Dee Valladares
The Reba Four architect who ran Survivor 45 with a velvet grip and made it look almost too easy.
Sole Survivor
- Won Survivor 45 (2023) after 26 days.
Known for
Dee paired up with Julie Alley on day one, folded in Drew Basile and Austin Li Coon, and the Reba Four was born. Reba never saw a pre-swap Tribal, and Dee kept steering after the merge: she won immunity at the split vote and aimed it straight at Kaleb Gebrewold, blew $900 on a milkshake to dodge the auction's vote-loss twist, and tipped Julie to play her idol when Drew moved against her, taking out Emily Flippen instead. When Drew himself went, Dee kept Austin, her showmance partner, in the dark. She won the final immunity, sat beside Austin and Jake O'Kane, and collected five jury votes for a well-rounded, quietly dominant win.
In the Hands of the Fans was rougher. She helped blindside former tribemate Charlie Davis after the switch, then found Coach Wade's group gunning for her, and Emily revealed Dee had leaked Rizo Velovic's secret idol. Her Shot in the Dark missed.
Background: Survivor Wiki
Season by season
- 14Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fansage 28, Miami, Florida14th of 24 · 15 days · jurySurvivor 50 profile, moments and fantasy scores →
Photos and logos: CBS
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 (4)
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- “Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans,” Wikipedia, accessed September 28, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor_50:_In_the_Hands_of_the_Fans.
- “List of Survivor (American TV series) episodes,” Wikipedia, accessed September 25, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Survivor_(American_TV_series)_episodes.
- “Dee Valladares,” Survivor Wiki, accessed September 28, 2026, https://survivor.fandom.com/wiki/Dee_Valladares.