Chris Daugherty
Born: August 29, 1970
Hometown: South Vienna, Ohio Occupation: Highway Construction Worker Seasons: Vanuatu Placing: Winner (Vanuatu) Tribes: Lopevi; Alinta Total Challenge Wins: 12
Days Lasted: 39 Votes Against: 3 Awards: Challenge Beast (Vanuatu); Best Strategic Move (Vanuatu); Bamboozled (Vanuatu); Super Hero (Vanuatu) |
Survivor: Vanuatu
Since the beginning of the game Chris has been struggling to survive. In the first Immunity Challenge, balance was required to get all the tribe members across and light a fire. Chris never made it across the beam. Early on the athletic men of the Lopevi tribe figured the rest of the tribe, would agree Chris would be the weakest link and the first boot. However the four athletic men were in for a shock when Chris, Rory Freeman, Sarge Masters, Chad Crittenden, and Bubba Sampson created "The Fat Five" alliance and took out Brook in a 5-3-1 vote.
The athletic men were picked off and the game became divided by gender in terms of alliances, rather than age. Only Rory, Sarge, Chris, and Chad made the merge from the original Lopevi tribe and were outnumbered by the original Yasur tribe made up of: Scout Cloud Lee, Twila Tanner, Julie Berry, Ami Cusack, Lenn Slaby, and Eliza Orlins. Rory, Sarge, and Chad were all voted off within the first nine days of the merge, leaving Chris the last man standing.
On Day 28, a Loved Ones Challenge was held, and the loved ones also got to compete in a special Immunity Challenge the following day. During the Immunity Challenge the women took note of how much heart Chris and his fiancé Lorie had. This caused Ami and her alliance to keep Chris around one more week and vote out tribal annoyance Eliza. Twila and Scout, not happy with their positions in the game, hatched a new plan that could drastically change the outcome of the game. Together they approached Chris about a new alliance. Chris, Twila, and Scout managed to lure in Eliza, the next target, and this new alliance successfully eliminated Ami's closest ally Leann. The alliance targeted Leann because Ami already had immunity. From there the new alliance made up of Twila, Scout, Chris, and Eliza picked off Ami, the biggest threat, followed by Julie, who Chris considered his little sister.
When it came down to the final four, Chris looked over his odds and decided to vote with Twila and Scout to get rid of his biggest competition, but closest friend, Eliza. Eliza earned the sixth spot on the jury. From there Chris won his third Individual Immunity Challenge and voted out Scout Cloud Lee, who he felt was more popular with the jury members than Twila, facing off against Twila Tanner in the Final Two. At Final Tribal Council Chris was called out about his lying and abusing close relationships in order to progress. It seemed at first like the odds were against Chris with five women and only two men on the jury, but Chris also knew Twila was the least liked of all by the jury members. Chris owned up to all his actions, was apologetic to many jury members, and gave a great political performance, while Twila was rougher but more honest in her answers. The final votes came in and in a 5-2 vote, Chris beat out Twila for the million dollar prize.
The athletic men were picked off and the game became divided by gender in terms of alliances, rather than age. Only Rory, Sarge, Chris, and Chad made the merge from the original Lopevi tribe and were outnumbered by the original Yasur tribe made up of: Scout Cloud Lee, Twila Tanner, Julie Berry, Ami Cusack, Lenn Slaby, and Eliza Orlins. Rory, Sarge, and Chad were all voted off within the first nine days of the merge, leaving Chris the last man standing.
On Day 28, a Loved Ones Challenge was held, and the loved ones also got to compete in a special Immunity Challenge the following day. During the Immunity Challenge the women took note of how much heart Chris and his fiancé Lorie had. This caused Ami and her alliance to keep Chris around one more week and vote out tribal annoyance Eliza. Twila and Scout, not happy with their positions in the game, hatched a new plan that could drastically change the outcome of the game. Together they approached Chris about a new alliance. Chris, Twila, and Scout managed to lure in Eliza, the next target, and this new alliance successfully eliminated Ami's closest ally Leann. The alliance targeted Leann because Ami already had immunity. From there the new alliance made up of Twila, Scout, Chris, and Eliza picked off Ami, the biggest threat, followed by Julie, who Chris considered his little sister.
When it came down to the final four, Chris looked over his odds and decided to vote with Twila and Scout to get rid of his biggest competition, but closest friend, Eliza. Eliza earned the sixth spot on the jury. From there Chris won his third Individual Immunity Challenge and voted out Scout Cloud Lee, who he felt was more popular with the jury members than Twila, facing off against Twila Tanner in the Final Two. At Final Tribal Council Chris was called out about his lying and abusing close relationships in order to progress. It seemed at first like the odds were against Chris with five women and only two men on the jury, but Chris also knew Twila was the least liked of all by the jury members. Chris owned up to all his actions, was apologetic to many jury members, and gave a great political performance, while Twila was rougher but more honest in her answers. The final votes came in and in a 5-2 vote, Chris beat out Twila for the million dollar prize.
Voting History
Episode |
Chris Voted For |
Voted For Chris |
1 |
Brook Geraghty |
Brook Geraghty, John Kenney, John Palyok |
3 |
John Palyok |
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4 |
Brady Finta |
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7 |
John Kenney |
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8 |
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9 |
Sarge Masters |
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10 |
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11 |
Leann Slaby |
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12 |
Individual Immunity |
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13 |
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14 |
Individual Immunity |
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14 |
Scout Cloud Lee |
Individual Immunity |
14 |
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Trivia
- According to the CBS polls, Chris is the most popular contestant from Survivor: Vanuatu. Early on however, Ami Cusack was the fan favorite up until the merge due to her scheming.
- Chris is the first male Sole Survivor to defeat a castaway from the opposing tribe in the finals.
- Chris broke the streak of three consecutive seasons being won by women. Ironically, from "Surprise and... Surprise Again!" onward, he was the only man left.
- Chris is the only winner to receive votes at the first Tribal Council of the season.
- Jenna Morasca and Sophie Clarke also received votes the first time they went to Tribal Council, but did not attend the first Tribal Council of their respective seasons.
- According to his testimonial on "The Funny 115", Chris claimed he yelled "f*** yeah" after he won. He also claimed that the shirt he wore throughout the game was planned by CBS, not by him.[3]
- Chris is the first of only three winners to vote against the majority of the tribe during the first Tribal Council after the Merge, the others being Danni Boatwright and Bob Crowley.