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Season 15 · 2007

Survivor 15: China

The northernmost season, and the coldest nights.

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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.

  1. 1Todd Herzogwinner
  2. 2Courtney Yates
  3. 3Amanda Kimmel
Zhelin
Zhelin, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China
39 days
15 episodes
16
castaways
Final 3
faced the jury

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. 1Todd HerzogSole Survivor · 39 days
  2. 2Courtney Yates2 seasons playedRunner-up · 39 days
  3. 3Amanda Kimmel3 seasons played2nd runner-up · 39 days
  4. 4Denise Martin13th voted out · 38 days · jury
  5. 5Peih-Gee Law2 seasons played12th voted out · 36 days · jury
  6. 6Erik Huffman11th voted out · 33 days · jury
  7. 7James Clement3 seasons played10th voted out · 30 days · jury
  8. 8Michael "Frosti" Zernow9th voted out · 27 days · jury
  9. 9Jean-Robert Bellande8th voted out · 24 days · jury
  10. 10Jaime Dugan7th voted out · 21 days · jury
  11. 11Sherea Lloyd6th voted out · 18 days
  12. 12Aaron Reisberger5th voted out · 15 days
  13. 13Dave Cruser4th voted out · 12 days
  14. 14Leslie Nease3rd voted out · 9 days
  15. 15Ashley Massaro2nd voted out · 6 days
  16. 16Steve "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.

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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)

  1. “Survivor: China,” Wikipedia, accessed September 25, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor:_China.
  2. “List of Survivor (American TV series) episodes,” Wikipedia, accessed September 25, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Survivor_(American_TV_series)_episodes.

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