Challenges: MPF percentile
70%
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 25 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- Survivor 28: Cagayan (2014) - 9th place, 10th out - 3rd juror.
- Voted out in Episode 9, "Bag of Tricks" (Day 25).
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| S28: Cagayan | 1.51 | 5.36 | 0.28 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0.56 | 1.40 | - | - | - | 0.84 | 2.91 |
| Career | 1.51 | 5.36 | 0.28 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0.56 | 1.40 | - | - | - | 0.84 | 2.91 |
L.J. McKanas - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
59%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
25%
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.
L.J. McKanas - Challenge record
S28:
Cagayan 
Tribal/team challenge record (7-for-11; 1 2nd):
- Cagayan Ep. 1 RC/IC: "Draggin' the Dragon" - Does the puzzle, and Beauty wins (1st/3).
- Cagayan Ep. 2 RC/IC: "Phish Farm" - Does the puzzle again, overcoming a huge deficit, allowing Beauty to finish second (2nd*/3).
- Cagayan Ep. 3 RC/IC: "Mazed and Confused" - Tosses water and pulls ropes, as he & Jeremiah lose on the maze (3rd/3).
- Cagayan Ep. 4 RC: "Haulin' Oats" - Tethered to Jefra and blindfolded as he collects items, and Beauty wins chickens (1st/3).
- Cagayan Ep. 4 IC: "Octopus' Garden" - Swims and rebounds, as Beauty wins again, blowing past the hapless Brains and a trying-to-fail Brawn (1st/3).
- Cagayan Ep. 5 RC: "Kicking and Screaming" - Now with New Solana, successfully removes Alexis from her pole. Eventually, Solana wins, 2-1.
- Cagayan Ep. 5 IC: "Gate Crasher" - Works the maze again, as Solana barely loses.
- Cagayan Ep. 6 RC: "Idol Hands" - Beats Jeremiah in his bout, and Solana wins, 4-2.
- Cagayan Ep. 6 IC: "Styx" - With Woo, works the final puzzle, and Solana wins.
- Cagayan Ep. 8 RC: "Rise and Shine" - Does the puzzle for the winning team, gets to enjoy Outback.
- Cagayan Ep. 9 RC: "Supertramp" - With Jefra & Trish on one of the two losing teams.
Individual challenge record (0-for-3): (Mean % finish: 63.5%)
- Cagayan Ep. 7 IC: "Bermuda Triangles" - Third to drop out, part of the mass fall-off at the Rd.3 transition (9th/11).
- Cagayan Ep. 8 IC: "Keep On Your Toes" - Eighth to drop out, at the 1-hour mark (3rd/10).
- Cagayan Ep. 9 IC: "Living Color" - With Tony, tied for last person eliminated, on the 7th tile (tie-2nd/9).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- Cagayan: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 7 |
| 2nd place: | 1 |
| Played: | 11 |
| Win%: | 0.68 |
| Sat out: | - |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 3 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Mean% Finish: | 63.5% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean% Finish: | - |
L.J. McKanas - Tribal Council record
S28:
Cagayan 
Idols held/played: (1/1; 0 votes voided)
- Cagayan, Ep. 3: Finds the Solana without benefit of a clue while his tribe is distracted by moping about the storm.
- Cagayan, Ep. 7: Fruitlessly plays his idol at the merge, for Tony. Neither he nor Tony receive any votes.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (3/5):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep3 | Morgan | Brice Johnston (voted out, 2-2-2; 3-0-0) | - |
| Ep5 | Cliff | Cliff Robinson (voted out, 4-3) | Yes |
| Ep7 | Sarah | Sarah Lacina (voted out, 6-5) | Yes |
| Ep8 | Morgan | Morgan McLeod (voted out, 6-4) | Yes |
| Ep9 | Spencer | LJ McKanas (voted out, 5-3-1) | - |
| 5 | TOTALS | 3 | |
VAP - Votes against (8):
- Cagayan, Ep. 5: Three votes, from Cliff, Lindsey, and Woo.
- Cagayan, Ep. 9: Five votes, from Tony, Woo, Spencer, Jeremiah, and Tasha (voted out, 5-3-1).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- Cagayan, Ep. 14: Voted for Tony Vlachos (who won, 8-1).
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Advantages held/played: | 0/0 |
| Idols found: | 1 |
| Idols played: | 1 |
| Votes voided: | 0 |
| VFB: | 3 |
| Tribals: | 5 |
| VAP: | 8 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 1 |
| Received: | - |
L.J. McKanas - Pictures
S28: Cagayan image gallery -
Cagayan intro shot -
Cagayan intro shot -
CBS pre-game interview -
Beauty tribe arrival boat ride, Day 1 -
Solana tribe, Day 1 arrival -
Reluctantly getting picked as leader, Day 1 -
I accept, whatevs -
Talking about selecting Morgan as the weakest (hot) -
The non-Morgan Solanas arrive in camp, Day 1 -
Guessing Morgan was probably looking for an idol -
Of course not, LJ -
Making fire with the boys -
Random shelter construction shot from opening sequence -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 RC/IC -
Early stages -
Brawn takes the lead -
Pushing the chest through the barrier -
Working the puzzle (with Alexis) -
More puzzle -
Beauty wins! Ep1 RC/IC -
Party time at Beauty camp, early Ep2 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC/IC -
Listening to Probst -
Beauty! Is dead in the water! -
Whoops, looks like they made it to the puzzle stage -
Working Solana's puzzle -
Starting to pull ahead of a panicking J'Tia -
Finishing touches -
Beauty doesn't lose, after all! -
Post-Ep2 RC/IC hugs -
Taking the second-place trophy, post-Ep2 RC/IC -
Complaining about not being able to complain about the girls' complaining, Ep3 storm -
Fixing the shelter with Jeremiah -
Starting his hunt for the idol, Ep3 -
That was quick -
What could he be holding? If only a hashtag could inform us. -
Same shot, more submerged -
The formerly hidden immunity idol -
Solana arrives, Ep3 RC/IC -
Checking out the newly arrived Brains tribe -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC/IC -
Starting line -
Working the maze with Jeremiah -
Uh oh, Brawn has caught up -
All three tribes now on the final stage -
How did we lose that? -
Probst has got nothin' for ya, post-Ep3 RC/IC -
Fun times at Beauty camp, Ep3 edition -
Pointing out that Brice is a bigger long-term threat than Morgan -
Solana heads to their first Tribal -
Solana tribe, Ep3 Tribal Council -
Time to vote again -
Listening to Morgan talk about Jeremiah's double-dealing, early Ep4 -
More listening -
Arriving, sans Brice, at the Ep4 RC -
Listening to Probst, pre-Ep4 RC -
Liking the sound of the chicken reward -
Starting line -
Taking a shot to the groin -
...and another -
Running into the flag -
Enjoying his tribe's discussion about egg laying -
Beauty reads the idol clue included in the Ep4 reward -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC -
Solana chooses their sit-outs -
Starting line, Ep4 IC -
Back with the buoys -
Beauty wins! Ep4 IC -
About to get swapped, early Ep5 -
Yeah, you should be -
Yay, still purple -
The new Solana tribe -
Looking over his new tribemates -
Ready to start round 2, Ep5 RC -
Dragging Alexis for the point -
Watching round 3 -
Coming back to camp with new tribemates. Also donuts. -
Noticing his new tribe is mostly old Aparri -
Watching the new tribe interact -
Bonding with Trish over Boston -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC -
Listening to Probst -
Preparing to ram the first barrier -
To the maze stage with a slight lead -
Working the maze -
Almost done... -
The losing new Solanas -
Not pleased with the outcome, post-Ep5 IC -
Not liking being in the 5-2 minority on his new tribe -
Making his case to Lindsey and Cliff -
Not yet! -
Saved by Trish? -
Fun times for old Solana on new Solana -
Heading off to Tribal Council -
New Solana, Ep5 Tribal -
Feel to kick us out of our house whenever -
That's not very nice, Lindsey -
Saved by the Cliff boot -
Learning about Lindsey's quit, early Ep6 -
Post-quit conference with Probst -
Showing up at the Ep6 RC down two people -
Clapping for Trish, Ep6 RC -
Watching Jefra-vs-Sarah -
Ready to face off against Jeremiah, Ep6 RC -
Battling Jeremiah -
Watching Jeremiah's juggling display -
Woo! -
The winning new Solanas, post-Ep6 RC -
Enjoying the post-raid idol clue -
An idol clue, eh? -
Getting punched in the head by Tony and Jefra -
Things are looking up at new Solana? -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 IC -
Listening to Probst -
Starting line, Ep6 IC -
Making Solana's staircase -
Waiting for Tony to retrieve the key -
Working the puzzle, Ep6 IC -
Almost done! -
Raising the flag for the win, Ep6 IC -
Solana wins! -
If only -
Celebrating the win by gouging his eye out -
Reading the pre-merge treemail with Tony, early Ep7 -
Excited about the merge, but first, he needs to get his idol -
Ah, there it is -
Sailing to Aparri camp -
Arriving at the merge, blocked out by Trish -
Listening to the official merge treemail, Ep7 -
Merge feasting -
More feasting -
Hanging out with Tony, Solarrion camp -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC -
Still in it -
Getting some good news from Trish -
Solarrion tribe attends the merge Tribal Council -
Listening to Tony talk about idols -
Idols? -
Sticking with the Sarah plan -
Oh yes, I have an idol as well -
Playing his idol... for Tony -
More idol play -
It worked! Ep7 Tribal -
Watching the Kass flip fallout, early Ep8 -
Enjoying the Kass-Morgan argument -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 RC -
Liking the sound of the Outback Reward -
Listening to Probst -
Starting line, Ep8 RC -
Crossing the floating balance beams -
Yay, untying knots! -
Hauling the chest -
Not feeling the need for the rope -
Getting a good look at Morgan chest... -hauling technique -
Working the puzzle -
Orange team wins! -
Ready for the Outback reward -
Eating -
Not seeing Spencer find his clue -
Avoiding the rain, while Spencer reads his clue -
Reading the clue that Woo purloined, Ep8 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC -
Ep8 IC, already underway -
Still in it, seconds in -
Still going... -
Final three... in this challenge -
One last update -
Heading out to the Ep8 Tribal Council -
Listening to Kass -
About to see a collapse, early Ep9 -
Thanks, Tony -
Laughing at Tony's reaction to receiving votes during the Morgan boot -
Telling Trish they just need to calm Tony down -
Pretty sure Tony has his back -
Listening to the Ep9 RC treemail -
Sitting silently in camp -
Heading out to the RC -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 RC -
Listening to Probst -
Starting line, Ep9 RC -
Using the grappling ball -
Yay, tossing sandbags -
Yay, more tossing sandbags -
Heading back to camp after the loss -
Hanging out with Jefra and Trish, talking F3 -
If we just get Tony to calm down, we're set -
Getting a date proposal from Tasha -
I'm not gonna do that -
Reading the Ep9 IC treemail -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 IC -
Listening to Probst -
Watching Jeff Probst display tiles, Ep9 IC -
Still in it -
Down to LJ vs Tasha -
I can't believe I didn't win... Ep9 IC -
Not suspecting anything -
Solarrion tribe, Ep9 Tribal -
More Ep9 Tribal -
Listening to Woo -
Huh -
Oh well... -
Snuffed, Day 25 (Episode 9)
L.J. McKanas - Interviews
S28:
Cagayan Pre-game interviews
- None found.
Post-game interviews
- Dalton Ross & Jessica Shaw at EW (4/17/14): "LJ from Survivor says 'I cannot explain anything that Tony does'"
- Rob Cesternino at RHAP (4/17/14): "Interview with the Latest Player Voted Off Cagayan - 4/17/14"
- Daniel Fienberg at HitFix.com (4/19/14): "L.J. McKanas talks Survivor: Cagayan"
L.J. McKanas - Bio
S28:
Cagayan From his CBS Survivor: Cagayan bio page (1/22/14):
"Personal Claim to Fame: Making the Hall of Fame at Northeastern University and my high school.
Inspiration in Life: My mom because she beat cancer.
Hobbies: Horse racing, fishing and designing.
Pet Peeves: Incompetent people, liars and thieves.
3 Words to Describe You: Competitive, creative and witty.
If You Could Have 3 Things on The Island What Would They Be and Why? Starburst and an iPad.
Survivor Contestant You Are Most Like: Boston Rob, because he has just the right amount of charm, charisma and looks to persuade anyone to do what he wants.
Reason for Being on Survivor: The challenging adventure and the money.
Why You Think You’ll “Survive” Survivor: My puzzle skills, athletic ability, my wittiness and logical thinking.
Why You Think You Will Be the Sole Survivor: My athleticism will carry me through the early stages, my charm through the middle, and smarts to play through to the end.
Do You Consider Yourself a Brain, a Beauty or a Brawn? I’d consider myself a Brawn. I'm a down-to-earth, rugged guy who is not afraid to get his hands dirty. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder and brains seem to be smarts lacking the physical abilities. You can be brawny and good-looking and we have a brain.
Who Do You Think Has the Best Chance in the Game of Survivor: Brains, Beauty or Brawn? Brawn have the best chance. Perception is they are big, competitive athletes lacking the mental fortitude to go on. After dominating early physical challenges they present little mental risk for further advance in the game. Egos left aside, they have the best chance to win the game."