Survivor contestant Cydney Gillon

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Seasons: 1 | Days: 37 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1

Survivor: Kaoh Rong (2016) - 4th place, 15th out - 8th juror.

Voted out in Episode 14, "Not Going Down Without A Fight" (Day 37).

Cydney Gillon - Career statistics
	Challenge stats	Tribal council stats	Jury stats
Season	ChW	ChA	ChW%	VFB	VAP	TCA	TC%	wTCR	JVF	TotJ	JV%	SurvSc	SurvAv
S32: Kaoh Rong	1.96	12.40	0.16	7	5	9	0.77	2.42	-	-	-	0.93	4.38
Career	1.96	12.40	0.16	7	5	9	0.77	2.42	-	-	-	0.93	4.38

Kaoh Rong challenges
Tribal/team challenge record (3.5*-for-12):
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 1 RC/IC: "Wooden Ships" - Paddles & pushes the boat for Brawn; they regain second place before reaching the puzzle. Which they lose by one piece (3rd/3).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 2 RC/IC: "Dragging the River" - Carries the log, pulls in the string, but Brawn loses again (3rd/3).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 3 RC/IC: "Rice Race" - Places the final ball, and Brawn doesn't lose! (2nd*/3).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 4 RC: "Dig It" - Races and digs, but Brawn loses again (3rd/3).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 4 IC: "Snake, Rattle and Roll" - Running leg, works the puzzle with Alecia, but Brawn loses (3rd/3).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 5 IC: "New School" - Now with New Chan Loh, hooks and carries the fish, and Chan Loh wins!
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 6 RC: "B, B & B" - Stands by as Chan Loh's backup free throw shooter; Chan Loh loses.
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 6 IC: "Get Over It" - Participates in Chan Loh's stacking; Chan Loh wins!
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 8 RC: "United We Stand" - Part of the losing blue team (with Jason, Joe, Aubry, Michele).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 9 RC: "Knot Your Fault" - Part of the losing blue team, with Debbie, Aubry, and Michele.
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 11 RC: "The Hook" - Paired with Michele, retrieves all three rings, then hooks all three. They win (1st/3).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 12 RC: "Weight and Sea" - Part of the losing team, with Aubry and Joe.
*Note: Second-place finishes in the three-tribe phase of Kaoh Rong count as half a win.

Individual challenge record (1-for-10): (Mean % finish: 62%)
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 7 IC: "Rollerballs" - Fourth person to drop out in the second round (5th/11).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 8 IC: "Uncomfortably Numb" - Outlasts all but Tai (2nd/10).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 9 IC: "Backed Up" - One of several people to not win (tie-2nd/9).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 10 RC: "Free Will" - Second-to-last overall to drop out, but last place for advantage (3rd/3).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 10 IC: "This Much" - Second-to-last person to drop out again, 45 minutes in (3rd/8).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 11 IC: "Running the Numbers" - One of several people back re-checking symbols at the end (tie-3rd/7).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 12 IC: "Got a Hunch" - After methodically placing each block and never tipping, Cydney wins! (1st/6).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 13 RC: "5x5" - Hits with two sandbags, but has to wait as Joe finishes (3rd/5).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 14 F4 RC: "Home Stretch" - Working on the combination lock as Aubry wins (tie-2nd/4).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 14 IC: "Gimme Three Steps" - Second to the puzzle stage, but makes no progress (tie-3rd/4).
Redemption/Exile Island duel record (0-for-0):
- Kaoh Rong: None.

Career challenge totals

Team/tribal challenges
Wins:	3.5*
Played:	12
Win%:	0.29
Sat out:	--

Individual challenges
Wins:	1
Played:	10
Win%:	0.10
Mean% Finish:	62%

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

Kaoh Rong Tribal
Idols held/played: (0/0)
- Kaoh Rong: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (7/9):
- Kaoh Rong, Ep. 2: Jennifer Lanzetti (voted out, 3-2).
- Kaoh Rong, Ep. 4: Alecia Holden (voted out, 3-1).
- Kaoh Rong, Ep. 8: Nick Maiorano (voted out, 6-2-1-1).
- Kaoh Rong, Ep. 9: Debbie Wanner (voted out, 4-3-2).
- Kaoh Rong, Ep. 10: Scot Pollard (voted out, 4-2-2).
- Kaoh Rong, Ep. 11: Julia Sokolowski (voted out, 5-2).
- Kaoh Rong, Ep. 12: Kyle Jason (voted out, 4-2-1).
VAP - Votes against (5):
- Kaoh Rong, Ep. 9: Three votes, from Jason, Scot, and Tai.
- Kaoh Rong, Ep. 14: Two votes, from Aubry and Tai (voted out, 2-2; lost tiebreaker).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- Kaoh Rong, Ep. 14: Voted for Michele Fitzgerald (who won, 5-2-0).

Career Tribal Council totals

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

Voting record
VFB:	7
Tribals:	9
VAP:	5

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

Kaoh Rong image gallery

Kaoh Rong intro shot

Kaoh Rong intro shot

Bonus Kaoh Rong intro shot

CBS pre-game interview

Brawn tribe class photo, circa Ep1

Brawn tribe on the boat, pre-Marooning

Paddling away from the boat as Scot plays basketball

Early confessional, liking her new Brawn tribe

Arriving in camp

Unloading the raft

Brawn tribe Day 1 meet-and-greet

Talking about taking care of her body

Making an alliance with Jason

Looking at the bug in Jennifer's ear

Perhaps slightly exaggerating the size

To Tang arrival, Ep1 RC/IC

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 RC/IC

Listening to Probst

Uh-oh

Brawn tribe, trailing

Pushing the boat, Ep1 RC/IC

Watching Jennifer and Scot work the puzzle

The losing Brawns return to camp

Brawn tribe, Ep1 Tribal Council

Listening to Darnell

Taking the urn to start the re-vote

Yay, Brawn has fire, Ep2

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC/IC

Listening to Probst

Starting line

Hauling log

Watching Scot miss the winning shot

The losing Brawns

Jennifer and Alecia want a women's alliance? Okay.

Jennifer changed her mind already?

It's a bad idea to go into Tribal uncertain

Brawn tribe, Ep2 Tribal Council

Listening to Jennifer and Alecia argue

Okay...

Alecia thinks we're in an alliance, LOL, Ep3

Alecia just found an idol clue

Talking about finding the idol box

Filling in the guys on Alecia's find

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC/IC

Listening to Probst

Starting line

Crossing the gate, Ep3 RC/IC

Moving the rice bag through

Racing Debbie for the final point

Almost there...

Brawn doesn't lose!

Yay, idol

Actually, no

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC

Listening to Probst

Starting line

Going under the log, sandily

Digging

Still digging

Uh oh

Hurry up, medical

Getting tended to

Watching Caleb's medevac

Post-challenge talk with Probst

Trying to recuperate while Alecia argues

I'm trying to rest here!

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC

Starting line

Retrieving snake pieces

Trying to work the puzzle with Alecia

Brawn loses one last time

Scot assesses Alecia's chances

Brawn tribe, Ep4 Tribal Council (Bye, Alecia)

Pre-swap lineup, Ep5

Buffs dropped, ready to swap

Blue?

Greeting new tribemates

The new Chan Loh tribe

Arriving at the new camp

Getting greeted by Debbie

Oh. Good?

I haven't told anyone that I went to Penn

Bonding with Debbie

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC

Listening to Probst

Starting line

Untying fish, with Michele

Carrying the fish pole

Chan Loh wins!

Idoled up, for once

Discussing the Ep6 RC treemail

Yay, Nick gets all the practice time

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 RC

Watching Nick shoot

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 IC

Starting line

Watching Nick and Jason move the blocks along

Getting to the stacking

Chan Loh wins!

A boat approaches with news of the merge, early Ep7

Arriving at Beauty beach

Hugs

Merge feasting

Brawn-Beauty alliance settling in

Arrival, Ep7 IC

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC

Listening to Probst

Ep7 IC, now in progress

Yay, Nick won

Not watching Medical attend to Neal

Post-medevac plotting, early Ep8

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 RC

Blue team, ready to go

Trying to transport Aubry

Or Michele...

The losing yellow team, not partaking in reward

Boating with Tai and the Beauty women

Catching Nick getting a little too close to Scot and Jason

He was checking up on us!

Don't check me, boo

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC

Ep8 IC, now in progress

So far, so good

Now down to two

Still going...

...and done

Checking Debbie's interest in a different plan

Time to make a big move. If it doesn't work, oh well

Debbie and Aubry are on board

So are Julia and Michele

Dara tribe, Ep8 Tribal Council

Listening to Michele

Working around Scot's sabotage, early Ep9

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 RC

Listening to Scot

Julia seemed a little too quick to volunteer to go with the guys

Blue team, ready to go

Untangling

Watching Debbie throw

Waiting for Julia to return from the Dark Side

Aubry agrees: Julia has to go

Ep9 IC, now in progress

Watching Debbie's shot to win go awry

Debbie wants to split the vote

Let's target Debbie, instead

Debbie tells everything to Julia!

Having to get plan buy-in from Julia, anyway

Dara tribe, Ep9 Tribal Council

Not amused by Jason, Scot and Tai's idol shenanigans

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 RC

Listening to Probst

Ready to compete for advantage

Ep10 RC, now in progress

Advantage battle: Still going

Watching Tai receive his advantage

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 IC

So far, so good

Still going...

Done with Julia

Aubry thinks she can swing Tai

Dara tribe, Ep10 Tribal Council

No Superidol tonight!

Willing to entertain Jason's crazy ideas, early Ep11

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 RC

Listening to Probst

Yellow team, ready to go

Untying rings

Retrieving the last ring

Tossing rings

Cydney and Michele win!

Picking one person to join them

It's Aubry

Yay, helicopters

Helicopters and fried chicken are a good combination

Pre-feasting Mark impressions

Reward feasting (with a dog!)

Foreshadowing?

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 IC

Starting line

Memorizing

Plotting, post-IC

All in!

I also have the option to go with Jason and Julia...

Dara tribe, Ep11 Tribal Council

Jason pitches voting against Tai, early Ep12

Watching Mark the chicken devour a grub

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 RC

Listening to Probst

Yellow team, ready to go

Waiting to move the balls, yellow team trailing

Back in camp, getting yelled at by Joe for not working while eating

That's right

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 IC

Listening to Probst

Ep12 IC, now in progress

Slowly, steadily stacking blocks

Racing Jason... slowly

Cydney wins immunity!

Safe at Tribal Council tonight

Tai's Michele-booting pitch, interrupted

Not going to let Tai dictate my moves

Tai's gunning for you, Michele

Heading to Tribal

Dara tribe, Ep12 Tribal Council

Listening to Jason

Tai plays his advantage

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 RC

Listening to Probst

Starting line

Tossing sandbags

Waiting for Joe to finish

Joe wins reward!

Freshly picked, ready to head out on reward

Ready to start reward feasting

Indeed

I knew Mr. Joe would have problems with all that beef

Back in camp, greeting Tai

Concerned about Aubry and Tai getting close again

Exploring breaking up the Tai-Aubry duo, with Michele

Listening to Joe's physical problems

Saying goodbye to Joe, night 34

Suddenly in the final four

Making post-Joe plans with Michele, early Ep14

Arrival, Final Four reward challenge

Pre-challenge lineup, F4 RC

Starting line

Flinging tiles

Crossing the balance beam

Just got picked to join Aubry on reward

Reward feasting

This just reinforces the connection we've had the whole time

Pre-challenge lineup, F4 IC

Listening to Probst

Starting line

Untying things

To the puzzle stage

Yay, Michele wins

Getting reassured she doesn't need to work on her fire-making skills

Final four Tribal Council

Listening to Michele

And we have a tie...

Trying to make fire

Almost done

Hugging Aubry

Explaining her game goals, post-loss

Snuffed, Ep14 (Day 37).

Final words

Full jury (minus Neal), Final Tribal Council

Asking her jury question

Reunion show, F3 and jury

Waiting for the vote reveal

Full cast, reunion show

Kaoh Rong interviews
Pre-game interviews
- CBS "Meet the cast" video (YouTube)
- Jeff Probst's Kaoh Rong cast assessment (YouTube)
Post-game interviews
- Josh Wigler at Parade.com (5/19/16): "Cydney Gillon Turns Up The Heat"
- Rob Cesternino at RHAP (6/2/16): "Cydney Gillon is Bringing You Some More Heat, Baby!"

Kaoh Rong bio

From her official CBS Survivor: Kaoh Rong cast bio page: (1/20/16)

"• Personal Claim to Fame: I am most proud of receiving my International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness Pro card at the National Physique Committee Nationals in 2012. I was a junior at Penn at the time and I’d just turned 20. I had to train 3 times a day, not including track practice, in order to make my dream happen.

• Inspiration in Life: My mother. She is the strongest woman I know and her loyalty is forever unwavering. She has been diagnosed with breast cancer twice, and even though she could barely walk from her chemo treatment, she still put me first and flew into support my bodybuilding show.

• Hobbies: Sprinting, lifting/weight training and sleeping.

• Pet Peeves: Obnoxious criers, bigots, overly weak people and basically anything related to closed-minded mentalities.

• 3 Words to Describe You: Opinionated, driven and disciplined.

• If You Could Have 3 Things on the Island What Would They Be and Why? Branch chain amino acids/supplements- I need my vitamins so I hopefully won’t lose all my muscle; a picture of my family and friends for motivation; and tweezers because my eyebrows can get crazy.

• Survivor Contestant You Are Most Like: Tony, because his loyalty to those who really mattered was unwavering. He played the game from the beginning to the end.

• Reason for Being on Survivor: My main reason for being on the show is winning the money to pay off medical school and college debt. I also want to be able to help my mother around the house so she doesn’t have to decide which bills need to be paid.

• Why You Think You’ll “Survive” Survivor: My sense of humor will be most useful. You can’t walk around looking like someone killed your dog all day. I think I will up the team morale. Beyond that, I think my athletic abilities can help win this competition.

• Why You Think You Will Be the Sole Survivor: I believe that I have the tact and discipline to make it to the end. If I make it to the final 3, I’m confident I would get the needed votes because I will have created relationships and a story that my fellow tribe mates would want to vote for."