Portrait of Matthew Lenahan

Matthew Lenahan

You're an undercover threat in this game but I look forward to seeing you in New York. Survivor 21, E15

Played on

39 days played

Game record

Vote alignment91%of 11 ballots

94th percentile of 423 castaways

Immunity record1career immunity win

77th percentile of 751 castaways

Idol impact1of 1 idol play canceled a vote

Too few idol plays to rank

Occupation at casting Real Estate Broker Hometown New York City, New York

Played with 19 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓

Matthew Lenahan reached final tribal council on Survivor 21: Nicaragua after 39 days and finished as 2nd runner-up. In all, Lenahan cast 11 tribal council votes in Survivor 21, 10 with the majority.

Get to know Matthew Lenahan

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

Claim to fame
Being one of the fastest distance runners in the country and one of the youngest brokers ever on Wall Street.
Hobbies
Extreme Adventures, Running, Dating Beautiful Women.
Inspiration
My Mom.
Castaway they say they are most like
Tyson, because I have some great one-liners and because I'm awesome.
Why they wanted to play
For the adventure and for the glory of winning the greatest game in the World.

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
Nicaragua Season 21, 2010 La Flor Libertad 1 31

Castaway network

Matthew Lenahan’s connections

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19
castaway connections
12
tribemates
1
winner
1
returning player

Connections worth exploring

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

Survivor 21

Jud Birza

1 Survivor season

Shared a tribe Winner

The other 17 castaways

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Nicaragua Season 21, 2010 17 castaways View cast

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