-4).
- Vanuatu, Ep. 9: 'Sarge' Masters (voted out, 7-1-1).
- Vanuatu, Ep. 10: Chad Crittenden (voted out, 6-2).
VAP - Votes against (8):
- Vanuatu, Ep. 2: Four votes, from Julie, Lisa, Mia, and Dolly.
- Vanuatu, Ep. 11: Four votes, from Chris, Twila, Scout, and Eliza (voted out, 4-3).
Jury votes made (0/1):
- Vanuatu, Ep. 14: Voted for Twila Tanner (who lost, 5-2).
Micronesia Tribal (click to expand/collapse)
Idols held/played: (0/0)
- Micronesia: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (4/6):
- Micronesia, Ep. 1: Jonny Fairplay (voted out, 9-1).
- Micronesia, Ep. 5: Joel Anderson (voted out, 6-2).
- Micronesia, Ep. 6: Chet Welch (voted out, 5-2).
- Micronesia, Ep. 7: Tracy Hughes-Wolf (voted out, 5-1).
VAP - Votes against (4):
- Micronesia, Ep. 8: Four votes, from Amanda, Cirie, Erik, and Ozzy (voted out, 4-1).
Jury votes made (0/0):
- Micronesia: None.

Career Tribal Council totals

Hidden idols
Found:	0
Played:	0
Votes voided:	-

Voting record
VFB:	11
Tribals:	14
VAP:	12

Jury votes
Made:	1
For winners:	0
Received:	--

Vanuatu image gallery (click to expand/collapse)

Vanuatu intro shot

Vanuatu intro shot

On the boat, pre-arrival, Ep1

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 RC/IC

Commenting on Yasur's early age-specific tribal division, Ep2

Standing around, waiting for directions from Scout, Ep2 IC

Watching Scout and Leann trying to snag a key, Ep3 RC

Yasur watches the immunity portion of the Ep3 RC/IC from the sidelines

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC

The winning Yasur tribe, post-Ep4 RC

Enjoying Dah's sugar cane advice, Ep4 reward

More fun with Dah

Rearranging tiles, Ep4 IC

Yasur wins! Ep4 IC

Now diving for New Yasur, Ep5 RC

Retrieving the outrigger frame with Bubba, Ep5 IC

Waiting for the rest of the canoe, Ep5 IC

Paddles almost coming

Ready to (try to) catch some pigs, Ep6 RC

Moving the float along, Ep6 IC

Waiting for Eliza, Ep7 RC

New Yasur finally won something! Ep7 RC

Coffee!

Go win it for us, Rory

About to be merged, Ep8

Final round, Ep8 IC

Just lost to Sarge, Ep8 IC

Bonding via body paint, Ep8

Hey, everyone got one right!

Correctly calling that lava isn't edible, Ep9 RC

Take that, Twila

Enjoying the women's-only surreptitious wing delivery, Ep9

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 IC

First round, Ep9 IC

Ami wins! Ep9 IC

Alinta tribe, Ep9 Tribal Council

Ha ha! Eliza was so mad at the reward challenge!

More Ep9 Tribal

Moving Eliza through the obstacles, Ep10 RC

Delivering the pig to the village, Ep10 reward

Answering questions about prior challenges, Ep11 RC

Listening to Twila swear on her son, Ep11

Second chance with the loved ones: Ep11 IC

Go! All of you! Go!

Seems legit

A Pontiac? Eh, you can keep it, Probst.

A bridge over troubled water, apparently (Ep12 RC)

Trying to get past Chris

Racing Eliza, Ep12 RC

Enjoying the Ep12 resort reward, despite not winning herself

This is an immunity challenge? Ok. Ep12 IC

And snuffed, Ep12.

I'll be back...
Micronesia image gallery (click to expand/collapse)

Micronesia intro shot

Micronesia intro shot

Getting rafted in, Micronesia Ep1

More boat

Even more boat, with Penner

Introduction to the fans, Ep1

Favorites tribe, Ep1

Listening to Probst, pre-Ep1 individual IC

Arriving at the site of Yau-Man's idol acquisition, opening IC

Freshly arrived at Malakal camp, Ep1

Alliance building with Eliza, Penner, and the unreliable Fairplay

Starting line, Ep1 IC

And they're off...

That didn't go so well... Ep1 IC

Relaxing Malakals, Ep1

With her (outnumbered) Favorites alliance, Ep1

Not thrilled with having to depend on Fairplay keeping his word

Malakal tribe, Ep1 Tribal Council

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC

Smashing and grabbing, Ep2 RC/IC

Watching the puzzle stage, Ep2 RC/IC

The winning Malakals, Ep2 RC/IC

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC

Trying to catch Erik, Ep3 RC

Getting rewarded with Exile Island for her tribe winning the Ep3 RC

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 IC

Listening to Probst

Shooting coconut baskets

Heading back to camp, post-Ep3 IC loss

Well... that sucked, but at least we have Cirie

Hmm, maybe they don't have Cirie

Malakal, Ep3 Tribal Council

Tribal Council is always fun

Listening to Penner argue with Cirie. Yay.

Ready to dive for coconuts, Ep4 RC

Malakal wins! Ep4 RC

The winning Malakals, ready to exile Ozzy

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC

Finding her key

Retrieving necklaces, Ep4 IC

Vanuatu interviews (click to expand/collapse)
Pre-game interviews
- None found?
Post-game interviews
- Rene Syler at CBS's The Early Show (12/2/04): "Ami on Survivor Shocker"
- Puddin's archived transcript of Ami's (12/3/04) Early Show interview at RFF
- Angel Cohn at TVGuide.com (12/8/04): "Survivor Schemer Ami Tells All"
- David Bloomberg at RealityNewsOnline (12/11/04): "'I Felt As If I Had Too Much Input': An Interview with Survivor's Ami"
Micronesia interviews (click to expand/collapse)
Pre-game interviews
- Pre-Micronesia interview with AfterEllen.com (2/7/08): "Interview with Ami Cusack"
- CBS pre-game interview
Post-game interviews
- Gina Scarpa at BuddyTV.com (4/4/08): "Ami Cusack of Survivor: Micronesia"
- Eric Goldman at IGN.com (4/9/08): "Survivor: Micronesia Interview - Ami"
- SurvivorOz podcast interview (7/31/12)

Vanuatu bio (click to expand/collapse)

From her official CBS Vanuatu bio page:

"Ami Cusack was born and raised in Golden, Colorado, to Richard, a top gun pilot and explosives engineer, and Virginia, a former substitute English teacher and homemaker. After graduating Golden High School, she attended Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design in Denver. In 1992, while attending RMCAD, Cusack became one of the original six employees of a Golden-based nutritional company called Experiment and Applied Sciences. She started out by answering phones and by 1996 she became the company's charitable director. In 1998, (with over 350 employees), the company was sold and Cusack decided to travel for the next four years. Her travels led her to Australia, Thailand, Tahiti, Iceland, Japan and Africa.

Upon returning to the US, she took a job at a coffee shop which she now considers 'the greatest job in the world.' She looks forward to being a mom and taking care of her family.

In 1996, she lost her 18-year-old younger brother, Kyle, to a drunk driver. Her mother now conducts motivation speaking to high school students about the consequences of drinking and driving.

Cusack is currently dating Crissy, whom she's been with for three years. Her birth date is January 25, 1973."
Micronesia bio (click to expand/collapse)

From her official CBS Survivor: Micronesia bio page:

"Ami Cusack was born and raised in Golden, Colorado, to Richard, a top gun pilot and explosives engineer, and Virginia, a former substitute English teacher and homemaker. After graduating Golden High School, she attended Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design in Denver. In 1992, while attending RMCAD, Cusack became one of the original six employees of a Golden-based nutritional company called Experiment and Applied Sciences. She started out by answering phones and by 1996 she became the company's charitable director. In 1998, (with over 350 employees), the company was sold and Cusack decided to travel for the next four years. Her travels led her to Australia, Thailand, Tahiti, Iceland, Japan and Africa

Upon returning to the U.S., she took a job at a coffee shop, which she now considers 'the greatest job in the world.' She looks forward to being a mom and taking care of her family. She also is a nanny for a six-year-old. She is still very active in charities and has been named an Ambassador for the Colorado Chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

In 1996, she lost her 18-year-old younger brother, Kyle, to a drunk driver. Her mother now conducts motivational speaking to high school students about the consequences of drinking and driving.

Cusack is currently single. Her birth date is January 25, 1973."