Portrait of Amanda Kimmel

Amanda Kimmel

Can I give my sister a hug good-bye? Survivor 16, E12

Played on

108 days played

Game record

Vote alignment86%of 28 ballots

85th percentile of 423 castaways

Immunity record4career immunity wins

97th percentile of 751 castaways

Jury vote share27%of 15 jury votes

47th percentile of 125 finalists

Occupation at casting Hiking Guide, Aspiring Designer Hometown Los Angeles, California

Played with 48 castaways across 3 seasons See every connection ↓

Kimmel has shared a beach with forty-eight castaways, inside the most-connected tenth of everyone who has played.

Biography

Amanda Kimmel holds a bittersweet distinction: she reached the final Tribal Council twice in back-to-back seasons and lost both times. On Survivor: China (Season 15) she fell to Todd Herzog, and on Survivor: Micronesia (Season 16) she lost to Parvati Shallow, making her one of the most successful players never to claim the title.

A strong challenge competitor with a likable social game, Amanda also played a third time on Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains (Season 20). Few castaways have gotten so close, so often.

Amanda Kimmel is remembered for those back-to-back second places, a talented, well-liked competitor whose knack for reaching the end was matched only by her inability to win the final vote.

Get to know Amanda Kimmel

Amanda Kimmel's own answers from the pre-game cast profile CBS published before the season aired.

Claim to fame
"Becoming Miss Montana USA/Miss Earth USA."
Inspiration
"God."

Alliances fans have named

Survivor never names an alliance on screen. These names, and who counts as a member, are how the fan community records the game rather than an official record of it.

Birthplace, pre-game profile and alliance facts adapted from Survivor Fandom and Wikipedia, retrieved 2026-07-21. Licensed CC BY-SA.

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Seasons

Season Result Days Tribes Votes against Confessionals
China Season 15, 2007 Fei Long Hae Da Fung 0 40
Micronesia Season 16, 2008 Malakal Dabu 0 33
Heroes vs. Villains Season 20, 2010 12th voted out Heroes Yin Yang 10 23

Castaway network

Amanda Kimmel’s connections

The strongest overlaps are surfaced first; every castmate is organized by season below.

48
castaway connections
28
tribemates
4
repeat castmates
7
winners

Connections worth exploring

Repeat pairings, other-show overlaps, tribe overlap, winners and Survivor veterans rise to the top.

Survivor 15 & 16 & 20

James Clement

3 Survivor seasons

3 seasons together Shared a tribe

Survivor 16 & 20

Parvati Shallow

4 Survivor seasons

2 seasons together Shared a tribe Winner

Survivor 15 & 20

Courtney Yates

2 Survivor seasons

2 seasons together Shared a tribe

Survivor 20

J.T. Thomas

3 Survivor seasons

Shared a tribe Winner

Every castaway, by season

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China Season 15, 2007 15 castaways 1 winner 3 returning players View cast

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Micronesia Season 16, 2008 19 castaways 1 winner 10 returning players View cast

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Heroes vs. Villains Season 20, 2010 19 castaways 6 winners 19 returning players View cast

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