Survivor: Gabon (2008) - 4th place, 15th out - 7th juror.
- Voted out, lost fire tiebreaker in Episode 13, "Say Goodbye to Gabon" (Day 38).
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| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| S17: Gabon | 0.76 | 11.40 | 0.07 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 0.83 | 2.59 | - | - | - | 0.89 | 3.35 |
| Career | 0.76 | 11.40 | 0.07 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 0.83 | 2.59 | - | - | - | 0.89 | 3.35 |
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Gabon challenges
Tribal/team challenge record (4-for-14):
- Gabon, Ep. 1 RC: "One for All" - Helps shove people up the final hill; Fang loses.
- Gabon, Ep. 1 IC: "Temptation Valley" - Crosses obstacles and digs; Fang loses.
- Gabon, Ep. 2 RC/IC: "Lemme Go Rock 'n' Roll" - Helps push the boulder; Fang loses.
- Gabon, Ep. 3 RC: "Kicking and Screaming - Drags Ace for the final point; Fang wins, 2-1.
- Gabon, Ep. 3 IC: "Lake Launch" - Slides and retrieves a tile, Fang wins again.
- Gabon, Ep. 4 IC: "Big Oar Deal" - Still with Fang, which can't paddle or defend; Fang loses.
- Gabon, Ep. 5 RC: "Fruit Flies" - Catches and throws fruit for Fang, but Fang loses.
- Gabon, Ep. 5 IC: "Cliff Bowling" - His ball rolls in for 5 points, but Fang loses, 8-7.
- Gabon, Ep. 6 RC: "Snake in the Grass" - Stays in until the final tag, but Fang loses.
- Gabon, Ep. 6 IC: "Jungle Relay" - With Kenny, gives Fang a lead, but Fang loses.
- Gabon, Ep. 7 RC: "Elephant Eggs" - Tosses eggs for Fang, and Fang loses, 3-0.
- Gabon, Ep. 8 IC: "Keep It Up" - Still with Fang, last Fang standing, and Fang wins!
- Gabon, Ep. 9 RC: "Super Golf" - Shoots and holds the slingshot, and Fang wins.
- Gabon, Ep. 11 RC: "Now or Never" - With Ken and Susie, part of the losing team.
Individual challenge record (0-for-8): (Mean % finish: 61.8%)
- Gabon, Ep. 7 IC: "Lake Log Jam" - Eliminated by Marcus in 1st round (tie-7th/12).
- Gabon, Ep. 9 IC: "Fired Up" - One of seven people to not make a flame (tie-3rd/9).
- Gabon, Ep. 10 IC: "The Domino Effect" - Attempts the domino push, falls short (tie-2nd/8).
- Gabon, Ep. 11 IC: "Q&A Bombs Away" - Hits the fourth ring, not good enough (tie-3rd/7).
- Gabon, Ep. 12 RC: "Swamp Monkeys" - Makes two baskets, but not three (tie-2nd/6).
- Gabon, Ep. 12 IC: "Mask Match" - Working on his puzzle as Bob wins (tie-2nd/6).
- Gabon, Ep. 13 F5 IC: "A-Mazing Gabon" - Working on his puzzle, doesn't win (tie-3rd/5).
- Gabon, Ep. 13 F4 IC: "House of Cards" - Unable to pass Susie as time expires (2nd/4).
Redemption Island duel record (0-for-0):
- Gabon: None.
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Team/tribal challenges Wins: 4 Played: 14 Win%: 0.29 Sat out: -- -
Individual challenges Wins: 0 Played: 8 Win%: 0.00 Mean% Finish: 61.8% -
Duels Wins: 0 Played: 0 Win%: -- Mean% Finish: --
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Gabon Tribal
Idols held/played (0/0):
- Gabon, Ep. 12: Sugar gives him her idol, he plays it, voiding 2 votes (officially counted as Sugar's play).
VFB - Votes for the person booted (10/12):
- Gabon, Ep. 1: Michelle Chase (voted out, 8-1).
- Gabon, Ep. 2: Gillian Larson (voted out, 7-1).
- Gabon, Ep. 4: Jacquie Berg (voted out, 5-2).
- Gabon, Ep. 5: 'GC' Brown (voted out, 6-1).
- Gabon, Ep. 6: Kelly Czarnecki (voted out, 5-1).
- Gabon, Ep. 9: Charlie Herschel (voted out, 5-4).
- Gabon, Ep. 10: Randy Bailey (voted out, 5-3).
- Gabon, Ep. 11: Corinne Kaplan (voted out, 4-3).
- Gabon, Ep. 12: Crystal Cox (voted out, 4-2).
- Gabon, Ep. 13 (F5 vote): Ken Hoang (voted out, 4-1).
VAP - Votes against (5):
- Gabon, Ep. 11: Three votes, from Bob, Corinne, and Ken.
- [Gabon, Ep. 12: Two votes, from Crystal and Ken, both voided by Sugar's idol.]
- Gabon, Ep. 13 (F4 vote): Two votes, from Bob and Sugar (voted out, 2-2; out via fire).
Jury votes made (1/0):
- Gabon, Ep. 13: Voted for Susie Smith, who finished second, 4-3-0.
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Hidden idols Found: 0 Played: -- Votes voided: -- -
Voting record VFB: 10 Tribals: 12 VAP: 5 -
Jury votes Made: 1 For winners: 0 Received: --
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Gabon image gallery
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Gabon intro shot
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Gabon intro shot
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Hiking in, Day 1
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Time for introductions
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The freshly selected Fang tribe, starting line, Ep1 RC
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Running up that hill
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Disappointed in Fang's performance
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The losing Fangs
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Listening to Gillian's pep talk
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Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC
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Starting line
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Crossing the swamp
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Digging deep
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The losing Fangs
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Discussing the vote
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Fang, Ep1 Tribal Council
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Listening to Probst
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Reading treemail, Ep2
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Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC/IC
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Chasing the boulder
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So it's Gillian, right?
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Pondering whether Dan has the idol
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Fang, Ep2 Tribal Council
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Listening to Gillian
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Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC
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Dragging Ace to score the winning point
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Fang wins reward!
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Hoping this win is a sign of things to come
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Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 IC
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Starting line
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Fang wins immunity!
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A majority alliance forms at Fang, Ep4 ...
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... just in time for a tribe swap
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Fang, ranked by perceived value
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Leading the new Fangs back to camp
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Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC
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Not beating Marcus to the ball
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Giving up the winning point to Randy
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The losing Fangs, once again
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Not thrilled with the plan to target Jacquie
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Jacquie pleads her case
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Heading to Tribal
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Fang, Ep4 Tribal Council
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Leading the tribe to see the elephant, Ep5
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There it is!
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Talking about the experience
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Elephants can't swim, right?
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Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 RC
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Trying to get fruit past Charlie
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Reading treemail
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Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC
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Watching the tossing
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The losing Fangs
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GC wants to quit
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Talking about GC's position
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The Fangs discuss flushing Sugar's idol instead
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Fang, Ep5 Tribal Council
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Listening to Probst
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Forming an alliance with Ace, Ep6
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Talking about their deal to protect each other to the merge
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Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 RC
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Fang, not trailing yet
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Almost done
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Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 IC
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Starting line
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With Ken, giving Fang a lead
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Fang blows it on the puzzle, again
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The losing Fangs
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Talking with Crystal
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Fang, Ep6 Tribal Council
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Listening to Probst
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Getting pretty tired of losing, Ep7
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Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 RC
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Fang loses yet again
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Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC
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About to lose to Marcus, first round
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Fang, Ep7 Tribal Council
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Listening to Ace
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Disappointed at being out of the loop on the Ace blindside, Ep8
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Charlie spots the idol clue, Ep8 fake merge feast
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Watching Randy and Marcus toss the idol in the ocean
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A bit concerned about being outnumbered on Fang now
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Telling Sugar that Ken lied to her about Ace
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Checking treemail
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Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC
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Starting line
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Down to a showdown with Bob
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Fang wins immunity!
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I'm still screwed if we go to Tribal, Ep9
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Listening to treemail
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Happy to see the Kotas booted Marcus instead of a Fang
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Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 RC
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Playing slingshot "golf"
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Making the final shot
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Fang wins reward!
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Dancing the night away
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The merge is finally here!
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The freshly merged Nobag tribe
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Starting line, Ep9 IC
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Liking Fang's chances, as long as they keep Sugar
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Forming a plan
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Nobag, Ep9 Tribal Council
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Listening to Probst
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Listening to the auction treemail, Ep10
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Pre-auction sitdown
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Mmm, cookies
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Randy and Corinne insist Matty's out after them
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Tired of Randy's attitude, though
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Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 IC
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Starting line, first round
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First person through to the final round
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Final round
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The dominoes fall ... just short
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Nobag, Ep10 Tribal Council
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Listening to Probst
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Pre-challenge videos from home, Ep11 RC
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Starting line
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Retrieving cogs
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The red team loses the team portion
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Wait, Bob's wife is here in camp?
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Talking about the surprise loved ones visit
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Answering questions, Ep11 IC
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The vote is obviously for Corinne
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Nobag, Ep11 Tribal Council
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Ken explains his vote for Matty, Ep12
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Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 RC
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Starting line
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Running back with a ball
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Trying to beat Bob
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Plotting with Sugar, while the rest are away
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Insisting he's wanted Ken and Crystal out since Day 1
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Arguing with Crystal
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Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 IC
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Starting line
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Still working the puzzle as Bob wins
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Nobag, Ep12 Tribal Council
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Listening to Susie
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Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 Final 5 IC
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Navigating the balance beam maze
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Bringing up a puzzle bag
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Losing to Bob on a puzzle, again
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Talking to Susie
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Nobag, Final 5 Tribal Council
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Talking about Rites of Passage
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Rites of Passage-ing
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Burning the torch tokens
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Pre-challenge lineup, Final 4 IC
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Starting line
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Slowly making progress
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Trying to catch Susie (and Sugar)
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Nobag, Final 4 Tribal Council
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Talking to Probst
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... and it's a tie, 2 votes Bob, 2 votes Matty
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Starting line, firemaking tiebreaker
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... and Bob wins, once again
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Snuffed, Day 38 (Episode 13)
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With the jury, Final Tribal Council
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Addressing the finalists
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Jury, reunion show, waiting for the vote reveal
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Final four, reunion show
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Gabon interviews
Pre-game interviews
- Andy Dehnart at Reality Blurred (9/8/08): "Matty Whitmore: 'I'm an honest asshole,' 'a fool,' and 'I don't want to take myself seriously'"
Post-game interviews
- Survivor Fans Podcast video interview (12/17/08): "Matty Whitmore interview"
- Andy Dehnart at Reality Blurred (12/17/08): "Ken: 'Everything I did out there was purely strategic'; Matty: 'Gabon humbled me immensely'"
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Gabon bio
Official CBS bio for Survivor: Gabon excerpts:
"Matty Whitmore knows first-hand what it's like to have a lot and what's it's like to lose it all. At the age of 18, Whitmore inherited a trust fund from his grandparents, allowing him to live a comfortable life in paradise until partying it all away. Now at the age of 29, Whitmore wants the opportunity to find out what he's capable of doing on his own and believes Survivor holds the answer.
Whitmore currently works as a personal trainer on the westside of Los Angeles and enjoys teaching health and wellness. His idea of a perfect day includes a two-hour vigorous workout, training clients and a surf session, followed by an hour in the sauna and yoga. The remainder of his day is spent hanging out with his long-time girlfriend, Jamie, and his beloved dog, Dink. He claims that if health was wealth; he'd be considered a billionaire.
Not only does Matty have physical ability and strength, but he also possesses bravado and confidence. He brings knowledge of the outdoors and social skills to the game and can't wait to gain more self-awareness through this experience. Whitmore prides himself on helping people not take themselves too seriously and hopes to use those skills to manipulate others into doing what's best for him.
He currently lives with his girlfriend in Pacific Palisades, Calif. His birth date is December 18, 1978."
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