Sonja Christopher
I've been thrashing around like I'm 35, instead of acting my age… Survivor 1, E1
Played on
3 days played
Game record
Vote alignment0of 1 ballot
Too few ballots to rank
Immunity record0career immunity wins
No wins to rank
Occupation at casting Musician Hometown Walnut Creek, California
In memoriam 1937–2024 Castaways we have lost
Played with 15 castaways across 1 season See every connection ↓ Sonja Christopher's time on Survivor 1: Borneo was short: they went out as the 1st voted out, gone after 3 days, sent home by a 4-3-1 vote. While the run lasted, Christopher cast 1 tribal council vote in Survivor 1, 0 with the majority.
Get to know Sonja Christopher
Sonja Christopher's own answers from the pre-game cast profile CBS published before the season aired.
- Luxury item
- Ukulele
“I think this will be one of the greatest adventures of my life. I can imagine that every skill I've ever learned—as well as ones I'll have to develop on the island—will be called into play. I can hardly wait!”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Borneo Season 1, 2000 | 1st voted out | 3 of 39 days
| Tagi | 4 | 2 |
The vote that sent Sonja Christopher home
Four of the eight ballots named Sonja Christopher on day 3 of Survivor 1: Borneo, a 4-3-1 vote.
Sonja Christopher voted for Rudy Boesch.
Castaway network
Sonja Christopher’s connections
The strongest overlaps are surfaced first; every castmate is organized by season below.
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- castaway connections
- 7
- tribemates
- 1
- winner
- 6
- returning players
Connections worth exploring
Repeat pairings, other-show overlaps, tribe overlap, winners and Survivor veterans rise to the top.
The other 9 castaways
Open the season for the rest of the cast and the context behind each connection.
Borneo 9 castaways View cast
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B.B. Andersen Shared the cast1 season -
Colleen Haskell Shared the cast1 season -
Dirk Been Shared a tribe1 season -
Greg Buis Shared the cast1 season -
Gretchen Cordy Shared the cast1 season -
Joel Klug Shared the cast1 season -
Ramona Gray Shared the cast1 season -
Sean Kenniff Shared a tribe1 season -
Stacey Stillman Shared a tribe1 season