Ken Stafford
Like a banana is like, that's such a life-giving, delicious, incredible thing. Survivor 5, E9
Played on
27 days played
Game record
Vote alignment83%of 6 ballots
82nd percentile of 423 castaways
Immunity record0career immunity wins
No wins to rank
Occupation at casting Police Officer Hometown Brooklyn, New York
Played with 15 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓ Ken Stafford's one season ended on the jury: they went out as the 9th voted out on Survivor 5: Thailand after 27 days. Stafford's torch went out by a 5-3 vote. Before that, Stafford cast 6 tribal council votes in Survivor 5, 5 with the majority.
Get to know Ken Stafford
Ken Stafford's own answers from the pre-game cast profile CBS published before the season aired.
- Luxury item
- NYPD Shield
Alliances fans have named
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Fan poll Players
Survivor Hall of Fame: is Ken Stafford in or out?
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Seasons
| Season | Result | Days | Tribes | Votes against | Confessionals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thailand Season 5, 2002 | 9th voted out | 27 of 39 days
| Sook Jai Chuay Jai | 6 | 22 |
The vote that sent Ken Stafford home
Five of the eight ballots named Ken Stafford on day 27 of Survivor 5: Thailand, a 5-3 vote.
Ken Stafford voted for Ted Rogers Jr..
Castaway network
Ken Stafford’s connections
The strongest overlaps are surfaced first; every castmate is organized by season below.
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- castaway connections
- 7
- tribemates
- 1
- winner
- 1
- returning player
Connections worth exploring
Repeat pairings, other-show overlaps, tribe overlap, winners and Survivor veterans rise to the top.
The other 13 castaways
Open the season for the rest of the cast and the context behind each connection.
Thailand 13 castaways View cast
- Clay Jordan Shared the cast1 season
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Erin Collins Shared a tribe1 season -
Ghandia Johnson Shared the cast1 season -
Helen Glover Shared the cast1 season -
Jake Billingsley Shared a tribe1 season -
Jan Gentry Shared the cast1 season -
Jed Hildebrand Shared a tribe1 season -
John Raymond Shared the cast1 season -
Penny Ramsey Shared a tribe1 season -
Robert Zbacnik Shared a tribe1 season -
Stephanie Dill Shared a tribe1 season -
Tanya Vance Shared the cast1 season -
Ted Rogers Jr. Shared the cast1 season