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Amanda Kimmel
3 seasons · 108 days

Amanda Kimmel

The endgame closer who kept winning her way to Final Tribal Council, then kept losing the argument once she got there.

3
seasons played
108 days
on the island
2nd
best finish
2
final tribal councils

Known for

Amanda arrived in China as the youngest woman on Fei Long and quickly became half of its power duo, running the majority alongside Todd Herzog and voting with him every single time. She won the last two immunities to reach the end, but Todd out-talked her in front of the jury. Micronesia went almost the same way. She joined the Black Widow Brigade, played a Hidden Immunity Idol that wiped out four votes against her, and again swept the final two immunities, only to finish behind Parvati Shallow when the jury judged her game weaker and her jury management lacking.

Heroes vs. Villains cast her as a Hero, and she made the merge before being voted out for the first time in her career.

Background: Survivor Wiki

Season by season

  1. Amanda Kimmel, Survivor 15: China
    3Survivor 15: Chinaage 22, Los Angeles, California3rd of 16 · 39 days
  2. Amanda Kimmel, Survivor 16: Micronesia
    2Survivor 16: Micronesiaage 23, Los Angeles, California2nd of 20 · 39 days
  3. Amanda Kimmel, Survivor 20: Heroes vs. Villains
    9Survivor 20: Heroes vs. Villainsage 25, Los Angeles, California9th of 20 · 30 days · jury

Photos and logos: CBS

Where they rank

  • 9thMost days played108 days
  • 1stMost times at the final tribal council2 finals
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Seasons played, finishing positions, day counts, jury status, ages and hometowns come from the contestant table in each season's Wikipedia article, cross-checked against the series overview before publication.

Sources (5)

  1. “Survivor: China,” Wikipedia, accessed September 28, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor:_China.
  2. “Survivor: Micronesia,” Wikipedia, accessed September 28, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor:_Micronesia.
  3. “Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains,” Wikipedia, accessed September 28, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor:_Heroes_vs._Villains.
  4. “List of Survivor (American TV series) episodes,” Wikipedia, accessed September 25, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Survivor_(American_TV_series)_episodes.
  5. “Amanda Kimmel,” Survivor Wiki, accessed September 28, 2026, https://survivor.fandom.com/wiki/Amanda_Kimmel.

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