Challenges: MPF percentile
99%
Seasons: 1 | Days played: 36 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- Survivor 22: Redemption Island (2011) - 6th place, 13th out - 7th juror.
- Voted out in Episode 9, "The Buddy System" (Day 22).
- Eliminated in a duel (by Andrea Boehlke) in Episode 14, "Seems Like a No-Brainer" (Day 36).
- Cumulative totals: In-game - 22 days; Redemption Island - 14 days.
Mike Chiesl on social media: Instagram
| Challenge stats | Tribal council stats | Jury stats | Overall stats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | ChW | ChA | ChW% | VFB | VAP | TCA | TC% | wTCR | JVF | TotJ | JV% | SurvSc | SurvAv |
| S22: Redemption Island | 1.88 | 5.52 | 0.34 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0.65 | 1.87 | - | - | - | 0.99 | 4.00 |
| Career | 1.88 | 5.52 | 0.34 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0.65 | 1.87 | - | - | - | 0.99 | 4.00 |
Mike Chiesl - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
68%
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.
Mike Chiesl - Challenge record
S22:
Redemption Island 
Tribal/team challenge record (3-for-7)
- Redemption Island Ep.1 RC/IC: "Push It Uphill" - Competes, and Zapatera wins!
- Redemption Island Ep.2 RC/IC: "Smash, Grab, Smash" - Retrieves a key for Zapatera, and Zapatera wins again.
- Redemption Island Ep.3 RC/IC: "Spin Cycle" - After David throws the puzzle, Zapatera "loses."
- Redemption Island Ep.4 RC/IC: "Toolin' Around" - Saws boards with Steve, and Zapatera wins.
- Redemption Island Ep.5 RC/IC: "Smoko" - Blindfolded, follows Stephanie's orders, Zapatera loses.
- Redemption Island Ep.6 RC/IC: "Beach Balls" - Matches up poorly against Grant, allowing 4 of Ometepe's 5 catches.
- Redemption Island Ep.7 RC/IC: "Crash Course" - Goes through the obstacles, but Zapatera loses to Grant again.
Individual challenge record (0-for-2): (Mean % finish: 91.3%)
- Redemption Island Ep. 8 IC: "Rollerballs" - Goes deep into the final three-ball round, then drops (2nd/12).
- Redemption Island Ep. 9 (F11) IC: "Meso Soup" - Barely beaten by Grant on the final puzzle (2nd/11).
Redemption Island duel record (3-for-5; 1 2nd): (Mean % finish: 88.3%)
- Redemption Island Ep. 10 duel: "House of Cards" - First to finish, Mike wins! (1st/3).
- Redemption Island Ep. 11 duel: "Survivor Shuffle Board" - Doesn't win, but stays alive (2nd*/3).
- Redemption Island Ep. 12 duel: "Rock Block" - Mike wins over a jumbo-sized field (1st/4).
- Redemption Island Ep. 13 duel: "A Maze N' Jig" - Mike wins again! (1st/4).
- Redemption Island Ep. 14 duel: "A Leg Up" - Falls just short in the final re-entry duel (2nd/4).
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 3 |
| Played: | 7 |
| Win%: | 0.43 |
| Sat out: | - |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 2 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Mean% Finish: | 91.3% |
| Wins: | 3 |
| 2nd place: | 1 |
| Played: | 5 |
| Win%: | 0.70 |
| Mean% Finish: | 88.3% |
Mike Chiesl - Tribal Council record
S22:
Redemption Island 
Idols held/played (0/0):
- Redemption Island: None, although Ralph futilely played one for him.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (4/6):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep3 | Hantz | Russell Hantz (voted out, 3-3-3; 5-1-0) | Yes |
| Ep5 | Krista | Krista Klumpp (voted out, 6-2) | Yes |
| Ep6 | Stephanie | Stephanie Valencia (voted out, 5-2) | Yes |
| Ep7 | Sarita | Sarita White (voted out, 4-2) | Yes |
| Ep8 | Grant | Matt Elrod (voted out again, 6-5-1) | - |
| Ep9 (F11) | Phillip | Mike Chiesl (voted out, 6-5) | - |
| 6 | TOTALS | 4 | |
VAP - Votes against (6):
- Redemption Island, Ep. 9 (F11 vote): Six votes, from Rob, Phillip, Natalie, Ashley, Andrea, and Grant (voted out, 6-5).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- Redemption Island, Ep. 14: Voted for Boston Rob Mariano, who won (8-1-0).
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Found: | 0 |
| Played: | - |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 4 |
| Tribals: | 6 |
| VAP: | 6 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 1 |
| Received: | - |
Mike Chiesl - Pictures
S22:
Redemption Island -
Redemption Island intro shot -
Redemption Island intro shot -
CBS pre-game interview -
Opening sequence, on the plane -
Confessional about being ready to play -
Seeing the returnees -
The Zapateras, now saddled with a Hantz -
Russell swears he's a changed man -
Not buying it -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep1 RC/IC -
Listening to Probst -
Starting line -
Pushing blocks -
Watching the puzzle-doing -
Zapatera wins! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC -
Starting line -
Zapatera wins again! -
Ready to go, Ep3 IC -
The Zapatera Six forms -
Zapatera, Ep3 Tribal Council -
Sawing away, Ep4 IC -
Hammer time, Ep4 IC -
Zapatera wins again! -
Blindfolded, Ep5 IC -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 IC -
Ready to give up lots of catches to Grant -
There's one! -
Starting line, Ep7 IC -
Crashing through walls and such -
Shooting baskets -
Mass excitement at the Ep8 duel -
Round 1 of the Ep8 (merge) IC -
Still going, Round 2, Ep8 IC -
Three balls and a fly -
So long, Matt! Ep8 Tribal Council -
Pre-challenge lineup, F11 IC -
Made it to the final round -
Battling Grant, mostly -
Competing, Ep10 duel -
Mike wins! -
Matt also stays alive (sorry, David) -
Ready to go, Ep11 duel -
Hooray, shuffleboard -
So long, Julie -
Here we go, Ep12 duel -
Making a loved ones visit decision -
Sorry, Mom, I have to do this -
Giving it away now -
Ep13 duel, now in progress -
Almost there... -
Mike wins again! -
Run away, Ralph! -
Ready to go, final duel -
So far so good -
Still going... -
Watching Grant and Matt join the jury -
Burning his buff, Day 36 -
Final words -
With the jury, ready to question the Final Three -
Full cast, reunion show
Mike Chiesl - Interviews
S22:
Redemption Island Pre-game interviews
- Dalton Ross at EW.com (2/16/11): Pre-game interview
- CBS pre-game interview (on YouTube)
Post-game interviews
- Jennifer Still at Digital Spy (5/18/11): "Mike Chiesl (Survivor: Redemption Island)"
- Elizabeth Kwiatkowski at Reality TV World (5/19/11): "Mike Chiesl: I Regret Throwing Survivor Challenge to Oust Russell Hantz"
Mike Chiesl - Bio
S22:
Redemption Island Excerpts from his official CBS bio page:
"Personal Claim to Fame: Bringing all my Marines home after my first deployment to Iraq.
Pet Peeves: Selfishness and laziness.
Survivor Contestant You Are Most Like: Rudy. Nobody was intimidated by him, so he wasn’t voted out early and he had the ability to tough it out.
Why you think you'll survive Survivor: The mental toughness I've developed from serving in the Marines and playing college football at the US Naval Academy."