Challenges: MPF percentile
NA
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 18 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 0
- Survivor 19: Samoa (2009) - 13th place, 8th out.
- Voted out in Episode 7, "Houdini Magic" (Day 18).
Liz Kim on social media: None found
| 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 | 0.29 | 1.40 | 0.21 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0.77 | 2.49 | - | - | - | 0.98 | 2.78 |
| Career | 0.29 | 1.40 | 0.21 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0.77 | 2.49 | - | - | - | 0.98 | 2.78 |
Liz Kim - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
82%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
48%
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.
Liz Kim - Challenge record
S19: Samoa 
Tribal/team challenge record (1-for-8):
- Samoa Ep. 1 IC: "Yank Your Hank" - Works the puzzle, but Foa Foa loses.
- Samoa Ep. 2 RC/IC: "Schmergen Brawl" - Scores Foa Foa's only point; Foa Foa loses.
- Samoa Ep. 3 RC/IC: "Sea Crates" - Gathers blocks for Foa Foa, but Foa Foa loses.
- Samoa Ep. 4 IC: "Well Stacked" - Helps gather and stack blocks; Foa Foa wins!
- Samoa Ep. 5 RC: "Samoa Smoothies" - Finishes her smoothie, but Foa Foa loses.
- Samoa Ep. 5 IC: "Sack Attack" - Final Foa Foa to drop her net, Foa Foa loses.
- [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, Foa Foa loses, 7-4.
- Samoa Ep. 7 IC: "Canoe Dueling" - Fishes and works the puzzle, but Foa Foa loses.
Individual challenge record (0-for-0):
- Samoa: None.
Hero challenge/ duel record (1-for-1): (Mean % finish: 100%)
- Samoa Ep. 1 RC: "Chief's Choice" - Swiftly works the puzzle, and Foa Foa wins.
- [Samoa Ep. 4 RC: "Bocce in a Box" - Does not participate; Foa Foa loses.]
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 1 |
| Played: | 8 |
| Win%: | 0.13 |
| Sat out: | - |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean% Finish: | - |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Played: | 1 |
| Win%: | 1.00 |
| Mean% Finish: | 100% |
Liz Kim - Tribal Council record
S19: Samoa 
Idols held/played (0/0):
- Samoa: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (4/5):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep1 | Marisa | Marisa Calihan (voted out, 7-3) | Yes |
| Ep2 | Betsy | Betsy Bolan (voted out, 7-1) | Yes |
| Ep3 | Ben | Ben Browning (voted out, 6-1) | Yes |
| Ep5 | Ashley | Ashley Trainer (voted out, 5-1) | Yes |
| Ep7 | Jaison | Liz Kim (voted out, 4-1) | - |
| 5 | TOTALS | 4 | |
VAP - Votes against (5):
- Samoa, Ep. 4: One vote, from Ashley.
- Samoa, Ep. 7: Four votes, from Jaison, Mick, Natalie, and Russell (voted out, 4-1).
Jury votes made (0/0):
- Samoa: None.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Advantages held/played: | 0/0 |
| Idols found: | 0 |
| Idols played: | - |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 4 |
| Tribals: | 5 |
| VAP: | 5 |
| Made: | 0 |
| For winners: | - |
| Received: | - |
Liz Kim - Pictures
S19: Samoa -
Samoa intro shot -
Samoa intro shot -
Paddling in, Day 1 -
Foa Foa, finally arrived -
Selecting a chief -
Picked as "smartest" for Ep1 RC, hoping others don't use negative stereotypes -
Starting line, Ep1 RC hero challenge -
Working the puzzle -
Foa Foa wins! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 IC -
Watching the crate hauling -
Working the puzzle -
The losing Foa Foas -
Foa Foa, Ep1 Tribal Council -
Listening to Mike -
Not watching as Russell finds an idol, Ep2 -
Talking about Mike and Betsy -
Listening to treemail -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC/IC -
Starting line -
Shooting Foa Foa's only goal -
Worried about Mike's health -
Saying goodbye to Mike -
Talking about the vote options -
Foa Foa, Ep2 Tribal Council -
Listening to Probst -
Being told that as a woman, she's too weak to make fire, Ep3 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC/IC -
Starting line -
Dragging Kelly -
Foa Foa, late to the puzzle -
Listening to the visiting Shambo -
Foa Foa, Ep3 Tribal Council -
Listening to Probst -
Listening to treemail, Ep4 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC -
Stacking blocks -
Foa Foa finally wins! -
Safe from Tribal Council tonight -
Listening to treemail, Ep5 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 RC -
Downing a delicious sea urchin smoothie -
The losing Foa Foas, again getting Shambo -
Listening to Shambo's idol clue -
I'm pretty sure Russell already has our idol -
Arguing with Russell -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC -
Holding up the net -
Still going... -
The losing Foa Foas, again -
Trapped in the shelter, pre-Tribal -
Foa Foa, Ep5 Tribal Council -
Listening to Ashley -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 RC -
Getting rolled -
Directing the table maze, as Russ Swan passes out -
Challenge stopped -
It's me or Natalie at Tribal tonight -
Galu AND Foa Foa, Ep6 Tribal Council (no vote held) -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 RC -
Starting line -
Offended that Laura and Natalie are chatting while she builds the fire -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC -
Fishing up puzzle pieces -
Paddling back -
Working the puzzle -
The losing Foa Foas, once again -
Maybe they'll vote out Jaison? -
Heading to Tribal -
Foa Foa, Ep7 Tribal Council -
Listening to Mick -
Sixth person voted out of Samoa... -
Snuffed, Day 18 (Episode 7)
Liz Kim - Interviews
S19:
Samoa Pre-game interviews
- Andy Dehnart at RealityBlurred (9/13/09): "Liz Kim: 'I'm a Type-A personality, so it would be hard for me to be a follower'"
- CBS "Meet the cast" video (YouTube)
Post-game interviews
- Peter Larsen for the Orange County Register (11/6/09): "Booted Survivor contestant Liz Kim never saw it coming"
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (11/19/20): "Survivor Quarantine Questionnaire: Liz Kim shares the show's grossest story ever"
Liz Kim - Bio
S19:
Samoa Official CBS.com Survivor: Samoa bio page excerpts (8/27/09):
"Elizabeth Kim wasn’t born in this country, but that is not stopping her from living the American dream. “Everything I’ve gotten to this date has been out of pure determination.” Emigrating from South Korea with her parents at age two, Elizabeth grew up in Franklin Lakes, NJ and is the elder of two children. The first in her family to go to college, this Ivy Leaguer's positive outlook combined with her determination has served her well in life helping her to earn degrees from Barnard-Columbia, Princeton, and University of Pennsylvania, Law School, where she served on Law Review.
After several years of practicing litigation at a top New York City law firm, Elizabeth now works as an urban planner in coordinating and managing industrial real estate development projects for New York City government, although just how much she’ll reveal to her fellow tribemates is still up in the air. “I’m not sure I’m going to tell people where I went to school or that I'm an attorney.” A self-described “social butterfly,” Elizabeth sees herself as an “outgoing people person" who is opinionated and passionate about life. She admits that this behavior often leads to her being blunt with others and putting her foot in her mouth, and that her biggest challenge will be “being assertive without being abrasive.”
A runner and avid tennis player, Elizabeth tries to stay active as much as possible. She recently completed training for a marathon, and is looking forward to tackling the game's many physical and mental challenges.
Currently, Elizabeth resides in New York City. Her birth date is November 24th."