Rachel LaMont

Rachel Ariyavatkul LaMont is the Sole Survivor of Survivor 47.

Starting the game as a challenge asset for the Gata tribe due to her prowess with puzzles, Rachel was blindsided shortly before the merge when her ally Anika Dhar was voted out. She entered the merge intending to keep a low profile, but was quickly identified as a threat, most notably by the Tuku Alliance and eventual arch-nemesis Genevieve Mushaluk. Nevertheless, Rachel's opportunistic strategy allowed her to capitalize on a series of lucky breaks, and she entered the end-game with the support of a majority alliance and the leverage of two advantages: an idol and a Vote Blocker. Her aptitude for challenges also contributed to her success, as she won four Immunity Challenges and tied the record for most wins by a female contestant in a season. As a result, Rachel made it to the Final Tribal Council with a titanic résumé, where the jury recognized her dominant gameplay by awarding her the title of Sole Survivor.

Profile[]

Retrieved from EW.com

Age: 34
Hometown: Dexter, Mich.
Current residence: Southfield, Mich.
Occupation: Graphic Designer

Three words to describe you: Down-to-earth, bubbly, determined
Why do you want to be part of Survivor? I discovered Survivor in 2017 when my husband Derek randomly put it on TV. I was immediately captivated by the game. I love people, I love pushing myself out of my comfort zone, I love games, and I love money. Why wouldn't I want to be a part of Survivor!!
What's one life experience you feel has prepared you for the game? I was born in Thailand and lived there until I was seven, but I never spoke Thai. Then I moved to the U.S. and didn't understand American culture. I was the youngest in my family by nine years. I've always been forced to understand social dynamics to assimilate from a young age, and I think I'm pretty good at it as a result.
Which previous player do you identify with the most? Who do you think you will play most like? Kellyn Bechtold's always resonated with me — her Midwest nice, her ability to trust her gut, and her smarts and charm. I just adore her. I would love to play like Omar Zaheer. He played such an incredible social/strategic game where everyone believed he belonged with them and trusted him. I'll strive to play such a cunning and masterful game.
What will you value in an alliance partner? Someone that will not be intimidated by my sort of rapid fire way of thinking. Ideally someone that takes my word vomit and parses it back and can balance out my overreactive brain.
Favorite hobbies: Pottery, traveling, golf, and yoga.
Pet peeves: Hot oil splattering me while cooking, balloons popping (especially intentionally).
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? I'm honestly just so proud of the life my husband Derek and I have built together. So many incredible friends and family loving and supporting us, good jobs, traveling adventures, a home with our dog Eva and cat Maeby. I just couldn't ask for more and that makes me so damn proud.
What is something we would never know from looking at you? I can house the majority of a Costco watermelon in a single sitting.
Who in your life is your biggest inspiration and why? This is such a cop out but it's genuinely true that every single person in my friends and family are incredible, and they all give me a nugget of something special that inspires me to live my life authentically and to the fullest.
Why will you be the Sole Survivor? I think I am good at reading people's motivations and desires, which you need in order to pander to a jury. I make fast friends and tend to gain people's trust quickly, and I'm sort of a goldilocks, not too weak but not too physical, smart but not the smartest in the room. I'm socially well off but never the leader or figurehead. I'll ride the middle to victory!^[1]

Survivor[]

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Episode	Tribe Affiliation	Challenge	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1	Gata	Kang Sera Sera	Reward	No	Won
1		Under Pressure	Reward/Immunity	No	Lost
2		Rice Race	Reward/Immunity	No	1st
3		Seahorse With No Name	Reward/Immunity	No	1st
4		Stage Presence	Reward/Immunity	No	1st
5		Climb Mate Change	Reward¹		Won
5		Drag Race	Immunity	No	Lost
Tribes Disbanded, Day 11
6	None	Feel the Earn	Reward²	No	Won
6	None	Bow Diddley	Immunity		Lost
Tribes Merged, Night 12
7	Beka	Audio Slave	Reward/Immunity		Lost
8		Survivor Auction
8		Wrist Assured	Immunity		Lost
9		Pairy Feral	Reward/Immunity³		Lost
10		Slither Me	Reward		Won
10		Rollerball	Immunity		Lost
11		A Bit Tipsy	Immunity		Won
12		Matt Finish	Reward		Lost
12		Wizard's Staff	Immunity		Won
13		Chasing Waterfalls	Reward/Immunity		Lost
13		Stacked Up	Immunity		Won
14		Suzi Quatro	Immunity		Won
Sole Survivor, Day 26
Notes: ^1 The tribes temporarily disbanded and the players competed as two randomly-divided teams of seven. ^2 The castaways first competed as two teams for reward. Only the members of the winning team would have the right to compete for individual immunity. ^3 The castaways first competed as five teams for reward. Only the members of the two winning teams would have the right to compete for individual immunity.

Episode	Rachel's Votes	Voted Against Rachel
1	Jon	-
2	Gata Tribe Immune
3	Gata Tribe Immune
4	Gata Tribe Immune
5	Andy	-
6	Rome	-
7	Safety Without Power¹
8	Ineligible²	-
9	Sol	-
10	Gabe	-
11	Kyle	Individual Immunity
12	Genevieve	Individual Immunity
13	Andy	Andy, Genevieve, Teeny³
13	Genevieve	Individual Immunity
Jury Votes for Rachel	Andy, Caroline, Gabe, Genevieve, Sierra, Sol, Teeny
Sole Survivor, Day 26

^1 In "Our Pickle on Blast", Rachel used a Safety Without Power advantage, granting her immunity, but at the cost of her vote.
^2 In "He's All That", Rachel used her Shot in the Dark die, making her ineligible to vote at Tribal Council.
^3 In "Bob and Weave", Rachel used a Hidden Immunity Idol, negating 3 votes against her.

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Trivia[]

Rachel was an alternate for Survivor 46.^[2]
Rachel is the first contestant to play their Shot in the Dark whilst having a Hidden Immunity Idol in their possession.
- Additionally, Rachel is the only castaway from Survivor 47 to play the Shot in the Dark.
- Rachel is also the first Sole Survivor to play the Shot in the Dark.
Rachel went the longest of any contestant in Survivor 47 without receiving a vote.
Rachel is the second female Sole Survivor to use an advantage to negate enough votes that would have otherwise caused her to be eliminated, after Sarah Lacina in Game Changers.
- Rachel is the first female Sole Survivor to achieve this distinction with a Hidden Immunity Idol.
Rachel is the fifth woman to win four individual Immunity Challenges in a season, following Kelly Wiglesworth in Borneo, Jenna Morasca in The Amazon, Kim Spradlin in One World, and Chrissy Hofbeck in Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers.
Rachel is the first female winner since Denise Stapley to win consecutively after two female Sole Survivors.
Rachel is the first female winner since Michele Fitzgerald to sit next to at least one other woman at Final Tribal Council.