Portrait of L.J. McKanas

L.J. McKanas

Who the hell looks for a Hidden Immunity Idol in the middle of a typhoon, but this guy? Survivor 28, E2

Played on

25 days played

Game record

Vote alignment67%of 6 ballots

43rd percentile of 423 castaways

Immunity record0career immunity wins

No wins to rank

Idol impact0of 1 idol play canceled a vote

Too few idol plays to rank

Occupation at casting Horse Trainer Hometown Boston, Massachusetts

Played with 17 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓

L.J. McKanas lasted into the jury phase of Survivor 28: Cagayan in the modern era, 25 days in, and went out as the 9th voted out. McKanas's torch went out by a 5-3-1 vote. Before that, McKanas cast 6 tribal council votes in Survivor 28, 4 with the majority.

Get to know L.J. McKanas

L.J. McKanas's own answers from the pre-game cast profile CBS published before the season aired.

Claim to fame
Making the Hall of Fame at Northeastern University and my high school.
Hobbies
Horse racing, fishing and designing.
Pet peeves
Incompetent people, liars and thieves.
Inspiration
My mom because she beat cancer.
Castaway they say they are most like
Boston Rob, because he has just the right amount of charm, charisma and looks to persuade anyone to do what he wants.
Why they wanted to play
The challenging adventure and the money.

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.

Fan poll Players

Survivor Hall of Fame: is L.J. McKanas in or out?

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Seasons

Season Result Days Tribes Votes against Confessionals
Cagayan Season 28, 2014 9th voted out Solana Solarrion 8 23

The vote that sent L.J. McKanas home

Five of the nine ballots named L.J. McKanas on day 25 of Survivor 28: Cagayan, a 5-3-1 vote.

Tony Vlachos, Yung Hwang, Spencer Bledsoe, Latasha Fox and Jeremiah Wood

L.J. McKanas voted for Spencer Bledsoe.

Castaway network

L.J. McKanas’s connections

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17
castaway connections
10
tribemates
2
winners
6
returning players

Connections worth exploring

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

Survivor 28

Tony Vlachos

3 Survivor seasons

Shared a tribe Winner

Survivor 28

Yung Hwang

2 Survivor seasons

Shared a tribe

The other 11 castaways

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Cagayan Season 28, 2014 11 castaways View cast

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