Survivor 15: China
The northernmost season, and the coldest nights.

Todd Herzog is the Sole Survivor
Todd Herzog won on a 4–2–1 jury vote, beating Courtney Yates and Amanda Kimmel at the final tribal council.
What made it different
Filmed entirely in China, at Mount Lu West Sea — the furthest north the show has ever gone, and well outside the tropics it usually sticks to.
All 16 castaways, in boot order
- 1
Todd HerzogSole Survivor · 39 days - 2
Courtney Yates2 seasons playedRunner-up · 39 days - 3
Amanda Kimmel3 seasons played2nd runner-up · 39 days - 4
Denise Martin13th voted out · 38 days · jury - 5
Peih-Gee Law2 seasons played12th voted out · 36 days · jury - 6
Erik Huffman11th voted out · 33 days · jury - 7
James Clement3 seasons played10th voted out · 30 days · jury - 8
Michael "Frosti" Zernow9th voted out · 27 days · jury - 9
Jean-Robert Bellande8th voted out · 24 days · jury - 10
Jaime Dugan7th voted out · 21 days · jury - 11
Sherea Lloyd6th voted out · 18 days - 12
Aaron Reisberger5th voted out · 15 days - 13
Dave Cruser4th voted out · 12 days - 14
Leslie Nease3rd voted out · 9 days - 15
Ashley Massaro2nd voted out · 6 days - 16
Steve "Chicken" Morris1st voted out · 3 days
Photos: CBS
Trivia from Survivor 15
Who was the first player voted out while holding a hidden immunity idol?
James Clement — James Clement in China, and he was holding two. Kellee Kim (Island of the Idols) is the only other player voted out with two.
The winner, runners-up, jury vote, dates, day count, cast size and location on this page come from Wikipedia's Survivor 15 article, cross-checked against the series overview table before publication.
Sources (2)
- “Survivor: China,” Wikipedia, accessed September 25, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor:_China.
- “List of Survivor (American TV series) episodes,” Wikipedia, accessed September 25, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Survivor_(American_TV_series)_episodes.