Chris Daugherty
You question a woman's character, you question a woman's ability, she'll snap your neck! Survivor 9, E10
Played on
39 days played
Game record
Vote alignment83%of 12 ballots
82nd percentile of 423 castaways
Immunity record3career immunity wins
94th percentile of 751 castaways
Jury vote share71%of 7 jury votes
82nd percentile of 125 finalists
Occupation at casting Highway Construction Worker Hometown South Vienna, Ohio
Played with 17 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓ Daugherty has shared a beach with seventeen other castaways.
Biography
Chris Daugherty pulled off one of the great comebacks in Survivor history to win Survivor: Vanuatu (Season 9). Left as the last man standing in a season built around a men-versus-women divide, the Ohio road worker talked his way out of certain elimination, turning the women's alliance against one another with folksy charm and shrewd manipulation.
His run from near-certain boot to Sole Survivor is a study in social maneuvering under pressure, frequently cited as one of the most impressive individual games by an underdog.
Chris Daugherty never returned to play, but his Vanuatu victory endures as proof that a single player, backed against the wall, can dismantle an entire alliance one conversation at a time.
Alliances fans have named
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vanuatu Season 9, 2004 | 39 of 39 days
| Lopevi Alinta | 3 | 71 |
Castaway network
Chris Daugherty’s connections
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- 17
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- 10
- tribemates
- 2
- returning players
Connections worth exploring
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The other 15 castaways
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Vanuatu 15 castaways View cast
- Brady Finta Shared a tribe1 season
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Brook Geraghty Shared a tribe1 season -
Dolly Neely Shared the cast1 season -
James Crittenden Shared a tribe1 season -
John Kenney Shared a tribe1 season -
John Palyok Shared a tribe1 season -
Julie Berry Shared a tribe1 season -
Lea Masters Shared a tribe1 season -
Leann Slaby Shared the cast1 season -
Lisa Keiffer Shared the cast1 season -
Mia Galeotalanza Shared the cast1 season -
Rory Freeman Shared a tribe1 season -
Scout Cloud Lee Shared the cast1 season -
Travis Sampson Shared a tribe1 season -
Twila Tanner Shared a tribe1 season