Most challenges sat out, career

Most challenges sat out - career

By: Jeff Pitman | Last updated: January 11, 2026

The Survivor contestants who sat out the most challenges, career - Sandra Diaz-Twine

Sandra Diaz-Twine: S7, S20, S34, S40, AU7

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Most sit-outs, career
Rank		Season	SO	ChA
1	Sandra Diaz-Twine	S7, S20, S34, S40, AU7	14	77
2	Courtney Yates	S15, S20	12	38
3	Abi-Maria Gomes	S25, S31	8	41
4-t	Janu Tornell	S10: Palau	7	18
4-t	Katie Gallagher	S10: Palau	7	25
4-t	Cirie Fields*	S13, S16, S20, S34, AU11, S50	7	71
7-t	Caryn Groedel	S10: Palau	6	23
7-t	Jenn Lyon	S10: Palau	6	24
7-t	Shii Ann Huang	S5, S8	6	31
7-t	Corinne Kaplan	S17, S26	6	33
7-t	Parvati Shallow	S13, S16, S20, S40, AU11	6	96
12	Heather Aldret	Survivor 41	5	18
13	Ian Rosenberger	S10: Palau	5	25
14	Big Tom Buchanan	S3, S8	5	43
15	Danielle DiLorenzo	S12, S20	5	44

*Active player on Survivor 50.

Complete through AU: Australia v The World and Survivor 49. Click contestant name/picture to view their contestant page. Now includes stats from Australian Survivor.

SO - Most challenges sat out

Sitting out challenges is a pretty straightforward stat to track: Was the contestant sitting out? Okay, chalk one up to the tally board. Even if the player is just standing around, useless, during a challenge, they're still "competing." For placement, we sorted first by most sit-outs, then by fewest challenge appearances (a.k.a. sit-out opportunities).

There are only a couple of exceptions:

(1) If the contestant is somehow exiled and not even present during a challenge, they don't get charged with a sit-out.

(2) Hero challenges (also duels) in which the contestant does not participate aren't counted, either. Same for challenges in which the player is ineligible to compete (individual immunity after a team RC, for example).

Glossary:

SO: Challenges sat out.
ChA: Challenge Appearances. The number of challenges for which contestants were eligible to compete.