Challenges: MPF percentile
79%
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 24 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- Survivor 6: The Amazon (2003) - 9th place, 8th out - 1st juror.
- Voted out in Episode 8, "Sleeping With the Enemy" (Day 24).
Dave Johnson on social media: facebook
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| S6: The Amazon | 1.88 | 4.60 | 0.41 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0.36 | 0.93 | - | - | - | 0.77 | 2.81 |
| Career | 1.88 | 4.60 | 0.41 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0.36 | 0.93 | - | - | - | 0.77 | 2.81 |
Dave Johnson - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
33%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
25%
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.
Dave Johnson - Challenge record
S6:
The Amazon 
Tribal/team challenge record (6-for-11):
- The Amazon Ep. 1 IC: "Unchained" - Helps work the puzzle with Rob, but Tambaqui loses.
- The Amazon Ep. 2 RC: "Flip Out" - Collects and places planks, as Tambaqui loses again.
- The Amazon Ep. 2 IC: "Total Recall" - Scores a point on his question, and Tambaqui wins, 6-4.
- The Amazon Ep. 3 RC: "Matchmaker" - Not shown making a match, Tambaqui loses.
- The Amazon Ep. 3 IC: "The Great Escape" - Fails at hacking a knot with a machete, Tambaqui loses.
- The Amazon Ep. 4 RC: "Light My Fire" - The men prove superior at shielding fire, Tambaqui wins Coke.
- The Amazon Ep. 4 IC: "Gone Fishin'" - The dudes catch a lot of fish, Tambaqui wins again.
- The Amazon Ep. 5 IC: "Up the Creek" - Paddles hard to help New Tambaqui catch up, but Tambaqui loses.
- The Amazon Ep. 6 RC: "Log Jam" - Beats Alex in his only (shown) matchup, Tambaqui wins, 5-4.
- The Amazon Ep. 6 IC: "Piranha Feast" - Gnaws meat efficiently; Tambaqui wins.
- The Amazon Ep. 8 RC: "Mud Bungee" - Part of the winning purple team with Deena and Alex. Advances to finals.
Individual challenge record (1-for-3): (Mean % Finish: 67.4%)
- The Amazon Ep. 7 IC: "Perch" - Jumps at 1 hr, 51 min, (with Matt) for buffalo wings (3rd/10).
- The Amazon Ep. 8 RC: "Mud Bungee" - Beats Deena and Alex (3-2-1) in the final round; Dave wins, takes Deena (1st/3).
- The Amazon Ep. 8 IC: "Face Off" - Gets both questions right, but 2nd person eliminated (8th/9).
Redemption/Exile Island duel record (0-for-0):
- The Amazon: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 6 |
| Played: | 11 |
| Win%: | 0.57 |
| Sat out: | - |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Played: | 3 |
| Win%: | 0.33 |
| Mean% Finish: | 67.4% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean% Finish: | - |
Dave Johnson - Tribal Council record
S6:
The Amazon 
Idols held/played: (0/0)
- The Amazon: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (2/5):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep1 | Daniel | Ryan Aiken (voted out, 4-3-1) | - |
| Ep3 | Daniel | Daniel Lue (voted out, 6-1) | Yes |
| Ep5 | Jeanne | Jeanne Hebert (voted out, 4-2) | Yes |
| Ep7 | Christy | Roger Sexton (voted out, 7-3) | - |
| Ep8 | Matthew | Dave Johnson (voted out, 8-1) | - |
| 5 | TOTALS | 2 | |
VAP - Votes against (8):
- The Amazon, Ep. 8: Eight votes, from Jenna, Matt, Rob, Butch, Heidi, Christy, Alex, and Deena (voted out, 8-1).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- The Amazon, Ep. 13: Voted for Jenna Morasca, who won (6-1).
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Advantages held/played: | 0/0 |
| Idols found: | 0 |
| Idols played: | - |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 2 |
| Tribals: | 5 |
| VAP: | 8 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 1 |
| Received: | - |
Dave Johnson - Pictures
S6:
The Amazon -
The Amazon intro shot -
The Amazon intro shot -
CBS pre-game interview -
Waiting for Probst to divide the tribes -
The men of Tambaqui, freshly assembled -
Made it to camp! -
Talking about the tribe -
Reading the Ep1 RC/IC treemail -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 RC/IC -
Listening to Probst -
And they're off... -
Balance beaming -
Working with Rob on the puzzle -
Lecturing the tribe on appropriate behavior -
Tambaqui, Ep1 Tribal Council -
Listening to Ryan -
Fishing, Ep2 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC -
Listening to Probst -
Working the plank puzzle -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC -
Q and A time -
Scoring a point -
Tambaqui wins! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC -
Fantasizing about Jenna, apparently -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 IC -
Listening to Probst -
Talking about the upcoming vote -
Heading to Tribal (so long, Daniel) -
Tambaqui, Ep3 Tribal Council -
Talking about the tribe, early Ep4 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC -
Starting line -
Lighting fires -
Tambaqui wins! -
Drinking some Coke -
Early morning paddle to the IC -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC -
Listening to Probst -
Fishing -
Watching the final weigh-in -
Tambaqui wins! -
Listening to the treemail sending him off for a night with Jenna -
This is gonna be sweet -
Aw, crap. Probst is here, too. -
Talking about stuff -
Talking about more stuff -
Talking about stuff over breakfast the next morning -
Picking new tribes, with Jenna -
Yay, new tribemates -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC -
Listening to Probst -
Word puzzling -
The losing Tambaquis -
Heidi, you should stick with us -
Tambaqui, Ep5 Tribal Council -
Listening to Christy -
Hoping the tribe is now unified, Ep6 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 RC -
Listening to Probst -
About to score a point vs. Alex -
Watching Butch vs. Rob -
Tambaqui wins! -
Listening to Butch praise Christy -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 IC -
Time to bite -
Meat managing -
Tambaqui wins! -
Opening the previously unheard-about locked box. Ep7 -
Pre-merge lineup, Ep7 -
Nice to re-meet you, Jenna -
Merge feasting -
Unfortunately, we're gonna pick the women off, one by one -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC -
Starting line -
Just jumped down for wings, with Matt -
Jacare, Ep7 Tribal Council -
Listening to Rob -
Clearly on the outs after Tribal, Ep8 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 RC -
Purple team, starting line -
Almost there... -
Purple team wins (nothing in) the team round! -
Cruising to victory in the individual round -
Arriving at reward site with Deena (and Probst) -
Bathside plea for a stay of execution -
Well, I pretty much have to win immunity today -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC -
Listening to Probst, mask in hand -
Out so soon? Nice. -
Heidi swears his chances are still 50-50 -
Jacaré, Ep8 Tribal Council -
Yeah, my name will come up tonight, Probst -
And there it is... -
Eighth person voted out, and the first member of our jury... -
Snuffed, Day 24 (Episode 8) -
The jury, ready to interrogate the Final Two -
Asking his jury question -
Reunion, waiting for the vote reveal
Dave Johnson - Interviews
S6:
The Amazon Pre-game interviews
- CBS pre-game interview (on YouTube)
Post-game interviews
- Rome Neal at CBSNews.com (4/2/03): "Dave Gets Dumped"
Dave Johnson - Bio
S6:
The Amazon From his official CBS Survivor: The Amazon cast bio page:
"Dave Johnson was born and raised in Ellicott City, Md. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering with a focus on aeronautics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. He currently works for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a rocket scientist. He has previously worked as a structural test engineer and a meat science research technician.
Johnson's hobbies include body womping (defined as body surfing waves in Orange County, Calif.), rock climbing and drinking beer. He describes himself as spontaneous, logical and omnipresent. If he could be any super hero, he would like to be James Bond. He is a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity and Cal Tech Athletic Facilities. His favorite sports are soccer, pole vault, and frolf (frisbee golf). Last summer, he pedaled across the United States with three friends for two months and only took three showers. He wants the $1 million and he's going to buy a new car and start his own beef jerky company when he gets it.
Johnson is currently single and resides in Pasadena, Calif. His birth date is January 16, 1979."