Challenges: MPF percentile
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Seasons: 1 | Days played: 21 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- Survivor 19: Samoa (2009) - 12th place, 9th out - 1st juror.
- Voted out in Episode 8, "All Hell Breaks Loose" (Day 21).
Erik Cardona on social media: twitter
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| S19: Samoa | 0.94 | 2.40 | 0.39 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0.27 | 1.00 | - | - | - | 0.67 | 1.94 |
| Career | 0.94 | 2.40 | 0.39 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0.27 | 1.00 | - | - | - | 0.67 | 1.94 |
Erik Cardona - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
46%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
5%
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.
Erik Cardona - Challenge record
S19: Samoa 
Tribal/team challenge record (6-for-8; 1 sit-out):
- Samoa Ep.1 IC: "Yank Your Hank" - Crosses barriers, hauls the crate; Galu wins.
- Samoa Ep.2 RC/IC: "Schmergen Brawl" - Flattens Borassi, scores a goal; Galu wins.
- Samoa Ep.3 RC/IC: "Sea Crates" - Sits out, as Galu wins again.
- Samoa Ep.4 IC: "Well Stacked" - Helps gather and stack blocks, but Galu loses.
- Samoa Ep. 5 RC: "Samoa Smoothies" - Downs his smoothie (not shown), Galu wins.
- Samoa Ep. 5 IC: "Sack Attack" - Shoots coconuts into Foa Foa's net, Galu wins.
- [Samoa Ep. 6 RC: "Roll With It" - Russ Swan collapses, is medically evacuated. Challenge not counted.]
- Samoa Ep.7 RC: "Brain Food" - Makes no matches, but Galu wins, 7-4.
- Samoa Ep.7 IC: "Canoe Dueling" - Helps push/paddle the canoe, and Galu wins.
Individual challenge record (0-for-1): (Mean % finish: 28.6%)
- Samoa Ep. 8 IC: "Nut Cracker" - Aims for a homer, hits it too far (tie-5th/7).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-1): (Mean % finish: 50%)
- Samoa Ep.1 RC: "Chief's Choice" - Hauls log bundles, but Galu loses.
- [Samoa Ep.4 RC: "Bocce in a Box" - Does not participate; Galu wins.]
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 6 |
| Played: | 8 |
| Win%: | 0.75 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 1 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Mean% Finish: | 28.6% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 1 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Mean% Finish: | 50% |
Erik Cardona - Tribal Council record
S19: Samoa 
Idols held/played (1/0):
- Samoa, Ep. 4: Using Shambo's clue, searches Galu trees while Shambo, Dave, and Russ are away at the RC, finds Galu's idol (Day 9).
- Samoa, Ep. 8: Voted out without playing his idol (Day 21).
VFB - Votes for the person booted (1/2):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep4 | Yasmin | Yasmin Giles (voted out, 8-2) | Yes |
| Ep8 | Jaison | Erik Cardona (voted out, 10-2) | - |
| 2 | TOTALS | 1 | |
VAP - Votes against (10):
- Samoa, Ep. 8: Ten votes, from Brett, Dave, Jaison, John, Kelly, Laura, Mick, Monica, Natalie, and Russell (voted out, 10-2).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- Samoa, Ep. 14: Voted for Natalie White, who won, 7-2-0.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Advantages held/played: | 0/0 |
| Idols found: | 1 |
| Idols played: | 0 |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 1 |
| Tribals: | 2 |
| VAP: | 10 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 1 |
| Received: | - |
Erik Cardona - Pictures
S19: Samoa -
Samoa intro shot -
Samoa intro shot -
Paddling in, Day 1 -
Galu, finally arrived -
Starting line, Ep1 RC hero challenge -
The losing Galus -
Get your ass up off the mat, pretty boy! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Starting line -
Hauling the crate -
Galu wins! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC/IC -
Starting line -
Galu wins! -
Participating in Galu's yoga session, Ep3 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC/IC -
Watching from the sit-out bench -
Galu wins! -
Telling Shambo the idol clue from Foa Foa probably works at Galu's camp, Ep4 -
Now to get everyone distracted while the Bocce team is away -
Just found Galu's idol, Day 9 -
Examining his find -
Clotheslined by the clothesline -
We lost a chicken, and everyone just shrugs -
Sad Erik -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC -
Running with blocks -
Building the final stack -
The losing Galus? -
Talking about the vote -
Telling Russ the tribe wants Yasmin out -
Galu, Ep4 Tribal Council -
Listening to Shambo -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 RC -
Watching Dave vs. Ashley -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC -
Shooting coconuts -
Galu wins! -
It briefly stopped raining! Ep6 -
A rainbow! Good things are gonna happen for Galu -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 RC -
Rolling the ball -
Russ faints, Probst stops the challenge -
Talking about the vote -
Galu AND Foa Foa, Ep6 Tribal Council -
Learning there's no vote -
Voting in Shambo as new chief, Ep7 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 RC -
Brett keeps the tarp/fire-making kit -
Appreciating the sailing reward -
All aboard! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC -
Starting line -
Watching the fishing -
Paddling back -
Galu wins! -
It's the merge! Ep8 -
Merge feasting -
Those Foa Foas, so happy to see new people. I'm on Day 19, they're on Day 2 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC -
The men, waiting to bat -
Swinging away -
This should be easy, those guys can't win anything -
John wants to vote Monica? -
Planning the move -
Heading to Tribal -
Aiga, Ep8 Tribal Council -
Talking to Probst -
Seeing his name come up a fifth time -
Seventh person voted out of Samoa, and our first juror... -
Snuffed, Day 21 (Episode 8)
Erik Cardona - Interviews
S19:
Samoa Pre-game interviews
- Andy Dehnart at RealityBlurred (9/17/09): "Erik Cardona: 'I'm going to be fulfilling a boyhood dream to be a con man out here'"
- CBS "Meet the cast" video (YouTube)
Post-game interviews
- Peter Larsen for the Orange County Register (11/6/09): "Booted Survivor contestant Erik Cardona never saw it coming"
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (11/19/20): "Survivor Quarantine Questionnaire: Erik Cardona shares the show's grossest story ever"
Erik Cardona - Bio
S19:
Samoa Official CBS.com Survivor: Samoa bio page excerpts (8/27/09):
"Proud womanizer, Erik claims that he can date four to five women at the same time without any issues. He has no qualms about chasing after a taken woman (as long as she is not married) just for the fun of the chase. He says, “There’s nothing sweeter than taking another man’s goods.” His top hobby is skirt chasing. Even though he can be found chasing multiple women at once, he says that he does have a special female in his life … his dog, Adrian.
Erik holds two degrees from Pepperdine University in Psychology and Sociology but has chosen a career as a bartender. When asked why he has chosen that specific career route, he explains that he likes waking up around 10:00 a.m. and running on the beach instead of being stuck pencil-pushing in a cubicle. He says that he enjoys life while the “sell-outs” do not.
He greatly admires his father because he has sacrificed everything in life for him. In raising him, Erik observed his father’s mental and physical strength as well as endurance for raising an active boy. He feels that his father’s example has provided him with tools that will help him win this game. In addition to his father’s influence, Erik is self-motivated by his competitive nature and desire to prove to himself that he has what it takes to be the next Sole Survivor.
Currently, Erik resides in Los Angeles, Calif. His birth date is April 13th."