Challenges: MPF percentile
40%
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 32 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- Survivor 39: Island of the Idols (2019) - 8th place, 13th out - 7th juror.
- Voted out in Episode 12, "A Very Simple Plan" (Day 32).
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| S39: Island of the Idols | 0.25 | 6.79 | 0.04 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 0.48 | 0.74 | - | - | - | 0.52 | 0.99 |
| Career | 0.25 | 6.79 | 0.04 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 0.48 | 0.74 | - | - | - | 0.52 | 0.99 |
Karishma Patel - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
46%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
14%
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.
Karishma Patel - Challenge record
S39:
Island of the Idols 
Tribal/team challenge record (2-for-11):
- Island of the Idols Ep. 1 RC/IC: "Tower of Equality" - Crosses the obstacles, but Lairo loses.
- Island of the Idols Ep. 2 RC/IC: "Rung-O Star" - Not shown competing; watches Missy and Elaine roll, and Lairo wins.
- Island of the Idols Ep. 3 RC/IC: "Beam Me Up" - Works the puzzle with Dean, but Lairo loses.
- Island of the Idols Ep. 4 RC/IC: "Ow Pairs" - Tethered to Missy, eventually gets a key, and Lairo loses.
- Island of the Idols Ep. 5 RC: "Headlong Flight" - Tethered to Noura, slithers poorly, and Lairo loses.
- Island of the Idols Ep. 5 IC: "Discography" - Jumps and swims, but Lairo loses once again.
- Island of the Idols Ep. 6 RC: "Heroes End" - Helps carry the sled, move sandbags, but Lairo loses.
- Island of the Idols Ep. 6 IC: "Cage Against the Machine" - Helps carry the cage, and Lairo wins.
- Island of the Idols Ep. 7 IC: "Faulty Towers" - Helps work the puzzle for Lairo, but Lairo barely loses.
- [Island of the Idols Ep. 9 RC: "Raise the Roof" - (unaired) Holds up sandbags as part of the winning team.]
- Island of the Idols Ep. 12 RC: "Full Tilt Affair" - Paired with Lauren, they reach the final stage, but do not win.
Individual challenge record (0-for-5): (Mean % finish: 52.9%)
- Island of the Idols Ep. 8 IC: "Pegs Over Easy" - Eighth person to drop out, fairly quickly (6th/13)
- Island of the Idols Ep. 9 IC: "I Hold On" - Third woman to drop out, lasts over 5 minutes (5th/7).
- Island of the Idols Ep. 10 IC: "We Will Go Round" - First person out from orange team, at the very start (5th/5).
- Island of the Idols Ep. 11 IC: "Crocodile Rock" - First person eliminated, fairly quickly (3rd/3; 6 sat out).
- Island of the Idols Ep. 12 IC: "Ballin' A Jack" - Fifth person to drop out (4th/8).
Redemption/Exile Island duel record (0-for-0):
- Island of the Idols: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 2 |
| Played: | 11 |
| Win%: | 0.18 |
| Sat out: | - |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 5 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Mean% Finish: | 52.9% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean% Finish: | - |
Karishma Patel - Tribal Council record
S39:
Island of the Idols 
Idols held/played (1/1; 7 votes voided):
- Island of the Idols, Ep. 10: Found an idol near camp, the morning after Janet played hers (Day 25).
- Island of the Idols, Ep. 11: Played her idol, voiding seven votes and saving herself (Day 30).
VFB - Votes for the person booted (5/10):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep1 | Ronnie | Ronnie Bardah (voted out, 7-2) | Yes |
| Ep3 | Vince | Vince Moua (voted out, 5-3-1) | Yes |
| Ep4 | Chelsea | Chelsea Walker (voted out, 6-2) | Yes |
| Ep5 | Tom | Tom Laidlaw (voted out, 5-2) | Yes |
| Ep7 | Dean | Jack Nichting (idoled out, [0]-2) | - |
| Ep8 | Dan | Kellee Kim (voted out, 8-5) | - |
| Ep9 | Janet | Jamal Shipman (voted out, 5-3-[0]) | - |
| Ep10 | Missy | Missy Byrd (voted out, 3-2) | Yes |
| Ep11 | Janet | Elizabeth Beisel (idoled out, [0]-1-1; 7-0) | - |
| Ep12 | Noura | Karishma Patel (voted out, 5-3) | - |
| 10 | TOTALS | 5 | |
VAP - Votes against (15):
- Island of the Idols, Ep. 3: Three votes, from Aaron, Dean, and Tom.
- Island of the Idols, Ep. 4: Two votes, from Chelsea and Dean.
- Island of the Idols, Ep. 5: Two votes, from Dean and Tom.
- Island of the Idols, Ep. 9: Three votes, from Elizabeth, Elaine, and Lauren.
- [Island of the Idols, Ep. 11: Seven votes, from Dean, Elizabeth, Elaine, Janet, Lauren, Noura, and Tommy; all voided by her idol play.]
- Island of the Idols, Ep. 12: Five votes, from Dean, Elaine, Lauren, Noura, and Tommy (voted out, 5-3).
RECORD: Karishma's 22 intended votes against in Island of the Idols are the most in a single season.
Jury votes made (1/1):
- Island of the Idols, Ep. 14: Voted for Tommy Sheehan, who won, 8-2-0.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Advantages held/played: | 0/0 |
| Idols found: | 1 |
| Idols played: | 1 |
| Votes voided: | 7 |
| VFB: | 5 |
| Tribals: | 10 |
| VAP: | 15 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 1 |
| Received: | - |
Karishma Patel - Pictures
S39:
Island of the Idols -
CBS pre-season interview -
First confessional! Excited about the game -
Arriving on the boat, Day 1 -
Yay, Lairo beach -
An all-women's alliance? Okay! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 RC/IC -
Starting line -
Hitting the net obstacle -
Watching the puzzle stage -
The losing Lairos -
Aaron and Ronnie push to target Elaine -
I'm torn, because my first alliance was with the women -
Plotting with Chelsea and Elizabeth -
Heading to Tribal -
Lairo, Ep1 Tribal Council -
Talking to Probst about threat levels -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC/IC -
Watching Missy roll balls -
Lairo wins! -
Lairo women bonding, Ep3 -
Talking about still feeling different, left out -
I can see bone -
Sure, Dean -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC/IC -
Working the puzzle, with Dean -
Things are going great -
The losing Lairos -
I know my name is coming up tonight -
Lairo, Ep3 Tribal Council -
Talking to Probst -
Not thrilled to have been Lairo's plan B, Ep4 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC/IC -
Starting line, blindfolded -
Waiting for instructions -
Lairo finally reaches the puzzle stage -
Pretty sure they'll be voting for me again... -
Heading to Tribal -
Lairo, Ep4 Tribal Council -
Listening to Probst -
Picking new buffs, Ep5 -
Opening the buffs -
The new Lairo tribe -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 RC -
Struggling with the wriggling -
Sigh, Vokai wins -
Talking to Janet and Jack about her marriage -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC -
Waiting to jump -
Made it to the middle stage -
Watching Dean make shots -
Heading to Tribal -
Lairo, Ep5 Tribal Council -
The original Lairos -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 RC -
Carrying Jack to the slingshot -
Watching Jack shoot -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 IC -
Preparing to carry the cage -
Watching Jamal and Dean shoot -
Lairo wins immunity! -
Talking about Jamal commandeering the firemaking, Ep7 -
Happy to be working with Janet and Noura -
Reading the note sending Janet to Island of the Idols -
Lairo hands back the idol, pre-Ep7 IC -
Watching the coconut shooting -
Working the puzzle -
This should be easy, let's vote out Dean -
Heading to Tribal -
Lairo, Ep7 Tribal Council -
Listening to Jack -
Two votes for Jack, none that count for Dean -
Yay! Ep8 -
I know what "gather your belongings" means! -
About to merge -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC -
Starting line -
Lumuwaku, Ep8 Tribal Council -
Free advantage of Damocles, dangling, Ep9 -
Of course Jamal got to it first, harrumph -
Listening to Jamal's post-Island story -
Starting line, Ep9 IC -
Lumuwaku, Ep9 Tribal Council -
Listening to Aaron get it all wrong -
That's a no. Ep10 -
Missing her husband -
Wait, what's this? -
Karishma found an idol! -
Inventing a feeling dizzy cover story -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 IC -
Orange group, ready to go -
Spinning -
Enjoying the reward sandwiches -
Getting bossed around by Missy -
I'm not taking orders from her! -
Orange group, Ep10 Tribal Council -
Listening to Missy -
Two of my targets gone in one night! Ep11 -
They want a volunteer for Island of the Idols? -
Listening to Lauren's post-Island story -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 IC -
Choosing to compete -
Starting line -
Taking a seat while the others eat -
More unwanted attention from Dan -
Lumuwaku, Ep11 Tribal Council -
Talking to Probst -
Playing this for myself, Jeff -
Karishma... does not count (x7) -
The loved ones are here! Ep12 -
Getting support from Drew -
Talking to Probst about the loneliness of Survivor -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 RC -
Starting line -
Not picked for reward -
Excited about Noura's airing of grievances -
Listening to Noura's rant -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 IC -
Starting line -
The plan to blindside Tommy is now active -
Lumuwaku, Ep12 Tribal Council -
More side chats -
13th person voted out, and the 7th member of our jury... -
Snuffed, Day 32 (Episode 12) -
The jury, Final Tribal Council -
Watching the vote reveal -
(Almost) full cast, reunion show
Karishma Patel - Interviews
S39:
Island of the Idols Pre-game interviews
- Josh Wigler at RHAP (9/13/19): "Survivor 39 Preseason Interviews: Lairo Tribe - Part 2"
- Mike Bloom at Parade.com (9/21/19): "Survivor Island of the Idols: Meet Karishma Patel"
Post-game interviews
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (12/5/19): "Karishma Patel opens up on being made to feel 'worthless'"
- Gordon Holmes at XfinityTV.com (12/5/19): "Karishma - 'I Call Myself an Indoor Cat Now, Very Happily Purring'"
- Mike Bloom at Parade.com (12/5/19): "Karishma Patel on Having Nine Lives and Unlimited Love"
- Rob Cesternino at RHAP (12/5/19): "Survivor 39 Exit Interview with the 13th Player Voted Out"
Karishma Patel - Bio
S39:
Island of the Idols Official CBS Island of the Idols bio excerpts (September 9, 2019):
"Pet peeves: Party poopers, girls who play dumb for attention, when the tire hits the curb while parallel parking, mansplaining, passive aggressive behavior, and PDA.
What accomplishment are you most proud of? I've taken three state bar exams—Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Texas—and passed them all on the first try.
What's one thing we wouldn't know from seeing a photo of you? I am terrified of alligators. (Just saying that word gave me chills...)
Which Survivor contestant are you most like? Natalie Anderson because she wasn't afraid to speak her mind, but also made a lot of really subtle moves that kept her on top. Brown girl power!
Why do you think you'll "survive" Survivor? I feel like I was born to play this game. I've always craved challenges that help me learn more about myself, and I know deep down that I do have the physical, mental, and social skills to outlast, outwit, and outplay anyone. My job and my life experiences have trained me exactly how to win. I am hungry to be out in the wild, pushing myself to the edge, and doing things I never dreamed I could do. In the end, surviving this game means something more valuable than money to me."