In the countdown to the Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans premiere on Wednesday, February 25, Inside Survivor’s Rob Brodeur will be posting a history of stats for each of the 24 returning castaways.
Today, we are looking at Survivor: Palau, Survivor: Guatemala, and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains castaway, Stephanie LaGrossa.
Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick
- Original season: Palau (7th Place)
- Returning seasons: Guatemala (Runner-Up), Heroes vs. Villains (19th Place)
- Other reality show appearances: The Traitors season 1 (7th Place), Snake in the Grass (Exposed as the snake)
- Age on original season: 24
- Age on In the Hands of the Fans: 46
- Stephenie was the only Ulong member on Palau to be a member of the jury.
- Stephenie eliminated every member of her original starting tribe. She was the first person to do this and the second overall after Cochran in South Pacific.
- She’s the first player to win a firemaking challenge at tribal council.
- Stephenie is one of 3 players to play 3 times and never be on the same starting tribe as the season’s eventual winner (Jeff Varner & Aubry are the other two)
- Palau: Stephenie started on Ulong, Tom started on Koror.
- Guatemala: Stephenie started on Yaxha, Danni started on Nakhum.
- Heroes vs. Villains: Stephenie started on Heroes, Sandra started on Villains.
- Stephenie is the only player to be on more than one tribe on Palau.
- She’s tied with Jefra (Cagayan), Emily (Survivor 45), & Mary (Survivor 48) as the lowest placing player to be the highest ranking member of an original starting tribe. All 4 of them finished in 7th place.
- Stephenie is the only one to outlast more than 5 people, as Jefra, Emily, & Mary started on a 6-person tribe.
- Stephenie is the only woman to return on a season with 1 returning player on a tribe of new players.
- Bobby Jon in Guatemala
- Rob & Russell in Redemption Island
- Ozzy & Coach in South Pacific
- Skupin, Russell, & Penner on Philippines
- Bruce in Survivor 44
- Stephenie and Colby have started on the same starting tribe twice, Heroes & Vatu.
- Prior to this season, Stephenie has only been on blue starting tribes. This is her first season not on a blue starting tribe.
- Palau: Ulong
- Guatemala: Yaxha
- Heroes vs. Villains: Heroes
- She’s the first player to be on the same starting tribe color in three different seasons.
- Stephenie was the first player to be the highest ranking member of her tribe in two different seasons.
- She was the highest ranking member of Ulong in Palau & Yaxha in Guatemala.
- Sandra, Ozzy, Tony, & Natalie A also share this distinction.
- She was the highest ranking member of Ulong in Palau & Yaxha in Guatemala.
- Stephenie & Cirie were both on season 1 of Traitors.
- Parvati, Sandra, Tony, Rob, Jeremy, & Carolyn have also been on Traitors.
- Cirie has been on a season of Survivor with all of them except for Jeremy & Carolyn.
- Natalie Anderson, Rob Cesternino, & Yam Yam are on season 4 of Traitors (currently airing).
- Cirie has been on a season of Survivor with all of them except for Jeremy & Carolyn.
- Parvati, Sandra, Tony, Rob, Jeremy, & Carolyn have also been on Traitors.
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