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Laurel Johnson

A self-addressed envelope—so there's no confusion as to where to send the million dollar check. Survivor 36

Played on

39 days played

Game record

Vote alignment92%of 12 ballots

95th percentile of 423 castaways

Immunity record1career immunity win

77th percentile of 751 castaways

Jury vote share0%of 11 jury votes

No jury votes to rank

Occupation at casting Financial Consultant Hometown Minneapolis, Minnesota

Played with 19 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓

Laurel Johnson faced the jury on Survivor 36: Ghost Island, 39 days in, and finished as 2nd runner-up. In all, Johnson cast 12 tribal council votes in Survivor 36, 11 with the majority.

Get to know Laurel Johnson

Laurel Johnson's own answers from the pre-game cast profile CBS published before the season aired.

Claim to fame
My college volleyball team winning our division championship. It's one thing to compete at the highest level, but it's another to win and be the best at it.
Hobbies
Watching Survivor, playing beach volleyball, and the Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle.
Pet peeves
Incompetence, indecisiveness, and open-mouth chewers.
Inspiration
My parents—for their dedication, support, and all the values they instilled in me.
Why they wanted to play
The title of Sole Survivor and the challenge.
Luxury item
Crossword puzzle book to keep my mind sharp, keep me sane, and give me a way to tune everyone out, a camera to capture every single moment, and a self-addressed envelope—so there's no confusion as to where to send the million dollar check to.

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
Ghost Island Season 36, 2018 Malolo Naviti Yanuya Lavita 2 27

Castaway network

Laurel Johnson’s connections

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19
castaway connections
15
tribemates
1
winner
1
returning player

Every castaway, by season

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Ghost Island Season 36, 2018 19 castaways 1 winner 1 returning player View cast

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