Survivor contestant Michele Fitzgerald

Michele Fitzgerald - Survivor: Kaoh Rong

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Seasons: 2 | Days: 78 | Wins: 1 | Final three: 1

Survivor: Kaoh Rong (2016) - Winner, 5-2-0.

Received 5 jury votes to win in Episode 14, "Not Going Down Without a Fight" (Day 39).

Survivor: Winners at War (2020) - 3rd place, 12-4-0.

Received no jury votes to finish in third place, in Episode 14, "It All Boils Down to This" (Day 39).

Michele Fitzgerald - Career statistics
	Challenge stats	Tribal council stats	Jury stats
Season	ChW	ChA	ChW%	VFB	VAP	TCA	TC%	wTCR	JVF	TotJ	JV%	SurvSc	SurvAv
S32: Kaoh Rong	5.20	13.40	0.39	4	2	6	0.66	3.11	5	7	0.71	1.76	12.60
S40: Winners at War	2.78	12.07	0.23	7	4	14	0.50	1.75	0	16	0.00	0.73	4.53
Career	7.98	25.47	0.31	11	6	20	0.66	2.16	5	23	0.22	0.97	6.80

Kaoh Rong challenges (click to expand/collapse)
Tribal/team challenge record (5-for-12; 3 2nds; 1 sit-out):
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 1 RC/IC: "Wooden Ships" - Dives for paddles, and Beauty beats Brawn by one puzzle piece (2nd*/3).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 2 RC/IC: "Dragging the River" - Carries the log, pulls in the string, and Beauty wins! (1st/3).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 3 RC/IC: "Rice Race" - Sits out of a first-place Beauty win (1st/3).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 4 RC: "Dig It" - Races and digs, and Beauty finishes second (2nd*/3).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 4 IC: "Snake, Rattle and Roll" - Swims to collect puzzle pieces, Beauty doesn't lose (2nd*/3).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 5 IC: "New School" - Now with New Chan Loh, hooks and carries the fish, and Chan Loh wins!
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 6 RC: "B, B & B" - Dives and eventually releases the buoys; Chan Loh loses.
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 6 IC: "Get Over It" - Participates in Chan Loh's stacking; Chan Loh wins!
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 8 RC: "United We Stand" - Part of the losing blue team (with Aubry, Joe, Cydney, & Michele).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 9 RC: "Knot Your Fault" - Part of the losing blue team, with Debbie, Cydney, and Aubry.
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 11 RC: "The Hook" - Helpfully watches Cydney retrieve and hook all 3 rings, and win (1st/3).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 12 RC: "Weight and Sea" - Part of the winning team, with Jason and Tai.
*Note: Second-place finishes in the three-tribe phase of Kaoh Rong count as half a win.

Individual challenge record (3-for-10): (Mean % finish: 65%)
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 7 IC: "Rollerballs" - First person to drop out in the second round (8th/11).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 8 IC: "Uncomfortably Numb" - Fifth to drop out, choosing to eat instead (6th/10).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 9 IC: "Backed Up" - Attempts to take the winning shot, but the dominoes don't fall (tie-2nd/9).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 10 IC: "This Much" - Fifth person to drop out, 25 minutes in (4th/8).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 11 IC: "Running the Numbers" - Memorizes the symbols in one shot, and Michele wins! (1st/7).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 12 IC: "Got a Hunch" - One of several people to drop her stack, not win (tie-2nd/6).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 13 RC: "5x5" - Hits with one sandbag, but has to wait as Joe finishes (4th/5).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 14 F4 RC: "Home Stretch" - Still gathering tiles as Aubry wins (4th/4).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 14 IC: "Gimme Three Steps" - Passes Tai on the final puzzle layer, Michele wins! (1st/4).
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 14 F3 RC: "Stacked Up" - Gets close a few times, but keeps knocking over his stack (tie-2nd/3).
Hero challenge/ duel record (1-for-1):
- Kaoh Rong Ep. 10 RC: "Free Will" - Lasts under 10 minutes, wins the competition for food (1st/3).
Winners at War challenges (click to expand/collapse)
Tribal/team challenge record (4-for-11; 1 2nd; 1 sit-out):
- Winners at War, Ep. 1 F20 IC: "Water Slaughter" - Not shown competing; Sele loses, 3-1.
- Winners at War, Ep. 1 F19 IC: "Blue Lagoon Bustle" - Paddles, crosses obstacles, and Sele wins!
- Winners at War, Ep. 2 RC/IC: "Draggin' the Dragon" - Assembles, hauls and dismantles the cart, but Sele loses.
- Winners at War, Ep. 3 RC/IC: "Along the Watch Tower" - Crosses obstacles, works the puzzle with Rob, but Sele loses.
- Winners at War, Ep. 4 RC/IC: "Beyond the Wheel" - Works the puzzle with Boston Rob, and Sele wins.
- Winners at War, Ep. 5 IC: "Block in a Hard Place" - Still with Sele, crosses obstacles, and Sele wins (1st/3).
- Winners at War, Ep. 6 IC: "Rice Race" - Sits out, as Sele loses.
- Winners at War, Ep. 7 RC: "Ball-istic Missiles" - (Unaired). Sele finishes second (2nd*/3).
- Winners at War, Ep. 7 IC: "Dishwalla" - Helps carry the dish, works the puzzle with Wendell; Sele loses by a second.
- Winners at War, Ep. 9 RC: "New School" - Works the puzzle with Sophie, and the blue team wins.
- [Winners at War, Ep. 11 RC: Unaired - Not a part of the winning team.]
Individual challenge record (2-for-10): (Mean % finish: 51.7%)
- Winners at War, Ep. 8 IC: "Get a Grip" - First woman to drop out (5th/5).
- Winners at War, Ep. 9 IC: "Bermuda Triangles" - First person to drop out, fairly quickly (11th/11).
- Winners at War, Ep. 10 IC: "Got a Hunch" - One of nine people to not win (tie-2nd/10).
- Winners at War, Ep. 11 IC: "10 Foot Pole" - Third person to drop out, on the third stage (7th/9).
- Winners at War, Ep. 12 IC: "When It Rains" - Third woman out, dropping for PB & chocolate (2nd/4).
- Winners at War, Ep. 13 F7 IC: "Running Down a Dream" - Unable to catch her second ball; last (7th/7).
- Winners at War, Ep. 13 F6 IC: "High Step Back" - First to knock down her tiles, and Michele wins! (1st/6).
- Winners at War, Ep. 14 F6 IC: "Running Down a Dream" - Last to the puzzle, but first to finish; Michele wins (1st/6).
- Winners at War, Ep. 14 F5 IC: "5 on 5" - One of three people to land no sandbags (tie-3rd/5).
- Winners at War, Ep. 14 F4 IC: "Simmotion" - Lasts to the five-ball stage, then drops (2nd/4).
Redemption/Exile Island duel record (0-for-0):
- Winners at War: None.

Career challenge totals

Team/tribal challenges
Wins:	9
2nd place:	4
Played:	23
Win%:	0.48
Sat out:	2

Individual challenges
Wins:	5
Played:	20
Win%:	0.25
Mean% Finish:	58.6%

Duels
Wins:	1
Played:	1
Win%:	1.00
Mean% Finish:	100%

Kaoh Rong Tribal (click to expand/collapse)
Idols held/played: (0/0)
- Kaoh Rong: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (4/6):
- Kaoh Rong, Ep. 8: Nick Maiorano (voted out, 6-2-1-1).
- Kaoh Rong, Ep. 9: Debbie Wanner (voted out, 4-3-2).
- Kaoh Rong, Ep. 11: Julia Sokolowski (voted out, 5-2).
- Kaoh Rong, Ep. 12: Kyle Jason (voted out, 4-2-1).
VAP - Votes against (2):
- Kaoh Rong, Ep. 12: Two votes, from Tai and... Tai.
Jury votes received (5/7):
- Kaoh Rong, Ep. 14: Received five votes, from Debbie Wanner, Scot Pollard, Julia Sokolowski, Kyle Jason, and Cydney Gillon (and won, 5-2-0).
Winners at War Tribal (click to expand/collapse)
Idols/advantages held/played (1/1; 2 votes voided):
- Winners at War, Ep. 9: Purchases a 50-50 coin flip advantage (/idol) from Danni and Parvati (Day 22).
- Winners at War, Ep. 13: Played for herself at F6, voiding 2 votes (Day 31).
VFB - Votes for the person booted (7/14):
- Winners at War, Ep. 2: Danni Boatwright (voted out, 8-1).
- Winners at War, Ep. 3: Ethan Zohn (voted out, 4-3-1).
- Winners at War, Ep. 7: Yul Kwon (voted out, 3-1).
- Winners at War, Ep. 9: Adam Klein (voted out, 8-2-1).
- Winners at War, Ep. 10: Tyson Apostol (voted out again, 5-2-[0]).
- Winners at War, Ep. 11: Sophie Clarke (voted out, 4-3-2).
- Winners at War, Ep. 14 (F5 vote): Ben Driebergen (voted out, 3-2).
VAP - Votes against (4):
- Winners at War, Ep. 11: Two votes, from Kim and Sarah.
- [Winners at War, Ep. 13 (F7 vote): Two votes, from Denise and Sarah; both voided by her idol play.]
- Winners at War, Ep. 14 (F5 vote): Two votes, from Ben and Tony.
Jury votes received (0/16):
- Winners at War, Ep. 14: Received zero jury votes, to finish third (12-4-0).

Career Tribal Council totals

Hidden idols
Found:	1
Played:	1
Votes voided:	2

Voting record
VFB:	11
Tribals:	20
VAP:	6

Jury votes
Made:	--
Received:	5
Total jurors:	23

Kaoh Rong image gallery (click to expand/collapse)

Kaoh Rong intro shot

Kaoh Rong intro shot

Bonus Kaoh Rong intro shot

CBS pre-game interview

Pre-game posing

Beauty tribe class photo, circa Ep1

Beauty tribe on the boat, pre-marooning

On the boat

Beauty tribe paddling away

Weaving palm fronds in camp

Talking about using bartender skills to get in with the girls socially

Present for the CBS show product placement

Wondering about Tai's whereabouts

Gondol arrival, Ep1 RC/IC

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 RC/IC

Beauty tribe, leading

Great, now everyone's catching up

Pushing the boat, Ep1 RC/IC

Beauty tribe, finally reaching the puzzle

Yay, second place

Breakfast time at Beauty camp, Ep2

Of course!

Narrating the Tai-Caleb bromance

Hilarity ensues

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC/IC

Listening to Probst

Starting line

Hauling log

Watching shots

Yay, first place!

Everyone's emotional over Tai's emotions, Ep3

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC/IC

Listening to Probst

Celebrating the Beauty win from the sidelines

Yay, first place again

No, it won't

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC

Listening to Probst

Starting line

Clearing some hurdles

Digging

More digging

Watching Caleb play skee-ball

Medevac commisseration

Saying goodbye to Caleb

Post-challenge Probst chat

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC

Listening to Tai

Starting line

Watching Nick and Julia on the puzzle

Beauty doesn't lose!

Pre-swap lineup, Ep5

Buffs dropped, ready to swap

Beauties, totally separated

Greeting new tribemates

The new Chan Loh tribe

To have my alliance go three different ways, it's crushing

Getting to the new camp

Good?

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC

Listening to Probst

Starting line

Untying fish

Hauling the pole, with Cydney

Chan Loh wins!

Idoled up

Discussing the Ep6 RC treemail

Watching Nick practice shooting

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 RC

Watching the free throw contest

Disappointed at slowing the tribe down in the RC

Getting reassured by Debbie

Getting talked down to by Nick

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 IC

Starting line

Getting to the stacking

Chan Loh wins!

A boat arrives bearing news, Ep7

Listening to the merge treemail

Yay, we're merging, probably

(Re-) arrival at Beauty beach

Merge feasting

Beauty/Brawn alliance formation

Talking about the merge

Arrival, Ep7 IC

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC

Listening to Probst

Ep7 IC, now in progress

So far, so good

Yay, Nick won

Debbie and Aubry want an alliance now

Talking about weighing various options

Plotting with Nick

A Probst approaches

Watching Neal get pulled by Medical

Post-medevac plotting, Ep8

Listening to Jason talk about his daughter

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 RC

Blue team, ready to go

Trying to transport Aubry

Now trying to cross herself

Objecting to the winning team enjoying themselves on reward

The losing blues

Women's boat trip that is not an alliance

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC

Ep8 IC, now in progress

About to drop out for food

Non-immunity feasting

Cydney wants to vote out Nick?

I dunno if that's a good idea, since he's in my alliance

Right?

Heading to Tribal finally, Dy 22

Getting fire, with Nick

Dara tribe, Ep8 Tribal Council

Talking to Probst

Listening to Nick

Objecting to Scot's shenanigans, Ep9

Bleeped objections

Whatever, we'll make do without

Re-starting the fire

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 RC

Listening to Scot

Blue team, ready to go

Untangling

Watching Debbie toss sandbags

Placing blocks, Ep9 IC

Whoops, that didn't work

Still going...

Debbie wants to split the vote

Cydney wants to boot Debbie, instead

Dara tribe, Ep9 Tribal Council

Jason and Tai both have idols!

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 RC

Listening to Probst

Ready to compete for food

Ep10 RC, now in progress

Michele wins food!

Getting served by Probst

Watching Tai receive his advantage

It was fun to beat Scot and Jason

Plotting with Julia and Aubry

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 IC

Ep10 IC, now in progress

Dara tribe, Ep10 Tribal Council

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 RC

Listening to Probst

Yellow team, ready to go

Watching Cydney untie rings

Watching Cydney retrieve another ring

Watching Cydney toss rings

Yellow team wins reward!

You can win take one more person...

Heading to the helicopter with Aubry

Good chance to make nice with Aubry after the last Tribal

Yay, helicopters

Pre-feast Mark the Chicken impressions

Reward feasting, with a dog

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 IC

Starting line

Memorizing stuff

More memorizing

Making notes in the sand

Michele wins immunity!

Safe at Tribal Council tonight

Listening to Aubry's plan to target Julia

I don't know if I want to do that

Eh, I'm in

Dara tribe, Ep11 Tribal Council

Listening to Jason's 'crazy' talk

Jason proposes flushing Tai's idol, early Ep12

Watching Mark the chicken devour a grub

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 RC

Listening to Probst

Blue team, ready to go

Moving the balls around

Blue team wins reward!

Yay, reward

Reward feasting

Meeting Lucky the elephant

Getting attacked by a monkey

Watching Jason feed a baby monkey

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 IC

Listening to Probst

Ep12 IC, now in progress

Interrupting Tai's proposal to target her

He's targeting me?

Indeed

Believe me, I will bring this up at Tribal Council

Dara tribe, Ep12 Tribal Council

I was more original in this alliance than you were!

Watching Tai play his advantage

Yelling at Tai, early Ep13

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 RC

Listening to Probst

Starting line

Tossing sandbags

Waiting for Joe to finish

Joe wins reward!

Got nothing for ya

Back in camp, talking it out with Tai

Good one

More talking

With Cydney, worrying that Tai and Aubry are too close

We're on board with booting Tai

Listening to Joe's physical problems

It's scary that he went from doing so well to hurting so quickly

Hugs

Saying goodbye to Joe

Suddenly in the final four

Reaffirming her connection with Cydney, early Ep14

Arrival, Final 4 RC

Pre-challenge lineup, F4 RC

Starting line

Flinging tiles

Carrying tiles

Tai says he is on board

Pre-challenge lineup, F4 IC

Listening to Probst

Starting line

Untying things

Working the puzzle

Michele wins final immunity!

Guaranteed a spot in the Final Three

Yay, etc.

Don't worry, Cyd, you don't need to work on your fire-making skills. Tai is with us.

Final four Tribal Council

Talking about the puzzle

We're both locked in, Jeff. No revote necessary.

Watching the fire-making tiebreaker

Cydney lists her reasons for playing

Pretending to be happy Aubry's still here

Tai points out it's odd to have an F3 on Day 37

Reading the F3 RC treemail

We were pretty surprised that it's a Final Two

Pre-challenge lineup, F3 RC

Listening to Probst

You *are* the Final Three. Gotcha!

Stacking balls

Getting closer

Michele wins reward!

Learning what the advantage entails

Aubry thinks Scot would be good to remove

Announcing the juror-removal twist

Voting Neal out of the jury

Buh-bye, Neal

If Neal is any indication, Final Tribal will be rough

Fun with mirrors

Checking out the morning 39 breakfast

Cheers!

Ready to face the jury

Here we go...

Responding to Julia's question

Reunion show, Final Three and jury

Waiting for the vote reveal

The winner of Survivor: Kaoh Rong...

I won!

Hugs from Tai

Million-dollar check!

Full cast, reunion show
Winners at War pictures (click to expand/collapse)

Winners at War intro shot

Winners at War intro shot

Winners at War intro shot

Preview headshot

On the boat, Day 1

Greeting the men

A toast to 20 years, 20 winners...

The new Sele tribe

Grappling over a ring, Ep1 F20 IC

New schoolers, plotting

Sele, Ep1 Tribal Council

Listening to Rob

Not happy about being out of the loop

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 F19 IC

Pushing the boat out

Waiting to cross the roller obstacle

Sele wins!

Idoled up

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC/IC

Watching Ben retrieve a key

Pushing the cart

The losing Seles

Talking to Adam

Sele, Ep2 Tribal Council

Talking to Probst

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC/IC

Starting line

Digging up the ladder

Working the puzzle with Rob

The losing Seles

Talking about Adam

We're not voting for Parvati, Rob

Consulting with Jeremy

Sele, Ep3 Tribal Council

Listening to Probst

Enjoying Adam's apology tour, Ep4

Rob: "If you win, you win. The end."

Rob tries fake-snitching on Adam

I can't believe Adam would do that!

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC

Starting line

Working the puzzle, with Rob

Sele wins!

Idoled up

Dropping buffs, Ep5 swap

Opening the new buffs

Three tribes!

The new Sele tribe

I can't believe I ended up on a tribe with my ex!

Talking to that ex

We're outnumbered, Parvati

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC

Crossing obstacles

Watching the puzzle stage

Sele wins!

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 IC

Watching from the sidelines, with Sandra

Plotting with Parvati

Talking to Wendell

Swing voters

Sele, Ep6 Tribal Council

Listening to Nick

Arguing with Wendell, Ep7

And I'd just given him a fire token!

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 IC

Carrying the dish

Getting started on the puzzle, with Wendell

Almost there... ?

Lost, by a second

The losing Seles

Plotting with Wendell

Heading to Tribal

Sele, Ep7 Tribal Council

Listening to Yul

Yay, merge! Ep8

Yay, Tyson's back

Merge feasting

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC

Starting line

Sele, talking to Jeremy

Heading to Tribal

Koru, Ep8 Tribal Council

Listening to Probst

Tired of being left out of the vote, Ep9

Commisserating with Nick

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 IC

Working the puzzle, with Denise

Blue team wins!

Reward feast, reading a fortune cookie

Just bought a 50-50 coin flip advantage!

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep9 IC

Starting line

Watching Adam struggle

Listening to Tony

So many plan changes!

Heading to Tribal

Koru, Ep9 Tribal Council

Listening to Denise

Pre-loved ones lineup, Ep10

With her sister, talking to Probst

All of the loved ones

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 IC

Stacking tiles

Koru, Ep10 Tribal Council

Jeremy's leaving Tribal?

Recalculating...

Kim plays her idol

Unhappy about the previous Tribal, Ep11

Talking to Kim

Taking part in Sarah's fashion show

Listening to treemail

Uh oh, Tony wants to borrow a fire token

Talking about her cover story

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep11 IC

Holding a pole

Koru, Ep11 Tribal Council

Listening to Probst

Listening to Kim's pitch to target Tony, Ep12

Taking out Tony makes sense!

Proposed final three

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 IC

Starting line

About to drop for food

So much for the boot Tony plan

Offering Jeremy the 50-50 coin

Koru, Ep12 Tribal Council

Talking to Probst

Tribal was a clusterf*** again, Ep13

Getting the coin back from Jeremy

Pre-challenge lineup, F7 IC

Starting line

Planning to use the advantage tonight

Heading to Tribal

Koru, Ep13 F7 Tribal Council

Listening to Probst

Playing the coin

Yay, safe

Now I'm on the bottom, all by myself

The jury's gonna vote for Tony, Sarah

Nick needs tokens to buy a disadvantage

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 F6 IC

Challenge in progress

Michele wins!

Safe at Tribal Council tonight

Can't vote me out!

Koru, Ep13 F6 Tribal Council

Talking to Probst

Finale cast composite

Day 35, ready to watch the EoE re-entry challenge

Yay, Natalie's back

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep14 F6 IC

Starting line

Last to the puzzle

First to finish it

Michele wins second straight immunity!

Natalie has an idol!

We get to choose who goes home!

Koru, Ep14 F6 IC

Talking to Probst

Natalie just found another idol!

Pre-challenge lineup, Ep14 F5 IC

Getting to the sandbag toss

Koru, F5 Tribal Council

Listening to Probst

Starting line, F4 IC

So far, so good

Showdown with Natalie

Plotting with Natalie

Heading to Tribal

Talking to Probst

Final three!

Reflecting on her path to the end

Morning 39 breakfasting

Making her case, Final Tribal Council

Waiting for the vote reveal

Not winning

Kaoh Rong interviews (click to expand/collapse)
Pre-game interviews
- CBS "Meet the cast" video (YouTube)
- Jeff Probst's Kaoh Rong cast assessment (YouTube)
Post-game interviews
- Rob Cesternino at RHAP (5/19/16): "Kaoh Rong Final 3 Interview Special"
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (5/19/16): "Michele: 'I had no idea which way it was going to go'"
- Josh Wigler at Parade.com (5/19/16): "Michele Fitzgerald Speaks the Truth"
- Gordon Holmes at XfinityTV.com (5/19/16): "Winner Michele: 'I Did Give [Neal] a Little "[Expletive Deleted] You" on the Way Out'"
Winners at War interviews (click to expand/collapse)
Pre-game interviews
- Sangita Patel for ET Canada (1/15/20): "Michele Fitzgerald Says New Confidence Will Change Her Gameplay for Survivor Season 40"
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (1/21/20): "Michele Fitzgerald wants to prove she deserved winning Survivor"
- Mike Bloom at Parade.com (2/4/20): "Why Michele Fitzgerald Is One to Watch"
- Gordon Holmes at XfinityTV.com (2/4/20): "Michele Fitzgerald - 'There's No Blueprint on How to Win'"
Post-game interviews
- Gordon Holmes at XfinityTV.com: "Gordon interviews Michele Fitzgerald" (YouTube)
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (5/14/20): "Michele Fitzgerald on why fire tokens did not equal votes"
- Mike Bloom at Parade.com (5/14/20): "Michele Fitzgerald on her journey of reintegration and validation during Survivor: Winners at War"
- Rob Cesternino at RHAP (5/14/20): "Survivor 40 FINALE Exit Interviews with the Final 6"

Kaoh Rong bio (click to expand/collapse)

From her official CBS Survivor: Kaoh Rong cast bio page: (1/20/16)

"Personal Claim to Fame: My time at Rock the Earth, where I toured and worked with bands raising money for environmental issues. I was able to travel, listen to amazing music and educate people about important causes.

Inspiration in Life: Harry Potter. His character chose bravery in the face of darkness and adversity. I appreciate anyone who overcomes obstacles without pitying themselves for being dealt a bad hand. Plus, magic.

Hobbies: Travelling, reading and rock climbing.

Pet Peeves: Overpriced alcohol, close talkers and self-important people.

3 Words to Describe You: Quirky, charismatic and adventurous.

If You Could Have 3 Things on the Island What Would They Be and Why? My journal to remind myself of my past and to keep track of my future, a Harry Potter book for a little entertainment, and my sister (does she count?).

Survivor Contestant You Are Most Like: Parvati. She was able to read people and form alliances that took the spotlight off of her. She took respectable chances, never silenced herself to get further, and dominated in challenges.

Reason for Being on Survivor: The adventure junky in me wants take myself out of my comfort zone, but ultimately, I'm applying to win. It's all about the money, honey! My car shakes at any speed over 50mph so I desperately need to replace that tin can.

Why You Think You’ll “Survive” Survivor: My positivity. I wouldn’t let anything dampen my spirit. Enthusiasm is electric, and that attitude would shape the tone around camp. I may be a Jersey girl, but don't let that fool you. I have no problem roughin' it.

Why You Think You Will Be the Sole Survivor: I’ve watched every season, so I know what it takes to be successful on this show. Using my charm, I think I can build strong relationships and lead an alliance without being viewed as aggressive. My social awareness will help me understand and use people's strengths, weaknesses and motives to my advantage. I'm not gonna play on the sidelines. I want to make big, badass moves that will get me further in the game, and have fun doing it."
Winners at War bio (click to expand/collapse)

Excerpts from her official CBS Survivor: Winners at War cast bio page (1/15/20):

Three words to describe you: Feisty, fun, and free spirited.

When did you first watch Survivor?

I started watching Season 1 at the age of 10.

What does Survivor mean to you and your family?

My family and I have always watched Survivor together so it is pretty sentimental. Being on the show has also allowed me to be involved with the Survivor community and I am lucky enough to call many of them my friends.

What is one way playing Survivor changed your life?

Winning Survivor gave me the confidence to know that I can do anything I set my mind to. I did not win by being the smartest or strongest; I won by being myself. I think realizing that in my mid-20s was really pivotal in shaping how I handle challenges.

As Survivor approaches Season 40 and celebrates 20 years on television, what does it mean to be a part of the legacy?

As a super fan, I am absolutely honored to be a small part of a huge legacy. Winning my first season was surreal. Now, I get to return with winners that I admire ... I am pinching myself.

How will you play differently than you did in your past season?

I don't think I will play much differently. In my first season, I learned that I am able to calmly adapt to changing circumstances and this is valuable in a game where paranoia runs rampant. Since I am a social player, I will lean into that and make as many personal connections as possible. I would like to make some fun, big moves this time but they have to be smart and not just for shock factor.

The one thing that feels really important is advocating for my own story so that at the final Tribal I have a compelling narrative. Lately, we have seen a trend of strong, confident males winning Survivor so I want to show that you can have a different approach and still be worthy of the title Sole Survivor. The pressure is on this season because everyone wants to prove they are the best to ever play the game so I am expecting fireworks and lots of big moves."