Survivor contestant Ian Rosenberger

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Seasons: 1 | Days: 38 | Jury: 1

Survivor: Palau (2005) - 3rd place, 18th out -7th juror.

Voted out in Episode 14, "The Ultimate Shock" (Day 38).

Ian Rosenberger - Career statistics
	Challenge stats	Tribal council stats	Jury stats	Overall scores
Season	ChW	ChA	ChW%	VFB	VAP	TCA	TC%	wTCR	JVF	TotJ	JV%	SurvSc	SurvAv
S10: Palau	5.50	13.60	0.40	6	4	7	0.84	3.00	-	-	-	1.25	8.50
Career	5.50	13.60	0.40	6	4	7	0.84	3.00	-	-	-	1.25	8.50

Palau challenges (click to expand/collapse)
Tribal/team challenge record (7-for-15; 5 sit-outs):
- Palau Ep. 1 RC/IC: "Supply Dump" - Crosses obstacles, paddles, and Koror wins.
- Palau Ep. 2 RC: "Gauntlet Dash" - Fails three times, as Koror loses, 10-3.
- Palau Ep. 2 IC: "Heads Up" - Swims, dives, helps with the puzzle; Koror wins.
- Palau Ep. 3 RC: "By Any Means Necessary" - Not shown competing; Koror loses big.
- Palau Ep. 3 IC: "Hot Pursuit" - Makes the winning tag of Ibrehem; Koror wins.
- Palau Ep. 4 RC: "Build a Better Bathroom" - Koror's representative; Koror wins a shelter.
- Palau Ep. 4 IC: "Sumo at Sea" - Sits out, as Koror wins again.
- Palau Ep. 5 IC: "Sea Salvage" - Retrieves a bottle, pulls the rope, and Koror wins.
- Palau Ep. 6 RC: "Shooting Gallery" - Sits out, as Koror loses.
- Palau Ep. 6 IC: "Build It Up, Break It Down" - Swims, unties knots, and Koror wins.
- Palau Ep. 7 RC: "SOS" - Sits out, as Koror wins again.
- Palau Ep. 7 IC: "Sea Stars" - Sits out again, Koror wins again.
- Palau Ep. 8 RC: "Cool Hand Balut" - Eats all his balut; Koror wins..
- Palau Ep. 8 IC: "Under Current" - Sits out, as Koror wins again.
- Palau Ep. 10 RC: "Water Tower" - Helps build the tower, but his team loses.
Individual challenge record (4-for-10): (Mean % finish: 77.9%)
- Palau Ep. 1 ind. IC: Easily outpaces the rest of the men; Ian wins! (1st/10).
- Palau Ep. 9 IC: "Perch" - Jumps with 3 others at 2 hrs, 33 min for cookies (tie-4th/9).
- Palau Ep. 10 IC: "Last Gasp" - Last to drop out, about an hour in (2nd/8).
- Palau Ep. 11 IC: "Kamikaze" - Breaks three of his tiles, has two broken, Ian wins! (1st/7).
- Palau Ep. 12 RC: "First Quencher Q&A" - Gets eliminated right after Tom (4th/6).
- Palau Ep. 12 IC: "Second Chance" - Beats Tom 3-0 in final round, Ian wins! (1st/6).
- Palau Ep. 13 RC: "Raft Rally" - First to get all 5 bags, and Ian wins (1st/5).
- Palau Ep. 13 IC: "R.A.M." - One of four to not have pieces in the right place (tie-2nd/5).
- Palau Ep. 14 F4 IC: "Tower of Domination" - Tries the combo 4x, doesn't win (2nd/4).
- Palau Ep. 14 F3 IC: "Bob-Bob-Buoy" - Cuts a deal, steps down at 11 hrs, 55 min. (2nd/3).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- Palau: None.

Career challenge totals

Team/tribal challenges
Wins:	7
Played:	15
Win%:	0.47
Sat out:	5

Individual challenges
Wins:	4
Played:	10
Win%:	0.40
Mean% Finish:	77.9%

Hero challenges
Wins:	0
Played:	0
Win%:	--
Mean% Finish:	--

Palau Tribal (click to expand/collapse)
Idols held/played (0/0):
- Palau: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (6/7):
- Palau, Ep. 5: Willard Smith (voted out, 8-1).
- Palau, Ep. 9: Coby Archa (voted out, 7-1-1).
- Palau, Ep. 11: Stephenie LaGrossa (voted out, 6-1).
- Palau, Ep. 12: Gregg Carey (voted out, 4-2).
- Palau, Ep. 13: Caryn Groedel (voted out, 4-1).
- Palau, Ep. 14 (F4 vote): Jenn Lyon (voted out, 2-2 [1-1; beats her at firemaking]).
VAP - Votes against (4):
- Palau, Ep. 13: One vote, from Caryn.
- Palau, Ep. 14 (F4 vote): Two votes, from Jenn and Tom.
- Palau, Ep. 14 (F3 vote): One vote, from Tom (voted out, 1-0 or 2-1).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- Palau:, Ep. 14: Voted for Tom Westman, who won, 6-1.

Career Tribal Council totals

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

Voting record
VFB:	6
Tribals:	7
VAP:	4

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

Palau image gallery (click to expand/collapse)

Palau intro shot

Palau intro shot

On the big rowboat, Day 1

Listening to Probst describe the opening challenge

Almost there...

The race to the beach begins in earnest

Ian wins immunity!

Talking about the Day 1 festivities

Time to pick tribes

Ulong and Koror, freshly sorted

Sorry to see Wanda and Jonathan go, but the game moves on

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC

Koror, leading

Ulong, paddling in the wrong direction

Koror wins immunity!

Picking the new camp, for some reason

Taking an unplanned swim

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC

Talking about the side-quest to retrieve the flint

Got it!

Koror has flint again!

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC

Swimming out

Koror wins immunity!

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC

Watching Jeff vs. Tom

Talking about killing snakes with Tom and Gregg

Now hunting sharks with ... sticks

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 IC

Hot Pursuit, down to three per team

Tagging Ibrehem

Koror discusses its representative, Ep4

Doing representative stuff with Probst

I think I made good choices

Working on Koror's bathroom

Time for the judging

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 RC

Starting line

Koror wins!

Singing a song about Ulong

Tom wants Willard out

Heading to Tribal

Koror, Ep5 Tribal Council

I'm the father!

Talking about Katie's bracelet-making, Ep6

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 RC

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 IC

Starting line

Untying Ulong's box

Koror wins immunity!

Talking about bringing back a giant clam

Look at all this meat

Tom had to go one-up Ian with a shark

SOS reward feasting

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC

Yay, Koror won again

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 RC

Taking on Bobby Jon in balut eating

Watching the final round

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC

Koror wins again!

Talking about Stephenie joining Koror, Ep9

About to get some fishing lessons

Fishing with Joe and Edwin

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 IC

Perch-ing

Happy to jump for cookies

Koror, Ep9 Tribal Council

Listening to Katie

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 RC

The losing dark-green tribe

They brought back leftovers!

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 IC

Last Gasp-ing

Dropping out, giving Tom the win

Koror, Ep10 Tribal Council

Listening to Stephenie

Pre-auction sit-down, Ep11

Bidding

Sweet delicious beer

Jeff Probst told me I stink, so I'm taking a bath

Freshening up for Jeff

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 IC

Watching the tossing

Ian wins immunity!

Telling Katie that Caryn said the women are plotting against Tom

Koror, Ep11 Tribal Council

Listening to Stephenie

Katie and I have a deal, if either of us wins reward, we'll take the other, Ep12

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 RC

Answering questions

The non-rewardees, plotting back at camp

Pledging to go to rocks

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 IC

Starting line

Balut-eating stage complete

Blowing out Tom in the final round

Ian wins immunity!

Last-minute ultimatum to Katie about rocks

Koror, Ep12 Tribal Council

Listening to Probst

Declining to join Jenn in voting for Tom, if he doesn't win immunity

Tom insists if either wins reward, they take a woman with them

I will stick to the plan

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 RC

Starting line

Racing Tom

Placing his mile markers

Ian wins a Corvette!

Heading out to reward with ... Tom

Mansion life

Caryn reports that some of the women are plotting, maybe

Having a walk with Katie

Apologizing for his mistake

Sure

Starting line, Ep13 IC

Memorizing symbols

Koror, Ep13 Tribal Council

Listening to Probst

Ah yes, the traditional morning 37 breakfast

Pre-challenge lineup, Final 4 IC

Working the grappling hook

Starting line, final round

Tom wins again

Tom is irate that Ian even considered voting him out

Koror, Final 4 Tribal Council

It's a tie!

Starting line, fire-making tiebreaker

Ian wins, Jenn is out

Absorbing more abuse from Tom and Katie

Talking about his rough night

Torch burial at sea for Rites of Passage

Pre-challenge lineup, Final 3 IC

Barely even started

Still going...

Jumping so Katie can be F2

Tom votes Ian out by voice vote

The Final Two head back to camp

With the jury, Final Tribal Council

Addressing the finalists

Reunion show, ready for the vote reveal

Full cast, reunion show

Palau interviews (click to expand/collapse)
Pre-game interviews
- EW staff (2/26/05): "Survivor: Palau - Meet Ian Rosenberger"
Post-game interviews
- Rob Owen at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (5/17/05): "Survivor Ian picks friendship over $1 million"
- Ian Rosenberger (8/14/18): Reddit AMA
- Rob Cesternino & Teresa Cooper at RHAP (9/4/20): "Talking with T-Bird: Ian Rosenberger"

Palau bio (click to expand/collapse)

Official CBS.com Survivor: Palau bio page excerpts (1/26/05):

"Born and raised on a horse farm in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, Ian Rosenberger attended Quigley Catholic High School in Baden. While there, he lettered in soccer and spent his summers as a camp counselor. He also volunteered his time with the McGuire Home, an organization that helps children with mental and physical disabilities.

Rosenberger will soon be a graduate of Pennsylvania State University, where he majored in agricultural extension and educational leadership. Last year, he served as the president of the university's Undergraduate Student Government and as Penn State's Homecoming King. Currently, Rosenberger works as a dolphin trainer and dolphin-assisted therapist for children with disabilities in Key Largo, Florida. He was previously employed as an outdoor adventure group dynamics facilitator, wedding disc jockey, street performer at a major amusement park and construction worker.

Rosenberger enjoys being outside, playing good music with his friends and reading. He describes himself as gregarious and passionate. He is most proud of participating in Penn State's Dance Marathon, the largest student-run philanthropy in the world, where he did not sit or sleep for 48 hours and helped raise $3 million for children with cancer.

Rosenberger is currently single and living in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. He has one younger sister, Kahla (12). His birth date is August 24, 1981."