Fat Five
Fat Five is the fan name for a 5-castaway voting bloc on Survivor 9 (Vanuatu), recorded as forming on day 3. Lea Masters is credited with starting it. It held together long enough to make Chris Daugherty the winner.
Survivor does not name alliances on screen, so this name and this roster are a fan convention rather than an official record. Placements and days below are from our own season data.
Members
| Castaway | Role | In the alliance | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
 Chris Daugherty Winner | Loyal to the end | Days 3 to 39 | |
 James Crittenden | Loyal to the end | Days 3 to 27 | 11th voted out |
 Lea Masters | Founder | Days 3 to 24 | 10th voted out |
 Rory Freeman | Loyal to the end | Days 3 to 21 | 9th voted out |
 Travis Sampson | Loyal to the end | Days 3 to 12 | 6th voted out |
Roles come from the fan record: a founder started the group, a member who stayed loyal voted with it to the end, one who left the group drifted out of it, and one who turned on it broke ranks before the game was over.
Worked with the group
Recorded as allied with Fat Five at times without being counted as members.
Played against it
Rival alliance on the other side of the vote.
Castaways named individually as working against it.
Read more about Survivor 9: Vanuatu, browse every named Survivor alliance, or see the tribe rosters behind them.
Birthplace, pre-game profile and alliance facts adapted from Survivor Fandom and Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-07-21. Licensed CC BY-SA. Alliance names and rosters are fan-curated and are not an official record.