SA5: Champions
SA9: Return of the OutcastsChallenges: MPF percentile
NA
Seasons: 2 | Days played: 23 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 0
- SurvivorSA 5: Champions (2014) - 16th place, 5th out.
- Voted out in Episode 5 (Day 9).
- SurvivorSA 9: Return of the Outcasts (2022) - 15th place, 6th out.
- Idoled out in Episode 8, "This Is Gonna Be a Life Long Torture" (Day 14).
Shona MacDonald 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 |
| SA5: Champions | 0.32 | 0.87 | 0.37 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0.54 | 1.33 | - | - | - | 0.92 | 1.66 |
| SA9: Return of the Outcasts | 0.23 | 0.94 | 0.24 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.48 | 2.00 | - | - | - | 0.72 | 2.23 |
| Career | 0.55 | 1.80 | 0.30 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 0.54 | 1.71 | - | - | - | 0.85 | 1.99 |
Shona MacDonald - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
68%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
7%
Challenges: MPF percentile
NA
Tribal: VFB% percentile
47%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
56%
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.
Shona MacDonald - Challenge record
Tribal/team challenge record (3-for-6):
- SA: Champions Ep. 1 IC: (Swim, grappling hook) - Selatan has a lead on the swim, loses.
- SA: Champions Ep. 3 RC: "Hitching a Ride" - Helps with puzzle, and Selatan wins.
- SA: Champions Ep. 3 IC: (PKs at sea) - Misses on her shot(s); Selatan loses.
- SA: Champions Ep. 4 RC: "Swing Break" - Carries a ball, and Selatan wins.
- SA: Champions Ep. 4 IC: (Jail Break plus) - Helps retrieve and raise mast, Selatan wins.
- SA: Champions Ep. 5 RC: (Coconut crates) - Part of the crate-pushing; Selatan loses.
Individual challenge record (0-for-0):
- SA: Champions: None.
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-1): (Mean % finish: 50%)
- SA: Champions Ep. 1 RC: (Captain's duels) - Did not participate.
- SA: Champions Ep. 2 RC: (Fire race) - With David, working on the fire, but Selatan oses.
Tribal/team challenge record (2-for-8; 1 sit-out):
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 1 RC: "Water Slaughter" - With Tania, gives up the final point; Yontau loses.
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 2 IC: (Obstacles, ladders) - Crosses obstacles; Yontau wins.
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 3 RC/IC: "Hitching a Ride" - Sits out, as Yontau wins.
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 4 RC/IC: "Nut Bucket" - Tosses sandbags; Yontau loses.
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 5 RC/IC: (Gauntlet) - Loses to Steffi; Yontau loses, 5-0.
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 6 RC: (Cart ride, puzzle) - Gathers planks; Yontau wins.
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 6 IC: (Ropes, key, slide puzzle) - Helps hang letters, but Yontau narrowly loses.
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 8 RC/IC: "Bog Roll" - Brief medevac; Yontau loses.
Individual challenge record (0-for-0):
- SA: Return of the Outcasts: None.
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- SA: Return of the Outcasts: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 5 |
| Played: | 14 |
| Win%: | 0.36 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean% Finish: | - |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 1 |
| Win%: | 0.00 |
| Mean% Finish: | 50% |
Shona MacDonald - Tribal Council record
Idols held/played (0/0):
- SA: Champions: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (2/3):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep2 | Ashleigh | Ashleigh Bryant (voted out, 7-3) | Yes |
| Ep3 | Marsha | Marsha Wessels (voted out, 5-4) | Yes |
| Ep5 | David | Shona MacDonald (voted out, 7-1) | - |
| 4 | TOTALS | 3 | |
VAP - Votes against (10):
- SA: Champions, Ep. 2: Three votes, from Zavion, Marsha, and Ashleigh.
- SA: Champions, Ep. 5: Seven votes, from Graham, David, Zavion, Altaaf, Moyra, Gena, and Phil (voted out, 7-1).
Jury votes made (0/0):
- SA: Champions: None.
Idols held/played (0/0) | Advantages held/played (0/0):
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 4: Creates a fake idol, hides it at Tribal's fire pit (Day 7).
VFB - Votes for the person booted (2/4):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep4 | Tania | Tania Copeland (voted out, 9-1) | Yes |
| Ep5 | Pinty | Tevin Naidu (voted out, 5-4) | - |
| Ep6 | Seamus | Seamus Holmes (voted out, 6-1-1) | Yes |
| Ep8 | Dante | Shona MacDonald (idoled out, [0]-3-2) | - |
| 4 | TOTALS | 2 | |
VAP - Votes against (3):
- SA: Return of the Outcasts, Ep. 8: Three votes, from Marian, Meryl, and Phil (idoled out, [0]-3-2).
Jury votes made (0/0):
- SA: Return of the Outcasts: None.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Idols found: | 0 |
| Idols played: | - |
| Votes voided: | - |
| VFB: | 3 |
| Tribals: | 4 |
| VAP: | 10 |
| Made: | 0 |
| For winners: | - |
| Received: | - |
Shona MacDonald - Pictures
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SA: Champions intro shot -
Watching the captain's duels -
Swimming, Ep1 IC -
Selatan loses -
Listening to Corné -
Talking to Jeremy, Ep2 -
Talking about the tribe -
Pre-duel lineup, Ep2 RC -
Digging deep -
Just got an idol clue (with David) -
Selatan, Ep2 Tribal Council -
Talking to Nico, Ep3 Tribal Council -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC -
Carrying the ball -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 IC -
Racing out to retrieve the mast -
Selatan wins!
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SA: Return of the Outcasts intro shot -
SA: Return of the Outcasts intro shot -
On the boat, Day 1 -
Thrilled at the second chance opportunity -
Greeting Nico -
Unable to stop Marian, Ep1 RC -
Yontau bonding, night 1 -
Listening to the Outpost treemail -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 IC -
Yontau, leading -
Yontau wins first immunity! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC/IC -
Watching from the sit-out bench -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC/IC -
Tossing sandbags -
I made a fake idol! -
Yontau, Ep4 Tribal Council -
Listening to Tevin -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 RC/IC -
Watching Yontau get swept, 5-0 -
Yontau, Ep5 Tribal Council -
Listening to Pinty and Killarney arguing -
Yontau leading, Ep6 RC -
Yontau wins reward! -
Reward feasting, with guests -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 IC -
Preparing to hang letters -
Discussing the plan with Phil -
They're coming for you, Dino -
Yontau, Ep6 Tribal -
Listening to Thoriso -
Swap time, to ... yellow? Ep7 -
Choosing to stay with Yontau -
Choosing someone for the Outpost -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7/8 RC/IC -
Watching the stalemate -
Creative restraints -
Down, injured, as the episode ends... -
Shona's back! Telling Dino about her fake idol, Ep8 -
Heading to Tribal -
Yontau, Ep8 Tribal -
Listening to Nico -
Sixth person voted out is ... Shona?! -
Snuffed, Day 14 (Episode 8)
Shona MacDonald - Interviews
Pre-game interviews
- None found.
Post-game interviews
- Thinus Ferreira at TV with Thinus (2/25/14): "Exit Interview - Survivor SA: Champions' Shona MacDonald"
Pre-game interviews
- Shannon Guss & Mike Bloom at RHAP (6/10/22): "Survivor South Africa 9 | Pre-Season Interviews Part 1: Yontau (Pre-Merge) Women"
Post-game interviews
- Shannon Guss at RHAP (7/29/22): "Week 2 (Eps 5-8) Exit Interviews | Survivor South Africa: Return of the Outcasts"
Shona MacDonald - Bios
Official SurvivorSA: Champions bio:
(None found.)
Official SurvivorSA: Return of the Outcasts M-Net bio (6/5/22):
"Shona MacDonald is a successful, self-starting entrepreneur with a lingerie and swimwear brand she has been running for a few years. She is also developing a new dating app and has been accepted to take this further at a tech incubator in South America this year.
She successfully pitched her business idea on Shark Tank and secured the investment she needed to boost her business when three of the five Sharks offered her capital. She is very proud of this moment because she feels she was seen as a strong, confident businesswoman.
Shona wants to make a difference in the world and advocates for body-positivity, independence, and flying the South African flag. She feels it is her purpose and study to contribute to the country, its economy, and its people.
During her previous season, she was overwhelmed and struggled to make connections, with her self-awareness and insecurity taking over. Despite her strengths as a social player, being called out by her captain as a weak physical player set her game back in a way that she found she couldn’t come back from."