Kenzie Petty
Um, wish you all the best; have fun eating tater tots, that was ridiculous. 'Kay, bye. Survivor 46, E9
Played on
26 days played
Game record
Vote alignment83%of 12 ballots
82nd percentile of 423 castaways
Immunity record2career immunity wins
88th percentile of 751 castaways
Jury vote share63%of 8 jury votes
75th percentile of 125 finalists
Occupation at casting Salon Owner Hometown Charlotte, North Carolina
Played with 17 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓ Petty has shared a beach with seventeen other castaways.
Biography
Kenzie Petty won Survivor: 46 with a bubbly, endearing social game that masked a sharp strategic edge. A hair salon owner from South Carolina, Kenzie built warm relationships across the cast, made key moves down the stretch, and defeated finalists Charlie Davis and Ben Katzman in a 5-3 jury vote.
Her combination of humor, heart and well-timed strategy made her a popular champion of the new era, capping an emotional season with a genuinely well-rounded winning game.
Kenzie Petty is remembered as a champion who won on connection as much as calculation, the charismatic salon owner whose likable, relationship-first approach carried her all the way to Sole Survivor on Survivor 46.
Get to know Kenzie Petty
Kenzie Petty's own answers from the pre-game cast profile CBS published before the season aired.
- Hobbies
- Jig Saw puzzles, fantasy romance novels, playing cards
- Castaway they say they are most like
- Maryanne.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Survivor 46 2024 | 26 of 26 days
| Yanu Nuinui | 1 | 74 |
Castaway network
Kenzie Petty’s connections
The strongest overlaps are surfaced first; every castmate is organized by season below.
- 17
- castaway connections
- 9
- tribemates
- 3
- returning players
Connections worth exploring
Repeat pairings, other-show overlaps, tribe overlap, winners and Survivor veterans rise to the top.
The other 14 castaways
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Survivor 46 14 castaways View cast
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Ben Katzman Shared a tribe1 season -
Bhanu Gopal Shared a tribe1 season -
David Jelinsky Shared a tribe1 season -
Hunter McKnight Shared a tribe1 season -
Jem Hussain-Adams Shared the cast1 season -
Jess Chong Shared a tribe1 season -
Liz Wilcox Shared the cast1 season -
Maria Shrime Gonzalez Shared the cast1 season -
Moriah Gaynor Shared the cast1 season -
Randen Montalvo Shared the cast1 season -
Soda Thompson Shared the cast1 season -
Tevin Davis Shared a tribe1 season -
Tim Spicer Shared a tribe1 season -
Venus Vafa Shared the cast1 season