J'Tia Taylor
Y'know, I'm like the cat on the poster: "Oh, hang in there!" That's me. Survivor 28, E3
Played on
11 days played
Game record
Vote alignment2of 3 ballots
Too few ballots to rank
Immunity record0career immunity wins
No wins to rank
Occupation at casting Nuclear Engineer Hometown Chicago, Illinois
Played with 17 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓ J'Tia Taylor's time on Survivor 28: Cagayan was short: they went out as the 4th voted out, gone after 11 days, sent home by a 3-1 vote. While the run lasted, Taylor cast 3 tribal council votes in Survivor 28, 2 with the majority.
Get to know J'Tia Taylor
J'Tia Taylor's own answers from the pre-game cast profile CBS published before the season aired.
- Claim to fame
- Passing my dissertation defense, because I was the expert on the subject matter and held my own against my professors, and being the first black female to successfully defend and receive a PhD from the department.
- Hobbies
- Watching movies, reading and playing strategic games.
- Pet peeves
- Ignorant, close-minded people, being late/off schedule, and chunks in food/drinks (e.g. rocky road ice cream).
- Inspiration
- My mother who is 61 years old and still kicking, running marathons, traveling, and learning new things.
- Castaway they say they are most like
- Richard Hatch. He played the game authentically and originally since he had no precedence, and was true to who he was.
- Why they wanted to play
- Winning a million dollars and beating everyone else, while on the adventure of a lifetime.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cagayan Season 28, 2014 | 4th voted out | 11 of 39 days
| Luzon | 7 | 9 |
The vote that sent J'Tia Taylor home
Three of the four ballots named J'Tia Taylor on day 11 of Survivor 28: Cagayan, a 3-1 vote.
J'Tia Taylor voted for Spencer Bledsoe.
Castaway network
J'Tia Taylor’s connections
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- 17
- castaway connections
- 5
- tribemates
- 2
- winners
- 6
- returning players
Connections worth exploring
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The other 11 castaways
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Cagayan 11 castaways View cast
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Trish Hegarty Shared the cast1 season