Survivor contestant Erik Reichenbach

Erik Reichenbach - Survivor: Micronesia, Survivor: Caramoan

Erik Reichenbach on social media: twitter | Instagram | comics/art website

Seasons: 2 | Days: 72 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 2

Survivor: Micronesia-Fans vs. Favorites (2008) - 5th place, 16th out - 6th juror.

Voted out in Episode 13, "If It Smells Like a Rat, Give It Cheese" (Day 36).

Survivor: Caramoan-Fans vs. Favorites (2013) - 5th place, 16th out - 7th juror.

Medically removed in Episode 14, "Final Push" (Night 36).

Erik Reichenbach - Career statistics
	Challenge stats	Tribal council stats	Jury stats
Season	ChW	ChA	ChW%	VFB	VAP	TCA	TC%	wTCR	JVF	TotJ	JV%	SurvSc	SurvAv
S16: Micronesia	4.63	10.05	0.46	7	7	11	0.63	1.62	-	-	-	1.09	6.25
S26: Caramoan	2.47	9.90	0.25	6	2	9	0.59	1.53	-	-	-	0.84	3.99
Career	7.09	19.95	0.36	13	9	20	0.65	1.58	-	-	-	1.00	5.13

Micronesia challenges (click to expand/collapse)
Tribal/team challenge record (4-for-14):
- Micronesia Ep. 1 RC/IC: "Reinventing the Wheel" - Airai wins.
- Micronesia Ep. 2 RC/IC: "Smash & Grab" - Smashes tiles, but Airai loses, thanks to Chet's inability to find a key.
- Micronesia Ep. 3 RC: "Beach Bash" - Airai loses again.
- Micronesia Ep. 3 IC: "Nut Bucket" - With Joel, Natalie, Tracy, one of the holders for Airai, and Airai wins.
- Micronesia Ep. 4 RC: "Diver Down" - One of the puzzle solvers for Airai, but Malakal wins before the fans get to the puzzle sage.
- Micronesia Ep. 4 IC: "Crosswalk" - Has trouble with his lock at the start, Airai loses again.
- Micronesia Ep. 5 RC: "Cat and Mouse" - Now switched to Malakal, and the new Malakal promptly loses.
- Micronesia Ep. 5 IC: "A Stone's Throw" - New Malakal loses again.
- Micronesia Ep. 6 RC: "Build It Up, Break It Down" - Malakal loses.
- Micronesia Ep. 6 IC: "United We Stand" - Malakal loses again.
- Micronesia Ep. 7 RC: "Money Roll" - For once, Malakal wins one!
- Micronesia Ep. 7 IC: "United We Stand" - Back to losing for Malakal.
- Micronesia Ep. 8 RC/IC: "The Gauntlet" - Takes a beating, Malakal loses again.
- Micronesia Ep. 10 RC: "Money Roll" - With Ozzy, Jason, and Amanda, finally part of a winning team.
Individual challenge record (4-for-8): (Mean % Finish: 74%)
- Micronesia Ep.1 Ind. IC - Walks right past Airai's necklace.
- Micronesia Ep.9 IC: "Last Gasp" - Lasts over an hour, sixth person to drop out (4th/10).
- Micronesia Ep.10 IC: "When It Rains, It Pours" - With Cirie, first to drop out, 20 minutes in, bribed with candy (Tie-9th/9).
- Micronesia Ep.11 IC: "Pool Party" - Erik wins! On his birthday! (1st/8).
- Micronesia Ep.12 RC: "Body Slam" - Second person eliminated (6th/7). No family reward.
- Micronesia Ep.12 IC: "Shoot to Thrill" - Erik wins his second straight immunity (1st/6).
- Micronesia Ep.13 RC: "Survivor Roots" - Erik wins again, this time at Survivor trivia (1st/5).
- Micronesia Ep.13 IC: "Dash-Dig-Decode" - Erik wins his fateful third immunity (1st/5).
Redemption/Exile Island duel record (0-for-0):
- Micronesia: None.
Caramoan challenges (click to expand/collapse)
Tribal/team challenge record (10-for-12; 1 sit-out):
- Caramoan Ep.1 RC: "Water Slaughter" - With Dawn, loses the Faves' only point against Shamar & Julia, but Bikal wins.
- Caramoan Ep.1 IC: "A Long Way to the Top" - With Brenda, tosses crates down from the third floor, but after Malcolm tosses, Bikal loses.
- Caramoan Ep.2 RC/IC: "Plunge, Pull & Pop" - With Andrea & Brenda, one of three divers, and Bikal wins.
- Caramoan Ep. 3 RC/IC: "Cell Block Sea" - Competes, Bikal wins.
- Caramoan Ep. 4 RC: "Head and Shoulders" - Holds up platforms for Andrea and Brenda, Bikal wins.
- Caramoan Ep. 4 IC: "Smash & Grab" - Smashes first tile for Bikal, Bikal wins, again.
- Caramoan Ep. 5 RC: "Nut Bucket" - Sits out for once, as Bikal wins.
- Caramoan Ep. 6 IC: "Crate Outdoors" - Now switched to the new Gota, which promptly wins big.
- Caramoan Ep. 7 RC: "Hot Pursuit" - Tags Phillip for the win, as new Gota wins again.
- Caramoan Ep. 7 IC: "Phoenix Rises" - Rower and diver (with Brenda & Eddie), Gota wins again.
- Caramoan Ep. 9 RC: "Jump Shot" - Part of the winning team (with Michael, Reynold, Eddie, Cochran).
- Caramoan Ep. 10 RC: "Muddy Waters" - Part of winning team (with Dawn, Reynold, Phillip, Cochran).
Individual challenge record (1-for-8): (Mean % Finish: 40%)
- Caramoan Ep. 8 IC: "Caramoan Catering" - Eliminated in the first round (bottom 6/12).
- Caramoan Ep. 9 IC: "Last Gasp" - Third person to drop out (9th/11).
- Caramoan Ep. 10 IC: "Keel Hauling" - Eliminated in first round (3rd/4).
- Caramoan Ep. 11 IC: "Drop A Log" - Second person to drop out (8th/9).
- Caramoan Ep. 12 F8 RC/IC: "Bermuda Triangle" - With Eddie, drops out immediately for donuts and milk (Tie-8th/8).
- Caramoan Ep. 12 F7 IC: "Fun Climb" - Wins by a huge margin (1st/7).
- Caramoan Ep. 13 RC: "Loved Ones Dizzy Gillespie" - Doesn't win, but gets reward, anyway (bottom 5/6).
- Caramoan Ep. 13 IC: "I Hold On" - Second person to drop, at 25 minutes (5th/6).
Redemption/Exile Island duel record (0-for-0):
- Caramoan: None.

Career challenge totals

Team/tribal challenges
Wins:	14
Played:	26
Win%:	0.54
Sat out:	1

Individual challenges
Wins:	5
Played:	16
Win%:	0.31
Mean% Finish:	54%

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

Micronesia Tribal (click to expand/collapse)
Idols held/played: (0/0)
- Micronesia: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (7/11):
- Micronesia, Ep. 2: Mary Sartain (voted out, 6-2-2).
- Micronesia, Ep. 4: Mikey Bortone (voted out, 6-3).
- Micronesia, Ep. 6: Chet Welch (voted out, 5-2).
- Micronesia, Ep. 7: Tracy Hughes-Wolf (voted out, 5-1).
- Micronesia, Ep. 8: Ami Cusack (voted out, 4-1).
- Micronesia, Ep. 9: Eliza Orlins (voted out, 8-2).
- Micronesia, Ep. 11: Jason Siska (voted out, 4-3-1).
VAP - Votes against (7):
- Micronesia, Ep. 6: Two votes, from Tracy and Chet.
- Micronesia, Ep. 8: One vote, from Ami.
- Micronesia, Ep. 13: Four votes, from Parvati, Amanda, Cirie, and Natalie (voted out, 4-1, after giving the immunity necklace to Natalie).
Jury votes made (0/1):
- Micronesia, Ep. 14: Voted for Voted for Amanda Kimmel (who finished second, 5-3).
Caramoan Tribal (click to expand/collapse)
Idols held/played: (0/0)
- Caramoan, Ep. 12: (Day 31) Using the clue Andrea won at the RC/IC, found the hidden immunity idol, then immediately handed it over to Andrea.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (6/9):
- Caramoan, Ep. 5: Brandon Hantz (voted out, 8-1).
- Caramoan, Ep. 8: Corinne Kaplan (voted out, 7-5).
- Caramoan, Ep. 9: Michael Snow (voted out, 7-3-1).
- Caramoan, Ep. 10: Phillip Sheppard (voted out, 4-[0]-[0]).
- Caramoan, Ep. 11: Malcolm Freberg (voted out, 3-3-3 [6-0 on revote]).
- Caramoan, Ep. 12: (F7 Tribal): Andrea Boehlke (voted out, 3-2-2).
VAP - Votes against (2):
- Caramoan, Ep. 12 (F8 vote): One vote, from Reynold.
- Caramoan, Ep. 13: One vote, from Eddie.
Jury votes made (1/1):
- Caramoan, Ep. 14: Voted for John Cochran (who won, 8-0-0).

Career Tribal Council totals

Hidden idols
Found:	1
Played:	0
Votes voided:	--

Voting record
VFB:	13
Tribals:	20
VAP:	9

Jury votes
Made:	2
For winners:	1
Received:	--

Micronesia image gallery (click to expand/collapse)

Micronesia intro shot

Micronesia intro shot

With Tracy and Mary, getting rowed in, S16 opening sequence

With Alexis, Natalie, Jason, getting rowed in, S16 opening sequence

More fans canoe, S16 opening sequence

Unnecessarily extreme close-up, S16 opening sequence

Politely clapping for Parvati as the 'favorites' are introduced

Newly buffed and drenched, ready to not find an idol

Listening to Probst, pre-idol hunt

First across the lagoon, but not seeing the idol, Ep1 idol hunt

Lined up and ready to go, Ep1 IC

Racing out to the puzzle

Casually flinging sand on Ozzy and James

Assembling the turnstile puzzle

Airai wins! First immunity!

Celebrating with Airai

Applauding the favorites for voting out Fairplay, pre-Ep2 RC/IC

Choosing Kathy to sit out, Ep2 RC/IC

Getting ready to smash, then grab

Smashing and grabbing

With Airai at his first Tribal Council, Ep2. Stuck on the end.

Doing a commendable job faking Chet into thinking he's in trouble

Got his game face on, Ep3 RC

Full Airai tribe, pre-Ep3 RC

Dragging a pants-grabbing Eliza into Airai's end zone

Getting a hug from Ozzy

Listening to Probst, Ep3 IC

Hoping for better results than in the RC, Ep3 IC

Airai just has to out-hold James. No problem, right?

Still holding for Yau-Man's shot

Starting to get a bit heavier

Airai wins, Ep3 IC group hug

Displeased with a poor Airai performance, Diver Down - Ep4 RC

Supposedly an Ep4 confessional, but looks earlier

Airai listening to Probst, pre-Ep4 IC

None of these keys fit!

Ready to vote out Mikey B, Ep4 Tribal Council

Listening to the vote, Ep4 Tribal

Getting a necklace from Probst, Ep12 IC

Relax, he keeps this one, Ep12 IC

Sad Sack snuffing, Ep13 Tribal Council
Caramoan image gallery (click to expand/collapse)

Caramoan intro shot

Caramoan intro shot

S26 pre-game interview

He's a favorite now! S26 favorites' pre-game lineup

Actually featured in an S26 pre-season ad

Fresh off the chopper and into the S26 Ep1 RC, with Dawn

Rooting on Brandon and Andrea

Still watching the Ep1 RC

Arrival, Ep1 IC. Underplayed by CBS, of course

More arrival

Checking out the fans tribe

Watching the tossing, Ep1 IC

Bikal attends the Ep1 Tribal Council

Plunging and pulling for Bikal, Ep2 IC

Looking on as Phillip wins the Ep2 IC

Bikal wins again! Ep3 IC

Listening to Probst, pre-Ep4 RC

Passing off Brenda, Ep4 RC

Bikal wins reward!

Watching from the bench, Ep5 RC

Ready for some fun times at 'Tribal Council' as Brandon leaves, Ep5

Getting switched to Gota, Ep6

Listening to Probst with New Gota, Ep6 IC

Meet the formidable New Gota tribe, Ep6 IC

New Gota cruises to victory

Leading New Gota's hot pursuit of New Bikal, Ep7 RC

Setting the pace

The final charge

Woo! You're it, Phillip! Now let's go back the other way!

Shocker: Gota wins, Ep7 RC

Passing out from too much cookie, Ep7 reward

Listening to Probst, Ep7 IC

Paddling the Gota canoe

Unclipping the phoenix

Already back to the beach, Ep7 IC

Watching Reynold's grappling hook technique

Ready for the merge, or whatever, Ep8

Emerging from the water, about to merge

Merge feasting

Feeling contemplative

The Enil Edam tribe reads the first individual IC treemail

Getting sage dating/gross food challenge advice from Eddie, Ep8

Good one, Eddie!

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC

Excited for some rare delicacies

Mmmmm... grubby

Hoping someone leaves some leftovers

Emerging from the water again, now at the merge camp

Gotta stay hydrated

Pioneering a novel voting strategy, Ep8

Really? That name?

Finally getting a confessional in Ep8. Woo.

The Enil Edam tribe attends its first Tribal Council, Ep8

Yeah! Tribal Council! Woo!

Part of the winning team (as is Michael), Ep9 RC

Broing down, Ep9 reward

Underwater, mostly, Ep9 IC

At the Hold Up, Bro tribal council, Ep9

Despite appearances, on another reward-winning team, Ep10 RC

Close to winning, Ep10 RC

Winners, Ep10 RC

Amused by Phillip's lack of pre-pool showering, Ep10 reward

Pre-challenge lecture time, Ep10 IC

The triple-immunity Tribal Council, Ep10

Watching Malcolm and Eddie play their idols

Auction time again, Ep11

Getting ready to drop a log, Ep11 IC

Still in it

...and out of it

Stuck on the end at Tribal Council again, Ep11

Ready to go, Ep12 final 8 RC/IC

Donuts you say, Probst? Fine, we'll drop out

Woo! Go, you guys, or whatever

Coming from a family of diggers has its advantages

Stuck on the end, yet again, Final 8 Tribal Council

Possibly dead, post-Reynold boot

Wake us when the fun starts - 'Fun Climb' - Ep12 F7 IC

Almost done, Fun Climb

No, Probst, I'm not planning to give this one away, thanks for asking.

Immune, Ep12 Final 7

Apparently, immunity means you don't have to sit on the end, for once

Possibly dead again, early Ep13

A chilling vision of things to come, early Ep13

Watching loved ones videos, pre-Ep13 RC

Not actually Erik, but related

Group selfie, pre-Ep13 RC

Let's bro down together, Ep13 RC

Ready to go

Waiting for Brenda to give away her reward

Come on, Brenda, move it along

We love you guys! Ep13 reward

Hey guys, let's everyone wave!

Groan, this type of challenge is always death, Ep13 IC

This is still going?

Ah, that's more like it.

Heading to Tribal, Ep13

Back on the end again, Ep13 Tribal Council

Whoa, sorry you're going home Sherri

Why is Brenda getting up and talking?

Why is Probst talking to me? Are we still at Tribal? Ep14

End of the line. Ep14 medevac.

Out just in time for the final jury, Ep14. Woo.

Micronesia interviews (click to expand/collapse)
Pre-game interviews
- CBS pre-game interview (1/3/08)
Post-game interviews
- Laura Burrows at IGN.com (5/10/08): "Survivor: Micronesia Interview - Erik"
Caramoan interviews (click to expand/collapse)
Pre-game interviews
- CBS pre-game interview (1/11/13)
- Gordon Holmes at XfinityTV.com (1/30/13): "Fave Erik Reichenbach: 'It's an Island of Misfit Toys'"
Post-game interviews
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (5/13/13): "Medically evacuated Erik slams the 'disrespectful...ridiculous...insane...farce' of a Survivor reunion show"
- Rob Cesternino at RobHasAPodcast (5/13/13): "Talking with the Winner and the Final 5 From Survivor: Caramoan"
- Daniel Fienberg at HitFix.com (5/14/13): "Erik Reichenbach and Eddie Fox talk Survivor: Caramoan"
- Erik Reichenbach AMA on Reddit (5/16/13)

Micronesia bio (click to expand/collapse)

From his official CBS bio page:

"Erik Reichenbach was born and raised in Pinckney, Michigan. He is currently in his senior year of studying art at Eastern Michigan University, and is a member of the college's track team. Reichenbach works at an ice cream parlor called 'Screams' in Hell, Michigan, where he also designs t-shirts, hauls canoes and entertains his customers. He previously worked in landscaping, construction and as a freelance graphic designer.

Reichenbach's hobbies include drawing, writing comic books, rock-climbing and studying philosophy/religion. He describes himself as animated, earnest and familiar. He is very proud of his running accomplishments during his senior year of high school, where he set the school's 400 yard record (49.3 seconds), and being able to run in the Nike Outdoor Nationals in Carolina. Reichenbach is a member of the Eastern Michigan Cross Country and Track team, Pinckney Pirate Track and Field Alumni and a rock climbing club

Reichenbach believes he'll go far on Survivor because he is a good listener, entertaining, optimistic, athletic, a creative thinker and can easily be a leader or a follower.

Reichenbach is currently single and lives in Ypsilanti, Michigan, with his cats, Furrball and Kittyfizzle (K-Fizz for short). His birth date is November 27, 1985."
Caramoan bio (click to expand/collapse)

From his official CBS Caramoan - Fans vs. Favorites bio page:

"Previous Season: Survivor: Micronesia – 13th castaway voted out/6th Jury Member
Current Residence: Santa Clarita, Calif.
Occupation: Comic Book Artist
Personal Claim to Fame: Survivor: Micronesia
Inspiration in Life: My Dad and my girlfriend, Dana.
Hobbies: Drawing, running and traveling.
Pet Peeves: Quiet or opinion-less people.
3 Words to Describe You: Easy going, humorous and original.
If You Could Have 3 Things on The Island What Would They Be and Why? 1) Contacts – So I can see. 2) Acrylic Paint – To paint a “masterpiece” at tribal camp. 3) A deck of cards - to eliminate any boredom.
Survivor Contestant You Are Most Like: Ozzy – I am great at challenges too!
Reason for Being on Survivor: To show everyone that I am really not dumb, and in actuality I am a smart, funny guy who just does things in a different way.
Why You Think You’ll “Survive” Survivor: I’m physically strong and easily adapt to my surroundings.
Why You Think You Will Be the Sole Survivor: I adapt to working with different personalities easily and I have enough of an understanding of the game to improvise if necessary."