
Kelley Wentworth
The scrappy underdog who turned idol plays into the loudest moments of her era.
Known for
Kelley's first season was a quiet one. She played San Juan del Sur alongside her father Dale, was targeted early by Drew Christy for knowing the game too well, and after the switch landed on Coyopa with Dale, Missy Payne and Baylor Wilson. Jaclyn Schultz and Jon Misch held the swing votes, and they sided against her.
Fans voted her into Cambodia anyway, and she made them look smart. At the final twelve she idoled out Andrew Savage. At the final six she and Jeremy Collins both played idols, voiding every vote cast and forcing a vote restart, the first null vote the show had seen. That scrappy, risk-happy run made her a fan favorite. In Edge of Extinction she spent most of the game with a target she could never shake, and it finally caught up with her.
Background: Survivor Wiki
Season by season
Photos and logos: CBS
Where they rank
- 29thMost 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 (5)
- “Survivor: San Juan del Sur,” Wikipedia, accessed September 28, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor:_San_Juan_del_Sur.
- “Survivor: Cambodia,” Wikipedia, accessed September 28, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor:_Cambodia.
- “Survivor: Edge of Extinction,” Wikipedia, accessed September 28, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor:_Edge_of_Extinction.
- “List of Survivor (American TV series) episodes,” Wikipedia, accessed September 25, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Survivor_(American_TV_series)_episodes.
- “Kelley Wentworth,” Survivor Wiki, accessed September 28, 2026, https://survivor.fandom.com/wiki/Kelley_Wentworth.


