Portrait of Mike Chiesl

Mike Chiesl

Today's outcome is not what I wanted. Survivor 22, E14

Played on

22 days played

Game record

Vote alignment71%of 7 ballots

55th percentile of 423 castaways

Immunity record0career immunity wins

No wins to rank

Occupation at casting Iraq War Veteran Hometown Del Mar, California

Played with 17 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓

Mike Chiesl lasted into the jury phase of Survivor 22: Redemption Island in the modern era, 22 days in, and went out as the 9th voted out. Chiesl's torch went out by a 6-5 vote. Before that, Chiesl cast 7 tribal council votes in Survivor 22, 5 with the majority.

Get to know Mike Chiesl

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

Claim to fame
Bringing all my Marines home after my first deployment to Iraq.
Hobbies
Scuba-diving, football and golf.
Pet peeves
Selfishness and laziness.
Inspiration
My grandfather. He was a B-17 Navigator during World War II and spent two years in a POW Camp.
Castaway they say they are most like
Rudy. Nobody was intimidated by him, so he wasn't voted out early and he had the ability to tough it out.
Why they wanted to play
Winning the competition and earning the million dollar prize.

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

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Seasons

Season Result Days Tribes Votes against Confessionals
Redemption Island Season 22, 2011 9th voted out Zapatera Murlonio 6 27

The vote that sent Mike Chiesl home

Six of the 11 ballots named Mike Chiesl on day 22 of Survivor 22: Redemption Island, a 6-5 vote.

Rob Mariano, Phillip Sheppard, Natalie Tenerelli, Ashley Underwood, Andrea Boehlke and Grant Mattos

Mike Chiesl voted for Phillip Sheppard.

Castaway network

Mike Chiesl’s connections

The strongest overlaps are surfaced first; every castmate is organized by season below.

17
castaway connections
8
tribemates
1
winner
5
returning players

Connections worth exploring

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The other 12 castaways

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Redemption Island Season 22, 2011 12 castaways View cast

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