Survivor contestant Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien

Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien - Marquesas, All-Stars

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Seasons: 2 | Days: 66 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 2

Survivor: Marquesas (2002) - 3rd place, 14th out - 7th juror.

Voted out in Episode 13, "The Sole Survivor" (Day 38).

Survivor: All-Stars (2004) - 8th place, 11th out - 2nd juror.

Voted out in Episode 11, "A Thoughtful Gesture, or a Deceptive Plan?" (Day 28).

Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien - 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
S4: Marquesas	4.51	13.46	0.34	7	5	10	0.69	2.18	-	-	-	1.03	6.69
S8: All-Stars	1.73	4.81	0.36	3	6	5	0.56	1.68	-	-	-	0.92	3.41
Career	6.23	18.27	0.34	10	11	15	0.66	2.01	-	-	-	1.00	5.13

Marquesas challenges
Tribal/team challenge record (8-for-11):
- Marquesas Ep. 1 IC: "Outrigger Fire Quest" - Helps carry the canoe, and Rotu wins big.
- Marquesas Ep. 2 RC: "Do or Dive" - Dives, rows the boat, and Rotu wins again.
- Marquesas Ep. 2 IC: "Marquesan Menu" - Handles her first-round fafaru bobbing, and Rotu wins!
- Marquesas Ep. 3 RC: "Raft Rescue" - Builds and paddles the raft; Rotu wins again.
- Marquesas Ep. 3 IC: "Coconut Maze Race" - Never the caller, but pulls ropes, and Rotu wins.
- Marquesas Ep. 4 IC: "Life's a Tapestry" - Now with Maraamu, tries to direct the weaving; Maraamu loses again.
- Marquesas Ep. 5 RC: "Tiki Tower" - Caller for tiki collection, helps build, and Maraamu wins!
- Marquesas Ep. 5 IC: "Distress Signal" - Thanks to a flag and a stolen blanket, Maraamu wins again.
- Marquesas Ep. 6 RC: "Jungle Relay" - Rows the final leg with Gina, and Maraamu wins!
- Marquesas Ep. 6 IC: "Maze" - Leads Maraamu around in circles, finds just two planks, loses (5-2).
- Marquesas Ep. 9 RC: "Coconut Juice" - Paired with the General; makes good progress, but does not win.
Individual challenge record (3-for-11): (Mean % finish: 62.8%)
- Marquesas Ep. 7 IC: "Sea Legs" - Maintains core stability throughout, and Kathy wins! (1st/10).
- Marquesas Ep. 8 RC: "Go Fly a Kite" - The only person to get her kite off the ground; Kathy wins! (1st/9).
- Marquesas Ep. 8 IC: "Parang Swing" - Third out, chopped by the General (7th/9).
- Marquesas Ep. 9 IC: "High Stepping" - Eliminated by Paschal in the first round (tie-5th/8).
- Marquesas Ep. 10 RC: "Rock Bottom" - Reaches the final round, but does not win (tie-2nd/7).
- Marquesas Ep. 10 IC: "Virtues of Fire" - Waiting for her popcorn as the challenge ends (tie-3rd/7).
- Marquesas Ep. 11 IC: "Sands of Time" - Fourth person eliminated (3rd/6).
- Marquesas Ep. 12 RC: "Second Chance" - Still on the coconut juice as Sean wins (tie-2nd/5).
- Marquesas Ep. 12 IC: "Marquesan Folklore" - Gets five tikis, drops one, but gets it back, and Kathy wins! (1st/5).
- Marquesas Ep. 13 F4 IC: "Fallen Comrades" - Gets eight answers right, does not win (tie-3rd/4).
- Marquesas Ep. 13 F3 IC: "Hand on a Hard Idol" - Lasts 4 hrs, 30 min., but first out (3rd/3).
Redemption/Exile Island duel record (0-for-0):
- Marquesas: None.
All-Stars challenges (click to expand/collapse)
Tribal/team challenge record (2-for-14; 3 2nds; 1 sit-out):
- All-Stars Ep. 1 RC/IC: "Quest for Fire" - Mogo Mogo finishes second (2nd*/3).
- All-Stars Ep. 2 RC: "Stairway to the Stars" - Mogo Mogo loses, but Saboga gives them reward, anyway.
- All-Stars Ep. 2 IC: "Float Your Boat" - Mogo Mogo finishes second again (2nd*/3).
- All-Stars Ep. 3 RC: "Better Homes and Island Living" - Sits out as Mogo Mogo nabs another second-place finish (2nd/3).
- All-Stars Ep. 4 RC: "Match Maker" - Mogo Mogo finishes dead last (3rd/3).
- All-Stars Ep. 4 IC: "Blind Leading the Blind" - Mogo Mogo is back to second place (2nd*/3).
- All-Stars Ep. 5 RC: "Shipwrecked Raft Rescue" - Mogo Mogo wins! (1st/3).
- All-Stars Ep. 5 IC: "Pilfering Pirates" - Now down to two tribes, Mogo Mogo just loses.
- All-Stars Ep. 6 RC: "Tribal Stomp-ede" - Mogo Mogo wins a barbecue feast!
- All-Stars Ep. 7 RC/IC: "Floating Puzzle" - Mogo Mogo loses.
- All-Stars Ep. 8 RC: "Log Jam" - Mogo Mogo loses again.
- All-Stars Ep. 8 IC: "Choose Your Weapon" - Mogo Mogo loses again.
- All-Stars Ep. 9 IC: "Survivor History" - Now with Chapera, which loses.
- All-Stars Ep. 11 RC: "Big Bad O' Course" - Part of the losing team in the reward portion of the challenge.
*Note: Second-place finishes in the three-tribe phase of All-Stars count as half a win.

Individual challenge record (1-for-2): (Mean % finish: 72.2%)
- All-Stars Ep. 10 RC: "Rock Bottom" - Eliminated in the second round (tie-6th/9).
- All-Stars Ep. 10 IC: "Waiting to Exhale" - Outraces Amber in the second round, and Kathy wins! (1st/4).
Redemption/Exile Island duel record (0-for-0):
- All-Stars: None.

Career challenge totals

Team/tribal challenges
Wins:	10
2nd place:	3
Played:	25
Win%:	0.46
Sat out:	1

Individual challenges
Wins:	4
Played:	13
Win%:	0.31
Mean% Finish:	64.2%

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

Marquesas Tribal
Idols held/played:
- Marquesas: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (7/10):
- Marquesas, Ep. 4: Sarah Jones (voted out, 4-1).
- Marquesas, Ep. 6: Gina Crews (voted out, 3-1).
- Marquesas, Ep. 8: John Carroll (voted out, 6-3).
- Marquesas, Ep. 9: Zoe Zanidakis (voted out, 7-1).
- Marquesas, Ep. 10: Tammy Leitner (voted out, 5-2).
- Marquesas, Ep. 11: Robert DeCanio (voted out, 5-1).
- Marquesas, Ep. 12: Sean Rector (voted out, 3-2).
VAP - Votes against (5):
- Marquesas, Ep. 4: One vote, from Sarah.
- Marquesas, Ep. 6: One vote, from Gina.
- Marquesas, Ep. 13, F4 vote: Two votes, from Neleh and Paschal.
- Marquesas, Ep. 13, F3 vote: One vote, from Neleh (voted out, 1-0 or 2-1).
Jury votes made (0/1):
- Marquesas, Ep. 13: Voted for Neleh Dennis, who finished second (4-3).
All-Stars Tribal (click to expand/collapse)
Idols held/played: (0/0)
- All-Stars: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (3/5):
- All-Stars, Ep. 5: Richard Hatch (voted out, 5-1).
- All-Stars, Ep. 8: Ethan Zohn (voted out, 4-1).
- All-Stars, Ep. 9: Jerri Manthey (voted out, 4-1).
VAP - Votes against (6):
- All-Stars, Ep. 10: Six votes, from Amber, Boston Rob, Jenna L., Rupert, Big Tom, and Alicia (voted out, 6-2).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- All-Stars, Ep. 15: Voted for Rob Mariano (who finished second, 4-3).

Career Tribal Council totals

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

Voting record
VFB:	10
Tribals:	15
VAP:	11

Jury votes
Made:	2
For winners:	0
Received:	--

Marquesas image gallery

Marquesas intro shot

Marquesas intro shot

On the boat, Day 1

Paddling to Rotu beach

Hometown intro headshot

Opening the crate ... full of no food

Day 1 firemaking failure

Trying not to be bossy... but we still need fire and water

Rotu heads out to find its water source

Checking the first treemail

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC

Starting line

Pushing the boat out

Rotu, first back to shore

Rotu wins!

Hunting for snails, Ep2

Feast upon my slimy bounty!

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC

Starting line

Rotu, about to win again

Rotu wins fishing gear!

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC

Ready to face Vee in the first round

Rotu wins!

Paschal had some performance anxiety, but I was ready to go! Ep3

Going

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC

Racing to the first crate

Rotu wins!

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 IC

Pulling the strings

Rotu wins immunity!

Time to swap, Ep4

Zoe is still Rotu...

This camp is like staying at a five-star hotel, with a fruit basket

Checking out Hotel Maraamu

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC

Starting line

Trying to make progress

Heading to Tribal

Maraamu, Ep4 Tribal Council

Listening to Probst

Group prayer time, Ep5

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 RC

Starting line

Directing the log returns

Working the puzzle

Maraamu wins reward!

Ready to raid the Rotu camp

Mission accomplished

It felt good just to get a win

Reading the IC treemail

Maraamu's SOS signal

Maraamu wins immunity!

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 RC - Gabe's gone!?

Rotu wins (temporarily)

Rob wasn't on the mat!

Upon review, Maraamu wins!

Reward feasting

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 IC

Starting line

Maraamu, lost and trailing

Well, it's either me or Gina...

Maraamu, Ep6 Tribal Council

Listening to Probst

Finding an ancient Marquesan burial site in Maraamu camp, Ep7

It's definitely me next if we go to Tribal again

Reading the ambassador treemail

The ambassadors greet Probst

Having pizza and beer with Rob

So much pizza and beer...

I'll remember we have a deal, Rob

Telling Maraamu they're merging

Talking about distancing herself from the Rotus, in light of Rob's story

Rob confronts Zoe with Kathy present

They're all lying to me!

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC

Down to a showdown with John

Kathy wins immunity!

Soliantu, Ep7 Tribal Council

Listening to Rob

Checking Zoe's story again, Ep8

Yeah, Zoe's still lying

Checking out the kite-making materials

Not making much progress getting Paschal on board to flip

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 RC

Starting line

Kathy wins!

Heading out to go scuba diving

Kathy is underwater

Sharing her Snickers bar with the tribe

Sean says she, Paschal, and Neleh are on the outs with John's alliance

Paschal still won't flip

First question, Ep8 IC

John eliminates Sean

This is how it's gonna go, the order

Soliantu, Ep8 Tribal Council

Listening to Probst

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 RC

Starting line

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 IC

Watching the final round

Soliantu, Ep9 Tribal Council

Listening to Probst

The great shark hunt (unsuccessful), Ep10

Listening to treemail

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 RC

Starting line

It's so nice that Paschal picked Neleh to join him

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 IC

Trying to catch up to Vee and the General

Soliantu, Ep10 Tribal Council

Listening to Probst

Talking about missing home, Ep11

Checking treemail

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 RC

The loved ones are here!

Watching the loved ones compete

Patrick won!

Bring Your Kid to Work Day on Survivor: Marquesas

Showing him off to the tribe

Strategy discussion

Arrival, Ep11 IC

The "chicks" are at the end!

I'm totally thinking about flipping to join up with the General

Soliantu, Ep11 Tribal Council

Talking to Probst

Talking about the deprivation, Ep12

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 RC

Starting line

Working on the tiki statue

Congratulating Sean on his VUE

Sean and Vee try to recruit Kathy

Tribe meeting not going so well

Resorting to kite-flying to escape the drama

Story time with Probst, Ep12 IC

*Both* of you dropped a tiki?!?

Kathy wins immunity!

Safe at Tribal Council tomorrow night

I'm the swing vote!

Heading to Tribal

Soliantu, Ep12 Tribal Council

Talking to Probst

Not feeling great about voting out Sean, Ep13

Kathy is going crazy...

Trying to remember past tribemates

Heading to Tribal/IC

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 Final 4 IC

Match point...

Proposing an alliance to Vee

Ready for the rock reveal

Heading out for the Day 38 time-killing exercises

Body art project time

Oh yay, Rites of Passage time

Purification ritual

Finally... time for the pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 F3 IC

Starting line

Still going...

After 4 hrs, 30 minutes ... Kathy slips

Soliantu, Ep13 Final 3 Tribal Council

14th person voted out, and our final juror...

Snuffed, Day 38 (Episode 13)

With the jury, Final Tribal Council

Asking her jury question

With the jury, reunion show, waiting for the vote reveal

Full cast, reunion show
All-Stars image gallery (click to expand/collapse)

All-Stars intro shot

All-Stars intro shot

Getting boated in, Ep1

Soggy arrival

Hometown intro headshot

Already suspicious of Hatch

Mogo Mogo arrives, Ep1 RC/IC

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 RC/IC

Listening to Probst

Starting line

Hauling the raft

Slight lead on Chapera at the beach

Lighting the second-to-last wok

Looking at Mogo Mogo's mysterious treasure chest, Ep2

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC

Starting line

The losing Mogo Mogos...

...are given reward, anyway!

Complaining about Hatch again

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC

Mogo Mogo, paddling a submerged boat

Seems legit

Thankfully, Saboga's there to fail more spectacularly

Mogo Mogo doesn't lose!

Soggy Mogo Mogos, Ep3

Talking about Jenna

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 IC

Jenna announces she's leaving

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC

Making matches

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC

Shii Ann sits out again

Walking around, blindfolded

Mogo Mogo wins!

Marquesas interviews
Pre-game interviews
- None found.
Post-game interviews
- All seem to have vanished.
All-Stars interviews (click to expand/collapse)
Pre-game interviews
- None?
Post-game interviews
- Angel Cohn at TVGuide.com (4/20/04): "Survivor's Kathy blasts Rob"
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (4/30/04): "Survivor's Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien laments on losing"
- Rob Cesternino at RHAP (3/9/15): "Catching up with Survivor legend Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien"
- Rob Cesternino & Teresa Cooper at RHAP (7/25/20): "Talking with T-Bird: Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien"
Thanks to Muneeb Khan (@MUK734) for his help in compiling this list.

Marquesas bio

Official CBS Marquesas bio excerpts (circa January, 2002):

"Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She has lived in Boston, Massachusetts; Charlotte, N. Carolina; Atlanta, Georgia; Washington, D.C.; and San Diego, California. She attended Cohasset High School in Massachusetts before her four years of college at the Rhode Island School of Design.

Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien currently works as a real estate agent. Prior to this, she was self-employed for 10 years running her small businesses: a unique paper, gifts, and art products store and an event-planning business. She also worked in newspaper advertising. Her favorite hobbies are hiking, skiing, sailing, road-biking and fly-fishing. In 1998, she biked across the United States for the American Lung Association as a dedication to her father. The trip was 48 days from Seattle to Washington, D.C., and raised over $1.5 million."
All-Stars bio (click to expand/collapse)

From her official CBS Survivor: All-Stars cast bio page:

"Since finishing in third place on Survivor: Marquesas, Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien began a foundation to help women gain self confidence through outdoor adventure, challenges and risk taking (www.therealfoundation.com). Kathy also has established a new business (R3) to encourage and inspire corporate teams and individuals.

... Kathy currently resides in Burlington, Vermont. She has one son, Patrick. Her birth date is Jan. 6, 1954."