S2: The Australian Outback
S31: CambodiaChallenges: MPF percentile
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Seasons: 2 | Days played: 51 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- Survivor 2: The Australian Outback (2001) - 12th place, 5th out.
- Voted out in Episode 5, "The Gloves Come Off" (Day 15).
- Survivor 31: Cambodia - Second Chance (2015) - 6th place, 15th out - 8th juror.
- Voted out in Episode 14 (Final 6 vote), "Lie, Cheat & Steal" (Day 36).
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| S2: The Australian Outback | 0.57 | 1.33 | 0.43 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0.30 | 1.40 | - | - | - | 0.73 | 1.97 |
| S31: Cambodia | 0.80 | 12.93 | 0.06 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0.55 | 2.59 | - | - | - | 0.62 | 3.40 |
| Career | 1.38 | 14.26 | 0.10 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 0.54 | 2.55 | - | - | - | 0.63 | 3.23 |
Kimmi Kappenberg - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
46%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
19%
Challenges: MPF percentile
4
Tribal: VFB% percentile
54%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
92%
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.
Kimmi Kappenberg - Challenge record
Tribal/team challenge record (4-for-9; 1 sit-out):
- The Australian Outback Ep. 1 RC/IC: "Bridging the Gap" - thanks to a capsizing raft, Kucha loses big.
- The Australian Outback Ep. 2 RC: "Butch Cassidy" - Everyone competes, Kucha loses again.
- The Australian Outback Ep. 2 IC: "Tucker'd Out" - Famously refuses to eat cow brain in the first round, then is selected by Ogakor to compete for Kucha in the tie-breaker: she wins, and finally, Kucha wins.
- The Australian Outback Ep. 3 RC: "Water Torture" - Carries water, but Kucha narrowly loses in the tie-breaker.
- The Australian Outback Ep. 3 IC: "Lock Step" - Runs well with Kucha, and Kucha wins.
- The Australian Outback Ep. 4 RC: "Master Mind" - Seems to help direct the puzzle, Kucha wins chickens!
- The Australian Outback Ep. 4 IC: "True or Falls" - Answers correctly, Kucha wins again.
- The Australian Outback Ep. 5 RC: "Triage" - Sits out as Kucha wins its fourth straight.
- The Australian Outback Ep. 5 IC: "The Maze" - Kucha, with more people, loses by a lot (5-2).
Individual challenge record (0-for-0):
- The Australian Outback: None.
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- The Australian Outback: None.
Tribal/team challenge record (5-for-10; 1 2nd):
- Cambodia Ep. 1 RC/IC: "Quest for Fire" - Carries the raft, watches Joe get the key; Bayon wins!
- Cambodia Ep. 2 RC/IC: "Yank Yer Hank" - Crosses barriers, initially works the puzzle, and Bayon wins again.
- Cambodia Ep. 3 RC/IC: "Draggin' the Dragon" - Now with New Bayon, which doesn't lose (2nd*/3).
- Cambodia Ep. 4 IC: "Blind Leading the Blind" - Caller, works the puzzle, and Bayon wins (1st/3).
- Cambodia Ep. 5 RC: "In the Barrel" - Helps roll the barrel, as Bayon loses (3rd/3).
- Cambodia Ep. 5 IC: "Air Raid" - Misses on her one shot; Bayon loses again (3rd/3).
- Cambodia Ep. 6 RC: "Slip, Slide & Score" - Now with new New Bayon, loses her heat vs. Abi, and Bayon loses.
- Cambodia Ep. 6 IC: "Cambodian Catering" - Loses (with Tasha) at eating tarantulas, then declines to eat pig brain, but somehow, Bayon wins, 4-3.
- Cambodia Ep. 8 RC: "Boats, Brains & Brawn" - Part of the winning team, with Ciera, Joe, Kelley, Kelly, and Keith.
- Cambodia Ep. 9 RC: "Styx" - Part of the losing team, with Jeremy, Kelley, Kelly, and Keith.
Individual challenge record (0-for-11; 1 sit-out): (Mean % finish: 33.0%)
- Cambodia, Ep. 7 IC: "Hard to Handle" - Fourth to drop out, near the end of the first round (10th/13).
- Cambodia, Ep. 8 IC: "Take the Reins" - Eighth to drop out, in the second round (5th/12).
- Cambodia, Ep. 9 IC: "Bermuda Triangles" - One of five people to fall off on the transition to the top rail (6th/11).
- Cambodia, Ep. 10 IC: "Ballin' A Jack" - Sits out; one of eight people to opt out for improved shelter (10th/10).
- Cambodia, Ep. 11 RC: "Folklore" - The only person to perform worse than Joe, with 1 medallion (9th/9).
- Cambodia, Ep. 11 IC: "The Game Is Afoot" - Has one block up on the final level (tie-6th/9).
- Cambodia, Ep. 12 RC: "Jungle Love" - Only person unable to cross the balance beam to the final puzzle (8th/8).
- Cambodia, Ep. 12 IC: "Over Extended" - First person out, at 20 minutes (4th/4).
- Cambodia, Ep. 13 RC: "Pole Dancing" - Second-to-last to cross the bridge, sixth place (6th/7).
- Cambodia, Ep. 13 IC: "Flotsam Jetsam" - Just reaching the shore as Spencer wins (6th/7).
- Cambodia, Ep. 14 F6 IC: "Step On Up" - Last to the puzzle table, doesn't win (tie-2nd/6).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- Cambodia: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 9 |
| 2nd place: | 1 |
| Played: | 19 |
| Win%: | 0.50 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 11 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Mean% Finish: | 33.0% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean% Finish: | - |
Kimmi Kappenberg - Tribal Council record
Idols held/played (0/0):
- The Australian Outback: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (1/2):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep1 | Debb | Debb Eaton (voted out, 7-1) | Yes |
| Ep5 | Varner | Kimmi Kappenberg (voted out, 6-1) | - |
| 2 | TOTALS | 1 | |
VAP - Votes against (6):
- The Australian Outback, Ep. 5: Six votes, from Elisabeth, Rodger, Nick, Alicia, Jeff, and Skupin (voted out, 6-1).
Jury votes made (0/0):
- The Australian Outback: None.
Idols held/played: (0/0)
- Cambodia: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (5/9):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep5 | Monica | Monica Padilla (voted out, 3-2-1) | Yes |
| Ep7 | Kass | Kass McQuillen (voted out, 6-4-2-1) | Yes |
| Ep8 | Kelley | Andrew Savage (idoled out, [0]-3) | - |
| Ep9 | Ciera | Kelly Wiglesworth (voted out, 6-3-2) | - |
| Ep10 | Ciera | Ciera Eastin (idoled out, [0]-3-2) | Yes |
| Ep11 | Abi-Maria | Stephen Fishbach (voted out, 4-3-2) | - |
| Ep12 | Joe | Joe Anglim (voted out, 6-1-1) | Yes |
| Ep13 | Abi-Maria | Abi-Maria Gomes (voted out, 4-2-1) | Yes |
| Ep14 (F6) | Jeremy | Kimmi Kappenberg (voted out, 0-0 [3-3; consensus]) | - |
| 9 | TOTALS | 5 | |
VAP - Votes against (2):
- Cambodia, Ep. 10: Two votes, from Kelley and Ciera.
- [Cambodia, Ep. 14 (Final 6 vote): Picks up three votes, none of which officially count, from Jeremy, Spencer & Tasha, on the re-vote after the initial zero-zero, idol-ablated tie between Jeremy and Kelley. Eventually the group decides to boot Kimmi.]
Jury votes made (1/1):
- Cambodia, Ep. 14: Voted for Jeremy Collins (who won, 10-0-0).
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Advantages held/played: | 0/0 |
| Idols found: | 0 |
| Idols played: | 0 |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 6 |
| Tribals: | 11 |
| VAP: | 8 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 1 |
| Received: | - |
Kimmi Kappenberg - Pictures
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The Australian Outback intro shot -
The Australian Outback intro shot -
Hometown intro shot, Ep1 -
Kimmi tells everyone where to go, Day 1 -
Describing the Day 1 hike to camp -
Delighting her tribe with her endless late-night tales -
Reading the Ep1 RC/IC treemail to Kucha -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 RC/IC -
Hitting the beach, way too late -
Kucha hikes to the Ep1 Tribal Council -
Kucha, Ep1 Tribal Council -
Voting out Debb (aka Deb) -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC -
Kucha eventually arrives at the beach, Ep2 RC -
Being thankful for Skupin's gracious leadership -
Kucha arrives, Ep2 IC (gross food) -
I can't do it. I can't eat mammal. -
Just won the tiebreaker vs. Tina, Kucha wins immunity! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC -
Carrying water, unsteadily crossing the balance beam, Ep3 RC -
Starting line, Ep3 IC -
Hitting the river -
Kucha wins immunity! Ep3 IC -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC -
Kucha works the slide puzzle -
Kucha wins reward! -
Oh. Yay. Now we get the chickens. -
Yup, chickens -
Sigh. What did Mike kill now? -
Got one right! Ep4 IC -
Kucha wins again, Ep4 IC -
Hanging out with the chickens, early Ep5 -
Talking about the cold night. Cold nights are the worst. -
Arguing with Alicia about how often the chickens should be killed -
More animated arguing -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 RC -
Starting line, ready to join Rodger on the sidelines -
Kucha wins reward! -
Kucha bathes. Yes, even Kimmi. -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC -
Kucha trailing -
Talking about voting with Skupin -
Kucha, Ep5 Tribal Council -
Pleased to be listening to Alicia -
Listening to Probst -
Don't worry, Jeff. I already told Tina about your vote from Debb. -
The rain has already spoken -
Snuffed anyway, Ep5
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Cambodia intro shot -
Cambodia intro shot -
Cambodia pre-season video -
Second Chance campaign video -
With Varner, waiting to see who made the Second Chance cut -
Kimmi is in! Heading to the stage. -
Second Chance cast, first picture together -
Happy to be getting a second chance, Ep1 opening sequence -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 RC/IC -
Hauling the raft, Ep1 RC/IC -
Watching Joe get the key -
Bayon wins immunity! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC/IC -
Joe just completed the puzzle -
Bayon wins immunity again! -
Pre-swap lineup, Ep3 -
With the new Bayon tribe -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC/IC -
Not watching Jeremy retrieve an idol -
Watching Spencer and Jeremy work the puzzle -
Yay, second place immunity -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC -
Cheering for Jeremy -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC -
Starting line, ready to yell -
Bayon wins! -
Collecting seafood with the Bayon women, early Ep5 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 RC -
Watching Jeremy play skee-ball -
Now watching Spencer -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC -
Starting line -
Monica suggests a *gasp* women's alliance -
Bayon, Ep5 Tribal Council -
Listening to Stephen -
With the new new Bayons, most of whom are old Bayons -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 RC -
Watching Kelley vs. Kelly for the final point -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 IC -
Ready to enjoy some tarantula -
Bayon wins immunity! -
Merge feasting, Ep7 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC -
Starting line -
Orkun, Ep7 Tribal Council -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 RC -
Green gets a headstart on the puzzle -
Green team wins! -
Really excited to finally go on a food reward -
Reward feasting -
Enjoying a ride with Keith -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC -
Second-to-last woman standing -
Orkun, Ep7 Tribal Council -
Kelley just played her idol -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 RC -
Hey, they finally finished the first puzzle! -
The losing greens (plus Abi) -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 IC -
Trying to transition to the top rail -
Yay, Joe won again -
Orkun, Ep9 Tribal Council -
Sad to see Wiglesworth leave -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 RC -
Getting tossed around by Joe -
The losing green team -
I'm doing this for my kids, I can handle it -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 IC -
Choosing to sit -
Yay! New shelter! -
Orkun, Ep10 Tribal Council -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 RC -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 IC -
Good job, Spencer -
Orkun, Ep11 Tribal Council -
With Stephen gone, time to start playing my game (Ep12) -
Proposing a women's alliance to Kelley -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 RC -
Our loved ones are here! -
Thrilled to see her dad -
Dizzy, trying to cross the balance beam -
Picked for reward -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 IC -
First person out, 20 minutes in -
Orkun, Ep12 Tribal Council -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 RC -
Crossing the bridge -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 IC -
Just getting back to the beach as Spencer wins -
Checking in with Tasha about Abi -
Orkun, Ep13 Tribal Council -
Pre-challenge lineup, Final 6 IC -
Working on the stair puzzle -
Orkun, Final 6 Tribal Council -
Kelley and Jeremy *both* played idols? -
No votes! -
Now it's another tie, Kimmi-3 vs. Tasha-3 -
Uh oh -
Snuffed, Day 36 (Episode 14) -
Probst tries to diagram what happened -
With the jury, Final Tribal Council -
Asking her question -
Jury, waiting for the final vote reveal -
Full cast (minus Vytas), reunion show
Kimmi Kappenberg - Interviews
Pre-game interviews
- None found.
Post-game interviews
- CBS News interview (5/1/01): "Life After the Outback"
- SurvivorOz podcast interview (4/24/12): "Kimmi Kappenberg Interview"
Pre-game interviews
- Rob Cesternino at RHAP (5/12/15): "Survivor: Second Chances | Kimmi Kappenberg Interview"
- Erin Cebula at ET Canada (8/24/15): Pre-game video interview
- Josh Wigler at Parade.com (9/9/15): "Kimmi Kappenberg Goes Out Back to Survivor"
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (9/13/15): "Kimmi Kappenberg on what she'll do if someone waves a finger in her face on Survivor: Second Chance"
- Pre-departure, in-studio CBS video interview (released 9/14/15).
- Gordon Holmes at XfinityTV.com (9/17/15): "Kimmi: 'I Never Did What (Jeff Varner) Said I Did'"
Post-game interviews
- Gordon Holmes at XfinityTV.com (12/17/15): "Keith and Kimmi Weren't Fans of Spencer and Tasha"
- Rob Cesternino at RHAP (12/17/15): "Exit Interviews with the Winner + Players from the Final 6 - 12/17/15"
Kimmi Kappenberg - Bios
From her official CBS Survivor: The Australian Outback cast bio page:
"Kimmi Kappenberg currently works as a bartender in Long Island, New York, while also freelancing as a production assistant for television commercials. Having taken courses at Suffolk Community College, University of Houston and Stephen F. Austin State University, she ultimately received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the New York Institute of Technology. She is most proud of the fact that she graduated at the top of her class after having taken a few years off from school.
Kappenberg describes herself as spontaneous, outgoing and creative. Her favorite hobbies are photography, gardening, and reading. Her perfect day would include a trip to the beach, horseback riding, eating many times (a vegetarian, she will not eat land-dwelling animals, only seafood), having sex, and watching the sunset. Her favorite television shows are Win Ben Stein's Money and The Simpsons, while her favorite motion pictures are 'Cruel Intentions' and 'Beauty and the Beast.' She prefers country, 80s, and club music. Her favorite sports team is the New York Yankees and she prefers a good game of Trivial Pursuit or Scrabble when she has time.
Born and raised in East Setauket, Long Island, Kappenberg currently resides in Ronkonkoma, Long Island. Currently single, she lives with her cat, Abbi, while her other three cats, Bart, Sasha and Meow, and her twin Shih Tzu dogs, Till and Fieval, live with her parents. Her birth date is November 11."
From her CBS Survivor: Cambodia bio page (still empty as of 2016):