Portrait of Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien

Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien

So, in 15 minutes, you made an alliance, and you ruined friendships that took two years to build. And it just... it just crushed me. Survivor 8, E16

Played on

66 days played

Game record

Vote alignment71%of 14 ballots

55th percentile of 423 castaways

Immunity record3career immunity wins

94th percentile of 751 castaways

Days played85%of 78 possible days

Share of days available, not a rank

Occupation at casting Real Estate Agent Hometown Burlington, Vermont

Played with 31 castaways across 2 seasons See every connection ↓

Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien played twice (Survivor 4: Marquesas and Survivor 8: All-Stars), 66 days on the beach in total. Vavrick-O'Brien's best finish, 3rd, came on Survivor 4.

Get to know Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien

Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien's own answers from the pre-game cast profile CBS published before the season aired.

Luxury item
Canvas and Paints

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.

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Seasons

Season Result Days Tribes Votes against Confessionals
Marquesas Season 4, 2002 13th voted out Rotu Maraamu Soliantu 5 82
All-Stars Season 8, 2004 9th voted out Mogo Mogo Chapera Chaboga Mogo 6 31

The vote that ended Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien's best run

The only ballot cast named Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien on day 38 of Survivor 4: Marquesas.

Neleh Dennis

Castaway network

Kathy Vavrick-O'Brien’s connections

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31
castaway connections
17
tribemates
1
repeat castmate
7
winners

Connections worth exploring

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

Survivor 4 & 8

Rob Mariano

5 Survivor seasons

2 seasons together Winner

Survivor 8

Ethan Zohn

3 Survivor seasons

Shared a tribe Winner

Every castaway, by season

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Marquesas Season 4, 2002 15 castaways 2 winners 1 returning player View cast

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All-Stars Season 8, 2004 17 castaways 6 winners 17 returning players View cast

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