Challenges: MPF percentile
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Seasons: 1 | Days played: 28 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- Survivor: Nicaragua (2010) - 8th place, 13th out - 5th juror.
- Quit in Episode 11, "You Started, You're Finishing" (Day 28).
'Purple Kelly' Shinn on social media: Instagram
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall scores | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| S21: Nicaragua | 0.54 | 5.70 | 0.09 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0.70 | 1.67 | - | - | - | 0.79 | 2.20 |
| Career | 0.54 | 5.70 | 0.09 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0.70 | 1.67 | - | - | - | 0.79 | 2.20 |
'Purple Kelly' Shinn - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
84%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
88%
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.
'Purple Kelly' Shinn - Challenge record
S21: Nicaragua
challenges 
Tribal/team challenge record (4-for-11; 1 sit-out)
- [Nicaragua Ep.1 RC: "Medallion of Power" - Doesn't find Medallion of Power, but Brenda does. Not counted.]
- Nicaragua Ep.1 IC: "Getting Tanked" - Helps work the puzzle for La Flor, and La Flor wins again.
- Nicaragua Ep.2 RC/IC: "Hay-Mate" - Sits out, as La Flor loses.
- Nicaragua Ep.3 RC/IC: "Getting Barreled" - Rolls a barrel; La Flor wins.
- Nicaragua Ep.4 RC/IC: "Sears and Doers" - Sits out, as La Flor wins again.
- Nicaragua Ep.5 RC: "Don't Let Your Balls Drop" - Part of a throwing pair for new La Flor, but La Flor loses.
- Nicaragua Ep.5 IC: "Spit It Out" - Strapped to the giant wheel, and La Flor wins.
- Nicaragua Ep.7 RC: "Jump Shot" - Scores one goal, but La Flor loses, 5-3.
- Nicaragua Ep.7 IC: "Cannon Ski-Ball" - Rolls cannonballs and smashes two tiles, but La Flor loses again, 5-2.
- Nicaragua Ep.9 RC: "Three Little Pigs O'Course" - Part of the women's team, which loses.
- Nicaragua Ep.10 RC: "Barrel Bridge" - Part of the winning team.
- Nicaragua Ep.11 RC: "Gulliver's Travels" - Helps carry the dummy as part of the losing team.
Individual challenge record (0-for-4): (Mean % finish: 29.9%)
- Nicaragua Ep.6 IC: "Kitty Litter" - Catches and places one ring (tie-4th/8).
- Nicaragua Ep.8 IC: "Push Me, Pull You" - First woman to drop out, within seconds (6th/6).
- Nicaragua Ep.9 IC: "Flashback" - Tied for fourth out, on 5th item in first round (tie-6th/11).
- Nicaragua Ep.10 IC: "Splash Back" - Second out, seconds after Sash (9th/10).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- Nicaragua: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 4 |
| Played: | 11 |
| Win%: | 0.36 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 4 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Mean% Finish: | 29.9% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean% Finish: | - |
'Purple Kelly' Shinn - Tribal Council record
S21: Nicaragua
Tribal 
Idols held/played (0/0):
- Nicaragua: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (5/6*):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep2 | Shannon | Shannon Elkins (voted out, 7-3) | Yes |
| Ep6 | Kelly B | Kelly Bruno (voted out, 3-3-2; 5-1) | Yes |
| Ep7 | Jill | Jill Behm (voted out, 3-2-2) | Yes |
| Ep8 | Alina | Alina Wilson (voted out, 10-2) | Yes |
| Ep9 | Marty | Marty Piombo (voted out, 7-4) | Yes |
| Ep10 | Benry | Brenda Lowe (voted out, 8-1-1) | - |
| 6* | TOTALS | 5 | |
*NaOnka and Purple Kelly both quit at the Ep11 Tribal Council before any votes were cast; no TCA charged.
VAP - Votes against (0):
- Nicaragua: None (although see above note).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- Nicaragua, Ep. 14: Voted for Fabio Birza, who won, 5-4-0.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Found: | 0 |
| Played: | - |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 5 |
| Tribals: | 6* |
| VAP: | 0 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 1 |
| Received: | - |
'Purple Kelly' Shinn - Pictures
S21: Nicaragua
image gallery -
Nicaragua intro shot -
Nicaragua intro shot -
Arrival in fake tribes, Ep1 -
The hunt for the Medallion of Power is on -
"La Flor!" Ep1 IC arrival -
Helping work the puzzle -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC/IC -
The losing La Flors, thanks to the MoP -
La Flor, Ep2 Tribal -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC/IC -
Rolling out the barrels -
La Flor (mostly Benry) wins! -
Idoled up -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC/IC -
Sitting out of an eventual La Flor win -
The new La Flor tribe, Ep5 swap -
Greeting the new tribemates -
Marty announces he has an idol -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC -
Strapped to the giant wheel, ready to spit -
Starting line, Ep6 individual IC -
Watching Jill do the hero challenge -
Jill wins for La Flor! -
La Flor, Ep6 Tribal -
Listening to Marty -
Reward feasting during Espada's Tribal -
About to score on Chase, Ep7 RC -
First confessional, Episode 7, about milking her own milk -
With Brenda, not slightly missing targets, Ep7 IC -
La Flor, Ep7 Tribal -
Listening to Fabio -
The merge is nigh, Ep8 -
Getting new buffs -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC -
Starting line -
... and done -
Libertad, Ep8 Tribal -
Listening to NaOnka -
Starting line, Ep9 RC -
Yellow team trailing -
Not overjoyed at the lopsided loss -
Memorizing symbols, Ep9 IC -
Libertad, Ep9 Tribal -
Blue team leading by a mile, Ep10 RC -
Blue team wins reward! -
Heading off to do some volcano sledding -
Reward feasting -
Starting line, Ep10 IC -
Responding to Probst condescendingly asking for her "20 years of wisdom" -
Unhappy about being left out of the previous vote, Ep11 -
Enduring another rainstorm in a leaky shelter on freezing Espada beach -
Thinking about quitting, since this is all the clothes she was allowed to wear -
Starting line, Ep11 RC -
Announcing she (also) intends to quit -
Getting an aggressive "pep" talk from Holly -
Libertad, Ep11 Tribal -
Still wanting to quit -
Snuffed, Day 28 (Episode 11)
'Purple Kelly' Shinn - Interviews
S21: Nicaragua
interviews Pre-game interviews
- CBS pre-game interview (YouTube)
Post-game interviews
- Gordon Holmes at MoreWhatnot (12/2/10): "Survivor Castaway Interview: 'Purple' Kelly Shinn & NaOnka Mixon"
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (9/8/20): "Survivor Quarantine Questonnaire: Kelly Shinn talks about her infamous 'purple edit' in Nicaragua"
'Purple Kelly' Shinn - Bio
S21: Nicaragua
bio Official (now missing) CBS bio page excerpts: (8/8/10)
"Personal Claim to Fame: Successfully completing my first two years of pre-med/nursing classes at the University of Hawaii. On a smaller scale, I also look at winning homecoming queen as one of my greatest accomplishments.
Inspiration in Life: My dad. He has a beautiful heart and is the hardest worker I know.
Hobbies: Surfing, wake boarding, go-kart racing.
Pet Peeves: Dirty fingernails.
3 Words to Describe You: Vivacious, confident, outspoken.
Survivor Contestant You Are Most Like: Elisabeth Hasselbeck because she played with smarts and integrity.
Reason for being on Survivor: It is the opportunity of a lifetime. People dream to do things as great as this.
Why you think you will be the Sole Survivor: I know how to play the "social popularity" game."