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Shannon Elkins

I don't know if it matters. I'll probably be eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches tonight. Survivor 21, E2

Played on

6 days played

Game record

Vote alignment0of 1 ballot

Too few ballots to rank

Immunity record0career immunity wins

No wins to rank

Occupation at casting Pest Control Company Owner Hometown Lafayette, Louisiana

Played with 19 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓

Survivor 21: Nicaragua sent Shannon Elkins home early: they went out as the 2nd voted out with 6 days played, the torch snuffed by a 7-3 vote. At the councils that did happen, Elkins cast 1 tribal council vote in Survivor 21, 0 with the majority.

Get to know Shannon Elkins

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

Claim to fame
Raising three children.
Hobbies
Working out, playing basketball and coaching.
Pet peeves
Dumb people.
Inspiration
My family.
Castaway they say they are most like
Straight forward like Russell but much prettier.
Why they wanted to play
To put another notch in my belt.

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 2nd voted out La Flor 7 9

The vote that sent Shannon Elkins home

Seven of the ten ballots named Shannon Elkins on day 6 of Survivor 21: Nicaragua, a 7-3 vote.

Chase Rice, Matthew Lenahan, Ben Henry, Kelly Shinn, NaOnka Mixon, Brenda Lowe and Kelly Bruno

Shannon Elkins voted for Brenda Lowe.

Castaway network

Shannon Elkins’s connections

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19
castaway connections
9
tribemates
1
winner
1
returning player

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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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