Sarah Dawson
I want a motorcycle, a helmet, a sidecar, and a pink gun. Survivor 25, E5
Played on
13 days played
Game record
Vote alignment0of 1 ballot
Too few ballots to rank
Immunity record0career immunity wins
No wins to rank
Occupation at casting Insurance Sales Hometown Silver Spring, Maryland
Played with 17 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓ Survivor 25: Philippines sent Sarah Dawson home early: they went out as the 5th voted out with 13 days played, the torch snuffed by a 5-1 vote. At the councils that did happen, Dawson cast 1 tribal council vote in Survivor 25, 0 with the majority.
Get to know Sarah Dawson
Sarah Dawson's own answers from the pre-game cast profile CBS published before the season aired.
- Claim to fame
- My car was once towed and I was able to talk the owner of the towing company into returning it for free. I have become a local legend.
- Hobbies
- Surfing and adventure travel. I love getting to know foreign cultures and flipping strangers into amigos. Also, I think sarcasm should qualify as a hobby; it is an underrated art.
- Pet peeves
- Societal pressures of conformity and disrespectful men.
- Inspiration
- Neil Patrick Harris. Have you seen that man do a toe touch? Quite inspiring.
- Castaway they say they are most like
- Sugar for her uncompromising moral compass and passion, and Sandra, because she is extremely calculating and strategic.
- Why they wanted to play
- I want to compete, be the Sole Survivor and win one million dollars!
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philippines Season 25, 2012 | 5th voted out | 13 of 39 days
| Kalabaw | 5 | 6 |
The vote that sent Sarah Dawson home
Five of the six ballots named Sarah Dawson on day 13 of Survivor 25: Philippines, a 5-1 vote.
Sarah Dawson voted for Denise Stapley.
Castaway network
Sarah Dawson’s connections
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- 17
- castaway connections
- 6
- tribemates
- 1
- winner
- 6
- returning players
Connections worth exploring
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The other 11 castaways
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Philippines 11 castaways View cast
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Angie Layton Shared the cast1 season -
Artis Silvester Shared the cast1 season -
Carter Williams Shared a tribe1 season -
Dana Lambert Shared a tribe1 season -
Jeff Kent Shared a tribe1 season -
Katie Hanson Shared a tribe1 season -
Lisa Whelchel Shared the cast1 season -
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Roberta Saint-Amour Shared the cast1 season -
Roxanne Morris Shared the cast1 season -
Zane Knight Shared the cast1 season