S4: Marquesas
S8: All-StarsChallenges: MPF percentile
68%
Seasons: 2 | Days played: 66 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 2
- Survivor 4: Marquesas (2002) - 3rd place, 14th out - 7th juror.
- Voted out in Episode 13, "The Sole Survivor" (Day 38).
- Survivor 8: 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 on social media: None found
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| S4: Marquesas | 4.51 | 13.46 | 0.34 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 0.77 | 2.42 | - | - | - | 1.10 | 6.93 |
| 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 | 14 | 0.71 | 2.16 | - | - | - | 1.05 | 5.27 |
Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
72%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
83%
Challenges: MPF percentile
88%
Tribal: VFB% percentile
59%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
40%
Performance ranks are a quick visual measure of the contestant's season vs. historical data from all prior contestants, in three basic (scorable) categories:
1. Performance in individual challenges (MPF), as a measure of "physical game";
2. Ability to vote people out consistently (VFB%, or VFB/TCA), or "strategic game"; and
3. Ability to avoid being voted against (rVAP, or TCA-VAP) - which scales better than a percentage would - for "social/strategic game."
See also: Full glossary for all these abbreviations.
Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien - Challenge record
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.
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.
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).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- All-Stars: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 10 |
| 2nd place: | 3 |
| Played: | 25 |
| Win%: | 0.46 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Wins: | 4 |
| Played: | 13 |
| Win%: | 0.31 |
| Mean% Finish: | 64.2% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean% Finish: | - |
Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien - Tribal Council record
Idols held/played: (0/0)
- Marquesas: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (7/9):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep4 | Sarah | Sarah Jones (voted out, 4-1) | Yes |
| Ep6 | Gina | Gina Crews (voted out, 3-1) | Yes |
| Ep7 | Zoe | Boston Rob Mariano (voted out, 7-2-1) | - |
| Ep8 | John | John Carroll (voted out, 6-3) | Yes |
| Ep9 | Zoe | Zoe Zanidakis (voted out, 7-1) | Yes |
| Ep10 | Tammy | Tammy Leitner (voted out, 5-2) | Yes |
| Ep11 | Robert | Robert DeCanio (voted out, 5-1) | Yes |
| Ep12 | Sean | Sean Rector (voted out, 3-2) | Yes |
| Ep13 (F4) | Neleh | Paschal English (out via rocks, 2-2; rock draw) | - |
| Ep13 (F3) | -* | Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien (voted out, 1-0) | - |
| 9 | TOTALS | 7 | |
*Kathy was present (and voted against) at the Final 3 Tribal, but was unable to vote herself; no TCA charged
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).
Jury votes made (0/1):
- Marquesas, Ep. 13: Voted for Neleh Dennis, who finished second (4-3).
Idols held/played: (0/0)
- All-Stars: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (3/5):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep5 | Hatch | Richard Hatch (voted out, 5-1) | Yes |
| Ep8 | Ethan | Ethan Zohn (voted out, 4-1) | Yes |
| Ep9 | Jerri | Jerri Manthey (voted out, 4-1) | Yes |
| Ep10 | Amber | Lex van den Berghe (voted out, 7-2) | - |
| Ep11 | Amber | Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien (voted out, 6-2) | - |
| 5 | TOTALS | 3 | |
VAP - Votes against (6):
- All-Stars, Ep. 11: Six votes, from Amber, Boston Rob, Jenna L., Rupert, Big Tom, and Alicia (voted out, 6-2).
Jury votes made (0/1):
- All-Stars, Ep. 15: Voted for Rob Mariano (who finished second, 4-3).
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Found: | 0 |
| Played: | - |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 10 |
| Tribals: | 11 |
| VAP: | 14 |
| Made: | 2 |
| For winners: | 0 |
| Received: | - |
Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien - Pictures
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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
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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!
Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien - Interviews
Pre-game interviews
- None found
Post-game interviews
- All seem to have vanished
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.
Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien - Bios
OfficialCBS 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."
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."