
Emily Flippen
The prickly outcast who rebuilt herself into a real player, then twice got idoled out of games she was quietly shaping.
Known for
Emily opened Survivor 45 as Lulu's designated punching bag, blunt and suspicious, and she was headed out the door until Hannah Rose quit instead. Kaleb Gebrewold gave her a second chance, and the pair flipped their tribe by blindsiding Sabiyah Broderick. After the swap she tied herself to the Reba Four, and once she was the last Lulu standing she finally made her own splash, talking Bruce Perreault into sitting on his idol so he could be taken out. Owning that move made her a marked woman, and Julie Alley's idol sent her to the jury, where she backed Dee Valladares.
In the Hands of the Fans, her relationships kept her alive while her loose lips kept wounding her allies. Targeted at a Split Tribal Council because Rick Devens held an idol, she pitched a cover story: she would coax Rick into wasting it on her so the group could blindside him, while she and Rick really aimed at Cirie Fields. Cirie caught wind, her Extra Vote forced a tie and a revote, and Emily went home on the flip.
Background: Survivor Wiki
Season by season

9Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fansage 30, Laurel, Maryland9th of 24 · 21 days · jurySurvivor 50 profile, moments and fantasy scores →
Photos and logos: CBS
Where they rank
- 18thMost times on the jury2 juries
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)
- “Survivor 45,” Wikipedia, accessed September 28, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor_45.
- “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.
- “Emily Flippen,” Survivor Wiki, accessed September 28, 2026, https://survivor.fandom.com/wiki/Emily_Flippen.

