Amanda Kimmel

Amanda Kimmel
Contestant Profile
Born	August 3, 1984 (1984-08-03)
Hometown	Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Hiking Guide; Aspiring Designer
Survivor Career
Version	United States
Tribe(s)	Fei Long Hae Da Fung
Finish	Second Runner-Up (3/16)
Alliance(s)	Fei Long Alliance
Challenge Wins	12
Votes Against	0
Days Lasted	39/39
Tribe(s)	Malakal Dabu
Finish:	Runner-Up (2/20)
Alliance(s)	Malakal Couples Alliance Black Widow Brigade
Challenge Wins	8
Votes Against	4
Days Lasted	39/39
Tribe(s)	Heroes Yin Yang
Finish	9/20
Alliance(s)	Heroes Alliance
Challenge Wins	8
Votes Against	10
Days Lasted	30/39

Amanda Lee Kimmel is a contestant from Survivor: China, Survivor: Micronesia, and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains.

Amanda established her status as a keen strategic player in China, where she commandeered the majority alliance alongside Todd Herzog. During her return in Micronesia, she proceeded to cement this reputation, becoming part of the infamous Black Widow Brigade. Despite her undisputed grasp of the game which helped her secure a seat at Final Tribal Council twice, her inadequacy at jury management and perceived weaker gameplay compared to other finalists (such as Todd Herzog and Parvati Shallow) had cost her the win both times. Still, Amanda remains one of the most respected contestants in Survivor history, as exemplified by her participation as a Hero in her latest outing in Heroes vs. Villains, which also marked the only time she has been voted out in her career.

Due to her observational and interpersonal skills, challenge prowess, and overall likable personality, Amanda became the first person to ever make it to two Final Tribal Councils; she also holds the record for most days survived without being voted out, at 108.

Profile

Retrieved from CBS.com

China Micronesia Heroes vs. Villains Amanda Kimmel has lived all over the state of Montana. She most recently worked as a hiking tour guide and continues to hone her skills as an artist while learning about the fashion industry. At the age of 16, she began modeling in Chicago, where she lived on her own for one year. She has also worked as a make-up artist, retail sales representative and waitress. Her goal is to develop a business within the fashion industry. Kimmel has competed in many beauty pageants and was crowned Miss Montana USA in 2005 and placed in the Top 8 for Miss Earth in 2006. She's been on the cover of Montana Living Magazine and Pageantry Magazine. Kimmel has been to China twice before to compete in the Miss Kite of the World Pageant in Weifang, where she placed as a semifinalist, was given a key to the city and was heavily promoted on billboards and news articles. While promoting tourism via these pageants, she did volunteer work at orphanages and other organizations and was permitted to fly kites off the Great Wall in five-inch heels. Kimmel's hobbies include hiking, running, drawing and painting. She enjoys rock climbing, snowshoeing, kickboxing and volleyball. Kimmel describes herself as motivated, competitive and determined. She has camped every weekend in Montana since she was three years old. She tries never to leave home without her cowboy boots. Kimmel just moved from Kalispell, Montana to Los Angeles and is living with her sister, Katrina. Her family has one dog, Sassy, one cat, Cleo and one horse, Frisco. Her birth date is August 3, 1984. Amanda Kimmel has lived all over the state of Montana. She most recently worked as a hiking tour guide and continues to hone her skills as an artist while learning about the fashion industry. She began modeling in Chicago at the age of 16 where she lived on her own for one year. She previously worked as a make-up artist, retail sales representative and waitress. Her goal is to develop a business within the fashion industry. Kimmel has competed in many beauty pageants and was crowned Miss Montana USA in 2005 and placed in the Top 8 for Miss Earth in 2006. She's been on the cover of Montana Living Magazine and Pageantry Magazine. Kimmel has been to China twice before to compete in the Miss Kite of the World Pageant in Weifang. She placed as a semi-finalist and was given a key to the city and was heavily promoted on billboards and in news articles. While promoting tourism via these pageants, she did volunteer work at orphanages and other organizations and was also permitted to fly kites off the Great Wall in five inch heels. Kimmel's hobbies include hiking, designing, drawing and painting. She enjoys rock climbing, snowshoeing, kickboxing and volleyball. Kimmel describes herself as motivated, competitive and determined. She has camped every weekend in Montana since she was three years old. She tries never to leave home without her cowboy boots. Kimmel just moved from Kalispell, Montana to Los Angeles and is living with her sister, Katrina. Her family has one dog, Sassy, two cats, Cleo and Lynus, and one horse, Frisco. Her birth date is August 3, 1984. Amanda Kimmel (24) Tribe: Heroes Hometown: Kalispell, Mont. Current Residence: Los Angeles, Calif. Personal Claim To Fame: "Becoming Miss Montana USA/Miss Earth USA." Inspiration in Life: "God." Previous Finishes: China: 2nd Runner Up; Micronesia: Runner Up Favorite Past Moment: "Finding the hidden immunity on Exile on Fans vs Favs! It was like Christmas!" Previous Survivor She Respects Most: James Clement (China, Micronesia) Previous Survivor She Respects Least: Richard Hatch (Borneo, All-Stars) Why Did She Come Back?: "Because I am really competitive and wanted to prove I could win!"

Survivor

China

Main article: Amanda Kimmel/China

• Challenge History
• Voting History

Episode	Tribe Affiliation	Challenge	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1	Fei Long	Dragon Dance	Reward/Immunity	No	Won
2		Chinese Checkers	Reward	No	Won
		Gatecrasher	Immunity	No	Won
3		Clear the Deck	Reward	No	Lost
		Blade Runner	Immunity	No	Lost
4		Great Balls of Fire	Reward	No	Won
		Warrior's Duel	Immunity	No	Won
5		Plunge, Pull, Pop	Immunity	Yes	Won
6		Search and Decode	Reward	Yes	Won
		Survivor Smorgasbord	Immunity	No	Lost
Tribes Merged, Day 20
7	Hae Da Fung	Memory Feast	Immunity		Lost
8		The Bucket Stops Here	Reward		Won
		Dragon Rider	Immunity		Lost
9		Drum Roll	Reward		Won
		Chinese Zodiac Symbols	Immunity		Lost
11		Confucius Said	Reward		Lost
		Star Struck	Immunity		Lost
12		Marco Polo	Reward		Invited
		Swamp Donkey	Immunity		Lost
13		Zen Archery	Reward		Lost
		Chinese Leftovers	Immunity		Won
14		Great Wall of Zhelin	Reward		Won
		Broken China	Immunity		Won
Second Runner-Up, Day 39

Episode	Amanda's Votes	Voted Against Amanda
1	Fei Long Tribe Immune
2	Fei Long Tribe Immune
3	Leslie	-
4	Fei Long Tribe Immune
5	Fei Long Tribe Immune
6	Sherea	-
7	Jaime	-
8	Jean-Robert	-
9	Frosti	-
11	James	-
12	Erik	-
13	Peih-Gee	Individual Immunity
14	Denise	Individual Immunity
Jury Votes for Amanda	Erik
Second Runner-Up, Day 39

Micronesia

Main article: Amanda Kimmel/Micronesia

• Challenge History
• Voting History

Episode	Tribe Affiliation	Challenge	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1	Malakal	First to Shore	Immunity1		Lost
		Reinventing the Wheel	Reward/Immunity	No	Lost
2		Smash and Grab	Reward/Immunity	No	Won
3		Beach Bash	Reward	No	Won
		Nut Bucket	Immunity	No	Lost
4		Diver Down	Reward	No	Won
		Crosswalk	Immunity	No	Won
5		Cat and Mouse	Reward	No	Lost
		A Stone's Throw	Immunity	No	Lost
6		Build It Up, Break It Down	Reward	No	Lost
		United We Stand	Immunity	No	Lost
7		Money Roll	Reward	No	Won
		What-er Drag	Immunity	No	Lost
8		The Gauntlet	Reward/Immunity	No	Lost
Tribes Merged, Day 22
9	Dabu	Last Gasp	Immunity		Lost
10		Bai Bai	Reward		Won
		When It Rains, It Pours	Immunity		Lost
11		Survivor Auction
		Pool Party	Immunity		Lost
12		Body Slam	Reward		Lost
		Shoot to Thrill	Immunity		Lost
13		Survivor Roots	Reward		Invited
		Dash, Dig, Decode	Immunity		Lost
14		Crystal Method	Immunity		Won
		The Ball Drop	Immunity		Won
Runner-Up, Day 39
Notes: ^1 This challenge was played for individual immunity at each tribe's first Tribal Council.

Episode	Amanda's Votes	Voted Against Amanda
1	Jon	-
2	Malakal Tribe Immune
3	Yau-Man	-
4	Malakal Tribe Immune
5	Joel	-
6	Chet	-
7	Tracy	-
8	Ami	-
9	Eliza	-
10	Jason	-
11	Jason	-
12	Alexis	Alexis, Cirie, Erik, Natalie1
13	Erik	-
14	Natalie	Individual Immunity
	Cirie	Individual Immunity
Jury Votes for Amanda	Erik, James, Ozzy
Runner-Up, Day 39

^1 In "I'm Gonna Fix Her!", Amanda used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating 4 votes against her.

Heroes vs. Villains

Main article: Amanda Kimmel/Heroes vs. Villains

• Challenge History
• Voting History

Episode	Tribe Affiliation	Challenge	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1	Heroes	Battle Dig	Reward	No	Won
		Lock, Load and Light	Immunity	No	Lost
2		A Crate Idea	Reward/Immunity	No	Lost
3		Sumo in Mud	Reward/Immunity	No	Won
4		Slip, Slide & Score	Reward	No	Lost
		Roll With It	Immunity	No	Lost
5		Schmergen Brawl	Reward	No	Lost
		Blind Cube Crisis	Immunity	No	Lost
6		Rope-a-Dope1	Immunity		Lost
			Reward	Yes	Lost
7		Basket Brawl	Reward	No	Won
		Caught in the Web	Immunity	No	Won
8		Fauxconut Bowling	Reward	No	Won
		Mud Slide	Immunity	No	Won
9		Chimney Sweep	Reward	No	Lost
		Strung Out	Immunity	No	Won
Tribes Merged, Day 25
10	Yin Yang	Get a Grip	Immunity		Lost
11		Pacific Shuffle	Reward		Won
		House of Cards	Immunity		Lost
Voted Out, Day 30
Notes: ^1 The tribes competed in separate individual Immunity Challenges where the winners from both tribes competed against each other for tribal reward.

Episode	Amanda's Votes	Voted Against Amanda
1	Sugar	Sugar
2	Stephenie	Colby, Stephenie, Tom
3	Heroes Tribe Immune
4	Tom1	-
5	Tom	-
6	James	-
7	Heroes Tribe Immune
8	Heroes Tribe Immune
9	Heroes Tribe Immune
10	Jerri2	-
11	Parvati	Candice, Danielle, Jerri, Parvati, Russell, Sandra
Voted Out, Day 30
Voted for Sole Survivor	Sandra

^1 In "Tonight, We Make Our Move", Tom used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating Amanda's vote against him.
^2 In "Going Down in Flames", Jerri used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating Amanda's vote against her.

Post-Survivor

• In 2009, Amanda and fellow Survivor contestant Parvati Shallow appeared in the movie Into the Blue 2: The Reef as themselves.
• During an interview for South Pacific, Ozzy Lusth confirmed that he and Amanda had ended their relationship.
• On January 9, 2010, Amanda attended Survivor's 10-year anniversary party along with all of her Heroes vs. Villains castmates.
• Amanda appeared in a 2012 commercial with Joel McHale for the Nintendo 3DS.
• Amanda was inducted into the Survivor Hall of Fame in 2012.
• In 2014, Amanda graduated from the Hippocrates Wellness Institute
• On August 1, 2015, Amanda Kimmel married her fiancé, Matt Cooper.
• In 2016, Amanda gave birth to her first child, Liam.
• In 2019, Amanda gave birth to her second child, Logan.

Trivia

Statistics of Amanda Kimmel
Longevity
Seasons competed:	3
Days lasted:	108
Challenge Wins
Tribal wins:	23
Individual wins:	5
Total wins:	28
Tribal Council
Total votes received:	14
Exile Island
Times sent to Exile Island:	1
Redemption Island
Duels won:	N/A
Days spent on Redemption Island:	N/A

• Amanda is originally from the state of Montana, but had already moved to California when she became a Survivor contestant. The only castaway to be a resident of Montana when playing was Wendy DeSmidt-Kohlhoff in Nicaragua.
• Amanda is the youngest woman on the original Fei Long tribe.
• Amanda and Todd Herzog voted for the same people on China and were part of the majority in each of their votes.
• Amanda is the first contestant to win the Final Immunity Challenge and finish as the second runner-up. She would be followed by Russell Hantz in Heroes vs. Villains, Noura Salman in Island of the Idols, Xander Hastings in Survivor 41, Romeo Escobar in Survivor 42, and Ben Katzman in Survivor 46.
• Amanda is the first finalist to receive a jury vote and finish in third place. She would be followed by Missy Payne in San Juan del Sur and Ryan Ulrich in Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers.
• Amanda lost 25 lbs. during her time on China.
• Amanda is the youngest member on the original Malakal tribe and the youngest woman to compete on Micronesia.
• Amanda is the first woman to find and use a Hidden Immunity Idol, and the second contestant overall to successfully play it in its modern format, following Yau-Man Chan on Fiji.
• Amanda and Cirie Fields are the first contestants to make the final four and the finale episode twice.
• On both China and Micronesia, Amanda won the last two Immunity Challenges.
• Amanda is the first contestant to make the Final Tribal Council twice.
  • She is the first contestant to make it to the Final Tribal Council in back-to-back seasons.
  • She is the only contestant to make the Final Tribal Council twice without either appearance being an all-returnee season.
• Amanda is the first castaway to only receive uncounted elimination votes over the course of a season, negating the only elimination votes against her with a Hidden Immunity Idol in Micronesia.
• Amanda has played all her three seasons with James Clement and has outlasted him on all of them.
  • In their profiles for Heroes vs. Villains, both Amanda and James referred to each other as the previous Survivor castaway that they respected the most.
• Amanda is the youngest contestant on Heroes vs. Villains.
• Amanda is the first returning player to accumulate 100 days over their Survivor career.
• Amanda, Russell Hantz, and Tony Vlachos are the only castaways to play at least three times and only be eliminated once.
  • Russell has been eliminated twice if his appearance on Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders (2018) is counted.
• Amanda lasted a record 108 days overall as a castaway without being voted out, counting her first day in China, until she was voted out on Day 30 of Heroes vs. Villains.
• Amanda lost 12 lbs. during her time on Heroes vs. Villains.

References

Survivor: China Castaways
Aaron Fei Long	Amanda Fei Long	Ashley Zhan Hu	Chicken Zhan Hu	Courtney Fei Long	Dave Zhan Hu	Denise Fei Long	Erik Zhan Hu
Frosti Zhan Hu	Jaime Zhan Hu	James Fei Long	Jean-Robert Fei Long	Leslie Fei Long	Peih-Gee Zhan Hu	Sherea Zhan Hu	Todd Fei Long

Survivor: Micronesia Castaways
Alexis Airai	Amanda Malakal	Ami Malakal	Chet Airai	Cirie Malakal	Eliza Malakal	Erik Airai	James Malakal	Jason Airai	Joel Airai
Jon Malakal	Jonathan Malakal	Kathy Airai	Mary Airai	Mikey B. Airai	Natalie Airai	Ozzy Malakal	Parvati Malakal	Tracy Airai	Yau-Man Malakal