S14: Fiji
S16: MicronesiaChallenges: MPF percentile
97%
Seasons: 2 | Days played: 46 | Wins: 0 | Jury: 1
- Survivor 14: Fiji (2007) - 4th place, 16th out - 9th juror
- Voted out in Episode 14, "You've Got A Puzzled Look" (Day 38).
- Sent to Exile Island 2 times. Cumulative time: In-game - 34 days; Exile - 4 days.
- Survivor 16: Micronesia - FvF (2008) - 18th place, 3rd out.
- Voted out in Episode 3, "I Should Be Carried on the Chariot-Type Thing!" (Day 8).
Yau-Man Chan 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 |
| S14: Fiji | 4.44 | 11.73 | 0.38 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 0.79 | 2.49 | - | - | - | 1.17 | 6.93 |
| S16: Micronesia | 1.22 | 1.43 | 0.85 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0.34 | 1.40 | - | - | - | 1.19 | 2.62 |
| Career | 5.66 | 13.16 | 0.43 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 0.74 | 2.31 | - | - | - | 1.17 | 5.14 |
Yau-Man Chan - Performance ranks
Tribal: VFB% percentile
82%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
83%
Challenges: MPF percentile
99%
Tribal: VFB% percentile
46%
Tribal: rVAP percentile
19%
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.
Yau-Man Chan - Challenge record
Tribal/team challenge record (5-for-16; 1 sit-out):
- Fiji Ep. 1 RC/IC: "Chariots of Mire" - Pulls the chariot, but Ravu blows the puzzle, loses.
- Fiji Ep. 2 RC/IC: "Supply Ships" - Paddles the canoe, but Ravu blows another puzzle, loses.
- Fiji Ep. 3 RC: "Slip, Slide, and Score" - Loses the final point to Dreamz; Ravu loses, 6-2.
- Fiji Ep. 3 IC: "U Pick I Chews" - Not shown competing; Ravu loses 4-2.
- Fiji Ep. 4 RC: "By the Numbers" - Second (and last) Ravu across the beam; Ravu loses.
- Fiji Ep. 4 IC: "Crab Pots" - Slow on the lily pads, but Ravu recovers, then loses again.
- Fiji Ep. 5 RC: "Kung Fu Cannibals" - Scores Ravu's only point (vs. Stacy), Ravu loses big.
- Fiji Ep. 5 IC: "Concentration" - Blows one match, makes another; Ravu loses, 7-6.
- Fiji Ep. 6 IC: "Crosswalk" - Now with Moto, barely edges out Ravu, and Moto wins.
- Fiji Ep. 7 RC: "Hot La Cross Buns" - Makes Moto's only shot, and finally, Moto loses.
- Fiji Ep. 7 IC: "Concentration" - Smashes a skull, works the puzzle, and Moto wins.
- Fiji Ep. 8 RC: "So You Think You Can Meke?" - Sits out, allowing Moto to meke well, win.
- Fiji Ep. 8 IC: "Warrior's Choice" - Scores 2 points with spear, 3 with bow; Moto wins, 6-0.
- Fiji Ep. 9 RC/IC: "River Rats" - Paddles and works the puzzle for the red winning team.
- Fiji Ep. 11 RC: "Slosh Pit" - Launches slingshots for the losing team, 5-4.
- Fiji Ep. 13 RC: "Keep on Truckin'" (team portion) - Part of the winning team.
Individual challenge record (3-for-9): (Mean % finish: 82.4%)
- Fiji, Ep. 10 RC: "Get Smashed" - Sixth out, chopped by Cassandra (4th/9).
- Fiji, Ep. 10 IC: "Chimney Sweeps" - Lasts over 75 minutes, and Yau-Man wins! (1st/9).
- Fiji, Ep. 11 IC: "Torched" - Eliminated by Stacy on the final shot (tie-2nd/8).
- Fiji, Ep. 12 RC: "Hungry for Love" - Gnaws 6 lbs of pork, makes the top three (tie-2nd/7).
- Fiji, Ep. 12 IC: "Twister" - Digs up one step, out in the first round (4th/7).
- Fiji, Ep. 13 RC: "Keep on Truckin'" (individual) - Cuts two ropes; Yau-Man wins! (1st/3).
- Fiji, Ep. 13 IC: "Grapple Perch" - Reaches final round, but does not win (2nd/6).
- Fiji, Ep. 14 F5 IC: "Fiji Braille Maze" - Leads throughout, and Yau-Man wins! (1st/5).
- Fiji, Ep. 14 F4 IC: "Hanging By a Thread" - Final person to drop out, at ~21 minutes (2nd/4).
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- Fiji: None.
Tribal/team challenge record (2-for-4):
- Micronesia, Ep. 1 RC/IC: "Reinventing the Wheel" - Works the final puzzle with Eliza and Cirie, but not fast enough; Malakal loses.
- Micronesia, Ep. 2 RC/IC: "Smash and Grab - Works the final puzzle with Eliza and Cirie; this time, Malakal wins.
- Micronesia, Ep. 3 RC: "Beach Bash" - Runs and tackles; Malakal wins.
- Micronesia, Ep. 3 IC: "Nut Bucket" - Shoots coconuts, but Malakal can't hold up their net, loses.
Individual challenge record (1-for-1): (Mean % finish: 100%)
- Micronesia, Ep. 1 ind. IC: Grabs Malakal's necklace first (mostly), securing Ep.1 immunity.
Hero challenge/ duel record (0-for-0):
- Micronesia: None.
Career totals - challenges
| Wins: | 7 |
| Played: | 20 |
| Win%: | 0.35 |
| Sat out: | 1 |
| Wins: | 4 |
| Played: | 10 |
| Win%: | 0.40 |
| Mean% Finish: | 84.2% |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Played: | 0 |
| Win%: | - |
| Mean % Finish: | - |
Yau-Man Chan - Tribal Council record
Idols held/played (1/1; 4 votes voided):
- Fiji, Ep. 7: Finally digs up the Moto idol, while Earl runs interference (Day 17).
- Fiji, Ep. 13: Plays his idol for himself, voiding four votes and saving himself (Day 36).
VFB - Votes for the person booted (8/10):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep1 | Jessica | Jessica deBen (voted out, 6-1-1-1) | Yes |
| Ep2 | Erica | Erica Durousseau (voted out, 6-2) | Yes |
| Ep3 | Sylvia | Sylvia Kwan (voted out, 4-3-1) | Yes |
| Ep5 | Rita | Rita Verreos (voted out, 5-2) | Yes |
| Ep10 | Edgardo | Edgardo Rivera (voted out, 5-3-1) | Yes |
| Ep11 | Alex | Mookie Lee (voted out, 4-3-1) | - |
| Ep12 | Alex | Alex Angarita (voted out, 6-1) | Yes |
| Ep13 | Stacy | Stacy Kimball (idoled out, [0]-2) | Yes |
| Ep14 (F5) | Boo | Boo Bernis (voted out, 4-1) | Yes |
| Ep14 (F4) | Cassandra | Yau-Man Chan (voted out, 3-1) | - |
| 10 | TOTALS | 8 | |
VAP - Votes against (5):
- Fiji, Ep. 1: One vote, from Erica.
- Fiji, Ep. 12: One vote, from Alex.
- [Fiji, Ep. 13: Four votes, from Boo, Cassandra, Dreamz, and Stacy, all voided by Yau-Man's idol play.]
- Fiji, Ep. 14 (F4 vote): Three votes, from Cassandra, Dreamz, and Earl (voted out, 3-1).
Jury votes made (1/1):
- Fiji, Ep. 14: Voted for Earl Cole, who won, 9-0-0.
Idols held/played (0/0):
- Micronesia: None.
VFB - Votes for the person booted (1/2):
| Tribal | Voted | Boot (totals) | VFB? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ep1 | Fairplay | Jonny Fairplay (voted out, 9-1) | Yes |
| Ep3 | Parvati | Yau-Man Chan (voted out, 6-2-1) | - |
| 2 | TOTALS | 1 | |
VAP - Votes against (6):
- Micronesia, Ep. 3: Six votes, from Parvati, Amanda, Cirie, James, Ozzy, and Eliza (voted out, 6-2-1).
Jury votes made (0/0):
- Micronesia: None.
Career totals - Tribal Council
| Advantages found/ played: | 0/0 |
| Idols found: | 1 |
| Idols played: | 1 |
| Votes voided: | 4 |
| VFB: | 9 |
| Tribals: | 12 |
| VAP: | 11 |
| Made: | 1 |
| For winners: | 1 |
| Received: | - |
Yau-Man Chan - Pictures
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Fiji intro shot -
Fiji intro shot -
On the boat, Day 1 -
Making introductions -
Talking about growing up in Borneo -
Showing off some simple physics -
Sylvia directs the construction of (future Moto) camp -
Time to line up, Day 3 -
Talking about how great the camp is -
The freshly picked Ravu tribe -
Starting line, Ep1 RC/IC -
Pulling the chariot -
Ravu, leading -
The losing Ravus -
At the new, mostly empty camp -
Plotting with Rita -
Ravu, Ep1 Tribal Council -
Listening to Earl -
Peeking in the just-arrived Sylvia's bag, Ep2 -
I felt her up, I don't think she has an idol -
Listening to treemail -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep2 RC/IC -
Paddling -
Opening the crates -
Ravu, about to lose again -
Ravu, Ep2 Tribal Council -
Listening to Erica -
Talking about the post-Tribal discussion, Ep3 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC -
Watching Anthony vs. Papa Smurf -
Pre-challenge sit-down, Ep3 IC -
Watching Rocky score a point vs. Liliana -
Ravu, Ep3 Tribal Council -
Listening to Anthony -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep4 RC -
Starting line -
Reading the new idol clue at Exile -
I think I know exactly where the idol is now -
Waiting to be unlocked, Ep4 IC -
Trying to get to the next cage -
Ravu loses, but gets immunity anyway -
Talking about working with Earl to find the idol, Ep5 -
The partnership begins -
While Earl has the tribe distracted, I'm going to dig! -
Unsuccessful digging -
Ravu discusses its preferred reward items -
Pre-challenge sit-down, Ep5 RC -
Watching Rocky lose a point to Dreamz -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep5 IC -
Ravu, Ep5 Tribal Council -
Pre-swap lineup, Ep6 -
The new tribes, sans an exiled Lisi -
Swap feasting with the new Motos! -
Fishing with Earl -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep6 IC -
Navigating the poles -
New Moto wins! -
Idoled up -
Digging, this time with tools, while Earl distracts the tribe. Ep7 -
Got the idol! -
Kissing the turtle -
Telling Earl the good news -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep7 RC -
Launching a fireball -
Talking about his evil thought -
One (obviously) fake idol, ready to be buried -
Directions from Michelle interrupted, Ep7 IC -
Working the puzzle -
Moto wins immunity! -
Talking about his lack of rhythm, keeping him from the meke, Ep8 -
Pre-challenge sit-down, Ep8 RC -
Watching Moto's meke -
Moto wins reward! -
Reward feasting -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep8 IC -
Scoring a point during the archery segment -
Moto (mostly Yau-Man) wins immunity! -
The merge tribe arrives at Moto beach again, Ep9 -
The camp has been stripped... -
Feeling pretty good about the merge tribe -
Orange team, Ep9 IC -
Ready to start paddling -
Orange team, leading -
Working the puzzle, with Earl -
Orange team wins! -
Speculating on what they're missing at Tribal -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep10 RC -
Seeing who Cassandra decides to exile -
The reward is a good opportunity to convince Dreamz to stick with them -
Reward feasting -
Dreamz says Mookie has the Moto idol -
Starting line, Ep10 IC -
Still going... -
Yau-Man wins! First individual immunity! -
Bula Bula, Ep10 Tribal Council -
Talking to Probst -
Firing slingshots, Ep11 RC -
The cleaned-up rewardees return to camp -
Getting confronted by Mookie and Alex -
Telling everyone about the blackmail attempt -
I don't think I'll need to play my idol yet -
Pre-challenge sit-down, Ep11 IC -
Still going... -
Talking about the vote -
Bula Bula, Ep11 Tribal Council -
Listening to Probst -
Discussing F4 preferences with Earl and Cassandra, Ep12 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 RC -
Starting line -
Making progress -
Boo wins, Yau-Man and Dreamz also get reward -
Flying to the river rafting location -
Taking a waterfall break -
Reward feasting, plus letters from home! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep12 IC -
Digging deep -
Watching the final round -
Heading to Tribal -
Bula Bula, Ep12 Tribal Council -
Listening to Probst -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 RC -
Orange team, starting line -
Orange team, trailing -
Catching up and winning the team part -
Starting line, individual portion -
Chopping the rope -
Yau-Man wins a truck! -
Heading to Exile, just made a deal with Dreamz -
Hoping the deal pays off -
Reading the new idol clue -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep13 IC -
Trying to get to the second round -
Battling Boo, final round -
Telling Earl about the new clue -
Idol twins! -
Thinking one of the idols will get played tonight -
Accurate -
Bula Bula, Ep13 Tribal Council -
Talking to Probst -
Playing his idol for himself -
It worked! Ep14 -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep14 F5 IC -
Releasing a key -
Almost there... -
Yau-Man wins! -
Safe at Tribal Council tonight -
You are a great competitor, Boo -
Discussing maybe voting Dreamz -
Bula Bula, Ep14 F5 Tribal Council -
Happy to be working with Earl -
The dynamic duo -
Checking treemail -
Collecting torches, Rites of Passage -
No auctioning these ones off! -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep14 F4 IC -
Starting line -
Still going... -
Down to two... -
As soon as he hands over the necklace... -
Plan B -
I really hope he gives this necklace to me -
Heading to Tribal -
Bula Bula, F4 Tribal Council -
Talking to Dreamz -
15th person voted out, and our final juror... -
Snuffed, Day 38 (Episode 14) -
With the jury, Final Tribal Council -
Addressing the finalists -
Jury, reunion show, waiting for the vote reveal -
Full cast, reunion show -
Answering questions
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Micronesia intro shot -
Micronesia intro shot -
On the boat, Day 1 -
Talking about his time on Fiji and playing again. -
Arriving to cheers from the Fans tribe -
Malakal, the Favorites tribe -
Is that Fairplay with the idol? -
Not so fast, Fairplay! -
Victory is Yau-Man's! -
Happy to have single-use immunity -
Yau-Man makes fire with a spot of water on his glasses! -
Starting line, Ep1 IC -
Riding in the cart -
Working the puzzle -
Favorites, trailing -
The losing favorites -
Faves assemble in the water -
Plotting with Penner, Eliza, and Ami -
Favorites, Ep1 Tribal Council -
Listening to Probst -
Voting out Fairplay, as per his wishes -
Working the puzzle with Cirie and Eliza, Ep2 RC/IC -
Favorites win! -
Idoled up -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 RC -
In the scrum -
Pre-challenge lineup, Ep3 IC -
Shooting coconuts -
The losing Favorites, heading back to camp -
Things are not looking good, with no idol -
Favorites, Ep3 Tribal Council -
Talking to Probst -
Listening to Penner argue with Cirie -
Snuffed, Day 8 (Episode 3) -
Full cast, reunion show
Yau-Man Chan - Interviews
Pre-game interviews
- None found.
Post-game interviews
- Staci Krause at IGN.com (5/15/07): "Survivor: Fiji Interview: Yau-Man"
- Susan Young at the East Bay Times (5/15/07): "He lost the million, but won our hearts on Survivor"
Pre-game interviews
- None found.
Post-game interviews
- Christine Seghers at IGN.com (2/26/08): "Survivor: Micronesia Interview - Yau-Man"
Yau-Man Chan - Bios
Official CBS Fiji bio excerpts (circa January, 2007):
"Originally from Malaysian Borneo, Yau-Man Chan attended All Saints Secondary School in Kota Kinabalu. He moved to the United States where he received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He went on to receive his Master of Science degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Chan is the Director of Information Systems for the College of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. In this position, he manages and runs the information systems infrastructure for administrative, research and teaching units of the college. This includes setting up networks, computers and managing business database systems. He previously worked designing electronic circuits for scientific instruments to collect data. He's also been a housepainter, cook and dishwasher.
Chan enjoys playing table tennis, bicycling, woodworking and reading. He is a member of the USA Table Tennis Association. He describes himself as intellectual and contemplative. He considers himself a natural leader, a good organizer, very skilled with his hands, very resourceful and feels he possesses a keen intellect.
Chan has been married to his wife, Jennifer, for 23 years. They have two children, Penelope and Ione. They also have a dog, Tucker and two rabbits, Ruby and Cupid. Chan's birth date is August 26, 1952."
Official CBS Micronesia-FvF bio excerpts (circa January, 2008):
(Virtually unchanged from his Fiji one a year earlier, except the graf below.)
"Chan currently resides in Martinez, California with his wife of 24 years, Jennifer. They have two children, Penelope and Ione. They also have a dog, Tucker, and two rabbits, Ruby and Cupid. His birth date is August 26, 1952."